5) Volunteer - DONE
My second year as a PASS (Peer Assisted Study Support) leader for the uni. the role involves facilitating 1st and 2nd years in their studies whilst helping them settle in and provide a bridge between them and the lecturers. Well, not much of that actually happens and it really boils down to guiding through their weekly example sheets. Should be `fun' to relearn all past material that I've forgotten (which is a lot).
6) Climb a mountain - DONE (26/09/10)
Decided to join the Hiking Society along with Jack (and housemate Sam is on the committee) and the first hike of the year was Coniston in the Lake District. It started of steadily but the last half an hour was hell. Steep and after hiking for a good 3 hours beforehand, I felt like giving up. Eventually reached the Old Man of Coniston at the top which was a lofty 803m high; the general definition of the height of a mountain is 600m in the UK (although there is no real height definition).
26) Shave my head - DONE (01/09/10)
Used to do it in my early high school years so I thought 'Why not?'. Pulled out the clippers and went for it. I forgot how round my head was. Kinda like a bowling ball. Safe to say I won't be doing this again anytime soon.
30) Go hiking 5 times - In Progress [3/5]
See above. Hopefully the start of many more hikes this year.
58) Watch 100 films I haven't seen before - In Progress [41/100]
- Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - With the second in the series out in cinemas, I figured it would make sense to watch the first...first. I'd never read the books but was impressed with the film which bodes well.
- Ong Bak: The Beginning - Amazing fight scenes which are typical of a Tony Jaa film. Very enjoyable.
- Girl Who Played With Fire - The 2nd of the aforementioned series. Again, a good film but ended quite abruptly, leading onto the final instalment of the trilogy.
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Brilliant. Really enjoyed this and everything was pretty much spot on. Acting, music, effects and script were top-notch and makes me want to start reading the comics.
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I've never been an avid X-Men fan but have found the past films pretty good. This falls in the same category.
- Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind - See below
- Professor Layton And The Eternal Diva - I've considered buying a DS just to play the Prof. Layton series and I might still do so since this film didn't put me off. Quite far-fetched at times as opposed to say Detective Conan but was still entertaining. After growing up watching Japanese case-solving programmes such as Kindaichi and DC, this is another series I'll be keeping my eye on.
- Grown Ups - A choice between this or Marmaduke and me and Katie went for this. Wrong choice.
- 2012 - Great visuals but just your standard end-of-the-world storyline with not much substance.
- Shrek Forever After - Same as every other Shrek.
- The Other Guys - I know people who hate Will Ferrell. Well these people are just fools. I was expecting another standard 'comedy' with 1-2 laughs across the whole film but I was pleasantly surprised to be watching a film on par with Step Brothers etc. Okay, maybe not as great as Anchorman but still containing plenty of dry humour and Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg complement each other perfectly.
- Frost On My Moustache by Tim Moore
- The Lottery by Beth Goobie
- Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind - the first in my list of Ghibli films. Released in 1984 and featuring the now classic animations and rich storyline showing that Miyazaki has been consistently brilliant right from the off.
Used to draw a lot as a kid and I've missed that. Now, rather than pen and paper, I've been keeping up with the times using the laptop. Concentrating on studies seems to have suppressed my creative side and I hope I won't lose this side to me.
