I ended up not doing any of my Universe as an Art essay. I did, however, get some good Pokémon so it wasn't all bad.
We didn't walk into town on Thursday either; instead we went yesterday. My parents put some money into my bank account before we did any shopping but I ended up spending more than double the amount. I'll have to get that back at some point. When we were looking for the recycling bin for Elizabeth's can of Vimto we stumbled upon Waterstones and I decided to go in and see if the new Halo book was in. It wasn't. Not that I'd have bought the look-at-the-pages-to-read version but it would have been nice to see the front cover and read the synopsis.
Last night, just before we came to mine, we bumped into Alex from Liz's corridor. Turns out he's been playing the new Pokémon game too and his mind looked like it was going to blow when I told him about my sneaky way of... acquiring... certain Pokémon. It won't work at uni though so he was rather disappointed. As was I when I found out.
After hatching a few (hundred, or so it seemed) Eevee eggs we watched Doctor Who and then Russell Howard's Good News. Heroes would be saved for this morning.
So we woke up this morning ready to watch Heroes but for some reason it wasn't on iPlayer. It still isn't. Why? Was it even on TV? Two different pages on the iPlayer website contradicted each other as to what was actually on BBC2 last night so I'm very confused about the whole situation.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Cutting corners.
Yesterday I decided to be fit and go for a jog around campus. It was much harder than I remember it being last time I did it (about 18 weeks ago back when I was still part of the rowing society).
I have just woken up. I was considering another run this morning but now I'm actually awake enough to think about it logically I've changed my mind. I'll sit down on my comfortable chair instead. Maybe I'll start my Universe as an Art essay/poem. Maybe. Of course, that's only if I can't find anything else to do instead.
Liz and I might walk into town after to do some shopping for snack type things. I might even do a big shop and just get the money off my parents at the weekend if they come and visit.
I have just woken up. I was considering another run this morning but now I'm actually awake enough to think about it logically I've changed my mind. I'll sit down on my comfortable chair instead. Maybe I'll start my Universe as an Art essay/poem. Maybe. Of course, that's only if I can't find anything else to do instead.
Liz and I might walk into town after to do some shopping for snack type things. I might even do a big shop and just get the money off my parents at the weekend if they come and visit.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
I can't feel my torso!
I've had a brilliant week staying at Liz's house. As always I was made to feel very welcome and at home and all the other things which make staying at someone's house an enjoyable experience.
I travelled down by train on Thursday. I left my house, big bag in hand, at about 14:35 and arrived in Durham at 19:50. I spent most of the journey listening to Halo: The Fall of Reach but I didn't quite finish it because I decided to pay closer attention to the stations we were passing through when I got closer to my destination.
Liz and I went into town to meet up with Caitlin on the Friday. We also bumped into Ross and, later, Hazel; albeit for a short time only.
On Saturday Elizabeth went out for a meal with Rangers Hazel, Caitlin, Jen and baby Sam; and I was left in the house to watch the new Doctor Who with Liz's parents.
We were supposed to meet up with Maddy and Jen for all-you-can-eat Chinese food on Sunday but Jen was ill so it was just the three of us. The food was great and I wish I could have eaten more but I was quite full by the end of it and decided it was sensible to stop. I didn't want a repeat of the time I had all-you-can-eat pizza after college back in L6...
Yesterday was Monday and Monday was the day we came back to uni. It was also the day that I finally finished Halo: The Fall of Reach. We went to Morecambe beforehand and had a picnic on the path that runs along the beach, and then we looked around the shops and walked to the end of the pier and back. The sun was shining and it was lovely.
We all went to Bella Italia for tea and I had a Pepperoni Pizza and a Banoffee Italiano pudding. Both were fantastic. Elizabeth had a little complain because she seemed to feel that all her family was being rude to her or making fun at her expense and then Hazel burst out laughing.
I wish the next 10 weeks could be as good as the last few days but I'm sure they'll go downhill as soon as lectures begin, and then again even more-so when the lectures end, because that signals the start of the examination period.
I travelled down by train on Thursday. I left my house, big bag in hand, at about 14:35 and arrived in Durham at 19:50. I spent most of the journey listening to Halo: The Fall of Reach but I didn't quite finish it because I decided to pay closer attention to the stations we were passing through when I got closer to my destination.
Liz and I went into town to meet up with Caitlin on the Friday. We also bumped into Ross and, later, Hazel; albeit for a short time only.
On Saturday Elizabeth went out for a meal with Rangers Hazel, Caitlin, Jen and baby Sam; and I was left in the house to watch the new Doctor Who with Liz's parents.
We were supposed to meet up with Maddy and Jen for all-you-can-eat Chinese food on Sunday but Jen was ill so it was just the three of us. The food was great and I wish I could have eaten more but I was quite full by the end of it and decided it was sensible to stop. I didn't want a repeat of the time I had all-you-can-eat pizza after college back in L6...
Yesterday was Monday and Monday was the day we came back to uni. It was also the day that I finally finished Halo: The Fall of Reach. We went to Morecambe beforehand and had a picnic on the path that runs along the beach, and then we looked around the shops and walked to the end of the pier and back. The sun was shining and it was lovely.
We all went to Bella Italia for tea and I had a Pepperoni Pizza and a Banoffee Italiano pudding. Both were fantastic. Elizabeth had a little complain because she seemed to feel that all her family was being rude to her or making fun at her expense and then Hazel burst out laughing.
I wish the next 10 weeks could be as good as the last few days but I'm sure they'll go downhill as soon as lectures begin, and then again even more-so when the lectures end, because that signals the start of the examination period.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Hut moy with yor ruthum stuck.
I was just listening to MJOLNIR Mix from the Halo 2 soundtrack and it's such an epic track. It made me wonder if I think it's epic because of the actual music, or if it's just because I subconsciously associate it with big battle moments on the game. Would someone who hasn't played the game feel the same level of excitement? Would they feel the adrenaline? Or is that adrenaline boost akin to Pavlov's dog's salvations after hearing the ding of a bell?
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.
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 bana
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.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
That's a lot of tissue
Kick Ass was amazing. Mike and I got the train to St Helens today to watch it and have a bit of a catch up. That was nice considering I haven't seen him since before we started uni.
We both very much enjoyed the film, laughing out loud on more than a few occasions and, I think, both secretly knowing exactly what was going on in Dave's mind during most of his scenes in the first half of the film.
I had half a pizza for tea because I wasn't too hungry after all the sweets I'd eaten in the cinema, and then I fell asleep listening to my book - Halo: The fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. I've read it before though so I won't need to go through the faff of going back through the last chapter trying to find where it was up to when I dozed off. But don't let my tiredness fool you, it's a really good book and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in futuristic battles with an invading alien army. Listening to the audiobook is much better than actually reading it though because you get Todd McLaren telling you the fine details, such as file locations (of the H:\\UNSCSecCom\CP\ScavVir\SysDOC6\Station:Cradle variety) that you would normally skim past because you don't care where it's stored in the Iroquois' memory banks; after all it's just jargon, read out to you.
Listening to the events unfold above Sigma-Octanus IV before the fleet arrived would have had me on the edge of my seat had I been sat down, and when they executed what became known later on as the Keyes' Loop, it made me want to cheer; I had to fight to keep my enthusiasm inside or else I'd have looked like a lunatic. I've got just over a couple of hours left so I'll get that listened to on the train to Durham on Thursday. I just hope the next book in the series, Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz, is as good as this one.
We both very much enjoyed the film, laughing out loud on more than a few occasions and, I think, both secretly knowing exactly what was going on in Dave's mind during most of his scenes in the first half of the film.
I had half a pizza for tea because I wasn't too hungry after all the sweets I'd eaten in the cinema, and then I fell asleep listening to my book - Halo: The fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. I've read it before though so I won't need to go through the faff of going back through the last chapter trying to find where it was up to when I dozed off. But don't let my tiredness fool you, it's a really good book and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in futuristic battles with an invading alien army. Listening to the audiobook is much better than actually reading it though because you get Todd McLaren telling you the fine details, such as file locations (of the H:\\UNSCSecCom\CP\ScavVir\SysDOC6\Station:Cradle variety) that you would normally skim past because you don't care where it's stored in the Iroquois' memory banks; after all it's just jargon, read out to you.
Listening to the events unfold above Sigma-Octanus IV before the fleet arrived would have had me on the edge of my seat had I been sat down, and when they executed what became known later on as the Keyes' Loop, it made me want to cheer; I had to fight to keep my enthusiasm inside or else I'd have looked like a lunatic. I've got just over a couple of hours left so I'll get that listened to on the train to Durham on Thursday. I just hope the next book in the series, Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz, is as good as this one.
Monday, 5 April 2010
Loading Windows XP
Good day today. I found a way to get the event only Pokémon off the internet for free so now I have those. I also helped myself to a second and third copy of some for Liz and Mike.
Not much else went on. I've been asked to set up the old computer again but I refuse. My parents don't seem to understand that it won't do anything because it's a load of ancient rubbish. Just because it was expensive and top-notch back in the day doesn't mean it's worth a penny now. I don't think all the wires are in the box anyway and now that the router is downstairs it wouldn't have internet. So I'm not doing it. I'll have to be very busy between now and Thursday so I can avoid the grumpy moaning and "I'll remember this when you want me to do something for you!" lectures.
Not much else went on. I've been asked to set up the old computer again but I refuse. My parents don't seem to understand that it won't do anything because it's a load of ancient rubbish. Just because it was expensive and top-notch back in the day doesn't mean it's worth a penny now. I don't think all the wires are in the box anyway and now that the router is downstairs it wouldn't have internet. So I'm not doing it. I'll have to be very busy between now and Thursday so I can avoid the grumpy moaning and "I'll remember this when you want me to do something for you!" lectures.
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Chevron 7 : LOCKED!
Went to my grandad's today and took him to the cemetery to see my nan's grave for Easter. I had a caramel magnum and it was amazing, even if it did taste more like coffee than caramel.
When I got back I decided to have a strum on my guitar for the first time in ages and, although it was good fun, I have forgotten how to play most of the songs I knew due to having gone for so long without practice. After getting through Generator, Sorrow, Dearly Beloved, Skyscraper and Reach For The Sky, I had run out of ideas and had to find something else to do. That something else was watch the new episode of Stargate: Universe. It was OK but I miss the old days with the Goa'uld and the cheesey made up technical jargon.
Now I'm going to watch Heroes because I forgot it was on last night.
When I got back I decided to have a strum on my guitar for the first time in ages and, although it was good fun, I have forgotten how to play most of the songs I knew due to having gone for so long without practice. After getting through Generator, Sorrow, Dearly Beloved, Skyscraper and Reach For The Sky, I had run out of ideas and had to find something else to do. That something else was watch the new episode of Stargate: Universe. It was OK but I miss the old days with the Goa'uld and the cheesey made up technical jargon.
Now I'm going to watch Heroes because I forgot it was on last night.
Saturday, 3 April 2010
If you're out of options then you're using the wrong tactics
We went for another walk today and Ma came too. She complained that no one was talking to each other but refused to walk close enough to my dad to have a conversation with him. She said he was going too fast but really he was going at the same speed as us but 10 yards ahead. I was listening to the Halo: The Fall of Reach audiobook on my iPod so there was no chitchat with me either - just the was I like it.
We ended up at a pub we haven't been in for years because it was always dead and apparently the beer wasn't the best. I don't know about the beer today but we were the only people in there besides two staff. The lemonade was very lemony though.
The rest of my day included sorting out when I'm going to meet up with friend s next week before I go away for another three months, and Pokémon. As soon as I'd worked out when I'd meet up with people I was told about a dentist check-up appointment that had been made and it ruined things a bit but hopefully it won't take too long and I'll be able to squeeze everything in.
I'm quite happy at the moment because I just caught Entei and Raikou on Pokémon. They're a pain to catch because of reasons that I won't go into because either you already know or you don't really care.
Now it's time to watch the new Doctor Who. Let's hope it doesn't ruin a good day.
We ended up at a pub we haven't been in for years because it was always dead and apparently the beer wasn't the best. I don't know about the beer today but we were the only people in there besides two staff. The lemonade was very lemony though.
The rest of my day included sorting out when I'm going to meet up with friend
I'm quite happy at the moment because I just caught Entei and Raikou on Pokémon. They're a pain to catch because of reasons that I won't go into because either you already know or you don't really care.
Now it's time to watch the new Doctor Who. Let's hope it doesn't ruin a good day.
Thursday, 1 April 2010
Blastoise used bubblebeam!
I haven't written a blog since last week!
Here's what you've missed:
Scatter "we watched Flight of the Concords" around a bit and you're all caught up with what I've been up to over the last week.
There was some worry as to whether or not I'd be able to go and see Liz next week as was the plan because my journey was very much reliant on trains and there was talk of a strike. It seemed like I'd have to stay home and just see her back at uni a few days later. The strike is off though so it's all fine and dandy.
Today I went for a walk with my dad. We ended up in the pub (unsurprisingly) but it was OK because I was hungry and I like the baguettes. We caught a bus back because the old man was tired. My shoes are muddy. The walk was great; it had it all - hills, roads, footpaths, mud, wind, rain, sun, warm, cold, blue, green, orange, talking, silence, and so on. I'm going to try and persuade both my parents to get some similar exercise tomorrow.
When I got in after the walk I asked my mum about the exercise she claims to do and she proceeded to demonstrate. She put on an ancient exercise video and completed the "Yellow block". It's the kind of thing we did at rowing to cool down and stretch off after circuits. Suffice it to say she won't lose any weight if she does the Yellow block three times a week.
Here's what you've missed:
- Today we played Pokémon.
- Today we went to Liverpool, looked at sculptures in the Tate, bought Pokémon Heart Gold and then went home and played Pokémon.
- Today we walked around Haigh Hall and then went home and played Pokémon.
- Today we played Pokémon and watched Heroes, QI, The Bubble and South Park. Me and Elizabeth have been together for six months tonight!
- Today we played Pokémon and watched FlashForward.
- Today we played Pokémon.
- Today we played Pokémon and then Liz went home.
- Today I played Pokémon.
Scatter "we watched Flight of the Concords" around a bit and you're all caught up with what I've been up to over the last week.
There was some worry as to whether or not I'd be able to go and see Liz next week as was the plan because my journey was very much reliant on trains and there was talk of a strike. It seemed like I'd have to stay home and just see her back at uni a few days later. The strike is off though so it's all fine and dandy.
Today I went for a walk with my dad. We ended up in the pub (unsurprisingly) but it was OK because I was hungry and I like the baguettes. We caught a bus back because the old man was tired. My shoes are muddy. The walk was great; it had it all - hills, roads, footpaths, mud, wind, rain, sun, warm, cold, blue, green, orange, talking, silence, and so on. I'm going to try and persuade both my parents to get some similar exercise tomorrow.
When I got in after the walk I asked my mum about the exercise she claims to do and she proceeded to demonstrate. She put on an ancient exercise video and completed the "Yellow block". It's the kind of thing we did at rowing to cool down and stretch off after circuits. Suffice it to say she won't lose any weight if she does the Yellow block three times a week.
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