On this cold, crisp,
sunny Saturday afternoon, I’m sipping my tea with an overdue essay looming over
me on the subject of Film and Gender. I couldn’t quite get into Laura Mulveys
article on 'Visual Pleasure' and the word 'seminal' kept rolling around my head.
I couldn't help it -
I'm just too excited about the prospect of doing my Masters, to think about
everything that needs to come before it could even become a possibility!
I need and must
complete three essays from last semester. College starts back on Monday night
and then I only have 20 weeks before my thesis is due! It's unbelievable how
quickly the past 3/4 years have flown by and how much I have changed whilst
trying to stay the same.
I can finally look
forward to my future career as it creeps increasingly close.
There is still a
long way to go before I get to where I'm hoping to arrive and as a wise man said
yesterday 'Leave nothing to chance'.
So instead I will
give up my procrastination and listen to another wise man’s words, "I may say that this is the greatest factor:
the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty
is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it."
For "Victory awaits him who has everything in
order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to
take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck.” ― Roald Amundsen
So let's be having
ya!
Juls
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We've all had those nights we've stared blankly
at the screen in front of us - hoping for inspiration. No amount of reviewing
whats already written, or re-reviewing notes is helping. What to do?
Sometimes there's nothing for it but a good
nights sleep, but what happens then if you hit the pillow and can't tune out?
I like to make lists. What I've covered and
points I'd still like to make. Then I usually have a look at my introduction
and conclusion - I find hashing these areas out help a lot, even to refocus the
area inbetween. Which when I get lost in an essay I call 'No-Mans-Land'.
Everyone has their own way of muddling through
those awful moments, where there is no end in sight and the word count seems to
keep rising instead of falling! And sometimes thinking of solutions is easier
than tackling the problem in hand - which by the way is what I am doing now.
Well at least I am halfway there!
Here's to another mug of coffee and a tonne
more tomorrow!
Night
Juls x
