Cambridge Chat (previously New Cambridge Students Entry 2004)

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Thats a whole lot of opera! :smile:

why did you listen to it all? did you have a reason or was it just because you liked it?

coach journey from italy and I had nothing better to do, but yes, I love wagner (except for meistesinger)

MB

Reply 5421

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musicboy

coach journey from italy and I had nothing better to do, but yes, I love wagner (except for meistesinger)

MB

I'm afraid I'm classical-music-inept. I love the stuff, but I don't know any of the composers by style except that Chopin wrote lovely stuff for the piano, and Rachmaninoff wrote the best piano concerto ever, barring Greig's one.
I only have one classical CD except for my soundtracks :frown:

I'm a deprived child :rolleyes:

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musicboy

You can't beat me. I listened to the whole of Wagner's ring cycle (14 CDs of opera) without a break.

MB

i read harry potter 5 in one sitting, does that count? :smile:

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Katie J

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musicboy

I'm taking a couple of cake tins. You can borrow whenever you want.

MB

You know I might actually take you up on that offer! I remember thinking how cool it was when my sister's flat mates all agreed to make birthday cakes for each other, I hope to be as cool!
I think it's fairly likely I'll have an oven, the fresher's pack included it in the basic facilities bit (one of my reasons for choosing Newnhaam was the good kitchens!), if not my Grandma (pre-nursing home) had a little tiny oven thing with grill that sits on the work surface. If my kitchen doesn't have one, my mum has promised to bring it up, I'll save more money cooking for myself than buying it made for me. Also considering saving all birthday and christmas money to buy a fridge/freezer thing for my room if it doesn't already have one. They seem to be about £120, I reckon over three years I'd end up saving more than the intial cost.

Reply 5424

Katie J

You know I might actually take you up on that offer! I remember thinking how cool it was when my sister's flat mates all agreed to make birthday cakes for each other, I hope to be as cool!
I think it's fairly likely I'll have an oven, the fresher's pack included it in the basic facilities bit (one of my reasons for choosing Newnhaam was the good kitchens!), if not my Grandma (pre-nursing home) had a little tiny oven thing with grill that sits on the work surface. If my kitchen doesn't have one, my mum has promised to bring it up, I'll save more money cooking for myself than buying it made for me. Also considering saving all birthday and christmas money to buy a fridge/freezer thing for my room if it doesn't already have one. They seem to be about £120, I reckon over three years I'd end up saving more than the intial cost.

you can get those little beer-type fridges for about £30 now I think although I haven't seen any with freezers.. it would be good to get you started with :smile:

and i imagine there is quite a big market in them when people move out and want to sell them

Reply 5425

Katie J

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crana

you can get those little beer-type fridges for about £30 now I think although I haven't seen any with freezers.. it would be good to get you started with :smile:

and i imagine there is quite a big market in them when people move out and want to sell them

That would probably do...I'll make sure to look out for second hand deals, I can imagine carting one through the town from a different college could be an entertaining way to spend an afternoon!
Even a shelf of a freezer would be so useful, I still can't believe they don't have them as standard, this tradition of communal eating is frankly quite scary!!

Reply 5426

Katie J

That would probably do...I'll make sure to look out for second hand deals, I can imagine carting one through the town from a different college could be an entertaining way to spend an afternoon!
Even a shelf of a freezer would be so useful, I still can't believe they don't have them as standard, this tradition of communal eating is frankly quite scary!!

i know, what will i do without my frozen peas?!? i love peas and i WONT EAT ONES FROM TINS they are horrible.

I thnk my dad said they had Stella fridges in asda for about £25? Im not sure.

Reply 5427

Katie J

That would probably do...I'll make sure to look out for second hand deals, I can imagine carting one through the town from a different college could be an entertaining way to spend an afternoon!
Even a shelf of a freezer would be so useful, I still can't believe they don't have them as standard, this tradition of communal eating is frankly quite scary!!

Yeah, i've never done the communal eating thing (except with family). It's a bit weird. Also Dinner is served really early (I regularly eat at midnight)

MB

Reply 5428

musicboy

Yeah, i've never done the communal eating thing (except with family). It's a bit weird. Also Dinner is served really early (I regularly eat at midnight)

MB

when i was at school id havebreakfast at 7am, lunch at 11am, and tea at 5pm...but now i have breakfast at 12pm, lunch at work at 5.30pm and then dinner about ..well.. now :smile:

when my bf was at uni i used to go round and cook for him and sometimes the other guys in the flat. and do their washing up :rolleyes:

Reply 5429

crana

and do their washing up :rolleyes:

as a woman should.

MB

Reply 5430

Katie J

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musicboy

as a woman should.

MB

Oi!

Lol, just got in from work about half an hour ago, washing up for hours tonight as my voice is a little croaky still and they didn't want me to scare any customers!

I don't really want to use the buttery or eat out much, I reckon I could live quite economically cooking for myself!
My eating patterns are a bit crazy, I love breakfast but often sleep to late to justify both that and lunch in less than an hour! I'm quite lazy and will put of making tea until someone else offers, if they don't it's left as long as possible!
I don't like the idea of having set meal times at all, I quite like the idea of freedom at uni, not having to be home at such and such a time etc, having to be back for food would drive me mad!

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