I've been wondering whether to write a post or not tonight. And clearly, I have decided to.

So!

As predicted, these past couple of weeks have been largely without incident. Huzzah! Although, I have been able to keep myself pretty busy, actually, and as such I've not really been on a large-scale job hunt.

It's been hot these past few days though, huh? I'm baking right now, even though I've got all my windows open. I hate my bedroom, as it's the exact opposite in the winter. Very annoying.

Oh, I was ill the other day. That's kinda interesting. For a time I thought I might've had swine flu. That sounds like an over-reaction, but I was feeling terrible. In reality, I think it was just a cold combined with very little sleep and not a lot of food over the course of about 3 days. But hey. Easy mistake to make, right? :)

Eh, my mind's not really working right now, so let's leave it at that. Short, but not necessarily sweet. Still short though. A good thing? God knows. Bye!

You know what?

Fuck it.

I'm going to start posting here again.

Not often, mind, but now and then.

I don't have anything big to say, really, but I feel like updating everyone on what's up with me. I don't know why. And, frankly, if you don't want to read any further, then you don't have to. I'll probably never know anyway. So it's allll good.

Right then!

First things first, I've nearly finished my second year of Uni. MY SECOND FUCKING YEAR. In one year's time, I'll be done. Out in the big wide world, waiting for graduation. (Yes, I will have to wear one of those silly robe/hat combos, and yes the photos will be up on Facebook for people to point and laugh at.) That really is crazy.

I've enjoyed this year though. Basically everything I've learnt/written I've gained some enjoyment out of. Which is great. I've written a couple of stories that I'm incredibly proud of. Perhaps I'll post them up over the summer, if anyone wants? That'd be cool :)

Anyway, I'm starting my final year project soon. It's an 8000 word creative piece. It's (hopefully) going to be a zombie story set in a Nineteen Eighty Four-style world, told from the perspectives of several characters. It's based on one of my highest-marked stories of the year, so I'm hoping for great things. Especially as I have a year to do it. Fingers crossed it'll be awesome.

I have no idea what I'm going to do when I leave, though. I'd love to be a writer, but I get the feeling I might not be good enough. We'll see. I want to do a bit of traveling in between finishing and when I graduate, anyway. Hopefully tour America. That'd be cool. I'm going to NYC with a couple of friends for our 21st birthdays, so we'll see what happens, eh?

Home life's cool too. Well, as cool as it ever was and ever will be. I think I'm *too* attached to my family, actually. I could do with a little more independence. It's not them being clingy, I guess it's me not letting go. Probably because I don't really have anything/one else *too* cling to. But hey ho. Whatever Trevor. (I've probably depressed everyone now. Whoops! :P)

I have an iMac now. It's awesome. I'm typing from it as I...type. Yup.

Actually, finally getting a new computer has inspired me to go back to The Nexus. Anyone remember that? It was a massive story I started writing waaaay back when I first started on Xanga. I got the first volume of it done (although, looking back, it's dreadful) and then sort of got waylaid with college and Uni during the writing of the second. The story's still in my head though. I've begun again from scratch, and I think it's much much better already, even though I've only written about two and a half thousand words. Undoubtedly I'll have to put it aside once I get started on my FYP, but we shall see. Oh yeah, and even though that rhymed, I still suck at writing poetry. Whoops.

Anyway, while I'm looking forward to finishing Uni for the summer in some ways, I'm dreading it in others. After Wednesday (and one other day, I think, that I'm unsure of at the moment) I won't have to go back until the 28th September. Woooaaaahhhh. That's a long time, that. I need to get a job, quite badly. I've applied at, like, four or five places so far but no-one's gotten back to me. I don't really hold out that much hope: if graduates are struggling finding full time jobs, how on Earth am I gonna find a summer one? Ah well. Let's see how it goes. At least I can get lots of writing and research done, if nothing else.

I think that's it for now. I'll post back in a few weeks. If anyone wants to leave any suggestions for what I should do over the summer, where to find a job, any of that lark, then let me know. Or if you just want to write a comment to say hello. That'd be nice :)

Take care y'all! :D

One word. Well, a number.

1000.

Days since I first posted on Xanga. 1000 fucking days.

1000 days ago, I was still at college, having just finished first year.

1000 days ago, MySpace was still the cool thing to do.

1000 days ago, I was determined to update at least once a day.

1000 days ago, I was apparantly still playing Guitar Hero 1. (Some things never change, eh?)

All of this was new. And now, really, as much as I still post now and again, Xanga is old news. It's dead. Finished. An Ex-site. (Begin the Dead Parrot sketch, if you really want...)

Anyway, I'm content. I'm not sure if I'll ever post here again, genuinely. To be frank, I don't really need it anymore. I maintain two other blogs (1 & 2), Facebook and, despite my second point above, MySpace (a little), Twitter, and about a zillion other personal spaces. And, like, 4 people read this. If that.

But who knows? It's kinda like coming back to an old friend, this Xanga is. So we'll see. I tried leaving before, and that didn't last long. Like, a day. But if I don't, and this really is the last goodbye, then so long, farewell and auf weidersein. Thanks for reading.

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Quick note, after posting: Ah, shit. It's BST now, isn't it? That means this has gone up an hour early. Still, I assure you that by my clock, it's exactly 1000 days. So there. Bye.