h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So a fair of stuff has been going on in my life, most of it not particularly interesting to outsiders, but I still feel like preserving it for posterity. Anyway, I guess that first and foremost is I am now finished my first semester of my second year at university, and what a semester it's been. I discovered that I seem to like biochemistry more than microbiology, and that pharmacology is incredibly dull. Study week started a cuple of days early for me, and before this day is out I intend to know everything there is to know about lipids.

I have a biochmeistry practical exam on Monday, which is officially day 1 of study week,and I typically forgot to get my lab notebook back. Looks like I'll have to rely on the manual, and maybe go in seriously early on Moday and get it back.

I went speed dating yesterday, and thta was a good bit of craic. I made friends with a guy who's repeating his third year in geology, though I remember him telling me that he hates it. Come to think of it, so did a number of the girls I spoke to...

There was this one girl who turned out to live in Galway like me, who got grinds from a couple of my secondary school teachers, and knew a few of my school friends. She also got 600 points in the Leaving Cert, which is the maximum possible, and went to a Gaelscoil (a school where everything is thought throuh Irish), poor thing. I felt that we hit it off to some degree, let's hope she feels the same way. She's doing civil law, and finds it massivley dull.

When semester 2 starts, I'll be entering a Pop Idol rip-off called So you think you're famous run by my university to raise money for charity, with the final occurring on day two of rag week. The winner gets €1,000 and chooses a charity to which a further €1,000 will be donated. I have no idea what will happen if over €2,000 is raised.

I can't sing, but that never stopped anyone on the proper shows from succeeding in a big way. Let's hope the judges like Iron Maiden...

Oh, and before you say anything, I hate those shows too. I'm entering in order to report on it for my college newspaper, which has the best name ever - SIN.

Tomorrow is International Buy Nothing Day, and to mark it, there's a big massive barter fair going on in Galway. I'm thinking of taking some of my old books, clothes, and games down and see if I can unload them in exchange for somethings cool. Maybe I'll also donate that CD player I won last rag week in return for promising to never, ever sing karaoke again...

Well, that about wraps things up for my life at this point. During exam tim, I'll make long, detailed postings featuring all the minutiae of what I write down for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

Good luck on your exams next week! And I'm happy you're making a fool of yourself for charity- a very nice thing to do!

As for the people who hate geology:

I say,

Good luck with the exam.

I didn't realise it was Buy Nothing Day today - I wish I had, then I wouldn't have spent a fortune (on for the Gruesome Twosome, so I don't really mind)

And... what are you going to sing?

Ah - the song I've selected (for round one, at least) is Iron Maiden's "The Sign of the Cross." I just think it's a cool song, plus it combines slow, clam lyrics with faster, heavy-etallic stuff.

Good to stick up for youself, Scan!

Didn't get to Buy Nothing Day because my biks had a puncture and needed a new tube, and what with it being the day and all...

I didn't buy anything that day- my parents bought some 2 x 4s, but I don't think that counts.