We had a biology lab.
It was a little dull.
Only because, we didn't really know what we were doing or why. And the instructions were never very clear on which test tube you were pippeting into or out of.
But.
WE GOT A FREE LAB COAT!
I'm so happy.
Saturday, 28 May 2011
In which I freak out a little - Wednesday 25th May
I'm pretty sure the main reason I'm going to fail my exams is because I'm genuienly confused about whether the mantle is a solid or a liquid.
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
In which we put our noses to a busy shopping centre floor - Tuesday 24th March
Today had had our final geology fieldtrip of this year.
Only this time .... it was a walking tour of Oxford.
Aahahahhaahaha.
So picture the scene. We're identifying cross bedding in New College walls, sitting under the Bridge of Sighs noticing differences in crystal size in the curb, identfying the cobbles around the Rad Cam.
The best was, obviously, going into the Clarenden Centre (this shopping centre) and suddenly realising the floor is absolutely COVERED in fossils !
There were ammonies and belemnites and bivalves and corals!
I'm not going to lie.
It was genuinely exciting.
I have been walking on AMMONITES the size of your fist every time I've cut through to get to Primark and haven't even noticed!
Apparently they sometimes get kicked out of the Clarendon centre on this trip. Perhaps we didn't because no one brought their hammers with them.
Sometimes when people come to visit I take them to the Oxford Natural History Museum (which is incredibly exciting, even if you do not love rocks.) But in future I'm just going to walk them round Oxford and get them to stare at the floor.
All in all, it was a very humorous trip. If not a little embarrassing.
At least they didn't make us wear our high vis jackets.
Only this time .... it was a walking tour of Oxford.
Aahahahhaahaha.
So picture the scene. We're identifying cross bedding in New College walls, sitting under the Bridge of Sighs noticing differences in crystal size in the curb, identfying the cobbles around the Rad Cam.
The best was, obviously, going into the Clarenden Centre (this shopping centre) and suddenly realising the floor is absolutely COVERED in fossils !
There were ammonies and belemnites and bivalves and corals!
I'm not going to lie.
It was genuinely exciting.
I have been walking on AMMONITES the size of your fist every time I've cut through to get to Primark and haven't even noticed!
Apparently they sometimes get kicked out of the Clarendon centre on this trip. Perhaps we didn't because no one brought their hammers with them.
Sometimes when people come to visit I take them to the Oxford Natural History Museum (which is incredibly exciting, even if you do not love rocks.) But in future I'm just going to walk them round Oxford and get them to stare at the floor.
All in all, it was a very humorous trip. If not a little embarrassing.
At least they didn't make us wear our high vis jackets.
In which Geology continues to be a joke - Monday 23rd May
Have you ever watched 'Have I Got News for You?'
You know at the end, on the last round, in the fill in the gaps bit, they always have a funny magazine for the theme ?
Well.
Recently I got excited and bought some geological maps.
Well, they arrived today (THEY'RE AWESOME)
... and they came with a free edition of 'Deposits' Magazine.
Sigh.
GeologyIsOneMassiveJoke.
You know at the end, on the last round, in the fill in the gaps bit, they always have a funny magazine for the theme ?
Well.
Recently I got excited and bought some geological maps.
Well, they arrived today (THEY'RE AWESOME)
... and they came with a free edition of 'Deposits' Magazine.
Sigh.
GeologyIsOneMassiveJoke.
Sunday, 22 May 2011
In which a fruit related theft occured - Sunday 22nd May
Okay, so, also, I might have had a bit of wine
But that does NOT change the fact, that, okay, starting from the beginning.
We went to University formal. We were very excited about wearing our gowns, and I'm not going to lie, the hall was very fancy.
But.
I was eating pudding.
And.
I'd almost finished (in that, I'd already eaten my pudding, and had almost finished Rich's pudding)
and
I was saving the raspberry till last ....
AND THE LADY CAME AND TOOK MY PLATE AWAY.
Let it be know, over hill and over dale, that University College steals your raspberries.
But that does NOT change the fact, that, okay, starting from the beginning.
We went to University formal. We were very excited about wearing our gowns, and I'm not going to lie, the hall was very fancy.
But.
I was eating pudding.
And.
I'd almost finished (in that, I'd already eaten my pudding, and had almost finished Rich's pudding)
and
I was saving the raspberry till last ....
AND THE LADY CAME AND TOOK MY PLATE AWAY.
Let it be know, over hill and over dale, that University College steals your raspberries.
In which I display my Jew knowledge - Friday 21st May
Did you know, that Innocent Smoothies are not kosher?
That you've got to leave three hours after eating meat before you can have milk ?
But only a half hour after eating milk before you can have meat.
And if a drop of milk lands in a pot of meat by accident, you can still eat it as long as it's less than one sixtieth of the meat thing.
As you can see, I have read Miriam's Jew handbook.
Can't eat bugs !
Okay to kill bugs, squish bugs, burn bugs. But you can't then scoop them up and eat them.
That's why dates aren't kosher ... in case of BUGS.
However, Miriam threw a real curve ball at us with this one:
'There are eight varieties of grasshoppers I can eat ... but no one knows what they are ... So I just can't eat any of them.'
What a sad day for Jews everywhere, wishing to eat grasshoppers.
That you've got to leave three hours after eating meat before you can have milk ?
But only a half hour after eating milk before you can have meat.
And if a drop of milk lands in a pot of meat by accident, you can still eat it as long as it's less than one sixtieth of the meat thing.
As you can see, I have read Miriam's Jew handbook.
Miriam, if she were to work in a restaurant, would be able to cook and serve bacon ... however she wouldn’t be able to serve a bacon cheeseburger. (Not least because she’s never touched bacon in her life and would probably get it all wrong :p)
The reason Inocent Soothie is not kosher is prrrrobably because it might have bugs in it.Can't eat bugs !
Okay to kill bugs, squish bugs, burn bugs. But you can't then scoop them up and eat them.
That's why dates aren't kosher ... in case of BUGS.
However, Miriam threw a real curve ball at us with this one:
'There are eight varieties of grasshoppers I can eat ... but no one knows what they are ... So I just can't eat any of them.'
What a sad day for Jews everywhere, wishing to eat grasshoppers.
Friday, 20 May 2011
In which I wonder why I chose Geology - Friday 20th May
Today was the most disgusting day.
We had two lectures, and I had a maths tute.
On top of this, we decided to try to get all our tute work for Monday done today.
Which means.
I spent five hours staring at rocks today.
I was at the department from 9am to 6pm without leaving.
Not only this.
It turns out.
We had been staring at the WRONG ROCKS for two hours.
We'd even woken up early, and got into the department for 9am before our 11am lecture, in order to waste all this time.
Turns out there are two boxes of twelve rocks left in the labs. And we chose the wrong one.
Seriously, I have spent wayyy too long with nose to sediment today.
We had two lectures, and I had a maths tute.
On top of this, we decided to try to get all our tute work for Monday done today.
Which means.
I spent five hours staring at rocks today.
I was at the department from 9am to 6pm without leaving.
Not only this.
It turns out.
We had been staring at the WRONG ROCKS for two hours.
We'd even woken up early, and got into the department for 9am before our 11am lecture, in order to waste all this time.
Turns out there are two boxes of twelve rocks left in the labs. And we chose the wrong one.
Seriously, I have spent wayyy too long with nose to sediment today.
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