Christmas

First of all, I'll treat you to my Christmas presents list!

Stocking Presents:

- Little Handbag Notelets // Useful for little reminders!

- Wobbly Tigger Head Light Up Pen (which is super cute) // Dont think it lights up now though!

- Forever Friends Pen with Little Teddy Charm at the Top // I love bears!

- A set of 5 different coloured biro pens // Biro pens always come in handy!

- Stapler Set // Convenient for stapling my work together!

- Lindt Chocolate Snowmen // Yummy!

- Lindt Chocolate Reindeer and Santa // Yummy!


Main Pressies:
- Pokemon Link (DS) (Off my friend Sandro) // Fast fun!

- Johnny Depp 2009 Calender // Johnny Depp FTW!

- SASH! Best Of CD // Classic tunes ftw!

- Rhydian CD (My Uncle David) // He has such a beautiful voice!

- Magical Miracle v1 (Manga), Elemental Gelade v1 (Manga), A Metal Wizard Statue, with a Crystal Ball and Two Dragons Fighting Inside Of It (Off my friend Bev, who is super awesome!) // Love you lol!

- Simpsons 11th Season (DVD) // The covers all shiny!

- 2009 Diary with Cats (Family Member) // Kitties!

- Samba De Amigo (Wii) // Great fun to play, perfect party game.

- Animal Crossing - Let's Go To The City! (Wii) // I play this daily, no lie xD

- Family Ski (Wii) // Controlling this can be tricky!

- Box of Lindt (Family Member) // Mmmm...my favourite chocolate ever!

- Buddha Statue // It's got glitter on it ^.^

- P.S I Love You (DVD) // Sexy Gerard and William <3

- Union Jack Heart Keyring // It's really pretty!
- Chocolate Smelling Candles // Still yet to light them!
- Wii Board Rechargeable Batteries // No need to use them! Yet
- Thoughtful Kimono Doll // She has shiny "jewels" on her, and she looks so peaceful and cute!
- Wii Fit Board // I used this the wrong way round for days!
- Twin Headed Dragon Statue // Mighty impressive, lives right next to my bed!
- Gold and Silver Purse (Family Member) // I use this daily, it's so roomy!
- Whittard of Chelsea: Guilty Pleasure set: Tube of Choc Chip Biscuits, Two Tins of Chocolate Sprinkle: Milk and Dark, and Two Tins of Hot Chocolate: Milk and White // White Hot Chocolate = BEAUTIFUL
- Phillips 8GB MP3 Player // Epically awesome, even has radio!
- Simpsons Monopoly (Dad) // Fun stuff, miss the paper money though!
- Revels Tube, Izuna and Luminous Arc for the DS, Lion Family Paint by Number - (All off my grandad) //Not started on the revels yet, Izuna is HARD work, and Luminous Arc is a simple, fun RPG game with great voice actors!
- Ferrero Roche (Mums Friend)// All gone lol!
- Footprints Prayer Beaded Bracelet // So meaningful, it really is!
- Salvador Dali Poster // Getting this put into a proper frame!
- Soft Gorilla Beanie // Its fur is so lovely!
- Wii Board Accessories - Mat, Socks, Board Cover- Maracca Controller Covers (They actually make a noise too!) // I stickered them now!
- Pokemon Ranger 2 (DS) // HIGHLY addictive, thoroughly enjoying it
- Guitar Hero World Tour (PS2) // Not played much on it tbh :P
- Fawlty Towers Complete Collection // MANUEL!!1
- A Valerie Wood Book (She's a local Author) // The book im reading is pretty good! Up to chapter 16 now I think!


And for those interested in a London trip I went to weekend before Christmas, Ill be posting something about that tomorrow! Running short of time again lol!

So, expect better updates in the upcoming days!

Will update!

Have been planning to update this thing, probably will do some point tomorrow!

So, expect a huge update on the next post!

Christmas Shopping!

So I went super shopping today for presents:

This is like, my list so far of main presents for everyone in my family:


Reace : Notebook, Poster, Paint by Numbers - £16

Mum: Dog the Bounty Hunter Book. £10
Going to get Eeyore Nightshirt
Etc

Grandad: Unsure - £10/15?


Kimberley: New York Star (Day) and (Night) spray and perfume sets
Lavender bath fizzles and teddy
Eyeshadow and Lipgloss make up set
Blue and Red Bangles
Amber necklace
Chunky wooden bangle, black with red dots

Kelly: Glove and scarf set

Theo: Peek a boxes
Friction train
Set of 3 rubber ducks

Ciara: Dora bath set
Plastic musical mobile, with case and pearly holder
Big soft teddy bear

Fox: Make a volcano set
Thumb War toy, two things together you put on your hand
Stormfront deck, with booster (Pokemon)

Got a whole load of bargains, well chuffed with myself. Possibly might go back tomorrow, into town. Might meet mother in town straightaway, or come home. Can't spend too much time in town - got the light event ceremony to go to!

I so can't wait for it, it's going to be so special ^^

Coming to the end of Semester 1

And I seriously cannot fucking wait. It's starting to drag now, which isn't funny. I'm so close to getting the practical side of things done in Data Mining, I can't wait - then I have to write up a report on what I've done. Lovely....3500 words on pure tripe >_>

Ahaha. Then I've got a User Guide to do for Commercial Games Designment. I can so get that done in a day.

Then there's the write up for the Presentation. Shouldnt take me too long - I've found Powerpoint on Open Office on my home comp, so I can try something at home.

Ahhh...I wish it was the holidays already!

And you know what else has been bugging me lately? Not being able to find an advent calender with a countdown to New Year :(

Pokemon Fever - Viva la FireRed!

Not that I've ever been out of the craze - loyal devoted fan since the released over here in 1996 - but I recently decided to buy LeafGreen. However, you can't buy it in stores now. Not really. A lot of places have stopped selling GBA games :(

Anyway, I decided to migrate my main FireRed team - Blastoise, Primeape, Mewtwo, Moltres, Raichu, Pidgeot to Diamond, minus their HM moves.

I restarted FireRed after that, had to wait 24 hours to migrate though, and got myself a Male Squirtle (Fox), Female Pidgey (Ciara), Male Nidoran (Reace), Female Nidoran (Kimberley). I aim to get a Hitmonchan (Theo), and Abra (Mark).

I had this team in mind for a long time, reasons being:

I love Blastoise, favourite starter ever.
Pidgey = best bird ever.
I love Nidoking and Nidoqueen, they look so powerful :3
Hitmonchan resembles a Taekwondo artist :P
Abra - need a psychic XD


Short entry, but I need to get things done, so, bye for now~

A message for anyone who has lost someone close to them...

An Eternal Memory

...Until We Meet Again

Those special memories of you

will always bring a smile

if only I could have you back

for just a little while

Then we could sit and talk again

just like we used to do

you always meant so very much

and always will do too

The fact that you're no longer here

will always cause me pain

but you're forever in my heart

until we meet again

I got this verse from a little message card I got from a shop today. The message really spoke to me about my Nanna, and I had this impulse..to just buy it.

I'm keeping it near me, and I aim to read it everyday at least once.

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So, what have I done this week? I handed in two pieces of coursework, which I spent loads of time working on, got to grips with yet another piece of lab work for Data Mining, found a spiffy website full of old NES titles - no download required, feel free to go to www.nintendo8.com, as well as buy birthday and christmas cards today. Oh, I also bought a friends birthday presents as well :)

I also got a New Home card, and some chocolate for a much loved friend at Church. I promised him I would get him something next time I would come to Church, and I have kept to my promise.

I'm going to play FFXII tomorrow, and I am going to do a lot of hunts. And I shall play FFX as well. I'd like to do some painting tomorrow as well, as well as tonight. Just my tiger paint by numbers picture. It's been quite challenging!

And it has just been decided by my friends that I am playing FFX first when I get home, and then FFXII.

I won't be spending too much time online either, as I aim to get DS/PS2 gaming done, as well as lots of reading.

I finally get to weigh myself this coming week, Wednesday I think. I do hope I get under 14st! I'd love to be under 13st by the end of the year :)

Speaking of reading folks, I suggest you go read Neverending Story. It's very beautiful :)

New start and all that jazz

So...I've dropped Computer Science with Games Development, and I'm just doing straight Computer Science now. Less programming intensive, thank fuck. Dropped Advanced Graphics with Games Programming for Data Mining, and Distributed Systems Programming for Strategic Planning and Systems Development. That's a Semester two module. I'm also still doing Commercial Games Development (S1) and Visualization (S2).

I kinda flipped on Friday, just wanted to give up Programming. I'm fantastically shite at it, and I would always be asking for help. >_>

I weighed myself a week early today, probably will be doing it again next week. Turns out I weigh 14st 1lb 9oz. Woot, nearly the under-14st milestone. Aiming for under 13st by the end of the year.

I owe it all to a normal eating regime, gym work, and swimming. Oh, not forgetting Taekwondo.

This is probably the most rewarding thing that has happened to me this year. The New Years Resolution which has really worked well, albeit it started later then expected.

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That's all I have to say for now I guess.

I feel sleepy. Blame my first Data Mining lecture which I had today!