Archive for September, 2007

The Monkeysphere

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Now, I'm no sociologist or anything like that which means I have no ideas whether the article I'm about to link you to is actually accurate or just a load of crap - but I found it an interesting read anyway. And speaking purely as someone who doesn't have the ...

Long Lost Contacts

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Isn't strange how friendships come and go? I don't mean as a result of things like moving away to Uni either - I'm talking about more generally here. For instance, I was looking through my MSN contact list just now and came across a few people that I haven't spoken to ...

Contingent Photo’s

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

At long last, the UK Contingent photos have been made available! Can you spot me in the IST one? I'll give you a hint - I'm wearing a burgundy t-shirt. Be warned, the full size versions of the following pictures are fairly large (the participant one is 3.5MB!) First then, the IST ...

Changes

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

I upgraded to WordPress 2.3 today, and whilst that doesn't really mean any changes for you guys (actually, I don't think I'll really be using any of the new features either), I thought it would be a good opportunity to give the site a bit of a facelift. And so, after ...

Seven

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

This time next week, I'll be blogging not from my bedroom as usual, but from my newly inherited University room. Well, actually, I probably won't be blogging at all next week as I'm sure my Freshers Week will be packed with all manner of crazy events that will keep me ...

The Potter Project

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Do you remember reading the first Harry Potter book? It seems such a long time ago, doesn't it, although I can still remember first seeing Philosopher's Stone in a book shop and deciding to buy a different book (chiefly because that other book had a much better cover). This was ...

:-)

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Isn't it embarrassing when you forget a birthday? Well, I'm afraid I'm guilty of forgetting a rather important one... the birthday of a dear friend to all of us - the smiley! I propose the following character sequence for joke markers :-) That was how it all started 25 years ago last ...

That Time Of Year

Friday, September 21st, 2007

It's Christmas!! Well, actually it's not even close - but for some reason I've been feeling distinctly Christmas-y over the past few days. Every now and then, I'll have a deja-vu-esque moment and suddenly feel incredibly festive. And my festive fever isn't helped by the fact that we started working ...

Uni Tips

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

From making new friends to keeping track of your money, starting University is a pretty daunting experience. Unless you have some inside tips of course, which is why I have spent the past few days speaking to friends at Uni and scouring the internet for advice. And being the nice, ...

No, I’ll tell you where to stick it!

Monday, September 10th, 2007

I decided to get my Trumpet out this afternoon to have a short practice. And you'll never guess what I spotted when I happened to glance down the bell. Well actually, if you read the title of this post you will guess - for it was a stick! It wasn't ...