Less than 13 hours until the big showdown, and for some reason I don't feel all that worried. Had another simulation today, which seemed to go down well - but of course, when your friends say you're doing well, odds are it doesn't mean diddly-squat to the lecturers. At the very least I've had some practice at making a near-decent presentation, so I guess all I have to do know is just do a little bit more research for preparation's sake, and pray that my nerves don't go out at the decisive moment.
Reminds me of last weekend's episode of
Coupling,
the first season of which is currently being shown on Star World (a good reason to stay home on Saturday nights). This is the original, UK version, by the way, not the US remake that tanked horribly after the first few episodes. I'd been itching for a long while to watch some British comedy apart from multiple reruns of
Mr. Bean (and
S Club doesn't count). The last time was, like, six years ago on a trip to the British Council, watching
Yes, Prime Minister on video, and prior to that, I only got to watch the occasional episode on plane trips back when I used to go to Saudi Arabia to visit the family. I don't know what my deal is regarding British comedies. Probably need a break from the endless stream of Yank humour I'm inundated with.
Anyway, back to
Coupling: one of the episode's plot threads had to do with Jeff (the geek with the accent) who's up for a job interview and is nervous as hell. He gets told that the best way to calm one's self is to picture the interviewers naked. Thing is, he starts imagining everyone naked wherever he goes, which includes a funeral home full of old people.
The point of me telling this? Well, I'm about to enter a similar situation in terms of nerve-wracking potential, so I don't know, maybe the trick'll work. Then again, picturing my lecturers in a state of nudity isn't really enticing. But now that I think about it, enticement isn't the point. If I had four very attractive and very naked women sitting in front of me...well, let's just say my presentation would be the least of my concerns.
