Frame of my Mind

I just had my last exam this morning. I think I did well overall this semester (expecting A/B grades), apart from the fact that I managed to completely forget to attend an oral presentation and now have to chase my doctor for PMS-related medical notes. According to the exam chair, PMS is a valid mitigating circumstance. Girls, remember that one for when something slips your mind at that time of the month!

I know, I know, I still haven’t written about Japan yet. And I’m not going to this post, either. Instead; I’d like to talk to you for a bit about England and how bloody hot it has been the past few days. It’s absolutely gorgeous! Only a few whispy clouds in the distance and temperatures of up to 27 degrees celsius! I sat out on some grass by the Houses of Parliament after my exam, did the sudoku in the Metro and read some of a new book I started earlier; Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. (I thought it was going to be a little mundane, but it’s actually turned out to be quite the page turner – relatively morbid!)

I had to come home eventually, though, or I would have burnt to a crisp and become overwhelmed by classes of children taken out by their teachers for a lunch-time picnic. But now I feel like I’m wasting the good weather by sitting inside at my computer. I will definitely go out more now that my university work is over – whilst I try and look for a job, of course.

Slightly unrelated to anything mentioned so far; a new coming-of-age rite that my family has invented – the handing down of the Birthday List. Now that I am through with university my father is cutting all life support and has commanded me to send my own cards to the extended family and buy presents for my cousins, aunts and uncles out of my own pocket. No more signing ‘from Sarah, Simon, Katy and Matthew’. It’s actually quite a scary prospect.

Now what am I supposed to be doing with my time, since there is no more revision? Oh, that’s right! Playing computer games… tum te tum.