Well, I'm now officially a graduate of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. original_jen, BA (Hons). And it was kind of cool, actually, for all the stressing. The ceremony went on for hours, but the bat-cape didn't feel silly at all - more grown-up than anything - and the hat was fine once I'd gripped it firmly to my head. I have no idea what the Vice- ( Read more... )

Hee, I got a prize! The Miss Margaret Davies Prize, no less, for being "one of the most distinguished graduates of the year in the department". No idea what the prize actually is (fingers crossed for money, though), and no idea when I get it, but hey, I got a prize! And a very nice letter from Tim Woods, the head of the English department, telling ( Read more... )

A woman rang my house on Monday, wanting to speak to my dad. Conversation went something like as follows ( Read more... )

My degree results came in the post today, completely unexpectedly, and I got my first! Yay! The fact that it was all coursework and I already knew that doesn't detract in the slightest from having the final marks on paper and seeing it written down. The mark for my Writing Project, which was the bane of my life for months on end, is ridiculous - it ( Read more... )

It's been raining almost solidly for over a week now, with no more than 24 hours' break at a time. When it started, the wheelbarrow in the back garden was empty - this morning, it started overflowing, we've had that much rain. And the ground's full, so things are flooding - fields, paths and roads. This is a picture of the main street in the next ( Read more... )

I'm currently applying for Teaching Assistant (TA) jobs, having changed career direction yet again. (There's got to be something out there that I want to do that I'm not overqualified for.) There are three things I have to send them: a CV, an application form, and a letter saying why I'm perfect for the job. The application form, though, is ( Read more... )

At last, the weather's good enough for gardening! Dad and I have a new tree - an acer - to replace the evil ornamental rhubarb thing that came with the house, and it's beautiful. All leafy and lovely. (Which I appreciate describes many trees, but I feel the alliteration adds something.) Next weekend's job (and no doubt it'll rain now) will be to ( Read more... )

Ah, it's Big Brother season again. (For those people living in a nuclear bunker or a foreign country lucky enough to have thus far escaped the plague, Big Brother is a "reality" TV show where they lock a group of desperate people with clashing personalities in a house, film them 24-7, and then let the public evict them one by one until someone " ( Read more... )

I don't live in my flat any more. I left my keys on the kitchen table and shut the door. It's kind of a weird feeling...

I'm back in Aber - surprise! Surprise to me as well, actually, since I didn't intend to be back here till tomorrow, and had booked train tickets according to said intention, but then there was frantic texting due to last-minute boy-stupidity (see strandedinaber's entry) and much angst-ing (which is a word now if it wasn't before) and now I'm here a day before I ( Read more... )