As a matter of fact it does say Colonel on my uniform!

I had my hair cut today so now it's really quite short.  I like it though and it should be short enough to last another three months at uni. 
I also went to the dentist even though I didn't have an appointment or my exemption certificate that means I don't have to pay.  I tried to explain to my mum that it was all going to go wrong if I just turned up but she wouldn't listen because she knows best.  She does not know best.  She said that I'd just have to say I don't pay and they'd tick a box and it would be fine.  However, there are about 10 boxes on the form all for similar things and, even though I narrowed it down to two possibilities, I didn't know which box it was.  Eventually my mum came in after parking the car and she said it was whichever but the receptionist only ticked that box grudgingly, and I can't blame her - I didn't have any proof of what I was claiming.  Just another example of my mother not knowing anything.  Another example is the banabarna cake she made.  It didn't contain a single Mars Bar!  Ruined. 

I was supposed to meet Lucy for a catch up after the dentist but two texts have been sent from my phone and no replies have been received, she's not on MSN or Facebook and that means there's pretty much no way to contact her.  Oh well, I tried.  I suppose I'll just start packing for tomorrow while my mum is home to tell me where she has hidden my things. 

This morning I read an article on the Halo Wiki about contradictions and discrepancies in the Halo universe, paying special attention to the discrepancies in Fall of Reach, the book I've been listening to lately.  There are so many it's quite unbelievable.  They range from things like 75 children fitting in a 12 person dropship, to people who have lost their left arm later saluting with it, to male crew members becoming female crew members further on in the chapter, to peoples names changing, to ranks changing, and so on.  But it's still a great book; the errors just mean it's pretty much essential to listen to it rather than read it so you aren't tempted to turn back a few pages and check up on things you think aren't quite right.  Honestly, I hadn't even noticed any of the mistakes until I read the article.