Yep, I leave in about half an hour and I won’t be back until Tuesday. I might well be unable to walk by then though; it depends how tough this route is. Hopefully it shouldn’t be too bad since everyone decided they wanted an ‘exploration’ instead of an ‘expedition’, which basically means less walking and [...]

Filed under: English, Livejournal (old) on July 22nd, 2004 | No Comments »

Just finished watching ‘The Hole’ that my sister taped. It’s a surprisingly good horror film actually - every twist in it caught me out, so it wasn’t at all predictable for me. There was psychological eeriness - which I always find is much more scary than flat out gore - and an interesting approach to [...]

Filed under: English, Livejournal (old) on July 20th, 2004 | No Comments »

I’ve just found out reading on the new official Oingo Boingo website that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is set to be re-made by non other than legend Tim Burton! What’s even better is than Danny Elfman is scoring it (lead singer of Oingo Boingo when they were around and film composer for films [...]

Filed under: English, Livejournal (old) on July 19th, 2004 | 1 Comment »

I’ve just returned from the Doctor’s to talk about the results of that blood test I had before I went to Japan. Apparently I have a higher-then-normal level of bilirubin (37, the normal being about 22). Anything over 35 usually causes slight yellow discolouration in the whites of the eyes or skin. The level fluctuates, [...]

Filed under: English, Livejournal (old) on July 19th, 2004 | No Comments »

I suppose I should update this briefly to let everyone know I’m actually back. Also, apologies for the mistake in the last post that a friend pointed out to me; I meant I would be very UNlikely to reply to emails while I was in Japan. In any case, the whole trip rocked! I miss [...]

Filed under: English, Livejournal (old) on July 18th, 2004 | No Comments »