Well I've finished all my classes for this week :) I have a really nice time table. Although I did just get a tutorial allocated for 10 o'clock on Monday morning, which is going to make coming home from Chris's rather unpleasant. But it is also only every 2 weeks so if I'm careful then I should be able to book to go down all the "right" weekends. I'm going down next weekend though, and that is, I think, a "wrong" weekend, so i need to go to the station and change my train time.
Classes have all been pretty good. Psychology is interesting so far, as is Classical Art - I've had three lectures of each now. Ancient History only had one lecture this week (normally they have two and a tutorial) and it was really boring. We had to watch a video of an interview of an historian, and the sound on it was really bad so it was hard to follow the conversation, and also it didn't really seem to be that relevant. We had a list of questions to consider in relation to the video but it was so difficult to hear what was being said that I have no idea what the answers to the questions may have actually been in this guy's opinion. But never mind.
My social life has been great this week :) on Monday night, after cubs, I joined my flatmates and Guy at the Tron for the end of their pub quiz and a drink or two. We did really rubbish in the quiz, but we beat the staff team so we were happy enough.
On Tuesday night, Marsailidh and I went to the BLOGS welcome social (its the Edinburgh Uni Society for Lesbians, Gays etc) - not because we are in any way gay, but because we have friends who are and we knew it would be good fun - and indeed it was. We played some silly games in the Student Union, to get to know everyone a bit, and a lady from the Advice Place (the uni's counselling and advice centre) came and gave a talk on safe sex and handed out free condoms (which Marsailidh and I then proceeded to blow up and play balloon volley ball with...) Afterwards we went to a bar in town for a while, and lots of people went on to the club next door (called Vibe, it's awesome fun! I've been before) but Marsailidh and I went home instead because we were tired and had classes on Wednesday morning.
Tonight we are going to the Edinburgh University Snow Sports Club (EUSSC) welcome social, and that should be awesome fun too!!
love and hugs,
Katie
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Back to Uni
Term starts tomorrow and I'm really excited :) I haven't seen some of my classmates since we went on study leave back in April so it'll be good to catch up with them.
I went into the Psychology department on Thursday morning to sign up for my main course and my outside subjects, expecting it to be a five minute job before I could head to the computing lab and the internet, however it seems I was out of luck that morning. When it got to my turn, the secretary looked me up on her computer and explained she that because I changed my degree from Classical Studies last year to Psychology this year, I had to be assigned a new Director of Studies who would oversee my Psychology degree, and this had not yet happened. In order to "get" a DoS I had to go and find the new office of the School of Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics, which was in the not-fully-finished new building nearby. Having calmed the fiery beast who was receptionist of this new building, by signing in by my full name and the exact time, I found my way to the lift and then to the correct room on the correct floor, and I introduced myself to David who quickly had my switched to a DoS of the correct subject, and sent him an email, just to let him know the situation. Then he sent me back down to the secretary in the other building where I would then be able to sign up for my courses.
So back I went and I got signed up on my Psychology course, then the secretary attempted to find the two Classics courses which followed on from what I did last year. We did find the two courses but it appeared from the information that they only lasted for the first semester, and there were no recommended follow-on courses listed in their information. So I signed up for them anyway, then headed out to a different building, and up 5 flights of stairs to the Classics office to find out what the story is. The Course Secretary there explained to me that in term 1, they run Classical Literature in Translation 2a, Ancient History 2a and Classical Art and Architecture 2a, for second year students, and in term 2 they run Classical World 2b: Classical Myth and Religion, and Classical Word 2d: Art, History and Power (she didn't mention a third choice...) which all sounded quite complex to me. I went to the library to read up on the different courses and in the end chose the subjects with morning classes, so that I'll be free every afternoon bar one, when I'll have to do labs for Psychology.
So having gone in at half past 10 for a five minute job, I was all finished and signed up (and a lot better exercised) by quarter to 12! Despite my troubles, I'm glad I got it done, and I'm very pleased with my timetable, as my weekend starts at Thursday lunchtime!! That is good news, of course, because it means I'll be able to visit Chris for that little bit longer. Speaking of which, I haven't yet told you properly about all the excitement of last weekend, but that shall no doubt come in due course, so watch this space.
Also a heads up to my dad's blog emerging-ministry.blogspot.com My parent's had their 30th wedding anniversary yesterday, and there's a nice picture of them in his celebratory update, along with some chat about the church he's working at over the next 15 months.
Thanks for reading all the way to the end :)
I went into the Psychology department on Thursday morning to sign up for my main course and my outside subjects, expecting it to be a five minute job before I could head to the computing lab and the internet, however it seems I was out of luck that morning. When it got to my turn, the secretary looked me up on her computer and explained she that because I changed my degree from Classical Studies last year to Psychology this year, I had to be assigned a new Director of Studies who would oversee my Psychology degree, and this had not yet happened. In order to "get" a DoS I had to go and find the new office of the School of Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics, which was in the not-fully-finished new building nearby. Having calmed the fiery beast who was receptionist of this new building, by signing in by my full name and the exact time, I found my way to the lift and then to the correct room on the correct floor, and I introduced myself to David who quickly had my switched to a DoS of the correct subject, and sent him an email, just to let him know the situation. Then he sent me back down to the secretary in the other building where I would then be able to sign up for my courses.
So back I went and I got signed up on my Psychology course, then the secretary attempted to find the two Classics courses which followed on from what I did last year. We did find the two courses but it appeared from the information that they only lasted for the first semester, and there were no recommended follow-on courses listed in their information. So I signed up for them anyway, then headed out to a different building, and up 5 flights of stairs to the Classics office to find out what the story is. The Course Secretary there explained to me that in term 1, they run Classical Literature in Translation 2a, Ancient History 2a and Classical Art and Architecture 2a, for second year students, and in term 2 they run Classical World 2b: Classical Myth and Religion, and Classical Word 2d: Art, History and Power (she didn't mention a third choice...) which all sounded quite complex to me. I went to the library to read up on the different courses and in the end chose the subjects with morning classes, so that I'll be free every afternoon bar one, when I'll have to do labs for Psychology.
So having gone in at half past 10 for a five minute job, I was all finished and signed up (and a lot better exercised) by quarter to 12! Despite my troubles, I'm glad I got it done, and I'm very pleased with my timetable, as my weekend starts at Thursday lunchtime!! That is good news, of course, because it means I'll be able to visit Chris for that little bit longer. Speaking of which, I haven't yet told you properly about all the excitement of last weekend, but that shall no doubt come in due course, so watch this space.
Also a heads up to my dad's blog emerging-ministry.blogspot.com My parent's had their 30th wedding anniversary yesterday, and there's a nice picture of them in his celebratory update, along with some chat about the church he's working at over the next 15 months.
Thanks for reading all the way to the end :)
Friday, 12 September 2008
I got a ring!!!!! :D
I arrived this weekend at Chris' and there was a ring waiting on the pillow for me :D
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Published!!!
Seems like all my blog titles at the moment are past tense verbs followed by exclaimation marks!
Well, this time is less exciting, but it's still cool :) I submitted a layout to the DSP Inspiration Station a month or two ago, and it got picked :)
Here is the advertising magazine thing it's in, and here's the layout itself:
To see it bigger go here.
Thanks for looking :)
*edit* Temporary isssue has been fixed - I re uploaded the photo :)
Well, this time is less exciting, but it's still cool :) I submitted a layout to the DSP Inspiration Station a month or two ago, and it got picked :)
Here is the advertising magazine thing it's in, and here's the layout itself:
To see it bigger go here.
Thanks for looking :)
*edit* Temporary isssue has been fixed - I re uploaded the photo :)
Friday, 29 August 2008
"Engaged" by Carolat
Thanks to Carolat for making this gorgeous page for Chris and I!Thursday, 28 August 2008
Olympic Medalists
Yesterday (Wednesday) in Edinburgh 4 of the Scottish members of the Olympic Team GB treated us to a parade down the Royal Mile in an open topped-bus! The pavements on both sides were totally packed, with people balancing on top of bins and bollards, hundreds of press photographers, and a cavalcade of police on motorcycles and mountain bikes. We followed the bus down the lower half of the Mile, to the end of the parade in Holyrood Park. The carpark had been closed off and was filled with hundreds and hundreds of cheering supporters, including several groups of school children.
The 4 athletes were Chris Hoy (the triple-gold track cylist), David Florence (won silver in the Canoe slalom), Katherine Grainger (good name that - member of the silver-winning triple sculls ladies rowing team) and Ross Edgar (also a cyclist - won silver in the team sprint).They spent maybe an hour with the press and the public, giving photos and autographs and interviews. I saw a few people I knew in the crowd, including one of my old cubs, and we met up with my friend Martin, who's the head ranger of the Park, so he was able to get us a lift home in one of their awesome vans!!
I was really hoping to get my picture taken with Chris Hoy, and to touch one of his gold medals, but he was really busy. I did manage to get a really good picture with David Florence though, and was very pleased to shake his hand and discover that even a silver medal is really heavy and really cool!
Monday, 25 August 2008
I'm Engaged!!
I thought perhaps that this link to my Dad's blog might be of interest to you :)
"Engagement Announced"
But just for good measure:
Chris and I offically announced our engagement to my whole family this Saturday, so now I am welcome to tell the world without worrying that people find out in the wrong order and things getting awkward.
We have ordered a gorgeous ring from a jewellers in his town, but it had not arrived before he came to visit me this weekend so I'm afraid I can't show you a picture. Although don't worry, you'll see one as soon as I have had it long enough to take a photo and upload it :)
*dances the happy dance*
"Engagement Announced"
But just for good measure:
Chris and I offically announced our engagement to my whole family this Saturday, so now I am welcome to tell the world without worrying that people find out in the wrong order and things getting awkward.
We have ordered a gorgeous ring from a jewellers in his town, but it had not arrived before he came to visit me this weekend so I'm afraid I can't show you a picture. Although don't worry, you'll see one as soon as I have had it long enough to take a photo and upload it :)
*dances the happy dance*
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
My Summer
One of the great things about being at uni is the summer holidays. My last exam was on 20th May, and my first day back is 22nd September. 4 months and 2 days of holidays :)
In June, my friends and I flew out to Spain, to a holiday town called Salou. The six of us stayed in a cheap and cheerful hotel, in a 2 bedroom appartment (the couch was folded out into a bed), for a week of fun in the sun. Various antic ensued, including a day trip to the theme park Port Aventura, about an hour's cramped bus ride away, lounging by the pool, shopping, arguing, getting free glasses from McDonald's, and several nights out.
And Jennifer and I discovered we could fit between the two glass sliding doors out to the balcony :)
Later in the month, Chris came up from Guisborough to stay for a few nights, on two separate occasions, not for anything special though. We went to the cinema and we lunched and we went for walks. It was nice.
At the end of his second stay, our two friends from Germany, Sina and Anja, came back to visit for a week, so they could go to the Ball for the year that they joined at the high school. It was lovely to see them again after all those months, and to catch up on all the gossip. They really enjoyed the ball, and afterwards, we took them out to try the famous deep fried Mars bar! For any who are wondering, they just taste like warm Mars bars, with crunchy stuff on the outside (the same kind of batter they put the fish in in chip shops). Very sickly, but only as much as Mars bars are normally. I have yet to try a deep fried Easter egg, but i have heard they're similar.
In July I started working as a care assistant for NHS Lothian. It's a bit like being a nurse, but I don't have to deal with medicines, injections or dressins. Mostly my role consists of helping people to wash, to go to the bathroom, to eat and to get into bed. Because I'm with the staff bank, I can ring up and ask for shifts when I am available, but the converse of that means there aren't always shifts available at the preferred time in the preferred locations. However, I struggle through. I've only been working 2 months now, but I have seen my fair share of gross-ities for a life time!
I've spent a couple of weekends this summer at Chris's. The weather where he is has been, in general, much nicer than up here, so his tan is much better than mine. He had an operation on the 3rd July, on his ear, so he was recovering from that the first time I went up. The wad of bandages they'd put inside his skull made him grumpy and claustrophobic, but they weren't in for too long, and he was soon back to his normal cheerful self.
At the beginning of August, he took part in a Cathedral Singing Course with a lot of other young men and boys, in the beautiful cathedral in Ely, near Cambridge. I went down on the weekend with his dad, Peter, and his step-mum, Debbie, to hear the singing in the cathedral, and to celebrate our first anniversary. Chris got to sing in King's College at Cambridge University, earlier in the week, and he said it was one of the best experiences of his life.
Also that weekend, he and I got engaged! We found a ring that we liked in a jewellery shop in Guisborough, but unfortunately they had to order it in, because the one they had wasn't my size. That was just over a week ago, so perhaps it will arrive before he comes to vist me this weekend :)
So that's been my summer so far. It certainly doesn't feel much like summer any more, now that i'm sitting in the library again, and its raining outside. But I have another month before uni starts again, so i'll be working hard to pay my bills, and visiting Chris, and getting up to all sorts in this new flat of ours.
In June, my friends and I flew out to Spain, to a holiday town called Salou. The six of us stayed in a cheap and cheerful hotel, in a 2 bedroom appartment (the couch was folded out into a bed), for a week of fun in the sun. Various antic ensued, including a day trip to the theme park Port Aventura, about an hour's cramped bus ride away, lounging by the pool, shopping, arguing, getting free glasses from McDonald's, and several nights out.
And Jennifer and I discovered we could fit between the two glass sliding doors out to the balcony :)
Later in the month, Chris came up from Guisborough to stay for a few nights, on two separate occasions, not for anything special though. We went to the cinema and we lunched and we went for walks. It was nice.
At the end of his second stay, our two friends from Germany, Sina and Anja, came back to visit for a week, so they could go to the Ball for the year that they joined at the high school. It was lovely to see them again after all those months, and to catch up on all the gossip. They really enjoyed the ball, and afterwards, we took them out to try the famous deep fried Mars bar! For any who are wondering, they just taste like warm Mars bars, with crunchy stuff on the outside (the same kind of batter they put the fish in in chip shops). Very sickly, but only as much as Mars bars are normally. I have yet to try a deep fried Easter egg, but i have heard they're similar.
In July I started working as a care assistant for NHS Lothian. It's a bit like being a nurse, but I don't have to deal with medicines, injections or dressins. Mostly my role consists of helping people to wash, to go to the bathroom, to eat and to get into bed. Because I'm with the staff bank, I can ring up and ask for shifts when I am available, but the converse of that means there aren't always shifts available at the preferred time in the preferred locations. However, I struggle through. I've only been working 2 months now, but I have seen my fair share of gross-ities for a life time!
I've spent a couple of weekends this summer at Chris's. The weather where he is has been, in general, much nicer than up here, so his tan is much better than mine. He had an operation on the 3rd July, on his ear, so he was recovering from that the first time I went up. The wad of bandages they'd put inside his skull made him grumpy and claustrophobic, but they weren't in for too long, and he was soon back to his normal cheerful self.
At the beginning of August, he took part in a Cathedral Singing Course with a lot of other young men and boys, in the beautiful cathedral in Ely, near Cambridge. I went down on the weekend with his dad, Peter, and his step-mum, Debbie, to hear the singing in the cathedral, and to celebrate our first anniversary. Chris got to sing in King's College at Cambridge University, earlier in the week, and he said it was one of the best experiences of his life.
Also that weekend, he and I got engaged! We found a ring that we liked in a jewellery shop in Guisborough, but unfortunately they had to order it in, because the one they had wasn't my size. That was just over a week ago, so perhaps it will arrive before he comes to vist me this weekend :)
So that's been my summer so far. It certainly doesn't feel much like summer any more, now that i'm sitting in the library again, and its raining outside. But I have another month before uni starts again, so i'll be working hard to pay my bills, and visiting Chris, and getting up to all sorts in this new flat of ours.
Hello World!
Hello!
This is my first entry to my blog - isn't it exciting!!
I moved into a flat a couple days ago and its wonderful! I felt that this was a new step in my life that I wanted to remember for years to come, and so with all the best intentions and bags of enthusiasm (and clutter from home) here I am! I don't doubt that I will be an irregular blogger, but I will do my best to keep you up to date. At the moment the flat has no internet, so I have to come into the uni library (15 minutes walk away) to go online, or I have to go home (which I will do occasionally), at least for a few weeks (could be Christmas by the time we get round to getting it all sorted!)
Thanks for reading - watch this space for an update on what I did this summer, for photos of the flat's rooms and mates, and for irregular news and views from my own little world.
love and hugs,
Katie
This is my first entry to my blog - isn't it exciting!!
I moved into a flat a couple days ago and its wonderful! I felt that this was a new step in my life that I wanted to remember for years to come, and so with all the best intentions and bags of enthusiasm (and clutter from home) here I am! I don't doubt that I will be an irregular blogger, but I will do my best to keep you up to date. At the moment the flat has no internet, so I have to come into the uni library (15 minutes walk away) to go online, or I have to go home (which I will do occasionally), at least for a few weeks (could be Christmas by the time we get round to getting it all sorted!)
Thanks for reading - watch this space for an update on what I did this summer, for photos of the flat's rooms and mates, and for irregular news and views from my own little world.
love and hugs,
Katie
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