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Tracy desu yo, pessimist and world’s worst procrastinator. Uni student with still a lot of things to learn. Interests include otome games, Naruto and Japanese.

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So yesterday I'm in an annoyingly super crowded parking lot trying to find a space. After a good 15 mins I finally found a car about to leave so I indicate and wait for it to come out, and there are two cars behind me. As the car I'm waiting on pulls out, the car that's two cars behind me, pulls up on the right, indicates for MY spot and blocks me off???? I open my window to stare/glare at him and he shrugs, points at the spot as if it's his, points at another car which happens to be leaving on the right (therefore freeing up another spot) as if that spot should be mine.

I was infuriated to say the least. You can go "why does it matter, you got a spot" but it's not about that. He took my spot, and that "new" spot should belong to the person behind me, NOT him. Stupid middle aged man green P plater. 

I got home and told my dad the story and expressed my annoyance that I didn't have spray paint in my car or something, cause I would have sprayed that stupid man's car if I did. Typical parent's reaction?

Normal parent: You can't say things like that, why are you so spiteful. What's done is done.

Dad: You should have just keyed his car, would've taught him a lesson. TMy spot got stolen twice before and the second time I was prepared, because I kept two nails in my car.

Just listening to my dad made me feel much better, thanks dad for totally understanding :D Sometimes I feel like we are really on the same wavelength and for some reason that's a really comforting thing?

So Camden (farm) days are fun but it's so far away. Normally to get to city campus it's about 35km by train but to get to Camden it's 53km so every time I have class it's 106km round trip... And I can't even sleep since I have to drive there orz

The other week was fun because we got to take blood samples from fish. You have to aim for the spine (can be difficult) then go up a bit and draw blood from the caudal vein. Got too excited that I found the right spot and almost took out too much haha. Feel sorry for the fish though because they were grown for us and then the week after the blood sampling they were euthanised so we could do necropsies... which I totally suck at woops.

I was wrong, it wasn't 20 students but 24.

20 students x 15 min presentations each = 6 long hours

The day was 8:55 to 4:30.

If anyone has ever had a single class with me, you'd know how much I hate speeches (the word hate doesn't even come close to covering it).

I was shocked because basically every single person did their speeches without palm cards or paper (except like a couple of people). But up until now my cohort has been notorious for blatantly reading off cards or even whole sheets of paper.

And I had palm cards... I always do dumb things in speeches and this time? For some reason I just stopped using it beyond the first card. Why. WHY. WHY!!!!!

Why is my brain so stupid. It turned my okay speech (though probs lose some marks for using cards) into something super basic and lame. Wording was gross. Spoke fast as usual. Screwed up some sentences. Also forgot some important points.

Definitely worst mark.

Usually finishing speeches = relief no matter how bad it was. Nope, this time it's regret.

At least people went woahh when I mentioned I'd have to code to run my stats programs. But still.

Ugh.

15 minute research project oral presentations tomorrow.

I want to crawl into a hole and die.

Doing mine makes me cry but so does having to listen to the other 20 students for 6+ hours.

Thursday = 15 minute oral presentation on our research project AND outline of literature review is due.

I want to crawl into a hole and cry.

Living in denial of impending doom.

Honours project 10% excites me, 90% frustrates (and freaks) me. Why is it so hard? Because it's not timetabled like class and nothing is laid out. 24 credit points spread throughout the year. You do everything yourself. Easier said than done.

And this year is also my last. Don't know what I'm doing next year. The thought of staring down microscopes fills me dread. But so does having to stand in front of people talking about some sort of chart in your powerpoint. Ugh.

Probably won't be posting too often because I feel like I'm thrown in the deep end x_x

Suits season 5 ended. The whole last 6 episodes was just spent going "WHAT THE HELL MIKE." Felt so much frustration. Everyone wants to know how season 6 can possibly go on from here.

Well anyway 9 to 5 uni tomorrow fun times I'm going to die on 5 hours of sleep.

Eww it's Autumn.

Thanks Elisa for reminding me yesterday we get one extra day of summer thanks to leap year!

How I view the seasons:
Summer - the best, just awesome.
Autumn - oh great winter's coming.
Winter - kill me now I can't even move, uncomfortableness in all its glory.
Spring - the lesser version of summer, and no where near as good.

So this year I'm based at Camden (except one class which is still in the city). The 50 minute (minimum) drive to 9 to 5 classes will kill me.

So yesterday I'm in an annoyingly super crowded parking lot trying to find a space. After a good 15 mins I finally found a car about to leave so I indicate and wait for it to come out, and there are two cars behind me. As the car I'm waiting on pulls out, the car that's two cars behind me, pulls up on the right, indicates for MY spot and blocks me off???? I open my window to stare/glare at him and he shrugs, points at the spot as if it's his, points at another car which happens to be leaving on the right (therefore freeing up another spot) as if that spot should be mine.

I was infuriated to say the least. You can go "why does it matter, you got a spot" but it's not about that. He took my spot, and that "new" spot should belong to the person behind me, NOT him. Stupid middle aged man green P plater. 

I got home and told my dad the story and expressed my annoyance that I didn't have spray paint in my car or something, cause I would have sprayed that stupid man's car if I did. Typical parent's reaction?

Normal parent: You can't say things like that, why are you so spiteful. What's done is done.

Dad: You should have just keyed his car, would've taught him a lesson. TMy spot got stolen twice before and the second time I was prepared, because I kept two nails in my car.

Just listening to my dad made me feel much better, thanks dad for totally understanding :D Sometimes I feel like we are really on the same wavelength and for some reason that's a really comforting thing?

So Camden (farm) days are fun but it's so far away. Normally to get to city campus it's about 35km by train but to get to Camden it's 53km so every time I have class it's 106km round trip... And I can't even sleep since I have to drive there orz

The other week was fun because we got to take blood samples from fish. You have to aim for the spine (can be difficult) then go up a bit and draw blood from the caudal vein. Got too excited that I found the right spot and almost took out too much haha. Feel sorry for the fish though because they were grown for us and then the week after the blood sampling they were euthanised so we could do necropsies... which I totally suck at woops.

I was wrong, it wasn't 20 students but 24.

20 students x 15 min presentations each = 6 long hours

The day was 8:55 to 4:30.

If anyone has ever had a single class with me, you'd know how much I hate speeches (the word hate doesn't even come close to covering it).

I was shocked because basically every single person did their speeches without palm cards or paper (except like a couple of people). But up until now my cohort has been notorious for blatantly reading off cards or even whole sheets of paper.

And I had palm cards... I always do dumb things in speeches and this time? For some reason I just stopped using it beyond the first card. Why. WHY. WHY!!!!!

Why is my brain so stupid. It turned my okay speech (though probs lose some marks for using cards) into something super basic and lame. Wording was gross. Spoke fast as usual. Screwed up some sentences. Also forgot some important points.

Definitely worst mark.

Usually finishing speeches = relief no matter how bad it was. Nope, this time it's regret.

At least people went woahh when I mentioned I'd have to code to run my stats programs. But still.

Ugh.

15 minute research project oral presentations tomorrow.

I want to crawl into a hole and die.

Doing mine makes me cry but so does having to listen to the other 20 students for 6+ hours.

Thursday = 15 minute oral presentation on our research project AND outline of literature review is due.

I want to crawl into a hole and cry.

Living in denial of impending doom.

Honours project 10% excites me, 90% frustrates (and freaks) me. Why is it so hard? Because it's not timetabled like class and nothing is laid out. 24 credit points spread throughout the year. You do everything yourself. Easier said than done.

And this year is also my last. Don't know what I'm doing next year. The thought of staring down microscopes fills me dread. But so does having to stand in front of people talking about some sort of chart in your powerpoint. Ugh.

Probably won't be posting too often because I feel like I'm thrown in the deep end x_x

Suits season 5 ended. The whole last 6 episodes was just spent going "WHAT THE HELL MIKE." Felt so much frustration. Everyone wants to know how season 6 can possibly go on from here.

Well anyway 9 to 5 uni tomorrow fun times I'm going to die on 5 hours of sleep.

Eww it's Autumn.

Thanks Elisa for reminding me yesterday we get one extra day of summer thanks to leap year!

How I view the seasons:
Summer - the best, just awesome.
Autumn - oh great winter's coming.
Winter - kill me now I can't even move, uncomfortableness in all its glory.
Spring - the lesser version of summer, and no where near as good.

So this year I'm based at Camden (except one class which is still in the city). The 50 minute (minimum) drive to 9 to 5 classes will kill me.

 Mini Guide and Tips for Japan (and Korea) - 500th post! 
 June 29th - Sydney to Seoul 
 June 30th - Myeong-dong and Jung-gu 
 July 1st - Itaewon and Jung-gu (again) 
 July 2nd - Apgujeong Rodeo, Gangnam, Yongsan 
 July 3rd - Hongdae, D-Cube City and Yongsan 
 July 4th - last day in Korea. Dongdaemun Markets, Doota and back to our beloved Myeongdong 
 /post break/ What to buy from each Korean brand 
 July 5th - Leaving Seoul for Tokyo (Akihabara) 
 July 6th - Harajuku 
 July 7th - Ginza, Tokyo Station and Marunouchi 
 July 8th – Shinjuku 
 July 9th - Ikebukuro (Sunshine City) and Shinjuku 
 July 10th - Shibuya and Asakusa 
 July 11th - Shinjuku and Odaiba 
 July 12th - Akihabara and Roppongi/Minato 
 July 13th - Mt. Fuji and Kawaguchi 
 July 14th - Kawaguchiko and Harajuku 
 July 15th - Osaka and Tempozan 
 July 16th - Universal Studios Japan 
 July 17th - Namba (Dōtonbori), Shinsaibashi, Tennōji Park then all the way to Kyoto (Gion) 
 July 18th (last day in Osaka) - Osaka Castle, Spa World, Umeda 
 July 19th - Hiroshima and Miyajima 
 July 20th - Hiroshima --> Kyoto 
 July 21st - Arashiyama Area and North-west Kyoto (Ryōan-ji and Kinkaku-ji) 
 July 22nd - Kyoto -> Nara and Osaka (NARUTO EXHIBITION!!) 
 July 23rd - Kyoto back to Tokyo 
 July 24th - Yokohama (Minato Mirai 21)  
 July 25th and 26th (END) - Tokyo -> Seoul -> HOME 

✮ Foster kittens
✮ Clean out closet
✮ Make LOTS of ice-cream
✮ Bake + Cook (and use the molds and kits I bought from Japan)
✮ Study Japanese (JLPT N2 level)
✮ Learn basic Korean sentence structures
✮ Play Dousei Kareshi (~50 hours right there, what with my slow Japanese reading speed)
✮ Finishing playing Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
✮ Buy Naruto -The Last- Movie DVD and then rewatch it
✮ Start applying for things……..
✮ Invite people over to drink the endless amounts of tea I have
✮ Make things with the alcohol and liquor stash I have (lol)

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