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Have to say, I’m not big on Facebook. I’ve never really liked it, only now use it to contact friends who’ve chosen to seek University education abroad. There are lots of things to dislike about Facebook; I’m certainly surprised that Faceboo…
I remember when I first used Opuss, and I liked everything, apart from the fact that I couldn't type on my iPhone in landscape orientation. Now, I'm told by my friends that not a lot of people use landscape orientation to type on an iPhone,…
Just before Christmas I was alerted through Facebook of a story by one of my 8,500+ YouTube subscribers. The story in question was one that moved me greatly, as it was very close to home. The friend in question told me a story about a gir…
As a classical Pianist and Composer, there's one question which I'm asked more than any other when people hear my original material: "what inspired that?". I'm not one of these stereotypical classical composers who say "I was wondering thro…
She's been going through a rough patch recently. Seams like everyone's against her. She's haunted by demons without everything else. When the dark of night is enough to light up her soul, only Satan himself can imagine what demons lie wi…
Everyone's talented - but if you judge a fish on it's ability to climb a tree, it'll go through life believing it's stupid.
Oh, it's that time of year again. In fact, it's that time of 2 years. The transition from New Years Eve to New Years Day - that tick of Big Ben to midnight - is one of the biggest celebrated cliches in the book. We all do it: wish everyone …
So here we sit, on arguably, the most anticipated day for 5,000 years. When I think of it like that - I don't know about you - but I feel rather blessed that my lifetime has timed itself so I'd live through it. People think of it as just a…
Over the next couple of days I will be finalising a blog that I'll be posting. The blog in question involves the new Instagram terms and conditions. It however doesn't just tell people what they are and what they mean - it tells people exac…
The idea in your head sparks imagination; all you can think of is how wonderful it would be. Not for one minute does the thought of how hard it will be pop into your head. How long it will take and how much creativity, dedication and ingenu…
We all dream about it. Let's go. Let's up stick and go. The other side of the world. Throw caution to the wind and don't spare the horses. A fresh start. For us all. Well, I'm flying solo. Nothing to loose. Everything to gain. Wh…
This post may be a little harsh in places. Just thought I'd warn you at the start… In life, we all have numerous problems that occur all at once. We always think to ourselves, "once this, this, and this is done, I can relax". It's absolute…
Here I sit, less than week (if, fingers cross, all goes to plan) before the release of my debut album - Quando Diciamo Addio - and I reflect upon some of the things that have been said about, not only my own work, but that of establish clas…
Birth the time of imagination: what may this baby become? A world out there that needs its throat grabbing; a world out there that needs changing; a world out there that needs its eyes drying. Held in the arms of the creator, descriptive wo…
Last night I was thinking of a dream a friend of mine had - about a college reunion in 10 years time. Everyone meets up, says how their life has turned out, and we have a party. There's more to it than that, obviously, but I want to get ont…
It's something that's done in secret: a sin that's feels bittersweet. A cry for help that no one hears; a line of agony the visible sign. If some see, cliche excuses are dragged down from thin air. Those clever enough make sure people'll …
Some of you may a recall a relatively recent blog I did about signs - whether they are actually trying to tell us something or whether they are just a torment playing on the little hope we have. Over the past few days I've been having very …
Okay, as some of you may know, I am a pianist and composer. My debut album - Quando Diciamo Addio - is coming out very soon. The title of this blog is the English Translation of the album title. I named it this for 2 reasons. 1: QDA was th…
I should just explain about the "Birdy" part. Angelo Uccello is my composers name. Angelo after my Grandfather; Uccello because it's Italian for "Bird". My birth name was Andrew Bird, hence the nickname. Next I'd like to tell you about a …
Despite my cynicism, I've always believed there is a system to finding happiness in life: suffer now, and one day you'll find happiness. Right at this moment, more than I ever have before, I wish, dear Lord, that this is true. Once upon a t…
Sitting here, I think of more questions to possibly be answered when I'm gone. Signs for instance - we've all considered the possibility that someone up there is trying to tell us something. Whether it be a warning, comfort, or reassurance,…
Life is discovery. Life is realisation. Life is dread. Life is worry. Life is terror. Life is bad decisions. Life is darkness. Life is being singled out. Life isn't fair. Life isn't worth the effort. Life is being rained on. Life alway…
"Think lucky and you'll be lucky" - that's the saying. Quite frankly I've never heard such a festering pile of deluded, idiotic, pointless, pathetic, ridiculous, utterly-stupid, crazy, insane, nonsense bullshit in all my years! So, you're a…
Suffering toil in life often gives us a goal, especially when we see an end to the work. This motivates us to get the job done so we can crack on with what we're passionate about. Doesn't always work like this however... The hatred for so…
So tell me, did it hurt that much? Was it like being born, only backwards? What was it like to feel your own heart stopping in your chest? Did everything go dark before it all went light? Is there such a thing as heaven, or are you stil…
For this rather deep and poetical post I'd firstly like to refer to one of my favourite song lyrics: "breathing comes in pairs, except for twice - one begins and one's goodbye". These gorgeous words from "Enough For Now" by The Fray are abo…
As we all know, today - the 4th of July - marks the American Independence Day - the day when they became independent from the rule of britannia. This, for the US, is a very special day. I bring the topic of independence up as sooner or late…
I really do astonish myself when I think about my thought train when dreaming. It's quite profound to think that I'm actually aware that I am away in a different world, yet as many others would simply wake up as their brain is obviously awa…
Hello everyone! It may seem that everyone (especially the youth) is on that book of faces on the Internet, Facebook. It may surprise you however when I say not all youngsters spend their evenings 1 inch away from the computer screen being d…
Sometimes in life they'll come a time when you'll stubble upon a crossroad. There will be only 2 ways that you will be able to go. The thing is though, each path leads to 2 completely different lives. The question of whether you make the ri…
If you were to go back 250 years and bring your ancestors forward a century, not much would've changed. There wouldn't be much of a shock to their system; there wouldn't be much people would have to explain. If you were however to bring bac…
There was once a cat and a tiger. The cat taught the tiger everything he knew. One day the tiger turned on the cat; the cat ran up a tree. That was the one trick the cat never taught the tiger. Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if …
I've got a bit of a bee in my bonnet: the constant need for more in today's society is profound! Everywhere you go, you have people tackling you to spend your hard earned cash on things that will replace other things you've got that don't n…
Everyone continues to bang on pointlessly about global warming; with the amount of hot air created by peoples' frantic rants on the subject, we've probably warmed up by a couple of degrees in the time it's taken you to read this. We're also…
I don't really know what I'm doing with this Opuss thing - but as bewildered as I am there is one thing that I am not happy with currently: the fact that I cannot use it on my iPhone on the landscape orientation. Who thought using an all-in…