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First off an apology – Was tied up with my books (U know old men and books need time to gell together o).. Looks like some sort of normal service has been restored to the EPL…Prof “WHINEger” getting a response from his boys against the Manure, Anelka shaking off his characteristic lethargy to score twice and send Chelski top of the table again and Robbie Keane getting “the monkey off his back” as Rafa Tinkerman so succintly put it.. ...

Felt really bad last night… Guess the initiating event was Liverpool’s cruel defeat to Tootenham Hotspur after bossing the game for 60ish minutes and scoring as early as the 3rd minute… and the flurry of text messages I got form all over the globe (seriously).. Chaps from Nigeria, the US, the UK and even one from Australia all bombarded my phone with messages on how Liverpool have once again flattered to deceive and all what not…. ...

I did the unthinkable today and deleted my Facebook account… Not sure what finally pushed me over the edge but I sure knew it was coming… Possibly it was the three hours wasted after my lectures today responding to comments on my pictures and trawling the profiles of my friends looking for comments to add, or maybe it was the heated exchange I had with some chap over Obama and McCain and how relevant it was to the rest of the world (especially Nigeria) who it was that won… Quite possibly, it was exacerbated by the friendly jibe my best friend’s kid sister threw in my direction - a candid warning to her big sis not to get addicted to FB like yours truly… Or maybe it was the ease with which it is possible to breach the walls of anonymity and become “friends” with someone you’ve never known from the start of evolution - much less from Adam’s time.. Or maybe it was the threat of potential employers snooping around on FB for mug shots of prospective employees….. ...

Hmm – still awake – time’s 2.12am here but a big cup of coffee is striving to keep me very much awake.. Had an assignment i needed to complete for some lecturer who does his utmost best to come across as recticent all the time and i felt a cup of coffee would help…. Was delighted that my Liverpool team got the win against Portsmouth.. They’d huffed and puffed for 70+ minutes before a moment of madness gited them the winning penalty - Trust Stevie G to respond with a well driven penalty beyond the despairing dive to Calamity James… Hmmm so wat else is happening to me at the moment? ...

Hmmm – still rubbinng my hands in glee over the most assured Liverpool perfromance at the Bridge since January 2004; calm, disciplined and “arsenalesque” at times with the approach play… Liverpool were good value for the win and much as I’m shied away from saying this is the year of the 19th, i’m slowly building a head of enthusiasim again.. For us all the long suffering Anfield faithful, we pray fervently that The Rotator doesn’t blow it this time and that he keeps the same nucleus that has gelled so well this season.. IMO, Jnaury should bring in a genuine winger who can play on either side and a full back (Fabio, Dossena, Arbeloa) have done OK; not done great as I see it)…. ...

WOW.. Four weeks have gone by like yesterday.. Four weeks of lectures on Tyneside… Plus nearly two reams of reading materials covering everything from linear wave theory to fracture mechanics.. Meeen this book work ehnn.. Thank God say I even go now, like say I don marry get picki e for rough o… Anyways I’m grteful for the opportunity to study again and give myself loads of options at the end (ppeline engineering no be yam o!!!).. ...

WOW… finally got through the second full week of lectures on Tyneside.. Calling them hectic wold be a disservcie to the sheer number and length of lectures i’ve had to go through - capped off by a dose of 7 hrs with Prof Phil Hopkins. Anyways i’d say i’m slowly geting back into the groove - except for one kind economics course like dat wey dey make boys sleep well well… ...

WOW.. yesterday made it the 21st consecutive day on Tyneside for moi….I’m grateful for the chance to be away from the frenetic pace of work for a year, but at some stage i’d almost started second guessing my decision to go for an Msc.. All in all the pressure’s slacked off - completed registration, settled in seamlessly, starting to know my way around now and have meet some really cool guys on Tyneside.. ...

I wonder how many LFC fans are taking note of the fact that Xabi Alonso has had a big hand in conjuring up the best ever start to a Premier League campaign under Rafa the rotator? Big response from a world class player IMO.. The mere fact that Rafa was willing to pay 18M pounds for a replacement player along with all the constant noise about a move to Juve and then the Ar$e$ seemed to suggest that his Anfield time was up but the impact he’s had amidst average performances from people around him begs the question as to why he was on the way out…Granted last season he was a shadow of himself, and he chose to witness the birth of his kid rather than travel (commendable IMO) but he’s shown his quality in past seasons.. ...

Crossed the 97% mark this week… Got my ticket to Newcastle via London Heathrow yesterday so as it stands I’m almost good to go.. Still yet to hear anything back from HR yet on how much I owe.. I expect I have it covered tho' Thot I’d be able to avoid having a sit-out for my chaps – but I’ve been sternly warned that such a course of action will be unacceptable.. Guess I always knew I had no choice on this one..