1. I went on holiday for a week, courtesy of my parents, who instead of a big party for my 21st agreed to send me and Lawrence away to the Lake District. I took very many photographs, some of which will appear on t'internet at some point. More importantly, I recovered from London but at the same time developed a real appreciation for the concept ( Read more... )

I have of late been attempting to find a Proper Job, by which I mean one which doesn't involve sitting on the floor hunched over a laptop typing ISBN numbers and collecting dust. I have signed up with two agencies, one of whom found me work last summer within two hours of me registering with them, and who this time round have already got me an ( Read more... )

How long should an answer to the why-do-you-want-to-do-this-MA question be?

If there's one thing today's events have reminded us, it's that you should never leave valuable objects unattended - and that in south east London, 'valuable objects' includes ships ( Read more... )

Ah, Carlos Tevez. How we love you and your troll-like ways.

FINISHED!

...now what?

4 down, 1 to go. I may have fucked up Political Ideas, but I may have not fucked up the other three so I might still not fail.

...In 12 hours and 20 minutes I will be starting my final final. Eek.

First exam done, four more to go. I am feeling very confident about one of them, having just had a revision-with-coffee session with other people from that course and finding out that I do actually know some things about Charlemagne which weren't in my dissertation. Two others I think I'll be alright on if the questions go my way. But I'm ( Read more... )

I just met the younger sister of someone I was at school with in my university library. Frankly I think this is not on. I know in theory that I'm not the only person from Shropshire ever to end up in London, but I don't like to be reminded of it. I am a FREE AND UNIQUE SOUL, and people I never had much to do with CEASED TO EXIST when I got away ( Read more... )

Today I had two odd encounters while trying to revise Machiavelli in Hyde Park. The first man wandered over to me and said something in an incomprehensible accent. Eventually I got him to slow down: "Is it, like, a trend to read in London?" How do you answer a question like that? Yes, I'm doing it because people will think I'm cool? I mumbled ( Read more... )