Writing an entry a bit ealier than usual today. Writing it now because I may be in a dark corner crying later, reason for this? Well, in typical Grant Fraser style, I've managed to leave a University assignment to the last minute, AGAIN! 3000 word Business Research Proposal due tomorrow at 11AM! My mother says I should have been named Joe instead of Grant, she's probably right, "Last minute Joe!". Stuck in work until late afternoon as well so it really is LAST MINUTE! I do always say I work better under pressure, but that does not mean I enjoy it! When will I learn not to do this? I do it for literally every assignment at university, yet I've still to get a fail to date, but I really should be getting them done earlier! So, tonight will consist of energy drinks, coffee/tea, lots of munchies, hours of panic, hours of stress and NO fun at all, cannot contain my excitement!!! Stress nation, and I'm the king :/
If I don't post again, you know the score!
#PrayforGrant
Thanks folks
G x
Showing posts with label Student life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Student life. Show all posts
Monday, 29 April 2013
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Apples But No Pears! (Snapchat)
A late entry for today, Now 4.59AM here in Scotland!
Today (Well yesterday, Friday), I finally succumbed to peer pressure by downloading the Google play store app 'Snapchat'. I've been hearing good things about the app for a few weeks, but I've never taken notice until today. I have to say, I'm addicted. Not 'Candy Crush Saga' addicted, but still enough to call it obsession, going on the constant checking of my phone for updates of all my 'snapchat' conversations.
Today, I've managed to get a good of mine to sign up for it as well, Iain didn't disappoint. Had a great laugh with his family and mine getting involved, in a sort of 'Snapchat "Top Trumps". Started off with Iain sending a snap of his brother and him, to which I got my dad involved for the reply, proudly firing thhe 'V' signs back at the duo! Next thing I know, Iain's only gone and got his mum AND dad involved. GAME ON I thought. Suddenly, my two sisters want in, so 'Top Trumps' 4 plays 3! Not only was it 4 people, but it was 4 fruit flies! This reference will be clear in a moment! But, to be fair to our opposing family, the reply killed us, Iain's mum sitting in a christmas sled with his dad wearing a goofy hat! These are the times you wish you COULD save the images you get through snapchat, moments liek that are hard to repeat!
Fair play to them, trumped us with that one!
Although, did manage to catch those fruit flies later on:
Thanks folks!
G x
Today (Well yesterday, Friday), I finally succumbed to peer pressure by downloading the Google play store app 'Snapchat'. I've been hearing good things about the app for a few weeks, but I've never taken notice until today. I have to say, I'm addicted. Not 'Candy Crush Saga' addicted, but still enough to call it obsession, going on the constant checking of my phone for updates of all my 'snapchat' conversations.
(Snapchat Username: gf92)
No idea what it is? 'Snapchat' is an application, I have it through Google's Play Store for Android (For my HTC Desire S). Its a free to download app that lets you send messages to contacts in the form of pictures/photos/SNAPSHOTS. Best thing is, its free to send, no more paying for Multimedia text messages (MMS)! The app works like this, you take a picture/snap, you can draw on the picture or have a word text message to go with it (if you want either) and then you send it to one of your 'Snapchat' contacts. The unique thing about 'Snapchat' is that when you send an image, you can set a timer for its availability, for example I would send a snap for 4 seconds, the recipient only has 4 seconds of viewing time, after which, they can't view the snap again, unless I resent it. The app is good for a bit of banter, I've had a good laugh with it today with getting most of my family involved in back and forth snapchat convo's. The app is pretty user-friendly and it doesn't take long to understand whats going. It is as an app, gaining a lot of momentum and take up in general for it is still on the rise, so I suggest you get involved! Controversially, I've read and heard about other uses for the app, with the timer/can't see twice feature, some people are using this to their full advantage (Adult Explicit!) Haha. All in all, its a good wee app thats free!Today, I've managed to get a good of mine to sign up for it as well, Iain didn't disappoint. Had a great laugh with his family and mine getting involved, in a sort of 'Snapchat "Top Trumps". Started off with Iain sending a snap of his brother and him, to which I got my dad involved for the reply, proudly firing thhe 'V' signs back at the duo! Next thing I know, Iain's only gone and got his mum AND dad involved. GAME ON I thought. Suddenly, my two sisters want in, so 'Top Trumps' 4 plays 3! Not only was it 4 people, but it was 4 fruit flies! This reference will be clear in a moment! But, to be fair to our opposing family, the reply killed us, Iain's mum sitting in a christmas sled with his dad wearing a goofy hat! These are the times you wish you COULD save the images you get through snapchat, moments liek that are hard to repeat!
Fair play to them, trumped us with that one!
Although, did manage to catch those fruit flies later on:
(Dad, Vhairi, Julie and Me!) = The Fruit Flies
Get you 5-a-day!
Oh, my snapchat username is "gf92", give me an add!
Thanks folks!
G x
Friday, 26 April 2013
Where have all the Staples Gone?
Today's been a GREAT day! I know what your thinking, "no way! Grant's not moaning about something. What!?", but today was full of good news for me today!
Started off hunting for the Real Radio Renegade! Scottish Radio Station's Renegade was out, and Noel Gallagher, the whaler and myself were on the look out, £1000 at stake, why wouldn't we look about, we thought he was in Paisley (near our University) but he ended up in Dunfermline (Over 2 hours away!) Haha!
So thanks to this, I was 10mins late to my 9am lecture! Walked in to the class, everybody is quiet all writing on pieces of paper, I thought straight away something was up. Normally I avoid the glance from my lecturer for being late, but I couldn't here, he came straight up to me in a mood and handed me a module review survey! Haha, his face and mine! Anyway, left the lecture upbeat knowing what lies ahead for the exam in May and went to the labs in the university campus to put together and complete the Social Marketing group report due for Friday 26th (Today). Had a bit of banter with DJ Nick and the whaler, Noel Gallagher made a cameo appearance. Smashed the report together in a matter of hours, submitted to the plagiarism checker site Turnitin UK. Then to make the day even better, I managed to get the whaler and Noel to come out for lunch at KFC, unheard of in these parts! Haha. Chicken and banter, where nicknames for the blog were finalised (Noel and the whaler etc :) )
Went home to find I had been awarded 67% (a solid B1) grade for a previous group report, great result! This ties in with 90% for a class test, which I was awarded on Tuesday. All in all, its been a good wek for the efforts I've been putting in at university this trimester. Then I checked the submitted report from earlier to get the originality mark, "4% similarity", this is a great score, so I know I referenced the report properly, happy Grant!
Since then, I've sat happily watching TV and videos, currently sitting with NFL Game Pass hooked up to the TV while I right this blog! Got to keep updated with the NFL Draft 2013! 1st Pick this year has to be an O-Lineman!
Although one panic moment! Report is due tomorrow, I printed it all off after cutting down on word count, found 2 staplers, but NOT ONE STAPLE!
Absolute panic, needed to staple the report together, a feeling of closure would be brought from this! I wanted a staple badly! Hunted through drawers and boxes, no sign! :(
Made the informed decision to drive out to ASDA Linwood, drove miles wasted petrol, just to get a STAPLE, I must be obsessed! Haha, job done but and now a HAPPY GRANT!
P.s. Staples are poor quality and now the report has numerous holes punched through it where failed stapleage attempts remain! :( oh dear
(Thanks Scott and Iain, the whaler and Noel G!)
Thanks folks
G x
Started off hunting for the Real Radio Renegade! Scottish Radio Station's Renegade was out, and Noel Gallagher, the whaler and myself were on the look out, £1000 at stake, why wouldn't we look about, we thought he was in Paisley (near our University) but he ended up in Dunfermline (Over 2 hours away!) Haha!
So thanks to this, I was 10mins late to my 9am lecture! Walked in to the class, everybody is quiet all writing on pieces of paper, I thought straight away something was up. Normally I avoid the glance from my lecturer for being late, but I couldn't here, he came straight up to me in a mood and handed me a module review survey! Haha, his face and mine! Anyway, left the lecture upbeat knowing what lies ahead for the exam in May and went to the labs in the university campus to put together and complete the Social Marketing group report due for Friday 26th (Today). Had a bit of banter with DJ Nick and the whaler, Noel Gallagher made a cameo appearance. Smashed the report together in a matter of hours, submitted to the plagiarism checker site Turnitin UK. Then to make the day even better, I managed to get the whaler and Noel to come out for lunch at KFC, unheard of in these parts! Haha. Chicken and banter, where nicknames for the blog were finalised (Noel and the whaler etc :) )
Went home to find I had been awarded 67% (a solid B1) grade for a previous group report, great result! This ties in with 90% for a class test, which I was awarded on Tuesday. All in all, its been a good wek for the efforts I've been putting in at university this trimester. Then I checked the submitted report from earlier to get the originality mark, "4% similarity", this is a great score, so I know I referenced the report properly, happy Grant!
Since then, I've sat happily watching TV and videos, currently sitting with NFL Game Pass hooked up to the TV while I right this blog! Got to keep updated with the NFL Draft 2013! 1st Pick this year has to be an O-Lineman!
Although one panic moment! Report is due tomorrow, I printed it all off after cutting down on word count, found 2 staplers, but NOT ONE STAPLE!
Absolute panic, needed to staple the report together, a feeling of closure would be brought from this! I wanted a staple badly! Hunted through drawers and boxes, no sign! :(
Made the informed decision to drive out to ASDA Linwood, drove miles wasted petrol, just to get a STAPLE, I must be obsessed! Haha, job done but and now a HAPPY GRANT!
P.s. Staples are poor quality and now the report has numerous holes punched through it where failed stapleage attempts remain! :( oh dear
(Thanks Scott and Iain, the whaler and Noel G!)
Thanks folks
G x
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Student Life. University Stress and life...
Its that time of year for me! University courseworks piling up, constant panic that I don't know what I'm doing, I get stressed, I don't work as much and I'm on edge. This year though, I've been fairly chilled/relaxed, I mean, I've always approached things in a laid back way, but not during submission days. When it comes to group work, I'm fairly relaxed, this gets right under some university group members skin though, but its my way, I've never let a group down, my work is in before deadline and is always immaculate, well presented, articulated and organised. This may sound arrogant, but if I'm in a group of yours for any project, you should count yourself lucky, I usually raise standards.
My stress levels only increase from working WITH others (in university), when I see another persons work I cannot help but rearrange, spell check and 're-grammatise' (i know this isn't a word) their work! I like things doen a specific way, again arrogantly, the right way, my way. It's the FEAR of someonelses poor work bringing down my grade, after all the effort I put in!
I remember this module in University (University of the West of Scotland) about Business Globalization. I was in a group of 5, where I was the only British student, the only one who had been through the 3 year process at UWS. I knew how UWS like things done, referencing Harvard style etc, how to format things. I found this module the most difficult of all my 3 years. First of all, the communication barrier was there, but we got the work done, but I just remember telling group members to send me their specific sections to myself, adn I would put it all together and submit it. I ENDED UP DOING THE WHOLE REPORT. A 3000 worder on a subject I struggled with in 2 days, my stress levels were through the roof. I mean, I took their work, re-wrote it to make grammatical sense, to make it readable. It took hours. WHY would the university throw Erasmus students in with 3rd year degree students without choice. In hindsight, whilst understanding the concept of working with new people, from different cultures and the whole 'International' aspect of the task, I just feel it was so unfair! These students were on placement for the year, whereas we FULL-TIME UWS students were in our 3rd and FINAL degree year at the uni. Mixing us with foreign students should have been done in lesser years liek 1st or 2nd year. I just feel this mix hindered my grade and potentially my final degree level, which is still to be attained (Honours). Anyway, I worked tirelessly, with no real help, submitted it and 'we' (Ha!), gained a B2 grade, which to me is liek a fail (I hate getting less than a B1).
Again, I am going through group work at the moment, its proving very testing, struggling to accept standards, I WON'T accept lesser marks anymore, so I'm doing a dictator like thing :/ Sounds bad, but I want my A's!
Stress, Stress and more stress. Life's great, don't think I've looked outside or had a drink with any of my mates in the past month, probably why I've resorted to bloody blogging! Thanks university! Ruining social lifes since 2010! Haha.
I'm kidding, I love it really!
Cheers for allowing me to bore you again!
G x
My stress levels only increase from working WITH others (in university), when I see another persons work I cannot help but rearrange, spell check and 're-grammatise' (i know this isn't a word) their work! I like things doen a specific way, again arrogantly, the right way, my way. It's the FEAR of someonelses poor work bringing down my grade, after all the effort I put in!
I remember this module in University (University of the West of Scotland) about Business Globalization. I was in a group of 5, where I was the only British student, the only one who had been through the 3 year process at UWS. I knew how UWS like things done, referencing Harvard style etc, how to format things. I found this module the most difficult of all my 3 years. First of all, the communication barrier was there, but we got the work done, but I just remember telling group members to send me their specific sections to myself, adn I would put it all together and submit it. I ENDED UP DOING THE WHOLE REPORT. A 3000 worder on a subject I struggled with in 2 days, my stress levels were through the roof. I mean, I took their work, re-wrote it to make grammatical sense, to make it readable. It took hours. WHY would the university throw Erasmus students in with 3rd year degree students without choice. In hindsight, whilst understanding the concept of working with new people, from different cultures and the whole 'International' aspect of the task, I just feel it was so unfair! These students were on placement for the year, whereas we FULL-TIME UWS students were in our 3rd and FINAL degree year at the uni. Mixing us with foreign students should have been done in lesser years liek 1st or 2nd year. I just feel this mix hindered my grade and potentially my final degree level, which is still to be attained (Honours). Anyway, I worked tirelessly, with no real help, submitted it and 'we' (Ha!), gained a B2 grade, which to me is liek a fail (I hate getting less than a B1).
Again, I am going through group work at the moment, its proving very testing, struggling to accept standards, I WON'T accept lesser marks anymore, so I'm doing a dictator like thing :/ Sounds bad, but I want my A's!
Stress, Stress and more stress. Life's great, don't think I've looked outside or had a drink with any of my mates in the past month, probably why I've resorted to bloody blogging! Thanks university! Ruining social lifes since 2010! Haha.
I'm kidding, I love it really!
Cheers for allowing me to bore you again!
G x
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