Congestion Charge In Operation.

Funny, really - come to think of it.

Every day, thousands of commuters have to pay to travel through London because they are causing "congestion" - despite the fact that they are trying to help the economy by working. However, I woke up this morning feeling rather congested myself; Sore throat, and a blocked nose - yet, when I attempted to get the illness to "cough up" it's £5.70 fee - it simply responded by sending my chest into a involuntary spasm, causing me to pretty much fall over and kill myself in the shower - and I've already established I've died enough recently.

However, this cold going around at the moment does provide it's advantages. A few of you may remember by mad dash for the toilets last week in order to change for college? Well - the teacher who teaches us the the lesson before that dash had also fallen to swine / bird / chicken / mongoose flu, allowing me to casually stroll along the empty corridors, make my way to the toilet - get changed, sit down - and take a nice, hard...

...Cold and flu tablet to help relive my symptoms.

Anyway, today, I have been making a real effort on my personal statement. For those of you that don't know what a personal statement entails - it is an application letter to university that actually promotes the use of narcissism! What a fun, fun way to spend a few evenings! Writing a letter about how great you are which will actually see the light of day as opposed to being filed down the back of your bed with the rest of them so that you can one evening pull them all out again, and read through them enjoying a escapist sequence in which you single-handedly cure cancer, enforce world peace - and end global hunger by simply reciting one of Nickleback's albums on the kazoo, and, as such, will a Nobel prize as presented by Mr. T for "Awesomeness to the highest level".

Of course, in actuality, its the first time in my life I've actually had the heart rate of an Olympic runner who has just been made jump by the starter pistol, run sixteen marathons, realised he hasn't filed his tax return and noticed that the world is currently watching him through there TV screens as he begins his race to give Britain another bronze medal...all at the same time whilst I'm sitting here, writing this statement. Why? Well, I have found this course called "Broadcast Operations", which may as well be called "Hey there, you know everything you ever wanted to learn and aspire to going into as you grow older in sense of a epic career? Well here it is." Of course, this title was rejected as it didn't quite fit on the UCAS website.

Anyway, this statement is still very much a work in progress, so I'm going to need to get back on with it. Feel free to make yourself a cup of tea, and maybe watch some TV. Isn't Futurama on Sky One this evening?

Peace.

PS. Today, at college, I ate a Prawn & Lettuce baguette. It was very nice. If you get the opportunity to eat a Prawn & Lettuce baguette, I recommend you take it.