Past Bedtime

I finished my last exam for the week earlier today ( 3 down, 7 to go ) so I figured I'd take some time out for a quick update.

Friday

Went to work. Went home. Went out and got very, very drunk at Jude's Chemistry Department Fundraiser. Had dodgy potjie. Went to sleep.



Saturday

We'd been dreading this day for some time, but it had to happen eventually. The Engagement Party. My mother has been flapping over this for weeks - Choosing menu options. Making arrangements so that all 5 parents could be there ( no mean feat I might add ). Trying to convince me to let someone make a speech ( NO! )
All in all, it went well. Food was good. Yummy cheesecake. And almost all my cousins were there - Raewyn sent her regrets from Dublin that she couldn't make it ( I'll forgive her - this time ). My dad came down from Pretoria, which was great. We even got presents! Neatest gift: We got one of those brulee sets with the itty-bitty flame thrower thing.
My aunt, who does digital scrapbooking, even made a page for us. See it here.



Afterwards we drove Darius' mum to Durban and drove back just in time for....

ALL NIGHT MOVIE MARATHON!

We had a quick bite to eat at Milky Lane ( savoury waffles - yum! ) and then went up to the movies. They gave us a free lanyard and a couple of cans of Power Play energy drink - it tastes like oranges - really, really sweet oranges.

We saw:

She's the Man. (10pm-12am) Best bit: The tarantula.
Little Man.(12:15am-2:15am) Best bit: "God gives us a precious gift, but sometimes he has to wrap it in a hurry"
Imagine Me and You.(2:30am-4:30am) Best bit: "Not that there is any sex. Those men are so old it would be like playing snooker with a rope."
The Covenant. (4:45am-6:45am) Best bit: Nothing really, concept was good but very poorly executed. D for effort.
The Guardian. (7am-9am) Best bit: Impossible to choose. Movie rocked. Go see it. Now.

Overall a really fun evening. Best line from one of the staff while giving out prizes: "In the spirit of affirmative action, I'm gonna give it to the white guy..."



After the marathon, D and I went off to the mall to have breakfast and do some shopping. When did we finally get to bed? 1pm Sunday. That's 31 hours without sleep. Needless to say we slept all of Sunday afternoon.

So far this week it's been mainly exam writing and craming. Looks set to continue into mid-November, so I don't think I'll have much news for a while.