long run to the jubilee

I’ve just flipped the page on my calendar: it’s June! I tend to draw on my possessions; perhaps it’s this unbridled energy festering itself through coloured scrawls across a page. And June is packed! In purple I’ve marked out my amsterdam and copenhagen trip, in pink, germany, and all the small details sit comfortably in green.

Two days since the last exam and it’s pretty unbelievable. It took a while to sink in that I wouldn’t be going back to a pile of tort cases, of jurisprudence lectures, of dixon, mckendrick and nozick. My first instinct was to take a hot shower and jump into bed but there was the obligatory celebratory dinner (everyone was smashed but it really felt good to eat together again)! 

But the troubles don’t end there and I’m not as free as I’d like to be. There’s packing and moving to deal with and planning for the holidays. Did some necessary summer shopping today and having new clothes make me look forward to travelling as well!

So: Year 2 is over………… just like that. Baby’s breath blown by the wind; a touch past a blushing cheek. Once again I am placed in the position where I wonder - where has all this time gone? I’m enjoying university and Bristol is too familiar now. I’ve definitely become more independent than I’d ever have imagined. Cooking is just one example… but maybe not emotionally?! So many ups and downs I’m glad we’ve pulled through… just a few more weeks and we are nearly there! (: 

Yeah… But I’ve learnt from last year and I daresay I was more prepared for the exams this time. I did put in the effort and gave it my best shot, and it helped that I enjoyed many of the modules this year. Although I don’t know what the future holds, I hope my grades will reflect the late nights and memory space I’ve painstakingly invested so much in.

Now I am left with long spaces ________________________________________ of time ________. Still wanna do the things I set out to do/ dream of: sitting somewhere reading and drawing, taking photos, exploring, enjoying good company etc. We’re only young once! All these hopes of a young dreamer - yeah I’d like to lie in a field of daisies and watch my favourite band play live……. 

Ahaha but for now I’m going to try get over the first hurdle of moving and right now it’s time to spend time on the things I truly love: design, cinematography, exercise, rest. Up next on my list: Amelie! 

half-done

So two papers are over, and it’s Saturday. I haven’t done much and somehow it’s already night-time. Two more to go! I was just thinking about what I should do after the last paper, within the seven days or so that I’ll have left in Bristol before I pack my bags to see a little more of the world.

I know I’ll regret getting distracted later so I’d better get back to work… but I have been quite inspired by these Japanese poster designs, logos by the talented Yusaku Kamekura and videos like the one I’ve just put up. Japan truly has a distinct culture of her own and it’s been on my mind for quite a while now to make a trip there someday.

(Less than a month till I am home! Four days to the end of the second year. It’s a bit…..unbelievable.)

good tears

With the rushing of tears poured emotional attachments to home, longing, fear for tomorrow, and the built-up tensions inside. It felt good to be rid of these feelings somehow, even if only momentarily….. Some kind of release was really much needed.