Month: March 2007

I love this. I was totally whaling on my pecs and doing sprints down at the gym to the point where I was in that nice state of immunity to the frigid air brought on by endorphins and body heat. Then I noticed how incredibly prominent and looming the moon was as it hung over the dorm as I approached it. So, I took a detour and just sat there in the snow against a tree, admiring it. I missed the total eclipse of last night, of course, but still – I hadn’t looked in a while, what with the cold. Professor Giannini seemed to easily join his sense of wonder at the night sky with wonder at the complexity of the cell. Right now I wish I could do the same with my cell physiology reading. But somehow the hydropathy indices of erythrocyte membrane proteins isn’t evoking a lot of wonder in me.

New strategy: wait for a long time before starting the assignment. Then drink lots of Coke the night before it is due, and make a final, frustrated attempt to crap out the assignment. When you finally get tired and lose your motivation, quickly finish it and hand it in the next day (or that morning). Then when you get the shitty grade, say, “Oh well, I did this stupid thing the night before, anyways!” And proceed feel good because you weren’t trying that hard in the first place. Problem solved, self-esteem preserved!