APOLOGIES once again for being such a slacker. Truth be told, I'm not a slacker, just really busy. I always feel like nothing I do is worth writing about since the majority of what I do is uni and work. Still, there are those brief glimpses of memorable goodness every now and again.
Since I last wrote, semester one has ended, finals have come and gone, and semester two has started. I didn't really get a break- I actually missed a few hours of one of my intensive classes in order to sit a final exam from the previous semester! It was fun-filled, studying for two finals whilst reading for short courses after sitting in class from 9 to 5! It's over now, so that's good. Now I've just got two assignments to put together (make that 1.5, I'm about halfway through one of them!) and I'm golden. Between uni and working it's never really geared down. The good news is there isn't much revving-up I need to do to transition into semester two. Is that little bit of optimism too much of a reach?
And because I'm made of steel, I still managed to do some fun stuff on that sweetened-by-scarcity occasional day off. I went out to Mount Piddington with Tom and a friend of his. They did a lot of leading stuff which I'm not good enough for yet, but after they established an anchor I had a go and it was loads of fun. Somehow I felt a little bit better at climbing, even though I hadn't been for ages. Maybe it was the yellow sun breathing life back into withered, over-academed shell.
I went out to a Japanese restaurant with Tom one night, too. Japanese food is so delicious, but doesn't even come close to how good it is in Japan. It sort of made me miss all the good parts of living in Murakami. It's amazing how easily I remember the good parts and forget that not-so-great- like freezing in my apartment, having nothing to do at work, and so on. I guess it's a good thing that I have to work harder to remember the negative things.
Tom and I also ventured out to Moss Vale to celebrate his mom's 60th. The whole clan was there, including some relatives I've never met from Canberra. I still didn't really meet them as it was a bit crazy with kids and food and various sports balls banging into windows. It was crazy but it was fun, and I definitely felt more drained from 2 days of family life than 2 weeks of uni! On the down side, I picked up a lung-busting cold which I'm still not over. I'm thinking 3 weeks of stress followed by 2 days of intense exposure to germ-bombs (aka small children) isn't the best thing to do to one's immune system. PLUS I feel guilty for giving it to everyone else in the house. :(
So here I am, desperately seeking asylum from my assignments and marvelling at my body's attempt to replicate a rainbow with phlegm. It's not all dark and dreary though! Tomorrow I'm going for a walk in the woods, which always makes things better. WOOT! Maybe I'll even take some pictures!
