Mega notgoingtohaveableakattitude

SO, that pesky 2011 is almost upon us. I do believe I am ahead with uni work, so no need to blart on about that. I feel really priviledged to have the opportunity to do my MA, so no more being ungrateful. Promise. Maybe.

I think my big "NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION" is to be more compassionate. I'm upping my stance on being a vegetarian (much to the horror of all my meat-eating chums I am sure). It is something I have felt increasingly passionate about in past months and I need to start doing more. More I put, nice, big, warm fuzzy feeling you get out, yes?

I'm really rubbish at making resolutions. They are never original. I mean, I'm never going to learn Mandarin Chinese or clean my car on the regs, so what's the point in saying I will? I wish I was better at not lying to myself. Perhaps that will be my half-hearted attempt at a resolution.

I think my other thing I want to do in 2011 (almost typed 2091 then and that's a long way in the future so I suppose I might have learnt Mandarin by then) is SEE MY LOVELY FRIENDS MORE. Big month coming up with graduation and starting a new job AND knuckling down to more work, so I think friends are going to be more important than they have ever been. (They have always been a priority after all). Looking forward to graduation immensely. good and bad faces will surely appear, then hilarity will ensue. Hopefully people will visit me too. GOOD to have balance. Atlthough the hospitality of Stoke will just about stretch to an oatcake and numerous plays of Robbie Williams' greatest hits. "Pride of the Potteries", etc.

Anyway, adieu.

Cold but optimistic.

December is a new month and therefore time to turn the page and write something NEW, something a little more positive perhaps? One can try. I am quite aware my posts are more on the macabre side than a sunny happy one, but who is happy all the time and if they are, it isn't legal.

I am two assignments down and roughly about six more to go. I felt a little uplifted by finally cracking my workload into workable amounts and then getting it done and actually feeling PROUD was a fleeting moment of warmth. However, it's about time I got cracking on my next piece about the Tragic Muse and eighteenth century art (feel free to give me ALL the answers on a lovely little postcard). So much work takes your mind off more dreadful things at this time of year. Christmas is a time of witty anecdotes to hide the less festive cheer you may feel. Fairy lights has masked any of my not-so-festive cheer and I am smiling and being positive even in the face of so much snow. Not going to the library this week has really made me suffer and made me think that if I was not trying in vain to complete a Masters, then I would be really struggling to not DO anything academic. Quite crushing really.

Work experience with old kids starts next week. I am really looking forward to it actually as it will be another step in the right direction really although I might have to read a couple of books so it looks like I know what I'm doing.

Fingers crossed.