Yesterday was a bit of a mess. The reaction which I thought had worked on Saturday morning did in fact not work. This put me in a bit of a quandary as I need those complexes for microanalysis so that I can complete the thesis. The thesis is in fact completely written. The only thing that it missing is 7 microanalyses. This isn't particularly bad, but at the moment my mind is in such a state of disarray and panic that I'm finding it really hard to think straight.
I emailed the Miami professor stating that I had the contract and would fax it to him at the first opportunity and then send the original to him via courier. Of course, he also needs the piece of paper which says that I've submitted, and hopefully I'll have that in a little while. The microanalyses are holding me up, but fortunately I know what needs to be done.
I saw my Doctor on Tuesday afternoon, and he wrote me out a letter. He also renewed my scripts, which I'll pick up today. He put a "Authority 24" or something on them which means I pick them all up at once. This is 6 boxes of Androcur with 50 100 mg tablets in each, enough to last me 10 months! It's going to cost a bundle too, but since you can't even buy Androcur in the US, I'll deal with it.
10:15 am - OK, so I've voted in the local elections, picked up a bucket-load of pills, signed the contract and tried to ring the book-binders but with no luck. All these are peripheral things to my central problem, but regardless, they still need to be accomplished. I also remembered that today is also "Metal for the Brain", an annual gathering of bands from Australia's heavy metal scene. It used to be here at the ANU, but instead it has moved to the University of Canberra. Still, there were enough sullen youths wearing black in Civic to remind me that it was on.