Jess’ Little Life

During supper last night, the topic of music and how certain songs provide associations to memories came up. It strikes me that music acts as a huge influence over human emotion, mood and memory. For example, I find myself knowing lyrics to enjoyable songs easily whilst struggling to remember facts and figures needed for an upcoming exam or placement, which surely are of higher importance! Saying this, I find that I can remember conversations I’ve had with loved ones from years back, which always leads to them to be a) confused or b) thinking how sad I am to remember such little things. So is it that music holds such an important place in our culture because of our need as human beings for interaction? Or is it that we strive to learn more, study more, escape more, relax more from the medium of Art. Let me know what you think.

Found this on my friend Mish’s website which I thought was quite cute:

(www.quizgalaxy.com)

Looks like my life is going well then! Although I’m sure some of you would question whether my mind should be an A but there you go!. I couldn’t think very straight after my 12 hour shift yesterday, some friends were asking me the simplist questions and I was just umming as a reply. To be fair I do actually think I am very lucky in being happy with my life. I’ve had a lovely sleep and I’m going to take today completely off then crack on with my coursework (grumble grumble) tomorrow.

Saw Mitchell and Webb live (blokes from Peep show) last week with Chris at Wolverhamton Civic Hall. Having loved their “That Mitchell and Webb look” I was so excited about seeing them in the flesh, especially Robert Webb as I have a bit of a crush on him! It was really good fun. It started off quite slowly, with some of the sketches not working so well on stage as on tv. They had some new sketches which were funny, and the second half was consistantly very very funny and enjoyable. “Big Talk” and Numberwang were probs my favourite moments of the night. I got told my question for the boffins was MASSIVE by Webb (”Why do we have mosquitos?”) and Numbwang became NumberFlan - fab!!

On another note, I finish uni term on Friday - very pleased to be on holiday, having handed in all my assignments and generally a bit worn out by placements and lectures starting at 9am. However, strangely, despite expressing happiness on finishing placement on my last post, I feel a bit useless I’m not helping people every day. No doubt Christmas time will help me cope though….

I’m currently on placement in Beeston (Notts) working with District Nurses out in the community. I feel like I’m learning loads, and will be really good at certain skills by the time it comes to the 1st December. Community nursing seems a bit more chilled than in a hospital setting - its nice just chatting to the patients and being able to take your time (to a certain extent) with carrying out your job. Also helps I get on really well with both my mentors.

Anyhoo, my only complaint is that I’m kneeling down alot of the day meaning I’ve got really really bruised knees which ache!! Good thing the weather is becoming too cold for skirts really as they ain’t that pretty. My housemate Meagan has offered me her knee pads but not sure how seriously I’d be taken if I wore them, despite the kind offer!

I have recently discovered the brilliance of the above. You can buy stuff really cheaply AND feel like you’re doing a good deed giving money to oxfam and others.

My latest purchases have been 2 books (£3 in total), a top, and a bag.

I’m now weighing up in my mind whether its more cool than getting free stuff in magazines (which as you might know is a favourite pastime of mine)

Sorry its been a while since I’ve posted (and having such a random title but it was the first thing that popped into my head), I’ve been having a life! Haha. I had a fun packed half-week in Edinburgh with some friends enjoying the Fringe - saw stand-up comedians, concerts (including Priorite a Gauche), silent films and some really funny plays. I then spent a week in Tenerife with Chris on our first holiday together. Was lovely. Now that I’m back in rainy England I’m really looking forward to going back to Notts to see all my friends, though not so excited about the prospect of 3rd year!

Its so great when you arrange to meet up with a friend who you havn’t seen since school and you still get on like a house on fire - I thought I’d just meet up with Katie (Holmes but not THE K.H) for a quick coffee in the afternoon, but we went shopping, went out for a lovely meal then back to mine for wine and fruit chilling in my garden - so lovely. Also bought the most beautiful jacket from monsoon. Original price £110, cut down to £33……..I know! So I’m a lil happy

The last couple of weeks I’ve been working at my mums surgery. Today celebrated a year that the GPs surgery’s new building has been opened. As a result, we all got given a bottle of champagne and a cute card! I now have 2 bottles of champagne to guzzle my way through at some point so if anyone wants to buy me cheese and crackers to go with them they are most welcome!

Back from Turkey. It was a lovely week of sun, giggling with my sister over rather odd things, reading books, general slobbiness and the occasional sightseeing business. Annoyingly, I still havn’t learnt the Turkish for hello but no doubt I’ll live I managed to not run away with any Turkish waitors, despite their best efforts I might add. I’m also fatter and browner, so it’s all good.

Wow, my own webpage - this IS exciting. Another tool to procrastinate is always useful as I have 2 months of holiday ahead of me - woooohooo! As I only broke up from uni last week I’m so loving the slobbing and the occasional partying. Am off to Turkey this evening for a week in the sun with my sister, in which time I’m hoping to eat lots of food and return very happy and brown (even browner than my surname suggests).