Meters and Gauges

Whew, I'm not use to such busy days in the holiday any more. Went for a coffee in the morning, ran some errands in the afternoon and went to a family get-together in the evening. I feel almost productive. This evening was nice, but my cousin's two toddlers are a definite measure to the amount of time that has elapsed since I last saw them. But everyone is doing well and I'm happy to have been there.

Today I received my exam results. I don't mean to sound blasé, but it was the same story; I stress my arse off about a subject and make detailed plans to fight tooth and nail any result that might complicate things for me and then it turns everything is alright. Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic and would be floating on a cloud if I wasn't so tired (I think I did do that a bit earlier). In the past, however, the result reflected a close call, but not today. There is no way that I earned the mark I got for my "critical" subject, which confirmed a suspicion: I am the human academic barometer. Think about it: I'm always in trouble with at least one subject. Sometimes I know for a fact that I don't pass. Then I either pass it or I pass it surprisingly well. No problem with the former, but the latter leads one to really wonder whether the marks weren't adjusted; a practice which is not uncommon at my university. So, I now feel that my presence in an exam might have an auxiliary purpose. But, I don't care about any of this. I care that I passed and that I do not have to write a re-examination on my birthday. For that, I am truly and humbly grateful. Anything higher than the grade needed to pass is just a huge bonus at the moment.

Tomorrow I leave for Johannesburg. I'm looking forward to it and believe that I shall really enjoy it. Yay!