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I've just had my last lecture and handed in my last piece of coursework before christmas! And it feels good! It does feel good. We're going out tonight to celebrate...should I be getting ready yet? Hmmm...

I did some super christmas shopping today, my secret santa will be recieving a present, hurrah! I also bought some presents for my family and ohmygod I spent 50 pounds in Habitat! Where does the money go?

I finally bought some christmas cards and I managed to find the best ones ever. I scanned one of them in and modified it a little; think of it as a virtual christmas greeting from me to you.

And time for some more photo practice:

I spoke to my tutor today. It turns out that my placement report is good, so that's a relief. I don't know the exact mark that I got but, well, that's the way these things go.

I have decided to take it upon myself to get better at photography. I have never been good at taking photographs. Firstly, I don't have a very steady hand, and secondly, all the photos I take are dull, bland and awful. So I'm going to practice to make myself better at it and this basically means taking a photo of anything and everything. (I love my digital camera. Taking as many photos as you like without having to get them developed = <3)

I started yesterday evening. Here are the best ones so far:

Practice makes perfect...or at least, better...hopefully :D

No more seminars until next semester! I am mighty happy about that, mighty. Last week of term this week don't you know and I can't wait until its over.

Here is the current schedule:

Friday - Hand in the last piece of coursework
- Go to the last lecture
- Buy Christmas presents
- Go out...somewhere

Saturday - Have Christmas dinner with housemates

Sunday - Go see Ross Noble do stand-up in London

Sometime next week - Go home for the holidays

Did you know that the Clover music video is really sad? Because it is. Ah, it may be my favourite manga you know.

And after a whole...3 days...of pining for one, I've fianlly managed to get myself a threadless t-shirt! Yay! Maybe not as good as the one with Space Wars on it, but I'm glad, because the Space Wars one was only for boys.
Arrrr!

My aims for this week:
- think outside the box
- be more creative
- buy more deodorant

I've written my seminar! Although it did take me three days instead of two.

All I have to do now is practice it and do some reading and buy some shortbread and then I'll be ready for our trial by fire tomorrow.

Secondly:
Is it me, or does Fay wink like Anne Robinson?

It's time for the 'write 25 minutes of a seminar in just two days' challenge!

It's now 1 day and 22 and a half hours into the challenge.

Slides - check
Handout - check
Know what I'm going to say - not a clue!!

*collapse*
Hmm...I'm thirsty...

Sometimes you remember that you own some Maximo Park on a CD and you listen to it again and it's good.

Go challenge go! *skips away*

I've got to give a seminar tomorrow about bacteria. Caulobacter crescentus if you really want to know (and I know you do).
I'm not prepared enough yet. And this is why I'm jaffing around on the internet instead of reading up on it *headdesk*

Also, I think I may be getting ill, it's hard to tell at the moment. But when everyone I live with starts getting all...ill...and all....swollen!glands...it's seems inevitable that the sickness monster will come and bite me too.

*conspiratorial*
I think there may be pizza for dinner :3

I am working, no really, I am! I am most certainly not wasting my time drawing, oh no. Not me, no.

As it is, I drew a sketch of Simon from Clematis.
I didn't mean to ink it, but I quite like the way it came out. Hmmm, I haven't drawn Simon in ages so it doesn't look too much like him. It turns out that it unexpectedly looks a little like Steve (I'm sorry Steve, I didn't mean it!).

And now I am really going to do some work. Really.

I am feeling quite a lot better today, and certainly a lot less stressed.
This morning I gave my seminar about bees, I'm glad to have it out of the way. Admittedly I do have a seminar next Thursday, and one the week after as well, but I'm determined not to dwell on that too much at the moment.

We're going to the winter ball tomorrow, I bought myself a new scarf for my dress today. Surprisingly, I think I'm looking forward to it (dressing up is always fun).

Started re-watching the first series of the mighty boosh today. You know, I think I enjoy it more each time I see it.

In conclusion:
^__^

It's snowing again!

*whisper* I'm using my laptop in the library on campus :D
Shhhh *pretends to be working*

I've moved on from bees to bacteria, oh how I've progressed.
Also, no more snow, hurrah!

I finished watching Honey and Clover yesterday. Such a good series! I really enjoyed it. I think that what made it good was that all the characters were likeable. Incedentally, I don't think I'm really enjoying Paradise Kiss because I don't like the characters.
Anyway, as good as it was, I do feel a little empty handed. I need closure! What happens to everyone?! Am I really going to have to read the manga to find out? Hmmm, I hope everything goes well for Takemoto bless him, he's adorable.

I'm also getting into Fruits Basket volume 6 at the moment. Awww, poor Kyo!

Firstly: I looked out of my window this morning and there was snow on the ground D:
At this time of year?! In November?! Are you having a giraffe?! I'm sure it doesn't usually snow until February. There are times when I welcome snow, but not when I have to go to lectures! There is no way I'm walking up (or down) a long slippery ice covered hill. So I had to take the bus *woe*

Currently: Should I try to explain the damp patch on my jumper and how it got there, or just try to dry it with a hairdryer before too many people see me?

Supposedly: I should be writing my seminar. About bees. My seminar about bees. Why am I giving seminar about bees? I can't possibly do any work when I have a soggy jumper.

Also: I've come to the realisation that I haven't had sushi since I was in New York. As much as I generally conclude that sushi doesn't sit too well with my stomach, I really fancy some more right now. I may have found a place that sells it in Bath that is not the train station o3o

And: I'm downloading Paradise Kiss episode 6. I'm still not sure why I continue to download it. But it has Franz Ferdinand singing the ending song! Therefore the plot has to get interesting soon!

*hairdryer*

Hrrrmmm. I've been meaning to write in here for days, but I've been a little busy with writing presentations or procrastinating from writing presentations.

It has also been really really cold. I've spent the whole weekend huddled in a blanket (the radiator in my room is too small!).

I went to a seminar today, which was titled 'The rat sat on the cat'. The first conclusion that my mind made was that it must be a seminar about Furuba! And then I realised I was wrong ^^;

Have another page of clematis why don't you.

My Gogol Bordello album came through the post yesterday! It is very energetic. I should be careful, I'll get worn out if I listen to it too much.

Watched The Life of Brian yesterday. Possibly the funniest film I've ever seen, ever.

And today's topic of study is, learning and memory in african honey bees.
Arr! *rampage*
There's something about this topic that rubs me the wrong way, I still don't know why I chose bees over nematodes *facepalm*

The new layout is up!

Surprisingly, it didn't take me as long as I thought it would. In fact, most of the time was taken up by eating pizza and then having a little nap in front of Star Wars episode 4.

Hmmm, what can I say? I drew the layout picture especially, you can see a full version of the picture here. Yup it's Chloe, I really should put this picture in the gallery on my webcomic page, and I will, once I've actually drawn some more of my comic. The big plan was to make the picture, the colouring at least, in the style of a cross between Mucha and Kouga Yun. I don't think that really happened, but never mind.

As nice as they are, I'm just glad that I don't have to stare at Franz Ferdinand any longer, I was getting quite bored of that layout.