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The Week I Learnt What “Busy” Means

Wow, so when you only have one day off in a week, you get insanely excited over it!

Working 28 hours, attending university, and having an assignment due, is totally not conducive to my lazy Arts student lifestyle! Today, in particular, was a mess. Uni from 8am-4pm1; work from 5.30-10.15pm. Further, with my resolution to stop spending so much on lunch, I got very hungry, which seems to make my face fairly pale by the end of the day. That, of course, is completely fine — I like pale skin!

Also! I was running on only four hours sleep2, on account of working the previous night, and then having to stay up to finish a lab report introduction I had due at today at 8am in my lab. Upon proofreading it this morning, I realised I spent too much time plugging my awesome research proposal, and not enough time reviewing the literature. Alas.

But in the end, I’ll finish the week $450 richer, so it’s not a complete loss. Also note that I don’t usually work this much, although I’ll now have increased hours at work for at least a couple of weeks.

Anyway, I think this entry was rather boring. Hey, they can’t all be winners! Tomorrow, I resolve to spend the entire day in bed and/or staring at screens. People keep telling me to watch Glee. Until a few days ago, I had no desire to see it, but now, all of a sudden, I have the urge. That happens to me, sometimes; I don’t know why. I grabbed the extended pilot from work this evening, and am going to give it a chance.


  1. Although I did have two hours of break, in which I spammed Twitter for the second time today. And by “spammed Twitter”, I mean “tweeted twelve times in one day, which is probably a record for me, though nothing compared to what others are capable of” []
  2. I almost always get eight. I need eight. A full night’s sleep is one of my greatest pleasures. I don’t see how some people can stay up all night, every night! []

2010 Is Looking to be a Busy Year

It seems that 2010 will be a busy year for me.

Although the past few months have involved a lot of staring at screens and pointless Internet surfing, I return to university in a month or so, and have taken on a second job, which I start on Tuesday.

A quick list of what 2010 will involve regarding university and work:

  • Completing the second year of my B.A.
    Still with majors in psychology and anthropology. In addition to just “completing” it, I also need to maintain a First-Class Honours average grade in psychology so I can complete an Honours year in 2012, which will allow me to study postgraduate psychology, which, in turn will qualify me to have a career in psychology. I’m still undecided whether I’d prefer to be a practising clinical psychologist or an academic.
  • Continuing work at my casual job at the DVD rental store (Job One)
    It has proven to be fun so far — I enjoy working there. It also comes with the bonus of free rentals. For example, I rented Up recently, which is Pixar’s best film to date (Wall·E is overrated!), and Orgazmo (a colleague recommended it), which had a few cheap laughs, but was generally crap. I also get an $0.75 pay rise in the not-too-distant future, which is a bit exciting. As a casual, though, it’s impossible to predict annual income with any degree of certainty.
  • Starting my second casual job at a computing department (Job Two)
    Some of the tasks I may complete include user authorisation, collecting payments for payable services, replenishing printer consumables, providing support in the use of hardware and software, and aiding in repair and maintenance of equipment. I’m sure I will enjoy this job; it seems that there’s a fair amount of independence, and having many different tasks to do is excellent, too.

I struggled with the concept of “how much is too much, when blogging about your job?” whilst writing this entry. I think the information I wrote is fine, but I probably wouldn’t go into much more detail at all.