New Year

Okay, so ignoring the fact that I never blog anymore, here is a post of my year in review and how awesome I am.

January: Not much happened.

Feburary: Bus strike, my life sucked

March: I remember this month being awesome, but not why it was awesome.

April: EXAMS

May: Got hired at Climate Technical Gear

June: TURNED 19! Party all the time

July: Olympics?

August: Went camping, stopped working.

September: Started my second year of university and met some really cool people who are now my friends

October: I threw up for the first time in 7 years, Had my wisdom teeth out.

November: my dog died.

Decemeber: I finished my reading challenge, My grandmother had her gallbladder out, I helped my other grandmother decorate her tree and made her Christmas good,  EXAMS, Christmas which was awesome, visited Pictou, celebrated New Years with my family at my Aunt and Uncle's and had the best new year in a while.

So here's to 2013. I'll be posting again soon to elaborate on my first semester of awesomeness.

Day One

So today was utterly fantastic.

I've spent a while thinking about how to write this out because I want to share it all with me but every time I start I seem to end at a loss of words.

I guess, as always, the best place to start is the beginning.

My bus ride was really good this morning. It still comes at the same time and everything is wonderful. I'm really excited for the new terminal to open though. It looks really awesome. I'll be able to ride the bus with even more comfort now.

I got to school 2 hours before my first class so I read a bit and bummed around and saw some people that I knew but it really wasn't that exciting.

I had French first which was really scary. My prof seems really nice and I like her a lot, but I don't know anyone in the class and I'm really bad at french. She spent a great deal of time talking about whether we really belonged in this class or not seeing that it's meant for beginners and I'm really worried that she might not think that I belong there when I really really do. French really scares me, a lot of things really scare me. I think that if only for the sake of my sanity I should be able to start at the easiest level. My last experience with French really made me doubt my knowledge a lot mostly because my teacher was so horrible. Even if this turns out not to be the right course for me, I think it will really help me build my confidence in my ability to speak whatever little bit of French I can which makes it worth it in my mind at least.

I was really worried about Astronomy because it's right after French and they were in different buildings. Turns out it only takes me 4 minutes to get there and I have a total of 10. WHO KNEW.

Anyways, Astronomy is seriously awesome. My prof introduced himself by speaking Klingon and then proceeded to talk about lots of cool physics stuff. When he said that we needed a scientific calculator and had to do math I could feel all the arts kids cringing. I'm really excited. I really missed physics last year. I think this is going to be really good.

Between Astronomy and HOST I had an hour break so I went to track down one of my friends and eat my lunch. He's doing FYP this year and so far he's really enjoying it. He's finding it intimidating but I'd be worried if he didn't. Turnshttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9061730177264933195#editor/target=post;postID=695261627683705249 out he has one of my favourite tutors as his main tutor and I'm really excited because I know that they'll both get along well.

When I was walking with Nick to his tutorial another one of my old profs stopped me in the hall to talk. It terrified me a little, but in a good way. I'm just not used to people knowing who I am and being interested in me because most of the time they aren't. Especially someone who I respect (and fear) so much. But it was a good conversation and I didn't run away so all is well.

I had a little bit more of a wait for my HOST class but when it finally started IT WAS AWESOME. There's 14 other people in the class so it's really small which means we get some one on one time with the prof which is really awesome. One of my close friends from last year is in that class with me which is really exciting because it means that we'll still see each other frequently. As a class, today wasn't particularly interesting and we got let out early.

My friend, her roommate and I went to take care of some errands after that, picking up the odds and ends of books which we had neglected to get which was good. Then we went to their apartment and played with the cat and then played cards. It was really fun.

Then I went home and did some more things for class and wrote this.

My life is really exciting.

This year has started out well.

Summer to Autum to School.

So, it's been a while since I've blogged. I feel like I start every entry like this so I figured why stop now? I have the usual excuses for neglecting this book: I was busy and I didn't have anything to write. Not good excuses but excuses all the same.

It's that time of year again. Back to school, back to reading, back to blogging about nothing in particular. I thought that to start of this lovely school year I should share my summer with you first so that you can all know where I'm at and where I'm going.

April was alright, it was stressful because I wasn't being very successful at finding a job. I had an interview with UPS that went really well and was scheduled to have a second interview when I heard from Climate Technical Gear (formally Helly Hanson Canada Limited) who was offering me full time summer employment thanks to my mother's good friend. Needless to say that I took that job and starting working on the first Thursday of May.

May was good. I worked a lot. I spent a lot of money. It was good.

June had its normal disappointments. My birthday was a mild success. Someone who I wanted to go didn't, people who I didn't want to go did, and I got to see my best friends and had my first legal drink. My brother often jokes about me being an alcoholic now because I often drink martini's, Tequila Sunrises, wine or beer on the weekends with my parents. It's cute. I think that he just feels left out, but he'll get there soon enough.

Nothing of note happened in July.

In August I went camping with my family one weekend and spent one weekend home alone with the dog. I went to see two Shakespeare plays (Titus Andronicus and The Merry Wives of Windsor) both put on by Shakespeare by the Sea. They were both wonderful. I actually saw The Merry Wives of Windsor twice, once with my aunt, uncle and grandmother and once with my family. My Aunt and Uncle from B.C. have taken another year off and they are currently visiting us before leaving on a trip with my Grandmother and other Aunt somewhere in Europe (though they don't know where yet) and my Grandmother is thinking of getting another cat when she comes home because Maurise disappeared (it was very depressing and I'd rather not talk about it).

Although September has just started it's been a fairly busy month in my house. I've gotten all ready for school, got my bus pass and locker at my school, cleaned my room and fish tank, have prepared to get new fish and bought new pants. I'm not nearly ready to go back yet though even though tomorrow is the big day. I'm still really nervous because I didn't really talk to any of my friends all summer and I'm worried that they aren't really my friends anymore, not that that really matters much for my anxiety about class because none of them are really in any of my classes so I'll be drowning on my own.

I've read a lot in the last week so there have been quite a few updates on the book blog. I would encourage you to check them out if you're a book person. I think they're relatively decent and if not I'd appreciate the feedback.

I'd ask you all how your summer's went but you rarely answer

I'm sure you'll all be hearing from me soon.

Toasts with Tequila

So hi, it's been a while. Apparently some people actually read this possibly regularly or maybe not but either way I'm sorry I have been missing for a while.

Life's been a blur for the last little bit, so much so I can't even remember the last time I blogged so lets just get some bare bones of a structure of my life since February break.

It was pretty bland. I stopped doing readings for a while because I couldn't be bothered. One of my friends never came back to class and I was really sad and lonely for a while. The buses came back at some point and I was really happy about that. We had a spree of weather that was past summer and not as much rain as I would have liked. I never got to hang out with Laura because our schedules are constantly conflicting. I went to see a movie with my best friends Erin and Jaclyn but I never got around to seeing one with Stephen. I found out that my rib cage is larger than my brothers who is almost a foot taller than me and that everyone thinks I'm super smart. I had my FYP oral exam which went less well that planned and I signed up for all my classes next year (dets to follow). We had our tutorial party and a going away party and my heart cried a little. I also made friends with a prof and made him a thank you cake.

Okay! Lets start with the fun thing, I PICKED MY CLASSES. Next year is going to be sooooOOOooo great (I can't stress how great it's going to be). In first semester I'm taking Astronomy (HOW COOL) which is a full year course, French (WOW LANGUAGE CREDIT) which is a full year course, Ancient and Medieval Science (NICE) which is the HOST core course and also a full year, British Literature before 1800 (YEAH), and Listening to Classical Music (YES THAT IS ACTUALLY A COURSE GUYS). In second semester I'm taking the first three still (because they're full credits) and Foundations of Science Fiction (YOU WISH YOU WERE THIS COOL) and Science and Totalitarianism (WOOOOOOO). Yeah, I'm cool and I'm taking the most awesome couses ever. I actually made a really cool friend in the last two weeks of classes (his name is Alex and he's really cool) who's taking Science and Totalitarianism too which is really cool because I'd defs like to get to know him better. We like a lot of the same things. It's good.

Speaking of new friends, I found out that one of my favourite tutors is coming back next year, Mr. Burke. He helped me a lot with my research paper on time travel. It was a pretty good paper if I do say so myself. I handed it in earlier this evening (as in I drove to King's and dropped in through a slot and watched it go splat on the floor. It was a good time). Anyways, I think Mr. Burke is a really cool guy. He likes the same things as I do and he's really easy to talk to and, unlike some of my other "friends" really enjoys talking about academics. Because he helped me so much with my paper I made him a honey cake which just happens to be my new favourite cake. I got the recipe out of the Winnie the Pooh cookbook I bought myself for Christmas that's made for five year olds. He said it was good and that he liked it and I am pleased.

I suppose you might want to know about my awesome tutorial party. It was pretty slow starting. I chatted with Tom for a while. He's coming back next year which I'm really glad about because we never got a chance to watch movies together this year and geek out over geeky things. I talked to the other Tom for a bit too and that was fun. Then another tutor came whose name I'm too lazy too look up right now with a bottle of Tequila. Then some people in my tutorial acquired two lemons and some salt and Laura made the most beautiful toast ever. She called us intelligent and beautiful. It was so wonderful. Then we all took a shot of tequila and it was a beautiful moment. Everyone thought it was really gross but I didn't find it too bad, then again what do I know. I don't drink. eventually it was time to say goodbye because my dad was coming to get me and it was very emotional. Aynsley and Tom were stupendous, Cadence and Siobhan were too nice, Ava and Millie were beyond, Warren was really sweet, and I can't deal with what Laura told me. She said that I was a really good student. I mean, I think I'm a good student but for someone to tell me that who has marked most of my papers and had to deal with all my crazy thesis' all year long it really really meant something to me, you know? Anyways, that was all fun and games.

Oh, I forgot. On the last day of classes I co-hosted a smoothie party. It was really fun. We hung around and drank smoothies and ate honey cake. mmm mmm mmm.

On Friday night I went to another party. Ava is moving into some big old house with a bunch of her friends and they had a house warming party. I had met all the people who she was living with before and they're all really sweet but while I was there I met a lot of people who I had never met before and they were all really cool. I want them all to be my friends. Unfortunately I'm rather odd so the likelihood of that happening are slim unless they all prove me wrong.

I think it's funny that the two weeks before exams are the most I've partied all year long.

I hope you enjoyed this little summary of my life in the last month and a bit. I need to go sleep because I have to get up tomorrow to cram for an exam at 3.30.

Wish me luck guys.







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Planning Ahead

So, next year is rapidly approaching which means that all us university students who aren't graduating this year (and even those of us who are) need to pull up are socks, get our lives in order and decide what we want to do next year or for the next three years as the case may be. This, for some, may be an extremely challenging process. I find it challenging mostly due to the fact that I want to talk everything that I see.

This is when my social ineptness doesn't come in handy.

Today Dr. Gordon McOuat gave a lecture on Darwin in FYP (he gave four lectures on Darwin in HOST but that's not important to my story today). It was a lovely lecture and I enjoyed it immensely. During the break I went down to tell him that I was really enjoying the lecture because I think he's really cool (this is a big step for me because people scare me a lot). I also managed to blurt out the fact that I've been considering doing a combined honors in HOST. He thought that was a good idea. I also made an appointment to meet with him tomorrow after lecture to talk to him about it a little more.

I always think that people are going to be way more terrifying than they are or think that I'm asking stupid questions. I'm glad that I finally talked to Dr. McOuat. I've been meaning to for some time because he's probably the only person in the whole department that I can actually say something in front of without sounding like an idiot (not because I don't have a healthy fear/respect for him and his intelligence, that part still terrifies me. He just seems really nice, understanding and easy to talk to).

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. I think it's going to be a good day.

Also, I got back one of my papers today. I got another B. Go me!

I Want To Do Well In School

I want to read fun things but I want to do well in school.

I don't want to do my essay but I want to do well in school.

I don't want to do my other essay but I want to do well in school.

I want to procrastinate more and not have most of my break wasted on school but I want to do well in school.

I want to sleep but I want to do well in school.

I want to do well in school but I'm too lazy to.

plans plans plans

What I need is an action plan. I make plans all the time but this will be the ultimate plan

Originally I was all "I'll do rough drafts of both my essays today, type them tomorrow, read tomorrow (because I haven't touched a book all week) and then hang out with my friends on Sunday. Win, win, win, win, win." But that seems like it's not going to happen. I can't write about Darwin today, I can barely write about Frankenstein (4 pages and counting. I need two more). But maybe I can. We'll see how it is later.  If I can't do Darwin tonight (which I defs can) then I'll do it tomorrow after I type Frankenstein and edit it throughout the week (it's not due until Friday).

I WILL GET IT DONE

More Essay Procrastination.

The graph for views on this blog is like a mountain range. It has peaks and valleys and never ceases to amaze and surprise me.

I don't have that much to say today, mostly because I used up all my words yesterday. I still haven't started my HOST paper and I'm not that much farther ahead with my FYP one.

Ah, the life of a student. To work I must go.

OMG ADFSHASJDKFHASJDGHJAHDSFLA

TODAY WAS THE MOST AMAZING DAY EVER. I normally hate Mondays but today was so good it makes me love them.

My morning classes weren't that great, I'd go as far to say they were boring but lunch time was SO GOOD! I chilled with Sam today at lunch and we were catching up. I told her about the situation with Bearded Boy and about how I made my prom dress which she was quite excited about. AND THEN ME AND HIM MADE THE BEST EYE CONTACT EVER. It was right after the first bell rang after lunch. It was one of those times were you both turn your heads. I really hope he messages me soon

AND THEN WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD A LETTER FROM KING'S. I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT I HADN'T GOTTEN IN BUT THEN I OPENED IT AND IT SAID "On behalf of the Dean of The University of King's College I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the bachelor of science and foundation year program." OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I ACTUALLY JUMPED UP AND DOWN (mostly because there was no one home) I WAS SO HAPPY. and then my father didn't answer the phone and I walked the dog.

That was all the amazing that one day can handle other than the super hard sax ensemble music that we were reading today. It's going to take some work but we did really good for sight reading. I really want to say that tomorrow is going to be even better than today but I haven't done any of my homework yet and I doubt I will unless I can't sleep...again.

I'M GOING TO UNIVERSITY!

Day 26: 10 responsibilities that I have are...

Wooo! RESPONSIBILITIES!

1.) HOMEWORK! gotta get it all done every night! (it's what makes caffeine necessary)

2.) Good grades! That come from doing said homework. These will hopefully help me get into a university of my choosing. Gotta work hard!

3.) Keep my room walk-in-able. I have a horrible habit of piling clean clothes on chairs and then looking for things and having all the clean clothes fall over onto the floor and then get kicked around in my morning stumbles and then presto chango! you cannot move in my room in the dark unless you are me.

4.) Vaccum room after said mess is cleaned up. It happens about once a week or so. I feel better when everything is tidy.

5.) Keep those fish a swimming. This involves feed and cleaning and changing lightbulbs and filters. It doesn't always work out but the two I have left seem content with their tank life.

6.) Doing the dinner dishes. I only do them on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday because I'm busy other days and sometimes if I have a lot of work my rents will do them during the week which is why I had to take on another responsibility

7.)  Laundry. It was either that or cleaning the bathroom. What one would you choose?

8.) Practicing my Piano. If I don't not only do I feel guilty but I don't get better. It's a lose lose situation.

9.) Practice sax. This happens next to NEVER.

10.) umm....be...polite? ...???

Day 19: 10 things that I hope happen within the next year are...

This list is going to be super lame. I can just smell it..

1.) To make it into Uni! (its really important to me)

2.) Get a job. I need money

3.) Go on a road trip

4.) Pass calculus.

5.) Fall in love

6.) Don't kill anything

7.) Get more fish so intrepid and no name aren't lonely.

8.) Make some new friends

9.) Stick with this blog and the new web show I might be in.

10.) Finish my footie Pajamas.

Day 3: 10 things that I would love to have for my birthday are...

1.) A life. I need one badly.

2.) Money for Uni! It's badly needed :(

3.) Books on the reading list for Kings. They're going to be expensive.

4.) New CD's! Music is my lifeeeee.

5.) Other books. I need other ones to read too >.>

6.) Clothes and shoes! Lots and lots of shoes.

7.) A new Ipod

8.) An external Hard-drive.

9.) DSLR Camera (y).

10.) A guitar. Preferably, acoustic.