http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/ Tania's Journal en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:18:12 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss journals.jevon.org widget support@jevon.org http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19802 Yay start of semester and 2 labs down and 1 to go. Micro was oookkaaayyy... wasn't anything taxing, genes and gene expression however, was a different story. We spent the whole 3 hours doing biochemistry (emphasis on the chemistry) problems. After 2 hours my head was swimming and all I wanted to do was go home. Demostrators while helpfull, didn't spend enough time down our end of the lab. Mary Nulsen grouped all the BMLS students together in all papers so hopefully I can get to know other BMLS students. Speaking of which, the girl who sits next to me in mirco is from Feilding, went to Otago last year but didn't like and came back, and is doing med lab. I felt like I'd met my twin soul. Well, must go and revise! *jevon would be proud lolz* Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:35 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19802#19802 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19802 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19794 My favourite shops are stationery shops. I also love this time of year - say the last few days before I go back to school. I love getting my books and new pencils and pens and things. It makes me happy. This year I intend on being so organized! I'm going to get a noticeboard that is half whiteboard along with the MUSA wall planner (I've decided that I like looking at the whole year rather than just 1 month at a time) so I can more effectively organize myself. Apparently pre-reading IS a good thing to do before class. Luckily - no great big hunking textbooks this year! So I hope we get study guides as I can just read that on the bus at 7am. Oh dear lord the first few weeks of getting on the bus at 7 is going to kill me. I read some interesting things on some "study skills" websites that if you have 2+ classes in a row then read the reading for the last class that you have first. I'm also getting a bigger lab coat and locker if MUSA offers them. Actually, do any of you ex-Massey students know if MUS... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:22:00 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19794#19794 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19794 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19788 My mum and step dad are thinking of moving to Christchurch. Should I be feeling as anxious about this as I am now? If they do decide to go (which could happen TONIGHT when I only found out herb was going to scope it out today, last night) things could happen very quickly for me. I'd need to find a new house etc but I don't want to make any comittments until I know for certain. I won't be visiting much - I vowed never to go back to the south island. I GOT INTO SECOND YEAR! Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:03:22 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19788#19788 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19788 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19774 Well, exams are done and I'm on holiday (apart from Summer School). I'll guess I see you next year yes? With the Student Serials (doesn't quite have ths same ring as Cheesemonger Chronicles does it? Thats the sort of ring I was going for). God. I hope I get into medlab. St Albert the Great pray for me... (If it comes up with Blindspott - Mind Dependancy in the music box one more time... I'm going to thow something) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:44:42 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19774#19774 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19774 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19770 This Is My Life, RatedLife: 4.9Mind: 5.2Body: 4.8Spirit: 5.8Friends/Family: 5.3Love: 3.1Finance: 4.5Take the Rate My Life Quiz First exam on Thursday and all though I find this paper pretty hard - I'm not stressed. The tutor gave me some great tips! And I read a book on study skills. Its a shame that I live with my family because I don't get really into studying till after my 2 younger brothers (6 and 7) go to bed. Which can be 8.30pm or later sometimes (If Isaac is uncooprative lol). Oh well! I suppose it's just another challenge we have to deal with.Oh yes, Semester I, 2010 timetable SUCKS. Three 8am classes!! Oh well, at least I won't be on the bus with those STUPID girls high students on the 7.40am bus. Hearing them natter about stuff makes me want to stick pins in my eyes. The labs are greyed out because I'm not sure which one I'll be streamed into, although I don't want the 3pm-6pm lab for 122.231, hopefully I can change my labs to be all before 5pm. Next semester I'm not going to be so lucky I h... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:44:17 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19770#19770 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19770 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19765 Yep thats lectures over for (ANOTHER) year. Just got my 2 assignments to finish tomorrow to hand them in on Tuesday and then study! I was flipping through my chemistry text book and then wondered if the neighbours are going to think I'm cooking meth in the garage when I do my chemistry experiments. Finally get to do 200 level papers next year. 202.371 looks very interesting. That is all I wish to say. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:09:29 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19765#19765 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19765 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19762 I'm so tired of people trying to set me up! I'm not interested. Ok? Is that alright with you? This applies mainly to Jessie who firstly thought I was sleeping around because I told her about the time I made a boy sleep on the couch when I stayed at his, then took the ad for a snuggle buddy on my facebook seriously (yeah... I also change my religion, material status, hometown and if I'm feeling adventerous - gender - randomly when ever I feel like a change) and so I rolled with it hyping up the so-called "snuggle buddy". Then I came clean and said that I didn't actually have one to which she promply offered to "set me up with one of the guys from the (Baptist Youth) hostel". Yeah... no thanks. Not interested in anyone does mean exactly that. There is not something "wrong" nor is it something "one of the boys can't fix" (that last one actually made my stomach churn. Gross). To be quite honest the thought of bumping uglies with anyon... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:44:58 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19762#19762 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19762 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19757 So I'm really trying to get my stuff together regarding study for exams, the 2 assignments I have due and my social life. Also I'm going to be making an appointment soon (maybe for next week) firstly with my doctor to see if I'm within normal ranges regarding my erratic sleeping (it's either too much or too little and I seem to fall asleep at inappropriate times like during lectures and quite often once I get home no matter how much sleep I had the night before), next with the contact with the College of Science regarding a tutor (this I'm actually planning to do next tomorrow or Friday). I'm not happy with my mark for my mid-semester test and since 194.101 is a prerequisite for a paper next year I really want to get on top of everything. I've made a little note book with important information in it that mum can quiz me on. I'm also looking at O.W.L.L. and their memory strategies. I think I might try the Roman Room technique. Also I'm going to start going to the extra help sessions that the stats people offer... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:27:03 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19757#19757 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19757 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19753 Yikes application forms for admission to second year medical laboratory science have arrived. I'm still a little uneasy about not being admitted mainly because my papers this semester aren't going so well. Especially Statistics and Mammalian Biology I really, really want to pass these papers but especially statistics because it's compulsory (what isn't in med lab?). Oh well, at least with statistics I know where to go and get help. Mammals I'm not so sure about - I might have a read of the manual or something. If it all turns to crap I'll do Nutrition. Eugh trying to study the kidneys but printed notes they gives us have pictures in poor quality B&W which makes them hard to interpret. x-posted Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:53:55 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19753#19753 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19753 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19747 Wow so mammals marks and back and - for how well I thought that test went - I done pretty shite especially for how much work I put in. Im very annoyed apparently we get marks taken off if we spell something wrong. If that happens with me I'm going to be well fucked off. I wish the holidays weren't over I'm not ready for this. Oh yeah - lecturer decided not to show up today. This isn't good enough - Massey you are terriable for this! Get your stuff together!! I had a momentary thought about going on exchange untill I read you need a B average. Yeah right. I study my ass off and can only ever manage a C. Sometimes it's enough to make me just want to give up. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:02:29 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19747#19747 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19747 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19742 HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS!HOLIDAYS! Right, now we've got that out of the way it's time for my semi-regular update on how uni is going. For lack of a better word it's f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c. Today we had an AIESEC OGX meeting with Kelly who is VP OGX at Victoria (AIESEC has been too cool for whole words since 1947), Marie who is VP OGX here at Massey, Me who isn't special enough to be a VP and on the EB, Jayme our EP who is going to India (yay we raised her today!!!), and apologies from Sarah who also isn't special enough to be VP. It was so awesome - I love hanging out with my homies from Vic. So that was cool after our meeting was done we went and had Indian (caus you know - I've been craving it since like last week) and we were just shooting the breeze. Seriously - if you're at Auckland, AUT, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Cantebury or Otago University you should seriously consider joining not matter what degree you're doing. I'm almost sad the summer is coming - mainly cause I'... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:27:40 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19742#19742 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19742 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19735 I really couldn't have afforded to go to RTS really. I should have stayed in Palmy and finished my Stats assignment and then started my book review. I really need to learn how to plan my time better. It's due tomorrow and I'm almost done but still, I wanted to be finished last week. I hate the fact that minitab is only avialiable in SLB2! Everyone and their mum is here during the day. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:16:59 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19735#19735 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19735 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19728 Because I hate surprises I'm planning the way I'm going to jiggle my papers next year and also looking the the course outlines and found out that 162.384 has an ORAL exam, oh boy am I not going to be looking foreward to that! The other thing I've noticed is that IT NEVER VARIES IN HOW WE ARE ASSESSED! after 4 years of a 10% mid semester exam, 60% final exam, and 20% practical exam I'm going to be so bored. Seriosuly Massey! Can't you mix it up a bit? Just a bit? Maybe throw an assignment or something? I don't know. At least thats one thing UCOL has on Massey - no fracking exams! Although we did get these MASSIVE assignments. Although when I was looking at the papers for 3rd year and 202.385 and 202.384 aren't being offered in 2010 which I don't understand because they're COMPULSORY. However, the 2010 information for BMLS isn't on the website so maybe they're changing a few of the papers. I don't know why because those papers are histology and cytology something I thought would be quite important to someone i... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:35:52 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19728#19728 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19728 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19726 If you were living with someone and they moved but you still had their cell number and they got important mail at their old address would you text them and tell them they had mail and ask for a forewarding address? I would but what would you do? Also firefox has been having a lot of issues lately, I may download it again and see how that goes. Uni is going swell though! I'm doing 146.102 Endangered Cultures which I find a tad odd. I though Biostats would be hard but it really isn't - at least not yet. Mammailan Biology I'm finding almost as usless as Biology of Animals. It's all about sheep, or cows. Although I guess if I had wanted to stick with the human things I would have stayed in Dunedin, although in saying that, BMLS at Otago is very VERY comptetative. I had this dream the other night where I didn't get into 2nd year because I failed CommSci (I seriously hate that paper though). Geri was telling me though that of the 31 people who applied last year, 31 got in and some failed a couple of papers. Oh y... Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:38:18 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19726#19726 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19726 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19700 Yay new semester! I'm excited to be back at Massey, even if I'm really tired because of this toothache is keeping me awake at night. I'm only doing 3 papers this semester and 1 of them is internally assessed so that means only 2 exams for me! Although it looks like I've been streamed into the Thurs 6-9pm lab for Mammalian Biology so I will have to change that quick smart. I'm going to change to the Weds 2-5pm lab because it doesn't matter if I'm late out because I have to stay for football practise anyways. Oh yeah my results! Communication in the Science E (no surprises there) Introductory Chemistry B- Biology of Cells C+ Biology of Animals C Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:54:37 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19700#19700 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19700 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19635 Well exams have finished, the semester is over and I'm on holiday. Not a lot to say apart from I'm going to Wellington for JulyCo on Wednesday. Results of aforementioned exams will be availiable on the 10th July. The year just seems to be slipping away. I must be getting old T_T Don't let me forget to get some neurofien and sea legs (it's unfortunate that I still get motion sick. Even in a plane O.o) before Wednesday. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:05:27 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19635#19635 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19635 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19515 Indeed. Well. Sometimes I love having my finger on the pulse regarding the things I love. Twitter finally has got a short code for NZ (how do you like THEM apples Australia huh?) which is quite cool. I can now share with you all how bored I get periodically during the day (http://www.twitter.com/NeoPhoneix). I also follow Tegan and Sara on twitter, they're a band I quite enjoy although not as rocky as some of the other things I listen too (I had a thing for Marylin Manson late last year. His cover of the song whose name I can't remember was good! A lot darker and I love dark...) anyways back on topic - Tegan and Sara are recording a new album and I hope that they come to NZ (to Wellington not to smelly Auckland >.<) as they were in Oz in January. And you know what? I don't think Mariken knows and that makes me happy. Gah to this weekend though! I've the M&S party tonight (M&S as in Massey & Soccer not BDSM like I orginally thought. I think I need hearing aids. Srsly.) although I've decided ... Fri, 29 May 2009 09:26:05 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19515#19515 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19515 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19472 Super busy from now till at least beginning of July. This weekend I'm going to have to be really onto it because I've AIESEC induction from 9.30am-8.00pm tomorrow, Sunday I'm either playing football or working on my contribution for the group report. I'm veering towards the group report because I need to have a draft done by Wednesday. I also need to finish my Chemistry assignment (that honestly is going to take me at least a weekend) and chemistry mastery tests. Next in the list is study for my cell biology lab test *groans like Homer* well at least I've got the knack of C1V1=C2V2! (It took me g-d knows how long to get that. Nigel never explained very well ><). Then study for exams. First one is Cell Biology of the 2nd of June. I'm really tired and rather hungry. Stupid computer screen!! Fri, 15 May 2009 08:56:18 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19472#19472 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19472 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19440 Stupid communication will be dragging down my GPA, although it is a good thing I at least passed. I got Cs on both my essay and seminar. The girl who sits next to me in my tutor group got an A for her essay and a B+ for her seminar *is jealous*. Oh well she sucks at the science so I feel a little better (her major is nutrion) and considering this is the only compulsory non-science paper I have to do, I'm pretty happy. Oh yes you know that meeting I mentioned in my last report? Only Billy and I showed up. But I saw Dylan and Jono in our tutorial today so we've planned another meeting for today. Going to sort everything out i.e. delegate tasks. I got into AIESEC. As an "outgoing exhange" so hopefull they'll send me on exchange next summer to the Chezh Republic. I'm so looking foreward to it! Hopefully though when AIESEC gets off the ground all the people who were rejected will be able to join. I was excited last night I couldn't sleep. Exams are in just over a month so I'd better start studying. I'm... Fri, 08 May 2009 07:19:12 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19440#19440 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19440 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19390 Wow I don't update as much as used to. I was thinking about it on the way over today and I think it's because I don't actually have a lot to moan about. Things are ticking over quite nicely! I took this colour quiz just now and it actually quite accurate. Apparently I'm egocenteric I've never really thought about that before but apon reflection I think I am. I need to learn to be more humble. I have a team meeting in about 15mins in the library. I haven't been delegated as the team leader but I hope I am - I've got everything planned (including an agenda for our first meeting today). We took a lot at Belbins team roles a few weeks ago and I think I'm a co-ordinator (when I'm allowed to be a leader) or an implementer (if I'm not). I'm hoping to join AIESEC if I pass my interview on Wedensday (yeah a student group has INTERVIEWS O.o). On the whole I'm feeling quite happy. Tania took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!""Feels stressed due to her current situation or re..." Click here to ... Mon, 04 May 2009 08:50:47 +0800 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/?showid=19390#19390 http://journals.jevon.org/users/MyAddiction/entry/19390