Trains

Yes, just yes to gravy.

Why, I have no idea why that came to my head....

Anyway, I feel like complaining. But I also don't feel like complaining =/ because I'd feel guilty because I'm going to have an excellent day tomorrow.

I'm going to Imperial War Museum for history. Shall be majorly interesting :) ... there shall be exhibits to enthral me; sitting down learning about it doesn't really give you what you want from history. I would so totally love to be involved in digs and whatever in Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, albeit there are political hindrances, and also the bastard Americans fucked up Iraq's history, ta.

But yeah, museum =] Also, we may happen upon a few shops while we visit la ville de Londres. As it happens, EMA has finally forked over the moneys!! 'Bout bloody time. But now I may actually look around for something other than food x] oh, happiness. And Subway is finally in my budget, also!

So, we are venturing along the track to London, which I shall love. Trains are amazing, no doubt

about it. Who didn't spend early years without this bloke?

An inspiration. For me anyway; I remember when I was in year 2 we had to come in dressed as our favourite person off TV, and I came as the Fat Controller. =] Suited me, as I was pretty chubby at the time.

So, it shall be a great train journey travelling through the countryside for two hours with good music, pleasant conversation and sumptuous sweeties :D

And here is an example of where trains discuss the day's going's ons:

So, trains ... EMA ... museum.

Yeah, complaints. I'm feeling overall pretty good at the moment, but I am slightly annoyed at some things. I mean, do you get that feeling that you're just trying to be so obvious, so you can get an answer on something and the person is either stupidly oblivious (I really dislike that in a person) or they know you're trying to make a point but they don't want to answer. Its probably my fault somehow, but like grrrr. Annoying ;[

And, my mother keeps nagging me to take the bins out.

Also, UCAS is kind of stressing me out a bit now, I have my personal statement done, and I've asked Sandy to do the reference for me, but I won't be in very long at all tomorrow, so I don't see how I can get that done tomorrow, leaving it until Friday, and I'd really prefer nothing to go wrong....Never mind. I look ever onward to the next holidays :) however daunting it may be that after it will be our first A level exams, our penultimate term at St. Cenydd and the start of third decade I've had in my life.

And chavs are spreading like bloody rats in our school >:[

But yeah, tomorrow will be good.

By the way, John piss off with your blank texts.

And I plan to write a blog on the good things about Scotland on St Patrick's Day. =]

Nos da.

Moi

Dun Laoghaire

....is a not a country, its a place in Dublin.

So, Ireland.

What is there to Ireland?

There's a few Irish people, some Cider, some potatoes, some grass and clovers, and of course there's the scarily devout Catholics. (:

But what is Ireland really important for? How has it helped?

Well, its given a lovely name like Ciara to the world. Absolutely lovely, yes.

Posh Literature Stuff

Really quite fabulous works of literature have come from Ireland, perhaps unheard of in other areas, e.g. the world, but really now, Ireland hasn't done bad for itself. For example, Jonatha

n Swift, writer of Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal, is considered to be the foremost satirist in the English language. Satire can be found in the forms of wonderful irony, sarcasm, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison or double etendre. Irish people have also found themselves acquiring the Nobel Prize for Literature, Seamus Heaney (Seamus! Another Irish name! C'est beau!) is an unknown example for you.

Music

La musique d'Irlande est particulièrement étonnant avec des exemples tels que U2, Westlife, The Script et The Pogues .... and some lesser known examples:

• The Thrills, a Dubliner Indie rock band, with interesting tunes I've now fallen in love with. I began with listening to Midnight Choir. Tis lovely.
  Also, here is one of their albums, Let's Bottle Bohemia.

• And some other bands

• Of course, Ireland has been the most successful country in the Eurovision Contest with 7 wins under their belt; you may want to look into that.

Some other thoughts of my own.

My other thoughts on Ireland include the greatness of Father Ted which I'm sure you must all love. Indeed, Dermot Morgan was an amazing actor, extremely hilarious. Ardal O'Hanlon is equally amazing, but my all-time favourite Irish comedian - Dylan Moran. Watch Black Books (a TV show he stars in with Bill Bailey) =] and his show, Monster ... or Like Totally.

Another thought of mine; Ireland did win 6 Nations this year, and as long as they beat England, we've got to be happy with that right. Sportswise, Ireland also has its hurling and Gaelic football. I am enthralled.

Oh My God! Ed Byrne is Irish :O how did I not think of that! Yes, I do love him whenever he's on HIGNFY et cetera et cetera.

Also in my interest

History and all that. Ireland has this interesting history of Celts and Vikings and so on and so forth; Dublin being founded by the Vikings as well as many other towns around Ireland.

One of the places I've visited in Ireland is Blarney, famous for its Castle and at the highest point of the castle, a so-called magic stone.

'At the top of the castle lies the Stone of Eloquence, better known as the Blarney Stone. Tourists visiting Blarney Castle may hang upside-down over a sheer drop to kiss the stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquence.'

(from Wikipedia)

When I visited the castle, I did not kiss the stone.

1. I was only 7 or 8 and the 'sheer drop' scared the shit out of me :)
2. The stone was being kissed by ewwww so many tourists =/ ....

And well also of interest in Ireland. The Giant's Causeway, a pretty formation in the rocks that has legends associated with it. In my opinion, the beach is better, but well I guess its a nice place to go.

Yes, so Ireland is really quite fabulous :) But of course, the best person on Ireland is Ciara Kinsella. Most interesting person Irish person I know. Wouldn't you agree Becky Connolly?

(:

But Wales is better.

Moi

Kay, let us think.

When there's nowhere else to run

Is there room for one more son

One more son

If you can hold on

If you can hold on, hold on (8)

....

So onto something about music, if that is Xanthe's wish (which is fair enough since blogging was interesting. Why did it die people? ... All of you are evil, because I enjoyed reading them ;[). Well my favourites in bands...hmmm. I love the Killers first and foremost; I had loved them for many many years, and when Day & Age came out I was completely drawn in. Don't you just love Brandon Flowers' feather jacket :P

Seeeeee..

=]

Yes, so they are my absolute favs, and under that several bands fight for position depending on the mood I'm in really. Or just because I've randomly rediscovered a song. Or something.

I am enjoying Blue October quite a lot, generally the songs from one album - History For Sale.

Chameleon Boy, Clumsy Card House and Calling You are fabulous songs :)

Its an odd love of mine, Blue October, as you really hate their voices to start off with. Its an acquired taste.

Maxïmo Park is another love of mine, although their songs are pretty depressing I don't tend to notice it

And then Elliot Minor, Fall Out Boy and Franz Ferdinand <3>

oooo and Kings of Leon. =]

Ohh and Muse of course :) Their new album also got me listening to all their old albums again. I have no idea what my favourite songs from Muse are. I do have many. Resistance in the new album is my most-played Muse song, but they are all something that I can be bothered to think about!

So, yeah. Now back to quietly waiting for more blogs :)

Nos da, a cysgwn dawel.

Moi

Earth's Not That Bad.

Quoi...?

History Essay by tomorrow ;/

But also Sponsored Walk. Not that I’m sponsored or anything. It will be fun however =]

I love walking, also its much more interesting than being cooped up in the Sixth Form Block….with its BOILING I.T SUITE :|

Yay Tomorrow!

Also, yay I got the Sweden Pen back =]

Chloe, I want that picture of it, pleeaseeeee. Its my friend =]

Moi

=[

Please Phil, give me my Sweden Pen back.

'dont think just write'

What to do, to escape from the 'contrived' blogs I've apparently been doing.

No thinking, I think too much during writing? Do I?

Never actually thought about that. How ironic :)

There's not much I'm thinking of at the moment. I'm scared to think of a problem because Xanthe'll want me to sort it out then :|

I'm in such a lazy mood at the moment I feel, like I just can't be arsed to sort out anything...when I constantly have the luxury of so much free time. What's the problem there? Do I need drugs? Not that that'll help at all. No no no. Drugs are very naughty :)

Apparently the society is using them too much to try to solve simple things like sadness, where the need isn't very important. Yes, watch 'It's Only A Theory' on iplayer :) Its fabulous - with both Reginald D Hunter AND Andy Hamilton =D

That was certainly the highlight of my evening watching that, because I'm just obsessed with the iplayer, en ce moment.

And apart from that, well I'm annoyed at Bit torrent for messing up my download.... Tried downloading 28 Days Later, because it's great and I wanted to watch it for the 2nd time :) but apparently not, Bit torrent decides to ruin it for me. You know, they've now decided to create a sequel to 28 Weeks Later, quite obviously, 28 Months Later (Where will this end?). So yeah, new film building on the end of the prequel where the deadly Rage virus ends up next to the Eiffel Tower. Isn't that surprising? :)

So more death and destruction in my favourite post-apocalyptic film series to date. However, the director did state 'the film is not a science fiction horror film but rather a drama in that environment'.

Now, isn't that interesting? Reminds me of the Big Brother with the zombies, so exciting =]

Well, anyway. On the film perspective, I really want to see Ricky Gervais' new film =] looks fun

A world without lying. Good as a comedy but I couldn't deal with it in real life. =/

I mean, where are the advantages in a world with only truth? Please enlighten me. I have no idea.

The politicians would be hilarious. Even more so than usual. Like Stanley Baldwin just before World War Two. He pretty much told the British public that if Britain was bombed there was fuck-all he could do about it =] that's just the most inspiring speech possible. Love it.

Right so, just so you know I've been listening to Muse throughout the whole writing of this blah blah blog...

trying in vain to find a big word to use there.

Maybe in the upcoming envisioned blog I shall think of enticingly big words. =]

Anyway, Gwyn is y'off

Nos da x

Moi

Grapes!

OR

You choose.

oooo and by the way, what are the feelings on the new Mika album?

I love Blame It On The Girls, and I See You. They're epic! =]

Yes, Gwyn is feeling moderately random and quite happy today; not in a thinking mood, however. So blog over.

Moi