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May. 16th, 2012 @ 10:53 pm Final marks.
Current Mood: bitchyover it
Current Music: The Corries - "Johnny Cope"
I've gotten all my marks back, and I am officially 7/7 on my goal of all 60's or better, including a completely unexpected first class mark in Team Dynamics. Yay!

I'm flying back to the States tomorrow to collect data for my thesis, and also to see my family, eat good food (seriously, my first stop after getting home from the airport is going to be Chubby's Tacos), and spend some time at the beach. I cannot wait to get away from all these triflin' hos I live with, even if it's only for three weeks.
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InceptionEames
May. 9th, 2012 @ 04:59 am Amendment 1.
Current Mood: awakeawake
Current Music: Cecile Corbel - "Sans Faire Un Bruit"
When I heard that Maurice Sendak died, I knew it was a bad omen.

I walked to the Leith Docks shortly before sunset to watch the light fade. It seemed important somehow. Like I needed to personally bear witness to the sun setting on any chance some people very dear to me will have to love freely.

I have been up all night monitoring the election results. The margin was 59%-41% in favor when I started. It only widened. I spent time composing a suitably vitriolic Facebook status for when it became official. Something to the effect of, "I hope I can get my British visa extended so I don't have to go back to a place that legislates hatred." But then as the sky started to lighten again, a certain sense of calm came over me, and I let the vitriol go, just a little bit.

I am ashamed of my home state. So long as this amendment stands, I do not intend to call it home again. But now, as I'm watching the sun come up, I am certain that the amendment won't stand. And all shall be well.

All manner of things shall be well.
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InceptionDomAri
Apr. 29th, 2012 @ 07:43 pm The last two weeks, in summary.
Current Mood: coldcold
Current Music: American Dali - "Red"
I will post a much longer entry later, but for now, here is the Reader's Digest version of the last two weeks:

Visit with family was grand, but all in all I was glad to see the back of them this morning. Grammy seems her age (nearly 85) for possibly the first time in my memory: her mobility and stamina are dwindling and I am painfully aware that if I want to visit Hawaii solo to see her, it needs to be sooner rather than later. Stonehenge is terribly overrated, Bath is not. Monmouth, Penallt, and the Wye Valley area are all extremely picturesque, while Cardiff may be the most unsightly city I have ever seen. I HAVE EATEN SO MUCH FOOD. Got comments back from my advisor re: my thesis proposal. While they were basically what I was expecting, I am literally a breath away from a panic attack right now. If I thought that all my problems were over now that all of my PGDip coursework has been turned in, boy was I wrong.
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Winter
Apr. 17th, 2012 @ 09:17 pm Done! Almost.
Current Mood: calmcalm
Current Music: Handel - "Messiah"
All my papers are turned in. HUZZAH! I am now one (very long) paper away from having a masters degree!

Today I decided "What the hell, I'll deal with August when it gets here" and called the girl whose room I saw and adored to tell her I wanted it...just a few hours too late, apparently. So disappointed. D:

Mom gets here tomorrow, uncle and grandma get here on Thursday!
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ToriTVAB
Apr. 16th, 2012 @ 01:42 am Random middle of the night thought:
Current Mood: awakeawake
Current Music: Hanson - "A Minute Without You"
I am always going to associate "A Minute Without You" by Hanson with the day December 31, 2011. I listened to that song either immediately before or immediately after (can't quite remember which) falling down that hill on Skye. Either way, it was with a smile on my face, and it still makes me happy. :D
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Winter
Apr. 15th, 2012 @ 04:10 pm Assessments: The continuing saga.
Current Mood: busybusy
Current Music: Tori Amos - "Concertina"
Team Dynamics and Peak Performance papers are turned in. Trying to work on my research proposal now. By the way, I HAVE A TITLE! It shall be revealed in due course.

It is very strange to think that there are only two more papers standing between me and a masters degree, and I'm turning one of them in on Monday.

I viewed a flat yesterday. Hilariously enough, it is in the exact same building as one of the flats I viewed back in August. And it is PERFECT. Right next to Holyrood Park, with a view of Arthur's Seat from the bedroom, which is huge and has its own ensuite bathroom. 15-20 minute walk from my school. 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, rather than the 6-bedroom 2-bathroom monstrosity where I'm living now. The only snag? I'd only be able to stay there until late July, because the agency that owns it is letting it out to tourists for the month of August. I could potentially lease it again from September onwards, but that leaves me with the problem of finding alternate accommodation during the month of August, while the population of Edinburgh is swollen to at least twice its normal size because of the Festival and the Tattoo, while simultaneously trying to finish my thesis. Not a prospect I relish. But dammit, I want that flat. I'm considering just planning to move there in September instead, which will be easier logistically, but that won't solve my problem of wanting to get out of this place, or the girl who showed me the room's problem of needing someone to take over her lease. And dammit, I WANT THAT FLAT.

Family is coming to visit in less than a week! I am going to eat so much food!

Finally, Titanic. 100 years ago today. Requiescat in pace.
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Brokenmind
Apr. 4th, 2012 @ 09:12 pm O muse, descend! Please!
Current Mood: stressedstressed
Current Music: The Corries - "Maggie Lauder"
4000 word paper due at noon tomorrow. Current word count: 1643. 15 hours to go. I kind of want to curl up into a ball and cry.

Sometimes I wonder how on earth I wrote entire papers the day before they were due in undergrad. And then I remember that in undergrad, papers did not count for 100% of my grade.

Oh, and I have another 4000 word paper due next Thursday. And then a 2500 word research proposal due four days after that. Both also 100% of my grade in their respective classes.

EDIT: 10pm - Halfway point ACHIEVED. I'm at just over 2000 words.

EDIT: 2am - 2613. I'm abandoning any hope I had of getting to bed tonight, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Time for a shower and a second wind.
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Winter
Mar. 29th, 2012 @ 10:30 pm :)
Current Mood: goodexcellent
Current Music: Mozart's Requiem
I am having a fantastic week.

The weather is beautiful. I've spent some quality time with my classmates. I'm engrossed in a good book. And I had a major breakthrough on one of my papers this evening.

Life is freaking AWESOME. :)
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InceptionEames
Mar. 26th, 2012 @ 01:07 am A new-found appreciation for spring.
Current Mood: contentcontent
Current Music: A-ha - "Take on Me"
We sprang forward last night here in the UK, and spring decided spring accordingly. It was a gorgeous, gorgeous day today. Sunny, if a bit hazy, with temps in the 60s Fahrenheit. After an unproductive stint at the library, I went to the park in front of the Scottish Parliament, watched children and dogs play in the fountains, and read a book. Then I did a leisurely climb up Arthur's Seat, deviating slightly from my usual path to walk along the valley floor, stopping when I reached a rise across from the summit to bask in the late-afternoon sun and read some more. Saw my classmate Tom. May have gotten slightly sunburnt (in Scotland? Gadzooks!). Eventually reached the top, found a nice perch on a rock, and watched the sun go down at 7:30pm. The haze never went completely away, so I could barely see Fife across the water, but Edinburgh Castle looked like it was floating on a cloud.

I have a new-found appreciation for spring.
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ToriAnthology
Mar. 24th, 2012 @ 10:04 pm "Farewell the ashtray girl..."
Current Mood: crankycranky
Current Music: Placebo - "This Picture"
asdlfkjadfj. There are a million things I could post about, like Tracey's visit last month, or my epic 8-mile walk last Saturday, or trying to find a new flat, or even the rest of my trip from *last September* that I never finished writing about. But I am in an "I hate everyone and everything" mood, so I can't/won't.

God, I need meaningful human contact. My flatmates do nothing but aggravate me, and internet-based interaction only goes so far.
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ToriDoor