Optimism, for a Change

"Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway" - Frank Arudini

Tomorrow I hope to win the lottery, have lots of money, and live comfortably for the rest of my life. Well, one can dream. I will, in fact, not win and instead, continue to live as a poor student worrying about whether I will be able to pay the rent next month. At least I'm in the same boat as many others.

I apologise for the delay in this latest post, but I do have a reason (sort of). You see, last week was reading week, or dossers week as I prefer to call it. This basically means that no one has lectures or tutorials, effectively making it a week off. That is of course unless you are one of the poor bastards studying anything remotely science based it seems. Thank goodness I am not, I feel it is a trifle of a win for a BA there, rather than a BSC. Huzzah.

Anyway, the reason that meant I didn't post you anything remotely interesting to read, was because I tend to write during lectures, about the only time I should be listening. Instead, I had a lovely few days away from this hell hole of a city. Mancunians may dislike me for that comment, but Mancunians don't like anyone, so it really doesn't matter.

Since much has transpired since then, I will start with an episode from last week. Halloween. An over rated, ridiculous American holiday which we have no reason to adopt. That said, for the first time ever, this year I actually enjoyed my self. This was though achieved with copious amounts of alcohol and an outfit to put most to shame. Yes, I mean you over there who applied a bit of ketchup to your neck or a bandage around your head, make an effort if you're going to bother at all.

So, now it's over, as is bonfire night (a real, English, reason to have some sort of social event). Winter has well and truly come knocking, we've had floods and snow around the country already and remembering the hell of last years three months of white, people are quaking in their new fortified snow boots. On the upside to this - yes, /I/ am offering an upside, don't worry, I'm quite well - Christmas is just around the corner and this year I find it hard to be as scrooge like as I would have hoped. Despite being poor and not being able to buy for more than one person, I am truly looking forward to it. I feel I should give something here that is cheerful and uplifting, or a reason, but I struggle to do so, so I shan't.

One final thing. I think that today has been the most adult one of my life - house browsing for next year. A scary and exciting prospect, but at least I know who I want to be living with and actually like all of them. That's right. Eight relative strangers, all from one flat, and not one that I dislike, it is truly something rare. I feel adopted by them, like a pet maybe?

Off I go to curl up and sleep on their floor...