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Cosy under this duvet

The rain outside is of the proper, stormy kind. None of this pathetic half-arsed rain for us this time around. The sound it makes against the large windows is pretty cool actually, like some crazy drummer who has had way too much coffee and speed.

Even the lightning outside the window is putting a fair amount of effort into the display - lighting up the darkened room and making the black sky outside seem like day again.

In the corner of the room the telly-box is playing yet another movie; I think it is the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but to be honest I have lost track of whereabouts we are now.

But that is besides the point, because it sure is cosy under this duvet...

Soundtrack: Fools Garden - Lemon Tree

Nocturnal.

I think I may have slight nocturnal tendencies.

Soundtrack: Buffseeds - Sparkle Me

Sat towards the front

"Nah I need tha' one."

The boy sat in the seat in front of me is contemplating the contents of the bag in front of him, quickly stuffing the school headed paper back into the side pocket of the rucksack. Instead he turns his attention to the chemistry worksheet being thrust into his hands.

Soon afterwards a balled up sheet of paper sailed over my head, bouncing off the forehead of a long haired girl sat a few rows behind me.

"It's ma' maths book! I don't need that!"

Another war cry, this time from further forward and soon balls of squared paper start flying through the confined airspace inside the coach - sliding down windows and getting caught in luggage racks.

For the last few days it has been like this - the obviously mentally challenged collection of people usually sat towards the front of the bus deciding that it would be a good idea to throw hundreds of paper balls at each other.

It may seem a bit harsh to label them as "mentally challenged", but in truth it is the best way to describe people who enjoy spraying each other with water from a bottle, and then throwing said bottle at each other when it is empty.

A small bubble of chaos - fifteen seats of fifty seven - visible to all, and each one equally as stupid as the next. I haven't even started on the topic of the thirteen year old girl making lewd suggestions to the fat (and balding) pervert of a bus driver.

Now if only I could work out what the point in throwing deodorant cans at people is...

Soundtrack: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Otherwise school related

Going to university has its advantages I suppose. Not only do you get an extra qualification somewhere along the line, cheaper beer and having a load of 'life changing experiences' but you are also sorted for the next three to five years of your life.

Suppose you aren't thinking about going to uni (very much like Lisa and me) then at the end of this school year there is a big huge massive hole which would usually be filled with doing homework or something otherwise school related.

Did I mention the lack of legal tax evasion if you don't go to university?

Don't get me wrong - I'm not reconsidering taking a degree course - but rather considering in depth what actually happens after this school year is up? After I have been to the orphanage and (eventually) come back?

What happens then?

Soundtrack: Yellow Card - Grey

Just to see what happens

Can we just clarify one thing? I hate changing trains. I also hate changing buses and planes.

In fact, life would be so much easier if it wasn't necessary to change modes of transport to get to your desired destination. London Underground trains are exempt from this hate however because the platforms are so cool (in their uniqueness and odd quirks).

So basically, changing trains, buses and planes causes unnecessary stress and is therefore evil.

Now that we have got that out of the way, I just want to tell you all a bit more about Friday and its immense cool-ness.

I'd like the queen to die just to see what happens.

Yes Kiwi, everyone is looking at you weirdly - mainly because you would happily assassinate the monarch just to satiate your curiosity.

Starbucks chocolate powder. Is it specifically designed to go everywhere? Or is it a practical joke executed cunningly by the downtrodden and abused staff? Either way, there was a load more powder scattered across the "accessorize your drink" counter once the three of us had been there.

For those of you who are coffee obsessed, there will be a set in Flickr from Elisabeth most likely titled "English Coffee Shops". This will mainly involve Starbucks and Coffee Republic. Seriously though, there are too many "Coffee Shop" photos on her camera; if coffee-aholics sounded as cool in real life as it did in my head I would start a group/clan/sect/whatever.

And what about the Gnome?

On the day of our visit, the noodle bar didn't have any noodles - quite odd for such a specialist eatery, but then again perhaps we ordered the wrong numbers. It was very difficult to understand what the Chinese waiter was saying as he slurred a garbled wetwudjuliktuowdare what would you like to order in the very noisy room.

Something about wehajnbencudtdae we have no bean curd today...

And apparently there are no squirrels in Norway, but there are lots of pigeons. Seems like a bit of an unfair trade to me, but apparently they are "very good".

To be honest, the weather was crap. Following a week of sun and warmth, it just had to rain all day. Typical London.

3 hours was nowhere near long enough.

Do you know this man? No? Didn't think so, I don't either.

Soundtrack: Maximo Park - Graffiti

100 things you may already know about me

For those who have followed that guy over there for quite a while, it might be a bit hard to grasp that this is only my 100th post. Following much encouragement (and a few death threats) from mostly Suicidal Fairy here is a list of 100 things you may (or may not) know about me.

1. I dislike hate the odd scraping sensation when teeth clash together while chewing gum.
   
2. I once chipped a tooth on an M&M.
3. I wore braces in Middle School.
4. As far as I can remember, I have only been hospitalised once.
5. I have never been in a hospital overnight as a patient (other than when I was a baby).
6. I have a brother called Alex...
   
7. ...and a sister called Lauren.
8. My camera goes with me pretty much everywhere.
9. Superglue is amazing, and it once stuck my fingers to the top of my hand.
10. Bucking the current trend, I have only owned two mobile phones in my life.
11. Neither of those phones could have been classed as "camera phones".
12. I don't remember my grandfather (from my dad's side)
13. Back to the superglue - I once stuck my keys to the desk and found it exceptionally hard to remove them.
14. I believe that in some cases, infatuation is what love is called after it has dissipated.
15. I love the beach, but I hate swimming in open water.
16. I am incredibly lazy.
17. Before moving to Suffolk, I used to live in a small village called Landrake in Cornwall.
18. I am very confused.
19. For too long, I hid away because I was scared.
20. Thailand 2005 screwed up all my plans for the future.
21. I am going back to the Orphanage in 2008 for 6-9 months.
22. In my regular group of friends, I am usually the only male.
23. I only hold a Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, not Silver as well as many believe.
24. There is a stack of empty film canisters under my bed.
25. Also under my bed, there is a shoebox with a fully stocked First Aid kit, web cam, Thailand travel guide and a sleeping bag liner in.

26. My 'aura' apparently depicts vigor, willpower, masculinity, leadership, courage, longing, malice, wrath and rage as significant parts of my personality.
27. I agree only with the final four. The first five are debatable.
28. Nowadays, TV is a rarity.
29. I am a vegetarian, and have been for around about 10 months (give or take a few weeks).
30. That is, apart from one week in Denmark when I thought it would have been rude, considering I was staying at their house. I get guilt.
    
31. For ages I was wary of Léonie, because of her vibrant orange hair and loud manner. Now she is lovely :)
32. Contrary to popular belief, I do care a little bit about my exams. See #16.
33. I swear too much.
34. I am vegetarian because the thought of eating ground up muscle disgusts me. The moral-high-ground parts are an added extra.
    
35. I wear glasses permanently, for I cannot see more than thirty centimetres in focus without them.
36. My old jeans used to have holes in the pockets. In fact, the holes where so big they couldn't be classed as pockets anymore.
37. Even though I don't wear them anymore I became conditioned into not putting things in my front pockets, so even now they are rarely used.
38. For about 2 months I wore contact lenses.
39. AS Level results: BDDUU
40. I can't remember my GCSE exam results.
41. I have worked as a paper boy, a sales assistant in an outdoors shop and a IT technician in a school over the summer.
42. Currently I work for Argos.
43. Up until very recently I did not appreciate the extremely persistent odour of garlic.
44. I become physically angry when I think about him.
45. I am ~6'1" tall, give or take a centimetre or so.
46. As a vegetarian, the only thing I miss is fish.
47. All people who say that vegetarians are allowed to eat fish because it isn't "meat" should be hung, drawn and quartered.
48. I still havent got around to installing the Last.fm/Audioscrobbler iTunes plugin.
49. In my opinion, Pizza rocks. But only if it has a load of that almost tasteless, stringy cheese on top ( I think it's mozarella) and no meat.
50. I have phases of paranoia.

51. After one and a half years good service, my watch finally broke last week.
    
52. I am a pikey, so I superglued it.
53. Working to a deadline is not something I am known for.
54. I am not very trusting with people I don't know.
55. People I do know well however, I trust almost implicitly.
56. The short to long term memory conversion process rarely happens.
57. Once something is the norm, I am resistant to change.
58. I try not to be hypocritical, but it doesn't always work out that way.
59. I go through phases of not being able to catch a ball when it is thrown at me.
60. Procrastination rocks.
61. I regret a lot of things, but very importantly 3 recent ones.
    
62. I am physically addicted to the Internet.
63. I am aware that it is impossible to be physically addicted to the Internet.
64. For the last 6 months there has been an empty packet of paracetamol pinned to my noticeboard. I don't know why.
65. Apparently I am known to imitate chavs. I hadn't noticed this myself, but Lisa says I do it so it must be true.
66. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly are amazing.
67. I have never properly kissed a girl.
68. This worries me slightly.
    
69. I have however been harrassed by one. She kept calling every evening.
70. I am not afraid of balloons.
71. Pens always go missing.
72. Also pinned to my noticeboard is a photo of 4 cool people on New Green, 3 cool people and one uncool person in the Abbey Gardens, some wicked people on Khao San Road and some more wicked people at an Orphanage.
73. I have seen Bloc Party live.
74. My wall is half covered with photographs.
75. I have the coolest friends ever.
    

76. I am not supersticious, but there might be something in my wardrobe at night.
77. On my desk there is a picture of my best friend and I, several envelopes of negatives and a key (see #13).
78. The noticeboard on my wall is made from cork.
79. Being a photo freak, I took 415 photos on my trip to Thailand.
80. Only 210 of those where actually usable, and even less are 'good'.
81. I like to think that I am getting better.
82. I dont always speak exactly what is on my mind, because usually it offends people.
83. To complete the inventory of what is on my noticeboard, there is a napkin with random notes scribbled across it from Year 10 Biology, after Lois decided it would be a good idea.
84. For some reason, the said napkin was secreted out of the Biology classroom in my sock.
85. I'm sorry.
86. I am still confused.
87. I met Elisabeth and Kiwiqueen on the 22nd of September in London.
88. I am of the opinion that they are both pretty damned cool.
    
89. I hate my own voice.
    
90. I love storms. The stormier the better.
91. Consumerism annoys me.
92. The present certainly doesn't look as good as the past.
93. I hate it when you are writing electronically and you get orphans.
    
94. How people can change so much intrigues me.
95. There is also book about on Body Language on my desk.
96. I am notorious for leaving cups around the house in odd places.
97. I get ratty when tired.
98. I have absolutely no idea what I will be doing this time in 5 years.
99. My work shoes have a massive crack in the sole.
100. This is the longest post I have written.
     

Well, now that you have managed to make your way to the bottom of the page take a moment to contemplate the complete crap you just skipped over.

Thanks for being around.

Soundtrack: Thirteen Senses - Gone