Behold my new laptop! Well, technically it’s a netbook. But I like to think of it as a “little laptop.” I have some better pictures but unfortunately I only realized after taking them that you can see my washing hanging up to dry in the background. You can still kind of see it in this pic, but it’s just my towels so it’s ok! (And the weird black thing is the back of my chair- just fyi.)

Anyway. I have never owned a laptop before this and I never thought I’d need one until I actually started studying. As I struggle not to get distracted in my room I would go to the library, settle down and do my work but I soon realized that I had no access to online resources (e.g answers to problem sheets, past papers) and that I needed them. So I shamelessly begged my father for a little laptop and surprisingly he said yes. I didn’t even have to give the speech I had prepared. :o I picked it up when I went home last weekend, had my dad teach me how to actually use it, and I’ve used it almost every day since.

I don’t really feel like I’m doing well in my degree. I’m still struggling with the work and to understand it all. So I’ve been trying to do something about it. I go to the library a few nights a week and I work through problems, and read through textbooks, and get frustrated and take 10 minutes out to browse the web before getting stuck back into it. I’m not sure how productive it really is but I’d like to think something is better than nothing. That it will eventually click and I’ll get it. And I definitely think having a laptop has helped. Not only do I have access to all those things, but I also have internet access so I can take those breaks that ensure I’m in the library longer- an hour studying, 10 min break, another hour, another break, another hour. You know? I really want to do well. I’ve gotten terrible marks on everything so far and I’m so desperate to get my grades up on all the upcoming tests T__T Not to mention exams themselves aren’t far enough away now T__T

Also although I primarily use this little laptop for work I admit it’s also fabulous for watching dramas in bed. There’s something quite wonderful about being all warm and snuggly whilst watching TV. Not that I do that much. Definitely not. ;)