It has been a pretty bad week to be honest. It feels like it has just been a succession of kicks in the teeth. It started last Friday with my exam results.
I got a 52 and a 66 for the two modules I sat exams for in January. I wasn’t too happy about the 66 [...]
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Mathematical Witterings
For Love Nor Money
St Valentine’s Day passed me yet again without so much as an affectionate text message. I can’t say I’m disappointed. It’s as much a relief than something to be depressed about.
I think it’s quite acceptable to be loved as much as a friend rather than anything further. Indeed, I’m much happier having several friends than [...]
Playing Away
Just look back, for example, at Wembley and everyone celebrated the Americans playing an American Football game at Wembley.
Arsène Wenger — Source: BBC Sport
Arsène Wenger has pledged his support to the Premier League’s proposals to play a round of Premier League matches abroad. To support his favour for such a move, he made reference to [...]
Stormy Seas
Yesterday I caught the end (the final two minutes) of a historical documentary of the life of Attila the Hun. It prompted me to read the entry of his life on Wikipedia. Through the links there connecting him with others — namely Genghis Khan (Temüjin) and Timur (Tamerlane), with the addition of Alexander the Great, [...]
Anti-Climax
After lectures on Friday, I headed straight to Cheltenham by train for the first part of a job application. It’s a long train journey: stopping at Durham, Darlington, York, Leeds, Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Birmingham New Street and finally Cheltenham Spa four and a half hours later.
Staying overnight in a Travelodge on a [...]
Amazing The Money
How far would you go for the prospect of more money? Would you work longer hours? Would you work in a place you’ve never been before? Would you leave everything you know behind? And would you do all this for the sake of money alone?
This is what the Premier League proposes. After dwindling attendances at [...]
Between Things
It feels like 2008 should be the most exciting year of my life thus far. It hasn’t really disappointed so far — not necessarily for the good in the main it must be said — but I anticipate a lot to happen in the coming months.
I should be graduating this year; perhaps moving out and [...]
Lesser Of Evils
After a tirade of abuse from a certain sect of what most people would assume to be kind-hearted and warm individuals, I wish to expose why exactly charity muggers, or so-called chuggers are the scum of the Earth.
I joined a group on Facebook following my personal experiences with these chuggers. It is called "Charity Muggers [...]
In The Name Of God
I was saddened to read last week an article written by someone I admire a great deal. The reason for this was his opinion on religion. For someone I believed was tolerant and liberal, to brand organised religion as dangerous out-of-hand seems a little dangerous in itself.
His motivating reasoning behind this claim was that it [...]
Catch Up
Hello again! I have been on a journey of sorts. On Friday I had my last exam.
I’d been dreading it for weeks in all honesty. The module was crammed full of information… not lovely information either! It was tricky, but at least until the results are published it’s over for now. Anyway, afterwards I went [...]