On productivity and change 8-)

Wow. This week has actually started off quite productively! The work on my thesis is going if not smoothly, then at least forward, especially since I found some similarities (theme-wise) to earlier writing of mine. Which of course meant that I got a couple of "new" sources to use. Yay!

Other things have gone my way, too. small things mostly, but still. I would just love to believe that this means I am finding my way back after all of the recent stress factors, but of course I don't want to take that for granted either... Anyway, I do enjoy finally getting things done, after a period of serious problems focusing and motivating myself.

I worry a bit about the future too, but I tend to find it easier to cope with actual changes (good or bad) much better than the fear of things eventually changing. I mean, once you know something is going to happen, then - at least - you know. And that's when you can start working on stuff.

Really sleepy now... Quick nap or dinner..? Hum... dinner it is!

Writer's block?

I have to start writing posts again soon! I really want to, and I have missed the writing a lot - but for some reason I just can't seem to get myself to it. I wonder why... I should probably just start writing and see what happens.

I did add some new links today, though. Just some of the places I like and find myself returning to. Check them out if you feel like it!

Going to bed now. *yawn*

bad placement or Father issues..?

I saw this amazing example of sign placement in a shop window we passed on our way to town last night... It's in Finnish and translates as something like  "Remember Father 14.11... * we sharpen your knives!" I stood laughing my ass of in the middle of the sidewalk and just had to snap a picture... Two out of three friends saw the funny...

quote of the day

"I can summarize everything I've learned about life in three words: it goes on."

Robert Frost

Tiredtiredtired

I am tired now. Really tired. I slept bad last night and an early wake up this morning, I almost overslept and didn't have time to finish my breakfast. The day went more or less well even after all, and I'm now looking back a bit surprised. Yhe sports fair went well enough and it was fun talking to new people about karate. Overall, the visitors of today were less shy to ask questions compared to last week's freshman's fair visitors. And we had a working laptop for a picture show! Oh joy!

After the fair (or my share of it) was over, I had a meeting with my professor(s) and the other future bachelors of my department. And for the first time in... I don't even know how long, I really struggled to stay awake during a lesson...

Now that I have one project completely over, I have to start taking my studies more seriously again. I'm quite stressed about them right now. I like what I'm doing, as in my department and the things I am working on right now, it's just that I have a constant feeling of not being enough,  not doing enough, not... ...completely managing, I guess you could say. And I have a hard time coping with that. I wish I could feel more content.

And I should get a job. Really.

Sunday

Just... Wow. Seems like the boys had a good time last night. Someone has evidently puked on our bathroom wall... The poor bastard. And my roommate was online quite late this morning, scribbling stuff about waiting for the zombie apocalypse... Trying hard not to laugh out loud...

Myself, I stayed at home. I had already enjoyed a drink or two on Friday, and didn't feel like I had neither the cash nor the stamina to repeat it. So instead I had the flat for myself. Did some drawing and watched no less than three crappy movies... And baked coconut cookies! So overall a very lazy but quite nice Saturday night.

Friday

what I expect this year's beginners to look like ;)

Finally Friday! Not that it would mean any actual changes in workload or so, as I do about as much of more or less the same things during the weekend as I do during the week... ...OK. Not always, if I am to be honest. And I am thinking of pouring a whiskey as I write. Mmmwhiskey...

The advertising/representational gig of last night went okay. There were of course some things that could have been done differently considering the material we used, and it might also have been a good idea to try activate some of the younger members in the gig (younger as in years on earth, not necessarily as in club activity), because we did feel a bit old... The typical fair visitor being about 18-21 and us being around 30... However, we did have several persons show genuine interest and it'll be exciting to see who of them will show up for practice!

Next week there will be another similar gig, but on a more sports-themed on-campus happening. I'm looking forward to this, too, especially since I kind of expect the older students and staff to be a bit less shy about asking us stuff.

Now, about that whiskey...