Okay, I got back yesterday.. Really tired all day because I had to get up at like 3:30 (UK time that is.. which is what I live on nowadays). Was up for about 18 hours.. x_x;; Anyway, happy to be back. Not much work to catch up on since I did manage to do some on the plane rides. I had no idea that all the flights were less than an hour.. caught me by surprise there. But still.. talked to interesting ppl on the way to Brussels, slept mostly on the way back. And I was lucky enough to have a good night’s sleep last night. About 12 hrs.. ^-^

Erm.. haven’t done much today. Vacuumed, washed the kitchen floor, did laundry, made tea twice.. ^-^ Haven’t had tea for ages. But now that I’ve got my own mug and stuff I can tea again! o/ My new mug, spoon and bowl are all yellow. It’s a nice Easter-y kind of yellow. A bit darker than the yellow usually associated with baby yellow.. Oh, here’s a weird thing. None of my shirts can be tumble dried. Why is that? It’s so weird that I can’t throw them into a dryer. Although, three of the four dries in the Rosser block are broken so it doesn’t make that much of a difference. Still means that I need to go buy one of those vertical drying rack thingies. Caroline said that B-Wise and Woolworths’ might have them. So I’m going there on Tuesday. Should really be worth the money. Easier to dry clothes on them instead of hanging them from my closet doors etc.

Dr. Faustus is driving me nuts. I can’t find that many stylistic or thematic differences. And I’m stressing about the essay. Due next Monday. Thank God not tomorrow. At least we’ll be talking about it in the next seminar. So I should have the whole weekend to work on it.

I’ve heard that there’s a new kind of keyboard available. It doesn’t have any markings on it at all and it’s being marketed as the keyboard for the super-geeks or something. The ones that don’t really look at the board when they type. It’d be interesting to try one out. I don’t really look at the board anymore when I type, but sometimes when it’s a new board I have to look down. Like when I use a French keyboard. They’re really annoying. At least with the British and American keyboards all the letters are in the same places, it’s the punctuation that moves around. But in the AZERTY keyboards, practically everything’s been switched! Like the numbers, you gotta press the shift button to get to them. So annoying..

keyboards, Dr. Faustus, tumble drying, travelling

I’m going to Brussels tomorrow.. o_O Found out last night that I’m going this week. I wasn’t expecting to go until like next week. But this week it is. So I’m taking the 7:30 train to Birmingham Intl (changing at BNS), and my flight leaves for Amsterdam at 3 p.m. Apparently there’s a 2 hr stop over at Amsterdam so I need something to read or do.. probably gonna buy another puzzle book.. I like puzzles. ^-^ I’m coming back on Saturday (flight leaves at 6:30 a.m. -_-;;) so I should have enough time to get some work done then as well.. I’ve already informed all of my teachers that I can’t be in class/hand in assignments that are due on Friday. They seem fine with it. So all’s good there..

I think Niamh and Lewis do have something going on between them even if they don’t admit it. Like today, Oliver & I were sitting at the table in the kitchen working on Sudoku puzzles while Meilyr, Niamh and Lewis hung out on the beanbag & inflatable couch. Just the way that the two of them were sitting on the couch and the way they talked to each other.. I dunno. Maybe they’re just really good friends. Maybe not.. But they’re already talking about moving in together next year. Well, Lewis brought up the fact that next year we should move in together because we all get along so well. Plus it’d help with the whole buying stuff for our dining/lounge area. We wouldn’t have to split it all up at the end of the year. God.. they’re thinking of buying a dart board. That will so mess up the wall! Especially if someone decides to throw darts when they’re drunk. Unless they get adequate protection for the wall, like a huge board of.. what was it Lewis said? MDF?? Anyway.. I’m a bit iffy about the pool table as well.. But the idea of having a movie night in that room is quite cool. Really comfy couches, beanbags, etc.. Just set up a laptop and watch DVDs on it.. The screen might be too small though. Especially if there’s a huge bunch of us watching it.

Okay, I should go.. need to shower and stuff before I go to sleep. Especially because I gotta get up early! I miss my late mornings.. ;_;

trip, vacation, uni life, gossip, university, Brussels, Belgium

So strange.. I’m reading Anne Rice’s The Tale of the Body Thief and guess what it’s got one of the Talamasca guys reading. Goethe’s Faust. Which is basically the same as the play that we’re studying & dissecting every Thursday afternoon. The endings are different though. Goethe has Faust going to heaven while in the play Dr. Faustus winds up in hell. I haven’t gotten too far in the book yet, but hopefully it’ll tell me a bit more about Faust so I could use it in my essay about Dr. Faustus..

Just an interesting little tidbit I thought I’d point out.

And I had a strange dream. I was at the train station and I kept forgetting really important things in my room. Like my train tickets and clothes. So I called my mom and she sent my uncle over to bring them to me. His was a lot longer, thicker & curlier.. But otherwise the same guy I saw.. erm.. well, it’s been awhile. ^-^ Then I missed the train even though I was on the platform! Ridiculous really..

coincidence, Anne Rice, Goethe, Dr. Faustus, Faust, The Vampire Chronicles, dreams

Urgh.. had a fire drill this morning. At 7:30 a.m… Made me fall out of bed too. Plus Lewis banging on my door didn’t help.. -_-;; So I’ve been up ever since. It’s a really strange feeling, not having slept enough yet being so awake. And my being cheerful really confuses everyone. No caffeine in me. Naturally up. XD

So, going to Rotherham tonight, Leicester tomorrow then back to Aber on Sunday. Should find out today when I’ll be getting the rest of my stuff. o/

Spent an hour talking to my personal tutor yesterday. She’s really nice. :-)

I wanna do _some_thing.. I feel like I should do something! Can’t sit still.. Maybe they’ve added caffeine into the marmalade or toast I had this morning.. This is so unlike me. I really wish I had sneakers so I could go out for a walk or a run or something. Yesterday I went out and saw cows. Enjoying the sunshine just like me. ^-^

Erm, okay.. I’ll just wander around campus before French. No wait.. I won’t.. hrmph.. Can’t decide. Anywayz, I probably won’t post anything until next week. Since I won’t be here.. duh.. Okay, going..

fire drill, sleep deprivation, spazziness, walking

Heavenly Cloud
Congratulations! You scored 18 CuddlePoints out of 22!

Cuddling with you, is like sleeping on a cloud… it doesnt get ANY better than that… You are the BEST Cuddler there is, and there isn’t anyone (well… except maybe the Stone Slab) who wouldn’t want to cuddle with you! In fact… Wanna come cuddle?

Link: The Cuddlability Test written by on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

I’m cuddly! *grin* o/ Anyone disagree? :-P

Global Gypsy
You scored 63% worldliness!

You are a true internationalist. For you home is not defined by a country but by your family and friends, many of whom are internationalists like you.

Link: The How International Are You? Test written by walkist on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Hmm.. well, pretty much what I thought.. Haven’t called any place home really for a few years now.. is that a good or a bad thing?

New Classics
You scored 63 popularity, 44 history, 56 creativity, and 54 texture!

You like common, modern-sounding names, that have some flair but still feel down to earth, like Karen, Jeremy, Brendan and Melissa. They’ve been around for a couple generations, so they don’t sound weird, but they don’t feel like shiny plastic toys that just tumbled off the assembly line either, because everyone knew someone by these names growing up. These names have their own section as New Classics in The Baby Name Wizard, and share some traits with the more dated 70’s and 80’s catagory. Other catagories with names you might like are: Old-Fashioned, Tryndee, Legendary, Biblical The naming style most unlike yours is Fantasy. You groan when you hear that someone named their baby Mystique or Frodo, and suspect the poor kid will be teased mercilessly. It’s not likely you’ll find many names to agree on with somone who has that naming style.

Link: The Baby Name Style Test written by StitchwitchD on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Definitely not calling my future kid(s) Frodo or Eowyn or anything like that..

test, quiz, quizzes, OkCupid

Well.. our assignment was supposed to be only 250 words, but as usual, I wrote over the limit. But it’s okay, according to my teacher. We’ll just have to cut it down if we use it in class. Most of what I write will probably wind up in my portfolio. Seeing as it’s gotta contain both poetry and prose (2,500 words’ worth), it should be pretty easy. It’s the commentary that’s worrying me..

Still, click here if you wanna read it. Please do and tell me what you thought! The good and bad.. anything and everything you think. =)

writing, story, assignment

Brainy Student
51% Tastefulness, 58% Originality, 42% Deliberateness, 34% Sexiness

[Tasteful Original Random Prissy]

Your style is classic but not glamorous. You don’t concentrate on clothes an awful lot, preferring to spend your time on more interesting matters. You don’t want to look like everyone else and your probably take care to have a unique element or two in your outfits, just to emphasize your personality, but, on the other hand, you don’t need too much attention paid to your looks. Believe it or not, fashion says some things about character. You’re probably quite an intellectual and somewhat reserved. But your style is not bad.

The opposite style from yours is Sex Bomb [Flamboyant Conventional Deliberate Sexy].

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 26% on Tastefulness

You scored higher than 54% on Originality

You scored higher than 7% on Deliberateness

You scored higher than 6% on Sexiness

Link: The Fashion Style Test written by mari-e on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

test, quiz, OkCupid, fashion

Well, just when I thought my Mondays were bad enough (from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) the listening skills part of French is being moved to 9 a.m. from it’s 1 p.m. position on Friday! Luuuuuuurvely. *rolls eyes* But at least the rest of my week is fairly easy. ^-^ Like today and tomorrow, nothing. No classes. Gives me time to complete assignments for Writer’s Art and Study of English seminars. So for Friday I have to write 250 words worth of descriptive prose. Should be simple enough. I’ve already done all the observations I need for it, now I just gotta write it out. That is, if the teacher approves of my idea. I wasn’t so sure it was exactly what he wanted so I e-mailed him and asked. No reply yet.. I thought I was going to get the list of possible essay topics yesterday at the lecture but the guy didn’t give us any! Mih.. I wanted to start thinking of stuff to write about. I won’t be getting any work done this weekend so a headstart would’ve been nice…..

writing, university, schedules, essays

Colored

When I born, I black. When I grow up, I black. When I go in sun, I black When I cold, I black. When I scared, I black. When I sick, I black. And when I die, I still black.

You white folks…… When you born, you pink. When you grow up, you white. When you go in sun, you red. When you cold, you blue. When you scared, you yellow. When you sick, you green. When you bruised, you purple. And when you die, you gray.

So who you calling colored?

I have no idea who wrote this, but apparently it was by a black guy in Texas. Anyway, I just thought I’d share. ^-^

poetry, humor, humour, colors, colours, racism

I finally have my train tickets to go see Oliver and Ryan next weekend! Altogether it cost me £52, but £20 was the railcard. And the railcard gave a 34% discount immediately. So it’ll be well worth it, even if I only take one more trip with it. ^-^ And I plan on seeing Oliver once a month at least. So it’ll really pay for itself in the following months.

Hmm.. other news. Not much really. Had French. Went into town with Linnea, bought French books.. I realized I had left my pictures back in my room, so I had to come back up and get them before I went to get my tickets. So when I took the bus back, I didn’t realize it was the bus that took me back to the train station, not up the hill.. All I saw was 501. So I just waited for the next 501 to show up at the station and talked to Lewis on the way back up. He happened to be in town buying books as well. Then when I got back from buying the tickets I decided to have dinner at the cafeteria (didn’t feel like cooking). I got loads of food for just £1,79! It’s amazing. And it wasn’t that bad either. I’ll have to go there again..

trains, tickets, French