토요일, 1월 24, 2004
ok, so the weather today is probably like 2 degrees or something, with winds that are fit to blow your hair off if you're not careful. that was why i was compelled (well, partly) to cancel my appointment to do work with renu this day, on the surety that i would freeze into a little ice-pop if i stayed out in the cold any longer.

i did go out into town to meet faiza today, which was the harbinger of what easily was the coldest day in durham ever since i got here. yeah yeah, so i've only been here a week, but what does that matter? all i knew was that if i stayed any longer in the blustery wind with only a denim jacket on over the usual garments of clothing, i would not be able to make it home.

my linkin park poster is in faiza's good (i hope) hands now, and as we speak, she may well be putting up the little blighter to brighten up her dorm room. well, i never did know of a linkin park poster, or anything else linkin park for that matter, that didn't have that effect on anyone. faiza looked the biz today, with her lp hoodie and all. with the poster in hand, i must say that her initial fears were realised: she does look like a hardcore fan with that combination. (o.0) naaaaaaah, just kidding there.

alistair griffin's cd is out! my little trek into wh smith justified just how detached i am from the rest of the world, being in the cocoon that is durham. my eyes could only linger longingly at the cd that i had been desiring for the longest time ever since i heard the man sing on what was it? fame academy, and from then on i knew he was a winner. even now sometimes i'll hear myself hum an absent-minded rendition of 'jealous guy', although it is totally not applicable to me and my present situation. 'tired girl' is more accurate.

that kind of reminds me of phoebe's 'smelly cat' song. a masterpiece if i ever heard one.

knight came in yesterday night after the bar crawl at our house. it was kinda funny, given that we hadn't spoken in quite a while. i realised how much he's changed over the holidays, to someone somehow different, but in a good way. we just sat there listening to the bawdy sounds of tipsy people downstairs as they bumbled their way in and out of the house in the wee hours of the morning, and well, i suppose it was nice to be able to talk to each other at the time. he's a sweetheart, he really is.

yesterday i found a telephone thingy in my room. you know, the thing you put the telephone cable into. i wonder whether i might be able to use the net in my room. if that's possible, then wahey! but i don't think so, nevertheless, because i ain't paying an internet fee (which is an extra £75 per term). i still might go check it out though, everything's worth a try.