Tragedienne of heavens, watching the eyes of the ni-i-ight! (Glass shatters from high note)

I remembered this time to be away from the hall between 10:45 and 11:15 to miss the fire alarm tests. I saw Ruth on the way as well, and I hadn't seen her for ages... probably the last time was at the ceilidh near the start of the year. Breakfast isn't the same any more :(

Actually, I keep missing breakfast now, I should get back in to a better routine. I ended up staying up till about 2 o'clock last night - that might be relatively normal for some people in the hall, but certainly not when you have regular 9 o'clock starts.

Must revise. After lunch. I'll keep typing for now. So what else is there to say? I seem to be missing the pens from my wallet. And you know me, I always have to have a pen about my person... or as Red Dwarf said, always having a pen is one of the steps to becoming a "total smeghead".

What happened to the days when I could write out 1000-word long LJ entries without difficulty? It seems I can't say much nowadays that isn't duller than that quiz Al did about the London Underground. That'll hopefully change soon, though, as I've decided that I will, after all, go and see Whitney down in Oxford. The disadvantage of travelling by coach is that it'll take literally half a day, but it's so much easier than flying. My arms would get tired.

During last night I was introduced to Nightwish, who seem to be great. I haven't heard much by them - just a couple of samples from their site - but like Iron Savior before them, just those 30-second clips have got me interested. I may well have to take a closer look at them (or listen, or whatever you like). And they've done a cover version of "Walking in the Air", which instantly makes them great <¦-D

Click here, particularly if you're RaphX

Now, I'd better go and wash all the sand out of my ruler. See previous entries for how this situation could possibly have come about.

The Algorithm Saga

Well, I said that I would revise after lunch. Here's a log of what I actually got done.

13:00 Get back from lunch.

13:05 The e-mail checking cycle commences.

13:20 Decide I'd better get around to booking tickets for going to Oxford.

13:37 Phone National Express to ask why their website isn't working.

13:42 Discover a fatal flaw after much bus timetable-searching: There are no buses from Edinburgh to St Andrews after about six in the evening. This is a very major setback to the coach plan.

13:50 Look at Easyjet instead. Plan out a journey that seems to work, but I'll check it again before booking.

14:00 Begin re-reading a few things on my computer while simultaneously watching the chatroom, though sadly nothing to do with CS2101, or even computer science at all, really.

15:35 Turn off computer.

15:53 Realise that I've been staring at a blank page pondering the origins of the Universe for nearly twenty minutes. Try to focus on notes instead.

15:56 Begin BST and map revision.

16:05 Realise that I have just said the words "And you wonder why, don't you?" out loud to no one in particular. I am cracking up.

16:14 Discover a doodle in my notes depicting a man riding a bathtub on wheels down a hill. I don't remember drawing it.

16:45 Read notes on Warshall's algorithm and am sadly reminded that I have to know about the awkward thing for the exam.

16:51 Back to the computer, having done at least some revision for now. Although it's remarkable how little I managed to get done while sitting in front of it.

My bed's all but hidden beneath a tidal wave of printed notes. Ho hum.

On a more banal note, I think I've come to a decision about how to rip Kamelot's "Epica" to hard drive - the album is pretty much one long continuous piece of music spread across 17 tracks, but I think I'll just take them separately for convenience's sake. Also, I've been eating grapes. Grapes are nice...