Haves and have-nots

[oloriel]

I have: a nasty headache and clogged paranasal sinuses (I suspect there's a connection...).

I have not: motivation to learn any more for the fucking exam on Saturday. I should, though, because I suck at remembering theoretical background stuff and that's the sort of crap my next examiner wants to hear read.
Speaking of which,

I have: a professor I can't stand and personally believe to be incompetent as my next examiner. Fun times.

I have not: even the slightest idea what to give my various family members for Christmas. Then again, I haven't yet given the matter much thought, due to exams and such. Perhaps I'll be flooded with great ideas come next week? >_>

I have: the date of my oral examination. January 14th. Could be worse.

I have not: felt awake for a while. It's absurd, really, because I can currently sleep as long as I want except on exam days, and I often sleep 10 hours, and I still feel tired all the time.

I have: developed some sort of nervous reaction to black tea (yes, even with milk in it). My great solace! And now it makes me queasy! This is not fair.

I have not: had my period in November. That doesn't necessarily mean anything as my period also stayed away during the Abitur exams and the Intermediate Exam in English (first and worst of the three), so it might just be one of my body's normal reactions to exam!panic. Still, should probably investigate further. After the exams.

I have: insulted a good friend in chat yesterday because I'm so tired of hearing "Oh don't worry, you'll ace that exam". Problem is, the people who normally say that are the people who afterwards (when it turns out my worries were justified ;)) are liable to be all "Aw, what went wrong?" THE THING I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL THE WHILE. This friend, however, isn't the type, so it wasn't really fair to bitch at him.
(I suppose he can feel flattered in that I was more honest to him than I am to my parents and grandmother. :p)

I have not: a warm house. I feel bad lighting a fire this early in the day, but it's bloody cold outside so it may be unavoidable. Brought to you by: Yet another year in which we didn't get around to insulating the walls properly. In part brought to you by: Our carpenter, who thought it was a good idea to stop his buzz saw with his thumb...

I have: wasted 45 minutes on this LJ entry. Stupid.

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Some fun for the afternoon, however: If you understand German, go to Fangeplapper. A hilarious collection of German-language fanfic (and, occasionally, poetry) bloomers. I'm not sure what I love more, the actual quotes or the subject lines, but I've been laughing A LOT. So if you need something to brighten your day and feel a lot better about your own writing... go there. No in-depth understanding of the respective fandoms necessary. Sporfle warning.

Comments

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

No time for movies, sadly. I'm bad at learning anyway, but I'm worse without daylight, so I have to use what little this time of year grants us...

Hot chocolate sounds like a good replacement for the treacherous tea, though. :)

[nelyo-russandol.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, faced with a big exam, I found it was most productive to completely switch off for a few hours instead of struggling with the rising panic while nothing stuck to my brain. Then everything seemed much easier when I turned back to studying. But that's me.

Enjoy the chocolate!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Technically, yes - but I've permitted myself too much switching off in the past week to be able to still do that. Exam on Saturday, today is Thursday, three unread books: Priorities are no longer up to me. >_>

I did. It was GOOD. ^^

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

Haha, ich liebe dein icon :) Und Metatron sowieso. Eine von Alan Rickman's besten Rollen <3

Welchen Tee trinkst du denn? Von gewissen Schwarzteesorten kriege ich auch Probleme, vielleicht reicht es ja einfach, mal die Sorte zu wechseln.
Ansonsten würde ich Kräutertee empfehlen.

*hugs* Hoffe, der Stress legt sich bald! Wie viele Prüfungen hast du denn noch vor dir?

;)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Naja, der gleiche schwarze Tee (die Ostfriesenmischung ausm Supermarkt), den ich seit sechs oder so Jahren trinke, bislang ohne Probleme. Ich geh davon aus, dass das einfach was Nervöses ist.

Aber ja, bis dahin muss halt Kräuter- und Früchtetee her. Das blöde ist nur, dass ich bei Kräuter- und Früchtetee eher ein Büro-Gefühl habe (weil ich sowas halt bei der Arbeit und in der Schule immer getrunken hab). Schwarztee mit Milch und Zucker ist dagegen zuhause. ;D

Dieses Jahr nur noch die eine (gut, im Dezember ist das jetzt nicht sooo der Trost, aber trotzdem). Und dann halt im Januar noch die mündliche.