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So, what if you married the last person you kissed?
Technically, it’d be a civil partnership. Erk.

If you could change your eye color, would you?
Hell no, it’s one of the bits of me that I like

If you could change your hair color, would you?
If I could bleach a couple of dreads without them going brittle, I probably would.

What are you listening to at the moment?
Atlantic Connection’s fantastic album, Tomorrow’s Not Enough.

Have you ever had a really big fight with a best friend?
Not really, no. Unless you include an ex-girlfriend who was pretty much a best friend.

Ever kissed someone who’s name starts with a K?
Yup, long time ago.

When will your next kiss be?
Maybe the weekend, we’ll see. I’m not aiming to pull but it IS a party.

Do you have a best friend to lean on?
He’s more like a brother from another mother.

Do you like to have long hair or short hair?
LONG. Short dreads on white people look daft. So do long ones, a bit, but never mind.

What is the weather like today?
Chilly but sunny.

Are you happy right now?
I’d choose a different word to describe it, but it’s a very much similar sentiment.

Have you ever really loved someone?
Yes.

If there was a large spider in the room, would you stay?
Define large. If it was hand-sized, I’d probably give it some space but leave it to it. If by large, you meant 6ft tall and salivating, I’d probably have kicked a hole through the wall (go Fisher Hall!) and legged it.

Which of your friends do you argue with the most?
Farrar, over completely arbitrary shit.

Ever kissed someone who smokes?
Of course.

Have you hugged or kissed anyone in the last 72 hours?
I’m sure I hugged a few people last night, I’m not quite sure.

What happened at 10am this morning?
I was snoozing away after a messy night and 42 hours prior to it without sleep.

Were you happy when you woke up today?
A little disorientated, but not unhappy.

Has anyone ever told you they were in love with you?
Yes.

What is something you’d like to have right now?
Subway? Steak ‘n’ cheese please.

Do you miss your past?
I miss my old self-confidence, but apart from that I like things how they are right now. Still, having a place to myself was jokes.

Are you proud of the person you’ve become?
Parts of me: I’m on one of the best computing courses in the world in one of the best universities in the country, and doing really bloody well at it; on the other hand I’ve become lazier than ever before.

Is there someone of the opposite sex that knows everything about you?
Yeah, and I’ll always keep her close. Besides, imagine having an enemy that knows everything about you.

Who was the last person you cried in front of?
I cried with laughter in front of Farrar and Max last time we were ruined. Not sure about unhappy crying though.

Why aren’t you in bed?
Because I just got up.

Last person you kissed says you’re the one they want, do you believe it?
Probably, they fancy the crap out of me.

If you could go back one month and change something would you?
I would have been a lot more forward when I first met her, because I think she’s probably given up on it on account of me not showing enough interest.

Who’s the last person you held hands with?
I’m unsure of that one, it must have been a while ago.

Who is your celebrity crush?
Not really sure on that one.

Who’s the first S in ur contacts?
Dodge

Who was the last person to text you, what’d it say?
Farrar, baffled as to why I wasn’t on msn.

Have you ever woke up next to someone and were freaked out?
Lol, no. I tend to retain my memory when I’m plastered.

Have you ever kissed someone whose name started with the letter A?
Yus!

Are you on medication for anything?
Hehehehehe

Do you think people talk about you?
Undoubtedly, but they can say what they like.

Do you think someone has feelings for you?
I really hope so, but it’s always hard to tell.

Who is the last person you made a joke with?
Me and Farrar had jokes just now. We always HAVE jokes. You don’t make a joke unless you’re Rowan Atkinson acting the part of an Italian drifter.

Do you plan outfits?
Not really, more the outfits plan me. Apparently that’s how it is in Soviet Russia.

What if you had a baby with the last person that texted you?
I’d be baffled. Still, he’d be a good dad.

I know I’ve written this post hundreds of times before, but time I’ve actually put my plans into action. About 5 minutes ago, I started working on a new version of my website which promises to be cleaner and better suited to my needs.

Given the new amounts of free time I’ve acquired as a result of starting at uni, I actually believe I stand a chance of finishing it this time. The downside is that I do need to design a new skin, and write a shit load of code, but I’m prepared to do all of that.

The whole thing is an exercise in abstraction and good, clean code writing. If you have any suggestions as to what I should include on the site, please let me know.

Watch this space!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, as ever. Still, this time I have some genuinely interesting things to say about my life (no guarantee there), rather than just a rant about how much I hate living here. The title of this post, self-actualisation, is a term that describes what I feel I have achieved over the past month. For those of you who are so heinously uneducated enough not to know, self-actualisation is the a state that sits atop Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (a model spoken about lots by marketing types). Upon reaching self-actualisation, a person feels that their physiological, security, affiliation and affection, self-respect, and recognition needs have been satisfied.

So, with the exception of financial security, I feel as though I have ‘arrived’ as it were. It’s taken me 6 months of being here, but I’m finally content with the way things are. I’ve realised that I am happy in my job as a developer, and I’m thoroughly enjoying my work so much that I’ve started throwing myself at as many tasks as I can possibly manage in the time I have, and I’m feeling more and more rewarded by it. The beauty of working for a small company such as BWS who have a large market footprint is that you can see the things you do well making a difference to people. The software that I write, improve and debug, the design work that I do, and dealing with support calls – all of it goes towards driving the company forwards, all giving me positive feedback. A good example of this is that the new website that me and Liz have been working hard on has more than doubled the number of incoming leads to the sales department since its launch a couple of months ago.

On top of enjoying my job, I feel that I’m really starting to fit into the company. I know the people there well, and we have a good time working together. And, what’s more, I feel respected for what I’m doing.

It’s a good feeling.