Laptop and Bubblecup (Silvia)

The last time I posted here, I vaguely remember shifting left and right on my buttocks and trying to find a comfortable position on a concrete floor while slamming my keyboard and trying to balance it on a fat book that acted like an unstable desk. Hunger had gnawed at my stomach and physics books with nonsensical symbols loomed over me and gave me nightmares. I still wake up screaming and drenched in sweat, replaying the part where the torque symbol chase me off a cliff.

Joking. I don’t have nightmares about physics, I have nightmares about arachnids, crustaceans and saratoga fish swarming and suffocating me. I learn many things in university and I have come to the conclusion that knowledge doesn’t necessarily have to be a good thing– every time I see a bird now, I’ll think: “Oh my god, that’s an Indian Mynah and it’s an introduced species.” A few times in university, I have said out loud, “Look, a pigeon! It’s an introduced species and it’s kind of a city bird. People really like it and they [said bird] breeds like crazy coz people are irresponsible and don’t stop feeding them. So pigeon numbers rise exponentially (like humans, just saying) and their massive amounts of poop are acidic and destroy beloved statues.”

Nerd, yeah? But it’s really exciting when you learn something and can actually apply it.

But I digress.

So last time, I was in the library because I couldn’t get wireless in the Chem lab, which is where I usually hang out when I have breaks. Gather around your computer monitors, dear reader, because I have good news to share! Come, come, closer to the screen.

I’M BACK IN THE CHEM LAB! EVERYONE’S LAPTOPS CAN CONNECT TO WIRELESS AGAIN! I CAN EAT AND TALK AND DRINK AND WASTE TIME AND DO WHATEVER I WANT AGAIN!

Ah, it’s nice to sit back with my beloved laptop and a good ol’ Bubblecup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pardon the massive gap but I thought it was appropriate to show time lapse. You see, I just took a sip of my Bubblecup and a pearl shot up the straw and down my throat. And when something like that happens, your reflexes just go mad.

I choked and threw down the cup, hunched over in an awful coughing fit. My face turned red and I shook like a frightened poodle. I was coughing like I had a furball the size of a ball of wool lodged in my throat. Think Shrek 2, when Puss goes down on all fours and does that wheezing, “HURRR, HURRR… HURR, HUUUUURRRRRR! KER, KER, KER. Hehe. Furball.”
Yeah, that was me and everyone else was Shrek and Donkey, who eyed me like I was diseased with rabies and edged away for fear of infection. When I finally hacked my ‘pearlball’ up, the onlookers looked at me in disgust and turned away like Donkey did when he went, “Oooh, NASTY.”

See, something like that can only happen in the Chem lab where I’m allowed to eat and drink. If I had been in the library, my whole break would be three hours of silently tapping on a keyboard and wasting time on Facebook and Youtube. As I am in a joyful and celebratory mood, I have decided to finish my three page (not including figures) essay on bird assemblages and habitats. Hurrah, the wonders of a good working environment!

I’ll catch you guys next time~

Silvia 😀