"cass has talent hidden underneath that pile of empty wine bottles." -- humyara

[crackling]

So tonight I was dragged out to a media department awards night where I spent most of the time staring into my glass of wine and complaining with an old tutor about the way academics are all stuffy bores. Oh, and I got a piece of paper that says I came first in the year? I feel like I don't deserve it, but when I think about the way that students

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[crackling]

I spent fifteen minutes trying to figure out how you'd pronounce 'weeaboos'. But thanks for the sentiment!

[jiffy_spiffy]

Oooh, congratulations! The entire year level? That's definitely something amazing, miss.

[crackling]

Apparently so, covering both semesters!

[jiffy_spiffy]

I always knew you'd be a star :P

[apricotflower]

Why qualify and diminish the praise you get? Who cares if its not the Nobel prize, it's still something and something significant! Own it!

Congratulations :D

[crackling]

Haha thank you :) I will not be happy until I get me one of them prizes, so please excuse any complaints I make in the meantime

[apricotflower]

haha, you're excused ;) I know exactly what you mean, though...

[toutetrien]

oh stop being so self deprecating. of course you deserve it. even if the other twits in your course are illiterate, you are still better than them (and most of us literate people too).

congrats love

xxx

[crackling]

I think I'm just too hard on myself. How do I earn things that I don't work as hard for, compared to the other students who work much harder with less gain?

Stop thinking! I'll only be happy when I win some sort of writing competition. Or publish a book. But even then I'll be deeply unhappy...

[lobsterbelle]

Wow! You came first? That's pretty epic amazing.

[crackling]

Thanks :)