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Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:09:31 -0400

Charlie Brooker’s response to Carte Noire’s “Seductive Server”...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:59:23 -0500

Charlie Brooker’s response to Carte Noire’s “Seductive Server” commercial.

Love this film!

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:15:00 -0500

Love this film!

Had an MR scan today. Wish I had this crazy guy.

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:50:21 -0500

Had an MR scan today. Wish I had this crazy guy.

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:42:14 -0500

So cute. decadediary: Suitcase of Tulips, 1950 Paris New Year...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:40:02 -0500

So cute.

decadediary:

Suitcase of Tulips, 1950

Paris New Year (Young Man with Tulip), 1949

(Photos by Robert Frank)

It's funny

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:49:43 -0500

"Pain is strange. A cat killing a bird, a car accident, a fire…. Pain arrives, BANG, and there it is,..."

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:39:19 -0500

““Pain is strange. A cat killing a bird, a car accident, a fire…. Pain arrives, BANG, and there it is, it sits on you. It’s real. And to anybody watching, you look foolish. Like you’ve suddenly become an idiot. There’s no cure for it unless you know somebody who understands how you feel, and knows how to help.”
— Charles Bukowski”

Thanks The Guardian

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:06:06 -0500

The spectre of the second term, with its attendant horrors of essay deadlines and January exams, is looming. But as we reflect on the negligible amount of work we completed over the Christmas break, let’s soberly consider our new year’s resolutions.

Pledges not to run up astronomical library fines or drink any more cans of Relentless have probably been sworn by students up and down the country. But this year’s promises will be dominated by the mother of all academic resolutions – to stop procrastinating.

The irresistible desire to put off until tomorrow what should be done today afflicts ooh, I don’t know, 99% of students? What I do know is that it’s by no means a new phenomenon – the term “procrastination” was first used in the 1500s. But it’s reached new heights among those battling the distractions of Facebook, Twitter and instant messaging.

If procrastination is the thief of time, the internet is its most insidious accomplice, delaying work one small click at a time.

But fear not, dawdling scholars, there is help out there. Firefox extensions are an easy way to curb stray clicking: LeechBlock can block distracting websites from loading during specified time periods – you could set it to make Facebook available only between 6 and 7pm. And the desktop program RescueTime can provide a breakdown of how you have spent your time online.

Alternatively, I’ve plucked some tips from the seasonal crop of self-help books:

• Remind yourself of past successes.

You will procrastinate less if you boost your belief in the relevance of your work and your ability to succeed, according to Dr Piers Steel’s book The Procrastination Equation.

• Shut out the world with some noise reduction headphones.

Perfect for anyone distracted by noise, say Pamela Dodd and Doug Sundheim’s inThe 25 Best Time Management Tools and Techniques. And if your flatmates are still refusing to turn the heating on, they can double up as ear warmers.

• Don’t miss out on a good night’s sleep.

A clear head is the key to a better memory and academic success, says Lynn Rowe in How to Beat Procrastination – and you’ll save money by cutting down on cans of the aforementioned Relentless.

• Move.

If you feel yourself getting distracted, do something physical like standing up and stepping away from your computer screen, Michael Heppel advises in How to Save an Hour Every Day.

• Just get started.

“A job begun is a job half done,” Timothy A Pychyl reminds us in The Procrastinator’s Digest.

flavorpill: Kids obliterate a white room with thousands of...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:26:10 -0500

flavorpill:

Kids obliterate a white room with thousands of stickers

amazinggg

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:05:01 -0500

amazinggg

Yes please

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:07:30 -0500

Yes please

I am the world's worst packer.

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:11:58 -0500

I am going home in 3 hours, and like always and with everything in my life I am organised and ready to go of course. Oh I jest, all I have done is my suitcase from being upright to being open. I need my big sister here to do it for me like the good old days.

I am very very excited to go home though. Christmas in the Davies house is truly a feast of delights. I shall be posting pictures of our dinner, mostly to make B jealous.

Winter Break sometime please?

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:23:33 -0500

Winter Break sometime please?

Always go Chai

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:38:12 -0500

Always go Chai

I have loads of work to do; so y'know Tumblr comes first.

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:37:25 -0500

I have been uber busy the last 2 weeks and still haven’t found time to get stuff done. My New Year’s resolution reallyreally needs to be time management. I am awful. Anyway, essay is not too far off. Other work is kinda done enough to pass me. Going to make sure I do the stuff I have set for over Christmas really well!

I haven’t bought any Christmas presents yet and only have ideas for like 2 people. And need to get some by Monday/Tuesday as they need to be posted. Epic stresses!

I intend on drinking wine this weekend and being a merry drunkard. Maybe heating it up and mulling it. I don’t actually know if this is possible.

In uni today we were doing about Light. I am a massive science geek in comparison to everyone else in my group. It’s just lovely.

Oh and I can’t think of a question for my assignment that doesn’t make me sound like a moron. Starting well really.

Ahh Basterds

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:46:47 -0500

Ahh Basterds

"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it’s happened."

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:29:07 -0500

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it’s happened.”

- Dr. Seuss.

Surprise Party

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:07:32 -0500

We had a surprise party for Scott tonight. Although we are all dying and tired because of the end of term deadlines looming, we all had a nice night.

I wish I could stop time. And finish all my work off. I would also cruise Youtube, but it wouldn’t matter because I would have stopped time.

Should do my assignment really?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:58:47 -0500

Yeah yeah yeah yeah procrasination at it’s best. Starting a book club online with Roisin, my friend who always seems to be apart from me, and a few others hopefully. Genuinely excited about it. :)