Hello!
I've been sending email after email today, just felt that's how I should begin a blog post too.
But it's been a very productive today. It was h4h work day. And I got lots done. I have my penny jars done too! I suck at drawing houses though. Anyways, I know where we're staying now, and I know that we have lots of showers and we don't have to buy any of our own meals! All good news, in case you were wondering. Ooo and the campus chapter from the university there is going to feed us one night, that should be cool! And my worries about money might not be so necessary, also very very good. But I was looking at past year's stuff and I am sooo stunned as to how we got away with as few fundraisers as we had.
Anyways, I now have to move onto school work. I somehow got stuck doing a seminar next Monday. My prof who gave me a horrible mark on my paper last term assigned me the first one of the term. Again. I'm angry with him right now. The mark he gave me on my paper was completely unreasonable, and part of it was because he said I didn't have enough reference, this is because he didn't include the cases and acts that I used because he had said they would count as references. Oh yes, angry am I.
And I have a debate on terrorism on Friday. This is all good and bad. Bad cause its so soon in the semester, but good because March and April will be easy months for me. However, January and February are going to be brutally busy.
Anyways, I think I'm going to order food. I'm too tired to make anything, my head hurts and I'm just being lazy.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Crazy Person's Stress Relief
So after I came home today with another splitting headache, I decided it must be stress. See in the past two weeks that I've had these headaches, there have been a few new things introduced. None that I thought would give me a headache but its possible. I've been eating better, or at least my version of better which could be not enough food. I've been drinking a ton of water and no coffee, so it could be caffeine withdrawal or water overdose. I've also been working out every day, maybe it's a shock to the system. However, the most likely thing, excluding any paranoid hypocondria thoughts I have, is just stress. Last term ended horribly: I was rushing around between here and home, writing papers and exams, limping on a very sore ankle, attending funerals and trying to say goodbye to people leaving. Christmas break wasn't much better: most of it was spent cleaning out my grandmother's stuff, dealing with a horrible aunt, still limping, and being snowed in with my family day in and day out. As soon as I got back here I was back to the rushing back and forth between cities, I was hit with the realization that we don't have enough money for Habitat and we probably can't make what we need, that my classes are going to be hard this term and that I still need to work. Add to this a few personal things I've been sorta tackling and I think the throbbing pain behind my eyes can be chalked up to stress.
BUT, I'm trying to tell myself it's all not so bad. First, all that other stuff is over. Or some of it at least. Second, school's supposed to be hard and I can't do it. My prof today gave a great speech on our needing to dream bigger and be more confident in our abilities etc and I am a good student, I'll do fine. No need to doubt myself. Third, yeah habitat's a bit screwed right now but its also okay. We've all done the best job we could do and we're not giving up that easy. We're just going to need to work out butts off (as is obvious by the often multiple fundraisers on one day!) Heck we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we took this on and we were confident that we could do it then. Just need to get that confidence back!
So yeah, I need some stress relief and I need to not worry so much. So I'm cleaning. Cause that's what I do and it works great. And I might go scream into a pillow for awhile. And I'm having hot chocolate tonight, whether it fits into the diet or not!
BUT, I'm trying to tell myself it's all not so bad. First, all that other stuff is over. Or some of it at least. Second, school's supposed to be hard and I can't do it. My prof today gave a great speech on our needing to dream bigger and be more confident in our abilities etc and I am a good student, I'll do fine. No need to doubt myself. Third, yeah habitat's a bit screwed right now but its also okay. We've all done the best job we could do and we're not giving up that easy. We're just going to need to work out butts off (as is obvious by the often multiple fundraisers on one day!) Heck we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we took this on and we were confident that we could do it then. Just need to get that confidence back!
So yeah, I need some stress relief and I need to not worry so much. So I'm cleaning. Cause that's what I do and it works great. And I might go scream into a pillow for awhile. And I'm having hot chocolate tonight, whether it fits into the diet or not!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Wonderful World of Books
I bought books! With free money! Well... Christmas gift certificates. :)
I got a Hugh Laurie book! Who knew he wrote books! Actually, I did. That's why I looked for it on the shelf. Anyways, yeah. I got The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie and The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas.
As well as The Book for People Who Do Too Much by Bradley Trevor Grieve. I wanted The Blue Day Book but even though their records said they had one, I could not find it. So I settled for this one. Which is good too.
So yeah, I'm happy. I finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I found it hard to get into but once I did I enjoyed it. So now I'm onto The Gun Seller!
I got a Hugh Laurie book! Who knew he wrote books! Actually, I did. That's why I looked for it on the shelf. Anyways, yeah. I got The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie and The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas.
As well as The Book for People Who Do Too Much by Bradley Trevor Grieve. I wanted The Blue Day Book but even though their records said they had one, I could not find it. So I settled for this one. Which is good too.
So yeah, I'm happy. I finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I found it hard to get into but once I did I enjoyed it. So now I'm onto The Gun Seller!
Song Meme
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Escape - Muse
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Somebody Else's Song - Lifehouse
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Bad Habit - Offspring (Actually I'd rather we stay away from those but we're just doing what the game says...)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Forced In - Muse
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
A Certain Shade of Green - Incubus (if I spend it in a car or on a boat this could be the case)
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Time of your Life - Matt Mays (this would make a very good motto, yes)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Asshole - Rilo Kiley (Thank you friends, right back at ya)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Save the Best for Last - Theory of a Deadman (note: I was first)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
Is Anybody Home? - Our Lady Peace
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
One - U2 (U2 can't count apparently)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Helter Skelter - Beatles (could very well be appropriate)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
My Secret - Carolyn Dawn Johnson (haha, awesome)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Overrated - Pilate
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash (Ha!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab for Cutie
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sweetest Thing - U2 (I could do that)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sore - Wintersleep
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Uncorrected Proofs - Weakerthans (ummmm, sure!)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Fiddlers Green - Tragically Hip (Green fiddlers are very very scrarey)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Steven's Last Night in Town - Ben Folds Five (Yep, that is a big secret :)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Bad Fish - Sublime (and you smell too ;)
**I'm procrastinating already! Eeep!
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Escape - Muse
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Somebody Else's Song - Lifehouse
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Bad Habit - Offspring (Actually I'd rather we stay away from those but we're just doing what the game says...)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Forced In - Muse
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
A Certain Shade of Green - Incubus (if I spend it in a car or on a boat this could be the case)
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Time of your Life - Matt Mays (this would make a very good motto, yes)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Asshole - Rilo Kiley (Thank you friends, right back at ya)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Save the Best for Last - Theory of a Deadman (note: I was first)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
Is Anybody Home? - Our Lady Peace
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
One - U2 (U2 can't count apparently)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Helter Skelter - Beatles (could very well be appropriate)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
My Secret - Carolyn Dawn Johnson (haha, awesome)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Overrated - Pilate
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash (Ha!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Someday You Will Be Loved - Death Cab for Cutie
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sweetest Thing - U2 (I could do that)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sore - Wintersleep
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Uncorrected Proofs - Weakerthans (ummmm, sure!)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Fiddlers Green - Tragically Hip (Green fiddlers are very very scrarey)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Steven's Last Night in Town - Ben Folds Five (Yep, that is a big secret :)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Bad Fish - Sublime (and you smell too ;)
**I'm procrastinating already! Eeep!
Happy Belated New Year!
Its a week or so late but oh well. Here's to 2008.
I started classes on Monday and so far I'm enjoying most of them. My Cold War history class is a great follow up to my Imperial Russia class as we are starting pretty much where we left off in the other class. Lsgb and I are going to see Charlie Wilson's War today which should also be fun to tie into the class. The class doesn't have too much work involved in it but its enough. My Terrorism in History class is also interesting, and not too much work either. The bit of work that is involved (a debate and a paper) are going to be done by the end of this month for me since he went in alphabetical order and I was top of the list. Joy. My Crime and Social Control class is a continuation of last term's class and unless I murder the prof, it will continue to be as horrible as it was last term.
I haven't been to my International Law class yet, as the prof is out of town until next Tuesday, should be interesting though.
And to my favorite class, my Philosophy of Law Seminar. My seminar is entitled "Why have a trial when we can have a bargain?". The prof is also trying to talk me into doing a second seminar instead of a paper, but I'm a bit hesistant. That's alot of work and it would have me doing 4 seminars and a debate this term. So I'm not sure yet. We'll see.
Habitat wise this year... well.. Its going to be a long and very stressful term. I'm already pulling my hair out. We're short alot of money, and we've recently had a couple personal conflicts and those are my forte so I'm a bit anxious. But hopefully things will smooth themselves out sooner than later. We've got alot of fundraisers planned for this term. We've got a band night and a movie night. We're selling glowsticks at the campus bars, along with the usual bakesales and bottle drives. And our silent auction which has one really nice big item that if we can get out to the general public could bring us alot of money. So yeah.. hopefully things will go well. And I"m sure they will. I hope.
I only made one resolution for the new year and thus far I've kept it. I have to live healthier. Which means alot of things for me: better eating, more exercise, I need to mend up a few friendships, and I need to work on mending myself too. So yeah, I've been doing really well too. I've been eating well, working out as much as my ankle will allow, I'm doing physio for my ankle and seeing a counsellor and doctor for the emotional stuff. I even think I've gotten a ways in fixing a wary friendship too!
So yeah, 2008 looks good. The term is going to be hard and its already starting to take a toll on me and its only three weeks in but I'm working on the tools to handle it. I've been offered a really good job for the summer that even if it doesn't pay much more than I make now will look awesome on a resume and give me some good experience. I'm hopefully gonna do a bit of travelling this summer too.
Unfortunately with most years, bad stuff's gonna happen. And there are some things already carrying over. Gram's gone which is going to take awhile to adjust too, I miss Dave! like crazy still, and that frienship's never gonna be the same and that kills me, there are some possible health problems I wasn't expecting to need to deal with and there's always the imminent habitat disasters.
But I'm ready for it! and 2008: you can't scare me! :)
I started classes on Monday and so far I'm enjoying most of them. My Cold War history class is a great follow up to my Imperial Russia class as we are starting pretty much where we left off in the other class. Lsgb and I are going to see Charlie Wilson's War today which should also be fun to tie into the class. The class doesn't have too much work involved in it but its enough. My Terrorism in History class is also interesting, and not too much work either. The bit of work that is involved (a debate and a paper) are going to be done by the end of this month for me since he went in alphabetical order and I was top of the list. Joy. My Crime and Social Control class is a continuation of last term's class and unless I murder the prof, it will continue to be as horrible as it was last term.
I haven't been to my International Law class yet, as the prof is out of town until next Tuesday, should be interesting though.
And to my favorite class, my Philosophy of Law Seminar. My seminar is entitled "Why have a trial when we can have a bargain?". The prof is also trying to talk me into doing a second seminar instead of a paper, but I'm a bit hesistant. That's alot of work and it would have me doing 4 seminars and a debate this term. So I'm not sure yet. We'll see.
Habitat wise this year... well.. Its going to be a long and very stressful term. I'm already pulling my hair out. We're short alot of money, and we've recently had a couple personal conflicts and those are my forte so I'm a bit anxious. But hopefully things will smooth themselves out sooner than later. We've got alot of fundraisers planned for this term. We've got a band night and a movie night. We're selling glowsticks at the campus bars, along with the usual bakesales and bottle drives. And our silent auction which has one really nice big item that if we can get out to the general public could bring us alot of money. So yeah.. hopefully things will go well. And I"m sure they will. I hope.
I only made one resolution for the new year and thus far I've kept it. I have to live healthier. Which means alot of things for me: better eating, more exercise, I need to mend up a few friendships, and I need to work on mending myself too. So yeah, I've been doing really well too. I've been eating well, working out as much as my ankle will allow, I'm doing physio for my ankle and seeing a counsellor and doctor for the emotional stuff. I even think I've gotten a ways in fixing a wary friendship too!
So yeah, 2008 looks good. The term is going to be hard and its already starting to take a toll on me and its only three weeks in but I'm working on the tools to handle it. I've been offered a really good job for the summer that even if it doesn't pay much more than I make now will look awesome on a resume and give me some good experience. I'm hopefully gonna do a bit of travelling this summer too.
Unfortunately with most years, bad stuff's gonna happen. And there are some things already carrying over. Gram's gone which is going to take awhile to adjust too, I miss Dave! like crazy still, and that frienship's never gonna be the same and that kills me, there are some possible health problems I wasn't expecting to need to deal with and there's always the imminent habitat disasters.
But I'm ready for it! and 2008: you can't scare me! :)
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