It's over (save for a few exams) and I couldn't be happier. I don't know what it is about the last year but I am so glad to be finished.
It's kind of a let down really. Here I sit in N110 for the last time, no one is here and it's all very quiet around uni. But somethings never change. First years continue to scurry around to finish their Java assignments and 3rd years begin to worry that they will be turning into us next year (grumpy, old and willing to complain about anything). The department continues to pretend like it gives a shit and TSG still sucks.
Never again will I have to endure that forum. Never again will I have to accused of lying by lecturers. Never again will I have to sit through another of Carol's exciting lecturers where you actually lose knowledge rather than gain it. Never again will I sit in this room and annoy Donna and other projects by being loud. Never again will I be accused of making a 3rd year cry.
I came to university 4 years ago having moved here from Young. I knew absolutely no one on campus and due to the bushfires that January I was unable to live on campus (no rooms left!). Here I am 4 years later with a great bunch of friends (and acquantinces). To my uni friends to whom I will inevitably lose contact I wish you good luck and thank you for the memories. To those that are staying/stuck in Canberra I look forward to many more good times (don't forget the ACS drinks on the last Friday of every month!)
I leave you with two random quotes to be read in your best Martin Luther King and Winston Churchill voices:
I have a dream. A dream that no man will ever have to endure HOL again.
Never have so few done so little with so much.
Looking forward to the 10 year reunion!
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I agree, Friday was my last day, yet it was extrememly anti-climatic. No one was around, and those that were, were rushing around trying to submit and get things done (like me). To some consolation Friday night was more what I expected, the usual ACS group was there and it was a fun send off , which far too many drinks.
But friday did mark the end of project work and for that I am extremely glad, project has caused me more stress and tears this year than I ever expected. I am satisfied with what I achieved but theres always the nagging "it could have been better".
I'm going to miss a few aspects about uni, hanging out in N110 and gossiping / bitching with the 4th years. Trying to not laugh/get angry when Joel and Pete try to disrupt team meetings!!! And especially the social lunctime beers at the uni bar.
Thanks Guys for making the last year far more enjoyable and providing some ears to listen to my bitching (which i know happened far more often than it should have).
Good luck through the exam period and we can celebrate again at the end of November
I can't say I expected anyone to be hanging around the project room on Friday -- if it weren't for our team meeting at 9AM, I probably wouldn't have bothered going in to uni at all.
I can't say I'll miss uni. I don't understand why you two are so sentimental about it. No more dodgy lecturers! No more uber-courses! No more COMP4110! And last, but definately not least -- no more Lynette!!
Finally, we'll have weekends free to truly do nothing, and not feel guilty about it. I can finally finish reading Lirael, Joel can scheme outrageous shirt/tie combos to wear for the next week, and Donna can .. take up knitting or something...