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Just James

About Me

my sister has a tortoise

My Interests

I'd like to meet:



Music:

pixies, radiohead, the smiths, sleater-kinney, the lemonheads, the shins, interpol, blur, arcade fire, throwing muses, mclusky, hot hot heat, libertines, gang of four, sufjan stevens, neutral milk hotel, regina spektor, pulp, art brut, queen, at the drive in, the who, rocket from the crypt, franz ferdinand, the icarus line, muse, the smashing pumpkins, white stripes, bright eyes, 22-20's, joy division, the flaming lips, saul williams, the rakes, patrick wolf, kraftwerk, the ponies, oasis, the beatles, the bees, mystery jets, wire, the offspring, the dresden dolls, hot chip

Movies:

the godfather, fargo, citizen kane, o brother where art thou, trainspotting, reservoir dogs, amelie, its a wonderful life, singing in the rain, star wars (originals), the big lebowski, dr strangelove, a clockwork orange, the shawshank redemption, pulp fiction, magnolia, seven, one flew over the cuckoos nest, some like it hot, pirates of the carribean, withnail and i, unforgiven, the graduate, lord of the rings, city of god, toy story

Television:

doctor who, frasier, the apprentice, neighbours, deal or no deal, arrested development, curb your enthusiasm, the office, the league of gentlemen, scrubs, six feet under, coronation street, the simpsons, yes minister, blackadder, father ted,

Books:

birdsong, 1984, silas marner, to kill a mockingbird, the grapes of wrath, cannery row, the great gatsby, the catcher in the rye, the life of pi, the godfather,but not the lovely bones

My Blog

The Time Is 2.30 In The Morning

That's right. 2.30 in the morning.My bed just broke.One of the legs snapped, I was flung backwards in a state of bewilderment and fear and now it has become impossible to sleep unless I adopt a carefu...
Posted by Just James on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:43:00 PST

Once Upon A Bumbling Jewish Clown

I really do miss being silly.For one reason or another, here at university I don't feel I can be as silly as normal without pissing someone off. And when that person isn't Jam-es, its not fun.I went t...
Posted by Just James on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:47:00 PST

At Least English Students Are Alright

I am in desperate need of finding someone in this city that enjoys a bitch and a moan. Everyone is so bloody cheery.I'm already starting to regret being a drama student.This morning I felt incredibly ...
Posted by Just James on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:57:00 PST

Exit

So after a billion weeks of summer, I'm finally off.In the next half an hour my family and I will all pack into our car and head off for the West Country.My last night in croydon has been and gone, th...
Posted by Just James on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:39:00 PST

I Could Try Reading Before My English Degree

Since I am not taking a gap year and nor have I gone to university yet this week feels like dead time. With so many people having left this weekend, and only a sporadic few of us remaining, Im startin...
Posted by Just James on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:35:00 PST

Its Not Soundproof

My body is slowly collapsing organ by organ following this weekend, so i will try to make this brief.I did not have high hopes for this years reading festival at all, in fact i was rather downbeat abo...
Posted by Just James on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:57:00 PST

Shhh, don't say Zanteclimax

Cor those greek islands are ugly places aren't they?It's like purgatory with bars. Still the beach was nice, the sun was shining and the wine was cheap. I discovered how easy it is to repel women with...
Posted by Just James on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:24:00 PST

striker!

am very excited about the world cup starting, but don't quite know how to express it.so i'll leave it up to:..>GOAAAAAAAAAAL!...
Posted by Just James on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:02:00 PST

nine days to go

today my two week timetable went into its last rotation, and it saddens me a little to think that i will never have monday week A ever again. this new bout of nostalgia led me to have a look at my two...
Posted by Just James on Tue, 16 May 2006 04:12:00 PST

walking down the holmesdale road...

A little part of my life came to an end tonight, and it feels a little odd thinking about it.Watching Palace draw 0-0 with Watford tonight was the last game I will watch, for a while at least, as the ...
Posted by Just James on Tue, 09 May 2006 02:58:00 PST