Get some Nuts!

Here is the Snickers ad I mentioned a while ago…

I’ve been wondering; what is the longest word you can type on one letter of your phone? I got deeded as my bet. With only a couple of other keystrokes you can type highlight.

I’ve been outside reading Consider Phlebas. It’s pretty good so far. I’ve only just started. I read The Algebraist a while ago and I enjoyed that, so I thought I’d try another Iain M. Banks book…

Watched The Life Aquatic last night. It’s a great film. I love the way Jeff Goldblum is in the middle of a firefight muttering “they made soup out of my research turtles” What a great cast that film had… I’m a big fan of Wes Anderson. Bottle Rocket is a fantastic film too.

My essay deadline approacheth. Which is lucky because I’m running out of steam… I’m a steam powered essay writin’ machine and I’m running out of juice… I’m a juice-powered steam-driven essay-writin’ machine!

Topos, Topology and quite possibly Tapas

Came across this in New Scentist which I thought was interesting. Haven’t actually read it yet (just the bit in NS) but it sounds like Reichenbach’s “relativity of geometry” was just the tip of the iceberg. Interesting to look into for my Philosophy of Science essay…

Bought some CDs yesterday; Pantera, Led Zeppelin and Dub Pistols. Happy with Pantera, Very pleased with Led Zep but massively disappointed by the new Dub Pistols. It’s got nothing on Point Blank.

Finished Illium. Interesting and I kind of want to read the sequel, but its no revelation space… Now reading the new Umberto Eco novel…

Studying for my topology exam next Tuesday. Not really looking forward to it that much, but its measure theory the day after, so that puts things in perspective. There’s a new section on covering spaces that hasn’t been in previous years so there are no past exam papers. That makes it harder to revise. I’m quietly confident that I can be ready by the time of the exam. Though it does depend somewhat on how much time measure theory takes up…

I got my Hegel essay back and got 68 which I’m pretty pleased with. Would be nice to get a first for the finished product. I also got an old essay back that I’d forgotten about. I thought it was a terrible essay. Far too short and a bit rambling. Also I had fitted in the words “badger” and “aubergine” into it at the suggestion of my housemate. But I got 64 for that, which is twice what I was expecting.

Also… Tapas. mmm. Damn. I missed the simpsons.

How to waste a weekend

So, this evening I’m going to eat a pizza, watch Bremner Bird and Fortune, then deliverance, and then go to bed. Tomorrow I’ll probably get up late, read through my notes and then add a thousand words to my essay on Hegel’s Phenomenology. After that I’ll probably mess around on the internet and then go to bed again. Except I’ll probably skip the part about reading notes and writing essay…

So far today I have done nothing of note except walk to sainsbury’s to buy milk…

I’m currently reading Ilium by Dan Simmons and playing Dynasty Warriors on the PSP. I’m listening to Youngblood Brass Band and the I (heart) huckabees soundtrack…