Dazed and Confused
It's me. Finally, I'm back. But not for long. I have a oub crawl in half an hour you see. This is just a quick update to tell you all how I'm doing. I've settled into Uni life very well, getting drunk, playing drinking games, drinking Green Death (it's so strong it's illegal to sell it) etc. The computers though are pretty poor and they're always busy so my updates may become very sporadic. Also in the computer room you can't get any privacy as everyone can see what you're doing. Pah. Anyway, until I grace your prescence again, enjoy yourselves. I will certainly be doing the same.
Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Friday, October 05, 2001
The End of the Road
This will probably be my last blog entry before I go to Uni simply because tomorrow is not only England’s crucial last World Cup qualifier but also my nephew’s birthday. Then on Sunday morning I go so it’s as simple as that. I’ve had to delete a load of, er, questionable stuff (and no, not necessarily porn) off the hard drive so my parents won’t find it whilst I’m away. This includes some much cherished .exe files and some funny sound and picture files. I’m tempted to just format the hard drive in case I missed anything but I might leave that until Christmas. I really can’t be bothered doing it at the moment. Before I go I don’t have a great deal left to do, I might look for some new shoes today and I spent over £100 on clothes on Wednesday. My bank balance is already dwindling and I haven’t even got there yet.
To Boldly Go
Hopefully just because I’m at Uni doesn’t mean I won’t be keeping contact with friends or leaving this blog to rot and die a horrible death (like a certain film reviews site or students site). I’m assuming that as long as I can take a minute out of my heady nights of wild sexual adventuring, excessive drug taking and copious alcohol consumption then I can make the odd post here or there. If I’m sober it might actually be funny.
Homeboy
I think I’ll miss my family while I’m gone and I think I’ll be homesick for the first couple of weeks. I’ve never really had to look after myself before although it’s not like I was brought up with a silver spoon in my mouth. But I’m no Delia Smith and washing machines are as foreign to me as Sven Goran Erikkson is English (or Greg Rusedski for that matter). But I’ll manage. It may be on Pot Noodles and Beans on Toast (always the benchmark of a healthy and nutritious diet) for the next 3 years but somehow, some way, with a little bit of luck and hopefully some money, I’ll manage. And if not, well, I can always phone home. Wish me luck for the first few days, speak to you all soon.
Quote of the Day
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius
This will probably be my last blog entry before I go to Uni simply because tomorrow is not only England’s crucial last World Cup qualifier but also my nephew’s birthday. Then on Sunday morning I go so it’s as simple as that. I’ve had to delete a load of, er, questionable stuff (and no, not necessarily porn) off the hard drive so my parents won’t find it whilst I’m away. This includes some much cherished .exe files and some funny sound and picture files. I’m tempted to just format the hard drive in case I missed anything but I might leave that until Christmas. I really can’t be bothered doing it at the moment. Before I go I don’t have a great deal left to do, I might look for some new shoes today and I spent over £100 on clothes on Wednesday. My bank balance is already dwindling and I haven’t even got there yet.
To Boldly Go
Hopefully just because I’m at Uni doesn’t mean I won’t be keeping contact with friends or leaving this blog to rot and die a horrible death (like a certain film reviews site or students site). I’m assuming that as long as I can take a minute out of my heady nights of wild sexual adventuring, excessive drug taking and copious alcohol consumption then I can make the odd post here or there. If I’m sober it might actually be funny.
Homeboy
I think I’ll miss my family while I’m gone and I think I’ll be homesick for the first couple of weeks. I’ve never really had to look after myself before although it’s not like I was brought up with a silver spoon in my mouth. But I’m no Delia Smith and washing machines are as foreign to me as Sven Goran Erikkson is English (or Greg Rusedski for that matter). But I’ll manage. It may be on Pot Noodles and Beans on Toast (always the benchmark of a healthy and nutritious diet) for the next 3 years but somehow, some way, with a little bit of luck and hopefully some money, I’ll manage. And if not, well, I can always phone home. Wish me luck for the first few days, speak to you all soon.
Quote of the Day
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius
Wednesday, October 03, 2001
This is Monday's post but blogger hasn't been working very well for the last 24 hours:
The Prisoner
It’s only a week to go now until I head off into the great unknown and embark on the next step up the educational ladder – University. I’ve got most of my things sorted out now though I could do with buying some new clothes. I thought that the closer it got to me going the more nervous I would be whereas it’s actually been the other way around; the closer I get to going the more I’m looking forward to it. I don’t have a bad home life, in fact it’s probably quite good compared to a lot of people’s, but I still can’t wait to be on my home and finally reach a truly independent sense of well-being.
slurp slurp
I finished at my work yesterday and in a way I was sad to see it go. It may not have paid the best (actually it paid pretty much the worst) but I kind of enjoyed working there and will miss all the people I worked with. But life moves on and so will I. They bought me a load of random stuff which they put in a box called “Alex’s University Survival Kit”. Inside the box was lots of canned goods, lots of alcohol, a box of condoms and some Siberian Gynseng (the closest you can get to viagara over the counter… so I’m told). I don’t think that’ll all last me 3 years, hopefully it won’t last my first day. I bought them a big box of chocolates and a bottle of champagne. Knowing the staff they won’t last long. My final act before I leave is to write a really sucky-up letter to Head Office. I’ve basically just said thanks for my employment and I think all the staff work really hard, over worked-under paid etc. I hope it gets them some brownie points. And if not… well, no skin off my nose.
When the water is in the cup, it becomes the cup
My fascination with martial-artist Bruce Lee continued last night as I watched a documentary on him. However, rather than going with his life story (which I assumed it would) or talking about the many conspiracy theories surrounding his death (i.e. his involvement with the Chinese mafia, jealousy from other martial artists etc.) it looked at his career in both the martial arts and the film industry. What I liked about this documentary was that rather than focusing on his most commercially successful film, “Enter the Dragon”, it instead looked primarily at a film he started but never finished before he died, “Game of Death”. It showed never before seen footage and demonstrated how Lee’s dedication to perfection came through in his films.
The best form is no form
The programme also had a look at some of Bruce Lee’s philosophy on life and the martial arts, which was also very interesting. I think the thing that came across the most was that Bruce Lee was a person who was striving for physical and mental equilibrium and came very close to it, if not achieving it, before his untimely death. He talked passionately about martial arts and how he wanted to revolutionise the way styles were thought of. He didn’t want to adhere to one particular style of his own, he wanted to be able to adapt his body to any style. He likened it to water. Water is fluid and when put into something it becomes that object. Lee wanted to apply this idea to martial arts. Bruce Lee was unique. I only wish I could meet him and see if the man was as incredible as the myth.
Quote of the Day
“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it." - Bernard Bailey
The Prisoner
It’s only a week to go now until I head off into the great unknown and embark on the next step up the educational ladder – University. I’ve got most of my things sorted out now though I could do with buying some new clothes. I thought that the closer it got to me going the more nervous I would be whereas it’s actually been the other way around; the closer I get to going the more I’m looking forward to it. I don’t have a bad home life, in fact it’s probably quite good compared to a lot of people’s, but I still can’t wait to be on my home and finally reach a truly independent sense of well-being.
slurp slurp
I finished at my work yesterday and in a way I was sad to see it go. It may not have paid the best (actually it paid pretty much the worst) but I kind of enjoyed working there and will miss all the people I worked with. But life moves on and so will I. They bought me a load of random stuff which they put in a box called “Alex’s University Survival Kit”. Inside the box was lots of canned goods, lots of alcohol, a box of condoms and some Siberian Gynseng (the closest you can get to viagara over the counter… so I’m told). I don’t think that’ll all last me 3 years, hopefully it won’t last my first day. I bought them a big box of chocolates and a bottle of champagne. Knowing the staff they won’t last long. My final act before I leave is to write a really sucky-up letter to Head Office. I’ve basically just said thanks for my employment and I think all the staff work really hard, over worked-under paid etc. I hope it gets them some brownie points. And if not… well, no skin off my nose.
When the water is in the cup, it becomes the cup
My fascination with martial-artist Bruce Lee continued last night as I watched a documentary on him. However, rather than going with his life story (which I assumed it would) or talking about the many conspiracy theories surrounding his death (i.e. his involvement with the Chinese mafia, jealousy from other martial artists etc.) it looked at his career in both the martial arts and the film industry. What I liked about this documentary was that rather than focusing on his most commercially successful film, “Enter the Dragon”, it instead looked primarily at a film he started but never finished before he died, “Game of Death”. It showed never before seen footage and demonstrated how Lee’s dedication to perfection came through in his films.
The best form is no form
The programme also had a look at some of Bruce Lee’s philosophy on life and the martial arts, which was also very interesting. I think the thing that came across the most was that Bruce Lee was a person who was striving for physical and mental equilibrium and came very close to it, if not achieving it, before his untimely death. He talked passionately about martial arts and how he wanted to revolutionise the way styles were thought of. He didn’t want to adhere to one particular style of his own, he wanted to be able to adapt his body to any style. He likened it to water. Water is fluid and when put into something it becomes that object. Lee wanted to apply this idea to martial arts. Bruce Lee was unique. I only wish I could meet him and see if the man was as incredible as the myth.
Quote of the Day
“When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it." - Bernard Bailey
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