SOMEONE asked me the other day what I do at Uni. So I told them about my website, and the societies and clubs I'm in, and that I go to the Student Union a lot, etc. They were like "Wow your really busy, so what do you do in your spare time?". I thought for a while, and then replied "My degree".
  I know that sounds like the introduction to Thought for the Day, but it does seem to be the way it is. Still, I'm going to make a real effort from now on. So if you ever see me talking to lampposts or mouldy potatoes, then tell me to stop it and get back to work!
  ALSO, why are people that talk to inanimate objects considered weird? Just imagine if inanimate objects were actually like powerful entities in their own rights, or even extra terrestrials in disguise. It must be quite lonely really just sitting there all day, watching the world go by with no one to talk to. My theory is to err on the side of caution, and talk to things just in case they are not just what they seem.
  TO explain, imagine you were a toaster and no one ever took the time to ask you how you were, or whether you thought that Britain should join the Euro. I think that you'd be quite depressed. So if I talk to them, then they may repay my kindness with riches beyond my wildest dreams (or give me a pet bee!)
  I usually try to write about things that happen over the week, but I've just been told off (by Jen) for not writing about our new housemate Jen. For the last few months there has been a rift in the karma of Rawson 3, when one of our housemates moved out. Luckily Jen has just moved in to restore the karma, and complete Rawson 3 (that's if living next to me doesn't scare her off!!)

  AFTER a relatively peaceful first week back at University, the last few days have seen some rather unusual occurrences in the Rawson household. After the events involving the so called 'killer ants' that inhabited the kitchens on each floor last semester, it seemed that the extermination men had finally succeeded in their quest to make Rawson ant-free. But over the last week several residents have noticed that they seem to have returned, in greater numbers and larger and more powerful than ever before. Whereas before the ants were only about the size of a comma, over Christmas they seem to have bred and these new megaants are now each around the size of a human hand.
  SINCE taking over the kitchen with their raucous parties the megaants are becoming a great concern to the students living in Rawson. Many cases of food disappearance are being blamed on the megaant colonies - they seem particularly fond of ham and mushroom pizzas, as well as the odd bacardi breezer. The senior residents have held meetings with the megaant leaders, but the language differences have proved somewhat detrimental to the negotiation process. After consultation with environmental health officials, it has been concluded that the original Pharaoh's Ants managed to invade the fridge over the festive period, and feast on a deadly concoction of mould growing on the abandoned food. Fortunately, the effects of this mould are only visible on ants, so it is completely safe for humans to continue to consume mouldy food.
  THE world specialist on megaants was called in during the weekend, and it appears that the consumed mould will only continue to be active for a few weeks. It is estimated that these bizarre ant related activities will only continue until the end of week three, whereon the megaants will return to their former (small) selves. The colonies have been offered a settlement involving them taking up residence in the old GU2 studios next to Rawson 2, in exchange for the provision of a healthy diet of non toxic mould.