End of Term?

So I've gotten nearly as bad at updating this as I am at my vlog...

My term has consisted of a new essay every other week and on the off weeks (those not directly leading up to a due date) desperately denying the fact that I have a new essay due in two weeks. So really my weeks consist of class, choir rehearsal, and watching Netflix.

And they say it's so different in the UK...

I guess I can talk about things I have discovered this month:

• Ben and Jerry's core ice cream is delicious. The caramel core one is superior to the fudge core, but both are good. Jam is yet to be tested.
• Actual weetabix is far inferior to Crispy Minis. But Crispy Minis in Chocolate Chip are delicious.
• I can make halfway decent stovetop rice now! I'm pretty proud of that.
• Rice is like the best decision when you have no money.
• Also it needs lots of flavoring.
• I am terrible at waking up/falling asleep. It only gets worse as the week goes on. Which means waking up Monday mornings is the worst!
• Wagamama firecracker chicken is amazinggggg and also costs 10 GBP a go. Which leads me to...
• I definitely need a job.

There are only 3 sessions left of term and what where did the time go? And I get to see an Undergrad friend after term end!! We're totally going to the Harry Potter Studio Tour and I'm verra verra excited.

In the meantime, me and my freezing self are going to go curl up under the super fuzzy blanket I got from Primark and stop being cold. Stay warm this winter!

Halloween and Bonfire Night

So after lecture today it is officially halfway through my first term! That's crazy. It's also a bit mad that having been to five lectures counts as being halfway through.

I feel like I'm finally settling in a bit to where I'm living and what's expected of me, although I can't say it's been the easiest thing in the world. I did take a trek with a coursemate to Peter Jones to look at craft supplies, and grabbed a shot of a completely lovely street along the way.

 

Honestly, the photo really doesn't do it justice. I didn't really manage to properly stop to take it!

In any case, I didn't actually do much for Halloween or Bonfire Night - although I have heard fireworks going off for the past few nights. It's like living near Magic Kingdom again. I think several people did go to "fancy dress" - costume - parties, but I spent my Halloween attempting to work on my second essay of the term and at choir practice.

 I did manage to go to a small ceilidh ("kay-lee") put on by the Scottish society at my uni with a bunch of coursemates after lecture today and it was completely wonderful! It's a bit like line dancing only with way more spinning and way better music. Plus the addition of men in kilts just adds a bit of fun to anything.

Last post I said I was going to try to go swimming, and I didn't manage to make it last week or this week for rather the silliest of reasons - I've realized I don't have a second towel and I don't much enjoy the idea of chlorinating my showering towel. So something added to my list of expenditures for this month. I haven't much figured out a way to add to my income column yet, so if you've got ideas, I'm your girl!

I hope my friends Stateside enjoyed the trick or treaters and costumes! I'm actually bizarrely glad I worked a few Halloween parties before I left Disney - I don't feel like I've completely missed out.

Til next time!