Closed book, closed note exam. Now.

I do not understand my Financial Economics professor's sense of humor. Well, okay, maybe if I were a professor I'd find a roomful of panicked faces mildly amusing. Plus, after revealing it's a joke everyone feels much more appreciative of the professor's kindness in not administering an unannounced exam, in providing a practice exam instead, and in dismissing class 50 minutes early.

Blarg.

I forgot to buy oatmeal today, so I guess I'm eating noodles for breakfast tomorrow. Walking over to the supermarket shortly after waking up = horrible idea. I nearly get run-over enough as it is. And that's with the painted arrows on the road pointing the direction to look in.

I researched for the morning until I needed to leave the room after lunch (so I switched to studying by the canteen). And the reason is this: my roommate had a French exam tonight and to study she played the same audio file over and over and over. Unfortunately, only the English translations of the sentences were drilled into my head. "My mother is called Julie. She is 30 years old." "I have no brothers or sisters. I am an only child." "My sister has two children, named Alexandre and Louise." "My parents are divorced." "My older sister is also divorced."My parents are separated." "My older brother is not married."

On my way out the hostel, a friend handed me these coconut crackers (the same one who also gave me those grape crackers). So I returned to my room and photographed them.


If you'd like to recreate my day (or most of it) you will need to acquire the following:

1. a warm day
2. one of those circular tables with an umbrella in the middle and chairs around it
3. an Investments textbook
4. several weeks of notes
5. a juice box of lemon tea
6. generally non-distracting friends
   
7. a calculator

Then kind of mix everything together. Actually, shake everything together, that way you stir up the natural sedimentation in the lemon tea.

I'm too tired to look over what I've written. I might have failed at making the day sound wonderful, even though it was. For no particular reason, except maybe because outer-space aliens didn't invade and I always love it when that doesn't happen.