This is going to be a post all about my first couple of weeks at university. Deal with it.
This isn't my first time being a first-year student at this university, so much could potentially have looked like a re-run of my first fortnight at university ever. But it hasn't. There have been different activities and different people, and, since I already know the town, and also some people, pretty well from before, it has definitely been different.
So I want to tell you about some of the new things that I've been doing. For instance, I have bought my first university textbooks in chemistry and biology. I know, buying books. Nothing new. But these are HEAVY books. I mean they were almost killing me when I carried them home. I wondered whether I would ever get the feeling back in my little finger (I did...I mean, I knew I would, but I was quite amazed at how mutilated my fingers looked when I got home). I haven't really gotten started on reading them yet (shame on me), so I can't say whether they're actually heavy to read, too.
Another interesting thing that has happened, is that I have bought my first bicycle, and I am cycling back and forth to the university campus. This is the first time I can say I have been cycling to school (that's what people call uni here...school. I guess they just like to linger in the past, or make it seem less scary. 'I'm going to school' definitely does sound less scary than 'I'm going to uni'. Back to the story!) It has been going quite well, apart from a few minor glitches, and I'm getting over my fear of speed. I love my bicycle, it's a silver ladies' model with raised handlebars that make it possible for me to sit (almost) upright. (I'm sorry I can't show you a picture - computer problems.)
As a first year student at this university, I have been assigned some buddies or mentors who have studied a while in a similar programme, and they have been organising activities for the first-year students. Yesterday, I jumped into a lake in my underwear three times and had a good mud-bath/romp afterwards, among other more and less embarrassing things. All this was on a trip organised by the mentors for the first-year students to a student 'cottage' in the woods outside the town. I had a lot of fun, and I was very happy when I could wash off the mud and sit in the sauna for a while.
Now I'm looking forward to daily life starting and getting into new routines. I'm looking forward to read and learn new things, as well as re-reading the Harry Potter series (I've lost count of how many times I've read it already, but I love re-reading it), and reading the rest of John Green's books. And, of course, I am looking forward to getting to know my new friends better, and in general having fun.
Books read: 41
Pages read: 11535
Saturday 27 August 2011
Sunday 21 August 2011
My room isn't messy - it's a real life fractal!
This was one of the ten word (or less) scripts which didn't make the cut when
I decided what to make Hank Green say. All the people who bought his new album, Ellen Hardcastle, early, got to send him a script that he would later make into a video. I will alert you to the video where my script has been used (when it is made). In the meanwhile, I'll just share some more of my ten word scripts.
I am considering writing the title of this blogpost all pretty on a piece of paper and stick it on my wall. I really like it, and I smile every time I read it. Today, I went over some of my old poems to find some good phrases, and I came across these:
"All things join, in time, nature'c climb and decline."
"Nature rolls like waves - ever changing, always the same."
They are a bit rewritten, but they both come from this poem, which, I realised when I reread it, I am really pleased with.
Then we have my dad's favourite (he says it all the time):
"I used to be indecisive - now I'm not so sure."
I really love this one too, I've sort of grown up with it. Every time we couldn't make up our minds (or kept changing them, both of which happened (and happens) frequently), he would say this. Or, he would say, in a sing-songy voice: "It's make-your-mind-up time!" Ah, the nostalgia!
Then, of course, we have the one related to what I'm studying:
"Nature is an awe-inspiring, perfectly organised mess."
It pretty much sums up what I feel about nature, and, of course, I love nature for being like this!
And, to show my love for books:
"The best way to travel is by reading a book."
Of course this is true - at least it's the easiest and cheapest way, but the real thing is often more appealing to the senses.
Then, of course, the cheesy nerdfightery one:
"Love your neighbour - reduce worldsuck!"
And last, but not least, we have the one I turned into my tumblr URL:
"My home is where my bookshelf is."
So yeah, I have a tumblr now. Go check it out if you like nerdy, funny, and beautiful stuff (this is what I think (and hope) I will post).
Books read: 39
Pages read: 11013
PS: and now (10.10.2012) the video has finally been made, so I can reveal what made the final cut. Check out the video below.
I decided what to make Hank Green say. All the people who bought his new album, Ellen Hardcastle, early, got to send him a script that he would later make into a video. I will alert you to the video where my script has been used (when it is made). In the meanwhile, I'll just share some more of my ten word scripts.
I am considering writing the title of this blogpost all pretty on a piece of paper and stick it on my wall. I really like it, and I smile every time I read it. Today, I went over some of my old poems to find some good phrases, and I came across these:
"All things join, in time, nature'c climb and decline."
"Nature rolls like waves - ever changing, always the same."
They are a bit rewritten, but they both come from this poem, which, I realised when I reread it, I am really pleased with.
Then we have my dad's favourite (he says it all the time):
"I used to be indecisive - now I'm not so sure."
I really love this one too, I've sort of grown up with it. Every time we couldn't make up our minds (or kept changing them, both of which happened (and happens) frequently), he would say this. Or, he would say, in a sing-songy voice: "It's make-your-mind-up time!" Ah, the nostalgia!
Then, of course, we have the one related to what I'm studying:
"Nature is an awe-inspiring, perfectly organised mess."
It pretty much sums up what I feel about nature, and, of course, I love nature for being like this!
And, to show my love for books:
"The best way to travel is by reading a book."
Of course this is true - at least it's the easiest and cheapest way, but the real thing is often more appealing to the senses.
Then, of course, the cheesy nerdfightery one:
"Love your neighbour - reduce worldsuck!"
And last, but not least, we have the one I turned into my tumblr URL:
"My home is where my bookshelf is."
So yeah, I have a tumblr now. Go check it out if you like nerdy, funny, and beautiful stuff (this is what I think (and hope) I will post).
Books read: 39
Pages read: 11013
PS: and now (10.10.2012) the video has finally been made, so I can reveal what made the final cut. Check out the video below.
Sunday 14 August 2011
Repeat
Aaaand I'm back! In Trondheim. I found out through facebook that I came here exactly one year (on the day) after I came here the first time. So I'm back to studying again. And I have the feeling that the beginning of last autumn is just going on repeat right now. Of course it's not exactly the same, but I'm a first year student again, and I have moved into a new place, and I have to fix almost all the things I had to fix last time. Also, like last time, there will be books to be bought (yay!), reading to be done (mmu (that's my dissatisfied noise :P)) and new friends to be gotten. But there are some new things too. Meeting old friends again and not being confused about locations and directions. I am very happy about those two things.
I realise that coming to Trondheim is a bit like coming home. I really like it (for a town...I generally don't like towns and cities), and it feels like "my" town. I am looking forward to going to the university again, visiting my old friends, getting new friends, going to the same places I went to before (my 'old haunts' :P), and learning new things again. Have I mentioned that I love learning? Sometimes it is strange to thing about, but I just really love filling my head with new stuff and understanding new things.
I don't know exactly where this blog will go from here. I could write about my life, but that would probably be a bit boring. I can try to muse over topics that appear in my head (like I (tried) to do before I went to the Caribbean), I could write about books (I can try, at least), or I could do a mixture of life, musings, and books. Let me know (in the comment section - I promise I read all your comments (there aren't very many, usually)) if you have any good ideas or want to see something specific.
I think I will continue writing anyway, and I hope you will enjoy it.
Books read: 37
Pages read: 10613
I realise that coming to Trondheim is a bit like coming home. I really like it (for a town...I generally don't like towns and cities), and it feels like "my" town. I am looking forward to going to the university again, visiting my old friends, getting new friends, going to the same places I went to before (my 'old haunts' :P), and learning new things again. Have I mentioned that I love learning? Sometimes it is strange to thing about, but I just really love filling my head with new stuff and understanding new things.
I don't know exactly where this blog will go from here. I could write about my life, but that would probably be a bit boring. I can try to muse over topics that appear in my head (like I (tried) to do before I went to the Caribbean), I could write about books (I can try, at least), or I could do a mixture of life, musings, and books. Let me know (in the comment section - I promise I read all your comments (there aren't very many, usually)) if you have any good ideas or want to see something specific.
I think I will continue writing anyway, and I hope you will enjoy it.
Books read: 37
Pages read: 10613
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