or vanish from a road somewhere

[fleshghost]

spring crept here once more and suddenly the streets are covered in pink and white petals like scented stage snow. these springs are very different from the ones I grew up with. nordic springs are all about the blinding light that finally, finally arrives and everyone is a magnifying glass that catches that light and sets the dry ground on fire.

Comments

[aerodrome1]

Are you going back to Finland this summer? What are your post-uni plans?

[fleshghost]

I will in all likelihood go to Finland at least for a while, but I'm increasingly reluctant to return there for a longer while. I had a pretty tough time this semester and wasn't that optimistic about my academic prospects, so I didn't apply for a postgrad (and I reckon that was a good thing, because I don't think I'd be up for another dissertation in a year). However, since I did somehow miraculously end up getting a First, there are some silly dreams raising their heads... So in all likelihood I'll apply for a postgrad next spring.

In the meanwhile... well, I haven't got any proper plans. I need to find some work, hopefully in Glasgow, and that seems quite possible. Might go to Greece or Italy or Spain for a bit in August. And probably to visit a friend in Paris sometime soon. And I'd love to run away and give wwoofing a try sometime...

Do you have plans for the summer?

[aerodrome1]

No real plans for me--- just working, trying not to be completely broke. But--- a First! Congratulations! Definitely apply for a postgrad! (What are the "silly dreams" you've been entertaining? )

I hope I'll be allowed to read your dissertation one day!

What is Finland like, by the way? I know so little about it!

Check your mail...you should have a postcard on the way!

I am glad you're at LJ again. I hope you'll read along and leave comments!

[fleshghost]

Trying not to be completely broke is something I really need to learn, since student benefit will be a thing of the past. Ah, real life. And thank you very much; I'm still quite surprised and somewhat bewildered. I will definitely apply for a postgrad. I just wish I could have a little more confidence because every essay reduces me to a nervous wreck, and that tendency with the intensity of a postgrad seems like a terrible combination. (As for those dreams... I think it's better to let them be nameless for now. It's probably a long shot.)

I must say I'm not very happy with the dissertation and I don't feel like I did the topic justice which is part of why I was surprised by my final grades. Someone's expressed their interest in it, though, so I suppose I should try to edit it some more in hopes of making it somewhat presentable. (Though I guess I should have done that before I handed it in, rather than after