I won't ask you which you want first, because, for my first item, it is the same piece of news.

Brazil is back. And Ronaldo's back with them.

They have finally played a game in this cup with the style and ass-kicking skill for which they are known. Ronaldo may not have been great, but he at least _did_ something for the team this time around.

This is great if you are, like me, a fan of Brazil. This is bad if you are, like me, also a fan of anyone else that might possibly end up playing a game against them. England and Brazil will need to both make it to the semi-finals before that happens (god willing), and then I will be faced with a massive dilemma.



The good news: My throat issues would seem to be a virus connected to the sinusitis that I had a week and a bit ago.

The bad news: I miss the ENTIRE group of 16 whilst I am in Paris. What the fuck is up with that. Why the hell did I not go with a mobile provider that has roaming? Why does my phone give me 5p/minute calls to Canada, but not the ability to recieve text messages from FIFA while in France? I'm seriously thinking of buying a French SIM card whilst there just to keep up. For serious. Really. I'm not kidding.

The good news: My supervisor didn't rip the bits of my thesis that I'd handed in to shreds.

The bad news: I still have 14000 words to write.

The bad news: I need to clean my room.

The good news: I somehow still feel fairly positive about life, the universe, and everything.

I Am Reading:
Academically: The Construction of Martyrdom in the English Catholic Community, 1535-1603 (Anne Dillon)
For Fun: The Scarlet Letter
Pile of Books on my Windowsill: 6. 1 read, 3 unread, 2 half-read.