Thursday, October 30, 2003
Some days you just don't want to get out of bed. For the past four days, however, I've been basically forced out of bed at 8:20 am by construction workers. Imagine. My dorm is undergoing some facade renewal (as usual) and OF COURSE the corner that they pick to start work with, right at the (ass) crack of dawn, has to be outside my window. So Tuesday morning I woke up to find myself staring straight at a pair of legs. By Thursday I was looking face to face with some random guy happily drilling holes in my wall and making a helluva lot of noise.
Boo. =( I wanna get up late.
I think I'm cracking up tho.. I'm getting evil thoughts. Is it normal that one pictures opening the window, slashing the scaffolding and watching some innocent guy trying to do his job plummet 12 floors?
In other news, finally managed to do a roundoff-backflip-somersault today, so thats always good. Might not be able to walk tomorrow though... but what a way to go =)
nayko |11:30 PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Deja Vu
I'm sitting in the Com Lab in Tuesday again, at the exact computer I was using the other time to write my paper for the same class, and, once again, after ~6 blissful uninterrupted hours, 2 people show up to annoy me just as I approach my conclusion. A quick reminder for all of you, the previous time, I got Tech Geek with Slutty Dumb Chick Trying to Coerce Him into Doing Stat Homework for Her. This time, it's 2 girls who INSIST on reading everything aloud. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? Whatever happened to using your eyes? Why why why must you come to a COMPUTER lab to discuss your readings?!
I must have a knack for this. It's the last paragraph curse =(.
nayko |7:11 PM
Due Monday: Worst Math Problem Set Ever
Wed: Paper (1500 words)
Thu: Econ Problem Set
Fri: Stat Problem Set, Math Midterm
Wondering which comes first, the weekend or hara-kiri.
nayko |12:29 AM
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Lessons. Lessons! School. School! Sorry to all of you for not posting forever, but the 1st 2 weeks of school have just been crazy. Was shopping around for classes and stuff, and seriously considering taking on Environmental Studies as a second major (I think I will, after all). Anyway, life has more or less settled down, and I just finished my Math assignment (score!) which is, of course, always a good thing.
Now that school has started, I realize that I'm actually having difficulty finding stuff to write about. It's funny, in a sense. I used to say that I enjoyed blogging because it made me look at life more closely, and helped me to discover the humour even in the most mundane things in life. To an extent I suppose it has, but the sad thing that I've come to realize is that you need to be FREE to do this kind of thing. It's difficult to search from humour when you always have something on your mind, some assignment to do, some class to prepare for. And yet I know that it's at times like this when perhaps you need the ability to find humour the most.
I'll keep trying.
A recent event of note: I finished my first paper of the year!! This being such a monumental occasion, and something which everyone has to do sooner or later, I have decided to share my tried-and-tested method of
How to write a good paper
1. Rush to the lab after class, in order to ensure that you get a good computer before some other thieving knave gets it. You don't want to write your paper on something shitty, like a Mac.
2. Having secured your spot, Grandly take out all your readings and class notes, laying them on the table impressively.
3. Let 'oohs' and 'aahs' die down. Acknowledge the wonder humbly.
4. Open Windows explorer. Proceed to check your email. You never know if something important has come in since you last checked it 15 minutes ago.
5. Having found out that the Science Club is having a study break where they will discuss the lastest (and very exciting) theories of Quantum Mechanics, and solve problems such as the Meaning of Time, The Length of an Uncoiled Spiral, and why Bush is the way he is, proceed to the really important news, like how the Cubs are doing in the postseason. And who Liverpool contrived to lose to this time.
6. Once that is done, head to ananova.com and fark.com for amusing news. You can't get too academic about papers, it'll only stress you out.
7. Decide that it might be getting late. Open Microsoft Word.
8. Stare at the blinking cursor. Yes, it is mocking you.
9. Type your name, class and date. Oh, and the question too.
10. Stare at the blinking cursor. Yes, it is mocking you.
11. Look through your readings for funny quotes that you can insert into your paper, eg: "Plato touched little boys." (which, sadly, appears nowhere in The Republic).
12. Having found nothing, try instead looking for quotes relevant to your question. Also read through your classnotes - you never know when you might have been awake and actually caught something important.
13. Start writing paper.
14. Write about 300 words before realizing you're writing utter crap and should really start again.
15. Delete work.
16. See 10.
17. Start writing again.
18. Write about 600 words before being interrupted by annoying tech-whore sitting next to you who flirts with computer geek outrageously in order to get him to do her Stat homework for him. ("You know how to save? You're sooooooo smaaaaaaart!!! *playful slap*)
19. Stifle your gags and try to keep working.
20. Decide its not working. Email your paper to yourself to work on it at home.
21. Start from Step 4 at home, rinse, wash, repeat.
And you're done!!!! Alternatively, you could try thinking about your paper before trying to write it, which be far more effective, but where's the fun in that?
In other news, Peishan visited last week, and we had a blast =). And yes Peishan, I have your jeans, I'll mail them to you soon, as soon as I can bring myself to haul my butt to the post office.
nayko |8:27 PM