Too Much Coffee and Irn-Bru

The inevitable has happened. The blog's turning into a diary! I think it's mostly because I don't have the time at the moment to go out and look for interesting photos. I don't have so much uni work now (two of the three deadlines I mentioned in the last post have passed now), but this third one is a whopper: a 2,500 word essay on how I would give a presentation on Postmodernism.

Ok, so 2,500 words isn't that much, but I don't know squat about Postmodernism! So the research portion of the assignment is pretty epic at the moment. I've got some good quotes, and a rough idea of what I'm going to write, but I think there's going to be a lot of guessing/covering up my lack of knowledge! I'll be glad when this is handed in. All I have then is a composition (still a lot of work, but hopefully more enjoyable), and revision. FUN TIMES. But! I'll have time to actually try and plan what I want to do when I go on vacation in May.

I'm going to Australia for three months. I'm staying in Sydney with some relatives, but beyond that I have no idea what I'm going to do or where I'm going to go. I'm not exactly going to be loaded on this trip, so lots of cliché(d?) student shoestring-type activities will be on the cards I reckon. I know I definitely want to go to Melbourne. It looks like such a beautiful city, and I hear it has one of the best qualities of life anywhere in the world, so I want to check that out. The architecture looks very interesting too, so hopefully that will mean some good photo opportunities.

I'll be glad when my classes finish. This first year at uni has flown by, but there have been plenty of down points. I've felt homesick at times (which never happens to me), out of my depth (my music theory knowledge is pretty poor, though not for lack of trying!), and some of the classes here have been less than stellar. However! I really do think it's been good for me. There have been some really great and interesting classes, I've learnt some really cool things about music, been to some very interesting arts nights, and been able to experiment with some more outlandish ideas.

I'm really getting fond of living away from home as well. Uxbridge isn't the most exciting part of the world, but it feels more like home than where my parents live in Sussex. I've got my own way of doing things now, and generally feel more comfortable than when I go and stay with my folks. 

I'm also more pro-active than I ever was. I've had a lot of difficulties academically this year, and because these things never go away, I've had to sort them out of my own accord.

I'm growing up, basically.

St. Pancras

So I didn't get the time for a second post before the end of February like I wanted to. But! I do have an excuse. Most of my deadlines are in the next three weeks, then comes exam period! So I have actually been busy for once in my life.

I went home last weekend to do some work, which ended up as a pretty unsuccessful pursuit. On the way back to uni though, I had a wander around St. Pancras International station. I'd had a brief look round on the way home a couple of days before, but I hadn't ventured to the upper levels where the Eurostar leaves from. It's a pretty amazing place; a really cool mix of modern and Victorian architecture. I'm a big fan of architecture and this place was right up my street.

I got a few snaps of the place on my phone (I didn't have my camera with me). Here's a couple I've uploaded:

































The first photo is a sculpture next to the platform, and the second is the shopping area on the lower level.