Finals and Movie night

August 17, 2005

Ack! My time is ticking! NOOOooooo!!!!!

Well, I'm done with classes. That's a relief. I got up and went to breakfast and then went to class. I did not stay because they were watching the R movie. I told my professor I would go to the different colleges. I was going to- but I fell asleep instead. First on a couch in the JRC then in my room. I woke up and started to pack. It's all going to fit! I can't believe it! I acquired so much stuff I never thought it would all fit. Who knew!? 

Anyway, at 2:00 I went down and took my Dickens final. It wasn't too bad. I only took two sheets of paper, and I had an hour for each question- so I wrote very slowly. It was ok. It could have been worse. We'll just just have to see how she grades. I'm planing on a B in the class. When it was over i went to tea and talked to my teacher. I told her to be gentle. :) I went with Tricia to the lab until dinner. It was my last normal dinner. Sigh... tomorrow is our banquet.

After dinner I wandered around and then at 8:00 Luke, Kristen Angie and I went to I2 and watched a movie (I2 is my History classroom) We've been planing this forever and it keeps getting put off but we finally did it! We watched Finding Neverland. So good. I  Just love Luke. He reminds me so much of Travis- and then he showed up in plaid jammie pants just like Travie ha. I couldn't help it- I had to hug him. He's so sweet. Just a tall, skinny kid that is super nice and way funny and everyone likes him. 

Kristen, Angie, Luke, Me

Anyway, we walked out of the movie and there was Stephen Hawking and his minions again. I walked by, but didn't freak out. It's old hat now (pe-shaw) I've just been packing more. I'm just about done I think .Just my shoes and stuff I'll need tomorrow. I just can't believe it's over! I'm so sad. 

I wrote in a few copies of the Book for Mormon- now it's my last bedtime here!

Goodnight,
Love, Heather

Trying to take it all in

August 16, 2005

Oh dear, it was such a busy day. I'm trying to cram 6 weeks worth of sightseeing into three days! After- no wait- before breakfast, I took my video camera and did a quick tour of my immediate area- the corner outside by Great St Mary's church, and Kings College. 

Kings College

also Kings College

The river Cam

(probably my favorite of all the pictures I took for the whole trip)

I did the inner courts of Caius and inside my building, the dining hall and such, and my room (all which has now been lost somewhere in the depths of my sister's house and has not been seen since).

the JRC (common room)

Gonville and Caius College

Caius chapel and all the beautiful flowers

My beautiful fuchsias

I decided they were planted just for me.

The Gate of Honor

(only the truly elite are allowed to pass through)

The inner courtyard

Dr Caius

Tree court

more pretty flowers grown just for me

 After breakfast I checked my mail and went shopping. Oh my gosh- I went crazy@ But I just told myself it was for school clothes. I guess I'll be wearing a lot of skirts this fall. I bought a couple of skirts (that makes 5 this summer) and some shirts. I spent 100 pounds! 

So I walked back and did some shopping in the market and the Disney store. I was supposed to meet a girl, Ana to go the video store but she stood me up so I went alone. At 1:00 I met T, D and H to go to the cow. It was good cuz I was starving! T and I were giving H advice about girls so it was pretty funny. Tricia and Deann had to go study so Harry and I walked to the Fitzwilliam museum.

Fitzwilliam Museum

It was interesting- no- disgusting. I'm sorry. It's just not art- all this nakedness. It's pre-internet porn. It's just not just the fact that they are all nude, it's the context and position. I don't understand what is artful about it. Harry and I got separated for a while. He left to go to the bathroom and I thought he'd just left. So I moved on thinking I'd find him. Nope. I found him later in the gift shop.

When we finished we walked back. It was a jolly trip. I went to the computer lab again and just played until dinner. After dinner I came to my room but I didn't want to just sit so I went for a walk and ended up at Sainsburys and bought 11 pounds worth of candy! Its to take home and share. I came back and was rooting through some things when Nicole came by. We chatted a while. I showed her all the crap I bought. We talked about about classes and boys. She's such a sweet girl. I went down to her room and we chatted some more but she has to study so I left her and came back. That's ok- it's past my bedtime anyway. 

Goodnight!

Love, Heather

work work work

August 15, 2005

Happy Birthday to dad!

Well, I feel like I got something accomplished today. I had class- but in between classes I was in the library and computer lab. After tea and our mandatory meeting I was back in the library. After dinner I went to the lab and retyped and revised my paper, sent a few emails, and then went to Trinity Hall and turned my paper in. It feels lovely to be done!

I was looking around on the internet and we're supposed to be watching a movie in class Wednesday. It's rated R. I emailed my teacher and asked if there was anything else we could watch. She said she didn't know, but if not, I"ll just have a free day. Cool! Too bad I have a Dickens final that day otherwise I'd go to London and see Mary Poppins or Chitty.. oh well. 

So I was telling people about my lineage today. i'm just excited. I think it's really cool. They probably think I'm all braggy, but I think it's neat. Anyway, I'm not feeling my best so I think I'll call it and early night.

Goodnight!

Love, Heather

Blue Blood

August 14, 2005

My last Sunday here... sigh... You know, now that it's coming to a close, I'm kinda glad. I want to go home. But I don't want to go back to all the drama. Sigh... well, church today was ok. It was bout being good parents, marriage and going to seminary- all things I don't need to deal with. I'll never get married, therefore no children- and I've done seminary. All four years. I left a little early.

I came home and changed clothes and got Deann and Tricia. Someone told me there was Harry Potter money in a shop window. I just wanted to see it but Trish wanted to buy some. So we went for a walk. It burst into a downpour. We found shelter in the entrance of one of the colleges on Bridge Street. It only lasted a minute so we walked on. We saw the money- yay- and left because the store was closed.

They wanted to do more shopping. I didn't so I parted with them and went to check my email. I had asked mom for a copy of my genealogy because I knew there was a king in there somewhere but I couldn't remember which one. So she sent it to me. We got all the way to William the Conqueror! Then kings all the way to Edward III, then John of Gaunt who had his illegitimate Beaufort family- that's who my family is through. I had no idea my blood was so royal- so blue! :)

I was intrigued I came back to my room and dusted off my history book and read. For pleasure! It was no longer a world or British history book- by my family history. Crazy! I fell asleep reading until dinner. Finally we had mashed potatoes! Oh- So good. Everyone was working on homework tonight. I was supposed to watch a movie with Luke- but the movie we wanted was gone so he just picked one. It's rated R so I didn't watch it. I've just been reading all night. I think I read for like, 3 hours or more.

I finally got to John of Gaunt- so I quit after him. That's where the record ends for us. Anyway, I guess I oughtta get serious about finals. I have a paper due tomorrow and then a test Wednesday and that's it. It's amazing how it's flown. It seems like just yesterday I as stressed out about class and not making friends. Crazy crazy crazy. Well,

Goodnight!

Love, Heather

Rained out

August 13, 2005

'Allo! Boy- today... hmmm... well, it didn't start until 10:30. That was nice. I finally peeled myself out of bed. I got dressed and went to the lab. I emailed a bit then worked on my paper some. I really just don't know what else to write about. So I decided I'd go get some lunch.

As I was walking out I ran into Trish and Deann. They'd been on the Cambridge hunt and found everything. They were looking for Harry. I pretended to be excited and went with them. We looked everywhere for him. no go. Tricia wanted to go to some record show at the Guildhall so we walked over there. It was a pound to get in. No way! I'm not spending even a pound on something like that. so we really weren't going to go in- but the people really wanted us to go in so they let us in for free. I'm very glad we didn't pay. It was just a bunch of people selling their old CDs. and I'm just not into that- so I left.

I go myself a burger and chips and came to my room and ate. I took a nap till Deann came to get me to go punting. It was a little rainy so we weren't sure if it would happen. So I went to get Tricia in the lab- before I even got out of the building with her we met some girls who said punting was cancelled. So we emailed a little. By the time we left it was pouring outside! We just had to walk in the rain. I had the video camera tucked under my shirt. By the time I got back to my building I was soaked. I tried to dry off in the bathroom with hand dryers but it didn't work so I just came up and changed my clothes.

Everyone met in the common room for pizza. When it calmed down a bit we had a talent show. It was mostly singing. A few people played the guitar and sang- some acapella. One talent was a couple of girls who did a comedy routine. they asked me to play the piano- just a comedy intro- but I totally screwed up. I was so embarrassed. Sigh... later in the show i sang. I did On My Own from Les Mis. It went ok for being acapella.  I made a little comment about how we all know I can't play the piano on command. sigh... oh well. They liked- or at least appeared to like- my song. A couple of girls did a skit from SNL and a guy quoted the fist stanza of the Odyssey in Greek. One girl did a memory trick- that rest were musical I think. It was fun.

When it was over, us 4 musketeers came up to my room and played farkle. We haven't played that in forever! But now I need to head for bed- so

Goodnight!
Love, Heather