@ 2006-04-30 – 16:59:44
And managed about half an hour!
Read four pages for History essay (4000 words, due on 15th May!); fell asleep; woken up half an hour later; read another page; Came downstairs to blog, and have been here for the past hour! 
Suppose I should be going back to the books...
Hmm. Sounds like a good plan! 
@ 2006-04-29 – 18:14:31
The Indy had a free random facts book, with today's edition. Just thought I should share a couple;
There are four aardvarks in the UK: two at Colchester Zoo and two at Suffolk Wildlife Park.
So, no-one's thought of breeding them, yet!
City in which you are most likely to have an accident at work: Birmingham
There's a solution to that; don't work in Birmingham!
In the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey, 22% of adults claimed to have had an extra-marital affair.
What's the point in monogamy, then?!
291 million Africans - out of a total population of 703 million - survive on less than $1 a day.
Don't worry, Bob Geldof will sort it out!
Number of centenarians in UK in 2005: about 10,000
Why aren't they dying?!
Cathay Pacific is the world's favourite airline.
Not British Airways, then!
Christopher Muat,88, from Liverpool, received an order stopping him from turning up his TV to an unreasonable volume, shouting, swearing or making "sarcastic" remarks.
Should we stop breathing, if we don't want to get an ASBO?
@ 2006-04-28 – 10:55:33
Stolen From Juzzzy! http://juzzzy.blog.co.uk
1. How many times have you lied today?
Lied! Don't know what you're talking about! I'm a good girl, I even own up when I steal stuff!
2. What age was your first kiss, no tongue? (bit of a cliché isnt it)
22. It was for a dare, so not sure if it counts! 
3. What colour is your keyboard?
The one I am currently using!? Silver, with black keys.
4. When was the last time that you got butterflys in your stomach?
Tuesday night, whilst watching Arsenal!
5. Cats or dogs?
Cats. Dogs scare me!
6. Your favourite card in a deck of 52?
The Joker!
7. Last time you cryed for no reason?
Probably during my last period!
8. Smile or laugh?
At what!? It depends on the circumstances!
9. Favourite number?
Seven, because I passed my driving test at the seventh attempt.
10. Were any of these questions original?
Well, I haven't seen them before.
@ 2006-04-27 – 14:42:51
And the first occurrence of me (that's me, and not someone else with my name!), is on page 13!
Need to push myself further up the google ratings!
I also googled my blog title, and my blog is on the first page and the fifth result found!
Just thought I would share that with you...
@ 2006-04-27 – 09:19:32
Okay, stop procrastinating, and get down to doing some revision! Political Thought first! (Groan) Lets see; revise Marx and Rousseau, because they are easy to remember!
Marx: Main argument; economics. Goes on (and on, and on!) about capitalism! Revise dialectics and false consciousness, as well! (That sounds easy to understand!).
Rousseau: Talks about how great the "simple life" is! Likes Democracy, especially the kind that involves people! (Unlike Tory Blair!).
Okay. Finished posting! Now be a good student, and do some work!
@ 2006-04-26 – 08:51:33
Okay, I will do some work after I type this post! (That's the plan, anyway!)
The night before last I had this weird dream, and I think I may have been dying in it. I was lying on a sofa, in a room I do not recognise. My Dad's best friend was next to me on the sofa. Okay, the weird part! When I got up from the sofa (still in the dream), there was something that looked like blood (or tomato ketchup!), on the cushion where my head had been! And that is all I can remember!
Hope it's not a premonition!
@ 2006-04-25 – 21:50:46
We're in the Champions League Final, hooray! But, how did we survive that?! And, why do Arsenal always insist on making life for Gooners as unbearable as possible?! We're going to need to play so much better than that in Paris! 
I'm sure we will play better!
@ 2006-04-25 – 12:12:20
1. Would you like to genuinely know what other people think?
Yes, because it will mean we have something to talk about!
2. Would you want to live for ever?
No. Because I don't want to be here in the year 5 billion, when the Earth explodes!
3. What would you do if it could be absolutely guaranteed that you would get away with it?
Graffiti the walls of The Houses of Parliament with the words, "Tony Blair is a warmongering terrorist!"
4. Do you ever want to smash precious things?
Not precious things. Worthless junk, maybe!
5. You hear a noise in the night. What would be the most thrilling thing that could have caused it?
A plane crashing would be interesting!
6. What is the most exciting thing you have done with your fingernails?
Painted each nail two different shades of pink!
8. If you could wish that one book had never been written. What would it be?
Any Sweet Valley High book. Pointless waste of space!
9. Would you rather have a short intense life or a long contented one?
Long contented one. Not too keen on dying young!
10. If you are a man have you ever imagined what it would be like to have a vagina? If you are a woman have you ever imagined what it would be like to have a penis?
No. And I don't care, either!
@ 2006-04-23 – 19:05:32
Hehe!
How long does it take you to decide what to wear in the morning?
About five seconds. And its usually what I wore yesterday!
If you had to rename yourself in the blogosphere, what would your new name be?>
Is this a screen name, or an actual name? Screen Name: MadGoonerGirl. Or, whatever my pornstar name is!
What is the last thing you looked forward to doing at night?
Doing at night time, or thinking about doing as I going to sleep?! Don't know; think about sex, a lot!
What are you procrastinating at the moment?
Should be typing that essay!
While channel surfing, what movie will you always stop to watch if it's on?
Erm. Probably ET.
If your behavior came with a guarantee, what could you honestly guarantee about yourself?
Likely to smile at the most random times, because she is randomly thinking about someone she fancies!
What is your favorite breakfast cereal from childhood? What is your favorite now?
Childhood: Coco Pops
Now: Fruit & Fibre
(So old & sensible! )
If you could have a scale model of anything you wanted, what would it be?
Highbury! Of course!
@ 2006-04-23 – 16:08:15
St George is just the patron saint of England. He's also the patron saint of Germany, Canada, Greece and Catalonia!
The FA Cup is the oldest Football cup competition in the world. It began in 1872.
Kettering Town have scored the highest number of goals in the FA Cup's history. They have scored 803 goals in the Cup.
@ 2006-04-21 – 10:00:10
Sitting in the computer room, in the library. Just realised that it is 10 to 11, and I haven't done any work yet! Will get down to work, after posting this! (Yeah right!).
The music selection in the gym was marginally better, this morning. We had Radio 1 instead of Kiss FM (That's awful R&B-type music, not the '70s Rock Band!). Needed that gym visit; haven't been for nearly two weeks! 
Feeling very good, now I've been!
Okay, that's enough blogging! Time to get to work!
@ 2006-04-19 – 22:42:13
Arsenal won 1-0! Confident we can get a result in Spain!
The gigantic parsnip has been turned into parsnip soup; looking forward to that for lunch, tomorrow! 
Hmm. Should be going to bed, now! 
Need sleep!
@ 2006-04-18 – 18:49:55
How many words can you type in 1 minute?
How many words can I type in one minute? Erm, never really counted
Anchovies on a pizza; yes or no?
Yuck! No! Evil; evil!
Do you know the phone numbers of the local take-aways?
No. Can't afford takeaways!
Ever been stung by a Jellyfish?
No. But I've paddled in the sea, where Jellyfish live.
Can you remember Pythagoras’ Theorem?
Something about square and hypotenuse!
Would you ever take Viagra?
No, because I'm a girl!
Would you take a lie detector test to appease your partner?
If it shuts them up!
Are Vampires real?
Yes. We commonly refer to them as Lawyers!
Ever made something from Lego you were really proud of?
Only built Lego houses!
Did you ever play Guess Who?
Yes.
Madonna, improved with age?
No! She's got worse! She's gone pop!
Borg v Cyberman. Who would win?
Cyberman
@ 2006-04-18 – 07:46:14
http://www.fcdnet.org/chernobyl/
These are amazing photographs, taken by a girl on a motorcycle ride through the "Dead Zone" of Chernobyl.
Photos are on several pages, so it is a good idea to open the link in a new window.
@ 2006-04-16 – 20:04:28
Now that Lent is over, I could enjoy a glass of wine today! Went down very nicely, too!
Also discovered that it is easier to write an essay on Hobbes' view of human nature, after a glass or two of red wine. (And, whilst consuming an Easter Egg!). Makes Hobbes seem less depressing, and makes the 'creative' process easier! Now have a finished Political Thought essay sitting on my PC, awaiting corrections!
Now all I have to do, is two more essays and two exams! Oh crap! Exams!
@ 2006-04-16 – 17:33:23
What do you drink in the morning?
Tea.
Do you own a pet?
No, they always seem to die!
What do you understand by the word ‘equivocal’?
Ambiguous
Ever borrowed a cup of sugar from your next-door-neighbour?
No. But, one neighbour has borrowed a cup of sugar from us!
Favourite Planet?
Gallifrey (Because The Doctor comes from there!).
Worst joke ever told in bed?
Never told a joke in bed, because there is no point telling a joke to yourself!
Ever been roadraged?
No, surprisingly!
Worst Film of all Time?
The Scooby Doo Movie. Ruined the cartoon! 
Ginger Nuts; Ginger or Minger?
Ginger. I'm assuming that is good!
Should life be lived to the full?
Yes, definitely. Because when you're 80 years old, you'll want to look back and feel you made the most of your life!
How important is money?
Only important to survive (and buy books!).
What is skiing?
A sport that involves snow, a hill and two strips of metal!
Should canoeing be made legal?
Erm, thought it was legal!
Pretty and witty and gay?
My friend Tom.
What are the most different cheeses you’ve eaten within a 24-hour period?
3. Not that enthusiastic about cheese!
@ 2006-04-15 – 20:50:27
New Doctor Who; excellent! David Tennant looks great as The Doctor.
Went to Sainsbury's, this evening, to stock up on some food that we won't be able to get tomorrow because Sainsbury's is closed on Easter Sunday! I'm so used to it being open on a Sunday! 
Sainsbury's have these Self Checkout things; which will be great, if they actually worked! Today, there were only two working, and the one that I chose to use had run out of notes and couldn't give me a five pound note!
What annoys me about Self Checkouts;
1. "Unexpected item in the bagging area" All I've placed in the bagging area is the plastic carrier bag, and the item I have just scanned! I have not dumped a Nuclear Bomb in there!
2. Please take your items" (Repeated after five seconds, while you are picking up your change and shoving it into your wallet) What are you going to do; self destruct in five seconds?!
3. The notes HAVE to be near to perfect as possible. They do not accept notes that have been used a billion times!
4. The Saturday edition of The Independent, for some inexplicable reason, is deemed by the machines to be unsuitable for people under sixteen. Do The Daily Hate Mail and The Sun have the same restrictions?!
Ideal warning messages for Self Checkouts;
1. "I didn't expect you to put the butter in the bagging area, after you scanned it!
2. "Can you please remove that missile from the bagging area, Sainsbury's do not sell it, and therefore, I do not recognise it!"
3. Please insert cash. If said cash is not crisp, fresh and straight out of the machine; we cannot accept it. And, no, we are not sorry! HAHAHAHA!"
@ 2006-04-13 – 19:19:53
1) If you believed in reincarnation, who or what would you like to be reincarnated as?
Erm. Don't think I want to live a life that isn't mine!
2) What’s your cough medicine of choice?
Think it's called Buttercup!
3) Fave mode of public transport?
Bus
4) Deal or no deal?
Whats on offer!
5) If you could re-live your youth in a different decade, which would it be (and why if ya feel like elaborating)?
1980s. Good music!
6) Put three things (or people if you like) you hate into Room 101!
Girls Aloud
Spice Girls
Chelsea
7) Your fave ever advert?
That Muller yoghurt with the Nina Simone song!
8) If you could be cast in any popular soap, which would it be and who would your character be?
Don't mind. I'm happy to fade into the background as an extra! 
9) What do you like most about yourself (come on, a bit of self promotion)?
My Breasts!
10) If you were a ghost, who would you haunt?
I'm much too nice to do a thing like that!
@ 2006-04-13 – 08:45:06
Unknown Victims
Think about,
The civilians.
The ones killed,
In this invasion.
Think about,
How many dead.
Did you count?
Maybe they're irrelevant.
Think about it,
There must be
Thousands.
And more than three.
Are their lives,
Worthless?
Are American people,
Valuable?
Do you really care,
About the innocent?
Or is this simply,
A quest of self-interest?
@ 2006-04-13 – 08:36:06
Yellow Room
The walls,
Ochre-Brown.
Your skin,
Pale-yellow.
Hands,
Stone cold.
Body,
Perfectly still.
Searching,
For movement.
Hoping,
Life still in you.
No,
Nothing moving.
No,
Life left you.
For my Mum, Alison Thompson 04/11/1952 - 11/04/2002
@ 2006-04-10 – 13:56:43
University library is open over the Easter holidays, but only from 10 until 5, and closed on the weekends and bank holidays!
Sitting in the university computer room, typing an essay. Why I can't type it on my computer at home, I don't know. Maybe I like this place! (Why!?!)
Anyway, better get back to Hobbes' view of human nature, and how he thinks society should be organised! Hours of fun!
Not!
@ 2006-04-09 – 20:34:27
That today is exactly 10 months since I started this blog!
So what do we do on these occasions? Have a big bloggy party?
Yeah, why not?
Come on people, join the fun!
@ 2006-04-08 – 19:13:29
Haha! The man is so stupid! Oh, he's President of the United States. Maybe that isn't funny!
"I mean, I read the newspaper. I mean, I can tell you what the headlines are. I must confess, if I think the story is, like, not a fair appraisal, I'll move on. But I know what the story's about." —Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 2005
Umm. No you don't, George!
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law."
—Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
They wouldn't be violating the law, if it wasn't illegal!
"I think younger workers—first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government—promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is."—Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005
Hands up, if you actually know what he is talking about!
"After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do."—(On the bombing of the Golden Mosque of Samarra in Iraq) March 13, 2006, Washington, D.C.
"Perpetuators"!? Would that be George and Tony? What are they trying to do?
@ 2006-04-07 – 12:48:28
Just on a short break from studying!
1.Whats the youngest age you can remember drinking alcohol?
About 15, when I was on holiday with my parents, in France (where else!).
2.The worst thing that a parent has ever caught you doing?
Drawing all over the walls!
3. Worst thing that a parent has ever found out about you?
Can't remember!
4. Name an embarasing moment in your life.
Wetting myself in the first year of Primary School. I was reminded of that for the rest of my time there!
5.What was the worst day of your life?
Probably the day my mum died. But the answer to question 4 comes pretty close!
6.Do you like Hawthorn Heights?
What!?!
7. Your favourite music genre?
Rock
8. Your least favourite music genre?
Cheesy Westlife-type pop!
9.Your favourite band?
The White Stripes
10. A band that you once liked and now hate?
Steps. I'm ashamed to admit that I once liked them! 
11.A band you once hated and now like?
Don't think there is one!
12.Fav song?
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns 'n Roses.
13. Last song you cryed to?
Probably some James Blunt song!
14.Last magazine you bought?
Haven't brought a magazine for ages! I did buy Inside Soap for Big Sister, last summer!
15. Do you own any hats? (what kind are they)
Arsenal Baseball Cap
16. How many blog friends do you have?
84, at the last count!
17. Member of a band that you have a huge crush on?
None.
18. Favourite postition in a band?
Guitar player!
19. How many weddings have you been to?
Too many to count!
20. Were any of them your own?
No
21.Ask me a question of your choice
What is question 6 about?!
22.Whos Yoda?
Stars Wars Jedi Midget!
23. How pointless was this quiz?
See question 21!
@ 2006-04-06 – 20:55:44
1. Yourself: Optimistic; intelligent; tries to work hard.
2. Your Lover: Imaginary!
3. Your Hair: Blonde
4. Your Mother: She's dead.
5. Your Father: Perfectionist.
6. Your Favorite Item: MP3 Player
7. Your Dream Last Night: It involved a lecturer!
8. Your Favorite Drink: Jack Daniels and Coke
9. Your Dream Home: Some where with enough room for my books!
10. The Room You Are In: Front Room, downstairs
11. Your Pet: They are all dead!
12. Who You Are Now: A Student
13. Who You Want to be in Ten Years: Working in satisfactory job.
14. What You Want to be in Ten Years: Still working
15. What You're Not: Arrogant
16. Your Best Friend: Jenni; Logan; Tom
17. One of Your Wish list Items: A Car
18. Your Gender: Female
19. The Last Thing You Did: Read someone's blog!
20. What You Are Wearing: Black poncho, T-Shirt, Jeans
21. Your Favorite Weather: Sunshine
22. Your Favorite Book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
23. The Last Thing You Ate: Sainsbury's Chocolate Profiteroles
24. Your Life: Fine
@ 2006-04-06 – 12:43:59
Why is it, that whenever the Book Sale rolls in to the Forum, I have a sudden compulsion to buy a book? I'm running out of space on my bookshelf!
There was one brilliant book, though! "The Bush Haters Handbook"! I was reading the "Bushisms" at lunchtime (and laughing out loud)! Here's one;
"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it!"
@ 2006-04-06 – 09:32:35
Because I'm in a boiling hot computer, and it's bloody uncomfortable! 
The people who own the gym still insist on playing Kiss FM (RnB, RnB, and more RnB!), but at least they didn't subject me to the torture of Beyonce or Amerie whining they way through "song" lyrics!
Have work to do, so should really leave this sauna (I mean, Computer room!), and get to work!
@ 2006-04-05 – 21:24:33
That's all I have to say on the football! Villareal, here we come!
Still on the road to Paris!