I can see St Michaels from here...!

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote at the bottom of the last page of his last symphony “Es Muss Sein”, in a childlike hand, which translates as “It Must Be”, a few hours before he died. It is not wildly known why he did this peculiar thing, although some scholars have linked it to a great feud he had with a friend of his. The great composer wrote this at the edge of change, on the eve of a new reality. That is where we find ourselves this day, on the eve of a new reality, the reality of Second-Year marrying into the family of Things Past and the dawn of Third-Year. This sounds dismal but is in fact not so. As we brace ourselves against the onslaught of examiners and tricky CTD questions, a .01 uni pen fine liner that doesn’t walk the line and a Caddie program that refuses to open a specific drawing (mere spitefulness for it knows exactly where said program is located), we look back on practicals with a fond farewell. Academic bloc 3 (sounds like a suburb in Stalinist Moscow) is upon us! IT MUST BE. Portfolio submissions: IT MUST BE! And hopefully a well deserved summer holiday: IT MUST BE. So, three cheers for a year of doubt, worry, confusion, information, experience and site visits. Third-Year is only a submission away. IT MUST BE!