So, I just found out that my Austrian e-pal, who I met on holiday and is in the army, is going to Georgia to help the people there. He told me that he hopes he'll come back.

Ugh, what a great end to a great day. I though that that awful iced caramel machiatto on the way home was the icing on the cake, but this is the multi-coloured super-sprinkles.


"This job would be great if it wasn't for the fucking customers." True say man, true say.


Oh, and I didn't see one interesting-looking person when I enrolled at college on Tuesday. I know I'm judging books by their covers but that's what I do; I have a library card which allows me to do so on a regular basis and I'm quite good at it. I kinda don't want to go back to school now.


I wish my icon was true.

If
P = Probability of spending money (as a fraction)

Then P is directly proportional to t, as denoted
P α t

As t approaches 24, P approaches 1
Or, as t → 24, P → 1

Demonstrated by the equation:
P = (1/24)t
or
P = t/24

For example, if I spent 1 hour on the internet yesterday (t  = 1)
P = 1/24

Roughly speaking, that translates as if I went on 24 shopping websites, I would have made a purchase from 1 of them.

If I spend 4 hours on the internet today (t = 4)
P = 4/24
Therefore P = 1/6

Which means I will buy something from a sixth of all of the shopping websites I visit.

As proof, I offer you this:

Today's History
Waterstones.com
hmv.com
play.com
etsy.com
xkcd.com store
ebay.com

Today I bought 5 books ebay.

Q.E.D.

The scary part is, this equation is trufax. I'm gonna be so poor if I don't reduce t.

I mean, do you have to look so fucking depressed all the time?



I think the Houses of Parliament should hold a fancy dress party. Now that would be awesome beyond words.

And the state of the nation isn't so bad. You just believe too much you read in the Sun, Mr Brown. If I was a Cabinet Minister, things would be so awesome. We'd be the happiest nation ever. I mean, in a country where the MPs skip and give their colleagues cake, what could ever go wrong?

Re: The Dark Knight. I've so far managed to get 2 days past the UK release date (a week and a half or so past the US one?) without picking up any major spoilers. I've heard so little about Two-Face it's unreal, to the point of not knowing if he's even in it. I mean, obviously Harvey Dent is in it. (If you dont want to know who Two-Face is, don't highlight.) I'm not complaining though, the less I hear about the plot the happier I am as far as I'm concerned.

But I'm going a little bit bat crazy. To the point where I have a Batman logo T-shirt, a Batgirl T-shirt, a pair of bat earrings, a pair of Batman knickers, 3 badges, a bag, 2 Joker posters, a Batman poster and a 3D Dark Knight poster. The Burton/Schumacher box set. And the Batman Begins/Gotham Knight box - the play.com exclusive with a USB with movie stills.

And also, the OMG BAT LIVING IN MY ROOF.

Well. It may not be a bat. It might be some sparrows, or a rat, or a demon waiting to posess me (see 'Come Closer' by Sara Gran). If it's a bat, we aren't even allowed to move it because it's endangered. How badass is that? A bat living in my room?

Finally, Austria was awesome. In a few words: sunburn, beer, singing, hot choir/army/photographer guys from other countries, awesome graffiti (who knew?!). Good times. Except for the stupid costume. And the choir that had a song that was 7 minutes of fart noises.

From the transcript of the Lexicon lawsuit, during JK's cross examination. Q is David S. Hammer, Defence Attorney for RDR Books. A is the dear and wonderful Joanne Rowling.

A.       It so happens -- and I think I testified this
    morning -- that an alphabetical rearrangement is the laziest
    way to rearrange and sell my work.
Q.  Well, it is a lazy way but it is a very useful way to
    readers, isn't it?
A.  In what way?
Q.  It is easy to get information in alphabetical listing,
    isn't it?
A.  I don't understand.  Why -- how would I -- I don't
    understand how I would use this book as a reader.
Q.  Have you ever used a dictionary, Ms. Rowling?
A.  You are telling me Mr. Vander Ark is going to teach me how
    to spell?

I knew there was a reason she was one of my heroes. If she doesn't win, there are going to be some serious assassinations going down...