Celebrate the 23rd National Rand Day!

 It’s my birthday today! I’m 23 which is getting a little too close to mid-twenties for my liking! It’s such a weird age to be. I don’t really feel that old although Uni was so long ago I guess I do feel like I’m a 23-year-old! Oddness. Unfortunately I’m in work and although I won’t get to open my cards and presents until I get home (James has been collecting them when the post’s arrived and hiding them!), I have had some things so far. Most notably a big box of Roses and a Borders voucher from everyone at work which was really nice. My boss managed to sneakily hoard them all in my little office while I wasn’t there and I got quite embarrassed :s Sarah has also said to me that since I’ve ‘had such a shit birthday’ that me, her and Eleanor go out for drinks on Friday afternoon. Apparently, since the OfSTED inspectors will have gone by mid-Friday after we get back from the pub we’ll just spend the rest of the afternoon celebrating! So that’ll be good. Speaking of OfSTED, I was in the staff room yesterday laughing with Kate. Teaching observations are happening at the moment and teachers kept coming into the staff room saying, ‘Have you been done yet?’ and ‘How was it for you?’. Hehe. It’s like some kind of secret code.

Also, thank you for all the texts and LJ/Facebook messages. It’s made me feel really good considering how few of my friends live near me :D God bless the internet. I’m not sure what I’m up to tonight because it’s a surprise but I assume James is taking me for a meal. Hmmm, we shall see.

 

In other news, I’ve heard back from Margaret, my old library boss who has agreed to supply my reference for my MSc application. I was also quite productive yesterday and compared my course to others, just because I was terrified that the one I’m applying for would be too technical. I compared it to the Sheffield librarianship one and they’re pretty similar really. My Information Studies course does has a digital world (?) module which wouldn’t match up to a module on the Sheffield course but that might be quite beneficial really. So yes, once I get my reference I’m going to fill the rest of the form in and go for it! It’s exciting!

 

Not much else to say really. Amanda’s birthday was on Sunday and she’s bought cake in so she’s insisted I have some of that so at least I’ve been having cake on my birthday!