During big study periods, one should never neglect taking care of their skin (I never bother).

So after taking a lovely long hot shower I put on a face mask and came up with the brilliant idea of calling someone on skype and scaring the living shit out of them.

And THEN I realised it's now 3am and hardly anyone will be up this late on a Sunday.

Oh well.

This past week of hardcore studying is doing my head in. The last time I left the house was on Friday for end of semester drinks. Yikes. Despite the unspoken rule of SWOT VAC week of turning into a complete shut-in, I will be taking a break on Sunday to go see Ephraim and his band jam it out (feat. MY DJEMBE :D). At least it's being put to some use. I wish I had another one so people can come over and we can dish out beats together.

Another post-exam plan has cropped up. Thanks to Bidina and her resourcefulness, she's found tickets to Sydney on Tiger Airways for $20 each way. It's unconfirmed but it'll be one hell of a trip flying there with just a passport and wallet and coming back the next day hopefully in one piece.

The adventures that have transpired the past 6 months have been mindblowing. Let's see what the next 6 months have in storeee....

mmmm

Skins Season 4 on Youtube yay yay yay yayayayayayayyyay exams in a week and a half nonononnoo

whoa 3 posts in a day

SO. This is what it's come to. How i've chosen to deal with heartbreak, is to simply avoid it.

The way i'm avoiding it may not be the most ideal. Heck, it's definitely not. But it's not hurting anyone, i'm not hurting myself and everyone wins. I'm just tired of all the bullshit.

Let's see where this'll take me.

But in the meantime, it's crunch time at the moment. So time to study first.

summertime in france

2011.

Fuck I hate winter.

do you have the chops to be a vet?

Then answer the following questions.

Appropriate personal protective equipment (clothing) for working with beef cattle includes:

Shorts, singlet and sports shoes to assist you in rounding up the cattle at maximum speed substantial work boots, overalls and a hat in hot weather. swim wear as it is easier to hose yourself down at the end of the day rather than it is to try and wash cattle faeces, etc. off of your overalls base ball cap worn backwards to prevent hitting your head on overhead steel bars on the cattle crush operating handle.

The bare midriff look is appropriate for working on farms for both male and female veterinary students in summer since this type of dress:

prevents you from getting heat exhaustion during the hot weather, prevents your clothing from being snagged on any exposed bolt or wire around the cattle yards, this preceding statement is incorrect, the bare midriff look is inappropriate dress for farm work prevents excessive washing of overalls

When holding a gate for drafting cattle you should: Concentrate on what is occurring in the yards, looking at the person moving cattle and monitoring individual animals behaviour in the yard Just watch what is happening in the immediate vicinity of the person working with the cattle Turn your back on the gate for periods of time to chat with other people and/or daydream about the upcoming weekend Let go of the gate and turn your back if there is anything that distracts you. When injecting vaccine into sheep, if you accidentally vaccinate yourself you should: Panic and run screaming round the sheep yard Use a knife to cut the area open where you injected yourself and try to suck out the vaccine Read the packet and label insert and check what the manufacturer directs you to do in the case of inadvertent self-innoculation, then consult your doctor if required. Not worry about it According to Worksafe and the Victorian Government, the most frequent cause of fatal accidents for people on farms in Victoria is:

The tractor or all terrain vehicle (four wheel motor-bike) Agricultural motor bike Artificially-reared Friesian, Jersey or Ayrshire bull Bottle reared adult pet ram. Neurotic hen with a taste for blood Disclaimer : This quiz in no shape or form should determine whether or not you should become a vet.

Every time you throw a fit I can't decide if you're full of it

Every time you state your case the more I want to punch your face

brr

It's REALLY starting to get chilly around here. And so far i've gone pretty far without bringing out my heater! Or my thermals. I think I should get an award. Just for tonight, my increased tolerance might have something to do with a newly acquired hot water bottle stuffed down my pyjama pants...

I honestly wonder how I survived 5 weeks in London during the big freeze if i'm finding this cold. I'm already missing the heat.. I never had too much trouble sleeping, even when it was 30 degrees at night with just the fan. Heck, Indian Summer was great. Just the right amount of heat and cool autumn breezes. Mmmm... London, summer 2011!! Fingers crossed.

Exams are rolling up and everyone's buckling down getting their study on. As i've been as well. Been studying consistently the past TWO WHOLE WEEKS (what, really?) and will continue doing so for the next 5 weeks till the end of exams. 6 papers... I WILL be prepared much unlike last year.

Post-exam plans are already underway. Most probably already know, I will 110% not be heading home this winter as i'll be spending 15 days on a sheep farm assisting in vetty things like births, and shit scooping.

Camping.. Might pass though. Who wants to sleep in the wintery cold outdoors?

the sound of failure

She is starting to live her life

From the inside out
Sound of failure calls her name
She's decided to hear it out

Because she's too scared, and she
She can't pretend
To understand where it begins or ends
Or what it means to be dead
It's just a sound going through your head
Let them go on, let them go on

....