The “Yay” Factor (Chris)

Many people choose to use the word “Yay” as an expression of their delight about the occurrence of a specific event, or in a sudden exclamation of glee or similiarly positive emotion. On the other hand, I use “Yay” to sarcastically denote my opposite feelings. I don’t think that I have used the word “Yay” (in conjunction with an exasperated groan) more commonly than I have in the last week and a half – largely because my first round of assessments have been delivered and the pressure is well and truly on. While my lectures and tutorials are progressing excellently and I could not be happier about my subject choices, the fact remains that none of my subjects have examinations, so instead I will be slaving over two thousand word essays which require mountains of time-consuming research. And it’s not just a case of “do your best” in a half-hearted way: I need good marks to make my flight to a combined Law degree. I really have to do my best in order to have a chance. To make things worse, living alone has revealed to me just how lacking my time management skills are. I’m lazy! A lazy writer who just wants to sleep (and, on rare occassion, write and study Law).

Assignments, assignments, assignments. They shall be the death of me. Now that I have a job and am actually earning enough money to pay the rent, I don’t know if I’m going to have enough time to complete them to my satisfaction anyway! Hmmm. I bet you can feel my angst dripping off your computer monitor. Good things have been happening too, though, so I’m not totally self-absorbed in my inability to conform to academia. I’m playing Tennis on Thursday nights starting this week, have been going out to the City and Brunswick, and will hopefully be working on some pieces for Farrago soon too. There’s much to do, and I have a feeling that this is all going to culminate in some delicate juggling act, which unless I perfect soon, a dozen daggers will fall from the air and impale me. That would almost certainly bring on a “Yay”.

More later, y’all. Š

2 thoughts on “The “Yay” Factor (Chris)

  1. U are a good writer Chris, it is a shame that ur ability is not used in law this year.
    Maybe the bursary scheme at our uni might help u. they give 300 per year to student i think. (maximum) So try it out.
    HOpe u handle ur work load well, this is a common problem .

  2. Thanks, Jim. Come to think of it, I don’t know if I’d have really coped any better if I had done Law this year, being an extra 10 hours on top of my degree than what I normally do.

    I can’t apply for a bursary because of my parents income. Same thing with CentreLink – despite the fact I am independent, they refuse to call me independent! Crazy, illogical system.

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