Sunday, April 14, 2013

on biology

Sometimes I stare into the mirror and try to count my freckles. I'm nearly certain that (at a rate of one per year or so) they are increasing... however I could be mistaken and it could just be pen stains. (Yes, I wash my face frequently... but I also have acquired the bad habit of chewing on my writing utensils. I noticed this only after I offered to lend someone a pencil and they refused with a horrified stare... causing me to realise that said pencil was currently in my mouth. Whoops.)

Having more freckles is actually comforting, not only because it means I am getting vitamin D (or so I tell myself- I'm no longer taking biology and so try not to trouble my pretty little head with such conundrums) but because it means that, in some intangible way, I am evolving. It's nice to know that my body manages to do things without my conscious self sometimes (although I must say, dreaming three times about The Office last night was not a conscious decision either. That seems to border on obsession... what other things am I thinking about without even noticing? SCARY) because it seems that, in general, I am inclined to think too much.

...speaking of: did you know that the tobacco plant has different reactions depending on what predator lands on it? Sometimes it's poisonous. Sometimes it's spiky. Basically, its leaves... have brains. Am I the only one scared by this? Everyone's worried about the zombie apocalypse- I think I'll fear take-over by plants.

But to return to talking about myself (because we all know that's my favourite subject... actually that's a lie. My favourite subject is literature. However, are my favourite books only a reflection of myself?... #TooComplicated #TimeForANap)... I still haven't decided on a university.

-hides behind the sofa-

Yes. Despite having recieved my offer in DECEMBER, I have yet to decide which program to choose. (At this point, I'm actually hoping for that tobacco plant apocalypse so that I don't have to make a decision. Or I might just draw it out of a hat- that would be far more productive!)

Yeah, so... that's that. Another example of indecisiveness: I've been thinking about making popcorn all week and I have yet to do so because plugging in my air-popcorn maker just seems like too much work...

DECISION TIME: I'm going to go make popcorn- all that's prevented me from doing so before now is the fact that it is downstairs and I am not, and no one has yet invented a teleportation machine. (I am 100% certain that, if such a thing did exist, it would be used primarily to get food.)

also: I am finally on Bloglovin! Go me! (And go follow me!)


Happy Sunday, blog ninjas! (If you've gotten all the way to here, let me award you some honorary popcorn.)

3 comments:

  1. Even though you weren't officially on bloglovin until today I have been following you on there for the past month or so... I even just got here to read this post from there!

    That whole tobacco plant thing is really really freaky. Like really.

    I am wishing you lots and lots and lots of luck on your university decision because it sounds like you need it...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Firstly...this made me smile :)
    Secondly, I am as we speak, editing photos of my beautiful niece and remarking on how ADORABLE her freckles are and was JUST THEN thinking how I wish I had some like hers. So. Rejoice!
    Also, how lucky you are to have choices re:university. I came from a small beach/sugarcane farming town on the East Coast of Australia and so had no idea which uni to attend in the big city. In the end I just chose the one with the least amount of letters (ie. there was QUT, GRIFFITH and UQ....and I went UQ). Luckily for me, I inadvertently happened to pick the most prestigious. Woo! Go me. And while I wouldn't normally endorse this method of decision-making, if all the choices are good ones then just do it! Believe it's going to be great regardless of which one you choose, because you can never really KNOW, right? x

    http://www.myvintagepie.blogspot.com.au/

    ReplyDelete
  3. 1) Microwave popcorn! Unless you don't have a microwave... In that case, this is awkward.
    2) Choosing a uni is hard, I know I had no idea what to do and I left my decision as late as I could. But, just go with your heart!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your comments! They make my day brighter, and I promise to answer every single one :)