Zed

"Zed": what they call the letter "Z" here. It's not pronounced as "zee," but "zed."

In Australian Wildlife Bio lab:

Professor: "So if you want to make your possum relax, you should use an anesthetic. The popular once of choice would be Zoletil, which is zolazepam-tiletamine."
Me: "Um.... what?"
Professor: "Here, I'll spell it out for you so you can write it down. Zed."
Me: "....what?"


Again, apologies for the tardy updating. I've been trying to get my papers done on time, so I really haven't been able to blog as often as I would have liked. Alright, I lied, I could have blogged when I was procrastinating, but then I figured checking Facebook would probably take less time than if I were to write an entry. I was so very wrong. I didn't really have anything that interesting to write about anyway. I'm reaching the end of the semester. Next week would be the last week of classes, and already two of my classes are having their last sessions tomorrow. It's quite sad actually, because I enjoyed thinking of myself as a Melbourne Uni student. I must save up some money to buy a hoodie before I leave (over here, they call them jumpers/sweaters).

I realized that I have a serious issue with time management. It's always been an issue before, but now I'm getting to the age where I really can't afford to act this stupidly. I really admire those who can just sit down and pour out a paper, or set a schedule and actually STICK to it. Kudos you guys, I'm very jealous! As for me, I end up begging professors for extensions or regurgitating a really shitty piece of work. Sad, I know. Not only is this detrimental to my academics, but I really miss out on a lot of social activities. For example, today all of my friends are going to a famous ice bar in Melbourne. Me? I'm stuck at home doing a paper that was due three days ago. To rub salt into the wound, one of my friends called me to to offer me a ride there.

S: "Heeeey love, I'm just driving by and I'd thought I'd offer you a ride to the ice bar."
Me: "Aw, I can't go, I have to stay home and write a paper."
S: "What?? But this is the ice bar!"
Me: "I know, but it's due on Friday."
S: "Maybe you didn't hear me correctly. It's the famous bar made completely out of ice!"
Me: "Yeah, but -"
S: "Ice. Bar."
Me: "Well - "
S: "ICE BAR!"
Me: "I'M GOING TO GO DO MY PAPER NOW."

Sadface. I'm a hermit and I have no time management skills.