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Saturday 1st October

…to attack the reading backlog.

I have final essays/tests/assignments/tutorials on the horizon. It’s going to be a difficult fortnight. At least I have a visit from one of my best friends to look forward to next week to temper the stress.

Tuesday 27th September

…to conclude.

Essay done! Now I have a week or so to take it easy before all kinds of academic hell breaks loose.

Monday 26th September

…to write.

I think I take a particularly long time to write essays. A friend of mine claims to be able to churn out 500 words an hour, once her research is done. I think I should dedicate more time to research before actually diving in to the writing stage. Especially as my essay word counts get larger as I head towards honours.

Sunday 25th September

…to work.

My coworker bought me another fortune chocolate, apparently “someone is saying nice things about [me]”.

I bet it was you, wasn’t it?

Thursday 22nd September

…to start an essay.

We also did the first stage of data gathering for The Hills assignment.

I’m happily busy in academia.

Monday 19th September

…to study.

Boyd-Barret! Tunstall! Thusso! You’re all bastards.

Wednesday 14th September

…to hand in my research proposal.

“See you in Heeellllll” I exclaimed as it slid into the essay submission box.

Thursday 8th September

…to write like the wind.

Trying to get my research proposal finished as my friend Bree is in CHCH for the weekend and I would rather be spending time with her than writing about active audience theory.

Wednesday 7th September

…to propose research.

Homework is fun!!

Tuesday 6th September

…to enjoy my morning lecture.

Our lecturer was really quite ill and was all hopped up of medication. It made for a fairly hilarious lecture.

I really felt for her in the second half though, I thought she might pass out and/or vomit everywhere. Then what would we have done?

Monday 5th September

…to start lectures again.

I never did catch up on my readings during the break.

Sunday 4th September

…to work and wish that I wasn’t.

Just one of those days.

Saturday 3rd September

…to go bowling!

Went with the old flatties. Surprisingly I came second 2/3 games! I even got a strike or two.

Perhaps the best part of the night came when Kim and I playing air hockey and sent the puck flying across the arcade to hit Chris in the head. Total accident.

Friday 2nd September

…to have everything fall through.

Been trying to plan a get together for a bunch of friends all week. Alas, we are all too busy and complicated to make it work.

Maybe next week…

Thursday 1st September

…to attempt to fill the void.

I’m already missing Pretty Little Liars. I’m giving ‘The Lying Game’, ‘Secret Life of the American Teenager’ and ‘Awkward’ a go.

I would recommend Awkward above the others. Fairly predictable, but with some tight writing so set it apart from the pack.

Also the 20 minute length make the episodes perfect for study breaks.

Tuesday 30th August

…to take a stab at my research proposal.

It’s not really happening for me at the moment. I have a very basic outline but I’m finding it difficult to pull myself together and get it properly underway.

Monday 29th August

…to visit my friend.

He’s moving to Australia with his girlfriend! They’re sick of Quake-town, which is fair enough. If I didn’t feel so tied to Uni here, I’d be trying to get out of here as well.

I think they’re planning to get away after Christmas.

I wonder how many friends I will have left in town by then.

Sunday 28th August

…to binge on Keyquest.

Neopets is the best.

Saturday 27th August

…to read.

I have so much Uni work to catch up on. I’m not even sure if it’s physically possible to read this many journal articles.

I keep forgetting about that research proposal that’s due first week of term as well.

Friday 26th August

…to complete my secret mission.

I wonder what happens now.

Thursday 25th August

…to start reading Frankenstein.

Feels good to read something non-course related.

Wednesday 24th August

…to have lunch with Anais!

I’ve been neglecting her due to essay related life upheavals. She is moving to France in less than a month to take up a position teaching English to primary school kids (same program that I did last year). We meet at the library cafe and had a delicious lunch.

She grilled me on my lesson plans and for other general French-living advice.

I think she’ll be fine. Moving halfway around the world is a terrifying prospect, but she’s half French, has family very close to where she’ll be living and has spent a lot of time in France and already has accommodation sorted out.

I will miss her a lot when she goes, but I know first-hand what a fantastic time she will have.

Tuesday 23rd August

…to work on my secret mission.

Sunday 21st August

…to meet mysterious co-worker number three.

She is very nice and an old retailing pro. She put me to shame.

We had a fun, busy day.

Friday 19th August

…to spend my first day of lecture break at work.

I was cheerful though and started to make plans to spend some much needed time with my friends next week.

Thursday 18th August

…to hand in my last essay of the term.

It was so rushed and terrible. I could feel my GPA dropping as I typed.

It’s in now though. Gave it to my fav lecturer who said “Congratulations, now go have a holiday or something”.

Good advice. Spent all afternoon catching up on my programme’s and drinking home-made coke slushies.

Wednesday 17th August

…to have my mind break.

An hour before one of my essays was due- the one that has been a terrible rush-job- our lecturer decided to give us an extension due to the Uni snow closures.

I mean, what? All of my other lecturer’s emailed us each day that the Uni was shut to push back our deadlines.

I’m planning very snarky end-of-semester lecturer feedback.