Due to popular demand...

I will today, on the final day of October, give you a fresh blog post from the heart of Tyneside. The fact that I do not feel that I have that much to tell you is something we just have to ignore for the time being.

I can proudly reveal that I have applied for shiploads of placements. Anybody who have been in touch with me since I started at Northumbria know that I am so looking forward to that year. Not to mention the staff at the placement office who have to see me every other day! I do not know where I will end up yet but most likely I will not stay in Newcastle as I am gonna be here during my final year anyway.

For no reason whatsoever I will now give you a real treat. This is what I would be like if I was in the hospitality business.

What more can I tell you? I am technically working on an essay which is due before Christmas. It is about advertising and if advertising promotes or exploit the demand for organic food. I will unfortunately not be able to ramble on with my own theories as it is a strictly academic piece of work.

Last I would like to remind you not to miss the Christian Union meeting on Friday. We will have a new feature, and if I do not make a fool of myself we might actually continue with it.

Today Simon has:

Listened to a few fans.
Read Nemi on DN.se
Noticed that he has a Great Future.

And they just muv!

This is the proof. What a storyteller she is. This video clip is from the Graham Norton Show and Courtney Love is so amazing. Watch it.

Today Simon has:

Listened to some Alanis Morissette
Read some in the Airline Business by Rigas Doganis
Noticed that he has made new friends at the School Rep course

French for beginners (and how the run went)

Sorry if I have kept you waiting concerning my performance in the Great North Run. I still have traces of the cold left and so I had on Sunday. I managed to get in on 2h 1min 37s. Which means that I am very pleased with myself and that I am already looking forward to next year's run.

Today I have had my first class in French. I never thought that I would volunteer to learn the basics of French. I am usually not the shy person and I always give English words a go even though I might not be 100 % sure how you are supposed to pronounce them. But French seems to be very tricky.

I really need to practise a lot on my own to get a good start. Because I know that if I do not get a good start then I will loose confidence and fall behind. This afternoon I actually got quite upset with myself as I doubted my ability. This is where the stubbornness comes in as I am, in fact, not a very linguistic person. Just determined. Or as a Swedish saying puts it:

'If you aim for the stars, you will end up in the trees.'


I am aiming for the stars.


Today Simon has:

Listened to two tutors
Read a few texts
Noticed that Royal Mail is on strike