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Durham and South Shields day trip

Scotland Photos

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uni tomorrow o_O ^_^ lol

Yeah, like the title eloquently says, uni/freshers' week starts for propers tomorrow.

Had a meet and greet thing today which was kinda random. Just turned up with a friend and walked round this hall, grabbed some leaflets, grabbed some sandwiches, left.

Am so looking forward tomorrow but kinda nervous. It's weird not being in halls so having not met anyone at all. Tomorrow I have Welcome and Introduction to the programme at 10, then Greet from the Dean at 2. There's stuff in the evening but like I say, haven't really met anyone so i guess it depends on how tomorrow pans out whether I will be freshering it or not. It's weird because if i do go I'll have to leave at like 11.30 to get the last metro back to Newc, or get a taxi for eleventy billion pounds, or drive and not drink.

my words

Heh, discovered that on my phone I can see the list of words I've added to predictive text. For anyone that doesn't know this is a thing that helps you write text messages faster by guessing at what word you're aiming at. If you want to use a word it doesn't know, you can add it.

Here's my list:
(I'm not sure why it's almost but not quite in alphabetical order)

cba
babbelfish
calamary
camden
camsingirlsdorms
bbq
carcasonne
barcelona
bastards
affleck
adsl
betide
a4
ahh
bitch
aix
almeria
cocks
colchester
annecy
conned
cordoba
anry
convent
coupland
bournemouth
crap
crapload
braunston
crepes
argh
brixton
arsed
arsi
cumbria
ayayayayayages
cyn
byron
aww
dali
damned
daventry
dido
fiesta
finnish
fleh
dodgiest
dodgy
donalds
erk
drunk
fuck
fucked
fucking
fucks
eurostar
euston
gah
haribo
heathrow
heh
geordie
hey
heyah
giggly
ikea
inadvertantly
god
goodchild
goya
hums
hyjinx
jackass
kensington
lille
lipliner
litchenstein
knackered
loch
logitech
lopez
m1
oban
mcds
nah
malarky
newcastle
newnet
omfg
omg
ooh
mojo
mooching
montpellier
moronic
nostradamus
mp3
muchedumbre
museo
scarily
paddington
random
papparazzi
redbull
seeyah
rembrant
renfe
pervy
piccadilly
siesta
shoulda
php
pissed
pissing
pleut
skiver
roach
prado
pram
spillage
prolly
provence
quartorze
sussex
stripper
pyjamas
pwned
uber
tbh
valencia
vegas
threesome
toulouse
urgh
tsk
tyne
zaragoza
zaps
wichita
westbourne
whatcha
whoring
woah
wolston
worthians
wtf
yum

Browse it, skip past the whole thing, i don't care. I just thought it was a kinda funny insight into the crap i talk about in text messages.

Scotland, it's bloody wet.

Well I got out of bed at 6am but unfortunately the clouds never went to bed so sunrise was a bit of a bust.

Got some cool (I hope) night shots of rapids on a long exposure (cliche ahoy) though, (which I nearly missed youth hostel curfew for), and some other Scotlandish shots which i shall post tomorrow.

So tired my eyes may drop out of my head.

Scotland!@

My job is so boring. I was going to have a rant about that but now i can't be bothered. You should be glad about that.

Anyway I kind of quit but got convinced into going in tomorrow.

But then as soon as I finish I'm gonna go to Scotland! I realised I need something to shake of the workiness before i start uni but booking easyjets last minute is expensive so i'm just gonna drive to scotland and stay in a hostel wednesday, thursday and maybe friday night.

Have decided on this place called Killin. It's only 4 hours drive and looks pretty nice with loch and some waterfall/rapids. Will be dragging myself out of bed at least once for a sunrise photoshoot (yes i *will* damnit)

Wish me luck on not getting lost trying to find scotland.

While bored at work

There's been this thing printed out and stuck on the wall by my desk at work, obviously left by the last person to work there, and today while I was skiving I typed it out and printed out a copy to bring home as it's kinda inspiring in a cheesy way... and now I'm gonna type it out again.

Just for today

Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a life time.

Just for today I will be happy. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Just for today I will adjust myself to what is and not try and adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes and fit myself to it.

Just for today I will try and strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don't want to do - just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticise not one bit, not find fault with anything and not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself.

Just for today I will have a programme. I may not follow it exactly but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests; hurry and indecision.

Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life.

Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, the world will give to me.