A fair few things have changed and at the same time not all that much has. I graduate in around three weeks, maybe less, and I got a 2:1 in my degree which I'm super proud of. I've just started my MA, which makes me chuckle often when I think about how much I complain about University and how much I swore I never wanted to write another essay ever again.
Between finishing my degree in May and starting my MA now I've been quite busy. For the first time in my life I have had an actual proper job and it was much less terrifying than I thought it would be. Throughout my entire life the prospect of working in an actual place of employment has filled me with a feeling that I can't even describe. My problem wasn't that I didn't want to work, it was just the awkwardness/working in boring jobs that filled me with terror. However for half a year I have been working and both of the jobs I have had during that time have been anything but scary. I have found that you have to grow a different type of thick skin in the work environment, but that once you have it you feel a real sense of accomplishment that's so different from the feelings that you've ever gained from education. Its a scary transition but not a wholly unpleasant one, and I can honestly say that I have grown so much and become so much more of an actual real life proper adult! (sort of) And now I am going back to University, and I'm working part time and I'm still blundering rather than sailing through life.
This past weekend Aisha and I made another Mars pilgrimage, the last one was to Switzerland which I made a post about at the time. I think I covered in that post how much Mars means to those who get it and so I'm not going to go into that whole soppy area again. However I will share a few photos and I just want to say that 30 Seconds to Mars are the best band in the whole world (in my humble opinion) and that no live show compares to theirs.
Anyway we flew to Madrid and did some sightseeing. We went into the palace which is absolutely MASSIVE, and really pretty and had a neb around there. We wondered around all over the place and discovered an entirely new, very beautiful city. It was so nice to spend time with Aisha and just chill out, it seems like forever since we did something like that and it was so much fun. On the first night we hunted down a McDonalds because it was so late, and even the memory of us trying to order food in a Spanish McDonalds makes me laugh. Literally I don't think I've ever laughed more. The concert was in a place called Getafe at a festival called Neox Rocks. I really enjoyed the festival, even though it was really small it was so hot and sunny and there was such good food and Mars were so amazing. I sang so much and danced so hard I thought several times I was going to collapse. Seeing Jared with his pink hair and white cape is always a treat, and just the sight of Tomo makes me so happy, he's such a cool cat. Shannon not being well enough to be there is a bummer, I feel so bad for the guy right now, but the show was just as amazing as it always is. If I could go to a Mars show every single night for the rest of my life I don't think I'd ever get fed up of it.
Madrid is such a nice city, there is such a chilled out atmosphere and the fact that people just hang out at night time is such a nice difference from the UK. Its so warm at night and so busy and well lit that you never feel uneasy or unsafe. Its so pretty and there is such a mixture of old and new buildings and everywhere is lined with trees. The parks are so beautiful, the type of park you could literally spend all day in by yourself and not feel like a lunatic or bored. Even though I love this time of year in England and I'm excited about my MA, I wish I'd been able to just stay on holiday there for like a year or something! Its trips like that that make me wish I could be travelling right now.
I filtered the shit out of those photos. Also Brenda is my alias in Madrid. Also words can't even express how much I thank god every day that Aisha is ma galdem. Literally like why am I so lucky to have found one of those one in a million friends?
It seems almost too predictable that the first post I would write after so many months would be about a trip to see Mars but to me that's a worthy post! I've been obsessed with several hundred things as per usual of course. But right now when I'm trying to think of them I can't... I'll get back to you on that one.
Ta ta for now home skillets! Peace and love dudes. x
P.s. I'm in love with all three of Aisha's cats and one day I'm going to sneak into her house and steal them for a week.
P.p.s. 'JUMP MOTHERFUCKER'
P.p.p.s My dream playlist
