After the rush, panic and stress of March, a week at home has been greatly enjoyed. My room is still a mess with draft essays, bits of speeches, bank statements and library books strew about the place. That tends to happen when I’m ultra-focussed on work (or should that be ultra-panicked by work)? I really …read more
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Rest and Reflection
By Blake on April 7, 2013 in Clubs and societies, Course, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
Blake’s View: It’s Not What You Know
By Blake on March 24, 2013 in Blake's View, Clubs and societies, Course, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, Sport, Travels
They say it’s not what you know in life, but who you know. It might seem strangely ironic coming from a University student, but the greatest thing I’ve learned so far is the truth of this statement! Reading Richard’s recent post ‘Friends will be Friends’ really got me thinking. You see, like my fellow blogger, …read more
Blake’s View: New Friends in Old Photographs
By Blake on March 9, 2013 in Blake's View, Clubs and societies, Course, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
I’ve been studying Japanese since I started my degree. In the first year I took it as an optional unit, and this year I’m studying for credit. I remember last year, about February time, I was quite stressed out. Exams and essay deadlines were looming. It isn’t much different this year. There’s loads to do! …read more
Day Tripper
Saturday morning arrived, and I found myself on the train to London to meet with friends. An exciting, Japanese-themed day out lay ahead of us. Once I had met my comrades, we were straight on the Underground to see a LOLcats art exhibition (take a look at this link to get an impression of what …read more
Snow Day!
I got up at 6.30am this morning, not because of my anticipation of snow, but because today I was going to start working in some local school projects I am involved in with the University. At 7am I groggily peered out into the darkness of a winter morning, and continued on autopilot to get myself …read more
Merry Christmas 2012
By Blake on December 23, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Free time, Island Experience, Nightlife, The city
Congratulations! I’m pleased to report that we survived the apocalypse of 21 December 2012. I was grabbing some last minute Christmas presents in Commercial Road when doomsday failed to occur. A brass band was playing some festive tunes and there was a cheerful atmosphere around the town centre – but I still took a glance …read more
It’s Christmas!
December again, and who knew it. A Christmas tree has appeared in Park Building, and an even larger one in the Guildhall. I even saw an evening carol service there the other night. It really got me into the festive mood! My weekend was spent pulling boxes of decorations from isolated attic cupboards, and this …read more
Obama and Brazil – Progressing Through the Second Year
I am pleased that Mr Obama was successfully re-elected as the President of the United States of America for a second (and final) term. My prediction was correct, and I look forward to his future policies and actions as the President. For those interested in the Americas more generally, you can catch Michael Palin’s journey …read more
I’m On The Air!
At Freshers Fayre this year I joined up with Pure FM, the University’s student radio station. Live broadcasts started this week, and I have been given my own regular show! You’ll be able to catch my programme, Blakey’s ShakeUp, from 8-10pm every Wednesday. I’ll play a range of music with commentary and a bit of …read more
Dark, Cold Nights
By Blake on October 2, 2012 in Clubs and societies, Course, Island Experience, Music, Nightlife, The city
Back in July I reminisced about a rainy afternoon spent down the pub with a friend. I wasn’t expecting that three months later I’d be at my laptop once again writing about the rain… but here we are! Fortunately we had some great weather for Fresher’s Fayre but since then it’s been wet, cold, blowy …read more
About Blake
Hi, I'm Blake! I'm in my Second Year of American Studies. Read this blog to find out more about me and life as a University student in Portsmouth.