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.

...

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

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

Ah, I am chuffed! I recently got reinstated on a forum Ive gone to for a long time, and I am feeling elated. I have wonderful friends supporting me, so Im looking forward to my time there.

I haven't written anything yet for my design report, my wrist has been irrtating me because I injured it on Saturday. Kinda bent backwards when someone kicked the pad I was holding. It's verrrry sore.

That..and I r a bit lazy. I have ideas in my head, and I might write something down tonight. I did get a fair bit of my first report done for my FYP though.

Sent it off to my supervisor, hoping to get some feedback. Got another meeting back on Thursday 11.45am to discuss what to do next.

Away from the whole Uni stuff, I'm not going to do gym tomorrow, simply because, I could further my injury, which I am guessing is a sprain, because I use weights as part of my program.

I'm just going to do some more swimming. 50 laps should do, but I want to do them quickly!

I usually get tired you see swimming that much, but I need to work off teh flabz.

I also went to Hull Fair Friday! Went with my Grandad and cousins, and met them there. It was cool, I got some Brandy Snap for my mother, and chocolate cinder toffee for maself <3

Only like, went on two rides, This crazy frog thing, and the waltzers. Fuuuck, the waltzers were immense XD. They proper went fast @_@

My youngest cousin wanted to go home, so we kinda did in the end. He didn't like all the noise D=

It was fun nonetheless tho. My eldest cousin kept talking about FF and Naruto. He was soo cool like that <3

Hoshit, I gtg. Probbers update this tomorrow or something.

Fucccck, first day back was a bit shit

Registration was just...piece of piss. No sports hall bollox, just went up to RB-312, picked up some details and timetable, and went off with me friends Dwain and Sandro.

Dwain had an epic breakfast, and he offered us some, but, the french toast had bean sauce on and I HATE BEANS AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM. 8D

I picked up a new diary, and went off to the orientation -snooze- meeting. Basic crap we get given each year. This year, we had random images of FIRE ENGINES appearing in the powerpoint presentations. >_>

I laughed though, because I'm silly like that 8D

Best bit of the day? Signing up for ComSoc after meeting MerNer (he kinda like..made me sign up lol!), and watching vids at Sandros on YouTube.

Barack Rolling ftw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4

McCain owned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TiQCJXpbKg&feature=related

I r been buying presents today~

Yar, I usually send stuff to Canada, Australia and India each year. Don't hear much of my friend in Canada tho..which is a shame. My friend in India, sends things, but not on a regular basis. She does email me though, because she has a really busy job over there, which is why she doesn't send things more often. Lastly, my friend in Australia is ace. Known Gemma for something like...6 years nao? She recently sent me a really cute little birthday card, and I'ma sending her some cool stuff for Christmas <3 and birthday too ;D

I also bought myself something today - A soft, yellow cow pencil case! It has a happy cows head on the side lol, and a tail for a zipper! XD

If you're on my MSN or Facebook, you should be able to see the image.

I'm gonna get some gel pens tomorrow, well, maybe, cus I need to fill me pencil case up a bit more. First, I need to root through a big blue box I have to see if I have any still working haha XD

Me suitcase is a bit of a bugger, because the insides keep getting caught in the zip. Oh wellz.

I r going on Catz soon, so if I don't watch the Simpsons tonight, I shall be watching summut else, or just reading and playing on my DS more.

I'm on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster...

So recently, well for the past few weeks, certain things in particular have been bothering me.

I won't go into details, because I don't feel like describing things, mmk?

I do have my happy moments, but I'm not completely happy, maybe I'll feel a lot better when I get back to Uni.

Looking forward to meeting Dwain and Sandro again!


Anyway, what did I do yesterday?

Oooh, totally got the birthday and Christmas gifts ready to send to Australia, India and Canada. I'll have to send cards like...a couple weeks before closing date for those countries, cuz I apparently cannot send cards with parcels...Pah.

I always send stuff surface mail, so I know that it get's there. I won't send it like a week before last sending date (Airmail), because it could always turn up late and there's nothing I can do about it!

Taekwondo was quiet again last night. People are always lazy after a grading, which sucks. Tom wasn't there again tonight, he's been really ill recently! Tom's like a great friend of mine, who's usually there like EVERY lesson. I can see him not coming tomorrow either for the morning lesson! :(

I r currently charging my rechargeable wii thing, I hope it doesn't go cuckoo on me this time. Gonna play some Catz later, and I MIGHT go on FFXII later on in the weekend. I've been neglecting it too much!

That, and valuable reading time!

Like...I'm a bit bored

Yup, just a bit. It's been so long since I've actually done anything productive during my time off Uni. Well, I guess you could say losing over a stone has been very productive, so my Summer hasn't been that bad. Swimming is terrific fun. Gym's a little bit cramped, but, I cope.

No luck with jobs, despite me applying for some during Hols. I've handed a fair few CV's in recently, so here's hoping for something to come up. My timetable is a lot freer now, so If I ever get an interview anywhere, I can say I can work these extra hours. w00t.

Gotta keep in mind the Gym though. I kinda need to like..keep going to that as often as I can.

My Fridays in Semester 1 become non existant after week 7, so I could just like do gym/swimming after then.

I'm alright still for Taekwondo on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus I have Wednesdays off - ideal for working extra hours and for going to the gym on. Monday's not too bad either.

Friday's a bitch, so depending on whether I not I'm going to be working on a sunday or whatever, or Saturday, I could fit an extra sesh in there.

Ideally, I'd love to work Wednesdays 11.30am onwards, Saturdays 12pm onwards. Sundays, if necessary, something like 1pm onwards? I dunno.

I do have nice big gaps in my timetable, and though I need to get a job, I have to think about revision and project work time, so I need time to work on my studies, which ideally is more important.

Gah, I'm a bugger for always planning things ahead.

Riiight, back to Facebook. She misses me.