Ali said Blogger wasn't working, but it seems okay. I should probably tell you about some of the exciting things I've been up to over the last few days. Hmm... where to start. My life is so exciting. :p

Maybe I should start with today and work backwards. This could be an epic blog entry, you know. When I said my life was exciting, I wasn't kidding! Okay, maybe I was, but do I care? No, I don't. Maybe a bit. Hmm.

April the 1st

Yes, April Fools Day. And have I seen any decent April Fools jokes? One. And the person who started it seems to have ended up in trouble. Honestly, some people can't take a joke! I thought it was obvious it was a Fool, but people have taken it seriously. It got their hopes up, I suppose. I'll reproduce it here, for your reading pleasure. (It was posted on the Jonas Quinn list, just in case you were wondering.)

Snagged this off the SciFi bboard:

March 31, 2003
MICHAEL SHANKS LEAVES STARGATE SG-1
ACCEPTS LEAD ROLE IN "SUMURU" SERIES

SCI FI Channel, already a leader in original dramatic
series in cable, announced today actor Michael Shanks
has left the "Stargate SG-1" series to accept a lead
role in the new TV series, "Sumuru," that will air on
the SciFi Channel in September 2004.

Actor Corin Nemec graciously accepted a request to
return to the series full time as Jonas Quinn.

Please feel free to forward with credit to Solutions.

STARGATE SG-1 SOLUTIONS @
http://www.savedanieljackson.com

Shadow
(who reminds everyone to check the calendar)

I thought it was funny, anyway. :)

Hmm, didn't do much else today. I should have done lots of work. I have lots to do. I think I'll reach a point of blind panic, as opposed to the work avoidance techniques that I'm currently employing. For instance, I've played a fair bit of Jedi Knight 2. I worked out when I have lectures (because Dad's been pestering me so that we can work out when I'm going home). The Dad pestering isn't entirely bad, since a large part of the scheduling debate is working out how I can go to see the CART and Touring Cars at Brands Hatch. We're going to be on the start finish straight! We'll be able to see into the pits! Very cool. I just need to resarch CART. It doesn't seem to be on the TV in this country any more, which makes watching it difficult...

CART is the American equivalent of Formula 1. Along with the Indy Racing League. They split a few years back. Anyway, CART tends to be where old F1 drivers go to die. (Or break their legs hideously, anyway...) Mark Blundell and Johnny Herbert both gave it a go. Who's there at the moment? Well, Roberto Moreno, one time Forti driver, Alex Yoong, a young guy who briefly drove for Minardi, and... that's it. There are only 19 drivers?

I wanted to cheer Dario, what's happened to Dario Franchitti? *searches internet frantically* Ah, he's gone over to IRL. Hmm... So... the driver I'm most interested in is now Darren Manning. I've seen him race single seaters at Brands before. I think I'll cheer him.

Now I've got that sorted out, maybe I should talk about yesterday.

Monday, 31st March

The day I had an interview for my archaeology placement. And before you ask, no, I'm not digging things up. Digging things up was an option, but I thought this would be better for my career prospects. (What prospects? I have no idea what prospects. What a cheerful thought.) I can always dig for free in the unit when my course is up, but two weeks in the city's SMR is potentially interesting.

I was at an advantage from the start, since the person who I'll be working for forgot he was meeting me and turned up about half an hour late. He could hardly be nasty to me when he'd turned up late! Although he seems like a nice guy, so I don't think he'd have been nasty. Plus I'll be working for free, doing the stuff he doesn't have time to do. So... things worked out well all round. I'll be putting paper records on the computer and maybe having a bit of GIS related fun. Who knows?

The placement kicks off at 10am next Monday. Tune in for exciting placement related blog entries. :)

Oh, and since Ali's worked out how to make the cable widescreen (all this time things were in widescreen - they hid the setting away in the menus - can you believe it?!) I've made many exciting discoveries. Possibly the most exciting is that Neighbours is broadcast in widescreen! Wow! :p

The other cool thing that happened today was that my Indiana Jones box set turned up. Very fast service from HMV. I am very happy. Woo-hoo! Now I just have to make the time to watch them. You see, it dawned on me that I've never really watched the first two films properly. There are many films that everyone's seen, like Die Hard, Terminator 2 and Lethal Weapon, that I've never watched. I didn't spend my childhood watching the TV... the geek thing started later. I used to go outside and socialise! Shock horror. However, Last Crusade is one of my fave films. I taped it when it was on the TV and I've watched it, let's say several times. :)

I looked on eBay, but the videos weren't that cheap. And also they weren't widescreen. So I looked around online and HMV had £18 off of the box set and I get a student discount! Deep joy.

Okay, I can't really afford it. I shouldn't have bought it. But I did. :p

I want to watch all the films at once. That'll be cooool!!! And hey, it's sort of work towards my MA. Right? Definitely. It's archaeology. "X never, ever marks the spot!" See, I learnt something.

Um....

Sunday, 30 March

Mark came round today. That was cool. Can't really think what else I did. Ah, I went and watched Ali act like a complete pyromaniac. There was a bonfire and she just couldn't leave it alone!!!

And I phoned my Mum, because it was Mothers Day. I'm so good. Not that I sent a card. My brother John tried to give her the present she'd bought for her Mum, but she didn't fall for it.

He did buy flowers, though. Bonus points for him, eh?

I have said I'll do ironing for her, if she saves it up for when I visit. Although at the rate things are going, it'll be months and there'll be rooms full of it. Yikes! Although if she did that she'd have to keep buying new clothes. So I expect she'll do some of the ironing. ;)

Bah, this is deteriorating into even worse rubbish than it usually is! I'll just shut up, shall I?

Yes, I shall.

Seeya later. :)