I got the cats a new scratching post from Ebay, a total bargain at just £30, rrp is £230. I don't know who on earth would pay that much but anyway, cute pics.
http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/NewCatPics#
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Yearbooked Myself
http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/YearbookedMyself#
I got this idea from Vicki's blog, it's a picture of what I might have looked like if I had graduated back in the 70's!
I got this idea from Vicki's blog, it's a picture of what I might have looked like if I had graduated back in the 70's!
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Wednesday 22nd October 2008 part 2
Surprise surprise Marc was not at Uni today, I'm not sure if that's because of me or because we had to hand our reports in today (he was away last wednesday report handing in day too) so I still feel guilty and have no closure because I couldn't say sorry. I felt bad all day. We only had one lecture today - Biology, it was about the benefits of plants and what they do for us in our lives and actually they are pretty damn cool. Vicky is staying at mine again tonight, we came to mums to cook. We had fish, chips and peas now we are off back to mine, thought I would quickly update while I got the chance. I got my report in on time even though I was totally unhappy with it at least I won't get a zero. Our average score goes over the whole year and we can discard our worst score so I'm going to stop worrying about it.
Here are a few random pics, one of me in my new glasses, view from outside mumsies frontroom window and two pics of my Antonella character from Conquer 2.0, one normal one and one of her performing Golem when she changes into a robot. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/Misc#
Here are a few random pics, one of me in my new glasses, view from outside mumsies frontroom window and two pics of my Antonella character from Conquer 2.0, one normal one and one of her performing Golem when she changes into a robot. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/Misc#
Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Monday afternoon after Uni, Vicky very kindly took me to Buffet City a really cool new Oriental American style buffet restaurant in town for my birthday treat. It was pouring with rain and we had to wait 45 minutes outside before the place opened for the evening menu at 5pm but it was so worth it. The food was stunning!
http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/BuffetCity#
We ate almost our own weights in food (just kidding) until our bellies hurt and had a fantastic time. Afterwards we went back to my place so that Vicky could see the cats and I wouldn't be alone for my birthday. We watched some films, The Doors and Moonlighting which was fun and I played all of my favourite music so we had a good singalong.
Tuesday morning was the usual rush to get ready for Uni, showering, getting dressed running for the bus etc but it was also nice. I had texts from Katie, Nan, Mum, Kevin and Pat so everyone remembered me. We have two different chemistry lessons on Tuesdays, one with Dave and one with Roy. Unfortunately they were both pretty similar which was a little dull. Both talked about Atomic structures and Isotopes so I guess it is an important topic.
In the afternoon it was 'What the papers say' again in the Chaplaincy, they didn't say much and we soon moved on to doing the crossword instead which was one of those cryptic ones that Laura and I found really hard. Roger was giving us clues all the way though because he always knew the answers so it was fun learning a new skill, lol. Marc had invited Vicky and I for a drink in the SU bar and for some reason I didn't feel like it. I tried my best to put them off but Vicky was very insistant saying I must have a drink on my birthday blah blah so I gave in and went to meet Marc there with her.
I wish I had listened to myself and not gone. Marc had been drinking all afternoon and was in a pretty wierd mood right from the start. He first of all said that he had only invited Vicky what was I doing there, I brushed it off you know with a laugh and he bought me a pint. We sat down and were all just chatting. Vicky and Marc finished their drinks really quickly, I had barely drunk a quarter of my pint and Mark said 'oh well if you don't want another one that's your problem' and I said 'I can't help it if I drink slowly, you two are practically alcoholics compaired to me!' and laughed, like you do.
I didn't mean anything by it, I certainly wasn't implying that either of them were actual alcoholics, if I really thought that then it would be something I would keep to myself. Vicky laughed and Marc went quiet. He grabbed his bag and left! Wierd we thought perhaps he has gone for a cigarette but he wasn't outside so apparently he was offended and went off in a huff. I thought only pre-teen girls did that but apparently so do adult males.
Anyway this totally ruined my birthday and the rest of the evening as I felt guilty and had no way of contacting him to appologise. I also have the added worry of how he is going to be today and the fact that he is in every single one of my classes and is my lab partner. If he has fallen out with me it is going to be tense to say the least. Bloody men they are such babies!
This morning I am at mums place supposed to be writing my report on last weeks chemistry lab work which has to be given in today but as usual I am procrastinating because I don't want to write it. I shouldn't leave it to the last day to hand it in but I hate writting them. I never know what to write even if I did get 90% on my last one. It didn't come easilly. This afternoon I only have one lecture, a one hour Biology lecture I think it is the last one on cells this week.
Ok ok I hear you, I am going to write it now.
http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/BuffetCity#
We ate almost our own weights in food (just kidding) until our bellies hurt and had a fantastic time. Afterwards we went back to my place so that Vicky could see the cats and I wouldn't be alone for my birthday. We watched some films, The Doors and Moonlighting which was fun and I played all of my favourite music so we had a good singalong.
Tuesday morning was the usual rush to get ready for Uni, showering, getting dressed running for the bus etc but it was also nice. I had texts from Katie, Nan, Mum, Kevin and Pat so everyone remembered me. We have two different chemistry lessons on Tuesdays, one with Dave and one with Roy. Unfortunately they were both pretty similar which was a little dull. Both talked about Atomic structures and Isotopes so I guess it is an important topic.
In the afternoon it was 'What the papers say' again in the Chaplaincy, they didn't say much and we soon moved on to doing the crossword instead which was one of those cryptic ones that Laura and I found really hard. Roger was giving us clues all the way though because he always knew the answers so it was fun learning a new skill, lol. Marc had invited Vicky and I for a drink in the SU bar and for some reason I didn't feel like it. I tried my best to put them off but Vicky was very insistant saying I must have a drink on my birthday blah blah so I gave in and went to meet Marc there with her.
I wish I had listened to myself and not gone. Marc had been drinking all afternoon and was in a pretty wierd mood right from the start. He first of all said that he had only invited Vicky what was I doing there, I brushed it off you know with a laugh and he bought me a pint. We sat down and were all just chatting. Vicky and Marc finished their drinks really quickly, I had barely drunk a quarter of my pint and Mark said 'oh well if you don't want another one that's your problem' and I said 'I can't help it if I drink slowly, you two are practically alcoholics compaired to me!' and laughed, like you do.
I didn't mean anything by it, I certainly wasn't implying that either of them were actual alcoholics, if I really thought that then it would be something I would keep to myself. Vicky laughed and Marc went quiet. He grabbed his bag and left! Wierd we thought perhaps he has gone for a cigarette but he wasn't outside so apparently he was offended and went off in a huff. I thought only pre-teen girls did that but apparently so do adult males.
Anyway this totally ruined my birthday and the rest of the evening as I felt guilty and had no way of contacting him to appologise. I also have the added worry of how he is going to be today and the fact that he is in every single one of my classes and is my lab partner. If he has fallen out with me it is going to be tense to say the least. Bloody men they are such babies!
This morning I am at mums place supposed to be writing my report on last weeks chemistry lab work which has to be given in today but as usual I am procrastinating because I don't want to write it. I shouldn't leave it to the last day to hand it in but I hate writting them. I never know what to write even if I did get 90% on my last one. It didn't come easilly. This afternoon I only have one lecture, a one hour Biology lecture I think it is the last one on cells this week.
Ok ok I hear you, I am going to write it now.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Monday 20th October 2008
On Sunday Vicky had stayed over and we watched films and chilled then we met Saleh and went in town. We had coffee at Starbucks then got KFC to take home to Katie. Katie, Saleh and I went to Derriford hospital after that to take Sam to the out of hours doctors. He has a cold and Katie wanted to make sure it hadn't got to his chest. He was given the all clear so Katie felt better. I took loads of pics so that Nanny can see. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/SamAtDerriford#
This morning we had study in higher education class in which Dave talked to us about time management. It was a very good talk and I took a lot of notes which I know will be very helpful indeed. I am struggling a little to fit everything in and I haven't seen Paul and Carly for weeks so I hoping to get a free spot in my week when I can make the time to see them.
I got my chemistry report from last week back too and I got a staggering 90%! I was sooooo happy with this result as I had struggled with what to write all week and hadn't handed it in until the very last moment on Wednesday afternoon. The highest mark anyone got was 95% and only 2 people got that. Only 10 of us got 90% or above. I know I shouldn't be so competitive but I can't help it, I think it's healthy to care.
After a quick break in the chaplaincy for coffee with Vicky, Marc and Olivia (David was also there of course) we went to Maths. Today we were plotting graphs for linear formulas so we had like y=x+2 with different values of x then plotted the results on graphs. It was dull but at least I understood it this week.
At lunchtime I got a call from Specsavers that my glasses were ready to pick up so I have just been down to get them. I am now wearing them in the I.T suite at University with Vicky which just feels bizarre! I'm looking forward to not getting headaches anymore and trying not to look up to quickly because it messes up my focus as they are only for right in front of me. I know they are neccessary and I will get used to them but I'm so embarrassed, ARGH!
This afternoon we have no lessons planned but I have another Chemistry report to write which has to be in on Wednesday. I will probably do the same thing I did last week and leave it until the last minute, screaching it in late in the afternoon because we have Wednesday morning off giving me time to think about it. I should have done it this weekend but I am struggling on what to write again - sigh.
Tomorrow is my birthday - yay!
This morning we had study in higher education class in which Dave talked to us about time management. It was a very good talk and I took a lot of notes which I know will be very helpful indeed. I am struggling a little to fit everything in and I haven't seen Paul and Carly for weeks so I hoping to get a free spot in my week when I can make the time to see them.
I got my chemistry report from last week back too and I got a staggering 90%! I was sooooo happy with this result as I had struggled with what to write all week and hadn't handed it in until the very last moment on Wednesday afternoon. The highest mark anyone got was 95% and only 2 people got that. Only 10 of us got 90% or above. I know I shouldn't be so competitive but I can't help it, I think it's healthy to care.
After a quick break in the chaplaincy for coffee with Vicky, Marc and Olivia (David was also there of course) we went to Maths. Today we were plotting graphs for linear formulas so we had like y=x+2 with different values of x then plotted the results on graphs. It was dull but at least I understood it this week.
At lunchtime I got a call from Specsavers that my glasses were ready to pick up so I have just been down to get them. I am now wearing them in the I.T suite at University with Vicky which just feels bizarre! I'm looking forward to not getting headaches anymore and trying not to look up to quickly because it messes up my focus as they are only for right in front of me. I know they are neccessary and I will get used to them but I'm so embarrassed, ARGH!
This afternoon we have no lessons planned but I have another Chemistry report to write which has to be in on Wednesday. I will probably do the same thing I did last week and leave it until the last minute, screaching it in late in the afternoon because we have Wednesday morning off giving me time to think about it. I should have done it this weekend but I am struggling on what to write again - sigh.
Tomorrow is my birthday - yay!
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Saturday 18th October 2008
Firstly I will start off with the usual appologies for not writing for a few days and explain that it has been hectic. Since we have lab time put on our timetables I seem to have no time to blog!
Ok I left you at Wednesday when I had a day off. I went to the doctors in the morning and got my repeat sicknote and my flu jab then had dentist in the afternoon where I got fitted for dentures! I had to pop into Uni to drop off a completed assignment too.
I took a leaf out of Vickis book and decided to get the whole body checkup thing so docs then dentist followed by optitians.
Wednesday night I just chilled at home. Thursday I had the usual Chemistry and we also did online tests. Maths and Chemistry. We had to get 70% on the maths and I got 76% so I passed, thank god. Chemistry wasn't comulsary but I took them anyways, got 100% in the first and 80% in the second. Can't be doing too badly! We had chemistry lab work, we heated up Magnesium ribbon to measure oxidation. I have to write a report on this before Wednesday. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/UniversityPics#
I had an eye test in the afternoon and I have now got glasses! So I was feeling pretty old by then, flu jab, glasses and dentures and 32 next week. Yikes! Thursday night was Christianity explored in the Chaplaincy. We ate pasta bake with cheese and nuts, cashews and peanuts I believe, cooked by Davids wife, it was yummy followed by cheesecake and chocolate gateaux. We discussed the next part of Marks gospel, watched a bit more of the video and chatted about questions that were in our book. Afterwards I went home and chilled, pretty tired.
Friday we had Biology lab and we got work back from the week before. I got 10 out of 10 for my drawing and was the only one in the class so I was rather chuffed! Friday night I met up with Nipu with Vicky and Marc. We ate chips at a cafe near Uni. I then hopped on a bus and went to see Georgia as it was her birthday to give her her card. They were all off to the pub and as I was too tired to join them I stayed with Sophie in the house for a while.
A few of her friends came around and we all played Rock Star on the WII which was so much fun. I liked her friends a lot they are lovely. I was really late getting home and crawled straight into bed and went to sleep.
This morning I got up and got showered ready for a trip out to Dartmoor with Uni chaplaincy. I met Vicky outside Uni and we went up to the chaplaincy together. The whole group was there in no time and we hopped into the minibus off to Dartmoor. We had quite a gruelling 5 mile walk around Princetown which I have posted pics from. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/DartmoorVisit#
Tonight I have Vicky staying over so I popped here to mums to update the blog knowing I won't have any chance to do it at least before Monday maybe later. No plans as such for tomorrow, resting before getting back to Uni. Monday 9am lecture - groan. It's all good fun!
Ok I left you at Wednesday when I had a day off. I went to the doctors in the morning and got my repeat sicknote and my flu jab then had dentist in the afternoon where I got fitted for dentures! I had to pop into Uni to drop off a completed assignment too.
I took a leaf out of Vickis book and decided to get the whole body checkup thing so docs then dentist followed by optitians.
Wednesday night I just chilled at home. Thursday I had the usual Chemistry and we also did online tests. Maths and Chemistry. We had to get 70% on the maths and I got 76% so I passed, thank god. Chemistry wasn't comulsary but I took them anyways, got 100% in the first and 80% in the second. Can't be doing too badly! We had chemistry lab work, we heated up Magnesium ribbon to measure oxidation. I have to write a report on this before Wednesday. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/UniversityPics#
I had an eye test in the afternoon and I have now got glasses! So I was feeling pretty old by then, flu jab, glasses and dentures and 32 next week. Yikes! Thursday night was Christianity explored in the Chaplaincy. We ate pasta bake with cheese and nuts, cashews and peanuts I believe, cooked by Davids wife, it was yummy followed by cheesecake and chocolate gateaux. We discussed the next part of Marks gospel, watched a bit more of the video and chatted about questions that were in our book. Afterwards I went home and chilled, pretty tired.
Friday we had Biology lab and we got work back from the week before. I got 10 out of 10 for my drawing and was the only one in the class so I was rather chuffed! Friday night I met up with Nipu with Vicky and Marc. We ate chips at a cafe near Uni. I then hopped on a bus and went to see Georgia as it was her birthday to give her her card. They were all off to the pub and as I was too tired to join them I stayed with Sophie in the house for a while.
A few of her friends came around and we all played Rock Star on the WII which was so much fun. I liked her friends a lot they are lovely. I was really late getting home and crawled straight into bed and went to sleep.
This morning I got up and got showered ready for a trip out to Dartmoor with Uni chaplaincy. I met Vicky outside Uni and we went up to the chaplaincy together. The whole group was there in no time and we hopped into the minibus off to Dartmoor. We had quite a gruelling 5 mile walk around Princetown which I have posted pics from. http://picasaweb.google.com/CarolineMarieThomas/DartmoorVisit#
Tonight I have Vicky staying over so I popped here to mums to update the blog knowing I won't have any chance to do it at least before Monday maybe later. No plans as such for tomorrow, resting before getting back to Uni. Monday 9am lecture - groan. It's all good fun!
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Tuesday 14th October 2008
Sorry I haven't blogged recently but it's all been a bit hectic and busy! I spent the weekend helping my friend Nipu correct his english on his dissertation for his Phd. We are by no means done yet but I have looked through about 20,000 words. Just putting in things like 'it' 'the' 'of' seems easy but actually it's such a complicated subject he is writing on and the language is so very very complex that it really taxes the brain and I get a headache if I don't take regular breaks.
Luckily for me he is a fabulous chef and has been cooking the most wonderfully hot curries every time I have been over there to make it slightly less of a chore.
Monday we had lectures all day it was awful, no break from 9am straight through to 4pm as you can imagine I was pooped. Vicky came back to my place and we watched CSI Miami season 1 dvd's all evening (I hired them from the library for the week, we've watched 2 of the 4 dvd's so far) then went to bed.
Today was 2 chemistry lectures, one from each of our two chemistry lecturers. Both pretty dull actually and nothing much to write about. This afternoon I did online tests. Maths we had to get more than 70% to pass which would normally be a First pass % (in the top %) but our teacher is apparently a slave-driver. After a few attempts I got 76% - yay!
I saw whilst on this site that two chemistry tests have been put on our portal too so I gave them a go. The first one I got 100% and the second 4 out of 5 which was 80%. Since I wasn't supposed to take them yet I was highly impressed and I will relax a little about chemistry as it is a constant worry. Nice to know something is actually sinking into the gray matter after all! Lol.
Church has been fun, yesterday was Greek but I will be giving this up, I have enough on my plate I think without learning another language, especially one so hard and so dull, lol.
Today in the church was 'What the papers say' once again we didn't talk much about what the papers say because for the third week in a row all the papers say is that the world economy is coming to an end, budget, finance, banks suck etc - boring. Since Roger is actually an ex-maths teacher he went through some maths that Vicky and I have been having problems with instead - invaluable right before we took our tests.
Mumsie has posted on her blog I was happy to see and she is having a great time, today in Dubai, sounds fantastic. Katie and Saleh went to London this week but they are back now and Sam is fine. It is Georgia's 11th birthday this friday, makes me feel so old lol.
Oh I forgot to mention, over the weekend I was online at mums and I started playing this fantastic RPG game online. It's called Conquer 2.0 and I've really got into it. If only I had more time - sigh. Anyways, I managed to get my character (a Trojan on the Light server - incase anyone wants to join me, avatar - Antonella) all the way up to level 40 in 2 days which is quite good. I can now self-heal and carry and use two weapons at once so my character now kicks butt. Basically you kill monsters, gain experience, kick more monster butt, gain more experience etc. It is addictive, buying better weapons, better armour, meeting and chatting with people from all over the world etc. Just thought I would share. There are sad people on there also though, people who have been playing for years, never get off it, take it very seriously so I will be careful not to get too hooked. Since mums place is the only place I can play it I should be ok.
Tomorrow I am having the day off, I can't wait to recoup. I have one lecture from 1pm - 2pm but I can't make it as I have dentist at 1.30pm. The lecturer doesn't mind me having the time off and if I don't turn up to the appointment I get taken off the NHS list or reschedule would be for 4 weeks time so I am going. I am supposed to be being fitted for the replacement tooth so I will let you all know how that goes.
Luckily for me he is a fabulous chef and has been cooking the most wonderfully hot curries every time I have been over there to make it slightly less of a chore.
Monday we had lectures all day it was awful, no break from 9am straight through to 4pm as you can imagine I was pooped. Vicky came back to my place and we watched CSI Miami season 1 dvd's all evening (I hired them from the library for the week, we've watched 2 of the 4 dvd's so far) then went to bed.
Today was 2 chemistry lectures, one from each of our two chemistry lecturers. Both pretty dull actually and nothing much to write about. This afternoon I did online tests. Maths we had to get more than 70% to pass which would normally be a First pass % (in the top %) but our teacher is apparently a slave-driver. After a few attempts I got 76% - yay!
I saw whilst on this site that two chemistry tests have been put on our portal too so I gave them a go. The first one I got 100% and the second 4 out of 5 which was 80%. Since I wasn't supposed to take them yet I was highly impressed and I will relax a little about chemistry as it is a constant worry. Nice to know something is actually sinking into the gray matter after all! Lol.
Church has been fun, yesterday was Greek but I will be giving this up, I have enough on my plate I think without learning another language, especially one so hard and so dull, lol.
Today in the church was 'What the papers say' once again we didn't talk much about what the papers say because for the third week in a row all the papers say is that the world economy is coming to an end, budget, finance, banks suck etc - boring. Since Roger is actually an ex-maths teacher he went through some maths that Vicky and I have been having problems with instead - invaluable right before we took our tests.
Mumsie has posted on her blog I was happy to see and she is having a great time, today in Dubai, sounds fantastic. Katie and Saleh went to London this week but they are back now and Sam is fine. It is Georgia's 11th birthday this friday, makes me feel so old lol.
Oh I forgot to mention, over the weekend I was online at mums and I started playing this fantastic RPG game online. It's called Conquer 2.0 and I've really got into it. If only I had more time - sigh. Anyways, I managed to get my character (a Trojan on the Light server - incase anyone wants to join me, avatar - Antonella) all the way up to level 40 in 2 days which is quite good. I can now self-heal and carry and use two weapons at once so my character now kicks butt. Basically you kill monsters, gain experience, kick more monster butt, gain more experience etc. It is addictive, buying better weapons, better armour, meeting and chatting with people from all over the world etc. Just thought I would share. There are sad people on there also though, people who have been playing for years, never get off it, take it very seriously so I will be careful not to get too hooked. Since mums place is the only place I can play it I should be ok.
Tomorrow I am having the day off, I can't wait to recoup. I have one lecture from 1pm - 2pm but I can't make it as I have dentist at 1.30pm. The lecturer doesn't mind me having the time off and if I don't turn up to the appointment I get taken off the NHS list or reschedule would be for 4 weeks time so I am going. I am supposed to be being fitted for the replacement tooth so I will let you all know how that goes.
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