So I became quite sick today drinking about half of a glass of beer and eating a veggie sandwich and a bowl of curried soup. And by sick I mean drunk. And by drunk I mean breaking into a sudden sweat and the feeling in my arms and legs became very very sensitive, that is, even the smallest pressure on them like resting my head on my arm or ( Read more... )

A little holiday cheer to myself:

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There were a couple of new people at LOLchoir (that is, as opposed to Concert Choir, aka SRSchoir / FUNchoir) today, so we went around introducing ourselves by which parts of Finland we were from. (This seems, in my very limited experience, much more usual with these Finnish-Canadians than it is with Hong Kongers asking each other what their 鄉下 [ ( Read more... )

Last time I checked (last weekend), I'm down to my pre-university weight. Which is nice on the one hand (more walking exercise) but not so nice on the other (malnourishment ( Read more... )

LJ was down just as I wanted to post this late last night, but here's the pdf scans of the "diary" pages I wrote during my practicum : Sorry, kinda large file (27.4 MB) | Better image of the sketches on the first pageI sort of still want to have the pages transcribed, but it's hard to look at them. It's because, mentally, I've pretty much moved on ( Read more... )

Niin paljon turhaa tein minäkin muita miellyttääkseni ja paljon paskaa typeryyttäni.
Kunnes itseäni kuuntelin ja uuden tien valitsin. Olen varma, oli hyvä niin.
[I did so much in vain to please others and so much crap out of my own stupidity,
until I listened to myself and chose a new road. I am certain that it was a good thing.]I should perhaps ( Read more... )

I went to see my professor today, whom I haven't seen for several weeks. She was, understandably, puzzled that I had returned so soon, until I explained myself. She remarked that there really needs to be a better way for students to find out what they're getting themselves into before they actually get into it. All the skills and techniques used ( Read more... )

I know it's long past due for another post... a lot has happened and I'm still slowly digesting it. So in order to satisfy inquiring minds, here's a brief account of events. I'll unpack more philosophically in a later post ( Read more... )

The body is strong but the spirit is weak ( Read more... )

Yesterday:
A tense, tight feeling in the chest. A bit of trouble sleeping. But you couldn't make me cry even if I wanted to.Today ( Read more... )