Category: College

A new dawn

College starts today. Robyn and I decided to set a precedent and be on time. Early even. So we left home at 7am. I didn’t even know there was a 7am. Let alone a 6am.

Needless to say we got to college fairly early. Earlier than anybody else – staff included.

There are 84 students at QTC this year apparently – and more than half of those are first years. And we’re keener than all of them (judging by arrival time alone).

Simone, in a little piece of offline wisdom, told us that the first few days of college are going to be all about establishing a pecking order (at least in our minds). I think it’ll be a bit like first year uni except without the low cut clothing and unrealistic expectations of finding true love in the lecture theatre.

I think pecking order should be established chronologically. So we’re first.

How to study/work in the same house as your spouse

One of the things I’m a bit trepidatious about this year is the prospect of studying the same subjects as my wife in the same study. She’s already three chapters ahead of me in Hebrew. Here’s a handy guide to working in the same house that should readily apply to studying together.

My favourite tip:

“No Crackberries in bed! Having your work sprawled all over your home is bad enough, but taking the business phone everywhere you go in the house is ever worse. Carving little areas in your home where it should stay technology-free is a good way to calm your mind from the constant stream of work-related issues. Ultimately, you need to call it. What’s more important to you – that pending e-mail or your loved ones?”

It’s true for iPhones too.

Do any of you readers have great tips for symbiotic cohabitation? Share them in the comments.

A new category is born

I suspect I’ll blog a fair bit about college this year. Given that it’s what I’ll predominantly be thinking about. So it seems fitting to have a College category.

For the record – I’m enrolled in a Masters of Divinity at the Queensland Theological College. Which is based at Emmanuel College at the University of Queensland.

I’m a Presbyterian Candidate which means I also have to study a bunch of subjects like church polity and the Westminster Confession.

Fun times.