Back in Newcastle

Hi all,

Got back to Newcastle on Sunday eve having been home for my op last Thurs. Op was horrible - the most traumatic afternoon of my life and cannot be bothered to go into detail anymore. Suffice to say it was an experience I never want to go through again!

Trying to take it easy i.e. not talk too much - is difficult! Managed to more or less skive a brief presentation in my French seminar this morning. Tutor gave me back a corrected provisional letter of complaint to send to Hautefort - she was v sympathetic but not all that surprised as it is common knowledge stagiaires can very often be treated very badly in France.

Missed French interpreting on Mon because was 'resting my voice'. Went to Tiger Tiger briefly last night to Jules and George's Intermediate class. Sat out of the Intermediate plus as didnt want to knock my stictches or have to make polite conversation with all my partners!

Other than that have tried to do some of my pages and pages of 'essential reading' for my World Englishes and Second Language Acquisiton of French modules, and have *more or less* caught up on last week's lectures. Have updated the Modern Languages mailing list (300 email addresses - took me 2 hours!) and have sent out the third newsletter. Have also compiled separate mailing lists for 'hoodies' and 'the languages show' from replies received from interested parties on the general mailing list.

There is currently a 'make poverty history' march making its way down to the Quayside via Monument. Gathered outside the Union at 1 to listen to the talk but decided I am not political or motivated enough to walk that far with no 'oxjam' t-shirt and all my files and folders. So am going to the Careers service instead (as have no other classes today). Between 5 and 6, Mr Sainsbury is coming round to drop off my one-off online shop (rice, pasta, couscous, wine, sauces stocks and biscuits etc) as I always seem to want to buy just that little more than I can carry back from Morrisons so decided am stocking up on the non-perishables.

Tonight, Mary is coming round to eat and we may head to the Cluny for a bit (def not for long though as I have a lot of work to catch up on still!). Tomo night will go to my first uni Latin and Ballroom class since 2nd year! Missed the LBS Salsa on last night as was at TT instead.

Right, off to try to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life....have filled in profiles online for hobsons and milkround and keep on being bombarded with emails from them which I never actually bother to read. Also visited prospects.ac.uk and a few other careers-related sites but not getting anywhere......