Part-time Bum

I never knew I would say this but..

I actually miss uni.

Alright, alright, maybe not the deadlines, the stress or the fragile state after being torn to shreds by the tutors.

But I do miss my friends, the atmosphere in the studio, the routine, the Bagelman Bagels from the shop, chocolate coated raisins and the vending machine diet 

I suppose it's one of those things that we human beings are just conditioned to have: selective memory that helps us cherish the good times and then a big block of amnesia to help with the rest of the unpleasant ones.

After 16 years of back to back schooling, college and university life,

I thought in a singsong voice, Finallyyyyyyyyyy, a break!

Thrilling. At first. But summer love has come and gone and 

it suddenly feels very strange to be a part-time bum.

It's not like an extended summer holiday at all when the friends who are still Brighton-based have gone back to the life based around university deadlines. It feels weird being in bed while listening to my housemate tread around the house for a morning coffee.. it feels like I'm skiving altogether.

It feels weird no longer coming home to moan about the project brief and having 

"sooooooooo much work to dooooo."

 It feels weird not seeing anyone but people at work right now.

I went to uni two days ago to pick up my portfolios and the sense of 

belonging was no longer there. Things have been seriously moved around;

faces have changed.

The studio that I was practically making a nest in for the past 3 years is no longer 

a familiar territory. In many ways it's a shame that two-thirds of the class of 2011 did not all graduate at the same time due to the marking blunder. We never really got to part ways properly. 

I suppose there is nothing that can be done but to move on with life.

In other words, 

Give me a job now, please!

 Council taxes are wiping their notices in my face and since I am no longer a walking discount card, 

student life will be sorely missed.

But I have big plans cooking in the oven and 

I am ready to make the most of this new phase in my life. :)