So, we left the hotel and decided we'd do something non-touristy for the evening, but something that was entertaining. Me and Soph do enjoy a good film, so we figured we'd take in an authentic French cinema and soak up the atmosphere. Unfortunately the small cinema near our hotel was only show VF films (version francais) so we decided to head back ( Read more... )

Apologies for the delay in writing, turns out I can't write and work late nights as well. But anyway, day off = more updates ( Read more... )

So, I left the last update on a bit of a cliffhanger. Would I storm down to reception, demand another room, rduce the manager to a quivering wreck of a man ( Read more... )

For all my talk and dreams, last weekend was the first chance I've had to go abroad without the reassuring presence of my parents or a group dynamic to shelter within. It's safe to say that my nerves were pushing a little closer to the surface, especially given my lack of even a rudimentary grasp of the French language. To be fair, I would wager ( Read more... )

*Ring ring*

"Good afternoon, Game, Dom speaking, how can I help you?"

"Hello there. Can you tell me the name of the game before Call of Duty 4 please?"

"Erm... that would be Call of Duty 3.""Right, I bought this game from you earlier thinking it was brand new out but it thought it seemed kind of familiar on the first level. Then my mate says to ( Read more... )

Just made a long post that abruptly disappeared. Fucking Lochjournal. Can anyone recommend any decent LJ clients?

So today was the day. Unmarked by fanfare, parade or any other kind of celebration, I had my last ever university class. All that is left to me is one exam and the ever-present dissertation.

The future is starting to become oh so scarily real.

Of course, the one problem with having that hope is it's natural state of precariousness. It doesn't take much to disappear ( Read more... )

... that feeling you get of "maybe she likes me, she might not, but there's a chance she does, this is AWESOME."

Even though the chances of the 'not' being much larger than the 'liking', it's still worth it for the feeling of hope I've been missing for a lil while now.

Tonight was the date for another episode, my second in two nights. (Episode, with regards to me, means a time of overwhelming depression ( Read more... )