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Thank god I am finally back on the internet. It has been a lonely few weeks as have missed all those who I can only really stay in touch with on line. However, with newly installed computer hopefully I should be able to catch up properly with everything that is going on with people.

The campus where I work is idyllic in almost a surreal sense. It is set in 300 acres of parkland, and I will be walking between buildings and see baby bunny rabbits hopping around, sometimes only two metres away from me. There have even been notices put up to dissuade students from encouraging the rabbits back to the halls of residents. About the only thing you could persuade to come back with you in Leicester would be drunk friends, who generally (at least by that stage in the night) weren’t as cute, and most of the time, not as fluffy. The downside to this abundance of wildlife are the squashed ones on the roads L That is certainly something I have noticed since living in Norwich - the complete massacres on the road, it is absolutely everywhere. I guess having grown up in the city you just didn’t see dead animals, but I can’t drive ten minutes without seeing something that makes me sigh in the whole ‘sad but inevitable’ way. I always had this view of the country side being all wholesome and nurturing. Am beginning to realise that death is also a large part of the country side, where if I hadn’t grown up in the city, I guess would have by now realised was a natural and thus inevitable part of being so close to ‘nature’. It certainly isn’t like the story books.

The job I am actually doing, in the midst of the bunny madness, is ok but quite boring. I think I am getting sick of working at universities. I feel that the admin staff are completely undervalued and poorly paid. I am also getting really sick of following ‘procedures’ and imposed schedules. The next week is going to be a bitch as there are loads of exams which will mean staying late to input the marks at least one night, if not two. I really get the feeling that institutions, like where I am working now, and where I used to work rely far too heavily on the goodwill of their staff, and my goodwill is really starting to wane! Grrr. Am sure I will feel more positive very soon.

Last Friday I discovered the waterfront - teenage night club of Bea and friends - and have decided that this is definitely going to be my new retribution / mosh etc. It even has a monthly goth night! Joy!

Oh, and joy also, that I have started to lose the excess weight put on during the last few months of Leicester. So needless to say I am feeling a lot better, and think that boyfriend is also appreciating the difference. *note - this isn’t a cue to post compliments about how I look (unless you have seen me since loosing said weight!)*

Still can’t fit into ‘those’ black trousers though

I have pangs for Leicester sometimes. I miss being able to walk into the city in 10 minutes. I miss my Leicester friends. I miss living on my own. I feel I have lost at least some of my independence.
I don’t miss my rent. I don’t miss my job (apart from the autonomy within it). I don’t miss money worries. I don’t miss the sense of boredom Leicester was beginning to create.

Got attacked by a spider at the station today. I kid you not. It stalked me, and when I wasn’t looking jumped onto my knee. Damn spiders.

Will be reading all your journals very soon, and posting, posting, posting. Big fat kisses

xxx

Thank god I am finally back on the internet. It has been a lonely few weeks as have missed all those who I can only really stay in touch with on line. However, with newly installed computer hopefully I should be able to catch up properly with everything that is going on with people.

The campus where I work is idyllic in almost a surreal sense. It is set in 300 acres of parkland, and I will be walking between buildings and see baby bunny rabbits hopping around, sometimes only two metres away from me. There have even been notices put up to dissuade students from encouraging the rabbits back to the halls of residents. About the only thing you could persuade to come back with you in Leicester would be drunk friends, who generally (at least by that stage in the night) weren’t as cute, and most of the time, not as fluffy. The downside to this abundance of wildlife are the squashed ones on the roads L That is certainly something I have noticed since living in Norwich - the complete massacres on the road, it is absolutely everywhere. I guess having grown up in the city you just didn’t see dead animals, but I can’t drive ten minutes without seeing something that makes me sigh in the whole ‘sad but inevitable’ way. I always had this view of the country side being all wholesome and nurturing. Am beginning to realise that death is also a large part of the country side, where if I hadn’t grown up in the city, I guess would have by now realised was a natural and thus inevitable part of being so close to ‘nature’. It certainly isn’t like the story books.

The job I am actually doing, in the midst of the bunny madness, is ok but quite boring. I think I am getting sick of working at universities. I feel that the admin staff are completely undervalued and poorly paid. I am also getting really sick of following ‘procedures’ and imposed schedules. The next week is going to be a bitch as there are loads of exams which will mean staying late to input the marks at least one night, if not two. I really get the feeling that institutions, like where I am working now, and where I used to work rely far too heavily on the goodwill of their staff, and my goodwill is really starting to wane! Grrr. Am sure I will feel more positive very soon.

Last Friday I discovered the waterfront - teenage night club of Bea and friends - and have decided that this is definitely going to be my new retribution / mosh etc. It even has a monthly goth night! Joy!

Oh, and joy also, that I have started to lose the excess weight put on during the last few months of Leicester. So needless to say I am feeling a lot better, and think that boyfriend is also appreciating the difference. *note - this isn’t a cue to post compliments about how I look (unless you have seen me since loosing said weight!)*

Still can’t fit into ‘those’ black trousers though

I have pangs for Leicester sometimes. I miss being able to walk into the city in 10 minutes. I miss my Leicester friends. I miss living on my own. I feel I have lost at least some of my independence.
I don’t miss my rent. I don’t miss my job (apart from the autonomy within it). I don’t miss money worries. I don’t miss the sense of boredom Leicester was beginning to create.

Got attacked by a spider at the station today. I kid you not. It stalked me, and when I wasn’t looking jumped onto my knee. Damn spiders.

Will be reading all your journals very soon, and posting, posting, posting. Big fat kisses

xxx

Why do people run from Hannah?

There is a little green fairy that lives on your shoulder and tells you to kill people

'Why do people run from you?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Ok, does anyone else have the problem that when they go to view their friends page (where it shows all yr friends most recent entries) the page seems to be stuck on entries which are over a week old?

I know that my friends have posted more recently but the only way to view the journal entries is to click on their link which will then take you through to their journal.

What am i doing wrong?

And have now forgotten how long I have left my hair dye on...deepest natural brown....my how times have changed!

xx

I tried to join this feminist community and I got declined, with no explanation or anything. They have well over 3000 members so they can't be that fussy and I do have very good feminist credentials. Grrrr. Well i shall now go and join 'all women enjoy being objectified and want to be in Loaded' community in retaliation. So there

This week has mostly been spend unpacking, going shopping for work clothes and playing the sims2.

All good.

I decided that as I moved back to my mums to save money, I was going to be really good and not spend loads of money on work clothes. So far I have been to Tesco's, Asdas, Primark and Topshop and guess how many items I have purchased.......

.....yep a grand total of zero.

And I know that if I was going to spend like £25 on one top I could just go to Next or something, but I refuse to damn it (I shall go naked to work if I have to...)

xx

I am about to attempt to install the Sims2 on my mum's computer, joy!

Today has been very slow, although that is the way I guess holidays are meant to be. Went to Tesco's and Asdas to try and buy some new clothes for work, but because it is the summer everything is either far too floaty or has no sleeves (do people not need to buy work clothes from April - September or does everybody just stock up over the winter?) So, am having to go into town *ahem - I mean the city* tomorrow, and have a look there. However, as this whole move thing to Norwich has been about the saving of the money I refuse to spend loads on a work wardrobe.

Am feeling very pleased that I have arranged my Buffy and Angel boxsets in my bedroom (sod the rest of the unpacking, lets get priorities straight!)

So anyways - here goes with the Sims, and hopefully weeks of much fun
xx

So - here I am - fully moved in, living with my mum.

This is not where I expected to be at the grand old age of 25 but needs must. I am worried about not only adapting to living with someone else (having lived on my ownsome for 19 months) but for that someone else to be mother. Must not regress into stroppy 16 year old, Must not regress into stroppy 16 year old etc.

This weekend has been very busy, but big thanks go to Mr Mike for driving van from Norwich to Leicester and back again as well as carrying many big boxes, and thanks also go to miss arky_tiger (don't know how to do links yet), who arrived at my flat with her housemate and proceeded to be the biggest help ever - including sweeping and moping the flat for me whilst I was feeling 'over-whelmed' - big kiss lady!

So don't actually start work until next Tuesday, thus am looking forward to a week of settling into a new city and finding some ponies to go riding on - and oh yeh, unpacking. How much stuff can one person have??

xx

.... and then will have relocated to Norwich after 6 years in Leicester - time to move on.

So, thought it would be a very good idea to get back 'online' in order to stay in touch with my friends (espically leeds based ones!)

With the help of mr david - I am all set and ready to go have some feminist fun! xx