You know how sometimes you get those weeks where you're too busy to pause for breath, and they've flown by without you even realising? Last week was one of those weeks. I got ill on Monday, which I didn't have time for, so I kind of ignored it and got on with my life. My life nowadays consists of lots of reading for university, broken up by some reading for pleasure, just to remind myself that reading can, in fact, be pleasurable. It's a piece of information you often forget when you're wading your way through something as dry as 'The Critique of Pure Reason'.
Tuesday was a day I used to sort out all those little nagging household chores; I won't bore you with the details, but I will tell you that I came 5th out of 27 in my weekly poker tournament. This the first time I've ever won a cash prize there. I was ecstatic, despite the fact that my cash prize was actually just getting back what I had paid to buy in.
Tuesday was a day I used to sort out all those little nagging household chores; I won't bore you with the details, but I will tell you that I came 5th out of 27 in my weekly poker tournament. This the first time I've ever won a cash prize there. I was ecstatic, despite the fact that my cash prize was actually just getting back what I had paid to buy in.
Wednesday was hell on earth; a full day of campus tours, some of which were given to the grumpiest, most inattentive people I have ever met, only made worse by the fact that the open day was packed out (roughly 10,000 people), and so everyone was annoyed at the crowds and the queues. After walking around campus all day, unhappy people in tow, I then went for a two-hour pole dance session. This nearly killed me, and by the time I dragged myself through the front door, I was ready to collapse.
With Thursday came the start of my two new jobs. The better part of the day was spent in the coursework receipting office, a pointless endeavour as it is the start of term and there's no coursework due in. Our manager left at 2:30pm and told us to stay there until 4, which we did, even though there was absolutely nothing to do. After this, I went to the first training session for another job, which involves travelling out to schools and teaching groups of 14-19 year olds about university. Before the session, I was extremely scared of the job because they sent me a massive handbook in the post detailing my role. The handbook made it sound like the scariest job in the world, perhaps second only to a job where I'd have to look after tarantulas. But after the session, I realised that it wasn't so scary, and corny as it is, I'd be making a real difference to the lives of some teenagers by getting them to consider options they hadn't even thought were possible. In between these two jobs, I managed to go shoe shopping. I now own a new pair of boots. It makes me happy.
The weekend was spent with Richard, who came up on Thursday night and stayed with me until Sunday. We went to see Back To The Future at the cinema, and reminisced about the times when theme songs would be written specifically for movies. We also went to a friendly poker game at my friend Michael's, and I won £25 from a £5 buy-in.
This has been quite a ramble, so I shall end on this: I have my Hallowe'en costume sorted, and I am super excited! I am going to be a death eater, and my friend Em is coming to visit from back down south and we are going to dress up and get drunk and have fun. I cannot wait; it will be the perfect end to my October.
