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Good Evening

It is that time again, the time when my mind becomes anxious, when my body aches due to sleep deprivation and when my thoughts become so academic that is scares those non-academic neurons in my head. I am not describing the often pleasant scenario of me about to plummet off a mountain, or to watch Liverpool play a fantastic make of the beautiful game, but alas my examinations coming upon me with the impending doom of sense that hits most politicians that possess a conscience.

I am anxious, due to personal complacency, but also because of my stubborn, and often ridiculous aptitude to push myself to daft extremes of both physical and mental exhaustion. I am running the Flora London Marathon 2007 this Sunday - the day before the serious batch of examinations - and the intensity of thought that is rampaging throughout my cranial vault is terrifying!

Most "normal" people pace themselves to focus upon one serious conquest at a time. Not me! I, through a somewhat bizarre "gamble" on my existence, prefer to concentrate on many divergently serious pursuits simultaneously. Why you may ask? The answer is simply because that one day I am not going to have the opportunity to test myself across so many spectra (i.e. magazine editor; marathon runner; students' union president; mountaineer; freelance photographer; serial columnist for numerous publications; preacher) to gradually, and painstakingly, force myself into developing a strong structure which is resilient to the stresses and strains that so many high end pursuits can bring upon someone. In other words I am simply forcing myself to significantly raise the threshold where one can crack under pressure.

To do so many things, and still walk around smiling, demonstrates either a heightened state of fortitude, or a mind seriously gone wrong. My guess is the former, but I do understand the boundaries and where the mind can crack when placed under what is essentially a scientific experimention, but highly unnecessary amount of strain, which in this hard life one perhaps may not need.

However, my life is ever colourful because of it. My next post perhaps shall be after my examinations. Who knows! I am just going to do my best considering that my body is going to be battered after that marathon on Sunday.

Regards

HMS