Essay is now 1377/1000 words and I don't know what to cut

That has to be something in being a bird and incubating your offspring in eggs, so you have to sit there all day & slow down & rest, rather than carry them around & grow gigantic & try to keep doing all the things the world expects you to keep doing when you're actually exhausted

631/1000 words of my assignment. Two points made. Two points to come. This gonna be a tight fit.

Adult Learners Week launch #alw2025 #celebratelearningtogether

I wish I could find some of my fellow first year #utasenglish students on here. Anyone?

“Get it out of your head” is a lie.

You know that thing that they tell you to do when your head is so full of stuff, you gotta right it down & get it out of your head & onto paper. Does that actually work for anyone? It just gives me a head filled with even more stuff that came up when wrote it down AND pages & pages of undone stuff

You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. You can't go back to normal, because you "let it rip" and decided to "live with the virus". Remember? YOU decided to NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. Enjoy your new normal: constant infections, chronic illness, premature death.

At what point are the majority of people/politicians/people with influence going to make the switch between “making changes that will support the environment will cost too much/too many jobs” and “it will cost more if we don’t do something”? Whenever, it will be too late.

Well. I am looking forward to my dental appointment tomorrow.

Andy: and I couldn’t be happier #masterchefau

How come they didn’t mention Laura’s dish’s flaws #masterchefau

Laura will get all 8s #masterchefau

The contestant who is scored second always wins #masterchefau

Callum is so genuine and modest, and recognising coming on this show could be seen as selfish … he seems to have a lot of self awareness and empathy. #masterchefau

Ohhh straying from the recipe does not end well #masterchefau

Time for Callum to pick up his cook's knife look Andy dead in the eyes and say very calmly "Shut the Fuck up Andy and piss off" #MasterchefAU

That was almost poetry from Declan. Time is precious in a pressure test. Just needs a catchy tune. #masterchefau

Audra on the gantry laughing with terror as she realises she is gonna have to stand up there for another 4.5 hours #masterchefau

I wish they’d stop saying “insane” #masterchefau

Yeah good luck with that. #masterchefau

What’s the difference if the balance is out on one bite or a dish with 20 bites, it’s still out, Andy #masterchefau

I thought that ad for #survivorau said “jaw dropping tri-balls” and I don’t know where my mind was going with that #masterchefau

Yes, Andy. You have understood the concept. Go away now please #masterchefau

Hey, did anyone know Laura has lost the grand final twice? #masterchefau

Potato veloute and rosemary icecream and a green ant granita #masterchefau

Pick the peanut and chilli & make it super hot so Andy loves it #masterchefau

I would never have been able to leave my that little kid for this long. Couldn’t do it. #masterchefau

Because it is okay to not win, Laura. It is okay. #masterchefau

Stingless bee honey costs $500/kilo #masterchefau

Stingless bee honey. On special at Coles this week? #masterchefau

Is Jamie’s dessert going to include a cauliflower veloute? #masterchefau

Green ants! Drink! #masterchefau

Where have the rest of the contestants gone off the gantry? Maccas run? #masterchefau

Glad I’m not a contestant then, I would have totally over catered 😬 #masterchefau

I dunno, Jamie, trying to be different to the others rather than being you may not be a great strategy #masterchefau

How many lobsters will Callum need for 70 diners? And what chances of him leaving a fragment of lobster shell on Andy’s plate? #masterchefau

Andy, supportive as ever #masterchefau

Jamie needs that baseball bat to break up the duck that JC used last night. Easy 😬😬😬 #masterchefau

Twist. It’s a live chicken. #masterchefau

The Coles truck is the twist? #masterchefau

Why are they so worried about JC here? The judges are all professional chefs, they should be able to pick up anything and go #masterchefau

I reckon if cooking was more about bashing stuff with a baseball bat I might enjoy it more #masterchefau

No, it’s not amazing that Depinder made top 4. She has been amazing. #masterchefau

Oh no, the scotch egg is scotched #masterchefau

No thanks to you, Andy, that Depinder backs herself. #masterchefau

Yes, Andy. I am. That’s what I just said. Go away now. #masterchefau

We knew Laura would be fine so why did they have to drag it out like that? #masterchefau

Stuff the rest of Callum’s dish just bring me the crispy chicken skin #masterchefau

Next level! Drink! #masterchefau