Did good

Results came through last week and I did good :) I am very proud of what I have achieved so far and am preparing to put in a monumental effort next year to follow it through and finish on a high! I am on track for a first class degree and I am not going to take my eyes of the ball now.

Lovely flowers from mamma and daddy to celebrate exam results

Tack :)

welcome to crazy corner

An unusual but effective (and colourful!) revision method

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! My last exam is Monday 23rd and then I have a small practical exercise physiology assessment on thursday the 26th and then it's summer holidays! I have seen off 4 exams: biochemistry (fairly hard), physiology (tricky but enjoyable), health psychology (annoying) and human nutrition (the hardest one). Exercise physiology exam to go and this is where I can enjoy myself, I love ex phys! I have four days to revise hard so that I can do myself proud and finish on a high!

"Henry" peeks out from behind health psychology revision notes

But actually, it's not just about doing myself proud but all the people who carry me through this. Harland is a rock and the poor boy is probably looking forward to having his girlfriend back and leave evil stressed out student behind. I look forward to being able to breathe and have some time to do fun stuff... if I can remember how. I'm also looking forward to a summer of playing scientist in the laboratory in Coventry and Brighton and getting some hands-on experience before going in to my last year at Westminster.

happy birthday mormor

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it (anywhere I go you go, my dear;
and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet)
I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the budand the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

snow pretty

choices we make

we all make choices in life, small everyday ones 'what's for lunch' type ones to big life-changing-things-will-never-be-the-same-type chioces. And evern if we try not to, that is a choice in itself and, ultimately, changes who we are.

I make a choice about 6 years ago to move to London, not knowing what would follow, not wanting to know. Although I feel like I (now we) go where the wind takes us, and chance has played a big part in certain changes of directions, along the way decisions have been made, paths have been chosen. Having dinner with and old friend of Harlands'' last night I felt highlighted this. Having a conversation we've had so may times, in avroius parts of the world, with many different people: 'wow you've been around!' and 'you've really landed on your feet havent you?' commonly followed by 'where do you think you'll settle down?'. Ultimately, whatever choices we make down the line, we will be away from family. A terrible inconnvenience.

Today is a day I wish I would have stayed put. For all the amazing things I have experienced and learnt. However big a part it has played in me being the person I am today. I would just like to be close to my loved ones. A phone call away, just around the corner. If needed.

Me n my Bro do South London

Saturday afternoon my new friend and I went down to Greenwich park. It was stunning and I had a lovely time pedalling around. When I got home I listened to some jazz and pottered around the house, cooked a nice meal for myself and H (who was working, boo). Was left feeling very chi after that. Best time of year?

what I really wanted to do was to lie down in the leaves on the ground and take a photo to show of my new, hot autumn hair colour. But the ground was wet from the rain and, frankly, I was too embarrassed. Must be getting old.
Spent some time in my corner later that afternoon, reading up on the enzyme kinetics for Monday's lecture and the renin- angiotensin mechanism. Good times...

And Brompty went back in his corner

Loving right now:

Autumn. Need I say more?

James Brown (not the musician, the printmaker). see http://www.generalpattern.net/ for more goodies from this man. (erhxmas, erhm)

Greige (oh yes, it is a real colour!) fingernails as seen on Lily Allen below.

And ...



I know it's a song from a TV advertisement but I love it. Her name is Allie Moss. The song is "corner".