In the Goldfish Bowl

I am currently writing from a room called 'The Goldfish Bowl'. This charming little nickname is used to refer to one of my college's many ICT suites, which itself at the moment is rather hectic due, no doubt, to an influx of students trying make various coursework deadlines. It's odd to get a computer quickly at lunch at the best of times, so I feel rather pleased at my own luck, which has consequentially allowed me to update this. The novelty of having my own blog has certainly not worn off, and looking over my page last night I felt what I imagine a writer feels when they have their first piece put into print: a mixture of pride and amazement that that it is actually there for any poor souls to read it.

Today in English Literature, one of the AS levels I'm taking, we started to read Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. My initial feelings towards the text are ones of befuddlement and awe at the sheer richness of it all; iambic metre, descriptive metaphors and curious words such as 'twixt' litter the page. The depth of the play, and the concentration necessary to appreciate it to its full are certainly good things for the English language, however, perhaps not for my finial grade!

Any person outside of a home for the mentally handicapped will certainly be aware of the '90 Days' terror legislation that collapsed in the House of Commons yesterday. To say the least: I was annoyed. As per usual, the 'veggie brigade' was out in force proving, once again, that people can fail to grasp the most simplest of points. The police wanted this legislation, the Prime Minister wanted it as well - these guys have access to detailed intelligence not available to the 'average Joe', or the MPs who voted against the Bill for that matter. Since July 7th, the secret services have already foiled two attempted acts of terror - and these are just the ones that we know about. I think we have made a major mistake, extreme times call for extreme measures and people don't seem to understand this.

On a less serious note, I really look forward to watching Saw II at the weekend. The first film was absolutely amazing, and I've heard the second one is just as good, if not better.