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It's been a busy couple of days. I haven't had time to draw at all, but don't worry, I'll start on chapter 5 pretty sharpish.

So, on Tuesday evening we took a ghost tour of the city. The thing is, that despite being a rational scientist, I am intrigued by ghosts. I shouldn't believe in them...but I kinda do a little. So I found the tour equally fascinating and scary (apart from the bit about evil ley lines, oh come on). The tour guide was a bit rubbish, and apparently he's been able to contact the spirit world since the age of 4 *scoffs*. If your name isn't Watanuki, I don't believe you.
The scariest bit was where we went down into this dell where, apparently, people used to fight duels. The story goes that the dead people from the duels were laid out in a tent for the family to see them, and that they are still present in ghost form today. The guy said that the tent had been recreated in the form of an extra large holly bush; I immediately thought of those hydrangeas in xxxHolic at this point. The bush is unusually hollow and has a 'door' in one side. We all had to walk into the bush and close our eyes and see if one of the ghosts touched us. The guide urged us to take photos, so I did.

By Linda's shoulder, highlighted by the arrow, is what may be an orb, one of the most commonly seen ghostly appearances. Is it a ghost? Is it a trick of the light? Is it a piece of dirt on the lens? *Geordie accent* You deciiide.
Personally, I'm a little skeptical, but we definately didn't see it when we were in there, and there was no dirt on another photo that I took that evening :/

Also visited were two art galleries, and an example of a Georgian landscape garden (see below). The big house is currently a school so we weren't allowed to see inside D:

We also went to see the Da Vinci Code, which I had been waiting to see for AGES; we just had too many exams to see it when it first came out. I'd heard quite bad things about it, so it actually turned out to be better than I'd expected. There wasn't as much in the way of explantations as there had been in the book, which is understandable, but a shame because they were the most interesting parts of the book. Luckily though, the action, which was tedious and boring in the book, was made more interesting in the film, so it's all good. I particularly liked Sir Ian Mckellen, even though he didn't really look like I thought Teabing should, because he is lovely. Also, it made me laugh when he let them into his mansion by saying "You may pass" (LOTR joke). Also also, I kept thinking of the council of Elrond, when he mentioned that council to decide what went into the Bible *loser*

The new layout is done! It took longer than I expected, which was partly because I went on another bus tour right in the middle of putting it up >_>

So, after contemplating layouts based on the Mighty Boosh, Green Wing and Fay, I decided to ignore those and go for robots instead. Because everybody likes robots :3

Copied from the about page:

Robot style this time because robots are undeniably cool. The photo used in this layout was taken by myself; it features Nick sporting an awesome Daft Punk-style robot helmet that was made by Steve. The two songs that inspired this layout are, 'Robot Man' by The Aliens and 'Robot Rock' by Daft Punk.

Furthering that:

If you want any more robot themed songs, I suggest listening to 'Half Man Half Machine' by Goldie Lookin Chain and just about anything by Daft Punk.

You should also listen to MSTRKRFT if you haven't already. Not really anything to do with robots, but they are awesome. Just over a month until the album comes out and by golly I can't wait.

If you know of any other robot songs then please let me know.

Songs about robots >>>> Other songs

So Saturday was our graduation ball. We went for a meal first, which was very very tasty (sadly I couldn't eat much because my dress was quite tight and I could hardly sit down let alone fill my stomach). We then went up to campus which had been transformed (or maybe not, but there were a few more lights and tables than normal). No matter where it is, any excuse to dress up is fun right? Have some photos (the first two were stolen from my housemates):

Linda and myself.

All housemates together!
From left to right: Linda, Nick, Me, Jon, Steve, James.

Nick, Steve and James having super disco fun.

Oh, but my feet hurt so much at the end of the night (why are the prettiest shoes always the most painful?)
Then followed much sleeping on my part, a picnic and a farewell to James who had to move to London (he starts his new job today OMG). Today we vsited the abbey (I was wearing my threadless God&Dog T-shirt, which may have been a bit of a faux pas) and then went on an open-topped bus tour. Later there will be risotto followed by Big Brother; the high life! Hahaha.

Also also, I will probably changing the site layout this evening, so expect things to look a tad funny for a bit.

Another new Clematis page!

I feel so proud of myself that you wouldn't believe :D

Man, finishing my degree is the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. Not to mention, the weather has been really summery and beautiful since I finished my exams. I have been genuinely happy for the past 5 days or so, it's wonderful.

Things to do today:
Watch at least some of the football (come on England!)
Go to my graduation ball (expect photos)

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

I'm going to try and update more frequently from now on.
Yes, this is the start of something beautiful!

I have just taken my last exam as an undergraduate.
Let me reiterate, I HAVE JUST TAKEN MY LAST EXAM AS AN UNDERGRADUATE!

Tomorrow I have to have this interview thing about the final year project I was doing this semester. I really have no idea what they are going to ask. I hope I can remember enough about it from when I was writing up my report hmmmmm.

After tomorrow I will have finished my degree, mostly (it depends on if I'm boderline for my degree classification or not).
Again? AFTER TOMORROW I WILL HAVE FINISHED MY DEGREE!

Oooooh. After having about *thinks* 6 weeks of solid deadlines, this feels like a dream come true. My general well-being needs this so much.

As soon as this interview is over I am going to:
- go home for the weekend
- draw (so so much)
- make a new site layout
In that order.

So, all going well, expect new Clematis next week!

Woooooooooooooooooo!
*fall on floor* *roll around*

Also! Also!
I have recently come across the Japanese duo Depapepe. Such pretty uplifting music! Listening to it is like having a long summer afternoon in my head :D

I just ate Jesus!

The taste was heavenly! *guffaw*

Okay. Yesterday Steve proved that he is five kinds of awesome by making us personalised biscuits!

Oh. Ohohoho. Take a look.

From left to right:
Top - Steve, James, Nick, Me
Bottom - Linda, Jon, Maggie, Jesus

Yes, Jesus is a member of our household too XD
Man, I bet he'd taste of awesome (but no-one's been allowed to eat him yet).

Have a close up of me:

Oh what a likeness. My expression is...I don't know what it is, but it's super.

Oh man I want to eat Jesus so bad!

Immensly important final year project report handed in - check
Synoptic exam taken - check
Clothes ironed - check

Still to do:
Molecular evolution exam
Interview about final year project
Finish colouring in this picture OMG

It seems that trying to revise 4 years worth of a degree in 2 and a half days is difficult impossible. I'll keep going at it though, my exam is tomorrow D:

It is really cold here at the moment. Like 13 degrees cold. And it's raining.

My washing took ages to dry because of the weather, but now I'm too lazy to iron it.

Last night I thought there was a spider on my face. I screamed and jumped half-way across the room and wouldn't go back to sleep for an half an hour. But in hindsight, I think it must just have been my hair on my face and I was sleepy >_>

As of today I only have one coursework deadline left! (and two exams)
Yes!

I also applied to another job today!
Yes!

I've been hanging around YouTube a lot today also.
Umm...yes?
Some of the things I found:

An Ouran High School Host Club AMV - It's the best AMV I've seen in ages.

Some good music videos from back in the day:
Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim - I loved this song.
Frontier Psychiatrist by the Avalanches - I loved this song even more! The turtle is super.

And the special mention goes to:
jpwoo, drew me a fantastic piece of fanart! I thought I may as well mention it here seeing as it stars Moo, as well as Sethmosis from Clematis.

Atacking characters with a spoon for the win! This picture makes me awful happy.

I had fish and chips for dinner ^_^
*pats stomach contentedly*

Oh it's been a lazy weekend:
Jobs applied for = 1
Final episodes of Shipwrecked watched = 1
Crumpets eaten = 4

Some pointless things:
- I liked xxxHolic episode 6. No mentions of Subaru (really, what was I expecting?), but Yuuko looked good!
- I was disappointed in Nana episode 6. Ummm...haven't I seen this all before? Like in the first episode?! Man, I've been waiting this long for them to start sharing an apartment in the big city (that's why I was so interested in this story in the first place!), gah!

- I've been listening to the Jyu Oh Sei OP on repeat. I like it for some reason...maybe it's the counting :B

- I'm fascinated by the lyrics to Necromancing by Gnarls Barkley. You know how you can listen to a song for ages, but not actually listen to it? And then when you finally take the time to listen to the words you're really shocked. Cor blimey, this song is dark! See below:

Its naughty, very naught necrophilia
Without a care in the world Im
Compassionate about killing her
Ahh to have my way with whats
Left of the will in her
A cosmopolitan, cocaine and an occasional
Pill in her
When she spoke I saw a spark
but it was dark so
I drove her home
once she died sexy suicide
Sweet nothings for the numb
Feel where Im coming from
have no fear everythings fine
My girl parties all the time
Did you hear what I said
With this ring I the wed
A body in my bed
She was cool when I met
Her but I think I like her better dead

The production is progress but the
Reason is retro.
The cords are of cold blooded murder
I named it neo necro
I whispered in her ear to hear an echo
I keep her its cheaper I love her too much
To let go.
We discussed over dinner how she would die
Before the day was done
So I caught her just in time to have a little fun
You could use a little sun
So scream and holler run and play
Wish you could die another day
Im glad to say that I
Done what I could to revive
My softer side survived
Man bet she was alright
When she was alive

Woo! (see also: Yay)
I handed in the draft of my report today. Now I have a whole week before my next deadline. Breathing space!
Man, I feel like I've been working too hard. I stayed up until 4:30am last night listening to a mixture of Gnarls Barkley and Wolfmother and putting my reference list to rights.

I don't have to do anything today, apart from watch Green Wing.

Also, I promised Mariya I'd make her a picture too, so here you go :D

Yes! (see also: Woo)

I read both xxxHolic chapter 105 and Tsubasa chapter 115 today. They're both so exciting! What does it all mean? I have no idea.

So James and Linda were complaining that they never get a mention in my blog. So I made a little tribute to them. Linda, James, you'd better like this or so help me God I'll...

Top: James
Bottom: Linda

They are two of my housemates and are both lovely lovely people. Lovely I say! Lovely!

It seems I spent a disproportionate amount of yesterday looking up "Snakes on a Plane" on YouTube. There must be some viral marketing behind it surely. Strangely enough, I don't mind the idea of viral marketing at all, in fact I enjoy it wholeheartedly and I applaud the person who thought it up, because it's a very clever way of going about things.

Also, Snakes on a Plane can only be awesome, I can't wait to see it.

This is one of the funniest fan trailers that I've seen.

Here is some official footage from the film. The quality is quite poor though; try as I may, I can't download it properly.

I don't know which parts I like the most:
- The bit where Samuel L. shoots a snake,
- or the bit where he uses a snake to whip some guy.

Part of me would be happy if this film actually turned out to be a really scary thriller, but another part of me would love it if it turned out absolutely awful. It's a win win situation!

On another note; I finally bought a Communist Party T-shirt. Much love to the Threadless $10 sale!