The Life of a Mook

"The Wheel Never Stops Turning"

2006-01-02T13:15:49Z

"That only matters to those on the rim" - Badger, Firefly

Happy New Year To You
Happy New Year To You
Happy New Year Everyone
Happy New Year To You

2005 - what started out as the biggest pile-o-poo ever has become quite the opposite.
I'm on track for a 1st on my course
I'm having a good time at uni
I've got a lovely girlfriend
I've got the best student flat ever
I'm learning to cook more things
I've avoided becomeing an alcoholic (that was a close call)
I've not caught fire

All in all, things have turned out pretty damned well.

So here's looking forward to the new year

May it bring all of your desires

It was the best of times...

2005-12-20T13:12:20Z

Yes, that famous opening line is pretty much the case right at the moment.

At last, the first term is over! And not a moment too soon
My group project (worth 4% of my entire degree) is all ready to submit when we get back after X-mas.
All my coursework for the term made it in on time.
I have complete lecture notes for all my courses.
The floor in our basement is finally being fixed! (only taken 3 months of complaining)

I'm finally getting enough spare time to do all the things I want.
So far that has mostly entailed sleeping until i wake up naturally (haven't made it out of bed before noon yet)

Ah, the joys of holidays.

Alas, all is not perfect.
Happenings out of my control and all that
(Sometimes I feel so usless)

But hey, we do what we can, and focus on the good things. Which at the moment, are very good!

You won't see any posts from me till the new year, I'm back off to Harrow, the Land of Dial-up.
So Merry X-mas one and all, and my the new year bring all you desire.

My 21st!!

2005-11-27T23:58:19Z

Yes...the ever creeping hands of time have passed on another year.
On tuesday 29th November (thats this week) I turn 21!

To celebrate, I plan to go to the union in the evening and drink lots.
I'd appreciate it if some of you lovely people would come and drink with me.

It turns out I don't have archery this week (wish I'd found out sooner), so will probably be in the bar from about 6 onwards. Anyone who wants to join me, meet in the sci-fi library then.

See you there

Hopeless Players

2005-11-17T00:43:24Z

Wow...never seen a session plan go out the window quite as bad as todays.

The players really derailed the plot on this one.

Problem: How do we cross this large, guarded wall....
Plan: send in sneaky person, grab military uniforms, claim to be a patrol

Execution: sneaky perosn goes in, kills sleeping guard, gets one uniform (there are 9 people to snaek accross) comes back to group, gets involved in arguemnt about what he did, triggers alarm...

I just don't know sometimes.

On the plus side, at least I'll have loads of plot ready for next week...

5 Random facts you say?

2005-11-14T11:20:21Z

OK...I'll give this a shot

1. In 2003 I won the Mechwarrior Darkages (that's the clix game) UK championship at GenCon UK

2. The back of my head appeared on Grange Hill in a brass band in about 1999

3. The lead singer of McFly was in my class at Primary School, and we went to the same college. We used to be quite good friends till he went to acting school, now I hate him. His real name is Tom and I think he's gay (or used to be anyway)

4. The owner of the 'Sandwich Shop' used to give me a staff discount in my first year because I had just spent the summer working at 'Playing Games' (which he also owns)

5. I've played about 3 concerts in the Albert Hall with the youth orchestra I was part of back in Harrow. I played the trombone and once added an extra note to the ending of 'Mars'....whoops!

Wow..I've done some pretty odd things...

Smug Mode Engaged

2005-11-11T09:10:25Z

I haven't had much time to update this journal recently, but when one's life picks up as much as this I feel it is worth noting.

I believe the gossip mill has picked up on the reason for my happiness, so I'm just going to sit here, with the smuggest look upon my face and a warm feeling in my heart.

Thank you Vicky!

It works!

2005-09-15T16:18:33Z

Huzzah!

After a week of almost no work, one of my semi-supervisors finally turned up back in college so I could check over with him if the stuff I've been doing is actually any good or not.

In fact it seems really useful! He was impressed with how much I had done (even though I've spent more time updating various websites than actually working) and wanted to talk more tomorrow.

I hope doing a PhD is just like this, then I'll do one for sure.

In the mean time, just one more day to go. Then I get two weeks to rest up before a new term of pain begins (got to hold onto that 1st degree)

Bored Now...

2005-09-13T09:56:01Z

Hum...

What with no supervisors around, an apparant conclusion to the majority of my research work, the wargames website updated for the new year and no more icons needed for the archery website...

I'M BORED!!!

I can't even sum up the bother to surf the net...

SOMEONE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO.....please.....

Promtastic

2005-09-12T09:55:52Z

HUZZAH!

The last Night of the Proms was fantastic! We sang, we cheered, and apparantly even made it onto telly.
I for one had a fantastic evening.
It made all of the sleeping rough in the rain worthwhile

Will be organising a similar even next year, having learnt from a few of our mistakes this year.

Hope the others who wen't had as much fun as me.

Out of interest, how long did the rest of you sleep till on Sunday? (I managed 4pm...)

Return of the Mook

2005-09-09T15:15:22Z

I'm back again!

Finally thought I might try using this thing properly...
Could people give me a list of users to friend...currently I have only Kath, Alex, Owen and Malc

With luck I will be off to the Last Night of the Proms (inside the hall and everything), so long as it stops raining in time to go queue up...which is not looking hugely likely.

I hate wet.

Grand Opening

2004-09-22T14:06:01Z

Daa da da da daa daa daa daaaaaaa!

Look, see, i finaly got round to it.

Not much else to say really, but holidays just about over and a whole new year of work looms ahead (d'oh)

oh well