Bloody hell, home is DULL! I'm just glad I've got so much to organise before I leave otherwise I think I might be bald by the time I go. Well that's not strictly true. It's great seeing the family before I leg it. Got to do a quick runner back to Manchester tomorrow to hopefully hand in my thesis. Apparently I should have had the examiner's report by now. The course secretary was meant to ring me back this aft but she never did. Looks like a trail into the student advice centre (AGAIN!) for me tomorrow, but I'll not moan as I'm sure that's be very dull for all you.

Got my ticket to London now so I'll see Phil on Sunday. The only things left to sort now are insurance and thesis. Not bad. Insurance only takes a couple of clicks on the net but it is gonna cost 240 quid. AARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH! I'm gonna be skint before I get there! Oh yeah and a rucksack needs purchasing but that's a Saturday job.

Been out to dinner once already this week and going to my brother's tonight, a Chinese with my dad and that on Friday and then we're having me bro and sister in law here on saturday. I'm not only gonna be skint but also I fat pie munching git by the time I'm off.

Tha's it for now. No doubt I'll have to moan on Thursday or Friday about thesis submission but lets hope not! Fingers well and truly crossed.
posted by Olly at 5:06 PM

Well, I have to top up that last message. Too much to say really. The last three days have been some of the best I've had in Manchester. Absolutely stunning! Thursday evening was top. It involved driving round manc in limo's and saying bling bling occasionally. You lot at Jabez outdid yourselves.

Gotta be quick now as my dinner's ready (so good having someone cook for you!) But Friday was gereat aswell. A lot opf peeps made a lot of effort and you're all stars. I do believe I may have been a little too drunk when we got to Jabez but all I can say is I'm sorry guys and I hope you can forgive me. It's been a long time since I've been like that and my apologies are sincere.

Saturday continued in good form and again, was class.




Hmm, well I'll have to love you and leave you. Ciao

posted by Olly at 9:08 PM

Haha! good e'en everyone. Well the leaving does were absolutely blinding. I'll put a bit more on in a while as this keyboard's in a shite position but cheers to everyone who made it!
posted by Olly at 12:37 PM

Well Thursday is upon us. And it's my leaving do (one of them anyway). Got to go to bloody work now but I finish at four. My mate Andy is up from Oxford tonight so he'll be there as well as monsieur Marshall who's spending all of next week in the sunny town of Doncaster, a town with one of the highest numbers of teenage pregnancies in th UK. Sorry, bit of a Partridge comment there.

Should be a good night, I'll let you know.
posted by Olly at 11:10 AM

If you haven't worked it out by clicking on the 'Bomb Iraq' you get a little flash game to waste your time with. The response has been so massive that here's another equally sick one. I will warn you that you really shouldn't even look at this if you are easily offended and/or have strong feelings concerning the current troubles in the east.
posted by Olly at 5:08 PM

Anna sent me this today. So glad that she's working so hard at her job with a certain nuclear fuel company. I really feel safe knowing she's paying loads of attention to her important position.

To be sung to the tune of 'if you're happy and you know it'

If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are Saudi,
And your alibi is shoddy,
And your tastes remain quite gaudy,
Bomb Iraq.

If you never were elected, bomb Iraq.
If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
If you think that SUVs,
Are the best thing since sliced cheese,
And your father you must please,
Bomb Iraq.

If the globe is quickly warming, bomb Iraq.
If the poor will soon be storming, bomb Iraq.
We assert that might makes right,
Burning oil is a delight,
For the empire we will fight,
Bomb Iraq.

If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq.
If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq.
So to hell with the inspections,
Let's look tough for the elections,
Close your mind and take directions,
Bomb Iraq.

If corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq.
If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq.
If your politics are sleazy,
And hiding that ain’t easy,
And your manhood’s getting queasy,
Bomb Iraq.

Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq.
For our might now knows no borders, bomb Iraq.
Disagree? We’ll call it treason,
It's the make war not love season,
Even if we have no reason,
Bomb Iraq.




posted by Olly at 2:11 PM

Haha, the comments are working so you can all post me and tell me how shit this site is. You lucky people! Just got to the library and lo and behold Katy's here. Working really hard, honest!, checkng her e-mails and generally distracting me! Oh yeah, a quick word about Friday aswell; it has been labelled a Leo Sayer (All Dayer) but lets face it we aren't the drinkers we used to be what with work commitments and just general old age. Therefore, I'm hereby stating that no macho behaviour will be acceptable. Eating will not be classed as cheating and pints of water shall not be frowned upon! It's my party and I'll cry lightweight if I want to. Hahaha! But seriously. Remember the mantra: it's a marathon not a sprint'. Aswell, some people can't get here till later on and it'd be a shame to see them when we're all hammered and they're ready to go to court. Not good. See y'all there anyways.

As for more dull blog stuff I've said I'd link the guy who gave me the blog comments so click here if you want to get them for your site. It's a bit of a pain in the arse as you have to mail him before they activate but he got back to me within a day so just be patient.

Okay, back to the thesis now. Ciao. Oh yeah and don't forget to leave me a comment or two and subscribe.
posted by Olly at 11:39 AM

Oh dear, I'm begginging to get far too engrossed in this shabby world of geeky weblogging. Everybody seems to be link crazy in the world of blogs.
posted by Olly at 6:30 PM

Okay, that should all be set now. I'll stop comentating on what I'm doing template etc wise because it must be bloody boring to read. Hence why some gits have been rating me with one's and two's for my site. Tch, the cheek of it. To be honest I'm still in limbo waiting to get the hell out of dodge so it's hardly surprising that I've got nothing nteresting to say yet. Wait till I get away and I'm sure things will improve. Well, that's all for now. I think my next post will have to be one to mark the successful resubmission of thesis.
posted by Olly at 1:54 PM

Rahaaaaa!, tis fixed. right now for a bit of html trickery

posted by Olly at 1:32 PM

Template is still screwed, these guys are useless. Haha, not really but I'd far rather be messing about with this rather thesis writing. Very tired today as recurring bad dreams are haunting my slumber. Not good at all. Thursday night is nearly upon us (very much looking forward to that) as is Friday day (haha! should be a blinder). Getting a bit worried about the old thesis now. May have to have an impromptu visit back to manc next week to hand in (if the incompetents at the exams office will let me!!!!!!!!) but I'm sure all will be fine.
posted by Olly at 10:51 AM

Right I've got a new thing that I just found but the template thingy won't let me save. I'll try again tomorrow though. The site's just a bit shady sometmes. Anywya, when it's in you should be able to subscribe to my blog. This means that when I put up something new it notifys you via e-mail. Haha, that way I'll have to e-mail far less and can just use the blog.
posted by Olly at 8:20 PM

Right, got the old thesis back up to where it should be. Now just need to put in two more sections that I've been working on this last week. Will I ever get this masters?
posted by Olly at 8:42 PM

Another day another pain in the arse. Been at work all day and now doing a bit more on the old thesis. God my life's dull at the moment. only 19 days till the off now. Come on! Can't do with waiting around. I still need to get all my jabs and shit and really don't havee the time to do it. Also need to get a bloody rucksack and sort out some insurance. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! far too much to do!
posted by Olly at 7:26 PM

Well, that was all there was left to do. Had to change the template entirely.
posted by Olly at 6:12 PM

Haha! now I've well and truly screwed up the code. What a mess. If anyone can help me to get all the archives and stuff onto the right hand side where they belong I would be most appreciative.

posted by Olly at 5:53 PM

Well, I've been in the library since abouot 1 o'clock today, doing this bloody resubmission. Pain in the arse. Haha! and all I've managed to do is dick about with blogger and get very confused with HTML code. What a productive day. Can't bloody wait to get out of here now.
posted by Olly at 5:07 PM

Having a few problems now. I'm trying to set something up so you can drop me a line more easily but it's not working. If it asks you if you want to debug say no. Quite annoying I know but I'm working on it.
posted by Olly at 4:29 PM

Just got a mail off Anna. She's getting the day off on the 24th, as is H and Glanners'll be here too. This therefore means that we're going to have to do an old fashion session just like the back in the day. Mower, Si, Buzz and Ferg, your presence will also be required. Do your best to get the day off and if not then you'll just have to join up with us later.
posted by Olly at 3:08 PM

Right, change of dates. Not surprising really as I'm so disorganised it's not even slightly funny. The Jabez leaving do will now be a week on Thursday (24th of Jan). I haven't got a clue what'll be going on. Apparently Kev's sorting something out for me (I await with baited breath to see what he comes up with). The leaving do for uni peeps'll now be on Friday the 25th. That'll most likely be a murry or a chinese and then a couple of ales. Glanners (for those of you who know him) will be coming up for that and possibly Boothy too (sort your shit out Boothrat!) Deany you can pull yer finger out and get over for that too! I'm then leaving Manc on the 26th. I'll be at home for a bit and then down to see Phil for a couple of days and then that's it. I'll be getting the hell out of dodge and going to a country where the weather is nice.
posted by Olly at 2:30 PM

well I've got rid of the my funny motto. Woo hoo for me!

posted by Olly at 5:34 PM

As I'm orf for a year it makes sense to have a leaving do so I'll be having two. Hahahaha! one for uni friends on the 24th of Jan and for the Jabez crew on the 19th... any suggestions of what to do will be welcomed so drop me a line at positivmentaloctopuss@hotmail.com
posted by Olly at 5:06 PM

Incidentally I don't know what that 'my funny motto' shit is at the top but I didn't put it there and I can't seem to get rid of it.
posted by Olly at 3:39 PM

Well guys, the time is near now and I'll soon be off. This website will be updated regularly (so long as I can get to a computer) so you can all find out what I'm up to whilst on tour. For now (as I still haven't left) I'll just tell you where I'm going to. I leave on the 4th of February from Heathrow and land in Cape Town the following day. Once in South Africa I have to make my own way up to Jo' burg from which I then fly to Singapore. Hopefully my Dad will be meeting me for a bit in Singapore and then it's more overland trekking to Bangkok. Once in Thailand I might pop over into Cambodia to see Dave Cooke and do a bit of work for him. I also need to go up North and visit the Thai people I met on trip over there a couple of years ago. Once all that's done it's on to Sydney. From oz I fly into Auckland and then from there it's on to America. L.A. first and then to San Francisco. And once I've been there it's home time again. So there you go. That's it in a nutshell.
posted by Olly at 7:42 PM