under the spooky tree

I tried to spend some time today in the visiting lecturer's room but that turned out to be a bad idea. The computer is slow, and the room is literally and figuratively suffocating. So I took my things and went to sit under the spooky tree (I don't remember if I told you this before, but one day Billy and I were sitting on a bench facing that tree and Billy made the perceptive comment that this tree is making a scary face at us :) I made a point of not sitting under its big open mouth, just in case :) ). This is definitely a much better setting, with the trees and the lake, but the only problem is I keep getting distracted by my ipod. Like when Pink Floyd start singing "High Hopes" and say:

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever

you have to stop reading and just lay back and listen, and sing along, and think. Well.. I was just asking for it really, I am not exactly in the mood of complete focus yet. At least I have 'high hopes'.

Oh, and the first thing I started reading under the spooky tree was a Guardian article Billy gave me today. It's about how to establish a good student-supervisor relationship. It is actually useful, with some nice pointers and very important tips like "do not become romantically involved with your supervisor". Ok then.. :)))))))))

Anyway, I decided that tomorrow I will finish all the unpacking and sort out my stuff. It's messy and I'm getting sick of it, plus I need some order around here to get going on work again. So wish me luck.

Mai