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mcgillianaireLast night was Dave Pearce's last Dance Anthems show on BBC Radio 1. It's the end of an era. Since 2005, rarely have I gone a week without listening to the two hours of cheesy electronic dance anthem music goodness. As everybody expected, Dave whacked on some of his (and our) all-time favourite rhythms including: Minimalistix's Close Cover, Delerium's Silence, Faithless' Insomnia (the anthem that got me hooked into electronic music in the first place), Paul Van Dyk's For An Angel, Paul Oakenfold's Southern Sun and possibly the greatest dance anthem of all-time, Ferry Corsten's remix of William Barber's Adagio for Strings. He now moves on (or was he demoted?) to Radio 6.
Meanwhile, I've finished my first week at Law School. It's beyond awesome. I can't believe how much I'm enjoying learning everything dished out so far. I've got a hectic schedule but it's like I don't care because when you love your work, it becomes work no more but sheer enjoyment. That's exactly how I feel about the law. English law is so vast, so unrefined, archaic and generally very messy, carrying with it several centuries of excess baggage. Despite all its rough edges, the most important thing is the incredible manner in which it has evolved and continues to evolve. Even in a society that is developing at such an unbelievable rate, English law has done well to try and keep pace with it. Finally, I've discovered a field of study which values the ability to amass vast tracts of information and then combine it with craftily constructed arguments. The law is neither an art nor a science. It's exactly the sort of career I have been looking for all my life. It encompasses everything I've ever wanted out of life. I cannot wait to learn anything and everything about it. This is my calling...
And finally, the footie. After last weekend's disappointing draw against new boys Stoke City, order in the footballing universe was restored by the world's greatest striker, Fernando Torres, as the lads from Anfield painted the city of Liverpool red by defeating fellow Scousers Everton two-nil. Both goals were scored by the Spanish international, ending a six-game drought in some style. The result gives us our best start in the Premier League after six games and takes us back to the top of the table, albeit temporarily depending on other results.
To the tune of 'The Animals go in Two by Two'):
His armband proved he was a red - Torres, Torres
You'll never walk alone it said - Torres, Torres
We bought the lad from sunny Spain
He gets the ball he scores again
Fer-nan-do Torres Liverpool's number 9
(bounce, bounce)
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Date: 2008-09-28 11:16 am (UTC)Btw, are you from Kingston-upon-Hull or did you just happen to do your CPE there?
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Date: 2008-09-28 11:21 am (UTC)I did my LLB Law in Hull, and BVC at Nottingham Trent. I went to Hull for undergrad as a kind of family tradition - both my grandad and my dad went to Hull, although my dad got kicked out for failing all his exams due to spending too much time getting drunk and playing rugby (not always at the same time) and ended up getting his degree from York.
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Date: 2008-09-28 12:25 pm (UTC)My local teams are mostly league (boo hiss), but I follow the Brods and Heath, since my dad played for both of them in his youth.
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Date: 2008-10-02 02:06 pm (UTC)I've never really gotten into rugby and the only bits I've seen are union. I followed last year's World Cup quite a bit actually, and tend to only follow some of the big games from the World Cup. I guess I just got saturated with cricket, footie and tennis when I was young that I love them so much there's no space for anything new now.
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