h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Been at uni about 7 weeks now. It's an easy life

The workload is pretty light. Only the occasional German homework, and 25 programming tasks to be done by the end of the year, which I've already finished. Also three assignments, one of which is done, and (the worst part) a written report to be done by 2 weeks from now.

The worst aspect of academic life at the moment is probably the lectures for "Professional Issues and Software Engineering", by a lecturer who seems like he doesn't know what he's talking about and doesn't really like doing lectures. It's as if the whole module was just tacked on to give it BCS accreditation.

Outside of work, I'm spending almost all of my time on campus. It costs £1.90 to go to town by bus, which is a bit of a drag. It's cheaper by taxi if you can fill it. I eat in the refectory most days; the food there is of uniform quality, i.e. below average, lukewarm and overpriced. I'd cook my own food, but a) I can't be bothered to go shopping (see above) and b) I have to find something I can cook in the microwave. We've got no ovens, and hobs only every other floor (and not our floor).

I only eat twice a day, breakfast and dinner, in an attempt to reduce expenditure - no biggie, since I'm not really active enough to need lunch.

I go out once or twice a week, usually on a Monday to the Orange House (a pub with (rather crappy) pool tables), then to Flares (a 70s theme nightclub). Wednesday was karaoke night three times but seems to have disappeared now.

I've been to Time only once since Fresher's Week, for the Freshers Ball. It had a 'school disco' theme, so everyone bought clothes that looked vaguely like a school uniform, i.e. trousers/skirt, shirt/blouse and tie. I'd have worn my actual school uniform, but I didn't have it with me and it wouldn't have fitted anyway. It was good fun.

Well, my first lecture tomorrow is at 10am and it's now nearly 2am, so I have to get to bed