It’s only a matter of weeks – several days – before I’m done with uni.  Honestly, I’m disappointed with how the last project ran.  I should have taken more control over the timing of my work and was willing to do whatever it took to get my collection finished before assessment.  Ultimately I failed to do so and leave myself in a situation where my final result could leave me disheartened.  I know results aren’t the end all, be all but I feel as if I owe it to myself – I feel as though I have something to prove to myself.

With that said, it’s onwards and upwards.  I’m going to get a couple of the rings’ components redone¹ and laser weld the parts together before the starts of the Graduates’ Exhibition.

It will be that mark of something though.  University has been an experience, well, you would think I experienced at least one thing having spent 5 years there.   I probably would be in the situation (with a degree) if it weren’t for my cousin or work colleagues so I’m glad they gave me that little push I needed.  I never thought I’d find “it”; the job that would lead to a career I now desire but it’s happened.

I won’t get to graduate until next year in February but I very much look forward to what the future has in stall for me.

Congratulations to those who have made  it to the end of university and all the best in the future.  I will certainly let you know how mine goes.  I’ll either bore you with it here or on my more professional jeweller’s blog.

1. The sublimation and laser cutting. [↩]

You know uni’s been an exciting day when fellow classmates stare outside the window to see a member of staff attempted to reverse out of in between two cars and, somewhat, failing.

It started as a three member spectator viewing but gradually, with chuckles, the audience grew. I’ll tell you that this guy would make us Asian woman drivers rank amongst the best worldwide.

As he was doing his umpteenth point turn commentary started leaving the lips of the few watching.  Not only was this guy taking an age to reverse out quite a gap but he’d turn his car into the exact same position he found himself in at the beginning of the predicament.  Not only that though, when he eventually managed to put himself in a reversing position, he hit another staff member’s wing mirror.  You could hear the shock and see hand-to-mouth emotions.  That and a few mild criticism of said driver’s lack of vision.  To top it off it could have reversed into the gate and even though all that was needed was a straight reverse his wing mirrors could have fallen foul of the gate.

I’ll stress that no other cars were harmed in the process and the gate didn’t even feel a scrape.

FYI: no. of point turn – 21-odd.  The counter amoungst us lost count when people blocked her view¹.

1. I think a many drivers would have done it in just under 6. [↩]

Does anyone else get this?

I don’t normally get the croak.  Just when I’m making a phone call, particularly an important  one…  It happened all three times today when I was calling about the progress on the components for my rings.  It was a little embarrassing but really inconvenient  as I was less understandable than usual¹.

Oh well, at least things are rolling nicely on the jewellery making front.   Also, it could have been worse…my Smeagol voice could have made a reappearance.

1. I say “less understandable” but I’m generally incoherent when I’m trying to explain something. >< [↩]