My last day

This was the last day for me as a phd student. My scholarship expired today. I have mixed feelings. There's nothing I hate more than changes... but I really hated some people I orked with at the university, so part of me is glad it's over. But there are some I'll mis...
I'm happy, because I belive that from now on, I'll do a way more useful work!
http://www.box.net/shared/oxfd0eqgw8

I hate when things are over.

NPC

Have you ever felt that every person around you is just a mindless NPC?
This thought surfaced in my while waiting for the trolly this evening. After a while, the trolly came, and a huge crowd wanted to enter through the rear doors. The doors didn't open. The zombie crowd was confused for some seconds, after that they started to move tovards the open front door. I elegantly stepped to the back door, pushed the opener button, and entered.
Such sheeps...

Success!!!

I managed to keep my cool yesterday, so I'm really proud of myself. One of the 3 examiners forgot that he was supposed to come and actually participate on my phd exam. I had to call him, and we stared without him. By the time he arrived I was done answering for the other 2 examiners questions. I quickly answered for the third one and it was all over.
I got a five. (Five is the best note in my country.)

After that I took a train and went home. I haven't been home for like 5 weeks now... It feels good.
I'm reading Harry Potter now. This book is AWESOME! I want to finish it today, so I can leave it home for my sister to read. And tomorrow I'll meet some friends in Esztergom! I really missed them, so it'll be great!


Well... I did it! Read it all today, and I still had half the book to read this morning. That's it. The story is over. I feel a strange emptiness, though I'm really happy for the happy ending. It's like saying goodbye to old friends.
I read the first Harry Potter book when I was already a university student. There was such a hype around this books, I just had to read them. But since they were in the kiddie corner in every bookstore, I was too afraid and ashamed to buy a copy. So I downloaded the first book in pdf, and read it in English. My English was way worse back then. This was the first book I read in English. I just wanted to read a little to see if I understand it, but I couldn't stop. I read it in 3 days, and put aside all my shame, marched in to a bookstore and bought the second one. The names are often different in the Hungarian version, so I had a real hard time figuring out who is who and what is what. In Hungarian, Gryffindor is Griffendél, Slytherin is Mardekár, and so on... Many names differ, but the main characters are not changed. The Hungarian version of the 7th book only came out two weeks ago. I really had to concentrate on other things, so it took me 2 weeks to read it, which is a shame, I know... :)

I just want to say, I really wish, that my life's '19 years later' chapter will be as happy as Harry's. Besides, I'm the same age as Harry, since we both were born in 1980. Let's hope the best! :)

Exam

Well, it's friday. I'm not nervous anymore, but having an exam in the afternoon is a really pain.

"whernever there's trouble
G.I. Joe is there!"
-don't know why, but I keep repeating the G.I. Joe theme song in my head since this morning. Like a mantra or something...
So, it's soon time to "Be a hero".

Frustrated

I'm all frustrated about this exam on friday. I just wish i had it behind me already. The nightmares are starting, my head hurts, I'm having nausea... I've read the topics a thousand times now, but I keep thinking "What if something else comes up?" I'll face those old and well respected professors. What if I can't answer a question?

Weird weather

What a weird weather we have... It's snowing again. Today snow storms alternated with sunny hours the whole day. It first stared snowing yesterday during Marcie's defense. Yeah, she's through with her PhD. She passed the defense with flying colors. She's the best!

My job interview was fine. I think my future bosses liked me. Strange, I don't even know their names. The money is good, but I have to commit myself for a year. I think I can do that. It's going to be interesting to work as a pharmacist again. Truth is, I'm really fed up with everybody at the university. We do nothing the whole day long, it's really annoying. Most of my collegues are stupid, and I won't miss them. I'll miss some of them, but that's okay, we can still meet, since I stay in the city.
The now almost stopped. It was like a snowstorm 5 minutes before.

Well, gotta get back to my studies. My final exam is next friday. It's hard, since I have the new Rambo movie on my computer, and the new Harry Potter book lies on my bed... The temptation is ever so great. :)

My first job interview

It's tomorrow.
I'm scared.
I hope I make the right decision, by staying here in Szeged, focusing on finishing my PhD, and working in a pharmacy. I really don't know what to do, other than that. I can't get any postdoc scholarships until I finish my PhD...

Surprise visit

My parents visited me today in my flat. It was really a surprise to me, because I spoke to mom on the phone yesterady, and shel felt like I need him. So she and dad came today.
I was so happy to see them.
We had lunch at Alabardos, a really nice restaurant, and my mom brought my post from home. I received a Storm Shadow G.I. Joe figure, I bought on Ebay. This was my first G.I. Joe figure, when I was a kid. I received it from mom for Chrismtas. I still have him at home, and now I ordered the 25th anniversary edition. Basicaly the same figure, with better sculpt and articulation.
The best thing is, I can remeber both my old and my new figure as something special from mom :)

I'll have my final PhD exam on the 22nd of February. I started to study yesterday. I hope I'll pass it flawless. It's hard when you have a new video game (God of war 2), the new Harry Potter book, and a new action figure at hand... Such temptation...
:)

Slap the tail of a black cat!

This week I slapped the tail of a black cat on the way home. The cat was sitting on top of a woodden fence. He felt all safe and secure, and ejoyed the sun, but I touched his tail, that was hanging down as I passed. The cat got scared and jump off the fence. I couldn't hide my wide smile.
It was a beautiful sunny day, that made you think it's spring already, and I felt like all my troubles disappeared with that smile. Thank you black cat for making me smile :)

I also dicovered this song on my A2.
http://www.box.net/shared/t4r2l6x8ko
It was on the extended 4400 soundtrack, I've never really listened. I listen to it every day since then. This song really touches me. I try to think about it whenever I feel down. It's not really a happy song, but still... I want to leave behind something when I'm gone. I don't want to work only for money, lik many of my friends do. Sure they're rich, but there's just work and sleep in their life. And by work I mean working without heart and soul. I don't want to be like that.