In which exams end

Hey, it's Wednesday morning, and I'm done. My mother wrote in an email that this is the first time since I was four that I haven't been part of an educational establishment, but really I don't consider my obligations to the university discharged until I've handed in all my library books. Which is why I'm going to the library today to get out some more stuff.

The Victorian exam was okay, although I was nervous about it beforehand, mostly because it started at nine and I kept thinking I was going to oversleep. I didn't, and I was able to write both of my prepared essays (yes, I prepared the exact number of essays I needed: living on the edge), though one of those only by stretching the term "domestic interior" quite a bit. I hope they'll be understanding. Did the detailed commentary/historical knowledge bit last, and showed reasonable historical knowledge but no detailed commentary whatsoever. Had no use for either the Contagious Diseases Act or the finding of the first archaeopteryx fossil, sadly.

Afterwards I met Vicky, Iona and Reece, the latter wearing bermuda shorts, in Reece's room, and went to lunch at Indigos with Iona. Went celebratory shopping ( I got new sandals at Faith), had rumtinis in the kitchen, and in keeping with the rum theme went to see the third Pirates of the Caribbean. Annoyingly, it suffered even more than the other two from having about six plotlines too many, and halfway through I realised that Orlando Bloom with his tunic-type shirt and necklaces really reminded me of a German backpacker. Also, much like the second one, it started out very atmospheric and moody and full of nice simple visuals, and then it all got sort of lost in a riot of fish slime. (Towards the end I started feeling really sympathetic towards the navy because their boats and uniforms were so shiny and not covered in fish slime.) There were parts I really liked, though, and altogether it was an extremely satisfying thing to watch right after exams, particularly because we also had Cookie Dough ice cream.

I think I'll go for a run now.