Cardioplegic Education
Another first bit not related to the main body of the entry bit…
Boo:
I had two arrythmias today for the first time in a year.
Not happy. Hoping it’s just eek related from having to do proper study and stuff. But slightly disconcerted for two main reasons: 1) I attend the hottest college (and not in an aesthetic sense) on the planet, with no bloody windows that open properly; and 2) for at least 4 of the hours I’m in college I’m in a laboratory filled with lots of things wot might kill me should I pass out.
But..Woot:
I managed 32m 54s + of maintained hooping, no dropping no stopping. Awooga.The plus is because I was using that well known timing system-ELO-and the track timer vanished off the bloody screen. And when I tried to lean over to resurrect it I dropped the hoop. Somewhat appropriately for me the track I finished on was Confusion. Small things make me happy.
I’ve blogged a couple of times in the past about how sometimes blog entries are fully formed in conversations in my head or with the shower, but yet don’t make it onto page. I seem to be about to have the same problem in my studies.
I can vocalise, fairly vociferously and at times quite angrily, about my personal opinions on science on tv. My very favourite pornographer-slash-journalista had to listen to me babbling on about it on both the telephone and in real life for a good twenty minutes each time (I suspect she wondered if I had gills instead of lungs). Today I managed a spirited arms wafting about discussion with a classmate (poor bloke looked genuinely afeared for his life at points) about it*.
As part of the course we have to do a research project and the tutor said pick a topic you have a passion for, well I think this fits that criteria. But I’m slightly concerned I might not be able to tone down my existing excitement to be studious and academic about it.
First off we have a week to come up with possible questions about it that invite analysis. Academically that is.
Second and more worrying for me I think I’m going to have to find someway of controlling my bias. Short of a personality transplant I’m not wholly sure that this is possible.
I am really really pleased I get to legitimately look at something I’m really in love with as a subject, but really really fucking worried that that wibbly tachy little heart of mine is going to start getting in the way of my brain.
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*I also talked to him about Prof Sir Jonathan “god” Miller and how science and art quite honestly need to get jiggy* more frequently.
*sorry I’m going through a Will Smith stage.
Tags: heart, hooping, science on tv, studies
