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Just got back from my first jiu jitsu class and damn it, but I think I will need to get contact lenses after all.

It was a noble battle and at least I lost to a worthy adversary...

( Me and the Jitsu )

And oh wow, Isao Takahata is doing a new film! Taketori Monogatari - one of the Japanese fairy tales I read when I was younger. How awesome is that? I do love me some Miyazaki but Takahata just works the most unbelieveable sort of magic every single time and it's always so original.

Further reason why I love the internet.

I definitely do not love banks, however. You know I've been upgrading my account since May and I still havem't received a chequebook (which I actually need to pay my rent)?

First Question Time of the year last night, which I enjoyed thoroughly but nevertheless found a little depressing...


Unfortunately, having been distracted by 'Girls of the Playboy Mansion', I only watched half of the programme, but I can always say it was probably the better half, so there.


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The most disappointing thing was the fact that party members are still going for the 'well, it's better than the conservatives ten years ago...' and 'at least under Margaret Thatcher...' lines. I really don't know who they think they are talking to when they say this. If you must make comparisons, they have to be timely, and actually similar in cause and possible result. There is no way I can compare today's culture and governmental issues with those ten, twenty years ago and look for kudos there against my political opponents.