Ever heard of fatigue? Or prioritization? I have.

The freaking amoeba won't let me enjoy my sembreak. It's a good thing I have groupmates who are really bored at home. If this is how PhD students feel like, at least the one stuck in "wet" laboratories... no thanks! I'd rather not let my happiness be dependent on the growth of cells that I'm planning to kill anyway.

still have no job. I really want to have some sort-of stable income so I could save up for camera equipment, Christmas-related expenses and summer trips.

you sure know how to push people to fatigue. you seem to forget we have other things to do. things we already committed ourselves into months ago. *sigh* fine, I'll find some way to do it.

Finished The Gathering Storm.

Brandon Sarandon brought to the table what we found lacking with Robert Jordan: fast pacing.
Reading this one wasn't too much of a chore unlike the 3 books prior to this one where you find yourself groaning at a new plot twist or sidetrack to a main story branch. I did find myself wondering what is happening in the other branches. I'm really excited to read the Moiraine-Thom-Mat branch in the next books. And I'm very happy that Rand finally gets over his emo/steel/cuendillar phase.

I wish someone will give me the next book for my birthday. =)

Now to look for booksale copies of Asimov's Foundation novels.

Typical.

My last sembreak for the rest of my life will not be spent lounging at home. Instead, it'll be on research, stressful org stuff and some money-making in between.

We shouldn't stoop down to their level. They keep using simple cause and effect models. Epidemiology taught us there are other models. The web and the lever are good ones I think.

And their overpopulation articles are such good demonstrations of straw men and red herrings.

But you are.

 

One last stretch before the much awaited sembreak.

Gah...