Archive for July, 2005
Masterchef!
2:13 pmI’ve gotten into baking this past couple of weeks 
Last week I made brownies, and the other day I made cookies, and both turned out rather well for the most part 
It’s surprisingly therapeutic and enjoyable watching sugar, butter and flour turn into cakey goodness I’ll be making brownies again tonight to take over to Kev’s brother’s new place tomorrow. Looking forward to that as a) there’ll be brownies b) I like Kev’s brother and his gf c) there’ll be pizza and d) the house has a piano and guitar in it so we can have singsongs
Saw Fantastic Four last night at the cinema - really enjoyed it apart from Ioan Gruffydd’s American accent which kept slipping to reveal a Welsh drawl It’s rather like the X-Men films in terms of style I think, very good anyways.
Also saw trailors for a few others: Herbie, Bewitched (must see!!), The Duke of Hazzard or something (looks completely awful), Sky High (could be good) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which I have taken great issue with as for me, regardless of whether Roald Dahl thought so or not, the Gene Wilder film was everything this story should be in film and the remake looks appalling in comparison. Johnny Depp’s Wonka, in particular, is not what my Willy Wonka was when I read the book, and pretty much what Wilder’s was without having seen the film first. Anyways, don’t think I’m going to see this one unless it comes up as a social occasion.
General update :)
10:13 amYesterday there was a 2 minutes silence in memory of the London bomb victims last week - people in London itself left their offices and stood outside to show their defiance to the people responsible which I think was a nice gesture to make It’s thought that most of the bombers died in the explosions - too good for them if you ask me. Queen are holding their concert in Hyde Park that was postponed from last Friday and have invited all the emergency personnel who worked to deal with what happened as a tribute to them which I think shows what down to earth nice guys Queen are
Been playing WoW a bit again recently, having gone off it for a while. I’ve started an Undead Warlock on Mal’Ganis (going to be Demonology/Destruction I think) and a Human Mage on Icecrown (going to be Frost/Arcane), which I thought would be nice as one is PvP/dark and sinister and the other is PvE/light so to speak. So far, I’m preferring the warlock, I think because the Undead lands are totally new to me and the human lands are getting to be as familiar as the Troll/Orc lands are. I also like having a pet Much to Kev’s delight I’ve also started getting a bit more into my (now 57) priest, and did a disastrous UBRS raid last night which was my first ever. We’re both in a largeish guild and are both a bit concerned that desire for numbers and classes may have overtaken the desire for quality a bit 
In a rare diet update, I’ve decided to start eating 2 small meals during the day (other than breakfast/dinner) as opposed to just lunch as my blood sugar seems to go through the floor if I don’t have something every couple of hours :S
Anyways, only another 5 and a half hours including the gym to go and I can go home
And life goes on
9:28 pmAfter the shock of yesterday’s explosions, London picked itself up, dusted itself off and got on with things this morning, which makes me feel immensely proud to be British. Not to focus too much on the past but this country has been through a lot over the years, and each time we’ve come through it standing tall and refusing to be beaten. I’m not normally that openly nationalist, but I think everyone woke up feeling it a little bit today. Still haven’t heard from Louise tho, but I expect all is fine and I’m just being paranoid as usual. You can’t help but worry tho…
There are some who have said that what happened in London wasn’t on the same scale as what happened on September 11th, and others who seem to imply that we were asking for it by going into Iraq. I can see both sides to the Iraq issue, but the only people I hold responsible for yesterday are the people who triggered the bombs and noone else. Things like this should never happen, whether it be here, in the US, or anywhere else in the world. It’s disgusting to me that any group should demonstrate their beliefs in this way, and especially purport to do so in the name of a religion, the true followers of which are as appalled by such acts as we are. It’s even sadder to think that despite the horror of what happened, many thousands more die in the world’s poorest countries on a daily basis.
And that is what is so good about today - the G8 got results
A sad day :(
3:47 pmThis morning the London Tube and bus networks were driven to a halt by a series of explosions that are apparently the work of terrorists 
Got no idea if a friend of mine was affected or not which has been worrying me since I found out about it.
What is wrong with some people????
Great weekend
11:27 amHad a stonkingly fantastic weekend!! Four meals out in three days, bowling and cinema, pressie giving - brilliant! Think Kev enjoyed it all, which is the main thing really as it was for his benefit, but I certainly needed a fun-packed weekend after the crappiness of the weeks lately!
