~~~: May 2006

Get out of my way

I work in what is often noted as being the ugliest building on campus. It’s 13 stories high with lots of tumor causing stuff on top. I look out of my window to a brick wall (that I have sadly come to appreciate as my own Ayres rock while I watch the colours change as the day goes by outside). The airconditioning is so bad that I am currently still wearing my coat and scarf.

Just now I was in the very grey and dingy stairwell and between levels 3 and 4 I nearly tripped on a very pasty looking student sitting on the stairs who had chosen that spot as a nice place to stop and eat his lunch. Seriously, around 200m away there is a picturesque** river with trees and ducks.

** river may not actually be that picturesque

Diamonds Sperm Wizz fizz Mathematics

Did you know that diamonds have the highest thermal conductivity of any solid at room temperature. I did, and I know a lot more anyone else in my house on such matters, and that’s why I beat all my housemates and their history nerd friends at trivial pursuit late on Friday night. Thankyou, thankyou, yes, thankyou no need for such loud applause.

In other weekend events…

Happy birthday Nic! The last night of Nics 20’s was spent at the brickworks beer garden eating snacks from 1976, listening to music from 1991 and singing songs about sperm on ice. I could tell I’d probably had too much of good time the next day when I found birthday cake stuck to the side of my bag and three Wizz Fizzes and an empty packet of Fads inside.

I also remember seeing one of my ex-students and him telling me that he was ‘pretty much over education’ and I think I responded with something like ‘oh well’ and then he said ‘so did you come here with other friends, cause I think I’m supposed to be kissing this girl right now’ and that seemed fair enough, so I left him to it. Last time I saw this ex-student out he asked for my phone number and tried to get me to come to his party. So much for being a positive role model instilling a high regard for education and a love of mathematics, I like to think he was just showing off, and deep down he actually does love maths.

Also, my new camera is really good, here’s a photo from last weeks Brunatex gig.

Postit Power... or lack of

Met missi at the pub for what was supposed to be a quick post work pint… 3 imperial pints, a shot of cheap vodka, a massive bowl of chips and mushroom sauce and some kind of Tooheys super strong extra cold dry bullshit beer in a bottle later we stumbled home to her house and finished off the night with a caffreys irish ale from her fridge that has this note stuck on the door: