This says it all.

So 40% is a majority now eh? This gives the election a new twist.

The series is over. I promise that for now it will be relatively brief posts only. No more long anecdotes about almost dying in the mountains.

I got a cellphone. Most of you got the e-mail I'm sure. It's fairly expensive but not too bad considering it makes a regular phone plan superfluous.

TAing sucked today. Again I had no clue. There was one problem in particular that pissed me off. The text book and all websites (eg) say that a "zone axis" is a line in 3D to which a set of planes (crystal faces) are parallel. However, if you look on that website, there are three red faces in the second example there, and if you think about it there is no line that is parallel to all three. And the third, fouth, and fifth examples there all have faces that are clearly parallel to a vertical line, but are apparently in different zones. It's not the just website; the text and class notes say the exact same thing. Maybe they're using a new definition for "parallel" which means "not parallel".

I love the Top Gear tv show... I'm trying to download lots of them, but they're big and slow to download. Those guys are freaking hilarious. They argue about every car they show, making it really good for showing pros and cons of everything. They have their own test track and an anonymous test driver (ex racer) called "The Stig" who sets fast standard times with every car they review. This is a brilliant idea, and they have all the cars' lap times on a giant list on the wall. They also have ridiculous races like Ferarri vs Fighter Jet and Citroen vs pigeon. Please take a few minutes to watch this clip (80 mb wmv)... it is great and the car is insane! I want one so much! I have a few full shows and the brit humour is brilliant.

Ok I'm bloody tired and now going to beddy beddy beddy bedfordshire.