My name is Gavin, I'm a writer, actor, some time model, photographer and dreamer. I'm here to share my journey, which started in rural Ireland and it has now taken me to Central London. I'm currently here training to be an actor at the London School of Film, Media & Performance, as well as trying my hand at everything else I lay my eye on. I'm an adventurer and I want to take you on my adventure.
Tonight, I’ve spent writing a 10 hour long essay with no avail. Doesn’t that suck? On the bright side I have made a lot of great notes, read a lot of great synopsis’ of plays and monologues, chosen my monologue and stayed awake until 4am! I have also come to the conclusion to read the Eat Pray Love book by Elizabeth Gilbert. I’ve ordered a tonne of books. I’ve also come across a play called Strife by John Galsworthy which I bought and plan on reading. I’m also interested to see a polish production called T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. which is being performed over the coming weekend at the Barbican here in London. I hope I can fit all of that in. I’ve also just written a scene for my play which I’ve been working on. I’ve had a long long day and I’m going to go to sleep now and do it all again in another 4 hours!
I’ve been sick for the past few days and its 5am and I cannot sleep its awful. I’ve been drinking green tea all night and even had this night medicine which is supposed to help you sleep. It doesn’t seem to work so well! I am awaiting my friend coming who is arriving here tomorrow morning, it’ll be the first time I’ve seen a familiar face in a month so it will be nice and I guess I’m excited. I’ll put that down to why I’m not sleeping. Anyways I should go and sleep as I have a full and long day tomorrow!
This weekend I did two things, The first I’m more proud of than the other. I learned how to apply textures to images on Photoshop! I’m not the best at Photoshop, But! I am getting better, I’m really self taught at it. That and photography itself. I love doing anything creative and so I was drawn into it. Photography isn’t my first love though and not my main focus either. Lately it’s been all I have been doing though. I was first introduced to photography by my friend Katie, she’s an amazing photographer and her stuff is one of a kind. As soon as I shoot something I’m online sending it to her to get her opinion. It’s great in that way. We have similar personalities and eye’s in that sense although our styles differ!
The next thing I did was drink alcohol. Funnily enough I only had two glasses of vodka. Normally I am the life of the party, taking shots, drinking half a bottle of whiskey, tequila and on some occasions hanging through a clothes horse. That’s just to name a few things I get myself into. It’s funny I feel I’m growing up at 19. I do get over things quickly and I had my first so called sober night on Friday. I enjoyed it to be honest and plan on doing it again. I’m sure I’ll be tempted to go down that old road again at some stage but everyone needs it sometimes.
To end the weekend I came up with some names for our new play, the characters and some ideas for the plot. I am excited.
Some days lack thoughts, It has been one of those days.
I haven’t done a lot today but I did learn something. I was looking around on the internet and noticed how there is a large Irish community in Kilburn, London. There is even a film called County Kilburn. I think that’s quite funny. It’s strange how I’ve lived in London for 7 months and never knew that. As I’m going back to London next week to look for a new place to live I might drop by and see how it is! Normally when you leave your own country your in hopes of new things but It’s always nice to have something around thats familiar and London is a city of many crazy and different things. It’s important to remember that you can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the boy.
I took this picture today, this represents a feeling I’m having now, Life is almost like a funfair, the gate is open and your welcome to get on it, enjoy it, put your hands high and wave them proud or stay on the sidelines and look on as everyone else lives. Everyone has a choice. It’s appropriately named Twister.
