Of Rings, Yellow Things and Cheap Juice

Bet you didn't expect this? Two posts in two days! Well i never

Yesterday turned out to be rather fun, at least in the beginning. Had two hours of lectures. The first boring us to death about the library (Yes, the Library see fit to lecture scientists about how to use the library search system. How hard can it be?) And then we had a Wooooorkshop! A Workshop on calculations involving pH and Buffers. And Logs!

As boring as it sounds, it wasn't too bad. Myself and my best friend sat comfortably at the back where very few people were, and we had a lot of nice room to stretch. I behaved in the lecture! I didn't once make hand puppets over the projector which was streaming a mere meter away from me! I have restraint...more on that later

After the lectures, my friend and i had a nice simple meal at Mungo's (Cheesy Fries! The Easy way to any student's heart). Perhaps i should introduce my friend. I won't give her name because she'd bite me if i didn't ask her first :)
In our first lecture of the year, we were kindly told by the all mighty Peter Klappa that of the people we meet in Freshers week, 10% of them we'll know for the rest of our lives. And theres a 5% chance one of them will become a future spouse. Interesting, and now myself and my friend have been pinned together with everyone expecting us to get married. Even more interesting. People are already planning the wedding. We have 20 bridesmaids, of them three are male. One guy is going to dress up as a dog and be the royal ring bearer and our Cake is going to be layered...with pizza fillings! How supremely delightful!

Aaaaanywho, back to the recap. We walked down into town (not having the faintest idea how to get to the main street via the back-streets of Canterbury) and finally found the city centre! it was bustling and awesome. I did take the camera but forgot to charge the battery. Shame. Oh well! 27 weeks left of Stage 1.

And i swear, that day, i saw more rings than i had ever seen in my prior 19 years! I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to rings but i only recently found out that not only, for a marriage, need to purchase an engagement ring AND a wedding ring, but you also need to get an ETERNITY ring for the future >.> Seriously, come one year my wife will have to make do with a steel loop, maybe with a childrens plastic gem attached with ducktape.

After two hours (yes! Two hours) of Gem shopping, we headed back empty handed. Our plans were to find a replacement ring which was lost a few nights before (Brief plea, if anyone knows where one might purchase a Sterling Silver ring with three WHITE cubic zirconias in the below style, send me an comment!)



Anyone who is "hip and happen'n" with the young folk will know the "Yellow Car" game. Basically, if you see a yellow car, you hit (with ranging force) the other person. We were playing this and would you believe it, of the ten thousand cars at least in canterbury, there must be only four yellow ones! So with a lack of yellow cars, we started to branch out

Yellow Van
Yellow Bus
Partially-Yellow Bus
Yellow Coat
Yellow Sign
Yellow dot of paint on the floor

And you get the picture. The mind wanders. We got the bus back up to the university and parted ways.
From then i had a niiiicee Student-like nap.

For ten minutes.

Only thing which can cure boredom...

JUICE!
Student Union Essentials is doing this awesome bargain where you can either buy a Co-Op juice (1 litre) for £1.38, or three for £2.50. I am now happily chugging Tropical Fruit Juice drink and i know i shouldn't be drinking as much as i am!

So much for Restraint!
I'm off to have some more!

Of Rabbits, Wogging and Snoozing

I warned you, didn't I? Don't make me say "I told you so" Because i would easily relish in the joy it would bring me. I was right! Wow, rare!

Anywho. Last Saturday was fun as Death. Nightclubs aren't my thing so i left fairly early but i thoroughly enjoyed wandering the grassy sections of Parkwood dressed as Death, pointing and scaring the people who wandered down the path. I definetly know what i'll be going to halloween as, although it was bleedin' hot under all the gear!!
Last weeks was fairly uneventful. On the Lectures were typical, long, introductory, and unrequired. More than one my friends and I felt our eyes Drooping, especially with Captain Dull of the Microbial World begins his long robotic speech about what OTHER scientists have done within the Microbial world. Before telling us he doesn't have a clue what it is, how it works and the like. We havn't actually learnt a thing!

Friday, ooooh Badminton! Such Fun. I have narrowed down Badminton Players to Three catagories

1. The "Athletes" - These are players who try...no...STRIVE to be as great as the greatest, who never give up and have been playing badminton for three hours of every day for the last umpteen years. These people are very...annoying really.

2. The "Fun Players" - These are Badminton players who play to have fun, to get healthier, to meet people. I respect these people, since they're laidback to not care if they're being beaten or are winning in a match.

And Finally

3. The "Comic Relief Players" - Namely me! I am horrible at Badminton, having not played for three years before coming to Uni. Last friday was VERY memorable since i incorporated modern and classical dances into my play. Ballroom, Salsa etc. You name it, i've made a fool out of myself with it. I also enjoy impersonating tennis players by:
a) Bouncing the shuttle thrice on the floor (and failing)
b) Starting the game with a tennis serve
c) Making a very rediculous "HEEEYAH" each time i hit the shuttle

I had Six hours of lectures on monday...snore! And Six hours yesterday (two hours lectures, one hour seminar and 'three' hours practical) Admittedly my work has many little doodles of Daleks in the corner. It's a very bad habit which i have been cursed with ever since A levels!

Did you know it's still a criminal offence to send a letter upon which the Stamp of the queen is upside down? It still carries a life time imprisonment! Ouch! Almost as bad as the "You can kill a welshman within the city walls with a bow and arrow after midnight"

I am posting this at 6am in which i am covered with sweat, having just ran around the campus. I say "Ran" loosely of course. Jogged about half way and then crawled the rest. I wouldn't be surprised if the first time i jog non-stop i undergo a myoardial Infarction! (Haha! Evidence i have been paying partial attention in my lectures!)

While running i saw the most awesome thing! Two rabbits (or hares, can't tell the difference to be honest) bouncing around each other! It may sound sad but i have never actually seen a rabbit/hare actually bounce! I've seen them hop along the floor but bouncing up to one/two feet off the ground is something completly new to me! Adorable and a curse at the same time, i should have brought a camera!

Fortunitally i only have two lectures today so i can collapse on my bed and roast in the very unusual "Autumn" we're having here in England at the moment. Yes indeed, summer has arrived rather untimely.

Mumble, i still have a piece of pizza in the fridge which needs to be eaten. Catered is so healthy

Of Frozen Milk, Templates and Cloaks

This is as adequate a point as any to resume my blogging. My name is David and i'm a student at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England! I'm infamous for starting blogs then lettng them die after a short span of time.

However with all the free time i'll now be having, I'm sure some people (mother, sister etc) will make sure i constantly update, if not daily, then several times a week!

My first task today was to defrost my milk! It turns out the Fridge in our Kitchenette is curious about the Freezer, and thus has decided to act so. My milk is currently standing in the window against mild sunlight de-crystalising itself. Oh course, lacking the knowledge of most world-weary people, i decided to check if it's actually possible to consume this milk (having already tried and not bothering to wait for results)
For all of you wondering, yes, iot's edible but it's best to wait until it's liquid as opposed to either a solid or a substate of solid/liquid.

Polar bears! They're awesome aren't they? I just couldn't resist. My mother will probably be very annoyed i stole one of the templated she was planning to use if she got rid of the Coffee-cup. But tough! I beat her. Insert smirk. I find Polar Bears fascinating because you can't see them if they cover their noses! The art of camoflage

Tonight theres a Heroes and Villains event at the Venue (the main nightclub in the University, and the City in general). Where i planned to go as "Death Incarnate". However due to a slight snag in the English Legal System where i am unable to wander through a large amount of civillians wielding a scythe, i have had to make plans to appear as an Unarmed incarnation of the fabled Cloaked Creature himself!

Freshers Flu is still ripe around the campus, with most of my friends coughing and spluttering. Hopefully it'll tone down next weekend...it better! Over half my friends have spent most of their time in bed which is disgraceful!

I guess Death will have to drag them out of their beds later and force them to come to the Venue...all will be revealed!