Future's End

Still no word from the department, as I write this, about my module selection for my third year. Surprising, isn't it?

You're right, it isn't. The incompetance of these people is beyond me: a right shambles. The exam timetables were only posted around today, too, and guess what? I've only got two weeks before my first one. Two weeks?! It's insane. Although I would have half-expected a phonecall the morning before saying "This is the History Department letting you know you've got an exam in ten minutes..." Thank goodness I've been kept busy during my wait, ladies and mentalmen: with UFO sightings, drinking games (ooh, no... no no no... no), a presentation to prepare, Star Trek: Voyager to watch, etc. etc.

Oh yes, and political parties to vote for! Today is election day, madcap Bonkers fans, and I hope you've all either gone and voted or are about to go and vote! Polls close at 10pm: David Cameron told me that in an e-mail this morning, urging me to exercise my democratic right. So I did, and also gained a lovely walk in the sunshine, so I'm thinking it's win-win! Unless my party loses, in which case it'll be win-lose. Or if my party loses and my knee starts hurting due to the walk, because then it'll be lose-lose... or if my knee hurts but my party win, then it'll be lose-win... am I overthinking this? (Yes. Get on with it. Ed.)

I'm just praying that Labour suffer a huge defeat today: with His Tonyness leaving this plane of existence (finally) in "a matter of weeks" (please, let the door hit you on the way out), a tough time at the polls today will give Gordon Brown the weakest start to his Prime Ministership, leaving it wide open for David Cameron to swoop down on the shambolic Labour government and make mincemeat of them before the next General Election. Although, I have to say, anyone would be better than George W. Bush... here's a topical quote for the day from America's Beloved Leader of the Free World (hint: sarcasm) - "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

Well done, genius. Until I return, ladies and mentalmen, peace out...