Bad, Bad Day

I would imagine the title speaks for itself doesn't it?

Hell, tanj and damnation

Oh fan-bloody-tastic, only just over twelve hours until the start of a new term and I'm feeling the approach of a panic attack. Hence writing this post; I am hoping that banal distractions will hold of the worst until bed-time when I can hope to sleep off the fear.

The worst thing is that I didn't even think I was scared: I was looking forward to a new start and a new kick up the preverbial, and I was actually looking forward to seeing my Uni colleagues again. Okay, so I'm fairly apprehensive about the exams, but from what I can gather I am in fact no worse off than anyone else; all the people I've been in touch with are as scared/unmotivated as I am, if not more (scary in itself, eh).

So I thought this term would be different, and we can but hope that it's simply first day nerves: a slightly elevated version of what everyone feels when returning to work after a holiday. However, if it isn't, standby for some serious self-pity: I will not be happy if this starts all over again.

As the poet once said I'm "Twitching like a finger on the trigger of a gun". For many people's sake, pray that I don't twitch too much, or I might just loose one (or two), and that, let's face it, would be kind of bad.

Now, where's that Whiskey...

Experiment

I started this game on the whiteboard at home in London, and thought it might be fun to try an internet version.

Storyboard

Here's the Rules:

• Only write two words at a time
• Try to keep it looking vaguely grammatically sound
• Try not to finish the sentence.

I've added a link to the document I started it in at the bottom of this post and on the link list to the right of the page. If you want to join the experiment, get in touch and I'll add you as a collaborator; it can get quite mad and be a lot of fun.

An example to start,

Once my favourite little

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddxg28xz_0fxnb5gcd

Public Apology

On closer inspection and with translation into English, it appears that actually, the description of me as brown in the previous post is pretty darn accurate.

So apologies and thanks to Gill for explaining it in layman's terms and pushing me to re-read it.

I hereby accept the mantle of browness and try to avoid taking anything apart due to my inquisitive nature.

What Bollocks.

These quizzes are great for time-wasting, but they don't half spout some guff.

"Your true colour is brown!

You're brown, a credible, stable colour that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral colour, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart."

http://uk.tickle.com/test/truecolor.html