An Imperial War and the British Working Class

is the title of the book that i'm supposed to be reading right now. I've so totally read all my secondary sources for my history dissertation..... not! Was going to spend the next four days being a hermit and not going out at all in order to keep mind fresh and stuff but this is blantently not going to work as i've already agreed to go out for dinner for a friend's birthday.

I could be working now, but i tell myself that i'm still recovering from last night's houseparty. which rocked. Didn't get to bed till 5am - there was no staggering on my part as i Did Not Get Drunk thankfully (particulary after thursday night.... urgh, never again) although most people went at about 2am, a nice little group of politics people (funny that) decided to help out by finishing the punch, which i had made excess amounts of. And the only thing that got broken were some of the kitchen tiles - which frankly has to rate as one of the oddest things to get broken. Hopefully, a bit of superglue and the landlord won't notice.

I might go to the gym now. (you can tell that i'm procrastinanting.) I also have a sudden urge to buy files so I can put in all my stuff that i've photocopied (but not read.... humm). Must motivate self. It's the hardest thing about being an arts student.

Drunk.... again

Of course, because it's only week two, i'm still going out every nitght like a bloody first year student and cos i'm such a lightweight, having a drink or two that makes me really quite pissed. Very excited about forthcoming houseparty.

Should really be panicking cos dissertation supervisor expects me to have read all of my secondary sources by end of next week and io've only read three books so far so clearly have a looooooong way to go. So clearly ignored problem by going to pub.

Actually, i have been ignoring problems quite a lot lately. Tuesday night i ignored the fact that i had a 9am on wednesday by having pancakes and wine with a friend till about 3am. Wednesday i ignored impending amount of work by seeing a film and having cocktails with claire, thursday i ignored research propsal by having drinks with tom and then going to a houseparty where i demonstrated belly dancing moves at 4am, friday i was so tired i was tucked up in bed and asleep by 8:30pm, saturday i went to another houseparty where i straightened my hair for the costume (sandra dee) for the first time in my life (i'm NEVER straightening it again) and i staggered back home at about 5am after drunkenly admitting to somone that i fancied him (long, long, long story), sunday i had loads of people round my house for some random reason; some potential tenats for next year, some people to use our shower, some to have emergency crisis talks with me, some over for dinner and all sorts of stuff. And tonight, buggered off down to pub again.

One can't argue........ i do have a major work - life balance.

It's a healthy attitude to have.

Back to normal

oh yes. Was excited today with first day back at school kinda feeling. After craziness of past two months - i really feel as if i've lost the whole of January - today was first day back at uni. Despite having no lectures or seminars, i was the good proper little swot and started work on my dissertations. (yes, ok, inbetween trips to union bar to catch up with people). So back to normal.

Dunno what is normal though. I can't think of any two weeks since i've started uni that even resemble each other. Like, already this week i've done two new things! I went to the uni coffee lounge that i've never been to (even though it's been there for the whole of my degree!!) and i've purchased a ticket to go and see a film on wednesday in the union (it's subtitled cos the film is in chinese), and aside from the fact that this will be only the third film that i've seen in a cinema since starting uni, i've never been to a union film showing.

Gosh, new adventures! And it's only monday!