hey guys

First of all, the challenge: I totally failed. This is due to the fact that for the past week I have barricaded myself inside the halls, attempting to write an essay on the use of lies and deceit in Oscar Wilde's plays Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest, whilst relating the whole thing to Wilde's own ideas about art and its role within society. I love Oscar Wilde. I love his plays. I love his views on art. Yet, that question, for some reason, put me right off-balance. I spent three hours on 200 words at one point, much to the amusement of the hallmates who came to witness my essay-writing pain.

Anyway, I went out yesterday and today in search of a good-looking gentleman stranger, but since it is the weekend (and since it is Stirling), all the attractive males have gone to their homes. There wasn't even a nice ginger guy to harass. DISAPPOINTMENT. I am going to party tonight though with Nadine, so the challenge may yet be completed!

Yesterday was a good day because of these things:

Nadine and I went to Tesco and bought food that can actually be made into proper meals. The amount of work we've been doing lately has prevented our usual ritual of cooking together, and as such I have been living off of fried eggs and sandwiches. Nadine hasn't been feeling well lately, which makes the universe wrong because Nadine should never be made to feel sad.

I went for a lovely walk around the lake with Colleen and Drew (despite a abundance of references to the Baby Rabbit Massacre; a story too painful to pen here right now). Also, it's the first time I've ever experienced a true Spring. Shetland is somewhat lacking in the tree department, so the whole "WAW IT'S SNOWING PETALS EVERYWHERE" and the smell of pine and blossom when walking across campus is simply gorgeous!

With said Tesco food, we made PANCAKES. Nadine, Colleen and myself managed to polish off the entire plateful. Do you like pancakes? I simply can't wait to get a mouthful (ahahaha).

We were then going to watch Howl's Moving Castle avec Drew, but then his laptop - now christened Bruce by Colleen - EXPLODED. That might be an exaggeration. It actually turned itself off and wouldn't switch back on. So I phoned up my brother and Jin phoned up Dell and there was a confusing dual conversation on how to fix Bruce. Then Jin hung up on Dell and for the next two hours my brother spoke to the resident computer experts in AKD, Jin and Stephen, and I butted in every now and then to ask after the family and Shetland in general. After several elaborate attempts at diagnosing the problem the conclusion was reached that it had caught a virus. Most likely from megaporn, though Drew still reckons his porn is clean and virus-free. Whatever.

Well, I have to go get ready for this party now. Speak soon, m'lovelies! Also reinstating quotes of the moment, cos you gotta love em.

Peace, love and pudding pops!

Quote of the Moment:

*On the subject of getting Confirmation names*

Roseanne: You have to choose a name of a saint.

Nadine:*somewhat disappointed* Oh, so you can't be Nemo?