Now that we’re stuck indoors with nowhere to go, the sunny weather that we’d been having for the past week or so had begun to feel like a personal affront. As in: what right did the weather have to finally be pleasant when we can’t go out to enjoy it, such as on a tennis court? So I was really happy when the weather reverted to its default self: ( Read more... )

Wow. It is incredible that I did not write in here for the whole of October. To be fair, nothing much really happens in my life. My typical day consists of gym/running/some sort of exercise, reading, going to the library, and doing some sort of writing. Oh, and cooking. And washing. A lot of washing and cooking. Sometimes I watch something on ( Read more... )

I signed up for this challenge last month, thinking that I would be done with my thesis by the time the challenge starts...well, I was wrong; still plugging away at the blasted thesis, wanting to stab my eyes out at Chapter 5 which I hate almost as much as Chapter 1 (because they talk about actual things that happened in real life, none of the ( Read more... )

I'm writing this in the law faculty now instead of powering through the last bit of my never-ending Chapter 3 (which feels like I have spent the past ten years of my life writing/re-writing, lather rinse repeat) because I have a headache, I am cold, and I am waiting for E to pick me up after he's finished with tennis. In other words, I am more or ( Read more... )

Today, I tried to walk to a nearby cafe for brunch as I have three 40% discount vouchers expiring sometime next week. Since the food is tasty, I had every intention of going back to use the vouchers but hadn't done so because the thesis is (or rather, was) taking up too much of my headspace. I should've gone earlier, in retrospect, because today, ( Read more... )

I can remember vividly the last time I tripped and fell while doing something sporty, such as running, because it happens so infrequently that when it does happen, as it did today, I cannot help but feel as though I have the wind knocked out of me mentally too. The last time it happened was in May 2016 while running along the Cam. The way it'd ( Read more... )

This paper has been rejected ( Read more... )

A couple of nights ago, I was squeezed onto my single bed with Matt next to me. We'd turned off the lights early as he wasn't feeling well; but it was too early for sleep. I laid awake in the dark and thought about things: about life; about Cambridge; about the PhD; about post-PhD; about Matt and his sometimes lack of affection; about the seemingly ( Read more... )

It appears that there are two people from the University who are reading this. One of them could be John, but seeing as he's occupied with his girlfriend right now, I highly doubt that he'd take the time to read this. It would be nice to know who's reading this, so drop me a message ( Read more... )

After tennis today, my tennis buddy and friend Jay asked, 'So what kind of guy do you like - nerdy? Sporty? Party animal ( Read more... )