How Aquarius am I, then?

You are 73% Aquarius

How Aquarius Are You?

I suppose I fit the profile of a typical Aquarian quite well. Although I don't really believe in all that starsign and horoscope stuff. Does anyone?

Another hospital visit.

When I had to go to a hospital out patients' department for a blood test earlier this year, I thought it would be the last time I set foot in one for a while.

A few months later and now I've been referred to another hospital out-patients' department. This time, its to have an X-Ray on my back.

First I get a pint of blood sucked out of me, now I'm going to get a dose of radiation through me. What's next, I wonder?

Yes, I was bored again.

You Communicate With Your Ears

You love conversations, both as a listener and a talker. What people say is important to you, and you're often most affected by words, not actions. You love to hear complements from others. And when you're upset, you often talk to yourself. Music is very important to you. It's difficult to find you without your iPod.

How Do You Communicate?

(I know I've probably spent more time putting results of these quizzes on here than posting properly written blog entries this week. I'm trying to think of something good to write, but I haven't got it quite right yet. So consider me to be searching for inspiration while I post things like this on here!)

My superhero name is...

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Emerald Falcon Your Superpower is Near-death Experience Your Weakness is Crystals Your Weapon is Your Grenade Lasso Your Mode of Transportation is Pogo Stick

What's your Superhero Name?

I quite like this name, although I'm not so sure about my superpower. Still, at least I get to ride around on a pogo stick!

Criticising the critics

If there was a review of reviewers, many of the film, music and TV reviewers I've read in magazines and on the net would score 2/5 at best and minus five at worst. Is there anyone out there prepared to give anything a fair and decently written review, regardless of whether they think its good or bad? Or are they so wrapped up in the fact they get something for nothing that they can't be bothered to do their job properly?

My mum went to see The Da Vinci Code the other week. She'd seen all the reviews that said it wasn't good, but still it didn't deter her from going to watch it with her friend. They both loved it, and had clearly paid more attention to the film than a number of the critics did, if my mum's detailed analysis was anything to go by.

My mum's experience just goes to show you that you should take most reviews of something with a big pinch of salt and go and experience it for yourself. After all, it is us that go and pay money for the CD. We are the ones that stand in the queue for hours waiting to get tickets for that big gig (only to find that the bulk of them have been bought up and being sold on ebay two hours later). We're the ones that truly show our respect and adulation for the actors, musicians, directors and authors on the scene. And, we are also the ones that are buying the newspapers and magazines that are paying the critics wages. Maybe if the critics were made to pay for the things they reviewed, they would do their job better. Not only that, they would probably also regain their love of music, films, books or television. In the case of a good number of them its clear that they've lost that love, the very reason that they went into the job in the first place. Until that time comes, I say screw the critics! If you think its good, or indeed bad, go with what you think and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

"Sign of the Devil, Dude!"

My dad mentioned earlier that a colleague of his had heard that a relative of theirs had gone into labour today. According to this colleague, her relative is hoping that the baby will not be born until
after midnight tonight, given that today is 06/06/06.

This particular bit of post-tea conversation got me thinking: how many people who give birth to boys today will decide, for a laugh, to call them "Damien"? And how many will in the future, live to regret calling their little bundle of joy that name?

Another of those "Things I blog when I'm bored" entries...

The "How Cynical are You?" quiz. Yet another great timewaster from Blogthings.com.

You Are 36% Cynical

Generally you give people the benefit of the doubt. But there are exceptions. You buy into many of the things that mainstream society believes, but you're not anybody's fool.

How Cynical Are You?

Three Lions in the Sky

Prior to the start of England's friendly match against Jamaica (which, in case you haven't heard yet, England won 6-0), a helicopter was flying in the sky over the Old Trafford area, pulling a huge England banner. The first I heard of it was when my dad, who was doing the garden, shouted to me to come and have a look. By the time I'd managed to get my shoes on, the helicopter had moved off. But I knew it would come back around, so I ran back in, grabbed my camera, got a good position in the garden and waited.



The first shot (see above) was just as the helicopter was moving off the second time. I hadn't properly prepared myself, or the camera at that point. However, when it came around the next time, I was ready and got these shots of it over our street.

Getting under my skin

I'm not the kind of person that gets hung up about their looks, but recently there's been one part of my appearance that's been really getting on my nerves. I seem to be getting quite a few spots at the moment, especially on my neck and near my mouth. Now, I'm no stranger to having breakouts, having spent the bulk of my teenage years getting bouts of them. Even at the age of 25, I still get a couple now and then, but usually go away quickly. However, the ones I have at the moment aren't going away and they're really beginning to annoy me. I really don't want to go to the doctor's again- I've had treatment for them in the form of lotions and antibiotics over the years and have no wish to take anything like those again, the antibiotics in particular-but what else is there? People my age shouldn't have acne, or at very least, shouldn't have big breakouts of them. That said, I would rather have acne at my age than grey hairs.