23/09/18 - 12/100 Days Of Productivity

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14/08/19 22:11

Less than 11 hours until I get my results! My plan is to wake up at 7am... except this plan is inherently flawed because it follows the (false) assumption that I will sleep at all.

I’m so stressed even though I shouldn’t be but I am because in this moment it’s a big deal even though it’s not really and oh my god why am I like this

Rant of the day: science communication within academia is far more pretentious than it is effective. Within the first sentence of a 42 page article, I have counted *14* prepositions. What’s more, not a single comma (or any other punctuation, actually) is present to break up 7 lines of text. That sentence is more like a paragraph in itself.

I don’t care about esoteric buzzwords thrown in to show what big bollocks your brain cells have, I care about the content. But if I have to wade through dense thickets of unpunctuated text, I will stop caring pretty quickly. I don’t have time to decipher the product of your falsely inflated ego!

TL;DR if you want people to read and understand your shit, make it readable and understandable!

~fin~

08/10/18 - 26/100 days of productivity

My brother gave me another cold, which is even worse than the last one! Which means I struggled to concentrate at home - especially because he stayed home, too. We also had a spectacularly placed fire drill right at the start of my first lesson of the day, which was mildly irritating. That said, I am currently revising AS Stats to prepare for starting A2 and have done all the homework I’ve been set. I also FINALLY finished L’invitée!

13/08/2018 Summer School at the University of Cambridge! I’ve been looking forward to this for a year :)

14-18/10/2018 - 33-37 days of productivity

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So sorry I have not been active recently - the workload is picking up and so are my stress levels. I’m trying not to overdo it at the minute - for my own sanity.

BUT - exciting news!

I got my first uni offer!

The University of York want me to get AAB in Chemistry, Biology and Maths to go and do an MChem with my fourth year abroad.

So that’s the big news in my life recently - I’m buzzing!

Half term is approaching and I have already done the majority of the homework I’ve been set so I can chill. I am reading chapter 3 of “Genes” and have ordered a copy of “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” by Sean B Carroll because evo devo is fascinating :)

It’s time to restock I think - I’m due to get new whiteboard pens (I go through A LOT of those!) and some Pentel Energel 0.5 pens through because I love them and they ran out since I used them so much :(

Anyway, I’m continuing to love all my lessons and am trying to find time to make progress with Le Père Goriot, but I also have to analyse Der Vorleser and continue with pure maths, stats and mechanics.

I hope you’re having a great week! Mine’s not been amazing so far (I missed the bus yesterday and everything that could go wrong did) but I’m positive it will look up :)

Happy Saturday:)

Making summaries on a really rainy day

It’s a lovely feeling when it all comes together in your favour. There is light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how long or dark that tunnel is 💛

I told myself that I could do it, and I did. When I got my first exam back, I was happy until others put me down. Our class has gotten our results back from exam three, and I did exceptionally well. I was one of the highest grades in the classroom. Some classmates ask to see your score in hopes of making them feel better about themselves, and some genuiley care. I am not sure how to explain it, but when people ask about your mark, you can tell if they are genuine or not. The usual people who like to ask about my grade wanted to know what I got and when I told them they simply said, “oh.” I felt that they were expecting me to fail because I know that feeling too well. Studying in the library, mostly every day until 11:00 pm, really paid off. I just want to remind myself that I can do it, and I am proud of you.

25/9/19 Good morning

Induction day 2 :)

I love quiet mornings that just go your way. I also love staying dry... yesterday I got soaked to the extent of having actual puddles in my still-sodden boots and I sat through three hours of talks wet through and cold haha

I haven’t been that active on here recently, but I feel it is important to do what I can to support the BLM movement.

Saying this is probably futile, but I don’t want to stay in the shadows. I have a voice of privilege and I need to use it somehow.

I will start by saying this. As a white person, I do not claim as my brethren those who think that discriminating against another person for the colour of their skin is acceptable. I don’t associate myself with hateful people. If those people were family members or friends, they aren’t anymore, as far as I’m concerned. I am ashamed of those who carry out, condone and defend racially-motivated attacks and police brutality.

I am doing all I can, as one single, unimportant individual, to support the cause, including speaking up to racist comments - but I could always be more educated. If anyone could recommend any books, podcasts, documentaries, films etc that explore racism, I’d love to hear about them.