Fulfillment
Ah, good day. Satisfying day. I haven’t been having too many of those, to tell you the truth. Well, at least recently. My routine has been a lot of school, coming home, kinda being by myself, watching youtube videos and doing a bit of work, and then going to sleep really late. I stay up late because I think i continually look for something to fulfill me, nothing does, i get tired and go to bed. And yes, I AM in Sydney, but when i get home from school at 4 or 5, and am tired, Sydney really isn’t that much different from any other place. Especially when you have homework.
Well, today was different in the fact that it was Thursday, which is my friday, which is always fantastic. Had bio with Mona, Derek and Reese, and it was incredible. Had a guest-lecture by Richard Shine, an esteemed professor at the University of Sydney who spoke on Cane Toads and evolutionary change.
Here he is with a Cane Toad
This shows how cool he is!
His lecture was absolutely amazing and just captivated my attention. First off, Cane Toads were introduced into Australia to eat bugs that were killing the sugar cane. However, they had no natural predators in Australia, so they have started to take over. And I’m not kidding. Some places are completely blanketed with them. Also, they have a very powerful toxin that effects the nervous system, and are killing out native species. (Also, people smoke them to get high.) Here are a few gems from my notes..
- Cane toads have just arrived in the state of Western Australia in the past two weeks
- They take the roads and highways to move quicker through Australia
- They move north-west incredibly accurately. and nobody knows how they do this…
- Their invasion speed has been increasing every year. They are now up to 55 km/year. And they’re TOADS!
For more info check out Rick Shine’s website, canetoadsinoz.com. It’s fascinating stuff!
Alright, then I had a break and had lunch with Mona and Derek, and ran into Dulce and introduced her to the group. It made me so happy because her and Mona really got along well…its swell! Then I turned in my GEO paper, had a tutorial, followed by a lecture, then headed to ultimate.
Ultimate was so much freakin fun, the most fun I’d had in ultimate in a while. Nothing special, just some throwing, a short drill and game, but I think that’s why it was so much fun…cause I wasn’t exhausted when we got to the game! I was a force in there! Sweet cuts, directing people, making it flow, some scores, sweet catches, it just felt GOOD. Then we all went to the Ubar afterwards for some drinks (i had water…) and a team meeting. SO MUCH FUN. THAT is why I felt fulfilled today. There’s a tournament in Perth, but its on the west coast (like flying from NY to LA), and the flight costs $500 AUD. I’d go but money isn’t really comin’ in right now, its going out. Donations??? hahah..
Well, it was fantastic, just a great day. Made myself some spaghetti, watched the Daily Show and Colbert, and had watermelon and talked about politics and American exceptionalism with Vasya and Jenya. For a long time..! I love talking with them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aight, thats all for now. Off to Bondi tomorrow! Look for pix soon!
