Darlington 1, Rotherham 1

LOL!!!

I went to watch a footie Match yesterday with my Dad, Grandad, and two sisters.

It was good to see the new stadium, they even provide a student ticket which pleased me somewhat!!

...was freezing though and after queuing for the 15 minutes of half time, they had ran out of hot water so I couldn't get my tea (gggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)!!!!

And contrary to what my sisters says/thinks. Darlington are as s**t as they ever were!! Couldn't give the ball away fast enough!!

Happy Christmas (for tomorrow...obviously!)

Well. As I have no intention and probably no time to switch on my computer tomorrow I am wishing you all a Merry Christmas now. I hope you have an amazing time and don't get to caught up in the unfortunate commercial side of things.

I am seriously excited!!! It feels like I have been waiting for this day for a very very long time.

:-D

Arrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Everything inside is bubbly!!!!!!

Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Hehe. I am a littleeeeeeeeeeeee drunk!

Lol. What can I say>

I have spoent the evening with the stupidest person on the planet. What are those almonds covered in sugar called?> SUGARED ALMONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Whats a baby sexer>??> (yes we have odd conversations…or subjects broached. We were discussing gary glitter.) That one was kind of self explanatory? Or so I thought? I am presuming things?

I think. It is. Maybe. Bedtime?

It is NEARLY CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEY!

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!!!!!! Is NEARLY hereeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Hahahahaha

Oh. A very importsnt message to all Bob Lovers. His song is WRONG. WRONG! It makes no sense at all. AT ALL. Think about it. The nile, niger, conga (to name a few) are some of the worlds biggest rivers. BIGGEST. EVER!!

Ha. Ha to you BOB. Sir or not. HA

What a crap day

Ever had one of those days? Wished you'd stayed in bed?

Gah. Today has been...a struggle to say the least. And to make matters 'worse'. The only thing that I have been looking forward to allllllllllllllllllllllllllll day was cancelled!! I had tickets for the cinema. But we couldn't make it as the car battery decided to go flat. Only it didn't sound flat. It wouldn't even turn over. Was weird.

I'm going to bed. Then I can start again tomorrow.

Goodnight

He's behind you...

...yup, it's that time again!!

This years pantomime was sleeping beauty. The story line was pretty shoddy!! But the evil/bad/gothic/whatever fairy was amazing! I loved her character and role and 'house'...hehe...she's my new role model!

Ever just wanted to scream?

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I did.

6 days!!

Lol...just a week today- and it will all be over!! The vastly awaited, prepared for, excitment building time of year will have been and gone. Christmas will not come for anotehr 366 days (yup 2008 is a leap year). It's strange how everything that takes a lot of planning, thought, preparation is all over in hours, minutes, seconds...

Ah well...I'm still excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D


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200th Post!!!

Well, I felt that it being my 200th post I should make something of it. Due to this I have been trying to think of something really cool and amazing to write (not that anyone is bothered anymore). But I give up. So here it is. My 200th post!! Now I can continue writing random crap.

Back in Darlo now...I miss Durham...

How?

How is anyone suppose to live in this world without pissing somebody off? Everyone says you should respect other peoples beliefs or values of life styles? So why does it feel like I'm suppose to be doing all the respecting?

(Stolen from a friend)

Thanks for this Mark!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Whether or not you choose to celebrate it, today is thanksgiving...

Now, I don't feel the need to have a specific day to be thankful, however it did cause me to wonder just what I am thankful for and how often I either take things for granted or just overlook things which are completely amazing! I think that if anybody simply takes the time to look around them they will see plenty of things to be 'thankful' for. Things to be in awe of. Things that we would probably miss if we did not have.

However, I think that people find it very easy to get too hung up on the things that they don't have. Things that they want.

You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour. (Exodus 20:17)

I don't think anybody can deny that at some point in their day, week, month, year, they covet something. Whether it be somebodies lunch when your sandwiches have gone soggy, or money, or family, or life. In this day and age we all want more. Anything we have is never enough. When asked how much money does it take for a person to be really satisfied? John D Rockefeller replied 'Just a little bit more'.

There are many people who spend their life trying to find fulfilment in material things: possessions, lifestyles, bank balance, sometimes they remain unsatisfied. I think that it is due to covetousness that the world is in such a mess. Exploitation, war, etc etc etc are all caused by greed. People wanting more money, power, land...I often wonder if people are happy. Once they get what they want. When they exceed last months profit margins, When 100's are dead, When they have turned kids out of their youth hall in order to make way for a luxary hotel. Are they happy? Are they thankful for all that they have? All that they have achieved?

To try and change the way people think, the things people find value in would be an impossible task. We live in a materialistic society. Sadly it seems that the days when you could be 'successful' without having the desire to work your way up the career ladder, earn a 6 figure sum, own several cars, go on expensive trips...

I think that some people can fear not being successful, not being popular, not being rich...but there are so many limitations to wealth!

Money can buy medicine, but not health.
Money can buy a house, but not a home.
Money can buy companionship, but not a friendship.
Money can buy entertainment, but not happiness.
Money can buy food, but not an appetite.
Money can buy a bed, but not sleep.
Money can buy a crucifix, but not a saviour. (Anon)

I think it is important to remind ourselves that such things are temporary. Wanting does not lead to contentment, only disappointment that we don't always have what we want. We will not be content/fulfilled until we are happy with what we have. When we are thankful for what we've got.

Remember:

You are alive!
You live in a physically beautiful world.
You have greater freedom and more secuirty than the majority of people in the world.
You have friends and family that DO care about you...

...What are you thankful for?

We like the moon...

Children In Need

If anyone reads this and will be near Durham tomorrow. Pop into Mildert JCR and eat some cakes, play some games, and just generally have some fun!!

Fundraising Fete for Children In Need...

♥Lucky Dips

♥Tombola

♥Cake and bake Stall

♥Twister Tournament

♥Guess the number of sweets in the jar

♥Cryptic Quiz

♥Pin the Patch on the Pudsey

♥Scratch and match Pudsey

♥Celebrity baby picture competition

♥Face painting

♥DUCK Cocktails

♥Fancy Dress

There will be a table set up outside the JCR with a few games and cakes from 2pm, the main event will start in the JCR from around 5pm...

'buzzz buzzzz buzzz buzzzz buzzz'

Sorry, that was me being a busy bee!!! I have had a jam packed couple of weeks. In a way I shall be glad when this weekend is over...So much to organise and do!

I went away to Knock in the Lake District last weekend for a CU houseparty. It was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I helped cook for 60 people. Which was a task and a half!! I really hate preparing vegetables, but vegetables did I prepare!!! It was really good opportunity to get to know some of the newer members of CU and strengthen friendships I already had.

I go away to Whitby tomorrow with my church, which I am really excited about (and terrified about at the same time!). I am helping organise the young children, hehe, I get to make things for a few hours!!!! Talk about being in ones element!!!

In the meantime I have been putting the finishing touches to tomorrows Children in Need event. Me and VIcky have had a mean fete organising that one but it should be ACE all going well!! Must dash...my 30th batch of biscuits should be ready!! (only joking, it's only the 25th)

Hope to speak soon!!

One of my top 5 favourite movie scenes!!

Don't forged aboud id!! You just gotta watch it!!

The Barber...

Setting: a small rural community... so small in fact the only church in town is a small Baptist Church whose pastor must also double up as the local barber to make ends meet.

There happened to be a man in this small community who had invested wisely and was enjoying his new-found comfort. This man got out of bed one day to go through his daily routine. He looked into the mirror as he was about to shave and decided "I make enough money now... I don't have to shave myself. I'll go down to the barber and let him shave me from now on." So he did.

He walked into the barber shop and found the preacher/barber was out calling on the shut-ins. His wife, Grace, said "I usually do the shaves anyway... Sit down and I'll shave you." So he did.


She shaved him and he asked, "How much do I owe you?" "$25", Grace replied. The man thought that was somewhat expensive and that he may have to get a shave just every other day. Nonetheless, he paid Grace and went on his way.



The next day he woke up and found his face to be just as smooth as the day before. No need for a shave today, he thought to himself. Well, it was a $25 shave.

The next day he again awoke to find his face as smooth as a baby's bottom. "Wow!" he thought. That's amazing, as he normally would need to shave daily to keep his clean shaven business look.

Day 3 he woke up and his face was still as smooth as the minute after Grace had finished. Now, somewhat perplexed, the man went down to the barber shop to ask some questions.

This particular day the pastor was in and the man asked him why his face was as smooth as it was the first day it was shaven.

The kind old pastor gently retorted, "Friend, you were shaved by Grace... and once shaved, always shaved."

Stop the world...

...I want to get off.

Only one thing to say really...

That was a TOP night!

The cup is always half full....

Hehe...yup, definitely half full!!! Why can I never finish a whole cup of tea??? It's like a disease!!! Maybe it's a psychological thing? I don't want my glass to be EMPTY!!!! Lol..One day...one day! I will finish that mug!!

Caught between two worlds...

Have you ever been told something that is completely life changing? Something that changes your entire outlook on everything? You don't really know how to act, what to say, what to believe anymore. You want nothing more than to use your new found 'knowledge'. To use what you have learnt for the best. To embrace this new and exciting information that you have. But, you also don't want to become a completely different person, to forget the person you are, become blinded and completely suffocated by this new life. You don't want to lose all of your characteristics that people have known and loved for so long, things which make you 'you'. You don't want things to change completely. You don't want to become a 'robot'. You don't know how to change things? I have.

I'm feeling somewhat lost at the moment. I think this may be the closest I will ever come to having split personality disorder...(I probably shouldn't joke about that). I would say I am caught between a rock and a hard place, but I'm not. If anything I am caught between a desert and fields of green pasture and I'm sure you can understand which place I'd rather be in. I have come to another fork in the road. But this time I have the directions...I know which way I want/need to go. I guess I'm just scared of going. I'm scared to take the plunge, I'm scared of the consequences of changing, even though I know I want to, need to. I know that the positives, the benefits, the amazingness of my new gift will outweigh any reprocussions, by far. But I'm scared. I am scared of losing people I have, I am scared that if I have different priorities and different things mattering to me people won't want to know. I know I have different things to be thinking about and not everyone around me can appreciate this.

I think what I find most difficult is that I'm more aware of my failings. The times when I didn't do the right thing, didn't say what I should have said, when I am selfish, when I don't have the energy and I feel bad for it. I fail to reach my own targets, my own standards, let alone anybody elses. I'm confused because I do realise that this doesn't matter. It is ok to fail. No-one can be perfect. It's natural almost. But I feel guilty for it, it is very difficult thing to drop a 'lifetime' of bad habits, thoughts, values.

It is difficult to stop doing things that I don't necessarily want to do but are kind of reflex actions. It is difficult to know how to do that. How to become the person I know I can be, I know I want to be. It's also difficult toI dislike confrontation, I have no wish to consciously upset or offend anyone due to my own opinions, after all they are just opinions and I can't take them as fact. But at the same time, I have no wish to sit quiet and keep my opinions to myself. I guess it's difficult when your opinions are based on such a 'taboo' subject, when they have developed from a 'book' that a lot of people deem untrue. It is difficult to stand up for your opinion when a lot of people are violently offended and at times angered by what you believe. It would be so easy to go and hide in a corner, but I know that I can't. I know this won't help anybody. I have a lot of questions, and I think I have been given the answers, I'm just not sure I understand them. I'm not sure I am interpreting them correctly. I guess I'm struggling to find the right balance.

I guess I can only hope that those around me, friends, family, etc will be happy with my choices. I can only hope that they will either understand or accept changes I make. I guess I can only have faith that everything is under 'control' and that I will have teh right guidance. I will know what to say, what to do. I can only have the faith that whatever happens, whatever people think of me, things really will be ok. For the first time ever I realise that I am not alone, I am loved, I am wanted, I am needed, I actually make a difference, and I am Happy. I know this is good! At times I am so overwelmed with positive emotion that my whole body feels as if it is going to explode. I am intoxicated with life, love, and pure joy.

Monica...ok...predictable..but Ross???????

Which Friends Character Are You?
	You are part Monica. You have a go-all-out nature. Your friends better watch out, because you play to win. Also, when it comes to order and cleanliness, you're a bit obsessive compulsive. Your best trait, however, is your thoughtfulness. You go to great lengths to care for your friends.
	You are part Ross. You're intelligent and adored by your parents. However, your lack of social skills causes you to talk too much and try too hard. While your friends pick on you for your nerdiness, they better watch our for your rage.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Full House!

Yey. The first of my remaining housemates are due to arrive within the next 10 hours!!! And I should have all of them here by tea time!!! I am feeling very optimistic about this year. I can't believe it's my fianl year (of my degree anyway...) and I am positive it is still going to be fun!!!

Waterfall...

Well I am one fan of nature...but I'm not a particually big fan when it occurs in my living room. Today there was a very fast waterfall flowing from my living room ceiling, resulting in a rather fine river flowing over the living room carpet. Now me and my housemate have the lovely problem of dealing with lots of very soggy towels, electrical equipment, and drying out our carpet. Oh it's all fun fun fun!!

This has been a rather odd week. Probably my first emotional rollercoaster for a while. I don't like the stress that emotions seem to cause. It would be nice to be able to switch off ones feelings once in a while, it would definitely make life a lot less complicated!!!! But I guess we have to remember that without negative, how would we measure positive?

The blogging world

It would seem to me that the blogging world is not what it was. I remember a time that after not using the internet for a day or two I would have several posts to catch up on from numerous bloggers. Now it seems that people don't make the time to blog of feel blogging is irrelavent. People barely update from one month to the next. I like catching up with people by the exciting stories they can make up. The way people can make a mundane task such as washing up sound like hours of fun amuses me. Where have you gone bloggers of the E-world???? Yes, I realise that Without a blog, the stars roar, the girl smiles, the cloud moves. Without a blog, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash. The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without a blog. The moon glows, the river flows, the breeze warms, Life goes on. Life does go on. But they do make life a little more interesting at times. Plus it's a good way to hear about what friends are upto when you can't actually be with them.

Maybe I just need to have something more exciting to be thinking about?

They think it's all over...

...it is now!

Today is my last day at work. :-( I have to admit I am a little sad, I have made numerous friends here and had a lot of laughs! But that's the end of my summer and I must return to Durham and start the next chapter. I have a new house and a new set of housemates (Yey!- the last lot were awful!! :-P).

Life is full of comings and goings, whether it be people, objects, homes.... We must learn to embrace these, make the most out of every situation, cherish the memories we make, and learn to accept the losses.

Then, at last, we may be content.

Lol...everyone look on in awe!!

Yup. I went to an allotment AGM yesterday. I am the definition of cool!!!!! It has to be one of the most amusing things I have witnessed in a long time!! Lots of grumpy old men arguing over the size of a lawn mower and discussing drainage ditch lengths!! I learnt a few names by the end...Brian was especially grumpy and p****d everybody off!! My Dad has an allotment, not me, in case you thought I had gone completely crazy! I don't like soil...(unless it's very old and maybe an odd colour). I accompanied him to his meeting. He seems quite keen on his allotment. I think it's place of solitude. It's his and only his. So I think he should get as much encouragement as possible! So I shall endeavor to attend as many pub meetings as possible :-D

Hope everyone is ok!!

Hello!!

I had some really cheesy quote but I have decided against it. I've had a fun few weeks...working...working...working!!! I have decided that I would like to be a manager!! I quite enjoy telling people what to do (but I'm sure you already knew that!). I have to train a new person in less than two weeks!!! :-S Nail niting stuff huh!!!!

I hope all is well with everyone. Do comment as I'm bored and I can't access facebook or myspace. My social life is over!!

:-P

BORED...

...at work. Only 28 days to go though!!! Whoop Whoop!!!

By the way...anyone know where I can buy some acid??!!

Blood is NEVER blue!!!!

After having a rather serious lunchtime discussion...I decided to put things right!!! I myself believed the myth that de-oxygenated blood is blue so feel it is my duty to inform others like me! I'm afraid we were/are wrong!! Read the following reply regarding de-oxygenated blood

The blood in your veins is called venous blood.

What colour is venous blood?

When the haemoglobin in your blood combines with oxygen it turns bright red. When it loses oxygen it turns dark red. It may be described as dark crimson which reflects some blue but not enough to make it look blue or purple.

I have taken blood samples from veins many times and have donated blood many times and it always comes out of the vein as a very dark red colour. I have seen many blood agar plates kept in conditions where there is no oxygen--and the plates are dark red. I have taken blood with a vacuum syringe which contains no air at all. I have never seen the blood inside the syringe look blue.

Some people think that blood comes out of the vein and immediately turns red because it comes into contact with oxygen. When you watch blood coming out of your arm into a transparent tube, you realise that it is not contacting oxygen and it is a very dark red. In low light it almost looks black. When I first saw a bag of blood at the Red Cross I didn't recognise it at first because it was so dark red.

So why does the dark red blood look blue when it is in the veins? Veins are white, so the colour of the veins is not the reason.

It's because the light from the sun and light globes, etc is made up of many different colours and these are absorbed at different rates the deeper you go through the skin.
It's like what happens underwater...

I have been scuba diving and the deeper you go the less red you see unless you take a light with you. Everything looks blue, green or black. The water is absorbing the red end of the spectrum so that only blue light remains to be reflected. When you look into a deep swiming pool with a white bottom, it appears blue. Apparently skin does the same thing to the light. The deeper under the skin you go the bluer things look.

Then why does the skin of pale-skinned people turn red when they blush or become flushed? The tiny capillaries which carry the blood are so close to the surface of the skin that none of the red colour is filtered out.

But the blood in the veins which are a little further in under the skin look blue. Although it is really dark red!

Virginia R Claire, (2007), found online at http://www.axel-and-alice.com/ddcl/ddca/ddca0246.html, last accessed 08/08/2007!

I'm BORED...

....somebody entertain me!!

Key to the door...

It's been a looooooooooooooooong time!! In fact I have become a year older since we last spoke!! I think birthdays are quite strange in that way...in the space of 24 hours you suddenly become a year older!

Well my weeks have been filled mainly of work...a little bit of fun...and my 21st Birthday!! Which was amazing!! Thanks to everyone who...particiapted (for want of a better word!!). :-D

I have also discovered the amazingness of the number 5. I like it. I like writing it...try it some time.

Adios!

Awesome...

Hehe...not sure who else experienced the fantastic weather yesterday but it was truly A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! It was incredible!! I managed to get onto a bus and was heading into town before the torrents of water started!! The roads were no longer roads...there was quite literally rivers running down the streets! Water reached 7 inches in some places!! People couldn't walk anywhere without getting their feet wet! Waterfalls were created from odd shaped roofs! I have never seen such chaos! Half an hours rain the whole town had stopped. Shops had closed. Electrics were down! Even Morrisons supermarket couldn't cope and were chucking customers out!

It is good to see and be reminded just how powerful forces outside of our control can be!!

M is for Mildert Day

A Day for Mildert. I have very bad memories of Mildert Day 2006, so It wouldn't have taken much to better last years events. Mildert Day is strange. A whole day is dedicated to being part of a college. The day can be spent in a number of ways: You can have a bounce on the inflatables...drink until you are sick doing the mildert day challenge (10 pints)...or listen to the completely ridiculous, awful, not funny, at times degrading carrot awards. Yet this is a day people look forward to? Like I said. It is strange. I did get my face painted and enjoy the company of some people. Lets not forget thrashing (ok..maybe not thrashing) Al at a game of crazy golf! I also recieved my results today and am relieved to know I have passed this year and may carry on to the joyus next level... Hope all is well with one.

Life is an apple

...or a plum...or a banana..or peach...or something like that. Apparently.

They think it's all over...

...it is now!! (Hmmmm...I think i use [...] far too much??) Hehe. Yup, that's right. My exams have ended!! I would say it feels great, fantastic, amazing, such a relief. But...it doesn't. Too be truthful it feels no different. I just have no work to do again. All in all they seemed to go fairly smoothly, I don't think there was any exam that I couldn't at least make an answer up for..but I guess I won't know how well I've done for a few weeks... :-S ...roll on June 19th!!

Anyhoo...I would write a thrilling and exciting update of my wonderous life, but it's late, I'm tired, and I can't be bothered. I now away to my bed and plan to sleep for a good few hours. I'm sure I will be up for tea!!

Adios amigos

Arrrrggggghhhhhh....it is impossible!!

Hey. For all of you that have finished exams and need something to waste your time on...and for all of you that havn't that need something to waste your time procrastinating on!! It's truly addictive!! But Play The Impossible Quiz!!

Emma likes to...

Rules of The Google Game:

Go to Google and type in quotation marks your name and then "likes to" (eg. "Steve likes to"). Type in the first ten things that come up and repost in your own note.

Emma likes to tuck her dolls in to bed.

Emma Likes to Sleep.

Emma likes to put into the pieces.

Emma likes to spend time in the sun.

Emma likes to bitch at people on set and roll her eyes during long interviews when asked the same questions more than once. (lol...love it!!)

Emma likes to garden.

What Emma likes to do above anything else is match make.

Emma likes to read.

Emma likes to travel.

Emma likes to learn about the world around her.

Race for life...

Hey guys. My friend Michaela is doing the race for life on the 10th of June. If you would like to sponsor a good cause you can do so here.

Thanks :-D

P.S. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Tim and Kat. 5 years is pretty impressive!! :-P

What kind of sleeper are you?

Sleep is a strange thing. I find it amusing how different people are when they are in bed. My aunt doesn't move. At all. She goes to bed and the next morning she gets out and you wouldn't know she had been there! My sister Hannah is a thrasher, of the unfortunate times I've shared a bed with her I have been kicked, punched and generally annoyed! She just doesn't stay still! My sister Amy was a walker. She would watch come downstairs and watch TV, whilst asleep. Sleepwalkers are quite scary!

I have come to the conclusion that I am a very very odd sleeper. I do strange things whilst I am in the land of Nod. No joke. I must apologise to those people who recieved either a phone call or text from me this morning. I was not...shall we say, Compos mentos??!! The other night I held up a cupboard door. And the night before that I was dreaming about Gilbert, He WAS a geographer. A geomorphologist. I was dreaming my revision. And telling myself, outloud, what I needed to know. I have also been known to turn my night clothes inside out, unmake my bed, I frequently talk, and have been known to walk. This is why I didn't share a room as a child. This is why I should have a separate room to my husband (touch wood) when I'm older. I am a scary, strange sleeper. I would scare me.

What kind of sleeper are you??!!

Mwahahahahahahah

Please Check this out!!!! This is funny!! This is Hilarious!!! But this has to be my favourite!!!!!

Exams (I may as well jump on the band wagon!!)

Well, I havn't posted properly for aggggggggggggggges. That's mainly because I havn't really done anything for agggggggggggggges. At least not anything to mention on here. I have spent the past week preparing for my exams (well exam) and will plod along until my last on 31st May (ggggrrrrr...could it BE any later??!!). Yesterday was my first :-S It was awful... But onward and upwards. Things can only get better!! I can't believe that an academic account of the whole year pretty much boils down to 4 exams...I dislike exams. They do not show my best. How can tehy show anyones best? They are really an example of how much you can remember...so not fair!!!!

Hmmmmm...on a more interesting note. My cupboard door fell down during the night. Scared me a little. I held it up for most of the time...tired arm!! Lol.

The Doctort is in...

03/05/2007

...I 'found' the way...

Hellooooooooooooooooo...

..This comes live from the computer room in the 'courtyard' hehe...

I am bored! Someone entertain me!

Do you want lies with that?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding!!

Hehe...it's hilarious!! I had been meaning to watch it for ages!! It wasn't half as funny for me as it was for Taj though!! Lol...I'm glad he enjoyed it!

Returned to Durham this week! Yey! Have spent the time drinking...eating...cooking...watching scrubs (yey!), watching films, catching up, watching poker...and playing poker!! Whilst trying to write a very stupid essay...gggggrrrrrrr

Wow...I would try to think of something amazing and deep to discuss but its late and it's been a long week. I am off to bedfordshire.

Night.

Leave

I love this song (thanks Tim)!! Unfortuantly this only plays 30 seconds...but the intro is fab so it may encourage you all to go listen or buy!! Enjoy!

Friday the 13th

ooh....spooky!! Hehe...thought I may as well carry on with the superstitious theme! And in honour of it being Friday the 13th I have adopted a vampire bat!! (Hehe...he's not really a vampire bat...hmmmm maybe he is..but...he eats flies...not humans...well not blood...at least not only blood...anyway...he is cool...he being Fredrick- and we all know that Fredrick is cool!!!)

adopt your own virtual pet!

Thai anyone??!!

Hehe...Did you know...and I will be quite shocked if you did. But it is considered bad luck to have your hair cut on wednesday in Thailand. Yup, any self respecting barber will be shut today...and on all wednesdays....weird!

Back to life, Back to reality!

Lol...well I have returned, tired, sunburnt, and with plenty of washing! I had a good week overall. I climbed a couple of mountains, went paddling in a river, and found a delta from the mid holocene...not too shabby for 5 days work!!

Skye is stunning (especially in the sunshine). The hostel was not one of the best, but we ate at a hotel and the pub was ok! However, the hotel only served one meal: Carvery. This was not good. Having 7 roast dinners in a week is...almost sickening!!

Anyway, don't wanna bore you with any details as it will be geographical and you prob don't care! I might post some pictures when I find my wire...until then au revoir!

Off to the Isle of Skye

Yup, this shall be my last post for a few days...well 7 in fact. I am off to the Isle of Skye! I shall spend 7 days either travelling or walking around the highlands of North-West Scotland! I just hope the weather holds out!!

I have been watching a rather interesting Grand Designs!! The family building their Grand Design have developed a property that is environmentally friendly! Katherine Jones, a welsh architect seems pretty keen on encouraging builders to return to how it was and hopes that using environmentally products will be used more by all in the future. She is part of a group of Sustainable building. Check out the house in Wales!!

Anyhoo. Must go...packing to do, sleep to have.

Speak soon

All you need to know can be learned from Noah!

1. Don't miss the boat

2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.

3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something big.

5. Don't listen to critics, just get on with the job that needs to be done.

6. Build your future on high ground.

7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

8. Speed isn't always an advantage. the snails were on board with the cheetahs.

9. When you're stressed float for a while.

10. Remember teh Ark was built by amateurs, the titanic by professionals.

Take from it what you will!!

The Lakehouse

OK. I have got to talk to someone about this film. Has anyone out there seen The Lakehouse...starring (oh yeah!) Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock??!! I watched it the other night and I'm just flabbergasted!! I can't get my head round it...at all!!

Here's the plot...

A lonely doctor (Bullock) who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect (Reeves). They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Note former resident...yes Bullock living in 2004 gets letters from Reeves living in 2002...anyway...I don't want to say too much as will give away the story! But it's weird! I don't understand...I mean you still see the two of them together in 2002...but they seem to exist at different times??!! It's crazy!!

Here is a review(s) of the film...

I saw a screening of this last night and maybe I was just in the right mood for it, but I really enjoyed it. I'm not even a chick-flick kind of girl! It's best if you don't over-analyze the time-travel details and just go with it... it's a movie, after all. Seriously, I wasn't expecting that much and I got a better feeling from this movie than I have in a long time - it made me feel warm and happy. Plus, the whole theater laughed at some parts, plus people gasped and cried, and at the end everyone applauded. That's a good sign, if you ask me. I don't watch previews so I don't know what they give away about the plot, so I'm not going to give much of anything away here. I will just say that to me this was a uniquely told romantic story. I happen to like Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, although they are by no means favorites of mine, nor do I consider them to be consistently amazing actors (more often they're not... at least he's not...). But they made this story work for me and I believe they have good chemistry.

Maybe I should just go to it? I mean my family seem to love it...annd after all it is just a film...and I'm not normally one to ponder on how unrealistic the film is...but it just doesn't work!!

I have found someone who shares the same opinion as me...it is in fact their blog that inspired me to write this post...it's just praying on my mind!!

Silly walk anyone??

I was once shown this fantastic piece of comedy by a very good friend of mine, however, there was a minute or so missing. I have found this longer version and wanted to share it with you!!



Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Mothers Day, Post Secrets, and much more!

Ok...Rant over...now I will get down to some hardcore blogging!! I havn't done this for a while!

So...

As most of you will be aware, it was mothers day on sunday. Many discussions have been had regarding commercialism and hypocracy regarding mothers day. However, I think that Mother's Day is an acceptable holiday...mainly because it's a chance for everyone to show their gratitude for their mothers, even if it is forced. Plus it has some actual historical context...unlike some other 'americanised' holidays!

Anyway...I found a song that I think is quite apt for the day...it's not a brilliant song...I just like the message!!

Tammy Wynette- No Charge

Now our little boy came up to his mom
In the kitchen this evenin' while she was fixin' supper
And he handed her a piece of paper he'd been writin' on
And after wipin' her hands on her apron
She read it, and this is what it said.

For mowin' the lawn, five dollars
For makin' my own bed this week, one dollar
And for goin' to the store, fifty cents
An' playin' with little brother while you went shoppin', twenty-five cents.

Takin' out the trash, one dollar
Gettin' a good report card, five dollars
And for rakin' the yard, two dollars
Total owed, fourteen seventy-five.

Well, as mom looked at him standin' there expectantly
And I could see the mem'ries flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen, and turnin' the paper over
This is what she wrote.

For the nine months I carried you growin' inside me, no charge
For the nights I've sat up with you
Doctored you, and prayed for you, no charge
For the time and the tears
That you've cost through the years, there's no charge
And when you add it all up
The full cost of my love is no charge.

For the nights filled with dread
And all the worries ahead, no charge
For advice and the knowledge
And the cost of your college, no charge
For the toys, food and clothes and even for wipin' your nose
There's no charge, son
And when you add it all up
The full cost of my love is, no charge.

Well, when he finished readin'
He had great big old tears in his eyes
And he looked up at her standing there and said
Mama, I sure do love you
Then he took the pen,
And in great big letters
He wrote PAID IN FULL.

Lord knows when you add it all up
The cost of real love is, no charge...

Sunday is one of my favourite days of the week! Sunday is the day that Post Secret publish their latest secrets (hehe...look at that link!! I hope you are impressed of me Tim!). Now I don't always relate to the secrets, I don't always understand, but for some reason I find the blog comforting...I guess knowing that everyone has little gripes, worries, concerns in life kind of makes me feel a little more normal, and I guess makes me think that perhaps thigns are not such a big a deal as I think. Anyway...I just wanted to share that with you. Read it, laugh, cry, hate it! I hope you enjoy!

And finally, just thought I'd give you a quick update on my status! I'm back 'home' and will be for 5 weeks give or take a few days in Durham and a week in skye! So anyone from Darlo reading...I'm bored!

:-D

GGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

I have had a post planned for days...I've just never got round to writing it. And now I don't want to because I'm so MAD!

I've Done 104 Of 140 Life Experience's

Great fun and there are lots of great stories behind some of these...

Level 1
(x) Had an asthma attack
(X) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(X) Drank Alcohol
(X) Been In Love
(X) Been Dumped
() Been Fired
() Been In A Fist Fight
(x) Snuck Out Of A Parent's House
Total so far: 6

Level 2
(X) Had Feelings For Someone Who Didn't Have Them Back
(x) Been Arrested/Seen Someone You Know Get Arrested
(X) kissed A Stranger
( ) Gone Out On A Blind Date
(X) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(X) Skipped School
( x) Slept With A Co-worker
() Seen Someone / Something Die
Total so far: 12

Level 3
(X) Been On A Plane
(x) Thrown Up From Drinking
(X) Eaten Sushi
() Been Snowboarding/Skiing
() Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
(X) Been Mosh Pitting
(X) Taken Pain Killers
(X) Love(d)or Lust(d) Someone Who You Couldn't Have
(x Been in a BAD relationship
Total so far: 19

Level 4
(X) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
(X) Made A Snow Angel
(X) Had A Tea Party
(X) Flown A Kite
(X) Built A Sand Castle
(X) Gone Puddle Jumping
(X) Played Dress Up
(X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
(X) Gone Sledding
(X) Cheated While Playing A Game
Total so far: 29

Level 5
(X) Been Lonely
(X) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
() Used A Fake / Someone Else's ID
(X) Watched the Sun Set / Sun Rise
( ) Felt An Earthquake
( ) Kissed A Snake
(X) Been Tickled
(X) Been Robbed / Vandalized
( ) Robbed Someone
(X) Been Misunderstood
Total so far: 35

Level 6
(X) Pet A Deer
(X) Won A Contest
( ) Been Suspended
(X) Had Detention
(x) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
( ) Had / Have Braces
(X) Eaten a whole thing of ice cream in one night
(X) Had deja vu
(X) Danced in the moonlight
(X) Hated The Way You Look
Total so far: 43

Level 7
(X) Witnessed A Crime
(X) Questioned Your Heart
(X) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
(X) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(X) Been Lost
( ) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(X) Swam In The Ocean
(X) Felt Like You Were Dying
(X) Cried Yourself To Sleep
Total so far: 51

Level 8
(X) Played Cops And Robbers
(X) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(X) Sang Karaoke
(X) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(X) Made Prank Phone Calls
(X) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose...eeeeewwww...rum!!
(X) Kissed In The Rain
(X) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
(X) Been Kissed Under Mistletoe
Total so far: 60

Level 9
(X) Watched The Sun Set With Someone You Care / Cared About
(X) Blown Bubbles
(X) Made A Bonfire On The Beach
(x) Crashed A Party
() Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car Full Of People
(X) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(X) Had A Wish Come True
() Been Humped By A Monkey
(x) Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
Total so far: 71

Level 10
( ) Screamed "Bogies" In Class
( ) Swam With Dolphins
( ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole / Freezer/Ice Cube
() Kissed A Fish
(X) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(X) Sat On A Roof Top
(X) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
(X) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
() Talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
(X) Stayed Up All Night
Total so far: 76

Level 11
(X) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree
(X) Climbed A Tree
(X) Had / Been In A Tree House
(X) Have been/Are scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
() Seen a Ghost
(x) Have/Had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes or Flip Flops
( ) Gone streaking
()Been to/Visited Someone At Jail
( ) Played Chicken
(X) Been Pushed Into A Pool With All Your Clothes On
Total so far: 82

Level 12
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
() Broken A Bone
(X) Been Easily Amused
(X) Caught A Fish
(X) Caught A Butterfly
(X) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(X) Cried So Hard You Laughed
(X) Mooned / Flashed Someone
(X) Had someone Moon / Flash You
Total so far: 90

Level 13
(X) Cheated On A Test
(X) Forgotten Someone's Name
(X) Slept Naked
(X) French braided someones hair
() Gone Skinny Dipping
(x Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(X) Rode A Roller Coaster
() Went Scuba-Diving / Snorkeling
(X) Had A Cavity
Total so far: 97

Level 14
(X) Been Used
(X) Fell Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat ...
(X) Bitten Someone
(X) Licked Someone
() Been shot at with a real gun
(x) Had sex outdoors
() Flattened someone’s tires
(X) Drove in a car until the gas light came on
(X) Got five pounds or less and bought something.
Total: 104

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

I can't get no sleep!!!!

Enough said!!

To be or not to be...??

Today my two faces finally met, and I had a decision to make :-S. Yup, My Team aka Liverpool played my secret team Manchester United. You would not believe the trauma that this 'simple' game of football caused. I was in complete turmoil! Do I continue to 'show my support' for the team that I have always said I have or do I cheer for the players I actually know?? Unfortunately or maybe fortunately this turned out to be a relatively simple decision as watching Liverpool for the first time since Owen left (not necessarily true but you get the idea...) I realised that they are almost a team of cheating, diving, appealing b******s. I was not impressed. I also found myself cheering when Man U played well, Van De Sar saved an attempted goal, and when Man U finally scored a goal. I think that these situations can hit us a lot in everyday life. So many people 'play up' to people. Not necessarily lying or being deceitful or malicious but simply forcing interest or agreeing with people on subjects that they don't agree on or...the list is endless. I think it can be somewhat amusing and potentially traumatic when the two sides meet. It is then that we must make up our minds and get off the fence. I'm not sure how much people like that. Hmmmm...

Lol...I thought this was slightly amusing!!

A boy was playing with his trains, whilst his mum was in the kitchen. All of a sudden she heard him say.. ."all you bastards getting off, fuck off, all you bastards getting on hurry the fuck up". His mum horrified sends him to his room for 2 hours until he can be polite and be nice.

When he starts playing with his trains again 2 hours later she heard him say.. ."all those disembarking mind the step, and to all those just boarding enjoy your journey, and finally to all those upset at the 2 hour delay, blame the bitch in the kitchen!"

The wonders of blogging.

Have you ever wondered why people do this? There are over 961,507,103 on this site alone. Blogging has taken over the world. Today I had a bit of a break from work and spent it browsing some blogs. So many of them are, just as I expected ramblings from people. Thoughts about their life, their worries, their feelings. This is how I use my blog. I don't post very often. I post when I have something to say. When I need to release my feelings. When I just need to have my thoughts out loud. This can be applied to both 'positive' and 'negative' posts. I understand that there are people who read my blog, who will judge, assume, and worry when necessary. But please note that my blogs are not written with a reader in mind. I do not assume that people will read, take note, take interst, nderstand what I am writing about or referring to. I really don't write my posts to victimise or criticise anyone. I do not write them to intentionally belittle or upset or offend. It a way for me to rid of my excess emotions. I can only apologise if my latest post has caused any hurt or upset or offence to any of my 'readers'. This was not my intention and never will be.

Wow...145th post...

...that seems pretty impressive!! I think I have probably written 145 posts of worthless s**t though!!

I don't think todays will be any different. I have had an odd few weeks. I have seen...realised...been made aware of many revelations that have been happy, joyful, amazing, tearful, and sad. It is unfortunate that the saddening and unhappy relevation is fairly dominant over the happy, joyful, and simply amazing revelation. Don't you hate that the bad no-matter how infrequent or insignificant always seems to outweigh the good, if only for a day, an hour, or even a second. That 'bad', soul destroying, possibly life changing...life effecting thing takes the excitement and pure unadulterated happiness out of your life. I know that hate is a strong word, and I refuse to allow myself to actually hate anything or anyone. But for that day, hour, or second I have to admit that I have at times wished that I have never had the 'pleasure' of meeting the cause of my unhappiness. That said, I am a believer that it is only you that can allow someone or something to upset you, and that by overlooking things and shrugging things off you are being the bigger person. But we are only human right? We are not emotionless. Sometimes things are too much. Too upsetting. Too hurtful. It is at these times that it takes a lot to be the bigger person. It is not always achievable. It is at these times that I use the word hate. I hate myself for not being strong, I hate myself for not giving my all, I hate myself for not being the friend that I know I can and want to be. I hate myself for not going the extra mile. I hate myself for not asking the questions I wanted to ask. I hate that I can't find the right words. I hate that no matter what I tell myself, no matter what I try to think I can't stop feeling alone, empty. I can't. And I hate that. I hate that my happy thing, my happy place no longer provides warmth, it no longer provides comfort. I hate that. I hate that I will go to bed feeling guilty for my failures in not giving the day and everything in that 100%.

I hope you had a good day.

I am 56% English!!

[ ] All of your Granparents are English
[ ] You would choose a good old English holiday anytime
[ x] You have visited Blackpool
[x] You have been to London
[x] You make fun of the Welsh

SCORE SO FAR [3]

[ ] Fish and Chips is your favourite takeaway
[ x] You prefer tea over coffee
[x ] You have tried black pudding
[ ] You like vindaloo
[] When you're abroad you have an English Breakfast over a continental breakfast

SCORE SO FAR [5]


[x] You hate the Germans
[ ] You hate the French
[ ] The Beatles were better than Elvis
[] British Military is the best in the world
[x] You have biscuits with your tea

SCORE SO FAR [7]


[ x] You have been to a cricket match
[ ] You have cried at the end of an England football Match
[x] You say football instead of soccer
[x]You find Only Fools and Horses funny
[x] You find Blackadder funny

SCORE SO FAR [11]

[x] You prefer British humour over American humour
[x ] You prefer British television programmes over American television programmes
[ ] When someone falls or drops something you shout waheeey
[x] You know all the words to "always look on the brightside of life"
[] No matter what happens you never give up and take the positives out of bad situations


FINAL SCORE [14]

February 14th

Well this day...as you all know is famous for Genetics as today is the anniversary of Dolly the sheeps death.

R.I.P Dolly

...You will be sadly missed by the Welsh and British alike!! Hehe

Yes I realise it is St Valentines Day as several thousand years ago St Valentine had a feast... but I don't understand why that has lead to lots of sickly sweet couples giving each other meaningless gifts?? I know you're probably think I'm just a really bitter singleton...but really what is it all about?? Has the day of sending of mass produced heart shaped cards, expensive flowers, giant teddy bears, and lots of chocolate really developed due to Geoffrey Chaucer??

Approximatly 1 Billion cards are sent each year...that could account for around 1/6 of the Worlds population sending a card??!! Of those cards sold 85% are bought by women! This could suggest that 70% of cards sent are NOT replied to!! Why do it to yourself?? Unrequited love is bad enough at anytime of the year...never mind on 'thee day for all lovers'!

Gggggrrrrrrrr...I fear that we are becoming more Americanised each year...continuoulsy making a big deal of 'Hallmark Holidays' such as Today, Halloween, and holidays that actually had meaning such as Easter, Christmas, and Mothers Day are becoming more and more commercialised and the initial meanings are being forgotten.

Ggggggggrrrrrr to the people that have caused this to happen. Maybe you should ask yourself a question next time you recieve a gift off someone. What day is it? I hope you are happy and feel all warm inside after recieving a gift from your loved one because society told them to buy it.

Love to all that have love, and to all that have yet to find love. No hearts, flowers, or candy. Just because I want to give it.

What do you do in your spare time??!!

Apparently if you have seen more than 85 of these films...you have no life...

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
() Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total: 7

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
() Saw
() Saw II
() White Noise
( ) White Oleander (and read it)
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
( x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 14

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
() Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
(x) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 23

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 30

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 38

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() KING KONG
Total so far: 45

(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
(x) Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
Total so far: 55

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x)Chicago
(x)Ghost Ship
() From Hell
() Hellboy
() Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 61

(x) The Day After Tomorrow (oh my god...made me soooooo angry!!)
() Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
(x) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
(x) Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 69

(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far:78

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
(x) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
() Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 83

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 94...oh dear!!

(x) X-Men
(x) X2
() X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
(x) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 105

(x) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 110

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 116

(x) Baseketball
(x) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
(x) Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 120

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x)Monsters Inc.
(x)Titanic
(x )Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 124

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x)Waterworld
Total so far: 129

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 131

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
()Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
() Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 135

(x) The Matrix
(x)The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total: 142...oops

Give it a go!!

The LGM

No...I had no idea what LGM stood for either!!! Yet I was studying the effects it had had on the post-glaciated landscape of the Lake District!! I have just spent 3 days studying moraines...drumlins...humocky things...and roche moutenee and I still am none the wiser! All I seem to have learnt is how much I need to know!! All glacial deposits look like 'hills' once they have been vegetated!!I may never be able to look at a 'hill' in the same way again!! I did also adopt a very nice Roche Moutenee...(the name of which stems from some kind of rock wig maker!!) named by Tim as Henry...and I'm sure he had striations! Anyway...was a rather intense...tiring...fun...mind blowing...windy weekend! Now I need a hot shower and bed!

Adios

P.S LGM stands for the Last Glacial Maximum in case you were wondering!

Happy Birthday!!

Well...I was going to write something confounding...but instead I am going to take the opportunity to wish a many happy returns for the day to Severus Snape!! Today is his birthday. Happy Birthday Severus!

*Jumping...singing...dancing....*

I can't believe this is the first and last time that I will get the huge rush of adrenaline due to waiting for the publication of the latest Harry Potter Book but it's brilliant! I seriously can't wait but I have to. I must apologise to all those that I mocked for queuing at Ottakers at ungodly hours in order to receive their copy of pure brilliance. I now realise just why you did that! It's so exciting!! I may have to read the previous books just to make sure all is fresh when I read the final one!!!! *deep breaths*. I hope everyone is looking forward to Harry Potter 7 as much as I am. The link (I hope you're proud of me Tim!!!) will allow you to reserve your copy if you so wish!!

A Time For New Begginings...

"This is a time for reflection as well as celebration. As you look back on the past year and all that has taken place in your life, Remember each experience for the good that has come of it and for the knowledge you have gained. Remember the efforts you have made and the goals you have reached. Remember the love you have shared and the happiness you have brought. Remember the laughter, the joy, the hard work, and the tears. And as you reflect on the past year, also be thinking of the new one to come. Because most importantly, this is a time of new beginnings and the celebration of life".

All the best for 2007.