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tammaiyaLife hates me. I am miserable. Horribly, horribly miserable.
Because I'm sick and my ears and eyes and especially THROAT won't stop hurting. Uuuuuuuuurgh. *feels sorry for herself*
Also, the extensions started today. Loud banging noises. Smells of petrol. Demolished deck. Thoroughly bemused poodle. Woken up at 7.30 am, when I couldn't get to sleep in the first place.
Don't remember if I bitched about the LJE essay or not, but I got a 68 and a complete non-comment which said, in not much longer wording than this, "very well written, good examples, covered a lot. Perhaps if it had been more confined it would have been stronger."
Yes, well. I'll add at this point that the topic was "Lawyers: Heroes Or Villains"; nothing more. I get the feeling that the lecturer (who is also my seminar leader, and thus marked it) had something very specific in mind, not conveyed by said topic. As much as I would like to be, I am not in fact a mind reader.
And that comment really does not explain where I went wrong. Just as well I don't care about that subject.
(Still, I can't help be annoyed, especially since I know I'm probably going to sod up the exam. From lack of study, because contracts is more important. *cough*)
Had fun sleeping over at Mari's on Saturday, got to see Mari and sis. I showed them the end of Tactics, and we watched the FMA movie. There were some things I liked, but overall I'm less than impressed, and not just at the dodgy quality of the camcord. It just didn't have the same moving emotional quality as the series did; the general consensus from the three of us was that it had gone too far back in the "shounen" direction. Sis and I got bored with the fighting. And don't get me wrong, I'm all for fighting-- it may have been connected to the dodgy quality, harder to get drawn in-- but it needs to be broken up by more emotion. I don't know, I'm too sick and icky feeling to make sense.
And on Sunday I went to see Howl's Moving Castle with Auntie Marie. Had seen it already on dvd-- dodgy camcord, of course, though quite good quality so far as dodgy camcords go-- but that was the Japanese version. Really liked Billy Crystal as Calcifer and Christian Bale as Howl, as well as the two people doing young/old Sophie. They all suited the characters and were a good crossover from the Japanese, plus Howl so HOT mm.
This Halloween game is great fun: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/promos/200510_unicef/game/index.html
I keep forgetting that it's Halloween soon. It's just not a big thing in Australia. When is it, again? The 28th?
Into Part II of CCS!X, nearing 12K words. Begin to worry about how much longer it will get. If there's as many parts as I THINK there could be, I've got a real problem on my hands. <<
Having 2+ hypos per day. Suspect I should be doing something about this. Also suspect that I should be working on my contracts summaries-- am nearing the end of Formation-- only I feel crap and I don't WANNA.
Hm, fingers shaking. Wonder if this means hypo? I'll check. Soon-ish.
*plays around with guitar*
About that vid with crossdressing!Sugita-- Mari's going to burn it for me, I'll upload it when I get it.
Sorry for being so HIDEOUSLY behind on LJ comments, I swear I'll catch them up soon.
Also, Chifley Library is out to GET me. I couldn't find a single book that I was looking for when I was researching my topic today. Note that I've already done most of my research on the net so it's not a MAJOR crisis, BUT. What the hell is up with that? I'd be like, looking for PE1701.S5, and I'd find PE1000 and then it'd jump straight to PE2001. WHAT.
When I finally do manage to find those books, it will be an Experience. The last time I did proper research was year 12 history. *marvels*
Because I'm sick and my ears and eyes and especially THROAT won't stop hurting. Uuuuuuuuurgh. *feels sorry for herself*
Also, the extensions started today. Loud banging noises. Smells of petrol. Demolished deck. Thoroughly bemused poodle. Woken up at 7.30 am, when I couldn't get to sleep in the first place.
Don't remember if I bitched about the LJE essay or not, but I got a 68 and a complete non-comment which said, in not much longer wording than this, "very well written, good examples, covered a lot. Perhaps if it had been more confined it would have been stronger."
Yes, well. I'll add at this point that the topic was "Lawyers: Heroes Or Villains"; nothing more. I get the feeling that the lecturer (who is also my seminar leader, and thus marked it) had something very specific in mind, not conveyed by said topic. As much as I would like to be, I am not in fact a mind reader.
And that comment really does not explain where I went wrong. Just as well I don't care about that subject.
(Still, I can't help be annoyed, especially since I know I'm probably going to sod up the exam. From lack of study, because contracts is more important. *cough*)
Had fun sleeping over at Mari's on Saturday, got to see Mari and sis. I showed them the end of Tactics, and we watched the FMA movie. There were some things I liked, but overall I'm less than impressed, and not just at the dodgy quality of the camcord. It just didn't have the same moving emotional quality as the series did; the general consensus from the three of us was that it had gone too far back in the "shounen" direction. Sis and I got bored with the fighting. And don't get me wrong, I'm all for fighting-- it may have been connected to the dodgy quality, harder to get drawn in-- but it needs to be broken up by more emotion. I don't know, I'm too sick and icky feeling to make sense.
And on Sunday I went to see Howl's Moving Castle with Auntie Marie. Had seen it already on dvd-- dodgy camcord, of course, though quite good quality so far as dodgy camcords go-- but that was the Japanese version. Really liked Billy Crystal as Calcifer and Christian Bale as Howl, as well as the two people doing young/old Sophie. They all suited the characters and were a good crossover from the Japanese, plus Howl so HOT mm.
This Halloween game is great fun: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/promos/200510_unicef/game/index.html
I keep forgetting that it's Halloween soon. It's just not a big thing in Australia. When is it, again? The 28th?
Into Part II of CCS!X, nearing 12K words. Begin to worry about how much longer it will get. If there's as many parts as I THINK there could be, I've got a real problem on my hands. <<
Having 2+ hypos per day. Suspect I should be doing something about this. Also suspect that I should be working on my contracts summaries-- am nearing the end of Formation-- only I feel crap and I don't WANNA.
Hm, fingers shaking. Wonder if this means hypo? I'll check. Soon-ish.
*plays around with guitar*
About that vid with crossdressing!Sugita-- Mari's going to burn it for me, I'll upload it when I get it.
Sorry for being so HIDEOUSLY behind on LJ comments, I swear I'll catch them up soon.
Also, Chifley Library is out to GET me. I couldn't find a single book that I was looking for when I was researching my topic today. Note that I've already done most of my research on the net so it's not a MAJOR crisis, BUT. What the hell is up with that? I'd be like, looking for PE1701.S5, and I'd find PE1000 and then it'd jump straight to PE2001. WHAT.
When I finally do manage to find those books, it will be an Experience. The last time I did proper research was year 12 history. *marvels*
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Date: 2005-10-17 11:23 am (UTC)*frets*
What day is your final exam, by the way? Aaaaaand - do you want to do NaNo in January with Ji and I, for much mutual support and hyterical chatting on AIM until 4am?
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Date: 2005-10-17 11:43 am (UTC)Final exaaaam... uh... 18th November. But it's Japanese. So the last one I have to STUDY for is 12th November.
I would join you guys in your NaNo insanity but for Christmas fics. Although they'll reach the word limit for a NaNo, so I'm willing to do the crazy with you just doing Christmas fics instead! :D (Alternatively, CCS!X. Though you're not supposed to have already started, BUT ANYWAY.)
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Date: 2005-10-17 11:57 am (UTC)Well, they'll all be finished by January, won't they?
:D?
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:14 pm (UTC)Well, okay. I'll see, then, I may write the sequel to That AU, or do stuff on Angels, or something. Not sure if That Au The Second would be long enough, but it'd still have to be pretty long.
Yes, yes! Marathon sounds good! It's IN Japanese, good enough! :D And... QLD? I thought you weren't going anywhere over-- oh, summer classes wouldn't start yet. Of course. When will you be back?
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:23 pm (UTC)Work on Angels! I'm probably going to try and finish Quindlemire and then go back and edit it furiously over February, so by the end of the holidays I'll have a complete novel :D
Going to Qld for the 19th-26th November, and then staying here for the rest of the summer to do my Advanced Studied Course and generally bum around.
Ergh. Xmas fic. I think I'm going to try and do my GO prequel for Xmas, once Sophie's crossover is finished...
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:25 pm (UTC)Okay, will do! Alleviating the guilt I currently feel every time I listen to my music! *g*
Cool beans. *makes mental note*
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:28 pm (UTC)AHAHAHA. I am wondering who the hell I can persuade to beta a whole novel.
Ha. Ha. Ha.
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-17 01:04 pm (UTC)Have I been duped? At some stage?
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Date: 2005-10-17 01:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-17 01:23 pm (UTC)Yes. Yes, we rather did. The amount of documents I have on my computer relating to this story is stunning.
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Date: 2005-10-17 01:29 pm (UTC)Though, uh, there are more documents in the X/TB folder, but at least that's because there's a lot of different FICS.
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Date: 2005-10-17 01:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-18 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-17 12:09 pm (UTC)Essay thing: broad essay stubjects deserve to be whacked with a mallet. More seriously, though, I've found that broad essay topics usually means the lecturer is either a) too lazy or b) wants to see who comes up with the neatest way of attacking the question and doesn't give him something boring to read.
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Date: 2005-10-17 12:22 pm (UTC)RE: Lecturer; suspect the latter. One of my friends who had an interesting-sounding take on it got 50, in the same seminar as me. Plus, the lack of comments and how late we got the papers back-- I handed this in at the end of last term-- suggest laziness. -_-;
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Date: 2005-10-17 03:03 pm (UTC)Anyway, take care of yourself. ♥
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Date: 2005-10-18 01:23 am (UTC)Thank you. *snuggles*