Beginning to panic about the fact that my Masters (once so full of good intention) has ground to a very definite halt, I have decided to take a few days off work and try to kick-start the process once more. It is now the end of day one, and I feel relatively self-righteous as I have put in a solid days work and feel once more like I could possibly finish some time this decade.
It is strange being in the university all day without any of the classmates that struggled through the first 2 years of the PGDip with me.
As a solitary student you get the chance to observe those around you, and I must admit that it is hard not to be a little cynical about the bright young things bustling around the mall. Maybe this is simply a part of getting older. The faces that surround me are for the most part 15 years younger than mine, and seem full of enthusiasm for all aspects of life (apart, perhaps, from the studying that they are here to do.) But I'm sure at their age, I was no different.
Tomorrow again I will return to the quiet serenity of the library proper. Whilst the LRC (the bit of the library with all the computers) is always busy and buzzing, the library proper(the bit with all the books) lies strangely empty, rejected in preference of the fast research guru that is Google.
For me, I like the serenity, the musty smell of books - some things Google just can't replace.
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