Unimpressed

Usually when I get to know new people I would like to learn a few things about them. Like their name, what are they studying, and so forth and so and. Not least I want to learn where they are from! So when I meet bright people that answer back: 'Oh, I am from the States!' and nothing else, I am left seriously unimpressed with their intelligence. That you are from the 'States' is quite obvious by the very American accent you have, it will give you away every time you open your mouth!!! But which freaking one are you from, there are 50 States and I am not going to just randomly decide which one you are from. If I would I would either choose Texas or Florida, neither which are a compliment. When I am asked where I am from I usually don't respond 'Europe!'. Why not be really clear and just answer; 'I am from the P-L-A-N-E-T EARTH!' and speak real slow in case my alien intelligence is slow to catch up.

I am GUID to go

It is now nearly a month since I am back in Glasgow and quite a few things I have needed to sort through. Some things that I didn't even start to sort through until last week. For example my GU-ID card, or the identity card that allows me access to the Glasgow University Library. For some reason my card was only validated for 1 year when I got it last year, but just earlier in the week I noticed that the card belonging to my friend was validated until 2011!!! I thought that this might be because I hadn't enrolled on the same day as she, I didn't enroll until early October. So yesterday I headed off to Registry to get a new card. After waiting in line for about fifteen mins or so it was my turn. I told her that I needed to apply for a new card since mine was running out, and that I thought this was a mistake. 'No' she replied, saying that these cards should only be issued for a year at a time. So in fact my friend had just been ridiculously lucky. But no matter, it only took her a matter of minutes to print out a new card for me and hand it to me. It was only when I was walking away from her that I noticed the date on the card and could barely contain my grin. It is valid till 2012!!!
In a way I hope it is not prophetic and that I will still be here as a postgrad student in 2012, but on the other hand, I will have access to the library for a good number of years now ;)