The Answers.

1) "You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette.
2) Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding (this is when she's dealing with Daniel leaving her for bronzed goddess)
3) Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (right before she thro - er, I mean, right before the end)
4) The Sound Of Music - Captain von Trapp to the Baroness
5) The Attack of the Clones - Amidala to Annie.
6) John 14:1
7) Romans 8:28

Once more, I'm wasting time when I should be studying. I actually am interested in this unit, I just have absolutely no motivation at the moment. A really bad night's sleep (thanks to some stupid dream) has made me ridiculously tired today, and expert tutes didn't really wake me up.

Although, I must say Peter Little's a pretty hot old guy. Like a really old guy, I know, but...his voice!! Ahhhh... I'm such a sucker for English accents. They sound so cultivated. I've decided I want to date a guy with an English accent, red hair, blue eyes, a sense of humour... Actually, this has been my plan for a very long time, I'm just making it public. Hehehe - if you can guess who this is based on, you win a Chocolate Frog!

Ok I'll stop right there. Haha. Umm Jessica has been very quiet over the past 2 days. Silent, in fact. She hasn't spoken for 40 hours. Highly impressive, seeing as it's Jessica (note: if you wish to sponsor her, please contact me and I can organise that).

What else? Lalala hoping to go see Cirque de Soleil, maybe "The Tempest", definitely "The Devil Wears Prada", and I'm running as social rep for MedSoc as well as the UNSW Student Guild. I don't really care about the last bit (just doing it to help someone out), but if you're curious, the party is called "Action" and is supposedly the Liberal side. Yeah... go on, call me a stooge, hack, toady, Liberal bitch... I've already heard it all! =P Social rep should be fun though. Hopefully. If people TURN UP to med events, that is.

Holidays are exciting... Plans to go to Greenwood on Thursday night, as well as go to a MedShow after-after party + combined MedSoc dinner on Friday night all look very good. Total rest and relaxation also sounds fantabulous.

I'll get back to gene stuff, and maybe infertility. If I can find it in me. Love you all!

Some thoughts.

"And I'm here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away....IT'S NOT FAIR to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me...you OUGHTA KNOW!!!" (Bit of angry-vagina-music...seriously bitter and petty stuff, really.)

"It's no good. When someone leaves you, apart from missing them, apart from the fact that the whole little world you've created together collapses, and that everything you see or do reminds you of them, the worst is the thought that they tried you out and, in the end, the whole sum of parts which adds up to you got stamped REJECT by the one you love. How can you not be left with the personal confidence of a passed-over British Rail sandwich?" (Aww... No, I don't feel like this, but I thought it was an insightful comment. Surprisingly insightful for the book it's from, anyway.)

"My love keeps growing more passionate and selfish, while his is dying, and that's why we're drifting apart...And there's nothing I can do. And he wants more and more to get away from me. We were irresistably drawn together up to the time of our love, and now we have been irresistably drifting apart. And there's no altering that." (Possibly an exaggeration from the queen of melodrama?? Anyway, don't really feel this way. I just thought I'd add some proper literature to this list).

"I've been dishonest to both of us, and utterly unfair to you..." (Heh. Terrible line.)

"We'd be living a lie. I couldn't do that. Could you??" (Much, much worse...and delivered in such an awfully deadpan way.)

Ok, so that was a mixture of high and low culture. And oddly enough, none of it really encapsulates this particular moment. Bitterness, despair, etc, don't really feature. It's more a mixture of resignation, disappointment, frustration and relief that it ended before it got worse. Plus some sad wistfulness, and a bit of surprise that there do exist obstacles that cannot be overcome. I've never been one to put much stock in circumstance - I've always focused on the individual, and how much they can do in situations. So it's a shock to realise that sometimes the individual really is powerless to change some things.

Anyway, there's also optimism for the future stemming from the incorrigible naivete and blind hopefulness of being 18. I really don't think anything can look black at this stage. Seriously. Much love to all my friends - you guys are the BEST. You all know who you are - all you people on the receiving end of phone calls, msn convos, or face to face chats... You are very dear to me, and I value you so much.

Aaarrggghh well there's an exam to study for, sleep to be had, and tumultuous emotions to be sorted out. I'll conclude with the best quotes:

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me."

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

Well - at least, these are the ones that give a sense of inner peace more than anything I know. I know I must trust God with my life - literally. Give myself up to His will. And I'm praying that I'll be able to do that, and be at peace with whatever He wants me to do. Thanks again to everyone for their love and support - I am very grateful for you all. =)

PS: Kudos to everyone who manages to pick the sources of my quotes! And for the last ones - I want exact places. Hehe.

Medball and other things

Yes, I know there's MedBall to discuss, but for now I am going to lament the loss of Jana Wendt from television. Well, at least for the time being. Sad, sad day when Eddie Maguire doesn't realise the talent he has. Not that I really watched much Channel 9...meh...anyway, I just posted that bad quality photo up for you all to have a look at who is on the end at the right, and who is next to her. Lame, yes, but hey!

Now. Assignments having being completed (thanks to a brutal Matthew who made me cut, cut and CUT my assignment until it was actually really shit), there was MedBall to worry about! Flutes to be bought/ordered, champagne to be bought, food to be selected, hair to be done... Quite exciting, really. It's been a while since the whole dress up thing. Everyone looked so beautiful/handsome! Pres at mine, a bus to Doltone House, and the night had begun! It was actually heaps good to have a big med thing, because we don't really see that many people out of Phase 1. So we caught up with MedShow/MedSoc people, and generally had a great time. The music was... Ok, well, the band was great, but I can't quite say the same about the DJ. Meh... the food was good, at least. It was also very cool to see people who actually dressed to the theme, and really good to see so many people turn up to a med event (yay!!!).

By the time it got to afters, there were a couple of casualties to the 'unlimited alcohol for 4 hours', as well as post-assignment stress/tiredness. 36 degrees bar wasn't quite hopping, so after about 10 minutes, we decided to head off home. But yeah. Good night, all in all!!

Some photos will be here, but for some more, head over to: http://medball2006.myphotoalbum.com/ (username and password: medball2006). Thanks Isy for making the site!!