bedevilled and wary of the new english grammar now prevalent in society

The word like appears to have become a substitute for more or less anything in a sentence.

"Oh yeah, and like, the other day it was like, soooo random, like, he came up to me and said, "Do you want a drink, love?" And I'm like, duhhh, like, it would be so, like, majorly stupid of me not to say yes! Anyway. He was like, "I'll get you that, then." So like, I took a seat, and like, who should come along but (insert C-list celebrity name of your choice here)! And I was like, blown away, do you know what I mean? Totally top stuff. It was like having ten Christmasses at once!"

the callous consumer debt advice panel was waiting for him at the exit, but

Realised that working in a record store is possibly one of the worst jobs you can have to eliminate existing debt. I must've spent almost £200 since being hired there! Here's a list of stuff I've bought: PS2 Need for Speed Most Wanted, Batman Begins, Have I Got News For You, Clarkson Heaven and Hell, Permanent: Joy Division 1995, Bloc Party: Silent Alarm, Him: Dark Light, The Snowman Soundtrack, Holst: The Planets, Adema: Planets, Coltrane: Blue Train, Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Philip Glass: Violin Concerto.... the list goes on....

If only I folded pocket kings.

Took a quick peek inside our house under going refurbishment. We're living in my sister's home next door, so checking the progress is easy. Originally we were planning an extension but now it seems virtually the whole house is being revamped. So far the new kitchen and bathroom have been installed, and the rooms upstairs have new lights fitted and painted walls.

Is that a lot after 3 months? With builders these days you don't know what you can get yourself into. A block of City University, including part of the student union, is also being revamped. So during term I found myself hanging around Angel and Barbican. The Elbow room is a great place to go in Angel. Its a pool lounge and bar with a nice, chilled atmosphere.

Then there's Gutshot in Barbican where I've now played 4 poker tournaments. The most recent one was the most disappointing, a NL holdem £5 buy in. Like all other 'happy hour' tournaments, there is a 30 minute period of 2 re buys. As usual I ended up rebuying to the full £15. I was receiving the worst hands you can get e.g. 7/2 off-suit; 3/6 off. After the rebuy period finished, I finally received a good hand. Pocket kings, the second best pre flop.

I went all in against 2 others: one with Q/8 and another with 10/K. Flop was 6, Q, 3. The turn was an A, giving 10/K an inside straight draw. And yes, you guessed it, a J came on the river. Absolutely GUTTED. Thats poker, c'est la vie.

I had to double check my January exam timetable which reads: 3rd Jan Principles of Finance........Thats it!! No Maths, no Economics. This means I'll have 5 modules in May. Lucille, I'm sure your timetable is not this erratic, how's 3rd yr Maths going?

although not sure if copying directly was in fact a sign in lessening of quality, it

HERE ARE SOME THINGS I DO NOT LIKE. I do not like sluts. I do not like trade unionists. I do not like people with a lot of bling. It is generally worth less than my boxers anyway. I do not like people who park their cars unnecessarily closely to me. I do not like people who talk shit about me behind my back. I do not like dumbass 10 year olds who think they're punk/rocker just because they've bought a Bloc Party hoodie. I do not like reality TV. I do not like how expensive stuff is in this country. I do not like vegetables. I do not like my hometown, Sutton, because it is a concrete shithole full of loud noisy Stella-drinking chavs, and the excuse for its nightlife is lamentable. Why can't the Cockpit be in South London?! Lol. I do not like exercise. Much. HERE ARE SOME THINGS I DO LIKE: I like rock and punk music, in particular Slam Dunk from my all-conquering glorious student days I like articulate people who can hold a conversation in non-fuckwit-speak English I like several cups of coffee in the morning I like going to the rock fests in the summer - if I have any spare money. I like to, and WILL, do everything I can to keep my friends happy. I like to write music in my spare time, but mostly that's because I'm hoping to make a living out of it. I like driving, and fast cars, but not in a "boy racer let's soup up a Citroen Saxo" kind of way. I like Space Invaders. SOME WORDS AND PHRASES TO CONTEMPLATE compensation culture. because you're worth it. charm offensive was led by prominent heads of state glowing carmine surrealistically made permanent ethereal lightness in what would otherwise be a cesspit of distress earthquake diplomacy did the rounds and gauzed up emotional imperfections interrogation technique was employed as America adopted a "less is more" think-tank strategy praxeological distinction upon the theoretical framework, busting to the seams superimposed upon the tangential scalar nexus starlights in the gloom that is a vertiginous distance the jilted whore made good her revenge mellifluous marmalade on crusted toasted bread afflicted his self-perceived xenophobic wisdom kerosene surcharge while world oil price rises WHAT ABOUT MY PERSONALITY? I am shy and easily intimidated. I probably have a sense of inferior masculinity. (see huge muscly black guys above) I am capable of spending literally hundreds of hours sitting at home writing one bar of music. Because if it's the song which makes me .... I am kind, compassionate, warm hearted and caring, but not if you fuck me off. I am romantic...but not in a slushy new-age-bloke way. I am really still a 14 year old kid at heart .. after all, adults are just kids with debt. And now, a quick survey: TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: you should know that! Birthday: july 7 Birthplace: sutton royal marsden Current Location: sutton - don't I move around a lot Eye Color: brown Hair Color: brown Height: 5'8 Right Handed or Left Handed: right Your Heritage: I'm half-chink if that's what you mean The Shoes You Wore Today: DCs, my fav! Your Weakness: any insect...shudder... Your Fears: never finding love Your Perfect Pizza: meat feast Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: get an album published Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol Thoughts First Waking Up: oh shit, am I not dead yet? Your Best Physical Feature: my fingers (to make good music you dirty minded ppl!) Your Bedtime: when I want Your Most Missed Memory: Jill ... the cute lass at the Cockpit ... sigh Pepsi or Coke: Coke McDonalds or Burger King: BK burger with McD fries! Single or Group Dates: Single Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: neither Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee Do you Smoke: no Do you Swear: a bit Do you Sing: badly Do you Shower Daily: yes Have you Been in Love: i'm not sure. what is love? Do you want to go to College: done that! Do you want to get Married: yeah...call me old-fashioned Do you belive in yourself: sometimes, but not overly so Do you get Motion Sickness: no Do you think you are Attractive: definitely not Are you a Health Freak: hahaha...that should be, am i an anti-health freak Do you get along with your Parents: usually Do you like Thunderstorms: i don't dislike them... Do you play an Instrument: piano, keyboards, some drums (used to do clarinet & alto sax too!) In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: definitely In the past month have you Smoked: no, because i don't In the past month have you been on Drugs: don't do them either In the past month have you gone on a Date: nope. are you seeing a pattern here? In the past month have you gone to a Mall: how effeminate. yes. In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no In the past month have you been on Stage: er...no. In the past month have you been Dumped: no In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no Ever been Drunk: yes Ever been called a Tease: no! Ever been Beaten up: yes Ever Shoplifted: no How do you want to Die: as painlessly as possible What do you want to be when you Grow Up: i will never grow up, i still listen to Green Day records man and i'm bleeding 21. What country would you most like to Visit: Egypt In a Boy/Girl.. Favourite Eye Color: any Favourite Hair Color: brown Short or Long Hair: either Height: no giraffes, other than that anything Weight: no hippos. god i'm so shallow...ugh. Best Clothing Style: sk8er Number of Drugs I have taken: none. (and the pattern is complete) Number of CDs I own: millions Number of Piercings: none Number of Tattoos: none Number of things in my Past I Regret: a lot CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS! (Edit)
I'd Like to Meet:	It would be quite cool to meet (not in any order) 1) Green Day, or Muse. I cannot stop playing their albums!!! What can I say, Dookie still remains unbeaten for pure entertainment. (This is a massive tip off that I don't like scene kids!) 2) A wicked girlfriend. 3) Ken Livingstone. (so I can kick him in the balls) 4) Any randomly selected member of the Labour party. (for the same reason) 5) Would've liked to have met my grandad on my mum's side. But he died before I was born. 6) The bloke who created Wacky Races and Stop The Pigeon. Two of the finest cartoons EVER! Although he's probably dead too now, come to think of it. (Edit)
Interests:	Bowling, cars, films, gigs, good music, driving, wine, and ... did I mention wine?! (Edit)
Music:	Fav bands include: 3 Doors Down A All American Rejects Ash Athlete Blink182 Dashboard Confessional Feeder Goldfinger Green Day (kind of sad now I'm so old!) Guns n Roses James Jimmy Eat World Joy Division Kings of Leon Lit Muse NFG Ocean Colour Scene Offspring Oleander Pixies Queen Razorlight Reel Big Fish Stereophonics Sugar Ray Taking Back Sunday The Zutons Yellowcard (Edit)
Movies:	Fav movies: Donnie Darko Napoleon Dynamite Being John Malkovich Boys Don't Cry The Green Mile Shawshank Redemption Forrest Gump The Piano American Beauty The Virgin Suicides Dumb and Dumber Labyrinth Seven Fight Club City of God (Edit)
Television:	a disturbing semi-obsession with The Simpsons. to a lesser extent: Takeshi's Castle, Bullseye, The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune ... all of these are classic, classic retro shows which cannot be beaten! and a couple from when I was much, much younger: Blockbusters (can I have a P please Bob?!?!) Finders Keepers Fun House (Edit)
Heroes:	Margaret Thatcher ... she was never concerned with image unlike Mr Blair and she actually did stuff instead of fannying about like a media whore. Not to mention, the free milk she gave us all in primary school...mmm.....three layers of skin.... (Edit)
Books:	anything by William Boyd or Haruki Murakami

end of term

Finally, I've finished my economics essay WOOHOO! A big sigh of relief. The great thing is, I've handed it in a day before the deadline. Went to the poker club 'Gutshot' in EC1 last Thursday, my 1st time there. The place is only 5 minutes walk away from the City uni campus which is brilliant. I entered only my 2nd live tournament, a £5 buy-in. The game was omaha pot limit. We were allowed 2 re-buys, so I started with £10, then got another £5 just before the re buy period finished. There were 30 players to start with, and after an hour, I found myself on the final table of 10 players. I had built up a healthy chip stack, so when the guy next to me went all in and beat me on the river with only 2 outs remaining, I wasnt badly affected.

One by one, players dropped out and I was in the top 5, so I was guaranteed some money back. But I didn't expect to go as far as heads up, and in the end, we decided to split the money. So I paid £15, and got back £90 for finishing joint 1st!! Not bad for a first time, beginner's luck maybe.

Tomorrow's the last day of term, don't know what I'm going to do during the holidays. No doubt there will be a few poker sessions with Tony and Howard, and any other Habs guys who want to lose their money to me.

weatherwoman irritated viewers by constantly smiling ear-to-ear as she delivered her hellish report

Thicker coats are certainly the order of the day as the weather takes a turn for the worse. Tomorrow I return to Leeds for a much anticipated night out at Cockpit; 4 hours of the best music ever. I am salivating just thinking about it. But time waits for no man, and I'll have to be back in Sutton by the following afternoon for a staff Christmas dinner. Also greatly looking forward to the 9th as that is PAY DAY....yessss! :)