If I can get a word in edgeways...

Well now - I am a graduate (depending on my results in June!) and i suppose a lengthy post on how I feel and what my plans are, but frankly I don't know much about either. I will endeavour to come up with something more substantial, but for now here are a few more of the words that have taken my fancy as I blog away.

Fictitious –adjective

1.	created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.

Posterity –noun

1.	succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.

Hmm, that wasn't quite what I thought it was, though it still makes sense, to me it sounds like a mildly debilitating/embarassing illness for some reason!!

Virulent - adjective

1.	actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.

Fastidious - adjective

1.	excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.

Rambunctious –adjective

1.	difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.

Well that's your lot, enjoy, I do have a lot of free time so I'll make sure to blog again soon

Farewell

Some classic C 'n P

I started this blog at some point in the past to copy 'n paste my rambling from my MSN 'space' to a more globabl setting where people might actually read it (fat chance!) Thankfully the blog has flourished and taken it's first few steps on it's own feet until now it has reached a stage when it's well...hobbling at least! Anywa, as I'm still bereft of real content and I cannot spend too much time here I will post one of the few remaining articles from the old blog here for you now. By a twist of fate it happens to be the article I wrote after finishing Uni last year, which is fitting as my final university days creep forward.

Enjoy!

Done and dusted

Well ladies and gents I am done for the year, oh yes you heard me, as you carry on plodding through your examinations and coursework I am officially on holiday- ahh the joys of being an arts student!! But it wasn't just me there as I signed off my last assignment, no my fellow Liverpudlians of all persuasions had also finished which left me free to spend my last day with some old friends.

I caught up with Edd first in WHSmith because, genius that I am, I had forgotten to buy a folder for my work- we quickly selected the cheapest and moved on. As we past up Bold Street my highly trained senses told me something was wrong and only my lightning reflexes got me clear of an eager looking person with a badge and a clipboard before I vanished untraceably into the crowd. I called out to Edd, but he wasn't so lucky and in a situation like this it's each man for himself. I had to clear an army of them before i was able to duck into a shop, using all my techniques, the wall, the imaginary phonecall, the spontaneous jog to get clear. Admittedly it would probably be better to just give money to charity but I've got this down to a fine art

At any rate, we reconvened and made it up through the outskirts of Chinatown to my building to drop off that last piece of coursework. Then we headed back down via an alternative route to Wetherspoons where we took advantage of their Burger and Beer lunch promotion and met up with Alaw, who I'd only spoken to once briefly since school. It was a good time to catch up and talk about old times...and present times too as we each eventually came to fully realising that a year of Uni had gone by. After enjoying a pleasant lunch we and Alaw parted ways with a hug and a promise os "see you soon"... we'll see what happens.

After that Edd and I went for the ultimate student day out...to the Natural History Museum. After mounting about a hundred steps we found out via a tiny sign that the entrance had moved. We arrived at the new entrance, which now boasted a modern decor and some of the museum's pride and joys magnificently displayed including a monstrously big spider crab which is a highlight of any visit, and enormous totem pole and a Pterodactyl skeleton suspended from the ceiling.

Inside we found much of the delights from childhood visits- the planetarium, the mummies, the dinosaurs, as well as a host of new discoveries including an aquarium which was great because you don't often see that many living specimens in museums and a really cool bugs section which also boasted living creatures and a section that showed you what creepy crawleys look like up close. After a good few hours we left in high spirits and I left to catch my bus because the train service is... oh never mind!

Well that's it- another academic year gone by, I'm sure the nostalgia will hit in soon, but for now I'm just glad that I don't have to anything.

See you soon people.

My word of the post- retroactive, never use it- love it to bits!!

If I can say a word or two

Since I'm in the middle of a large workload I don't have much to report on my comings and goings. My only venture out was to go and see Spiderman 3 with friends - the only day I decided to go out and enjoy myself happened to be the day that torrential rain came down, but otherwise it was a good time! Well I've got coursework to do and the distractions of Facebook and Splinter Cell to compete with so I can't add any original content so I'll instead review a few more of my blog words.

Panorama - noun

1.	an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.

Iconoclastic –noun

2.	a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

The –definite article

1.	(used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me; Come into the house.

Anarchism –noun

1.	a doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty.

Quintessential –noun

2.	the most perfect embodiment of something.

Well that'll do for now methinks, see you next time my brain turns to mush and I need a diversion!

2007 - year of the trilogy

This year has and will be playing host to the third parts of some epic movie trilogies. Film makers seem keen to try and stretch a trilogy out of their franchises once their first flick has made a decent profit. Trilogies are effective in that they allow a larger story to be developed without elongating it too much. These third parts are good for rounding off a storyline, though doubtless many film directors will attempt a fourth. Ah well there's things to do so I'll cut to the chase and leave you with a list of the trilogy round offs to come this year.

Spiderman 3 - currently in the cinema, featuring Sandman, Venom and the New Goblin

Shrek the Third - The big green thing returns and has to face the responsibilities of being King - out May 18th

Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - The third part featuring a mission to rescue Jack Sparrow from beyond the grave and the pirates of the world are thrown into a fight for survival - out May 25th

Ocean's Thirteen - George Clooney's team are back and the stakes are higher than ever as they take on Al Paccino - out June 8th

The Bourne Ultimatum - Matt Damon returns as the amnesiac agent who returns to threaten the CIA with a haunting message - "I remember everything" - out August 3rd

Rush Hour 3 - Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker take a trip to Paris in another crime fighting adventure - out August 10th

Well there ya go, and with second parters like Fantastic Four and 28 weeks later also out soon it looks to be an interesting year at the cinema

Note- trailers courtesy of Apple.

X - My contribution to politics

Today was voting day --whoopdeydo!

It was a tad confusing to say the least. In Wales we have about three times more things to vote for because we have the Welsh Assembly and various other political forces at work which can make putting a cross in a box (or in our case two crosses on two seperate sheets) that little bit more difficult- so if you find voting a bit confusing bear a thought for us...unless you are welsh (and there's a decent chance you are) then you know what I mean.

I always try and take elections as seriously as possible, though it's never easy - I tend to eliminate the one's I know I won't vote for like BNP, Communists (though they do have good policies) and the Monster Raving Lo...I mean UKIP! Once there's a group of candidates with policies I can see are beneficial it all becomes a war for each one to discredit the other, so I find it's easiest to ignore the manifesto promises and look at who would be the best choice for my local constituency since that is going to make the most impact on me

The trouble is that there's a whole load of different elections with a whole load of different issues at stake, and I'm still getting used to the whole idea. I do however think that voting is important and not doing it, as many do, is how the evil controlling fascist societies of pretty much every science fiction film will get into power 'cause one day maybe no one will care. I guess what's also important is to take an interest and to follow it up and make sure the elect keep their promises.

The human footprint a show documenting the impact of one human being on the planet made an interesting point in that if you just vote and take no interest then your collective contribution to democracy over your lifetime will consist of a piece of graffite about an inch long! And whining about policies, sending angry letters to your councillor and even going on the odd march are key factors in sustaining true democracy - as one man out it "bellyaching is the cornerstone of democracy"

Anyway so these are my experiences and (ignorant, uninformed and overly opinionated no doubt) thoughts on voting in Britain today. Have fun with it folks

XXX