I just want to throw my laptop out of the window, crawl under the duvet and read my book.
I am tired. I'm just tired.
20.11.11
14.11.11
15.10.11
Am watching an old woman slowly turn to leather on the bench outside while I write my mid-term.
What's it like in England now, guys? It's still pretty much summer over here.
My windows are thrown open and I am really loving the sunshine and breeze.
Days like this are good for me, I think.
But yeah. Today... I'll be working on this paper, as I have been for the last few days. And I need/want to finish this by the end of the week.
What's it like in England now, guys? It's still pretty much summer over here.
My windows are thrown open and I am really loving the sunshine and breeze.
Days like this are good for me, I think.
But yeah. Today... I'll be working on this paper, as I have been for the last few days. And I need/want to finish this by the end of the week.
9.10.11
16.9.11
Since this is still the first couple of posts I'll still be warming up the atmosphere in here - I'll continue a bit where I left off.
Anyway, I have truly hit the ground running - I've said this over and over again but every single day I'm here I re-realise this. It's been extremely surreal, I haven't really had time to sit down and really think about this. One minute I was back in my bedroom in Brunei, rolling around in my pyjamas clicking about on Sims Social, the next minute I'm sealed into a metal tube with two suitcases and sent hurtling through the stratosphere towards Graduate Life.
A lot of people have been asking for pictures, I've been so caught up I honestly haven't had the time to take pictures until today. I finally charged up my faithful pink camera (she's been through a lot with me!) and took her around the campus. So I'll start building up a small album and probably upload it onto facebook so my Mom can take a look.
In terms of where I am, what I'm doing - I'm so.... How do I describe it?
There's just so much on my plate every single day I haven't had time to plan beyond tomorrow.
I haven't gone sightseeing yet - I've only been around Georgetown and a number of other places purely for the furniture/homeware shopping.
-- Here's one of my usual digressions again: The first two weeks of being here was furniture madness. When I landed I didn't have accommodation, but thankfully I found one really quick - a friend of a friend was looking to turn her living room into a bedroom so here I am now - but as per usual in America, the place was completely unfurnished. So I had to buy a bed frame a mattress duvet duvet cover bedsheets pillows pillowcases... a DESK, desk chair, lamps... BASICALLY EVERYTHING LAH AH!
And it's been really "fun" on the one hand, cos I've never really had to furnish my own apartment so I love how much character my room has taken on. On the other hand, very stressful. I'm trying to keep to a strict budget because D.C. living is obviously extremely expensive (I'm not used to it, I lived in Warwick for three years and it wasn't London, you know? Kampung girl, not used to big city life. Haha.) so a lot of the furniture I got was second-hand but it's been so good! Like IKEA is mahal-ish here and I've managed to find some extremely good deals... I'll not get into details right now.
Where was I? Oh yes, haven't gone sightseeing. Yeah... I need to do so soon though. I'm planning to go around this weekend because I'm only going to get busier so I should get some out of the way when I can. I've got loads of reading to cover this weekend (I'm actually procrastinating right now, can you tell?) so I'lll..... Start on that now. And pop in to talk to myself a bit more later perhaps.
K bye! Also - I realise this really is just me talking to myself, isn't it? And I've never really been a commentbox kinda person (I don't want people trying to sell me kain...........) but maybe I should add that in so you could, you know, pop in and say hi sometime.
Anyway, I have truly hit the ground running - I've said this over and over again but every single day I'm here I re-realise this. It's been extremely surreal, I haven't really had time to sit down and really think about this. One minute I was back in my bedroom in Brunei, rolling around in my pyjamas clicking about on Sims Social, the next minute I'm sealed into a metal tube with two suitcases and sent hurtling through the stratosphere towards Graduate Life.
A lot of people have been asking for pictures, I've been so caught up I honestly haven't had the time to take pictures until today. I finally charged up my faithful pink camera (she's been through a lot with me!) and took her around the campus. So I'll start building up a small album and probably upload it onto facebook so my Mom can take a look.
In terms of where I am, what I'm doing - I'm so.... How do I describe it?
There's just so much on my plate every single day I haven't had time to plan beyond tomorrow.
I haven't gone sightseeing yet - I've only been around Georgetown and a number of other places purely for the furniture/homeware shopping.
-- Here's one of my usual digressions again: The first two weeks of being here was furniture madness. When I landed I didn't have accommodation, but thankfully I found one really quick - a friend of a friend was looking to turn her living room into a bedroom so here I am now - but as per usual in America, the place was completely unfurnished. So I had to buy a bed frame a mattress duvet duvet cover bedsheets pillows pillowcases... a DESK, desk chair, lamps... BASICALLY EVERYTHING LAH AH!
And it's been really "fun" on the one hand, cos I've never really had to furnish my own apartment so I love how much character my room has taken on. On the other hand, very stressful. I'm trying to keep to a strict budget because D.C. living is obviously extremely expensive (I'm not used to it, I lived in Warwick for three years and it wasn't London, you know? Kampung girl, not used to big city life. Haha.) so a lot of the furniture I got was second-hand but it's been so good! Like IKEA is mahal-ish here and I've managed to find some extremely good deals... I'll not get into details right now.
Where was I? Oh yes, haven't gone sightseeing. Yeah... I need to do so soon though. I'm planning to go around this weekend because I'm only going to get busier so I should get some out of the way when I can. I've got loads of reading to cover this weekend (I'm actually procrastinating right now, can you tell?) so I'lll..... Start on that now. And pop in to talk to myself a bit more later perhaps.
K bye! Also - I realise this really is just me talking to myself, isn't it? And I've never really been a commentbox kinda person (I don't want people trying to sell me kain...........) but maybe I should add that in so you could, you know, pop in and say hi sometime.
14.9.11
Hi again, it's me - etc. etc. long re-introductions, it's been so long, how is everyone etc. etc. etc.
Have decided the time is now ripe for a re-entry into the blogosphere. The last time I remember blogging regularly was first year of uni, which daaayyymmmm was a pretty darn long time ago. But new experiences and critical junctures in my life have always had a habit of precipitating into blog entries: this time is no different, I suppose.
In case you haven't caught on, I am now dragging my tired feet through American soil. It's been two and a half weeks since the British Airways plane upon which I sat skidded to a halt at Dulles Airport and I was swooped out into the land of strange, nasal accents and missing Us in colour, labour and favourite and Zs where Ss should be.
Okay so I was going to skip with the whole re-introduction but I think at least a paragraph might be necessary to set the context for all my future posts here. I've just started graduate school - wow, the last time I properly remember using Blogger regularly I was in the heat of trying to get into undergrad - at Georgetown University (long history, this place and I) doing an MA in Government (International Law and Global Security - but for practical reasons and because that's a mouthful, it is generally referred to as ILaw).
So I'm going to cut off abruptly and end here. Because my head still kinda hurts, I had my first paper to write today - it was a pathetic, measley 3-4 pages but I practically spewed brainjuice because of it - so I'm going to sit in bed with a nice bowl of cereal and then retire early. Well it's nearly 1AM so it's not that early.
I'm going to treat myself to going out somewhere tomorrow. Stayed indoors all day today to force myself to do my paper... Ended up napping three million times in the space of five hours and only showering at 5PM.
I make such a dignified grad student, honestly.
Have decided the time is now ripe for a re-entry into the blogosphere. The last time I remember blogging regularly was first year of uni, which daaayyymmmm was a pretty darn long time ago. But new experiences and critical junctures in my life have always had a habit of precipitating into blog entries: this time is no different, I suppose.
In case you haven't caught on, I am now dragging my tired feet through American soil. It's been two and a half weeks since the British Airways plane upon which I sat skidded to a halt at Dulles Airport and I was swooped out into the land of strange, nasal accents and missing Us in colour, labour and favourite and Zs where Ss should be.
Okay so I was going to skip with the whole re-introduction but I think at least a paragraph might be necessary to set the context for all my future posts here. I've just started graduate school - wow, the last time I properly remember using Blogger regularly I was in the heat of trying to get into undergrad - at Georgetown University (long history, this place and I) doing an MA in Government (International Law and Global Security - but for practical reasons and because that's a mouthful, it is generally referred to as ILaw).
So I'm going to cut off abruptly and end here. Because my head still kinda hurts, I had my first paper to write today - it was a pathetic, measley 3-4 pages but I practically spewed brainjuice because of it - so I'm going to sit in bed with a nice bowl of cereal and then retire early. Well it's nearly 1AM so it's not that early.
I'm going to treat myself to going out somewhere tomorrow. Stayed indoors all day today to force myself to do my paper... Ended up napping three million times in the space of five hours and only showering at 5PM.
I make such a dignified grad student, honestly.
13.8.11
the white curtains in my bedroom billow in and out with every deep breath of fresh air;
the spice of afternoon sun, now melted into the liquid orangey glow of sundown.
the windows of the house have been thrown open all day and it's been absolutely lovely.
btw i did say that i might start writing again once i'd figured out how to get my blog off googlesearch.
aaandd it appears i have succeeded.
i hope.
for now - harro!
the spice of afternoon sun, now melted into the liquid orangey glow of sundown.
the windows of the house have been thrown open all day and it's been absolutely lovely.
btw i did say that i might start writing again once i'd figured out how to get my blog off googlesearch.
aaandd it appears i have succeeded.
i hope.
for now - harro!