Mobile Phone History

Ok, so I know i haven't posted in a long time, and I will update properly post-exams. However, for now, I'm just going to follow Mike and Si's lead by listing my mobile phone history.

Started off with a Nokia 3310 - An absolute classic. It still worked perfectly when i traded it in a few years later for my Nokia 6100. Which, incidentally also still works like it was bought yesterday. Here ends the brand loyalty though. From there, I moved on to the very stylish Samsung D900. I still have this phone, and if i get a good offer for it, it is most definitely up for sale. It's still in top condition, 1 year old. I only replaced it because my contract ran out and I fancied a change. That change happened to be the Sony Ericsson K850i. Main reason for buying this phone: it has an amazing camera on it (and all the other bells and whistles they come with these days).
That's 4 phones in about 6-7 years, but the latest one is only a month old.

Proper update soon :)

Big time update

so i realise i haven't posted here in quite a while, because frankly most of you keep up via facebook. Anyways, here is a summary of the last few months

Exams went ok, scraped through with a 2:2, so hoping to improve on that this year.

Summer: Did 2 months work in London, ridiculously early mornings but didn't finish too late, and got a fair bit of bunce for it too.


First few weeks of term were absolutely crazy, in the computer labs 9-5 (at least) every day. Handed that project report in last friday, so now i can concentrate on all the other coursework we've got.

3 weeks ago we had the Athletic Union SCORE night in Syndicate nightclub. Ended up taking a walk of shame in the morning. That relationship is now over, less that 3 weeks after it began, a new (shortest) record for me!

Capoeira training has been going well this term, going 2-3 times a week, though i did mess my neck up today :S. Hoping to get my blue-brown belt at our batizado in 3 weeks time.

I shall try and be more regular with these posts as i realise i can't possible remember everything I did from the last ~5 months :P

Timetables

Our university has rearranged everyones exam timetables in an attempt to make the exams more convenient and spaced out than the provisional timetable was. However, all my 7 exam now take place in a shorter space of time ?:-/. Also, 5 of these 7 exams are in far flung areas of the city, which i will have to spend about an hour walking to (or even possibly getting a train)! It's not just our department where things have got worse either. Oh well, at least i will now finish exams on the 7th june, more time for partying (though less time for that crucial revision). Going back to uni tomorrow (friday).

In other areas of my life, thanks everyone who turned up for birthday celebrations last week, was much fun, and there are some quality pictures to go with it.

Easter wasn't bad, ate faaaaar too much chocolate, but hey, that's what it's there for, kudos for anyone who actually did the whole lent thing (and kept to it)!

However, on the injury front, been carrying a shoulder injury (one of the tendons is inflamed i believe) for over a month now, lets hope it goes soon, and in the last week, I've picked up another wry neck, it's getting annoying how frequently i've got that this year (and it's also annoying how painful it is :-P ).

blogspot, google, eh?

well, apparently now the time has come where i HAVE to move over to this google/blogspot thing, so i have.
i've also been politely nudged into writing in here thanks to mikes latest entry =P
hmm, wondering whether i have anything meaningful to write, here goes.

just had reading week, in which i managed to do absolutely NO learning, basically, so that wasn't so good! =S
did go home for the weekend though, that was nice, though would rather forget the travelling fiasco in both directions, cabs, trains, delays, cancellations, buses = grr

do have a new house sorted out for next year though, it's a pretty sweet pad, much better than this year, and cheaper, and nearer uni!

went to a fancy dress house party the other day, rather amusing, all the hostesses dressed up as chav-tastic McDonald's employees =)

2007 So Far

This is my first post this year, so i suppose it better be a good'un.

Well, uni has been hectic for the last couple of weeks, had an end of module exam on saturday morning (never have to do geology again, though it can be quite interesting), followed by a centurian (100 shots of beer in 100mins (check facebook)).

Seems like we're moving out in july, so we have to find a new pad, bit of extra effort, but maybe we can find somewhere that isn't at the bottom of a huge hill for next year!

On the job front, seems like i'm sorted for the holidays, valuable experience/money should be earned. =)

Still going out with Pippa, bit of a strange relationship tbh, but still going nevertheless.

Music suggestion: Death Cab For Cutie

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2006

Well, here's the end of 2006, it's been a pretty intense year. Having passed first year and continued into my second year at uni, the work has really start to pile up. So much so that I've barely been able to get out more than once a fortnight on average! (and I'm still behind with work!)

Haven't had too much to report from the last couple of months, still going out with Pippa, though with all the work, it didn't really seem like it.

Had a job interview just before Christmas, should hopefully get a job with a local eng. contracting firm, that could lead to good things (i.e. monies =D ), will let you know what happens when I'm told.

Chrimbo has been good to catch up with old mates, and frankly, I had to get out of the pressurised uni environment for a couple of weeks, to relax.

On the recreational side, capoeira has been going really well, got my blue belt during our winter festival and I could feel myself getting fitter week by week, especially the week I did 12hrs training (many aching muscles)!


Well, who know's what 2007 holds in store, but let's hope it's a good year.

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recipe for a good night out

So, I finally proved it, it's possible to have an awesome, sober, night out on a mere £2.
Recipe:
2x pint of beer at £1/pint in a bar
1x oceana nightclub, free vip entry.
1x single bloke
1x single girl
start off with the beer, then mix in all the rest of the ingredients together, with liberal helpings of music, add a dash of snarky comments from friends and let simmer for 2-3hours, voila ;)
Side-effects include lack of sleep, generally leading to dozing through maths lectures.

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