Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for. - Lawrence Block
That's bi4 guan1 xiu1 lian4 for those scratching your heads, heh. Can't be bothered to switch to Chinese typing... I only meant to check my email!
Anyway, the purpose of this post is to shout about "The Story of Slimderella."
Way to go, Joyce! That was really funny :) and totally educational to boot.
In this day and age, it is my firm belief that sheer brute force has no place in our lives anymore.
Speaking loudly doesn't make you more reasonable. Nor does it mean that you are confident. You just look dumb when you are talking to someone sitting about 30 cm away from you.
It's just really annoying when there is loads of noise that doesn't serve any purpose.
Maybe the person who's speaking is hard of hearing. Ok ok, if you look old and you speak loudly, I'll give you the benefit of doubt.
If you deserve attention, you don't have to demand it. People will pay attention to you. If you demand attention when there is none to be given, then you are just wasting your energy. Hah. I have no sympathy for you then.
Being aggressive and forceful is not going to win you your point when you are clearly in the wrong. So just take your energy and go clean up your house/drawer/desk. That is at least constructive.
That you can exert great force, whether through yakking at glass-shattering decibels or punching through ten metres of concrete, doens't mean much. It doesn't even show any skill.
It is when you can control yourself, speaking and acting appropriately such that your point gets across and people respect you, that it is truly impressive.
Didn't the cavemen all die out a long time ago.
Yes, isn't it amazing? I actually have time to be bored. While other people are worrying about lab and term papers and CAs, I have time to visit library (the National Library, mind you) and read FICTION. Haha.
I am terribly bored.
I must say this semester has to be my slackest ever. Strange but true. Only 3 modules: 1 straightforward and not difficult, 1 is not straightforward but doesn't have much content anyway and the last is straightforward, could be difficult but have gone through one round of CA. So, my conclusion is that I don't have much to worry about. Also, lab is quite own-time-own-target and I've been assured that I'm well on the way, so that's that.
It's not that I have NOTHING to do. It's just that what I should be doing basically involves reading academic stuff. Only. Off the computer screen, no less. Very unattractive prospect. If I knuckle down to do it, I could be:
(1) reading papers about mitotic misregulation and ageing and about Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome vs Werner's Progeria as models for ageing
(2) reading papers about the SLC22A group of organic cation transporters in the kidney
(3) reading papers about complexes involved in protein trafficking in yeast
(4) reading papers about tandem affinity purification
(5) reading papers about... sorry, I got carried away. But you get my drift.
Argh. I don't like reading pdf files on the computer! But I can't possibly print everything out. Too wasteful.
I could read about applying to grad schools. But it's more reading off the computer screen too. And the prospective information overload is not exactly something I look forward to. Bleah.
(Sidetrack: the GRE PowerPrep software arrived in the mail yesterday... after I've taken the test AND received my results. Well done!)
I need to DO something. And not just sit around and read things.
The sun outside makes me want to go to the beach. Bad.
Oh yes, I had the most fantastic thought yesterday, haha. It just struck me that my ultimate (unattainable) fantasy is to be an Esprit mannequin. Then I can wear all the latest collections without having to spend a cent. The downside is, of course, I would have to be dressed in public AND I'll have no head. hahahahahaha.
Well, I said it was a fantasy.
