Friday, October 06, 2006

A Day Of Disappointments?

Today I decided to go to campus early to catch the quiet end of Fresher's Fair. Well, that did happen, but in a different way than I thought it would. There were about 4 stalls, and only one of them was about volunteering (the whole reason I went - it's not like I want to socialise or anything!). So I talked to the people at the stall, signed up for a mailing list and, with a pitying look on my face, made one round through the marquee and then left for the library.
In the library I managed to get my username and password, but was utterly confused by the printer system, which just seems way too complicated and unefficient to me. Then I signed up for a training session on Monday, and left again, feeling slightly more confused about the whole thing than I had felt before I entered the library.
I decided not to go to the Student Union's welcome, but to do my German aptitude test instead. I have taken the test home with me because I cannot hand in my application form until someone from my department has signed it even though I am doing the German course as a non-credit course, meaning it isn't part of my degree. But I have an MA meeting tomorrow morning at 10 so I will get it signed then and hope I get a place...
I walked home through the rain to find my room had... changed... There was a parcel on my chair, that had been moved to the far side of my room. I got really freaked out (because I know I locked my door before I went out) and knocked on my housemate's (the nice one) door, but she hadn't been in my room. She did tell me that the uni sometimes just goes into your room to sort out things, tho, and lo and behold, when I got to my room and looked more closely there was a new lock on my window! Still don't like the idea, though. It kinda makes me not feel very at home...
Then someone knocked on my door and it was the lady in charge of my house telling me off about last night. I should have only phoned security (which I know already because security told me) and not also the fire brigade. She then told me I could take away the net curtain if I didn't like it, and then left me to feel... well, sullied and unusual!
I opened the first envelope which I thought was my NUS card, but it turned out to be the 'poster' of a Johnny Cash/Elvis Presley concert I had bought online. Severe disappointment, as I was expecting a full-size poster and not an A4 print-out. I should get a refund for it, but still.. I'd rather have the poster.
Then I proceeded to open the Amazon parcel which I was sure would cheer me up as I'd ordered some Johnny Depp films Wednesday (although I ordered them from Play.com, which explains the confusion I felt when I saw it). Instead, when I opened it, I was disappointed again. It was a Johnny film, yes, but the wrong one!!! I was getting very tired and irate at this point, when I looked at the receipt to check how I'd ever made this mistake, I found the sweetest note from the Wench!!!
Thank you for making a day of small disappointments into a day in which I got a thoughtful present from a good friend!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Aww thats ok my dearie. Im glad my little contribution could improve your day a bit. i hope the depply goodness can help to cheer you up (it always works for me ;) )

Good luck for the German thing

Lizzy

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PS. i liked the seamless insertion of the "sullied and unusual" quote into the post... you are a true deppie