it is pouring rain.
we've been having a heatwave for over a week, and dying without air conditioning or cloud coverage, and now... on the day everyone's supposed to be moving into their houses... this morning it was dark grey and gloomy outside, and been threatening rain the whole morning. there was fantastic thundering and everyone was anticipating ( Read more... )

predictably, Saturday & Sunday never came about in writing. they were really, really good though. Dad came by (delayed) train and i took him to his B&B, this cute Spanish tapas place. i can't describe what it was like to see him. eight months since i'd seen anyone from home, eight months. and there he was, talking, taking photos, drinking pints, ( Read more... )

Monday
i am loving it.
woke up at 8, went to pick up open exam, faaack. one of the questions looks alright, i can blag one of the other seven.
despite it being warm and muggy (blue, blue skies!) Chris and i went on the "in memory of Emily's broken dish" shop. picked up too much heavy food, and lugged it all in the icky heat. good thing i bought ( Read more... )

i love it, i really do.
there were a few things i meant to post about, then forgot to, so i'll do my best to remember some of the nicest stuff of the past few days.
realised at my Homer seminar that we do in fact have class Week 10, on Friday. as if! i'll politely explain to Minta that "As these are my last few days in England, would you mind if I ( Read more... )

aside from the dramarama surrounding Toronto housing issues, a few good things have happened in the past little while.
yesterday was one of those great evenings when the kitchen was just packed with people trying to cook. too many chefs can spoil a meal? well, try 8 cooks using one stove. ohhh, it's not easy! but very, very hilarious. think about ( Read more... )

one more day of this studying nonsense, then i can get back to important things! you know, like Homer and grocery shopping and Tru.
woke at 7:45 this morning, and easily. was proud of myself. in the kitchen later, the girls and i were talking about the weather. see, it's raining today. it isn't dark out, but a light grey, and there's light-medium ( Read more... )

drinks last night with Hannah and Arthur were great. had the usual conversation, about modules, Madden, and television, but also moved on to broader topics, like immigration and graduation and education systems and moving abroad. yikes. i'm so glad Chris and i have a pair of friends that match us, it makes life so easy!
it's another gorgeous sunny ( Read more... )

tired. tired. oh so tired.
i will post tomorrow about the London/Eastbourne madness. i was supposed to see Emily, yes, but seeing as she never answered any of my calls, i had nowhere to go. (no, i won't ever speak to her again.) decided it was cheaper to come back to York for a few days, rather than staying in a last-minute hostel in London. i've ( Read more... )

it's sunny and warm and breezy and wonderful! so far, i like York most in the springtime. everything's just so cheery. and no! we're getting none of the rain and clouds you might expect ( Read more... )

that's not to say i was productive, just didn't go out and spend lots of money. can't remember Friday evening. Saturday evening was chilled out, ate good dinner, played Life with Chris in the kitchen, with Lee, Jack, and Alex as spectators. then watched Q.I. with Chris before going to bed. i need to find a way to keep having my weekly Stephen Fry ( Read more... )