Late Nights And Creationists
I’m exhausted, and completely over it. I’m -hmm- about 8 days into uni and already I’m over it.
As a science kid, I have about 23 contact hours per week, give or take 3 or 6 depending on whether I have practicals. And it takes me about an hour to get into the uni from where I’m living now. On my worst day, I have an 8 hour day, with a break for an hour at 1. So classes+travel+break= 11 HOURS OF WEDNESDAY HELL.
Naturally, I am desperately trying to change my timetable, but I can’t actually touch anything at the moment because everything is overfull. I’m tempted to just never come to Japanese, that’d make it a bearable (cough) 9 hours.
I’m not used to this. Back in the day, I lived a block away from the school I went to. I got there at 9 after rolling out of bed, and I would dawdle back home by 4. I never was able to appreciate this until now, when I usually get back to where I live by 7pm. And by this time, I’m so tired. I don’t know how I’m meant to get any homework done – let alone study – I have Thursdays off, but I imagine this would usually be spent recuperating from WEDNESDAY FROM HELLLLLLL.
*sigh.* right. On to more pressing matters.
Did anyone receive a copy of The Origin Of Species for free on Tuesday? Did you read the intro? If you read the blurb, it’s all about the intro. “Ray Comfort The Banana Guy,” or the author of “You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence But You Can’t Make Him Think ” is for whatever reason, trying to convert Uni students to Christianity. If you’re Christian, you may want to excuse me when I call Ray Comfort a douchebag. Apparently these are being handed out because faith in Uni students is at an all time low (what? People who use logic and reason on a daily basis don’t believe in a Christian God?), and they seem to think they can fix this up with an introduction full of parachute metaphors and lies. I have no idea why this was published alongside The Origin Of Species, as they obviously (see the Ray “Banana” Comfort video link) are creationists. And stupid, ignorant ones at that.
Anyway. I suggest reading the intro for a good “I can’t believe this was published” kind of laugh. But then tear it up, by all means.
Sorry if I’ve offended anyone somehow… If I haven’t – but especially if I have – comments please?
I applaud you for your taste on good ol’ Ray. Douchebag, indeed.
I have no words of wisdom to help you in your time of need, but I do hope it gets better and you get some sleep and study, etc. Keep us posted.
I’m off to eat a banana.
Well I’m Christian but each to their own, right? I watched that video and now I crave a banana smoothie…
And oooof! Wednesdays sounds painful! Do your lecturers write on the black/white boards heaps? If not, maybe miss morning lectures and listen to them at night if you’re really pooped out! I dunno…hope it gets better!
I don’t believe in anything much, except maybe karma (helps with the thankless tasks…) and that people shouldn’t push their beliefs on anyone (especially in a backhanded, ridiculous manner…).
I didn’t have a prac today thankfully, so I went to my lectures (they put the notes on the LMS anyway, and I think they’re recorded too) except for the one that ran deep into the night. It was Japanese, happily. I’m very confident with the material they’re covering now (as in, I’ve been doing Jap for 5 years, and this is beginners Japanese.)
Tomorrow (on my day off 🙁 ) I’m going to go in and annoy the student centre about my timetable. I’ve got til Friday to fix it, right? Faaaaabulous.
PS. I think I was the one who swore in their post. Oops. Sorry Ron. Got a bit carried away….
I don’t know about god, but your post made me eat a banana. Maybe it’s a front for the banana farmers lobby.