Randamonium

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/

I know I'm not a History person, but just thought I'd write some..seeing as it is a bit random for me!
Dayam, am about 4 days late! Right, this is an extremely important day for Bengalis. It was recognised as an internatial day by UNESCO in 1999, if memory serves me correct.
Dope! Some of you reading this probably won't know what ekushey stands for!
Okies here goes...
Ekushey stands for 21, the significance of which relates to the 21st February of 1952. The importance of this day is that Bengalis were able to keep the right of being able to speak their own mother tongue, following a bill being passed for the national language to be Urdu. Bangladesh was EastPakistan (if my geography here is wrong, someone please correct me) and the nation was economically worse off than West Pakistan.
However, the languages were different as Urdu was spoken in West Pakistan, and Bengali was spoken in East Pakistan.
What started off as a peaceful procession by university students from Dhaka, ended up in bloodshed as guns were fired at the students by anticipating government members.
However, we have retained the right to speak Bangla, just not many people realise this. Some people go out of their way to forget history. But it can't be forgotten.
History lives on...