Saturday in the sun

FINALLY... a day off from my academic obligations where the sun is shining!  I was a beautiful day in Dunedin, with many interesting things to be apart of.  Deciding against participating in the campus wide keg party that started at 10am (and I'm so NOT kidding), we headed away from the craziness to the Octagon.  Today locals celebrated the anniversary of finding gold in Dunedin.  I assume this is a big deal, because many were decked out in their finest  1861 duds.  It was actually pretty cool...

No festival is complete without the clergy!

Horse and buggy ride anyone?  I didn't get a pic of the riders, but my favorite was a kid dressed up like superman.  I totally get it...superman was critical in the discovery of gold here in NZ!

So, these festivals are fun and all...but I'd still rather be doing this...  

I never could resist a good play ground.  Mark assures me that this is intended for 8 year-olds that don't have to worry about their behinds dragging on the ground.  Surely not!

The best part about this weekend was Alana.  She's a friend from home (HP not Bama), who's backpacking her way around the South Island for a few months before she starts college.  Such a cool girl doing such a wonderfully brave thing.

Not so Poetic Justice

I survived another week of school!!  I know that sounds like, "ok, no big deal"...but for real...BIG DEAL!  It was another week filled with lectures and marathon library sessions.  But, this week (unlike the previous one), I actually made some progress.  As a reward I promised myself (and my poor husband) that I wouldn't touch my books until Sunday.  We were going to go out have have fun!  So yea... the weather was a drizzly disappointment.  And then OF COURSE on Sunday it was fantastic!  Bright, sunny, and warm.  This would be the torturous view from my desk at the library...

And this kid is SO doing what I want to be doing!!!

Shortly after I was off to a study session where the average age of the people (not including myself) was 18!  It was interesting to say the least.  We maybe got more chatting done about non-Physics related things.  You know...like the differences between Uni and secondary school (I forget what they call it).  One kid looked at me organizing my folder and was like...,"Do you have one of those for each class?".  I thought it was a trick question!  How OLD are these kids again?!?  It was hysterical!  I lugged my stuff home shaking my head , laughing the whole way.  Which leads me to my last comment before I have to leave to go to the infamous Physics lecture.  Some of you know I have a small issue with fitness as a means for stress relief.  This is why I workout...

Please note the metric system.  That would be 10.4 kg...almost 23 pounds.  Those are my books.  EW!  My bag is a deadly weapon.  If I could lift it far enough to swing it...I could do some real damage!  Ok now I'm going to be late to Physics. 

I Survived!

This is what I said to Mark when I walked in the door Friday evening after my last class.  And I just barely survived!  After my first week of attending New Zealand's finest higher education, I can say with all honesty...WOW!  These people are for real...and impressive.  The only photo I have from this week is this: 

This would be me laying in the grass looking at the sky thinking about the net velocity of a car rolling down a 15 degree hill with a 5000N frictional force while throwing a cricket ball at my head.  Yea...that tree didn't know the answer either, but at least it was pretty to look at (which is more than I can say for myself after 3 late nights of Physics).  Whose idea was it to go back to school again?  They are fired from all future decision making!  Have a great weekend...I'll post photos of the library, which is where I'll be this weekend.