Miss Penny LaFreak

It's the first time I write about the books I read, and curiously 2011 has been the year with less reading-activity since I started reading for pleasure again. But here I go. Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go  I watched the trailer for the film (I must say, this happens to me very often) and I got very interested in it. And I liked the book, though I should say I found it veeeery slow. I want to think that it is necessary for the story, the passing of time mixed with the inevitable fate of the children... it kepps them and you, waiting. The film, by the way, it's awful. It's a good portrait of the story, but it's like a bad summary of the book. Kathryn Stockett's The Help I heard about this book from my University colleagues (this happens to me too) and I started to read it almost immediately. And it totally got me, I couldn't stop. I love the story and the different voices in it. Read it, please. The film is great too.   H. P....

Lose 10 kilos. * Eat healthy, even if I don't lose 10 kilos. * Do exercise regularly. * Prepare my classes with time. * Finish all the craft projects I have in mind. * Use all the chances I have to sell my crafties. * Tidy up home more often. * Decorate home here and there. * Make the most of my actual wardrobe. * Not to buy more clothes until I'm slimmer. * Cook more, even though hubby doesn't like it. * Experiment with my hair (style, not color or length). * Finish all the books I have started. * Note down all the films I want to watch. * Watch all the films I want to watch. * Watch all the tv series suggested by other people (well, not all of them, but...). * Keep a record of the films I watch, in my blog, for instance. * Retake my Russian, and practice it with my aunt. * Read newspapers, or online news. This and more at http://listography.com/pennyzeta What about yours? Anything in common?

Hey! I love how inconsistent I am. Anyway, as in my last post I just finished my exams, June ones this time, and very satisfied also with the results. I'll have 2 or 3 more exams on September, though. But I'll do them with my best smile upon my face because when I finish, I'll start my next year in Glasgow!!! You cannot imagine how excited I feel about it. I'm half thrilled and half terrified. We'll see how it goes. As for the rest of things... life goes on as usual, nothing new. Except my room, due to our dear neighbours we had to change all our house ¬¬ But I quite like my new room. Oh, this last weekend I went to London to see Muse live! (yes, again). I know I have to save money for my year abroad, I know I'm crazy. But I've been studying non-stop for about a month, and I was tired, and I wanted to meet those friends I cannot meet normally (damn internet!). And I don't regret it at all! It was my best gig ever! From now on I'll save all my earning...

Well, it's 12 am and I'm already tired of studying. It's possible if we consider that I can hardly sleep these days. Why? That's a good question. I'd really want to know because I'm like a zombie. And it's exams time, I cannot afford it, I need to be fresh and somehow cheerful. This weekend hasn't been really productive, one more reason to study harder now. I don't really know if Valerian works when I spent the day drinking coke not to fall asleep Well, at least they played Princess Bride Saturday night. It's funny to meet your brother in the corridor, stand still, look to one another with menacing eyes and then say "Me llamo Iñigo Montoya. Tú mataste a mi padre. Prepárate a morir." I love it. My brother and I have an incredible harmonious relationship when talking or quoting films and tv shows. We can have a perfectly normal conversation by using film quotes almost exclusively. It's amazing, sometimes even scary. And that's why...

So, here we are, swimming through notes and notes and notes... Writing, reading, searching... This is not how student's life was supposed to be! XD But from time to time I take breaks (maybe too many, or too long ones) and yesterday I found my London blog! I spent 1 month there last summer with two friends and we wrote a kind of diary, and when I got back I put it all into a blog. But I realized there are some days left, so I'm refreshing it and posting some pics as well (a year later, well done you lazy!). I shouldn't read it, I begin to remember the great time I had there and makes me want to come back. This summer I won't be able to go anywhere, but there's still the hope of the Erasmus next year (Glasgow perhaps? ). Well, we'll see.

Well, so finally I've decided to stay at home instead of going to class, a self-imposed sick leave. Those of you who don't know me should know that my neck and back are getting unbearably painful these days. So this is it, there are just 3 weeks left of this course and I'll probably go back to class at some point, but this thing has to diminish or I'll die of desperation. I don't really know what is worst: the pain itself, the feeling that it's not going better, not knowing how long this is gonna take... Oh and this never-ending strange cough does not help, especially when it attacks at night, when I need to rest.

Well, so another weekend having done nothing really useful. Sunday is probably the worst day of the week, even worst than Monday, I never get to do anything productive on Sunday. I'm better get to work soon because exams are there, just turning the corner and this time I want to do it well. Well, at least do it, I know myself enough to know that if I don't feel capable of handle the whole subject my only option is... not to appear on exam's day. Is there anyone who really do homework and study things day by day? Someday I'll do it (haha, yeah, right). Well, let's think positive. All I have to do is to read all the books, poems and short stories from 2 or 3 Literature subjects, then study the notes, and then do all the practice my time allows from Phonetics and Old English subjects, and a couple of essays... Not to bad huh? Well, may the Force be with me