When I'm not busy trying to remember IUPAC Nomenclature for chemical compounds

I'm on here blogging.

Because I feel a little out of breath,
strung out upon a clothes line, billowing and
forgotten.

I'm incapable of doing anything productive in front of the computer. I need it though, as a resource to study because wannabe high tech saavy profs at school make things so difficult. WebCT is unreliable as of late. Distractions are terrible. My grandma is moving in again tomorrow and I shall be expecting a warzone of yelling from my mom after a few weeks. The cultural clash and misunderstanding is ridiculous. I don't know how my dad puts up with this. Oh yeah. Strawberries. ba ha.

I've also been thinking. Is UBC really all that great? Renowned for its ground-breaking research (ie. mapping out the genome for the rhodo-something-bacteria capable of safely digesting PCBs and other toxins) and immaculate funding.. this all really seems like a farce. I know that this is probably childish complaints coming out of the arse of some misguised first year but the competitition is ridiculous. On average, some 500 people apply for a program like microbiology or biochemistry and only 20 people get accepted? You've a crap load of people with nowhere to go afterward and armed with a general science degree, which is absolutely useless in today's skewed society. Time is better spent at an institution like BCIT because you are pretty much guranteed a respectable paying job after a few years.

And another thing: Why the hell do people think going into nursing is damn useless and "not worth it"? Oh right, I forgot... all nurses are supposed to change your diapers or give you a sponge bath when you get old. I'm tired of all this bashing. But at the same time you can shoot me for complaining. 300 people to apply next year and only 50-60 get in? This is going to require more than luck.

This tired hypocrite is going to bed.