Today was my last tutorial of the autumn term and generally I'm happy its over. This term has been really good and I have enjoyed the teaching so much but I really hate the commute. Next year will be even better as the course looks at what I find interesting in EU law and so I guess I will be more eager to go to teach and possibly not mind the commute as much.
I also received my dissertation grade and final mark for the masters. I got an overall 2.1 for the masters but a 1st in the dissertation which I'm so happy about. I really didn't think that the masters would ever end but I think with the grade I received I can finally close the page on that era of my life. So whats next? I don't know. And this subject has been bugging me like hell. I can now officially apply to Helsinki which is good but the waiting will probably do my head in. Maybe I'll just have to try not to think about it.


I have also been reading a manuscript for someone at Helsinki which has been quite good (despite the moaning). It feels good that finally I am being rewarded for the work I have put into law and the masters. I am roughly half way through the work and I really have to get it done before next week.

Back to the teaching, its been such a learning curve... I have to know the subject so well and Its weird to go back and learn a subject so well. I have had to 'crack' certain cases and areas that I have always ignored or avoided so its refreshing to not be afraid and confident about the subject as a whole.

So much for being liberal....

I had a pretty good weekend, in fact probably one of the best since I’ve been in London. Friday I went to the last Sibelius and Beyond concerts organised by Vuokko's work place which was really good. I have been going to a few of these and although they are something that I wouldn’t go to on my own accord they are nice to see. After this we went to the pub and then an after party at one of Vuokko's friends near London Bridge. I think the best part of this was taking the taxi across London bridge which was amazing. The view across the river is something else and is something that I have never done before. I've got to know Vuokko's friends and it is sad that they will be leaving soon. But overall the night went really well and I haven’t enjoyed myself so much in a long time.

Saturday my friend Ian came to visit, which was miserable to start of with as, I had a semi hangover and was generally tired. But the evening picked up as we went to a few pubs and then Angel's Kings Head Pub which we have wanted to visit for a long time. There we saw a blues band which on closer inspection turned out to be transvestites. I got a bit obsessed with this idea and although the idea of a transvestite band is not unimaginable, actually witnessing one shocked and inspired me no end. Anyway I don’t want to turn it into a big deal so I'll say no more than maybe I am a David Cameron at heart.