Q

Yes, I know, all you final years got yours already and of course they are much more important, but I’ve gotta inform the world of this little set:

So, better than expected really! Weighted average for the semester is 67.5, for the year is 70.08. You’ll notice that the coursework-heavy modules are the ones I did worst in… I wonder if people will ever realise that I’m actually only good at exams, regardless of subject. Ah well. Lets hope I can get a first on my 60 credit many thousands of words dissertation on a subject yet to be chosen.

I have a new car. I didn’t want to jinx anything by posting before I actually had it home, but my dad has bought me (along with the trade-in value of my old car) a shiny blue VW Polo. There’s all the specs necessary for the girls among you, then. For the rest of you, it’s an SE FSI 1.4, 03-reg, 5-door, 86 PS version which makes me feel like I’m learning to drive all over again:

It accelerates better, the brakes respond *much* faster and stronger, all the minor controls are electric and some are in strange places (I haven’t even *found* the one for moving the mirrors, or for opening the petrol cap, yet!), the front is shorter, the back is flatter, the car is wider, the seat position is higher, the rear window is smaller, and the engine is much quieter, than my old Fiesta.

It’s actually a lot easier to park, but driving it has so far been scary because I’m not yet quite sure what effect the pedals are going to have, resulting in me driving very cautiously round town and still nearly hitting the little council cleaningmobile. I’ll take it out for a run sometime and get properly used to it. This is only the third car I’ll have regularly driven and I had the Fiesta for 5 years, so it’s going to take a bit of getting used to. At least it’s clean and mould-free, that’s quite nice. Thanks again, Dad!

Interestingly when I updated my insurance details I expected to be hit with around a £50 greater premium for the year. Instead, I am due a £4 refund! It must be because it’s newer, or something. Any ideas?

In other news, I registered my phone with Vodafone, and I was impressed that the automated voice could recognise some of the Welsher parts of my address, but disappointed that I had to spell ‘Q’ several times, before it finally gave up and said it would record it for the records, by which point I was finding it hysterically funny to keep ’saying the name, and then spelling it letter by letter’ as asked, not least because Suzana and Pete in my office were laughing at me in the background. I ended up providing a recording of ‘hehehehe… “Q”, “Q”hahahaheheheh… sorry.’ I hope that’ll do.