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To have seen what I have seen, see what I see!
School has been absolutely intense! Thankfully, the bulk of midterms are finally over and I’ve been faced with moderate success. I could have always worked harder, though, and I hope that I will do so before my finals.
I’ve been watching television (using Miro!) and playing video games to assuage myself this term, more than ever. I think that the stress is getting to me. I always thought I was impervious to stress but the growing emphasis on mental health nowadays has been making me aware of the unhealthy and unhealthful ways in which I live my life.
I think this will teach me some good lessons about decision-making (e.g. course planning, job seeking, etc.). I’m not the person I thought I was, nor do I know if I will become him.
I’m excited to write my paper for ENGL 304, though. I’m not entirely sure of my topic but I’m trying to flesh out the details – it will be about scientific public discourse (that is to say, the bilateral discussion between scientists and laypeople) about genes and genetics. I’m interested in examining the ways in which scientists describe genes and genetics, the ways in which scientists elucidate the public and how it is (mis)represented or (mis)used. It goes back to my essay in ENGL 112 on genomic metaphors; I’ll be digging out that old essay to look at.
A being darkly wise, and rudely great
Finally, time to breathe! It’s been quite the rollercoaster ride for the past three weeks, with non-stop assignments, labs, midterms, et cetera. Thankfully, my trusty new Starbucks order (Triple Grande, Extra Hot, No Whip Mocha) has been helping me through the midterms, one by one. I ought to know better than to cram nowadays but…procrastination happens.
I got around to installing Windows 7 and I really like it! People can complain all they want about Microsoft but I think they hit the mark this time, even if it isn’t a bulls-eye. I wasn’t entirely convinced that my life would be changed by their new taskbar (and their new-fangled jump tasks) but I find it quite indispensible now. It only took me a day or two to reinstall everything and set my preferences back. Thank goodness for Mozilla Weave!
I’ve also become a bit of a consumerist now; every time I feel upset, I buy myself something to cheer up. I really should stop that habit; it doesn’t help my back account balance.
I hope I’ll have some interesting adventures in the near future about which I can blog but I somehow doubt it. Is this all it amounts to? I feel slightly embarrassed to seem so mundane to my readers (if there are indeed, any) but I’m quite enthralled by my life, boring or otherwise.
Shaking in the fingers with the bottle in your palm
It’s time to batten down the hatches! (The phrase “batten down the hatches,” interestingly, is a nautical phrase applied idiomatically in common vernacular – it literally means to close all the hatches of a ship in preparation for an oncoming storm; the meaning of the phrase is similar to the phrase “gird your loins”)
BIOL 334 is winding down to a close and whether it ends with a bang or a whimper will be up to me; I’ve got to simply practice the questions much more in the coming days and ask for help if I get lost. Craig’s mentioned he’d like to see 7–8 questions on the final (leaning towards 7 rather than 8 questions) which will make it a big crunch for time and considering how long it takes me to do problems, I’m out of luck…
This weekend will be the granddaddy of all Justin the Tutor weekends because…dun dun dun! It’s provincial examinations week! Does anyone remember those? So I’m busy preparing people for Social Studies 11, English 10, English 12 and assorted school-specific final examinations. Hurrah!
AMS Minischool registration ended today and I was pleased to learn that I made only slightly less than Sheila did the summer previously; she really got the Minischool name out there and I’ve used my skills at mail merge to turn 3-hour jobs into 20-minute jobs. Hurray for laziness…I mean…productivity hacks.
I’m just about finished “Rise from the Ashes,” the final case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney featuring the Skye sisters. It’s been the longest case I’ve ever been on and it’s so cool that I get to use all sorts of forensics techniques!
On another note, I just wanted to shamelessly plug Push, a movie that was released in February 2009 featuring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning. Think X-Men meets Heroes meets The Matrix (sort of). It wasn’t given a great critical reception but it was filmed entirely on location in Hong Kong and it’s really visually appeal. What it lacks in meaty plot material, it more than makes up for with visual effects and gorgeous cinematography.
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