The old year meme

[raven]

The old year meme - the first lines from each month's first entry.

January - And so, a happy new year to all; I hope it was good, and I’m not interrupting any hangovers.

February - So much stuff has been happening that I've lost the ability to type.

March - I have just made two very successful phone calls, which surprised me, actually.

April - Why, why, why were these a two-parter? (I'm talking about the Stargate episodes Prometheus and Unnatural Selection, and by the way that assessment stands)

May - Collectormania 5, or what happens when Hathor, Osiris and Raven decide going to a con three weeks before their AS-levels is a really, really good idea.

June - The first thing I can clearly remember from today is a wake-up call from balthaser, who more or less told me to get out of bed and put my head under the cold tap.

July - For some reason, I always find it easier to get up when I’m away from home. (I'm talking about an Oxford open day!)

August - See? Occasionally I do this thing known as "work." (for the Crosby Herald)

September - And last night's entry was brought to you by a maudlin night of maudlin-ness.

October - I’m back.

November -
Light up, light up, as if you have a choice,
And even if you cannot hear my voice,
I'll be right beside you here.

(lyric choice that seemed appropriate for a British citizen on November 2nd, 2004)

December - I wasn't going to write about today, because it wasn't all that interesting. (and yet I did anyway)

Today wasn't that fabulous, but it wasn't as crushingly awful as yesterday. There is a gloriously unpolitically correct poster in the library office, donated by Patrick:

"Boys are stupid. Throw rocks at them."

I have spent a lot of time in the library today. One of my New Year's resolutions was to read more actual books, and I am re-reading the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks, and enjoying them thoroughly. So far I've re-read The Player of Games, The State of the Art and Look to Windward, of which the last one is my favourite. The books are set within a decidedly SF future, within the Culture, a utopian society. I am amazed that interesting books can be written about utopia, and it seems to be a working utopia, too. I'm on Excession now - much recommended.

Actually, I ought to revise. I have another mock on Monday.

Comments

[gamesiplay.livejournal.com]

"Boys are stupid. Throw rocks at them."

Hee! Kib and I actually saw that on a T-shirt somewhere over my Thanksgiving break, and agreed it was the best thing ever.

(Actually, the conversation went something like--
KIB: Well, it's not quite PC.
ME: If I had my druthers, it'd say, "People are stupid. Throw rocks at them.")

[bekkypk.livejournal.com]

My friend has a usericon with that phrase on :D
xx

[eternalwings.livejournal.com]

It is a clinically proved fact boys ARE stupid, you see, they may have the bigger brains, but girls would move out of the way of the rocks.
See- bigger not always better

[lady_of_asheru]

Ah, the culture novels - I must re-read them! Happy memories of the ships' names, amongst other things...
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~mjhuur1/projects/banks/ships.html
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[language-idling.livejournal.com]

I have a big yellow tote bag that has that on it. It's actually from some publishers conference or other. I love it to death.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

My favourite thing about the books, without a doubt. I particularly liked A Series of Unlikely Explanations, It'll Be Over By Christmas and I Said, I've Got A Really Big Stick.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*giggles* That would be entirely politically correct. Equal-opportunity rock-throwing.