Just had half-way hall which is our formal hall where we celebrate getting through half of our Oxford degree! I'm half sad/half happy....probably the latter though that's only because of recent stress.
Talking of which I'm SO pissed off that literally the rest of the year in college are going out celebrating whilst I had to go to Sainsbury's to get some GOOD coffee (I'm sick of cheap tesco coffee - false economy) and that will comfort me and keep me awake till morning or whenever finish my essay AND my presentation both in for tomorrow :( I'm predicting a 9am finish. I hate such work crises.
Ok...I've moaned on facebook and moaned on here. I *really* need to just start working already!! :(
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Friday, 30 January 2009
STRESS STRESS AND MORE STRESS!
I can't believe that 2nd week hasn't even finished yet and I am already dreaming of the Easter holidays (actually, felt like that in 0th week whilst revising for collections!).
This week so far has already been very stressful. With no work being done over the New Year weekend and then OXCIA and various other stuff occupying my time, I only got started READING for my essay at 4pm the day before it was due. Then I wrote it and finished around 4am on Thursday....my quickest essay to date! Let's hope not the crappest!
Ha ha...I certainly won't be able to pull the wool other Whittaker, the key book of the biogeography lecture is co-authored by him and he (and others) devised the speciation model which I based my whole essay on! I do love tutorials though...I kept on saying "Whittaker's, I mean er, your model"...he is certainly pretty friendly for a world expert!
Anyhow, ironically enough, the tute provided my only 'non-stress' moment of this week. Straight after the essay, manic OXCIA organisation as the first mandarin classes came about. Displaced students, lost mandarin teachers, negotiating for cheap college wine, room keys to collect, tickets to sell...MADNESS. All the while rushing to get to formal as I had left my poor guest all on her own - I'm not the best host but I was ok in the end!
Let's hope my mental state is recoverable after this weekend. This week has been the only week where I've actually cried out in despair as I've realised I've taken on too much. And it's not even the peak! I start peer-support training next week and also my aim higher mentoring :/ I hope I can cope....
This week so far has already been very stressful. With no work being done over the New Year weekend and then OXCIA and various other stuff occupying my time, I only got started READING for my essay at 4pm the day before it was due. Then I wrote it and finished around 4am on Thursday....my quickest essay to date! Let's hope not the crappest!
Ha ha...I certainly won't be able to pull the wool other Whittaker, the key book of the biogeography lecture is co-authored by him and he (and others) devised the speciation model which I based my whole essay on! I do love tutorials though...I kept on saying "Whittaker's, I mean er, your model"...he is certainly pretty friendly for a world expert!
Anyhow, ironically enough, the tute provided my only 'non-stress' moment of this week. Straight after the essay, manic OXCIA organisation as the first mandarin classes came about. Displaced students, lost mandarin teachers, negotiating for cheap college wine, room keys to collect, tickets to sell...MADNESS. All the while rushing to get to formal as I had left my poor guest all on her own - I'm not the best host but I was ok in the end!
Let's hope my mental state is recoverable after this weekend. This week has been the only week where I've actually cried out in despair as I've realised I've taken on too much. And it's not even the peak! I start peer-support training next week and also my aim higher mentoring :/ I hope I can cope....
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