Fragments of thought

Coincidence, premonition, or natural result of the not-so-good day that was yesterday?

Today morning, my mother woke me up so that I could get ready for uni as every day. The moment I opened my eyes, I felt some kind of dizziness.

I ignored it and headed to the bathroom.

Once there, dizziness was followed by weakness, nausea and gradual loss of my senses. I recognized the symptoms as the faint attacks I get in cases of lack of food/physical exhaustion/excessive heat, but by the time I began trying to get back to my bed and lie down, it was too late.

They found me fallen face first on my bedroom floor, probably having hitten on some furniture on the way down.

Long, overdramatic story short, I now have two stitches on my chin, a painful but thankfully not broken jaw, and difficulty opening my mouth enough to, say, speak properly. As for eating, it can prove itself quite trying.

Oh, and let's not forget the scratch on my nose. I ignored it all day and it stung a bit, but I could cope. Now that I got back I put some ointment on it and I can't wear my glasses properly. (Rule #1 for Anna's convenience at home: No wearing contacts.)

And of course, as soon as I left the hospital I got a taxi and headed straight to uni, because I had Analytical Chemistry lab! And it went spectacularly crappy. I kept messing up the procedures (I shall blame it to missing the introductory first hour and being unwell because of my trauma, though it's likely that I'd have messed it up anyway) though I did get some results I can use in the end. The grade will tell.

(I got a 10 in last week's analysis, though. That was a ray of light in an otherwise grim day.)

Tomorrow, Analytical Chemistry lab again. On Wednesday, Analytical Chemistry lab yet again. *dies in advance*

Wish me physical comfort, 'cause I don't see me getting any - gotta keep sitting up way straight and looking forward, and my neck hurts. Also, I have no clue where the wound exactly *is* - it's been bandaged over and over. Hope it doesn't leave a mark, or that it leaves it where it won't be visible, because otherwise I shall freak out. *is vain*

"It's plastic surgeons that stitch wounds up usually, but there's not one in this hospital today. It's not a big wound, though, any one of us could do it."

Said the doctor who stitched me up.

He better have known what he was doing.

See ya,
Anna.

[Poll #1119864]

(The options are limited because I'm sleepy.)

You guys really find it useful to make resolutions for the new year?

I find the idea of making a resolutions list depressing. I have no idea if I could really follow through with it (maybe it would give me some motivation?) but it doesn't have to be January 1st for me to think about all the things I should do or would like to do. I do it all the time. And every time I do, it makes me sad to know I will be 20 this year, an age where you're supposed to be at the peak of your productivity, and so much of my supposedly precious and productive time is going to waste because I just don't want to make good use of it.

Off to lunch now.

Gone is the autumny layout. So long, autumny layout!

I found this pretty one to use. I think I'll keep it for a while.

I went to bed at something past 5 yesterday, after all. Ahem.

I'm kinda bored... I've been online for... *counts* four hours and I've pretty much exhausted all my interest resources. I'd study but getting down to studying at this hour isn't very appealing. I think I'll just finish dinner (which may well take me hours) and then maybe take a shower.

I intend to see some friends tomorrow. One of them I haven't seen since April. In general, these days I intend to see various people I haven't seen in ages. You know, those people you exchange text messages with every once in a blue moon and you always go "we have to meet up sometime! Let me know when you have some time to spare."

Umm, nothing else to say for now. TTYS!

~Anna.

Just swamped with Analytical Chemistry homework, long hours at the uni and a few too many pages of f-list to catch up with.

I make a point of not updating until I'm caught up with my f-list, unless it's urgent, and it hasn't been really urgent so far, hence this is the only thing close to an update you're getting for now.

My apologies for the absence and lack of commenting on your journals. I promise I'll try to catch up during the holidays (last day of classes tomorrow, whee!).

Hugs,
~Anouk.

I forgot to tell you guys!

I passed Physiology I ^^ I had basically given up on it but then, surprise surprise! I got a 5, which is merely the base, but it will allow me to only have 7 subjects for the upcoming exam period.

Which is just as well, because these 7 subjects are all scheduled between 29 January and 13 February. TWO WEEKS FOR 7 SUBJECTS WTF.

And that's all for now. Ta ta. :)

~Anouk.

I should be going to bed right about now. I'm not sure why I'm not doing so, though. I'm not doing anything interesting, just listening to music, downloading a few songs and killing time by browsing randomly the internet.

And I *am* tired, too. I could easily fall asleep if I went to bed. So, what's keeping me? Damn if I can answer.

I think I'll try to go to bed anyway, though. Tomorrow I have class at 12, meaning I have to leave home at 11 by latest, and I'm considering taking a shower tomorrow morning, too, so that means wake up call at 9.30. My other option is waking up half an hour later and taking a shower in the evening when I get back from uni, but I'm afraid my head will be itchy by tomorrow morning, since I haven't showered today. Actually, just thinking about it has made my head itchy.

I have a pathological obsession with everyday showering and hair-washing. If 24 hours pass and I haven't taken a shower yet, my head starts to feel dirty and itchy. It's probably only psychological; I have a bit of dandruff but I doubt it's enough to cause this. I normally don't even realize I have it, since I wash it away before the flakes have time to gather up :p But my friend Eleni pointed it out the other way, suggesting that I should try an anti-dandruff shampoo. And that got me thinking - wonder if the itch is caused by the dandruff, so a specialized shampoo could get rid of it? Or maybe just the placebo effect would be enough?

Then again, showering and washing my hair every day isn't much trouble - there's always half an hour to spare. My only concern is that it's considered bad for the hair. I don't want it to fall off!! It seems to be doing all right so far, though - and it's actually at its best a couple of hours after being washed, when it's taken its time to dry naturally (I make a point of not drying it up, unless I really, really have to). So, I can't even tell if there's a problem (if minor), or not.

Wow, that was some random rambling. I think that *now* I do have to go to bed without further delay.

Hugs to all,
Anna.

A few days ago, I FINALLY downloaded that song I'd been looking for. In case anyone is curious to hear it: Aura - Gotta Find You.

Also, I uploaded Delta Goodrem's new album for Sas a couple of days ago. I've now finished listening to it myself - the songs are beautiful, Delta's voice rocks as always and the tracks quality is excellent, too. :) Here's the link: Delta Goodrem - Delta.

In other news, uni continues busily. The only problem is, there's no mood for studying at home. And studying at home is really crucial if I don't want to stay behind. Some of the subjects are really tough and if I don't start studying soon, I won't be able to cope with them when it's exams time. *sigh*

Hope you enjoy the music; let me know what you think. TTYS.

~Anna. :)

Shitty is when you find on LimeWire the extremely rare song you've been looking for since the summer of 2002 (NO KIDDING) and the user who has it logs off just when you've reached 95% down. ARGH. At least I can click on "preview" and hear most of it. ^^

I got an 8 in Inorganic Chemistry I too! :D Failed Organic Chemistry with 2 and Physics with 4. (Although getting 4 in Physics was quite an achievement, considering how everyone did. It was a massive failure.) Still waiting for the Physiology grades.

Tomorrow I have my first Biochemistry lab. Yay for having class at 11 a.m., as opposed to 9.

I have trouble choosing electives. I've decided on two (Computer Programming and Marketing) but can't find what else to do. I wanted Clinical Chemistry but the labs coincide with my Biochemistry labs, and the other option is Spectroscopy, which I find totally uninteresting, plus I didn't understand much from the bits of it we did last semester in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry.
I want to look into Phytotherapy-Homeopathy - it's a 7th semester elective but it sounds interesting, the material looks easy and it doesn't coincide with any of my classes. I'll see if I can find the professor and discuss it with her. If I can do it, there's an added bonus - in 7th semester, there's an elective of Make-Up Products Quality Testing, which looks very interesting but coincides with Phytotherapy-Homeopathy. If I can do P-H now, I'll be able to take MPQT later without worrying about having to miss classes. ^^
(7th semester has the coolest electives, I swear.)

And, I'm getting bored of talking about uni stuff, and since I have nothing else to say, I'll leave it here. XD

Hugs,
Anna.

I got an 8 in Statistics! W00t!

Let's celebrate with a meme. *g*

RULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player etc on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

( WMP says... )

See ya,
Anna.