Biro Chic

I originally had another idea for this blog post but halfway through writing it, it didn't seem particularly interesting or at least when I wrote it down it seemed lame. So instead I will show you some more pretty things. Like these:

Did anyone else chew their pen lid/pen at school? I did, I was a chronic chewer I eventually switched to using click top pens because they had no lid and were harder to chew. I'm pretty sure it's the only reason I stopped chewing my pen. I think these necklaces are amazing, they're made of sterling silver and if I had $250 to spend on jewellery I'd buy one immediately. They are seriously some of the most creative jewellery I've seen in awhile (they can be found here. It's so hard to find nice accessories these days. I don't buy cheap stuff anymore because it's all just such bad quality that it's liable to break before you even get a chance to wear it. Unfortunately, this means I don't wear a lot of jewellery/accessories because I can't afford to buy the ones I like.

Let's Go Ride a Bicycle.

Hey! How goes you all? I'm not really sure if anyone still reads this blog but I hope they do I also hope that after they have finished reading they'll post a comment! (hint, hint). For some reason this blog is in a different font than it normally is. I'm not sure why that is and I'm not even sure whether it will show up as different on my actual blog page. But, nevermind that, look what I came across whilst I was trawling the interwebs...

Aren't they pretty? I certainly think so. I was (and am still, supposedly) getting a bike for my previous birthday which was in January and I still haven't got one yet. I'd really like one of these but they are a bit pricey so I'm not sure my mother would be willing to pay for one for me, not to mention you have to buy them online and I'm assuming delivering will also be expensive. They can be found here btw.

That's really all I have to show you guys today, I hope you are all having a lovely week. =)

Hmmm...

I have a habit of being a bit weird. For example, I sometimes talk to myself whilst around others which is generally a bit strange but mostly I don't particularly care what people think because I know they don't particularly care about what I'm saying. I generally don't have a problem with other people so I don't see why they should have a problem with me. Therefore, I should be able to do whatever the hell I like.

I guess I learned from a young age that often (not all the time) people don't care about what you have to say so they don't bother to listen but instead carry on their own conversations. So you're kind of left their having a conversation with yourself only vaguely aware that the others have stopped listening and are talking about something else.

Once, one of my friends pointed out that I do sometimes do this and continue telling an anecdote or whatever even if no ones listening. I thought it was interesting that he actually pointed it out, maybe because it's strange that he even noticed and maybe because it's a little impolite actually verbalise it. Even since then my wonderfully annoying friends keep pointed out when I'm "telling stories to myself". Yes it's a bit lame but as I remarked earlier, Why the Hell Shouldn't I?

Being Busy Often Sucks

Weirdly, this semester I find myself to be incredibly busy, for the first time in quite some time. I guess it's because I'm doing my first properly full time semester with somewhere between 13-15 contact hours. Yes I know that's not really that much, so please, Engineering students (read: Gerarda) put down your pitchforks and pack away your self-righteousness. What I'm getting at here is that although I don't have a lot of contact hours I do have a lot of homework/assignments/reading/slash/studying. In my opinion, an Arts degree is less about learning facts and figures and more about researching and reading and ideas.

All these things do require some effort outside of class and are usually not stipulated in any unit outline or marking grid. So what? I hear you asking, you're still not going to get a *good* job when you finish. This is generally fairly true after you've finished an Arts degree you're still basically going to have work from the bottom up even though you have a fancy piece of paper saying that you've spent three years at a tertiary institution. And for those who do PhD's in Arts it's just a little depressing. Most of my tutors are examples of these and opened my first tutorial with versions of "I'm never going to get a real job" - Philosopher tutor and "It's a little depressing" - Politics tutor. Which are both very encouraging sentiments for the average first year Arts student. Not.

However, I don't imagine anyone who does a PhD in an Arts discipline would do it if they didn't enjoy it. No one's making them do it. That's one of the reasons why I continue to do Arts, because I enjoy it.

Anyway, I'm also busy because of work, it tends to eat up my weekends showing no mercy. Today is my only day off without uni or work and I have to spend most of it studying/doing chores. Fun. Although I am going to see Scott Pilgram vs. the world today which should be fun.

I think I'll finish this post here because I might just start to ramble.

Dot points, elections and tax

Hey look! It's a blog, I haven't blogged since June the 6th which was exactly 2 months ago so I feel that it is necessary to update by blog readers (if any) on what has been happening over the last 2 months, in point form, of course!

• I got my drivers license. Finally.
• Exams have been and gone and I did rather well in all my units which I am quite pleased about
• I went to Melbourne and bought a lot of clothes and had fun times. I really wish I could go live in Melbourne for awhile. I'm kind of thinking that after I have finished my Bachelors degree I will do a post-graduate degree in Melbourne possibly at Melbourne University. But then, I won't finish my Bachelors for another 2 and a half years so a lot can happen between now and then but it's definitely something I'll look into if I get the opportunity.
• Semester break has been and gone and I just finished the second week of the second semester of uni. It's been pretty good so far I'm doing 4 units instead of 3 this semester plus I aim to actually attend more of my classes this semester so I can try and fulfil my dream of getting all HD's this time round (unlikely XD)

I think that that's all that needs to be covered in dot points. The last few months I've been pretty happy about the things that have been going on in my life except for a few minor hiccups which I guess will be fully resolved in the fullness of time.

One thing is starting to annoy me though, and that is the election. Australia is due to have a federal election on the 21st of August so at the moment all the political parties/candidates are campaigning. Seeing all the election hype and (relatively poor and frivolous) media coverage makes me really dislike having to vote because honestly, it seems as if neither of the major political parties have any major differences and I'm not really sure that either of the parties leaders would make a decent Prime Minister. I am quite glad that we do not vote directly for the PM.

Now after that rant I have to go finish doing my tax! Yay! =P

That's not weird, right?

Last year, I went through a phase when I used to save IM conversations that I had with people or parts of them at least. I guess this was because I had not much else to do plus some of the conversation I had were quite hilarious. The other day I was looking through them and it's interesting to see how much things have changed since then. In that past year so much has happened and changed the way I view life (mostly for the better). It's also interesting to see how much I used to talk to people online I think really the only explanation for that is that I used hardly ever see my friends so when I had a chance to talk to someone online I would basically just not shut up.

It's also interesting to see the responses from the people I was talking to and how my relationships have changed with them. It evened seemed that the conversations even foreshadowed some of the events in my life, things I could not have predicted at the time. Weird. I guess it's something to think about.

In terms of updating, the semester is nearly over with only exams to go (my first one is tomorrow, yes I am using blogging as a means of procrastination). I can't wait until the break. I can finally go and get my drivers license after all this time. I'm also going into Melbourne in July and hopefully buying a new laptop (probably a macbook!).

How has everyone else been? No one's updating!!!

The Worst Week

This week has not been great. It just hasn't. Which is why I haven't written a blog about it yet. It was too hard to try and articulate the not great happenings of this week in a coherent and polite way. Weeks like this one remind me also of how very little of my life I actually share with the blog readers, mainly because a lot of the things that happen in my life aren't particularly interesting or publishable. And of course some things just aren't appropriate to talk about in a forum where anyone, anywhere can access the information.

Because of these reasons I have decided condense my week into a summary/list of what happened on each day.

MONDAY

• Missed out on Politics tutorial to study for German test that I neglected to study for on the weekend because I was called into work at last minute
• Took German test, found it more difficult than I probably should have
• Went to A's* house after finishing uni. Confusion ensued. Lots of confusion.

TUESDAY

• Went into uni for a lecture.
• Fell down the stairs in the lecture theatre where both my pride and back were hurt
• Still confused about the A situation

WEDNESDAY

• Missed out on prosh (UWA's annual charity/dress up thing) because of injury
• Didn't go to uni at all because of painful back and general grumpiness and therefore missed out on a 2hr German class

THURSDAY

• Went to uni, caught up with a friend I hadn't talked to properly in ages. Felt slightly better.
• Went to Politics lecture, didn't fall down the steps. Although my back's still sore

FRIDAY

• Had to call in sick to work because of sore back
• Made a doctor's appointment for Saturday
• Studied for German test on Monday

There you have it my week in a nutshell. I hope that's ok. I need a book to read, suggestions?

* I haven't referred to A as A before in my blog, but if you're extra good at sleuthing go back to my blog entries from about 6-ish months ago and you should be able to figure who it is. If you can't already guess.