10th June 2004

1. Weird dreams. I dreamt that I had a physics O'level exam today. I was saying, "I've already got a Physics O'level, I'm not going to do any better this time. Look no revision." My mother was saying, "You don't know that."

2. Had a conversation with a robotics lecturer who had brought round a leaflet called "Welcome to the Robot Revolution." I was wondering whether his death would prevent the rise of the machines but decided probably not after we got talking. His leaflet said that he wanted artists, writers and scientists for his course. He said that he could teach the maths to anyone because he had robots providing the excitement. I disagreed. You cannot teach just anyone complex maths. My brain turns to pate when I try and I don't know why.

3. I have my interview this afternoon. I put three books in my bag, Shampoo Planet by Douglas Copeland, Cocaine Nights by J.G.Ballard and Reefer Madness by Eris Schlosser. Hmmm...that says smackhead.

4. I have worked out an ending for the Turf War which I shall write this morning. That'll mean I have written the beginning, some middle and the end. Just need to fill in the gaps now eh? If only it were that easy.

5. Haven't heard much Scissor Sisters but every track I have heard is spankingly good. I feel a purchase coming on. The track I heard reminds me of Moby.

6. The desire for chocolate is strong today. I can feel it's dark magnet of the vending machine sucking me in.

7. Had some very mad thoughts last night indeed. For instance. Perhaps a solution to global warming (which they're now saying is nothing we have anything to do with) could be to genetically modify trees so they grow to enormous sizes very quickly. Then we could live in them too like Ewoks! Shortly after I was thinking about how everything comes down to binary but let's not go there.

8. I have given in to my evil Lord. I am now Double Deckered up!!

9. People who whisper in offices really get my goat! If you want to keep secrets then email each other!! While I'm on the subject, there is a woman in my office who speaks to me amongst others as if she's still talking to her kids. I have never met an adult who tells people to shut up and stop talking. I just tore into her.

10. Have you heard the new Streets song? If that's not poetry I don't know what is.