I don't know whether it's because the days are getting longer (it's no longer pitch black by 5:30!) or because the sun's been making an appearance more often recently, but the past few days have been, well, quite happy. Even yesterday, the darkest of all days, Valentine's Day.
Actually, I can pinpoint a few solid reasons for my good mood. I went into Glasgow last night to see The Hold Steady, who were absolutely amazing. The venue was packed full and the crowd was totally into it. Really, really good. I don't have a left eardrum anymore, but hey isn't that why we humans have two ears? Just in case one goes out?
Secondly, I'm writing an essay -- "Woah, this makes you happy?!" you say. "What happened to the old Julia?" Hold on a second! I'm writing an essay for my Animal Biology class on bioluminescence, isn't that cool?! Alright, well I think it's cool anyway. Giant squid, angler fish, copepods (zooplankton), crazy jellyfish, and red crustaceans, what could be better to the marine biologist? The best part is there isn't all that much conclusive research available on the topic, so at the end I can always say "...Or at least that's what we think so far. We're not really sure."
Next, the fantastic radio soap opera, Tenants, has been postponed! We're pushing the broadcast back to next term's radio broadcast, which will be starting April 23rd. Why is this good? Well, even though recording's almost finished, it gives us an extra two months to edit, add the perfect music and sound effects, and run a smashing publicity campaign. Also, none of us have the time to do any of that now. Sorry for the wait, but I guarantee it'll be worth it!
And here's the final kicker that made me the happiest: the washing machine in my building is finally fixed! I now have clean clothes and can see the floor of my room again. Wahey!
Thursday, February 15
Thursday, February 8
It's February?! Seriously?
Oh man, this semester is flying by quicker than I thought possible. How can it be February already? And February 8th at that? Wow. It's nearly the 6th week of class and I still feel like we've just started up after break.
Good news and bad news. Bad news: It's colder than ever. Good news: It's not raining much. Better news: It snowed last night, and there's probably more on the way! So exciting. Ok, so it all melted by mid-afternoon today, but I still managed to have two separate snowball fights.
Let's see, apart from that... what's new? Not much...? HAH, that's a lie. Let me just check my calendar for what I've been up to in the past weeks: Recording Tenants (2/3 days a week), Twist & Shout (Fresh Air fundraiser), Pig Racing (rugby fundraiser), Rugby (practice, games), Sports Union Ball, Scotland-England 6 Nations Game, Burns Dinner, and some other assorted nights out. What -- you want pictures? Details? Sigh...
Tenants: The Fresh Air Soap. Seriously.
Here, Katie and I are up to some serious recording in Nick's flat. I think we're going to put the mic on the ceiling for the next scene. We don't have any pictures of the actual recording process (yet), because, as you may have guessed, it's radio so we don't really care.
Pig Racing: Rugby fundraiser. I think the picture explains everything. No, you couldn't win the pigs themselves, bummer.
Sports Union Ball! Cutest rugby family ever. I mean FIERCEST, er, yeah.
Me and my "date"
And here's all of us:
Woo, Twist and Shout! Our 50s/60s club night fundraiser for the radio station. Great tunes, great crowd. Sadly, the glasses aren't mine.
And a lovely night out, for a friend's birthday.
If a picture's worth a thousand words, you can count this as my lengthy 8,000 word catch-up letter. Ok, what haven't I delivered on? 6 Nations: Scotland lost to England (boo) last weekend thanks to Jonny Wilkinson, the wickedly talented prat. I don't have tickets to any of the home games, but it's still great fun going to the pub to watch, especially when one half the crowd boos as the other cheers. Burns Dinner (Jan. 25th): traditional Scottish haggis, neeps, and tatties in honor of Robbie Burns. Tasty and filling! Uh, what else... Rugby games? We've had a couple of hard-fought matches in our club league, and attended a seconds team mini-tourney last weekend (rough and tough, I've never been so sore in my life). Coming up we've of course got the BUSA playoff matches starting at the end of March, but we've also entered two teams in the Scottish Universities 10s cup. More running. Yay.
Aside from all the flashy picture-worthy stuff, I've also been going to class and doing my normal show for radio station. Plus tons and tons and TONS of recording for the soap. That's about it. Did I mention recording the soap? Well, we're about 70% finished, so at least it's all paying off. Soon as that's all done I get to focus on my essays for class and leave the post-production work up to someone else (hooray!).
Coming up on the calendar (in case another lapse like this one happens again): Scotland v. Wales 6 Nations game on Saturday, Katie's birthday, a couple of concerts maybe (The Hedrons, The Hold Steady, Black Keys... depends on what I've got the time/money for), Rugby tour to Devon in a couple of weeks, essays for class (PCR for Genetics and Bioluminescence for Animal Biology), my weekly radio show (Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm GMT), and of course the fantastic Tenants Soap Opera that starts Feb. 26th on Fresh Air!
Good news and bad news. Bad news: It's colder than ever. Good news: It's not raining much. Better news: It snowed last night, and there's probably more on the way! So exciting. Ok, so it all melted by mid-afternoon today, but I still managed to have two separate snowball fights.
Let's see, apart from that... what's new? Not much...? HAH, that's a lie. Let me just check my calendar for what I've been up to in the past weeks: Recording Tenants (2/3 days a week), Twist & Shout (Fresh Air fundraiser), Pig Racing (rugby fundraiser), Rugby (practice, games), Sports Union Ball, Scotland-England 6 Nations Game, Burns Dinner, and some other assorted nights out. What -- you want pictures? Details? Sigh...
Tenants: The Fresh Air Soap. Seriously.
Here, Katie and I are up to some serious recording in Nick's flat. I think we're going to put the mic on the ceiling for the next scene. We don't have any pictures of the actual recording process (yet), because, as you may have guessed, it's radio so we don't really care.
Pig Racing: Rugby fundraiser. I think the picture explains everything. No, you couldn't win the pigs themselves, bummer.
Sports Union Ball! Cutest rugby family ever. I mean FIERCEST, er, yeah.
Me and my "date"
And here's all of us:
Woo, Twist and Shout! Our 50s/60s club night fundraiser for the radio station. Great tunes, great crowd. Sadly, the glasses aren't mine.
And a lovely night out, for a friend's birthday.
If a picture's worth a thousand words, you can count this as my lengthy 8,000 word catch-up letter. Ok, what haven't I delivered on? 6 Nations: Scotland lost to England (boo) last weekend thanks to Jonny Wilkinson, the wickedly talented prat. I don't have tickets to any of the home games, but it's still great fun going to the pub to watch, especially when one half the crowd boos as the other cheers. Burns Dinner (Jan. 25th): traditional Scottish haggis, neeps, and tatties in honor of Robbie Burns. Tasty and filling! Uh, what else... Rugby games? We've had a couple of hard-fought matches in our club league, and attended a seconds team mini-tourney last weekend (rough and tough, I've never been so sore in my life). Coming up we've of course got the BUSA playoff matches starting at the end of March, but we've also entered two teams in the Scottish Universities 10s cup. More running. Yay.
Aside from all the flashy picture-worthy stuff, I've also been going to class and doing my normal show for radio station. Plus tons and tons and TONS of recording for the soap. That's about it. Did I mention recording the soap? Well, we're about 70% finished, so at least it's all paying off. Soon as that's all done I get to focus on my essays for class and leave the post-production work up to someone else (hooray!).
Coming up on the calendar (in case another lapse like this one happens again): Scotland v. Wales 6 Nations game on Saturday, Katie's birthday, a couple of concerts maybe (The Hedrons, The Hold Steady, Black Keys... depends on what I've got the time/money for), Rugby tour to Devon in a couple of weeks, essays for class (PCR for Genetics and Bioluminescence for Animal Biology), my weekly radio show (Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm GMT), and of course the fantastic Tenants Soap Opera that starts Feb. 26th on Fresh Air!
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