I bought this material arund Christmas, but only got found a pattern I liked for it recently. I still have to add a hook and eye to the top as it's a little loose. My aunt helped me, as I've never done it before and the sewing machine is in her house anyway, but I did most of it by myself.

( And it looks like this. )

I feel so goddamn accomplished What's it all about: clothes, crafts, making things, projects, sewing, sewing machine, skirt

While this is probably exaggerated to some extent for shock value, it's not terribly surprising of the BNP. It's hard to say that Free Speech, as a cherished ideal, is more important than stopping things like that. By all means, say what you want, as long as it isn't hateful and evil. Cur i gcás, we're told that children are precious little snowflakes and we should encourage them to express themselves. But if one kid in a group stands up and starts shouting that another kid is ugly and stupid and worthless and everyone should hate him, you would be wrong to do anything but make him stop. I fail to see how something like that is somehow worth protecting just because the person shouting has grown up and has the courage of their convictions.

It's fun to be outraged.

Sounds like Man on the Moon - REM What's it all about: censorship, racism, rants

In the beginning there was dust, and one day the great, improbable experiment of life will return to dust. We are not secure. Just as our ultimate genesis was entangled with the birth of suns, and the terrifying tumult of asteroids and meteorites, so we are still bound to the cosmos. Cyanobacteria grew the cocoon of an oxygenated atmosphere, a thin shield against the void. The unimaginable stretches of the indifferent Universe lie beyond this envelope. As we shall see, from time to time the immensity outside asserted its power, and may yet do so again, to lethal effect. But whatever asteroid assaults the Earth in the future, surely there will be torrid vents and seeps that will once again allow the primeval cells to spread their coloured slime over the Earth, even as creatures of complexity and elegance know their last days.
- Richard Fortey, Life: An Unauthorised Biography

Chemistry is interesting, and Physics is amazing, but there's something very wonderful and beautiful about Biology with which they can't compete, to my mind. Though it is possible I am confusing "Biology" with "Richard Fortey's writing". Pretty confident I'm not, though.

Sounds like The Dandy Warhols What's it all about: biology, books, life is wonderful, nice things, richard fortey, science

It has reached the stage of the year where I'm full of wonderful intentions for next year, so hopefully if I write them down I'll stumble across them, and that will guilt me into sticking with them.

Study three hours a day during the week, six on Saturdays and eight on Sundays, plus whatever time is needed for lab reports etc. Leaves loads of time for adventures but leaves me less panicky for exams.
VDP Fund-raising.
Homework Club day leadering (I hope hope hope my timetable lets me...)
Refugee Centre
Soup Run, maybe
Niteline, also maybe.
Gym twice a week and go for runs on Saturday and Sundays
Work in the Science Gallery. ... Granted, this requires them to hire me for definite first. But a little misplaced optimism never disappointed anyone repeatedly.

And over the summer I want to knit either a jumper or a cardigan, I want to learn how to make ice-cream, I want to cycle whenever it's an option, and I'd like to get out of Dublin, even just to gallivant about Ireland a bit.

There were probably other bits and pieces, but I can always add to this.

I feel so goddamn summery What's it all about: college, homework club, knitting, lists, plans, projects, refugee centre, summer, vdp, work

This will be mostly friends-only, in the interest of treating my super-interesting life with the secrecy it deserves. I do like other people's lives though, in a non-stalkery way, so feel free to add me!

Sounds like Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode