Thursday, August 14, 2008
Middle of NowhereLast time I was here, I wrote a bunch of non-sense because I had better things to do. Homework.
Well guess what? It's crunch time at school. More stupid blogs.
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Plenty happened since I last wrote. Too much to do too little time as usual! Can't remember much but there's a reason to it.
Are you familiar with the serial position effect? It's some psychology babble about memory when it comes to lists. We tend to remember the beginning and end more easily than the items in the middle. Try it! Read this once without stopping...
cat
tree
water
piano
clock
paper
shirt
apple
dog
table
mouse
river
cloud
Now stop, don't look up, and try to repeat as many as you can to yourself. I'll give you a moment.
Well how'd you do? Cat, cloud... Muffin? I'm out. Strange and true. Does that reflect what matters most to us? Lists seem to be a good jump-off to everything else in life. New beginnings are important enough to be nerve-wracking. Happy endings make us feel everything else was worth it. What about that chunk in the middle? Is it doing its job by being forgotten altogether?
Well, you'll probably forget these words if that's true. And I guess since everything goes on, everything is forgotten.
One thing I can't forget, for now at least, is my onslaught of tests. I have Accounting paper due coming Wednesday . I'm supposed to learn 13 chapters in a week. Easy enough. Negative outlook warning: I havent had a pass in this module, so basically for this paper I need an 80% to pass. Why does it all come down to the end? This could make or break my hope for passing. Score one on importance for ends.
I also have a Economics to handle the following Monday. Not very close to done on that either, but at least I got the first type of market down. Sort of. I keep switching it with others. I find it hard to figure out where best to start, since my notes travels back and forth through time via flashbacks. We're only meant to know 12 chapters, which would end up being about 10 pages. Why that little? Well, the beginning of a study marathon is enough to determine it's worth. This way, we'll know if we're cut out, just by our first chapter. Score one for beginnings.
Also, I'm saving up pocket money for the US study trip thingy. I'm still barely getting started, but this is the hardest part. My wallet is utterly thin, and the first few pennies, is always vital to snowballing coins into bills. I rank it only behind the target of reaching $300 to make ends meet. Once again, beginning and end prevail.
Is this serial position effect more important than we think? Or am I in the middle of a waste of time? Probably the latter. Time to end this, and spark a new beginning. See ya.
StreetFlow-[Jaz] ate tomatoes on 10:43 PM