Year 2 beckons

It's almost time to stop writing about 'what I did in my holidays' (although, just like school, I do have to do a presentation on that very subject) because it's nearly october, so it must be time to go back to Ridley!

However, the Back To School sales finished long ago. Because it's nearly Christmas. I will never get used to these Cambridge micro-terms. Mad. And traditional. Harder to change than the Church of England.

Over the last few weeks we've been meeting the first years who have been drifting into Cambridge and turning up to various social events. At first I found it hard to answer the question "What year are you in?", as I still felt like a first year. But as I've now answered the question enough times, or others have answered it for me, I can confidently say that I'm a second year. And that means it's also my final year.

I've looked at my course options and confirmed that they're not really options, in that having had no prior theological education I have to take the core modules, the plain vanilla option for the course. I do get a choice of which term I study the Old Testament in, and I do want to do one extra course which everybody recommends. The only question remaining for me now is one of assessment. I don't have to be assessed in all the courses in order to pass the course. So I'm looking carefully at the essay titles - if I understand the title now, before I start, I've got a good chance on that essay. If on the other hand the titles wash over me like Mr Bean talking I think I'll choose differently.

Still waiting patiently for the Bishop to drop any hints about a job though... Lord Bishop, if you're reading this - hello!