Random

I have decided to widen this blog to not only nature related posts, but it will now also include a random documentation of events in my life, along with suggestions and reccomendations for others. I came to this conclusion when realising that no one was reading this, so I may as well include things about my own life to look back on in the future if needed.
A bit of an introduction to my life:
I am a 20 (almost 21) year old who is literally about to finish my Zoology degree at Anglia Ruskin University. I live with 6 other guys, with the usual squabbles of living with anyone. I am  currently applying for a lot of jobs, hoping to get one that I will enjoy, but knowing that I will have to settle for a rubbish job to pay the rent for a while.
On Friday I will be travelling to Millport on Cumbrae up in Scotland for a week for my last ever university field course. Looking forward to it in some ways, not in others.
To start the reccommendations: I couldn't sleep earlier so I decided to get up and make a cake.... using this recipe (very roughly.... im not a fan of scales at midnight) http://eatliverun.com/no-bake-nutter-butter-nutella-pie/
Have to wait to see what it is like in the morning when it has set, but the filling tasted awesome when it was being made.

Sun Bears

Well it has been 8 months since the last post, and I have now almost finished my degree! Just concluding my dissertation today for hand in possibly Monday, if not Tuesday. I do not know if it is purely because I check the environmental / sciencey news more often now, but it seems like 2 polar bears  have died in captivity in close succession. First Knut the polar bear in Berlin zoo (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12939434) died from a brain swelling leading to drowning; and then Mercedes in Edinburgh zoo (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13116179) who was put down "due to health problems".
It just seems a bit weird as I saw knut when he was a cub in summer 2007, and I've seen mercedes multiple times at Edinburgh zoo before she was moved to the highland park.
On a happier note, summer weather is finally rearing its beautiful head!