Tuesday..the longest day ever!
Awake 8am...went to bed 2.30am
oh my goodness what was i thinking! Despite the length, i had a really interesting day and achieved alot. A few weeks ago i sweettalked the Bookmaking tutor 'Manuel' into teaching me how to make a book from scratch. Its something ive always been interested in. I love books..and reading, and diarys..and journals. All forms of books i like.
Anyway i was pretty excited and great expectations for the day. I even wrote myself a note to make sure i didnt sleep in and miss it.."Wake up lazy butt..Bookmaking at 10am'...i had to do that because it had been a late night and i would have slept in if i could.
Another exchange student Michael from Leeds was there too. So we had a great time learning how to make a book. It was a really intense process but so worth it. Manuel taught us in one day what he usually teaches in three! He showed us two different ways of making a book..how to glue the pages together..make the cover lining..make the canvas cover. I made two books..one black and one red..for $1.50. BARGAIN!
The day finished at about 5.30 so i missioned home on my trusty bicycle feeling pretty darn tired. And pretty darn hungry cos id hardly eaten anything all day. Good move that id arranged to meet Rosy for all you can eat pankakes. Freshened myself up a bit and met her at the 'turnoff'. The pankake restaraunt was absolutely lovely..one of the ones right next to the canal. It played really good music too. I was loving it. Anway i missioned myself through 3 1/2 pankakes which i thought was a pretty good effort on my behalf considering Rosy only made it through 2. I had half a bacon one, half an apple one, a mushroom one, and one and a half fruitsalad ones. I think the last half was a bad move! I felt so bloated for the rest of the night. (photo - the pankake place...not such an interesting photo..i just wanted to put a photo in this blog)
Rosy and i had about an hour and a half to kill in town because we wanted to go to Club STORM at 10pm to sign up for a trip this weekend to Rotterdam. Far out. We walked around everywhere trying to find a nice wee quiet cafe to sit in and didnt find one until about 10 to 10. Everywhere we went was packed with noisy people watching soccer. stupid soccer. Anyway we found a nice cafe to heat ourselves up in from walking around in the cold. I sacrificed my stomach and got a chocolate muffin and a diet coke. Rosy and I had a game of checkers...I lost of course. The rest of the night wasnt too eventful. We signed up for the trip (took 2 of the last 5 places left which was lucky) and then boosted home. I was still feeling pretty bloated so took to a bit of writing blogs and talking to Brittany on msn. It was great, i passed heaps of time and at 2,30 i had digested and was ready to to bed.
18hour day. Flip. not to be repeated.
oh my goodness what was i thinking! Despite the length, i had a really interesting day and achieved alot. A few weeks ago i sweettalked the Bookmaking tutor 'Manuel' into teaching me how to make a book from scratch. Its something ive always been interested in. I love books..and reading, and diarys..and journals. All forms of books i like.
Anyway i was pretty excited and great expectations for the day. I even wrote myself a note to make sure i didnt sleep in and miss it.."Wake up lazy butt..Bookmaking at 10am'...i had to do that because it had been a late night and i would have slept in if i could.
Another exchange student Michael from Leeds was there too. So we had a great time learning how to make a book. It was a really intense process but so worth it. Manuel taught us in one day what he usually teaches in three! He showed us two different ways of making a book..how to glue the pages together..make the cover lining..make the canvas cover. I made two books..one black and one red..for $1.50. BARGAIN!
The day finished at about 5.30 so i missioned home on my trusty bicycle feeling pretty darn tired. And pretty darn hungry cos id hardly eaten anything all day. Good move that id arranged to meet Rosy for all you can eat pankakes. Freshened myself up a bit and met her at the 'turnoff'. The pankake restaraunt was absolutely lovely..one of the ones right next to the canal. It played really good music too. I was loving it. Anway i missioned myself through 3 1/2 pankakes which i thought was a pretty good effort on my behalf considering Rosy only made it through 2. I had half a bacon one, half an apple one, a mushroom one, and one and a half fruitsalad ones. I think the last half was a bad move! I felt so bloated for the rest of the night. (photo - the pankake place...not such an interesting photo..i just wanted to put a photo in this blog)
Rosy and i had about an hour and a half to kill in town because we wanted to go to Club STORM at 10pm to sign up for a trip this weekend to Rotterdam. Far out. We walked around everywhere trying to find a nice wee quiet cafe to sit in and didnt find one until about 10 to 10. Everywhere we went was packed with noisy people watching soccer. stupid soccer. Anyway we found a nice cafe to heat ourselves up in from walking around in the cold. I sacrificed my stomach and got a chocolate muffin and a diet coke. Rosy and I had a game of checkers...I lost of course. The rest of the night wasnt too eventful. We signed up for the trip (took 2 of the last 5 places left which was lucky) and then boosted home. I was still feeling pretty bloated so took to a bit of writing blogs and talking to Brittany on msn. It was great, i passed heaps of time and at 2,30 i had digested and was ready to to bed.
18hour day. Flip. not to be repeated.
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