Today is a Day That Will Go Down in History
Today......I was brave. Today......was another "first" for me. Today......I ate Vegemite.
Now you may be wondering what this "Vegemite" is. It's black. It's incredibly salty. It's made of yeast. It's EVERY BIT AS DISGUSTING AS IT SOUNDS. And yet a lot of Australians love it and spread it on their toast every morning at breakfast. I've been working up the courage to try some ever since I got here and heard about it, and today I finally spread the tiniest bit on half of my toast. And once I took a little bite, I had to quickly chug my milk to avoid dying from coughing so hard. (I almost said "scull my milk" and then had to actually think about what the American equivalent was....my Aussie friends would be so proud!) Anyways, yes this post serves no other purpose than to inform all of you that I tried a very Australian food, and was definitely not a fan of this one. Next up might be a "slice" or a lamington....I think sticking to sweet foods is probably safest!
A Very Academic Post
This one's just to prove that I'm learning things of great value.
Antichinus is a small marsupial, about the size of and looks like a mouse. Male testosterone levels are extremely high prior to and during the breeding season, and they spend all their time fighting off competitors....to the point where they even forget to feed. Then once they've asserted their territory, they breed as much and as often as they can. Then all the males (yes, every single one) die from stress-related conditions from having too much sex. True story. Male antichinus only live for a year, and when they've all died, the only males in the whole species are the ones who were just conceived and are in the females' pouches.
I finished my social work paper Monday morning at 5:30AM, in true Christina-fashion. I've turned nocturnal, because now I've spent the past two days catching naps in between every class, and been up most of the night. I'll break that pattern tonight though hopefully, because I can sleep in as long as I want tomorrow. Actually tomorrow'll be filled with doing my part of the Dangerous Earth project. At least 1000 words is only about 3 pages or so double spaced, so it won't be so long and tedious. I can't say that describing what happened during the Mississippi flood of 1993 whips me into a verbal frenzy. Well, it's about time for another nap, and since my last nap was 2 1/2 hours stretched across three desk chairs in the Earth Science library, I think it's safe to say that this one (which'll take place in my lovely bed) will be much more comfortable!
I have committed a cardinal sin. I went to McDonald's today. And ate........a salad. Shocker, I know. I even brought my own vinegar and oil from home, and I must say, it was pretty good. Some of the lettuce was a bit sketchy, but overall, not bad. The only bad part was the price-- $7.45. Kinda expensive for McDonald's.
I really don't want to start working on this paper due tomorrow.....can you tell? I don't know how I'm going to make it through grad school-- I've had progressively worse senioritis since freshman year of high school. I guess I just don't find this assignment very interesting. I liked the Charlemagne one last year, even though I procrastinated with it, I really enjoyed researching and writing it. This one.....not so much. I didn't mind reading the book, but once you have to critically analyze how it examines the subjective experiences of the abused person and how it reflects the epidemiological understandings of child abuse.....yeah, not so interesting anymore. And I think inspiration for me comes in short bursts whenever it feels like coming....ie, 3AM. Then I have to run out of bed and write it down before it disappears, never to be thought again. For having such organized papers and other things in life, my brain isn't very organized. In fact, it's pretty much all over the place. It has a mind of its own, which I'm at the mercy of.
Okay okay I'll go work on it some more. Actually I just bought a duster and some Windex wipes....maybe I'll clean my room first....
