GRADUATION!
Well today was the day, I have finally got THE PIECE OF PAPER! Well pieces, in my case. It's kind of funny actually, because owing to the fact that I have two degrees now, instead of giving me two copies of my academic transcript they gave me FOUR lol. Saves me a whole lotta dosh, so not complaining (assuming I ever needed extras that is).
Was so nice to see some friendly faces while I was wandering about in my full academic regalia (yes, I do mean you emstapole) and what was also nice was being congratulated by total strangers! Gives one a sense of hope... a glimmer that perhaps, there is still a shred of decency left out there. Recent events do so lend to getting one down. Howard deporting people back to the Americans and thence to Guantanomo instead of Naru... Ruddock embarking on a mass book burning... Howard trying to reject migrants who are unlucky enough to carry HIV (as if they didn't have it tough enough already!) by putting it in the same ballpark as TB (yes, if you cough on someone you can give them HIV! Be afraid!)... It all seems a bit right wing, anti-civil liberties and down right scary.
Life continues at university and I am finding new challenges (and joy) in studying anatomy! Really hard work, but utterly fascinating so it's not that much of an effort to force myself to study. Chemistry I am finding a little disheartening... I try so hard, and it doesn't seem to matter because I'm always either behind or I make a small mistake and screw everything up or both. Meanwhile people who don't care and chat loudly enough to be audible half a campus away seem to be breezing through it. *shrugs despondently* Maybe it's just not for me. I don't know! I will stick with it for now. Perhaps if I get a bit more sleep and actually eat lunch before going to analytic my focus will be a little better (and the shaking in my hands less pronounced).
Off to take a nap, graduation has left me utterly pooped!
Was so nice to see some friendly faces while I was wandering about in my full academic regalia (yes, I do mean you emstapole) and what was also nice was being congratulated by total strangers! Gives one a sense of hope... a glimmer that perhaps, there is still a shred of decency left out there. Recent events do so lend to getting one down. Howard deporting people back to the Americans and thence to Guantanomo instead of Naru... Ruddock embarking on a mass book burning... Howard trying to reject migrants who are unlucky enough to carry HIV (as if they didn't have it tough enough already!) by putting it in the same ballpark as TB (yes, if you cough on someone you can give them HIV! Be afraid!)... It all seems a bit right wing, anti-civil liberties and down right scary.
Life continues at university and I am finding new challenges (and joy) in studying anatomy! Really hard work, but utterly fascinating so it's not that much of an effort to force myself to study. Chemistry I am finding a little disheartening... I try so hard, and it doesn't seem to matter because I'm always either behind or I make a small mistake and screw everything up or both. Meanwhile people who don't care and chat loudly enough to be audible half a campus away seem to be breezing through it. *shrugs despondently* Maybe it's just not for me. I don't know! I will stick with it for now. Perhaps if I get a bit more sleep and actually eat lunch before going to analytic my focus will be a little better (and the shaking in my hands less pronounced).
Off to take a nap, graduation has left me utterly pooped!