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Monday, 14 January 2008

my rant

so im still working on my dissertation, ive gotta send another 2 essays in and finish a youth work essay too...... all by friday. the girl behind me just said 'its all very organised'. just what im not. bugger. this blog will be random, its my quick escape from reality, where ill speak about reality but you know what i mean. i just need a break from work.

there were no tables upstairs so im downstairs at the library, my laptop is on my lap, for lie the frirst time ever, weird how they call them that but no one ever really has thm on their laps isnt it?

my arm hurts, it should be in the sling but then i cant type. then im screwed, im impressed tho cos its half one nd ive got the whole day ahead of me still to work. lots to do but loadsof time to do it.

speaking of listening to other people's conversations.... im not meaning to but its funny what you pick up when they dont think your listening, ve heard talk about work, exams, where classes are, std's...... you know - the usual. kinda off putting. i'd put on my headphones if this wasnt so damn entertaining, and they cud be reading this blog right now but you know what, then all id have to say is that they're just as nosy as i am, and id get n at them for banging my chair. stupid girls with their chatting and moving. think their so cool..... but their not. oh yeah, and you know when your ttypin and u assume you know whats goin on from the corner of your eye but you dont really wanna stare. the black guy next to me turned out to be an old white guy...... he's either some kinda morphing guy, he moved and another dude sat down or i need more mocha!!

so, anyone wanna write about critical pedagogy for me? anyone? anyone at all? nope....


well ill go then, someones gotta do it.

2 comments:

Jane said...

You updated! At last, woo!

When are you free for drinking/catching up?

Tony Ward said...

Can't do your dissertation for you but I can help...

Kia ora from New Zealand,Dave


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