So how was everyone's summer? If you are wondering why I haven't been updating this blog is because I really could not be bothered for the best part of the last year. Not that I don't like to blog but it was that I just did not feel like adding to this unless I have something to say. So why am I updating now? To be honest, I have no idea.

Now when I say that "I'm ALIVE", I mean that in the short term. You see, during the summer it has been bed at 2am and late brunches at noon. Now, however, it seems that God (or a minor deity) has got something against me. For, you see, I have just received my timetable for the next year. And what do I see? 9am starts lectures for Monday to Thursday but lectures start at 12pm on Friday. I think, "OK, it's not too bad, at least Friday will be good, right?" but noooo...fate kicks me in the crotch and puts a class at 10am in the morning on Friday. Even though I have to go to bed at human hours (at around 12am) to be actually able to climb out of it in the morning, the times actually means I'm free most afternoons, which frees me from the stresses of having one lecture in the morning and one in the dead of night. I'm not totally sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing any more.

On a more personal note, I'm officially the IT Halls advisor for my halls of residence this year and, from what I can gather, the next year too. The pay is good and the hours are perfect for me too. The only bad thing is that I've been dubbed this genius at IT by most people in my halls when I'm not. I haven't said anything to them, but it's been perceived that I am. I was approached by a guy this morning from the Bridge Society (the card game, not the thing that goes over large crevices) to help them do some stuff for their website. There's three things wrong: 1. I haven't done any website stuff for 5 years, not since my work experience down at the Royal Navy's website team, 2. I'm not part of the Bridge society, and 3. I practically know nothing about websites. He didn't believe me and said I was just being modest. Oh lawd. I'm pretty sure that in the next few days, I'll have students asking me to set up servers in their own rooms to hack into the Pentagon or something. I mean, it's not like I'm bad with computers, I'm proficient with using them, troubleshooting problems, sorting out internet connections, destroying viruses etc, but people who don't understand that just because I'm the IT guy, does not mean that I am good with everything that is to do with the computer. Just because you don't understand how to do it does not mean that someone relatively competent with the thing will know exactly how to do it. It's like saying to a dentist to operate on a hernia. They have their own specialities, same with the IT profession. You get coders and you get network engineers. One might have some idea about the other's job, but they can't do each other's job for them. I'm happy for them to ask me, but sometimes it's just embarrassing to say that "I don't know". Maybe I should put up a list of my required tasks on facebook or posters around the halls or something...

On the anime front, the summer season of anime is about over. Several good shows came out of it. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan (Or Heaven Piercing Gurren Lagaan), Lucky Star, Darker Than Black and RomeoXJuliet. Gurren Lagaan is basically for mecha fans and those who generally like Gainax, Lucky Star for those who want cute and a good laugh (Azumanga on steroids), Darker Than Black is for those who want action with a supernatural twist while RomeoXJuliet is one for those who like anime adaptations and love stories. I have yet to see RomeoXJuliet, but it has been rated highly, so yeah. Check them out. Beware that only Lucky Star has yet to be licensed, so you might have trouble finding the other three.

Anyway, have a good October. And here's some words of encouragement for the oncoming winter: "Go forth and multiply."