…it’s been a week already?!

27Sep09

I’ve just finished my first week at university, and I’m surprised how quickly it went. The week was full of inductions and enrolling, I spoke to a lot of new people and also had a good look around the university. The campus is so big, I was glad that they gave us a map, because even with the map I got lost more times than I would like to admit. There has been a lot to take in this week, but I’ve enjoyed it.

The commute is tiring, but hopefully I’ll get used to it soon. The train journeys themselves aren’t too long, 15 minutes on one and then 10 minutes on the next, it’s the walking that takes the most time. It’s a mile walk to my local train station, and then after getting the train it’s just under a mile to the university. Fortunately I don’t have to walk up any hills, and at least it’s good exercise.

Next week will be my first proper week at university as I’ll be having my first lectures and seminars, and I’m really looking forward to them. I’m looking forward to getting back to normality, having a timetable and having actual structured work to do, after my very lazy summer holidays. My timetable was confirmed on Friday, and I’m really happy with it:

Autumn Term Timetable

(click to see the full image)

I was worried that I would have all of my lectures in one or two days and then the rest of the week free, but this timetable turned out really good as each day I’m focusing on one topic, and the only day I’m free is Tuesdays. I’m studying History so my timetable isn’t very busy, as we’re supposed to do a lot of independent study and reading, which should be interesting.

Other than going to university (which I promise won’t be the only thing I ever blog about!), this week I also successfully booked tickets to see Muse with 3 of my friends in November. We had tried and failed to buy them when they were first released a couple of months ago, so I was really happy when we were able to get some when more tickets were released on Thursday! They aren’t the best tickets, but at least we’ll be there. I also recently got tickets to see Paramore in December, which I’m also really looking forward to. So, November and December both look like they’re going to be very good months :grin:

On a final note, on Tuesday (29/09/09) it’s s0nerdy.net’s 2nd birthday! I can’t believe how quickly that time has gone.

Filed: General | Tagged: , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Guess who’s back?

16Sep09

After a long 6 month hiatus, s0nerdy.net is finally back. I’m happy to be back, I’ve really missed the blogging scene and I’m looking forward to being a part of it again.

A few things have changed since I last blogged back in mid-February. Back then I was 17, studying for my A Levels, and I was still waiting to receive offers from the universities that I had applied to. But now? I’ve turned 18, finished my A Levels, and now I’m getting ready to start university next week. But, other than that, not much else has changed: I’m still the same old Becky who Tweets a little bit too much (and now there’s Tumblr too!).

Next week I’m starting university. I’m going to be commuting rather than living on campus, so fortunately accommodation is one less thing that I’ve had to worry about. This morning my student finance was finally sorted and processed, so my tuition fee loan will be going to the correct university and the first installment of my maintenance grant/loan should be in my bank account by the end of the month – which is a relief! Now all I need to sort out is my discount rail card, student oyster card, and my NUS card, all of which I’ll have hopefully posted application forms for by the end of the week. I’m nervous about starting university, but I’m sure that I’ll be fine, I just need to ensure that I get involved with as many events/activities as I can and also that I’m not too quiet. I won’t be starting my actual lessons until the week after, the first week is just inductions and enrolling. It’s going to be strange having to write essays again after not having to write them for almost 3 months…

My blogroll has severely diminished in the past few months, with quite a few of the sites I previously visited becoming inactive or disappearing from the internet, so if you would like to swap links then please ask and I would be happy to exchange links with you :)

That’s all I wanted to say, I think? I look forward to catching up with everyone’s blogs!

Filed: General | Tagged: , , , , | 11 Comments