Author Archives: Caitlin

Long time no post… and the very sad news of the imminent demise of Miss Kit Tern.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Caitlin

I THINK it’s done.  I’m seeing the tutor again tomorrow before  class for a quick check over it… then we can move on to stressing about Essay 2! YAY! Wrote that last Wednesday.  Been busy. Yep, got it done, submitted … Continue reading →

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Me? Just stressin’ out. Nothing new…

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Caitlin

So I got an extension on the due date for The Essay… and I’m FREAKING OUT about it, because the depression and anxiety HAVE EATEN MY BRAIN. I’ll just let you have a moment to visualise that…. ever so attractive … Continue reading →

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Living in the panopticon*

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Caitlin

Recently some cards inviting me to become part of the latest massive customer loyalty scheme for one of Australia’s supermarket duopoly arrived in the post. I will NOT be participating. You might find this surprising, given that I live my … Continue reading →

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So, some interesting things happened at the endodontist…

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Caitlin

I had to leave the uni tute early today (just when we were were actually having a USEFUL discussion about the essay!) to go to the endodontist, because when I saw my own dentist the other week about this horrible … Continue reading →

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Still down. First Uni assignment result in. Not much else.

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Caitlin

So -  not much news.   Med1cation level increasing but so far – meh. Mark for the first assignment was finally released  -  on Thursday – I got  97.6%, which is a High Distinction.  When I got the marker’s sheet, I … Continue reading →

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Depression. SUX.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Caitlin

Saw the Helpful Psychiatrist today.  She’s very good, but right now – everything is very …meh.  We’re increasing the main med1cat1on a LOT in an attempt to get me out of this slump. The problem with b1polar depress1on, as the … Continue reading →

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Bashing my head into my desk. Repeatedly.

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Caitlin

It’s Easter. And we all know what that means for those of use lucky enough to live within range of the BOOOM BOOM BOOM THUD THUD THUD of Easterfest EasterPEST – nonstop NOISE from Friday.  From morning til at least … Continue reading →

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It’s been… a week.

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Caitlin

So I got my assignment in on time, Yay. After wasting YET ANOTHER HOUR of tute time going over the assignment AGAIN!  *headdesk* Fair dinkum, there had better be close to full damn marks for EVERYONE for this bloody thing. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday and Wednesday.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Caitlin

It’s Tuesday lunchtime, and  I’m sitting amongst the undergraduate cacophony in the commons, on a rainy day, in the covered downstairs area where we plug ourselves in at the library.  Little half height carrels of laptop enclosures, where we stare … Continue reading →

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*headdesk* heading into Week 4…

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Caitlin

So, hands up how many of you guessed that by Week 3 I would be FRUSTRATED with this course? That many of you?  Huh. I am jealous of my time.  I need a  lot of sleep.  I am finding it … Continue reading →

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