Journal no. 3

 it's been raining the whole day. it rained when i went to uni, meaning 15+ minutes of walking in the rain with bits of dirt getting into my rubber shoes, making every step slightly painful.
it rained when i went home from uni.
rain is okay, but 17 degrees celsius + rain is not.


did the wood-work induction course for today's workshop.
then stood around at Student Central while they tried to figure out my admin issues. /!$!%#$&^

nearby was an event where students were surrounded by camera crew because they were doing The World's Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation.
there were chairs, bright orange hair-dresser aprons and many volunteers. some shaved, some spray-painted their hair. i donated some money.


okay, while i was writing, i saw a brown squiggle appear near the wall below the window. 
investigated (flashlight, lifting mattress) and saw it again when it fell to the floor.
it was a dark brown house gecko.
after spraying it with insecticide, it seemed to move slower. then i beat it to death repeatedly (it kept playing dead).
at one time it even turned its head to its back and stuck out its tongue. :(
once it was sufficiently beaten, i put it in the trash and dumped it in the bin outside the flat.

i think my flat mate would have "set it free" if she saw it in her room.
that's what she did with the cricket in the kitchen.


things i regret:
1. taking a life
2. not bringing my red water-resistant jacket