NCS Week 2 - Day 1

Week 2

5/8/13

11:05 AM – arrived at College.

12:05 PM – After my Chilly encounter I feel like I could breath fire … or

throw … either way it feels like there's a mini Smaug living

in my belly.

Feel like I'm dying.

12:15 PM – Found some fellow Sherlockians.

12:30 PM – I still haven't forgotten the stairs (7 flights and 70 steps).

12:35 PM – Tired, hungry, feel sick.

12:56 PM – Full up on chips, a sausage roll, a doughnut and orange

juice.

Actually feel better for eating something that isn't trying to

kill me.

1:18 PM – Trying to get the speakers to work.

Apparently not now. Oh well.

1:20 PM – Meow. I wonder if we'll see Trigger at some point this week.

4:12 PM – Locked out of my room. Apparently our keycards aren't

working on our bedroom doors. Now a maintenance man is

heading round Edmund Hall unlocking doors and getting the

cards to work.

I'm sat out here with a view over the balcony waiting my

turn.

I'm Bored.

4:30 PM – Got my room unlocked and got my key.

4:38 PM – C'MON!!! I NEVER SAID SHIT ABOUT THE WEATHER AND IT'S

RAINING!!!!

5:47 PM – Still chucking it down. We had to create something to

incorporate community in a metaphor. We created the

“Community Crown”.

6:40 PM – Dinner consisted of beef noodles and rice with chips and a

drink.

Managed to sneak out a plastic cup to have some water in the

mornings so I don't have to take my tablets in front of

everyone.

Am tired and bored. I have a nice room though.

6:53 PM – While we where making the “Community Crown” I found two

articles in the Bedfordshire on Sunday news paper – 'Firm

defends practice at pig farm' and a small article on a father

who 'apparently' beat his wife and four of his six kids. Both

of these articles show just how awful humans can be.

I'm bored. Like really bores.

7:05 PM – Because I'm bored I counted the number of pages I wrote for

week one (18) and how many I've done for week two so far

(nearly four pages for one day).

At least none of the dumb things I've said in here will be

forgotten – immortalised on the internet forever.

Woohoo.

8:06 PM – Absolutely shot. Gonna try to get some sleep. Don't know why

I'm so tired.

8:59 PM – Can't sleep with the rave going on upstairs. So tired and so

bored.

9:08 PM – The rave upstairs (T.R.U.S) is still going strong and noisy. I

hope they're not like this till 11:30 (bedtime).

9:14 PM – Touch wood it's all gone – never mind T.R.U.S is back up and

running.

I know everyone wants to be social, but don't they believe in

an early night?

They won't even let a single song play through!!

I might try to drop some subtle hints tomorrow morning. I

don't know.

* The weekend passes. *

WEEK 1 NCS - Day 5

Day 5 2/8/13

6:59 AM – Up early (6:45), accidentally forgot I'd set a second alarm in

case I ignored the first one. I remembered the second alarm as

I was on the loo after waking up to the first alarm.

Typical.

8:24 AM – Breakfast was a bowl of cereal, two quesants, 3 glasses of

apple juice and an espresso.

9:10 AM – Just found out that my two shadows from blue team are

Natalie and Jordan (Jordan? Georgia?). Just took my suitcase

down to the theatre. That was fun. Apparently we've another

activity with the KG staff today. Yay. We're leaving at about

two today so we should be at Shuttleworth for about 4:00 PM.

Emphasis on the word “should”.

11:25 AM – got a photo with Candi. We designed a 'new' game (we

played wink murder). Got hit in the face with a rugby ball

in another game.

Just signed up the first two acts for the talent show.

1:11 PM – My early lunch consisted of chips bubble & Speak cakes,

mushy peas (that I don't like, But I did try them!),

Strawberrys and cream on waffles and a 99 with a flake and

milkshake.

Watched Ishod on stage for a while to kill time before lunch.

Gonna go back to my room to say goodbye.

I'll miss this place! It's lovely!!

1:55 PM – Apparently the lovely Puppy I thought was a Jack Russell is

in fact a Boarder Terrier (10 weeks old!!). Her Name's Eddie

and she's lovely!!

2:45 PM – We're on our way home!! Can't wait to get back to my own

bed!!

2:48 PM – Wind turbines!!!

4:00 PM – had a 10 minute stop at a services, got another drink.

Guess who's a happy bunny now?

4:26 PM – Eddi Stobart Truck – Abi Linda.

4:40 PM – More Wind turbines.

4:49 PM – Now in Bedfordshire.

4:50 PM – About 15 minutes from Shuttleworth College, then half hour

from home.

Just gone over the river Ouse.

4:55 PM – Just passed the river Ivel

5:02 PM We're back, just on the driveway now.

WEEK 1 NCS - Day 4

Day 4 1/8/13

7:46 AM – Up and dressed and ready for breakfast. Don't really feel like

eating – I didn't yesterday – but if I eat breakfast I can skimp

on something else later on if I still feel like this.

At least it's not raining – It's chilly, mind, but not raining –

but it probably will with the way this diary's going!!

8:19 AM – Apparently J. Bond (James?) left this college in 1980 to go to

Cambridge University. He was in Scholae house (Sempre Ad

Coel Estia). I'm wondering....

8:27 AM – Breakfast consisted of two sausages, some bacon, backed beans,

a quesant, a banana and some hot chocolate.

I'm actually stuffed. But at least I'm not going to pass out from

starvation or anything!!

8:35 AM – So today we've got Air Rifling (9:30 – 11), Team Time

Reflection (11:30 – 1:00 PM) Assembly (2:00 – 2:30) Sports

(2:30 – 4:00) Archery (4:30 – 6:00) and finally relays and

catapult building (7:30 – 9 PM) then iut's off to bed and

up just before seven so I can be up and ready for tomorrow.

Can't wait to be home, but the food here's prime! No wonder

people want their kids to go to private schools!!!

11:19 AM – Air Rifle shooting was OK, only got 13 points over all, shot

a pear right through. Lost the bingo.

11:43 AM – in team reflection – we're putting string over blue teams

door.

1:12 PM – the J. Bond went to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Lunch was something (I'm not sure what) with couscous, a

banana and chocolate.

Pissed off blue team in reflection.

2:04 Pm – Sat in the tuck shop with the girls for a bit, got a post card

with an areal view of the college on it. Going to stick that in

later on.

Must remember to set an alarm for earlier tomorrow morning.

To do list for 2/8/13:

-Get up early

-Strip bed and take bedding down to staff office (Opposite KG

Office)

-Bring bags down to theatre

2:30 PM – Joining Candy in Socks and Sandals later today.

3:13(ish) PM – Playing basketball with Team White (The Crabs).

Actually Boiling. Might sleep with my arm un

bandaged, I think the wound needs to breath (in case

you forgot I got in a tangle with a shrub yesterday).

4:04 PM – Just met a Jack russel puppy after playing basketball for an

hour and a half. So tired but so happy!! I've improved my

hand-eye-coordination so much!

Who ever painted the picture of the guy with most of his face

in bandages needs a hug.............. or a therapist maybe …...........

either way it's freaky.

4:28 PM – My God, the heat and the wind!!! It's KILLING me!!!

5:10 PM – Administered first aid on Georgina (AKA Fred) after she

bruised her arm going archery (apparently the bow string

pinged on her arm – I put cold water on the bruise).

Also I'm crap at archery. No change there!

4:17 PM – 4 of 5 arrows hit the target!!! And they where mine!!!

5:40 PM – I hit the target!!!

5:45 PM – My foot hurts still and my muscles hurt from the basketball

session earlier.

9:39 PM – going to brush my teeth, get dressed for bed, put some wound

care cream on my war wounds and go to bed. Having a 6:45

AM start tomorrow, want to be fully ready for the day ahead.

Got my Aspartame (artificial sweetner) filled orange Tango, a

mars bar, a twix and a milkyway for the Journey tomorrow.