Everyone come!

Silly tutorial group

Right, so for one of my modules, we have to submit comments on to an online discussion board, and our comments are assessed and it all goes towards our mark for the unit. So we're supposed to have an online discussion on the internet about various literature.. Except the rest of my group seem to be either computer illiterate (which I highly doubt), have no views on literature or very shy. Or perhaps lazy. Admittedly I only post about a day before we meet, but still, at least I post! And the main reason I haven't before that so far is due to Jewish festivals taking up so many days when I can't use the computer etc. And also the lack of discussion on there, and so the absence of anything to further discuss after one post. Meh.

I was bored

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Naomi
Birthday:	21 December 1986
Birthplace:	Kenton
Current Location:	Manchester
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Blonde
Height:	Not sure. Around 5'4"/5'5"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Righty.
Your Heritage:	Umm my parents, duh.
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Flat black ones most of the time, trainers the rest.
Your Weakness:	Pedantry.
Your Fears:	Being unhappy for a long time.
Your Perfect Pizza:	Oooooo good question. Loads and loads of cheese, lots and lots of vegetables, and you mustn't forget the artichokes.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Being happy?
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	okies or indeedy.
Thoughts First Waking Up:	What's the time?
Your Best Physical Feature:	My upper body, blonde hair and permanent smile. :)
Your Bedtime:	Variable.. often after midnight, sometimes 11.
Your Most Missed Memory:	If I miss it how do I know what it is?
Pepsi or Coke:	Coke. But it better be diet.
MacDonalds or Burger King:	Neither.. ranching, deforestation, globalisation grargghh meh mrrrrrhhh
Single or Group Dates:	Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	What's Nestea?
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Vanilla.
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Coffee, more to drink that way.
Do you Smoke:	No.
Do you Swear:	People normally say "that's the first time I've heard you swear" when I swear.
Do you Sing:	Yes.
Do you Shower Daily:	Yes.
Have you Been in Love:	I am.
Do you want to go to College:	I am at uni... does that count?
Do you want to get Married:	Yes.
Do you belive in yourself:	Yes.
Do you get Motion Sickness:	No.
Do you think you are Attractive:	Not overly. I don't see myself as majorly ugly though either.
Are you a Health Freak:	Not really, although I do love vegetables.
Do you get along with your Parents:	Yes.
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Yes.
Do you play an Instrument:	Yes, clarinet (and most woodwinds amateurly..)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	I have drunk alcohol, yes.
In the past month have you Smoked:	No.
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No.
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	Yes.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	Yes, a shopping centre.
What Do You Enjoy:	Being happy... too much to list individually.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	No.
In the past month have you been on Stage:	No.
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	No.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No.
Ever been Drunk:	Tipsy, yes. Drunk, no.
Ever been called a Tease:	No.
Ever been Beaten up:	No.
How do you want to Die:	I don't think of such things, but preferably happily.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	Don't know yet.
What country would you most like to Visit:	Australia or somewhere in Africa.
In a Boy..
Favourite Eye Color:	Anything worth looking into.
Favourite Hair Color:	Not blonde.
Short or Long Hair:	Short.
Height:	Taller than me.
Weight:	Not too much less than me.
Best Clothing Style:	Something that suits them.
Number of Drugs I have taken:	None.
Number of CDs I own:	Lots (although according to many not enough)
Number of Piercings:	None.
Number of Tattoos:	None.
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	Umm.. never really counted.

I feel like I haven't blogged for ages, and yet I haven't had anything majorly blog-inspiring happen to me, so I haven't blogged. But I have intended to, I just haven't had the inspiration!

We've been set all of our English assessment essays.. and the first one, due in in November is on 'The Whitsun Weddings' by Larkin, which has made me ever so slightly rather happy. ;) One of the other essays is a choice between the opening of 'Endgame' and some rap lyrics.. I do find it funny how we study hip hop and rap this year.

On Saturday night some of us went bowling, and I managed to come third in my lane! Even if we did have bumpers... (oh and there were five in a lane)

Hmm.. I think I should get back to the worky work attitude, although I do love to procrastinate. ;)

Caught up!

Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) meant I missed two and half days of lectures and things, which I've now finished copying up notes from! Hoping I understand the maths and it looks like the English lecture was just talking about "medieval" films and from the seminar today as well as the notes doesn't seem like I missed too much.

Was down in London for Rosh Hashana, and it was nice to be back home for a bit. :) At the same time, it was nice returning up here too. Despite having only been here for a couple of weeks, most of us still missed the place for the couple of days we were all away (everyone went away for the new year).

Free concert!

I went to the Manchester University introductory concert this evening; Bernstein's Overture Candide, Ives' Tone Road No1, Mendelssohn's Symhony No4 and Britten's St Nicholas. The best thing was.. it was free! Good orchestras, although they did sound like they were a bit rusty.. I thought the winds were slightly out with each other (and obviously therefore at least a few were out with the orchestra) and the person I went with thought that the strings weren't getting all their notes. The second half (the Britten) was very well done, with excellent and beautiful music.

Home tomorrow afternoon for Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year).. after three hours of lectures and seminars.