So yes, I am now at university. It is called Abersytwyth University and it is in the middle of Wales (UK) on the coast. Tres belle. Am loving it.

Plus - I have a new camera! It is awesome. And I've taken lots of photos on it. Uploaded 4 so far (3 of mon chien, and 1 of budgie). Got quite a few ones from London Zoo to upload. But not today. Some point for sure.

I miss the zoo. [I worked as a full-time keeper at London Zoo for the summer] If I hadn't come to uni, I could very possibly be working there properly now. But I am glad that I'm at uni, it is amazing.

hmm ... last journal was entitled coming back. that didn't really happen. it was meant to for sure. but, it didn't. oops. oh well. i'd like to do more arty stuff, but i don't know if it is really me or not. i appreciate art definately - but can i ever really improve on the standard that is me? and more importantly - do i want to? can i commit that much energy and time to improving it?

i was sitting in the park the other day, on a log pile with my dog (toby - a black lab/collie cross, stupid as can be but incredibly handsome [sounds like a human guy]), and i looked up and across the park and i thought - how nice it would be to be able to bring a sketchbook here and just draw that scene. but then i started thinking about it. how would i do it? there are numerous trees in the scene (and i'm not great with trees) and i'm not sure about the shading of it and everything. i know, i should just grab a sketchbook and go try. but what if i end up just being disappointed with it? is it still worth it then? one time, perhaps. but if i keep on being disappointed? is it still worth it? hmm ... gotta think on it.

anyhows, this is turning into a ramble. but meh, who cares? that's the way life is sometimes.

so yeh, other things in life. i now work full-time at london zoo, albeit only until the end of september when i go off to university, which i can't wait for. i'm enjoying life atm. so it's all good. maybe i'll grab that sketchbook and go draw, maybe not. maybe i'll get my camera and go take some cool pictures ... but then again, maybe not. who knows? and isn't that the joy in life? that you can chose what you want to do? and when?

my last deviation was october 2007!!! WHAT??? oh dear oh dear. life just got busy i guess. and when it wasn't, i had writer's block or too busy recovering and chilling out.

i'm hoping to crack on with that novel of mine, but lack of time and w's block and general-reading-after-and-hating-so-delete-what-i've-been-writing kind of thing, so it may be a while (still) before anything appears. and even then it will be extremely rough and will need a lot of work.

i'm gonna have a nice clearout of my account and get rids of things that now just annoy me. they won't be completely deleted as they will still be on my computer, they just won't appear here.

Clubs I'm In:

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Just read it. It's pure beauty. I love it