I was in Aberdeen for the entire week! What! Actually, it was nice to just relax for a weekend, sleep in, do homework, etc. So I'm afraid that I don't have too many epic pictures or dramatic stories...enjoy!
Scottish word of the week: Wellies: n. Tall, rubber rain boots. It's been quite rainy here, and the sidewalk in front of our flat isn't well drained at all. An extremely large puddle forms after every rainstorm which I have christened "The Burnett Moat". I could use a pair of wellies to walk through it.
Picture of the week: My glorious abode - Burnett House, Room 68E
Notice the designer curtains.
What I've been up to - in bullet points
Tuesday
- Showing up late to a tutorial only to find that I didn't miss anything.
- Practicing the piano for 4 hrs.
- Receiving a package from my Aunt Patty. A significant proportion of the 400 g Toblerone bar has already been consumed...
- Starting up a photobook from www.blurb.com! (If you'd like one, ask me about it and I can give you details...)
- Enjoying the Wednesday lecture marathon
- Practicing the piano
- Cooking up for the first time my "signature" recipe: pasta with cheese and bacon sauce with additional bacon and cheese added to the pasta. I'm counting on my good genes to get me past 50.
- Working on my problem solving worksheet
- Practicing the piano for 7 hours
- Trying to play in my lesson...the brain was rather fried.
- Watching Hope volleyball advance to the final four!
- Attending 2 BM3006 lectures back-to-back
- Practicing the piano for 6 hours
- Attending a lecture for fun! It was the Lister Medal award lecture, given by Prof. Hugh Pennington. He received the medal for his work on the E. coli 157 outbreaks in the U.K. My favorite quote from the lecture: "People are good at learning things, and even better at forgetting them"
- Playing settlers with Bruce and Mark
- Sleeping in!
- Practicing the piano for 5 hours
- Watching Scotland vs. Australia in Rugby
- Relaxing with friends
- Working on my photobook!
- Going to a service at King's College Chapel (which is 500 years old this year) that was a part of the Aberdeen Music Prize
- Practicing the piano for 5 hours
- Having a great conversation with the older brother
I just looked back at the calendar/diary and I've been gone for the last 8 weekends. I needed a little bit of a break, and it has been ever so nice to just relax in my room. I've worked on my photobook, wrote in my journal, done some homework, talked to family, and spent time relaxing with friends. Not catching trains, lugging a backpack around, or spending money on hostels/food has been very, very nice. This next week I'm planning to explore Aberdeen! On the docket is an exploration of Seaton Park, watching the sun rise over the North Sea, visiting the Aberdeen Maritime Museum and Art Gallery, and walking through Dunthie Park. I'm also bringing my camera with me everywhere, so there will be plenty of photos.
RANDOM SECTION OF THE WEEK - MY LATEST "PROJECT"
During the summer when I was all laid up and had nothing to do I stumbled across a neat idea. It's called 101 goals in 1001 days. It's rather self-explanatory - you just make up your list and get going. I thought to myself, "Why not?" So I made my list. Here are some of the highlights:
- Benchpress 200 lbs.
- Travel to Paris
- Swim in the Ocean
- Visit 3 national parks
- Go camping
- Read 20 books off of the A.P. list
- Etc.
I'd better get going on these last 87.
Anyways, that's all for now.
Cheers!
HI JOHNNY BOY- ALL YOUR BLOGS ARE ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING. IN FACT , I THINK YOU SHOULD ADD THEM TO YOUR PICTURES FOR A TRAVEL BOOK. - JUST THINK OF ALL THE MONEY YOU COULD MAKE TOWARD COLLEGE EXPENSES. -- YOUR LIST OF 1OO1 GOALS IN IOOI DAYS IS A UNIQUE ONE-- EXCEPT FOR THE BENCHPRESS 200LBS. MAybe grampa and i will devise one for us to do-- 1OO1 GOALS IN 1001 Days. it might be challenging for these winter months. --- CONTINUE TO ENJOY YOUR DAYS"ACROSS THE POND" . WE WILL BE HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE BACK ON THIS SIDE. LOVE, G AND G
ReplyDeleteHello, Johnny ol' boy,
ReplyDeleteWE MISS YOU!! It was GREAT hearing your voice this past week. Can hardly wait to be sitting around the Christmas tree hearing tales of your life across the pond. I have a sneaking suspicion that your blog is just the TIP of the iceberg. You'll have the entire family enthralled. Speaking of Christmas trees, I have our "12 days of Christmas" tree up at the top of the stairs. The "piper piping" decoration of the bagpipe player wearing a kilt made me think of you. NOT that I think of you wearing a kilt OR playing the bagpipes. . .it was the Scottish connection!
Loved seeing your humble abode in Aberdeen. The designer curtains are very quaint. The room does look pretty small. I guess it's okay as you're really not there too much.
We just received your postcard yesterday. THANKS for thinking of us! So good to hear from you. Loved reading about your weekend. Your movie repetoire also seems to have expanded. You, Bruce and Uncle K. will have to watch some guy type movie over vacation.
OH, there is a new game store in Zeeland right next to Hungry Howies. It has all the Settlers games, etc. They have tables in the store and you can try out their games. I think you'll be pretty excited. The owners are a young couple who seem really nice.
Love, blessings & prayers to you, dear nephew,
aunt patricia