Monday, October 27, 2008

Sunday, October 26, 2008

CLEAN ROOM

I cleaned my room today. It was major.

BEFORE:





AFTER:




Yay! I feel accomplished and a lot less dirty and cluttered!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Today, I made a list.

It is my guys I would kill to meet list. That being said, my plan is not to actually meet them, as I don't really care what they are like, but to woo them with my endless charm and have a super hot one night stand. And before you say anything, no. I do NOT care that they are all at least 10 and in some cases more than 30 years older than me. They are hot. That being said, the list:

1. Taye Diggs. So Fine. And what a brilliant voice!



2. Barack Obama (work that presidential campaign)



3. Johnny Depp.



4.Harrison Ford (20 years ago as Indy. Or hell, even now.)


5. Elijah Wood (bet you didn't see that coming)


And that's all I have for now. But don't mock. it WILL happen.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Notes

A scholarship essay I just pulled out from last year. Enjoy.

As a self proclaimed writer, I’m always looking for ideas. I want to immortalize my teen years in paper, and what better way to do it than through real conversations with friends? For this reason, I have a binder full of notes. Just notes, nothing more, and definitely nothing less. There are long notes, short notes, notes that are more art than writing, notes folded into paper shapes, notes written in spirals, and notes written in multi coloured gel pens. There are love notes, academic notes, notes full of emotion, notes telling jokes, notes gossiping, and notes simply saying hello. There are angry notes, happy notes, sad notes, and tired notes. I love these notes. I file them and keep them safe from harm. Throughout my countless moves, one thing I have refused to get rid of is my binder. After all, my notes are some of my most treasured possessions, and the only things I would put in my personal museum. 

My notes have been collected since the seventh grade, when I discovered the joys that could come from small pieces of paper stealthily passed around the classroom. My friends and I, partners in crime, would often glance at each other, trying in vain to conceal a smile, while we faked a yawn, and dropped the note on the desk behind us. Since then, the methods of passing the notes have evolved, as have the notes themselves. They have become more than just pastimes; they have become parts of who I am. One part of me was formed by the fights I had with my best friend through notes in the ninth grade. Another part of me was formed by the numerous love notes sent by my first serious boyfriend in the 11th grade. I learned minimal Korean and Chinese through various notes sent through high school, and it has all shaped who I am now. 

I can just see it. One would walk into my museum, and instead of seeing displays with captions, they would simply see the captions themselves. Hundreds and hundreds of framed notes would hang off the walls. They would be in chronological order with labels indicating the time and the topic of conversation. They could also be organized by person, or perhaps by country, whichever allows for the easiest understanding. At any rate, any random passerby would be able to walk through the room, read the seemingly infinite series of notes, and automatically have a good idea of who I was, and who I have been to those who have known me. They would know me, in a sense.

My museum would be perfect. It would be full of art, drama, literature, history, and, most of all, life. It would be the portrait of an eclectic seventeen year-old girl, and the stories she had to share from around the world. It would be a portrait of me. Me and my notes.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Jaymay

She's brilliant.

Sure, you may not think she's any different than any folky acoustic female vocalist, and you may be right. BUT there is nothing wrong with those singers in general, so ha.

check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWwEWnfq04U

(I can't figure out how to make it be a video in this soooo just follow the link because i'm technologically slow)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Flashback

Because of the Times- Kings of Leon.

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I was listening to it on the way home from the grocery store today, and this one part in the song Camaro gave me this intense, vivid flashback to my trip to Scotland back in March. It could be because that's when I bought the album, and that's all I made my Dad listen to on the way both to and back from Edinburgh, but it was just so vivid. I could remember the smell of dad's car, which was new and barely used. I remembered the rays of sun shining off the windshield. I remembered the deep blues and greens of the countryside, I remember the music. I really want to go back.

P.S. The album is pretty sweet. :)

Friday, October 10, 2008

Blogability

Noun. The ability of being able to blog about something.

I suppose blogability in itself is blogable.

Interesting.

Love linguistics.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Random.

With the absence of a topic, or anything to do for the next hour, I am going to write/talk about whatever happens to come to my mind. 

I'm currently sitting in the cafeteria of the Medical building, which is the one building on campus that is in the middle of nowhere. It's such a hassle to get to that since I have 2 classes in it in one day, I rarely leave, even though the classes are 3 hours apart. I know, I'm quite possibly the laziest person you'll ever meet, but hey, it works.  I studied for my Social Psych midterm for the first part of it, but I really can't be bothered to study anymore, so this is my break. 

I cannot wait for this week to end. It's so close, yet so far away. I suppose the only things I was really dreading about this week are still yet to come. Midterm and assignment due, after all. I should prolly get on working on that assignment. I looked at some of the questions and it seems like it's going to be pretty rough. I just can't bring myself to do it yet. I'll wait for Louise to come down tonight after I"m done my midterm and we'll work it out together. Looks like I'm in for a long night. Maybe I'll have to put tomorrow's train time towards sleeping instead of studying for Perception, but I really can't afford to. My studying for perception time is completely based on the fact that I am going to study during the train trip. I guess we'll have to see how things go down. 

Speaking of the train trip, how awesome is it going to be to get a complete break from school work for a weekend? Plus, I'm going to see my boyfriend, who I haven't seen since the end of August. I'm so excited. We're having dinner with his entire extended family, sort of. From what I can gather it's his grandmother, and his aunt and uncle and his cousins. I dunno, he's from Ontario, so there are prolly more people that will be there. Am I looking forward to meeting the family? I guess. I'm afraid they won't like me, but that's just the way I am. Everyone has those fears, I'd assume.  But yeah, a real thanksgiving dinner. Hopefully it'll make me feel a littl less homesick.

I haven't really felt homesick yet. I've had those little tinges, but nothing that I'd break down and cry over. I'm definitely looking forward to going back home. It's going to be a great time, not to have to worry about any work or finals, or even anything school related. I haven't had a summer like this in a while. Normally, work is assigned over the winter because the classes carry on (Love IB, by the way) but not this time. Courses end, no work. It's going to be premium. I kind of miss the people too. I know I complained about SJ all the time when I lived there, but those little things sort of get to you when you're away. It all boils down to the fact that it'll just be nice to see everyone again, and I'm looking forward to it.

I can't believe that I've written this much and there's still a half hour left to go before I even think about getting up and going to my classroom. I mean it's Stats, after all. I can tell you now what's going to happen. The professor is going to walk in 10 minutes late. He's then going to spend at least 5, if not 10 more minutes trying to get the projector working. Then, he will turn the lights on, then off, then on again and off again. He will do that for around 5 minutes. Then, finally, the lecture will begin. If you can call it a lecture. He will read the slides, pausing every 2 minutes to ask if we have questions. When a question is asked, he will go to the corresponding slide and reread it. And so it will go until the end, when 10 minutes before class is actually over, the class will start packing up. Since the professor is helpless against this massive student mutiny, he'll just stop talking, mid sentence. End of lecture, and I can go home. Why do I bother to go, do you ask? I mean, the slides are just posted on Web CT anyways. Well, the answer is that I don't go to half of them. The ones that I do go to are just so I know where we are in the syllabus so that i can do the corresponding book questions. Today, unfortunately, is one of those days. Plus, the midterm was last class, so I figure that something may be said regarding it. 

I can't believe it. I'm beginning to run out of things to drone on and on about, and it's only 12:37. I'll prolly head out at around 12:55, so I can get a decent seat to get in on the mad exciting class that is statistics. 

I finally got my nose ring out last night. The stud, that is. I suppose it's not a ring. I wanted to replace it with a hoop, but when I put the hoop in, it was way too big and bulky. It was screaming I am a giant hoop trying to make a statement, hear me roar! So, after all the pain and effort that went into changing my ring, I ended up putting the stud back in. I'm going to go back to the hoop, though, once I find one that's a lot smaller and less in your face. Cuz the hoops are awesome, and I like them a lot. I did take a picture, though, just for kicks. It was a somewhat fun break from studying. I'll be sure to do it again in the near future. 

Anyways, it's getting to be close to the time when I should think about heading towards my classroom, so I think it's time to draw this post to a close. Nobody is likely even reading this anymore. The size of the post threw them off. Oh well, I'm writing for my own benefit over anybody elses. It was something for me to do, I don't actually care whether or not people read it. Or maybe I do. Maybe that's why I keep a blog. In any case, it's now time for me to head out, so until next time. 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Vacation Time!

Who wants to come to Bermuda with me?

This is my plan:

Spring break retreat to a 5 star resort on a private peninsula in Bermuda.

Check it out:

Cambridge Beaches


Cambridge Beaches



Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

Cambridge Beaches

All for only...

$470 per night, not including airfare.

Or, if you really wanna get into it, you can get the super pampering room for $820 per night.

let's not forget tax, everyone!

Oh well, a girl can dream.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Love

So these are the things I've fallen in love with recently:

1. My new coat.
2. This guy that works at the H&M downtown.
3. Inklink (although this is really a rediscovered love)
4. The Streets (Thank you Sebastian. :))
5. wasting time.

Woo for not actually studying the day before a midterm!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

OMGOMG

So I've found someone who wants to sing/play with me and I'm super stoked about it. 

Our projects:

1. an a capella version of Ta Douleur- Camille (we're hoping to get the drums/beatboxing going as well, it should be killer)

2. Ode to Divorce- Regina Spektor (with the original piano and a written in harmony line. we'll see how it goes)

I'm so excited, I'll keep you posted!

Friday, October 3, 2008

What I do instead of paying attention in class...

Spinning


Spinning, spinning, spinning

round and round.


eyes closed

arms outstretched

spinning, spinning, spinning.


losing balance

tiptoeing around a fixed point

a giant smile

spinning, spinning, spinning


shining sun

green grass

blue skies

clean, sweet air

spinning, spinning, spinning


falling to the ground

smelling the grass

resting. no longer

spinning, spinning, spinning.


all spun out, 

she falls asleep.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

It's...

OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay for:
1. Pumpkins
2. Halloween
3. Candy Corn
4. Pretty orangish colours
5. STARTING A NEW BUDGET!

Not Yay For:

1. Midterms.

Hmmph.