Regarding a very bright future

So here we are 3 and a half months after the last proper blog post:
3 full exams, 2 class tests and a few courseworks and lab reports later on the other side.

Year two is now finished and the summer begin, not that our summers are particularly marvellous but we can get by with the numerous barbecues, picnics and copious amounts of alcohol in Nottingham or in that godforsaken little village half way between Notts and Newark (as Jasper Carrot points out, the only town thats an anagram of wanker).

Firstly we look forward to the post exam relaxing. These are days spent (as the sun hopefully decides to show its face, going out, catching up, playing a few games and generally enjoying life.
Then 'tis my birthday O_O! not always the most thrilling experience from previous years but we shall be having drinks and foods which is never a bad thing and hopefully one of the first chances to get everyone in one place for the first time in ages!

A trip to the west end is also in order, due to the success of the last one and getting out of the same place for a while should a be a breath of fresh air and a nice time.

After this, Danny and I will be heading off to portugal for a nice break... although I am sure that my source of annoyance is not actually going to decrease while i'm there, no doubt we shall return having not killed each other...Que sera sera anyway.

There are also visits to other people to look forward to and not to mention the numerous things that will spontaneously happen, though lets mention those, along with the stuff later in summer, nearer then time.

The best thing though? Oh that has to be the demise of that horrible course that has been plaguing us since January. I speak, of course, of optics. Ray diagrams, matrices, focal lengths, anti reflection coatings and "that bit that no one really learned" are all to be binned never to be seen again (touch wood for resit possibility). Chris Mellor and all the stupid inconsistancies, inabilities and insanities that he threw are now a gradually fading dream. The future is bright, no pun intended.

This post, more than anything, is just to restart this old thing now that I have time to write it. Time to commence boring you all with dedications to friends, horrible musings, sporadic songs and the like. Many thanks for sticking with us.

All the best to you all,

Alex

Filler Post!

*Looks around and blows dust off keyboard*

New post coming soon, this blog is not dead, just dorment...

Regarding chaos and health

So a couple of things this time around...
Most of you know I had to give a presentation on Chaos theory recently... it was the thing that was sapping most of my blogging time and gave you the little drought of these posts. Now the presentation has been given and the grades returned and I am pleased to inform that it was a sucess!
Following the chaos theory was almost immediately a test on fourier analysis, which couldn't quite be ignored. A lot of time went into studying that and again it sapped most of my energy for talking to you people, for which i must beg forgiveness.
Additionally, on top of all of this, some of you know of the lump I found on my person lately...Well, after a doctors check and ultra-sound scan, I can confirm it was just a cyst and am currently celebrating this revelation after a night of drinking at the pit.
All of the cocktails were ordered (some in pitcher form and some in a glass) and promptly I received a T-shirt to celebrate this . All were fully drunk including the fairly foul fiend that is known as wrath (a fancified J.D and coke) and the night was made awesome by Mae and Ben, Thanks muchly guys...
So seeing as you guys 100% have to put up with me for years yet I should let you know that Alex asks that you currently:
Prepare for the coup of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
Meticulous planning,
Tenacity spanning,
Decades of denial -
Is simply why I'll
Be king undesputed,
Respected, Saluted
And seen for the wonder I am
Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared.....

All the best to you,

Alex

Regarding Becca

I must apologise to everyone who follows this with polite inquisition, several unavoidable things have cropped up and I have been unable to twist your world view for the time being. Those I have spoke to would like me to press on with the friend series and I will now tackle someone who asked me to get on with their post so they could end the friendship:
Rebecca. A. Nicholls

Deep research into the past had me uncover that the girl in question was raised by Sheep and a rotating German called Hans. A full account is available on her fansite but here I should be more concerned with an account of how she is day-to-day and why we're friends...
Well I couldn't think of more appropriate way than to rewrite "Gaston" from "Beauty and the Beast"

Gosh it was painful to write this Becca,
Hastey but not at all rushed
Tell me you want it removed then Becca
Basic'ly I will be crushed

Theres no friend I have I admire like you
You're funny but you make me sigh
Music and art is inspired by you
And its not very hard to see why...

No one bleats like Becca
She's elite our Becca
No one pays out the nose for a sweet like Becca
For theres no one so bright and so bubbly
Clever but slightly absurd
You could try to make her act less oddly
but she'll still go forth strangely and so undeterred

Such a pain that Becca
Yes, Insane that Becca
No one catches the incorrect train like Becca
Such a loathing for Westerfield Railway Station
My what a mind that Becca

Give five hoorahs, give twelve hip hips
Becca is best and the rest is all drips

No one thinks like Becca
No one drinks like Becca
Wakes up in the bath, next to the sinks like Becca
For theres no one as pleasent and Naive
As a stranger you're known as a friend
Unless you can be said to be creepy
Then she won't want to meet you and will not pretend

No one speaks like Becca
No one freaks like Becca
When she yawns loudly, nobody squeaks like Becca
And her likeness to sea mammals is amazing
Yes! Ten points to Becca

When she was a young girl in Felixstowe
People saw an unusual star
She's up there in Bradford now, causing a scene:
Weird magnificence viewed from afar!

No one chats like Becca
Tit-for-tats like Becca
and gets angry when you hide her hats like Becca
Innuendos make up her vocaulary!

Say it again!
Unplanned comedienne
And then say it once more
has us all on the floor
Who's a pleasure to know
Has us laughing, although
She has times where she seems really wise
Though she's really unsure
We still, frankly, adore!
And her name, as I've said, is Becca!

---------------
So it's not totally perfect but I hope you have a laugh or two reading it.
More posts soon and much more frequent.

All the best to you,

Alex

Regarding Alex

So I think this is a fitting time to do my next in the series of homages to friends and today I would like to talk about myself!
"Ha ha", for I have made a joke of the caliber of Mr. Jones... I used to sit next Alex in physics and well two Alex's are a magnet for the jokes of Jones.
So let me clarify at this point i refer to the great Miss. Peterson! A person so high in the estimation that she has earned a definite article just like The Rachael!
I come to Alex as she is today had her tonsils out and will be in recovery, all our best wishes are directed to her!

Let me now, for you, set a scene. The year is 2000: fireworks reigned in the millennium. I migrated from the junior department into the main senior school. The Minster school altered its time tables from one week to two weeks.
Time to meet new friends and among them was Miss Peterson.
What can I say about Alex? She is someone incredibly loyal. She is trusting. She is kind. She is thoughtful and she is always willing to talk through a problem.

At several really wobbly and low moments in my life Alex has been instrumental in saying the right thing, the most helpful thing and generally setting me back on the right track.
Alex is like a mother a sister and a great friend all rolled into one and i hope she wont mind my saying so.

Early in the friendship it was easy to lose contact but i am determined that nothing like this shall happen now. There are to be visits and trips. I am the one who needs to organise our next voyage to London and i shall do this ASAP. In honour of the magnificent mademoiselle I shall do it quickly.

Alex studies marine biology in Scotland and is very respected for her fine choice. She will be fantastic in whatever career she plans to do. I have a very valuable friend in this person and it is not one i shall treat likely. Thanks for everything Alex.

I Hope you all can be as lucky as me with the friends that I have

All the best to you,

Alex

Regarding my life: time to pull in the slack

So here we are at "The blogging hour" ready for a little update. I am currently in the middle of exams at uni and it's keeping my spare hours fairly busy. After exams it is time to pull the life well and truly back into line so here's a list of my new years resolutions that i, for the purpose of exam times and such, will actually be starting in February.

1. University work: - stay on top of it. Simple enough really... review the notes and do the tasks set.... Prioritise this above all else as it is the most important thing going on in the life at this point.
2. Bridge: - After uni work this is concretely the second thing i have to pull into line. I have been far too lax about this hobby for too long. It's time to start reading and looking at hands. Should be fun!
3. Finances: - I can put this after bridge as the above doesnt cost anything. Time to get my money sorted and saved. Lots of things to buy!
4. My book: - After all the above this comes next. I need to commit some work into it and I damn well will get it written very soon. I swear it!
5. Lose weight: - Well look at me! I do seem a bit lose with myself, wouldnt harm to tighten up my appearence and so:
6. Look sharper: - Simply coordinate outfits and such better. I may fail at this but i'll have some fun with it.
7. Music: - Ammend! I am letting my music go to the dogs at this point! I must get tuition with an instrument or two to keep myself in. Write some more as well!
8. Cook: - Cause I can and should!
9. Allow social life to fill massive gaps but not take up time for important things... such as point number 1!
10. Try new stuff: - So as not to appear ninety all the time
    

There may be more but i think 1 - 10 are the most important points to be looking at, at the moment. It's going to be an interesting year and I hope to enjoy it very much. We'll see how it goes though as i could fail all of these!

Support to you all with your resolutions as well! You are in the fine tuning time! Don't break them; adjust them and rework! Lot's of goodies in store in 2009 despite the fact the country will economically collapse - according to some theorists*

Hope you all enjoy the coming year!

All the best to you

Alex

*Alex does not publicly support or deny any current theories on the matter and can not not be held responsible for you selling your kidneys to fund your tickets to more stable places.

Regarding Danny

So at five to four in the morning; I deem once again it is the right time to sit at the screen and begin typing. I have a couple of posts in line to put up here but i think if I don't do this one around now I'll be bugged every day by the gentleman of topic.

So! A little scene setting I think. I am nine. I am training in singing in a cathedral choir and I've been doing so for the last year. This year will be better of course! I am more experienced with the goings on of the system. I am likely to finally join the ranks of the main group of singers within weeks and my pay will rise to pittance (being slightly below before). The new people are joining this year and I will finally rank above people...It's time to meet them.

I regard the following sentence (in hindsight of course) to be one of the most life-altering, disturbing, ominous and slightly dooming things I ever heard. Simply:
'Hello, I'm Danny'

So we studied in the same class for the next two years under the wonderful tutelage of Terry Gill, we learned to sing, went on school trips and alternately took lifts to school from each other every morning. After this we branched into the secondary school and went our separate ways, living reasonably different lives but staying in fair contact every so often. Finally came GCSE German, somewhat regrettable as I didn't really learn much of the subject but infinitely more valuable in catch-up time with this mad man.

So; I can recount the history of this friendship as of this point in great detail! The problem is, though, there is an awful lot of it...

Where do we stand now? Well the fact is I can't stand him. He's my best friend and I can't stand him. He won't remove his coat in theatres and he eats for five but despite it all...

Danny is one of the most supportive, understanding, free-thinking, uninfluenced people you will find. He is able to offer a cup of tea and a chat when you're down, a game of something to take your mind off things, advice to help you cope and mostly informed view points. He is humble; not thinking too much of himself, but immensely talented; musically gifted and so on... Additionally I cannot tell you the amount he has helped me through things, whether family related, friend related, life related and much, much more.

So at the end of it all I am glad for him. I wouldn't change him. He is my bridge partner, my gaming buddy, my best friend and as good as a brother. We may still be bickering in 60 years time... but I look forward to every minute of it!

All the best to you,

Alex