I hate this time of year for two reasons and they both hinge on the fact that yesterday was A level results day. I should avoid the whole thing really but it is hard.

More students than ever have got As. This is the same every year. But it's annoying because even though I have good A level grades, every year they look worse. And the media always highlight people with stupid numbers of them.

And then there's always a Clearing supplement in the paper. I'm glad to see that as usual, you can't get into Warwick to do Physics through Clearing. I just wish employers would work out that means my degree grade is better than it looks because I went to a good university to do it.

There's always stuff in there about life at uni, at least 50% is complete bollocks. But there's enough in there to remind me what it's like. And I really miss it. It's been seven years since I left, which is a terribly long time. I don't think I managed to get back there at all this year either. I really should email Dave and work out a time for me to visit and he can show me all that's changed in that time.

I don't miss the work - I haven't done an exam since 2000 and I'm quite happy for that to continue. But I really miss having your friends so nearby, seeing them everyday, and spending most of your time going out and having a good time with like-minded people. Whereas these days I spend my days with mostly boring people at work. They're alright people, just not who I'd spend my time with if I had the choice.

Perhaps I should go and watch last night's Mock the Week because I've depressed myself more writing this post.