summer solstice

A trio of photos that have nothing to do with today, save from the sunshine:
1. Beautiful Lyd sporting her edgy hat on the punt
2. I made a friend at Madingley Hall
3. A Dorrington's custard tart from our first project trip to Cherry Hinton (you can order your multiseed online dontcha know)

I was a summer-born baby so the solstice is always my lucky day. This year did not disprove. Among a whole host of other things (including buying matching dresses for graduation with Riri, I swear we're 8-year-olds trapped in 22-year-old bodies) I clinched my 2:1 for my 2nd degree today. YESMEGS. Feeling giddy for leaving this place now. It's been long enough.

Also I've been a jennamarbs fan for a few years now (she is hilarious, you can't persuade me otherwise), and I loved her last video. It convinced me I'm not just wandering aimlessly through the end of a dodgy arts degree for no reason. My cousin(-to-be) Ker also shared some thoughts recently which resonated me in a similar way. Worth the reads/watches. Ciao.

lords

So much to update on but I won't do it chronologically. I'll start with today; a spontaneous trip to Lord's cricket ground to see the Varsity match with Charlie. I have never in my life watched cricket before. And I'm a fan. Scorching sunshine; looking up from my book occasionally; gorgeous pavilion seats; gloriously dressed old men; a buzz of well-to-do chat; I don't see nothing wrong. I've only just discovered Lorelai at May Balls recently - enjoying them tonight going through my photos on my bed by candlelight. I'm so indulgent these days. Mexico - 15 days. NOT READY.

fog - a phone dump

beautiful mini latte at urban shed (cafe where the sandwiches are so good, you leave your body, go to heaven, and look down on yourself eating them) and kevincat from a trip home last weekend.

after a familiar stomp around an over-visited club the other night i was welcomed by this fog on my walk home. it was beautiful. and in my stupor i decided to walk right through it and pretend i was in a dramatic dry-ice movie scene, only to be met head on by a midsummer common cow. i fled the scene.

traffic droid

So we get to babysit a mini camcorder courtesy of the business school to film our final project presentation tomorrow. Testing it out I managed to catch a lovely minute and a half of Rian (my brand new friend this year, off of management course).

the state of today

Not to boast but I'm having an absolutely glorious day. I think people should be able to declare when they're having such a spiffing day anyway without it being a boast. I didn't quite make it into town to do some reading and flopped on Jesus Green for a snooze after my late lie-in. Look at the state of the sky and the weather. Absolutely ridiculous. It's tough waiting for your friends to finish their exams. (In real life it's actually pretty lonely PLEASE FINISH QUICK). I peeled myself off the green after a while and I've wondered into town to do some reading on music festivals for my class project. I can probably only manage a solid 30mins of that before the coffee shop closes and I return home to do more of nothing and then bumble along to a beer festival on the green tonight for some 'research'. You won't be envying me in 2 weeks time, it'll be project hand-in and stress levels will be back up at their usual acceptable level for Cambridge. But for now it's nice to take it easy while we wait for our project data to trickle in. Trickle. I need a wee now.

yeah

be you

This is all the women in my family / friendship group. LET ME PHOTOGRAPH YOU. Happy Mothers' Day.

Peanut butter and red pear, who would have known. Also definitely go to Pieminister if there's one near you - my Lauren took me to the one in the Northern Quarter (MCR) on Thursday for a double-pie sesh. I had the 'Moo&Blue' (=steak&stilton) and the Lemon Meringue. Foodgasms all over. Such good instagramming. Shut up Meg.