Booker Prize Winner Announced

Kiran Desai won this years Booker Prize with her book 'The Inheritance of Loss'. She is the youngest female to win the £50,000 prize. Judges praised her book as "a magnificent novel of humane breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness". It seems she has learnt well from her three-times nominated mother, Anita Desai.
The Inheritance of Loss tells the story of a Cambridge-educated Indian judge who lives a reclusive retirement in the foothills of the Himalayas. But the arrival of his orphaned teenage granddaughter, and his cook's son's attempts to keep one step ahead of the US immigration department, threatens to shatter his peace.
Though I have yet to read this, I'm sure that it will be brilliant and I hope to pick up a copy in the near future
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Death Of A Great Snooker Player

Paul Hunter died tonight of cancer at the age of 27 ( he would have turned 28 this weekend). He was rapidly getting worse lasy week and spent his final days in a hospice in Huddersfield. He had excessive tumors of the stomach and he continued to play until the end (even when he was undergoing chemo!), though he only won one match and dropped from 5th to 34th in the world rankings. A winner of many titles, notably the Welsh open, he will always be remembered as a young and talented player. A true inspiration to all young players. Condolences go out to his wife and young daughter.

RIP Paul Hunter, 27

The Happenings of My Ladies (and Gent) and Moi

So due to my lack of existence recently there is actually quite a bit going on and has gone on, with my ladies and I. Where to start ....

Lala and I went on a 4-day bender. In between work shifts and shopping sprees we spent 4 nights in a row drinking Vodka and coke and chatting about random shit. Strangely enough we didn't get fed up with one another when we departed on the 4th day we spent a good couple of hours on the fone to each other - as if we hadn't said enough to each other! Was fun though!
Lala is still with her lame-o of a boyfriend, whom I cannot stand but have said that I will get to know if it's going to get serious (which I hope doesn't happen - she can do way better!). Apparently this weekend I'm supposed to be accompanying her when she has to meet his friends - who are probably gonna be complete shitheads - something neither of us is looking forward to!
Moomoo is still obsessed with her but he has more chance of getting younger than he has of getting with her! Also Mark keeps trying it on with her, which she hates and she's run out of ways to tell him that he has no chance. Both go into the way-too-horny-for-own-good pile!
Her homelife is the only thing that doesnt seem to be working but she only has to wait a year when she can be set free and move in with me!
I don't think Lala has read so much in her life, as she has read this summer. Practically every week I have been lending her something new to read. What started out as a simple recomendation has now transformed into out very own book group/library service. This summer she has read Nicholas Sparks' 'The Notebook' (which she followed up by the movie), The Rules by Ellen Fein (to get some tips on how to keep that lame-o James in line and maintain the power she has over him!), Lauren Weisberger's 'Devil Wears Prada' (I told her that if she didn't read the book before the movie came out, I would not go with her to see the movie!), 'Millenium Girl' by Coerte Felske and she will soon be into Candace Bushnell's 'Lipstick Jungle'. I'm sure i've probably missed one but that's all I can remember at this time!

As usual Li's life is floating along with no great breezes blowing her to new places.

As with Cha-cha, well she has not had a good time of it recently. Though the men have been freely passing in and out of her life recently she has yet to settle down with one. The one we all thought she would end up with, including her, was Tim, but he got pissed and tried to lamp her one. She has cut him totally out of her life which we all applaud her for.
Then there was the shit that happened with her drop-out brother. Honestly, he makes mallrats seem tolerable - even preferable. He got a little coked out and barricaded himself in the apartment as he thought people were after him. He subsequently trashed the place and freaed out. He has since been into rehab and is doing well. Hopefully, he will not relapse.
Then there is the job front. No doubt she will soon be leaving us as she did not get the promotion that she has deserved for so long. She could easily walk into a better job with another company its just getting out of the comfort zone thats the problem.
Then the shit really hit the fan this weekend when she crossed the divide and headed to the North. Not only did she get arrested for saying 'fuck' in public (yes that is all she said - imagine what they would have done if she had said 'cunt'?!) but she also found out that she was pregnant. Something that shocked us all to the core a little. Due to the timing being very, very wrong she has decided not to keep it - something I do not condone but accept as its her decision and her body in the end. I'll be going with her when the time comes for support which she will definately need.
Other than that she's pretty good!

As to myself, I have been working hard and playing very little. Uni is definately more challenging this year and so I really have to buckle down. We are short-staffed at work so I'm working all the hours that I have free - I need the cash if the truth be told. With D away at Uni I don't see him as much as I want to, but I'm looking forward to seeing him sometime at the end of this month when we plan on spending the weekend together. It will be so amazing!

Kyle and Amy are still together - now close to 6 months - I'm so happy for them though sometimes I dont need to know every little detail of their love/sex life! He has changed jobs and is much happier now and will return to uni soon.

I think you've all caught up now with the ins and outs of my people and their lives so I'll leave it for now. Updates will be along soon ........

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I'm In Love!

I'm in LOVE and it's Fabulous! And so is he! I've kept him a secret from everyone but a select few as I wanted him all for myself but now the time has come to tell the world. I'm so happy!

I can't begin to explain it but it's a fabulous feeling!

Love ME, Love HIM

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Uni, Work, Sleep and Apology!

Sorry for total lack of existence but been extremely busy. I've been preparing for my 2nd year at uni for the last 2 weeks and went back last week. If i wasn't doing something uni related I was working like a maniac, and if I wasn't doing either of them I was asleep! Sorry to y'all who come and visit me regularly but I promise to get my arse in gear and give you the best I can! If you feel i'm not pulling my weight give me a kick in the arse via an email!
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Aim Low, Aim Zero!

Following all these crazy reports that women are now too skinny and should munch on a few more doughnuts, which all started by the banning of models at Madrid fashion week who were deemed too thin, the UK has decided to start selling clothes in a Size 0 (or a UK 4). How do these things correlate? The media is telling you that you and everyone else are too thin but in turn are encouranging you to stay like it by offering you clothes to fit your tiny frames! Its totally stupid to be telling you two opposite things at the same time! I stick to what I said before that being thin is fine and preferable, and I support stores like H&M, Topshop etc for providing clothes for the women that are naturally thin or maintain a healthy but slim figure.
Skinny people rule!
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