Clearing survival
Phew! Well, I’m still here - I’ve survived two days of clearing hotline meyhem and two full-on uni open days back-to-back. Bloomin’ hard work mind, I’m exhausted. The hotlines were busy and the clearing applicants generally had pretty good qualifications - you have to wonder how come they’re roaming around without a place at uni already. We’ve had a lot of engineering enquiries which is a bit of a surprise - maybe they’ve suddenly realised that there are money and jobs to be had.
The open days went really well, apart from the downpour from the heavens yesterday. There was a cheerful sort of an atmosphere, which is great, especially when the weather is horrible - folk tend to get a bit tetchy when it’s raining. The new caterers seem to have coped with the butty making, and considering campus is a building site at the moment there were no real problems. Everyone pitched in and poor Keith was roped into acting as the master of ceremonies (which has always been my job in the past). I’m really glad they didn’t ever make me wear the red don’s gown they inflicted upon him - I’d have refused to do it I reckon. Still, it made him very easy to spot in the crowd.
What’s weird is that the open days haven’t flattened me like they normally do - I don’t ache all over. Usually I feel rather like truck has hit me and I have to go to bed and have a little sleep. I suppose it’s probably because I’ve just come back from holiday where we did lots of walking and I’m comparitively fit at the moment. It won’t last.
I just have to survive the next few days now - I get to rest on Thursday - I’m really looking forward to it.