Hmmm
Once again life seems to be moving so quickly that I've forgotten that I haven't blogged for just over a week. I think I've been fairly busy this week, but I still have the looming threat of essays over me. Far in the distance I can already see SS Exams sailing towards me, but I can ignore that for now.
This week I donated some blood. I must bruise fairly easily because I ended up with another bruise, although it was much smaller than the massive one I had last time. Nice to know I've contributed something in a small way. I hope it comes in handy to someone!
I went to see Wallace & Gromit on Wednesday at the pictures. Hilarious. Well worth it. And it cost me nothing because I used my 4 loyalty card stamps for Odeon. Now those really are a "loyalty card" worth using. Made it even more worth it. I worked it out... the first stamp comes with the card, the other three stamps were all received when getting two-for-one on "Orange Wednesdays" with NUS student discount. That's £1.65 per go = £4.95. So during the life of this card I've seen four films for £4.95. Not bad. My bargain hunting and thrifty grandparents would be proud of me.
The other "interesting" project of this week was the decision between me and a housemate to do something about the mess in the back yard. We had noticed that there seemed to be a rather foul smelling lake forming all along the side of the house. Unfortunately, the drains had stopped... draining. The water was stagnant, with a layer of oil floating on top, mixed with food, white chunks of whatever was stuck in the drain, and lots of black paint that the cowboys who fixed the gutters over summer happily disposed of in our garden.
So we scraped most of it out. I jammed things down the drain and scooped up masses of this white, cheesy looking substance. It worked for the most part, but the smells it was releasing were truly horrendous. I had a headache for the rest of the day from working out there.
Eventually we had to surrender and get in the Big Guns - we'd got rid of most of it, but far down the drain must have been a bigger clump that needed something bigger to flush. In an astonishing twist of efficiency, the landlord sent out people to sort out the problem in just under 4 hours from reporting. After waiting months for a cooker repair, this was a big surprise. I'm pretty happy with him for a change.
Still, it was Not Nice. There's still more we need to do out there now it's draining again, and it might even look like a half decent garden when we've finished with it.
Unfortunately, my driving lesson had to be postponed. There's too much demand around here right now, so there are no instructors available. Sigh. Instead, it's been rescheduled for 31st October. Maybe I'll learn to drive one of these days...
Overall... life is fairly OK. I feel pretty stable right now.
This week I donated some blood. I must bruise fairly easily because I ended up with another bruise, although it was much smaller than the massive one I had last time. Nice to know I've contributed something in a small way. I hope it comes in handy to someone!
I went to see Wallace & Gromit on Wednesday at the pictures. Hilarious. Well worth it. And it cost me nothing because I used my 4 loyalty card stamps for Odeon. Now those really are a "loyalty card" worth using. Made it even more worth it. I worked it out... the first stamp comes with the card, the other three stamps were all received when getting two-for-one on "Orange Wednesdays" with NUS student discount. That's £1.65 per go = £4.95. So during the life of this card I've seen four films for £4.95. Not bad. My bargain hunting and thrifty grandparents would be proud of me.
The other "interesting" project of this week was the decision between me and a housemate to do something about the mess in the back yard. We had noticed that there seemed to be a rather foul smelling lake forming all along the side of the house. Unfortunately, the drains had stopped... draining. The water was stagnant, with a layer of oil floating on top, mixed with food, white chunks of whatever was stuck in the drain, and lots of black paint that the cowboys who fixed the gutters over summer happily disposed of in our garden.
So we scraped most of it out. I jammed things down the drain and scooped up masses of this white, cheesy looking substance. It worked for the most part, but the smells it was releasing were truly horrendous. I had a headache for the rest of the day from working out there.
Eventually we had to surrender and get in the Big Guns - we'd got rid of most of it, but far down the drain must have been a bigger clump that needed something bigger to flush. In an astonishing twist of efficiency, the landlord sent out people to sort out the problem in just under 4 hours from reporting. After waiting months for a cooker repair, this was a big surprise. I'm pretty happy with him for a change.
Still, it was Not Nice. There's still more we need to do out there now it's draining again, and it might even look like a half decent garden when we've finished with it.
Unfortunately, my driving lesson had to be postponed. There's too much demand around here right now, so there are no instructors available. Sigh. Instead, it's been rescheduled for 31st October. Maybe I'll learn to drive one of these days...
Overall... life is fairly OK. I feel pretty stable right now.
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