While I (apparently) have no problems being ‘heard’ on-line, it seems that off-line some people tend to go deaf around me. To make things even worse, this of COURSE happens when it is rather important to be heard.
Take today for instance.

Me: Hello. I understood that if I have a Cambridge certificate in English I do not need to take the exam. I have Cambridge Advanced with grade B.

Secretary: Which level?

Me: Advanced…

Secretary: Well of COURSE, but which *gestures wildly* level?
Me: B … *mumbles* I said this already.

Aside this, I assume that knowing that B is the grade and not the level is out of question for the lady… I mean she did look over 50. What more could I possibly expect from her?

Contrary to how it might (OK: DOES) sound, I am not trying to motivate myself to go on after some sort of tragedy: just stating a fact. Some of you might (not) have wondered, so I thought I’d calm you.

On a more reason-for-blogging account, I’ve noticed a rather extreme tendency in procrastination. Just consider the following example:

Vera stares at her “school” folder.

Me (thinking): Oh no! I have 3 labs to complete.

Vera opens her “Gravitation fanfiction” folder and flips through some files.

Me (thinking): I’m so bored…
Vera happily opens laptop to watch some anime.

Of course, as a loyal follower of the strutz policy¹ I ignore the nagging voices in the back of my mind which all but scream: “ARE YOU MENTAL?!”

So yeah: I keep on living.

¹ Also known as the stick-your-head-into-sand policy;
i.e. ignore unpleasant things and hope that unpleasant things will ignore you as well.