I got my degree classification today – 2:1, which I’m very happy with. Not quite as happy as I would be if I’d got a 1st, naturally enough, but it’s what I expected and I’d rather have all the extra-curricular experiences I’ve had as a student and a lower mark than have had a better […]
The time has finally come… I’ve now finished university. On Tuesday, I had my last ever exam. How mad is that? Of course, in these days of lifelong learning and the like, I may well find myself behind a desk scribbling furiously against the clock again at some point in the future, but for now […]
…or at least, I’m going to remove and hide my computer’s wifi card so that I can no longer be distracted from my work by the Internet (in particular, Facebook, Outpost Gallifrey and Ship of Fools). I’ve got a lot to do on my dissertation on Christian literary criticism by two weeks tomorrow, as well […]
Christ is risen! What amazing news. How easily Christians get used to the idea that a man came back from the dead; how easily that idea becomes just a bit of cultural background noise, rather than a shocking, incredible claim. Knowing that Jesus was resurrected transforms our understanding of the nature of the universe we […]
In an hour I’ll be leaving Cardiff on the coach to Heathrow, and this evening flying out to Shanghai. I’m specialising in Chinese History this year and learning Mandarin, and Professor Greg Benton has organised for the Chinese class to go our to China for two weeks. So when I get back I’ll have plenty […]
I’ve been rather busy, what with the Christian Union mission week and various other exciting stuff, so I’ve not had chance to post to my blog much recently. But I’ve got round to editing what some of what I wrote in an email to someone about my L’abri trip for general reading on my blog, […]
I handed in my Creative Writing portfolio on Wednesday, and now have until January 29th before lectures start again. Yesterday evening I had some friends round to watch a video – we ended up watching Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam, which was rather strange, to say the least. There was also a meeting of those […]
Well, 2007 is upon us, and this is my last evening at home before heading back to Cardiff. 2006 was an interesting year: I think I learned a lot, often the hard way, so it was a bit tough at times, but full of good stuff too, and I think I’m now more at peace […]
Continuing a list of 21 things that I’m thankful for… 14. Doctor WhoI’ve waxed lyrical about Doctor Who before, and few things have shaped my imagination more. I love the collision of the fantastic and the everyday, the triumphs of ambition over budget (and occasional endearing defeats!), the sense of humour and optimism in the […]
A few months ago, I noticed something of a bargain on Amazon.com: volume one of Absolute Sandman, collecting issues one to twenty of Neil Gaiman’s weird and wonderful The Sandman comic series in a very snazzy deluxe edition. When I say “comic”, this isn’t just some Beano effort, or well-worn tale of some superhero in […]
