Just close your eyes and Ill take you there, this place is warm without a care

Today was our first day back at uni properly. I had one lecture. Its a hard life.

I am attempting to write my project by the end of the week and its awful I am struggling so much on the introduction I really wish I had done more over the summer.

I found out that my project supervisor is Roger Butlin who I had for my lecture today, he seems OK, his area of research is winkles and grasshoppers, which may prove interesting... I hope Kazz gets someone good for project. I really want us both to have fantastic opportunities.

We went out photototoing on Saturday, first to Crookes Valley Park then the Botanical Gardens then back to the park where I took some shots of kayakers which have hopefully come out ok, I shall put some up in a bit.

We have an exciting meeting about level 3 tomorrow which I cannot wait to attend. I am sure we will get showered in paper and shouted at by MSJ.

Breathe out so I could breathe you in, hold you in...

Its been an awfully long time since I updated last. We still haven't been imploded by CERN and its even been a bit sunny in the past couple of days.

I am currently planning for Sunday which I am looking forward to providing I get some team in! Apart from that church stuff is going really well, were moving forward with the programme and I am enjoying the responsibility its given me.

I am attempting to start writing my project too which isn't going as well. I shall pick up next week and hopefully get a first draft done.

I had an awesome time at home and then with the Opal crew and especially on Wednesday with biology friends. We did nothing but it was really good. I am so happy to be back in the social swing of things.

Anyhoo to work!

Its the end of the world as we know it; and I feel fine...

I wanted to post this last week (based on the fear of CERN -lolz) but got distracted by coming home earlier than I thought I was.

Anyway, I am now back in Sheffield for the foreseeable future which is ace especially as I haven't got much to do! The mass spec is brokena nd Mike is away so I only have a piddley report to write up for work and I am currently at Karen's house being sneaky and quiet.

I am looking forward to going home on Saturday to see my parents and JB and especially to go to the ice hockey as its been a very long off season! Although we are likely to get thumped by Belfast (twice) I shall still get to see Big Mac and Verner. Kazz is at school at the moment and is enjoying it more this week which is great. She submitted her PGCE application last night so I am hoping and praying that that goes well for her. I am sure it will though.

I really want to get out and take some photos but the weather has been incredibly boring which doesn't fuel my desire to leave the house as grey skies aren't fun.

We had a nice weekend not really doing anything but are definitely looking forward to going to Opal on Friday for a bit of a party and meeting up with the biology crew tonight for a drink. I can't wait for term to start again I am more than ready to get back to lectures and labs etc.

I have now decided I want a Bigma for Africa because its fun to say and its a whopping 500mm lens!!! Things are definitely moving forward with this too, were getting more info and should hopefully make a decision and book it soon.

I am exc9ited about the coming year, Im looking forward to working (I won't be saying that in a few weeks though)but most of all to be back with everyone going out and mucking around again.

You electrify my life, let's conspire to re-ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive...

Its been a hectic week! After Karen's little mishap missing her flight due to the field centre messing up her connection I met her Dad and we drove down to Heathrow which was a lot less awkward than I thought it would be. It was really interesting hearing about Kuwait and Saudi from his and ultimately a business point of view.

Anyhoo I digress; we had a very expensive meal in a very expensive hotel which was booked on the cheap. =P Then slept until the ungodly hour of 6am when we went to pick up my muffin. She sauntered out of arrivals and was amused when I accused her of being late and then horrified when I told her that her mum had put me on the insurance to drive up to the lakes that night.

We managed to get back to Preston in around about 4 hours which was impressive. Karen slept for most of the afternoon and we eventually got out to the lakes in the evening after I nearly crashed in my first time in the clio, that was fun. The next day it started to rain and then proceeded to do so for the entire week. We managed to get out a few times for walks and I hopefully have some good shots from the estuary and up at High Dam where my lovely new ND filter got its first run out.

After much hugging and bacon eating on my part we went home on the Friday afternoon and had a lovely meal out and went to dog class where I attempted to take photos using my MF 50mm which was challenging but a few shots have come out.

Got the train back to Sheffield late Saturday afternoon and chilled out on the evening. I eventually planned for Boulders on Sunday which went well with our new kids but challenging in that we have a fair few noisey little boys! However we shall persevere and we have a new victim (leader) potentially as Harriet from my cell group answered my plea for help. Its going to be a good year.

Today I had a good day at work, I found out not only was I doing things right but that I will get to spend the last week of work in Sheffield in labs rather than up in York which is great as I like being in labs. But mostly because I get to spend a whole week with Karen. Hopefully it will be the first of many where I am in a lab and she is in a school. =)

I can't wait until term starts again to see everyone and go out lots again! And also to work, I really need to get down to starting my project.