Will’s View

Yesterday I submitted an assignment early. It wasn’t because I was going away on holiday, or that I had copied someone else’s and just wanted to be rid of it. But because I had finished it, it was right, and I was completely satisfied with it and had nothing more to add to it.

Admittedly it was a programming assignment, and these usually do have a finite end-point. Rather than an essay that can always be tweaked and re-worded. But the crux of the issue here is that I finished an assignment early. I have been at university for more than 5 years now, and have usually managed my time so that things get finished when they need to be finished, and not before.

I see this is somewhat realistic scheduling. They wouldn’t have given us so much time unless they expected us to use it all. And don’t we all have more important things to do anyway? I suppose that is somewhat simplistic, but nonetheless it was nice to have finished a project by myself, and a few days early for once. Maybe I should try this whole ‘being organised’ thing more often.

--> Yesterday I submitted an assignment early. It wasn’t because I was going away on holiday, or that I had copied someone else’s and just wanted to be rid of it. But because I had finished it, it was right, and I was completely satisfied with it and had nothing more to add to it. Admittedly it was a programming assignment, and these usually do have a finite end-point. Rather than an essay that can always be tweaked and (More...)

I was walking through uni with one of my friends recently, when I started singing. I’m not sure what I was singing, and I can guarantee it wasn’t in tune, but it was one of those “It’s a lovely day for singing” sort of days. So what was I to do?

Then, the next thing I know, my toneless serenade was rudely interrupted by my friend saying “Will, life is not a karaoke bar”.
“But why not?” I asked.
“It just isn’t Will, it just isn’t!” Came the reply.
“Well,” I said, “I bet I can find five reasons why life is a karaoke bar.”
And so here they are:

1. Of all the onlookers, at any one time, very few will actually approve of the way you’ve decided to ‘interpret’ the artists intentions.
2. Sometimes doing fun stuff comes at the expense of your dignity. A small price to pay.
3. It’s not really all that important that you stick to the original score, as long as you make it look good.
4. Giving drunk people a microphone is a bad idea. Usually.
5. Even when things are bad, and you feel like everything sucks. There is always a worse singer than you who is willing to grab the mic and give it a go.

Will: 1
Interrupting Friend: 0

--> I was walking through uni with one of my friends recently, when I started singing. I’m not sure what I was singing, and I can guarantee it wasn’t in tune, but it was one of those “It’s a lovely day for singing” sort of days. So what was I to do? Then, the next thing I know, my toneless serenade was rudely interrupted by my friend saying “Will, life is not a karaoke bar”. “But why not?” I (More...)

I have been a student for a while now (yes, far too long really) and I’m more than accustomed to being out of pocket. I have heard many of my friends who have left university say that they are glad to be finally living above the poverty line.

Being a student means counting pennies, and making sure none get away with out a fair excuse. One’s priorities do change from day to day of course, and there are always minor infractions of the spending rules. But I do find it handy to at least keep track of the notes that I have withdrawn from an ATM.

But then, the other day I went to put on a pair of pants, and hidden in one of the pockets was a $20 note. Now I’ve heard stories about people finding money in their pants, and I had always thought those tales were for people who had money to flash about. You know, those people who carry their money in rolls of $100 bills, or who have money clips bursting with $50 notes and accompanied by a black AmEx. Yet here I was losing track of something as simple as a $20 note!

I must say though, it was a nice surprise. I bought myself lunch. Seeing as I’d already written the $20 off as spent, I figured there wasn’t any harm in spending it.

--> I have been a student for a while now (yes, far too long really) and I’m more than accustomed to being out of pocket. I have heard many of my friends who have left university say that they are glad to be finally living above the poverty line. Being a student means counting pennies, and making sure none get away with out a fair excuse. One’s priorities do change from day to day of course, and there are (More...)