Blogs from West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 29

It's almost been a week since we arrived back in the UK and life has been ticking over quietly. On Monday, Glynn made up for my crappy birthday in Buenos Aires by conjouring up a fantastic birthday cake with a big picture of Jish on it! Later, we spent a happy few hours looking at all the parcels we sent home on our travels and I'm chuffed to say that my kimono from Japan fits like a dream :-) Reading our postcards from all around the world has also been entertaining although it's made us both wish we were still out there on the road. On the practical side, Glynn's been odd jobbing around the house, doing all the stuff that his folks have been saving for a strong pair of hands - and they ... read more

So Ive been really bad at keeping this up this term, though I know I should be doing a better job. Anyways, I had two huge essays due last Wednesday, so I worked on those non-stop for like 4 days after prepping to do them for a week. I have an exam next Sat that Ill be studying for, though Livia being here might be a distraction. I cant wait for her to get here on Monday!! Other than the assignments, weve all just been hanging out all the time. Its nice not having classes and just doing homework, we all get to spend a lot of time just hanging out. I know thats not what university's about, but as long as you do the work. Plus, its the times well remember, not the books. Anyways, ... read more

Man, Im not doing a good job with this. Basically Ive been meeting with my professors, getting things from the library and hanging out with everyone. Im not really sure what I did last Wednesday and Thursday, but I do know that we watched the Apprentice on Wednesday and I took a bunch of books out on Thursday, like 10 books, oh and we ordered Chinese after hanging out in the hallway for like an hour. On Friday I got up at a decent hour so I could renew a movie I needed from the lib. Melissa, Daniel, Chris and I were planning to go to Coventry, so then picked me up from the library and Melissa drove us there. She got her hair cut short, it looks really good. We got food from this great ... read more

So on Wednesday, I got up and chilled for a while in Melissas room. We hung out and eventually Jonny came back and we all watched his videos on myspace, they were hilarious. Then we chilled outside, the weather was so nice! Melissa was rearranging her papertrail of life into a folder, which kept blowing away, haha. Everyone came outside and I got too distracted, so I had to rush my reading before my cannibalism class. Class wasn’t too painful, partially because I knew it was the last one. Its so nice to be done with classes and just to have deadlines. After class I came back to the flat where Daniel was making dinner, bangers and mash, yummmmm. Kobi and I watched the Apprentice, it was really good. We ate dinner, and eventually saw David ... read more

Beginning the countdown now and what better time to do it than when you've spent the morning getting vaccinated and debating the merits of getting a private prescription for the "always fatal" rabies. Still cheaper than the last vet bill for the lads but then I should have expected that after their life insurance cost more than mine! At least I know where I stand in the grand scheme of things. Return journey from Acocks Green to Hall Green swift and uneventful. Made a point of savouring the smallness and ease of it all compared to the epic journeys ahead.... read more