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Himalayan Goat Curry
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
Last night Lilly and I went out for Himalayan. It was so god damn tasty, but - like any curry - it was so god damn filling, too.
Pictured above is the hot goat curry. We also ordered a cottage cheese and spinach curry (below). And a mixed entree. So it's really no suprise we were so full.
We'll definately be going back.
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I really do.
And this is one example why: The CERN Large Hadron Collider Rap.
http://www.vimeo.com/1431471
Best. Video. Ever.
Study Assistant
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
Having found a coffee plunger in the cupboard that both Lilly and I had no idea we actually had (considering we only moved in 7 months ago, I find this strange), I've now recruited his talents as a kind of study assistant.
Thanks to Mark for providing us with delicious coffee.
A New Project
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
I'm creating this tower of coffee as a project to keep me sane at work.
I want to see how tall it can get before someone tells me to clean it up.
Listening to: Ween - God-Ween-Satan (album). I think I'm going to go through and listen to every single Ween album back-to-back. I wonder how long it will take? I'll keep you posted (mainly through Jaiku).
I <3 Ween
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I'm now about to enter my third week of Uni.
I enrolled in a postgrad Science Communication course, because of the interest I had in Lilly's Writing Editing & Publishing course (a lot of the courses overlap, and me being a sucker for science, would have been mad to pass up the chance of a science coherency).
I really like the course convenor; she's really enthusiastic about the topic, and gets me enthused. Better than that, she understands her shit.
I'm only doing two courses this semester, which I am very thankful for; 1) a journalism course called Intro to Medical and Science reporting, and the other - a writing course - called Communicating Controversial Science. They both really interest me.
But man, postgrad is scary. Almost everyone in the journalism course has had journalistic experience (either in the field or in their undergrad), and can thus write much, much better than I can. I have a lot of practice to do before I will be at their level (which could mean, my lucky readers, a heap of practice articles/entries appearing on this blog).
In the writing course, almost everyone has had a fair bit more academic practice than myself (read: honours), or has just come from undergrad, and is thus more in the swing than I. The discussion section last week was rather initimidating.
But my ol' teacher, Mr Damian Gore, said once "if it doesn't hurt, you ain learnin'!" So I have to agree with him there, and am excited by the prospect of my future skill set.
Every week there is a heap of readings followed by a writing task. This week it is to write an article for 1) The Australian, and 2) The Courier Mail. They're both only small (200-500 words), but it means I have to start researching a topic. I'm thinking Thorium reactors, and how they are a) better than previous reactors, b) would benefit from being marketed as something other than a nuclear reactor, and c) a viable alternative to the new "green" energy sources. I also like the idea of tackling, on a broader scale, the different solutions for combating climate change.
So that's probably what I will focus on for the remainder of the Journalism course (we have to have a portfolio focusing on the one topic by the end of it).
Now let's just hope this helps me in my career - whatever it may be.
Noosa River
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
Lilly and I decided to take a quick, cheap holiday to the Sunshine Coast for the weekend.
We're currently having coffee on the banks of the Noosa River. The plan today is to go canoeing on the River, then climb Mt Coolum. Yay! Super adventure times!
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BEER!
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
But not just any beer! It's James Squires limited release Pepperberry Winter Ale. The last Squires limited release I tried (the Rum Rebellion Porter) was the best Goddamn beer I've tasted, so I look forward to trying this one rather eagerly. Now I just have to wait for it to get cool.
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Inspired by Lilly's course, and by the prospect of being able to work from home/the road (I'm talkin about the rooaad), yesterday I enrolled in the Master of Communication (Science) at The University of Queensland.
As at the moment I'm unsure if I'm actually going to do Masters, but I was advised to enroll in the Masters program, then just stop when I'm happy with my award - either graduate certificate (4 subjects) or graduate diploma (8 subjects). Masters is then a thesis on top of that (of which I have a choice of 3 weightings). The advantage of the Masters is that it's internationally recognised, which will be good for travelling.
I should note that I'm doing it part-time, too, so the diploma will take 18-24 months, and a part-time thesis will take another 24 months on top of that... so I really have to consider if it's worth it. The Masters can be credited as effectively Honours, however, which means I have the option of a PhD if I later want one, which is pretty cool.
Now let's just hope that guitar course I did at Macquarie didn't screw my GPA so much that they don't accept me. Yikes.
But what will all this get me? I'll be a certified editor, for one (which what gives the possibility of working from home/the road), including science journals (boring) or articles (interesting) but I'll also be given the necessary skills and knowledge to become a writer myself. At the moment I'm thinking professional blogger or, later, popular science writer. And that I'd REALLY like.
So there you go; life takes me on interesting journeys.
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Contemporary Palate
Originally uploaded by Carafaele
I love this phone camera. It has a stylish sense of sense.
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Chilli & Cheese
Originally uploaded by JadeMonkee.
This is the best chilli jam I've ever had, and it goes so god damn well with the King Island Double Brie we bought on sale last week.
Holy cow. I'm in heaven.
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