Tort

I few weeks ago I became the proud, if slightly anxious, owner of a pet tortoise.  He/She remains nameless - in part because I can't find the alleged 'bump' to determine gender.  A more important part of the naming process is identifying suitable character - you don't just name someone Mildred without feeling that deep down they're a Mildred.

Tort.

Tort has given little away.  What are his likes, his dislikes? is he a morning person or is he a night owl?  These questions swirl, preventing a close'ness, that I can really call him my own.

What he does do, magnificently well... it sit very still, almost rock-like.  If there was a championship, which required long spells of absence and inactivity, I might be tempted to enter him.  If I could find him.

GPS

I've made two trips up to Joburg in the last few weeks to visit Cath, while she does her ICU rotation.  One of the problems of visiting a new town, is being in the new town... and not knowing where the flip you, any of the time.

On the face of it GPS technology is super-duper. It occupies a grey area though, being trustworthy 95% of the time and behaving like a psychotic ex-wife the other 5%... sending you down one-way roads, non-existent left turns, or in our case... straight through Hillbrow and Yeoville after dark.

I remember turning right into a 4 lane road in Durban a few years ago, and about 7 seconds later realizing all four lanes had oncoming traffic in them.  Final Destination... indeed.

Supp exam

A supp (supplementary) exam is a true test of someone's optimism - at once a giant rusty dagger to the heart but also one of those life saving rings they throw out when you fall off a boat and are about to be eaten by a shark.

I wrote my supp yesterday, and it was the final dip on the roller coaster of frustration and hope to be rid of my Strategic Management module.  Time will tell.

I found myself in another obscure UNISA venue, this time in Cambridge, trying to make myself comfortable before we got down to business.  I think the most important thing before an exam is to be relaxed - some people get stressed if they can't revise up to the last second, others like me... enjoy a sandwich an a nap as an examination warm up.

One gent put his books down, then discovered he still had 3 minutes and promptly grabbed them again.

If you're considering a UNISA course I recommend checking out there Facebook page, let's just say they've disabled their wall to stem the tide of complaints.  It makes sense, much easier than to fix the rot in their system.