Youth is soooo wasted on the young!
I've just found out that Dougal has put a link from his site to mine, so I figured I'd better actually write something on here... and it has been a while I suppose, I've just been too goddamn busy.Busy doing fuck knows what, but busy all the same. Not at all busy doing my dissertation or reading the thousand or so books I'm supposed to for my courses, or writing the essays that are due in January (at last count, there were three of them to complete before first week back...) I have however been busy preparing for presentations, for every course. For some reason, within three weeks of every course they'd go "You need to do a presentation. It won't be marked, but if you dont do it you will fail." How does that work exactly? Sounds a bit unfair to me. Sounds also like a complete waste of time but hey, it is Aston after all. Luckily I've been put in groups with people who like to work hard and it's forced me to work harder with them so it's not all bad I spose. Other than uni and presentations, I've just been earning money (or trying to), xmas shopping, and catching up on sleep.
And of course, filling out my application for PGCE, let's not forget the stress and annoyance that cost me for a wee while. Took me a while to fill out the form, writing my personal statement was hell, and then my reference didn't arrive for nearly three weeks. It better be damn good now... Dave and Alex have already got interviews for early december. Dave's package of info came this morning and I've been itching to open it... Must resist. Here's hoping mine's not far behind now! Otherwise I'll have to work out some kind of plan B...
What's really annoying about this year is that it's so important and it feels like 50 times the amount of work from any previous year and yet all I want to do is go out and get drunk, go shopping, take a holiday, play badminton a few times a week, basically I feel like I want to relax and enjoy myself. But I can't and shouldn't really - it's a little late to be grasping onto the remaining dregs of my youth I suppose, I need to concentrate. Just, can't!
I've got myself some new drinking buddies in my work mates. A few times in the past couple of months I've been going out with them to Sutton for drinks or the cinema or shopping, etc etc. It's great because most of them are awesome ppl, but not so great in that a) I should be studying/working, and b) Dave now thinks I'm not spending enough time with him. To be fair, since he told me about this 'problem' we've spent more time together and are both getting uber-excited about xmas, but at the same time, I need my friends as well!
Speaking of work, our department has a new manager, who we affectionatley like to call the Bitch From Hell, because of her pleasant demeanour and her all-round jollyness. She's so far caused two colleagues to cry (and almost made me cry), three colleagues to seek work on other departments, and many others to dream/fantasize about cold-bloodedly murdering her with various vegetables (that may or may not be just me...) However, she can't be all that bad - she made Kelly cry (Kelly who still hates me for reasons unknown) after having a go at her about being a bitch to the new key colleagues. What's that famous phrase, "My enemy's enemy is my friend" or something like that? I think "friend" may be pushing it, but still. Bitch From Hell is making a lot of enemies just now, she's made enemies of the menfolk after telling them that women shouldn't be allowed to stack the potatoes due to it "hurting our breasts" (and I have to say I agree, to some extent) and that's why she always gets the men to do it. Managed to piss Simon off at least... still sorry about that Si!!
There is plenty of other stuff to talk about, but Dave's just come back from work so I'm off to make some food. ta ta for now!
posted by Kim @ 11/29/2006 06:32:00 pm
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