Semester has finished, and I think I can confidently say that I haven’t failed the subjects (although final grades aren’t released until July). I surprised myself, greatly, with a high distinction on my major English essay. The final exam wasn’t as bad as feared. Music … music was hard and it remains to be seen how well (or not) I went.
So now I’m on a four week break before brand new subjects start. I get to read Wuthering Heights, one of my favourite books. I have already started … the intention is to read all the set texts in the break before semester starts. But I’m also reading other things … devouring them. It feels so GOOD to have completed the semester and have some ‘free’ time.To go out to dinner with friends, to wake up and not feel guilty because I’m not immediately studying.
See that round logo in the sidebar? I’m doing an online course over the next eight weeks that sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun, and very freeing. I have assembled parts of my play kit … a beautiful cheerful box, some silly string, bubbles for blowing, cards and envelopes, post-its (colourful ones, of course!), gel pens, crayons etc, sidewalk chalk, a chocolate bar and some grape-flavoured bubblegum! Bought some pick-up sticks on ebay. We get to do secret missions. And I have already formulated ideas for anonymous ‘happiness bombs’, a kind of guerrilla art/writing thing. Simple things, lots of fun, bringing happiness to strangers’ days. WEE what FUN!
Pictures from my hermit-long-weekend last weekend:
