Semester 2: Done

I have taken a different view to school this semester. I am less obsessed with trying to get excellent grades (sure that's always a bonus), but the stress and the extra amount of work is not conducive to work, school, life balance. Whenever I tell people I have post graduate exams, there almost always seems to be two responses, "Why are you doing that?" and "Do marks even matter in a Master's?". 

Both valid questions, but it's the second question that has allowed me to approach this semester with a different mindset. I'm here to learn, not to be a straight A student. This simple phrase has allowed me to be less fastidious with study and better with time management (although my final grades will be interesting). There's a sense of relief after the final exam, and suddenly, my calendar opens up. Going from having no spare time, to all the time in the world is an adjustment I still haven't gotten used to. Summer break.

Currently Reading: "The Subtle Knife"

Please wait until 11 pm until you're back online

There's always a moment of panic when you wake up on a work day and the bedroom is slightly brighter than usual. It suggests that the sun is in a different position to when you normally wake up. The internal thought process usually goes along these lines.

1. That's unusual, why is it so bright?
2. What time is it?
3. Wait, it's Friday, why am I not at work
4. Wait, where's my phone? 

It's at dialog point #4 when you realise the reason that you missed your alarm is because your phone (ie: your alarm clock) is missing.

I log into the "Find My Device" feature - The phone is still online, the location shows somewhere deep in LKF. At least it wasn't stolen. It's probably lying somewhere under a sofa or table. I go into the office and call the bar "Sorry, you'll have to wait until the club opens and ask the lost and found department". 

Now I just need to wait until 11 pm for the bar to re-open to collect my phone. I embrace the feeling of not being bound to a smart phone. Technology and social freedom.