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| Procrastination - distractions - exchange - English teachers |
March 27, 2008 |
Just reading through my old entries instead of doing my research project, or my literary review, or my several essays... as a matter of fact. Procrastination is is terrible habit yet not one that can be easily broken. I generally rest on the knowledge that I will finally settle down and do some work once things start getting tight - which is terrible of me really, but hey I've gotten this far.
Speaking of dis tractability today I was sidetracked by the prospect of the NCRE semester exchange program with Ludwig-Maximillians University in Munich. I've decided that I am going - assuming that I can get my hands on the scholarship/financial assistance they offer. Fingers crossed eh. I got talking to this German dude Philip in one of my lectures who's on an exchange from... somewhere in Germany... and he seemed fairly pleased with the experience of studying overseas. So yay!
Also I'm going to start tutoring my brother and generally help him out with his yr13 English class - for a modest fee - which should work out alright so long as there isn't too much literature interpretation(honestly I'll bet writers never ever think of half the crap that English teachers do.
The flat is fairly harmonious so I've nothing to bitch about there.
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| Beer Olympics |
March 19, 2008 |
Listening to: Bliss - Muse
I don't know about you, but my title seems fairly self-explanatory to me. If not then I'm sure all you twisted fucks will think of SOmething not too far off the mark. Anyway during this weekend I trekked up a mountain in Arthur's Pass with a bunch of people from the uni snowsports club.... and no it was not as pointless as all that.... since the club owns its own lodge/skiifield at Temple Basin. Like OMG!! I hear you say. YES! OMFG!!!
There's no snow anywhere at the moment of course and the mountains all look pretty bleak and uninteresting unless you love rocks.... lots and lots of rocks, oh and moss too. So after a bit of lunch and maintenance work everybody got stuck into their booze and relaxed.
Funny thing though... just about everybody there (thirty-five or so people) were first years, which i hadn't realized at first. I was walking with them thinking "damn these people look young" and "wait what? How the hell can this person be so naiive about uni?!".
First year students + Freedom from school/parents etc + vast quantities of alcohol = Hilarity |
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| Free Trade or whatever |
March 1, 2008 |
Feeling: coy
Awhile back now I saw a play/production thingamajigg about international coffee trade and how hideously poor coffee farmers in South America are and whatnot. Of course the whole show was presented in a way to make some light of the situation and make it entertaining - and personally having a stunningly attractive South American (or spanish?) woman in the show was entertaining enough for me. But after seeing the show and doing a wee bit of research i find myself a supporter of the whole Fair Trade coffee scheme; good news considering all UCSA cafes at university are now supplied by a Fair Trade company and are thus now all slightly more expensive.
Speaking of university I've spent much of the past few days wandering around campus looking for classes which had been rescheduled and/or relocated. It appears that the coordinators in my department have a predilection for changing class details without notifying anyone, even the lecturer herself in one case. Myself I find it odd that my EURO lectures are scattered around campus in a seemingly random (if not sadistic and cruel) fashion, I would have thought that they would be located mostly in one building or section of campus for easy and relaxed transition between classes but noooo no no no no that would be FAR too easy. It's nuts.
So far two of my classes are being delivered in thick eastern european accents, which kick ass! Hearing post WWII european and soviet history seems so much more worthwhile with the appropriate accent.
[Deep slavic accent] "Today we will be looking at history of GLORIOUS Soviet Union" tehehehehehehe
I signed myself up for CUTC (tramping) and Canterbury Snowsports at clubs day Tuesday in anticipation of getting more involved with things and generally having a good time. Skiing especially because its impossible to get better at it unless I go up fairly regularly which I've not had the opportunity to do before b/coz of school/work/family blah blah blah. So hopefully this year will be different coz I've got myself a suitable car AND like-minded people to go with.
Um, so yeah. I managed to more or less miss everything that happened during orientation. Not that i didn't WANT to go, more because of moniessss, my lack of. But no worries, there's plenty of free entertainment that can be found.... somewhere. |
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February 25, 2008 |
Lectures have started. I seem to be getting on reasonably well with my parents. I have money/ food in my belly. Job interview tomorrow. Clubs day soon?
Everything's alright.
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me |
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| Some just can't help it |
February 12, 2008 |
Feeling: alienated
Honestly, I fear judgment and rejection by my peers the most. Sometimes i want to tear my chest open and let everyone see me.
But that fear is always going to be there.
And it feeds on my innards.
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| town |
February 9, 2008 |
Feeling: fabulous
Strategies for getting drunk.
One, pour gin into glass; two, drink gin; three, repeat 15 times.
hah i dont think ive ever written a drunken entry on here before until now anyways. I went to town earlier and hooked up with some random group of people in mickey finns and played pool for a bit. A short red haired girl bought me a beer which was pretty sweet but she creeped me out just a little by pretty much attaching herself to me. but i scored a glowstick so yeah! I wandered away after losing at pool and moseyed about for awhile and eventually caught a taxi home which brings me to now. Now i think i'll hit the hay.
so long!
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| Late one evening |
February 8, 2008 |
Alrighty so we've finally got the internet sorted out for our flat, after three weeks of dicking around i should say. I’m living with two of my friends John and Yvetti, they’re good people, and it should be a good time living here with them. I would like to say that my summer has consisted of nothing more substantial than pissing around in the sun and hitting the bottle with my mates, but I'd be telling a big dirty lie. No it has mostly been work for me and the sparingly few times that I've had an opportunity to enjoy myself have been rather sad affairs, with people being a major letdown mostly.
People change. And I suddenly find myself wondering why I still hang around with them. It’s very difficult to accept the very real possibility that somebody you’ve been good (close? I don’t know) friends with for a couple of years doesn’t really give much of a toss about you either way. Fucking sad? Fucking A!
That’s as simple as I can lay it out really
You can go hang the reality of it all.
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| Resolve |
January 7, 2008 |
I've never been much into new year resolutions, despite that fact that i seem to make a few every January. This year I'm determined to work harder at uni. I've gotta maintain a B average to get into the honour program. It shouldn't be too difficult but my gpa this year took a nose dive after i failed two of my courses. That's laziness for you.
I'm catching a bus at a quarter past seven tomorrow morning to Twizel, mostly because I'm getting fairly sick of being home alone - despite the convenience for having people over - but partially to get out of being called into work this week. Also venturing down to Wanaka later in the week to meet up with my parents and brothers (with any luck ill be able to drive the Beamer ;) ), hopefully the weather will remain cooperative because I wanna catch up on my lack of biscuiting and waterskiing this year.
The only catch is that I hafto get from my parents house (in Halswell, i can SEE farmland from the window) to church corner. At the moment it looks like I'm just gonna hafto leave my car outside of zebs, and hopefully it won't be on cinderblocks when i get back.
My guitar learningness is happening.... slowly. BUt i can now play the James Bond theme so its all good. I can now die happy.
I can honestly think of many more exciting things to do than sit in a bus for 4 hours. sigh
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| Life |
November 15, 2007 |
tisn't often that i get excited about things... at least not visibly excited. But just recently i seem to have a plenty of things that i'm looking forward to. Firstly there's my summer course which starts next week, diplomacy and europe or some such thing, and my entire new major subject which i start next year. Then there's the prospect of joining CUTC as well (which is something i'm kicking myself for not doing this year) and buying a set of my own skiis. I'm also on the brink of learning myself a new musical instrument just to keep myself occupied over the summer.
People who think i'm dull just aren't looking carefully enough is all.
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September 10, 2007 |
Hey you
I've been pestered into using my ancient livejournal site again by a certain somebody who i now curse to be forever without pie. I guess this means goodbye to unreliable old sitdiary, not that i'll be shedding any tears mind you. It's just a website silly, something to grow tired of and discard...
Anyways i'm not going to provide any quick links to this other place. Anyone who is motivated should be able to find it easily enough.
Happy Hunting
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