Happy Guy Fawkes!
Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot!

(And also for me, therefore, my undergrad thesis. Popish plots abounding!)

Remembrance Day has become a lot more poignant in recent years - the papers are full of the passing of Harry Patch this year, and the ending of a generation, and at least on a personal note, knowing two people who've come back alive from Afghanistan and waiting on one more to do their tour of duty, I find it hard to simply pass this time of year ( Read more... )

Failure to sleep last night, what with recurrence of wasps in the bathroom.  I had wasp-based nightmares all night. This has never happened before ( Read more... )

Finishing today as I started, in tears ( Read more... )

I was quite happy to live at home and commute into London whilst at university, because it was easier and ultimately that much cheaper. Because let's face it, I didn't think I'd find anything that great that I could afford in London ( Read more... )

I am soooooo tired. Too tired to function :(

So I have have My Chemical Romance playing loud, and i'm blitzing through straightening up my room and the disaster I've been living in since I'm moved countries ( Read more... )

After one long weekend in Durham, a re-think about friendship vs business, and several hours in a car, i'm back home and preparing for the interview tomorrow ( Read more... )

Life at home has not been the greatest for a while, mostly my fault, mostly nothing that still manages to send me into overdrive and generally a lot to do with not having a job. Everyone jokes, but getting on as many planes as possible to other countries is 2 parts adventure, 1 part running away ( Read more... )

Well, it's bad enough trying to get a job in the current market, but I've just had the evening capped off by a fraudulent email claiming to have seen my CV on a job website I signed up to.  Thankfully, they didn't ask for anything beyond my phone number, and I did google them first to find out more ( Read more... )