Week 4's Over! (Spoopy Time)
01 Nov 2020I’m settling into uni really well, making friends, interacting with people, getting absolutely smashed and almost breaking my ankle. Here’s a super quick rundown of this week, because I’ve got reading and cousework to get to!
(Last) Sunday
Kicked off the week with a call with the cult. (Just to be absolutely clear, we are merely an organisation of individuals who are particularly devoted to a particular individual. No blood sacrifices here, folks. Move along.)
I’m especially thankful for every one of you, Adam, Ewan, Felix, Katie, Jake, Selen and Jenny, who’ve made university a lot easier. Hopefully we’re all still together once we go into the big, wide world!
Monday
I met with Matt Leeke (praise be) to talk about uni, coursework and settling in. He’s a great bloke, honestly, and I can’t thank him enough for how much he’s helped in the transition from college to university.
Also met with Tocil Flat E (completely legitimately) to have a meal and lovingly assault some priceless piece of artwork worth almost twice my annual tuition. Truly riveting stuff.
Tuesday
Something happened? Don’t remember what. Would appreciate if anyone could jog my memory. Not like I’ll be jogging anytime soon! (hAH comedy, boys.)
Wednesday
I found the library! (Finally!) A little disappointed that the specs on the Library AIOs are somehow better than the towers in, y’know, the Department of Computer Science.
Thank you for coming out, Felix, and thank you Adam for keeping me focussed. I got a ton of real business-y, wage earning work done that day!
Thursday
Was sad. Slept in all day. Missed a few lectures and synchronous sessions, but read to make up for them. Not really much to report here.
Friday
Thank you for convincing me to get out of the house and letting me stay the night, Krys. Porridge is a curly-haired spidey boi and makes me feel like a proud uncle. 🥺
Saturday
Oh, goodness. Where do we start?
After planning an art tour for a week, Adam (absolute gem) picked up the last bottle of vodka from Aldi. Seems like most people were also having a good night.
Cheerleaders got ahold of Felix. I’m so, so sorry I couldn’t save you.
Also, somehow, a dinosaur? Rawr XD
After describing one piece of art, things happened. People got lost. The night, as I predicted, descended into an absolute shitshow. Someone got a little bit too tipsy and sprained their ankle. (Naming no names, at all.)
And here’s just a selfie. Welcome to Flat E, Jen!
Katie art! Epic drawing. Yay I’m included! (:
I’d like to thank everyone who put up with me, including Flat E, Joe, Oscar, Rowan, and anyone else who had to put up with my obnoxious, belligerent drunk self. Hopefully we can do it again sometime!
Got home, called, coded (and completed my coursework drunk like an absolute fucking leGEND), cried, conked out.
Sunday
Had some Greggs for breakfast. Delivered, of course. Omelette and bacon baguette, with brown sauce is the best. Also, just to be clear, brown sauce beats ketchup, mustard and mayo. That is an indisputable fact.
I did a few bits and bobs throughout the day. Polished the coursework, spoke to clients, planned some solution architecture, wrote some more code for clients, and, finally, wrote this post!
My priorities for next week are to keep on top of my coursework. My iPad’s coming on Monday (along with furniture, but that’s a story for another time), so hopefully I can start reading and interacting more with the lecture material.
I don’t think I’m going to do too well, though, mostly because yours truly can’t leave their house. And has to crawl or hop everywhere. For the next eight weeks.
I’m probably going to die from a lack of sunlight, a mental breakdown and malnutrition, combined. This is going to be enjoyable.