This way to the stars

The lull between two storms

An update! At last, at last!

Since it was already established in the previous post that I blog for myself, once again this entry is going to be filled with the mundane happenings in our protagonist's life.

This is the lull between two storms; more specifically, the weekend between Hell Weeks One and Two. Our protagonist set a new record for herself by sleeping for only one precious hour a day due to her preparation for the Botany lab project, the Filipino final exam, and the English and Lit papers. In fact, if you are personally acquainted with our protagonist, you may notice eyebags that are actually larger than her eyes and are as deep as the Grand Canyon. You may also notice that our protagonist undergoes short spells of alternating catatonia, anxiety, mania, and simple yet sometimes ridiculous absent-mindedness.

However, despite our protagonist's perilously low energy levels that may be compared to the low-battery warning persistently flashing in cellphones about to deactivate, she still managed to produce good results in her various endeavors. She is extremely elated, not to say ecstatic and exultant, to have achieved an A in her fourth Math long exam (which covers such inane and insane concepts such as logarithms and inverse functions) for which she only studied 30 minutes the night before, against the chaotic backdrop of Botany presentation practices in her groupmate's exploited condo. Moreover, she is extremely satisfied to have received another A in her English eyewitness paper, which is further amplified by the fact that she did not attend the consultation with the English teacher regarding the delicate form in which persuasive points have to be implicitly developed in the said paper. On the other hand, she is grieving for the mediocre result of the last Botany lab exam (which was a C+); not that she didn't expect it, since she had not studied at all for it due to her focused studying on the minute yet salient points of photosynthesis.

Unfortunately, the adventures of our lovable (?!) protagonist are not yet over (alas for the extinct sleep!). The final exams for Botany Lec, Math, and Lit are looming without the particle of assurance that the questions would be mere chicken feed, while the pressure is upon her to hone her meager ability of verbal expression in Tagalog in order to perform respectably in the oral report for Filipino, which will compose no less than 25% of her already pitiable grade.

This is the lull between two storms, the deep breath before the final plunge in the last days of her first semester in the wonderfully harsh world of college. Take advantage of it while possible, since in the next few days all hell will break loose (from both the obscure and convoluted questions in exams and the sleep-deprived brain of our protagonist).

In other words, don't expect to hear from me for the next few days.

Where is my Felix Felicis?

Currently feeling: as if my dendrites and axons are not working.

posted by steph @ 7:44 PM