Stooodents!

I've just spent two days (8:30 till 5:30!) giving out NUS cards to students as part of my exec. duties with the union!

It's been tedious, tiring (I'm still aching) but a hell of a lot of fun overall!

Now I've got two more days to look forward to (yeah.... right)

Birthday Bash

Had a REALLY good birthday!!

What's more fun than a day on the beach with some of your bestest friends in the whole world?

Birthday!!

It is now 21 days until my 19th birthday, my last as a 'teen' :)

To celebrate the occasion, I'll be having a beach-party!!

Wednesday 17th (Probably) of August.

Time and Place TBD.

Everyone is invited!!

Broken Heart - Broken World

After being together for over a year, Ellie has decided that she no longer wishes to be with me.

This is very sad, but not very supprising...

*Cry*

Eastbourne!!

It's almost a month until Eastbourne Skate Festival 2005!!!!

Hot, Hot, Hot...

The weather down here is absolutely sweltering at the moment, I can't even skate from El's to the station without getting absolutely drenched!!!! Yawn!

Camera Broke / New Camera...

Yep, my camera went and died on me!

I put the battery back in after charging, switched on, the lens started to come out and then stopped and started making wrenching noises, it stopped after a while and bought up a thing that said E18. After a few tries, I managed to get it to switch back on normally, only now the focus at depth is completely screwed-up, I can focus up to about 15cm, but after that the imaged is really fuzzy and blurred...Went into the camera shop and asked them, and they said they couldn't do anything about it and probably one of the elements had slipped out of allignment.

Friday, I rushed into Exeter and went to Jessops to get a replacement.

I don't get paid till friday next, so had to get it on store credit (which is a problem in itself for a lowly student) anyway, after lots of sitting around waiting to see if they'd approve my credit, they finally did! The store guy thought it was on account of them thinking I wouldn't be able to pay them back, anyhoo, I now have £399.99 to pay back by 2006 (Though I'll actually be paying it back over the next two months, thanks alot 'Interest Free Credit')

So now I've got my lovely new matte-black Canon Powershot S70...mmmm 7mpx... mmmmm... 28mm wideangle... doh... 32mb mem card (I'll be ebaying for a 1gb when I get paid!)

Yay!

Buzznet is finally unfiltered on college computers...

No more 30 mins maximum at the library every day...

No more time limits...

Yay!!!

Nearly, but not quite...

Finally got a reply from the college saying:

'Jerry

This URL is now available in the College.

However, in the event that this results in complaints or inappropriate use, the decision may be reviewed.' (- Meaning Buzznet)

I thought, 'Great, I can finally use buzznet at college', but when I try and use it, I can log-in and access the main site, but if I try to go to any page that is http://something.buzznet.com, it is still filtered... Grrrrr... Close, but not close enough!

Hair Cut!

Just been to the hair dresser to have a trim...

Shorter and thinner, cause summer is comin'!

Elected!

Looks like I've been elected 69 Votes "For" compared to 25 "Re-Open Nominations"...

The guarentees my place as Editor of double-zero for next year...

YAY!

Elections...

As some of you may know, and many of you may not, I've been running for Communications and Publication Officer for ECSU (Exeter College Student Union).

The votings been hapening over the last few days, and although it isn't a foregone conclusion, I am the only canidate for the post ;) (Touch Wood!)

Good day/bad day

It's a good day because:

It's beautifully sunny (so I can go out and shoot some lovely sunny, colourful pics) .
I've got no college (because there was a power cut).
My baby is getting back in the near future.

It's a bad day beacause:
I'm feeling like shit. Got a really bad cold, and feel like shit when inside. So I guess I'll just have to stay outside!

New printer...

Me and mum headed up to PCWORLD on saturday and picked up a nice new printer to replace the old one (which had stopped printing black)...

Ended up getting an Epson C66:

Really funky, and also came with a twenty pack of 6x4" glossy sheets, so I've been printing out a shed load of little 1x2" prints and sticking them onto black card to make my new 'photo wall', all part of my plan to turn my room into an little artistic refuge. Anway, you can see the final effect on my photoblog: http://jerrycooke.buzznet.com

Lynne Truss...

Went to Exeter University to see Lynne Truss (Acclaimed author of the multi-milion selling book, Eats, Shots and Leaves) give a talk.

Was very, very good. Funny and enlightening.

Plus, I got my mum's book signed!

Presenting...

Just had to do my AS Communication presentation. 15 minutes of hell...

I did my presentation on CMC (Computer Mediated Communication), but only started researching at about 9pm yesterday, so came in with about 3 lines of notes and b.s-ed the rest...

Went well, despite all...

pk-exmouth Video 2 Release Date!

My new video (Round-About) ,which is a 1:18 edit showing several spots in both Exmouth and Exeter will be released tomorrow (providing I can move it from my computer).

Check back for updates!

Published: Flying Post...

The article I submitted (see: Darwin In A Download post) to the Exeter Flying Post has been printed in the March edition.

That's my 4th print publication so far!

I'll scan in a copy when I get time...

Bored and Annoyed...

Sitting around in the ITLC trying to find stuff about the Conservative Party for a prophaganda project (El: Did you have to do one of these?)...

Really want to be commenting on pictures on Buzznet, stupid blasters on the IT team, blocking buzz. I'll have to go down to the library later and upload some pics!

Ho hum, think that I'll go and do some PK at lunch!

Phone status update

Apparently I left it in media, will have it back on thursday!

Phone lost...

Bloody Pockets... Bloody Trains...

Phone gone, all gone...

Don't text, don't phone, can't reply... :(

Grrrrr....

The oppressive, totalitarianists that run the college filtering have now blocked what seems like half the internet. I can no longer access BuzzNet from college, or half of the forums that I freqent. How can it be that in this age of digital enlightmenment and freedom of expression, that the establishment can block our access to these resources!

I've emailed the 'intranet coordinater' to complain about BuzzNet being cut of, and hopefully I'll be able to get this reverted!

Home...

I'm off home again...

The cutting room floor...

Hi all,

Finally finished populating my photos at buzznet, so you can now access the gallery direct at: http://jerrycooke.buzznet.com

or, as you may have noticed, there are direct feeds to my four most recent pictures down the right hand side of this page. Enjoy.

Jerry

Syndicated...

Just got google AdSense syndication, so whenever you click the adds down the side, I get some money, so CLICK AWAY!!

New pictures...

Recently set up my new photoblog, check it out:

http://jerrycooke.buzznet.com/

Questionnaire...

A questionnaire:

Current mood :: Happy, because I'm at Ellie's and have just eaten £5.50 worth of Jelly Belly Beans. Oh Jelly Bellies, thou art heaven in a bean!
Current music :: Anything by Barenaked Ladies, but at this exact moment, nothing.
Current taste :: Jelly Belly Beans (see above)
Current hair :: Long, but not as long as it has been, just trying to keep it managable.
Current clothes :: My brown cords from Center Parcs, my reversable blue quicksilver top, a plain cream t-shirt, blue boxers, comfy thick grey socks, oh, and a belt.
Current annoyance :: Having to look round houses.
Current smell :: Jelly Belly Beans (see above x2)
Current thing I ought to be doing :: This.
Current desktop picture:: Here: boring WinXP default, at home: Monkey Bot custom design.
Current favorite band :: Barenaked Ladies
book :: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Current cd in stereo :: Who uses CD's!?!?! Whatever happens to be on launch.com is whatever I happen to be listening to.
Current crush :: Ellie (oh, and Allison Mack, hmmmmmmmmmm)
Current favorite celeb :: Jimmy Carr or Bill Bailey.
Current hate :: Looking round houses. (See above)

DO I

Smoke? :: Nope, smoking is for cartoon monkeys.
Have a dream that keeps coming back? :: None, except the one with the leprechans that tell me to burn things.
Read the newspaper? :: Never! Nota good trait to a journalism student.
Have any gay or lesbian friends? :: Yes.
Believe in miracles? :: yes, me managing to get a girlfriend is all the proof I'll ever need.
Believe it's possible to remain faithful forever? :: Yes, totally.
Consider yourself tolerant of others? :: Yep, except chavs, townees, pikees and skateboarders.
Consider love a mistake? :: Never
Like the taste of alcohol? :: Nope.
Have a favorite candy? :: Jelly Belly Beans (See above x3)
Believe in astrology? :: Yep, it sells enough books, it must be true.
Believe in magic? :: Of course, blessed be!
Have any pets? :: Have a cat, by proxy.
Go to or plan to go to college? :: Am in my thrid year at college, really drags on.
Have any piercings? :: None.
Have an obsession? :: Skating, parkour and ellie.
Have a secret crush?:: Not a secret one...Do they know yet? :: They know.
Care about looks? :: Yeah, I'm pretty vain.

LOVE LIFE

Ever been in love? :: Yes
Do you believe in love at first sight? :: Nah, need some conversation first.
Do you believe in "the one?" :: Yes, and that I'm with her.

JUICY STUFF

Have you ever played a game that required removal of clothing? :: Not a game as such...
Have you ever been intoxicated?:: Nope.
Height :: 5' 11" around about.

LAST THING YOU

bought :: £11 worth of Jelly Belly Beans for me and Ellie.
Ate :: Jelly Belly Beans
Drank :: Tap water.
Read :: Rob's reply to this questionnaire.
Watched on tv :: A music video on launch.

EITHER/ OR

club or houseparty :: House Party.
cats or dogs :: Cats.
single or taken ::Taken.
pen or pencil :: Pen.
gloves or mittens :: Gloves.
food or candy :: Couldn't survive on only either, need both.
cassette or cd :: Neither!
coke or pepsi :: Neither!
this or that :: That.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO

kill :: My cold virus.

LAST PERSON YOU

talked to :: Ellie
hugged :: Ellie
instant messaged :: Rach T

WHERE DO YOU

eat :: Home.
wish you were :: Skating in Hyde Park or PKing in London

HAVE YOU EVER

Dated one of your best friends? :: Well, I'd probably consider her a best friend, so yes.
Loved somebody so much it makes you cry? :: Yes, frequently.
Broken the law? :: Stole a bit from a spy kit in Tesco when I was 7
Run away from home? :: No.
Broken a bone? :: Fractured my left wrist twice, snapped the end of my left wrist, causing it to have to be manipulated back once and fractured my skull once.
Played Truth Or Dare? :: Yes.
Kissed someone you didn't know? :: Nope, how sad...
Been in a fight? :: I was bullied for years, if that counts.
Come close to dying? :: Nope.

WHAT IS

the most embarrassing CD in your collection? ::Summer Hits 1995
Your bedroom like? :: Tidy and snug.
Your favorite thing for breakfast? :: Waffles with maple syrop.
Your favorite restaurant? :: Paccinos.
What do you eat when you raid the fridge late at night? :: Crunch corner. MMMmmmmmmulller...
What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie? :: Bicentenial Man.
What is your biggest fear? :: Loosing the people I love.
What feature are you most insecure about? :: My hair.
Do you ever have to beg? :: Frequently ;)
Are you a pyromaniac? :: No.
Do you know anyone famous? :: Naomi Grigg, UK no.1 style slalomer, and she was in the music video for Elvis vs. JXL - Little Less Conversation.
Describe your bed :: Single, perfectly made, covered with cussions.
Spontaneous or plain? :: Spontaneous
Do you know how to play poker? :: A little bit.
What do you carry with you at all times? :: Train pass, library card, phone and keys.
How do you drive? :: Illigally.
What do you miss most about being little? :: Thinking things are bigger tham they are.
Are you happy with your given name? :: Not my middle (Hilliard) and I was going to be called Zaphod, near miss there.
How much money would it take to get you to absolutely give up theInternet for one year? :: £937.928 bn
What color is your bedroom? :: White punctuated with posters.
Do you like yourself and believe in yourself? :: Yes! Do you think you're cute? ::I must be a tiny bit cute, plus I can do puppy dog eyes.
Do poor, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you? :: Not any more than rich people with big houses and lots of food.
Do you consider yourself to be a nice person? ::Very, though I'm a tad silly.
Do you spend more time with your girlfriend, boyfriend, or yourfriends? :: Well, Ellie lives about 400 miles away, so friends.
You ever been caught "doing something?" :: Never, I've got sensitive ears and quick reflexes.

Tripods...

(And no, I'm not talking about porn stars...)

Just ordered a nice new tripod of Ebay for doing my skate/parkour vids... Yay!

Movies...

Saw two good movies over the weekend (for the price of one, I might add. Good old blockbuster "Or it's free next time" promise).

The Terminal

Really moving and actually guite funny piece about a man whoes conuntry experiences a political coup while he is in the air and so when he lands, he discovers that he cannot enter the USA or return home, and so is forced to stay in the terminal. I originally thought that the film would be based on the story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri who was trapped at Charles de Gaulle airport, France, since 1988, but curiosly enough, no credit was given for the origin of the story, which I find perplexing given that the political aspects of the entrapment in the movie almost exactly mirror those of the true story. Here is a very small extract from an article writen about Merhan:

"After seven years of circulating between Brussels and Paris, he tried to fly to London, but was turned back by immigration officers. French police arrested him, but because he had no official documents, there was no country to which he could be deported. He has been at the Paris airport ever since."

In contrast (well, not exactly contrast, maybe just juxtaposition), the character of Viktor (played by Tom Hanks, in The Terminal) comes from a fictional country in Eastern Europe whoes homeland erupts in a firey coup while he is over international waters. His passport is invalid, his papers void and therefore is simply (as put by US Homeland Security) "unacceptable". Despite of his predicement, be makes the most of his time, enriching the lives of the people around him. Eventually, when his country is re-formed he is given a one day emergency visa to enter the US in order to fufill a promise to his dead father. However, the head of imigrations at the airport tells him that if me leaves the airport instead of returning home, he will "arange" for his new friends to loose their jobs, and in one case, be deported to serve a jail sentance.

Prepared to return home, however begrudgingly, his new friends show him that he must fight the system and so give him the courage to leave the airport and fulfill his promise.

For more info: http://www.theterminal-themovie.com

The Anchorman

A lightharted romantic and satirical comedy looking at the male dominated world of the anchorman. Staring Will Ferrell and Ron Burgondy and Christina Applegate as the love of his life.

EyeToy!!!

Yay, hopefully getting rid of my bike tomorrow, which means that I'm getting an EyeToy and EyeToy : Play2

Let the fun times roll!!!

Bike for sale...

Random, I know, but thouht I'd add it...

Saracen X-Ray Mountain bike for sale. Perfect functioning condition, bar some rust on bolts and stuff, but thats just cosmetic dammage. Susspension still springy, brakes still fine and gears were brand new before I stopped using the bike. Its been sitting in my yard (which is covered) for a while now and I want to sell it...

Picture here: http://photos4.flickr.com/4199215_9842ea5f6d_b.jpg

£35 ono

Would need to be able to collect from Exeter

Drop me an email: jerryhcooke@gmail.com

Nothing much...

Not really much happening at the moment...

Some exciting news though: My mum has got a place at Cornwall College, can't remember what degree she's doing exactly, but I'll update when I remember.

I'm busy waiting for packages to be delivered.

Roll on half-term!

Console Bonanza...

I've been on the swapping craze for nearly a week now, and I've nearly finished swapping everything I'm swapping.

Here's the breakdown:

My Bike: So, its been sitting in the yard for yonks, and now I'm finally getting rid of it. I would pay to have it taken away (well, not really, but you know what I mean) and so I'm getting something for nothing really. Anyhoo, I'm swapping the bike for a Sega Dreamcast. A bit of an old games console, but not so old that its crap or anything, its almost as good as a PS2, which allows me to link nicely to the next item.

http://www.bwf.be

My Handheld: Okay, so I get bored quickly, I know that I only got it like a month ago, but its already boring. So, I'm swapping that too. And I'm getting (as you may have guessed from the link) a Playstation 2!! Now I can finally play Eye Toy!!!

http://punkten.se

My Joystick: My old trusty wireless joystick, also going. In replacement: Half-Life 2, Doom 3 and Counterstrike Source. Not that non-gamers will understand, but these are some of the best games of this generation.

Look like I've got a lot of gaming ahead of me!

pk-exmouth 'Teeny Tiny Video' Released

I am proud to announce the release of pk-exmouth's first video "Teeny Tiny Video"

Its just 25sec long, so enjoy it while it lasts...

http://gmail.google.com/gmail?view=att&disp=attd&attid=0.1&th=101b9543c4f1353e

(If you get a log on screen, then enter the username: urbangraffiti password: parkour)

pk-exmouth Video Release Date!

My new video (Teeny Tiny Video) ,which is a 25 second edit with a few key Exmouth hot spots, will be released tommorrow!

(providing that my disk doesn't bugger up like it did today!)

Hair Cut

http://www.bowlerfc2001.fsnet.co.uk

Had my hair cut yesterday, so now its, er, shorter.

yay me!

No pics yet, soon though!

Swapz...

www.swapz.co.uk

He He, been putting all my old junk up for swap. Great system...

Get rid of your old junk today!

Exercise...

http://aig.gospelcom.net

Just started my extensive, well - more extensive, exercise plan. Goes as follows:

10 push ups

20 stomach crunches

20 knee ups

And I do this twice daily, (before bed and when I wake up)

V. exausting, but wakes you up in a flash!

The Lovely Bones...

http://trashotron.com

Finally got round to reading The Lovely Bones. Really compusive reading, finished it in about 2 hours! I'd recomend it to anyone and everyone!

Rain, Rain, Rain...

Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was 17?

Nope, didn't think so!

Reguardless, its tipping it down here. Had to get me brolly out...

Alexander...

www.orange.com

Me and Mum went for our weekly Orange Wednesday film session at the cinema the other day to see Alexander. May I just say. Oh dear!

You would think that with Colin Farrel, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Anthony Hopkins, they could make a great historic epic. Think again.

About 1/5 if the audience walked out at the intermision!

An official Jexxy Rating of 3/10

GMail...

I've finally got myself a gmail account!!! I recomend everyone else does so as well! 1GB of storage!!!

Anyhoo, my new address is: jerryhcooke (-at-) gmail (-dot-) com
(replace the (-at) with @, and so on, just avoiding junk mail)

Arrived...

My new phone (and by new, I do of course me used and from ebay) finally arrived, so I am once again text message-able. Horray!!!

Evolution...

Here is an advanced preview of my latest article "Darwin in a Download". I've submitted it to the Exeter Flying Post in the hopes that it will get into the March issue of the publication. Enjoy, and any comments appreciated!

Darwin in a Download
by J H Cooke

Social interaction specialists have often speculated that college life may emulate the Darwinian model of evolution. Indeed, at Exeter College, this certainly appears to be the case. The following extract clearly represents the interactions within the food chain in the Presentation Resources department…

A soft wiring sound erupts across the relative quiet of the room. Breaking the tentative cease-fire of electronic noises. A barrage of raucous laughter breaks out from a hidden corner, the result of some minor, insignificant misbehaviour. An expression of unintelligent delight at a trifling act of juvenile defiance. Fight the system, change the world and screw the bastard establishment. The battle cry of the lesser-spotted Juvinus Malicious, a small, snivelling creature, its only source of happiness coming from its attempts to gain relief from the futile carousel of repetitive actions.

I crouch lower behind my screen.
“Don’t look at me, don’t look at me”, I mutter the constant mantra of Homus Insignificas,
“I’m not here, I don’t exist…” Yeah, right “…honest”
I glance fitfully to my right.
“Wha’choo lookin’ aht?”
Fear grips my cold heart. A fully developed, bull Jerkus Populus advances towards me, jowls foaming in rage. I turn away, blind to my own fate.

So, are students really the next evolutionary generation, or just a sub-sect of the genus? Only time will tell.

Waiting, always bloody waiting...

http://www.alertnet.org/

My phone still hasn't arrived. Stupid bloody postal service. Stupid bloody ebay person!!!

Woe is me!!

How I hate the rain...

http://www.cnn.com/

Stupid typical seasonal weather. Is too wet to go skating and too wet to practice PK. Its bloody terrible!!!

Cordroy curtains

My funky new curtains, made out of a pair of purple cord trousers. Full picture here: http://photos3.flickr.com/3499689_80159f0c06_b.jpg

Mum's new stereo

My mum has scrapped her old stereo in favour of a funky new one. Its got a tiny little remote control, and a v. funky blue globe LCD!! Full size pic here: http://photos3.flickr.com/3499678_61e9208897_b.jpg

My photo gallery

You can now access all my pictures from here: http://flickr.com/photos/66607162@N00/

My little garden...

Since my room is a dingy little hole, I decided to add some colour and make an indoor garden curtesy of some little sticky things.

Parkour pics

You can now see the pics from the Exeter Parkour Jam that took place on Sunday the 16th of Jan. The gallery is here: http://flickr.com/photos/66607162@N00/sets/87591/

Hmm, new shoes!!

Picked up my 3rd pair of Merrell shoes in the sales. Merrell Amazon Ventilator. Not quite as nice as my other two, but pretty good at £34.99 down from £59.99.

Full size pic is here: http://photos2.flickr.com/3499681_df95b901c3_b.jpg

PK Jamming...

Had a very fun Parkour jam yesterday! There were about 12 of us, started from Exeter Central Library at 11:00 and went around Exeter until about 3:00, stopping at lots of hotspots, including:

* Central Library
* Exeter Pheonix
* Quay Carpark
* Exeter Quay
* "Blue Bars"
And several more that I don't know the names of...

The waiting game...

Oh woe is me, how I do hate to wait for packages. I'm still waiting for my new (old) phone to be delivered. I ordered it two days ago off eBay using 1st class recored and still nout!!

http://star-techcentral.com

Woe is me!

Saw Ellie off at the train station this morning. There is something so depressing about seeing people off on trains... :(

On the up side, the weather is getting better, so I can go and practice PK after my editorial meeting, and it'll hopefully be dry for the PK Jam on Sunday. 11 o'clock outside Exeter Central Library, come one, come all.

Parkour...

http://www.urbanfreeflow.co.uk

I've finally started to put some effort into doing something that I've been interested in for a long time. Many of you may have seen the two hugely popular shows on Le Parkour (or Free Running as it is also known), Jump London and Jump Britan, the former being shown last year and the latter, just last week.

Parkour is all about moving efficiently through urban enviroments in ways that aren't commonly explored. You can find out more about Parkour at Urban Freeflow, here: http://www.urbanfreeflow.co.uk/

Anyhoo, I've started training now, moving from skating style exercise to running and upper-body strengthening. I'm hoping to meet with a local Parkour group soon to pickup some tips.

Jerry

New photo gallery

I've just got a new photogallery at Fotoki.com. You can visit it by going to:

http://public.fotki.com/JezzyJex/

There aren't that many photos as of yet, but I hope to fill it up in the next few days.

Jerry

My New Toy

This is my lovelly new toy:

Its a Jornada 680 Handheld PC running WinCE 3.0 for H/PC Pro Edition. Its a few generations of tech old, but its still really handy, been using it in my lectures to take notes and what'not.

Cost me £98 on EBAY, but I had to sell my SPVe200 in order to afford it. Oh well, you know what they say, no pleasure without pain...

Jerry

First post...

Welcome on and all...

This is the first post on my new blog.

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Jerry Cooke and I live in the South West of England. I'm currently 18 years old, and am studying at Exeter College. I'm a keen writer (am planning to study Journalism at Uni) and am currently Deputy Editor of the ECSU Magazine, Double Zero. I am an experienced skater, I've been skating since I was 5 1/2 and am currently ranked 4th Male Style Slalomer in the UK (after competing at the UK Style Slalom Championships in Eastbourne last July).

I've got a girlfriend called Ellie, who is one of the main driving forces in my life, and who is at Uni in Lancashire.

Okay, I think thats all the grounding required, I hope you enjoy reading this blog, I'll try and post as often as I can.

Jerry