Sociology

I don't care what anybody says. SOCIOLOGY IS FUCKING HARD. As I type my Nazi printer is churning off thirty odd pages of notes for tomorrow on Weber, having just spent about 3 hours writing up and going over today's lecture on Marx- has NOT put me in a good mood.

There is just so so much to learn, and it's totally scaring me. Gaah! And we don't start the Anthropology section until November, so it's all Marx/Weber/Neo Marx/Neo Weber at the moment. Joy.

Nobody said it would be so hard! And I want to get involved with things, so I literally have no time to do all my work! Im going to the QM events meeting tomorrow, then straight after it's the film making meeting which I do not want to miss.

Then the night after it's the Vegan society first meeting, which I do want to go to-make a refreshing change from being laughed at (In a nice way of course) in the Kitchen every night! 

It's an experience and a half. Despite the mounds of work, I'm so glad to be here!

Uni type stuff

I went to the QMU events board meeting thing today- want to get involved!! So much. So im running for a Freshers position in November, apparently the people who win give out the best sweets, sooooo I will ask my Mama to send me lots of groovy american sweets, give me the edge!

I love being involved in things, I joined the film making Society and we have already made a little film!

Its great, called "Mervin's Wetmare"

And we won! got a tinfoil star.

Enrolment Day

Yes, yes, we all know that Uni isn't just about going out and having good times.

Just sort of slipped my mind! We had the course enrolment day today, I went to all mine plus a physics one! Haha it was an odd choice, but I had nothing else to to do and I wanted a comfy seat.

And I already have some homework. Jeez! It's french, and actually pretty easy which is a massive relief considering I haven't learned french in a year and was pretty bad to start with.

It was just so much to take in! Also I was mega hungry. But I got through it!  

Need to buy some books at some point, It's the Fresher's Ball tonight. Should be fun! Haha although I am now notorious in the Qmu, after the wristband debacle some time early on in the week, basically I had sellotaped it on painfully stupidly so the security noticed when I went in from a smoke, and made a massive deal out of it! So yeah, Im not allowed to drink.

On the bright side, think how good my first pint of Magic will taste in december! They better all buy me one, seeing as they know my birthday! I guess it is also nice not being some nameless, faceless fresher. So there's always a silver lining!

Token first Uni post

So much has happened! One thing I can say for sure is that I love living here. The block I am staying in is affectionately called "The Ghetto", basically the scummiest place to be but I have the loveliest flat mates ever so It doesn't matter! On the first night we went to a party in Sidlaw, where a friend stays, and it is right over on the other side of the village- the views they get from their balcony (yes, they have a balcony!) are absolutely gorgeous, whilst we are stuck with a wall.

On the bright side, nobody ever comes out of Uni raving about how great their view was!

I felt at home from about five minutes of living here. I was so worried I'd be stuck with a bunch of arseholes slash agorophopes, but I shouldn't have bothered! Everyone's great.

We did our first food shop today. Another big independent step! I have the receipt tacked up.

I haven't been to the Glasgow Union, despite running through the rain on friday hoping we'd stumble across it. The QM on the other hand! We went to Cheesy Pop on Friday, then Colin Murray on the Saturday. Both nights were incredible! I think I am in love with the place. Though I have gone off the pints of magic since Andy, one of my flatmates, pennied me and I had to down the whole thing! Not a good drink for that sort of thing, as is made up mainly of Cider. 

Had a strange experience this morning, got woken up at 8 having only gone to bed at 5 by the buzzer. There were these two completely sauced guys in the kitchen, trying to convince me that they lived here and had lost their key. They got in because we are idiots and didn't think to lock the door. They were harmless enough, managed to get them out when they went out for a smoke and locked them out. V bizzare!

One small step for me...

It's official.

I'm moving in tomorrow. PROPERLY going to university. Aargh, I know it doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it so is! For me, it seems like the biggest step of my life, and it's tomorrow. I know I shouldn't sensationalize it, as doing that makes me more nervous, but I can't help it. I am supremely excited though. I'm very lucky with my acommodation choice, everyone who has stayed in Murano can't help but tell me how great it is. True, it may be a bit scabby, but who cares? The point is to be in a social and exciting environment, not locked in your room measuring your carpet's plushness.

I've got my Ikea stuff, my food, I'm pretty much packed. Well, when I say packed I mean in neat little piles all around the house.

I can tell my blogging is making me nervous, as I am chugging Diet Coke like there's no tomorrow.

I Am Sam

I'd forgotten how much this film makes me cry!

Especially when I am fractious and hungover.

But the film just seems to have this perfect chemistry to make me cry! I still love it though. Every time Sam would hug his daughter, with his little expression of joy would make me weepy. I think it's my maternal side to blame. 

On a completely different note, its amazing how much crap you can buy at Ikea with no money.