Catch-Up

A long time has past since I last wrote, but my excuses are good.

Firstly, as if you hadn't noticed, the World Cup is currently in progress. This has led to many a morning/afternoon being spent in front of the TV shouting at the referee. Unfortunately, today England were knocked out of the quarter-finals by Brazil in a match that was marred by the amount of Brazilian fouls, falls, and the referee's bad decisions. However, now I will be changing my allegiance for Spain for the rest of this Championship.

Ana has finally left for Barcelona, not a day too soon, as there was a general strike in Spain the day after. In fact, most of the Erasmus students have now departed, as have most of the British ones. So it's only me left working away at the International Office once again.

What else has been happening...oh yeah, I just remembered, I finished my degree with a 2:2. So no more physics for me, yipee !!

Just a quick note on the news, an australian mayor has announced that he thinks illegal immigrants should be used as live targets for the army. Some people are objecting (as if you couldn't guess).

Another thing that has happened recently. The University of Birmingham has deleted all email and logon accounts of all graduates without warning and barely a few days after finishing term. This has caused outrage amongst the students who have had job applications, shopping orders and logon confirmations set up with their uni addresses. The fact that there was no warning given is probably the reason why nobody is taking responsibility for this action, the blame being passed between the computing helpdesk and Administration Services. As one of those seriously affected by this move, I will endeavour to find out who the culprit is and make you all aware how you can complain.

OK, I think it's time to get more things organised, good luck to Spain tomorrow morning, and bye for now.