Randamonium

I don't know if I've just gone and complicated my life.
In hindsight, I'm left wondering if there was an easier way.
Well, basically I wanted to change the layout of my blog and all, but for the life of me couldn't figure out the best way to do what I wanted to do.
I'd been searching for all these random blogs and stuff and could not figure out how to upload them, without them appaearing all mumbo jumbo and all.
Anyway, thing is I wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that I had started my blog way back in '05 and wondered if that was the reason I couldn't upload stuff.
So, I went and created a new blog with the randommest name, exported the original blog to the computer, imported the file to the new blog (before doing so, I'd already changed the setting to one that looked better than the preset templates..Then I deleted the old blog, changed the name of the new blog and Hey presto! Here's my new look blog!
Ummm...was that a silly thing to do?
Anyway, ideally I should be focusing on my poster and try and actually do SOMETHING.
However, I have got as far as ensuring that my background for the poster is pink and cream.
Awesome combination or what?!
Now, time for some randomly random posts when I shall feel inclined to do so.
Rah.

I completed my dissertation the day before it was due, printed and bound it.
Went home, read it AND shock! I had a fair few mistakes.
So, I quickly edited the problem pages and the PhD student finally got back to me about the data I wanted to include in my appendix, so it turned out I had an appendix after all! (Not that y'all know whether or not I had one to begin with.)
So, the hand-in day, 45 minutes before my lesson but approximately 3 hours(ish) before the hand in I was printing, unbinding and re-binding.
11.30 (or thereabouts): Handed in the write up. No feelings at this point.
12:45 (ish): I see some friends who are still printing and binding their work! What the hell were they thinking?!!
1:40ish: One friend's still binding the work, meanwhile, we're all panicking for her.
'Don't worry, I still have 20 minutes!'
1:55: She's handed it in..'With 5 minutes to spare'
At which point I breathe a sigh of relief!
What on earth does that say about me? I'm more worried about my friend's handing the work in than my own!
Anyway, it feels a relief to have finished it. Though I'm disappointed in myself as i didn't work to the best of my ability. Rah.
Now there's the dreaded poster to deal with.

I'm currently upto 2,560 words...
Can I make it?
Shall I take a 50/50? Phone a friend?
Oh Rah. I am sincerely lacking the motivation to go any further and I feel that the whole concept of this project is useless (or that I'm missing the point).
Seriously, I've written about 300 words for the discussion, but feel that I'm missing the point. I don't want to waffle and I don't want to cite all the journals I've read and I feel I'm getting nowhere.
It's a never ending vicious cycle, but I'll have to get on with it. Somehow.
Two days left, not including the deadline of course.
Wonder if I should stay in uni all day surrounded by my notes and stuff? Away from distraction...
On second thoughts, maybe not.

Haha...
I haven't written here, again, in a very long time.
Looking back at my previous posts I realise that it would seem I can't spell. Heh.
I am currently undergoing a minor moment of madness, as I have a dissertation due in next thursday for which I have only written 1,500 words. The word limit's 5,000. Hmm.
Anyway, I don't want to read any more journals as my eyes are going all dizzy and I feel all funny and I get into this panicky mode where I don't do anything if I feel I don't have enough time (Surely 4 days is enough! Not including today and the deadline day of course!)
I really hate this one characteristic of mine and I've read many different articles on the harms of procrastination and how to overcome it and so on and so forth, but I just. don't. want.to!
Rah.
Ah well...I guess I really should actually read some more journals.

Yvonne Ridley wrote an article on pop culture, mainly criticising Sami Yusuf and other 'Nasheed artist', dubbing them as 'popsters' and 'Islamic Boybands.' Well, she was mainly putting forth her opinions, but can you imagine the response from the 'victims' of her article? [note the article has been in wide circulation]
Sami Yusuf wrote back to her, praising her for voicing her opinions (I think), yet at the same time criticising heruse of language etc etc. As well as placing lame excuses for what he does, the letter was very long, though I must admit, after reading the first 4 paragraphs I skimmed the rest of the letter.
Anyway, I think that Yvonne was on the right lines, but then again that's MY opinion. Everyone is entitled to one right?
Check out the following links
Yvonnes article
http://www.muslimsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1807&Itemid=238
Yvonnes Response
http://www.muslimsweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2064&Itemid=238
Boyband response
http://www.mujahideenryder.net/2006/05/19/mecca2medina-responds-to-yvone-ridley/