Lately, I have found that my year is becoming more filled with regrets, then pride. And I have noticed among some of my friends, that they are also feeling regrets.
Mine is something personal, that I don't even want to write in my blog. But if you know me well enough, you know what I am writing about. I regret decisions that I made, and I feel as though I impulsively made a wrong decision. For me, admitting I was wrong is hard, but to know that my decision is permanent (or possibly permanent) makes it even harder for me to say it. I knew that it was the wrong thing, right when it was happening, and yet I couldn't suddenly turn around and say "Stop", so instead I have to learn to live with this regret.
There are many things that I regret in my life, but some things happen for a reason. Well, at least that is what I think. I got into a car accident two years ago, and it was based on decisions I made one day. And what happened that day led to my last roommate (who we all know and love...), which then led me to have a new/old roommate this year, and then a course of choices which led me here.
So I have decided, that I am going to make monthly goals in order to make sure that I don't regret not completing it. And that has to do with writing. I have always wanted to write a novel, and this year I submitted a short story into a writing competition, but didn't make it into the finalist. But I don't regret that for one second. Because it's a stepping stone and I am still learning. So, I have decided to try putting more writing into my everyday life. Not blogging, but actually writing. I have made a goal for November of 25,000 words. It's not, making a goal to write a novel, because I feel as though I am not there. But it is there as a reminder to practice So if I write poems, short stories, anything along the lines of 'writing', then I am fine with that. It's more words then what I was putting out before. Maybe, just maybe in the future I could write something worth reading. But until then, 25,000 words.
Here's to hoping.
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012
The God Complex
I have found that some people just like to hear themselves talk. Whether it be about something important, or about the most meaningless things. I understand that some people can go on and on about things, even hours later (sadly, I am one of those people and I know it), but then there are the people who decide to try to mix up the way the conversation is going, then turn their cheek to what they said in the first place. And that is what is known as the God Complex.
There is one person I know, who will comment on anything, but when confronted about it will suddenly say "I was just giving you this information to be open to others opinions". But what I don't understand is why would you want to start an argument, because that is what usually happens in these situations. I am all for listening to everyones opinions and supporting them whole heartedly, but sometimes you don't want just a random thought to ponder on. Sometimes you just need their support.
The God Complex, to define it for you all, is the belief that one is God (one being that person). They believe that their opinions are unquestionably correct. If anyone has studied Greek dramas, it can also be seen as Hubris.
Now I can understand that sometimes you may be right, but you are never going to be completely right all the time. It can't be helped. People make mistakes and people learn from them. But when someone is so bluntly denying the fact that they were in the wrong, its disheartening.
But I'm flying under the radar this year, so I am just trying to let things play out. Be as they may.
There is one person I know, who will comment on anything, but when confronted about it will suddenly say "I was just giving you this information to be open to others opinions". But what I don't understand is why would you want to start an argument, because that is what usually happens in these situations. I am all for listening to everyones opinions and supporting them whole heartedly, but sometimes you don't want just a random thought to ponder on. Sometimes you just need their support.
The God Complex, to define it for you all, is the belief that one is God (one being that person). They believe that their opinions are unquestionably correct. If anyone has studied Greek dramas, it can also be seen as Hubris.
Now I can understand that sometimes you may be right, but you are never going to be completely right all the time. It can't be helped. People make mistakes and people learn from them. But when someone is so bluntly denying the fact that they were in the wrong, its disheartening.
But I'm flying under the radar this year, so I am just trying to let things play out. Be as they may.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Results
So I got the results back from the writing competition I entered this August. I didn't make it into a finalist.
I don't know what else to say. It's a little discouraging, but then again I am just starting out. Maybe I just think that I should be able to do better then what I actually can. Alls well. I should get back to studying. :(
I don't know what else to say. It's a little discouraging, but then again I am just starting out. Maybe I just think that I should be able to do better then what I actually can. Alls well. I should get back to studying. :(
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
First Snow
22 inches today. People need to learn how to drive like grandmas because you can't be driving around like a maniac when the road is sheer ice.
What made my day though was the UofL plowing the sidewalk while people were walking by. Chucking snow at people. Lols
What made my day though was the UofL plowing the sidewalk while people were walking by. Chucking snow at people. Lols
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Demoted Coconut
So. To start off I will explain that the title of this blog is only 2/3s of what this blog is about. But I (for some reason) couldn't seem to find a better qualified title that worked with all three. They were just awkward. Like my life. Joy.
First. I am getting demoted. Literally. Apparently my hours are not "fitting" into being a SL. So, I am getting demoted back to just a sales associate. It's bitter sweet, to be completely honest. It wont be as stressful having to feel like you are being left there to run the store by yourself, but on the other hand I am losing some of my freedom that I gained there. Not to mention a pay loss. I understand that I have limited hours, and especially right now with my midterms, but they aren't giving me hours that I am available on to start with. I am available Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. Open to close. But next week I have a midterm so I booked off Monday. So then I am available to close Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday. Which is 24 hours. Only 8 less then my usual week of 32. BUT they gave me Sunday and Monday off, so therefore I would only get 16 hours. Apparently me asking for Thanksgiving off, one of the few times that I ask for off, made a huge issue with my availability. I usually get 24 hours a week, and my work is 'unable to work that into the schedule' even though the job description for a SL states that they will be working a minimum of 20 hours a week and up to 40 hours, though they may get more or less then minimum. And this is an issue how? Meh. I'll get over it. I told the girl who is taking my place good luck, because the way they treat me is now on your shoulders.
Second. I have a slight addiction to Pinterest. And everyone knows it. Well, a while ago I found this cool hair trick with coconut oil that I thought I would try out. So the thing requires you to buy this expensive bottle of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil online, take a handful of this oil (it has a similar texture to lotion) and put it into your dry hair. If you have an individual heater at home, sit under the heat for 15 minutes. If you don't, just leave the coconut in your hair for 30 minutes like everyone else. After that you should wash out your hair (twice is what is recommended) and you should be good to go. Well, I wanted to try it, but didn't want to buy the expensive crap. So instead I bought this:
First. I am getting demoted. Literally. Apparently my hours are not "fitting" into being a SL. So, I am getting demoted back to just a sales associate. It's bitter sweet, to be completely honest. It wont be as stressful having to feel like you are being left there to run the store by yourself, but on the other hand I am losing some of my freedom that I gained there. Not to mention a pay loss. I understand that I have limited hours, and especially right now with my midterms, but they aren't giving me hours that I am available on to start with. I am available Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. Open to close. But next week I have a midterm so I booked off Monday. So then I am available to close Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday. Which is 24 hours. Only 8 less then my usual week of 32. BUT they gave me Sunday and Monday off, so therefore I would only get 16 hours. Apparently me asking for Thanksgiving off, one of the few times that I ask for off, made a huge issue with my availability. I usually get 24 hours a week, and my work is 'unable to work that into the schedule' even though the job description for a SL states that they will be working a minimum of 20 hours a week and up to 40 hours, though they may get more or less then minimum. And this is an issue how? Meh. I'll get over it. I told the girl who is taking my place good luck, because the way they treat me is now on your shoulders.
Second. I have a slight addiction to Pinterest. And everyone knows it. Well, a while ago I found this cool hair trick with coconut oil that I thought I would try out. So the thing requires you to buy this expensive bottle of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil online, take a handful of this oil (it has a similar texture to lotion) and put it into your dry hair. If you have an individual heater at home, sit under the heat for 15 minutes. If you don't, just leave the coconut in your hair for 30 minutes like everyone else. After that you should wash out your hair (twice is what is recommended) and you should be good to go. Well, I wanted to try it, but didn't want to buy the expensive crap. So instead I bought this:
For a whole whopping $9.99. It was on sale too. =D. So I put it in my hair for the 30 minutes, and then washed it out twice, put my conditioner in, and went to bed. When I woke up this morning, my hair was actually softer. I don't know if this will actually help with the growing/strengthening thing that people say it will do, but it's worth a shot. So we will see. I will post something about it if I do notice a difference.
The third point I want to talk about, is there are days that you see everyone that you dislike. Every single one of them. And that is what happened to my friend Mak and I today after we had our neuropsych quiz (which was actually really hard this week =S). We ran into one of my old roommates, and one of Mak's friends who is a complete psycho. We were walking after seeing them and laughing at the irony that we were thinking to ourselves "who could we possible see next" and we both answered at the same time: "Vicky". If you don't know Vicky, or haven't heard the story, it is not my story to tell. But she is crazy. Like actually crazy. She tried to poison someone. And we have proof. Enough said.
But that's all that I was going to blog about today. I can't believe I blogged twice in one week, that has to be crazy for me. I haven't done that in a while. Oh, an after thought I think I'll mention. I got an A- on my first midterm of the semester. Yay! It can only go uphill from here (I'm an optimist at times.)!
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Thanksgiving Weekend 2012
So this weekend was lovely Thanksgiving. And besides getting stuffed like a turkey, a lot of funny things happened. I got off work at 9:30pm on friday and went home and packed up my stuff, did some laundry, cleaned up a bit (ish), and then went to bed. The next morning, bright and early (at 9:30am), I was on the road heading back to Calgary. When I got there my family was just chilling around, until I decided my mom was going to buy me groceries at Costco. (What? You didn't realize groceries were cheaper back in Calgary? Well, they are. It's almost as though they are free. ;P)
Costco (for those that don't know), is a giant wholesale store where you can buy bulk items for cheap. It's like Walmart, except instead of buying a regular sized item for $3 or so, you can buy an over-sized version of that same item for close to the same price. Anyways, let me tell you. It was a crazy madhouse. But we wanted to be done and over with, so we went through it all. Apparently, when my mom goes to Costco she likes to go down EVERY isle. EVERY single one. So... that was fun. We saw the lovely Costco pumpkin pies, which made for a funny dinner conversation, bringing up the whole "Man-punches-another-man-over-last-Costco-Pumpkin-Pie" fiasco. I mean, seriously. Go to Safeway. They are like.... $2.99. They are not even the best ones people.
Anyways, after that we went to Dinner #1. Which went something like this:
My family showing up and realizing that my cousins are up from Lethbridge (Yes they live in the same city as me. No, we do not hang out often.) After some lovely chatting, dinner was served. And it was....Filling. We had soooo much food, but it was soo yummy. I probably gained 5 pounds from that dinner alone. After dinner we did the dishes. And I should let you know, that I am the one in my family to usually wash dishes, because for some reason I have issues when people hand wash my personal dishes, because I feel like they actually can't do it right. But, that night my Aunt C. started the dishes.
Costco (for those that don't know), is a giant wholesale store where you can buy bulk items for cheap. It's like Walmart, except instead of buying a regular sized item for $3 or so, you can buy an over-sized version of that same item for close to the same price. Anyways, let me tell you. It was a crazy madhouse. But we wanted to be done and over with, so we went through it all. Apparently, when my mom goes to Costco she likes to go down EVERY isle. EVERY single one. So... that was fun. We saw the lovely Costco pumpkin pies, which made for a funny dinner conversation, bringing up the whole "Man-punches-another-man-over-last-Costco-Pumpkin-Pie" fiasco. I mean, seriously. Go to Safeway. They are like.... $2.99. They are not even the best ones people.
Anyways, after that we went to Dinner #1. Which went something like this:
My family showing up and realizing that my cousins are up from Lethbridge (Yes they live in the same city as me. No, we do not hang out often.) After some lovely chatting, dinner was served. And it was....Filling. We had soooo much food, but it was soo yummy. I probably gained 5 pounds from that dinner alone. After dinner we did the dishes. And I should let you know, that I am the one in my family to usually wash dishes, because for some reason I have issues when people hand wash my personal dishes, because I feel like they actually can't do it right. But, that night my Aunt C. started the dishes.
Let me just say, that image above is what my face actually looked like. But, whatever, I decided I would just dry. It's the nice thing to do. Well. Besides my Aunt trying to throw my grandmothers silverware down the garberator, she does not know how to wash shit. The look on my grandpa's face though was PRICELESS. It was even better when he was mumbling about how ridiculous my Aunt was, and how she needs to learn to check the sink, etc., all while I am laughing hysterically in the back ground. Then my grandpa and I just stood around laughing while I was trying to "dry" the turkey pot. I will just say, that I was trying to be polite and not have her RE-wash the dish, even though I would have. No. Let me say that again. I wouldn't have to rewash the turkey pot because I am actually able to wash things properly. After that, my grandma realized that C. couldn't wash things properly after it took me so long to dry and after watching me drag my cloth back and forth on certain areas and come off with filth.
Continuing, after that we had PUMPKIN PIE! with WHIP CREAM which is lovely. It's wayyyy better then the Pumpkin Spice Lattes at starbucks. Yummm. Then we started telling old stories of how I would run away as a child and stuff.
Next.
I decided that I needed to do SOME studying over the long weekend. Because there was no way that I was going to be able to catch up if I didn't. So I went to starbucks and studied for an hour before meeting up with my BFF Lulu. There she gave me these awesome mugs to add to my suddenly large mug collection:
I am a huge Beatle fan, if you couldn't already tell. The mugs say: (1) I get by with a little help from my friends, (2) Let it be, (3) All you need is love, (4) It's been a hard day's night. And I've been working like a dog.
Then I suggested that we go shopping (I didn't end up buying anything, but Lulu spent a small fortune). After that she introduced me to her new boyfriend Jordan. And he seems nice. I didn't really get a chance to interrog--talk to him *cough cough*. But one of these days I will. But seriously, they seem happy, so if they are happy then I am happy.
After that, I was getting sentimental (due to what mall we went to) and decided I wanted to go back down memory lane to high school and get some good lunch time memories. So at 3:30pm we decided to get BUBBLE TEA! And we both had another Thanksgiving dinner to go to. To explain what a bubble tea is, it is like a fruit smoothie with tapioca beads in the bottom, but I don't like the tapioca beads so I get the Jelly. I got a Peach smoothie with Lychee jelly(red straw) and Lulu got a Mango smoothie with half-tapioca and half-lychee jelly (purple straw):
I got my mom to try a sip when I got home, and didn't tell her about the jelly in the bottom. Haha, she freaked out just a little bit. It was entertaining.
Dinner #2. At my Aunt and Uncles house, with a bonus of my cousin not being in the country. Instead of a full turkey, they made a turkey roll. Yes. I had no idea what that was either. It's pretty much like turkey wrapped around some stuffing, and cooked. The stuffing was horrendous, but the turkey was good. My grandma (different set now) made a HUGE ham, which I was going to take some home, but I forgot. She also made me a bag of "her" cookies, which I ate all of except for 4. She gave me a dozen....Two days ago. =D Overall, it was pretty uneventful, until my Aunt Lynns brother came over. Let me tell you. I thought my family was weird, and then I met them and thank the Lord. After that my sister and I left to see Hotel Transylvania which was actually quite cute. I would watch it again. Then I made my mom stay up till 1 in the morning. She usually goes to bed at 9pm. I laughed in the morning.
And so that was my weekend. Pretty busy, but also pretty relaxing. Hopefully everyone in Canada had a relaxing long weekend, or if you aren't in Canada, just a relaxing normal weekend. Till I blog again!
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Ugh. I just got Facebook for the first time in... Two(?) years. And I already regret it. But it's not for anything but staying in touch with my family. They seem to do soo much without me, that I am beginning to feel left out.
Anyways, one thing I do want to say is Happy Thanksgiving from Canada! Our thanksgiving is on Monday October, 8th so let me be the first to give thanks! I hope everyone has a good weekend, and some time off. I myself am enjoying the lovely splendors of Calgary with the fam-jam and couldn't be happier. Well. If I didn't have to work or study I would be ecstatic, but what can you do. Give thanks for the people surrounding you because you are very special to someone out there.... most likely. ;)
Anyways, one thing I do want to say is Happy Thanksgiving from Canada! Our thanksgiving is on Monday October, 8th so let me be the first to give thanks! I hope everyone has a good weekend, and some time off. I myself am enjoying the lovely splendors of Calgary with the fam-jam and couldn't be happier. Well. If I didn't have to work or study I would be ecstatic, but what can you do. Give thanks for the people surrounding you because you are very special to someone out there.... most likely. ;)
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
School Life
Things have been good. Am I am getting nervous. I feel like I am in the eye of the storm and something will suddenly shove me down to the ground and ruin my life forever. But maybe the shit in my life is actually over. I mean work has been getting better.... but whose to say that it wont be a shit-show tomorrow, school is actually interesting to me, I am getting decent grades, I have been eating healthy, trying to work out more often (so walking is considered this because I am a lazy bum), and I have a roommate that I can actually socialize with. Money is still an issue, BUT today I looked at my bank account and was confused because my visa was saying Balance: (180) and I was soo sure I had paid off my bill. And I did! I had over paid it almost $200. So getting that back today was absolutely lovely.
I ran in to a couple people today that I don't usually see. Like Cathy and Julianna. It's weird because I saw them both, not together, but when we hang out it is usually the three of us. I have realized though that everyone is really busy with school and stuff. But... if I can make time to hang out with people, then I think it is acceptable for others to be able too as well. Cause lets be honest, I have 2 full-time jobs at this very moment, whereas others don't. It's not too difficult to text though, right?
I am nervous because I know exams are coming up, but for some reason, my exams are all spread out. Well my mmidterms. I have one October 4th (Western Civilization), October 16th (Human Neuropsychology), and October 23rd (History of Jazz). I think I can handle this. Maybe this "reading the textbook" and "taking notes" thing really works. Well if it does, its because I have a homework Nazi living with me and she makes me want to be smart (just kidding, not really....LOVE YOU CHELSEA).
Maybe my organizer is making me more focused. This organizer is fantastic. I bought it down in Barnes & Noble when I went down with my sister for the weekend and its perfect. It is part wallet, part weekly planner, expense organizer, goal holder, project list, and reference holder. It has my entire life in that thing. Here's a couple pictures of that bad-boy:
I ran in to a couple people today that I don't usually see. Like Cathy and Julianna. It's weird because I saw them both, not together, but when we hang out it is usually the three of us. I have realized though that everyone is really busy with school and stuff. But... if I can make time to hang out with people, then I think it is acceptable for others to be able too as well. Cause lets be honest, I have 2 full-time jobs at this very moment, whereas others don't. It's not too difficult to text though, right?
I am nervous because I know exams are coming up, but for some reason, my exams are all spread out. Well my mmidterms. I have one October 4th (Western Civilization), October 16th (Human Neuropsychology), and October 23rd (History of Jazz). I think I can handle this. Maybe this "reading the textbook" and "taking notes" thing really works. Well if it does, its because I have a homework Nazi living with me and she makes me want to be smart (just kidding, not really....LOVE YOU CHELSEA).
Maybe my organizer is making me more focused. This organizer is fantastic. I bought it down in Barnes & Noble when I went down with my sister for the weekend and its perfect. It is part wallet, part weekly planner, expense organizer, goal holder, project list, and reference holder. It has my entire life in that thing. Here's a couple pictures of that bad-boy:
And this is what my current week is looking like. Maybe I am not actually that organized...
On a random note, I love the band Stars and their newest album "North" is fantastic. It's got an 80s and folk feel to it and I am really loving it. Maybe you should check it out!
Friday, 21 September 2012
I Want vs. I Need
Sometimes I hate pay day. Just because for me, I get paid and it feels as though all of my money is gone. I'm trying to save up some money for after I graduate, but it just doesn't seem to be happening. At one point I think I will finally get it right, but for that is just not today. I really wish that here in Canada we could go all Extreme Couponing, but alas.... we can't. This is like the one time that I wish I was American. I am however only an hour away from the border, so I could drive down and grocery shop, but I do have a slight addiction problem to random things in general, so it would not be a good idea.
I NEED to tell myself more often to get the essentials, and that is it. As long as I can make it through until my next pay check I should be okay. I just wish my pay check knew that. Bleh. =(
WANTS vs. NEEDS. Get it together Todd. (=D)
I NEED to tell myself more often to get the essentials, and that is it. As long as I can make it through until my next pay check I should be okay. I just wish my pay check knew that. Bleh. =(
WANTS vs. NEEDS. Get it together Todd. (=D)
Monday, 10 September 2012
28 Day Challenge
I'm just going to start off by saying I am not very good at running. But I have a strange belief that the Zombie Apocalypse will be the death of all humans. I'm not saying this to be all morbid, I'm saying this because I am not very good at running. And for some reason I feel like Zombies would be VERY good at running.
So what I decided to do was make a challenge out of it. Running and Zombies. I called it the 28 Day Challenge (because of the movie 28 days later and because after 27 days of doing something constant it becomes a habit...so I hope running will become a habit for me).
And let me tell you. Getting up and out of bed this morning at 6:00 AM was exhausting. I kept wanting to just go back to sleep, but then I thought of a post I saw on pinterest (placed below) and I couldn`t. And for me to get up this early by my OWN choice, is a short straw away from a miracle. I mean I am usually up at 8:00 ish every other day, but 6:00? No.
So what I decided to do was make a challenge out of it. Running and Zombies. I called it the 28 Day Challenge (because of the movie 28 days later and because after 27 days of doing something constant it becomes a habit...so I hope running will become a habit for me).
And let me tell you. Getting up and out of bed this morning at 6:00 AM was exhausting. I kept wanting to just go back to sleep, but then I thought of a post I saw on pinterest (placed below) and I couldn`t. And for me to get up this early by my OWN choice, is a short straw away from a miracle. I mean I am usually up at 8:00 ish every other day, but 6:00? No.
My running, was basically a walk. With maybe three intervals of actual running. It's not for lack of trying, its just that. Well these are going to sound like excuses, but THEY ARE NOT, 1) I need to find a better way to hold my iPod because I thought it was going to fall out of my pocket, 2) I need to find a place to put my keys, 3) I need to STRETCH, 4) Be Hydrated, 5) Run.
Well I'm done. I have to study and go to work today, so my life sucks. Bleh. I can't wait to take a nap by the pool tomorrow. =)
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Done.
I have learned that people come and go from your life with reasons. And sometimes you can try and keep others in your life, but when it comes to the point where you are the only one trying, its exhausting. After so many attempts, I just no longer care at being considered the "bad" friend anymore.
A quote I saw the other day goes something like this:
My fourth year of university starts in two days. And I'm nervous, because my job sucks. And I am stressed with that and the hours I have. And now I'm about to enter into the last year that I will take at this university and it's stressful. And I just don't want to waste my time any more trying to be with people who don't want to be with me.
I know who my friends are. Who my best friends are. They are the people that I won't talk to for weeks or months, but can pick up a conversation exactly where we left off, because we are not trying to be someone else (my sister, Lulu, Chels, Ami, Mak, and Nat. That's if you are reading this). I know that I am not the easiest person to get along with at most times. And sometimes I annoy myself too, but I love you guys. This all sounds really high school-ish I know, but I seem to be having a mid-twenty crisis. Or maybe I am just becoming the blunt person who will say everything that no one else will.
What I am trying to say, is that I am going to treat people the way they treat me. So if you want to get together with me, make the effort. If you don't, then I am not making the effort. Sometimes becoming a full-time introvert is something I believe I could walk into gracefully, but then I think I enjoy talking too much.
Moving on.
Relating to my earlier point about work, I am going to write this here because sometimes I think a roommate can only hear so much before becoming annoyed (sorry Chels). But FYI. My availability says I am UNABLE to work on tuesdays and thursdays, so don't ask me to come in because the STORE MANAGER is sick today and we have a window change. DO NOT ask me to come in on Thursday, because said manager is going to be sick still because I AM UNAVAILABLE. I am there to make money to pay off school, not have this shit-show as my full time career. Oh, and I requested it off. Did you? No. So guess who is the one missing the Miranda Lambert concert? You. Go eff yourself you ugly cow, I-wish-I-could-punch-you-in-the-face-so-you-curl-into-a-ball-and-die-and-have-coach-roaches-eat-out-your-eyes-while-you-are-conscious. Oh and to my "sick manager". If you want to go to Nanton and get laid by your greasy-ass fuck buddy so he can cheat/leave you like your last two husbands and old boyfriend have fun. I am done with your shit and bending over back words for your every need. I hate you all. Every single one of you.
I feel like I need to change my availability. Or quit. I honestly don't know what to do, and talking/writing about it isn't doing anything. Everyone is giving me advice, and I am overwhelmed. I don't think anyone really realizes what this is doing to me. And I tried talking to my manager, but then I just end up getting confronted at work by another manager or persuaded about something I had an issue with earlier. And the one person who I trust at the store, is starting to tell "sick manager" things that I have told her in confidence. I honestly just don't have anyone to trust anymore there.
And I need help. Or a sign. That things get better, and that life or my job isn't always going to be this hard and confusing. That maybe, just maybe, I can look back at this job to see what I have learned from it. Now, at this very moment, all I feel is that it is making me bitter, unhappy, stressed, sad, and angry. I shouldn't have to go to work and have to do mundane things like folding crap to hide the fact that I am about to cry, when nothing has happened to make me want to.
Sometimes I question whether it's my job or if there is something wrong with me... Frick.
A quote I saw the other day goes something like this:
We are acquaintances with memoriesThat is how I feel. I just can't understand how after putting so much effort into making a relationship, how some people can just throw it away. I mean I understand that people fade and change (I saw that happen with my friends from high school), what I can't understand is how someone will just not try. They are the exact same person they were when you were friends, but for some reason think you are yesterdays news.
My fourth year of university starts in two days. And I'm nervous, because my job sucks. And I am stressed with that and the hours I have. And now I'm about to enter into the last year that I will take at this university and it's stressful. And I just don't want to waste my time any more trying to be with people who don't want to be with me.
I know who my friends are. Who my best friends are. They are the people that I won't talk to for weeks or months, but can pick up a conversation exactly where we left off, because we are not trying to be someone else (my sister, Lulu, Chels, Ami, Mak, and Nat. That's if you are reading this). I know that I am not the easiest person to get along with at most times. And sometimes I annoy myself too, but I love you guys. This all sounds really high school-ish I know, but I seem to be having a mid-twenty crisis. Or maybe I am just becoming the blunt person who will say everything that no one else will.
What I am trying to say, is that I am going to treat people the way they treat me. So if you want to get together with me, make the effort. If you don't, then I am not making the effort. Sometimes becoming a full-time introvert is something I believe I could walk into gracefully, but then I think I enjoy talking too much.
Moving on.
Relating to my earlier point about work, I am going to write this here because sometimes I think a roommate can only hear so much before becoming annoyed (sorry Chels). But FYI. My availability says I am UNABLE to work on tuesdays and thursdays, so don't ask me to come in because the STORE MANAGER is sick today and we have a window change. DO NOT ask me to come in on Thursday, because said manager is going to be sick still because I AM UNAVAILABLE. I am there to make money to pay off school, not have this shit-show as my full time career. Oh, and I requested it off. Did you? No. So guess who is the one missing the Miranda Lambert concert? You. Go eff yourself you ugly cow, I-wish-I-could-punch-you-in-the-face-so-you-curl-into-a-ball-and-die-and-have-coach-roaches-eat-out-your-eyes-while-you-are-conscious. Oh and to my "sick manager". If you want to go to Nanton and get laid by your greasy-ass fuck buddy so he can cheat/leave you like your last two husbands and old boyfriend have fun. I am done with your shit and bending over back words for your every need. I hate you all. Every single one of you.
I feel like I need to change my availability. Or quit. I honestly don't know what to do, and talking/writing about it isn't doing anything. Everyone is giving me advice, and I am overwhelmed. I don't think anyone really realizes what this is doing to me. And I tried talking to my manager, but then I just end up getting confronted at work by another manager or persuaded about something I had an issue with earlier. And the one person who I trust at the store, is starting to tell "sick manager" things that I have told her in confidence. I honestly just don't have anyone to trust anymore there.
And I need help. Or a sign. That things get better, and that life or my job isn't always going to be this hard and confusing. That maybe, just maybe, I can look back at this job to see what I have learned from it. Now, at this very moment, all I feel is that it is making me bitter, unhappy, stressed, sad, and angry. I shouldn't have to go to work and have to do mundane things like folding crap to hide the fact that I am about to cry, when nothing has happened to make me want to.
Sometimes I question whether it's my job or if there is something wrong with me... Frick.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Your Path
I have learned, that it is through challenge and perseverance that what you dream will become yours. I no longer believe that sitting around waiting for life to come to you is the answer. Because its not. It's dedication. And I feel that this summer has been some sort of a wake up call for me. Karma, or some higher entity telling me too look at my life, look where the path I am on is leading me, and see if that is where I want to end up.
To be completely honest, my current path is not leading me to where I want to be. But I can't say that it is any ones fault, but my own.
Where I want to be, has little to no path, and that is because I am scared to start building it. I know now, that if I stay on my current path, I will be unhappy. So, to create my path, I need to do two things.
One: Practice at what I want to do for the rest of my life
and Two: Try, Fail, and Try Again until somehow you make it.
I do not want to one day look back at my life and regret my choices, or think "What if?". I want to be able to say I tried, and if I fail, then I will say, I failed. But I want to go after what I want to be, the person who I am inside, and see if maybe, just maybe, I can somehow live that life to the fullest.
I am darkened by realizing this, but I know that I will be able to move forward. At this moment, I feel as though I am trapped underground and unable to emerge into the light. There is a quote from a book I read this summer, that summarizes what I feel. It is in the book London Under by Peter Ackroyd:
To be completely honest, my current path is not leading me to where I want to be. But I can't say that it is any ones fault, but my own.
Where I want to be, has little to no path, and that is because I am scared to start building it. I know now, that if I stay on my current path, I will be unhappy. So, to create my path, I need to do two things.
One: Practice at what I want to do for the rest of my life
and Two: Try, Fail, and Try Again until somehow you make it.
I do not want to one day look back at my life and regret my choices, or think "What if?". I want to be able to say I tried, and if I fail, then I will say, I failed. But I want to go after what I want to be, the person who I am inside, and see if maybe, just maybe, I can somehow live that life to the fullest.
I am darkened by realizing this, but I know that I will be able to move forward. At this moment, I feel as though I am trapped underground and unable to emerge into the light. There is a quote from a book I read this summer, that summarizes what I feel. It is in the book London Under by Peter Ackroyd:
A subterranean space may be the object of attraction as well as of fear. Healing wells and places of worship lie beneath the streets. Like a mother, the lower deep may have a warm embrace. It is a haven from the outside world. It is a refuge from attack. In the darkness you cannot be seen.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Doctor Who
I am officially a crazy person. But if you have not watched Doctor Who then your life is deprived. I am posting a picture, and I may never look at this post again because ... Well you know why if you watch DW. Lovely days. Hopefully I write more soon. I should have a lot more free time coming up. ;)
Monday, 4 June 2012
The Zombies are coming...
In the news lately there has been talk about the man in Florida who ate another mans face off. And I have been really interested in this, due to the fact that I am a zombie lover.
To start off, when I was in high school my friends to me to "28 weeks later" (the sequel to "28 day later") and when asked what I thought of the movie I said it was scary. Not because of the movie itself, but rather the idea that something man-made could be the start of a zombie apocalypse. And so here I was sitting at home when I hear of a man, who ate another mans face off.
Maybe if the culture was different and there wasn't a fascination about zombies at this time, we would all be sitting here reading about the in-the-closet-cannibal whose meal suddenly ran away on him. And yet, finding out that it took six bullets to the head to finally stop him, had me questioning the cannibalism. I mean. In one article, it stated that after being yelled at by police officers to stop, the man "looked at them with flesh in his mouth and growled". Growled.
This is my question to you, oh Mr. Hannibal Lector. But I'm pretty sure you enjoyed cooking your meals, am I correct? And eating at a table, in fine delicacy, not growling at authority. (yes I understand that there are other cannibals in the world, but seeing as this happened in the states I feel Hannibal is more suited than savages).
So how would this be compared to cannibalism?
There are also some other facts about Florida that just Don't. Add. Up. Like schools shutting down after rashes have appeared on children that cannot be explained, or the fact that there have been other mysterious men arrested or shot after spitting blood and trying to bite other people.
Get a shot gun because... It. Has. Begun.
I may not be the brightest bird in the bush, but let me say if I hear or see anything zombie-ish coming my way, I'm stabbing the motherfucker. End of story. I am not dying by zombie.... Well, if I actually died that be good, but I am not coming back as a zombie. Hells no.
Be warned. DO NOT joke about being a zombie around me. I have a pen and/or knife near by, and I am not afraid to stab you with it. ;)
To start off, when I was in high school my friends to me to "28 weeks later" (the sequel to "28 day later") and when asked what I thought of the movie I said it was scary. Not because of the movie itself, but rather the idea that something man-made could be the start of a zombie apocalypse. And so here I was sitting at home when I hear of a man, who ate another mans face off.
Maybe if the culture was different and there wasn't a fascination about zombies at this time, we would all be sitting here reading about the in-the-closet-cannibal whose meal suddenly ran away on him. And yet, finding out that it took six bullets to the head to finally stop him, had me questioning the cannibalism. I mean. In one article, it stated that after being yelled at by police officers to stop, the man "looked at them with flesh in his mouth and growled". Growled.
This is my question to you, oh Mr. Hannibal Lector. But I'm pretty sure you enjoyed cooking your meals, am I correct? And eating at a table, in fine delicacy, not growling at authority. (yes I understand that there are other cannibals in the world, but seeing as this happened in the states I feel Hannibal is more suited than savages).
So how would this be compared to cannibalism?
There are also some other facts about Florida that just Don't. Add. Up. Like schools shutting down after rashes have appeared on children that cannot be explained, or the fact that there have been other mysterious men arrested or shot after spitting blood and trying to bite other people.
Get a shot gun because... It. Has. Begun.
I may not be the brightest bird in the bush, but let me say if I hear or see anything zombie-ish coming my way, I'm stabbing the motherfucker. End of story. I am not dying by zombie.... Well, if I actually died that be good, but I am not coming back as a zombie. Hells no.
Be warned. DO NOT joke about being a zombie around me. I have a pen and/or knife near by, and I am not afraid to stab you with it. ;)
Monday, 21 May 2012
My first painting!
I'm just really proud. So you all have to see my first painting!!! That's all. More tomorrow hopefully!! Well... Today I guess! :)
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Tribez and Mystery Manor
Okay. So I feel as though I need to admit it. I am an addict. An addict of gaming. Yes. I am addicted to another game, except this one doesn't have a definite ending like PvsZ did (watch the video below to see how that ended...it was soo cute/slightly disturbing!).
Anyways. The game is called Tribez, and you can play it on your iPad. Now. It makes me feel like God. Well. Kinda. It's similar to the Sims. Except you don't have to make your people go the the bathroom etc. You pretty much just build buildings and then make food, wood, stone, lumber, tile, money, and yeah. It doesn't really seem all that appealing but it really is addicting. I wake up and check my Tribe. Before I go to bed, I check my tribe... Chels is addicted too so at least I know that I am not alone.
I kinda feel like a terrible person. I got Chelsea, my mother (who got my aunt playing), and my sister (who got her boyfriend playing). I feel like I have made a chain reaction of Tribez playing. Hopefully they don't care when realize they need food to survive. FML!
I am also addicted to Mystery Manor. Another game by the same company. I hate them right now. Just hate them. It really wouldn't go over well if I talked to them about it because knowing me, this is what I would probably say. "So. Your game is killing me...I want to have a normal life. I want to socialize. But your game is so addicting its like crack cocaine. Can you do something about it? Make it something other then crack? Mmkay thanks, bye." And it would fail epically. One of these days Tribez, you will suddenly decombust like my version of DrawSomething and I will be free of you. One day you shall see....
Fuck. I need to get out more...
I kinda feel like a terrible person. I got Chelsea, my mother (who got my aunt playing), and my sister (who got her boyfriend playing). I feel like I have made a chain reaction of Tribez playing. Hopefully they don't care when realize they need food to survive. FML!
I am also addicted to Mystery Manor. Another game by the same company. I hate them right now. Just hate them. It really wouldn't go over well if I talked to them about it because knowing me, this is what I would probably say. "So. Your game is killing me...I want to have a normal life. I want to socialize. But your game is so addicting its like crack cocaine. Can you do something about it? Make it something other then crack? Mmkay thanks, bye." And it would fail epically. One of these days Tribez, you will suddenly decombust like my version of DrawSomething and I will be free of you. One day you shall see....
Fuck. I need to get out more...
Sunday, 13 May 2012
I'm calm...I'm like a babbling brook...
So once again I feel as though I have been neglecting this blog. And I feel really bad about it. But I hope that the rest of the summer I will be a better writer and actually try to make more than one blog entry every week. I hope. I am not going to say I promise, because that would just be heartbreaking for me when I don't make an entry.
So even though I am writing this, my mind is elsewhere. I have a one-page summary of 3 chapters due tomorrow at 1:00pm and I am almost finished. But I can't seem to get the conclusion right, or seem to make it one page. It's more like three quarters and honestly, I really really just want to repeat my first paragraph backwards like my highschool teachers taught me. The up-side down pyramid so to speak. But I know that isn't really what my professor is looking for. Even though I know that she doesn't like grading things and that she is all about the freedom of art (not kidding, that is how she actually described it) I don't feel like I should half-ass it. I still have 13 more hours before it is due, but that really isn't including my sleeping, walking to school, printing it off, while also figuring out my work schedule (I really hate it when they change it on you and you don't find out until the day before...sucky!).
Besides my class (which I still love), my summer has been pretty awesome. Chels and I have hung out everyday and watched movies and TV shows. (I'll make a list of movies/TV shows that we have watched and ones that we will watch). It's nice to just be able to chill out on the couch and not have to pay money for enjoyment. We have been walking a lot too which is really good. Saturday we walked for 5 hours. And let me tell you, I did not realize that walking could make a person this sore. But maybe it is just because I am not used to walking for five hours straight. We also ended up going for an hour and a half walk today before making dinner. I think that this will be a really great summer. I can just tell. Anyways, we walked all the way across whoop up (pictured below) to downtown where Dan and I donated blood (Chels was unable to), and then we walked all around downtown Lethbridge to clothing stores, coffee shops, etc, and of course (just for Dan) the comic book store. After that we walked back to Whoop Up and back home. After that we all ate dinner then watched X-Men: The Last Stand before deciding we wanted Blizzards. Let me tell you, we all stood up and it was just a common sigh of pain from moving again. We pretty much just waddeled out the door to DQ. And then when we got back home we watched Thor. Which I absolutely love. If I had an infinite amount of money laying around I would probably buy that movie on DVD, but alas I am poor. A Nillionaire (the definition of someone who has little to no money). Welcome to my life. =)
Well, a great summer for relaxing and hanging out and writing. For work... not so much. Last summer going back home to Calgary guaranteed me 40 hours a week. Here I am getting 12. 12. I am not kidding. And I don't really know what to do. I think my only option (if things don't pick up) is for me to find a second job... Fuck. You know, it's just really frustrating. Because I have worked there for a year and a half and yet they are giving more hours to the new employees even though I have open availability on every day except for Mondays. If I knew that they wouldn't be giving me hours to pay off some shit, I would have started looking for a second job WAY earlier. Maybe I'll talk to my manager about it.... but really, all that she talks about is the fact that her boyfriend cheated on her and how she is having a midlife crisis. Imma slap a bitch.
Anyways, I really love BriTANick on YouTube and I loved Jason Dohring in Veronica Mars so I am dying to see this movie, and thought I would show you the lovely trailer to make you want to see it! The movie is Searching for Sonny and looks fantastic. I just wish it was released all around and not in circuit!
So even though I am writing this, my mind is elsewhere. I have a one-page summary of 3 chapters due tomorrow at 1:00pm and I am almost finished. But I can't seem to get the conclusion right, or seem to make it one page. It's more like three quarters and honestly, I really really just want to repeat my first paragraph backwards like my highschool teachers taught me. The up-side down pyramid so to speak. But I know that isn't really what my professor is looking for. Even though I know that she doesn't like grading things and that she is all about the freedom of art (not kidding, that is how she actually described it) I don't feel like I should half-ass it. I still have 13 more hours before it is due, but that really isn't including my sleeping, walking to school, printing it off, while also figuring out my work schedule (I really hate it when they change it on you and you don't find out until the day before...sucky!).
Besides my class (which I still love), my summer has been pretty awesome. Chels and I have hung out everyday and watched movies and TV shows. (I'll make a list of movies/TV shows that we have watched and ones that we will watch). It's nice to just be able to chill out on the couch and not have to pay money for enjoyment. We have been walking a lot too which is really good. Saturday we walked for 5 hours. And let me tell you, I did not realize that walking could make a person this sore. But maybe it is just because I am not used to walking for five hours straight. We also ended up going for an hour and a half walk today before making dinner. I think that this will be a really great summer. I can just tell. Anyways, we walked all the way across whoop up (pictured below) to downtown where Dan and I donated blood (Chels was unable to), and then we walked all around downtown Lethbridge to clothing stores, coffee shops, etc, and of course (just for Dan) the comic book store. After that we walked back to Whoop Up and back home. After that we all ate dinner then watched X-Men: The Last Stand before deciding we wanted Blizzards. Let me tell you, we all stood up and it was just a common sigh of pain from moving again. We pretty much just waddeled out the door to DQ. And then when we got back home we watched Thor. Which I absolutely love. If I had an infinite amount of money laying around I would probably buy that movie on DVD, but alas I am poor. A Nillionaire (the definition of someone who has little to no money). Welcome to my life. =)
(This is the best picture I could find...it goes on for a little bit more than what is shown)
Well, a great summer for relaxing and hanging out and writing. For work... not so much. Last summer going back home to Calgary guaranteed me 40 hours a week. Here I am getting 12. 12. I am not kidding. And I don't really know what to do. I think my only option (if things don't pick up) is for me to find a second job... Fuck. You know, it's just really frustrating. Because I have worked there for a year and a half and yet they are giving more hours to the new employees even though I have open availability on every day except for Mondays. If I knew that they wouldn't be giving me hours to pay off some shit, I would have started looking for a second job WAY earlier. Maybe I'll talk to my manager about it.... but really, all that she talks about is the fact that her boyfriend cheated on her and how she is having a midlife crisis. Imma slap a bitch.
Anyways, I really love BriTANick on YouTube and I loved Jason Dohring in Veronica Mars so I am dying to see this movie, and thought I would show you the lovely trailer to make you want to see it! The movie is Searching for Sonny and looks fantastic. I just wish it was released all around and not in circuit!
Have a good week (if I don't blog at some point;))
Monday, 7 May 2012
THIS IS WHY:
To start off this post, I was going to put a video that I made that described the reasoning behind this post, but technology hates me so that wont work. Instead, I will quote what is in the video.
Yup. 53 days bitch. 53 days.
THIS IS WHY: I am excited about summer school. I started my summer course today and it was absolutely amazing. I honestly can not wait until next Monday. It was 6 hours long, and when she told us to go on our break I thought it had been 10 minutes. It was just that good. It's Merging Expressive Art and Animal Assisted Therapy and we get to draw and play with a dog all class. No joke. I cannot wait. We got to go out today and draw shadows and then write in our spirit journals. =)
THIS IS WHY: everyone should go and see the Avengers. BECAUSE IT IS FRICKEN AWESOME. Just go and see it. I have nothing to say. It is a good one for all ages. But, be sure to stay after the credits. There were 2 mini scenes. One half way through the credits and another one at the very end. However I have heard that the one at the very end is just for North American audiences, and no one has contracdicted me. So who knows. But definitely stay afterwords.
Now I am going to watch Thor. (YES! It was that good. I am going to watch every movie that I didn't watch before Avengers, just to see how amazing they are) Well. Try to... because my roommate is a deaf bitch. =) Happy days.
THIS IS WHY: I hate my roommate with a passion. A Closed Door + shitty Music = :| (dead face okay?) They have the entire apartment and I only have my room =( Why must you hate me soo much? Plus I had to walk in on them today, AWKWARD much??I had more, but seeing as there is no sound it just wouldn't make sense to put it on the quote. So instead, here is a picture to support my shitty life:
THIS IS WHY: I am excited about summer school. I started my summer course today and it was absolutely amazing. I honestly can not wait until next Monday. It was 6 hours long, and when she told us to go on our break I thought it had been 10 minutes. It was just that good. It's Merging Expressive Art and Animal Assisted Therapy and we get to draw and play with a dog all class. No joke. I cannot wait. We got to go out today and draw shadows and then write in our spirit journals. =)
THIS IS WHY: everyone should go and see the Avengers. BECAUSE IT IS FRICKEN AWESOME. Just go and see it. I have nothing to say. It is a good one for all ages. But, be sure to stay after the credits. There were 2 mini scenes. One half way through the credits and another one at the very end. However I have heard that the one at the very end is just for North American audiences, and no one has contracdicted me. So who knows. But definitely stay afterwords.
Now I am going to watch Thor. (YES! It was that good. I am going to watch every movie that I didn't watch before Avengers, just to see how amazing they are) Well. Try to... because my roommate is a deaf bitch. =) Happy days.
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Snow Day
Today is a day when I just want to sit inside and not do anything. But instead I got to work for 8 hours and when I left work I found out that it snowed. All day. Here is the proof.
That is what I saw from my car. I was walking by myself and didn't want to stop and have people gawk at me for taking pictures. But. This is life. Well, Canadian life. One year my sister had a birthday party canceled because it snowed....She was born May 25. I just hope it doesn't snow in July. Cause that might be saddening.
But now that I am home and just relaxing by myself (because my roommate isn't here JOY) I have decided to watch Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. And yes, I did have plans to go out (Happy Cinco de Mayo people) but honestly I just want to save up money and actually enjoy my night instead of going to the bar...no. Not the bar, the strip club. I honestly don't want to go to the strip club for the entire night and be uncomfortable. And that's what the birthday girl would want. So instead, this is me (and a props is going out to AMI):
What I am doing right now. Except with popcorn and I am secretly wishing I had m&m's to mix them with.
More posts to come, but now. You know what. I just realized in the Harry Potter Books, you never hear when they are sick. Now that I think about it you never hear about when any one is sick with the flu or something in any books. They always have Cancer or something. WTF. But now enjoy the rest of your day and I will enjoy mine.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Supena'd
I got Supena'd again. For this accident that I witnessed last year at this time. And I honestly can't remember what happened. It's ridiculous. I mean the girl is definitely guilty, but I don't understand how the prosecutor and the defense can just assume that everyone will put their life on hold just to sit and maybe be a witness to an accident. And they may not even use me. Ugh. Last time I thought I was getting arrested when my dad texted me and asked why the cops were at the front door asking for me. Heart attack in a bag. But this time it is just a phone message. So when I get back on Friday at 1 am they will have to come to my house and give me a fricken peice of paper. Now if is goes through I'll have to book off work and drive back to Calgary at the end of my summer. :( That's how my day has been since 6 o'clock tonight. Otherwise good.
No music today, hopefully next week. Taa Taa.
Monday, 30 April 2012
From Vegas to Anaheim
So. Today is day two of my summer vacation. And I started the day off in Las Vegas and am now ending it off in Anaheim. That's right folks, I am at Disneyland. The reason why, is because my mother thought it would be fun for us girls to not just "sit by the pool" or "see the sights we have already seen". Instead we got a 3 day pass to Disneyland. And I don't really know how I feel about it.
I mean I have just spent the day there and it was fun, but I was honestly looking forward to sleeping in and just chillin like a villain by the pool. plus (and at another time I will write more on my reasoning why) I fucking hate theme parks when they are busy or have long lines. I just don't see the point of waiting in line for 45 minutes to go on a ride for literally 4 minutes. And we went on Pirates of the Caribbean today, and it literally was you looking at puppets singing a song. It was the grown-up version of It's A Small World. Like. WTF. But. I love my mother to death, and I understand where she was thinking. So I will be happy for the next couple of days. And I understand that people are reading this and going "what a spoiled brat" but I'm not. I mean this wasn't what I was expecting. I may not be an organized person, but when I am going on vacation I like to be mentally prepared for what I am getting myself into, for at least 2 weeks in advance. I'm sorta still processing this entire thing.
But to let you know about my trip so far, I got up at 6:00am today, drove to Anaheim (4 hourish drive) then park the car and walked into Disneyland. Then we went on Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Snow White's ride (who knows what the title is), Thunder Mountain, It's a Small World, Indiana Jones, and more. One that I really enjoyed was Space Mountain. It was effing epic. It was like you were a rocket ship and you took off and were flying around space. It s black with small white lighd (the stars). I would definitely have gone on that again. But that was the longest line up. Then we went for dinner at the Blue Bayou in the New Orleans section. And omfg it was expensive. I mean I ordered my meal and was starving and after my soup (all entrees come with a soup or salad) I was full. Honest to God. And then we got bread, and then our meals came out. And I mean it was the one of the few proportionate meals that the states has to offer, but I felt like I couldn't eat it. And it was $34. So want to know what I did? I stuffed my face. I ate the entire thing, and almost threw up because that entire meal cost $34. Times that by 4. For one meal. Holy shit. The waiter who cleared my plate laughed when she grabbed it, because I had literally finished and then looked down at my plate said "who just ate their money's worth", sorta did a hand gesture at my plate in the "like a boss" movement, then sat back. And at that exact moment the waiter came up. Yup. I do that in public.
Weather wise, it was warm for the beginning of the day. And then at like 5/6 it started getting chilly. And I was getting looks because I was in a t-shirt and shorts. It was warm people. There were literally people walking down with full on winter jackets. I kinda wanted to slap them silly for being ridiculous. But currently it is 8:30pm here and I am writing this post in bed. I could just sleep and never wake up. And wil probably fall asleep in under 5 minutes after posting this. It's sad that I have to go to bed by 10 o'clock my time, whereever I go. But it's just a thing of life.
I miss all my friends back home, whether you are in Lethbridge, Calgary, Yellowknife, or wherever. I shall see you soon. I could never move away from Canada. I would get to homesick from missing my friends. :)
Chelsea: hope Dan isn't pissing you off too much after day one.
P.S. since when is YOLO a thing. It's in songs now. I think the one I heard today was by Drake. Once again thank God I am not a teenager of this age. I couldn't get use to it. YOLO. like. Wtf. Yes you only live once, since when is that new? Let's just live our life stupidly. Wow. This is a ranty entry. So I apologize.
I mean I have just spent the day there and it was fun, but I was honestly looking forward to sleeping in and just chillin like a villain by the pool. plus (and at another time I will write more on my reasoning why) I fucking hate theme parks when they are busy or have long lines. I just don't see the point of waiting in line for 45 minutes to go on a ride for literally 4 minutes. And we went on Pirates of the Caribbean today, and it literally was you looking at puppets singing a song. It was the grown-up version of It's A Small World. Like. WTF. But. I love my mother to death, and I understand where she was thinking. So I will be happy for the next couple of days. And I understand that people are reading this and going "what a spoiled brat" but I'm not. I mean this wasn't what I was expecting. I may not be an organized person, but when I am going on vacation I like to be mentally prepared for what I am getting myself into, for at least 2 weeks in advance. I'm sorta still processing this entire thing.
But to let you know about my trip so far, I got up at 6:00am today, drove to Anaheim (4 hourish drive) then park the car and walked into Disneyland. Then we went on Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Snow White's ride (who knows what the title is), Thunder Mountain, It's a Small World, Indiana Jones, and more. One that I really enjoyed was Space Mountain. It was effing epic. It was like you were a rocket ship and you took off and were flying around space. It s black with small white lighd (the stars). I would definitely have gone on that again. But that was the longest line up. Then we went for dinner at the Blue Bayou in the New Orleans section. And omfg it was expensive. I mean I ordered my meal and was starving and after my soup (all entrees come with a soup or salad) I was full. Honest to God. And then we got bread, and then our meals came out. And I mean it was the one of the few proportionate meals that the states has to offer, but I felt like I couldn't eat it. And it was $34. So want to know what I did? I stuffed my face. I ate the entire thing, and almost threw up because that entire meal cost $34. Times that by 4. For one meal. Holy shit. The waiter who cleared my plate laughed when she grabbed it, because I had literally finished and then looked down at my plate said "who just ate their money's worth", sorta did a hand gesture at my plate in the "like a boss" movement, then sat back. And at that exact moment the waiter came up. Yup. I do that in public.
Weather wise, it was warm for the beginning of the day. And then at like 5/6 it started getting chilly. And I was getting looks because I was in a t-shirt and shorts. It was warm people. There were literally people walking down with full on winter jackets. I kinda wanted to slap them silly for being ridiculous. But currently it is 8:30pm here and I am writing this post in bed. I could just sleep and never wake up. And wil probably fall asleep in under 5 minutes after posting this. It's sad that I have to go to bed by 10 o'clock my time, whereever I go. But it's just a thing of life.
I miss all my friends back home, whether you are in Lethbridge, Calgary, Yellowknife, or wherever. I shall see you soon. I could never move away from Canada. I would get to homesick from missing my friends. :)
Chelsea: hope Dan isn't pissing you off too much after day one.
P.S. since when is YOLO a thing. It's in songs now. I think the one I heard today was by Drake. Once again thank God I am not a teenager of this age. I couldn't get use to it. YOLO. like. Wtf. Yes you only live once, since when is that new? Let's just live our life stupidly. Wow. This is a ranty entry. So I apologize.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Done Spring 2012
So I am officially done Spring Semester 2012. FINALLY! Now I know recently I have only been doing Tuesday Tunes (and if it wasn't for me making sure that it was tuesday those wouldn't even be posted) and so because the summer is coming up I am hopefully going to be putting up a lot more posts.
Recently I have been looking into this writing competition for my short story that I wrote back in March. I have had a couple friends read/edit it and they say that I should enter it into a competition. I'm just really nervous. I mean there are two that I have been looking at, one deadline is May 31, and the other is August 31. There is also this other short-story competition for just Calgarians that I have been looking into. It pretty much is write a short story on one of four postcards for the 100th anniversary for the Calgary Stampede. Once again, I'm in that limbo stage of "do I enter this story, or just not do anything?". It's frustrating because I keep trying to make excuses, but there really isn't any excuse except for me not wanting to submit it. But secretly I do. Fack. If I do submit it, I will probably make a post about it...
In other news, this summer I am currently enrolled in two courses. One through the UofL and the other through Athabasca (an online university from Canada). I am taking "Merging Expressive Art and Animal Assisted Therapy" from May-June. It's a 6 hour class on Monday's only. It's going to be intense, but I think it could be really interesting...I don't really know how or what I will be graded/marked on, so I'm nervous but I really want to be in this class. The course that I am taking through Athabasca is "Adolescence". It's a little bit more easy going, due to the fact that I technically have the entire summer to do it, but it kinda freaks me out because I have the entire summer to do it. Hopefully my friends will kick me in the ass to finish this course. I am being marked on 5 quizzes (30%), written assignment (30%), and my final exam (40%). I have to get 50% or higher on my final exam or else I do not pass the course. So. Interesting right? I think I'll be okay. Knock-on-wood.
Anyways, it is ridiculously late, and I can't wait to go to bed. So I will hopefully write another entry soon. About stuff I have been promising to write on. Stupid Exams.
Recently I have been looking into this writing competition for my short story that I wrote back in March. I have had a couple friends read/edit it and they say that I should enter it into a competition. I'm just really nervous. I mean there are two that I have been looking at, one deadline is May 31, and the other is August 31. There is also this other short-story competition for just Calgarians that I have been looking into. It pretty much is write a short story on one of four postcards for the 100th anniversary for the Calgary Stampede. Once again, I'm in that limbo stage of "do I enter this story, or just not do anything?". It's frustrating because I keep trying to make excuses, but there really isn't any excuse except for me not wanting to submit it. But secretly I do. Fack. If I do submit it, I will probably make a post about it...
In other news, this summer I am currently enrolled in two courses. One through the UofL and the other through Athabasca (an online university from Canada). I am taking "Merging Expressive Art and Animal Assisted Therapy" from May-June. It's a 6 hour class on Monday's only. It's going to be intense, but I think it could be really interesting...I don't really know how or what I will be graded/marked on, so I'm nervous but I really want to be in this class. The course that I am taking through Athabasca is "Adolescence". It's a little bit more easy going, due to the fact that I technically have the entire summer to do it, but it kinda freaks me out because I have the entire summer to do it. Hopefully my friends will kick me in the ass to finish this course. I am being marked on 5 quizzes (30%), written assignment (30%), and my final exam (40%). I have to get 50% or higher on my final exam or else I do not pass the course. So. Interesting right? I think I'll be okay. Knock-on-wood.
Anyways, it is ridiculously late, and I can't wait to go to bed. So I will hopefully write another entry soon. About stuff I have been promising to write on. Stupid Exams.
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Shakespeare is Dead
...Quite literally. Tuesday of this week, I came home from the weekend and went straight to class, then hung out with Nat until 10 pm. And then when I got home Shakespeare was gone. Dead, dead, gone. It was quite depressing really. I honestly didn't really know what I was suppose to do. Am I suppose to flush him, or bury him? Yes. It was a frustrating time. But now he is gone, and is probably happy not to be rotting away anymore. At least I hope he's not rotting away in little fish heaven. That's a morbid thought.
In other news, this week has been.... something. I really don't know what to say, but I was planning on writing a lot more but due to the fact that I am entering exam weeks, that is not going to happen. After exams, I will write the blogs that I have promised (about my lovely trip to the Calgary Zoo and much more) and I think that I will have a new blog for you all tomorrow to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Titatnic sinking though... But you never know.
In a random fact to end off on. Garth Brooks is coming to play at the 100th Anniversary for the Calgary Stampede. Now to just put this in perspective, we have the Saddledom which seats 16,000 people, and 15,000 tickets went on sale this morning. Garth Brooks sold out in 58 seconds. 58 SECONDS. Blew my mind. That's just crazy. A couple of my managers were trying to buy tickets and neither of them got one. So, it's kinda crazy. But now, bed. Cheerio.
In other news, this week has been.... something. I really don't know what to say, but I was planning on writing a lot more but due to the fact that I am entering exam weeks, that is not going to happen. After exams, I will write the blogs that I have promised (about my lovely trip to the Calgary Zoo and much more) and I think that I will have a new blog for you all tomorrow to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Titatnic sinking though... But you never know.
In a random fact to end off on. Garth Brooks is coming to play at the 100th Anniversary for the Calgary Stampede. Now to just put this in perspective, we have the Saddledom which seats 16,000 people, and 15,000 tickets went on sale this morning. Garth Brooks sold out in 58 seconds. 58 SECONDS. Blew my mind. That's just crazy. A couple of my managers were trying to buy tickets and neither of them got one. So, it's kinda crazy. But now, bed. Cheerio.
Sunday, 1 April 2012
April Fools Day 2012
I love April Fools Day. I'm just not bright enough to pull off an amazing prank, and my prank would have to be amazing because there can be no half-ass-ed pranks done. For all you wondering, April Fools Day is over at noon, and if you pull a prank afterwords then it is you who is the fool.
Once again, Google has done it. They are just lovely with their pranks. Last years Gmail Body Motion was quite funny (in my opinion) and this year, just made me smile. And it makes me really want to play Zelda or Supermario. Here is a little video why:
The World:
They are always unique and some may or may not find it funny, but always entertaining.
As another reminder of last years YouTube prank, they celebrated their 100 years by showing black and videos from their first year. As just a reminder of how funny it was (or if you missed it) here it is:
This year they made a joke about how you can bring YouTube home through DVD collections. It looked pretty funny, but I can't seem to find the video anymore. It had step-by-step instructions on how to open boxes, and how to open milk containers on DVD's in video format. If someone does find it, it is worth the watch.
In the UK, a BBC article was released today (until noon when it was taken down) that "The Earth has exploded, killing everyone". Take a look at the ENTIRE article below:
There was another one that I thought I would mention, simply because my favorite animal is a hippo and I loved the Hungry Hungry Hippo's game as a child. There was a 2012 prank on an Electronic Version of the Hungry Hungry Hippo for the iPad that cost only $29.99. Hope you had a good day of pranking!
And now I am about to watch GAME OF THRONES!
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Drawsomething Art Attack
I feel like I can become a professional artist due to my fantastic drawing abilities via iPhone. And all with limited colors. It still amazes me. I just want everyone to see my awesome drawing skills. Because I'm cool like that.
So here is my rendition of The Lion King:
And my latest masterpiece the Titanic!
If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch (maybe, not 100% sure about this one) then you can start playing Drawsomething. You can just get the free version or if you are rich then you can spend the 99cents and buy the version with more words. I don't really care about how many words I get because I feel that by getting the word you have had before (or one of your opponents) then you can get better. Fantastic. Get it! My username is "Brittany R T" if you do get it.
Friday, 30 March 2012
Betta Trapped in a Trunk
I am becoming an insane fish lady. I honestly thought I had killed my fish the other day, so I went and spent $40 buying a new bowl and fish medication. Fish MEDICATION. Yeah. What did I say about Betta's earlier on this year? That they usually only survive five years or less? Right. Well currently Shakespeare is a little over 3 years old, and I'm freaking out because I think he is dying. I honestly have no idea what is wrong with me... I barely have enough money to buy groceries and yet there I go out to buy forty dollars worth of stuff for my fish which I can't even touch. What a life I live.
I feel I should mention to anyone that fish can actually get illnesses. And mine had Fin Rot. Because of dirty water. Yes I am a horrible pet owner, but excuse me for having a suicidal fish who breaks every freaking bowl I put him into and I don't have enough money to buy a new one every week. So, because of his illness, his fins have literally rotted away. The bad thing about Fin Rot is that in advanced stages (meaning after it has ate its way through the fin) it can start to attack the fishes body itself and it can die. Luckily I caught mine early enough that his mediation is working just fine and dandy and his fin seems to be growing once again. But honestly people. get to know your fish! These are tiny little things that can't do anything on their own, and you buy them because they are pretty so take care of them! I had to learn the hard way to appreciate my fish, but now Shakespeare is doing better! Hopefully he will survive another couple years with me, or at least until I graduate. Oh, Mercutio is just fine and dandy as well. =)
In other news, there really is nothing going on with my life. Except that I have 91 days until my roommate moves out, 30 days until Vegas, 24 days until I am done exams. Yahoo! So I thought I would show you another lovely vehicle that parks in my school parking lot:
I feel I should mention to anyone that fish can actually get illnesses. And mine had Fin Rot. Because of dirty water. Yes I am a horrible pet owner, but excuse me for having a suicidal fish who breaks every freaking bowl I put him into and I don't have enough money to buy a new one every week. So, because of his illness, his fins have literally rotted away. The bad thing about Fin Rot is that in advanced stages (meaning after it has ate its way through the fin) it can start to attack the fishes body itself and it can die. Luckily I caught mine early enough that his mediation is working just fine and dandy and his fin seems to be growing once again. But honestly people. get to know your fish! These are tiny little things that can't do anything on their own, and you buy them because they are pretty so take care of them! I had to learn the hard way to appreciate my fish, but now Shakespeare is doing better! Hopefully he will survive another couple years with me, or at least until I graduate. Oh, Mercutio is just fine and dandy as well. =)
In other news, there really is nothing going on with my life. Except that I have 91 days until my roommate moves out, 30 days until Vegas, 24 days until I am done exams. Yahoo! So I thought I would show you another lovely vehicle that parks in my school parking lot:
Let me just zoom in a little so you can see the full effect:
Enjoy the weekend as I will be!
Oh and don't forget to watch this video if you have the chance. Thank you Canada.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
I'm so hungry, I feel like I'm in The Hunger Games
So Monday was a roller coaster. It was a hectic day that seemed to almost never end. For me, it was pretty good, I had lunch plans and then later was going to a movie. But for everyone else it seemed to be the day from hell.
The first highlight of my day was going to Ihop with Ami. It was delicious, to die for. I got a build your own pancake combo (only 9.99$$) and got banana strawberry pancakes, with hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, and sausages. It was fantastic. I honestly would have ate every last bit of it but I thought my stomach would split. I would love to go back right now, but I feel as though I should take a 3 week vacation from it. The menu was crazy. I didn't think that there would be so many flavors of pancakes, but apparently I was proven wrong. I could say the same thing about the amount of syrups there were, but, me being Ms. Simplicity and thinking there was only one, I was corrected by the four different flavors of syrup they had on the table. Blueberry, strawberry, old fashioned, and butter pecan. I liked strawberry the best, and butter pecan the least. It tasted like it was.... honestly I have no idea what it really tasted like I just didn't like it.
It was kinda funny though, our waiter was a little weird and I think aspired to be a hovercraft, because that's what she was good at. Hovering. When we were done Ami wanted to pack up her leftovers, and the waiter sorta... handled it weird. All I remember is that at some point Ami started muttering "Don't drop it bitch. That's for later."
The food was really good. And I would highly suggest if anyone has an Ihop near you to go an take a trip there. Because you won't be disappointed.
After that I had made plans to go and see The Hunger Games with my friend Chels. It wasn't until 9:40 so we hung out around my place for a bit before going early to get some popcorn and drinks. I'm going to be honest we both ate an entire regular popcorn to ourselves. I have no shame. It was delicious. I mean, you can't go to a movie and not get some movie theatre popcorn now can you?
**Spoilers ahead (unintentional)**The movie itself, was kinda disappointing. I mean it was good, but.... I don't know. I thought that the camera work needed some help; I don't think that they should have used a hand-held camera for some parts. It was nauseating. But I understand what they were really trying to do. There were also some moments where I was kinda like, "Omfg how much longer is this movie going to be?" I also really had to pee at one point, so that made me wish that it would end faster. I mean the scenery was exactly what I imagined (which was sorta creepy, especially with the center part of arena), but I don't know. I really think that they got like after the world sorta destroys itself pretty well. I understand why a lot of people really liked it, and I will go and see the second one (maybe the third, mind you that's the worst book in the series) to see what else they do. Rue's death made me teary eyed, but that was because of Jennifer Lawrences acting. Fantastic.
I'm just one of those people that you don't want to be sitting around in a movie theatre because I talk, and nit-pick. I'm a nit-picker. I'll be honest. But I feel as though if you are getting paid to act as a character you should do the decency and actually put effort in. But not too much, because then you just look stupid. I also nit-pick the camera work, and music choice, and directors choices. I don't intentionally mean to, but sometimes I can't help it. This is probably one of the reasons why I don't go to movies very often. Hmm.
I felt that Gale could have been cut out of the movie (also in the books if you want my opinion). But instead they decided to pay Liam Hemsworth for 3 scenes. All of which he was sitting in a grassfield. Maybe I should start acting, if that's all major movie stars now have to do. Most of the other actors were fantastic, and I couldn't have been more pleased about the directors choices. Peeta's hair (Josh Hutcherson) could have used some work. It looked like... crap. Or in Makrina's words "Bad News". So I'm just going to say it's Bad News Bears.
Oh well. I hope that the movies get better, I mean if you think of the Twilight movies the first one deserved to be trashed after 5 seconds, but the movies did get better over time. So I don't know. Just me. Bleh.
It was kinda funny though, our waiter was a little weird and I think aspired to be a hovercraft, because that's what she was good at. Hovering. When we were done Ami wanted to pack up her leftovers, and the waiter sorta... handled it weird. All I remember is that at some point Ami started muttering "Don't drop it bitch. That's for later."
The food was really good. And I would highly suggest if anyone has an Ihop near you to go an take a trip there. Because you won't be disappointed.
After that I had made plans to go and see The Hunger Games with my friend Chels. It wasn't until 9:40 so we hung out around my place for a bit before going early to get some popcorn and drinks. I'm going to be honest we both ate an entire regular popcorn to ourselves. I have no shame. It was delicious. I mean, you can't go to a movie and not get some movie theatre popcorn now can you?
I'm just one of those people that you don't want to be sitting around in a movie theatre because I talk, and nit-pick. I'm a nit-picker. I'll be honest. But I feel as though if you are getting paid to act as a character you should do the decency and actually put effort in. But not too much, because then you just look stupid. I also nit-pick the camera work, and music choice, and directors choices. I don't intentionally mean to, but sometimes I can't help it. This is probably one of the reasons why I don't go to movies very often. Hmm.
I felt that Gale could have been cut out of the movie (also in the books if you want my opinion). But instead they decided to pay Liam Hemsworth for 3 scenes. All of which he was sitting in a grassfield. Maybe I should start acting, if that's all major movie stars now have to do. Most of the other actors were fantastic, and I couldn't have been more pleased about the directors choices. Peeta's hair (Josh Hutcherson) could have used some work. It looked like... crap. Or in Makrina's words "Bad News". So I'm just going to say it's Bad News Bears.
Oh well. I hope that the movies get better, I mean if you think of the Twilight movies the first one deserved to be trashed after 5 seconds, but the movies did get better over time. So I don't know. Just me. Bleh.
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Incest (*shudder*)
This is a random post. But I was looking back at some of my posts that I have written and I was reading my entry about reading week and see that I slightly mentioned the fact that I can't read about incest.
Well people I have searched high and low and found the book that ruined my childhood. It is.....(drumroll please)........ "Flowers in the Attic" by V.C. Andrews where this 12 year old girl and her 14 year old brother become sexually attracted to each other while being forced to live in the attic (because telling a dying man he has grandchildren isn't an option....wtf...). Yeah. Fucked up. I honestly have no idea how this is designated as a teen novel or even a "family saga" as Wikipedia calls it. There is even a movie. :| <- that is my face right now. Shock and awe.
Reading that as a child when I was like 12 has ruined my mentality for this stuff. I feel nauseous even thinking about it. I mean everyone has that one thing that gets under their skin and this just happened to be mine. Incest. It make me want to shed my skin and just "cleanse" myself. Or vomit.
I don't even know what else to say, so that basically sums up this entry. Don't ever read it. It should be under horror. Or they could make a category of Mentally Scarring. That's what this is. So thank you V.C. Andrews. Please don't ever write another book again.
**On a random point, the one book/tv show that I have actually completed reading/watching that has incest involved is Game of Thrones and it starts up again April 1st!!! 7 Days!!!**
Well people I have searched high and low and found the book that ruined my childhood. It is.....(drumroll please)........ "Flowers in the Attic" by V.C. Andrews where this 12 year old girl and her 14 year old brother become sexually attracted to each other while being forced to live in the attic (because telling a dying man he has grandchildren isn't an option....wtf...). Yeah. Fucked up. I honestly have no idea how this is designated as a teen novel or even a "family saga" as Wikipedia calls it. There is even a movie. :| <- that is my face right now. Shock and awe.
Reading that as a child when I was like 12 has ruined my mentality for this stuff. I feel nauseous even thinking about it. I mean everyone has that one thing that gets under their skin and this just happened to be mine. Incest. It make me want to shed my skin and just "cleanse" myself. Or vomit.
I don't even know what else to say, so that basically sums up this entry. Don't ever read it. It should be under horror. Or they could make a category of Mentally Scarring. That's what this is. So thank you V.C. Andrews. Please don't ever write another book again.
**On a random point, the one book/tv show that I have actually completed reading/watching that has incest involved is Game of Thrones and it starts up again April 1st!!! 7 Days!!!**
Friday, 23 March 2012
American Stonehenge
So I recently learned that in Elbert County, Georgia, USA that there is a monument called the American Stonehenge or the Georgia Guidestones. Now I don't usually find rocks to be that particularly interesting, however sometimes they do intrigue me. And these are one of them.
Unlike Stonehenge in the UK (pictured above), the Georgia Guidestones have ten "guides" inscribed in them. And that's not really that weird, since they were contructed in 1979 and unveiled in the 1980's by an unknown person/persons. These ten rules are:
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
- Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
- Unite humanity with a living new language.
- Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
- Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
- Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.*
*10 is actually supposed to be repeated twice
Now all of these rules are written in eight different languages (English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian). It is made of six granite stones, one in the center, with four around it, and a capstone on top. (Pictured below)
This was made (apparantly) for the Age of Reason. Or for the time after an Apocalypse. Truthfully, some of the rules make sense. I mean take #1 for example "Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature". Right now the world is currently sitting at 7 billion people that we can barely afford to feed. People have large families, and our birth control teaching sucks (another point later on this however). In the past, the reason why people would have so many children was because most would die during child birth or of the COMMON COLD. In our time, we have doctors, vaccines, and hospitals allowing people to live longer, and for more people to survive. The elderly live longer and there are more young people all at one; creating an overpopulation. A way of going against nature, hence why we are at 7 billion people. So by trying to limit the population would be smart for (and if this ever happened. IF people, I am not saying we are all going to die) the future civilization.
A point on birthcontrol, and this may just be me. But take the pill for example. It's effective 98% of the time. And thinking about the rate of evolution, at some point the body is going to realize that people are using "hormones" to control the amount of children they have. And that could be good, if this evolutionary change changed so that people weren't able to have children until they were like.... 25 - 35. And then anyone else couldn't. But what if (hypothetically, and I'm just crazy like this) the change was that no females could reproduce children. That this chemical alteration changed the hormones that females gave off and no more people had children. Anyone ever watch Children of Men? Or read the book? Well it's fantastic and I would highly suggest watching it.
I mean, this may never be the case that all females stop reproducing, but it's also crazy to think that some random person wrote ten rules for if the world suddenly ends. So I don't know. Mind fuck. That's what this is.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Facebook Parenting for the Troubled Teen
Just a video. Thank God I am not an adolescence in this period. What has happened to our youth? This generation is obsessed with Facebook, Twilight, and disrespect... just wow.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Sisterly Affection
My sister came down this weekend, which was really exciting and relaxing. When she got here we decided (while I decided, due to the fact I had a paper due monday and no ink) that we needed to go to Staples. Which we then went to, before walking around the mall nonchallantly for an hour or so while visiting my coworkers at my job. After we then decided to go to Toys'R'Us and look at the baby section and see if we could figure out what my sisters BFF (who just had a baby) would need in the next couple months. My sister then said she had a headache because she hadn't had her coffee yet for the day so we went to Tim Hortons, and we both LOST! Like. Thats pretty much 0/10 right there, and if we are doing this entire weekend, then I am at 0/12. FML.
Anyways, after we went to Tim Hortons and lost epically we decided that we wanted to head back to my place because I wanted to work on my paper for Monday, and I got my sister addicted to a game called Mystery Manor (which you can play on Facebook everyone...I'll have a blog on it later this week at some point, confronting my addiction to it). After we decided that we were hungry and went to Tony Roma's... mmmm soo good. Ribs that just peeled right off the bone. Lovely. Then we went to Walmart and we just walked around and I saw this!!!
I love Angry Birds... except I need to get 3 stars on every single level or else I can't move on. Perfectionist I know, but its just... funner? Not really. It's more frustrating when you are literally 1000 away from making the 3 stars. Anyways. After that, the day ended. Until Saturday! When we woke up went for breakfast at Tim Hortons... we did try going to IHop but seeing as it was it's first week being open we didn't want to wait an hour. After that we went to the University. Where I took my sister on a tour around the school.. Showing her all my favorite places. We hung out in the pool area for a bit, just because she could understand why I liked napping there so often. =) After that we went and visited Mak at her place and tried a smoothie of hers (which was quite good) then we went and mailed the baby clothing to my sisters BFF. After that we went to the Cheesecake factory and got some soup for a lupper, then we went to the mall and did some shopping... Where I bought these lovely shoes!
After shopping, we went to the movie Silent House. I liked it, and so did my sister. But my coworkers (which was who we went with) didn't. It was pretty good until you figure out the twist (and there is one...) at the end. I have to be honest, Elizabeth Olsen did a good job. I mean being related to the Olsen twins has to have an impact of your lifestyle, so for going into this movie it was pretty good. It was all in one take, like continuous filming, so that was really sweet. I remember in the movie Atonement (I love that movie <3) they did one scene where it was one continuous filming and it looked pretty awesome. Everyone just has to be ready for everything.
It was nice having my sister down for the weekend. I didn't really have to think about anything, and it was nice to get away from school and not have to work for a change. I quite enjoyed it. Now if only my summer could go that way, but alas I wish to graduate as soon as possible, so that means summer courses. =( But to cheer you up, enjoy this lovely T-Rex comic!
Thursday, 15 March 2012
5 days 4 homeless
I hate the five days for homeless. It's not because I feel that it is right that people are homeless and I feel like something should be done, but I don't think collecting spare change and free food is really going to change what is going on in our country or around the world for that matter. I mean think about it. They are acting like they are homeless and asking for spare change or food. How is that free donut going to stop the government from over pricing housing, or is it going to change the countries economic status? Like come on.
I don't give spare change to homeless people because I don't carry any on me. I don't give change to students lying on campus because I don't have any. I also don't think that it is AT ALL like living on the street because the security guards allow them to stay there, they are not like the police who will forcefully remove them. ALSO the police will remove the homeless when people feel like they are bothersome or pestering them..... I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING HERE! It is nothin like living on the street. But if you feel like that 10 cents will help feed a family and give them living opportunities, go for it.
I support a lot of things, because I can see the impact that it has made as a collective whole. But honestly I dot see how students acting like homeless will change the entire countries homeless problem....
I don't give spare change to homeless people because I don't carry any on me. I don't give change to students lying on campus because I don't have any. I also don't think that it is AT ALL like living on the street because the security guards allow them to stay there, they are not like the police who will forcefully remove them. ALSO the police will remove the homeless when people feel like they are bothersome or pestering them..... I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING HERE! It is nothin like living on the street. But if you feel like that 10 cents will help feed a family and give them living opportunities, go for it.
I support a lot of things, because I can see the impact that it has made as a collective whole. But honestly I dot see how students acting like homeless will change the entire countries homeless problem....
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Nat and Brit Adventure #1
This is what we do when really we should be studying. We find stuffies at shoppers and take pictures of them, go to the pool and chat about the guys working there, and then decide that we are going to make the most random YouTube channel ever seen. Anyone want to join? We haven't come up with a title but at some point we will have one and make our first video. So stay tuned for future updates!
And here is a picture of some adorable sheep we saw at the store!
And here is a picture of some adorable sheep we saw at the store!
Monday, 12 March 2012
Nom nom
Today is national Nap Day (Thanks Mak for that fun Factoid) and I feel as though that is very fitting for me. It is usually the Monday after daylight savings, where we lose an hour . I have already taken a twenty minute nap at the pool viewing area. Where I personally have spilled an entire XL coffee all over the chairs, and yet I still napped. Because that is how I feel, as though I need to nap in the most awkward places. But I honestly LOVE naps. Thank God my parents don't live in town, because I don't think they think a grown woman should be napping at 4:00 in the afternoon at a public place, by herself. Not really safe. Whatever. I have decided however, that I will always go there to nap, because it's warm but you don't have a blanket. So just lovely.. Last week Ami told me that most university students will sleep anywhere. And I can now agree with that statement. For I am now one of them.I have a new favorite napping spot in the University. Joy.
In other news Ami and I were hanging out in Galileo's Lounge (a quiet(er) area in the Student's Union Building) and these two girls came up to us and asked if we would like some free donuts. I was all "Hell Yes, Free Donuts!" But Ami (being the sensible person she is) was like "why are you giving us free donuts? Are you trying to poison us? etc. etc." Anyways after we established we weren't going to be poisoned, we chose our free donuts, WHICH WERE DELICIOUS! We got the ones with pink and yellow sprinkles on it, just because I know personally I would never go out and buy that one by myself, BUT seeing as someone else already did the buying WHO CARES!
Here are our lovely/mostly eaten donuts:
In other news Ami and I were hanging out in Galileo's Lounge (a quiet(er) area in the Student's Union Building) and these two girls came up to us and asked if we would like some free donuts. I was all "Hell Yes, Free Donuts!" But Ami (being the sensible person she is) was like "why are you giving us free donuts? Are you trying to poison us? etc. etc." Anyways after we established we weren't going to be poisoned, we chose our free donuts, WHICH WERE DELICIOUS! We got the ones with pink and yellow sprinkles on it, just because I know personally I would never go out and buy that one by myself, BUT seeing as someone else already did the buying WHO CARES!
Here are our lovely/mostly eaten donuts:
And now the sensible one herself, taking the last bite of her delicious donut (don't worry she went to the gym after words.... I cannot say the same thing for me):
And last but not least, I couldn't resist but to take a creeper photo of this license plate that I saw in my school parking lot today. It was just so cute. I really want to meet this person and see if they are awesome because I love this license plate. I did see a license plate one that was on a black car that said "ANAKIN" with a friend once, and we both took a picture of it. Sadly that was on my old old phone from two years ago, so I no longer have the picture. Hopefully another day I will see it again in Calgary and take another photo to show you. Till then, keep nom nom nom-ing on:
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