Sights and sounds

Well now, it’s happened.
This really reminds me to keep this journal updated, if only because my memory isn’t what it used to be and I am afraid I will forget the mood of the past year. Curiously, I remember things through a strange process where I recall a particular sensation at the time, such as [...]

Pressure

Since coming back to Cambridge, I have had this strange sense of calm. With application deadlines and the inevitable mountain of work just waiting around the corner, I am once again feeling less afraid than I should be. This such an unhealthy habit. It is all well and good being able to excel under pressure, [...]

Mobile Phones

I have been living without a mobile phone for more than a month now since losing it on one godforsaken evening in London last term. In addition, I have been rereading William Gibson’s seminal 1984 novel ‘Neuromancer’ this past week and that has made me reflect on how mobile phone technology has affected my life. [...]

Limbo

I have other things on my mind right now to post anything big. I would rather do some preparation and have writing of a fairly decent standard than putting up with filler so normal service will be resumed on Wednesday.

Dead Days

I cannot apologize enough for yesterday’s post. I don’t know what I was thinking. It is just that I have been spending far too much time on writing journal entries to justify it as ‘essay practise’ anymore (I spend about two hours on each one, and the GRE only gives you 30 or 45 minutes). [...]