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*Because I’m a person - Stilbruch.

Recently I’ve my documenting my day-by-day activities. Hmm. Guess I’m still in the habit after keeping a good journal on my travels, I’m used to recording stuff I do and I’m conscious of how I spend time each day.

Well, today. I got up at 7h30 again and I baked a chocolate cake and flapjack with dear Mother. Then I did lots of ironing and I put Sigur Rós on because I am loving Takk at the moment. So beautiful. At 9h30 I got a call from work saying, did I still want my old job back for the summer? To which I replied yes please! So I will start either this Friday or a week on Thursday. I’m really looking forward to going back, in a strange sort of way. I like the nice income.

It’s funny how I’ve only been back home for 4 days so far, I’m really powering through all my sorting stuff out. Only really 2 things left to do: apply for uni accommodation, and organise photos from travels. Most other stuff is sorted, need to send off a form for student loan but that’s waiting on someone else.

Productive.

Anyway later on I read for a while because it’s nice sitting down with a good book and then I got out my German grammar workbook for some random reason, because I felt like perfecting my language skills I think. Why am I studying? I think I miss it too much. I really can’t wait to get to uni. Anyway I powered through most sections, a lot is already filled in from last year during A-Levels, but oh well. Oh and I found the CD I bought in Vienna from a really cool band I saw, they’re from Dresden, Germany, sing in German and English, and they’re called Stilbruch (www.stilbruch-band.de). I love them.

Now I’m revising my German irregular verbs:

fechten, ficht, focht, hat gefochten - to fence
gedeihen, gedeiht, gedieh, ist gediehen - to thrive/prosper
greifen, greift, griff, hat gegriffen - to grasp/seize

Today has been a perfect day. I got up at 6h30 because I set my iPod alarm for 7h30 but it’s still on Continental time so it went off an hour early. Not to worry, it was bright and warm and sunny and I felt awake so I got up and I had a shower in the beautiful new bathroom. Dad went to work and Mum went shopping so I got all ready, had a nice coffee, and organised some more of my stuff whilst waiting for a phone call from Lucy as for what time to meet.

My mum returned just as I set off, about 10h30, and as I walked up the road I lost one of my earrings. It fell out. At the end of the road I realised this and I walked back home looking for it. I changed my earrings and my mum and I walked back up the road looking for it again. We didn’t find it, but it’s okay. These things happen and it’s not the end of the world.

At 11h I met Lucy and we got the bus into town (£1.50, what a ripoff). In town we did some shopping in the few decent shops the town has (there’s like 3) and we had lunch at the ace cafe. We decided to make appointments to get our hair cut, so we went off to the hairdressers and booked us in for Thursday morning at 11h. Yay. I almost bought a dress today but it was £30 and I need to not spend. I didn’t actually buy a single thing today, except a fairtrade chocolate bar (and lunch, and bus tickets) from Oxfam because we spent ages in there looking at the books and I felt a bit guilty because the old man on the counter was so nice. I should buy something.

We sat for ages in the lovely sun, talking. It was wonderful. She’s moving to Thailand in September for a year, so I can hopefully go out and see her. Emily and Becky are going to go and visit next Easter, so I will contact them and see if it’s at all possible to join. I’d love to visit. She’s going to have the most amazing time.

I haven’t seen her in so long, so it was great to see her again. And I’m seeing her on Thursday too. And we discovered a random Thai noodle place has opened in town, so we planned a trip there for the next couple of weeks.

Later on I phoned my old manager and enquired about having a job for the summer. He sounded hopeful, but not definite. Fingers crossed.

At 17h I came home and my mum said she asked our postman to look out for my lost earring. Aww. The postman is sweet. Then I applied for a student loan. I sorted out all my bank accounts and I need to go into the bank to sort things out fully. I’ll do it on Thursday, when I’m back in town. I have so much to do, but today has been so productive. I’m going to get up early everyday from now on. In the warm summer sun it’s amazing. I feel amazing. I love this being busy. I love this applying and sorting out my uni life. I can’t wait to begin uni. It’s weird how I will graduate in 2012. It’s so far away. I’m going to enjoy every second of it. I’m going to be in so much debt, top-up fees and all, but I’m good with money. I’ll stay on top of things because that’s who I am.

Hmm bit delayed but better late than never.

Just a quick ramble about Christmas.

Edit: okay maybe not that short…

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I really really really wish I could play piano. It’s the most amazing instrument and I love how people can just sit down at it, tap the right keys and a beautiful tune comes out. I used to learn when I was younger but I found it hard to do both hands together in sync. I wish I’d stuck with it, or started earlier or something.

But wishing I could play will get me nowhere. Bob taught me the intro to Fur Elise, my favourite piece of music, so I spent a lot of time today perfecting it. It’s only a few bars but I can pretty much do it perfectly now. I know to a pianist this piece is just standard easy to play, but I’m a beginner and I’m proud of me for doing it

I’d love to get better and carry on playing. Now my brother has gone back to uni I should be able to use the piano a lot more often. I’ll never be as good as Bob but hopefully I’ll be somewhat decent, someday.