Just sitting in the reading room, failing to actually do any work on the project I came in here for (my excuse - its too loud and I can't concentrate.) and musing on reasons why I should not buy House MD on ebay. The main reason is that its a knock-off from Hong Kong that will take over a week to get here after the auction closes in two days time. ( Read more... )

Political fact of the day - Lloyd George's advisors used to meet in a shed at the bottom of the garden at 10 Downing Street.

There is a girl over to my right coughing approximately once every four seconds. (Yes, I timed it.) It's very, very annoying, and while I know that it isn't her fault, I can't concentrate on my reading and I really want to kill her ( Read more... )

This one's kinda funny. Thanks to the_barlow

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Otherhawk!

1. Originally, otherhawk could not fly.
2. Baskin Robbins once made otherhawk flavoured ice cream.
3. The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is made entirely of otherhawk!
4. Abraham Lincoln, who invented otherhawk, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
5. The original ( Read more... )

Wow, just caught a typing mistake that would probably have got me laughed out of uni. I wrote nationalism when I meant nationalistion. A small difference, but very, very important one.

Since I saw the Doctor Who Christmas special on Wednesday I have been unable to get the Circle of Life from the Lion King out of my head. How mad is that? And very, very annoying. Still that's the only thing I had to complain about with the program, I reckon that David Tennant is going to be a fantastic Doctor. I don't want to wait till Spring. ( Read more... )

I'm tired. I wanted to write 'I'm sleepy' there, but then I thought it looked stupid. But actually its more accurate. So, there we go. Let's start again ( Read more... )

The Mystic Pig

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Just read the best graffiti exchange in the women's toilet on the ground floor of the library ( Read more... )

Ever had the random feeling you should be somewhere else?