Work and play

11pm- Hello everyone! Time seems to be flying and the approach of the end of term means one thing- deadlines! I am trying to be more organised than last term as regards reading for my essays but I still seem to find myself rushing to do seminar work. I had forgotten that I had a seminar at 10am this morning until yesterday afternoon! I'm trying to balance my time between seeing friends, going to various events and working. This week I have spent lots of time skyping with old AC friends. I always love talking to them but I was having a period of definitely not loving John's earlier this week and so I think I naturally wanted to talk to those who know me best. I'm very lucky in that I also have some wonderful friends here however and it's hard seeing everyone as much as I'd like! Yesterday I visited a local hospice and will now be working on a project organised through John's to volunteer at the hospice. I found it a very fulfilling and exciting afternoon for a number of reasons. One of those is that I met some lovely fellow Johnians from other years whilst walking to the hospice. I always love meeting new Johnians and there are definitely some great people here. We were given a tour of the hospice and told about the various ways we could potentially help- directly with patients, admin etc. I definitely want to work with people if possible but am very much looking forward to taking the project forward in whatever way possible the next couple of weeks. My voluntary work was one of my favourite things at AC and I know that doing something similar here will make me feel more fulfilled and happy. The results of the JCR Presidential elections were announced at President's Formal last night. I didn't sign up for Formal as I was doing Toastie Bar. News of the result spread quickly however and although my second choice candidate won, I am still happy with the result. I think the new President (aptly called John) will be a very good one indeed. Incidentally, he will now spend 5 years at uni as the Presidency is a sabbatical and he was already doing a 4yr language course! Am feeling rather tired so will say Good Night now. I love Fridays and tomorrow I'm having the usual 'Friday Lunch' with one of my best friends and then we're going to do a little shopping before heading to a fundraising event showcasing African music at a local club tomorrow night. Night all.