24 is officially the best thing since sliced bread!

In fact no....it was still the best thing before sliced bread. Sliced bread merely created a temporary diversion from the truth. Right, anyway yes 24 is officially the best thing ever! I have just finished watching the las 6 episodes of 24 season 5, which i managed to download when i got back from Uni, though it did take about 3 days! Anyone who has not seen 24, then watch it!! And that includes those still catching up from series 1!

Hrmm, well i shalln't dwell on that for too long, seeing as none of my blog readers are particularly interested in 24! The trut is however that it has been the main occupant of my time today. I took a brief break from watching it t go and meet my school friend Ruth for a coffee. (She's the Cambridge one i have mentioned before). I also went shopping briefly and actually applied for a couple of semi-jobs, though I'm not sure I'll get any of them! Once again i am faced with the dilemna of wantng mone from work, but realising that no work=lots of sleep and laziness!! I guess i shall just have to wait and see what happens. I'd better go and leave my room now and convince my family that i do still exist!! Tara now

Thought for the Day: Success gains worth with failure (suitable perhaps for tomorrow!!)

Either today or yesterday, depending on whether i can be bothered to post later

Well hello there, strange people from distant lands and mythical dimensions. Welcome one and all to the madness of my blog. My blog is in fact now officially ancient having reached it's 93rd post today. What's perhaps more incredible is that so much can be written about so little. So, what fun things have i encountered since the sun last passed this way. Well i had a glorious lie in this morning. I rolled out of bed at 12ish to check on my 24 downloads.

It should be noted that since Saturday afternoon when I got back i have been downloading the remaining 7 episodes. The good news is that over 50hrs later, we are 50.3% done! Wahooo!
I ventured into town earlier in search of the all elusive job. Alas once again it got away. So predicatbly the purpose of today is carried over from yesterday much like a rogue ten, carried over in a basic addition, once all the units have been counted. Anyway i digress.

Hrm well as the edgy silence not too dissimilar to that experienced between two males making conversation descends upon me, and it dawns on me that i have nothing left to say....i shall hence depart to my bed. Goodnight.

Thought for the Day: Jaffa Cake- Cake or Big stick?

So that is that (a.k.a just because i don't cry doesn't mean I'm not upset!)

Today, Thid Floor became no more. Never again will we grace that corridor as residents, this year is well and truly over. But what a year it has been. To try and reminisce would be pointless, as to do the year any justice would take far too much blog space. 1000 posts could not accurately describe the amazing things that we i have done, friends i have made, lessons i have learnt and ways in which I've grown. So instead I'm going to talk about bourbon biscuits...hmmmm yum yum, you've gotta love a good bourbon biscuit.

No seriously, a whole blog on biscuits would be way to crumby, in the same way that a blog about stilton would be overly cheesy and a blog about pistachios would be nuthing exciting to read. I guess (to return to a rather forsaken point) that i am a very different person now to the person i was this time last year. University seems to consist of roughly 10 years 'normal living' experience condensed into one year! So what now? well it is with regret of course that i wave goodbye toThid Floor and slowly unpack for another 3 months, but also a realisation that looking forward, change is not a bad thing. It's a very difficult thing to let go, to step out and embrace change when we are comfortable, but it is through change that we grow, and i strongly believe next yearwill be equally amazing as this last year has been-if very different.

I leave you with two thoughts which personally i think say a lot about our journey through life

The road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began,
Now far ahead the road has gone,
And i must follow if i can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say
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There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under the Sun.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to rebuild,
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.

Another week, another blog

So there flies by yet another week of the calendar year (that is a human year, as opposed to a dog year). it's strange how we talk about dog yars. i mean what's going on. Do they actually orbit the sun faster than us?? Does Clifford shoot off now and again for an orbit or two of the sun? I know he's big...but not that big. In conclusiont he whole idea of Dog years is silly!

THis week has been great. I haven't done much and maybe that is why it has been great. Who knows...This week promises to be very very busy but also good fun. We have Mildert day amongst other thins to look forward to. It's kinda sad that this is the last week we shall spend together like this-but i am resolved to enjoy every moment of it-down to the last second.

Thought for the day: God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. courage to change the things i can, and wisdom to know the difference

Angel Delight Part 2

On Friday night i went to the DUS debate on fairtrade versus freetrade. An interesting debate especially as i am a fairtrade maniac as my friends will testify. The freetrade economists spoke only too predictably about how freetrade had lifted people out of poverty how it had 'made everyone richer' and 'given us more choice'. Obviously this man had been living in a sealed box buried 20ft underground for the last 30 years. Richer??More choice?? What a shamefully 1st world opinion. I wanted to shoot the man.

Still i guess he was right about one thing...fairtrade is idealistic. It is, because by nature we don't want to be fair. We don't want to be equal. That's why free and fair cannot co-exist, because people who are free do not choose to be equal! Either there is choice (freedom) or enforced equality (no freedom). It's a tricky one to weigh up. Life is by nature unfair, so why should we try and work against the system to make things fair when we know they never will be?

My brother, whom i have discussed this with many times, would point to socialism as the answer and suggest politics should move towards socialism. But alas i fear that this system relies on perfect, agreed justice and law. And if 'fair' is not achievable then how can justice be? So the situation we are left with is one where justice does not exist-a world where the innocent suffer and the guilty go free. So what's the point in this? Why should we consider trying to work towards these goals? I guess it depends on your reasons for doing so. If you do so just to achieve justice then all is lost, but instead if you decide how you are going to act regardless of the situations around you, then lack of justice towards you should not bother you, and you will already be doing everything possible to try and create a just world for others through your natural actions. I guess it all depends on your perspective.

Angel Delight Part 1

I was stuck for a title for this entry, so i thought i would find a word that summed it up. Bland, slightly weird consistency, nobody's really bothered about it, and yet it continues to exist in large quantities and numerous flavours.

Indeed this entry does exist in two parts!! Yes i have done so much these last few days that i will need two entrys to describe them. That or i'm bored. So today i watched some football and then watched some more football then watched some more football. In between that i had a BBQ which was nice! Yesterday i was in Darlo for the day which was great fun. Basically consisted of going to Emma's house, having lots of nice BBQ food, drinking a lil and sitting round lots all day! Now that's the kind of productive that i like! I like Uni, but sometimes it is nice to escape from the little bubble of Durham and experience real food, sofas and real houses!!! As well as families which are of course very nice too.

On Saturday i watched lots of football, and watched the mildert cricket team play Hatfield in the semi final of the 20-20. I strangely feel as though i had a busy day, though of course in reality i sat and watched cricket, sat and watched football and sat and ate. Not overly productive. I did manage to get spectacularly burnt knees though. No other part of my body-just my knees!
Ah well.

I should also mention that last thursday, MUFF had their first outing in the beginners tournament and won an impressive 2 out of 3 games! Hoorah!

End of Part 1

June has arrived!

And hooray to all the june madness and sunshine. This is the proper first weekend off after exams, and so its parties and bops etc all round. The sun is shining, as it has been for a long time now, and the sky is blue-and i have played a lot of ultimate frisbee. Well not that much-just about 4hrs yesterday-and i now have blisters from wearing uncomfortable shoes for that length of time!

Last night we went into some of the college bars, collecting for bolivian prison children-children whose parents are in prison, and so have to live in prison themselves as their is little social security or services. It's amazing who gives and who doesn't. Well actually it's amazing how stingy people are full stop. Give them a bar and they will spend like there's no tomorrow, ask if they want to give some money to charity and suddenly the free spirit diminishes. So why is it that a group of collar-up, shirts and shoes, gentlemen of castle find it so hard to give?

I should point out it is by no means just the richest, or just people from Castle that don't like to give. Though strangely there is a trend whereby the people with less give more and the people with plenty give a little. Have we totally lost our perspective? Has our cooped up little world of Academia failed to show us the world outside? I understand there are plenty of charities to give to, and so it may be that all those people had already given half their life savings to a different charity-it just seems unlikely from their reactions. Ah well, it's always the way i suppose.

Thought for the Day: It's not how much you can give, it's how much you can keep

Time to spare

Well what to write about. As i type i am revelling in the boredom that comes from having done nothing for the past 2 or so days. That two full hard days of nothingness. It is actually quite tiring! Of course that isn't quite true. I have been keeping myself busy in one way or another, even if the things i am doing do seem rather pointless! So here i am, sat in my room...the sun is shining, and i am inside. Hmm i guess exams aren't quite over yet. bring on the day we can all sit outside and make as much noise as we like.

Last night i watched Brassed Off. It's a fantastic film, and one line stuck in my head. It was the one at the end, where the conducter talks about the fact that if it were seals or whales everyone would be up in arms, but because it was humans in need, no one cared. I think this has a hard hitting truth. How bothered are we about other people? excluding the annual tear jerk of 'Children in Need'. For instance.... ever heard of Fruit of the Loom? No probably not but you wll find their label in any item of stash you buy. so who are they? well they are an ethically awful company who exploit their workers in many countries worldwide. But nice hoodie....

How many times do read apatheticly about different people and couldn't care less. It's worrying how we can numb ourselves against emotion to the extenet that we do not care. Anyways, just a thought or two

Thought for the Day: What's worse-ignorance or apathy?

Alpha Centauri is the closest star to the sun!

So Ha! to whoever it was who recently tried to convince me otherwise...
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Not to prove my poiny-just because it's one of my favourite websites. Whenever i need to escape or get a perspective on things i think it can help. And it has a new one each day!

Today is my last exam. wahoooo though i expect peple are fed up of people saying that now. Especially those who have not finished yet. IT&Skills shouldn't cause too many problems and should hopeflly wrap up what has been, bar one, a very satisfactory exam period. I should only have one resit (if any!!) and so things have gone seemingly well.

Tongiht it is planet. Probably gonna be one of the best nights of the year what with the whole end of exams thing and the fact that it is a while since we have all been out properly.

Thought for the day: Ours is the age that is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.
H Mumford Jones

Things i have learnt in the last few days...

- Balancing After-Eights on your forehead and then getting them into your mouth without using your hands is doable and fun!

-If i were a Disney Princess i would be Belle

-MSN + University network = Hours of annoyance

-The Schroder-Bernstein Theorem. Shame my exam was a week ago.

-Rats can swim

-I.T and skills is a very annoying module

-I have every reason in the world to be happy and thankful

Apparently Z*8 is isomorphic to Z2xZ4

Apparently. But fear not because this trivial piece of knowledge bears no relevance to me anymore! The exam is done and today i bathe in the content which comes having had a hard week of exams. With 4 down and two rather easy ones to go-it's time to wind dow to the summer! Although ironicly having tried to cram my head in vain with all kinds of mathematical and geographical knowledge, im now having problems forgetting it. This may seem unimportant however when you have the same pieces of knowledge floating round and round in your brain, it can ge annoying!

In other news-my door ripped my shirt last night which was very traumatic, and we also went to POS which was relatively empty but good fun! Plans for today involve town, and food! Tara!

Thought for the Day: Do not read beauty magazines they will only make you feel ugly (sunscreen)

If, iff and only if

What if? The inevitable element of regret. It's always there; no matter how content and happy you may be i find there is always room for a a few 'if only's. Still i guess the fear of regret can be a good thing, as we make decisions in the present. Just thinking about it, it reminds me of a poem i once read... 'two roads diverged into a yellow wood'. I think a healthy amount of fear of failure, when put in perspective can be very constructive. Besides if we never experience failure, how will we ever triuly appreciate success?

That all brings me very nicely onto my next word-Iff. This may seem like a typo to many of you, but in fact it means 'if and only if' in maths. And it is maths that i am desperately trying to revise. The distractions of cricket and msn are often proving too much. With my first exam looming on Monday a step up to the next gear is required. However there is also football on this afternoon. Oh dear!

My third if (first in the title) refers to the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling. I was reading it again yesterday and it struck me just how true it is. I guess i apsire to many of those 'ifs' but it would take a far better man than me to be able to tick even half of them off. Still we can but try.

oh for all those procrastinators who have not already heard...try searching timocracy on google

Thought for the Day: Ok...what's weird is that while searching for the first poem on the internet, the first page i found, contained two poems, the other one being If! So i think that link shall be my thought for the Day! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~darenber/WORDS2LiveBy.htm

So it begins

We come to it now....the time of reckoning. The drinks have been downed, the glasses cleaned, and the books opened. Yes alas it is true that today it starts. Lastn night was the last proper full on night out before our exams and what a way to go. Planet was phenomenally amazing. Think perhaps it was the best POS i have been to. The cheese room was as ever god, but the added bonus was the trance set downstairs. Barbers Adagio for Strings kicked off the best trance set i have heard since i have been at Uni. I doubt i will ever be able to suffer an R&B session at Studio again. My eyes have been reopened!

So now its head down for the next 3 weeks-in theory. In reality there will still be trips to the bar and other colleges, and the place will by no means be lacking fun-however the examse definitely seem to be looming. With 9 days until the first one, revision needs a bit of a kick start. However i am still in a good modd which is obviously...good. This term has been great so far-long may it continue. I must leave now and revise some more. How dull.

Thought for the Day: Honesty without tact is like jam with no bread.

Long time no speak

Well here is a blog to keep you all going a little bit longer! Life at Uni this term has been good. I have managed to get my head down a bit and do some work-which is all good. This is the last timetabled week, so revision plans are being drawn up as i speak...

Nothing much else to report really. Life goes on in the big wide world much as it has doen this pat year, scarcely aware of the outside world!

Thought for the Day: Say what you mean and mean what you say

Durham durham

Back in the land of the pink pather i am indeed. And all is weel at the time of press. though it does seem as though i have walked into a very very very surreal dream all of a sudden. things are so normal yet so strange. The work will hit me as a shock tomorrow! but still while tonight lives, so does my freeedom from such chores.

I today shall for a few valuable minutes dwell upon yesterdays thought. Is time dependent on activity,or activity dependent on time. Does one end and begin, and so the other occurs naturally, or does one begin, and the other one ends. Hmmmm one to ponder

Thought for the Day: Eternity is no time at all

Yes-today

I must apologise for the lateness of this blog. Of course although it is now yesterday, i will be referring to it as today (hence the title)

Well you just can't stop em can you. Its factual that girls can talk forever. I watched unable to intervene with manly awkwardness, as the 2 women glided from topic to topic seamlessly, each setting up the next ones cue, as though it were the most fantastic of dramas. No silence or break between, everyone knew their lines and for close to 2 hours spoke them perfectly. It's just too much for a simple ma like myself i had to leave. I should mention this was Katherine my mum and Hayley having a conversation from 10pm onwards tonight....

So, now we enter the last day-no not ever, just of this holiday. Though really this is more of a transition day between the two ends (holiday and uni). I am just about to start packing franticly as to date nothing is packed. Just to prove that it is possible to pack, sleep and eat 2 meals in 12hrs! Well actually not just to prove that-i just haven't got round to packing/tidying yet. And by the way the tidying element shoudl not be overlooked! In other news-Chelsea lost. Hooray!

Thought for the Day: Time is the measurement between two events. Therefore if activity stopped-would time?

Woah i should start packing

Clothes, rubbish, junk, paper, wires, CDs, boxes, furry things. Just a few of the many items that currently litter my room which will have to have gone by this time tomorrow. It looks as though tomorrow could be a long day! But hopefully i will get it all done.

I just got off the phone with a receptionist at NCAR the National Center for Atmospheric research in the US, and now have the phone number of the guy in charge of all their weather modification experiments, a man named Roelof Bruintjes. So he shall be receiving a call from me shortly...and the best bit, is that cos im using skype i can record every word of it! Anyways hopefuly that'll all mean something to the geographers who know what i spend my spare time doing!

Today has been a rather dull day otherwise. I taught my sister and Katherine how to play Poker, kind of and saw my cousin briefly which was cool. Now id best be off to bed in preparation for my long day tomorrow.

Thought for the Day: Passion beats intelligence hands down

The day before the day before the day before we go back

Just to say yesterdays post was not a personal attack at anyone! lol. It was just a good way to start off a healthy discussion that was circulating in my head at the time. So i hope no offence was caused.

Today i met my last lot of friends before i got back to Uni (i think). This time it was some guys from school (2 of which are engaged, which is exciting and scary). I also found out i am to be an usher at their wedding next summer, (2007) so i shall have to do some research into what one does....

I had the unfortunate job of attempting to apply for next years Uni finance stuff this afternoon. Ohh joy of joys. Having identified the PR1, consulting the PR1 information booklet, phoning both...yes both helplines, checking the website, printing the form off (the cheek of it!!) i am none the wiser as to what i am supposed to do. It's a bit like origami-all the instructions are laid out in front of you-but they still may as well be in Japanese! So eventually i gave up midway through trying to work out if i was a pregnant homeowner with children from the EU and 3 ears or an overseas student sponsored by the NHS who has two dogs and a ucas number that begins with 3. (you see it all affects whether i flick over to section 10A or go directly to 13F via 12C)

I always feel cheated when i have to skip sections. In fact having answered no to being over 50 for example, i always flick to that section, just to see what I'm missing. In this case i think it was just a larger font. So anyway...the countdown has really begun now. I think tomorrow will be my last day of 'work' before i get back.

Thought for the Day: Ever looked in a mirror and wondered if you're the reflection?

Absolute meaningless b*******?

First of all I must apologise…For it is true that most of my blogs are completely meaningless and rubbish-however more fool you for reading it! However while we are on this topic, I would like to ponder meaning. For couldn’t conversation, emotions, love, friendship all be considered meaningless by that same judgement.

There is no physical need for such things. Within the complex systems of our Earth; feelings, belief, happiness etc have no equation or influence on the world. Existence is dependent upon physical factors which are necessary for life.

So perhaps instead we must look at a necessity which suggests that for our mind/soul, all things are necessary. For even something done to prove its meaninglessness, was done for a purpose, and purpose suggests there was meaning to such an event. So if we believe that there is more necessity to life than the physical needs, we must assume that everything has point. For either in the action or reaction of an event, some point must be achieved, or else it would cease to exist itself. Therefore, the statement that something is meaningless refers to ones own opinion, not the meaningfulness of the event itself. Therefore I shall continue to fill my blogs with things that have meaning to me. Whether they have meaning to you or not is irrelevant as in the creation, they are given the purpose of self expression, so if you find any of it useful it is…a bonus!

Thought for the Day: Everything has a purpose, even if it is not being fulfilled.

Where have all the people gone?

Where has everybody gone. Is it the realisation that the work must begin? Is everyone packing already? Are people taking advantage of those last few days at home? Or perhaps people are just avoiding me.

Today i watched some more 24. It truly is the best TV programme ever! Half way through the 5th season and it's vintage stuff. They even used the silent clock last episode. You know it's been a good episode when they use the silent clock! And for all you 24 fans i am using all my precious time downloading the next few episodes to keep us going for a few weeks at uni!

I also did some more work today and figured out my timetable for the next few weeks. All of which has led to a sense of achievement and satisfaction at this point in the day. So im really rather happy.

So now im settling down over a cuppa and browsing ebay. I have finally learnt to browse not buy(though mainly coz i always miss the end of auctions! lol).

Thought for the Day: Everyone has rainy days in their life. Some people sit indoors while others go and dance in the rain.

This is not a title

There you go, there is the paradoxical title as promised. (thanks Andy for the correct word)
So today was Monday, and what a beautiful day it has been. The sun was shining, the weather was sweet, and i did nothing all day. Not however a 'stay-in-room-and-blurgh' nothingness, rather a chilled lesson in how to do lots without actually doing anything. I will explain...

Today began at roughly 11am with a leisurely breakfast and a reading of the newspaper.
At 12.45 i set off to meet my friends at 1pm to play football. We played football for roughly an hour. It is amazing how lack of fitness catches up with you after a very short time. All lying flat out on the ground panting after 10mins wasn't a good sign. At 2 we set off to a local shop to get a cold drink (much needed as the sun was shining, though the wind was also strong). Then we went to 'spoons via my house to get changed. We had a meal in 'spoons about 3:30, then went for some drinks and chatted, then chatted some more, then drank some more, then chatted, then went to pizza hut for a very long meal, then chatted and then went for a drink. And so there we were at 10.11 a few metres away from where we had been 7hrs ago. Bliss!

The cyclic nature of our complete nothingness was truly awesome. I don't know about you, but i find cyclicity within life a most intruiging and beautiful occurence. Hence why it is used is lots of films where the beginning is similar to the end. Anyway i digress

The point is i had a brillliant day with loadsa ice cos it was hot, and have done nothing but talk, eat and drink!

Thought for the Day: The passing of life is not measured by time, but by experience.

Easter Day! Yay!

Well well...easter day. It would be weird for me not to mention anything about today. For whereas for people with no beliefs today is nothing special really, i guess for christians, if today didn't exist, there would be no point to our religion! (though i know some who would argue that was the case). So just to kinda let you know what today means for me...

Imagine someone interested in you. Someone who loves you sooo much that they would (and did) die for you. Someone who took the blame for every wrong thing you ever did, and by dying as a punishment for your crimes, enabled you to have eternal life (one biiig party once ur dead) and to live a guilt free life (with purpose). Now even if you don't believe it, hopefully you can see why someone who did (aka me) would have reason to get excited about today! So yeah there you go.

So today i have been to church in the morning, then came back for an easter egg hunt-yes it is true, you never get too old! Then i had a yummy lunch and looooads of chocolate and had tea with my grandparents, before heading off to listen to Katherine, seeing in the chorus of 'Handels Messiah'. Admittedly not my thing, but twas good. Tomorrow i am going to play football-yes actual excercise!!

Thought for the Day: We are swimming in a world of knowledge, yet thristing for a drop of wisdom

'There is a tim for everything

Today the theme is autobiographies...and that is the title of mine if i should ever become famous enough to write one. (play on the word time-not big-headedness). if you have any better suggestions please comment for some inspiration, what about...
Crouching Tiger, hidden talent - Tim Henman
Long time no see - David Blunkett
What lies beneath - Tony Blair
Thinking outside the box - David Blaine
American Idiot - George Bush
Windows of opportunity - Bill Gates

So there you go. Admittedly not very good at all and so i expect lots of suggestions! In other news, today i spent a good hour searching for easter eggs. It appears that some shops must have over ordered last year, and have over compensated this year! Or maybe i just leave things too late?

Other than that has been an uneventful day. we had a power cut last night which set off a house alarm at 3.30 and therefore kept me awake until the power came back on at about 5am. Hopefully i shall have more to write about tomorrow, with it being a special day! Ciao now

Thought for the Day: If i cannot do great things, i can do small things in a great way

Not really a day, more a brief passage of time

The title accurately sums up my life today. i didn't really do enough for it to class as a day. I basically dossed around quite a lot and ate and drank and watched football. Even the the football wasn't exciting as my team crashed to a 0-0 draw with bottom of the league Sunderland. Not a good result at all. This after my virtual cricket team were on the worng end of a thrashing too.

So all in all a day where nothingness and laziness had to do.

Tomorrow i have a slightly busier day, as there is a kind of music festival parade through town which i shall probably go and watch. You see it doesn't take much to come up with a more exciting day than today!

Thought for the Day: If nothing comes our way. Then be glad, for if you found something, it would probably only cause problems

Two sides of humanity: Part 2

Contradictions. Don't you just love them. In true style i am now going to prove why i hate them , which will then be contraditary to my last statement.

Two days ago in the Independent, Mark Steele wrote about how the USA is funding political parties in South America, whom they support. In countries where 'the wrong guy' in Americas opionion is elected (democratically) they have forced regime change or invaded (1957), or tried to legally force a parliamentary change-why...because the opposition usually wants to stop the unfair trade with Anerica! So...America's reason? To try and spread 'democracy'. Hmmmmm

A few pages later, a picture of the Thames Water building being cleaned (hosed down), days after they issued a hosepipe ban for the whole Thames area...funny isn't it...

I watched the Constant Gardener the other day. Although of course fiction, the stories are even worse in real life. Medical companies, designing drugs to sustain and give life....killing people by the thousands. You see what i'm getting at?

As MPs airmile records are released, you may be surprised (or not) to discover that one of the main culrpits was the minister who recently set out the Government's policy on reducing emmissions from air travel.

Next week the PM will pass law meaning that in future he can intervene in the legal process and pass laws that are not in keeping with the law. The most famous person who passed a similar law...Hitler! Yes Tony Blair now has more power over his country than US president and seems to be taking the Hitler route-power seeking in a democracy-that doesn't fit

In the US, abortion has just been banned in one state. Yet they refuse a rise in tax, to help pay for all the extra babies who will now be born, some needing extreme treatment.

I could go on and on. So there we have it, the two sides of humanity. With one hand we help, with the other we hinder. Is it true that as humans we all fit into that cateogry? Are we all contradictary people? If not, what makes us different.

Thought for the Day: Have you read my blog???

2 sides of humanity:Part 1

I should warn you.This is the first part of a two part series. So read tomorrow to find out more!

Happy birthday to me! What a wonderful day it has been. And in 10mins time it will be thousands of other peoples turn to take the limelight for 24hrs. This birthday has been quite strange in many ways.

Firstly i signed in on duo, and it said happy birthday to me, then on my trip to the dentist my dentist greeted me with happy birthday, and then o2 sent me a message telling me i had got 50 free text messages.

Throughout the day on msn, facebook, by text, phone and in person people have been saying happy birthday. Sooo many people have said it in some way or another, a card, a present or just a word, and i haven't even got my familys presents yet. So what is this-me bragging about how popular i am? No i am sensible enough to realise that this has very little to do with me. Rather i have been truly blessed by the people around me.

That people take the time to show interest, send me things, make me feel loved is perhaps the biggest privelege ever. It restores my faith in human nature, that no matter how bad a friend i am, however many times i let people down/fall out-i have a group of friends that cares about me and is bothered about me. I don't think there's much else a guy could want in life and i feel priveleged to have the bestest friends in the world-FACT!

Thanks to all you guys who made today what it's been-brilliant. I only hope that i can return the favour... Thankyouuuuuuuuu

Thought for the Day: We live to love and to be loved

Hues to say?

Today i was aqua-marine. No, i didn't start singing barbie girl underwater, or turn into a tin of homebase paint, i am merely describing the mood of my day as aqua marine. So why i hear you cry. Well i would hear you if you were all there, waiting and interested. Instead the tumbleweed keeps atumbling and ill keep wittering.

Basically, we use blue, to describe feeling down, green to describe envy, so who's to say i cannot designate my very own colour? Hence i have designated aqua-marine as my mood today. For those outside of my head (the vast majority of you) i have been feeling quite excited and also contented, but with a slight hint of frustration at times. There you go, so next time you feel like that you will know how to describe it!

In other colour news, indigo has been removed from the rainbow, after people finally realised that you can't actually see it! I kid you not. tis FACT. Righty, well tomorrow is my birthday (yay) so i shall leave you now to consider this...

Thought for the Day: If you were a colour, what would you be and why?? hmmmmm

23 hours in Sheffield

Yes i have returned safe and well from my mini expidition to the 'centre of the Earth' as Oli puts it. I have to say, it is a very pleasant place to while away your time, and it has many sites of interest and a few clubs. Though it should be noted that the nightlife is not that great on a sunday night-unless they let you into the gay bar. Something that alas did not happen.

So...what was i doing for those 23hrs? well here is my 24 style synopsis of my trip
14:42 - Met Oli at the station, and was driven to his very nice house in middle class sheffield!
15:42 - Sat and chatted to Oli for a while over a good cup of tea
16:42 - Ditt and Tom arrived and we set off to watch the football in the pub
17:42 - Football finished and we set off back to Olis house
18:42 - Following another cup of tea, set off in search of food
19:42 - Having been fed in an American restaurant, we went to a pub nearby
20:42 - Met up with Olis friend Gavin in the same pub
21:42 - Met up with Olis other friend Hannah in the same pub
22:42 - Left to go to 'Forum ?!?' (another bar)
23:42 - Went in search of clubs but they were all shut
00:42 - Having tried the gaybar, we headed back via Spar for some food
01:42 - Sat in Gavins house eating, to break the journey back to Olis
02:42-10:42 - 'Sleeping' Time. Kept waking up.
10:42 - Got up and watched Trisha
11:42 - Headed into sheffield for a look round ( and saw pigeons!!)
12:42 - Stood in water fountains in the middle of shffield (see pic)
13:42 - Arrived at Sheffield station to catch the 13:51 train to Leeds.

There, that is the grand summary of my trip. Having got home i then went out with some rahs from cambridge for the night and helped them win a pub quiz! Yay! So it has been a very exciting few days, and a good beginning to what promises to be a very exciting week!

Thought for the Day: The hole of life can either be dug deeper or climbed out of. The spade is always in your hand.

Bang Bang, you shot me down

Bang bang that awful sound! Well i don't think i shall be posting photos again for quite a while.
Anyway, to answer all questions, i am not a nudist, and i was wearing clothes, however i had just washed my hair and hadn't put a top on yet, because it was downstairs waiting to be ironed (by me). So... congratulations to all the grand national winners (namely the bookies) and to all those who are now carrying a slightly lighter burden of money in their wallet-you see there is always an upside.

I was trying to construct my own grand national. Having decided wombles and pigeons would be too hard i turned to ants. However bad weather meant i had to abandon my search for ants in the garden. Alas there was no mini grand national. Maybe next year.

Today i went on a biiiig trip into town with Katherine and didn't really buy much at all. Then i settled down all by my bill to watch tv tonight. Everyone else is away or out. I did get to see Just Married though. Admittedly there have been greater films, but for some light entertainment it's not bad-and it has got a nice girly happy ending-not sure whether that's good or bad!

So yes, all in all a very uneventful day. Ooh i watched a bit of scooby doo too, which im sure andy would be proud of, had he not disappeared off the face of the Earth for the last week. I fear he may actually be busy!! Right, advanced warning:i shall not be blogging 2moro, due to the fact that i shall be in Shefilled-with-excitement for the night. Wahooo out of the house for a while.
Signing off

Thought for the Day: You never see the bad times in photo albums, yet its those times that take you from one happy photo to the next. They're the times that really matter in life.

Another early blog

Despite it being apparent that it is only me who models my haircuts in such a way i opted for a short hair cut. Although at peoples protest, it is not that short. However this could mean i have to have it cut again!! Disaster!

Right well im off to Katherine's hence im posting early. She doesn't really like short hair on me, so lets hope it aint too short! Besides its my hair. I haven't got very much work done today. Possible because i spent a lot of the day watching my fantastic battricks cricket team win their first game under my management. Twas very exciting-so andy,if you reappear before sunday-BE WARNED (and very scared!)

Well thats all i will say today-leaving it short and sweet. Spot the difference-prize for the first correct answer sent to me on the back of a postcard.

Thought for the Day: A wiseman listens while the fool talks.

61-hooray a prime number

Maybe its just me that gets excited about prime numbers. I was extremely excited when i realised that todays post was prime. Well so was 59..but i think we have to wait until 67 for our next...

Anyway today i worked for about 3 or 4 hours non-stop. i didn't know i had it in me! So that under my belt-well not actually under my belt! I am planning another day of work tomorrow. The big event of tomorrow is...my haircut! i will post before/after photos for you. It will be too short, but it has to be slightly to short, so it reaches its optimum half way between this and the next haircut. Hencing having an average of perfect length! Apparently i am the only one who plans my haircuts in such ways! Oh well.

Look here is a graph of my haircuts. I have modelled it as an x^3 graph merely for the illustration with the added factor of 4, as my haircut is usually optimum 4 weeks after a hair cut.

You will observe that if i left my hair for ages, it would reach infinite awfulness. Oh and by the way, values below x=0 should be ignored. Ahh the joys of mathematical software!

Anyway, i appear to have nothing else to say, so i will leave you with a guest quote, from the lovely world of linguists! Guess who...

Thought for the Day: Does a tonne of feathers really weigh the same as a tonne of lead??

All abooaarrrd!

Alas, again this day has flown by, and now all that i can look forward to is a thursday. Oh look a whole sentence with no 'e'. Just goes to show kids...no-one needs drugs!

Today i got up late and hence as happens on all major UK lines, every arrival after that time was consequently late. Lunch came in at 4.00, and tea at 7.00, which according to the tannoy, was only 1hr late, so it must have made up some time somewhere between Leeds and Harrogate. After the hassle of such lateness, it is a relief to be settling down to the far more familiar routine of the night train, on its 3 hr trip to slumberland (not the shop), via MSN and the bathroom.

I went to see Alien autopsy tonight, which was actually quite good-though no pigeons which is always a letdown. I managed to cover the world in a big picture of a pigeon earlier using google earth. Now that was fun! Imagine a pigeon the size of the Earth!

Anyway, a week to my birthday and the anti excitement is setting in. Hurrah!

Thought for the Day: Today is a fatboy slim song, thats why they call it the 'Right here, right now'

A nice happy blog to reflect a nice happy person

Im feeling in a good mood today! Hurrah! ooh err that sounds a bit rah. I think sometimes we are a bit to eager to share our sorrow, or depression but not always happiness. Maybe it's because unhappy things make a better story. Take the news for example...not much happy stuff going on...anyways, so i gonna share the love a bit today-literally. I mean what kinda rubbish word is LOVE. Did you know that in Sanskrit there are 96 words for love, and 83 in ancient persian-for today however i am turning greek. So what have we got...

Eros-plain and simple. Sexual attraction and lust. (Hence erotic)
Storge- This is natural affection, like parent to child.
Philia-This is liking an object, or mild brotherly love.
Agape-This is the daddy of all loves. Meaning unconditional, compassionate, love (and very strong friendship)

You see...how much more descriptive are they. Now we can all talk about love without getting confused about sexual feelings towards chocolate, or our girlfriends being our mothers etc etc.
And it even gives guys a chance to talk about it without sounding unmanly! Now i shall leave you with an interesting thought about love, that i admittedly nicked from somewhere quite famous!

Thought for the Day: Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Tell me why, i dont like mondays

I don't quite want to shoot the whole day down. In fact mondays aren't that bad-they're just nothing special.

I got up in the afternoon today, despite waking up at 9.00am. I was busy before i got up, doing various little things for people. Then i got up, had breakfast and worked most of the day! All in all a quite productive day. So what has been going through my mind today...

Well theres the issue of global warming i guess. The independent carries on its inspirational episode of about 7 weeks of non stop opinion on global warming. What strikes me most is peoples attitude. Everyone seems to think that just switching to millions and millions of windfarms and solar panels will do the trick. The fact is, we are not just looking at an energy switch, but an energy cutdown. If only people stopped leaving lights on, started walking, stopped being wasteful, started being thoughtful then we might end our period of massive energy consumption. Or for example....stop cheap flights! Im gonna stop there before i become very unpopular, but why oh why oh why are they effectively subsidised at the environments cost?

Thought for the Day: The world is a human pyramid,if the rich man becomes too heavy, the poor man collapses, and look who falls the furthest

We all know Durham would have thrashed Oxford

Let's face it. However much they may gloat-we all know that had durham been in the boat race, we would have thrashed them by miles. I guess that's why they never let us join their smelly little boat race.

In all honesty i didn't actually watch the boat race. I couldn't really be bothered. I found some drying paint instead. What i did do today is i guess what i should be talking about. Well formalitites aside, there was a short power cut this evening which was very exciting. It's crazy how much we take electricity for granted these days, and yet go back only 2 or 3 generations, and people would go to bed by candlelight. Its weird how fast things have changed in our lifetime. The fact that technologies such as computers, music playing devices have changed so much just in these last 18 years. Anyway, if i say anymore i shall risk sounding very old!

So 2 weeks into the holidays and it seems a long time since i have been in Durham. A long time since i have sat doing nothing in our common room for hours on end just chatting. I suppose its good to go without (as mentioned previously) cos then you really appreciate everything. Maybe that will turn out to be the point of today's blog...who knows.

Looking forward to this week, i have lots and lots of work planned, as i have alot of catching up to do. I think i will also try and get out somewhere, and see more of my friends now they are all home. I can't bear to spend too much longer cooped up in my room. Talking of birds...(kind of) take a look at this! http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html hehe

Thought for the Day: What do you most take for granted? Hmmm...interesting one

Surprisingly Short Saturday

Hello happy people. I do not have much time so i will keep it brief tonight. Today i went to Katherines for the afternoon/evening which was brrilliant with extra ice. We watched the others, which is actually quite a good film, though not my preffered genre.

Tomorrow i aim to get lots of hardcore work done. I have had a work free few days so tomorrow its time to turn up the heat so to speak (not actually change the thermostat)

Thought for the Day: In a world of equilibrium, it follows that one mans success is always another mans failure

A brief history of mime

Just thought of a snappy title for a book if there are any budding 'History of Mime' writers out there. Alternatively you could right about crime, lime, grime, etc etc with the same effect.

Friday has been brillig and i must not gyre or gimble too long for i am hungry and the food is downstairs (hope all those jabberwocky fans are happy). I went into town today, in the sun, which was amazing. I guess sunshine makes you appreciate the world. Though i must confess myself to be a big fan of rain too. There's something amazing about the sound, sight and feel of rain-only heavy rain mind, none of this rubbish english drizzle

I watched 'The Island' this evening. If you haven't seen it: i wouldn't bother. With the technological status of a plough and the intruige of an empty museum, its only redeeming factor is its cheap action sequencing and sexual interest. I mean any film with Scarlett Johansen is sure to draw some crowds, however the plot is poor, the chase scenes are old, and the ideas are stolen. That said...if you want a half entertaining film, just to watch, i would actually recommend it!

Tomorrow i plan to have an early start and be busy all day!

Thought for the Day: Life is what happens while we are busy making plans

3 pints of beer or a pair of almost new trousers??

Yes i know i am a cheapskate but today i bought a pair of trousers (jeans) from a charity shop for £6. How amazing is that. i think we should all go to charity shops more often...buy with a conscience at the same time! By the way of course it would be the latter anyway because i am not drinking until the end of lent. Katherine came round after her work this morning just as i was waking up at 9.20. Katherine and i then went into town (shopping) where i got my jeans suprisingly...then Katherine and i were invited to lunch by the youthworker of our old church. So that was all good and i got a nice lunch (i get bored of making sandwiches) and then Katherine went off to work again at 3 and i returned to do some work and guide Man Utd even closer to the title on CM. So all in all it has beeen a reasonably exciting day-though not overstrenuous.

Have you ever wondered who invented the Ear? well wonder no more, it was the russian scientist Kolon, who also invented the sewing machine and hydrogen before the ear. His name was also used to describe punctuation and a part of the digestive system. Quite a remarkable guy-if you dont believe me, jus check wikopedia!

Thought for the Day: What if your eyes are on the back of your head and you were just assembled back to front?

There is no need to adjust your clocks

Do not fear, your clocks are not wrong, i have posted before 11pm. Actually as an aside, your clocks may be wrong. Firstly the batteries may have gone or something, or as i found out, along with emma, it may be that the blog has not updated your clock. I found it easiest just to pretend i was african, and now the time is right! yippee!

Today is to be named cooking day, or maybe baking day-in recognition of the fact that i will have baked twice in one day. That is quite a rareity for me you must understand. First i have made mince pies this afternoon, and then i am making a pud of some sort tonight. The mince pies turned out great...if you like bottomless mince pies. Most of them are alright, but in about half of them, i put slightly too much mincemeat in and they leaked down the sides and stuck to the tray, so only the tops came out afterwards. O dear oh dear-just was well Oli and Taj don't read this blog! In all fairness i can cook very well-im not quite as good with the baking side, but even so im not bad.

I have resigned myself to unemployment for four weeks now. Wahoooo! But oh no-no money.
Well my little minions, that is about all for today, so i leave you with words by W H Auden, as a lament to the Earth?!?

Thought for the Day: Sob heavy world, sob as you spin, mantled in mist, remote from the happy

Boredom sets in

Right...half an hour left, so id better write todays blog.
Today i got up nice and early so that i would be awake when waitrose calles to tell me whether i had the job or not. Well...i am still waiting, and to be honest, it seems rather late to me. Tch, supermarkets. So it looks like i am going to have less money and more dossing time, which could be good news for everyone perhaps steven spielberg.

Tomorrow i am baking! i was bought some bradny butter-my fav. so i am making some mince pies to go with it. I know its not very seasonal, but really who ever said mince pies were for Christmas time only? Well whoever it was must have been wrong!

In other news.....Aaaarrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Help me! I am going insane. I have to much to do in too little time and a doing not enough in the huge amounts of time i have to do nothing!

Thought for the Day: Boredom is merely defferred excitement or is it the other way round?

Wahooo over 50 posts and still going...

Yes, this post is the 51st of its kind, which i guess means we've overtaken letters of the alphabet and US presidents...next up...heinz varieties...only 7?!? to go? i think so anyway.

Today i got more shoes. This does not mean i have lots of money, rather that i owned no soes that kept water out before this week. Hence i decided i probably needed 2 good pairs of shoes. For some reason i always worry i sound like a girl when i talk about shoes. But..however i can assure you, despite worrying allegations, i have no little secret regarding my gender-I am most definitely male! there that ought to put an end to those rumours! lol

I went into waitrose today, and so they will be ringing me tomorrow to tell me whether they will employ me or not. I would like the money, but if they said no, it would be a handy excuse to do noting all holiday! Other than that i also watched the wallace and gromit film today for the first time-brilliant (with extra ice!)

Thought for the Day: Never eat shredded sheep

Personal rant-do not bother reading!

I do not have much to say today. I have grumbled about the hour loss, and besides going out for a meal, and then listening to the football there is nothing to report about today. So instead i shall briefly discuss a radio programme i heard last night about Norman Kember. I am afraid that i am slowly losing all faith in humanity. There were loads of people ringing in (some anti-religous) saying how stupid he was to be out there

The reality is that the war was illegal and immoral and that for my part i wish i had the guts to act on my beliefs more. All those who were against the war, and then suddenly when an OAP peacemaker is out in Iraq, he is being called reckless and stupid. Shouldn't we be encouraging people like him and helpign iraqis see that we are not behind what the government is doing and that we disagree with it? Hes on a peacemission, hes not a missionary converting people.

I guess that the sad fact is that we work on a majority system of government. For once i am inclined to agree with Oli, that a country where the right people were in charge would be far better than a country run by the majority-who are usually wrong.

Thought for the Day: Majority rule sucks!! lol

Sorry rant over!

i hate BST!

We're gonna lose an hour??? Where has it gone??? That is most careless, lets just hope we find it sometime-and quickly-it took until october last time...

I hate losing hours, its so inconvenient to my sleeping plans. I mean i wouldn't miss 2-3 in the afternoon. Personally i think that would be far better than depriving us of an hours sleep. I mean thats just mean!

Well the big news of today is that i too have experienced caramel shortbread this holiday. Only this was Bettys of Harrogates finest Millionaire shortbread and was half the size of Andy's and cost 3 times as much. Still i didn't buy it so the cost is of no concern to me! And it was very nice!
I also managed to start the dreaded W word today through some light reading. I hope to scale up to full time revision over the next few weeks. Other than that i have had a very average day. I could spend hours ranting about the cheats that call themselves footballers, but i realise that none of you would be remotely interested in that, so i will spare you! Katherine is back with no bones broken which is also very good! I will leave you in peace now. Tara

Thought for the Day: If you have any problems today do not fear...don't lose any sleep over them, BST does that for you...

And so the rain came...

garrrr shouldn't have mentioned the rain yesterday. With all predictability it has barely stopped raining all day today. Ah well, it didn't stop my adventure into town this afternoon. Admittedly i have had more exciting days in my life, but i did buy some new shoes which i think is quite exciting! No more wet feet for me.

This evening i watched Donnie Darko which is a fantastic film. Its the second time i have seen it fully and it is near the top of my list of favourite films. Along with the Truman Show!
It did mean i was all by myself all evening, but everyone else was out having a life. Maybe one day i'll get a life too.

So tomorrow being a saturday will really turn things upside down. im not quite sure why, but when your not at Uni, or even during school holidays, it was always saturdays that completely threw me-just never managed to quite get my head round them. Think its kinda the fact that no matter where i have been i have always had saturdays off, so to have every day off makes saturdays feel strange. Anyways i shall lave you now with another sentence of complete lack of insight

Thought for the Day: The past is the wall upon which we stand-Try and take parts of it out, and you crumble, spend too much time looking at it and you fall off

Its not raining...nor pouring and i can hear no snoring

Thursdays are usually rainy. However today broke the trend because it did not rain. I have not done anything of note today, except perhaps going to a concert tonight at my old school. It was a very high standard though it did mean i had to suffer the head teacher once again. And believe me, it can be difficult. Anyways music was reeeaallllly good and i feel all cultured now! I also got to see some of my friends again which was brilliant. Oops ice tray is empty-youll have to do without. Ok well i have big plans for tomorrow. im not sure what, but after so many days of simply sitting around it is in my mind inevitabel by the laws of probability that i am due a biiigggg day! so watch out world coz here i come! p.s happy birthday vicky! woooo 19 today. pps my alter ego still exists...he gets lonely...real lonely.

Thought for the Day: The most perfect objects in life only get there by a lot of reshaping

Escapism in action...

http://hgerfdthetransdimensional.blogspot.com/

Hello hello hello

Hoorah, hoorah to good weather! What a beautiful day today. I went for a morning stroll which i thoroughly enjoyed! I no some people dont enjoy solitude or relaxation-but they are right up my strreet (figuratively-they arent actualy at the end of the street on which i live).

Today if all goes well you will spot my alter ego in another dimension Hgerfd (which is pronounced Doo-saa-min in his language) has started a blog-i am translating it into english so you will be able to understand. So keep an eye out for that. I apologise that some words ma not translate. So..what have i done today-well i watched the commonwealth games diving:oh no sorry i mean i watched chelsea 'play' football. Which was depressing and really rather dull. i also tidied my room a little:yes i know this is a little extreme but hey!

So i think that is just about all today. The plans for tommorrow have not yet been drawn up at this very early hour. However an intelligent guess would be...nothing! I leave you with some words of wisdom i found in my room today that i wrote 6 years ago

Thought for the Day: Treasure moments, because you will not realise what they are worth until afterwards.

Piccies!!

Righty ho-following that awful post-i thought i ought to post some piccies to make you forget all about i-so here goes:

Tomorrow's yesterday

Well well well, another tuesday i will back upon with joy. I dont know why-theres just something about Tuesdays. Well actually no there isnt, i have never felt any affiliation to Tuesdays, it was merely that two sentences into my blog-i had already run out f things to say. Which would have been extremely embarassing if it were not for my super fast brain which has guided me through the first paragraph.

There we go now that wasn't hard was it now. All i have is another few paragraphs and it'll lookm impressive then i can sign off claiming i havent done much today, and people will think 'wow he didnt do much today and yet he still manages to write two paragraphs about it' Well at least some people will marvel at it while others will scorn the idea, seeing through its incredible transparency. In reality i guess it may be a good test as to whether people read my blogs or not-especially if i insert a random word somewhere around Plasticene which will test whether they actually read it with any care at all.

So that was today...I havent done much really. Signing off

Thought for the Day: Ode to a pigeon by Tim Marjoribanks

If i were a pigeon, id strut around and coo,
And if i didnt like you, id cover you in poo.

Oh to be a pigeon, and nod my head all day,
I guess i couldnt help it, because pigeons walk that way.

To follow in the footsteps, of brave old Cher Ami,
To serve my King and country, oh thats the life for me

And when the strutting was all done, and the cooing died away,
Id settle down and find a mate, and nod the night away

Monday

Yes i know its a few minutes late but who actually cares...right well a lot tosay today

Firstly thankyou to all those (5) people who made yesterday a record breaking day for my blog, registering a massive 24 comments. I have contacted guinnes world records, but am waiting to hear back! So what exciting things have i done today...

Well last night i feel asleep at 2am with my laptop by my side-no i havent found attachment of a different kind...i was downloading 24 season 5 so i could catch up before tonight. The download took 11hrs and finished just as i was waking up at 9.30am. So i celebrated that by watching the first episode! After that i got up and had some lunch! Then perhaps the most exciting part of my day consisted of going for coffee with a rah-ther good friend of mine from school who is now at Cambridge-alas she is still a poor misguided fool, as durham as we all know is the place to be.

Following that frollicking, i resided in the house for a while, during which time i ate some tea (yum yum) and then this evening guess what...i watched the latest 24 (ep.8). It should be noted that while no mention is given..i had previously caught up the 3 episodes i had missed-but i did not think that news worthy of precious blog-space.

So, another day over, a new one just begun...hmm reminds me of a john lennon song. Imagine that-me as john lennon. Oh dear i dont like that thought very much at all. I think id rather be a pigeon...oh to be a pigeon...oooh in fact i shall include my 'ode to a pigeon' on tomorrows blog-now theres a good cliffhanger to finish on!
Au revoir

Thought for the Day: YYUR, YYUB, ICUR, YY4ME

The madness of it all...

Hey hey there crazy people reading this blog. Just a little mention of two very enlightening blogs -watchthisspace77.blogspot.com and vixisinsaneblogspot.com. Both a very good read. Though in reality its mainly you two who read this dull and boring text. Still free advertising cant be bad! (Cheques in the post please guys)

So what crazy madness have i been up to today...well i had 11hrs sleep which is the equivalent of 3 nights sleep in durham! Brilliant! Then i got up. had an amazing lunch (pork and potatoes both properly cooked) then played scrabble (i know, very intellectual but it passed the time), then i updated my website a little, then i had some tea, went to church in the evening, came back, watched Planet Earth and now i am here. And people say i dont tell them enough...

Plans for tomorrow consist of sleeping a lil more and going into town to buy things!

Thought for the Day: Spend a few minutes googling craig murray-its actually quite shocking

Back to normality

Well today i arrived back in Harrogate for five weeks of pure nothingness and normality. In actual fact i shall be working hard and doing lots of exciting things im sure-i just don't know what they are yet! Ah well, i think i could do with a break!

So here i am, feeling all alone by myself with no uni friends accross the corridor, and no-one to just go and chat to. I have even started sorting out my uni notes through lack of anything else to do!

I havent really got anything else to say-except that i have actually lost my mildert freshers t-shirt it would appear-which had depressed me further.
Watch this space...

Thought for the Day: Absence is the main ingredient to recognising and appreciating presence

Back to school

Don't give up hope...i am still here...just that i never seem to write on my blogs anymore. I guess that as soon as i get home they shall become daily updates again.

Only a fw days of uni life left now before easter. wahoooooo! Though in reality id rather be here in many ways-it seems a very long time to be away from friends i know so well. Still there is msn i suppose. Today we found our fourth housemate which is great. HIs name is Ellis and he coms from manchester-though he supports Sheffield United-oh dear oh dear.

Still he seems really nice-just waiting for him to confirm now, then we can all sign. Hurrah!
Tonight its back to school a the DSU so its all fun fun fun. We have decided all to get high on lucozade before we go-even better! anyways seeing as its now less than 2 1/2 hours before we leave!! Apparently i shud go and get ready!

Thought for the Day: Choice is active responsibility

Day of judgement

Hey ho from the land of insane nothingnness...what is insanity.
To claim one is sane suggests that one knows insanity from which to distinguish sanity. By logic there are two ways in which one might find out about insanity: through experience or from a friend. Now if it is the former then it is obvious that the person was insane at some point and so could still be classed as insane. If it was the latter however, then it creates a problem. However at some point there must have already been experience for the concept of insanity to exist, else twould be nothing more than a myth. Therefore at some point an insane man must have spoken from experience and someone must have listened. But the very idea of listening and going by the words of a confessed insane person would seem insane and so consequently the chain of insaity would lead back to the person in question.
Ergo, the claim of sanity by oneself, implies insanity. Hence there is a contradiction.

Anyway..just a thought. nothing mush has happened here at Uni. Went to see a play on friday and a film tonight which was fun. tomorrow is my biiiig essay hand-back day. Arrrrghhhhhh.
Oh well...ttfn

Thought for the Day: If someone told you they were lying-would you believe them?

Is that a man or a woman??

Hey ho. I am still alive-no need to panic- althoug i have been rather busy as of late with essay hand in dates, and spending nights dressed as women...you know the normal stuff. This weekend has been a work free weekend though i did sit on the worky bench for a while-not that i worked for that time. Yesterday united lost again-but the weather was sooo nice even that didnt get me down
! so here i am standing on the brink of another crazy uni week-just ready to leap into it! I hope everyone out there is having fun
So long

Though for the Day: maculinity is a delicate thing

work-what on earth is that???

Its true-i have finall discovered the meaning of the word. I spent all day today doing my next geography essay that is still not due in for a whole week! how amazng is that! I must be careful not to get too keen though-who knows what would happen.

In other news....we're off to POS again tonight hopefuly and i have another full day's work to look forward to-yippee. anyway i think i should go sleep now-i seem to have enough mental problems already as well as being a druggy so i think sleep could do me good.

Thought for the Day: If you havent found something worth dying for then life is worthless

Rugga anyone?

I have spent a brilliant evening watching the national game of England-yes football. The sport that isn't classist and take primarily from public scholl backgrounds, and the game that is not nonsensical the majority of the time. Don't get me wrong-i enjoy watching rugby, but it will never be football!

Anyways today has been good. I met wish to discuss my essay which he did in great depth. he actually pretty much said how wrong it was-but tis good to know in advance so i can mae changes! Other than that i did very little today!

Signing off

Thought for the Day: Neither my kettle nor my pot speak-but occasionally my kettle does whistle

An early night????

Yes-i am indeed about to go to bed just after 12.00. i do realsie that seeing as im at Uni this is quite frankly absurd-but hey i guess ngihts of later than 3am have made me reaalllly tired. We went to play tennis today and orinoco had his first outing. I think he enjoyed it-although he got very tired towards the end.

No real plans for 2moro-maybe drinks FOR FREE at the oriental museum due to our exposure to legionnaires. Would mean missing a lecture-but for free food, it is a very reasonable sacrifice to make i feel. Especially when the lecture is the most boring person in the world-with the most annoying intination also.

Thought for the Day:Failure is only defferred success!!

Crossview Terrace here we come...

Oh yeah! We now own 3/15 houses on crossview terrace, following the latest aquisition of no.12 fro ditt and tom and co. Hoorah! think of the houseparties...Anyway what did i do today-not much really. Had quite a few lectures and now im off to planet of sound-which will either emazing or rubbish! Lets hope its not the latter

My blog entries are going to get shorter i think. i was told today that i turn everything into a joke-so suitably i have a joke as a though today. I hope you enjoy it-now go and get a life rather than reading thiis! lol. Will update with a long one 2moro.

Thought for the Day: Why do you never go hungry in the desert?

IM BACK!!!

Yes its true im back. Having survived legionnaires, meeting Lord Carey (kind of) and a whole two weeks of Uni im back! Sorry about hte extended absence of my blogs. I guess i have less time. Anyway i will try and post more...i promise. Today i am doing impossible maths amongst other things and then watching 24 tonight-cant wait. Will write soon

Thought for the Day: When you're stressed eat an orange

This should be an extra long title to make up for the fact that yesterday there was no title at all!

Well well. This is the last blog form home for a while. Tomorrow i head back off to sunny sunny Durham. I should be packed by now, but of course im nowhere near packed. Ah well il go and do it after this. I went shopping today! Yes shopping, and i wasn't even accompanied by a girl! I bought some nice clothes (well i think they are nice!) and some boxes. Very exciting!

I was going to rant about 'rights' today but i can't be bothered as without full explanation i will only be misinterpreted. So i wont. Instead i will simply ramble on for a little longer. See you all in Durham i guess!

Thought for the Day: never ever ever eat shredded wheat (or associated products)

Hey ho! Arrrghhh im a pirate! That's said pi-rahhh-tea. Because everyone knows that's how you say it. Any other way would quite frankly be silly. I thoroughly enjoyed my early morning this morning (well kind of) and i don't even feel that tired tonight! I am actually considering getting up early tomorrow without cause. Shock of all shocks

To be frank i'd have to change my name. Today had been rather exciting! Wot wot! Ohh yasss i have turned all rahhhhh for a moment or two. I went and looked at some clothes. A brilliant way to not spend any money when shopping is to do everything as you normally do, until you are about to go to the till-then put all your clothes back and walk out. Its just as fun! In fact if you really want to con yourself you can even take sum bags stuffed with old clothes to convince yourself you have bought something!

Ahhhh consumerism. Does anyone read the independent? im quite a fan of the newspaper, apart from one article. Its a weekly article called 'sleeping around' which is some slag telling us all how many affairs and crazy antics she has been involved in this week. Call me boring-but id rather read about one heroic piece of sweetcorns journey through her small intestine. Hmm maybe i should complain and offer to write a better piece? Who knows. Anyways enough rambling for now

Thought for the Day: There is a reason giraffes and doormouses do not mate...

Who cares about qualifications in the North East?

Yes, today (not yesterday) i have had the delights of IT&Skills work. Investigating qualification levels nationwide with special reference to yorkshire and the humber. How boring can you get. Still i have now made a start on it which is good. Very good. Amazingly brilliant some would say.

That took the majority of my day. The remaining hours have been cut short seeing as i have a 9am start tomorrow-Frankly i think its unnatural-but i suppose it wont hurt me once in a while. In reality it will be 7am sharp as of next monday. Ahhh alas exams get nearer. I really really want to go back to Uni, but i really really really don't want to do these exams. I guess mathematically, a simple subtraction leaves me with 'i really don't want to go back' but that is not the case. Maybe that is why we don't rely on maths in such occasions. Hmmmmm.

Well au revoir la monde.

Thought for the Day: Say Lavie. Just saying it can help.....

If only i were a millionnaire....

Then i would have wont he item on ebay which i lost because of the fact that the price shot up by £20 in the last 30mins!! Still at least i saved myself some money i suppose-remember there is always a good side to everything! While im in a good mood i would also like to say that i do recongise Rutland as county, and that should anyone read this who is from Rutland-namely Caroline Dos Santos-please take no offence!

There we go that has covered me now, in case of the worst! So what did i do today..... Well nothing very much. I tried to do some more work but failed miserably. I dont excel in excel and so it takes me a while to do even the most basic of things. Still i am making very very slow progress.

Ooooh how exciting-i am currently experiencing firsthand, convection currents in a tealight. Sorry i don;t know why but really interesting things seem to happen to me when i'mwriting my blog!

Thought for the Day: Life is a bank. You get out what you put in, just with a little more interest

And now for something completely different...

Yes yes i know yesterday's blog was full of cheese, but remember cheese is not always bad-ake cheshire as an example. No man alive could call that cheese bad. I said this blog would be an opening of my mind and that happened to be what i was thinking! Sorry!

Anyway, i have been very good and done some more work. Is it really necessary to have 5 ways of defining a line. One small straight line through R^2 ( the 2d plane)...BREAKING NEWS.....

NEWSFLASH...and know its not Kennedy's resignation.......
It appears following a phonecall with my old friend from school who is coming to visit me at Durham...that where he now lives (he moved in year 9).....there also lives a girl who from what i believe used to be his ex-girlfriend.....Are you ready for this??? This girls name is Katy Cook-no not thid floor katy, but none other than the Katy Cook who is best friends with RUTLAND GIRL!!! Stay posted for more details...

Well i bet your glad that saved you from that mathematical blurb. Still maybe tomorrow.

Thought for the Day: Rutland should not be a county! Fullstop! Money should not be able to but you anything! Not even a county...grrrrrr

Wind beneath my wings.

Nothing has really happened today. Did some work and then had some people round for tea this evening. But i have been thinking....i know its dangerous! At our certificates evening they got someone to play/sing 'wind beneath my wings'. Now although its kinda a really cheesy song-i think the words are actually quite good. How many times have you marvelled at your achievement and success, then suddenly realised that theres someone underneath you (not physically!!) holding you up and supporting you. Maybe its just me....Who knows

I know there are lot of people who are the wind beneath my wings-and most of the time-i have the tendency to forget that they are there. Anwyays, just some musings from perhaps the saner half of my mind! Apologies about the cheesy thought!!

Tomorrow promises to be a rather dull day of work. But i am going out for a drink in the evening! yippee!

Thought for the Day: Who is the wind beneath your wings? and when was the last time you recognised that?

And the winner is....

Not me! Yes another awards ceremony at which i won nothing! Still got some nice A-Level certificates i suppose. Never really stood a chance against the two birghtest people in the year who happened to be in my maths and physcis classes!

Still im not really bothered. It was nice to see my friends again. I think really what tonight did was to confirm to me that i have absolutely no regrets about leaving school. The school itself i completely disagree with and i am glad not to be associated with it. I had a fantastic time there, due to teachers and friends, but i also had plenty of not so great memories dealing with the school itself. So finally i have waved it goodbye and moved on.

Went into town again today-i really am getting a lot of excercise these days! Just like back in durham i suppose!

Thought for the Day: If a road has no obstacles, it probably leads to nothing

Springtime for Hitler

Just been to see The Producers at the cinema. It was a fantastic film! Don't listen to the reviews-go and see it! Well we enjoyed it anyway! And, best of all...it has pigeons!! Yes it has cooing, flapping, flying-even dancing pigeons. That makes any film worth seeing. But even if you don't like pigeons, still go and see it!

Having said that it is quite weird, and 2 people did leave after 20mins! Anyway firstly a virtual fireplace is a dvd, that when played, looks like real fire! hence i can have a fire in my room with no hassle! How brilliant is that!

Right then...what other wonderful things do i have to say...hmmmm.. i did some of my Uni work today, so im feeling real pleased with myself. Though in reality i have done one of quite a few days work-so i shouldn't make too much of it. Tomorrow i hope to do more-and then i have my certificates evening in the evening (obviously!). Taraa

Thought for the Day: women are evil (sorry no room to write proof)

Tuesday 3rd Jan

Hello hello-this was written on tuesday by the way. Problem with the internet means i have to post a lil late!
I bought a virtual fireplace on ebay! Yay! Go me. I guess i kinda got carried away, but it is amazing!

Went into town today, and so am thoroughly exhausted! All that effort in one day!
Tomorrow hoping to go to the cinema! Which would be nice. Maybe to see the producers, coz it looks funny even though all the reviews are average.

Anyway gonna have to love you and leave you all

Thought for the Day: Life's a beech, but never an oak

If i were a rich girl-sorry man...lalalallalala

Once again, today was a day of nothingness. Apologies to all those who were involved in it-i don't mean boring-simply not containing much productivity.

Spent the afternoon over at Kat's with some of her extended family. Thats her wider family. Hmm why is that however you say that, it just sounds as though her family were recently caught up in a terrible stretching accident that made them all longer or wider?? Just to reassure you, what i meant was her cousins, aunts, grandparents etc etc.

That was great fun and involved eating some more food! And then sitting for a bit. All in all an exhausting day. Big plans for tomorrow though! I think i'm actually going to leave the house before midday and venture into town. Don't know what to get-preferably something very cheap, but i thought twud be a nice change-and for the first time town will be empty as all the schools go back! Always thinking..always thinking..

Thought for the Day: Do one thing that scares you every day

2006 Bring it On!

And thus started the year of 2006 AD.

Saw in the new year in style-well not much style because it's me we're talking about here...
Spent most of the day at Katherine's house doing random things like making films and drawing pictures!!! Yes we are actually both insane. Even the men in white coats won't have us. Maybe the ones in orange coats might appear...the ones so rare-no ones actually sure whether they exist or not, partly because all the people that see them are already in the deepest clutches of insanity!

Still, til then i'll keep amusing myself one way or another. Hope everyone else had a spiffingly good new year and that everyone has enjoyed their first day of what promises to be a fun filled year! I actually have nothing to say today-so i will leave

Thought for the Day: How would you like it if people kept coming up to you and saying 'i thought you were extinct?'. No wonder dodos keep themselves to themselves

Ladies and gentlemen...class of 2005...wear sunscreen!

2005 has been quite a year for me. So i thought i'd just go over some of the highlights.

Firstly i got my A-Levels. Probably one of the best moments this year was picking up my results. It meant so much to me inside, and so doing well was a major boost for me.

Then came 10 weeks of Uni! Probably 10 of the best weeks of my life. I made so many good friends and had such an amazing time it was unbelievable. I enjoyed every moment of it, even doing my essay all night!

Katherine got back from Peru late April. Although it seems ages ago now, it was pretty special. Also going to France together in the summer was amazing. We also both helped at a youth drama camp in the summer which was good fun as usual. And now we are at Uni together!

In April i had my 18th, which, although Katherine wasn't here for! lol, was great. Had quite a few other 18ths too. They are always a laugh.

England won the ashes! Although i had nothing to do with it of course, that has to be a highlight.

Well i think those are the main highlights. I've probably forgotten something really important-but hey! c'est la vie. Now bring on 2006!!!

Thought for the Day: Before you look forward, you always have to look back

Here she is...

Rachel-my favourite sister

Ive been asked by a certain member of my family (big fan of the blog as well!) to mention their name as so far they have not even been reffered to! So here goes...Rachel Marjoribanks-my favourite, worst and only sister. See pic above! Oh dear she could have at least smiled...mind you she didn't know it was going to end up on here. Tee hee hee

Which brings me onto my next topic-My digital camera which arrived this morning! Yay. Tis brilliant. Look out for random photos appearing here over the next few weeks!

This evening had friends round for a meal/family stuff etc. Was good. This habbit of eating and doing nothing else is going to have to come to an abrupt end after the new year though!

Thought for the Day: Think, Say, Do, Sleep in that order

More relatives!

Yes today it was our turn to do lots of travelling. And so having got up at 6.20 in the morning we set off down to bath to see my grandma for the day. And i have only just got back. I wonder what certain people might make of today's level of activity?

I love grandparents. My grandma has lived in her house for the past 60 odd years-the vast majority with My grandad who passed away two years ago. It's amazing how the house has barely changed ovet those 60 years. And all my childhood memories of the place still exist-the same ornaments, photos, weird random objects are still almost exactly as they were 8 years ago. This is especially the case going upstairs where my grandma is no longer able to venture. It almost has a very haunting feel to it (haunting not haunted-big difference!!!)

Anyways so today has been a good day, even if a little boring spending over 10 hours in the car. I guess it's an example of how one small sacrifice can mean a lot to someone else.

Thought for the Day: If everyone spent a day in someone elses shoes, then we would all have blisters

What have you done today to make you feel proud

Absolutely nothing-as promised. And i have enjoyed every minute of it!
Got up about 10am, had breakfast, helped Man Utd to the Champions League Semis, Ate lunch, went to Knaresborough on a trip vaguely to do with shopping, then ate a little more once id got back (to katherines house). Then i went home, had tea, watched Max and Paddy then came upstairs and ate some chocolate.

There you go-the grand summary of my day. Am i the only one who actually despises th human race 90% of the time?? Road rage, stressed out shoppers, spoilt brats, bad drivers, incompetent sales people-its just one list of annoyance. I settle for an agreement where as long as people dont come crashing into my day-i stay away from theirs-But so often they do....for a few awful moments our paths cross.

Advanced warning i may not post tomorrow as i am away all day-but il do my best-Then we'll be onto New Year and stuff!!

Thought for the Day: Isnt 50% off on something you dont want really 50% on?

Tuesday 27th December

For those of you who may be deluded-it is infact still tuesday!!

Today was a relatives day. That means that i spent the whole day eating, drinking and playing games! (with relatives of course). In fact the 27th December is quite often such a day, to the extent that if 'twer a saints day-u guarantee they'd be related to you!

This Christmas has been quite relative-ish in general. Pretty much all i have done for the last 3 days is socialise...eat...and drink-barely making time for sleep. Hence i look forward to absolute zero of activity tomorrow (www.sleeptyper.blogspot.com for def.). No plans as of yet-but maybe going to Narnia. (the film obviously coz the place doesn't exist). Well the place may exist-please let me know if you find Narnia in your wardrobe-id love to visit.

That'l be all

Thought for the Day: Normal=Average=Mean=Horrible ergo insanity is the way forward!

364 days to go!!!

Well thats Christmas over for another year....tis a shame-oh i wish it could be christmas every day. Well anyway was great fun. Got lots of presents and a fair amount of money and had a really nice time. And now im sat here and contemplating starting the most boring assessment ever set-which consequently was set by a sandal wearing apparently quite fanciable (no names mentioned..) lecturer who obviously was tricked into agreeing to be course convenor (or however you spell it!).

Thanks for the jokes guys. Winner i think had to be Will with his one about the pizza. Emmas was well lets face it awful, Griffs was ok, and Andy would have won the prize for most effort, but perhaps next time should choose some slightly better jokes! Prizes will be on the way soon...

Anyway better go and eat some more-havent eaten for at least 2 hours now! Hope everyone had a good Christmas!

Thought for the Day: live for tomorrows yesterday-no regrets

Merry Christmas!!

Hey hey everyone.Thought i'd write my blog now-then i don't have to write it again 'til Boxing Day (there wil be no Christmas Day blog). We watched Muppet Christmas Carol this evening as has been tradition for the past number of years.Also went to the little kiddies service at church-its so much fun being childish!!!

The excitement is beginning to build up now. It seems like this Christmas has been a long time coming and i guess i've had quite a significant last 10 weeks let alone year. I guess this last year has beeen amazing for me personally and so much crazy stuff has happened and it's like this is going to cap it all off. I never want to grow out of Christmas-ever.

Well that'l be all for now. Sorry these last few posts have been somewhat dull, but i guess not much has happened over the last few days! Happy Christmas and God Bless!

Thought for the Day: He who has not Christmas in his heart will not find it under a tree.

The boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay...

Just got back from a night out with old friends. I don't know how one can have old friends at the age of 18 but still...friends from school i haven't seen in a long time. It was great to see how people are doing at Uni etc and to catch up on crazy uni happenings. Although i did keep wanting to make jokes that no-one would have understood

In 10 mins time it will be Christmas Eve-the single most exciting day of the year for me. Although technically Christmas Day should be-the tension the day before is almost as good as the day itself. The family rituals etc etc. By the way, the competition for best joke is really hotting up with some christmas crackers being unleashed!

Anyways seeing as im in the 'happy' state il keep it brief tonight. I need sleep.....

Thought for the Day: Over 1 billion children and young people will spend this Christmas in poverty-more turkey??

CHRISTMAS JOKES!!!

Enter your Christmas jokes (with your name!!) here for a chance to win a limited edition keyring amongst other fantastic prizes. Only one entry per comment. Terms and conditions apply. See in store for details.

1 Week old Today!!

Congratulations! This blog is now one week old. That means firstly that i have had enough resolve to post an entry for seven consecutive days, and secondly that you have presumably read a brief but enlightening?! account of the last week of my life/ (that is the previous week-not the ultimate week!!) dont get scared!

To celebrate i thought i should do something entertaining, so firstly i've created an entry for Christmas jokes. Please enter your jokes in the comments section, and the best joke entered by Christmas Day will win a special keyring and maybe some other goodies....oooooohh i hear you cry

Anyway about today. Finally finished all my shopping. Yippee! That means i can have a carefree Christmas eve eve. And whats more is that i am actually quite happy with all the presents i have bought! There are the usual few suspect ones-but as long as i smile at the handing over-im sure they'll forgive me! Watched LOTR:The Two Towers this evening-Quite brilliant. However many times i watch it, i never get bored. A true masterpiece. Well id best be off to bed now. My body is beginning to return to 'Home time' rather than 'Uni time', and im starting to get a bit tired.

Thought For the Day: Everybody dies-but not everyone lives

'Cher Ami' A true hero

Well extraordinary days never ever seem dull and yes that is a bit obvious-but look at the first letter of the first 9 words! Wow im clever. Went to the library today which was pretty useless seeing as they have no books of any use to anyone between the ages of 11 and 65. Still what can you expect from a library in Harrogate. Had a toasted sandwich for lunch. Mmmmm lunch is rarely something special for me, falling as it does just after breakfast, however when i get up earlier i make sure lunch is worth it! Not that im obssessed with food at all!

Watched some programs about fermats last theorem in the afternoon. Its strange how most mathematicians either attempted or succeeded in commtiming suicide. Strange thing really-quite tragic when it was all over numbers. I guess its all about obsession.

If you have a spare moment this week do check out http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/parents/Pigeons!.html. Its a truly wonderful website. Especially make sure you read the bit at the bottom about Cher Ami-its worth the scroll. I assure you, you will never look at a pigeon in the same way. The mating routine is quite strange too.

Thought for the day: Live life as though you are a penguin-I find it helps...

The one and only Wish...

Well what a day...and to think it was a Tuesday...quite marvellous. Just over 4 days 'til Christmas. Went shopping again today-bought NOTHING. Oh well there's always tommorrow, or the day after tommorrow-well what do you know-i happened to have stumbled across the name of a poor geo-disaster movie released this year (not one for the christmas list). The amusing thing about geographers is that they spend most of the time coming up with new and innovative ways in which the world could end, ranging from earthquakes to volcanoes or super depressions, even asteroids and sea level change. What does it tell you about a subject if all the people who do it are wanting the world to end? If you dont believe me, pick up any geographic magazine and take a dip. Still the subject brings forth legends such as Wish i suppose. Maybe il post a picture of him just so you can all share in the happiness.

Went out for a meal tonight. Italians always fun-especially the food names. Always good food too. Ate lots and lots and now im full to the brim of my brimless hatless head. Ooh and by the way the pigeon appeal is going well. Keep sending the money and emails...
Oh yeah and why not check out http://www.katyarborough.blogspot.com/ for slightly more sane analysis of the day. Only slightly though...

Thought For the Day: Knowledge behaves like energy-eventually it will reach equilibirum

This is what we are campaigning for..

Does this scarf really look big enough to you?

Like a craft knife to the finger

That Mr Anderson is the sound of inevitability....and so life rolls on. The main inevitability in my life is my general incompetence at getting anything done-at all (see thought for the day).
Today i went Christmas shopping and bought lots of lovely pressies to give away-coz im kind like that. In the end of course i didn't get half of what i had to. Oh yeah and picked up some classic 90s dance/pop for 80p in oxfam! (Emma, pop is a style of music-NOT a drink!)

Finally saw a pigeon today which, though not being the ultimate highlight of the day, did put a smile on my face. Though it was looking a little cold. Hence the joint Rae/Marjoribanks 'pigeons need longer scarves' Campaign. If you would like more info on this please bombard vicky_rae@hotmail.com with loads of emails-she will love you. Honest! Or alternatively send lots of money to moi! Maybe il attach a video to give u a better understanding.

Right back to the point. Though this blog as you will notice has about as much point as a blunt pencil which has been smoothed off especially for this comparison (probably using a fine craft knife and possibly a sander-maybe even at the cost of several valuable fingers which alas will point no more!). Still more fool you for reading it. Did nothing else today so i will leave you!

Though for the Day: Theory...what a beautiful yet unattainable thing

9 Lessons + Carols

Yes today was the 9 lessons and carols service. For a few years now i have realised that the title means 9(lessons) + carols rather than 9(lessons + carols). If you'll excuse what might come across as mathematical snobbery, the two are very different, and confusion between them can lead to much disappointment. So eventually i've become used to the fact that it actually means 9 readings, 9 choir anthems, and 5 carols. Still twas good. I've also had to come to terms with the fact that there is no lady called Carol, and she does not do a lot of singing at this time of year. (i know that there are in fact people called Carol, but not not within the above context).

So, less than a week 'til Christmas and im kinda excited. Seems like it's been a long year-but a good one. And the fact that Kat isn't in Peru this year always makes it more exciting! My decorations in my room are already getting annoying. Having almost been decapitated by them twice, i decided to tie them a little higher, however they have still fallen down since! I guess thats just life! My 7 inch Christmas tree is still standing up ok (no euphemism for those with the stranger mind!!)

Anyway think thats enough for one day. Tara!

Thought For the Day: Life is like betting. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you just have fun. But theres always risk involved.