Archive for February, 2009

Today, I went into the city and bought 4 Oxford pillowcases (cream), a duvet, Sunny Delight and salt & pepper mills. I’m pleased with these purchases.

♥: Tired.
♪: Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet

I feel absolutely knackered for some reason, needs moar sleep I feel. Also looking at my photo to the right proves that not only am I a good girl that finishes all of her dessert, but also I need to sort out both my fringe and my disgustingly scabby roots.

Tuesday I officially started my Photography degree at NUCA (only 6 months late, eh?) to discover that the first project given, actually… isn’t THAT much to do with photography at all. The project is to design and make a CD cover, CD booklet and a point of sale poster to promote the CD. Okay, yes, that’s fine, theres a bit of publishing involved which I’m a bit iffy about, but I can live with that. However, we HAVE to make the CD case as well… nono, not just putting it in the jewel case, no. We have to be “innovative” and design a packaging that’s aesthetically pleasing. Ummmm, what? I’m doing Photography, not Graphic Design. I don’t have the first bloody clue on how to make a CD case that’s actually proffessional looking… I just hope they’re not expecting this to turn out well.

After recieving this project at 9:30, Toni told me that we had to attend a meeting at 2, and it was vital we attended. Which meant I had 3 and a half hours to kill (the briefing ended at 10:30) before we had to go back. So… with nowhere to go, and Toni and I needing food, we headed to the pub. This is what University has drove me to- drinking before lunch time.

(L-R: Jo, yours truely, Toni, Maddy)

I had a really, really fun time in there. Eating, drinking, taking stupid photos etc. with a bunch of fun people. I’m so glad they’re on my course, I think for as long as they’re on there, it won’t seem so bad upon reflection. The vital meeting, by the way, was to proudly announce that my bursary will increase by £11 next year (wheyyy) and that I will be paying more for tuition fees (joy) next year. So really…. it wasn’t vital at all… : |

Since we’ve moved into our Photography groups, everyone seems a lot more relaxed. I like the people in my group (as they mostly consist of those I knew already, and those I didn’t seem lovely) and once I got over the initial shock of the project, it’s actually kind of cool if I refuse to acknowledge the packaging part of it. I presented my ideas yesterday during crit and basically was REJECTED. My idea wasn’t feasible because what I wanted to do, basically doesn’t exist in Norwich. I’d have to travel to the midlands which I can’t do so I have the weekend to mull it over. I have an idea that I’d really like to go along with, I’ll need to discuss it again with my tutors on Tuesday but they’ll probably hate it as it’s a bit generic, despite putting my own spin on it. Faaaaaaail. I still need to do that desert island discs project too. Double fail.

I see Pure Reason Revolution again in 13 days. Excited? Yes.

♥: Tired.
♪: Pure Reason Revolution – Borgens Vor

Was it me who fucked things up, or was it out of my control?

I recieved a MYSTERY bouquet of flowers on Thursday. By mystery, I mean the note said ‘Happy Valentines Day Jemi’ but left no name. Also it was two days before Valentines, lol. Smoooooooooooth. But all joking aside, they’re absolutely beautiful and I am beyond flattered.  It also has my favourite flowers in there (cream roses) which was a bloody good guess because nobody knows that. It has many other varieties of beautiful flowers including lillies and orchids, but my knowledge of flowers is limited so that’s all I can decipher.

Additionally, on Thursday, I signed the contract for my house. Finally. After a month and a half of chaos and stress, it’s such a relief to get it all done. We have also found a 5th housemate, so once we’ve got them signed all into the contract, everything is hunky dory (worst terminology ever) and I can move in from July 1st and be poor (albeit independent) for the next 2 years.

Friday I spent the day with Ben on what was supposed to be ‘Fuss Day’. In which basically I am fussed over because apparently I deserve it. Fuss day lived up to its expectations, I had a nice day except for the fact I had to pay for my own drinks because BEN IS A JEW and a large fraction of the day was spent with him playing Fear 2. Buuuut,  I didn’t mind watching… even though it means I can’t play it myself now as I know everything what happens for the first 3 levels and it will be a tedious task. But no really it was a lovely day, I love that I can get on with him so well without putting in any effort- it’s nice. I do worry I won’t get that again, but that’s another story for another day.

Valentines day was okay. I didn’t get what I wanted…. but then I wasn’t expecting it!

For the rest of the weekend I am putting thought into my Theorising Popular Music module’s research task. I have to think up 5 songs that mean something to me. This involves ‘digging deep’ and doing soul searching and all that jazz. Either I’m a hardfaced bastard or I don’t associate music with anything because I can only think up 2. Still.. onwards I go…

Also, as I haven’t mentioned it here before. I dyed my hair blonde (see left) last month. I don’t like it. I especially don’t like the fact I have disgusting roots already. The blonde will go as soon as I can afford to be rid of it.

♥: Sad
♪: Pure Reason Revolution – The Bright Ambassadors of Morning

I discovered the other day that had I done the additional thing I’d wanted to do for my Critical Studies project before I ran out of time… it would have given me a 1:1. D’oh!

♥: I need to wee.
♪: Porcupine Tree – Sleep Together

Ahahahahahahahahaha. I just checked my email.

My critical studies, which I had NO idea I was talking about and set myself an impossible theme (Neoclassicism in Modern Media) and completed in 50 hours solid with no sleep, marks were emailed to me today; I got a 68; 2 marks off a 1:1! Hahahahahahah. Seriously?! They must have given me the wrong grade. I am well chuffed though, I’ll find my feedback form sometime next week and actually see where I went… right.

In other news; I have put down the holding deposit on my house and I will be in Manchester from 30th March – 5th April, for those living nearby.

Time to go to sleep and then chase up my bursary which THE WHOLE WORLD HAS BUT ME.

♥: Suspicious
♪: Pure Reason Revolution – Gloaming

I feel I must apologise for my tardiness in posts and also replying to entries/commenting others.

Lots of stuff has been stressing me out recently, Uni’s workload has been almost unbearable, with spending 50+ hours awake with no sleep to complete a project a few weeks ago, and again yesterday in order to assure my assessment portfolio was in by the 10am deadline (which I’m amazed I made considering the snow). I now sort of have two weeks off uni though, so that’s nice.

House hunting continues to be omgstressful. Butty decided to act really distant and sent me on a wild goose chase, looking at flats he wasn’t particularly interested in (revealing this only after I’ve looked round them), then my friend Stu offered to join me and Butty, and we found a 5 bed house which was perfect… so my friend Natalie and Stu’s friend Brittany and we (minus Butty who was still behaving odd) looked around it and fell in love with it, so we said we’d take it…. within an hour of doing so, Butty dropped out. For the past week we have tried desperately to find a housemate to take his spot, but understandably people need time to mull things over, and we just don’t have that time….. so the 4 of us have decided to pay the full deposit ourselves, covering the 5th person too, until we find them, so that the house is safely ours. Stressssssssss!

I’m sure I had a lot more to write about, but after minimal sleep I am lacking any enthusiasm to carry on typing. I really must get into the habit of making frequent entries, with less content.

♥: Tired
♪: Pure Reason Revolution – Golden Clothes

You Are An ISFP

The Artist;-

You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).
You enjoy spending your free time in nature. You are good with animals and children.
Simply put, you enjoy beauty in all its forms.  You live for the simple pleasures in life.
Gentle, sensitive, compassionate – you are good at recognising people’s unspoken needs.

In love, you are quiet and sweet yet very passionate. You love easily.
You have an underlying love for all living things, and it’s easy for you to accept someone into your heart.

At work, you do your best in an unconventional position.
You express yourself well and can work with almost anyone.
You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician or composer.

How you see yourself: Sympathetic, kind, and communicative.

When others don’t get you, they see you as: Incompetent, insecure and overly sensitive.

I guess a lot of this is accurate…

♥: Tired
♪: Timbaland feat. One Republic – Apologize