"We're safe with Bush in power" "How so?" "He doesn't know how to push the big red button"

Well damn. Isn't it funny how things can just...change?

Lets see here. Yeah, I missed my lecture today but apparently it was pointless anyway. But I did get an email from someone.
Michael, Kay's boyfriend, no less. In this rather long email telling me to pretty much stay away from her, I noticed that his position on things was rather...different...than I had been told about. And that Kay had pretty much told him about 20% of the truth and left a LOT of shit out, conveniently landing me in a crap light. (Oh but of course, it was all to protect Michael's feelings)

So what did I do? I replied obviously, only I did what I do best these days - I told him the truth. The whole truth.
My email was just as big, if not bigger.

Then I left to go to Chinatown with Vicki, Steve and this other nice girl I haven't had the chance to mention yet - Dee. I'll talk about her later.

So while we're out, I get a phone call. Guess who it was? That's right! The lovely miss Kayleigh. Would you believe it, Michael actually read my email and confronted Kay with it, forcing her to admit that it was actually all true (What I had said) and he even made her phone me to sort shit out. And I think there was some sort of apology in there as well, although it wasn't really worded.
I actually have a whole bunch of respect for the guy now.

And now as the situation stands, Kay still doesn't want to talk to me (surprise, surprise) but it's now perfectly ok if there's a group of people around, so that's a plus and I can even go to her flat, provided I am in Steve's room or something.

And I don't think Michael ever really had any intention of starting anything, Kay pretty much admitted that she was using him as an excuse to get rid of me or some such. Well that plan backfired, didn't it?

So anyway, that's all that cleared up, now onto my day.
I probably should have mentioned Dee before, I met her through the anime society a few days back, she really sound too and a great friend, along with Vicki and Steve.
Who, today, I introduced together today, since Dee actually lives quite close to Chinatown. They got on really well too. No, REALLY well. Well, Vicki and Dee did. Crazy bitches, the pair of them.

Anyhoo, Chinatown wins some more points today due to 2 things.

One, at the back of the store was one of them plastic flappy doorway things, you know the kind I mean, the place where store people hide whenever you ask them to get something for you. The place you're not supposed to go into.
So we never did, until Steve noticed that this one actually had a sign beside it saying "Children welcome as long as they're accompanied by adults". Why would Children go into a store room, we thought. And then we stood, observing closer. Yes, it was definitely a big warehouse storage area filled with all sorts of Chinese things.
And then someone walked in! Someone that didn't work at this particular Chinese shop.
I built up some courage and dived in. Oh how I nearly cried.
As it turns out, this little Chinese store also happened to be a bulk supplier for pretty much every Chinese restaurant/takeaway in Liverpool!

And what did I see before me? I saw Coke. And Fanta. And Tango. And all those good, caffeine enriched products. Not only that, but they were in crates of 24, £6 for a crate. That's £6 for 24 tins of coke or whatever. I used to buy them at my local store at £3.50 for 12. But 24 for £6?!?
And it gets better, it wasn't "locally produced coke" that I don't like (I'm telling you, the coke in Liverpool tastes weird) but it came from Germany! They had actually sold out of coke, but Fanta will do for now. Chinatown wins and wins again.

But there's MORE, yes I'm aware that this is a big fucking entry, but I am nearly done, I promise.

See, apparently, there's some sort of..hostile market in China for Hello pandas.

For there were NO hello pandas in store today.
Instead....they were replaced.....



Who needs Hello Panda when you have....HELLO KOALA!

Right, this is probably one of the biggest entries I've written in a while and I'm glad I can end it and go to bed feeling happy :)

Cough, hack, wheeze - the other white meat.

Despite the fact that none of you have any idea what's going on, I'm not even prepared to try to explain it because even I don't know the full story. It seems that everyone has a grudge against me, but not ONE person can tell me what it is I've done wrong. In the space of a few days, Kay went from "I don't know if I want you around or not because you've been really nice since you got here" to "Go away you cunt, I don't like you" and I don't know why that happened.
That transformed from Kay just not wanting to talk to me to not wanting me near her at all and thus meaning I can't go to her flat where a lot of the friends I've made here like to hang about.

Now the crazy thing is that every single one of them said I could go there if they invited me, but then I'm being told that they actually all wanted rid of me and once again, I have no idea why....

I haven't really heard anything from them since Sunday. So far Vicki is the only person to actively talk to me, Steve does a little but they haven't even asked to do anything together until tomorrow when we might take a trip over to Chinatown. I think I was with them both every day last week except Friday and saturday, which I mainly spent with Joel and stuff. Haven't heard a word from him either and I don't really want to go over to his place since I have this feeling I'm not welcome there either.

I had a lecture yesterday. I didn't go, I just didn't feel up to it. I just wanted to hide away from everyone, I wanted to sulk in my room.  I didn't go today either, but luckily enough we had an unscheduled day off anyway.

I'm giving serious thought to dropping out of Uni because of all this. I just don't want drama, especially if it involves people having something against me without telling me what it is. I can't even go near Kay now or she'll tell the Uni I'm harassing her. What the fuck am I supposed to do? I need answers, I can't just walk away from shit without knowing what went wrong so I can stop it happening again. What the hell went wrong this time? Just when I was settling into this place, getting my appetite back and shit, it all went straight to hell and I'm left standing wondering just what I did to make that happen....

Lecture tomorrow, with a little bit of luck I'll manage to force myself to go.

Fuck

Just after I wrote my last entry, I left to go walking. I wanted to walk away from all of this, to walk away from Liverpool, from Kay and all the shit that she's dropping on me, from everything. For nearly 2 hours I walked in a straight line. I definitely didn't turn once because I was following this big road that seemed to go somewhere. And somehow...it ended up back here....

I can't even escape this nightmare.

Life isn't fair.

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Frustration

Well that's a coincidence...

Right, so check this out.
Me and a bunch of People (Joel and a few others) went out tonight to this place called the Krazyhouse. You can tell they're crazy because they spell Crazy with a K.

Anyhoo, during the course of the night, there was this woman getting very...friendly...with several guys.
So naturally we all assume she's a complete whore.
Then she sits beside me and begins talking to me.
As it turns out, she's a proper lap dancer. As in for real, works in a place called "Stilettos" would you believe.
But this is the really freaky part. This complete slut of a woman....was called Kay.
How mad is that?

Although she did say by the end of the night that I'd get a special discount on a Lap dance if I ever went to her place. £5 for the full show.
I could have actually had it then, but since I was in the company of female friends, I thought I'd pass, in respect of them. Later on that night, they both told me that I should have went for it o_o

I think I know where I'm going some Friday....

Rockstar made this....

http://www.citizensunitednegatingtechnology.org/

If you don't believe me, this might help (it's at the bottom of the page):

CITIZENS
UNITED
NEGATING
TECHNOLOGY
FOR
LIFE
AND
PEOPLE'S
SAFETY

Chinatown wins!

We went to Chinatown earlier today.

Look at what I bought:



They're bloody tastey though ^_^

I also bought some Chinese Poki. God I'm such a geek.

Well Steve and Vicki have pissed off home for the weekend so I'm off to annoy Joel.

Perhaps it's internet withdrawal?

Well the internet went down on Tuesday, so I haven't been able to update on my progress here.
And it's good too, I'm feeling much better. Still feel a little sick, particularly in the mornings (maybe I'm pregnant? =o ) but I've regained my appetite back a little. Each day I've been able to eat more and more. Still not quite back to normal, but getting there.
Sleep is a different story, haven't been able to get much but that's partly to do with having an upset stomach all the time.

I suppose I'm getting used to the place, I mean it's not a bad place to be at all, it's just different from Belfast.

I have to point out these two people:



This is Steve and Vicki. They are rarely seen apart from each other, but are both really nice, cool people. Both have joined the anime society with me too ^_^

Next up is Joel....



Joel is a bit mad, he's the biggest anime fan I've ever met, has like 300Gb of the shit on his computer and he hasn't had an internet connection for like a year o_0


I've made friends with lots of other people too, like Shelley, who's name I keep forgetting so I had to write it on the back of my hand >_<

Haven't actually met anyone who I could see myself "with" in that sense, but then again I've been here less than a week and it's early days yet. And I'm not particularly bothered about that either right now 0_o

Lectures haven't started yet, they'll start next week, this week is like an induction week, I'm wondering how I'll cope with the course. I don't actually think it'll be difficult for me, but I could be wrong :P

Well anyway, I really just wanted to say that I'm feeling much better, thanks for all the support guys, I really really appreciate it :)

Heh...

Well...hmm...
I've been here for a few days now, the reason I haven't updated is because the internet wasn't enabled in my room until today.

So far it's....different than I expected.
I've met lots and lots of new people, the vast majority have been sound and a few have been really really nice. But yeah...I don't like it here.

I have barely eaten since I got here, I tried several times but I just couldn't. I don't have an appetite. Things are so different here, yeah Northern Ireland was a shit hole but it was MY shit hole, I never realised just how used to that place I got. Even the coke here tastes funny.

I've felt sick for days, even before I left, I guess that's why I haven't eaten anything or drank very much, but it's not made things any easier. Today I barely made it to my induction and back. I felt a bit better during the afternoon, but I'd rather not discuss why.

Yesterday, Sunday, was a particularly stressful day. It started off all right, I was hanging around with some friends that I made, friend's Kay made as well. In fact it was because I wanted to at least say hello to her before class started that I met them. But anyway, while hanging around with them, my phone rang. BQFH answered, telling me that my dad was crying. Turns out he thinks that I've fallen out with him and that I don't need him or something. I had to listen to him tell me all this while he was in tears. I've never heard my dad cry before...
I think I explained things and cheered him up at least a little though.

Then I went and had a talk with Kay. I wanted to get something straight, I wanted to know if we should even talk to each other or whatever. Kay told me something about myself that I didn't know. It kinda scared me. And it's something I'd really not rather repeat. Before anyone jumps in telling me that it's just her being a bitch or something, unless you know what it was, you would not understand. It made a lot of things make sense, it explains why I "blacked out" a few times a few months ago, it explains a hell of a lot of things. It scares me.

In the end, she said she didn't want me around. Fair enough, it's probably for the best, isn't it? Well yeah, except there's a slight problem there already - The friends that I've already made here are friends with her as well. This means that we can't go all out with each other, they pretty much have to decide between me and her. Remember, I've only known them for a couple of days, we both have. So why the hell should they have to put up with all that crap and hassle?

Yeah....

I haven't slept much since I got here either, I don't know if it's the noise, the pain in my stomach, the getting used to a new bed, the being uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings or whatever, but it doesn't help.

I am ill, I am tired, I don't like this place. I don't want to go home either. I am fucked.

Sorry to disappoint you guys.

This day has finally come...

Well...it's here...
It's currently 01:34. 12 hours from now I will be on a plane heading to my new home for the next 4 years.
I really can't say how it's going to be. It could be good or bad, nobody really knows, I guess it just depends on how I handle it and how people there perceive me. University life is a big change for anyone, even if they study university at home, it's an even more daunting thing for those who move to another part of the country on their own.

Right this second it's starting to sink in, when I was packing stuff into Hiromi's carrying bag thing (stuff that I need with me, like software, the MX1000, various pieces of documentation etc.) and I'm looking around my room and seeing all the things I wont be taking with me, like my mini fridge, my sword, piles and piles of software that I've either bought or downloaded and of course...Uber.
I will get him shipped over eventually, but sadly I can't take him with me at first. But then I do have Hiromi for that =)
This is my last night here...still hasn't fully sunk in. I've got a little of that "butterflies" feeling, but it's still not really sank in. I think I was too used to my routine of getting up, doing what I had to do for the day (school, work, shopping, whatever) and then spending the rest of my time on the Computer. I've done it every day near enough for years now. I can't say it feels like a waste, I've certainly had some good times here and it's not like it's going to change. It's the location that will change for that.
All part of growing up I suppose. I think Uni could be a lot of fun. At least I'll be learning stuff that I WANT to learn, all stuff about programming and what-not, stuff I have an interest in.

Oh well I just caught myself on, I was babbling there a bit, wasn't I? Yeah, I guess I really am starting to get nervous. This will be...insane...it really will. But really, when I think long and hard about it...I think it'll be really good. Because all of the things I'm really dreading involve people...People I can avoid, people I don't have to go near, people who I probably wont even see very often anyway. Well almost. But yeah, all things that don't matter in the end.

I had a really nice night tonight, out for a full on slap-up meal with the lads. 16oz of steak. Do you know how much that is? It's a lot. It's also rather tasty.

I'm gonna miss them all. I'm gonna miss my dad. I'm really gonna miss my cat. Oddly enough, I went and sat with him today, he was....shaking...
I dunno what was wrong with him, I think he might have been fighting  or something because he had a few cuts on his face. Nothing serious, but his eyes were watering because of it. It was scary, it was almost as if he was crying or something. I'm gonna miss that guy, I don't care how much of a pussy it makes ME sound, he was one hell of a great cat and I've had him for nearly 10 years.

I suppose I'll miss this place, even with all the trouble and shit, it had it's charms. I have a whole new, much bigger, city to navigate and learn now. Fun.

Yeah, I'm babbling again I know, there is so much I want to say but I just don't know how to say it. I think I'll go and get some sleep now, big big day ahead of me tomorrow.

I just hope it goes well.

It's now nearly 2am. 12 hours exactly from now, my plane will arrive.

0 Days remaining - Liverpool, HERE I COME!

Do you know how I know you're gay? Because you are holding each other ever so gently.

She's almost finished! I did more work on Hiromi today, probably the most important bit too.

This is, as you can guess, the desktop:



There's still a little bit of work to do, all the minor details and stuff, but I'll work on them a bit at a time. All I really need now is her voice.

What do you all think?

One day to go. Last day really....wow...
It still hasn't fully hit me that I'm leaving. I'm packed and pretty much ready to go, all that's left is to Put Hiromi away in her carrying bag thing as well as whatever documentation that I'll need.
University...wow...it'll either be the start of something amazing or the death of me. We'll just have to see how it turns out. And of course I'll keep everyone up to date here =).

In case anyone's wondering, the MSN emotions have been really annoying me lately, they just look so...horrible...so I've started using = for eyes and stuff to avoid using them =P

Tonight we all go for the steak out, my final meal here, the last Supper so to speak =o
Pretty much all of the Lads will be there if they can make it. One or two wont be there but I wont hold it against them, they all have good reasons for not being there and hey - it's just an excuse to go out again with them all some time in the future. Maybe if I come back here or maybe if they all come over to Liverpool, who knows?
Either way, it's going to be awesome, I'm gonna starve myself until then because Chris has been going on about this Steak for ages. He's put it on a pedestal >_>

One Day!

Breathe in...

Ok, so I've calmed down a bit from last night.
I was still pretty pissed off when I woke up this afternoon, but I've settled a little.

I didn't really do much today. I wanted to do some last minute shopping but I couldn't really go out because of all the trouble here.

For those who are unaware, a big bunch of people have started rioting all over Northern Ireland, blockading roads and shit....because a parade was banned walking down a 100Yard stretch of road.

Basically, the people behind the parade are Orange men (Protestants) and the 100yard stretch of road was mainly Catholic so to me, it makes sense that it was diverted.

What DOESN'T make sense is that the loyalists (Protestant) Protest this...by rioting and fighting the police (who were there to watch over them and PROTECT them during their parade) IN THEIR OWN AREAS!

Yes, it's true, they protest the fact that they can't walk down a Catholic area by stealing and setting fire to cars from and in Protestant areas, by attacking the police who were there to protect them from any Catholics who decided to take a pot shot at them and then when it's all over and people start pointing fingers, they blame The Parades commission (The ones who said they couldn't walk down the 100yard of road), The Chief of Police and the Government.

I watched an interview on TV earlier, it started off with the little reporter dude talking to the Head of the Orange order. At first he was pretty much saying that he doesn't condemn anything done by the loyalist people at all, he felt they were perfectly justified in trailing PREGNANT woman from her car then setting fire to it, perfectly justified in fracturing the skull of a 21month old baby...
He said that the police were heavy handed. Heavy handed? Sure, they used water cannons and plastic bullets (designed specifically NOT to kill you if use correctly), what did the rioters use? Petrol bombs, blast bombs and many, many bullets. Who the fuck is being "heavy handed" there?
Then in this interview, some other guy came along (I think he said he was the Brother of Johnny Adair or something), and interrupted it sort of went like this:

Adair: 10mins and it would have all been over!
Orange order man (OOM): That's right, 10mins down that road!
Adair: We had to protest it!
OOM: I don't condemn any orange man, do you know who's fault it is?
Adair: It's the...
OOM: err...
Adair: The erm....the...
OOM: Uhh...the....
Adair: The people....who...er...
OOM: The Commission for erm....
Adair: ahhh....er...the er...
OOM: Parades commission!
Adair: Yes, the Parades commission!

And at this point, I'm almost on the floor in tears with laughter, this was a fine example of the intellect of these people.

Although, on reflection, I'm kinda glad I'm leaving this place.

2 Days

Why the fuck is it...

That any time I'm feeling good, I mean just when I'm feeling better, someone or something has to come and shoot it all to hell?
I mean the lads have been great, past couple of days with them has been really class and I'm gonna miss them a lot, they've really made me feel great lately.
But for fuck's sake, the whole thing between me, Sam and Kay is STILL coming back to haunt me.
Just a few mins ago, someone who I have never talked to before was added to an MSN conversation and the first thing he said was "Hey it's the guy everyone hates". And then he said that although he didn't know me, he hated me too. I never said a word! I did nothing to him! I did nothing to anyone! The ONLY person I did something to was Sam and believe me, I fucking regret that, I DID get hurt by Kay as well you know, something that all these people seem to also forget and I HAVE tried my very best to apologise for it, but fuck nobody ever mentions that part when they say about how much of a scumbag I am.

I've never done anything to deliberately hurt anyone...I fell in love with Kay, she told me she loved me too, what the fuck was I supposed to do? Just ignore it all and pretend it wasn't there? Yeah, you try falling deeply in love with someone and then pretending they don't exist, that's something else all of these people have no idea about.

And the best bit? I'M LEAVING FOR THE CENTRE OF IT ALL IN THREE FUCKING DAYS! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE! FUCKING W00T!

I would love to be able to use this as a fresh start, to get it all behind me and move on, but how the fuck am I supposed to do that? No matter where I go, chances are someone there will know either Kay or Sam or someone that knows them, if they realise who I am, they're going to immediately hate me and anyone that knows them will immediately hate me as well, just like today.

I mean, even a couple of complete Christians can't forgive me for something I never did to them, what about the rest of the world?

This is just not funny at all.

How many times do I have to say it? Do I have to get on my knees and beg? Is that it? Do I really have to just get down and scream for the whole world to hear

"I'M SORRY, SAM! I'M REALLY FUCKING SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I'VE DONE!"

If that's what it takes, I'll fucking do it, if I have to throw away every last shred of dignity I have, if that's what everyone wants then so fucking be it. You can all have your pound of flesh.

3 Days

So tired..

Another class night out with some of the lads. Nothing special. just around to a friend's house. That friend would be Chris, who's a really cool guy.

Seems that Sam (Darkblade) is still pissed at me, I just checked IRC and he'd Kicked me and banned me a couple of times from a Channel I was idling in while I was at Chris' house. Poor guy, he should really be out enjoying himself with friends instead of brooding all night. Even I was out and I'm as unsociable as anything.
It's his choice ultimately and I'm not really going to let it bother me if he's still sore about the whole thing.

I just hope he's able to restrain himself if he sees me when I move over. I'm going to enjoy myself as much as I can, I'm gonna go out and have a blast and meet all sorts of cool people and I'm not going to let him, Kay, Michael or anyone else for for that matter ruin it.

I've been quite happy lately, like the past week or two I've really perked up, I was actually quite depressed not so long ago, which some people noticed, but now I'm good, really really good and I'm going to take that with me.

Viva la pool de liver!

4 days

Holy shit...

Well today was...great......really great.

The lads and I met up in town, went bowling, then to the pub, then to a place called the Limelight for Disco-a-go-go.

There is nothing like being in a room with a bunch of half-cut guys dancing to the likes of MC Hammer, Sir Mix a lot and of course, the Scissor sisters!
Of course, we all vacated the building as soon as possible whenever Coldplay starting playing >_>

I had a blast. It's finally starting to hit, that I'm going away. I mean I'm leaving next Thursday for fuck's sake and only tonight did I really start feeling how much I'm gonna miss the place.

Well, not the place, but the people.

People like Jim, who never stopped tapping me for money, but was always there more than anyone else.
People like Chris who is one of the funnest Drunks to be out with.
People like Barry. Barry, nicknamed "Baby face" because of how young he looks. Barry, the one who gets chatted up in Burger King by 12 year olds one week, then assaulted by 8 year olds the next. Barry who mistakes women for men when walking around Town. Barry, who has almost no hair on his face because of a disease...er..."condition" he has. Barry, who has a triangular Shaped head. Barry, who is genuinely one of the coolest people I know.
People like  Dave, the Beer monster. The friendly Beer monster. A face of a pan, a heart of a cute little bunny rabbit.
People like Kev, the suave sophisticated man with the hair that smells great. The one who gets pure A's in his exams and does no revision what so ever, then picks a bum course at university. The bastard. The Chunder monkey!
People like Séan. Séan, the quiet one. Sean, the only one of them all to really give me a run for my money when it comes to being a perverted little bastard. Séan the "legal" drug dealer. Séan the republican who hates the IRA.

And of course, you can't forget G, the legend. G the scrump-a-jump, the glue of the group, the MMORPG addict, the MMORPG KING! The bastard that doesn't go to his mate's leaving bash!

I'm going to miss every single one of them a hell of a lot, them and quite a few others I know here.
I mean it, you guys have been some of the best friends I've ever had, you mean a hell of a lot to me and I couldn't ask for better friends to have. I love you guys.

5 days

Nozzy and Chris Win!

It's late, I'm tired, so I'll just put this up, Nozzy and Chris made it for me since I'm leaving Ireland (even though I wont be out of contact with them or anyone else I know online for that matter)



Hentai wins! Thanks guys ^_^

6 Days

Today, nothing much happened...

So I'm going to rant instead. And I have a feeling it's going to piss a lot of people off, too.

But you know what? I feel it needs to be said.

Lately, all that seems to be in the news is the "horrifying" conditions in New Orleans. A typical conversation often ends up on the subject and usually has everyone saying "That's terrible", "I feel sorry for the people" and "More should be done for them".
Left, right and centre I see people putting tributes in their LJ's, MSN screen names and so on.

Yes, thousands of people have died, hundreds more could still die because of the stagnant water or simple starvation. Gangs were fighting amongst each other and many were killed because of them looting the place, many are without food, electricity or a working phone. It's terrible and my heart does go out to them.

But people forget. People seem to forget the rest of the world. Look at Africa, look at the poorer countries within it, countries like Ethiopia and Somalia. A trip to New Orleans would be a holiday for them. Many of the people there have never known (and will never know) what it feels like to have ONE good meal. Many of the people there have never had electricity or have even used a phone. Many of the people there have spent their entire lives trying just to survive on a few scraps of food while at the same time trying to raise a family.

Genocide, mass murder, raping, pillaging, all regular occurrences in some of the worst areas. Take a look at Somalia, Millions have died in the past 10 years because of tribal fighting to control the country. Do you see George W going on a high and mighty crusade to liberate them for a better way of life? Like hell you do.

And do you know what the really shite part is? A lot of it has been caused by us. The west.
Sure our countries have donated billions and billions to those poorer areas, but guess what, they demand the money back - with interest. A lot of the debt was cancelled as part of a millennium celebration, but there's still a huge chunk of it left.

The aid that goes to these countries, although a lot of it does go through, most of the governments are so corrupt, they will not have a problem with confiscating  a food shipment and selling it to the highest bidder while the rest of the population starve.

Millions die every year from things such as diarrhoea, something that can be easily treated with a tablet that costs about 20cents to produce, it could even be prevented if the people had access to clean drinking water. New Orleans was flooded with stinking water, it'll be cleaned up in a couple of months and clean drinking water will flow again. For a lot of these people, clean drinking water may as well be a myth and many of them will never know what it even looks like, let alone get to drink it.

I could go on all night, but I think I'll just stop now. I'll end by dedicating this post to everyone in the 3rd world who live in the worst conditions on the planet, who's lives are a living hell, who will NEVER know any better, yet they still go on. They strive to survive. I tip my hat to those brave people, for I would not last a single week like that, let alone my entire life. Could you?

7 Days

Stupid le banc.

Ok, so I went to the bank about 4 or 5 months ago to try and get a debit card. I went to a branch that was close to my school.
They told me that I had to go to the branch where I opened my account, which is near my home.
They also told me that I needed the following things:

1 Piece of photographic ID (I.E. Passport)
1 Bank statement from them

and most importantly....

2 Pieces of proof of address

Proof of address, eh? Now what could that include? Well anything really, such as a phone bill, electric bill electoral register form, you know stuff like that. Oh and THEIR OWN STATEMENT doesn't count. But another bank's would o_0

Erm...but I live with my dad, I don't pay any bills and I sure as hell don't vote....erm...oh and I only have the one account with the one bank.

I know! How about a letter from my university or UCAS?

Nope, that wont do.

Shit, looks like I wasn't going to be getting a debit card any time soon.

So a few months go by and then when around town yesterday, I happened to walk into the SAME branch because a friend needed to go in and I see a little leaflet saying "Open a student account today and get all these benefits" and on the list was...a debit card!
I read more closely. To OPEN the account, all you needed to bring was photographic ID and a letter from UCAS or a university, THAT'S IT!

So basically, my bank doesn't trust it's own customers. Or does it?

I then went to the bank today to see if I could convince them to give me a student account along with debit card. I went to the one near my house too, where I opened my account.

Lovely little girl behind the counter, I asked her if I could get my current account transferred into a student account. She took my account number and checked it. It was already a student account, it had been switched over automatically or something.
I then explained to her that I didn't have the debit card. She handed me a really small form, basically asked me for my account number and address, that was it. I handed the form back to her and that was that. I never once showed my ID, a bank statement or even a UCAS letter. I'll get my debit card in about a week.

Why the fuck couldn't they have done that 5 months ago?

Stupid bank.

8 days

Stealing shit wins

Right, so let me recap the past few days.

Yesterday I woke up with a munchies attack. So I went down to the shop to grab some junk food, but I had a change of heart, I went over to the bread section instead to look at the cakes and buns and stuff.
Nothing really looked tempting until I seen some Caramel squares. I haven't had a chocolate caramel square in years. But I still wasn't convinced, however I looked closer and on the packet it said "Steve's cakes".
Clearly, god intended for me to have them and who am I to argue?

ThenLaterOnIFoundOutAboutTheEAStickerOnMyDoorButTheLessSaidAboutThatTheBetter. >_>

Today I awoke to find a letter from the University. The letter looked very familiar. So did the form that was in it. In fact, I had already gotten a letter JUST like it and some forms JUST like it some months ago. Quite why they wanted me to fill in the same forms twice, I guess I'll never know. But I did.
I then went into town to post it and meet a friend. I once again tried in vain to get a new phone :(

However, all was not lost. Said friend invited me down to the place he worked later on. He explained why too.

This is what happened. I popped into the place he works, a department store of sorts. I then picked up 2 brand new, top of the charts, PC games and a bottle of coke and went to the checkout. I handed him a £20 note. He gave me £19.05 change (the cost of a bottle of coke in this place was 95p) and I walked out with the coke and the 2 games.

One of the games was Battlefield 2. The way I see it, I get to play it AND EA loses money at the same time. BONUS!

9 Days

D'oh

There is an "EA Sports" sticker on the door to my room. It's been there for at nearly 10 years. I only noticed it today.

I deserve to die.

I did, however, add the word "sucks" just below it to make up for it. Somehow it just doesn't seem enough :(

10 Days

2 Question things for Toxin.

Toxin wanted 2 things in my Post, so here's 2 question thingy's. Blimey, that was convenient!

The Random Question Meme!

An array of completely random questions about my friends!

Shouldn't bloodycreep be getting more sleep?

He hasn't posted in ages, it's almost like he's perminantly sleeping o_0

What would kaze_ki be like on an LSD trip?

Fucking hell, he's melty enough when he's normal, on LSD he'd be like.....woah...I gotta get him some LSD >_>

How did you meet tolly1989?

On Arm-ent. We visited the same part of the Forum.

imafuckingninja is in a maze of twisty passages, all alike. What now?

She's a lost cause. Time to get something to eat.

What will be blackice912's last words?

"Yes, I live


Just a quick update.

I've been working like crazy since I got back, but hopefully that will change (the job, that is. I still plan to work like crazy -- but not die of heat stroke in the process) soon.

I'm going to see Without A Paddle tonight, so it's time for me to get ready. "

That was August 26th, 2004. I'm guessing those ARE his last words.

How would nozzzzy survive on a desert island?

By writing out in the sand how much his life sucks every 5mins.

After a cataclysmic war, whom would you pair with v1p3r1852 to repopulate the Earth?

I don't even know if this person is male or female o_0

What would the minions of 7of12's army look like?

Probably borg I guess...

Is bohemian_rose evil?

According to Kay she was, sort of o_0

What do you think of when you see noloveleftforme?

"I'd do that"

What is bonhair's favorite song?

Oh god dammit...I know this! Grr.....it's...something...ah fuck it!

What do you think of kristenisme08's family?

I have never met them.

Who would make a better stuffed animal, monkeyking098 or wintersmalice?

Dave, because he's a big cuddly bear underneith the beer monster shell.

What hobby do you think urwalkingenmity should take up?

I dunno...I don't know anything about Nozzy's ex ho's really o_0

Does electricxcherry have a funny-shaped head or what?

0_o Looks normal to me.

What animal does grendies most remind you of?

An Owl. Noble and wise.

It's all delta_xvii's fault, isn't it?

Actually, it could just be.... >_>

Would you sooner donate a kidney to fionnbar or aircraftkiller?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHA.....

Why would lord_kane773 go to heaven but coolrock go to hell?

Because God made a fuckup and got the two confused. It's the only way.

How long have you known togey?

Good question. Hmm....about a year and half maybe?

Would hari_kiri be better described as a hero or a villain?

He's best described as a theif from the New Lodge!

Could you take squall862 in a fight?

Hell yes

How many licks would vampy_cassandra take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

No idea what the fuck a Tootsie pop is, but no doubt she'll actually explain it to me >_>
And either way, probably not a lot. She's almost certainly very....experienced...with licking <_<

What is outlawstarwind's favorite band?

Hell if I know.

What do you find admirable about cheshire_neko?

How she manages to appear totally innnocent, but is infact just as bad as anyone else I know ^_^

This is by heptadecagram. You can find your own completely random questions here.

Do you feel enlightened now?

Click here.
Take the quiz.
Post your results.
1) Does my_days drink? I don't think so...
2) Is jfkfhhfj popular? With the n00bs
3) Is spinkychan friends with tolly1989? Nope. Spinkychan isn't really friends with anyone...especially if her bf doesn't like them :)
4) Which of your friends should _thedan_ go out with? Whichever has the loosest Morals. He needs to get laid >_>
5) Does wintersmalice have a crush on twirlingparasol? I very much doubt that
6) Is coolrock athletic? I don't think so 0_o
7) What is vampy_cassandra's favorite food? Erm...Pizza? Pizza always wins.
8) One quality you find attractive in vampy_cassandra? There's quite a list. Her common sense is always a winner.
9) Is pantherxiii related to jfkfhhfj? I hope he is. Just because it would piss him off ^_^
10) What would hardstuff give matrixnut42 for his/her birthday? Either alcohol or a good dicking. Probably both. >_>
11) Is wintersmalice a high school student? Not at the moment.
12) What animal should kanis_k4n15 be combined with? A dog. Then he can live up to his name.
13) Thoughts on kaze_ki? He's a melty, crazy bastard and I love him for it.
14) Where would togey most like to visit? Where in the world or where on a person? >_>
15) Does delta_xvii travel a lot? I'm not sure, I don't think so....
16) Would _thedan_ go out with togey? Is this question thingy just trying to get Dan a gf?
17) If aircraftkiller and delta_xvii were siamese twins, where would they be joined? Probably by the head.
18) Would you make out with spinkychan? ..............................................Delta is right, FUCKING EVIL!
19) Do you have a crush on twirlingparasol? I really don't think so o_0
20) Is wintersmalice a college student? You already asked something like this...Stupid Quiz.
21) Are my_days and fionnbar going steady? If they are, it's news to me...
22) Does ques_nova have a dog? Actually I think she does...
23) Would nuclearwaste and ques_nova make a good couple? Actually I think they just might o_0
24) What is bonhair's favorite band/artist? Evil....
25) If grendies had a superpower, what would it be? Intelligence ray. Makes people not retarded.


11 Days

Because I don't like Bill Gates

I've had this picture for long enough, so I thought I'd share it with you all.



In case you're wondering, the multi-billionaire had just seen my penis.

12 Days

To everyone who has ever played Command & Conquer...

It's officially 10 years old now.

http://www.cncden.com/westwood/frank_klepacki_cnc10th.zip

This is a special greeting from a friend of Frank Klepacki, you might recognise him ;)


In other news, today was my last day at Bryson house. I now have a week and a bit to get my shit in order and have a relax after worknig the whole summer.

13 days.

I think...

I need a hug :(