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Choke

Director: Clark Gregg

Running Time: 89 min. approx.

Starring: Anjelica Houston, Kelly Macdonald, Sam Rockwell, Brad William Henke

Is it just part of the human condition to never be entirely satisfied with the weather?  I struggled to drag myself to campus in the wet winter and now summer has made an appearance I alternate between complaining that it is too hot to think (on the 35 degree+ days) or thinking I should/could be at the beach (on all the other summer days).  I guess I should make my peace with it as this is the first proper hot day we've had (and I did I go to the beach? no of course not cos I have an assignment and a tute quiz to do)

Hello, my myriad of fans!

Great news for UniSkills that it has been successful in winning the Australian Teaching and Learning Council award for Support of Student Learning in the category of First Year. We prepared a submission back in July and were really not expecting to be successful because the competition is pretty strong. But the Uniskills program is 21 years old this year and we thought that was a strong 'hook' on which to hang an argument about the value of a program that has had over 4,000 students be part of it over the years.

FYI - I'll be back on campus starting 13th October after 8 months away...see everyone soon!

Does anyone else get these Get Smart newsletters?  I must admit I didn't read the first few that came but now I'm sort of glad they arrive magically in my in-box!  Sort of like a pre-weekend study coach keeping me on the straight and narrow.  I think I signed up for them at a drop-in in the Library.  either way - they're pretty handy!

Title: Burn After Reading

Release Date: October 16th

Directors: Ethan and Joel Coen

Running Time: 96 min. approx.

Starring: Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, John Malkovich

I wonder if anyone has created a new psychological term for obsession with email because I'm sure some people suffer from this condition. Email is great but it's also really intrusive sometimes. You start checking it on the weekends, when you're on leave, just in case you've missed something. And then, before you know it, you're hooked into replying, thinking about study or work or whatever and there's no escape.

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So, another study week is just about to kick off. We only get four these a year - two of them heralding exams. This isn't one of those - obviously, being it's mid-semester - so that's ok.

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