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Band practise at our flat last week was fun - 5 people in that tiny room was a bit of a squeeze but it worked surprisingly well. I'm learning backing vocals for Sam's songs... I'm not naturally good at singing the bit of a song that isn't the main melody, but I'm doing okay. It's all sounding pretty fab - can't wait 'til we're gigging :)
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[24 Aug 2004|01:26pm] |
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Dissertation is coming along slowly. Hand-in is in less than one week. Can't wait for it to be done.
Flat is looking damn fine - we're finally finished with the unpacking. Drum kit is arriving this week for Sam's practise room and the band are coming over on Wednesday - I really feel sorry for our neighbours! I'm hoping keeping the amps off the floor will help a bit, but I think we may get some angry knocks on our door very soon.
Best get on with some work...
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[20 Aug 2004|02:35pm] |
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I LOVE my new flat! Wednesday was moving day. It was a long one - we started at one and didn't get finished until eleven (just in time for Red Dwarf - phew!). Still aching from lifting all that stuff to the 3rd floor.
Just about done with the unpacking now and the place looks great - I've always been quite lucky with finding good flats :) And I'm SO pleased to be living with Sam - he makes me very happy. Long may the happiness continue! Yeah!
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| New flat wonderfulness |
[14 Aug 2004|01:55pm] |
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Found a flat! It's on Dalkeith Road and has a large living room and kitchen (with window and small table to eat at), bathroom with a good shower (hurrah!), double room, single room and big box room! That's TWO spare rooms. Wow. This means Bilbo (hamster) and the computer can live in the single room and Sam can put all his music stuff (guitars, amps and the like) in the box room. Moving in on Wednesday - can't wait... just hope Sam's mate with the van can help :)
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[07 Aug 2004|06:05pm] |
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Energy levels are way down. Sleep calls almost constantly. My head is full of stress (mainly money things) and I can't concentrate on my disseration. The more stressed I get, the more unproductive I become. I piss myself off, really I do.
Going to the pub with John, Trent and Lorna tonight. Have lost all ability to enjoy this type of socialising - can't lose myself in conversation... keep thinking about money, dissertation, finding somewhere to live etc etc. Makes me anxious, fidgety and poor company. Feel like I could cry at any moment.
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| Sniff, cough, moan |
[05 Aug 2004|03:15pm] |
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I have a cold. Sniff.
Dissertation is a big can o' worms - every time I think I have it straight in my head, somthing else pops up and makes it more difficult. Seriously can't be bothered with it - I'm tempted to give up, accept the ordinary degree and run. Just want this to be over so I can get on with my life. Although what 'life' that will be has yet to be decided.
When I was younger, my brother and Jonesy's favourite joke was for one of them to say "Becci's life". They would then fall about, pissing themselves laughing.
I think they may have had a point.
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| A busy month |
[02 Aug 2004|04:24pm] |
* Went camping on Skye. It was magical.
* Went straight from Skye to Sam's grandparents' house in Kendal for his grandad's 80th birthday. Met all the family - they were lovely and seemed to approve of me :)
* Went home to Ossett. Sam got on very well with my brother and Jonesy - there was much laughter and fun while sat on patio furniture. This is the first boyfriend that has got on with my brother... it's weird for me - Chris now texts Sam more than me! Hmph.
* Went to Kids' Summer Camp near Barnsley. The weather was great, the kids were lovely and I enjoyed myself muchly.
* Back in Edinburgh now. Need a rest but have my dissertation to write by the end the of the month, a flat to find, a job to find and lots of bitty things to sort out.
Saw 'Edward Scissorhands' for the first time yesterday. Cried.
Looking for a 2 bedroom flat for £500pcm or less - anyone know of any coming up for let at the end of this month?
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| FLAT FOR RENT |
[12 Jul 2004|07:54pm] |
Bright, spacious, well decorated 2/3 bedroom flat on West Savile Terrace. Available from 28th August.
2 double bedrooms (one with en-suite shower), box room (single bed), large living room with sanded floors and living-flame gas fire, kitchen, bathroom (with shower) and access to shared garden.
£650pcm. Minimum 6 month lease. Contact (evenings): 0131 6670903
Pass on to your flat-hunting friends!
(Apologies for x-post)
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[25 Jun 2004|08:15pm] |
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Didn't get the job. They said my interview was great and that they would like me to apply for other BA posts in London but on the day some bitch with decades of experience won. If I didn't have enough experience why did they invite me to interview? They should have been able to see from my CV that I wasn't suitably experienced... could have really done without the stress of a pointless interview.
And then England lost.
Yesterday was a real downer.
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| The night before the day that could change my life... |
[23 Jun 2004|08:10pm] |
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I have my big important job interview tomorrow in Glasgow. To say I'm nervous would be an understatement. I've produced a powerpoint presentation (the first part of the interview is a 10 min presentation by me) and have it backed up on acetates in case I get techno-fear once I'm there. Glad Hellin is meeting me from the train and taking me to the venue - means I might have a chance at getting there on time!
Regional Officer for the British Association for the Advancement of Science... wish me luck...
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| Birthday greatness and interview excitement |
[15 Jun 2004|10:46pm] |
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Best birthday weekend for many, many years :)
- Thanks to everyone who came to the party on Friday night - especially the wonderful Glendinning-ite who made the pumpkin cake-thing... yum! Must remember not to eat so much cake mixture next time I bake though - it's not good to spend your 23rd birthday party unable to drink and feeling sick. Felt fine after half an hour alone with a bucket (yuk, eh?)- luckily I got well just in time to witness the funniest Twister game I've ever seen. Hooray!
- On Sunday Jenny (mate from back home), Alice (mate from uni) and I went to 'Who's lunch is it anyway?' at The Stand, which was very funny. Wine, laughter and reasonably priced food - brilliant. We then spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach at Gullane - flying kites, paddling, collecting shells and the like. The evening consisted of beer, pizza, skunk and an emotional rollercoater of an England game. Sam was getting annoyed at Jen and Alice during the match - particularly when Alice started to cheer for France because she fancied one of the players... I was well behaved, I think, - I guess reading 'So, you're a woman who wants to watch football?' finally paid off ;)
- Yesterday (my actual birthday) involved shopping with the girls followed by cocktails at Harvey Nichols - I bought lots of exciting things and today look like the embodiment of 'stylish summer'. Oh yes.
Been listening to the CD Sam put together for my birthday... *sigh*... he's gorgeous, intelligent, funny, talented AND he gets me. He loves me, he really does, and I love him right back - it's great and it's easy. I trust him implicitly. I think (shock horror!) this is how a good, healthy relationship feels. I hope Sam and I last a while - I like this one a lot... reckon he's definately a 'keeper' :)
And, after all of the happy things discussed above, there's more..!
Today I received a phone call asking me to attend a job interview next week for MY PERFECT JOB. I will be Regional Officer (Central & South East Scotland) for the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
I will, I will, I will.
I want this job dammit!
Now, to buy a suit... Any ideas of good places to buy them? And is a trouser suit or skirt suit the better option? Blouse or smart T-shirt?
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| Party reminder! |
[11 Jun 2004|11:31am] |
Do come and celebrate me reaching the grand old age of 23! Tonight 8.30pm/9pm ish at my flat (49 West Savile Terrace)... would appreciate it if you brought some sharable food item and/or drink. I'm making Nigella Lawson chocolatey goodness :) (God, just reaslised that sounds like a chocolate food item made with Nigella's body parts - it's not).
Let's eat delicious food, get drunk and play Twister.
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[08 Jun 2004|04:41pm] |
Couldn't sleep last night. Kept thinking about the Science Communication job I have to apply for before Friday. More specifically, I kept needing to turn the light on and write the sentences down that were flying round my brain and should fit into my covering letter somewhere. This morning I have a sheet full of tired-Bec scrawling that is of little use to me. Oh well.
Today I attended psycotherapy and cried a bit (they don't let you leave until you've used 2+ tissues) then met with uni friends in town and window-shopped. Had a moderate amount of fun then ate a pile of food at TGI Friday - yum. And my new windows are great.
Thinking of having a birthday thing at my flat on Friday night. Bring yourselves, a shareable food item and/or drink. 8.30/9pm ish. All welcome :) For Hannah's sake - leave the peanuts at home!
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| Can you hear me ticking? I am old. I want (no, need) babies. |
[02 Jun 2004|10:59am] |
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It is my birthday in just under 2 weeks (Margrave - that's the 14th, my dear)! I shall be 23 years of age. I thought my life would have some kind of direction or order by the time I reached this age - however, it does not. I am feeling old... part of this is due to my boyfriend being only 20. Recently I attempted a conversation about The Future and his age, which is normally not an issue, suddenly became screamingly apparent. He is 20, for goodness sake, he's not concerned about where he'll be in 5 years. In 5 years he'll still be young enough to start again if he wants/needs to. I, on the other hand, will be 28 and rapidly approaching the menopause. I want to be married by then... I think it is unlikely that Sam will be ready for marriage in the next 5 years. In which case, is there any point in my being with him? If I can't see us working out long term then should I stop wasting my time? I love being his girlfriend but if he's never going to make me his wife then should I look for someone else? Or shall I console myself with the fact that most 20-year-old men would not predict marriage and babies for themselves, yet loads go ahead and do it anyway?
Could it be the sad truth that men never particularly want to get married, they just end up proposing to shut us up..?
Men, if you can, please restore my faith in love and commitment by telling me I've got it all wrong... you do want to settle down and have children some day, don't you..?
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[29 May 2004|12:35pm] |
Uni nearly done... can't wait.
Found a Science Communication job to apply for. It'd be perfect for me. *Fingers crossed*.
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[11 May 2004|05:44pm] |
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Saw 'Battle Royale' again last night - great film.
Just trying to download the 30 day MINITAB 14 demo to do my honours project statistics on. Apparantly it's going to take about 2 hours. Oh, how I long for broadband!
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| Kill Bill. And anyone who makes noise in cinemas. |
[30 Apr 2004|11:44pm] |
Okcupid.com is evil. I've wasted SO much time on it today. On the upside, however, I found Steve from the band on there (77% match!)and intend to have a little fun at his expense...
Kill Bill vol. 2 was great. Except for the French bitch sitting beside us who thought it was acceptable to go to the cinema and have her friend translate an entire film to her. What is wrong with people??!
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| A night of The Divine Comedy and crap comedy |
[28 Apr 2004|09:10am] |
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The Divine Comedy were fantastic! Craving the new album now ('Absent Friends' I think it's called).
Billy Boyd got on stage and read from The Hobbit. Neil Hannon was amusing, strange and great. The female singer was wonderful and looked rather like Meg White, which is no bad thing. The mini-orchestra sounded fabulous. Excellent stuff. Really excellent.
Was kept awake last night by someone telling jokes of the quality "Why did the one-armed man cross the road?.." etc. Every time there was quiet he thought of another one and had to tell me... problem is I laughed lots so just encouraged him further. It felt like being on a bloody school trip or something - got no sleep but for none of the fun reasons that come with being an adult :b
Need to teach myself stats now...
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