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Weekend footie, and photography needs
Posted Nov 10, 2002
Well, it's been a fun weekend if nothing else 
I'll get the bad stuff over first - Birmingham lost 0-3 away at Chelsea. Outplayed by the sounds of it - boo! 
Come on Brummagem - get a grip! 
Aside from that it's been great. I went along to watch Notts County play Mansfield Town in my football reporter role for University Radio Nottingham (URN - 1350MW in the west Nottingham area - miss it, miss out!). It was an absolute ding-dong, finishing 2-2 with Mansfield equalising with what was almost the last kick. Their fans went absolutely bezerk, and although I was pretty neutral it always brings a joy to my heart to see fans celebrating a goal so passionately (unless it's against Birmingham, in which case they're 
! Nor for that matter do I celebrate Aston Villa getting a goal, because of the rivalry between Brum and them!).
I went out into town with a friend last night and we enjoyed a chat and a few drinks - nothing spectacular but I had a great night 
One point to add is that if there are any people reading from Trent and Barton buses in Nottingham - put more buses on the 5 service after midnight - we waited for ages in the cold to get a bus back from town last night! Thank you.
Today I've done some uni work, played on my PlayStation, and done a bit of reading. Some of that was to do with my favourite hobby of photography. I'm in desperate need of a tripod up here in Nottingham at the moment. This is because I am trying to photograph things mainly under low light in my garden, and I can't hold the camera still for long enough to take a good exposure 
. I have a tripod back at home but that's not much use to me 65 miles away as it is! I also want a star filter to take some nice Christmas light photos 
. A trip to Jessops is in order this week methinks! Talking of Christmas, is it really ONLY 6 weeks or so away? You'd think from the amount of TV adverts it's next week! I'll have to try and find out when the uni carol concert is, as I missed it last year because of work, and I'd like to see if my singing voice is still as awful as ever 
!
A busy week awaits - I hope it goes smoothly!
MBS 
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A day called Thing, and endless cups of tea
Posted Nov 7, 2002
Hurrah! I've joined the Thingites so I thought I'd just post a message in here to say so! Hopefully in my duties as window opener and part-time caretaker I can fulfill my duties to the full!
I've also taken to drinking a lot of tea recently, so the kettle will always be on for one if wanted! 
I love Thursday afternoons - no lectures so I can relax a bit 
I might go out and take some photos if the weather stays nice too 
MBS
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Leaves on the pavement
Posted Nov 5, 2002
While walking across Nottingham University's campus at the moment, it is hard to miss the masses of leaves which have recently fallen off trees of the deciduous variety. Obviously this is not too much of a shock in November, but because of this every pavement is now covered in rotting leaves. While this is obviously not too much of a problem as long as you are wearing suitable footwear, if you are the current owner of a right footed trainer with a hole in the bottom of it, like myself, you begin to ponder what exactly those leaves are doing to your socks.
Leaves at this time of year that have reached the pavement, and had a bit of rain fall on them, tend to obtain a 'mushy' quality, that although the sensation of this isn't especially unpleasant on sock-wearers, leads to socks getting rather dirty. One major complaint of railway companies during the winter months in Britain is 'leaves on the line', which often causes delays to train services because of the 'mushy' and apparently 'gluey' way the leaves interact between the wheels of a train and the line itself.
This led me to wonder about other words ending in 'shy' that describe the consequences of weather. I could only think of one - if it snows, and the snow is 'wet', then the pavements become all 'slushy'.
All that said, the leaves that are still on trees on campus have now obtained a lovely yellow-brown colour, that lifts the spirit every time you see them on a sunny or a stormy day.
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