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One assignment is done. It makes me bury myself in a hole knowing that my work is terrible and someone's going to read it, but at least it's done. Time to do the rest of the assignments.
I will vow to never procrastinate again after this. I know to start assignments when I get them but I don't do it. Next time, I shall.
Just do them and if you have time go over them a bit.
you can do this and we're all real proud of you ๐
We are in the same headspace of simultaneous relief and shame! (Well, except that I'm thankfully doing this for hopefully the last time in my life)
If you find yourself procrastinating next time, my advice is try not to beat yourself up about it (easier said than done but it does lighten up with age) - the grief we give ourselves about procrastinating, and the punitive measures, shame, etc... often just make it a lot worse than it already is.
Don't lose sight of the fact that you have ethics, and a commitment to quality (easy to forget the sheer number of people out there who are genuinely fine with stuff they KNOW is bad because they have no respect for what they are doing).
I'm making less and less sense with my sentences in this damn thing the longer I keep on at it tonight, but it must go tonight... I'm going to add a note to my supervisor along the lines of "I'm sorry if this is completely incoherent gibberish, I'm not sure how conscious I am right now"
Wow, how bittersweet is that, doing this for the last time in your life! Good luck with the rest of your work tonight, and hopefully you get a good rest in!
I've got a year and a half left but it feels like I'm going to end up doing more ~~ continuing to torture myself.~~
Oh I'll tell you now... it's about 97% sweet and 3% bitter - I cannot be more relieved that I won't be doing any further academic study after this. I think I need years of therapy to recover from this last assault and re-opening of old wounds plus heaps of new grief bahahaha.
I've FINALLY managed to send through a draft that ain't gonna get published anywhere but at least is in complete sentences! Time to sleep before going to work. Hope you manage to get a good night's sleep too!
You two are doing amazing. And take it from a life long procrastinator - it never really changes you just gotta try to let go of the shame. Some people need time for thoughts to digest before they can spew them out at the last moment.
One of my favourite sayings is 'if something is worth doing it's worth doing poorly'. Running a dishwasher that's half new and half stuff you haven't unloaded, it's fine. Better to get something out and assessed even if it's not perfect. It's a hell of a lot better then it would be if it were not done. Nothing will ever match the idea in your head, but it probably doesn't need to. Big hugs
Creature news...
My sister has a new cat. He's enormous
Don't believe you unless we get a piccy!
Say hi to Jetson
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lol yea might need a bigger chair. look at that fluff!
Proof Boyo had a deprived childhood, he doesn't know what a Banksia man is!
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie?
I love my psychologist, she's so good. Shame I only have one more session before I have to wait til next year (or if I get a job, I can pay out of pocket lol).
Ordering groceries online is easy, carrying them all to the kitchen from the front door is hard. I am exhausted just from that effort, and haven't even put it away yet. I really should have ordered some chocolate.
Theory: all roads lead to Rome
My better counter-theory: all thoughts lead to apple strudel
I just put an apple danish in the airfryer. And I'll be forced to have it with cream. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
Me: Stand up from my chair
my back: haha fuck you!
Mr Woof has found his moose toy and has been carrying it around trying to find a safe place for it. He took it to the bed yesterday and has now bought it out onto the couch next to me. I think it means I'm entrusted to look out for the moose's safety.
My lovely colleagues dropped by campus with an age-relevant cake and moral-boosting morning tea. It's definitely helped because i had hoped to be celebrating today but what's a few days here and there when you're an adult. Plus, the headache is gone and I'm pumping out insightful observations with ease, albeit without references at this point. Highway to the Paper Zone!
That said, every time I'm writing things like "Regardless, the results suggest that ..." I feel tempted to add "(but does it though?)" on at the end. Reminder to self: this is a 25 point research project, not a real thesis, it ain't gotta be so rigorous
Itโs disconcerting to find the back sliding glass door open when you get home.
OK my trip this weekend is sorted! Been hanging to see these guys. 10 years is a long time not to see people I considered family at 1 point.
Eeeeeeee!
Are Gibson & The Strays sorted for the duration of your absence?
Actually, that's quite a cute band name ...
That's a damn good band name!
And absolutely yes. I made sure to organise someone I trust to hold down the fort and dispense the treats to all :)
Good staffwork! All shall be well, all shall be very well.
Itโs really windy and cold outside. You still going tonight?
Iโm glad you managed to organise it. I hope you have heaps and heaps of unforgettable fun!
Got accused (jokingly) by aunt that hambam gained weight under my watch.
It's pure muscle, all I did was unleash his apex ball chasing and cheese loving genes.
Goodnight from the gremlin and I โค๏ธ
Going to look for a new role in the coming weeks. My manager is acting like a child throwing a tantrum.
Considering my employment directly impacts my housing, it's best to look for an out before he forces me out.
You're having a tough run, dude! But good on you for recognising it's not working and being open to something else.
@PeelerSheila@aussie.zone has got to me. I've been struggling with this cold - no appetite and no brain power to even cook the most basic beans and rice. Put in a supermarket order for a couple of Green Goddess salads and Dari's soups (I find they are pretty close to being real food) and a few tins of tuna. I hate doing that when there's food in the pantry but I have been skipping meals and that's not going get me better
Oh boy, you know it's cold out there when even the security guard doing his rounds is wearing a beanie tonight.
Thanks everyone for the lovely wishes, I've been blown away (...) by all the messages streaming in today, I don't feel too bad about likely working into the night tonight to finish this off (brain is definitely slowing down). My body can feel the real beginnings of joy and relief in letting this thing finally go, though!
I just had a totally unrelated shower thought that I feel compelled to dump here: you know how during the era of black-and-white TV there were reports of people dreaming in black and white, which then faded away as colour TV became common?
Do you think people will start dreaming increasingly in AI-generated oversmoothed imagery and video as it starts to drown out real art and photos? Though, they will probably become almost indistinguishable in a shorter timeframe than it took for colour TV to take over b&w TV... maybe people will be having more eerie dreams of their loved ones being replaced by imposters.
Is it just me or do EOFY deals seem thin on the ground this year?
Ok this is weird. Lurgy day 5ish. Have tested negative to COVID a couple of times. Just completly lost my sense of smell. Like I was cleaning out the kitty litter thinking it was weirdly not smelly. Can just get a whiff of eucalyptus oil if I basically shove it up my nose. Perfume - nothing. Cleaning alcohol - nothing. ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ
After a week off with whatever lurgy that was, Iโm watching my last trashy show and will be back at work tomorrow. I figured it was time, after getting so stir crazy today I did the vacuuming in batches, sitting down to catch my breath in between. Wouldnโt mind a life of leisure but the bank account doesnโt agree, sadly
3 classes back to back at breakneck pace and got saddled with a duty right after it, this sucks.
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I went to a guy's business that's looking for some marketing support today. He wasn't there but it worked out well. I asked for him and one of his employees called him and put me on the phone, that proves I showed up and was there.
He said to come back at 7:30 tomorrow morning to talk, I bet he thinks I won't show up. I've been looking for a bit of extra side work like this for a couple of years now, I had some stuff going on before the boys were born and that fell away, I haven't been able to find anything since.
I feel like I'm going to get something because this sort of side work always comes in twos for me. I've been talking to some other potential leads and one of them will probably come through at the same time.
Melbcat has been crying loudly so I took her to the vetโฆ there wasnโt enough urine to take so her meds have been upped and sheโs due for a follow up test.
I eventually got her to come to bed and cuddle but she did a little spew on the sheets. Itโs blotted up and covered with a towel for now. Iโve finally got her to settle down a bit so everything can be properly washed later.
