Scott’s Spiel

Finally got our timetable and PBL groups for the next 10 weeks this week. Timetable isn’t too bad, only 1 fully free day (how will I survive!?) but I’ve got a lot more free mornings than before - probably end up using them to sleep in. There is a lot of biochem in the next block, which I’m looking forward to. Let’s see if I say the same thing 2 weeks from now…

Know a few people in my new group but most of them will be new which I guess is the idea. I’m hoping they’ll push me this block otherwise I ain’t gonna know it for the exam. Doesn’t help that we get absolutely no revision time (last feedback is Monday 4th June 4pm and exam Paper 1 is Tuesday 5th June 9am!). Probably should have spent a little bit more time revising this Easter but the weather has been far too good to sit in and learn about respiration. Guess I’m going to have to learn at some point how to revise properly, hopefully before the 2nd year exam which is apparently horrid.

I’m trying to work out where my 3 weeks went, cause it sure doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. Least I won’t be complaining about being bored any more and might update this more often. We need to sort out next years flat when we get back and the sooner the better. There are a few OK flats available at the moment, but the problem is everyone wants us to move in straight away. No big deal if I could actually afford it but those extra months would be annoying if I wasn’t living there. Would settle for getting it from July (and I’m not sure I’ll have much choice) cause then I could go back through for my birthday and have somewhere to live. So much better than the current mattress on the floor I have back here.

My other aim when I go back is to cook for 1 week with no ready meals. It’s going to be a challenge but I should manage it. Watching the F word has inspired me to do a bit of proper cooking. I’m tempted to get the Wagamama’s cookbook because I know I’d happily put the effort into cooking if it tasted like that all the time. Thank God I get my student loan through on Tuesday! I’ve decided (with a lot of pain) that I’m only allowed to buy a laptop if I work for a bit during the summer. Roll on phlebotomy!