Countdown to departure: T minus 15 days
Nervousometer: 3.5/10
Percentage of nervousness due to philosophy exam tomorrow morning: 33%
Minimum mark required in exam to pass course: -5%
Days notice the department of philosophy gave me of my exam time: 1
Most pompous-sounding quote encountered so far in philosophy readings: "What is certain is that they cannot simply be evaded by a philistine definition of freedom which relegates them by fiat to the limbo of metaphysical pseudo-questions."
Approximate number of papers like this which I have to read by 10 a.m. tomorrow: 20

Number of CDs ripped and transferred to new iPod Mini: 39
Number of songs on new iPod Mini: 502
Number of photos taken with new camera yesterday and uploaded to the net: 12
Degree to which I feel confident all my cool new toys will survive the cold: 50%

Number of needles in arm today: 2
Total number of needles in arm/vials of blood taken in preparation for Antarctica: 7
Diseases endemic to Antarctica: 0

Complete and utter happiness that not only has Howard been voted back in as leader of Aus, but Bush is currently ahead in the US vote count: 100%
Sarcasm in last statement: 1000%
Amount this political situation makes me happier to be leaving the country: 80%
Sarcasm in last statement: 50%
Consistency and rigorousness of all these statistics: 20%