Scout Finch

“‘And you -‘ she pointed an arthritic finger at me – ‘what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways – a Finch waiting on tables at the O.K. Cafe – hah!’” I just wanted to … Continue reading →

The Magnificence of Lists

I’m thinking about lists today. Lists to organise, lists to prioritise, lists written simply to list excellent things. You could list your favourite words, places you want to travel, jobs you want to apply for (that’s my life right now). I recently got so overwhelmed with my situation and feeling stuck in a rut that I … Continue reading →

Graduating, Fairy Lights and Frasier

Passion. Risk. Preach what you practice. These were the messages I received at my recent graduation ceremony. I wrote them down in my diary that night so I wouldn’t forget the speaker’s advice. Graduating was an honour, and one of those moment’s that really felt like a landmark to me. When I look at the … Continue reading →

In The Heat of the Final Essays

It would be a total cliché to start this post by saying, “You know, I haven’t posted a blog in two months,” but I just came out of a lecture for my Adaptation and Transgression class and the professor’s whole thesis was based on the politics of cliché, so I feel like this merits some extra-credit. This week … Continue reading →

What to Do at a Social Event Where You Won’t Know Anybody

So you were able to strike up a semi-decent conversation with the person sitting next to you in the first week of semester, no sweat! You even managed to keep your cool when this relative stranger introduced you to the hippie roommate who makes her own chickpea salads and the lanky guy who wears the … Continue reading →

“I don’t know I just guess” – DailyGrace basically sums up my approach to essay writing

In 12 Million seconds my essays will be submitted, but first I need to write them. I’m right in the middle of that awful week and a half between finishing classes and handing in final assignments, so right now it doesn’t really feel like I have a life (it feels like I have a laptop and … Continue reading →

Impending due dates? Toffee apples.

Right now I’m (re)watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s; something I’ve been meaning to do for months now but I’d never got around to it. I’m at the part where George Peppard is climbing under everybody’s legs during the party to answer the telephone. Because I’m home alone tonight, naturally, I made myself pancakes for dinner. I put … Continue reading →

Cross-campus Running and the Afternoon Slump

Today in class we were answering questions about mycotoxins and wheat stem rust and other random things (we’re required to take a breadth subject, which basically means topics can range from anthropology to African drumming). Our tutor knowingly stated that we were about to go over time, but that just made everything he said after … Continue reading →

I think I opened a gate

Do you ever sit on the train ride home and think to yourself, “Gee, I’m 90% sure of where I parked the car. Unless that spot was yesterday…” and then, “I can barely remember what I did this morning, let alone last week’s breakfast, or choice of pajamas. WHERE DO ALL THE POINTLESS MEMORIES GO?” … Continue reading →

A Sleep-Deprived Post

Mum and I got home after 1 am last night after a concert, so now I’m an emotional zombie (not the brain-eating type, just the lack of spatial awareness type of zombie– though, if you’re reading this, you’re probably a voracious reader, and I’ll bet your brain is large and TASTY). And the fact that … Continue reading →