You know you're English when...

...you go to the beach no matter what the weather is like.

Sadly I don't bring you all stories of rainforests and tropical islands, nothing nearly as exotic as that. Small things like receiving post, having a full fridge and maybe even finding another pair of underwear so you can put off laundry are all thrilling things when you are a student.

Sometimes when this kind of excitement gets too much a voyage of some sort is needed, to break out from the student bubble and explore the world. So of course the most obvious thing to do at the end on January is to go to the beach for the day and a trip to the sun soaked paradise of Bournemouth was planned.

It was far from warm and quickly the feeling was lost in my feet, possibly not helped by the fact that I did paddle a bit, but was very good fun making sandcastles and having long jump competitions.

Wading through the New Forest... another 'bright idea'

So yesterday I went walking in the New Forest. Possibly not one of my best ideas ever seeing as it was raining and was foggy all day... but even so I went, I saw, I conquered and waded through countless boggy fields. We managed to get a return for £3.70 (woop) to this tiny train station in the New Forest, it was so small that we had to be in the front carriage of the train because the platform was so tiny and the driver was so surprised that anyone was getting off at that particular stop! We had planned to walk from this station to the station further up and get the train home from there and it should have only been about 5 miles but as it was we got somewhat lost in woods that all looked exactly the same. After 2 hours of walking we did eventually work out where we were but had got no closer to the point where we needed to be than when we had got off the train. In fact we had gone further away. Anyway to cut a very long story short after a pretty epic walk we did eventually make it to the other station... only to miss our train and have to wait an hour for the next one.
Things that were learnt from this...
1) the paths in January are non-existent, if there appears to be a way it will be a foot deep in mud. pond or wild animal excrement
2) there are very little signs telling you where you are in the New Forest.
3) pick a shorter route


I did actually enjoy most of it. but just not all of it. and I was very very glad to get home and have a shower. :)

My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely...

I can't think of a title and I can't find a picture but I am DONE. I have a whole week to do absolutely nothing and to do it well. now that I'm brilliant at.
:)

Head hits desk moment

I HATE KING STEPHEN. I'm sure he was a very lovely person really but essays about him are the worst of the worst. Yesterday was the first time since being here I have regretted taking history... right now I would much rather be learning a book full of science than writing about the antics of the medieval monarchy, actually right now I would rather be do anything. Im having to consume a lot of chocolate to get me through this one.
:)

I got pajamas in the post today...

ooo so exciting. they are uber comfy too.
:)

A lecturer is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault.

Where: history seminar 9am
Who: welsh guy with a posh accent: corduroy trousers and nondescript woolly top.
What: king Stephen- medieval history...

him- asks difficult question
class- awkwardly long silence as if in a vortex where time itself stands still
one person- answers
him- "yes ermmmm well alriiiiiigggghhhht. no."

times this by about 8 or 9
:)

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Exciting stuff, we are house hunting!!!!! all we need is 6 bedrooms and a tree house (apparently).
Things are busy as usual and I have plenty of essays, presentations and revision to do over the next couple of weeks that are all really important, so understandably procrastination has gone up a level.
Dont really know what other news I have, apart from we just found some disgusting gunk stuff clogging up our sink. ewwww.
:)

Back in the South.

This morning I awoke and thought yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaa I'm back at Uni, life is good, fun times ahead, friends to see, an amazing shower, powerful central heating and Internet that works all the time. Then I remembered I had a french speaking class to go to, groaned, pulled my duvet over my head and went back to sleep.
:)