My days are flashing by at the moment in a blaze of organisation and new beginnings.
As I have this site to remind me where I have been (in the immortal words of Captain Beaky) I shall now list some of the things I have been up to in the last few weeks:
* Day 1: Fly to Norway (for the first time in four years - gosh time has flown). Get to watch my iPod be checked for explosives! Catch up with work.
* Day 2: Go to the replacement Fantoft Stave Church, Go up Fløyen, Experience a £5 pint.
* Day 3: Go to Bergen Aquarium, Eat Crab from the shell at the Fish Market. Visit a random gallery or two.
* Day 4: Visit Håkon's Hall and the Bryggens Museum. See Relatives with my smiley brother (eat restaurant level dinner). Discover one of my relatives looks exactly like one of my friends.
* Day 5: See more Relatives (get fed reindeer). Find out about the captain and his bread and dummy interests.
* Day 6: Go on Norway in a Nutshell Tour. Say Yaaaaaar on the fjords.
* Day 7: Relax and then see more relatives (get fed reindeer). Practice table football and dog control.
* Day 8: Marvel at how cheap everything is once you think about it. See relatives again for dinner. Feel sad about my lack of language skills.
* Day 9: Start buying things as they all suddenly seem so cheap. See more relatives for dinner.
* Day 10: Fly back, long drive, sleep.
* Day 11: Go to the fourth birthday party of the beautiful Aurora in the exclusive garden in Sussex Square. Learn about Viking Balloon hats. Go to the b'day party of the not-quite-so-adorable-as-my-god-daughter-if-i'm-honest Tom in the evening.
* Day 12: Return house keys from Norway and pay rent in Hamburger Dressing. Cook evening lasagne (for practice) and play Mah Jongg.
* Day 13: Catch up with work. Go to cinema.
* Day 14: Catch up with work. Go to cinema.
* Day 15: Go to Freshers Fair and register for PhD. Catch up with work. Go to cinema.
* Day 16: Go to DPhil induction sessions and Welcome Party. Start Storytelling course at Varndean. Bump into old A-Level Philosophy Tutor. It’s nice to be remembered.
* Day 17: More Induction Sessions. Decide on office space. Find out I have been given a short story. Drive to Devon.
* Day 18: Go to Plymouth. See the fish. Drive back through the moors. Discover Port and Lemonade. Mmm.
* Day 19: Watch Lost. Drive home via old family houses and Maiden Castle.
* Day 20: Start DPhil proper. Catch up with work.
* Day 21 (Today): Catch up with work. Start to feel tired.
So that's it. My time has been fun but hectic and soon I should think about slowing down again. I may even get the chance to put up photos!
One day.
When my list of things to see and do gets shorter.
Maybe.
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