Better moods and philosophy :)
So, I've been here twice in the last two days, intending to write, but really, I've been too emo to function at a basic human level, let alone write a semi-interesting journal entry. But, joy of joys, my emo has gone and I'm back in the happy :) I've been pretty up-and-down but I guess that's gotta be expected, at least for a little while. Something that helped was reading old entries of my diary - ones from only a month or two ago - about my emotional progress and ideas, and it helped put life back into perspective. I know who I am, I know who I want to be and I know what I should expect from and for myself. As long as I hold onto those things, all other circumstances can be adjusted to. Being here is not the worst thing that could happen to me. Being here is part of growing up and moving on from the me I'm trying to leave behind. I kind of love that.
.... you guys. I'm such a dunce. Sure, I moved out into a strange place and with strange people and Uni is scary and I barely have enough money to buy food, but there's one influence on my mood swings that I totally didn't think of - I'm on my period. DUDE. How do I forget about my period when I have to be reminded of it like, every four hours? That's just ... that's bullshit, you guys! LOL
I had my first classes on Monday - Japanese and Philosophy. I have my first Sociology tomorrow (as well as more Japanese and Philosophy), and my first Psych on Thursday. Then, next week, it's all systems-a-go. I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT to start Japanese. I'm serious you guys. I'm so excited. And Philosophy was HILARIOUS. I guess you have to expect that a Philosophy lecturer would be insane, because, come on, Philosophy. But he was so funny. He reminds me of a German version of Carries gay best friend on Sex and the City. Seriously, there's no way that boy is straight. If I kinda love him a little more for that, well ... :D
OH! But I'm pissed, guys. I looked at the semester outline, and I have a 2000 word essay due on the 27th of April - that's bullshit!!!!! My whole imediate family has their birthdays in April - my sister on the 10th, me on the 17th, dad on the 20th and mum on the 26th. And since my sister and I weren't planned births, no, that wasn't planned LOL. So I'll have to be working my ARSE off on all of our birthdays. Lame. Really lame.
What else can I blab on about?
... Have any of you read The Cave by Plato? I had to read it for my Philosophy lecture tomorrow, where we're gonna address the question "Are we today living in a cave?". Very interesting stuff, methinks :) This semester we're going to be doing work on animal rights, abortion and feminism. I can't wait for the tutorials on animal rights, but I'm worried about getting into arguments with people. I mean, logically, I know I'm probably more educated than most on the matter of animals as members of the moral community, but people tend not to see it that way. You might say most people are in a cave about it ^_______^ Still, even the people who DO see animals as members of the moral community will probably disagree with me. There's extracts to read from Singer, Kant, Reagan, Bentham, Baxter .... most of whom I disagree with. LE SIGH.
So .... I realised that I've neglected my little "lessons" thing. I think I'll make those separate posts so I can tag them individually. That'll be fun to look back on ^________________^
.... you guys. I'm such a dunce. Sure, I moved out into a strange place and with strange people and Uni is scary and I barely have enough money to buy food, but there's one influence on my mood swings that I totally didn't think of - I'm on my period. DUDE. How do I forget about my period when I have to be reminded of it like, every four hours? That's just ... that's bullshit, you guys! LOL
I had my first classes on Monday - Japanese and Philosophy. I have my first Sociology tomorrow (as well as more Japanese and Philosophy), and my first Psych on Thursday. Then, next week, it's all systems-a-go. I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT to start Japanese. I'm serious you guys. I'm so excited. And Philosophy was HILARIOUS. I guess you have to expect that a Philosophy lecturer would be insane, because, come on, Philosophy. But he was so funny. He reminds me of a German version of Carries gay best friend on Sex and the City. Seriously, there's no way that boy is straight. If I kinda love him a little more for that, well ... :D
OH! But I'm pissed, guys. I looked at the semester outline, and I have a 2000 word essay due on the 27th of April - that's bullshit!!!!! My whole imediate family has their birthdays in April - my sister on the 10th, me on the 17th, dad on the 20th and mum on the 26th. And since my sister and I weren't planned births, no, that wasn't planned LOL. So I'll have to be working my ARSE off on all of our birthdays. Lame. Really lame.
What else can I blab on about?
... Have any of you read The Cave by Plato? I had to read it for my Philosophy lecture tomorrow, where we're gonna address the question "Are we today living in a cave?". Very interesting stuff, methinks :) This semester we're going to be doing work on animal rights, abortion and feminism. I can't wait for the tutorials on animal rights, but I'm worried about getting into arguments with people. I mean, logically, I know I'm probably more educated than most on the matter of animals as members of the moral community, but people tend not to see it that way. You might say most people are in a cave about it ^_______^ Still, even the people who DO see animals as members of the moral community will probably disagree with me. There's extracts to read from Singer, Kant, Reagan, Bentham, Baxter .... most of whom I disagree with. LE SIGH.
So .... I realised that I've neglected my little "lessons" thing. I think I'll make those separate posts so I can tag them individually. That'll be fun to look back on ^________________^