Something Different

In other recent news...
I was offered a bit of informal translation work the other day, by a friend and colleague at work. She does french to english translating for a south american company quite regularly, and while the pay is crap, they don't expect professional translators. So it sounds like an excellent way to get some experience, which I've been wanting for a while now.
It's not much, but it's a start, and I'm keen to see how I like it, not to mention how easy I find it. And, as my school is on holidays for the next two weeks, leaving me with nothing but uni (and the rest of life) to do, I look forward to something to fell those long empty days... *coff* *coff*

One Down

I'm done! I think. My first major assignment for the semester was submitted by email mere minutes ago, a mere 4 hours overdue (I had permission, as long as it was submitted sometime this evening). It was a test design. And when I look at it, it is actually worth exactly the same percentage as the last piece of assessment I handed in for my other subject, which I think I spent a total of about 5 hours on, and failed to get stressed about at all. This has taken me hours and hours, and raised my stress levels unreasonably. It's my fault though. I made it worth more by actually wanting it to be able to be considered for use in real life. The school I work for is in the process of adding speaking, reading and listening tests to their regular testing program, so I thought I could submit the speaking test I made as a possible, along with the criteria I worked out for it.
I should also have taken more notice of my stars today. According to the "Should I get out of bed tomorrow?" section of MX yesterday, the horoscope for scorpio reads:
"A quest for perfection sees you setting the bar a little too high for comfort. Avoid putting unnecessary stress on yourself and others, bearing in mind that near enough is probably good enough"
Advice I wish I'd taken... But it's done now, so all good. Now I just have to work on all the other bit of assessment I have hanging over my head.