This might not get done all in one go, because my arms are killing me. I attempted to prune the bushes in my garden (no pun or innuendo; the actual plants in the space outside of my house) and I lack the muscles to be able to do it properly, so it makes me a little bit shaky afterwards.
I've had a couple of little proud moments this week, including being able to post a present that I made for a friend, so it will reach her in a few days, but the best one has been getting a text from my lovely partner telling me that the guy he was sat next to on the train into work was reading my book on his Kindle.
My natural inclination was to ask for a description of this person, and after establishing that he wasn't someone I knew, it was actually rather exciting. It's out there, and I forget about it most of the time, but it's nice to know that there are people who actually pay it attention.
So with exams over, and no lectures until roughly October, I have knitting projects that I'm really excited about, and also a couple of things with writing and editing and maybe even some more self-publishing. It would be lovely, but we'll have to see what happens.
Anyway, my crazy nervousness has led me to have already packed for my TWO WEEKS IN GREECE! and now also have a tiny trot up to Manchester planned for the start of next week. Basically, I'm able to be a bit busy busy for the next few days. Now all I need to sort out is a new screen for my computer.
30 May 2014
20 May 2014
Panic Stations,
Have you ever noticed that everything seems to always happen at once?
At the moment, I feel like my head is falling off a little bit, because I know that I need to get more revision done for my three exams this week, I need to clean the house before a viewing tomorrow and there is an engineer here to FINALLY attempt to fix our internet. I'm also heading back to Manchester for the weekend on Saturday morning, and on the 8th of June, I'm flying out to Greece for two weeks.
Now, that doesn't seem like overly much, but up until Saturday, I thought that everything with the house - well, not the internet - was sorted, however after two of my new housemates-to-be dropped out, I'm back on the search for someone to live with. Oh yay.
I think that I get stressed when I look at a list of things to do and they're all pretty close together, or I feel like they are all pretty immediate, and there are a lot of things that I would rather do instead, and in all honesty, that happens all to often. Right now, all I want to do is carry on writing something I've been working on for a few weeks, but like I said, I have three exams this week, so I can't really.
Right now, I just can't wait for this week to be over!
At the moment, I feel like my head is falling off a little bit, because I know that I need to get more revision done for my three exams this week, I need to clean the house before a viewing tomorrow and there is an engineer here to FINALLY attempt to fix our internet. I'm also heading back to Manchester for the weekend on Saturday morning, and on the 8th of June, I'm flying out to Greece for two weeks.
Now, that doesn't seem like overly much, but up until Saturday, I thought that everything with the house - well, not the internet - was sorted, however after two of my new housemates-to-be dropped out, I'm back on the search for someone to live with. Oh yay.
I think that I get stressed when I look at a list of things to do and they're all pretty close together, or I feel like they are all pretty immediate, and there are a lot of things that I would rather do instead, and in all honesty, that happens all to often. Right now, all I want to do is carry on writing something I've been working on for a few weeks, but like I said, I have three exams this week, so I can't really.
Right now, I just can't wait for this week to be over!
11 May 2014
Howdy Partner,
As a writer, I have a real thing about language, and I love over thinking the language which people choose to use when they are describing different things. The one that I will always remember is this gentleman talking about his dog, who was a little over-excited and rather friendly. Rather than telling the people he was sharing the bus journey with that his dog was fond of recieving attention, he announced that the dog liked to be 'appreciated', which I thought was a terribly odd choice of a word for a dog, but I guess that it told me more about the owner than the pooch who was pulling him around.
Sometimes, I think people are very deliberate in which words they choose, whether it's to attempt to hide something or display it with a certain flamboyance, or even just because they prefer the feel of one word on their tongue, or it's connitations in their mind.
I do it as much as anyone else. More often than not, if I meet someone new, I tell them I'm studying Philosophy, because people have an idea of what that is, so you can get into a good discussion with them, whereas if I tell them that I study Philosophy, Religion and Ethics at Heythrop College, most of the conversation is me explaining what that is and where the college is which gets pretty darn boring actually. There's only so much you can jazz up Christology for those who have no interest in religion.
My favourite one though has got to be 'my partner' because it's just so beautifully ambiguous. Really, there is nothing better. One of the reasons I love it is because of the gender ambiguity, which I find lovely, the other reason I love it is because it feels more serious.
My current situation is living in student housing, studying a few hours a week at university, working part time and wondering where on Earth all the time goes, but in the same way, the girlfriend/boyfriend label can sometimes feel a little bit, well, little. In the same way, partner always makes me think of Woody from Toy Story, or like partners in crime or something, because in my head, I'm in Neverland.
Sometimes, I think people are very deliberate in which words they choose, whether it's to attempt to hide something or display it with a certain flamboyance, or even just because they prefer the feel of one word on their tongue, or it's connitations in their mind.
I do it as much as anyone else. More often than not, if I meet someone new, I tell them I'm studying Philosophy, because people have an idea of what that is, so you can get into a good discussion with them, whereas if I tell them that I study Philosophy, Religion and Ethics at Heythrop College, most of the conversation is me explaining what that is and where the college is which gets pretty darn boring actually. There's only so much you can jazz up Christology for those who have no interest in religion.
My favourite one though has got to be 'my partner' because it's just so beautifully ambiguous. Really, there is nothing better. One of the reasons I love it is because of the gender ambiguity, which I find lovely, the other reason I love it is because it feels more serious.
My current situation is living in student housing, studying a few hours a week at university, working part time and wondering where on Earth all the time goes, but in the same way, the girlfriend/boyfriend label can sometimes feel a little bit, well, little. In the same way, partner always makes me think of Woody from Toy Story, or like partners in crime or something, because in my head, I'm in Neverland.
9 May 2014
I'm Free! -ish,
It's that time of year again when everyone is finishing their school year and getting all exited and there are those lovely...exams...and end of year courseworks...and ridiculously blue air where people haven't been able to keep their language under control. Yeah, I know what it's like, believe me.
Just a couple of hours before the deadline, I finally finished my last coursework piece of this year, and it felt amazing. The last couple of weeks have been dictated by this deadline, and though I still have exams to prepare for, somehow they aren't quite as scary, well, until the day before.
In just over two weeks time I will be free, my second year will be done and out of my hands, and I will be packing for my holiday to Greece. Oh yeah, I'm spending two weeks out there with sun, sea,...and dissertation reading? Maybe. I'll see how dead on my feet I am first. I want to actually kick myself into using all the time I have to write a pretty decent dissertation, but I also want to have time just to recharge a little, so we'll see. I also need to catch up on writing, but there will be no chance of me taking the laptop as it is proceeding with it's going...going...routine. Thankfully, I have a PC pretty much ready to go when this thing finally gives up, but I am impressed that it's managed the last five years.
Anyway, I'm off to playa couple a few rounds of 2048 before settling down for the night.
Just a couple of hours before the deadline, I finally finished my last coursework piece of this year, and it felt amazing. The last couple of weeks have been dictated by this deadline, and though I still have exams to prepare for, somehow they aren't quite as scary, well, until the day before.
In just over two weeks time I will be free, my second year will be done and out of my hands, and I will be packing for my holiday to Greece. Oh yeah, I'm spending two weeks out there with sun, sea,...and dissertation reading? Maybe. I'll see how dead on my feet I am first. I want to actually kick myself into using all the time I have to write a pretty decent dissertation, but I also want to have time just to recharge a little, so we'll see. I also need to catch up on writing, but there will be no chance of me taking the laptop as it is proceeding with it's going...going...routine. Thankfully, I have a PC pretty much ready to go when this thing finally gives up, but I am impressed that it's managed the last five years.
Anyway, I'm off to play
2 May 2014
Things I Should Have Done,
I'm not going to really post this blog everywhere, because I'm not sure how many people I really want to see it, but I just need to write it, for me.
Recently, my computer essentially decided it was going to Hulk Smash itself in order to leave it as even more of a craptop than it already was, the result of which was I lost some data that can't now be recovered, and no, I don't have a backup, and yes, I should know better.
As if all that wasn't bad enough, I get constant reminders that I ought to be in third year right now, believe me, I know, but it's been enough of a struggle to get through this year, so please, could everyone just back off?
The 23rd of May is going to be an achievement for me, because I'll have finally finished the second year of uni. It will be behind me, and I can look ahead to next year: graduated, applying for jobs and graduate schemes, and dissertation deadlines and all that stuff, but for now, I'm dealing with EOY essays and exams, so just let me be. Honestly, I can't deal with any more of this bullshit.
Recently, my computer essentially decided it was going to Hulk Smash itself in order to leave it as even more of a craptop than it already was, the result of which was I lost some data that can't now be recovered, and no, I don't have a backup, and yes, I should know better.
As if all that wasn't bad enough, I get constant reminders that I ought to be in third year right now, believe me, I know, but it's been enough of a struggle to get through this year, so please, could everyone just back off?
The 23rd of May is going to be an achievement for me, because I'll have finally finished the second year of uni. It will be behind me, and I can look ahead to next year: graduated, applying for jobs and graduate schemes, and dissertation deadlines and all that stuff, but for now, I'm dealing with EOY essays and exams, so just let me be. Honestly, I can't deal with any more of this bullshit.
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