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February 11, 2005
What I gave up karaoke for...
A throbbing headache.
I've learned several valuable lessons tonight.
- One cannot go from "slug" to "productive" all in one leap. Reading 15 sustainability reports in a single go is one thing. To follow that hell up with another 3 hours of "literature review" is just asanine. If I have to read another report about "financial outperformance" I think I might go crazy. Luckily, the penalty for axe murder in Sweden is only 10 years in prison.
- One should not keep a fresh package of cookies near oneself while attempting to be productive. No matter how rarely one reaches over for a new cookie, after several hours the package is empty.
- Should one ever decide to become a nuclear power in order to gain the world's respect, one should choose the announcement day with great care, lest it be overshadowed by celebrity wedding news.
And now, not so much a valuable lesson as an interesting fact:
- It takes about 4 days of continuous leg hair growth to pass from "prickly" to "soft and fuzzy." No, I don't have any self-respect. No, I don't have any chances for love here in the freakishly cold, rainy, and foreign place. No, I don't see how the two are related.
On the bright side, my thesis meeting with Ronan has been pushed back to 3 p.m. Apparently, he is in the middle of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons and can't be bothered to get his work done. As he wrote in his email, "go robert! go! and save that nice italian girl while your at it!"
