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Friday, 25 December 2009

Friday, 20 November 2009

  • Escape

    There's an escape in running around, paintball guns in hand, ducking, slipping, sliding. It's hard to imagine why I was apprehensive about going paintballing in the first place but it's really one of those things that allows you to leave everything else behind. Afterall, what could be more important than surviving a battle and seeing a mission through, right? We came home tired and hungry but with battle scars and war stories to trade.

    Just as easily as you slip into the world of paint-combat, you slip out to realise that there are some battles that aren't as simple and quick as those 10 minute ones. Days have begun to merge into an endless stream of lectures and coursework - even paintballing seems like a whole lifetime ago. So much so that I have come to enjoy my bus rides home from uni, when the sun is sinking and the city is slowing down. It seems to be the only time when it's acceptable to be content just listening to music and staring out onto the the streets.

    It's the end of the week. Thank goodness it's the end of the week.

Saturday, 07 November 2009

  • Life's a bit of a hamster wheel at the moment - the faster you run, the faster it spins, and you find yourself having to move faster and faster just to keep up. 
    I think it's time I regained control.

    On a different note, some things I learnt this week:
    1. Nottingham means rolling hills, greenery and lakes.
    2. Playing tennis can be a bit like solving a mathematical problem - step away and you'll get further.
    3. At night, the Thames is quite a sight
    4. so are the Christmas lights on Oxford Street against the setting sun.
    5. Sometimes, you just need a break from thinking and rationalising.




Monday, 26 October 2009

  • Connect, connect

    Yes, after what seems like an eternity (approximately 5 and a half weeks, I think), we finally have internet at home.
    Honestly, it feels somewhat miraculous - the weeks of hoping, and wishing and hoping some more. For now, we're all still enjoying the novelty of being able to connect to the world so do excuse my the sudden flurry of posts.





  • Bus gods?

    Post dated 19th October 2009

    For some reason, we couldn't get on a bus this morning.

    8.05am: Bus 1 does not stop to pick up passengers due to it being too full

    8.15am: Bus 2 does not stop to pick up passengers due to it being too full

    8.17am: We decide to cut out losses by walking down the road to a different stop.

    8.30am: Bus 3 does not stop to pick up passengers due to it being to full.

    8.32am: We panic

    8.35am: We get on a random bus to get a tube station

    8.50am: Upon reaching the tube station closest to university, we narrowly miss two of the buses

                    that would have taken us straight to university

    8.58am: With no buses in sight, we think it might be a good idea to start walking to university

    9.10am: We sprint.

    9.15am: We sneak in through the back door of the lecture theatre looking every bit like we sprinted.

                    Of course, the lecture theatre had to be on the third floor.

    5.00pm: Bus completely ignores my hand-waving and drives on without stopping.

     

    Perhaps the planets were not aligned. See, this is why I run – for days like these.


    And all for a 7 minute class test.


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