July 28th, 2008

Time: 03:31 pm

Wow, I've been off LJ for 41 weeks! Probably for the best - writing about myself can get a bit depressing sometimes! I've just come on here to tell anyone that uses LJ but not Facebook that my housemate's away so I'm having parties! First one is this Sat (2nd), playing better music than Sin! Well, hopefully anyway. I live across and down at from the BBC - Cambridge Street. Message/post here if you want to come and need directions! 9.30ish til whenever, bring your own booze as I've no idea what people like to drink, or anything that tastes good! I'll provide snacks and mixers :)

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October 9th, 2007

Current Music: air con humming Current Location: HBS 2.1 Time: 11:30 am

LJ informs me I have not posted in 8 weeks. My friends page only goes back to 25th September. I feel I should be more agrieved by this, but I have replaced a lot of LJ with Facebook, in a more meaningless way. Facebook is full of soundbytes, events, photos and half-conversations on people's walls, while LJ (for me) is full of depression, wangst and introverted-ness, as that's all I seem to come and post on here for! I think it's a habit I should get out of. Facebook is the way forward! Just as an update for all who I have not spoken to in a while (while I think is 95% of my FL): --I have moved house to a basement flat by the BBC and Man Met. I'm living with Sarah, who I used to live with, and I don't think many of you have met. She's quite quiet, so no houseparties while she's around! We moved in 7th September, but still don't have a phone/internet coz BT are utterly shite. --I've started a PhD at the University of Manchester looking at greenspace in cities. It's been all inductions and training courses, so I've really no idea what's going on! I do have a desk and an office key though, which is nice. I feel very unprepared for it all, and don't really know where I'm going, but hopefully that will come in time. I remember when I first started uni I didn't feel confident and settled until after Christmas, so I suspect it will be similar now. --I've put myself forward as a candidate for MP in Gorton for the Green Party, and what with the 'will he, won't he' ramblings of Gordon Brown I've produced a leaflet for the ward and pondered some campaign strategies. We won't win, but hopefully we would have increased our profile. Brown now says it will be 2009 at the earliest. I'm kinda disappointed, as I think a general election in such a short space of time would have been fun, but more time will allow us to get more organised and get more cash! --My assorted societies are going reasonably well - CAOS are great, Warped is disorganised, P+P is becoming more anachist-y, the Burlington is busy and the Young Greens are getting there! I seem to have lost my usual autumn optimism though, which is concerning. --Music wise, have just been getting out and about as usual really! My hard drive died over the summer (after my dissertation was finished though!) so have lost all my cyber stuff, so will have to wait until we get the internet again in order to replace it all. Or indeed actually buyi some CDs! --Boy wise, there's a guy I've met who's pretty cool and hot, and rather soppy and romantic, but hopelessly inexperienced. I dug out my Perfect Man list and I'm not sure he fulfils enough of it to bother, but he can be taught and trained I suppose. But I'm not sure I'm in the right mental place for a bloke, let alone being someone's first proper girlfriend (again - *sigh*) so I should perhaps just nip it in the bud, as it were. Hmm, further musing required I think. Well, I've thoroughly bored you all, so goodbye for possibly another 8 weeks!

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July 17th, 2007

Current Music: VNV Nation--Kingdom Time: 02:38 pm Current Mood: happy

[gratuitous plug] Toby Hadoke (the compere at XS Malarkey in Fallowfield) has written a radio dramatisation of his award winning Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf one man show, and it's on BBC7 digital radio this Friday (20th) at 5:30PM, with part 2 a week later. You can listen online and for a week afterwards at www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7, or buy the audiobook off Play.com (cheaper than Amazon!). I've seen the one man show seven times, and listened to the audiobook twice (Play sent it far too early!), and can highly recommend it! Very funny yet poignant, with assorted quotes from Doctor Who, political bits and various pop culture references, including a few jibes at Star Trek. Anyone growing up as a sci fi fan (hmm, 99% of my friends then!) can relate to this show - it is truly fab! Listen to it!!! [/gratuitous plug]

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July 14th, 2007

Subject: Linkage Time: 10:02 am

LOL-Who Real Life Photoshopping stuff

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July 9th, 2007

Current Music: Infected Mushroom - B.P. Empire Rough Mix Subject: Things Time: 10:02 am

Not much has happened since my last post, bar me endeavouring to do my dissertation and go out to many comedy nights. I think the research part of my dissertation is almost done, just need to hear back from a few local authority planners. I've done 23 out of 42 authorities, does that sound about right? I could do them all, but the ones I haven't done don't have the kind of strategy I'm studying, so could be a bit pointless. Any thoughts?? Now I just have to write up, altering my literature review quite a bit to fit with my 'new direction'. Anyway, the main point of this is that I'm going to move to the city centre on 1st September, but I've no idea how to go about it. Normally I've gone direct to the landlord through Manchester Student Homes, so going to agencies is a new thing for me. What do they want, how much will I pay, which is best, what danger signs do I need to spot, when should I start looking??? I'm clueless! Any advice would be fantastic!

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July 4th, 2007

Time: 10:16 am

( Doctor Who thoughts ) Hmm. I await the next series with interest utter dread, as they have announced that Kylie with be in the Christmas episode, with Catherine Tate as the next assistant. I hate that woman so much - she must pay for her crimes against comedy. She was extremely annoying in The Runaway Bride, and I can't see her improving in the series. Oh well, maybe she'll die, quickly. *cries in corner*

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June 25th, 2007

Subject: I've been away Time: 10:22 am

Oh, not updated in 3 weeks, Oh well - I've been on Facebook doing stuff so you should all know I'm alive! In that 3 weeks, I've been on holiday to North Wales with my mum and sister. It was good fun. One day they walked up Snowdon, and I didn't want to, so I went to Caernafon instead. Where I got asked out by a guy who works at the castle. We had been chatting for a while, so it did almost make sense! I now have his email and phone number, and am not entirely sure what to do with them. He's mildly attractive, and the conversation was interesting, but nothing more! I might email him a link to my holiday photos, but I'm not sure! I'm glad I had a day away from the family, it made things more bearable! It was fun though, I took lots of photos and read Harry Potter 5. Hurrah. Looky at photos After that, I've been working on my dissertation, doing and emailing interviews to local council people. Kinda fun. My ex boyfriend from back home came to visit, I introduced him to comedy and we went to see Type O Negative. It was a fun few days :) We get on really well, but there's absolutely no spark between us so we can stay friends with no issues. Er, that's really about it! Doctor Who has been fantastic--I cried my eyes out at 'Family of Blood', enjoyed the Angels, and have been avoiding all the spoilers to the current story, hence my shock at part 1. They are just so so good!!!!

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June 1st, 2007

Time: 07:58 pm

Fire and music! That long winded car ad, but with fire! I am liking fire. In other news, off on family holiday tomorrow, to North Wales. Back on the 9th. Enjoy my absence!

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May 27th, 2007

Current Music: Radio 1 Current Location: home in Withington Time: 10:23 am Current Mood: positive

Oooo looky, photos from Friday, and some photos I'd forgotten about from Sin sometime last year I had much fun, but wanted more cyber so I could've danced more. Ah well. Dot and I seemed to suffer from 'creepy man nearby' syndrome, but we coped! My dissertation is going along in some direction. I realised yesterday that as I'm away the first week of June that only gives me about 7 weeks to write the whole thing. But I've got about 3000 words of pre-done literature review that I think I might add to and 2500 words of policy review which I've tons to add to, so it's going ok really. I think I might just spend all my time in the library after holiday, I can do so much more work there and not get sidetracked by music! I've submitted my MEP nomination forms to the Greens--there's not a chance in hell we'll be elected, but we still need to put up candidates. Trouble is I had to send it to Matt, the guy from Conference, and it just brought back far too many thoughts about him. I've not heard from him, so I need to forget it, which will be a little hard as I know I'm going to see him at events in the near future, but hey, I can cope. You never know, he may have 'decided' (well, become less messed up!) by then.

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May 16th, 2007

Time: 03:05 pm

You know your head is seriously messed up when a Eurovision song describes your current situation worryingly well. In my defence it was the Finnish 'goth' entry, Hanna Pakarinen and 'Leave Me Alone', but still. Anyway, I have EXCITING GIG NEWS!! All at the Student Union. *************************** The Cat Empire, Thursday 21st June, £15. Front Line Assembly + Mechanical Caberet + The Judas Coven, Saturday 7th July, £15. Apocalyptica, Wednesday 12th December, £9. *************************** Anyone fancy any of them? Also, who's going to Type O? I'm not too impressed with their new album, have seen them before, can't really afford it, but still feel I should go! Can anyone persuade me?

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May 14th, 2007

Time: 05:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2TBxvuQVs 13 seconds of spliced Doctor Who wrongness. Woo.

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April 26th, 2007

Time: 10:03 pm Current Mood: WOOOOOOOO!

I have PhD funding!!!! WOOOOOOO!!! Off the Alumni Fund--rich Manc graduates give cash to assuage their guilt about, something, and the uni will be giving it TO ME!! Huzzah. I found out about this last week, got it properly confirmed on Monday, and got a letter today, but they seem to have confused fees (£13,200) with maintenance (£2,800). I'm sure that should be the other way round... have emailed for clarification! I don't want to try and live on £3k for another year... One reason I've waited to announce this, apart from non-official confirmation, is that when I first heard I wasn't so sure if I wanted it. I'd also applied to Sheffield for a cool PhD, and was pondering the possibility of leaving Manc and getting a whole new social circle. It excited me, and when I heard I'd be staying in Manc it kinda disappointed me--but only temporarily!! I think also I felt quite daunted by having to do 3 more years hard slog of academic work... But now I feel happy and excited (helped no end by the FoE comedy gig on Monday :D), and am looking forward to moving to a spangly city centre flat and staying as the socialite that I am. woo!

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April 24th, 2007

Time: 05:17 pm

Quite possibly the most wrong thing ever. Needs video and sound for the full horrific effect. Better quality in windows Media Player.

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April 17th, 2007

Time: 03:50 pm

Before I forget..... ******CAOS CONCERT*************** playing Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, singing a mass by Mozart Saturday 21st April (THIS SAT!) 7:30PM St Anne's Church in town £6/£4 ********************************* Though I understand most of you are going to the Wendyhouse. Tis ok, my friend is coming to stay so I'll have company! Her visit does mean I miss a party on Friday, but never mind.

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April 16th, 2007

Current Music: Doctor Who Incidental Music Time: 07:07 pm

Today I joined a new movement: The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Reason #5,000 for not having evil spawn children. *fixed*

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April 13th, 2007

Current Music: silverchair--frogstomp Time: 09:28 am Current Mood: WOOOOOOOO!

WOOOOHOOOOOO I have silverchair tickets!!! Yay!! Though my friend hasn't got back to me to say he definitely wants one, but I'm sure I'll find a taker if he can't make it. Woooooo!! I'm so happy :D Even if they do cost £20. For the Ritz. *shudder*. Roll on August!!

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April 12th, 2007

Time: 03:00 pm Current Mood: WOOOOOOOO!

SILVERCHAIR are playing the Ritz on Sunday August 12th. I just found out, tickets go on sale tomorrow. I'm so excited I'm shaking. Silverchair were the first rock band I ever got into--their Neon Ballroom album is the first alt album I ever bought, and it's probably my favourite. They are just amazing. I wasn't so fussed by their last album, and I've not heard the newest, but so long as they play songs off Neon Ballroom I'll be happy. I'll also probably be on the floor in floods of tears, but it'll be worth it!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOO!!! But I've not got tickets yet. Must wait!

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April 7th, 2007

Current Music: Combichrist--Play Dead Subject: Doctor Who--what else?? Time: 08:19 pm

EXPELLIAMUS!! Woo, that episode was cool. Sooo much linguistic stuff... I love language, it's great. Quotes ahoy, and verging on the educational. Make the kiddies READ!!! In other news, Sin tonight anyone?

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March 1st, 2007

Time: 06:51 pm

Your Vocabulary Score: A- Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person. How's Your Vocabulary? Yay! I am good with words :) In other news, I have a meeting about PhD funding with my supervisors next week, it may be possible to get NERC funding which is assigned to the university, which is much easier! I went speed dating today, for some pyschology research--the guys were nice, though 5 minutes isn't enough to chat and find out about someone, and none interested me in a sexual way at all. I think I may be going through an asexual phase... I've just finished doing a bit of group work for my field trip to Amsterdam in a week, which is good. I still think the trip will be rubbish, but at least I now vaguely know people. The comedy night tonight I've been looking forward to for about a month has been cancelled, and I haven't got the enthusiasm to go out anywhere else. I do think I'm becoming a comedy addict though--went to see Josie Long (and randomly Allen Carr off the telly) in Chorlton again on Monday, was excellent!! (I may become her stalker...), and had been out at comedy on Sunday too. I wanted to go to mad comedy on Tuesday after orchestra, but I saw a comatose cyclist in the middle of the road on my way there (they weren't wearing a helmet) which shocked me rather, and I feel asleep in orchestra, so figured bed would be best. But I'm heading to free comedy (well, free coz we're on the guestlist!) on Sunday which will rock and make up for it. This weekend I'm off to York with zombievsshark to zombie_mech's party on Friday and Sam's (who I used to live with and has just come back from six months in SE Asia) party on Saturday. I'm quite excited, I've never been to York before and Kev's promised me a guided tour. I suspect it will involve Vikings. And hats.

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February 19th, 2007

Subject: Housemate seeks teaching experience Time: 03:53 pm

I know there's a few teachers out there--my housemate's applying to Manchester for PGCE French/German/Spanish and it's recommended she does 2 days shadowing in a school before her interview on March 29th ish. Can anyone suggest who to get in touch with? She's done teaching secondary school kids at the uni's Language Centre which should help. Any ideas gratefully received!

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