{"id":815,"date":"2015-12-18T16:35:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/studentblogs\/harry15\/?p=17"},"modified":"2015-12-18T16:35:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:35:47","slug":"christmas-cheer-for-one-and-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/2015\/12\/18\/christmas-cheer-for-one-and-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cheer For One And All!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Everyone!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151210_191902__1450030234_129.31.215.214.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151210_191902__1450030234_129.31.215.214.jpg\" alt=\"WIN_20151210_191902__1450030234_129.31.215.214\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHEESE BLANKET!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The past few weeks has been another whirlwind session of lectures, tutorials, and assorted social activities (due to the impending progress tests, the latter\u00a0was slightly reduced). I fiddled around with an engine and gearbox, revised, made a cheese blanket, and last but not least, took not one, not two, but seven progress tests, all of which I think went alright!<\/p>\n<p>We also tested out our hovercrafts (see my previous post!). The race track was a lot longer than I thought it would be, but our hovercraft could a) go in a straight line, and b) do that in a very speedy time. Alas, my team was not fast enough, as we did not make it to the semi finals. Better luck next time!<\/p>\n<p>Having revised quite a bit, I think I somehow managed to pull though with the progress tests. My fundamental coping mechanism when I receive my results will be to focus on the word &#8220;progress&#8221;; this is where I am starting at, so if I have done really well, that is awesome, but if I have got a few questions wrong, at least that shows me where my weak spots are, and how I can improve.<\/p>\n<p>On the upside, its the most wonderful time of the year! Soon I shall be embarking on a train back to my home town, after which I will enjoy family, presents, and copious amounts of Christmas pudding. Also, I need to watch star wars before it gets spoiled for me, which becomes an increasing likelihood as more people I know have watched it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151113_105203__1450456403_129.31.215.181.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151113_105203__1450456403_129.31.215.181-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Lectures can take their toll on us Mechanical Engineers\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lectures can take their toll on us Mechanical Engineers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151215_102054__1450456343_129.31.215.181.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/files\/2015\/12\/WIN_20151215_102054__1450456343_129.31.215.181-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The great hovercraft runway\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The great hovercraft runway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas everyone!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Everyone! 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