December 2009
8 posts
Dec 24th
Ocular Damage
Soo. It’s been almost a week since the last common test paper. I’m a little disappointed in myself. I seem to have created a potential grade disaster in one of my modules. There isn’t much I can do except prepare for a non-uniform result. But I’m hardly thinking about that right now. Several days ago, I was worrying about how work-filled this break was going to be. Now I...
Dec 23rd
ListenAppears as if I need text here, or it...
Dec 13th
Hatena arenicola
It’s during times like this, when I have to study spherical chickens in vacuums and memorise irrelevant bullshit about consumer behaviour, that my main interest- evolutionary biology- becomes yet more appealing. Having just spent about an hour reading up on the origin of mitochondria and plastids again, I have stumbled upon something new, as well as some old things that make more sense to...
Dec 13th
Procrastination
Fixing my DNS issues and then blogging about it. Hmm. Study break has gone on really, really long. As always, procrastination is being a huge part of my studying. There’s the pre-study procrastination, where I surf the web and make blogposts about procrastinating. The procrastination during study, where I get up and start walking around, making needless trips for glasses of water or for...
Dec 11th
Monday
I’m at home! On Monday! It’s not even 9pm yet. I should really be working, but whatever.
Dec 6th
Dec 5th
Endorphins
The late nights. The exhaustion and dehydration. The pressure. All made worth it in one short evening. Knowing that you have successfully entertained hundreds of people, both friends and strangers, brings a sense of satisfaction beyond description. At best I can say, tonight was a good night. I don’t know what to write here. I could talk about the many things that happened, or of the things...
Dec 4th