July Already?!

What the...?!

Seriously, how is it July already? What happened to June? Where did it go?!

July is always a patchy month for me, as it tends to mark the end of the academic year. When I was a student, it was the time that I had to say goodbye to my social life and return home. Now that I'm a "teacher" it's the time that I have to say goodbye to any regular work, as towards the end of term there's very little supply work available. So I need to tighten my belt and look ahead to the summer months and consider my options.

That being said, there's a lot to look forwards to in these last couple of weeks of the year, and the summer holidays in general. None of these things are actually academic though.

Firstly, the new iPhone 3G is released in a couple of weeks. At £100 on a £35/month tariff, it's not cheap since I only got the last iPhone in March, but with its promise of much faster internet speeds - which is mostly what I use my iPhone for anyways - I don't see the point in not upgrading. Thus I have set some pennies aside for it.

Secondly, season 4 of Doctor Who is coming to a close this Saturday evening. The series has had some patchy moments - as any Doctor Who season does really - but the penultimate episode was rather over the top and a little bit surprising/shocking. There are gonna be a lot of people sat down on Saturday night to see what becomes of the 10th Doctor's regeneration sequence that started at last week's cliffhanger - I know I'm certainly intrigued by what they're going to do.

Thirdly, I am still planning on going somewhere over the summer months. It has been ten years since I actually went on a proper holiday somewhere and I figure it is about time I got a dramatic change of scenery. This will depend on finances, obviously, but again I have a few pennies set aside for it.

Finally there are a few movies out at the cinema that I want to watch. Some of them may not be very good, but I want to watch them anyway. These include: The Dark Knight, Hancock, Wanted, The Mummy III, and Journey to the Centre of the Earth. This probably tells you a lot about my cinematic "taste", but I care not.

The summer months. A time for BBQs, beer in the garden, friends getting together inside and outside, hoping for the best weather. Let's hope this summer is a good one.

(As I'm sat writing this it's raining heavily outside....)

~Jon