,04:08 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2001
Three journal entries added. One more from 12 July, one for 18 July and one for today. Now it's time to go home, so sign my guestbook over the weekend and I'll see you Monday....

,03:36 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2001
Been messing round with things a little. Added a few links. vipe.org is one of my favourite finds in a while, as are Roni and the big fat blog. Challenging and intelligent are always good.

Don't think I love you any less if I've got you linked. I visit all those in my daily list daily (except for Saturday and Sunday when I don't have internet access). I just didn't want the other stuff to get lost at the bottom of the page. It's the important stuff.

Been updating at HRN too. Go look.

,01:59 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2001
You know what they've done to prepare for the G8 summit? Not only have they banned Genoans from hanging out their washing (see below), they've gone round hanging lemons off the fucking lemon trees. These are the leaders of some of the most powerful countries on earth, yeah, but even they must know that LEMON TREES DON'T HAVE LEMONS ON ALL YEAR ROUND. And HANGING YOUR CLOTHES OUT TO DRY IS A DAMNED SIGHT BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAN PUTTING THEM IN A TUMBLE DRIER. (Dubya might have missed that one, but I'm fairly sure the others know.)

It's gone too far in its stupidity. I'm writing to Tony Blair to tell him how much it sickens me how much money is being wasted out there. Then I'm emailing the letter to some of my friends and family and asking them to amend it for themselves and to send it out too. If any of you are interested in sending this to the respective leaders of your countries, let me know. The more people who let their leaders know how sick they find this the better.

,01:42 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2001
I added a livejournal entry on Wednesday - tried to post it then but that's when pitas.com wasn't working.

Anyway, I just posted another. So go read.

,02:20 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2001
From my news alert email from the Guardian this morning:
***GENOA SECURITY***
George Bush has called for an end to "siege summits" in which millions of pounds are spent on policing and security to deter anarchists, reports the Times. This week's G8 summit in Genoa has cost the Italians up to £80m in security improvements. The city is currently protected by ground-to-air missiles and specialists in nuclear, germ and chemical warfare.
Three British campaigners were deported from Italy last night, reports the Guardian. Two parcel bombs exploded yesterday, one at a TV newsroom belonging to media mogul Silvio Berlusconi and one at a Benetton factory.
According to the Times, Genoan housewives plan a mass display of their underwear after they were banned from hanging out washing during the summit. (link)

Maybe, just maybe, if the government listened to us... if we felt that we had power to change how things are... maybe we wouldn't feel we had to fight so hard to get our views heard. I mean, banning people (housewives?!? - less sexist language, please - I'm sure there is at least one man in the whole of Genoa who does his own washing) from hanging out washing is just pathetic. Are these world leader going to be offended by clean clothes drying in the breeze? Or will President Bush be offended that said clothes are not in a drier somewhere, using electricity?

This kind of thing just pisses me off.

,01:15 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2001
Are you a freak?

Need to be unique: 41%
Need to NOT conform: 35%
Willingness to express dissent: 24%

Why do I post these things when they just make me look boring?

,11:24 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2001
I tried to post yesterday but pitas.com ate my posts.

I now have two journal entries to post, but I only have one on this computer and they belong together so you'll have to wait.

I got some photos back this morning. They go back as far as Christmas. Photos of the snow. Photos of my friends' wedding. And best of all, photos of London and Loria. I have a photo that proves we met up in London, us on the tube. As soon as I have an evening free (ha) they will be scanned.

,02:14 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2001
My hair is now red. Dark red, but in bright electric light it's very, very bright.

Paul bleached his yesterday and got John to cut it for him. Apparently it looks very good.

We are the good hair people. Raaaaar.

,11:14 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2001
I have had a very good weekend. I need to write a journal entry about it, and about Thursday night. I wrote one Thursday evening, really upset, but I can't post it without writing one to tell how everything ended up without being unfair.

But the most important thing I have to say is that if you're in the UK, you need to watch Sex Tips for Girls on Channel 4 on Thursdays. Even if you're a boy. I taped it while I was out on Thursday night, thinking it looked like a bit of a laugh, and watched it with Paul on Saturday afternoon. And it was a laugh. But I didn't realise he was taking notes.

Wow.

And apparently wow for him as well. (I'm willing to believe he's not exaggerating as well. Work it out for yourselves.)

So that's my little piece of advice for you ;D