I currently, and always have, intend to keep this website as an archive of my life either until the Internet dies or I'm forced to remove it as Governments such as the US and UK finally remove freedom of speech. Assuming services such as Google's spidering and indexing of all the worlds information continue to exist for this time, I hope this post if of use to someone, somewhen.

When you get to University, don't buy anything. Sure, the odd pint is fine, but don't purchase clothes, hi-fi's, computer equipment, white good, instruments, dart boards or anything.

Seriously, don't even think about it. You'll think it's great having all these fun toys and gadgets but come the last few days you're at Uni the realisation dawns that you've got to pack all the crap up and somehow get it home. And you've no idea how BORING packing is, especially if (by the time you read this) University academic years (if they're still working in full gregorian years) still end at the start of Summer. The first weeks of sun and you've got to be inside endlessly packing junk into box after box.

All you need for Uni is two pairs of clothes, one to wear and one in the wash and a few pens for exams. I keep my fingers crossed that this message will reach and help at least one person.