Five Reasons my Uncle is Awesome

1. He's my uncle.
2. He has a beard.
3. He bought me almond M&Ms when he was in New York
4. He lets me have his Pentax K1000 on extended loan
5. He drove 5,500 miles across the Sahara in a Citroen 2cv. Yes you heard.

A Quick Question

Anonymouse, who are yoooou?

You ARE Amazing

Things are good.

I'm on the mend now. Fingers crossed it stays that way. I made it into town the other day, and I've even been to Portsmouth and to uni. I was mortified about missing the start of that really. And also, I have so much work to do now, last semester's, and this semester's... but that's ok. Because it'll get done. So long as I can stay well. I still get fairly tired easily, but that'll go. Thankfully the feeling depressed about it has passed, I think that went with the actually being able to do things again-ness.

South Park, good or bad?

I actually did something artistic the other day, it felt good.

I'm also reading Design Anarchy - finally managed to put my hands on it in the uni library (yeah, because I can afford £50 for a book). It's good. It scares me sometimes, as do the Adbusters magazines, but it's good. I like it a lot.

I finished The Modern Pagan: How to Live a Natural Lifestyle in the 21st Century. It came across to me as a little preachy at times, a lot of things are common sense, but it was alright. Not the best book in that vein that I've read, but still good to read all the same. I know I marked off some pages to go back to, maybe when I do I'll think some more about how useful I thought it really was.

I started a Library Thing thing actually, though I've not had much time to play with it. I like the site and what it does, but not the interface so much. I don't know. Anyone know of any similar sites? I guess it's like last.fm in a way.

So it's halfway through February. Anyone keep their new years resolutions this time? I didn't make any. I stopped eating chocolate for a bit, but that went to hell when I got sick. I can't count how many Mars eggs I've eaten - they have to be the best invention since.... cream eggs. Still, that needs to stop. Really.

Actually, that's a lie, I did have a resolution in mind. Haha. Guess that went to hell too. I'll dig that out and maybe start doing it. It involves cameras.

Happy belated Val Day world. Love is amazing. Find some.

I got an essay back that I wrote "analysing an image found within contemporary visual culture". I got 70% which is really good, and some really nice comments. Considering I was in quite an upset/stressed out state the day I wrote that, that's pretty amazing. I did put in some library time for that though, and it paid off, judging by one of the comments. I guess I might just live in the library this semester. It's not like I don't have too much to do.

Quite probably one of my favouritest photos ever. <3 Although it should be the other way around, as per the way it was developed ;P

I'm getting rid of my tellybox. That's not to say I won't watch telly elsewhere, I think that's inevitable. And you know, the stuff I watch on the PC, but but but, I'M GIVING UP HOLLYOAKS. Properly this time. Yes. You heard. Giving it up.

24 is scary. It's all going wrong. Fix it.

I should do the stuff I came home to do.

Sing me a love song. Drop me a line. Suppose it's just a point of view, but they tell me I'm doing fine.

They diagnosed it as glandular fever on Monday. The second blood test is expected to be confirmation. At least it's out of the way right? I can't get this again. Not like this. Thank god. I don't think anything's ever messed up my life quite so much as this.

Ohnoes.

Glandular fever (mono, 'tever). Well. Whodathunkit. Worst timing ever to get this. Well, I suppose there's never really a good time to get something like this.

It's still not 100% confirmed. I have to have another blood test, but from the results of the last one, it looks like I have it. And also the fact that the antibiotics aren't touching the tonsillitis - because that's actually gotten worse over the last few days.

I've been ill two weeks now. Two weeks. I've missed two deadlines, I managed to make one other one but I'm not too happy about what I handed in. This was supposed to be our two weeks off to do things like visit Johnathan Creek's windmill, but nooo. I can't drive. Bah. There was so much else I wanted to do too, and I've already lost a week and still have that work to do when I feel well enough. I'm also bored of being stuck indoors - since last Tuesday the only places I've been are the doctors and the Co-Op (for Mars eggs, yeah, chocolate, so kill me) - and I'm used to galavanting many many miles cross country for uni, boyfriendness and various things, but, stuck here. Bah. :(

On the plus, I've been spoilt by my mother and my boyfriend and even J came to see me :) I have *flowers*. They so pretty :) :) :) Props go to those people for putting up with me being all ill and stuff. I can't imagine it's much fun for them either.

I've been listening to old Placebo music while I've been dozing, some of which I'd not listened to before - and I'm endlessly fascinated by how all their songs rhyme. What's up with that?

Also, happy Imbolc.