The Seth Cohen of qut

This week has been somewhat less busy than my last but I still can’t help feeling overwhelmed all the time! Someone this week informed me that I’m currently on overload and I definitely fit that description. My head is always buzzing with facts about the history of how the law came to be or random words that I have probably highlighted (because thats what you do when a word looks important) like legislature or magna carta. Due to all this stress I made a resolution to eat lots of vegetables this week. I thought I would fill up on the good greens and become energised for the next blast of classes that are always looming around the corner on that not to distant Monday. So anyway, this week I have eaten quite the share of eggplant, mushrooms and spinach and perhaps it is working because I feel ready for Monday which I have to add is strange because we have the first assignment due – Worksheet One. I have to say I actually quite enjoyed doing this assignment. It was really easy, pretty much just revising everything we have done so far in the subject. I’ve already handed my assignment in electronically (technically 18 minutes ago) so that is the first (and probably only) time I have handed an assignment in early. I feel pretty organised.

I also feel like I’m starting to fit in around campus. I no longer require a nerdish map to find my way around campus and I’m really liking the close friends I am making.

Another reason to enjoy the classes on mondays is the fact that there is an incredibly shy boy in one of my tuts who resembles none other than Seth Cohen. The man of my dreams. I always wanted to date a boy who had the finely chiselled features of my favourite OC character, now I just have to find out if behind his shy mask he is humourous and wears  a spiderman mask as  rainproof gear… anything’s possible!

Hectic: characterised by intense activity, confusion or haste.

 This week has been incredibly busy for me. I studied hard, worked hard (got a pay rise ), and caught up with friends. Today has been such a mission that I’m still awake writing this post because I still haven’t wound down from the day and my brain is still buzzing. Tonight at work this middle aged man came in and sat down by himself at a table. I took a menu and some water over to him and he had dozens of books, papers and articles spread all over the table (reminding me very much of my desk at home). Turns out upon some interesting conversation that the man is a professor and the author of several books, one which is coming out very soon. Funnily enough being a professor and all he was interested that I was a law student and we talked quickly (there were lots of other tables and not many waitresses) about ethics. Honestly, it made me feel quite important as this professor was interested in my opinion and was listening intently to what I had to say.

Another note: I have recently found out that many of the waitresses at my work are studying law. One of the girls is doing first year law at QUT also and one of the managers is a third year law student at UQ. So I guess I hit the jackpot, if I have any problems I have multiple resources to help me out..I hope everyone else has started to make some good friends/already have good friends or generally know people doing the course because I’m finding it extremely helpful to bounce my ideas off other people.

Good luck everyone with the emergence of the third week!

no political groups to speak of..

just another quick thing. i dont know if anyone else went to market day.. it was that sad almost life-ending sad gathering of tents that was handing out pamphlets and telling people to sign up for things (medieval club?) .. anyway, why are there no political groups? there’s almost 800 law students but no political group to speak of? maybe there are groups but they weren’t at market day..i hope so. Personally, I’m a liberal supporter (but they have to get their act together) and I hope there is a liberal group to speak of at QUT..

The end of my uni week already..

hi all! I’m Sam (formally samantha) and I’m studying a double degree of justice and law. Due to my natural intelligence and life inspiring time management skills (hmm..) I managed to squeeze all of my tuts and lectures into 3 days (mon to wed) so yay for me. I hope everyone else has something similar worked out so they can have a long weekend. But I have to say I feel the days are gone when I used to actually HAVE a long weekend. Now I’m working as many nights as I can – as a waitress in an Indian restaurant, which gives me great pleasure as when I get home I smell like a giant papadum (which I’ve learnt recently is a traditional Indian crispy bread) – which sucks but I cant deny the intense pleasure I get when i get paid…

btw to get everyone else into the mood of my blog (if anyone is indeed reading my ramblings) im currently listening to fav band of the moment angus & julia stone…

facts about moi: I’m 17, I am of the female gender, I’ve always lived in Brisbane, I’m a school leaver, I’m a twin and my family is HUGE – there are seven of us. I hate news programs like today tonight and extra. ONce i saw a show about a guinea pig (or some other furry nondescript creature that scurries). How can someone who has dedicated their life to the career of media broadcast such a trivial piece – whose only purpose is merely to entertain – when there are so many issues/events/people in society today that need coverage and need people to hear what they have to say.. but instead they show the dancing mutation of an animal..           pfft

on a lighter note.. so far im really enjoying being in such a different environment from school. I went to a co-ed school so thats not different for me but having to compete with people who are all at the same general academic level is going to be hard to get used to. I think the days when no studying and maximum thinking on my feet has gone and I”ll have to work hard to get at the top of something. I also have to say that today I had a lecturer who made the session personal by adding her own opinions about concepts and while I love it when people do that, it took all my strength just to listen to her and allow her opinions to sink in rather than yell out randomly like a complete lunatic… “I dont agree” or some other remark. so i think im going to have to get used to that.

anyway thats my first week so far