thanks for all those birthday messages and stuff! i had a great time. i met leigh at boro (got knocked back from a pub, on my 18th birthday!) and we went to HMV where i bought absolutely shitloads of dvd’s. like, in excess of £100 worth. then we went to pizza hut and got the best cookie dough ever. and pizza of course. then we went to see sweeney todd. it was suprisingly good, despite first impressions (johnny depp singing, hmm). though it was a bit silly to have sasha baren cohen or whatever his name is. borat, that’s the one. he did a decent job suprisingly. though he sounded a lot like borat in some lines. anyway all in all it was a good watch. then the party… begun? i don’t know. my mam had done a little party with family, but we got back a bit late and had missed everyone. thankfully. i don’t like fuss really. i spent the night talking and catching up, looking through old photos and stuff, then off to bed to watch some new dvd’s. good stuff.

saturday i went to leigh’s house. though we kept falling asleep. anyway, that was fun. all in all i had a fantastic birthday.

i have started a new blog, it’s called whyjustwhy?. it’s a ranting blog. don’t worry, i’m not abandoning this one, just saves putting rants here. i’m looking for writers, so if you’re interested holla.

http://whyjustwhy.wordpress.com

check it.

so heathledger is dead. what a shame. admittedly i’ve never seen anything he’s been in, but i’ll watch the new batman film once it’s released.

since it’s my birthday in two days, i’ve decided to see what happened on it. turns out (most notably), i’m born on the same day as john cooper-clark (amazing poet), the HONKY TONK MAN and alicia keyes. but on the exact day i was born, this happened:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/25/newsid_3420000/3420797.stm

sort of sets the tone for what my 18th will be like. thrilling.

other interesting things that happened:

• henry VIII marries anne boleyn.
• Sao Paolo was founded.
• the WWII: battle of the bulge ends (hahahaha).
• charlie manson is found guilty.
• avianca flight 52 crashes, killing 73 passengers.
• russia almosts starts a nuclear war.
• al capone dies.
• robert burns day!

and so on and so on. quite interesting actually.

well, it’s been quite a long time since the last update. i’ve been pretty fucking busy with a lot of college work (which has just piled up). in fact, right now i’m finishing off my 3D animation, but it’s not going too well so i thought i’d take a break.

wht’s been happening recently? well, not much really. the usual. i visited durham with leigh on saturday, which was pretty nice. however, there isn’t an awful lot to do in durham, in fact, it’s fairly dull. nice, but dull. it has nice scenery and a nice market though. in the end we got a bit bored and went back to sunderland to watch a movie at the cinema. i’m not sure of the name, charlie something’s war. it was pretty okay actually. this friday she’s staying over at my house.

and another thing, this friday is my birthday. i expect lots of love and money. my 18th. i actually can’t believe i’m going to be 18. you have no idea how long i’ve been waiting for this.

next up: university. i aim to get into leeds metropolitan. i’ve heard many many many good things about it, and it sounds amazing. my application is being processed.

london soon, and my we’ll have a lovely treat. and so will you hearing about it! haha.

in music: underground manchester band cats in paris. go listen to them at http://www.myspace.com/catsinparis and listen to terrapins. if you don’t fall in love, then get the h*ll out. i’ve been really digging yeasayer lately too. 2080 is such a great song. check it out if you get chance.

i’ve also been getting into ross noble lately too. the man is amazing. how he improvises the entirity of his show and yet is still hilarious is really great. i suggest you check him out (he’s from newcastle mind).

and that’s all.

so i keep coming to this but i can’t think of anything to write.

life is pretty good. i’ve finished my UCAS application for university, getting on with work etc. me and leigh are still going strong, which is always good.

i’m going to london soon, and i can’t wait. also it’s my birthday two weeks from today. i will be 18.

that’s all i have to say really.

well, first post of 2008, best make the most of it.

christmas was pretty ok. i got a new tv, which is always helpful. spent most of my christmas money on dvds and books however. bought mystery men, which is excellent, and a scanner darkly, which is pretty good. and it has music by radiohead in it, what’s not to like? leigh stayed at my house, we stayed up late watching the super mario bros. movie. how awesome are we?

new year was quiet really. not much to tell.

my resolutions are to cut down on smoking and actually make an effort with college this year. leigh has challenged me to not smoke for a week. so far i’ve gone two days without smoking, and it’s not even affecting me. i’m sat playing morrowind for the millionth time. i’ll get a prize if i do it.

it’s just another year.