Hello from sunny Arizona. The temperature is about 25oC outside and hardly a cloud in the sky, as it has been since I arrived ( Read more... )

I'm currently sat with a big suitcase sat on my bed, wondering if there is anything I've forgotten. I hate that feeling, I don't think I've forgotten anything but then as I don't exactly know what's going to happen over the next week how can I know what to take ( Read more... )

As I write this my supervisor is giving a lecture on the PyLinda software I wrote. He asked a rather worringly basic question about how to use it just before he left... and he's demonstrating the software live in front of the students.

I sooooo hope it doesn't break!

Today is the first day of my sixth year at the University of York. I've now been here longer than I have ever been at a single educational establishment before...

With Monster's Ball tonight I reached 400 films voted for on IMDb. It's 303 days since I reached 300 films, giving me an average of a new film every 3.03 days (complicated maths there!) - that's slightly down on my average for the previous hundred, I'll have to work harder!

Today was that time of year when I receive my yearly letter from the evil Student Loans Company. Apparently in the last year I paid back £8 (woo!) but accrued slightly over £290 in interest :-(

8* victories, 5* draws and 4* defeats + 8* shots of tequila and 2* pints = one good night out :-)

Thanks dwinsper, lieutenanth and causticangel et al, I had a really fun night out!

* All values are subject to plus or minus several due to alcoholic consumption!

For the second time this week I've got to move all my stuff out of my room, I've also had to move stuff out of the lounge - which my housemates didn't help me with at all. *moan grumble moan ( Read more... )

So, last night was the grad ball - it was good fun and I made it to my second survivors photo. Liberty X were, er, interesting but at least they were actually singing and not miming! Editors were frickin' awesome but also frickin' loud!

Photos, as usual, can be found here.

Last week I moved into my new, the first time ever I've lived on the town side of campus. The house definitely didn't get off to a good start with no washing machine, a broken shower and just generally being in a bit of state. We now have both of these fixed and it is feeling much more like home. I have to move all of my stuff out of my room next ( Read more... )