'ere we go

[morsla]

It might be week two at Deakin, but it's the first week back for Melbourne Uni. That means I'm just in time to make a new start of things :)

I went to the first Tai Chi class for semester two today, and got quite a few curious looks... I vanished without a trace last semester, two weeks after paying my membership fees. In the third week my "free" mornings promptly got swallowed up by travel times to reach Burwood, cutting off any chance I had of reaching the rest of the classes.

I've missed it, though. I've missed getting things done in the mornings, too - I'm not exactly on an "office hours" timetable these days. Realising that peer pressure is a much stronger motivator than good intentions, I've told everyone to loudly ridicule me if I don't keep going to Tai Chi this semester, as I don't have morning classes any more.

Getting up early has done strange things to my brain, too. I've spent the day cleaning and throwing out junk, and putting things up for sale/giving them away on WAU. Which reminds me - kitling, I found another cache of Dark Eldar for you :) Which days are you working in the uni this semester?

In other news, I spent a while looking into bank accounts and interest rates. Turns out that I actually earn 0.01% on my main account, which would explain the complete lack of earnings on that front. I'm shifting it across to a savings account, where I'll get five hundred and sixty five times the interest :) Still not a huge amount, but better than the pittance that I've had recently. Plus, it won't involve setting up any new passwords for online banking, which is nice.

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[kitling.livejournal.com]

Theoretically Monday morning and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at Melb Uni - office number is 83447076

I'm out at Latrobe Monday afternoons and all day tuesday.

How's your new semester shaping up? Mine looks interesting

And WOOT! dark eldar!

thanks

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Cool - I'll try to drop them off next Wednesday morning after Tai Chi. You work somewhere in the Eng computer labs, don't you?

Semester is looking good so far - lots and lots of work though. Nonfiction's becoming much more academic this time around, and I have a feeling that the publishing course will be completely outdated in a few years... the staff don't seem to realise what the internet's doing for niche (geek) publishing.

I get to look at graphic design in video games, and research a business plan for myself though ;) Most of the things on my To Do list (business registration, reading up on tax, etc) are now part of my assessment. It's a good way of forcing myself to get them done...

[kitling.livejournal.com]

ECR - 2nd Floor - Old Engineering Building - You need to walk through a lab and out the other side and to find the tech support desk. I don't tend to actually make it to work until 9.30ish - cos I am slack. But there are other staff around. cheers and thanks :)

I'm finding my work load is looking up. Plus my frustration levels at being expained in great details yet again how to use Turnitin, hand in essays, do references etc - I figure if they made it through first year people should know this stuff by now. 2 whole hours of summarising the subject guide when I'd rather be told simply to read the damn thing.

Yet the subject matter looks facinating. And having to do stuff as your assessment rocks. Very practical - sometimes i feel like i'm just indulging myself with my subject choices :)