Hey to all who may still be reading this journal, or not reading it as the case may be.... I'm still alive! My many apologies for not boring you with updates over the last 8 months. I have no excuses for it really, other than RL got in the way and I only had time for a few brief comments on other people's journals. Quite shameful really. I shall attempt to do better in the future.

So what have I been doing for the last 8 months? I wish I could say it was something thrilling but it's pretty much been University keeping me busy and away from finding time to update. First year exams went well, which meant I passed the year comfortably and can meander on to my second year in a couple of weeks. Other than that I have been tearing my hair out by chasing up this years landlords to fix everything in our new house. Oh, what fun! On the upside, the house is rather nice and in a cunning manoeuvre I managed to claim one of the biggest rooms.

Fandom-wise I've been a bit of a lurker. But to summarise! I thought the new Harry Potter book was rather good, wasn't a fan of the epilogue but understand its necessity. ( Spoilers... ) That said! I was relatively pleased with it and so ends an era.

Smallville I don't have much to say on. The end of the season was poor really and I'm getting quite fed up of it. ( Minor spoiler... ) Even Lex is making me lose interest. It is a sad time.

A saving grace for TV this year has to be Heroes. Brilliant show, some great characters and altogether awesome season arc. Felt the finale was a tiny bit anti-climatic but the overall feel of the season was superb. Also Nathan/Peter? Yummy. In a completely dirty wrong way of course.

House was really awesome this year too, funny as ever and kept me entertained all the way through. All that needs to be decided is Wilson/House or House/Cuddy? Hmmm.... They really could go either way, lol. Was sad to see Veronica Mars end, because yeah, it has dropped in quality a bit since the first season but it still outshines other teen dramas by light years. It will be missed.

Dabbled in Lost again this year, some might say against my will, and came to the same conclusion; it is still too slow moving to the point of boredom and fails to hold my interest. Also watched CSI on a regular basis this year, not as good as it used to be but I am amused by the ruckus the Grissom/Sara relationship is causing. Should be interesting to see where they go with that next year.

Other than that I saw a few films at the cinema but nothing that really stood out from the crowd to me. That said, I still have to see Transformers which I've heard is excellent.

Oh! And I did manage to stretch to writing a brief Doctor Who dialogue based fanfic called The Problem With Apologising. Speaking of Doctor Who, bit disappointed with this year. Not a huge Martha fan, it has to be said. She just isn't my cup of tea. Not especially looking forward to Catherine Tate either. The Master was awesome, though I didn't like the finale at all. Big let down on the whole and it could have been so much better!

But anyway, to all who have bared through the desolate silence. How're you all doing?

*bounces*

I'm going to see Muse next June!! Yayness.

Mmmm...

The whole reason for watching that one episode? Nathan Fillion and Josh Holloway. Topless.

It has been a good day.

/end shallow post.

I'm so annoyed.

It's two in the bloody morning, pouring with rain and some fucktard decided to purposefully set off the fire alarm. Why?? Why would you think that's a good idea?

Anyway the fire brigade showed up pretty quick, still took them half an hour to clear the building though. Some people only had on shorts and a vest top - they must have been freezing! I'm so glad I was still up when it went off; at least a shirt and jeans is a bit warmer...

Le sigh. Rant over, I shall retire to bed now.

( Smallish pic behind cut... Bring on October 22nd! )

That is all.

So I'm here.

The room is very nice, though as a few of my mates have pointed out, my en suite does resemble something of a caravan bathroom. *shrugs* Beggars can't be choosers.

There was a bar crawl last night through the four major colleges on campus; Keynes, Rutherford, Eliot and Darwin which ended at the campus club. Shamefully I was rather shattered by about 11:30pm so I went back to my room. Not that I got much sleep as there seemed to be some sort of corridor party.

But, yeah, it's been good so far. I've met a few new people, mainly those on the same corridor as me. And mainly guys, interestingly.

I had my gym induction earlier, though they were showing a topless Clark onscreen in the background at the time, so I had to concentrate extra hard on the guy talking. :-P

Tonight, there's quite a lot of parties going on and Hypnotist night at the campus club. Should be a laugh.

Well, this is it I guess.

I'm off to University in a couple of hours. Somewhat of a surreal moment, to be honest.

Hopefully when I get there my internet connection will have been set up so I won't be with out a fix of LJ for long. ;-P

Until later then.

So, House has returned...
( Cut for spoilers... )

Seems that a lot of time has passed since my last update. Oddly, it feels much the opposite for me. Still, I seem to have been doing something everyday for the last two weeks which, like, never happens for me. *is disconcerted*

Mostly I've been shopping for Uni - less than two weeks people! - I've pretty much managed to renew my winter wardrobe, got a single duvet (so long double bed... *woe*), towels, cooking appliances and stuff that's listed under the strict* Halls of Residence guide at Kent. There's also been a ton of applications and paper work to do and fill out, which is less fun. Tomorrow I must accomplish: changing my bank account and switching my mobile phone network. Orange is ridiculously expensive these days...

Also? Listening to the Captain Planet theme tune in the House of Fraser changing rooms = bloody awesome.

*see, amusing.

( Scientific and Emotional Intuition quiz and my IQ according to 'Test the Nation' )

Until next time, folks!

Gakked from many people... Cut for some vaguely non work-safe pictures and 'cause it's pretty big.

( My Interests Collage! )

Wow, the online enrolment for Kent University is looong...

Still I got the accommodation I applied for, which is brilliant. Gotta move in on September 16th - quite a nervy prospect, t'is less than a month!

*bites nails* I gotta do some serious shopping.

I passed!

Still not quite sure how I managed it, but I got two A's and a B. The B was in History as somehow I spectacularly failed my Stalin's Russia paper which brought my grade down a bit - I knew it went badly but I didn't think it went that badly though. Still, I'm not complaining! It's a good B.

With those results it also means I got into Kent Uni - yay!

Two in the morning. Can't seem to get to sleep... This is becoming a pattern of late.

*drums fingers*

In other news: exam results in two days. Hmm.

/random post.

Okay, we're just gonna ignore the fact I've been very lax in updating my journal to observe the new series three Doctor Who promo pics...

The Gallery is here.

Why? Why is the suit blue? I miss the pronounced pinstripes already. They'd better alternate, that's all I can say.

Other observations: the new companion's outfit looks quite cool; bearing in mind that they've got to make her noticeably individual from Rose. Though it does seem like they're treading a fine line.

I don't think I'll ever be able to walk again. My feet are killing me; all blistered and whatnot - owwie!

Turns out 'Next' needed me for an 8 hour shift yesterday evening and then another 8 hour shift early this morning. I think I must have packed, lifted, shelved, shelved on ladders and unpacked at least a hundred crates and boxes yesterday. Today was a whole different kettle of fish though; we had nice customers, pissy customers and weird customers. Oddly it was the busiest from 5:30am to about 9am, after that it emptied a little - not by much though.

Still, it was interesting even if every muscle in my body is aching like a mad thing. Y'know I'm pretty sure this post is lacking in some sort of coherency...

Now, I'm off to read some fanfic and put my feet up.

So, yes, that post I promised over a week ago...

Firstly 'Doctor Who', the incredibly sad finale. ( Read more... )

I went to see 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' as well that day, gotta say I wasn't as thrilled as everyone else seems to have been. ( Read more... )

Finally, I saw 'Superman Returns' on Friday and I actually really, really enjoyed it. ( Read more... )

That is all. For now anyway.

I tells ya, the last few days have not been my friend. Nuh-uh.

On Sunday, when I was supposed to be going to my cousins 'Welcome Home Party'; I had a migraine the size of Texas - sure sign I shouldn't have gone, really. Still the bitching from the family really wasn't worth it. So I went, albeit a bit later than planned.... Most. Boring. Thing. Ever.

Don't get me wrong, I love my cousin but I didn't even see her that night - or her sister. Just loadsa people I'd never met before; still I'm fairly certain she had a good time. 'Course fate decided that headaches and boredom weren't enough entertainment and gave me food poisoning to top the evening off. So, yeah, I've been feeling a bit rotten lately.

Alas, at least Italy won the World Cup. And as for Zindane, well, what can I say that hasn't already been mentioned? Tsk. Good headbutt though.

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I went for my induction day at 'Next' today where I had to restrain myself from drifting off during their safety video, which was full of contradictions and told me 'useful' things like 'how to hold a box'. A lot of it seemed like common sense but I guess they have to clarify.

My first shift is next Saturday at the ungodly hour of 5am. Means I'll have to get up at about 3:30am, scary thing is I'm actually looking forward to it!

I still have to write my thoughts on 'Doctor Who' and 'Pirates...' but I figure I'll do it after I've seen 'Superman Returns' tonight. Which, despite everything, I'm really looking forward to seeing. *bounces*

Also Mum rang up the other day for the sole purpose of informing me that she'd finally watched an episode of the new 'Doctor Who' series and is in love with David Tennant. Yes, she is very slooow... *rolls eyes*

*sniffles*

I think tonight's 'Doctor Who' just destroyed me.

I shall bring more coherent thoughts soon, after I've slept.

Gakked from all over the show...

Rules: Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.

Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.

If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order), but you must delete one show for each one that you add.

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