Term 3
I have a policy of not discussing exams until one week after they have taken place. So I'll only very briefly mention the added interest that my first exam as a university student had. With “typical” luck, the building for the exam had suffered a power failure and all the lights were out of action in the hall, so we were all treated to the stress of waiting for half an hour while alternative accommodation was arranged. It might not seem like much, but when you have been preparing for an exam like that, having it postponed, even for a short time, is not a nice thing. But aside from that, I'm not going to speculate on how I did. There's just no point.
I have been doing a lot of fun Green Party campaigning over the Easter Break though. I helped Mark Ballard with some leaflet stalls around the Lothians, and I'm also assisting in keeping his campaign blog and website up to date. Hopefully it will all pay off in the elections on the third of May. I think we are probably going to do quite well, but this election looks as if it might be a bit unpredictable.
Carrying on with the green theme, I also managed to get a short “holiday” to Cornwall in. I say “holiday”, because it was the only time I really got to relax and not do anything academic or work related. I even turned off my mobile email! We stayed in a youth hostel, which is green in that it sources its food and drink locally and treats its staff well; and we paid a couple of visits to the Eden Project. It was nice to be able to see it at a different time of year from usual. On the second visit, we were there particularly early, so the photos I took had hardly any people in them. I think I may have gone a bit too arty with this one:
There is a full gallery in my photos section. I'm looking forward to going back in summer. It is great the way that it is open all year round. It lets you see the plants in lots of different ways.
