Everyone stayed in early tonight to watch The Ugly Truth, and Saw V in the kitchen ... they went to bed at about half 9, so a couple of us went to the £ party at Cwrt Mawr to get a few drinks.

Got in about half 1, then another flatmate was on a Society Social and got in later than that
... a bit worse for wear!

Dom with no Dick

So we were meant to have Dick + Dom from the telly at the Union tonight, with gunge tanks and everything, but we got an email to say Dick had to pull out ;)


Dom came on his own and the gunge tank which was basically just a bag tank + water.
Was still a good night though, just expected more!

The aftermath

We got back from Dom with no Dick at about 3am and some of the girls went to sleep but we just went + sat in the kitchen. Little bit drunk ;)

Me + Becki thought it would be hilarious to sit on the fridge...

... then we thought it would be even funnier to clingfilm everyone in their rooms...

...especially the Conservative supporter :)


Then to end the night: a random scottish jew, sitting in his duck boxers came and sat on our fridge, trying to smoke a cigar?

We don't actually know him.

Register and Comedy Works

Today is the day I registered for my course!
Being at the end of the alphabet I could have a lie in and miss the queues. Went to the Chapel in the Arts Centre (of all places), met Mike my tutor + course co-ordinator and had to choose 1 of 3 options.
Intro to Agriculture, Agriculture Production Systems or Equine.
I chose the middle one ... think we go to Cambridge for 4 days next year to go + see a load of farms :)

Then tonight we all went to the Union, again, to Comedy Works.
There were 3 acts ... the first was really wierd! He was funny, but just a wierd funny not a laughing funny.
The other 2 were really good though :)

Town

First say we all went to town today :)
Started off in a couple of pubs, had a few drinks and then went to Yoko's, this club.

Drinks were £1 so we were sorted! VKs all night.
Was quiiiite a drunken night, everyone was dancing for hours. Finished at 2 or 3(?) and went to get cheesy chips next door and then got a taxi back up the hill which was only £1 each so alright :)


Thats most of us :)
Apart from Voldermort on the left. We don't know where we came from (well, Ukraine) but he was with us all night.

Quiz

Alll of our flatmates are here now so we decided to go to The Quiz at the Union.

We got there and it seems the whole of Aber were queueing!!! Took about half an hour to get in, another hour to get the rest of the queue in and it was rammed.
No seats, so everyone was just piled in on the floor, but was alright!

We did quite well, surprisingly, which is always a good thing!

Second night at Aber

Ssecond night in Aber, most of our flat have moved in now, so we decided we'd go to The Union.
We stood round having drinks + doing shots, getting to know everyone, as you do.

Was an alright night, just people were standing round in small groups talking to each other, so we were just butting in and getting to know people.

I met up with the people from yesterday, and Jade (friend of a friend) from back home but they were all going back to the Student Village, the other side of the main road.
I kind of just left my flatmates and went back ti PJM with the others. They don't half halls, its just 100s of houses that all look the same, split up into student houses.
Me + Jade were wondering round for literally an hour trying to find her house ... tiny bit drunk! Finally got there, met all her flatmates who were really nice, had more drinks, then when that ran out we went next-door to meet those people!
Anyway, that carried on until 6am when we decided all to go to bed back at everyones own houses. I cba to walk all the way home so just stayed in Jade + Helens room!

1st day in Aber

First day at Uni in Aberystwyth today!!

Parentals + Nat came to drop me off with a car full of stuff! Got here at about 1, got my key ... room 3 :)
Dumped the stuff in my room and went to town for lunch and to buy some food, came back, sorted out my laptop in the library to be able to get on the internet and that was it!
Met one of my flatmates, Keith, and they left back for Brum!

Went down to the freshers BBQ, saw a girl standing on her own so spoke to her, Hannah. We kind of joined a group of people and got chatting away for an hour with them.
Came back to my room to unpack a couple of things, put my duvet + stuff on the bed, and then back out to the Student Union with the BBQ people.

Was really good actually. Everyone was doing shots, tequila, vodka, sambuca ... everything. Some people were gone and doing shots in their eyes! No ta.
We didn't stay 'till the end but sure we'll be back tomorrow. Met 2 people doing Animal Science too :)

Feels really wierd being sat here on my own, 3 hours away from everything.
As if I have to be grown up + sort everything out by myself, and its only been a couple of hours!

Cat window shopping...

Went to Aber town earlier, first thing we see:
A cat sitting in a clothes shop window...

I already like it here :)

Uni tomorrow!

As if I go to Uni tomorrow!!!

Really can't wait to get there, meet who I'll be spending the next 3 years with, see about the course, where I'll be living...

but on the other hand its SO scary to think that I'm moving away, having to fend for myself in another country (well ;) ) and not knowing anyone.

Have so many good friends in Brum, its wierd to think that we're all going to different parts of the country to start a new bit of life, meet new people ... but then we're all back in a few weeks for Christmas! :)

Life in boxes...

My life is packed up in boxes ready to go to Wales.


Thats me :)

Moreton In Marsh show - Cotswold Chickens

Have been in Moreton In Marsh this weekend - chickening again!

Working for Jude again, on the Cotswold Chickens stand :)

Up early to get there. Luckily they'd already set up the gazebo, shelves, housing + things yesterday, so we had to just had to put a few bits out, sort the eglus and cubes, install the chickens and go!

Inside the gazebo

Was on the stand with Jude, Anthony, Clare + Rosie. We had a proper card machine this time which worked really well.

Really different products were selling compared to Thames - these were proper chickeny people. We were busy all day though and took a load of orders, which is always a good thing. Nice to see people interested in keeping chickens!

Had a huge brown t-shirt with the logos on ... looked like a dress on Clare! :P

Have a chest infection + on antibiotics, so shivering + then burning up all day, but was still good - think we need a chair at the next one though!

There was a poultry tent + show there, right behind us. Alice (my barred wyandotte)'s sister placed in her class! :) Tasha, who she's from said Alice is better, but has the wonky toe!
My Cream Legbar boy went to his new home too. Pre-arranged to meet a lady there so she came and collected him + hes gone to live with her girls :)

We saw Alex James from Blur there, he came over and said Hi, said he was interested in getting an eglu so gave him a brochure. We recognised him but didn't realise who it was until someone said!

Just dropped Nat + friends off in Sutton ... first time driving on my own!

One thing I'm not used to doing - waving "Ta" to other drivers. Need Dan to sit and wave at everyone for me :P

Drivin'

Have just been for a drive! :D

Mothers work car insurance changed or something, so she stole my licence + filled the forms in this morning.
Drove to Tamworth, bought some shoes for the funeral on Thurs ... then back home + to Sutton to pick Nat up from work.

Only a little car + the engine is silent so can never hear or feel the bite! May have stalled twice getting onto Bassets Pole! :

Thought I'd have to drive with her in the car for a year or something, and then go out on my own ... but I don't :P

Philosophical

Well, someone posted a deep and meaningful blog post just for me, about religion ... so thought I'd return the favour. Thought it was very apt.

The bible says Jesus is in all of us.

So technically, he's bi...

ily ;)

Results...

A2 results day ... eurgh -_-

Got to school with The Woman at half 8 + went to get them from our old form room. Form tutor of 7 years gave me them, I just started laughing :/
Old head of year (and Biology teacher) asked if I was ok
... obviously I was 'cos they didn't mean anything about getting in to Uni. "Well, it doesn't change what I think of you as a person :)" ... I took it as a compliment.
I thought I'd do better in Biology than I did, but thats the only one I really cared about. Physucks can die.

Well, they were pretty whack tbh, but at least I had an unconditional for Animal Science at Aberystwyth. *rub it in*
They don't mean anything 'till I need to get a job, and hopefully by that time I'll have a degree!

Can't believe some friends are going to Oxford, and some are going to be Doctors!
We got the annual "wave your results in the air at me" photo in the paper though :)

Don't feel old enough to leave home and go to Uni. Then I have to be an adult and everything :/

Went to friends for a BBQ and then to Walkabout on Broad Street :) ... left my phone in the taxi though! :(

*Brum brummmm*

As if I passed my driving test!!
I have a blue certificate to prove it and everything. The licence should be here in 3 weeks, or so she said :)

Was soo nervous at the start + she asked me to do a bay park, I did it and ended up at a ridiculous angle!
I was like Shall I just get out now? :/
... she said try again, so I did, and it was alright *phew*

Was stuck on Boldmere Rd for 5 mins while some idiot did a 100 point turn in the road, so that used up a good few minutes :)

Didn't believe her when she said I passed, had to check again. Got 5 minors which isn't too bad :)

Now it would help if I had a car ... and insurance. Not that I'll need one at Uni.
The parentals cars are work cars, so can't drive them for a year.

Mother bought me cake and everything for passing! 8)

Oxfordshire County and Thame Show - Cotswold Chickens

Another chicken show this weekend! :)
At the Oxfordshire County and Thame Show with Cotswold Chickens.

Left the house at 5am! Got to the showground at half 6, and met Jude, Christine and Anthony.
It was tipping it down with rain .. luckily they'd already set up the marquee yesterday and dropped off the Omlet houses.
We started unloading all the tables out the van then got onto the boxes - there were 1000s of them! I think the whole shop was there, and then more ... was stuff everywhere.

We had a classic, Go and cube so I set those up and put chickens in them - they took a wooden coop with them too.
Sold a load of chicken tonics, gifty items and took a few orders for eglus and cubes too. We even sold the wooden coop, cube and all the chickens we took with us ... had to carry the cube across the showground to a mans car though, heavier than it looks! So it was well worth them having a stand for all that, and raises interest too :)

The show finished at 6 so we started packing everything up, even though we'd sold so much stuff it still took an hour and a half!!
Got home just before 9

CLA Game Fair - Day 2

Left the house just after 7 this morning to make sure we were there on time - which we were early 'cos there was less traffic than yesterday!

Was on the stand with Clare from Omlet again, her OH and son, and then Karen off the forum.

Sold 2 cubes today :)
One man was really nice - made sure he took my name so that he could phone Omlet and mention that he spoke to me! :D
We got 3 eggs from the chickens today, but then someone stole one egg out of the cube!!

Got back at 20 past 8, really tired now!

CLA Game Fair - Omlet

I was working at the Omlet stand again today, this time at the CLA Game Fair in Alcester, nr Warwick. It took soo long to get there - left the house at 20 past 7 and got there just after 9 ... sat-nav said we should be there at 8.15 when we left! It was a stand-still for the last few miles, luckily we left enough time.

Was on with George from Omlet again, and Diane :)
George has pretty much put up the eglus and cubes, so I just put the shades on, took the chickens out the crates into the Cube and Classic, fed and watered them and put out the leaflets.

We sold 3 cubes and a beehaus - I didn't take the orders but pretty much sold a cube and a half, then there were 2 couples that said they will book later in the year.

There was another chicken stand next to us - Smith Sectional - they had some really good coops and were really nice people ... met Sheila off the forum too :)

Chicks are 9 weeks!

All the chicks are 9 weeks old and huuge!
Managed to get a picture of them all in the WIR

Grumpy Little Miss Meaty:

Half a CLB, half an Araucana, Barred Wyandotte and half a sock ;)

Quigley!!! Think he might be a little boy? ;)

Barred Wyandotte looking a bit more girly! *hopes so*

Gardeners World day 2....

Second day at the Omlet stand at BBC Gardeners world and Good Food Show today :)
Up early and got to the NEC for about half 8 - I already had my ID pass so could just walk in.

Was on with George from Omlet, Sarah (who I already know) and Karen from the forum.

Between us we sold 2 cubes, a classic and a Go - mine were the pink classic and green Go :)

Saw some other friends off the forum there too! DebC, Emma and Cheryl. Then Louise from the turkey farm's sister came and asked about fitting turkeys in an eglu - I think George was a bit shocked but then realised I knew them :P

Omlet Stand - Gardeners World and Good Food Show

First day at the Omlet stand today!
We were at BBC Gardeners World and the Good Food Show, at the NEC in Birmingham. Got there at half 8 and met Clare from Omlet to collect my ID pass to get in.
Diane was there too, who I already 'know' from the forum, so was good to finally meet her - met someone else off the forum called Redbug, who just came to have a look at the stand :)

We were on a big astroturfed pitch, with the products set up on it: an eglu classic, eglu Go, a cube and a beehaus.
Was good to have a proper look at the beehaus too - I'd seen it before when we went to Grand Designs last year and James (from Omlet) demo'd it to me so if anyone knows about it its him!
I knew enough about it that I managed to talk people through it all, hopefully picked up a few bits from reading the website and the forum, and we have brochures to hand out with all the info in too.

Adam Henson from Adam's farm on Countryfile was there! He walked past the stand and said Hi! :)


Andi Peters off the telly was there too presenting the Good Food Show bits, Quin off the stand had his photo taken with him yesterday! lol
Was a good day - we sold 5 cubes between us - I took the orders for 2 and practically sold another but didn't take the order.
Had to convince 2 little girls' parents that a Go with 2 ducks would be a good idea :P - I think a did a good job and they ended up getting them!

Brooder chicks are 4 weeks old....

All are still doing well at 4 weeks old....
Cream legbars, looking more adulty

Lav araucana looking really red and adulty :(

All 4 running around the garden

Hilarys chicks - 3 week update

They're all fine and flying about everywhere :) ... all boys though! :(

Lav frizzle cockerel, Quigley:

Welsummer crosses:

3 week old brooder chicks

The cream legbar boys still look completely different! They seem to have grown loads in a week too...

Barred wyandotte

Lav araucana:

Hilarys chicks - 2 weeks old

Hilary's chicks are 2 weeks old now and getting on fine!!

Cheeky lav frizzle:

Brooder chicks - 2 weeks old

The chicks hatched in the incubator and under the electric hen are all doing fine - 3 weeks old now! :)
All 4 of them:

Lavender araucana and Barred wyandotte:

Pale cream legbar boy:

Brooder chicks:

Cream Legbars:

Lavender araucana:

Barred Wyandotte:

Tiiny wings - little boy? :/

We have chicks!

We have 7 chicks!!
In the brooder:
Barred Wyandotte

Lavender Araucana

2 Cream Legbars (though not sure if one on the right is a CLB)

...and under Hilary the broody:

at the back, Welsummer x Commercial meat bird

at the front, Welsummer x Maran

Lavender Pekin

CLB hatched!

I was just about to go out to school Leavers ball and the Cream Legbar has hatched!!
Not sure if its a girl/boy but the other has hatched (under broody) and they both look different but have the pale male dots

The Araucana has pipped pretty much all the way but isn't out yet, and nothing from the Barred Dotte yet, but it wobbled at me .. not due until today anyway

Will get photos later :)

Cream Legbars

The 2 Cream legbars ... I think they are 2 boys 'cos of the autosexing dots in top of their heads ... but not sure if the one on the right is a CLB ?!