It's been a while (again) but freshers flu caught up with me and looking at a computer to type was the last thing I wanted to do with a pounding headache. Our whole floor were like zombies and I think we were all just passing it to each other. Now the worst of it seems to be over and I just have a bit of a cold instead. It probably didn't help that I walked to Asda the other night in the freezing cold without a coat... I need to stop moaning about it though and use a bit more common sense (or just take more paracetamol.)
I had a day off today which normally means sitting at my laptop trying to do work but instead I got persuaded to join the gym. My flatmates have been nagging me for weeks about joining since most of them already have and I'd been umming and ahhing over whether I should or not. I'm glad I did though, it didn't take long to sign up (once I'd figured out the touch screen...damn things) and you can cancel your membership whenever. I don't know how much I'm going to go but as long as I go with someone I should be more motivated. Today I went on the bikes and the cross trainer and although I wasn't on it for long, I still felt like I'd achieved something (even if my legs were a bit like jelly afterwards.) So now I know what to do with at least some of my free time and I hope I can keep it up like this blog. It will be my two challenges on top of numerous assignments, learning to cook and just staying alive in general...
Not much else interesting has happened except the fire alarm keeps going off in our building.It's so annoying especially as I had just cooked my dinner. At least I wasn't in the middle of cooking like one of my friends who had to leave all their pans on the hob. I only grabbed my phone and keys because it never strikes me that it could actually be a real fire. (I'm going to get a real shock one day when my laptop and iPod go up in flames.) You can't really grab all your valuables every time it goes off though otherwise you might as well just leave them outside. I'm just glad it didn't go off at three in the morning like one of the other residences. I would not be in a good mood. Now I've said it it probably will...
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Saturday, 5 October 2013
Food and Freshers
This week I started lectures which are quite full on but interesting. There aren't many of them but a lot of it is for independent study (I have work already). We have lectures, seminars and IT sessions.The lectures are in lecture theatres, the seminars in classrooms and IT in computer rooms. I'm even getting the hang of the macs which I thought would be really hard to use but aren't actually that different to my laptop. We have to use software called In Design though to create magazines which I haven't used before.
In my breaks at uni we always seem to end up in the food dock. I've already had curly fries, jacket potato, pizza and lasagne and veg. I never realised how much of my money was going on food; I can see why people use the phrase student budget now. I've also been to a restaurant in West Quay called Ed's diner which was all old fashioned American style and played music from the 60s. I had an amazing burger with cheese and bacon.
West Quay also has some good shops and we went to the student lock in the other night which was fun but packed. There was so much going on like Capital FM hosting a music quiz, TOWIE actors signing books and free pretzels (so good). I bought a few tops as well and got some good discounts. I went again today but need to stop spending money before I run out!
Last night we went to a really good club called Myth. At first it wasn't very busy but as it got later more people were there and the music was good too. They played Artic Monkeys, The Killers, Vampire Weekend and even some older ones like Stevie Wonder and Queen. It made a change from Oceana where we seem to go a lot but I did see Pendulum do a DJ set there on Thursday which was cool. It's also the freshers ball tomorrow which is the last event of freshers. It's a dressier event which people are saying is more formal with smart dresses and suits. There are even fairground rides (should be interesting in dresses!) and Sub Focus and Loveable Rogues are playing so should be a good night.
On a more random note, I thought I'd take a picture of my small but comfortable room for people to see. (I even hoovered and tidied it earlier)
In my breaks at uni we always seem to end up in the food dock. I've already had curly fries, jacket potato, pizza and lasagne and veg. I never realised how much of my money was going on food; I can see why people use the phrase student budget now. I've also been to a restaurant in West Quay called Ed's diner which was all old fashioned American style and played music from the 60s. I had an amazing burger with cheese and bacon.
West Quay also has some good shops and we went to the student lock in the other night which was fun but packed. There was so much going on like Capital FM hosting a music quiz, TOWIE actors signing books and free pretzels (so good). I bought a few tops as well and got some good discounts. I went again today but need to stop spending money before I run out!
Last night we went to a really good club called Myth. At first it wasn't very busy but as it got later more people were there and the music was good too. They played Artic Monkeys, The Killers, Vampire Weekend and even some older ones like Stevie Wonder and Queen. It made a change from Oceana where we seem to go a lot but I did see Pendulum do a DJ set there on Thursday which was cool. It's also the freshers ball tomorrow which is the last event of freshers. It's a dressier event which people are saying is more formal with smart dresses and suits. There are even fairground rides (should be interesting in dresses!) and Sub Focus and Loveable Rogues are playing so should be a good night.
On a more random note, I thought I'd take a picture of my small but comfortable room for people to see. (I even hoovered and tidied it earlier)
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