Ages since I last blogged... I was a bit disillusioned because it only looked like one person visited yesterday. I was kind of thinking, "What's the point?" I'd looked at my eXTReMe tracker, you see. Then I looked at the Bravenet counter and it said ten people had visited. Still not loads, but better. I don't think that tracker's been working properly for a while. If you've ever noticed errors in loading (javascript type ones) then it's because of that tracker. It kept putting &'s into the code - there were hundreds of them! And it was messing things up. I think I've fixed it now, though. I can't be sure, since I couldn't see a way to copy the code off of their website. So I just fiddled with it. :)

What have I done, then... it was Wednesday I last wrote anything... well, I managed to finish my illustration portfolio, archaeological reconstruction and written up seminar presentation, so that's three bits of coursework out of the way. I had ceramics on Thursday, and the nice man teaching us was getting annoyed at our apparent lack of knowledge. Ah well. And Ali and I went to Rob, Jonathan and Emma's house in the evening, which was fun. ;)

My brother John came to visit on Friday afternoon. He was testing his car, he just wanted someone a fair distance away he could visit to make sure it was okay. He's driving to Cardiff next weekend, for the Speedway Grand Prix. Anyway, while he was here I made him:

• Hang the framed Indy poster on the wall in the living room
  
• Fix the light fitting in the dining room
  
• Sand down the back gate so that it fitted properly
  

The picture hanging was interesting. The first lot of screws he did he hadn't drilled the holes straight, and it was very wonky. He tried to bodge it by hitting them with a hammer, and wrapping sellotape around the lower screw, but it didn't work. The screws were about 1cm different. So the second lot, he drew a line using the spirit level. I think it was an oversight that he didn't do that the first time. Now it's perfect. :)

And he made the back gate, so it's only right that he finally finish the job. It did go into the frame, if you were extremely violent, and it didn't open very easily. Now we need a padlock to keep it shut! Amazing.

This weekend though, hmm, I haven't really done much. I've written the report about my placement, which was only possible due to my weblog archives. I would never have been able to remember everything I did, otherwise. That was why I was sorting out the archives, you see. (Now everything becomes clear!)

I don't feel very eloquent tonight. *sniff*

I watched last week's Buffy and Angel episodes this afternoon, while I ate my lunch. (Not that it took an hour and a half to eat my lunch!) I was very excited to see Fray's 'scythe' was in the penultimate episode. That 'slayer of the future' comic is very good. It's a shame it's taken Joss Whedon so long to get it out into the public realm, but hey. There's only one more issue, then it's over... Much like there's only one more Buffy episode. Although that promises to be a spectacle and a half..! Or an unforgettable experience... whatever you want to call it. ;)

And I watched Ghost in the Shell last night. That was good. And it was like Blade Runner, kind of.

Hmm, animated goodness.

Over the last few days I have been mostly.... WATCHING (TV): neighbours (bbc 1); buffy (sky 1); angel (sky 1) / WATCHING (DVD): the italian job; ghost in the shell; stargate series 6 - prometheus / READING: fried green tomatoes at the whistlestop cafe (fannie flagg) / LISTENING: our house (madness); brand new day (sting); laika come home (spacemonkeyz vs gorillaz)

posted by Fiery Fred @ 9:11 PM