Stance

That's odd me mentioning footbal

2008-06-22T18:38:00.002Z

3 - 1 RUSSIA!!! Need I say more
I think Svet's having some influence on me and one day in the future I will speak Russian and aim to visit but only in the SUMMER!! (that'll make you happy)

Auf Deutsch

2008-06-22T18:22:00.004Z

Hallo, wie gehts du? Ich heisse Stephen ich bin einundzwanzig Jahr alt. Dieses Jahr - that is as much German I can remember at the moment. I am trying to self teach myself some before I head over in September. I have enrolled in a language course at King's so my learning will have some structure to it instead of translating Revolverheld song lyrics. Revolverheld obviously is a German band who I heard 3 years ago now and ARE AWESOME another recommendation is Wir Sind Helden (translation we are heroes) On another musical note i've been listening to christian music currently its Jared Anderson and Paul Baloche. Thats all I have to say on that at the moment :)

Exam's Over

2008-05-26T09:32:00.003Z

This is the reason why there has been no activity here as this revision period got quite stressful as those who witness realised. Hopefully I got the 50% needed to get into fourth year but really I want more than 50% as this year counts as 30% of my degree and also determines 1 - whether I can go to Germany 2 - what modules I can get 3 - my predicted grade which will get sent with all my applications for pre-registration year, speaking of which I NEED EXPERIENCE!!! so that is a high priority at the moment so hopefully I get this UCLH summer placement if not then there has to be an independent pharmacy that would let me volunteer for a month :)

Well I know I get made fun of this but I do love Eurovision and even though UK wont do well in it ever again I do like to watch it. I did like Russia's song so was happy with it (I may have been influenced by a certain person haha) Though my favourite song failed to qualify to the finals that being said I've myspaced the artist and quite like what I'm hearing though HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE IS SAYING I guess Italian is on the list of languages I want to learn German, Tsi, Italian and Russian hopefully this list won't extend further otherwise in my spare time as a hard working pharmacist I will just be learning languages but would I have a use for them well you never know could come in handy :)

This bank holidayis application form day YAY!! got to love pre-reg applications and summer placement stuff but will be worth it in the end.

Not such a happy day

2008-03-28T11:17:00.003Z

I didn't get the summer placement so today I'm not feeling in the mood to apply elsewhere as I really wanted Kettering :( that's all I've got to say

Interview

2008-03-25T17:31:00.003Z

I had my interview today for a pharmacy summer student placement at a hopsital approximately 40mins away by car from Leicester so hopefully means I'll be spending my summer in Leicester (Rent FREE of course lol). The interview went well though there was one question I forgot to prepare for WHY THIS HOSPITAL?? And all that came to mind was that it's close to home and I know thats the worst thing to say oh well the rest of the interview well rather well. I seriously hope I didnt say like so many times as I've gotten use to saying like recently well since going to uni.

Exam Timetable

2008-03-20T12:49:00.003Z

It's that time of year again and to make things slightly worst I'M ILL!! so will keep you posted on my progress.

PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND SKIN 7/5/2008 10:00 3 (Hrs)
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS INFECTION AND PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY 9/5/2008 10:00 3 (Hrs)
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND CANCER 12/5/2008 14:30 3 (Hrs)
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS MEDICINES DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT 16/5/2008 10:00 3 (Hrs)
PHARMACY LAW AND ETHICS 19/5/2008 10:00 3 (Hrs)
OSCE 6/6/2008 not sure how long this is will know closer to the date. The joys of having an exam on the last day of term!! What are the odds :|

The good thing about this year is that I've already started to revise prior to getting the timetable so things are on the up :)

Time to Catch Up!!

2008-02-29T09:13:00.002Z

What has happened in the last month?

Well I went to Portsmouth for a 4 day weekend which was AWESOME!!! I do love it down there the folk are friendly the area is nice and peaceful and calm. You don't have to rush around its possible to walk everywhere ah. Ruth's friends are so nice and easy to talk to. I have to say it was difficult getting on the bus back as a slight depression hit in but soon as I saw the red buses I knew I was home. No matter how much I love Pompey I know that for the mean time London is the place for me afterall I wouldnt have got into King's if it weren't, so I can cope with the hussle and bustle the not friendly folk and immense traffic :)

My Lacrossing ability has improved significantly recently as shown in the match against St Bart's. We won 9 - 3 and we are now through to the semi finals. Also got a lacrosse tournament coming up soon. The downside with lacrosse is that Im not meant to play a full match due to my darn sickle cell as I really dont want to over do it but when we dont have a full team I'm forced to play the full game and there is the tendency to over do it like in the last match where I've been exhausted for 3 days after it - fortunately it did not result in me going into hospital :)

Speaking of Sickle Cell I recently found out that I can't be a bone marrow donor, which was somewhat disheartening as it sent me through a spiral of lows and all the negatives of this disorder crept into my mind hence that weekend I wasn't very talkative - which a few folk noticed.

Revision is taking its toll but at least I've started early this year so hopefully will miss the mad rush and panic of spring break hahah ie easter holidays. I'm trying to figure out whether to stay in London for most of easter or go back home home. I know I will do more work in London, so I may just go home home for a week around my birthday. Though I do want to meet up with folks but 3rd year esxams are important especially when 4th year project and electives are all dependent on the results!

I was reminded my Stacy to talk about Lord of the Rings the Musical so we went to watch this play sometime in January. The costumes and set are AMAZING!!! Of course there are going to be chuncks missed out due to the enormity of the book and if films 9hrs and musical is 2-3 then yeah its not possible to fit everything in. It was a good play to watch me thinks and sure Stacy agree's. I was a bit let down my the music as they didnt appear to be that musically as musicals go - if that makes sense ie I didnt come out wanting the soundtrack and singing the songs. That being said I did love going to see it with my mate.

I think this post is long enough so I'll end it here, take care you folks out there.

Superbad!

2008-02-03T18:28:00.000Z

Last week in Bible study we were reading through Mark 8:31-9:1 and below are some of the verse from the passage.

34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37For what can a man give in return for his soul? 38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." (English Standard Version)

We were looking at ways how to "deny oneself and take up their cross and follow him" (this is linking in with the dying everyday I learnt at TASC) and so the inappropriate conversations etc were discussed. It is interesting how just a few days after I completely forgot about this and watched Superbad with my housemates. OK so not the most amazing film ever and to be quite honest its not my type of film and I only laughed when Pete made a joke about some of the stuff. In the light of that passage I guess the best thing to do was not watch the film and perhaps tell my housemates why I shouldn't watch it but that thought never crossed my mind. There is always next time and I do still have opportunities to tell the about the Gospel hopefully I wont shy away from them.

February Already

2008-02-02T16:58:00.000Z

I can't believe it well I guess I have to as can't change facts today is 02/02/08 which means in 2 months and a day I'll be 21 and revising for 3rd year exams oh the joys!! That being said I have already started revising last semesters stuff and started going over the lectures from this semester so hopefully will be not be in my last minute panic cramming sessionage again as thats awful!!

I saw Jekyl and Hyde last week peformed by GKT Musical Theatre and it was AMAZING!! The afterparty was alright got to meet me friends and some new folk. I wont go into details of yet another random drunk guy and me story as I'm sure regular readers know they dont end well ie I GET FREAKED OUT!

The Dance Show rehearsals are going well I think though still having doubts on how to portray being "sexy" I lack the confidence to do so. On the other hand my partners are really nice so thats good :) After the rehearsal me and Svet dance in Inverse for a while before heading off to McDonalds to meet up with everone that made it into lambada dance. Have to say waiting around for an hour for them is not great and dont think I will do it again - SVET WE ARE NOT WAITING NEXT WEEK!!!

I spoke to an ERASMUS student on my course that actually goes to the university that I've applied to do my research project at in Germany. For those that would like to see the place here is the link. Enjoy!! I'll be living there for 3months :)

Philipps-Universität Marburg

I better get back to filling in application forms and then hit the Biochemistry :) Oh how I love to spend all my saturday studying!

Hard Working Pharmacist!!

2008-01-18T14:12:00.000Z

Well I try to be a hard working pharmacist but sometimes my lazy procrastinatory side kicks in and other stuff gets in the way which is what Im going to talk about now.

Thursday Morning involved aches and pains not sickle cell related :) but lacrosse related FITNESS TRAINING need I say more - killer lunges press up sit ups some wierd stuff and then a semi match ARGH!!! Oh and I've been convinced to do Men's traingin and not just Mixed/Ladies traing so come next wednesday think more aches pains and terrifying stories AARRGGHH!!

Had my dance audition today went horribly for the Lambada but not too fussed about that as I think its far to sexy for my liking well I dont think I have the confidence to portray that image and the lyrics to the song I dont approve of but the song itself was good. (Also this led me into a somewhat downer mood as image consicous me kicked in but wont go much into that as trying to put into practise what I learnt at the image seminar at TASC) Ballroom and Latin went alright am loving the ballroom dance this year though it will be totally awesome (Stacy loving the totally right)

well there's some of the stuff that gets in the way of me becoming a hard working pharmacist but I still study and work hard to complete assignments and stuff and I have become more organised this semester so doing more work than have done in the past so I guess I can claim to be a Hard Working Pharmacist in Training!!

2008-01-16T12:13:00.001Z

Torchwood starts TONIGHT!! Downside tonight is WEDNESDAY NIGHT which means it clashes with Rimmel and the occasional Lacrosse social. I know the BBC has iplayer but when internet usage on my side is pretty limited it means that I can no longer watch it WHY WEDNESDAY I say.

My presentations arent going anywhere at the moment information is limited so if anyone can help on how the prolonged use of steriods can lead to a decrease in potassium levels or on sulfonylureas then get in contact.

Des is no longer missing he finally got back in contact and said oh i forgot to say that I extended my holiday time hmmmm though means his TV wont be mine or the freeview oh well guess that means I'll do more work in my room I guess.

Anyway I should do some more work before havbing to head off to lacrosse training.

January 1st, 2008

2008-01-01T22:18:00.000Z

My first post of the new year and hopefully I will actually make a post each month :) So did I make a New Year's Resolution to answer the question NO! Not that there's anything wrong with them I just find it difficult to keep and I've noticed that for the past years I've said the same stuff QT's always pop in there so I just need to make myself more disciplined each morning to have a quiet time. I'm also thinking more careful about the situations I end up getting myself in and how to avoid them happening again (not sure if I will explain this part). I have become more organised and planned my study schedule etc in my diary already my saturdays are no longer going to be lazy days well they'll be lazier than the week but still going to go into uni to do work. These are sounding like new years resolutions actually hmmmm.

How did I spend this momentous occasion at home with somewhat of a fever, lil bit in pain, really tired and watching season 2 of Heroes, which by the way is AWESOME and so much better than season 1 Hiro still annoys me WHY IS HE STILL AROUND and Sylar ultimately the best character in there seems to not be as good as season 1 level (you'll find out why) but still so cool. I should have been in Edinburgh though well I really wanted to go to Hogmany but couldnt :(

Cliche moment now HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I watched Eastender's tonight twas really sad got me in a somber mood but just before that we watched a Cheesy Christian Comedy (well its not a comedy I just wanted the alliteration but was a Christian film) which was interesting as was talking about the end times when Jesus returns. Now not sure whether you know how I feel about Christian Drama's well going by my cheesy comment I guess you do and I'm yet to find one that isn't but does get me thinking which I thinks the whole purpose of it.

TASC in 2 days!!!

Last Days of 2007

2007-12-28T16:59:00.000Z

LAW AND ETHICS!!
There's just no way to make it interesting I get through one lecture which takes over an hour to read and learn the basics. But when I'm finished with one I'm so bored and lack enthusiasm to continue it's a constant battle between body and mind. don't think I can cope much longer with this mental boredom. I will force myself to do some more after I've written on here.

Something Stupid 3
Well last night I divulged some personal information to 2 of my mates concerning the girl I like and really regret it as went into the awwing stage and then all the questions. Well they know at least one of them will never see her and the other there's a greater possibility of meeting but I trust her not to say anything (even though she admits to gossiping).

What To Do??
Go to Liverpool or my friends 21st. In Liverpool is another friends Birthday who is flying over from Poland for the DI4R Coalport/CBD Reunion - which I'm not going to - but would like to meet up with some of them prior to them going. But its also my friends 21st and I had already said that I was going - I guess I should honour my promise - need to be a man of my word now don't I.

Desperation Band
Well I found out about this Worship Band accidently. I went with my mum to town when she was shopping for Christmas Present we went into CLC and as per usual I searched their CD selection and came across their album. I was inclined to buy it but thought I'd myspace them first to see if I actually like them and I LOVE EM so basically telling everybody. They remind me a lil of Hillsong with a bit of Mercy Me. Love the songs they're stuck in my head :) so when I head back to uni my friends are gonna hear me singing them :p

Two and Half Years
That is how long its been since I've met up with some of my friends and so when we actually did it was alright but felt rather awkward to begin with and rang Ruth to kinda help me out POTC conversation didnt happen but did force me to make more of an effort. I was apprehensive as I had met up with former City folk and was majorly awkward and expected the same but I guess these friends I were kinda better friends then with the first lot or just realised that we were too different and grown apart oh well tis part of life.

Last Days at Uni
I promised Sviatlana that I would talk about this so here it is

Dance Society Christmas Bus Party was alot of fun and my dance friends saw a different side to me as I kinda was hyper
Last Dance Class couldnt stop laughing can't remember why but the teacher was concerned. We practised the audition piece for the Dance show. The song grew on me but I hate the lyrics so not sure whether to audition or not.
Sveta's Birthday I had a lacrosse match first against Royal Holloway we lost so wont talk about that. I got a call from Sveta saying that they were eating cake so I popped over and they had worked their way through one and half cakes already so it was my turn to join in. Afterwards we went to Angus Steakhouse where I ordered Steak - went for Medium. Rafah told me towards the end of my meal that the juices was actually blood I thought it was some sauce thing (me being dense) and so not sure if I'll eat it again

Something Stupid

2007-12-26T13:43:00.000Z

I'm not going to to start singing the song but instead tell you of the two stupid things I did recently, which is making me question how much common sense I actually have.

Something Stupid 1

It was December 14th I had been busy all day trying to find pieces to make a costume together for my friends Christmas party I tried to be a snowman but that fell through as I just couldn't figure out how to do it so decided to become a Christmas Tree - I even made lil presents anyway back to me being stupid. So I come home around 20:00ish and I'm lil tired so not really bothered to cook but just sit down on sofa til about 22:00ish and get hungry now if I had been bothered to cook I would have eaten something but NO I decide to get take out but realised not got much money so decided to look for cheap place to get take out so I go on a walk - I have to set the scene I didnt think I'd take 2hrs so only took a jacket which wasnt very warm - 2hours you say well I kinda got lost and had to follow bus map to get home lol I've learnt never to go exploring New Cross that late again especially when I walked down a road where only felt safe when saw the police car so yeah avoiding that place from now on.

Something Stupid 2

Well its time to go home home LEICESTER!!!! can you sense my excitment :) The ticket I booked stated that I should get train to Kettering then change to a bus service to Market Harborough and change again to a bus to Leicester. The train I was going on did go to Leicester but due to engineering works taking place all trains from London were taking at least 3hours due to diverted route and I worked out that by going on the buses I'd actually be in Leicester earlier so decided to stick to the travel plan I booked on my ticket.

I get off at Kettering and wait for the bus but couldnt see it anywhere as I was expecting it to be infront of the station - which it wasnt and only saw it when he was driving off. So got to Market Harborough 25minutes later. Now I looked at my Itenary thingy and assumed I changed buses (I should have asked now in hindsight)so I changed buses only to find out that I was heading back to Kettering :| I asked the bus driver at Kettering and he assured me I will get back to Leicester soon lol. So due to me being stupid I ended up in Leicester an hour later then planned and so should have just stayed on the crowded train well I had space on the bus so it wasnt bad the downside was that I hadnt eaten all day. I left my London home at 09:00 (came back from friends christmas party at 01:20ish)and missed breakfast. I didnt get home til 15:00. So yeah took a while to get between two homes though thankful that its not too bad getting there 3 trains thats it lol

Well (Sveta) I eventually put it up on my blog - see this shows that I do eventually get round to doing what I set out to do even though it maybe later then originally stated so photos cards etc will all happen lol

Lacrosse Christmas Social

2007-12-07T14:34:00.000Z

It's nice to know that at least one person reads my blog :) YAY!!

Well as the title says the Lacrosse Christmas Social was recently, yesterday actually. Twas an interesting night. Have to say dressing upin a tux and walking through New Cross would have been great if I was in a group but I was by myself trying to get to London Bridge and so if I could have gone red I would have done it was seriously embarassing but not sure why I think it's just because I felt uncomfortable in it. I just don't feel posh enough to be in one oh well I came to the conclusion that I didnt need to be posh to wear it.

Got to London Bridge and saw the some of the lax folk and headed to our location Borough Bar. We were early and so we stood and talk inside. Have to say people came but in dribs and drabs and the person who arranged it was 30ish minutes late. So we ate - in true Pete fashion he tried to get rid of everyone's cuttlery so to eat meal with hands. Though it only became enforced well on the table that I was on til desert. My meal was alright but have to say I'm not much of a stake fan.

After the meal we headed to Belushi's and once again my youthfullness caused people to question my age and also due to all of us in tuxes and stuff I was asked if I just came from prom oh yes I look like I'm of school age :) I stayed til about 1:30ish a few people had gone and I watched as a lot of them got drunker and drunker also have photo evidence of it so yeah they'll be made fun of soon. Oh yes there is a good reason on staying sober. I dont really like pictures of me on my own camera and so I look wierd in them as I was holding the camera and trying to be in it at same time. Also theres one of me kissing Nick on the cheek - not sure what I was thinking at the time but yeah that picture will be deleted soon or wont make it to facebook hmmm well if it does I just wont tag it but then again I dont tag myself in anything so no change there. I'm not really much of a dancer well one in clubs and so took me a while before I actually danced too self conscious to be honest but I was amongst friends and we're all bad so after a while didnt bother me much.

I had a 9am start this morning so majorly tired in lectures was so hard concentrating and now waiting to go into a tutorial on something Ive not yet read over hmmm perhaps I just shouldnt go no I will as could be useful.

Untitled (I couldn't think of one)

2007-12-03T17:46:00.001Z

I'm trying to do my coursework on the Pharmacogenetics of Cytochrome P450 2D6: Phenotyping and Genotyping (I had to put in the title it makes me appear somewhat smart) but got rather bored so ended up facebooking and now blogging woohoo so you have the enjoyment of my entry to come I'm pleased :)

Just wondering who exactly reads my blog so if you do leave a comment so I can actually see if i do have an audience out there in this internet web space land.

Anyway what have I been up to since the 27th well to be honest not much. 2 of my friends turned 21 so celebrated them and they were ace! got to meet a whole bunch of interesting people some of which I may never see again but thats not a problem as that is life I think and no I have not tried to find them on facebook to get my numbers up lol.

In church on sunday we were learning about a talking donkey - well more about the soveriegnty of God. Balak Balaam and the donkey in Numbers 21. I have to say I find it really hard to note take either in lectures or at church and so my notes from it aren't useful to be honest hmmmm probably need to improve on this.

My minds going blank and I've just realised that its rush hour traffic time so underground and trains going to be crammed WHY did I stay at uni for so long - oh yeah to do my coursework which is due in TOMORROW!!! so I probably go home eat and then complete this assignment.

"Consider Yourself At Home"

2007-11-27T16:32:00.000Z

I've given up well for the mean time I just lack entusiasm to do work i guess its due to the fact that this mornings lab class was more of the lecturer just ta;king at us for 2 and a bit hours and I came to a point of not being able to cope. I got a report to write up as a result of this "lab" but techniqually its two lab write ups and its in for Tuesday 04/12. I found out that we have a presentation to do for Thursday 29/11 not related to the lab. Oh I also have a communications thing to write up for 03/12. The communications one will be finished tonight when I get motivated it's not exactly hard and there is an option of getting an extension due to last weeks disaster happening. Fortunately the presentation is in groups and my section is basically one of my courseworks already done so just got to hunt that piece down and quickly do it so that'll be done tonight also so that means tomorrow just type both these up and start the 04/12 deadline assignment - the joys of coming to the end of term ay.

I'm not sure how Mission's Week went as I was unable to help out. I got a few texts and emails but didnt respond as I couldnt help out and didn't really want the whole CU finding out to be honest as it will turn into people asking me the next time why? what happen? oh no!! and all that stuff which I just can't be bothered to deal with to be honest it's not that big of a deal well I guess it depends on those that know. I know its just concern for my well being but going by past experiences when people start learning about sickel cell they automatically turn to me and like you've got it blah blah blah and I'm like yeah - This is just random dribble from my mind to this page so do forgive.

I was in Leicester last week as a result if the crisis, which was nice - not having to look after myself. My brother had his GRADUATION the day after I was discharged and so went to that prentending everything was ok with a smile on my face :) - going back to secondary school days how I was able to cover it up from folks - though I normally do have a smile on my face so.... I guess you just got to know me well enough.

One Month Later

2007-11-24T11:11:00.000Z

Its been exactly a month ok date wise not time wise since my last post and so this has promted me to write another post that and an email that I read earlier today which also reminded me that I even had a blog.

So what has happened in a month, well my Optimisation report was handed in with 3 hours to spare (I can't say the same for 5 of my friends but I wont go into that). I'm not entirely sure how good my report I was happy that I completed it but I'm always doubting my scientific ability I feel like it sounds really dumbed down and my writing technique may be weak but I think thats just doubts in my mind and when I get to my research project I will get there. Speaking of my research project I'm thinking of applying for ERASMUS and do it abroad hopefully in Germany either in Marburg or Frankfurt need to start applying soon.

Speaking of applying I need to apply for summer placements but I procrastinate too much!!! I missed the Boots deadline but not too bothered about it as I didnt want to work for them hehehe not that I'm bad mouthing them I just sont want to be a community pharmacist there's no attraction in it for me but would like the experience in it though.

BALADs (Ballroom and Latin Dancing) is awesome loving each lesson the Paso is ACE!! though I dont think I show that I'm masculine and showing the uber confidence you're meant to oh well tis only friends there. Speaking of which my dance friends I get to know really well I'm at a stage where its too late to actually ask their names again and I don't know how to get around it now ARGH!! It is funny how this happens.

Lacrosse!! AWESOME I'm now changing positions and becoming a defender as oppose to midfield I just don't have the fitness for it and especially as it caused me to go in Hospital again ok my fault bad weather not drinking enough water or keeping warm or taking my meds - I must be the most non complient pharmacy student EVER!! But non compliance is a real big problem I think.

I saw 65 Days of Static!! they were ace not seen any plays this year but that will soon change I hope. I'm going to watch Rent and the Kevin Spacey play but can't remember the name of it now.

I think I've written too much for today and I'm missing most of mobile act unsigned because of this lol oh well twas nice writing on here again.

Optimisation is Getting Me Down

2007-10-24T22:22:00.000Z

I'm in one of those moods again where I almost do feel like crying and ok there are some song influences involved in it but mainly due to the fact that time is running out, this report is taking so much out of me its what I think about when get up in the mornings and like the last thing at night. I'm staying up to the late hours of morning and getting up early so I can fit everything in and get it completed. I think this is becoming detrimental to my well being as not sleeping enough and feeling a little ill like knots in my stomach.

I have put myself under more pressure by wanting it complete by Friday so I can go to the YL Houseparty this weekend, which will be AWESOME and know I'll learn a lot and growth of friendships will occur and maybe new ones start but i do feel if I had my saturday than I would not be so rushed or actually feel rushed.

In all fairness I have done quite a lot although from my to do list looks like theres a lot left to do but i just need my theory which I know in my head just need the research to back it up, which I have done its just translating into my own language and putting it on the page. I just need some results from one lab group memeber so can finish results, then learn how to do error bars on my graphs and finally my introduction and conclusion - so what I have done is massive its just now the end is nye and the panic feeling has arrived.

I've decided I'm skipping lectures tomorrow so that I can do some work on this assignment and finish it so hopefully thursday evening will be an early night. You may ask why am I on here now but I'm at a stage where I'm not doing any productive on my work as tiredness has started to kick in and so I thought I will update this then print off the work and head off to the station to catch train home which will either be the 23:52 or the 00:26.

Bible study tonight was ace but will hopefully talk about that at some point when Im not having to think about leaving Waterloo to catch train from London Bridge - the tubes should still be working now if not than I'm a lil screwed as I dont want to walk to london bridge tis cold outside :|

Coursework!!!

2007-10-19T14:37:00.000Z

Until I get the internet sorted at my place this blog is looking like a once in a week affair so could be long blog entries as my life is very interesting at the moment - well I can ramble on about it if need be.

I'm still trying to write up my Optimisation Report well start the discussion - THE LONGEST SECTION of the whole report and the area where you have to be most scientific my problem is that my research aint telling me what I want to know they lead up to saying blah blah blah thus mixing time should be monitior or something like that BUT doesnt tell me what overmixing leads to ;( I have a week to write this report up as next weekend I'm hopefully going to be in Northampton on the Midlands Houseparty and so cant be typing this up during then so its a little more pressure now to get the work done. I've beeen sat at this computer for 2hours now and from this time I've learnt I DON'T EVER WANT A DESK JOB AT A COMPUTER it just draining the life out of me but then again its quite warm in the library and its quiet and there's no one I can really talk to here so no wonder why I feel drained.

I led - yes thats true I lead a group yesterday. For those that know me I'm not the most confident speaker and so leading a group is something I wouldnt think of doing. It was an Evangelism Growth Group and we were going through the 2 ways 2 live booklet thing. Lets just say after it I ate a whole cheesecake from Sainsbury's as comfort eating - as I was so out my comfort zone there being in the background is more my scene me thinks.

not really done much this week apart from trying to understand the data for my report though had to go Ballroom and Latin classes yesterday as thats just a lot of laughs (and for those southerners its pronounce laffs) Yesterday we went through the Rumba, Samba and the Quick Step - I'm so bad at the quick step expecially when the lock step comes into it my brain gets confused - well turning up 20mins late doesnt really help as you miss all the basic stuff and you're left to play catch up.

NEIGHBOURS!! WHat on earth its just cringeworthy and not the good kind - ELLE AND OLIVER!!! I thought Camella and Ringo was a lil groce but this is a whole new level!!

Well I've got to be getting back to my report after all I want my first draft done by tomorrow and so thats a lot of work to do tonight and tomorrow tis going to be a long few days :| and I'm going to miss the Rugby - now lets see if I've caught you out there something should sound strange for thos that know me.

Aches, Pains and Lack of Sleep

2007-10-11T11:29:00.000Z

Yesterday was an odd day as when you look at it things just dont seem to fit - if that makes sense hopefully it will

I went to class as normal 09:00 starts are horrid means getting up at 6.30ish so I can catch the 08:16 train which in true Steve fashion turns into the 08:26 train problem is there have been delays on the New Cross - London Bridge line and so each time I getting very close to being late.

I had my medium sized bag with me as wanted to go straight to Lacrosse from lectures - which didnt work as had to prepare presentation with tutorial group for an hour so was 45minutes late to practise. I went straight into the Mixed training which I enjoyed even the fitness to an extent. After mixed training I thought about doing Men's - after seeing their fitness regiment and attemptin to run round the pitch with them I learnt that Men's Lacrosse is not for me. The guys are too fit and for me to get to their pace would mean over exerting myself - which wouldnt be a problem if I didn't have Sickle Cell - I really dont want to end up in Hospital because of this sport so Mixed I will stay. Though til Novemeber I can't play anymore as got a 30page report on Optimisation to write for 29th October.

After practise I stayed with the Lacrosse folk for about 15minutes before being bored as the people I get on really well with didnt turn up to training and I couldnt be bothered to talk to others as I don't know them so well yet and I saw that if I left at 17:15 I could make it home in time to watch Neighbours. YES I AM SAD!! Speaking of Neighbours what the heck is going on! Carmella and Ringo yuk. Hollyoaks was ace as always :)

Went to Bible Study started studying Mark - and each Wednesday or close to that day I will write on here what I've learnt. Mark 1:1-15 was this weeks study. After Bible Study I got a call from Sviatlana (I guess you're smiling now as you've now been mentioned on my blog now) who was at the Dance Society social, so I went to the Waterfront (one of the KCLSU bars) started talking to people I haven't seen in a while and thos I recognised from halls. I was then persuaded to go to the Walkabout - I've never been and tried avoiding the place as I'm not a massive going out dancing in club type thing person. It was ok in there I guess made better by the fact that in there I met up with other friends and guess what the Lacrosse folk ended up there also after their social - which I missed to do Bible study. I left Walkabout at 00:20ish didn't get home til 01:30 - not a big fan of the N343 that bus route is seriously long.

Oh I started today at 09:00 clearly after the night I had I didnt make it in for it and so not planning on going out on Wednesday in the near future.

Ok so was it an odd day?? I'm not sure now I've written it all down but I'm still recovering from it my shoulders ache from Lacrosse training (I hate fitness) and I'm rather tired as didnt sleep to well with ringing ears! Anyway Lunchtime is near :D

October 3rd

2007-10-03T21:06:00.000Z

Today has been a seriously interesting day and quite varied but I like it that way. I have to say that its ended with a blast AWESOME even so should I start at the begining.

My alarm went off at 06.20am this morning, well thats pretty obvious from the "am" but lets not dwell on the fact that I state the obvious. Do you like how i said my alarm went off doesnt mean I got up and out of bed. I have to leave my house at 08:00 to get to lectures on time and it takes me 1hr30mins to get ready quiet time you know the morning routine - well this morning I slept in til 7 so missed quiet time so will do it before bed. I left on time and yes did have breakfast as it reduces my snacking during lectures just a little. caught the usual 08:15 bus to Waterloo thou today it decided to break down at the worse place possible as in trying to get a bus from that stop to get in for 9am is ridicoulous and near impossible and being broken down at 08:40 not good position. So I rushed to Elephant and castle which from my old house normally takes 10-15mins in like 6minutes and caught a bus from there making it to lectures at 08:55. Due to the room were in (WORST ROOM EVER) I ended up without a seat so sitting on the side was uncomfortable which meant I wasn't paying attention in Lectures and so I wont write anything about my lectures here now.

Lacrosse was ace!! my fitness is really bad and I was made to do push ups for poor shots on goals - not happy. Im noticing that Im getting less exhausted each week so thats showing my fitness is improving right?? Also there's another Christian at Lacrosse this year I'm no longer alone :D so the times when its been hard not to fall in with the whole drinking culture that is a university sports society or be surrounded by folk completed wasted Im no longer alone :D My techniques improving and I'm getting a new Lacrosse top :)

This evening well that was AWESOME!! Does the name Simon Thomas ring a bell? well he now present something on sky sports news but he was a Blue Peter Presenter (so the most famous person I've seen in London to date) Well I got invited to an evangelistic event and he was speaking. The event was advertising Alpha course at Christ Church London and I'm considering doing it as would like to learn all the basics again as those unaware last year my Christian walk was pretty much non existant and so this year I'm trying hard not to slip and praying that I wont also. His talk was interesting and I have to say was ace hearing Caroline saying she's interested to so will pray for that.

so that was October 3rd... see it was a good day :)

And so it is..... No I'm not singing Damien Rice

2007-09-27T14:34:00.000Z

WOW it seriously has been a while since I wrote on this thing and I guess you could be wondering what has happened to the notorious AmoahNoah well I'm back down in Londontown and almost finished first week back. All I can say at the moment is that I'm a little bit lost already not doing A Level Biology hasnt helped but I'm not complaining as HISTORY IS ACE!! So I'm hitting the books to try and understand the basics of the digestive system and saliva and anything related to the GIT - no I'm not calling anyone names its just shorthand for gastrointestinal tract. I have 2 assignments already in 4 days one is a 30page report on the optimisation of a drug formulation and the other is a presentation on this case with someone with suspected Indigestion.

Lacrosse was ace yesterday though being Fresher's trials meant that folk around me were just getting drunk. Fortunately this year I've met like minded people in Lacrosse who I get on with and dont like the whole drinking side of sport societies so hopefully will see them again next week as Lacrosse is just awesome.

I have to go and rush off now as got doctors appoitment and dont want to be late so will finnish this at some point though without internet access at the house yet I dont know when that will be humpf

I Have Not Disappered

2007-08-03T15:07:00.000Z

For those wondering what could have possibly happened to me since June 28th well here is a quick update on the limited use of the internet I can get. Basically I got a job on a summer camp which is AWESOME!! I'm based in Coalport (near Ironbridge) and I love it the staff are ace - there are stories which I will tell in person rather than reading it but going by what some if you've read on my blog it reaches the same standard of wierdness. The is another Do it 4 real camp about 4miles away from Coalport in Coalbrookdale which do the same activities such as paintballing quad biking archery hike team building and laser clay shooting oh yeah and Drayton Manor. 2 weeks into this and still loving it have had some challenges but the campers are ace (well most the time) and they make me laugh, which helps.

Well the Library is not far off from closing time so this is all I can write in the mean time didnt realise we left the hostel so late to get here just before closing time.

tara for now.

A Long Entry Today

2007-06-28T10:36:00.000Z

This is a picture of a Tasmanian Devil - it will make sense as you continue to read this blog.

I need to start writing on here more often otherwise how else would you know how I'm doing, whether I've attracted more weird folk or travelled anywhere. The answere to those is NO think that has more to do with the fact that I'm back in Leicester. I do like coming home meeting the family and friends not seen in a while but Leicester doesn't feel the same anymore not saying that I hate it here just that I don't forsee myself coming back here once I graduate but only God knows that, I'll go where he wants me to be. (I'm hoping its Bristol or Cardiff though lol)

I met up with two original Leicesterites on tuesday was awesome meeting up especially seeing as one's going to Japan for a year - thats ace!! The other is changing to a Pharmacy course yikes!! I have warned her lol. I still need to eat more people though otherwise my time back in Leicester could be wasted.

So in the mean time I've done this oh the joys of boredom. Apparently I'm a Tazmanian Devil - they are soo cute I'm going to the zoo and looking out for them imparticular now well the next time I go. This website will explain all http://www.isthisyour.name/

I'm still on the search for new music oh and I need a new place to live preferably closer to Waterloo then I am now and NEVER AGAIN TO BE OUTNUMBERED BY GIRLS!! I think until you live in a house overrun by the opposite gender (like me and Andrew discovered) you wont understand. I think I may have found it but its slightly out of budget of £118pw including bills - where I am now is £75 minus bills but have to pay for travel. the £118pw means I can walk to lectures in 5minutes. My friend at CU offered me a room but parents arent so happy with the area but tis a nice place just quite far and for me its 2 mins away from the Brixton Carling Academy so thats a bonus just could take a while to get to uni.

I know Ruth you said it was no competition but just got to say BRING IT ON!! Speaking of bring it on I saw the third one of that why why why do they bring out sequels and thirdals (not sure what its called) they arent as good humpf.

Hallo, wie sind aller Sie, Hoffnung füehlen gut?

2007-06-15T09:51:00.000Z

WOW!! It's seriously been a long time since I wrote on here and quite a lot has happened since the 26th May so will just go over the main parts!!

Started going back to CU again as I've not been back for quite some time long story and I went back to St Helen's last sunday, which was nice as got to see some old friends again who've not seen for at least a year.

The KCLCU's Joint Houseparty to Bath was awesome!! It was really challenging and has seriously got me thinking about how much I need to depend on God and trust in him as by myself I'm just going to fail. Got to make friends with the KCLCU folk who are seriously friendly - wait christians in general are friendly as my dancing friend found out through attending and meeting some of mine and HW friends. Met people who were mad about musicals like ME!!

BLUE MAN GROUP AND WICKED!!! SOOOO GOOOD yes I say it with enthusiam and excitment because they are so good. The downside is that I cannot watch anymore plays til like September or early job depending (I'm applying for jobs to become a waiter or a data clerk so who knows what I'll be doing - of course God knows but you get my point). I know for certain that in Januaryish time I HAVE TO WATCH Speed-the-Plow

I'm in Leicester now not sure how long for though so will be at YL tonight w00t!!

Almost forgot one important event that happened my meet up with a formor King's person that graduated plus two others from CU and two more people - i think this ciould be easier if used names but still not sure whether I should or not online meh - But yeah was ace to meet up me = :D

Another Wierd Guy Story

2007-05-27T09:17:00.000Z

It's happened again I honestly seem to attract wierd guys - what is it about me ok I know I have a friendly face but still that doesn't warrant the attention of wierd people towards me. Though I wouldn't have an interesting tale to write on my blog. I was taking Emma and Robin back to the train station as they came to visit me for the day well more like they wanted me to be their tour guide for the day - will explain the rest of the day at some point. So on the jubilee line and were standing up next stop people get off I sit down friends still stand up oh and people get on the tube. Well of the people to come on two guys who were semi drunk I pressume stand next to me, you don't think much of it as its a full carrage. They talk to each other then one guy starts talking to me about people he hates so I smile because its nonsense, then out of the blue he put his hand on my shoulder moved it towards my hand and held it and was like hey you and me tonight what you think? so all I could do was burst into laughter. The conversation moved onto what I'm studying and they said they like meeting smart folk so that describes me :) so got off at the stop with Emma and Robin who were like WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE we didnt know what to do - I basically said its the norm for me I attract the wierd guys!

Ok time to get ready for Church don't want to be late now.

1st week of FREEDOM!!

2007-05-25T10:25:00.000Z

So what have I been doing over the past week you might ask well:
Friday 18th was final exam and Finola's Birthday thing
Saturday 19th was Worship Central at HTB also got to meet Fiona (Brizzle friend)
Sunday 20th the usual stuff
Monday 21st I rested as was completely exhausted
Tuesday 22nd went back to Leicester for a Dentist appointment
Wednesday 23rd back in London met up with friends went Oxford Street
Thursday 24th watched Wicked in the evening, which is AWESOME!! Also another dispute between me and my housemate but wont go into the details all I can say the day she moves out and the day I dont have to live with HER AGAIN will be a very happy day. Not looking forward to going to Dublin now because she is coming with us. I've started packing my stuff now because its seeming likely that because of HER we are going to have to give up this place so goodbye London summer. Like I know I'm meant to love her in a Christian sense but she is very difficult to love. I feel sorry for her boyfriend that's all I can say. Though I am somewhat thankful for this year as I have learnt alot 1 - patience 2 - what not to look for in a potential girlfriend/wife Ésa is a prime example of who I DON'T WANT TO END UP WITH!! As that relationship would end so quickly
Friday 25th I will keep you updated :)

FINISHED!!

2007-05-18T17:12:00.000Z

So you could be wondering why you have not heart from me since like the 5th of May - I also assure you that I will try and get out of saying like to many times and the thing is that I could just delete it from here now but as you probably know I just end up writing what I think so that suggests the like thing is in my head.

Well I'm in competition with Ruth to see who can write the longest post and I have a sneaky suspicion that this could be it after all I have to write about every single detail of all my papers. The downside of this is that I said after formulation and analysis of drugs I weren't gonna speak of exams again until results but my course mates aren't around so they can't hear me and I didn't promise anyone that I wouldn't (see Stacy I'm learning). I'm going out in over an hour so that should be fun. Not been out with friends for like 10-12 weeks not even to like to get coffee or anything, wait I'm lying I met up with Sviatlana for Ned's Noodles when I got back into Londontown after Easter.

Oh Back to the purpose of this post EXAMS!! well for those frequent readers of my blog (I thank you for sticking with it) My Timetable:
BP0252 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9/5/2007
BP0253 RESPIRATORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMS 11/5/2007
BP0254 CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS 15/5/2007
BP0251 FORMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF DRUGS 18/5/2007

So 4 exams in the space of 9 days - not much fun is it especially when you see the size of each module and you think to yourself I should have started earlier. I have to say the past 8 weeks have been manic and I don't think I could take anymore constant revision and the cracks were begining to show. Of course I took breaks for important stuff like church and EUROVISION!! but then aimless Tesco trips to buy junk food (parents not all the time I eat healthily when possible) and yesterday my 2 hours trying to learn Audio Adrenaline's - The Houseplant Song. I have to say I am getting quite good at it. Here's the link (I'm not as computer advanced as some folk I know so its going to have a website thing instead of some complicated computer genious special type thing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkWjVAFjUBw My housemates are just going to have to get used to me singing it. Though I'm not pleased they made it into a gay twist, which I don't like I mean watch it and tell me what you think its a jeck of lot better then a certain person's choice of song and I quote the title "I wish I was queer so I could get Chicks" - yeah I think I prefer mine!!

Back to exam talk now hahaha perhaps I will in a new post at some point but I think I've rambled on for quite some time now and think that Ruth knows her competition!!

My Brain

2007-05-05T16:39:00.000Z

Today I've been learning about the Nervous System and I will be until tuesday (NS exam Wednesday) with perhaps some Respiratory and Musculoskeletal System as a break (RMS exam Friday). So back to what I learnt and will be learning after Student Meeting. Today began with Opiod Pharmacology which I love - no I didnt say I love opiods I love learning about them as its interesting stuff and now Pain makes sense also perhaps its got something to do with the fact I've been on Morphine and so I can now say its acting on the mu receptors, inhibits the release of GABA leading to a disinhibition of the descending serotinergic pathway and so on. Now here's where the big words come in such as Nucleus recticularis Paragigantocellularis and Peradequeductal Grey Matter are where opiod excite neurons, which both act on the Nucleus Raphe Magnus. From here serotinergic and enkephalin pathways have an inhibitory effect on the substantia gelatinosa of the dorsal horn exerting an inhibitory effect on the transmission (PAIN)

OK I wont go into detail anymore as that can be confusing and also I know its brief and there are lil bits missing so need to go over it again before wednesday. Next topic was Sensory Transduction so basically Senses. Then came on to my favourite Pharmacologist AG so learnt about the sympathetic nervous system and drugs that act on that also learnt the principles of drug action on neurotransmission. The lull happen around here so then went to Tesco where I spent 1hr30mins of my day deciding what to buy as not really in the mood to cook but know I should - healthy option - but bored of PASTA and getting bored of RICE. Came home and watched Bleach (which is ace by the way lol) Now just been learning about Drugs affecting neuromuscular transmisson ie muscle relaxants such as suxemethonium.

Don't I sound smart!! lol well I did to work on my spelling as its been really bad recently and dont want that to lose me marks during the next 2 weeks. EXAM IN 4 DAYS TIME!!! Anyway Im going to watch an episode of bleach then head off to the student meeting where were going through Romans then after that its off to the Library til midnight doing finishing off FAD - I fell behind schedule :(

Formulation and Analysis of Drugs

2007-05-03T17:03:00.000Z

http://images.vertmarkets.com/crlive/files/Images/E285BCED-A824-481F-A358-1127907EF275/AccuTabwhitetabs.jpg I thought I may give the link just in case right don't want to get sued or anything right. Wait would that be possible?? hmmm

This module has seriously caused me th become deflated - there are interesting parts to this module but the amount of info in some areas is huge and on the non interesting areas enthusiasm is hard to achieve. I probably be more enthusiactic if I saw myself working in the pharmaceutical industry and the whole engineering of tablets would appeal. This being said I also think that a major portion of this lack of enthusiam is due to the fact I stayed in the library til 01:10 and didnt get home until 02:07 so my natural boday clock has been completly messed up and so I'm kinda tired - so hopefully its this and by tomorrow I will have new interest in this module.

Stance's Day

2007-05-02T23:46:00.000Z

Today involved a lot of procrastination ie watching neighbours spoilers on youtube hehehe speaking of which the storylines arent particuarly great but still good to watch. I did do some work and then force myself to when the lazy thoughts came circulating in. I did also find (well got sent them whilst on msn - even more procrastinating) other interesting youtube videos which made me laugh I needed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojjUGE2BH_E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxJJ2DBPiQ

(00.47) I'm sitting here in the library trying to study but its not working I think my brains had all it can take for one evening as for the past 20minutes I havenet loked at anything and considerring that the maths question made me panic I should be working harder at the maths stuff but I need sleep. I miss the Stamford Street days where I could walk across the road and sleep now I have to wait for a bus and a Night one at that. Tonight is my first time in the Maughan Library and its seriously nice here I think I may come back here though not sit in Lawyers territory next time. I have been told to make sure my grammar is good but I can assure you that considering my tiredness state right now I don't think it'll be up to scratch though just taking a glance at it now it seems alright.

POWDERS POWDERS POWDERS!!!

I have to love them don't I well at least learn about them it is quite interesting actually just the sample question along side them doesn't seem to corellate - well thats because it wants you t o bring in other stuff from different topics within the module to help answer the question and so seeing as I havent learnt that stuff yet its going to make me freak out a little.

OK I'm going to try this out for size basucakky U;ve hyst wrutteb tgus wutg nt etes ckised abd gioefykkt U wukk see ud U cab tiycg tyoe - This just proves I cannot touch type with my eyes closed though I seem to be able to do a good job with my eyes open and I havent looked at the key pad so why was it so difficult with my eyes closed (had to take a glance just there)

Well this has clearly shown that my brain has taken all it can for today and so GOODNIGHT!!!

Life in My World!!

2007-04-25T11:05:00.000Z

FIELDS WERE AWESOME!!! I'm now a huge fan and also they've introduced me to Hush the Many who were pretty ace so I think it was worth taking the evenoing off revision to see them. Also I got to meet at the door a saw from Lacrosse and remember how bad we both played in the last match. It wasn't that bad going to the gig by myself but still would have liked to go with someone hopefully I can convince people to go to 65 Days of Static and Reel Big Fish with me.

I'm now revising no new story there the thing I dislike is reading life expectancies :( esp when you know people with them. Today was sickle cell anaemia and yeah L.E = 50ish hmmm well I guess that means I shouldn't waste me life - yes it is a John Piper link there hehehe well back to revision now which is going quite well at the moment and hopefully it wont disappear from my brain like most of the other stuff feels like or is that due to semi panicing aout forgetting it.

What is the correct spelling Panic or Panick as both look wrong to be. I've noticed my spelling has been a bit off at the moment right before exams aswell hehehe

Revising in Londontown!

2007-04-24T07:40:00.000Z

Well I was going to go into uni for 9am clearly that's not going to happen now as there is no way I'll be there in time. I was up til about 2am this morning and so getting up this morning was some effort. (Ruth now you signed out of msn at 1.50ish so I made the assumption you went to bed now here's the chance to tell the truth did you actually go to sleep??) Today is just finishing revising well learning for the first time NS and RMS. I really need to start CVR and FAD as I've done very little on them but not worried as there are topics in them that I really like and some which are manageable - I don't think there is an area that I find remotely boring so hopefully that will keep me motivated.

I'm slowly getting one of my course mates into my music broadening her taste from just r n b who would have thought I'd have an influence in that hehehe. Speaking of music I'm going to see the Fields tonight by myself as couldnt find anyone else to go with and I bought my ticket and really want to see them that being said it also means that I'm not going CU today and were going through Psalms.

If you dare read: BE WARNED its gibberish!

2007-04-19T10:02:00.000Z

Today started off earlier than normal so did normal morning routine then revision started at 8:40 yes thats right before 9am so something tells me that I'm getting back into the normal work routine. I stayed up past midnight yesterday well then its this mornig til about 12.45ish revising - it just seem that my days are just full of book knowledge I guess this is how you become book smart well random gibberish over just wanted to say that I'm still alive and revision hasnt killed me :) though I'm learning about a Cystic Fibrosis again and for those frequent readers of my blog will know what that means so back into my slightly down (not depressed but cannot figure out the word I want) mood again - further aided by the fact that I'm listening to rather sad music doesnt help which is probably why I'm up on here again take my mind off of it for a wee bit that being said I still have to learn it so might as well do that now

Forgive the randomness and ramblings on in my head

Bernards Watch

2007-04-16T18:38:00.000Z

The title will make sense as you keep reading but random part now who remember's this programme?

Revision today is going well actually do I dare to write it on here again well not today as my brain is a mesh of information from eopilepsy to antidepressant drugs to antipsychotic drugs and benzodiazepines so if i were to wirte everything down then I wont really finish my therapeutics today. I am slightly behind schedule as was mean to be revising RMS this week but if all goes to plan NS will finish tomorrow and wednesday I will start RMS. That being said revision has gone a lil pear shaped around 6:15ish as I've not been able to get back into it much - went on facebook, newstudent.org and listened to music. Then hollyoaks yeah typical student here love the stuff and I couldn't leaqve it at 7 so watched the first look soo good!! I do wish Bernards watch existed in really life as I would stop time now and revise like mad now and when got bored start time and have fun - but I wonder would that cause havoc on my sleeping patterns as if i were to revise for like 4hrs that time wouldnt have past - ok I am rambling so enough of that.

It's happening again and its seems to be this song imparticular This Modern Love - Bloc Party the song is ace just it puts me in this mood I blame How I Met Your Mother for this - this song is playing when Robyn and Ted finally get together and its raining and well you just have to watch it its so sweet will look for youtube clip later on as I think I should get back to revision.

Revision vs Procrastination 2

2007-04-13T13:58:00.000Z

Today I was learning about opiods it was going well until I was told that I didnt have to learn all the structures which I did (not stupidly as they are interesting molecules) and affter finding that out I've been demotivated. The syllabus doesnt say exactly what we need to know specifically its very generalised as its not everything we've been taught will be examined on or the DPS stuff either so learning everything is the best bet just that when you find out what you spent all morning learning 1/2 of it not in the exam you just feel like its pointless.

Now watching One Tree Hill and trying to figure out what to say to my housemate here is the message she left me on my facebook: please tell me your reaction whilst reading it

"Hey Steve, just wrote this on Caroline's wall too. Regarding the flat, I won't be here definately in July and perhaps August too and I can't pay the rent for that month[s] coz I need it for HK. So was wondering if you guys could divide it up between your three for July and maybe August anyways? Be about £125 pp so not too much. I need to know soon coz I gotta give landlord and BT month's notice - BT coz I need to change the name of the line to one of you guys for that month[s]Let me know what u think Hope revision is going well!xxx"

One - she cant count properly her rent dived by three does not come up to £125pppm
Two - How will she pay us back?

Soo... this is the sitch (Kim Possible reference there)

Pain

2007-04-12T11:45:00.000Z

I know I did say I will write about Spring Harvest but I guess its not going to happen so you can ask me in person if you like see a conversation starter you see I'm looking out for your interest here!

Is it me or does pain just look like its spelt wrong? So for the past hour (40mins) I've been learning about pain and so here is what I've learnt so far

Sensation of pain is due to the activation of specific classes of axons that respond to noxious stimuli. Ther are two types of axons that act on nocicpetors called A delta and C fibres both conduct at 20 m/s and , 2m/s respectively. The differeing couducting velocities give rise to double pain ie where the first sensation is sharp followed by a dull pronloged pain. This can be achieve experimentally with Local anaesthetics which block C fibre conductance, and Hypoxa which blocks conduction to the A delta fibres first follwed by the C fibres. A delta fibres a stimulated by mechanical or thermomechanical stimuli and are called mechano ~ sensitive/thermal nocicepptors. C fibres respond to termal mechanical and chemical stimuli and are call polydomal nociceptors.

Now I hear you how do the noxious stimuli activate the nociceptors? well here is marvel when tissue is damaged it causes the release of chemicals that interact with receptor molecules on the nociceptor and/or sensitize the axon. - I just need to learn about these chemicals now so this was my 10min break happy PAIN LEARNIG!!!! comment if you've learnt anything :)

Just Popping Round to Say Hey

2007-04-07T11:07:00.000Z

I'm back form Spring Harvest: Word Alive now but I will talk about that in a different post as I dont want to cause this post to be like my usual post and end up being uber long with quite a bit of jibberish but we'll see if that happens.

REVISION!! WILL START!! that's all I'm saying about that now why does the cardiovascular syatems nervouse systems and practcally any other organ sysytem in the body have to be so complicated. I guess that leads into the awesomeness of God then as it is so complicated and amazing and stuff :)

I've got a song in m head again - YES IT'S the norm now I like having songs in my head this time its Out Of Eden - Window you can listen to it on www.myspace.com/outxofxeden and tell me what you think of them (NOT DURING WORKING HOURS NOW STACY hehehe)

That's it for today but I promise I will talk about Spring Harvest at some point mainly when my revision gets to a point where my brain does not want to take in anymore information concerning nicotinic muscarinic acetylcholinergic responses etc - welcome to my world any medic/pharamcist or somewhat related to it enjoy!!!

Portsmouth 2

2007-03-24T16:27:00.000Z

I'm in Portsmouth again this time I arrived at a reasonable hour although similarly to last time I did stay up late - I went to a fellow Lacrosse player's Houseparty it was rather fun. In Ruth's room at the minute blogging obviously hehehe not really much to say now. Today we went to Jamacho's met Ben briefly and Dan then headed off to the sea front even on a grey murky gurly - yes i said gurly day (Stacy remember that word from the YL Houseparty my first ever one that was on of the words also woobit) I do think I may a spelt them incorrectly but what the hey I remember :) getting back to the gurly day Portsmouth looks ace. I think we're about to watch HSM so beware of the songs that may appear.

EXAM TIMETABLE

2007-03-21T16:47:00.000Z

BP0252
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS: NERVOUS SYSTEM
9/5/2007
10:00
3 (Hrs)

BP0253
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS: RESPIRATORY AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMS
11/5/2007
10:00
3 (Hrs)

BP0254
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS: CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS
15/5/2007
10:00
3 (Hrs)

BP0251
PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS: FORMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF DRUGS
18/5/2007
10:00
3 (Hrs)

There is a reason for the capital letters ARGH!!! 6 and a bit weeks left til my first exam - 5months of work crammed into a short period of time I do remember last year I promised I wouldn't do this again oh well!!!

Revision vs Procrastination 1

2007-03-21T12:25:00.000Z

I've been trying to revise today but not going so well its so easily to get distracted. I've been logging in many times to the King's website to find the exam timetable if they say 21st march it should be put up by 9am of that day me thinks but its not happened. I've had an idea you may at some point be reading my revision as I could regurgitate my info on here that would be good right that way you will actually learn something new and also reinforce what I've been learning so what I've done today. So far I know that the kidney has 3 functions, excretion of waste productions of metabolism, control of the composition of bodily fluids and regulation of pH - I have yet to remember how it does that. I'm slowly working my way there and hoping classic fm will help me to concentrate

the title - im anticipating that there will be a number of these threads hehehe

Withdrawl Symptoms

2007-03-18T18:49:00.000Z

well as the title suggest I'm missing something - thats right its the show. I feel emptyish and I dont know why I mean its not like I'm never going to see people again (that being said those graduating maybe) but the rest will see again right. Perhaps this is the norm after a climax of year with a show. I tried listening to the ballroom and latin songs yesterday from being completely obsessed with it to it being somewhat sad is a big leap - but hopefully this is a phase. Anywhoo just a short post today!!

So you think you can dance....

2007-03-17T08:25:00.000Z

Qutie a lot has happened since the last time I was here namely being the KCL DANCE SHOW!! now its over I'm at a loss of what to do it also means regular contact ith my fellow dancers no longer exist and some are graduating so it's just a lot to take in.

Being in the show was AWESOME!! I loved it who would have thought it me a dancer lol and by the end of the week everyone loved the ballroom song where you can listen here http://www.pynex.net/dancesoc/ its got ballroom latin and one of the slasa songs on there :)

Mistake did happen such as ending up without partners, falling over, forgetting routine etc but all in all it went well that being said the dvd recording was the night when all that happen literally mistakes in most routines so should be quite fun watching it.

During Friday's performance I got a text from my housemate saying come home quickly our house has been burgled. I was in utter shock and I was called to go on stage and smile :) cant forget to smile which I did like a true professional then rush home to find out what happen. I'm incredibly blessed as my room as untouched they hadnt even opened my door so all my stuff still here unfortunately the same cannot be said for my fellow housemates and so I'm in a mix of emotions to say the least. We've come to the conclusion that were not going to live in this area again!! And I now think its confirm that I'm going to spend my revision period in Leicester. I rushed home after the performance to check up on what happened and to see if everyone was alright (I didnt know what happened or anything at this point) After 20mins at home my housemates and their respective boyfriends told me to go to the after party.

The After Party hmmm.... what should I say bad r n b music hip hop gangstar stuff then moved onto garage which was alright but still not my sort of scene. It was a good evening though took me quite a while to get over the shock and now at a loss of what to do NO MORE DANCE :(

I got home at 2.30ish went on msn to 3 and now awake at 7.30 - my room is too bright I do think a nappig session in the afternoon may be called for. I've had this song in my head today - Our God is an Awesome God and also My Saviour, My God :)

so thats whats been happening in my world down here in the centre of London

50yrs - Ghana's Independance Day!!!

2007-03-06T23:19:00.000Z

It's the only version of Ghana's National Anthem I can find

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCGXoIoibc

I've been listening to worship music again and came across this one so here you are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt0WluTpFTg

Edit: to make this more accessible to those who have entertainment block at work the video's are now links,

What Have I Got Myself Into....

2007-03-06T11:17:00.000Z

I'm not that well at the moment and its the worst possible time for this to occur so I'm hoping my medication will take me through it and I wont end up in hospital mainly because I have to prepare for 3 assessments (8th, 12th, 15th) 1 essay (13th) 2 portfolio's (23rd) 1 coursework (8th) so yeah I'm pretty busy and being unwell doesnt help

ALSO look at my rehearsal timetable

Saturday:ONLY CHOREOGRAPHERS are need on Saturday, and if they could get to the Greenwood for 2.30pm that would b fab! Brings work to do coz there will be some idling about!

Sunday:10:00 am - Tutu's (Macadam Building)ALL CAST RUN THROUGHAct I from 10 to 1 - Act II from 1 - 4Don't foget to bring lots of water and muchies! Am trying to get the bar open for non alcoholic stuff but I cant guarantee it will happen!We will basically be running all the numbers in each act as many times as possible! Please be there slightly before the time, so that we can START on the hour!

Monday:Tech Rehearsal6pm Greenwood theatreWe will be running the show. Costumes are not needed, but recommended!

Tuesday:Dress Rehearsal6pm GreenwoodWe will be running the show. This should look exactly like the real thing!

Wednesday:2pm - Dress Rehearsal - GreenwoodWe are hoping to finish for 5.30 so you can go get food and be back at the Greenwood for 6pm for a 7pm start!

Thursday/Friday:6pm - GreenwoodFor a 7pm start!

Friday:Aftershow Party - Inverse, free entry for everyone in/attending the show, and a £5 token each to spend at the bar! Yay!

What have I got myself in for lol - sure it will be fun!!!

Sleep is quickly fleeting...

2007-02-20T03:15:00.000Z

So you probably wondering why I am up this late? No I've not just come backk from some party nor have I been working late at uni. It involves my reasoning in going to Asda's at midnight - PANCAKES. Me an my housemates whilst in the house were talking on msn and doing our respective work then somehow got onto the issue of pancakes and realised our schedules clashed and we would not have anytime together to do it then I think it was my idea to have pancakes at midnight - so we did :) Stayed up talking til now - it was fun although getting up this morning will be difficult fornuately I have a day off uni just gotta do shed loads of work :(

Right I'm off to bed :) Night xXx

4 days in a row

2007-02-13T10:41:00.000Z

Maybe there is hope for the firendship after all - I'll leave it at that. I've decided not to complain on here well about this situation anymore just going to deal with it as best as I can and like I said theres some hope :)

Got a new group of songs I'm listening to one of which I really shouldn't like its by Voltaire called When I'm Evil - I don't know what it is about this song but I like it www.myspace.com/voltairenyc .

Another song is by Corinna Fugate called Heart Like a Grave, I've listened to it 4 times in a row and NO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TOMORROW!! lol www.myspace.com/corinnafugate

The third song is by Blutengel - bloody pleasure www.myspace.com/vampireromance . You listen to them and tell me what you think

I could continue to list all the new songs I like but I need to get back to studying about Heart problems so far I'm on sinus bradycardia - thats the first of eight in this section so my studying cap is now on.

Life is a funny thing...

2007-02-12T20:43:00.000Z

Today has been an interesting day,

(this will make sense why I'm begining with this) there is going to be a slight moan about my flatmate a Meredith Brooks song comes to mind (remember singing this in the car Olivia lol) basically she's turned into a selfish bossy ok she's not turned into it she has been it I've just realised it even more so. Its her turn to tidy bathroom and guess what she does - well she's on reading week this week and her younger brother who is 10 has come to visit - she's making him do everything even doing her chores well thats a good sis. She bosses him around get me a drink get me this and that, then completely ignores him as soon as her current boyfriend comes round. If I was her brother I think I would seriously hate her that being said I can't stand her at times an I think she's noticing as our conversations have significantly reduced to hi how are you, I'm ok, bye - my tone is so boring. The sad thing is that I've tried working on the friendship but every time I plan something so we can talk properly she invites her current boyfriend along and I'm back to being the third wheel and I've had enough of that. She still wants everything her own way and to be honest her voice sometimes makes me want to cringe theres a particuarly tone she uses - I think I have a problem I find her so annoying now that I think our friendship is beyond repair now.

I was talking to Andrew today he's in a similar situation in Southampton him and four girls in his house. We both know what its like to be outnumbered by the opposite sex and we both hate it both cant stand our housemates now and agreed never to live with more than one girl EVER AGAIN!! It's not worth the hassle

OK moan over.

In Lectures we were learning about Heamotology (spelt incorrectly I think) and yes Sickle Cell Anaemia was mentioned and discussed. I knew everything anyway was nice going over it AGAIN though and reasons why I'm on particuarly medications and specified doeses etc. They said the Life Expectancy is 50 years. After the lecture I spoke to my friend jokingly and said "so... I'm going to die at 50 ay" she return with thats so sad I was thinking about you when she said that. And its got me thinking (I'm speaking in the hypothetical now) So 30years left of my life - what am I meant to do with that it makes it seem rather scary now whoa so I qualify as a Pharmacist then theres 27years of my life left and if I just work for all of that - then isn't that a wasted life and now coming onto the theme of what was spoken about at the Guy's Conference Full Fat looking at cross and dying to self etc its just made me think about it even more so now.

I met up with Jason and Tim again today we learnt about how Christ is the Bridgegroom and the church (we are) the bride. There was a wierd concept that I'm trying to get my head round that Christ wants a loving relationship with us like a wife and husband type thing - my mind is struggling to deal with that

See its been an interesting day

3 days in a row I've blogged - now I've mentioned that tomorrow I may not blog its been jynxed lol

I Could Have Dance All Night

2007-02-11T16:52:00.000Z

http://www.pynex.net/dancesoc/

listen to tracks on this website and you'll find what I'm dancing to in the Ballroom and Latin sections - its awesome!! I've become slightly obsessed with them as in I listen to them all the time and any spare time I have I'm practising - who'd a thunk it me into dancing lol

It's been a while - have I used that yet?

2007-02-10T23:45:00.000Z

I know I know its been a while since I last wrote on here and I'm putting off going to sleep to write on here so this is just going to be very very brief

KCL DANCE SHOW 2007 TAKES PLACE 14th - 16th MARCH

thats it lol I will tell you about whats happening in my life when I'm next on here which I promise will be a lot sooner that this one took.

My Dream

2007-01-31T09:13:00.000Z

No this is not going to be about what I wish would happen to me in some distant future. This is going to be the story of what I dreamt last night. I usually don't remember dreams but I made sure I contiued to think about it so I could right it on here - that being said apart of it has completely disappeared from my mind.

It started with me following two people (I think I knew one of them and wanted to say hi - its a dream so it doesnt matter). I followed them into a (london - thats important as a strange thing happens) housing estate then lost them somehow. The next thing I knew I was walking again and there were person in front of me carrying 4 pizza boxes type thing. She was with what I presume was her family and was playing a game of pass the boxes with her kids. They got a wee bit carried away and passed it to strangers behind them. For some reason the "mother didnt realise". One of the boxes came into my possession and I had a puzzled expression on my face. Then this guy slightly behind me came up and said something to me (I wish I could remember what it was now) Anyway we started talking I gave him the box as I felt a lil bit guilty having it. I can't fully remember what we were talking about either it seemed like we were getting along fine. Suddenly we were eating the garlic bread and got onto the topic of music. A wierd thing now the place I thought I was in (ie London) changed and we somehow ended up in Leicester on Copdale Road/The Langhill and he started to run off - then I woke up

That's it my dream its just as random as me lol. I'll end this post with a song thats stuck in my head from My Fair Lady and you can sing along the words are on there for you but if you just want to read them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Gkl9TuweQ

I have often walked down this street before;

But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before.

All at once am I Several stories high.

Knowing I'm on the street where you live.

Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?

Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?

Does enchantment pour Out of ev'ry door?

No, it's just on the street where you live!

And oh! The towering feeling Just to know somehow you are near.

The overpowering feeling

That any second you may suddenly appear!

People stop and stare.

They don't bother me.

For there's no where else on earth that I would rather be.

Let the time go by, I won't care if I

Can be here on the street where you live.

take care xXx

its one of those days

2007-01-29T20:32:00.000Z

I'm back in London now at this moment I'm feeling low again I think its just this whole housing situation thats got me down. I didnt feel this way in halls of residence mainly because I loved my housemates this year its a different I just am finding it harder and harder to be happy around them. I can occasionaly have conversations with them but its just different now. I'm geting used to the silence now hence the more homesickness (btw did I already talk about this) - I can't wait to move in with other people soon it will happen YAY!! and the next two years at uni will be completely different and hopefully better. I know for certain that I'm not going to live with two of my housemates EVER AGAIN!!

I watched Goodbye Lenin tonight as i just didnt feel in the mood to work and I think its an ace film. It just makes me think how much Alex loved his mother to do all that for her - ok so he doesnt want her to have another heart attack but still those are some extraordinary lenghts he went through to suceed. I really want to watch Wilbur wants to kill himself now - not that thats an indication of how I'm feeling honestly I dont know why I wrote that last part lol but its a great film well the parts I saw before I fell asleep - NO NO NO I didnt fall asleep because it was boring I fell asleep because I was watching it at like 2am in the morning. So that begs the question why was I wacthing a film at that time of night well... I'm not going to go into that as I really dont remember.

Today in Bible study was John 2: 13 - 21 I think I cant remember it was about the bronze snake being lifted up and how Jesus was that (read the passage it'll make sense)

It's been a while

2007-01-28T17:44:00.000Z

I know more than a week has gone by since I last wrote on here and so to begin with in true Stephen fashion I'll start with a song which makes me feel kinda sad but its the good kinda sad if that makes any sense.

Step one you say we need to talk, He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk, He smiles politely back at you, You stare politely right on through, Some sort of window to your right, As he goes left and you stay right, Between the lines of fear and blame, And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend, Somewhere along in the bitterness, And I would have stayed up with you all night,Had I known how to save a life

It's probably better if you hear it for yourself by the way the band is called The Fray and the song is called How to save a Life.

I've been in Leicester for 4days this week and I've come to realise this year I'm more home sck than my first year. Its been brought to my attention that this is a result because I'm not happy where I am - as in I hate my room (its too narrow - its long and narrow hence small width wise which annoys me so much now. I have learnt from this I was trying to make everyone else happy in the house and by doing so ended up with that room because 1 we were in a rush to get somewhere to live and didnt take into consideration the practicality of that room 2 I was the only one not in a relationship and they all wanted double beds - sometimes being nice aint so great I cant wait to move out next september 3 I keep remembering that I turned down 2 flatshares to be with these people and I'm kinda regretting it now, which means I would have prefered to live with strange student people then with my "friends" I think having a guy flatmate next year will resolve some of my issues I've got with these girls) and my flatmates arent the best so this all leads to me being homesick even more also I have great friends in Leicester who I miss at times. Work load is building up - stress etc so thats getting on top of me ARGH!!

Now coming to think about it I dont think there can be a good kinda sad that doesnt make sense lol so the song is making me sad a wee bit.

on a brighter note Rehersals for the Dance Show - I'm slowing getting the hang of the routines and the complicated footwork should be a fun event.

Have a great week!! xXx

20th January 2007 - not an orignial title but it'll do

2007-01-20T12:55:00.000Z

Its January and its sunny and I don't have to wear thick jumpers now I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or bad thing as does that mean that the summer is going to be a wee bit hotter than normal? I guess only time will tell it also means that snow may be a thing of the past I so want it to snow I miss the white stuff :(

I found another song that makes me in the whole I want a girlfriend mood again oh well I think I need to change my taste in music as I've also got some depressing songs also so that doesn't help either but they're are soo good. Its a song by Straylight Run called Existentialism on Prom Night. Listen to it on their myspace and tell me what it makes you think of. Also I've become a fan of Eben all their songs are ace!! also find them on their myspace. Perhaps I spend too much time on myspace.

I'm begining to sense the urgency in studying as May is not far off and I want to avoid a major crammage sessionage in the future (have i gone a wee bit mad with the ages on the end of words?) So was going through Tableting, which is fun well fun and study dont really go together it just I now look at medications diffeerently and say this ingredient is for this purpose etc so its useful if you wanted to know that.

Its my friends birthday today and were going out tonight to a restaurant than a bar which should be ace. I meeting someone to buy her a present as I have no idea what to get her and unfortunately for me were heading off to OXFORD ST on a SATURDAY yes I have every right to SCRAEM ARRGGGHHHH!!! its gonna be manic and were going in H&M buying stuff for girls would be easier if I was a girl thats not gonna happen so I'm going with a girl and two if I kknew what they wanted How on earth am I meant to know what clothes she's gonna like so this should be fun fun fun!!

Anywhoo I'm gonna get back to my music and some work the joys of second year Pharmacy!!

Oh btw I'm in the KCL Dance Show WOOHOOO!! but also ARGH!! means people are actually going to see me dance - what am I doning

Junk Food

2007-01-19T00:01:00.000Z

I've just rediscovered the wonder that is Pot Noodle. I know its not the most healthy option and something tells me its gooing to become a typical Thursday meal as its my busiest day. 09.00 - 12.15 lab 13.00 - 16.00 lectures 18.00 - 23.00 dance rehersals. So I have to have very quick meals hence the wonder that is pot noodle.

Once again I'm mega tired and so I'll end this post here night night xXx

Strange Strange Folk

2007-01-17T00:13:00.000Z

I've been in London for a year and half now and in this time I've had 4 very strange guys completely freak me out, which shouldn't be the norm here but its looking that way or its just me attracting unwanted attention. Perhaps I have an invisible sign saying "strange guys come and find me and freak me out!!"

I could tell you all four incidents but I wont as I need sleep so just tell you what happened like 20 minutes ago. I was in the PAWS room again not doing work I just went to print some work at 22.15ish but didnt leave til 23:30ish due to the wonderful world of facebook, myspace and replying to emails. So once I'm tired enough I head off to the bus stop as there no way that I was walking 40 minutes home especially when its cold and through Elephant, whch isnt bad just didnt feel like it.

Ok so I'm at the bus stop by myself then another person comes and waits. Then this strange guy comes up to her and starts saying what he's gonna do to her and stuff I didnt know what to do as you cant tell these days with people and so I kept quiet. Fortunately her bus came like 20 seconds later and she rushed on. Now it was my turn to get the very strange guy. He stands infront of me - he was kinda drunk i hope he was that would make the situation slightly better I think - he starts talking about how he hates west indian people and how he wants to kill them then something about drugs and then something how i want to sleep with him - then my bus came and i rushed on. I did think about saying that im not from the west indes but i dont think that was the time for smart comment.

I will keep you updated on the wierd going ons in my world

take care now xXx

I Need Help!

2007-01-14T16:20:00.000Z

I give you advance warning this post may include numerous songs in or reference depending on time and space. I seriously have no idea how I came to this all I can remember that on Friday before meeting Dave I signed into msn and spoke to Ruth who sent me links to Torchwood episode 11 (I still need 10 can't find it anywhere) speaking of Torchwood I was uberly (not a word I know) impressed with it and loved it up til the final episode which I think ruined it for me but we'll see what season 2 holds if there is a second season. Anywhoo back to Ruth, she also sent me a link to yes to a musical, which had songs like Edelweiss and There's a Place for us so that put me in a good mood and was singing them on my way to meet Dave. By the way Dave is a freind from camp it was great seeing him again. After meeting him I went home didnt have anything else planned for a Friday evening seeing as not everyone is back in London due to exams and stuff so decided to search for some other musicals so Les Misérables, Lion King, Wicked and so forth you know me by now I'm the theatre maniac. Now embarassingly I admit I also searched for songs from High School Musical, given the fact that I didnt particuarly like it when I saw it at Christmas WORST MUSICAL I'VE EVER SEEN but that being said the songs are quite catchy and still did instill into me the desire for being in a musical so its not that bad. And so I kinda know the songs inside out now ooops!! There are some bad ones I think which make me cringe like the musical did at some parts yet there are some okish ones that stick in my head. I think its my fault that Ruth felt a major need to buy HSM on dvd so for that I apologise for that but you know when I next visit were gonna watch it and sing along lol.

I seriously apologise for this but as a result of searching on youtube and dailymotion for HSM I came across this (and I cringe as I put this on) but I kinda like it - I'm a kid at heart lol so for your most cringeworthy moment of today heres the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YncQcULNGaI

My housemates are back - which means the house is full again downside is I can no longer play my music as loud as I want to I kinda liked being in the house by myself but still glad to have company again cooking alone etc was boring

Ok so no song lyrics this time but ou can look them up if you want or just wait til I sing them to you

Candle's BANNED!!!

2007-01-08T18:27:00.000Z

I've just been woken up with a fire scare - yes of all the things

Frantic knocking on my door

Loud stomping on the floor of my housemates room

Fire Alarm going off

by then I though ok its probably time I get up right lol it turned out that my housemates curtains were on fire she left the candle to near it. I walked into her room and she was standing with the curtain rail with the burning blinds - kodak moment there - we threw it out of the window I think its still burning now fire looks awesome our own lil bonfire hehehe

First Day Back in Londontown

2007-01-08T17:16:00.000Z

I bought a water filter today - not very exciting is it? Well - I guess that well coild be interpreted in one of two ways

1) Well your wrong it was

2) Well - and move on to talking about something else

I have to tell you its the second there isn't anything exciting about buying a water filter and to be honest I can't tell the difference. It holds 1.8L of water so almost my daily amount of water so at least I can ensure I'm drinking enough water yet FLAW that's dependant upon me having the jug with me all the time but I guess I can pour it into a bottle - see my brain WORKS!! its an ingenious idea.

Lectures today - we've started a new topic: The Cardiovacular System CVS

lets just say at this point in time I'm utterly clueless and I was surprised that I stayed awake for the full 2hours with one lecturer. I've not fully recovered yet I'm so tired I lack energy to do anything so NO extra curricular stuff for me this week and I'm still deciding whether to go in tomorrow or just rest properly well you'll probably find out on here lol

not a long blog today which is unusual for me or is it as this is my only 23rd blog so far so I guess its not enough to determine a norm is there - Anyone of you read most of them tell me lol

I'm gonna take a nap now then eat and try and figure out what on earth happened in lectures. I'm not going to talk about my tutorial yet - that will come soon like in when I have to do my research ARGH!! - that's an indication

York

2007-01-02T20:33:00.000Z

I never thought until recently but Penguin's are interesting creatures just waddling around, living in cold areas and so for a night I decided to become a penguin!! Not an actual penguin but I wore a tux. Yes the ultimate in FORMAL WEAR and for those who know me I'm not a huge fan at dressing up smart but I do have to say this look is rather good.

I went up to York on Saturday for the first time ever, its such a great town although I didn't do much exploration of it hence another visit is mandantory. My reason for going to York was my friend Helen's 21st Birthday Party, which happened to be a Black Tie event. It was ACE!! We even tried some scottish dancing (I don't know how to spell it but this is phoentically spelt) kay-lee (if someone knows how to spell it please tell me). This style of dancing is more fun than I first gave it credit and its a whole load more tiring than it looks. My trip in York was extended due to me ending up in Hospital. Early in the morning on New Year's Eve I had to go into hospital due to having a crisis (sickle cell anaemia) Helen was rather excited as it was her first time to ride in an ambulance van. The paramedic found her hyperactivity odd I assured her it was normal :) The usual stuff happens in hospital to me and I end up getting better - which is what's meant to happen. I can now add to my sights of York is their Hospital not what I thought would see and nor did Helen as it was also her first time in the hospital and she lives there lol.

I've wondered on the odd occasion what would it be like to spend new years eve in hospital does something happen at midnight in them? and so witness first hand. I got some chocolates they were nice :) I saw the going on's in London on TV. I'm disappointed with the BBC though because at 05.00 GMT would be New York's turn to enter 2007 and I knew a friend who was there and in a slight chance that I could see her I woke up to watch it. Instead of showing the crowd as soon as the ball dropped they showed a couple kissing THAT'S IT!! I know it's a happy occasion they were just engaged but still theres more to see. I really wanted to send an email to my friend and say I SAW YOU ON TV!! and they took that away from me :( lol

I got discharged today and my dad picked me up from York and drove me home. I'm going to end it here as I need to rest and recover so night night.

What is the purpse of Boxing Day??

2006-12-26T22:17:00.000Z

I've been in this mood for some time now if only there were stars I could look at and if outside wasn't so cold that I could just lay there and look and think and just be in wonder. I think its called a Bivowak. I know I've been in quite a few different moods as my blogging has progressed over the past 4 months but I assure you I think that's ok. It's normal right I can't put it down to those teenager years as I've only got 3 months of that left :( as I'll soon be 20 ARGH!!! I don't know why I'm freaking out about that it just looks and feels scary and wierd its like I'm an ADULT and everything that comes with that, its daunting.

A song that's been playing in my head since this afternoon and while trying to study is this. No I have not watch the Wizard of Oz recently.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

that reminds me oh being a kid is fun you get to play with play doh - oh wait I do that now THANK YOU STACY!! (Ok the link between this song and a kid you may wonder hmmm once I know it I will tell you). My brother's think I'm a three year old now, not helped by the fact that I watched Boogy Beebies recently and my those song's stick in your head for some time yes you've probably guessed it I'm going to sing it now.

I wish it would snow,
I wish it would snow,
I wanna get wrapped up from head to toe,
I wish it would snow,
I wish it would snow,
I'd rush outside to a world of white,
If I could make one little wish,
I'd wish it would snow.

See I'm a child at heart not cut out for the whole work thing speaking of which I tried doing some today and I did about 3 lectures which is ok but not enough given that I need to learn 2 modules before next semester. Study will be on the way tomorrow. I seem to find it hard to work in the afternoons from about 13:00hrs to about 18:00hrs, outside these hours its fine.

I still don't have an answer to my question can somebody please tell me - why do we have a Boxing Day?

I'd also like to say hi to someone called Toni E so... hey Toni, how are you?

LEICESTER - my home :)

2006-12-20T19:29:00.000Z

I'm HOME!!! woohoo its ace!! After being in London just coming back to a place thats quiet and just seems so stress free is awesome even Rush Hour in Leicester is calm its so nice. I almost missed my train, which was entirely my fault mainly due to the fact that I couldn't get out of bed and that I left packing to the last minute hence I've forgotten stuff in London ARGH!!!! IMPORTANT STUFF its just gonna slightly delaty revision on certain areas.

The reason I found it so hard getting up this morning was that I went to a Salsa night, which was great fun well the lessons were although my brain can be like a sieve at times and many a times I forgot the routine - the amount of times I apologised to the different partners it was unbelievable. I did originally go to the improvers lesson but got moved to the intermediate lesson ARGH!!! Then came to the actual club now this is fun for the guy if HE KNOWS HOW TO LEAD!! if not then you can't really dance. For the girls any random guy comes and ask you to dance - see they get it easier. Why does salsa have to be lead by the guy? Me and my friend decided to walk home from Leicester Square to GDS, which took only about an hour minus the stops at pizza place to get pizza obviously then tesco to buy sushi. I had completely forgotten about this until she wrote on my facebook wall but along the southbank (awesome at night thames river and bluer lights in trees, st pauls across the river etc) we decided to do the waltz - i dont think many people saw us afterall it was 01:30. I got home and decided to watch Bleach on youtube - thats also ACE!! but Ben why did you have to tell me about it I'm not going to work now!!

I got on the train with a minute to spare so yes I was happy that I didnt have to buy a new ticket :) Got off at Leicester station only to realise how much colder Leicester is in comparisson to London its FREEZING

I dont know what it is but as soon as there's a TV all my attention gets directed in that direction oh well but WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING IN HOLLYOAKS?

And Just because I'm in the mod and I seem to only listen to this song when I'm at home but then again I was only just reminded of it by the premier magazine Cadet's fiorst album I can buy it - well I know thats not big news but just reminded me of HOW MUCH I LOVE GOD MAN!! so here

here's to him my guardian

there he is
he moves faster than light
his body holds tremendous might
his face doth shine ever so bright
his enemies tremble with fright

Jesus is my superhero
once he died for me
i'm his trusting sidekick
we will beat the enemy

there he is
he labors day and night
somehow i'm always in his sight
without a doubt he'll do what's right
with any foe he'll win the fight

evil's on its way
but my savior's here to save my day

I love it but this time there's no superhero teddy for yours and my enjoyment but you can look it up :)

I'm all alone, There's no one here beside me...

2006-12-19T15:17:00.000Z

Its been one of those days so far, well I really should be studying but for some reason I lack motivation - theres a surprise yet I have been able to organise my notes into a somewhat order for when I actually start revising which will probably be when I'm back in Leicester tomorrow and NO I'm not procrastinating lol.

I guess your wondering why I started with it's been one of those days well I decided to rent some films from the local library as I'm all alone in my home since everyone's gone home home for Christmas and I go back tomorrow. I rented out Lucky Number Slevin and Get Over It. During Get Over It I realised the amount of chocolate I consumed and came to the conclusion that I needed to "MAN UP" if you get my drift (not too many chick flicks in one day I guess) so Lucky Number Slevin helped!! - blood, guns, violence, revenge - everything thats not typically me hehehe

Tonight: involves CLEANING THE HOUSE - my housemates left it in a slight mess (I use slight loosely) as in Charlotte was expecting someone to wash her dishes (which is the norm unfortunately) and others expecting that bathroom, lounge, kitchen etc would clean itself so I'm gonna do that and make sure next year they do not take me for granted!! Then its off to SOUND in Leicester Sq for a Salsa Night - so I'm meeting my fellow Dance Society Comrades - speaking of Comrades I've begun to read some socialist material (propaganda) its interesting stuff at times and it's still surreal lol

I was looking for a picture to show this whole Comradory spirit and came across this...

.... Do you remember the Racoons? and The Animals of Farthing Wood and The Moomins? Yes a trip down memory lane

Seeing as I mentioned them here you go.

Portsmouth

2006-12-17T11:27:00.000Z

For those that know me I love Portsmouth a bit too much and so was so glad to be going back there to visit a friend and it was ACE! Although thanks to megatrain I got into Portsmouth ridiculously early as in I caught the 6.15am train from Waterloo just because it was £1 I'm not complaining it was cheap just very early in the morning after a very tiring week.

I got to meet Ruth's friends it was a little wierd as I've read about Dan and Ben in her blog so meeting them in person was surreal. I was a lil quiet over my visit as 1, me = tired 2, i didn't know what to say - well I can be quite shy at first its only when people get to know me I'm not the shy character they first met

Spinaker tower at night

As much as I like it in Portsmouth I'm so happy that I ended up at King's College to be honest. I think London has just taken a place in my heart I love it also and I think I've just adapted to living here. If I was in Portsmouth I'd probably feel the exact same way about it as I do London and probably would hate London as much as I did before uni. I am looking forward to my next visit though.

Last Week of Term

2006-12-13T18:07:00.000Z

As the title suggest its the last week of the semester here at King's and I can tell you now I'm already exhausted and more is still to come - I blame the fact that I'm involved in numerous societies and they all have christmas events.

Monday

Well today was the day where my course mates decided to have a christmas secret santa type party at my house. Unlike me I left buying the present til the last minute as in I got it that morning. I've found the best time to go oxford street now MONDAY MORNINGS!! and if its raining then thats a bonus. I've never seen Oxford Street that quiet before - now when i say quiet i don't mean completely empty after all its CENTRAL London. As usual I met up with Jason and Tim again for Bible study. We seem to be going through chapter 2 a whole lot quicker than chapter 1 - I will write down what i've learnt at some point but at this precise moment in time my mind is blank mainly due to me being so exhausted and tired NoW (i.e. wednesday night just before going out AGAIN!! can you see the contradiction) Party with course mates was ACE!!

Tuesday

Began like any other tuesday and so nothing special to tell you about. The evening involve the KCL Dance Society joint with KCL Musical Theatre Christmas Party - which involve a partybus tour and 3 clubs (techniqually we went to four but thats only because the final destinatonm wasnt ready for us so we had to go elsewhere for like 20minutes) Got back at 2:30am went on facebook til 3 - I know I'm addicted

Wednesday

Lacrosse Christmas Dinner followed by an after party at Belushi's. Another name check here - I have to thanks Stacy back home in Leicester for choosing my meal Quail although small is very tasty and is hard to eat with cutterly so hands it was. I ate too much and so struggled on the desert. I got home at 02:00 slept til 05.45 then was awake for reasons unknowned to my brain til I forced myself out of bed at 07:00 to get ready for my 09:00 Dispensing lab

as you can see I'm pretty tired si I've not gone into much detail about each event but hey now you have a conversation starter with me hehehe

Smiley Happy People and don't forget WIERD!!!

2006-12-10T15:24:00.000Z

I went to see Fiddler on the Roof a King's Musical Theatre production it was ACE!! I love musical theatre and look it plays into the theme of the previous post all of Friday evening and parts of yesterday morning involved me singing If I was a Rich Man and Matchmaker. See songs and me they just go together I mean I can't actually imagine a day without there being a song I'm singing is that wierd?

Have you ever thought that you can cheer up a person's day by just a phone call just finding out how they are and stuff its great and so I have to thank Stacy and Ruth J (Yes you've now been name checked lol) for calling me up although one of them was about my train tickets and I got to make a sort of wierd impression on your friend I think urm.. by the way do you still have my pen I asked you to get me Ruth? and Stacy how long were we talking for? Hope all your credit wasn't wasted on lil old me - now that doesnt work me lil and old thats laughable and we were talking about our age in the conversation amongst other stuff apparently I'm going to meet a girl who's taller and wierder than me isn't that right Stacy lol See its a Leicester thing now you guys know its not just me being wierd hehehe (sorry Stacy) but thanks again for calling me.

ISn't it also strange what programmes you tend to like watching? I mean its all got to do with your personality and stuff but its wierd to think or is it me? I've gotten into a new programme called Kyle XY I guess you could say its a typical me type of programme but its still good I mean no buts about it its great although the plots aren't anything spectacular but an interesting watch and I'm hooked episode 4 that was good but "here we go again with the feelings" lol so yeah I blame American TV shows for this now lol.

Now heres something very wierd of me now - has there been something you've always wondered about since you were younger but never found the answer to? Well I've always wonder what an Adam's Apple is when I was younger and so just before going to bed last night the thought came to my head and YES!! something useful from search engines and the internet I know exactly what it is - here would be an appropriate time to explain to you guys what it is too but I'm not as I'm now realising just exactly how strange/odd/weird I am oh well. Another thing I've wondered is what are fiddlesticks I've said this word numerous amounts of times but what exactly am I saying hmmmm.

Musically Minded Me

2006-12-05T22:34:00.000Z

I wonder how on earth do I literally have a song for almost anything now... well heres another one to add to the repetoire enjoy, which is Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Cake (I think this is the good version as opposed to other ones I've heard today)

You wont admit you love me.
And so how am I ever to know?
You only tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

A million times I ask you,
And then I ask you over again.
You only answer
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

If you cant make your mind up,
Well never get started.
And I dont wanna wind up
Being parted, broken-hearted.
So if you really love me,
Say yes.
But if you dont, dear, confess.
And please dont tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

If you cant make your mind up,
Well never get started.
And I dont wanna wind up
Being parted, broken-hearted.
So if you really love me,
Say yes.
But if you dont, dear, confess.
And please dont tell me
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps,
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps,
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

And once again its love themed which reminds me this phase has gone on for quite some time ie the whole LOVE by Nat King Cole and Fever so I can't blame Smallville now but still its a contributing factor along with any programme I watch these days. I do wonder whether this song will ever be triggered in my head during a lecture or a sermon but you never know my head is a wierd place to be trust me on that. If you dont believe find a way to shrink yourself or make a smaller copy of yourself to go inside of me - like in Futurama when Fry gets worms.

Its interesting how one's thought processes change over the day this morning I thought I was going to write a moaning blog and then I thought to myself I shouldnt complain to much as although things dont always go to plan a lot of good stuff has happened I just need to remember that and also sing I've got Joy and its down in my heart is a big help. My housemates have gotten used to me singing in the shower even if it is at 7.30am blame my 9am starts unfrotunately for them they don't start til 10/11 and so I guess I'm their very very early alarm I know I can stop singing but I forget the time and that other people are sleeping and it appears I can sing to an ok standard although my brothers would disagree and I've had no complaints from my housemates. I've not yet told my housemates that next year I'm not living with them but I have 6-7months before then so I'm sure I can work it into a conversation in that time.

Seeing as I started this post with a song I'll also end it with a song and I'll dedicate it to those at Leicester YL (I know that will make a certain somebody happy - as I'm not forgetting my roots woohooo Leicester's ACE!!!)

What day is it
and in what month,
this clock never seemed so alive...
I can't keep up,
and I can't back down,
I've been losing so much time.

'Cause it's you and me,
and all other people with nothing to do, nothing to lose.
And it's you and me,
and all other people.
And I don't know why,
I can't keep my eyes off of you...

Another song from Smallville but this scene was WRONG Clark should be dancing with CHLOE not Lana why oh why doesnt Chloe and Clark get together (and I dont want to ruin season 6 for a certain somebody back in Leicester but I have to tell you its AWESOME!!!)

Relationships

2006-12-04T18:16:00.000Z

You probably got some sort of idea what this is about and I mentioned parts of this yesterday. I see it all around me these days at home on tv at church at university its EVERYWHERE!! Its strange sometimes what you long for and its weird that my friend is also feeling a similar way all the way up in Leeds as she stated in her blog;

They make me crave human contact - a hug, a kiss, someone to just put their hand on my shoulder and tell me everything's going to be ok.

I think the main thing to blame for this phase I'm going through at the moment is Smallville imparticular the song by James Carrington - Ache

Isn't it strange the way things can change
The life that you lead turned on its head
Suddenly someone means more than you felt before
Her house and its yard turns into home

I'm sorry but i meant to say
many things along the way
so this ones for you

Have i told you i ache
Have i told you i ache
Have i told you i ache for you?

Have i told you i ache
and i hope its not too late
Can i hold you and ache for you?

The time that it took writing words for my book
seems to have broken in half
The gate that i shut last time i got hurt
seems to have opened itself

Oh the world its spinning now its trying to catch me up
and tell me to appreciate the here and now

I'm sorry but i meant to say
many things along the way
so this ones for you

Have i told you i ache
Have i told you i ache
Have i told you i ache for you?

Have i told you i ache
and i hope its not too late
Can i hold you and ache for you?

I think music is a major factor in this mood but what the hey I like the song lol

It's sometimes hard coming up with a title..

2006-12-03T13:59:00.000Z

Well I've come back from church and eaten about 6 mince pies because I'm not in the mood to cook anything yet and they were in my cupboard so... there's no complaints from me.

THERE WAS MEANT TO BE A PICTURE OF A COUPLE OF PANDA'S HER BUT ITS NOT WORKING!!

It's interesting to see how everywhere I go people are in relationships, all my housemates, people at church and all those in societies. My housemate (yes you've guessed it) tried talking to me about it have no idea why she's so interested as in why dont you have a girlfriend - well its not that simple and two im not looking for a girlfriend yet I've got stuff to sort out first and I'm way too busy to have one at this stage in my life after all you know my hectic schedule lol.

More reasons to hate Royal Holloway. For some reason there has always been rivalry between Kings and Royal Holloway (well since I've started). The lacrosse match had to be cancelled no fault of their own due to waterlogged pitched - now that wouldnt be a problem if they hadn't said earlier that they wanted to start the match 2hours earlier than originally planned so that meant getting to Waterloo for 10.00 (no lie in for me) and the team were all the same but oh well these things happen so spent rest of my time wacthing scrubs and procrastinating.

The house well basically me and caroline have put the decorations up in the house (although charlotte wont be particuarly happy) but it makes sense to put it up now as most people are going home on the 16th this way the decorations will be up for 2 weeks and YES!! the christmas music has started.

"I don't want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need..."
"O little town of Bethlehem"

Now I know it was ridicoulsy early of me but around the 24th NOv I already listened to the radiou christmas channel - it was early for those guys also.

"Oh HOly night, the stars are brightly shinning.."

Do you detect the theme already oh yes i'm going to annoy my course mates soon last week was songs from OLIVER!!!!

I'm still contemplating whether to go to Manchester on the 9th for the beginnewrs dance competition - I dont think I'm good enough I can't remember all of the tango, samba, the jive or salsa ARGH!! but should be good fun so.... I'm torn in two. Speaking of being torn in two I have no idea what to get my secret santa its kinda hard shopping for a girl who has allergies so toiletries hard to buy two me in accessorize or clares - not gonna happen lol!! and now its december means most of central London is going to be packed!! so for me OXFORD STREET is OUT OF BOUNDS!!!

Short and Brief - HAVE WORK TO DO

2006-11-20T17:01:00.000Z

This is why Reading Week and Skills Week should never be consecutive to each other - basically its two procrastinatory weeks (meant for study but not much actually gets done) and so when your timetable goes back to normal you can't cope.

Today started at 09:00 with my Case Based Learning test on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis and Osteoporosis yet they managed to fit in a question about a woman having a sprained ankle and what advice you give her which I was slight bemused by.

Again was the Bible study with Tim and Jason - continuation of John 1 YES we've finnished the first chapter :D today learnt that STONES! I will explain at some point if I dont just ask me lol

Lectures we were learning about Cystic Fibrosis (CF) for 2hours, which kinda put a slight downer on my day. When you learn that the life expectancy of a CF patient is 30yrs and your friend with CF is 21 makes you think only 8/9yrs left :( The final lecture was Separation Science - I'm not talking about that eugh!!

As the title suggested this entry was going to be short and brief because I need to do work and so can't procrastinate for much longer :( oh well

Now this is what I call an interesting wierd week!! Part 2

2006-11-18T10:59:00.000Z

Now this had to come in 2 parts as the blog wouldnt allow me to write anymore in that paticular entry so I suggest reading Part 1 first.

I got home from South Bank and got a text from Becky stating where she was having her 21st (I know Becky from CU - have to make that clear as I dont want you to get the impression I just go to random people's 21st birthdays) Now in her text was like we'll met at Guy's bar at 9 then head off to King's Cross about 10.30 to go to Scala. (Not that I'm ignoring the conversastion I had earlier that day with people form South Bank but Scala is a club) Now I hadn't heard of Scala so I decided to search for it on the internet and was seriously surprised at the results I basically found out that its a gay club so still in shock I went fencing hoping that there were 2 scala and I just couldnt find the search result as its Becky from CU why on eath would she take us to a gay club so it didnt make sense.

Fencing was just OK the exercises sometimes I dont get why we do them and I do end up with aching muscles OUCH!! I met Becky and her friends (some of whom are mine from CU) at Guy's Bar - one of the typical King's student meet up places. I got talking to James and Jon (short for Jonathan). James I knew from Lacrosse last year and Jon is a friend of both Becky and Jon. Oh yes I said I was a pharmacist and got the whole so your studying to count pills - its just something you get used to on this course. We eventually got onto the topic of where we were going and they confirmed it was a gay club. James (because he wasnt going) made a comment about hey you two are about the same height just pretend you're a couple so no gay guys come on to you. We joking let that by - all of a sudden we realised that Becky and the rest of the group had gone without us.

And so we made the attempt of catching up with Becky and the rest and joking about James' comment saying especially when we were walking to Jon's appartment (I use that term loosely as if you've been to King's you'll know what Wolfson House is like) to collect his Oyster card and the security guard asked are you together and we replied yes. I guess it was a good thing Becky left us as it gave me a chance to talk to Jon and get to know him, and I'm up for making new friends. We got to King's Cross and was like so where is SCALA? we were reluctant to ask for directions knowing that it was just us 2 and well assumptions can be made. We looked at the time and saw it was 11pm which meant the ticket prices rose by £5 so we were like Becky this is your fault lol. We randomly walked around and found it. I was surprised as I've gone to King's Cross many a times ad never seen it perhaps the NEON lights are never on when I'm there.

We saw Becky in the que and she apologised and explained that she o nly ralised people were missing when she and the group got to King's Cross. So we joined the line got up to the first of security people checking ID seeing as I dont have my provisional liscense I only had my connextions card from 6th Form and Jon on had his student ID and they security was like we dont except them but let us in because I was from Ghana but he was like next time make sure you get proper ID - like theres going to be a next time. So we paid the £8 got checked for guns and weapons and stuff and entered Scala.

Again people were trying to teach me to club dance - I have to admit I did have fun but was a tad bit freaked out at times (I won't be explaining that part) and my friend from CU was a bit like me she couldnt dance either nor could Jon so we tried learning lol. I got home at 3am again.

So as you can tell I've been getting home relatively late and YES I'm tired!!

Now this is what I call an interesting wierd week!! Part 1

2006-11-18T09:44:00.000Z

Seeing as my last post was some time on Wednesday afternoon I'll start from Wolfmother gig. I got to Brixton at about 18.30, half an hour before I was meant to meet Gill not because I wanted to be early just that I wasn't expecting the bus to get me there that early. I waited til 19.00 the time we were meant to meet and no Gill but forntunately she sent me a text saying that she was running late. So I waited ousid Brixton station basically laughing at the scalpers moing direction as soon as Police came near. Also this preacher guy began to start preaching at walker byes, which I thought was a little wierd. Nonetheless I waited then up the escalators comes Cal, now we've not seen each other since beginning of July so his surprised expression when he saw me followed by him jumping to hug me while chanting STEVE!! Classic expression on folk passing bye oh twas great. Gill did eventually come with Mark and we set off to the Brixton Carling Academy. The support bands varried in my taste as in I liked Fields but the other one after them (we had missed the Macaabees - I think thats how you spell it due to waiting for our freinds) I didnt like as much. Wolfmother was ACE!! and Cal got me ino the mosh pit OUCH!! I fell on CJ. I can kinda see the pros and cons of moshing PRO: its fun CON: you can get hurt.

Thursday - I helped out at the London South Bank Christian Union Missions week. Basically I watched a questionarre happen as I lacked the confidence to do it by myself I just dont know my explaining abilities are up to scratch. Then flyered to publicise the event and went to the Lunch time talk - twas good. I stayed at the end of the talk and started a conversation with 2people in the meeting I didnt know (and Caroline from South Bank CU) who turned out to be christians. We talked on a variety of topics one I found interesting and never thought about it the way she did. Basically one of the people I was talking to is not very happy with Oyster cards as she can see a link with the end times (the moneyless society etc) so it was wierd thinking about it that way. DANCE practice was this night!! I've really taken a shine for salsa, latin and ballroom dancing its alot of fun and yes I'm begining to know what I'm doing YAY! After 4hours of Dance I decided I would go to Pete's 21st ~ it was interesting that he invited me seeing as we only met at the Lacrosse match I did expalin that I've only just met you and he was like yeah thats ok so I didnt feel like I was crashing his party. I was expecting other members from KCL Lacrosse to be there it was just Andy sp I was like great!! I hardly know anyone so said hey to Pete and Ed and Becca and basically hung around with them. Know I can't club dance so they were trying to teach me - I prefer proper dancing to be perfectly honest. So I got home at 3am went to sleep.

Friday - I woke up at 07.30ish did my usual morning routine. In my quiet time I was reading verses from Exodus 34 about when the Moses face was shining because he spent time with God and understanding what that means for us. I went to the South Bank again to help out and I tried questionnairing I went up to one person in a cafe started the questionnaire. She said she was a little confused in who Jesus was so instead of continuing the questionnaire I thought I'd try and explain it but I'm always doubtful if I've done it well and the guy I was with said I kinda put my foot in my mouth at times ARGH!! I guess its a learning thing but this person seemed interested and I pray that she does enquire more about this and contacts the CU with questions so they can help more than I've done. The Lunchtime talk was Grill a Christian but before that happened I met the two people from yesterday and we were talking about what we did yesterday so I explained about me learning to Dance and then Pete's 21st. Now heres the reaction I wasnt prepared for they were like "Why are you going to clubs?" My reply was that I went with friends and it can be fun at times. I got the arguement that Christians shouldnt go to clubs and stuff (baring in mind Pete is not a christian) and that I have no purpose unless I'm going to witness to people but I'm not going to evangelise to people in clubs. I understand where she's coming from though as these places can lead into temptation etc but as long as I dont get led astray then I dont see a problem with it. Also I get to know my friends better to an extent. There was an interesting question during this grill a christian event where did Jesus go when he died? Now the panel were like he was dead the important part is the resurrection. Now here's where some of the christians in the crowd couldnt keep quiet they where like he went to hell and something about keys and stuff - me and Elizabeth were like WHAT!! wih shocked expressions like when huh what! I liked how panel said well this is still a debated issue :) made me smile as it showed the differences in interpretations between different christians.

A little bit of everything, All rolled into 1

2006-11-15T16:52:00.000Z

Well its that time again shortly after emails and facebook comes the blog its becoming a routine. And I also like to keep you posted on the going on's in my life.

CU yesterday was ace basically we are going through Ephesians and yes you may have guessed it the topic of today's talk was Sex and Relationships - the whole aspect of purity. I learnt quite a bit and still contmplating whether I should get the book - money issues well the book recommended for guys and another for girls but I can't remember either perhaps I should have taken notes yesterday hmmmm. And this in relation to my housemates now talking about topless guys - eugh!! Why did I chose to live in a house of girls. Well my housemates arent christian and so they have completely different values obviously and so one has enquired why I don't do certain things as and why I don't believe in Sex before marriage and so now I can tell them even more after what I learnt. YAY!!

MSN is interesting sometimes - well not to go into too much detail but I can so tell the relationship between couples aren't necessarily good imparticular this one couple I know. Its been my impression that she doesn't Love him but clearly states it on her MSN and whenever he is around. Well for those who know me and have been up to date on reading my blog can probably guess who this person IS big big hint there lol. I thought our friendship was on the mend basically I'm forcing myself to talk to her and yes I do but it seems meaningless to me to be perfectly honest I know its harsh and I probably should tell her this but I think I'm at a point now where I just dont care anymore. I can't imagine myself talking to her after I dont live with her next year either oh well its a learning curve I guess. Nevertheless I am going to try harder to talk to her and hopefully fiendship may improve - the problem is that she doesnt know either and to be honest I have no idea how she feels either.

Its my turn to pay the gas today apparently although its anyones turn bar 1 so I guess it doesnt matter either way sometimes I hate the top up gas method it gets slighly annoying at times.

Lectures today!! Well you may be aware that its skills week and so todays lectures were on Data presentation - so we learnt how to draw tables what goes in a table where the title for a table goes how to draw graphs the difference between a good graph and a bad graph where the title of the graph goes in a report and so on.... so my how i've type this you can probably tell I DIDN'T enjoy this one bit. To make matters worse these lectures clashed with Lacrosse and I'm trying so hard to be a commited player this year and so I skipped the second data presentation lecture only to make it to HOP and find out it was MEN's TRAINING. I play mixed and men's scares me so my patented technique of getting out of playing is call someone up and while on the phone (make it obvious that you are though) walk away slowly. I do think they're slowly picking up on this but Men's Lacrosse scares me as I mentioned I dont want to get hurt dangerously even though theres padding it's despereately needed if you want to stay alive basically - hence DANGER!!!

I probably should now get ready for the Wolfmother gig and pay for gas before my housemates get a lil bit angry with me and you dont want ONE imparticular to get angry with you lol. Hmmmm I really do need to work on this friendship I dont think the things I've said are mean but not said anything nice about her yet ok let me think.... urm.... I'm not doing that on purpose but seriously I can't say anything here - THAT'S SHOCKING!!!

Addiction has begun

2006-11-13T14:45:00.000Z

When coming onto my blog becomes part of my routine like facebook then you know I'm hooked on it but seriously how can you get hooked on this its just random stuff coming out of my head. I would like to mention that this is the first blog that was written whilst it was still bright outside.

Back to my interent radio stations and yes they're American (for those who know me they'll undersand lol) and so the song thats playing at this precise moment is: It's so cold I can almost see my breath - Emery which I think is quite appropiate seeing that Winter's approaching although wouldnt look like it with it being sunny and warm in NOVEMBER!! The days of a White Christmas seems to be disappearing rapidly that song may just stay a dream now.

Well today is Monday and as you may be aware today is the day where I meet up with 2 guys from Rhema Praise (I think there from there) well 2 older christian guys for a bible study, we are still in chapter 1 of John even though this is our 5th week but there's a lot of interesting stuff that occurs here though. Today we learnt about Jesus being the Lamb of God and the significance the use of the word lamb. In short Lamb = Redemption. Also looked into the significance of the dove. In short Dove = Life.

I didnt have lectures today instead I had tutorials on statistics!! hmmm fun :) Now have to do an assignment comparing the dose of ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers. It doesn't seem to be that hard so will get it done today.

The Good Word

2006-11-12T21:32:00.000Z

Another Youtube video again, so you can probably tell I've been procrastinating again but this video is rather funny and with CU Mission's week coming up this just made me laugh and also reminded me of the Houseparty where the speaker was kinda making fun of dance evangelism. Although I do think they're making fun of JW's

See it is quite funny and to think I wouldn't have found Barats and Bereta if I never went on facebook and Jonathan didn't post a video by them.

My Reading week is now over and I'm back in London :( I miss Leicester its nice and relaxing and catching up with friends were ace! Not going back up till Christmas which isn't that far away but still some time to go. I didnt do any work during Reading Week so my catch up lecture notes time has to bit fited in throughout the following weeks and Christmas holidays oh well should be interesting time. Fortunately I don't have lectures this week instead I have a skills week which basically is tutorials on statistical analysis - hello A Level maths again :) but I'll get two reports this week :( so will probably cram them into the day they are given Monday and Tuesday. Its also the London South Bank CU Missions Week this week so if you can pray for this that would be appreciated. I'm not yet sure how I'm helping out but will tell you as soon as I know.

More Ways to Procrastinate

2006-11-08T23:20:00.000Z

Ok more procrastination on my behalf again thanks to the wonderful you tube. Well as you may be aware I'm a huge fan of How I Met Your Mother and so I was looking for the series finale as I missed it thanks to NO TV AT LONDON HOME :( but I cam across this really wierd video. I have to warn you though it quite disgusting involves well basically suicide so blood and stuff but trust me wait til the end it is a bit gruesome but stick with it. I know that suicide is a very serious topic and I'm not making fun or light of the matter with this video but for soem reason I like it. And I can't help thinking of the silent episode of Two Guy's and a Girl where this song was in it where Pete tries finding The One who turns out to be Ashley (I used to watch way too much TV lol)

Now for those who have no clue when I talk about Bang Bang You're Dead here's a video just for you.

Well it's seems this post seems a bit morbid so i'll find something to cheer it up with

Now all you Firefly fans will be happy - oh yes I'm wierd!! This post has been really random

Reading Week - up to Wednesday

2006-11-08T21:10:00.000Z

Well I'm on my reading week now I am actually meant to go over some lecture notes but not had much time yet. Now whoever is on a Pharmacy course especially at King's then you understand that COURSEWORK consumes ALL your time hence very little spent on going over lectures and supplementing notes and the begining of this week was no difference. Fortunately I completed my coursework on tuesday HPLC ARGH!!!!! and so I could go home for the rest of the week YAY!!

I had a dentist appointment today and I just realised that being an adult is NO FUN!! its money money money basically had my dentist appointment today man they're expensive :( I can just see my money going to very quickly on the insurance thing - why oh why did dentist go private!! I also got a bill type thing from the Loan company and saw how much has been invested in my life so far whoa its quite some sum of money and thats just one year multiply that by 4 and then you can see why I got into a little bit of the panic - I do remember the advert for student loans and I quote "Is the thought of tuition fees stopping you from going university...." yes you know the advert well its certainly detering me now argh!!

As per usual I'm having another Pharmacy-Medicine debate in my mind, I know its like 3 years in the future but I'm going through a period of I want to do Medicine after this degree followed by a period of like No way its too much work pharmacy easier less working hours stress etc but then some reason Medicine comes back again. I was looking at UCAS into graduate entry Swansea and Bristol seem interesting - so yeah I used today efficiently to study! with facebook increasingly making that harder also my o my its addicting. About facebook - is a facebook invite a proper invite hmmmmm!! And I'm having great difficulty liking the photo's of me now as they look horrid where as other people say they're ok I can't stand them perhaps I just don't like looking at myself. Speaking of wasted time looking on google for images to put on this blog it just eats at your time but I found an interesting website has some good comics - stimulatedcomicproduct and heres one just for Ruth J

She'll understand!!

What's on my mind

2006-11-07T23:48:00.000Z

Before I start I have to thank my friend Helen for the cd of kids music oh yes I do love the God Loves me whoppa wahey its awesome!! I think I've thanked her in person as in on msn but if not I know she reads this blog so hopefully she'll find out.

I want to introduce you to a good shows and see how long you actually can spend on my blog so I hope it works. Unfortunately I missed the series finale when it was on BBC2/3 so this is all I have to last me til they show it again.

How I Met Your Mother

I'm back home in Leicester as its Reading Week and I really have to study else I'll fall behind so thinking caps on now so Histidine and Prostagladins ARGH!!! so yeah something tells me I've gotta keep myself focused. I can finally watch Hollyoaks I have no idea whats happening since I left for uni we seriously need to get a Tv and Licesne for my place in London I'm falling behind on my key soap lol

Catch up time!!

2006-11-07T00:08:00.000Z

I've been told that I seriously need to blog and so I've made an effort tonight to actually do this tonight well its now morning as its 00:02 on 7th November!! I am going home sometime today. The reason for the sometime is that I don't actually know what time I will go as its dependent on the completeion of my lab report. The deadline for the report is thursday but seeing as its Reading Week and I want to go back home to Leicester I have to hand it in way before the deadline hence me spending a huge amount of time and effort and a little bit of cramming and tryinging to understand how chaninging the pH and concentration of acetonitrile has on the mobile phase - you dont know well neither do I at this precise moment but hopefully study in library tomorrow will help if not I will just make up science as I WANT TO GO HOME!! Now I've got Michael Buble - Home running through my head. I did tell you my mind was a wierd and wonderful thing.

So I think the best thing to do is go back in time a day at a time instead of starting from my last entry til now as quite a bit has happened in 2-3weeks. Woah time is going by so quickly. I do have a good excuse though for not writing on here that often is that I'm extremly busy here is my timetable - has nothing to do with my course lol.

Tuesdays: 5pm - 8pm Christian Union
Wednesdays: 1pm - 7pm Lacrosse
Thursdays: (9-4 in Uni) 7pm - 11pm KCL Dance yes I'm learning to Salsa, Latin and Ballroom dancing
Fridays: 7pm+ Fencing
Saturdays: (alternate) 10am - 1pm Fencing
Sundays: Church stuff

So I'm quite busy especially as I have to fit a full time degree in there also perhaps being in four societies is taking its toll but I love doing them all and as long as I do all the work then I dont see a problem with it. Now the timeline - enjoy

6th November: Other then doing my lab report me and my pharmacy friends decided to go to china town and eat Dim Sung its so nice I LOVE DIM SUNG!! so that took urm 3hours out of my report time. My chopstick ability is improving as I didnt drop anything this time woohooo.

Also Monday's are the day I meet Jason and Tim to go through John gospel, today I learnt about the grace and reality of God through Jesus and how to have enjoyment of this grace. How I met Jason and Tim is another story but I think this blog entry is going to be a long one so wont go into that right now. I've been trying to get back into listening to the hard and rock place and go into the chatroom on Cross Rhythms but I seem to miss it as I was cooking dinner - nothing interesting just pasta AGAIN!! and then tried to do my lab report but got distracted with facebook and msn but I did eventually do some of it.
5th Novemeber: A day of first for me, it was the first time I sat on the balcony area in Church it was wierd as I'm used to siting downstairs but I turned up 5 minutes late because I got distracted with cleaning the bathroom as it was getting disgusting and needed to be done and I had no idea what time I'd get back. Another first was that I decided to go to the mixed Lacrosse match today I was chosen to start but I was a sub but I did get to play in defence and attack and seeing as it was my first match ever I had alot of fun I didnt score but its my first match I'm happy I got to play :) After the match the two teams went to the bar and got to know each other - and not to generalise but Medics drink quite a bit and go a tad bit mad the drinking games happened quickly and me with my water and lemonade (woohoo dont get drunk hehehe). So we were playing Ring of Fire and they made a rule that if you picked a heart card you had to show a talent. I has shown my 1 wierd joint movement talent and then picked up another card so I was like I can dance but theres no girls here to dance with. Pete (from the other uni team) was like i'll dance with you - wasnt expecting that - so me and Pete salsa danced twas very wierd given that we only just met like 2hours before oh well it was fun and hey I've now been invited to his 21st Birthday celebration.

4th November: Fencing was this morning (10am - 1pm) I'm beginning to get points in matches, so that makes me happy as I'm learning just need to remember all the training I've been taught as I keep forgetting to disengage hence the opponent can attack me and win. Fireworks in the evening at my friends church was ace but Bonfire and Fireworks are not complete without candied apples me thinks :) I didnt leave my friends halls of residence til 12am I didnt take into account that I'd have to take 2 night buses home instead of the one night bus i used to take when I lived in Stamford Street Appartments - I miss those halls of residence. So I didnt get home til close to 01.40 after embarassing myself by falling asleep on the neighbouring passenger. I hate it when I do that but hey what are the chances I'm gonna see them again.

2nd November: My 9-4 day followed by Salsa dancing at 7pm. I didnt go Latin and Ballroom dancing after Salsa as it was my medic friends 20th Birthday. Now the comment I mention earlier is true now. Its interesting how we became friends we basically met through a course called InterProfessional Education (IPE) a course King's makes all training healthcare professionals take, so this is like 5 sessions. If it wasnt for the fact that GKT 2nds Rugby trained at the same park as Lacrosse dont think we'd talk much and Facebook lol, so yeah at his celebration I only knew him but hey I got to meet new people and I'm up for that. As a result of the photos taken that night, which were put on facebook I'm now in contact with another IPE friend woohoo so yeah was good night.

A lot more stuff has happened I just don't have time to go into it as I need to sleep.

3 is a magic number (the past 3 days)

2006-10-15T07:53:00.000Z

Thursday's are my full 9-5days at university (soon to be fridays aswell) I enjoy my lab classes they are fun at times. But the worse thing happened that morning I couldn't find my oyster card, with 3weeks worth of bus pass left, anywhere and I needed to leave and so the intial panicking stage followed by a ok I'm going to have to pay full price on the bus resulted in me going through my piggy bank to get £3.50 which I didnt have and so could only buy a single argh!! After a full day me and my classmates went for a meal at Nando's, it was good going out with them as it dosnt happen that often. In the evening I was roped into going to a dance class - now me dancing its laughable right? Salsa dancing is alot of fun but I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm going back there next week to learn some more and ballroom. I am doing a full time degree aswell but it may not look it with all the extra curricula stuff I do, which is slowly taking over.

My friend's 21st I do sometimes wonder where he gets his ideas from as a 'chv and chavette' themed party would nver cross my mind. Friday was an interesting day as I had to buy the clothes for the party I'm not going to write about my embarassing experience of asking complete strangers what I should wear to this party. I know have a Lonsdale tshirt and a NY cap, which I'm never going to wear again however I've acquired a taste for has now.

Last night was the Lacuna Coil gig at my student union YES KING'S RULE hehehe. They were really good but during the middle of the gig all of a sudden I seemed to think about how fallen this world was and that there were so many people who just dont know God and are far away from him. I never realised til yesterday but they were like worshipping the band and so i didnt participate in the whole raising my hands and clapping in unision as I just felt that it was slighlty wrong after thinking that. My brother came down to visit me and so he came along to the gig aswell - first time I've been to a gig with my brother and to one at my student union.

Now I need to get ready for church!!

Everything so far...

2006-10-09T15:36:00.000Z

It's been quite some time since I last wrote on here mainly due to lack of internet at my place in London, which has been sorted out yesterday - Now you think I'd be happy with that but I have yet to buy a laptop and so its still the use of the PAWS room for me but I'm not complaining it gets me out of the house and my room, which even though is the smallest in the masionette I think its the best - my blind covers the whole of the window mwahahaha!!!

I love this description of me its awesome!! "he's about 12 foot tall, stupidly skinny and sings constantly. Any ideas who?" also "The Alpha Male" Now Eric is to blame for this and it basically from the fact that I'm the only guy in the house of girls and trust me the first time you find hair in the bath - its not nice eugh!! but thats the inevitable apparently!!

Lectures are interesting at the moment but my attention span seriously needs work, now those who know me will know that certain words trigger songs in my mind and so recently its been

L is for the way you look at me,

O is for the only one I see,

V is very, very extraordinary,

E is even more than anyone that you can adore

Love is all that I can give to you

Love is more than just a game for two

Two in love can make it

Take my heart and please don't break it

Love was made for me and you

and I can't concentrate whenever Fever gets mentioned either as this runs through my head

Never know how much i love you

Never know how much i care

When you put your arms around me

I give you fever that's so hard to bare

You give me fever

When you kiss me fever when you hold me tight

Fever

In the morning

Fever all through the night

and physiology lectures the word bones triggers off Coldplay: Don't Panic in my mind

Bones, sinking like stones,

All that we fought for,

Homes, places weve grown,

All of us are done for.

And we live in a beautiful world,

Yeah we do, yeah we do,

We live in a beautiful world,

Don't know why (great i've got Norah jones in my head now - what am I like) most of the songs recently that are in my head are around the LOVE subject perhaps a love interest hmmmm lol or I'm wierd - I'm leaning to the wierdness. So you can get my point when midway through a lecture anyone next to me hears random humming, but I have to admit my lectures are rather interesting this year though so I guess thats a plus. Anywhoo I really should be getting back to coursework aha Lidocaine is what I think my drug molecule is :) - for those of you who don't know its a type of opiod used for local anaesthetic - they'll make a pharmacist out of me

Back in London

2006-09-19T21:39:00.000Z

After an extremly long summer break I'm finally back here in London and to an extent I'm happy to be back but I miss last year so much my first of everything. I walk past my ex halls of residence and just remember the good old times and how close I was to everything. My place I'm living at now is a 25minute walk to get to uni (which is opposite my former halls) Everyone was literally less than a minute away and now its like distances although Houseparties and stuff should be fun. My place is a 4bed Masionette and I thank God for it because its so nice and everyone likes it - now thats a very long story involving me falling out with my housemate who I cant stand anymore so this is seriously going to be an intersting year. Well hopefully I can grow past this and begin to like her again hmmm but I'm sensing doubt as we completely clash on everything I sometimes wonder how on earth we became friends as she aint the most easiest person to get on with or nicest at that. I cant stand her superioty complex eugh thats annoying or how she has to have everything her own way argh!! and yes I finally start saying No to her on stuff (she doesn't like it) So to get through this year I think alot of prayer is in order.

Anywhoo back to my house - it has NO INTERNET!!! that is seriously annoying and so I've walked to Waterloo to use the campus computer's known as PAWS (public access work stations) its free and so I'm happy with that and today I took the scenic route as in walked to London Bridge then the South Bank to Waterloo - I love the South Bank it so nice and those people at Stamford Street hope they appreciate it as I miss it so much but the walk there is worth it in my opinion.

Today I had to sort out pretty much everything so My Transport for London Discount Form, Council Tax Exemption some Dr's appointments etc which took some of my time up so I was happy with that as I seriously cant stand being in my place all day with nothing to do. I had a really interesting conversation today on The Strand. Basically outside King's main campus Strand campus there was this stand about free Bibles and stuff and at first I was going to ignore them. One person gave me a card, which I accepted and began to continue walking then I heard someone asking if there could talk to me and so I stopped - Now I've decided no matter what I'm gonna stop when people want to give me stuff etc as last year when I was a fresher (good times) Yellowcard were playing at King's and I didnt stop to pick up a flyer this random guy was handing out I saw a lil bit of it but took no attention of it til 2weeks later when my flatmate said Yellowcard played at King's and I remembered that and so since then I've accepted every flyer, convo prospects etc to avoid that from happening again - ok back to this conversation. I basically explained I was a christian and he was telling me stuff about his bible study gruop and stuff which I'm interested in btw. On the plus he was American - well had the accent and so that made my day hehehe.

I'm still contemplating whether to walk the 25minutes back to my place or catch a bus. Now I'm not sure how safe Elephant and Castle is at this time by myself so I think a bus may be my best bet. Regardless of the time its says on the post the time now is 23:12 - that should make sense to what i just worte :)

A Mix of Emotions

2006-09-15T22:39:00.000Z

Today has been an interesting day involved a lil decision making, which isn't particuarly my forte but it has to be done I guess. I spent most of the day in London sorting out my masionette my room is ace although quite small wells it the only room where the blinds cover the window completely so yeah thats good in my books as I don't like sleeping when its bright. Its bringing back memories this time last year I was doing the same thing packing my stuff to move down to London but last year it was Halls of residence good old Stamford Street how I miss thee. The gifts YL gave me have lasted me except the plasticne :( its dried up it got me through some stressful and boring times.

I may have to invest in some more just to get me through hehehe. Whislt in London (before coming back home to collect the rest of my stuff) me and my housemate went furniture shopping basically the lounge has only a 3seater sofa which isn't enough for the place so we decided to go to a charity furniture store buy it and then after we used it give it to charity again as theres no way anyone would want to take it home with them after our lease runs out.

Managed to catch first look Hollyoaks on E4 as I don't have a Tv in my place in London and so gonna miss out on my favs such as Neighbours and Hollyoaks oh the funeral so sad. The slighly annoying thing well not annoying just I find it wierd. Well basically Mel and Sophie there not exactly Christian but they had a Christian funeral doesnt make sense and the Bible passage read (even for Sam's funeral) although sounded nice it just made me see that if these were real people, according to Bible they would end up in Hell - which makes it even worse thinking about it. OB is in love with Mel - arww thats a tear jerker moment there and you gotta love Justin fight with Russ, but Justin crying at the end arwww another tear jerker moment I dont like deaths there sad moments in time.

YL how I miss thee when I'm, away from Leicester wish I had a programme like that in London on Friday my week just feels empty without it but theres the houseparty coming up so I'll see them all there then YAY!! Anywhoo to another day I'm sleepy and the thought of finishing packing doesnt appeal to me.

Superhero

2006-09-13T21:54:00.000Z

I have to thank Helen for this she has made my day THANKS HELEN!! for reuniting me with Cadet and God Man

here's to him my guardian
there he is
he moves faster than light
his body holds tremendous might
his face doth shine ever so bright
his enemies tremble with fright
Jesus is my superhero
once he died for me
i'm his trusting sidekick
we will beat the enemy
there he is
he labors day and night
somehow i'm always in his sight
without a doubt he'll do what's right
with any foe he'll win the fight
evil's on its way
but my savior's here to save my day

I love this song and yes Jesus is my Superhero I love the mental pic of that!! I know the words are slightly American but hey i'm and American obssesive so I'm used to it.

Kids songs are great they always seem to put me in a slighly hyperish mood woohoo, can you kinda tell hehehe

A Leicesterite Meet Up

2006-09-12T20:02:00.000Z

I'm listening to Eolia at the moment its this Acoustic Christian Band and its put me in a reflective mood as well as having a soothing effect on me - I am also feeling a lil bit sleepy and so this music may send me to sleep soon. You should listen to Eolia on purevolume.com its basically where I hear new bands and stuff - well bands not yet heard of so new to me its either there or myspace but yeah I'm into my music and stuff.

Anywhoo back to my reflective mood. Well today has been an interesting day and begun with me hand washing my sleeping blanket. I woke up mega early well earlier than my brothers and so didnt want to disturb them by watching TV or listening to my music so I thought do something usefull. Sleeping blankets can retain a heck of alot of water as shown on the batroom and kitchen floors and the clothes I was wearing - soaked. This is now making me think of water fights and yes Lymington Rushmore Camp - I should email people and see how they are ok my aside over.

Today I met up with some folk from Sixth Form it was great to catch up again we went to watch You, Me and Dupree - seriously DON'T recommend it we were falling asleep. Afterwards we went to Noodle Bar, which is like one of my favourite restaurants in Leicester and so I was happy. Just wish the guy that should have been there wasn't on holiday it wasnt the same oh well this happens. I still havent met up with all my groups of friends from Sixth Form but theres always Christmas and i just got to get into the habit of writing letters and emails again, speaking of which need to write to my penpal - brieffreundin from that youo should be able to guess that my penpal is a German girl she's nice a year younger than me and our birthdays are literally 3days apart which I thought was so cool.

I've packed the majority of my stuff for universty now I'm seriously looking forward to starting again i do miss the place a wee bit.

Summer

2006-09-08T11:39:00.000Z

As my time in Leicester, back at home draws to an end it makes me wonder what I could have done to make my summer slightly better.

I mean my summer has been ace starting with the Lymington Rushmore Camp from June 10th-18th. That had to be like the best camp I've been on well I've only ever been on two camps and this camp cannot technically be called camping as we were sleeping on beds in a boarding school - so my type of camp hehehe. But I would like to try camping proper style one day not sure if I could cope but I'll give it a shot. Anyway back to the Camp, I went as an Assitant Leader and my thanks to Hobart - you made the Kitchen duties so much easier and the Dining team were ace just all the AL's were great actually. And I still remember the memory verse

Malachi 3v6 "I the Lord do not change, so you O descendants of Jacob are not destroyed"

and yeah learning from Hebrews and Malachi was amazing learnt alot. I enjoyed looking at the stars at night - AWESOME!! and the water fights (even though I only joined in the last night) and the games esp Invisible Football. At this camp was the first time I've been swimming in years and as a result I have my first pair of shorts - now if you know me I HATE SHORTS and so its something amazing for me to have my own pair.

The end of June came the LoveBristol Festival. This was my first Community Action project type thing like Soul in the City and Merseyfest. Have to say it was ACE!! I mean what more could I have asked. I went down thinking OMGosh Im only here because of a girl - now thats a different story may come to that later on but we'll see I can let you ponde on that hehehe. Anyway back to my point it was just great I met some great people my Brizzle folk so cool and I do kinda like the accent. I learnt alot about worship Andy Flan seminar so cool everytime I hear Usher - Yeah I cant stop singing He is the Lord (Show Your Power). And I want to be a Warrior Builder. Volunteering was alot of fun and I got my face painted woohooo!! First time for everything I guess :) and I met some American folk who are also cool and unaware to them I love everything American thanks to living with two in my halls of residence.

And finally my Beach Mission I recently came home from Lyme Regis it was an amazing week. The thing with Beach Mission is that no week will ever be the same so at the beginning of the week I began to compare it to my first UBM in Lyme but once I got into the swing of things I enjoyed myself. As mentioned it was an amazing week not only did I do new stuff which raised my confidence to a new bar (I'm happy about that). I lead my first bible story and games session, lil nervous about that and forgot parts but all part of the learning curve I guess, oh and questionairing, which is basically going up to people and asking them question - got various reactions once they learnt it was Christian related but what made my day was the response to the first question by one guy:

What do you want most out of life? Fish and Chips - now me and Kate wanted to laugh as we thought he wasn't serious but we couldn't just in case he was - it turns out he was a Christian and was making it hard for us.

Children's work is so fun and yes kids song - really memorable and I love them. I have a new favourite and it goes a lil like this

I've got joy and its down in my heart, deep deep down in my heart. J-O-Y and its down in my heart, deep deep down in my heart. Jesus gives me the joy, a joy that none can destroy... I got joy and its down in my heart, deep deep down in my heart.

The group bonded really well together, which is wierd as it happen like instantly maybe aided by the group outing on the Monday: BBQ and games well a really fun game but painful is called Bombolin (I think that's how you spell it) which I seriously recommend but you can get pulled across a field so fun!! and Mafia - YOU HAVE TO PLAY I've turned into an addict I need to play it again.

This was the first time I got to dress up in a giant rabbit costume - so much fun and I've never been hugged or photographed so many times before so was alot of fun. Also Pirate although I'm not good at saying 'Oi me Jimlad' which Pirates generally say apparently but yeah walking around Lyme Regis in a pirate costume you get pretty wierd looks I mean what's interesting about pretending to fish by a lake :) - fortunately for me my spot happened to be behind a very popular restaurant so even more photos of me taken. And face paints - so cool for the Crocodile game.

Now the memory verses ok I can remember parts of it but not where's its from - where's Ben when I need him lol - he'll understand that. So here goes

Revelation 4v11: You are worthy O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things and by your will they were created and have there being.

Somewhere in the Bible oops!! forgotten
"Christ died for sins once..."
"Man is destined to die once and after that to face Judgment"

I think I've got the UBM Blues now :( the people were ace and yeah it was a week of learning (2 ways to live - makes so much more sense) fun and friendship making - hopefully will remain in contact.

Now as you can see I've not spent that much time in Leicester and so I've not been able to meet with any of my friends from Sixth Form and so that would have made my summer at home a lot better than then the boredom I'm going through now lol but there's also Christmas