Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
I spent nine hours in the library today doing work with almost no interruptions. For the last half hour I was getting so restless that I was basically jumping up and down in my chai until finally I realized I have to leave or I will go insane. Unfortunately I didn't cover all the material I had to for the day. Isn't that insane? Parsing algorithms for syntax analysis, 200 pages of literary criticism of Evgeni Onegin (first of three books down and I have to write the essay tomorrow!?!), 275 pages of calculus covering material that took me two years to learn and which I haven't used since high school... When. Does. It. End?
Answer: On Friday. Well, the math part does anyway. The culmination of this Hellish week that started today will be the 4 hour exam on Friday morning. Although I guess technically I will have to start reading "A Hero of Our Time" immediately after the exam is done if I don't want to get behind on my work. Oxford is so much fun :D
In other somewhat related news, I spent most of my weekend following the adventures of Jack Bauer through his first longest day. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the show (which is not to say it's actually good but still...) One thing I learned from the show, however, is that I must be a terrorist. Maybe I don't realize it yet but, as one of my new favourite quotes says, "Jack Bauer can torture you into giving up information you do not possess."
Anyway, I have to go to sleep now so I can wake up even earlier tomorrow and spend even more time studying. Life is fun :D
http://www.notrly.com/jackbauer/index.php?topthirty - the only thing that has made me laugh in the last week.
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it's the first day of classes here, and I already want to go on break.
ReplyDeleteMegan and I read Evgeni Onegin and A Hero of Our Time in Russian Lit last year!!! Although you may be reading it in the original language...
ReplyDeleteAnd to think I was complaining about the work that I might be getting this semester. I'll stop that now.
Hahahaha. I hear from Ben C. that you need to hang out more...
ReplyDeleteP.S. Help me fix my computer. How do I connect it to the internet? I've reinstalled the operating system I just can't seem to get my wireless up.
ReplyDeleteHELP!
Yes jeff, you should shut up. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
ReplyDeleteWell, today I screwed around and wasted most of my day. I spent a mere 5 hours studying, so everyone can feel less intimidated by the amount of work I do (except for Christophe but he's a miserable sod and was doing more work than me anyway).
ReplyDeleteAnd, Yasmin, if you can't get your internet connection to work, how the hell are you writing this message? Anyway, try looking for drivers :)
Oxford will actually make you appreciate Amherst's workload. (That's intense!!)
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