For the first time in two weeks, I’m up before the sun is. Seeing that sunrise is at 9.54a.m., you know what I’m getting at. I wish I could say it’s because I’m hard at work, drinking in page upon page of my Surgery textbook, but the truth is, my friends and I have never been this lazy before an exam, especially not one this important.<\/p>\n
Today is the day I attempt to do work instead of sitting around like a House-addicted twat (yeah, I know. The show’s not even cool anymore.)<\/p>\n
But before I do that, let me pull some wisdom out of my bum and tell you how NOT to prepare for important state exams that determine your future.<\/p>\n
1. Get At Least 10 Hours’ Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m usually a person who only needs about 5-6 hours of sleep and some coffee to function somewhat well. While I was happy that classes were over and I wouldn’t have to wake up before birds did, I was confident I wouldn’t sleep more than the luxurious 7 hours I normally give myself on weekends.<\/p>\n What rubbish.<\/p>\n My body has been a pathetic disappointment. I’ve been sleeping at 5a.m. and waking up at 2p.m., followed by a 90-minute nap after brushing my teeth and reading the news. Add my chores like cooking and laundry to my day and I’m left with very little time with the books.<\/p>\n 2. Eat Lots<\/strong><\/p>\n This is my procrastination method of choice. I could read while snacking or having tea, but this person who used to sneak a book to the dining table as a kid now has issues with reading and eating at the same time. Let me give you an example of how I use eating to ruin my chances at a decent exam results AND fitting into a Karen Millen dress:<\/p>\n 2p.m. – Roll out of bed<\/p>\n 2.10- Weigh out the pros and cons of my breakfast options while reading tweets and Facebook notifications<\/p>\n 2.30 – Have breakfast<\/p>\n 3p.m. – Brush teeth and make myself look generally presentable for human interaction.<\/p>\n 3.30 – Realise that I could’ve had lunch as soon as I woke up. I mean, it’s the afternoon, right? It makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n 3.35 – Surf the Net for lunch recipes that are healthy and not boring.<\/p>\n 4.30 – Decide that everything on the Internet is too fancy and settle on making anything that has the chili supply of a small country in its gravy.<\/p>\n 4.35 – Have a cup of coffee and biscuits before I begin cooking (you know, because cooking is such a taxing task and breakfast may not be able to sustain me till I’m done.)<\/p>\n 5 p.m. – Start cooking.<\/p>\n 6.30 – Have lunch<\/p>\n 7p.m. – Have tea and Kinder Bueno for dessert<\/p>\n 7.20 – Hang out with friends while food makes its way down the GI tract.<\/p>\n 8p.m. – Have coffee so I can stay awake to study<\/p>\n 8.30 – Realise that it’s late enough to have dinner… 3. Live On Social Networking Sites.<\/strong><\/p>\n Imagine Twitter is a bright shiny thing. Well, I’m the fucking magpie that keeps flying to it. I swear, the tab is always open and I check every.bloody.new.tweet. Heck, if Twitter were a person, they would have a restraining order out for me. What’s worse, I talk to my roommates about tweets I find funny. I bet they’re looking for a Twitterholics Anonymous in Moscow or something.<\/p>\n 4. Find New\/Interesting\/Creative Music Videos On Youtube 1. Utah Saints – Something Good
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\nYou can see where I’m going with this, right?<\/p>\n
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\nEvery time I have an exam, I create a playlist of about 400 songs that I’ll never be able to listen in one sitting because I have the attention span of a goldfish with ADD. This year is no different, except that I’m a little bored with the songs on my iTunes and the world is not coming out with anything worth listening to. Thankfully, the good people I follow on Twitter sometimes share music links. While I may not like the song they’re sharing, the related videos featured on the page may have some gems. Here are my current top three favourites:<\/p>\n
\n( I prefer the High Contrast remix, but this video is pretty cute)<\/p>\n