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2010-09-16 02:47 pm

Ten things that annoy the hell out of Ren when she's studying

10) "The proof of this theorem is omitted because it's trivial." (And then it takes two hours and several pages to figure it out.)

9) "Refer to Theorem 6.6.4." (And there's no Theorem 6.6.4 in the book.)

8) "Here we apply X's Theorem." (And X gave his name to about 15 theorems, none of which have been mentioned in the book before.)

7) (From notes.) "Lesson was not clear, see the book for this part." (And it's not in the book.)

6) "Let's call this variable X. Then let's change our mind and call it Y. Then let's call this other variable X."

5) Anything involving apices, pedices and indicized variables. Especially if the end result is something like (x(i)_l)^j.

4) Especially when there is a mistake in the text. (And there always is.)

3) Russian mathematicians whose name is spelled in 3 different ways in as many times they're mentioned. (And they never show up on Wikipedia or Google either.)

2) Anything that mentions differential forms.

1) Studying, in general.
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2010-07-08 12:00 am

Ten things Ren can't do any more

10) Promise to do something at 9am while not fully awake and understanding what she's getting into.

9) Wear sandals with high heels knowing that she has to walk for more than 5 minutes today. Not even if the sandals are pretty and it's too hot for sneakers. Especially if her feet still hurt from the last time she tried this.

8) Start reading half a dozen different books at once, without placing any bookmarks, leave them around the house and forget about them.

7) Flee into a panic during exams.

6) Develop a plot for slash fic on the back of the paper with algebra exercises.

5) Disappear for days just because she doesn't feel like talking with anyone.

4) Look up fic in The Pit just so she can post on ffrants.

3) Wait "five more minutes" or "until X o'clock" before doing something, even though she's doing nothing else at the moment, just for the sake of procrastination.

2) Get into a fandom knowing that one of the main characters dies at the end. Because he's gonna become her favorite character midway through the first episode and she's going to spend the rest of the series pining.

1) Tvtropes.