1,568

Total 1,718 - 150 example text words in cunning little boxes = 1,568.

and there was much rejoicing.

And two copies are printed for turn-in on Friday! Two whole days early! (This really feels quite odd and out of character.) It will not be looked at again (the next time would be like #27 or something and my contacts are dry enough) before being turned in, because if any errors were found, it would have to be re-printed and at 5p per page, that isn't going to happen. This is another culture shock, printing -- at Centenary, paper is just shooting out of printers! At no charge!

Tony Blair has just suffered his First Major Defeat of his career in the Commons -- the issue was detaining terror suspects for up to 90 days without being charged. It has not passed. So now they will vote on having a limit of 28 days.

Last night was the 13th night of rioting and violence throughout France. I think some cities actually imposed curfews for the first time last night, even though they have been legally allowed to do so for several days now. The 'good' news is that the number of cars being set on fire was down 'sharply' from 1,400 to a mere 617 last night. Only 116 towns experienced violence as well, down from 226.

Katie and Scot and Baby Punkin' Harrisen better stay close to the civilised part of Paris! Next time, they need to come to Wales; the Welsh wouldn't put up with that rubbish behaviour...

News flash:
Now, the Commons has voted in favor of 28-day detention for terror suspects.

Watched about 20 minutes of basketball today while scarfing lunch between lectures. No bleachers. You'll sit on the floor, and you'll like it! Game started late since half the team didn't show up until 20 minutes after the start time and the game actually started without them. Funny part about this was that when the 2nd half of the team came in, they went to their bench and just stripped down to their underwear and changed into their uniforms right there! I was thinking, "Noooooooooo.......they're not really going to......OOOOp! yep, they sure DID."

Then, we learned about the "indefinitely complex noun phrase". My brain feels complexed.

Tea time!