look what i found!!!!!
http://media2.yahoo.com/player/ligans/?key=47611
its the 80s live action/cartoon combination Super Mario Brothers Super Show!
Its so cheesey its fantastic!
Lou Albano makes a great Mario, although its slightly weird cos im used to Charles Martinet being the official voice of Mazza....
anyhoo...go watch them all. they're great!
30.9.05
29.9.05
Blah
hum....havent blogged for a while so id better do one now.
what have i done since Evil Dead Danger Mouse?
well yesterday i had my first Film Tech lecture and found that my lecturer for that is like a blonder, thinner, less bearded Ricky Gervais. and less of a twat too.
he kept saying 'erm' every few words (except it was pronounced more like 'aaahhh-um') i wonder if he can say that more times in an hour than Mr Parsons record for saying 'right' in physics (back at GCSE level when it was fun).
i seem to remember that the one time we counted, Parsons said 'right' 174 times. thats 2.9 times a minute. im sure my lecturer could beat that.
after that i think i went back to my room and just spent the rest of the day on my computer and watching DVDs...oh! yes. at 12.30 i was meant to be having a meeting with my personal tutor. i got there for 25 past, waited outside til 1, then eventually got in and was there a whole 2 minutes, which was slightly annoying.
in the evening the Malaysians brought back the Omen and borrowed Peter Jackson's Braindead. am hoping to get them onto the Evil Dead trilogy soon. i also had a good conversation with them over eggy bread and a glass of some sort of tea.
this morning i dragged myself out of bed to be in F14 at 11 for my first lecture in Digital Image Production.
DIP roughly translates as 'How to use Photoshop' and the introduction to it would have been a whole lot better if hed just opened Photoshop and pointed out what everything did on it instead of putting it all into a Powerpoint presentation.
he didnt even show the presentation as a slideshow! he just opened Powerpoint and scrolled through the slides on the bit where you edit them!
plus he had a monotonous voice which didnt help. the Irish accent made it slightly more interesting.
after that i got a Ginsters spicy chicken slice for lunch and went to the post room. Rachel was about 5 people in front of me. we waved and said hi, but were slightly too far away to talk properly. i didnt want to push in front of the people between us and she obviously didnt want to lose her place. so i didnt really get a chance to tell her about my idea to do something for my birthday with her, Luke, John, Sanchia and Aiden on Saturday.
the annoying thing was i didnt even have any post.
oh, yeah, on the way into the post room we got given bags of free stuff from the student union.
inside were two Pot Noodles (im not a huge fan of them any way, and these are Southern Fried Chicken flavour, which seems a bit weird), two packets of Pepperami instant noodles (hot and spicy flavour. hopefully nicer than the BBQ ones i had) , 6 Brylcreem Gel Shots, a can of Shark stimulation drink, a can of Rubicon (some sort of fizzy mango flavour drink), an incredibly tiny bottle of Lynx shower stuff and two condoms (which will come in very useful if my luck ever changes...perhaps thats what the Lynx is for...)
then i went on the net for a bit and was going to go over to Sancia and Co's flat to make my suggestion for saturday, but i lost track of time slightly while playing The Sims 2, so its a bit late for that.
tomorrow i have no lectres so im going to go into town, buy some more bottled water (the water here tastes funny....) and a couple of thin white jumpers and another black one (for some reason i've started wearing them under my T shirt) from George of Asda ("who art thou, George of Asda?"), get a beef Deli from McDs, walk back (hopefully not via Cannock Chase) dump my stuff and then go over to Sanchia and co's.
the Malaysians have said that they are going to cook a selection of malaysian food for me on my birthday, which i thought was very nice. hopefully the food will be too.
speaking of birthdays, yesterday the instructions for opening my locked bag came. it was marked 'not to be opened until 02/10/05, but i have already read them.
the reason i've read them was because two presents also came in the post and i wanted to hide them in my bag, out of the way, because if i didnt they would have tempted me and i would have opened them...
ttfn, people!
EXTRA BIT: just read the following in this months Discworld Monthly
Do you happen to have a spare 15 million USD?It appears that American investors won't raise that amount to makeGood Omens. Terry Gilliam has been offered 45 million USD from theinternational community but it appears that American investors don'thave the confidence to back Gilliam due to his shaky track record.For all his brilliance some of Gilliam's films never got finished orwent horrendously over budget - Quixote and Baron Munchausen forexample. Gilliam wants to cast Johnny Depp to play Crowley and Robin Williams to play Aziraphale.
i think im going to cry. Good Omens is my favorite books and Gilliam, when he actually gets to make a film, he makes em good. my only problem is Robin Williams as Aziraphale. he needs to be british. Julian Rhind-Tutt would be good, but hes not quite old enough...
what have i done since Evil Dead Danger Mouse?
well yesterday i had my first Film Tech lecture and found that my lecturer for that is like a blonder, thinner, less bearded Ricky Gervais. and less of a twat too.
he kept saying 'erm' every few words (except it was pronounced more like 'aaahhh-um') i wonder if he can say that more times in an hour than Mr Parsons record for saying 'right' in physics (back at GCSE level when it was fun).
i seem to remember that the one time we counted, Parsons said 'right' 174 times. thats 2.9 times a minute. im sure my lecturer could beat that.
after that i think i went back to my room and just spent the rest of the day on my computer and watching DVDs...oh! yes. at 12.30 i was meant to be having a meeting with my personal tutor. i got there for 25 past, waited outside til 1, then eventually got in and was there a whole 2 minutes, which was slightly annoying.
in the evening the Malaysians brought back the Omen and borrowed Peter Jackson's Braindead. am hoping to get them onto the Evil Dead trilogy soon. i also had a good conversation with them over eggy bread and a glass of some sort of tea.
this morning i dragged myself out of bed to be in F14 at 11 for my first lecture in Digital Image Production.
DIP roughly translates as 'How to use Photoshop' and the introduction to it would have been a whole lot better if hed just opened Photoshop and pointed out what everything did on it instead of putting it all into a Powerpoint presentation.
he didnt even show the presentation as a slideshow! he just opened Powerpoint and scrolled through the slides on the bit where you edit them!
plus he had a monotonous voice which didnt help. the Irish accent made it slightly more interesting.
after that i got a Ginsters spicy chicken slice for lunch and went to the post room. Rachel was about 5 people in front of me. we waved and said hi, but were slightly too far away to talk properly. i didnt want to push in front of the people between us and she obviously didnt want to lose her place. so i didnt really get a chance to tell her about my idea to do something for my birthday with her, Luke, John, Sanchia and Aiden on Saturday.
the annoying thing was i didnt even have any post.
oh, yeah, on the way into the post room we got given bags of free stuff from the student union.
inside were two Pot Noodles (im not a huge fan of them any way, and these are Southern Fried Chicken flavour, which seems a bit weird), two packets of Pepperami instant noodles (hot and spicy flavour. hopefully nicer than the BBQ ones i had) , 6 Brylcreem Gel Shots, a can of Shark stimulation drink, a can of Rubicon (some sort of fizzy mango flavour drink), an incredibly tiny bottle of Lynx shower stuff and two condoms (which will come in very useful if my luck ever changes...perhaps thats what the Lynx is for...)
then i went on the net for a bit and was going to go over to Sancia and Co's flat to make my suggestion for saturday, but i lost track of time slightly while playing The Sims 2, so its a bit late for that.
tomorrow i have no lectres so im going to go into town, buy some more bottled water (the water here tastes funny....) and a couple of thin white jumpers and another black one (for some reason i've started wearing them under my T shirt) from George of Asda ("who art thou, George of Asda?"), get a beef Deli from McDs, walk back (hopefully not via Cannock Chase) dump my stuff and then go over to Sanchia and co's.
the Malaysians have said that they are going to cook a selection of malaysian food for me on my birthday, which i thought was very nice. hopefully the food will be too.
speaking of birthdays, yesterday the instructions for opening my locked bag came. it was marked 'not to be opened until 02/10/05, but i have already read them.
the reason i've read them was because two presents also came in the post and i wanted to hide them in my bag, out of the way, because if i didnt they would have tempted me and i would have opened them...
ttfn, people!
EXTRA BIT: just read the following in this months Discworld Monthly
Do you happen to have a spare 15 million USD?It appears that American investors won't raise that amount to makeGood Omens. Terry Gilliam has been offered 45 million USD from theinternational community but it appears that American investors don'thave the confidence to back Gilliam due to his shaky track record.For all his brilliance some of Gilliam's films never got finished orwent horrendously over budget - Quixote and Baron Munchausen forexample. Gilliam wants to cast Johnny Depp to play Crowley and Robin Williams to play Aziraphale.
i think im going to cry. Good Omens is my favorite books and Gilliam, when he actually gets to make a film, he makes em good. my only problem is Robin Williams as Aziraphale. he needs to be british. Julian Rhind-Tutt would be good, but hes not quite old enough...
26.9.05
i was bored ok?!
the other day Deppy complained because my yahoo profile still said i was 17 when im going to be 19 next sunday, so today i went over there to update it slightly and found the following picture as my image:
as i looked at this picture, which i havent seen in over a year, i suddenly realised that it looked slightly similar to another pivture i've seen a lot of over the last year:
and then it was only natural to see what would happen if i combined the two. after 2 hours 1 program download and a handfull of technical help sites regarding said program, i found myself with the following:
cool huh?
as i looked at this picture, which i havent seen in over a year, i suddenly realised that it looked slightly similar to another pivture i've seen a lot of over the last year:
and then it was only natural to see what would happen if i combined the two. after 2 hours 1 program download and a handfull of technical help sites regarding said program, i found myself with the following:
cool huh?
Just had my first lecture
and very good it was too. Scriptwriting for Technologists. i kept thinking of Shari...
basically today he was just telling us what we were going to be doing over the next 12 weeks.
we have to come up with an original idea for a 5 minute story, write a 50 word outline, then extend it to a 2 page treatment.
after that we're writing a 5 page dialogue script and then converting that into a production script
at some point we go into groups of 4 and have to pitch our idea to the other members, decide which ones best, and make the flm for Film Technology in the second semester. sounds good.
i discovered that i wasnt the only Kevin Smith fan as i saw someone dressed as Banky from Chasing Amy on my way from the lecture theatre to my room. i considered putting on my Brody clothes and saying hi, but didnt. he might not have wanted to shake my hand....
i have also just bought some Sea Monkeys off eBay.
basically today he was just telling us what we were going to be doing over the next 12 weeks.
we have to come up with an original idea for a 5 minute story, write a 50 word outline, then extend it to a 2 page treatment.
after that we're writing a 5 page dialogue script and then converting that into a production script
at some point we go into groups of 4 and have to pitch our idea to the other members, decide which ones best, and make the flm for Film Technology in the second semester. sounds good.
i discovered that i wasnt the only Kevin Smith fan as i saw someone dressed as Banky from Chasing Amy on my way from the lecture theatre to my room. i considered putting on my Brody clothes and saying hi, but didnt. he might not have wanted to shake my hand....
i have also just bought some Sea Monkeys off eBay.
23.9.05
its a bloody long way to Stafford!
i woke up at 12 today. then i did bugger all for a bit, then left to walk into town at about 5 to 1.
i'd had a look on Google Earth before i left and it looked pretty simple. just walk down the road basically.
about 25 minutes later i found myself at Asda, which was a good sign. a minute or two later i was in the pedestrian shopping bit. i had a quick look round and was disappointed to find that the Sony Centre seemed to have closed down and the closest thing i could find to a collectable shop was in the market bit. i couldnt see anywhere else i'd be interested in working so i went to McDonalds for a Sweet Chilli Chicken Deli (had a look at the kitchen over the top of the production bin. i think im glad im not working there, although they did have their scissors hanging up on the wall, which is a good idea, cos ours kept going missing) and then tried to walk home.
i think i must have taken a wrong turning after the petrol station just up the road from Asda. i was walking along a road that did look like the right road, but i wasnt convinced so i stopped to ask a man walking his dogs who turned out to be the landlord of The Grapes in Stafford (the man, not the dogs) who told me how to get to the right road and stopped me from ending up in Cannock Chase. im gonna have to go for a drink in the Grape at some point.
later im going to have another wander round the campus and see if i can see anyone. i think theres Giant Games in the courtyard tonight. that means stuff like giant Connect Four and Jenga, not that they bring in some giants and you have to run up, kick them and run away again without being clubbed and/or eaten or something, which would also be fun.
i'd had a look on Google Earth before i left and it looked pretty simple. just walk down the road basically.
about 25 minutes later i found myself at Asda, which was a good sign. a minute or two later i was in the pedestrian shopping bit. i had a quick look round and was disappointed to find that the Sony Centre seemed to have closed down and the closest thing i could find to a collectable shop was in the market bit. i couldnt see anywhere else i'd be interested in working so i went to McDonalds for a Sweet Chilli Chicken Deli (had a look at the kitchen over the top of the production bin. i think im glad im not working there, although they did have their scissors hanging up on the wall, which is a good idea, cos ours kept going missing) and then tried to walk home.
i think i must have taken a wrong turning after the petrol station just up the road from Asda. i was walking along a road that did look like the right road, but i wasnt convinced so i stopped to ask a man walking his dogs who turned out to be the landlord of The Grapes in Stafford (the man, not the dogs) who told me how to get to the right road and stopped me from ending up in Cannock Chase. im gonna have to go for a drink in the Grape at some point.
later im going to have another wander round the campus and see if i can see anyone. i think theres Giant Games in the courtyard tonight. that means stuff like giant Connect Four and Jenga, not that they bring in some giants and you have to run up, kick them and run away again without being clubbed and/or eaten or something, which would also be fun.
I Have Friends!!!!
toda....yesterday at 5 there was a welcome party in the film dept lobby for all the film students. i was standing around awkwardly with a drink in one hand and a small sausage roll in the other, usual procedure for a party, when i was hugged by a scotish bloke.
as a result i became part of a small group of other people he'd either hugged or knew already, and we got chatting. scottish bloke disappeared, then we were joined by a big beardy bloke who said he was called Bungle. we had a bit of a chat with him, then he suddenls stopped halfway through a sentance said 'excuse me i have to by some drugs' got out his mobile and wandered off.
then we realised hat it was just the group of hugged and scottish people knowing left out of everyone who had come to the party. after the lecturers left (it was only 6.30!) we decided to wander back to the halls, but stopped off at the coffee bar on the way, where we were met by Scottish Bloke again.
at the coffe bar, scottish bloke (called John), me, a girl called Sanchia and some guys called, Ian, Aidan, James and Matt chatted about various things, mostly film and music. then we left to go back to Halls, James and Ian dissapearing along the way, and went up to the part of the halls where Sanchia lives and John unofficially lives, where i met Luke (with big hair) and Rachael (from Manchester) and ate pizza, chatted some more and completely failed to get John to say 'och aye the noo'.
after that we retired to Rachaels bedroom (which was HUGE! probably cos its an en suite one) to watch Cube, which was about 6 people being trapped in a big cube full of smaller interlocking cubes full of booby traps and then trying to get out and rather good, then some Trap Door, which i've heard lots about but never seen before and was also rather good.
Aiden and Matt left, more chatting was done, then the fire alarm went off for the second time so we had to go outside, then came back and did not much at all until about half two.
they're all really great people, especially Sanchia, John, Rachael and Luke. hopefully will be seeing them again tomorrow. might try to get them to come into Stafford with me too.
oh, yes, i havent told you about the first time the fire alarm went off. it was 9 in the morning. i was asleep, but awake enough to know i was asleep and to be able to enjoy being asleep. i almost hit the ceiling. i was not too pleased. i did briefly chat to someone in a dressing gown who turned out to be the Matt mentioned above while we were standing around being let in.
the first one was almost certainly a drill. not sure what caused the second one, but it might have had something to do with the people coming out of the corridor opposite Sanchia and Rachaels who smelt of marijuana and booze and didnt reallly look all there.
anyhoo its three am now so im gonna get some sleep before the next fire alarm.
goodnight, you gorgeous people!
-x-
as a result i became part of a small group of other people he'd either hugged or knew already, and we got chatting. scottish bloke disappeared, then we were joined by a big beardy bloke who said he was called Bungle. we had a bit of a chat with him, then he suddenls stopped halfway through a sentance said 'excuse me i have to by some drugs' got out his mobile and wandered off.
then we realised hat it was just the group of hugged and scottish people knowing left out of everyone who had come to the party. after the lecturers left (it was only 6.30!) we decided to wander back to the halls, but stopped off at the coffee bar on the way, where we were met by Scottish Bloke again.
at the coffe bar, scottish bloke (called John), me, a girl called Sanchia and some guys called, Ian, Aidan, James and Matt chatted about various things, mostly film and music. then we left to go back to Halls, James and Ian dissapearing along the way, and went up to the part of the halls where Sanchia lives and John unofficially lives, where i met Luke (with big hair) and Rachael (from Manchester) and ate pizza, chatted some more and completely failed to get John to say 'och aye the noo'.
after that we retired to Rachaels bedroom (which was HUGE! probably cos its an en suite one) to watch Cube, which was about 6 people being trapped in a big cube full of smaller interlocking cubes full of booby traps and then trying to get out and rather good, then some Trap Door, which i've heard lots about but never seen before and was also rather good.
Aiden and Matt left, more chatting was done, then the fire alarm went off for the second time so we had to go outside, then came back and did not much at all until about half two.
they're all really great people, especially Sanchia, John, Rachael and Luke. hopefully will be seeing them again tomorrow. might try to get them to come into Stafford with me too.
oh, yes, i havent told you about the first time the fire alarm went off. it was 9 in the morning. i was asleep, but awake enough to know i was asleep and to be able to enjoy being asleep. i almost hit the ceiling. i was not too pleased. i did briefly chat to someone in a dressing gown who turned out to be the Matt mentioned above while we were standing around being let in.
the first one was almost certainly a drill. not sure what caused the second one, but it might have had something to do with the people coming out of the corridor opposite Sanchia and Rachaels who smelt of marijuana and booze and didnt reallly look all there.
anyhoo its three am now so im gonna get some sleep before the next fire alarm.
goodnight, you gorgeous people!
-x-
22.9.05
Timetable
i have to start at 9 every day except monday (when i start at 10) which isnt good, but on the upside i finish at12.45 monday, 10.45 tuesday, 9.45 wednesday and 11.45 thursday and friday.
thats right. i have a whole 45 minutes on weds. i may be able to get away with going back to Portsmouth to see the League of Gents at the Guildhall on the 6th september....
my first lesson is a lecture on Scriptwriting for Technologists on monday. i'll let you know how it goes.
thats right. i have a whole 45 minutes on weds. i may be able to get away with going back to Portsmouth to see the League of Gents at the Guildhall on the 6th september....
my first lesson is a lecture on Scriptwriting for Technologists on monday. i'll let you know how it goes.
21.9.05
BUGGER!
Dreamworks have stollen my idea!
every now amd then i think of something which would make a good plot for a film. a few months ago i was watching War of the Worlds (the 50s version) and thought what if there was a film where it was from an aliens point of view where humans landed on their planet.
now have a look at this article about Dreamworks on Empire Online: http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=17115
specifically the following sentance:
"The last two films, which don’t have a director as yet, are It Came From Earth!, a reverse alien invasion story in which terrified Martians face the arrival of human astronauts..."
very annoying....
i have my TV card working now, so i wont miss Lost and am going to a showing of Madagascar at 8. will do another update later.
see ya
-x-
every now amd then i think of something which would make a good plot for a film. a few months ago i was watching War of the Worlds (the 50s version) and thought what if there was a film where it was from an aliens point of view where humans landed on their planet.
now have a look at this article about Dreamworks on Empire Online: http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=17115
specifically the following sentance:
"The last two films, which don’t have a director as yet, are It Came From Earth!, a reverse alien invasion story in which terrified Martians face the arrival of human astronauts..."
very annoying....
i have my TV card working now, so i wont miss Lost and am going to a showing of Madagascar at 8. will do another update later.
see ya
-x-
20.9.05
My Shiny Halls of Residence (in Stafford not Stoke!)
The view from my window
the general door/shelf area
where i be sleeping
The Wardrobe, the Coat and the Hidden Sink (CS Lewis' lesser known book)
My computer, TV, video player and DVD player all-in-one (TV and video player coming soon)
Greetings from Stafford!
You are Jack. Self-appointed hero and doctor
extraordinaire, it's your job to save everyone.
You have little time for fun and games, but you
do like a good stiff drink every now and then.
You prefer your stitches black and have been
known to make gross pasta comparisons. And if
anyone needs CPR or a tracheotomy, you're the
correct person to go to.
Which Lost Character Are You?
i like the sound of that, but its probably wrong. and i couldnt be a doctor, i cant even watch Trauma.....but that might have something to do with the fact that all the programmes where they show you very graphic footage of people operating on people seem to be on while you're trying to eat your spag bol. i doubt i'll have been able to cope with the responsibility Jack has. im much more suited to Hurleys role.
just less fat...
anyhoo... onto the important stuff. University life!
SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER
parents woke me up stupidly early, especially as i closed at McDs (my last shift of Grill Monkey-ing til December!) the night before and we were in the car an had left by 7:30.
i was squashed in the back with my stuff and not even enough room to go to sleep comfortably (although apparently i managed it)
We arrived at Staffs at about 12/1-ish. it was all really organised, i'd registered and got my key within 15 minutes of arriving and was in my room shortly after.
im quite happy with my room. its MUCH nicer than my sisters halls were at Bangor and its a nice size. i will post pictures later.
there was no one else in my section of the halls while i was unpacking, but they turned up not long after we'd finished.
they're quite friendly, but they are all already in their twenties and knew each other before uni, which makes things slightly awkward for me. plus they're all Malaysian and only speak in english when they're talking to me so most of the time i have no idea whats going on, which doesnt help.
i went with the parents to the Asda in town, arriving at about 3:40, remembering it was sunday and having to dash round the whole shop before they closed at 4. then we came back to the halls (i have started calling it home...) and sorted out all my shopping
then my parents left.
it was quite strange. watched them driving off and walked back to my room. then i realised that they wouldnt be coming back. i spent the rest of the day sat in my room, trying to get used to seeing all my stuff in some strange room, with my 800+ tracks on my computer on random. The first track to play was You Can Have It All by the Kaiser Cheifs. it sounds like a depressing song, but if you listen to the lyricss its not and it really makes me feel good. then i had All Alone by the Gorillaz (which i skipped), then We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by the Animals (also skipped) and then Oh My God by the Kaiser Chiefs (was fine until they got to the "all i want to be is a million miles from here, somewhere more farmiliar"). after that the music improved and i cheered up a bit.
i decided to stick on a DVD before i went to bed and selected Zoolander because i've only seen it once and thought it was funny. i should probably have remembered that it was about a male model being brainwashed into assassinating the prime minister of Malyasia... fortunately my door was shut and i dont think my neightbours heard.
im having to live without TV because i found that i couldnt connect my TV card to the ariel socket because i needed a cable with a pointy bit on both ends instead of a pointy bit and a hole. my parents are looking for one and are going to post it to me. i hope it arrives before Lost tomorrow....
MONDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
woke up at about 7 then remembered that i didnt have to be anywhere till 11, so spent a few hours drifting in and out of consciousness. at about 10.45 i found my way to the Octagon (you'll never guess what shape that building is) and then up to the Red Lecture Theatre where we had a brief talk by various people high up in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology including our Award Administrator Sally Brown (which ammused me. fortunately i didnt laugh out loud).
we split up into groups and i met the others doing Digital Film, Animation and 3D Technology. they seemed quite nice. i got chatting to someone called Matthew which was handy because im crap at remembering peoples names. in our groups we had to fill in a big form (it was A3!) and get it signed by our lecturer. ours said she recognised me from the open day. im not sure if that was a good thing or not. While i was in the queue to get my form signed i had to double take because i thought i saw Maddie. i decided it wasnt her because this girl had a different shape nose and, although she sometimes sounds like shes in her thirties, Maddie is still only 15 and probably wouldnt have been able to get into uni. plus she would have mentioned it.
after the form was signed we had to take it to the sports hall and give it to someone who then gave us our student union card.
after that i think i just went back to my room and put my 800+ track playlist on random again.
at about 8 i went through to the kitchin and was trying to work out how to operate the tin opener to release my chilli when the malaysians said i could have some of their curry. it was full of bits of gristle, but otherwise very nice. i had a brief chat with one of them who i think was called Hi.
after that i went back to my room, stuck Bad Taste in my DVD player and then realised that i didnt know what sort of meat the curry was made from...
after Bad Taste i watched episode 1 of the 80s tv series of Day of the Triffids, which was quite good, and an episode of the Goodies, which was also good.....ie.....
after that i finished reading Frankenstein and went to sleep.
TUESDAY 20th DECEMBER
was woken up by Chris Moyles at 7, then drifted in and out of consciousness again until 8:45 when i got up and found my way back to the Red Lecture Theatre in the Octagon, this time to decide what optional module i was going to do in my second semester. i decided on Programmig for Virtual Reality Applications because A) it sounded impressive and B) the other options were Internet Technology and HTML (which i already know enough to get by on) and Introduction to Multimedia Applications (where 50% of the marks are from a 3000 word written piece)
after that i wandered down to the bottom floor of the Octagon and got onto one of the computers. i spent the rest of the morning just wandering around the campus, getting to know my way around. at the start of the afternoon i went back to where the computers were and registered for ResNet, paid £75 for the installation software, walked back to my room, installed the antivirus program, plugged in the cables and completely failed to connect to the network. i walked back to the computer concourse and met the IT Technitians, one tall thin and greying (would make a good Sam Vimes if they ever made a Discworld film) and the other was short and slightly fat with a hairstyle that looks like he'd had it since the 70s. must find a way to stand around with them drinking tea....like old times back at Springfield.
they said they were having problems with the server and to just try again later.
i wandered around a bit more and found my way to F14 for 2pm to watch 6 films made by last years third year students. they were all very good....
then i came back here, found i could finish connecting to the network, then caught up with everything i'd missed online. will have another crack at that tin of chilli later.
all this uni business made me forget something quite important. my birthday is in just over a week and a half!
the plan for the rest of the week is to get lots of free stuff at the commercial fair tomorrow, then go to the showing of Madagascar, and on thursday theres a welcome party for the film students.
Friday theres a trip to Drayton Manor theme park (not the Manor pub in Drayton back at Portsmouth) but im not a huge fan of rollercoasters etc, so im going to go into town to explore and see if theres anywhere geeky enough for me to get a weekend job.
must remember to look up my timetable on the website. if anyone wants my address to send me nice things, then email me or leave a comment or something and i will email it to you.
toodles, guys!
-x-
11.9.05
Ba-da-ba-ba-baa, Im Leaving it!
yup, thats right. i only have 5 more shifts until i go to Stafford, and then (hopefully) i wont be grill monkeying until i come back to Pompey in december! if i can find a McDs in Stoke that isnt a franchise i will apply there, but i will also be applying at various other places that will be more suited to a geek like me (eg, Blockbuster or a DVD shop or something. im hoping for a collectable shop but not holding my breath)
oh, and yes i did say Stoke, hence the first reason why i was pissed off (until i read Maddies wonderful blog. go have a look.)
i got my Halls of Residence offer yesterday. my halls are at the Stoke campus. i am studying at the Stafford campus. this means that i will have to get up fucking early and catch a bus fuck knows how far to get to uni.
the only reason i didnt get a place at the Stafford halls is because i didnt return my halls application form before 30th july. and the reason i didnt return it? BECAUSE THEY DIDNT FUCKING SEND ME ONE TO RETURN!
Mum is not happy. shes going to phone them up and complain tomorrow. shes very good at complaining about things. we got £50 worth of Mars Bar vouchers just because they had put the tray of chocolate in the advent calendar upside down so you couldnt get to half of it when you opened the little doors.
and the other reason i was pissed off? last night i had a close at work, which i dont really mind, and we didnt finish til 2, which doesnt usually bother me that much, as long as Hogie, Maddie or Deppy are still awake to text me and make me happy. However, Colin is now 18, so can work after midnight. i had to put up with him acting as if he is the only person in the building with a brain cell and treating me as if i have the IQ of a retarded ant for a whole extra 3 hours. and because im more tired on closes than usual, it takes less effort to get me annoyed. if we'd been there any longer he would have died. it didnt really help that Jim was there too. hes a bit of a twat.
anyhoo, im looking forward to next saturdays close. its my last shift before uni, its Donnas close so she wont be working us too hard and get on really well with all the other closers (Leo is there, but hes been 'accidentally' touching my arse less recently so he might be alright). im planning on putting together a CD for the party/possibly BBQ im having for my friends on weds (very random mix: Faithless - We Come 1 to Europe - The Final Countdown to Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)) so i may take that in to play on the close too.
today is my last shift with the lovely Jennifer as she has all next week off. Jen is really annoying. She acts like she likes me (the other day i was making up presets for the new deli sandwiches and she came over to help me while she was on her break, several times i've looked up and seen her quickly looking somewhere else. and she has said "i love you, matt. youre so sweet" at least twice) and she is very attractive but she has a boyfriend, which is the annoying part.
the other day i was getting changed out of my uniform at the end of my shift in the crew room because someone else was in the changing room. Jen walked in at the exact same time i took my trousers off, saying "ooh, hello". once id got my jeans on i told her about going to uni and she was very "ooh, wow, thats great, good luck, etc". im going to miss her at uni, but never mind i'll be back in 3 months...
oh, yes. more from Maddies and Deppys blogs: 20 Facts About Me
1: i dont like mushrooms
2: i own 58 normal DVDs and 10 box sets
3: i have 76 videos containing over 200 films
4: i still havent got round to watching 32 of those films
5: i was addicted to The Sims for several years
6: i have only ever kissed 1 girl
7: i have only ever had 1 girlfriend (lasting 3 months)
8: the gf was not the girl i kissed (gf was really religious and the kissing was long after the 3 months)
9: i love thai sweet chilli sauce
10: my top 3 directors are Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson and Kevin Smith, but not neccessarily in that order
11: my favorite book is Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen
12: i have a spork somewhere in my bedroom
13: Chinese take aways are the best
14: i think Milla Jovovitch and Zooey Deschanel are the two fittest actresses around
15: i dont get why people like Angelina Jolie. her mouth is all wrong.
16: i dont eat breakfast
17: my favorite Fast Show sketch ever is the Ted and Ralph drinking game. Ted...tomato...your...aubegine...wifes...potato...dead...
18: its very hard to think up random facts about me
19: i started writing this blog an hour ago
20: i hate the Smurfs
See you in, Zurich!
oh, and yes i did say Stoke, hence the first reason why i was pissed off (until i read Maddies wonderful blog. go have a look.)
i got my Halls of Residence offer yesterday. my halls are at the Stoke campus. i am studying at the Stafford campus. this means that i will have to get up fucking early and catch a bus fuck knows how far to get to uni.
the only reason i didnt get a place at the Stafford halls is because i didnt return my halls application form before 30th july. and the reason i didnt return it? BECAUSE THEY DIDNT FUCKING SEND ME ONE TO RETURN!
Mum is not happy. shes going to phone them up and complain tomorrow. shes very good at complaining about things. we got £50 worth of Mars Bar vouchers just because they had put the tray of chocolate in the advent calendar upside down so you couldnt get to half of it when you opened the little doors.
and the other reason i was pissed off? last night i had a close at work, which i dont really mind, and we didnt finish til 2, which doesnt usually bother me that much, as long as Hogie, Maddie or Deppy are still awake to text me and make me happy. However, Colin is now 18, so can work after midnight. i had to put up with him acting as if he is the only person in the building with a brain cell and treating me as if i have the IQ of a retarded ant for a whole extra 3 hours. and because im more tired on closes than usual, it takes less effort to get me annoyed. if we'd been there any longer he would have died. it didnt really help that Jim was there too. hes a bit of a twat.
anyhoo, im looking forward to next saturdays close. its my last shift before uni, its Donnas close so she wont be working us too hard and get on really well with all the other closers (Leo is there, but hes been 'accidentally' touching my arse less recently so he might be alright). im planning on putting together a CD for the party/possibly BBQ im having for my friends on weds (very random mix: Faithless - We Come 1 to Europe - The Final Countdown to Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)) so i may take that in to play on the close too.
today is my last shift with the lovely Jennifer as she has all next week off. Jen is really annoying. She acts like she likes me (the other day i was making up presets for the new deli sandwiches and she came over to help me while she was on her break, several times i've looked up and seen her quickly looking somewhere else. and she has said "i love you, matt. youre so sweet" at least twice) and she is very attractive but she has a boyfriend, which is the annoying part.
the other day i was getting changed out of my uniform at the end of my shift in the crew room because someone else was in the changing room. Jen walked in at the exact same time i took my trousers off, saying "ooh, hello". once id got my jeans on i told her about going to uni and she was very "ooh, wow, thats great, good luck, etc". im going to miss her at uni, but never mind i'll be back in 3 months...
oh, yes. more from Maddies and Deppys blogs: 20 Facts About Me
1: i dont like mushrooms
2: i own 58 normal DVDs and 10 box sets
3: i have 76 videos containing over 200 films
4: i still havent got round to watching 32 of those films
5: i was addicted to The Sims for several years
6: i have only ever kissed 1 girl
7: i have only ever had 1 girlfriend (lasting 3 months)
8: the gf was not the girl i kissed (gf was really religious and the kissing was long after the 3 months)
9: i love thai sweet chilli sauce
10: my top 3 directors are Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson and Kevin Smith, but not neccessarily in that order
11: my favorite book is Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen
12: i have a spork somewhere in my bedroom
13: Chinese take aways are the best
14: i think Milla Jovovitch and Zooey Deschanel are the two fittest actresses around
15: i dont get why people like Angelina Jolie. her mouth is all wrong.
16: i dont eat breakfast
17: my favorite Fast Show sketch ever is the Ted and Ralph drinking game. Ted...tomato...your...aubegine...wifes...potato...dead...
18: its very hard to think up random facts about me
19: i started writing this blog an hour ago
20: i hate the Smurfs
See you in, Zurich!
7.9.05
theres an advert thats really annoying me at the moment...
..."I wanted to change my toothpaste to help my sensitive teeth, but i didnt want to loose other things like whitening, so i spoke to my dentist and he said to go for a toothpaste that both treats senstive teeth and whitens" WELL DUH!!!!!
end rant.
its been a while since i blogged, partially due to work and partially due to the shiteness of this computer. i cant really think of anything ive done worth writing about though...
i go to uni the monday after next! im beginning to get scared now...
Hogie seems to have disappeared again which is bad....but Shari is back so thats good.
oh, yeah, i read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde yesterday. VERY good and not really what i was expecting from all the films and stuff. im now reading Frankenstein and as its pay day tomorrow, i may also get Dracula, some H G Wells and possibly some Edgar Allen Poe. its all good.
T'Chiefs didnt get the Mercury Music Prize, but i suppose they are a bit similar to the mighty Franz who won last year. Anthony and the Johnsons won. hes shite live, and when they play his songs on the radio i either like them or hate them depending on what mood im in. apparently he comes from around here too, although on the news on Radio 1 they keep saying hes New York based...
watched Scream for the first time last night. was good.
im gonna go have a bath now. as usual, if i think of anything else to say i will come and let you know. but after my bath...this comuter is bad enough to use as it is, without getting water all over the keyboard...
end rant.
its been a while since i blogged, partially due to work and partially due to the shiteness of this computer. i cant really think of anything ive done worth writing about though...
i go to uni the monday after next! im beginning to get scared now...
Hogie seems to have disappeared again which is bad....but Shari is back so thats good.
oh, yeah, i read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde yesterday. VERY good and not really what i was expecting from all the films and stuff. im now reading Frankenstein and as its pay day tomorrow, i may also get Dracula, some H G Wells and possibly some Edgar Allen Poe. its all good.
T'Chiefs didnt get the Mercury Music Prize, but i suppose they are a bit similar to the mighty Franz who won last year. Anthony and the Johnsons won. hes shite live, and when they play his songs on the radio i either like them or hate them depending on what mood im in. apparently he comes from around here too, although on the news on Radio 1 they keep saying hes New York based...
watched Scream for the first time last night. was good.
im gonna go have a bath now. as usual, if i think of anything else to say i will come and let you know. but after my bath...this comuter is bad enough to use as it is, without getting water all over the keyboard...
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