Sunday, 6th April
Had been in a pretty shit mood all day, but over Helen and I went to Kathy's a bit later on to watch Stardust, which Kathy had finally gotten on DVD. All right I guess, but not as good as the all the hype had made out, and I was feeling a bit bitter about the whole Romance thing lol! :p (Wasn't helped either by the fact that the film stuck and had to be restarted like 5 times!! :p). Val treated us to a bowl of mashed potato on getting in, and then it was bedtime for us! :)
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Life's a Beach???
Saturday, 5th April
Headed to the beach at Salinas (f**king beaches! Don't know what the fuss is all about!), just outside of Avilés to the north of Oviedo, with Helen, Kathy, Kate, Jerad, Michael, and Alissa. Certainly more what I think a beach should be, with its dunes and stuff. So we took a seat on the sand, and Michael put me in charge of his camera lol! I always get so bored sitting around, so off I went a wander, taking photos as I went! Quite nice (very Home and Away! :p), and then Kathy joined for a stroll the length of the beach!
The Dunes!!!
Very Home and Away, no?! :p
Beyond the beach...
Awww...
Off exploring! :)
David Hasselhof eat your heart out! :p
Don't drop her!!!
EXCELLENT photo!!!
Into the water they go! :p
Kathy got a little damp...!!!
Treated myself to an ice-lolly after a hard day on the beach! :p
Headed to the beach at Salinas (f**king beaches! Don't know what the fuss is all about!), just outside of Avilés to the north of Oviedo, with Helen, Kathy, Kate, Jerad, Michael, and Alissa. Certainly more what I think a beach should be, with its dunes and stuff. So we took a seat on the sand, and Michael put me in charge of his camera lol! I always get so bored sitting around, so off I went a wander, taking photos as I went! Quite nice (very Home and Away! :p), and then Kathy joined for a stroll the length of the beach!
On the beach at Salinas!
The Dunes!!!
Very Home and Away, no?! :p
Beyond the beach...
Awww...
Off exploring! :)
David Hasselhof eat your heart out! :p
Don't drop her!!!
EXCELLENT photo!!!
Into the water they go! :p
Kathy got a little damp...!!!
Treated myself to an ice-lolly after a hard day on the beach! :p
After all those exertions (!), Kathy came round to ours later on, and we watched El laberinto del fauno, which I'd already seen, but which is a great (but brutal!) film! Love the whole fairytale aspect! :) And then, seeing as no one else wanted to go out, it was a night in for me! :(
DISASTER!!!
Friday, 4th April
Seeing as it was a nice day, Helen, Kathy and I headed to Gijón and to the beach, where Cameron later joined us. Was pleasant enough...until SAND blew into my camera lens and totally f**ked it up!!! F**K!!!!!!!!! The lens wouldn't open completely and made this buzzing noise, and the image was just all blurry, so my poor little camera was BROKEN!!! ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Understand this people: my camera is an extension of my right arm, and I CANNOT do without it!! I ALWAYS have it, and I've hardly ever been so DEVASTATED in my life!!! :s My poor wee camera!!!!! :'(
Went to Kathy's later on that night, but I was so tired and despondent (and not just about my camera!) that I went home early. :(
Seeing as it was a nice day, Helen, Kathy and I headed to Gijón and to the beach, where Cameron later joined us. Was pleasant enough...until SAND blew into my camera lens and totally f**ked it up!!! F**K!!!!!!!!! The lens wouldn't open completely and made this buzzing noise, and the image was just all blurry, so my poor little camera was BROKEN!!! ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Understand this people: my camera is an extension of my right arm, and I CANNOT do without it!! I ALWAYS have it, and I've hardly ever been so DEVASTATED in my life!!! :s My poor wee camera!!!!! :'(
As you do...
Looking out to see: Kathy, Helen, and Kate
Windswept!!! Before my camera took ill...!!! :(
Looking out to see: Kathy, Helen, and Kate
Windswept!!! Before my camera took ill...!!! :(
Went to Kathy's later on that night, but I was so tired and despondent (and not just about my camera!) that I went home early. :(
Sun's Out!!!
Thursday, 3rd April
Was such a nice day that I skipped my one and only class, and off Helen, Kathy, and I went looking for ice-cream lol!! :p Got myself an ice-lolly, and then off we went and joined Burak, Dila, and Bengü (briefly!) at the uni café, Jerad, Michael and Alissa joining us for a bit too! :) So hot in the sun!!
Island paradise! :p
My my! THAT's a big 'un! :p
Burak and Bengü
Burak!!! :)
Headed out to La Más Barata with Helen, Cameron, and Kate later on that night, and then off to a few bars we went! Ended up in Morgana, and then at some Disco Inferno thing, where I had a dance to some good old 70s tunes till Helen and I headed home together!
Was such a nice day that I skipped my one and only class, and off Helen, Kathy, and I went looking for ice-cream lol!! :p Got myself an ice-lolly, and then off we went and joined Burak, Dila, and Bengü (briefly!) at the uni café, Jerad, Michael and Alissa joining us for a bit too! :) So hot in the sun!!
Island paradise! :p
My my! THAT's a big 'un! :p
Burak and Bengü
Burak!!! :)
Headed out to La Más Barata with Helen, Cameron, and Kate later on that night, and then off to a few bars we went! Ended up in Morgana, and then at some Disco Inferno thing, where I had a dance to some good old 70s tunes till Helen and I headed home together!
Chloe shakes her ass!!! :p
New Abode!!!
Wednesday, 2nd April
Moved all my stuff over to the new flat (took about 3 trips!), Valerie giving me a hand on the last stretch, and so here I am at Avenida de Pando, 25, 4a, Oviedo, España!!! :D Chloe and Cameron came over, and Val treated us to pasta in a sauce, with ham, mushrooms, and red peppers!! Helen, Val and I then whiled the night away looking at the world map on my wall lol!! Good fun, and a good start in my new home!! :)
Moved all my stuff over to the new flat (took about 3 trips!), Valerie giving me a hand on the last stretch, and so here I am at Avenida de Pando, 25, 4a, Oviedo, España!!! :D Chloe and Cameron came over, and Val treated us to pasta in a sauce, with ham, mushrooms, and red peppers!! Helen, Val and I then whiled the night away looking at the world map on my wall lol!! Good fun, and a good start in my new home!! :)
Chloe!!! :D
Cameron tackles the washing-up!!! :D
Cameron tackles the washing-up!!! :D
New Month...
Tuesday, 1st April
Went to see the landlady (Dolores) of the new flat, who said I could move in whenever I wanted, so tomorrow it is!! :D I then had a slice of tortilla with Val in the wee uni café, and it was back there later on to see Cameron before evening class (every week day for over a month! Nearly finished...!!!). It was then off to the Asturianu, and then to spend my last night in my old flat--Cameron spending it with me funnily enough seeing as he couldn't be bothered going home! :p
Went to see the landlady (Dolores) of the new flat, who said I could move in whenever I wanted, so tomorrow it is!! :D I then had a slice of tortilla with Val in the wee uni café, and it was back there later on to see Cameron before evening class (every week day for over a month! Nearly finished...!!!). It was then off to the Asturianu, and then to spend my last night in my old flat--Cameron spending it with me funnily enough seeing as he couldn't be bothered going home! :p
Cameron in the Asturianu
Helen, Kathy, and Cameron
Me!!! :D
Fun on the way home!!! :p
Helen, Kathy, and Cameron
Me!!! :D
Fun on the way home!!! :p
New Beginnings!
Monday, 31st March
Decided to take the room at Helen and Val's, but first I had to tell Esther...!!! Got up the courage to do it though, and she was fine about it! Very understanding, saying that I was here to make friends and experience life as an ERASMUS student and that if I wasn't completely happy where I was, I wasn't happy... Phew!! HATED the thought of offending her, but at the end of the day, I wasn't completely happy, so! :)
We then made our way to Burak's for a little film night! :) Good crowd of us, and we watched Closer...one of the weirdest pieces of shit I've ever seen! What the f**k was it about?! The point?! Oh well! At least I picked up some useful Spanish from it! (Me corro...Que te jodan...!!!). Had nibbles and a chat, and then I was homeward bound to spent one of my last night's at Avenida del Mar, 33, 7o DCHA!!!
Decided to take the room at Helen and Val's, but first I had to tell Esther...!!! Got up the courage to do it though, and she was fine about it! Very understanding, saying that I was here to make friends and experience life as an ERASMUS student and that if I wasn't completely happy where I was, I wasn't happy... Phew!! HATED the thought of offending her, but at the end of the day, I wasn't completely happy, so! :)
We then made our way to Burak's for a little film night! :) Good crowd of us, and we watched Closer...one of the weirdest pieces of shit I've ever seen! What the f**k was it about?! The point?! Oh well! At least I picked up some useful Spanish from it! (Me corro...Que te jodan...!!!). Had nibbles and a chat, and then I was homeward bound to spent one of my last night's at Avenida del Mar, 33, 7o DCHA!!!
Kate steals my style! :p
Val doing her best homeless (corpse?!) impression!!! :p
Val doing her best homeless (corpse?!) impression!!! :p
Michael and Kate
Oh Alissa!! :p
Oh Alissa!! :p
Moving on up??
Sunday, 30th March
Helen, Kathy, Cameron, and I went out for the very Spanish chocolate y churros (i.e. hot chocolate, and long, thin FATTENING Spanish doughnuts!), apparently the perfect way to end a night on the tiles...Sounds like one of the worst to me!! :s I then (on a whim!) popped over to Helen's to get a look at her spare room 'cos I wanted to move out of where I was!! As I said RIGHT at the beginning, I had such qualms about living with a middle-aged woman (no offence to them!), and I had no problems there: could do what I wanted, but 1) I felt sooo far away from everyone else and 2) I was always alone!!! So I saw the room: smaller than the one I was in, but it had lots of storage space, and I don't take up that much room! Plus I'd've have Helen and Val for company (gonna speak shit-loads of Spanish! :p), so it got me thinking...!!!
Clocks Go Forward! :)
Saturday, 29th March
Had spent the night at Cameron's ('cos I just didn't wanna go home!), and I met Jerad in the afternoon to go to Parque de Invierno, a large park to the south of Oviedo. Nice place, but not a park in the formal, laid-out sense: more like a big field! Anyway, had ice-cream, chocolates, and biscuits, and we enjoyed the sunshine! :)
Headed to Kathy's later on that night to watch a film! Wanted to rent Stardust, but the rental store was all out, so we got Beauty and the Beast instead!!! :D Hadn't seen that film IN YEARS, so I was delighted lol!! :p So me, Kathy, Helen, Cameron, Kate, and Andrew settled down to watch it, munching on pizza and marshmallows, and then the three chicos (i.e. me, Cameron, and Andrew) left at around midnight, heading to the Asturianu for a bit! :)
Had spent the night at Cameron's ('cos I just didn't wanna go home!), and I met Jerad in the afternoon to go to Parque de Invierno, a large park to the south of Oviedo. Nice place, but not a park in the formal, laid-out sense: more like a big field! Anyway, had ice-cream, chocolates, and biscuits, and we enjoyed the sunshine! :)
Jerad enjoys the sunshine!
Headed to Kathy's later on that night to watch a film! Wanted to rent Stardust, but the rental store was all out, so we got Beauty and the Beast instead!!! :D Hadn't seen that film IN YEARS, so I was delighted lol!! :p So me, Kathy, Helen, Cameron, Kate, and Andrew settled down to watch it, munching on pizza and marshmallows, and then the three chicos (i.e. me, Cameron, and Andrew) left at around midnight, heading to the Asturianu for a bit! :)
Me and Andrew in the Asturianu
Val and Cameron!!!
Val and Cameron!!!
Friday Night!
Friday, 28th March
Headed to La Tagliatella for pizza with Jerad, went to Café Titanic for a little bit, and then it was off to Dila and Bengü's, for cake and conversation! :p
Alissa shakes her ass! :p
Me and Alissa! :)
Learning Turkish the fun way! :p
Meeting outside the Cathedral!
Me and Kathy 'dancing with the gays'!
After that, we met Cameron and Kate at the Cathedral, and then it was off to Santa Sebe, Oviedo's gay club lol! Wasn't much to be honest: not much of a crowd, and the music was kind of crappy, but I danced regardless, thinking we'd no doubt be back lol!! :p
Headed to La Tagliatella for pizza with Jerad, went to Café Titanic for a little bit, and then it was off to Dila and Bengü's, for cake and conversation! :p
Dila, Burak, me, Jerad, Kathy, and Helen
Alissa shakes her ass! :p
Me and Alissa! :)
Learning Turkish the fun way! :p
Meeting outside the Cathedral!
Me and Kathy 'dancing with the gays'!
Day of Firsts! :p
Thursday, 27th March
Had lunch with Cameron, Chloe and Val in the Café Milan--near campus--where I'd never been before (nyah!), and then off some of us went later on to Morgana bar to try our hand at salsa dancing lol! Quite confusing, but I was catching on, and it was good fun!! :p Also tried out hip-hop lessons with Kate, and that I WAS (surprisingly! :p) better at!! :p
It was then on to Funky Room, which was decidedly NOT to my taste: very 'ghetto'...and the music was shit!! :p
Had lunch with Cameron, Chloe and Val in the Café Milan--near campus--where I'd never been before (nyah!), and then off some of us went later on to Morgana bar to try our hand at salsa dancing lol! Quite confusing, but I was catching on, and it was good fun!! :p Also tried out hip-hop lessons with Kate, and that I WAS (surprisingly! :p) better at!! :p
Mari shows us how it's done! :p
Kate, Jerad, and Alissa
Some of the dancers give us a treat! :p
Kate, Jerad, and Alissa
Some of the dancers give us a treat! :p
It was then on to Funky Room, which was decidedly NOT to my taste: very 'ghetto'...and the music was shit!! :p
Jerad having fun in Funky!
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