The Ironing
November 5, 2013
It sounds like a bad horror movie title and perhaps that is a good way to describe the events that unfolded last Monday. On that hideously cold, I still can’t get over how cold it was, fateful night, the ‘Ironing’ happened. Let me recount to you, in centralised italics what happened. So sit back and carry on reading. …
A few first times
October 29, 2013
On the basis of the saying, “If you don’t have anything good (nice) to say, don’t say anything” last week was a blogless week. Instead I aim to bring you a bumper bonanza blog with another saying as the theme “there’s a first time for everything”. It is not the first time I have missed a blog …
From Halls to Houses
October 15, 2013
Year on year a mass migration comparative only to the wildebeest trekking through the East African plains occurs. The migration being students leaving halls and moving into rented accommodation. I myself went on this migration this year going from Newark, Jubilee to Lenton, The Big Wide World. In real terms it’s just a small walk but …
Oliver Steels and The Phantom Keys
October 8, 2013
There are a hundred and one important things I could talk about in this blog. About the transition from living in halls to living in a house, about my ambitions and plans for this year and about my first committee event and about Returners’ Week in general but there is a mystery afoot and one I …
Back to University
September 15, 2013
Shopping, Summer and the Future I’m not a big fan of shopping. Standard boy attitude. I drag my feet around, grumble if something extra appears on the list and so after a long summer putting it off I’ve finally had to start getting some essentials in and as quickly as I could I ended up …
Another month ‘sails’ past
August 30, 2013
It’s been a while and golly gosh so much has happened… Is what I’d love to say. I’ve spent my summer in England mainly at home or work and so stories worth talking about are a little difficult to come by hence the lateness of this post. However, I’ve managed to get out and do …
University Blues
July 21, 2013
It’s all quiet on the home front. Well of course there is always something to do but after weeks of counting down til the end of term I’m already counting down til the start of the next term. Since being home I’ve caught up with friends but being stranded in the Shire without a car …
Farewell
June 23, 2013
There are according to a thesaurus I just found 12 common variants of the word Goodbye, including swan song, ‘Ollie Steels’ swan song blog’ might be a bit too dramatic but it has a good ring to it. Luckily for me it’s not going to be my swan song nor godspeed or goodbye. It’s farewell …
and here I stand
June 16, 2013
Virtually alone in the rooms of Newark Hall. The place that was buzzing with excitement and anticipation, the place where it all started 9 months ago. I’m 1 of 3 people left on my corridor. It’s certainly a strange feeling this period of limbo I find myself in. It’s like I’m just waiting for the summer …
The Last Tales of a Fresher
June 9, 2013
13 days til the end. Til no matter how much I won’t want to I will have to leave Nottingham for the summer. The University summer is a long and arguably deserved one. Many of us will be pursuing jobs to fund the cheeky takeaways and impromptu night outs in the next year, some will …
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