Sunday 26 August 2012

The Last Week before Classes

It's hard to believe 4 months of freedom have gone by so quickly. But with just one more week before classes resume I can't say I feel excited.

Theresa already starts on Monday. She has orientation sessions to go to now that she's in Med school. So it's not like I can spend this week with her. It was unfortunate that she spent so much of her summer working but hey, medical school debts aren't going to pay themselves.

Basically.

So I have a week left to myself. And I have a fair idea of what I want to accomplish with the last of my time. I have a project or two I need to finish. Such as the hollow book. Yeah, this one has been on the backburner for a long time. It's almost done but I'm picky and trying to get some of part to look a bit nicer.

There is also a little kit that I got in Hong Kong that I found that I want to get around to doing as well. I'm hoping to get started on it and maybe post my progress on that too. Can't exactly outright say what it is though. It's a little something for Theresa.

What's inside? Only I know!

Speaking of Theresa I wanted to bake her something this week as well. She's fond of red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese. So I'm going to try my hand at those hopefully on Tuesday. Pictures of that potential disaster will be posted.

And I also wanted to take her out for dinner as well. Thing is, I'm not sure whether to take her to a restaurant we've been to before. OR I could risk taking her to some really high-end French restaurant. I never really did do something to congratulate her getting into med school. Though, she kind of dislikes high-end dining because she thinks it's overpriced.

She might kill me but it be worth it.

Lastly, I still have a lot of games to finish. Unfortunately most of them are not going to be beaten in a week. Therefore, a review of Dear Esther, the acclaimed Half Life 2 mod, will be up sometime in the near future.

I've also been reading The Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. They're great books and I'm contemplating giving them a review. However, they're extremely popular and I'm guessing many people have already read and/or watched the series. And I don't generally enjoy talking about things that people already know about, feels kind of redundent.

I am at a part where lots of people are dropping like flies though.

Last thing to note, due to schedule changes I no longer have a 5 day weekend but a 4 day one. It's still pretty good, I can't complain.

Leaves me plenty of time to blog during the term.

34 comments:

  1. You are still getting a lot of free time. I wonder if you'll even notice classes are going on with a schedule like that. Med school bills are Hell, so I wish Theresa nothing but luck with that. They're worth it though, if you succeed. Most medical jobs are well paid, or have the potential to be when you move up the ladder. I'm sure the cupcakes won't be too big a disaster, and I really want to know what's in that box.

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  2. Best of luck with the baking man and make sure to enjoy your last week off, best of luck to Theresa starting too I'm sure she can't wait to see her present, you'll have to let us see photos of the hollow book as well when it's finally finished.

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  3. Yeah enjoy those 4 day weekends, as once you get a job, they go away quickly, sucks haha I've watched Game of thrones but never read them.

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  4. I liked that Theresa worked all summer, she sounds like a smart and responsible lady

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  5. I think you should go ahead and take her to the fancy restaurant, it'll be a good change from the usual and might turn out to be a nice experience!

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  6. Red velvet sounds hard to make - i'm interested to see how that goes!

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  7. I think if you take her to a fancy place as a congradulations she'll like it! And a four day weekend is pretty sweet! Good luck with everything!!

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  8. Good luck when school starts back

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  9. Hey, I have faith in your baking skills! I'm sure Theresa will enjoy the cupcakes. I mean, it's the thought that counts, right?

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  10. I wanna know what make to her for dinner lol

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  11. have fun enjoying your last week of freedom. Cool I want to see that finished hollow book.

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  12. Feel the same way about the holidays :(
    My dad says The Games of Thrones are great! He would probably recommend them if he could so I'm kind of passing the word!

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  13. Lots of stuff here. I've been wanting to try red velvet anything for a while now. Death is usually worth it when it's something high end. And reviewing things that are popular is fine, I've delved a couple of times and the results are.. great.

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  14. Glad you'll have time to keep us up-to-date with what's going on with you.

    Good luck with the cupcakes. Check out Southern Living magazine for a great recipe. I've never gotten one from them that wasn't great.

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  15. I feel your pain - I signed up to another course last week and I'm already worried how to fit in all the study

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  16. Good luck with all your projects!

    People really seem to die a lot in Martin's series, it's true. Would be interesting to see your review, though!

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  17. I am totally jealous of your new schedule. It sounds almost exactly like my last semester in grad school... ah, those were the days!

    And dude. Now I NEED red velvet cupcakes. NEED. But I don't really feel like making them. Dilemma!

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  18. So many teasers...I can't wait to hear all the results.

    PS...if you don't have a red velvet cupcake recipe, I have a marvelous one on my blog :)

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  19. It always seems like everything that someone wanted to get done during the summer doesn't actually get done until the last week.

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  20. Enjoy your last week. Me myself have to go to work >_>

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  21. Congratulations on Teresa getting admitted into med school. I am sure she'll be happy with wherever you decide to take her to celebrate

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  22. I read Game of Thrones about 10 years ago. Not a bad read :)

    I've never tried red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese. Sounds devine!

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  23. Heard good things about Dear Esther

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  24. I still have about a month left free before i start my studies. AN there was so much i was supposed to do these holidays, and I accomplished nothing.

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  25. Good luck with school!! I took a summer class (torture!!!), so I only got a week of freedom. I start again today. Sigh...

    Enjoy :)

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  26. CONGRATS! and also, I miss school so much, you're inspiring me to go back!

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  27. It's a tough call about the restaurant. She might enjoy it then smack you upside the head because it is expensive. Yup, tough call.

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  28. Great luck with the dinner and cupcakes. I've recently upgraded my baking skills, and the rewards are immense.

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  29. I hope she likes whatever restaurant you take her too. And I hope those cupcakes turn out well. Time flies, enjoy your classes.

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  30. Enjoy your last week before classes! Can't wait to hear how the kit turns out that you got from Hong Kong.

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  31. Omg you are such a sweetheart to Theresa. I can't wait to see how the cupcakes turn out! Even if they're not so great (which I'm sure won't be the case!) it's so sweet that you'd bake for her anyway :D

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  32. Sounds like your girlfriend is in for a treat. The projects you've got on sound great, and good luck with classes when they resume!

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  33. that's sweet of you to plan to bake her fav cupcakes. she may not find fine dining fascinating now but maybe later. dont give up on the idea ;)

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