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“A schoolchild should be taught grammar―for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy. Having learned about the exciting mysteries of an English sentence, the child can then go forth and speak and write any damn way he pleases.”
From Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976 by E.B. White

So if you enjoyed reading about my adventures abroad, check out my new blog. This one focuses on my journey as a writing. It will include short stories, character sketches, book reviews, and reflections on my writing process, as well as anecdotal incidents in my life as a writer. It is completely different from this blog, but I'm excited to explore a different side of myself with you!
Okay, so the link's below. I've already got a book review up, so check it out (if you really want to live on the wild side, you can follow it. I know that might be too much of a commitment for you). Enjoy!

My New Blog: Amy Finds Her Words

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Our prison

AKA the Library

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So relaxed . . .

Why you may ask? Oh, he's almost done with his dissertation

Some people (such as Anni, as seen in the background) aren't so carefree 

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For the past two weeks we've been ordering "Indian" food

(it's in quotes because it's really Pakistani but other than Dolly none of us know the difference, don't judge) 

Panic and Stress

"'I like the cover,' he said. 'DON'T PANIC.' It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day.'"
From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

It's setting in. The panic. All assignments have it, of course, but there's something about the word "dissertation" that makes everyone's lungs seize and hyperventilation set in.

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It was raining (hard) so Anni and I decided that we were going to wait for Manu to drive to campus.

We made it as far as the bus stop and Pippa died.

We had to push her so she didn't get run over by an incoming bus.

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I helped out a friend with his dissertation and got chocolate! 

I'm a fan of this

I do love the packaging of the Russian chocolate (on the right)

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Just over two weeks until dissertation submission

The wear is starting to show

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Do you see it!

The light at the end of the tunnel!

(so close!)

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I have no idea what they are talking about, but since our lives revolve around dissertations and Sandra and Anni have sour faces, I can only guess it is related to that

Please note the time on the clock - I left "early" today (at 8pm so I could buy groceries)

That would make our days on average 12 hours long, so much fun

Four Weeks &Counting! - 

We Can Do This!

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Waiting for the bus

Sometimes we check the bus times, but others we are so eager to get out of wherever we are studying that we just go, and end of waiting 15 plus minutes

At least we've had decent weather to wait in recently!

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There are benefits to the sun not setting until after nine...

Once in a while we escape our dissertations and see the sky

after slaving over books and computers for upwards of ten hours

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How Amazingly funny is this!

We might be getting a little punchy from the heat on the fifth floor of the library...

It all started when we were arguing about what my eye color is (I said hazel, Anni said green) so she took a picture of my eyes. 

It went down hill from there, ending with Yerkish opening a "mouth" app (already downloaded on his phone for some unknown reason)

I conceded that my eyes are green (though I swear they used to be hazel!)

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It's not Caribou but with a free extra shot of espresso it does the trick

though I think I've built up a higher level of resistance to caffeine then ever before! 

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New View

We've been forced out of the PG Hub for a few days for 'maintenance'

Due to this we've moved to the fifth floor of the Library

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Usually we get leaves, or hearts on cream on our coffee

Apparently they thought we needed more brains on this particular day!

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Why is Allison wearing sunglasses inside?

Because it was sunny!

duh!

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Why, you may ask, am I holding my laptop sideways?

So I can read my PDF silly!

To Explain:

When scanning one of my sources I made the mistake of have them not face the same way

It took less time to flip my computer than it did to flip the pages

We're going to call it ingenuity, k?

Book Review: Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

“Neel takes a sharp breath and I know exactly what it means. It means: I have waited my whole life to walk through a secret passage built into a bookshelf.”

From Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore By Robin Sloan

Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

By Robin Sloan