Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Holy mother of Poop! It's been over a year since I was last on this site. So, what's changed, hmmm well errr I now have longish messy studenty hair, my CD collection has grown considerably, I've discovered the joy of torrents and illegally obtained numerous TV series', I still cant play the guitar despite all the "effort" I put in(hey it's the thought that counts right?). I've never really gotten "into" second year i'm just drifting through uni handing things in on their deadline and generally doing as little actual work as I can. Made alot more "actual" friends this year as opposed to the randomers of first year, I now know(at least to a saying Hi in the street/speaking to in a pub level) a fair few people on my course. I'm far less of an alcoholic and far more of a stoner this year(thanks Hei Man) which I think has pleased my liver. My flat/flatmates are far better this year than last, 'cause Shetlanders are by far the greatest Scots going, Rhydian and I(ooh get you with your semi-correct use of English) have managed to amass at least 50 glass Irn Bru bottles mainly 'cause we forgot to take them back. We have a few pets: One large spider(discovered last night) and several mice(all called Bobert). We've created a variety of things, a bastard sword made of cardboard, tinfoil and a coathanger, beercan towers(two huge ones with no glue and a little on with superglue[tis a staff of ultimate power I tells you]). Most of the flat is actually only held together with duct tape, with the odd nail and dab of superglue(we will get our deposit back damnit!). We've started playing poker every Tuesday night and I've actually gotten quite good at it.
Thats all I can think of ee-noo,
Hunter
Thats all I can think of ee-noo,
Hunter
Monday, February 21, 2005
Today is indeed a sad day, with the death of my namesake and much loved author Hunter S. Thompson.
In other news, i've become a weekend alcoholic, fine through the week but come friday i need a beer in my hand by 4pm otherwise i get twitchy. didnt go to the Tron this week so i had to go to the threshers at the bottom of the road instead, much beer i did quaff and played much FF7, which is probably one of the best RPG games ever. spent the rest of the weekend avoiding studying for my mid-semester exam(tomorrow).
Currently listening to Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes and The Fall - 50,000 Fall fans can't be wrong, over and over again they're two most kick-arse albums go and buy!
Some random thoughts i did have whilst condensing my chemistry notes(i fucking hate reaction mechanisms now) like this one: How cool would it be to be able to see a bit into the IR spectrum as well as what we do now, think about it you'd be able to SEE how hot things were before burning the fuck out of your hands, yes i'm a clumsy bugger who always manages to cut himself when using anything sharp(thanks for that Dad) and frequently burn myself on stuff, and stub toes, and fingers....actually its quite a surprise that i'm still alive let alone never broken a bone(touch wood)
Life at Uni rocks, you get to live on your own timetable(ie. go to bed at 3 get up at 3 [well over the weekends anyway] ) still no luck with the females of Edinburgh but hey whats new.
In other news, i've become a weekend alcoholic, fine through the week but come friday i need a beer in my hand by 4pm otherwise i get twitchy. didnt go to the Tron this week so i had to go to the threshers at the bottom of the road instead, much beer i did quaff and played much FF7, which is probably one of the best RPG games ever. spent the rest of the weekend avoiding studying for my mid-semester exam(tomorrow).
Currently listening to Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes and The Fall - 50,000 Fall fans can't be wrong, over and over again they're two most kick-arse albums go and buy!
Some random thoughts i did have whilst condensing my chemistry notes(i fucking hate reaction mechanisms now) like this one: How cool would it be to be able to see a bit into the IR spectrum as well as what we do now, think about it you'd be able to SEE how hot things were before burning the fuck out of your hands, yes i'm a clumsy bugger who always manages to cut himself when using anything sharp(thanks for that Dad) and frequently burn myself on stuff, and stub toes, and fingers....actually its quite a surprise that i'm still alive let alone never broken a bone(touch wood)
Life at Uni rocks, you get to live on your own timetable(ie. go to bed at 3 get up at 3 [well over the weekends anyway] ) still no luck with the females of Edinburgh but hey whats new.
Monday, January 17, 2005
Doo doo doo..my original thought for the content of this shite to be "Things are good." but i thought i'd better pad it out with some of my psychobabble....
weel this weekend was about typical, finished my lectures for the week at 3pm Friday, we were planted in a pub by 3:30. Many drinks were consumed, some food was eaten, some bad games of pool were played, lots of good mucis was listened to(The Tron rocks for music(a v. alternative jukebox) for anyone ever in Edinburgh) left the wonderous Tron by about 9:30 [ a good 6hour spree ] went back to someones flat and watched shitty films for the rest of the night. Woke up on saturday reasonably early(ie. before 12pm) put in some laundry and went to the shop, then came back an' took out my laundry . i achieved all these enviable feats by lunchtime, so i treated myself by watching TV for the rest of the afternoon. Went to the "magical" Potterrow Union for the mightily fun "Big Cheese" night, with everything from Chesney Hawks' I am the one and only, to Summer Of '69 and some filthy busted and other modern pish thrown in. but much fun was had and i managed to prove myself not utterly useless (raises eyebrows). some twat of a flatmate stole my pizza so i didnt get anything to eat on that night :( didnt sleep too long(alcohol fucks my sleeping) still felt a tiny bit merry in the morning, was just dossing about my flat as per usual and the wonderous Dave appeared(previously featured in such stories as:"The Moomins stole my socks so i broke a bus shelter" and "The Nice Men With The Noisy Car Said They'd Give Me A Lift But I Still Woke Up In A Cell") and offered a venture to "The Street" (location of this "Street" was never found) so we went on a good two hour hike around edinurgh, seeing the mighty concrete and bamboo structure that is the parliament building and the wonderous views (of skagheads) from Calton Hill. We decided refreshment was needed(was half 4 by this point) so we ventured to the Fatty Temple that is "Burger" King, bacon double cheez melts were purchased and scoffed, those things are rank whatever they may tell you THAT IS NOT BEEF, beef for one thing IS NOT, NOR WILL EVER BE FUCKING GREEN. i had to force this piece of shit down, whilst slagging off fast food very loudly(spit burgers for me if i ever go back). anyhew after that we decided pints were required. So to the Teviot Middle Bar we did venture(have i used that word already?) and planted ourselves there at 5:30. Much more alcohol was consumed, so intoxication was in full swing. But then they start speaking of ye olde pubbe qizz, "Dodgy Dave's Anti-Heroes" came 8th with a grand total of 63 out of 80, but the winner only had 68 so we were reasonably close. much more alcohol was consumed many arguements were started and settled, then we get kicked out(last 6 ppl in the building) at about midnight, the walk home was most exciting with the falling out of several people with certain other peoples, muahaha coded gobbldegook r0><0rZ (I R t3h 1337). so yes, i got home and started to cook some loverly Tesco Value(8 fucking pennies) Noodles, and i managed to Burn my toast twice, gah. so here i am sitting at my lappy at 1:40 with a lecture in 7 hours 20 mins, thinking thats about the length of time we spent in the union this evening. oh joy.
Heppy New Year to you all, have a good-'un etc. etc.
weel this weekend was about typical, finished my lectures for the week at 3pm Friday, we were planted in a pub by 3:30. Many drinks were consumed, some food was eaten, some bad games of pool were played, lots of good mucis was listened to(The Tron rocks for music(a v. alternative jukebox) for anyone ever in Edinburgh) left the wonderous Tron by about 9:30 [ a good 6hour spree ] went back to someones flat and watched shitty films for the rest of the night. Woke up on saturday reasonably early(ie. before 12pm) put in some laundry and went to the shop, then came back an' took out my laundry . i achieved all these enviable feats by lunchtime, so i treated myself by watching TV for the rest of the afternoon. Went to the "magical" Potterrow Union for the mightily fun "Big Cheese" night, with everything from Chesney Hawks' I am the one and only, to Summer Of '69 and some filthy busted and other modern pish thrown in. but much fun was had and i managed to prove myself not utterly useless (raises eyebrows). some twat of a flatmate stole my pizza so i didnt get anything to eat on that night :( didnt sleep too long(alcohol fucks my sleeping) still felt a tiny bit merry in the morning, was just dossing about my flat as per usual and the wonderous Dave appeared(previously featured in such stories as:"The Moomins stole my socks so i broke a bus shelter" and "The Nice Men With The Noisy Car Said They'd Give Me A Lift But I Still Woke Up In A Cell") and offered a venture to "The Street" (location of this "Street" was never found) so we went on a good two hour hike around edinurgh, seeing the mighty concrete and bamboo structure that is the parliament building and the wonderous views (of skagheads) from Calton Hill. We decided refreshment was needed(was half 4 by this point) so we ventured to the Fatty Temple that is "Burger" King, bacon double cheez melts were purchased and scoffed, those things are rank whatever they may tell you THAT IS NOT BEEF, beef for one thing IS NOT, NOR WILL EVER BE FUCKING GREEN. i had to force this piece of shit down, whilst slagging off fast food very loudly(spit burgers for me if i ever go back). anyhew after that we decided pints were required. So to the Teviot Middle Bar we did venture(have i used that word already?) and planted ourselves there at 5:30. Much more alcohol was consumed, so intoxication was in full swing. But then they start speaking of ye olde pubbe qizz, "Dodgy Dave's Anti-Heroes" came 8th with a grand total of 63 out of 80, but the winner only had 68 so we were reasonably close. much more alcohol was consumed many arguements were started and settled, then we get kicked out(last 6 ppl in the building) at about midnight, the walk home was most exciting with the falling out of several people with certain other peoples, muahaha coded gobbldegook r0><0rZ (I R t3h 1337). so yes, i got home and started to cook some loverly Tesco Value(8 fucking pennies) Noodles, and i managed to Burn my toast twice, gah. so here i am sitting at my lappy at 1:40 with a lecture in 7 hours 20 mins, thinking thats about the length of time we spent in the union this evening. oh joy.
Heppy New Year to you all, have a good-'un etc. etc.
Monday, November 22, 2004
A few months of silence....or rather alcohol-fuelled rampages/semi-comatose moments
Weel noo finally moved from shitland to the capital of this fair land and loving every minute of it. That said its not all that different from being at home 'cause there are at least 3 Shetlanders in every lecture i have and its nearly impossible to go to a union without bumping into them.
I've met (and subsiquently forgotten the names of) hundreds of people from all over(UK, US, Switzerland, Germany, Greece to name but a few) Living alone for the first time and i'm not missing my family at all(is that bad?) nor am i missing any of my so-called "friends" from high school. But I'm drinking at least a case of beer to myself every week(not alot you might think but normally drink the same again when i'm out) and developing a nice beer gut.
Not done anything too embarrassing yet, i threw up in, fell asleep in and was kicked out of a vodka bar one night but my good buddy David White got himself arrested the same night so that got me off the hook.
Rhydian had a run-in with a ned last week and subsiquently floored him and gave him a few kicks in the ribs for good measure.
Edinburgh seems really peaceful even on nights out..maybe thats 'cause i'm nearly 6' 1" but who knows.
Advice for the 5th year kiddies, Advanced Highers make first year a piece of piss if a bit tedious at times (first thing we did in maths was learn how to factorise :| )
Also those who've had a year out tend to have a decent story for when you first meet them. and hope you dont share a flat with a boy racer nob-end with a pug 106 :/
I'll be home in about a month for all those who miss me.....just Mam then
My musical recommendation of the moment: The Futureheads - The Futureheads or The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
Weel noo finally moved from shitland to the capital of this fair land and loving every minute of it. That said its not all that different from being at home 'cause there are at least 3 Shetlanders in every lecture i have and its nearly impossible to go to a union without bumping into them.
I've met (and subsiquently forgotten the names of) hundreds of people from all over(UK, US, Switzerland, Germany, Greece to name but a few) Living alone for the first time and i'm not missing my family at all(is that bad?) nor am i missing any of my so-called "friends" from high school. But I'm drinking at least a case of beer to myself every week(not alot you might think but normally drink the same again when i'm out) and developing a nice beer gut.
Not done anything too embarrassing yet, i threw up in, fell asleep in and was kicked out of a vodka bar one night but my good buddy David White got himself arrested the same night so that got me off the hook.
Rhydian had a run-in with a ned last week and subsiquently floored him and gave him a few kicks in the ribs for good measure.
Edinburgh seems really peaceful even on nights out..maybe thats 'cause i'm nearly 6' 1" but who knows.
Advice for the 5th year kiddies, Advanced Highers make first year a piece of piss if a bit tedious at times (first thing we did in maths was learn how to factorise :| )
Also those who've had a year out tend to have a decent story for when you first meet them. and hope you dont share a flat with a boy racer nob-end with a pug 106 :/
I'll be home in about a month for all those who miss me.....just Mam then
My musical recommendation of the moment: The Futureheads - The Futureheads or The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
Monday, August 09, 2004
all work and no play makes Hunter feel like he's sold his soul to the devil and gotten fuck all in return. but i'm on holiday :D then i'm handing in my notice as soon as i go back. turned 18 last week and made a complete tit of myself, it was fun.
Exam results come out tomorrow which i forgot about until last nite when i had a really wierd dream in which i failed everything(which might happen) but i dont need anything so i dont really care....or do i?
anyway nothing interesting happening just counting down the days 'til i go to uni
Exam results come out tomorrow which i forgot about until last nite when i had a really wierd dream in which i failed everything(which might happen) but i dont need anything so i dont really care....or do i?
anyway nothing interesting happening just counting down the days 'til i go to uni
Sunday, July 18, 2004
by jesus its been ages since i've posted anything, worked 54 hours this week and i've been up for over 20h so far today
getting paid for 12+8+8+10+10+10+10+19 hours next week :D
im a squillioonair well maybe £350-400 depending on tax amount
apart from ruining yet another weekend nightshift is great
ive not seen anyone outside of work for weeks is anyone still alive?
Everyone is invited to my b'day party 2 weeks on tuesday, just wander 'round the pubs in ol' Lerwick town and you'll find me somewhere
i had something really interesting to say but i'm kinda sleep deprived so i cant 'member what it was
oh and kids one piece of advice "If God gives you AIDS make LemonAIDS"
getting paid for 12+8+8+10+10+10+10+19 hours next week :D
im a squillioonair well maybe £350-400 depending on tax amount
apart from ruining yet another weekend nightshift is great
ive not seen anyone outside of work for weeks is anyone still alive?
Everyone is invited to my b'day party 2 weeks on tuesday, just wander 'round the pubs in ol' Lerwick town and you'll find me somewhere
i had something really interesting to say but i'm kinda sleep deprived so i cant 'member what it was
oh and kids one piece of advice "If God gives you AIDS make LemonAIDS"
Friday, July 02, 2004
well well bairns the summer hols are finally here for those of you still at school. a time of sun sea sand and lots of beer. or like me you're working like a cheap vietnamese whore with a crack habit to feed. my next day off isnt 'til a week sunday(11 days in a row) and i'm workin a 49 hour week next week :/
only thing of interest to happen to me lately is the realisation that i'm insane, you know how they say that there is a fine line betweek genius and insanity, well i've taken a running leap over that line and am currently standing somewhere near gun-toting sociopath.
two corney jokes to end this terrible post
You'll never guess what landed in my back garden yesterday. What? David Beckham's penalty
Did you hear the good news? Saddam has been given the death penalty.
Did you hear the bad news? David Beckham's taking it.
only thing of interest to happen to me lately is the realisation that i'm insane, you know how they say that there is a fine line betweek genius and insanity, well i've taken a running leap over that line and am currently standing somewhere near gun-toting sociopath.
two corney jokes to end this terrible post
You'll never guess what landed in my back garden yesterday. What? David Beckham's penalty
Did you hear the good news? Saddam has been given the death penalty.
Did you hear the bad news? David Beckham's taking it.
