2 AM And She Calls Me Because I'm Still Awake...

1. Is anything wrong?
Umm I just found a virus on my dad's computer. But it's in the process of being fixed :)

2. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends?
Don't have that.

3. Where do you want to go to college?
Well I'm already in university so... MCC? I'd love to do the culinary institute also.

4. How many kids do you want to have?
Not sure.

5. Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
We try :)

6. What did you do for your last birthday?
My friends threw me a surprise birthday party... which I was totally late for haha

7. What were you doing last night at 12?
Umm just getting home

8. Name something you CANNOT wait for?
Plane ride!

9. Last time you saw your father?
Uhh right before he went to bed... maybe 10 or 10:30?

10. What is some thing(s) you would change in your life?
I would get to know people better and have a greater memory capacity to remember everything

11. Do you know anyone named Tom?
Why does this question pop up? Do you know someone named Jerry?

12. Last thing you ate/drank?
Nut mix and water

13. Whats your favorite month?
Hmm maybe May, since it's spring and hopefully relatively warm.

14. What is your least favorite month?
Wow I dont' have one. I can't think of any month that I don't like. I mean weatherwise, probably February, because that's usually pretty icy. But it's a short one so it's not really that bad

15. Do you like peanut butter?
Especially with maple syrup =D

16. Who’s making you feel the way you are right now?
No one "makes" you feel anything. You are the one that decides to feel it.

17. Most visited webpage?
It's a run between e-mail, facebook, and google.

18. Last person to make you mad?
Mike haha

19. Coke or pepsi?
Definitely Coke. Pepsi tastes cheaper... and is more gassy too.

22. How many siblings do you have?
One

23. Do you have any pets?
Not of my own. Had a plant.

24. Whats your favorite number?
188

25. What do you do after school/work?
Break-times :)

27. Do you have a best friend?
Sort of


HABIT CONFESSIONS

1. Do you play with things when nervous?
I usually play with things anyways, but moreso when I'm nervous.

2. Do you have an odd obsession with knives?
I like to do crafts and sometimes that involves cutting things and I enjoy it, but I don't think it's an obsession...

3. Do you sleep with the door open or closed?
Closed. I find it harder to sleep when it's open.


4. Is there at least one sound you can't stand?

The screech of metal or chalkboards. You know, the kind of sounds that make you cringe? Yeah I don't like those.

PERSONAL OPINION CONFESSIONS

1. Do you hate George Bush:
No I feel bad for him, with everyone always blasting him down. I don't know much about politics but I'm sure he did some great things for the country too. Also I read an article interviewing his daughter on Times and it's funny how we never really think about what their family is going through having to listen to all this.

2. Do you think abortion is horrible and should be illegal?
For me, I think life starts the moment that sperm hits the egg. I mean as soon as that happens, the egg starts to divide and it is an incredible process. And there have been cases where premature babies who are still in the window for abortion have been c-sectioned and lived, perfectly healthy. And if you really didn't want your baby, then there is always adoption, no matter what the circumstances for their conception was.


3. Is gay marriage fine by you?

I wouldn't do it lol


4. Do boys make better friends than girls?
No, they both make great friends.

5. Is pink an ugly color?
Pink is nice, but when I see it overly used my heart dies a little inside.

6. Needles aren't so horrible?
Well when you have to take then you have to take them, but I still always have to close my eyes and mentally prepare myself.

7. You have plenty of secrets?
Not really haha

HAVE YOU EVER CONFESSIONS

1. Have you ever fallen UP the stairs?
Mhmm

2. Have you ever had a nail fall off?
Yes, after slamming the same finger in doors three times, all by accident =S

3. Have you ever slapped someone across the face?
Not seriously

4. Have you ever killed anyone?
How did you guess?

5. Worn the same clothes for a week straight?
Not for an entire week, though in moments of desperation I have reworn clothes various times (see NB 2007, bus scheduling complications)

OTHER CONFESSIONS

1. Do you forget to take off your makeup when you go to sleep?
There have been some times when I forget to wash my face before bed but not usually.

2. Have you kissed anyone on your top friends list?
Again, I do not have one, nor will I ever get one. Gosh!

3. Do you enjoy drama?
It certainly adds a little humour and excitment in life haha

5. Have you ever gotten in a fist fight?
Sort of. But mostly it is just joking around.

6. Who would you like to hit right now?
Your face.

7. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?
I doubt my life is that exciting ;)

ALL ABOUT YOU

Birthday:
August 18th

Favorite color:
Purple and green, but I love rainbows.

Least favorite color:
Diarrhea yellow/brown. Does not look good people!

Least favorite food:
Brussel sprouts, no question.

THIS OR THAT

Wheat bread or white bread?
Multigrain all the way =D

Cake or pie?
Oh dear... I would have to go with pie I suppose.

House .. shoes or barefoot?
Barefeet.

Zoo or aquarium?
Wow tough question. Aquariums are usually prettier, but zoos are so nice too.

Waffles or pancakes?
Waffles for sure

Breakfast or brunch?
Breakfast, because then you get to eat lunch later =)

Camping or staying in a hotel?
Staying in a hotel for sure but I love camping also, as long as there are adequate washroom facilities, which include a nice shower.

Spiders or snakes?
Snakes definitely. I hate having to capitalize the start of every single one of these either/or questions also. Just getting that out there.

Math or science?
Definitely without a doubt science. Not only is it more exciting to me, but also if you feel like math it's in there too.

Preps or punks?
How about let's not put a label on people, shall we?

Soap operas or talk shows?
Talk shows. I never really got into the soap operas. There's a point where things become too corny, and the ones I've seen have reached it.

Sesame Street or Barney?
Sesame Street all the way, although Barney did have BJ, and I loved that guy.

Shampoo+conditioner (2 in 1) or separate conditioner?
Separate. Quality over convenience.

Police officers or firefighters?
Firefighters. Gotta love that uniform, and of course, their ride ;)

Watching sports or watching the news?
I would have to say the news. You learn more.

Pizza or tacos?
Ohh hard one. It depends on the mood but for me tacos are rarer so I would have to pick those.

Pringles or lays stacks?
Pringles. They are the originals.

Rap or country?
Country for sure.

Reading or writing?
Reading, I'm not that brilliant of a writer (as you may have noticed) =)

HAVE YOU EVER?

Cheated on a test?
Yes but it's dishonest and I don't anymore.

Copied someone else's homework?
Yes and it's dishonest but I'm an idiot

Smashed a pumpkin?
No but it always crosses my mind.

Held a tarantula?
No. I think I would be paralyzed with fear and fascination.

Climbed a rock wall?
Haha no but always wanted to.

Been arrested?
No but I have rode in the back of a police car and been inside a jail cell, but on two different occasions.

Stolen from your parents?
Nothing that they wouldn't let me have if I had asked but I sometimes take things without asking, like these nuts for example. But I'm not about to wake them up at this hour and ask permission lol.

Had a crush on someone over 10 years older than you?
No. There are people in movies and stuff who are older and I would consider them good looking but I wouldn't call it a crush.

Drank a beer?
Yeah

Danced in the rain?
Mhmm

Had your house catch on fire?
Nope, although there was a candle incident in my room.

Had sex in a public place?
Umm no.

Watched the same movie twice in one day?
Yeah haha. You know you're cool when... =P

Ran in a marathon?
Always wanted to, but not enough endurance.

Gotten so drunk you threw up and didn't make it to a toilet?
No can't say I have or would ever want to haha

Been to another country?
Yep

Had chicken pox?
So I hear.

Had strep throat?
Don't think so

Had measles?
Not that anyone has ever told me.

Had scarlet fever?
No, although I have had a fever high enough to hallucinate once.

Had mumps?
Not that I know of

Had mono?
Nope

Had lice?
No but it always feel like I do whenever I get checked.

Dyed your hair an un-natural color?
Never dyed it, but if I did I would.

Dressed goth?
I have black clothes and I wear them. Whoopdedoo.

Worn a chain wallet?
Can't wear what you don't have, as far as wallets go at least.

Gone snowboarding?
Always wanted to.

Gotten a bulls eye (darts)?
Haha not legitimately.

Bailed someone out of jail?
Nope

Been the "new kid"?
Yup

Called 9-1-1?
No but I am always so tempted.

Eaten sardines?
No but I want to just to see what they taste like.

Ridden a motorcycle?
Mhmm

Swam with dolphins?
If I could only swim...

Swam with a shark?
I have splashed around in the ocean and who knows, a shark may have been nearby.

Been stung by a jellyfish?
Ouch yes.

Been pooped on by a bird?
It's a big fear when they fly overhead.

Given the Heimlich maneuver?
Never had the chance.

Received the Heimlich maneuver?
Never had the chance.

Been in an earthquake?
Yup.

Been in a tornado?
Not inside one no.

Been in a hurricane?
Been in the area where it hit.

Been injured in one of the above?
Gratefully no.

ARE YOU?

Shy?
Yes, though I try not to be.

Outgoing?
Depends, but it's something I have to work on more.

Nice?
Hopefully not mean.

Talkative?
Sometimes overly so.

Honest?
I try.

Stubborn?
Oh yes.

Worrier?
Got me there.

Moody?
Can be.

Weird?
Definitely.

Arrogant?
Sometimes. Okay maybe a little more than sometimes haha.

Materialistic?
More than I should be.

Lazy?
Unfortunately.

Athletic?
Not so much.

Competitive?
For sure.

Sore loser?
Sometimes but mostly just jokingly so.

Sore winner?
Same as above.

Overthinking

"Don't touch the positive with the negative end
'Cause after all of the sparks you're left alone in the dark"

Why I Failed Exams...

Not Alone!

Sometimes, when you're stuck being alone in your room trying to study for finals, you come across something that tells you that you are not so alone after all, at least in your opinions. It's a reassuring thing.

Math Happy

Thank goodness for Google, my go-to for math questions that no one on my msn at the moment can answer. Such as "Why does m stand for slope?" and "I love pi. Where can I get a thong to show this?"

Feeling quotatious? Solve your math craving with some of these:

"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."
~ Albert Einstein

"Black holes result from God dividing the universe by zero."
~ Author Unknown

"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally."
~ Calvin Trillin

"Math is radical!"
~ Bumper Sticker

"Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics."
~ Dean Schlicter

"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."
~ Paul Erdos

"Pure mathematics is the world's best game. It is more absorbing than chess, more of a gamble than poker, and lasts longer than Monopoly. It's free. It can be played anywhere - Archimedes did it in a bathtub."
~ Richard J. Trudeau

“Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.”
~Bertrand Russell

"Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes."
~ Mickey Mouse

"'Every minute dies a man, Every minute one is born;' I need hardly point out to you that this calculation would tend to keep the sum total of the world's population in a state of perpetual equipoise, whereas it is a well-known fact that the said sum total is constantly on the increase. I would therefore take the liberty of suggesting that in the next edition of your excellent poem the erroneous calculation to which I refer should be corrected as follows: "Every moment dies a man, And one and a sixteenth is born." I may add that the exact figures are 1.067, but something must, of course, be conceded to the laws of metre."
~ Charles Babbage, letter to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, about a couplet in his "The Vision of Sin"

"Math is fun!"
~ L Griffin, written at the top of the board before every class

Looking for a way to show that someone you are both smart and sophisticated? Count on these lines:

I don't know if you're in my range, but I'd sure like to take you home to my domain.

I wish I were a derivative so I could lie tangent to your curves.

My love for you is a monotonically increasing unbounded function.

Your beauty defies real and complex analysis.

You and I add up better than a Riemann sum.

Hey baby, what's your sine?

If I were sine squared and you were cosine squared together we'd be one.

Are you the square root of 2? Because I feel irrational when I am around you.

Ever wonder what L’Hopital’s rule has to say about limits in the form of me over you?

Nice calculator. Wanna iterate?

How can I know so many hundreds of digits of pi and not the digits of your phone number?



Now if I can only actually do some math!

"I Am There" by James Dillet Freeman

Do you need Me ?
I am there.
You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by.
You cannot hear Me, yet I speak through your voice.
You cannot feel Me, yet I am the power at work in your hands.

I am at work, though you do not understand My ways.
I am at work, though you do not understand My works.
I am not strange visions. I am not mysteries.

Only in absolute stillness, beyond self, can you know Me
as I AM, and then but as a feeling and a faith.

Yet I am here. Yet I hear. Yet I answer.
When you need ME, I am there.
Even if you deny Me, I am there.
Even when you feel most alone, I am there.
Even in your fears, I am there.
Even in your pain, I am there.

I am there when you pray and when you do not pray.
I am in you, and you are in Me.
Only in your mind can you feel separate from Me, for
only in your mind are the mists of "yours" and "mine".
Yet only with your mind can you know Me and experience Me.

Empty your heart of empty fears.
When you get yourself out of the way, I am there.
You can of yourself do nothing, but I can do all.
And I AM in all.

Though you may not see the good, good is there, for
I am there. I am there because I have to be, because I AM.

Only in Me does the world have meaning; only out of Me does the world take form; only because of ME does the world go forward.
I am the law on which the movement of the stars
and the growth of living cells are founded.

I am the love that is the law's fulfilling. I am assurance.
I am peace. I am oneness. I am the law that you can live by.
I am the love that you can cling to. I am your assurance.
I am your peace. I am ONE with you. I am.

Though you fail to find ME, I do not fail you.
Though your faith in Me is unsure, My faith in you never
wavers, because I know you, because I love you.

Beloved, I am there.

Does this sound faintly familiar? Written in 1947, James B. Irwin took it aboard Apollo 15. His mother had given it to him before the flight, and he actually left a copy of the poem on the moon.

Pretty amazing, huh?

"Daylight To Break" - Switchfoot

I've seen the darkest things
Crawling inside of me
I've seen the monsters come alive
I've seen the enemy
The nightmare follows me
Searching the darkness for a light

Waiting for daylight to break up this room
Waiting for daylight to break
I've been alone in the dark
I've been dreaming
Now I'm waking up without You
I've been waking up without You for too long

Back in the tragedy
I've made a mess of me
My bitter means, my bitter ends
I've seen the irony
It gets the best of me
Dying to be made new again

Waiting for daylight to break up this room
Waiting for daylight to break
I've been alone in the dark
I've been dreaming the day when dreamers are awake
The sun hits my eyes and everything is right
I've been waking up without You
I've been waking up without You
I've been waring alarms till You were in my arms
I've been waking without You
I've been waking up without You for too long

Waiting for to daylight to break up the room
Waiting, waiting
I've been alone in the dark
I've been dreaming the day when dreamers are awake
The sun hits my eyes and everything is right
I've been waking up without You
I've been waking up without You
Ive been waring alarms till You were in my arms
I've been waking up without You
I've been waking up without You for too long

True Colours

BLUE IS LOVE
1. Do you like someone? Guess so.
2. Do you believe in love at first sight? Not at all.
3. Have you ever loved someone so much it hurt? You mean when your heart explodes?! No.
RED IS ANGER
1. Are you currently mad at someone? Nope, I am feeling happiness :)
2. Which of your family members has the worst temper? We all can I think haha
3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone? Oh yes! Though not necessarily out of anger ;)
4. Is anyone mad at you? If so they should tell me.

YELLOW IS SELF DISCOVERY
1. Name? Sandy
2. What is your career plan for the future? Good question!
3. What's your main goal in life? To live it!
4. Do you want to have children? Sometime yes.

ORANGE IS EXCITEMENT
1. Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you? Haha yes! Thanks guys :D
2. If you won a million dollars, what would be the first thing you'd do? Buy houses for everyone! Although in this day and age, a million big ones is no longer that big...
3. If you could have anything right now what would it be? A chocolate bar.

GREEN IS OPINION
1. Lower the drinking age? I once heard that it was 19 because it messes with the development of your brain cells or something. Check me if I'm wrong. But does it matter what the drinking age is? If someone wanted a drink that badly, I'm sure they will find a way.
2. Abortion? A person is a person, no matter how small.
3. War? Is it necessary? Whom does it benefit? Is it worth your life or mine? Think about it.
4. Global Warming? Scary. I don't mind snow but ice is a different story!

PURPLE IS Q&A
Q: Name one thing that you do everyday?
A: Eat.
Q: Is Tom on your friends list?
A: I only know one person named Tom, but we aren't really friends. More like I know who he is, and he probably only knows my family.
Q: What website(s) do you visit the most during the day?
A: I would like to say McMaster WebCT, but really it's Facebook >.>
Q: Do you have plants in your room?
A: I did! Until it died... I blame misleading GM Plant Lights (they don't really help your plant!)
Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now?
A: Too cold to feel.
Q: Do you own a camera phone?
A: Yes, but not because it has a camera. In fact, I don't even LIKE the camera, since the cameras on camera phones are bad quality. What I WOULD like is a real camera. But that is after I win the million dollars...

PINK IS LAST
1. Last movie watched in theatres? Umm Hairspray? Wow that was a long time ago...
2. Song you listened to? Hopeless
3. Person you last talked/texted on the phone with? Beijing Hut

GRAY IS TODAY
1. What are you doing tonight? Probably do some calc questions. Exam soon :S
2. What are you going to eat? I am already eating some eggplant pork
3. Where are you going to be at 2:00am? Hopefully in bed!

BLACK IS TOMORROW
1.Tomorrow is? A fresh start.
2. Are you looking forward to it? More or less.
3. Are you going to laugh? Always.
4. Who are you going to be with? Your mom :)

Trash-Talk

It all started with picking up the student paper while on my way back from class. I thought nothing of it, just stored it in my bag and went on my way. Forgot about it actually, until this afternoon, when I reached into my bag to get my pencil (for math notes) when I remembered the paper and started reading.

It was the sideline on the front page that caught my eye. "City To Vote On Garbage Bag Limit" it says. We already have a three bag limit, a difficult feat for a household of nine people, not to mention university students who hoard bottles, pizza boxes, and chinese take-out like it was 1935. And I include myself in this, because sometimes it's just nice to have someone else cook or store a beverage into a container for you, even if you have to pay for it.

So you can imagine my nervousness while reading that there was a vote to be taken that night (November 29th). So I raced to the local newspaper website and did a quick search in the archives. And SHOCK, HORROR, it got passed. Down to one bag. Effecting March 30th, 2008. I read this once. I read this twice. No change. I pass on the news and read it again. Still no change. What is this! On the bottom of the page I see a footnote. "Share your feedback at hallmarks.thespec.com. So, determined to voice my opinion on this rather messy subject (pun slightly intended), I went. It's a blog. And this is the first entry I read:

"November 30, 2007

I feel your pain...

Just got an email that made me laugh. You've likely read about council's confusion over their new garbage rules, imagine writing a school report about it.

my name is XXX and i attend saltfleet high school, grade 11.
For our geography independent study, our teacher assigned us to do seminars based on local environmental crisis. I chose to do the garbage bag limit. however, as I've been writing my report, I've noticed that everyday, the decision changes. I've been following up with the hamilton spectator, however I've had to change my report a couple times already based on the "confused" decisions. please help me. do you have advice for me? when should i date my project as it takes effect? 2009? 2010? my report is due Tuesday, December 4th. please write back.

thank you very much."


LOL. I suddenly love this blog and this student very much. But now I am in a confusion. When exactly IS this date? I did not read 2009 or 2010. I read 2008. Could I possibly have read the right one? Please no. Please. So I keep reading.

"November 29, 2007

Clarity for council

Waste staff sent out a press release this afternoon explaining what council passed last night, despite the fact many councillors are still confused. Basically it will go from three to two to one bags by 2010. Residents will be given time to adjust to the one container limit.

Here's the low down written by the city:

March 31, 2008 through March 28, 2009

We will continue to collect up to 3 containers of garbage per household per week. Collection crews will take note of addresses with more than 1 garbage container at the curb so that we can follow-up with additional education in the form of a letter or a visit by customer service staff. Any additional container(s) above 3 will be tagged with Oops! stickers and left behind.

March 30, 2009 – April 3, 2010

We will collect 1 container of garbage and 1 clear garbage bag (provided that the clear bag does not contain acceptable blue box and / or green cart material(s)) per household per week. Collection crews will take note of addresses with more than 1 garbage container at the curb so that we can follow-up with additional education in the form of a letter or a visit by customer service staff. Any additional garbage container(s) above 1 (in an opaque bag or in a clear bag containing acceptable blue box and / or green cart material(s)) will be tagged with Oops! stickers and left behind.

April 5, 2010 – onward

We will collect 1 container of garbage per household per week. Collection crews will take note of addresses with more than 1 garbage container at the curb so that we can follow-up with additional education in the form of a letter or a visit by customer service staff. Addresses that are continually unable to and / or unwilling to comply (unless they have approval through the special consideration process) will be referred to By-Law and Enforcement for follow-up."

Clarity is a beautiful thing.

Humour is also quite wonderful. If you want a good laugh and to read what the heck happened, check this out: http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/289440. I'd copy and paste this too, but I've done that enough. And plus, it's just too funny!

The End Is Near...

Today marks the last day of classes... and also the closeness of exams. Less than a week until the four bang off in succession. Funny how time flies.

When I was looking in my old notes, I found a note that I had written on my first day of school. Here is a sample:

"35 minutes to class and I'm sitting here waiting, in some obscure corner of the the Togo Salmon Hall. Interesting place; there are fish randomly painted on the basement walls. It is said that 'Today is the first day of the rest of your life.' It might as well be the last, I am just as nervous. I know there's probably nothing to worry about. All the same, the wait is nervewracking. I'm trying to think of anything related to archaeology that I know. All i can think of is dinosaurs... Remember that crazy bag I bought at Walmart to sneak in food for the movies? Well I just glanced up and what do I see but someone walking by with the exact same one! Oh the memories... I am running on a pure adrenaline rush [from lack of sleep]. I would love to have stayed in bed, but then again I don't think I could go to sleep if I tried. Too excited and plus I have a medium iced cap keeping me company..."

It's funny looking back. Archaeology had turned out to be great; in fact, it was one of my favourite courses (which I then proceeded to drop). The classes weren't worth the worry at all.

How many times have we stressed ourselves out needlessly?

As Dad Always Says... "Rest Your Eyes!"

-- From Intro Psych Student Page
(Just another way to procrastinate
while still feeling like you are doing work)

A Hallmark™ Message

BE A TORCH.
BE A SPARK.
BE A CANDLE
IN THE DARK.

believe in a thousand impossible things you've never believed before.

Wishing you something wonderful, something amazing, everywhere you look...

here's to joy. here's to wonder. here's to holidays.

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ♪

Today (or really yesterday if you want to be technical about it) we had our first blanket of snow here in Hamilton. What a nice start to the day! If there's anything that heralds the coming of the Christmas season, this has got to be one of the most beautiful.

Man we are so unbelievably blessed.

Wasting Time.

1. How tall are you barefoot?
5"1?

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
nope

3. Do you own a gun?
not a real one no haha

4. Rehab?
if i needed it?

5. Do you get nervous before "meeting the parents"?
sure

6. What do you think of your friends?
i think they are awesome

7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
what christmas song isn't great?

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
orange juice

9. Do you do push-ups?
barely

10. Have you ever done ecstacy?
nope

11. Are you vegitarian?
no but spellcheck?

12. Do you like painkillers?
not really

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
if i told you it wouldn't be a secret now would it

14. Do you own a knife?
yes

15. Do you have A.D.D.?
not that i know of

16. Date Of Birth?
august 18th

17. Top 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
Is laundry done?
Someone is messaging me on msn
I have to go to the washroom

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought?
Beijing Hut
Christmas gifts
NY fries


19. Name five drinks you regularly drink:
Milk
Juice
Water
Coke
Sprite

20. What time did you wake up today?
no clue; it was on and off

21. Current hair?
yes

22. Current worry?
what to buy for those i don't know yet

23. Current hate?
bad spelling

24. Favorite place to be?
somewhere fun

25. Least favorite place to be?
by a centipede

26. Where would you like to go?
everywhere

27. Do you own slippers?
yes

28. What do you think you'll be in 10 yrs?
older

29. Do you burn or tan?
tan

30. Last thing you ate?
popcorn

31. Would you be a pirate?
yes, but only with adequate washroom facilities

32. Last time you had an alcoholic drink?
my birthday

33. What songs do you sing in the shower?
randomly

34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
the clock

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
being tickled

37. Best bed sheets you had as a child?
soft ones

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
when i slammed my finger into a door... twice

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
one?

41. Who is your loudest friend?
hard to say.

42. Who is your most silent friend?
we all have our moments

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
maybe

44. Do you wish on stars?
sometimes

45. What is your favorite book?
too many

46. What is your favorite candy?
poprocks

47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
a fun one

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
a silly one

49. What were you doing 12AM last night?
talking or reading

50. Do you love someone?
family and friends, always

That took 15 minutes to do. I should speed through these more often.

That Time Of Year Again!

Today I officially officially started my Christmas shopping! It's exciting, this going to a mall, browsing the shops, and deciding what everyone might desire but wouldn't have already. Though I am not the best gifter, I have decided this year to have a theme. But don't worry, I'm not going to spoil it by telling you. You will just have to wait until that glorious day one month from one week from tomorrow (Sunday) and then you can see for yourself!

Anyways it's like 2 am here and I've got a big day ahead of me. There's a Christmas Fair in the community centre (?) sideways from Farah the 24 hr food store, somewhere between Tim Hortons and Fortinos.

Actually that Tim Hortons is hiring and I am half thinking of applying there. But with Christmas coming up and me being away for that most busy week and then with school and all... I don't know. But it would be good to have some extra $. Too bad you can't study and work at the same time! Or have universities pay YOU. That would be pretty sweet. Though I did get a scholarship that I didn't even apply for or anything, so I guess I shouldn't complain. Maybe I'll wait until second semester, see how it goes. Maybe.

Okay I'm off to do a bit of reading. You won't believe the pile of books I have by my bed, just yearning to be opened. I am reading Faulkner at the moment. It interesting but also confusing in the way that it is told from the perspectives of people who don't really know what all is going on sometimes. Books that you have to read a few times to fully understand it. But I would still recommend it anyways, if no other reason than the fact that he is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. You may disagree after reading, but either way, at least you will know :)

Another One...

1. What's the worst feeling in the world?
the stickiness of wet socks and jeans.

2. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
hmm i'd say so!

3. What did your day consist of?
laundry, library, test >.< 4. Did any particular thing brighten up your day?
beef vegetable on rice!

5. If you could hug anyone right now, who would it be?
Max.

6. Do you make every decision as if your parents are watching you?
Umm no?

7. When was the last time you were grounded?
i've never been grounded.

8. Do you love anybody more than words can say?
my family, of course.

9. Have you ever gotten the butterflies?
yup, who hasn't at one time or another?

10. If you could change anything about your past would you?
i'd probably change all the stupid mistakes that i've made, except then i wouldn't have learned from them and would probably do them all over again.

11. Do you consider yourself attractive?
it's all relative.

12. Do you consider your best friend of the opposite sex attractive?
see above.

13. When was the last time you went ice skating?
hmm last year? the year before? either one.

14. Have you ever been on a real date?
yup.

15. Describe your perfect soulmate in 3 words?
umm non existant?
i don't believe that you have just one person whom you are meant to be with.

16. Your fav team loses - are you watching the next game?
of course. what kind of fan doesn't stick by their team through thick and thin?

17. Do you enjoy cuddling?
does anyone not?

18. Have you ever woken up next to someone and smiled?
yup. it's always nice to start the day with a smile.

19. Are you really close with your parents?
i try to be

20. Your best friend's pregnant- you say?
when are you due??

21. What's your favorite sport?
lacrosse. and no i've only played maybe like three times in my entire life.

22. Who do you look up to the most?
hard to say.

23. Do you like to run?
love it.

24. Do you plan on dressing up for Halloween this year?
nope.. too old now :(

26. What is your favorite day of the week and why?
tuesday, because... well it's just a good day.

How do you feel about the following:

1. Valentine’s Day – very... pink. but not in a bad way.

2. Christmas - excited already!

3. Your birthday – the cake is nice?

4. Halloween – a holiday all about costumes and candy - sweet!

5. Abortions – why not adoption?

6. People who do drugs – i don't think it's right


Who:

1. Last person you kissed – am i one to kiss and tell?

2. Last person who got drunk with you – i don't get drunk haha

3. Last person to email you – hmm not sure.

4. Person who you most like to shop with – my friends

5. Person you trust the most – the most? hard to say. most of the people i consider to be trustworthy.

6. Person you talk to the most – depends on what about lol

7. Last person to see you cry – my dad

8. First person you call when something happens – depends on what happened

What:

1. Favorite outdoor activity – summer: sea-glass collecting; fall: trail-walking; winter: sledding; spring: just being outside

2. Favorite Car - a nice one?

3. Favorite flower - daisies. orchids. dandelions.

4. Favorite Musical – can't think of the name at the moment but it's on the tip of my tongue!

5. Favorite Piece of Jewelry – not sure; most things have some kind of memory associated with it

6. Favorite Fruit – oranges

7. Favorite Destination – anywhere!

8. Favorite spa treatment – hmm depends!

9. What event is coming up that you're most excited about? Christmas of course!

YOU..

2. What color are your eyes? brown


3. Do you have any older siblings? yup


4. Who is the last person that sent you a text? Laura i think

5. How do you feel about the the last person you kissed? i like them, obviously.

6. What's bothering you right now? calculus test, to an extent

7. Will you kiss the last person you kissed again? wasn't this already asked?

8. What is in your wallet? too much!

9. Wall paper of your desktop? a picture of fireworks by the pier by a photographer i really like

10. Next time you will kiss someone? who knows?

11. Where your profile picture was taken? my room, when i was studying for the bio exam haha

12. Doing this weekend? odds and ends done, oh and studying.

13. Wearing? clothes!

14. Who was the last person to send you a instant message? vinnie

15. Do you burn easily in the sun? not really, but i WILL burn.

16. What did you do last weekend? can't remember at the moment

17. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? my mom

18. Do you like someone right now? mhmm

19. What is the last movie you watched? part of Stranger Than Fiction

20. Do you want someone you can't have? nope

21. Could you go a day without eating? yeah but it's soo hard.

22. How do you feel about PDA? if it's meant for a room, keep it in the room please!

23. Does it take a lot to make you cry? it depends

24. Do you tell your parents everything? no

25. Who was the last person in your bedroom besides you? probably Mike

26. Do you miss any of your exes? not in the relationship way

27. Have you ever been head over heels? i fell down the stairs once. it was quite interesting.

Two people that live in your house other than you:
umm there are 8 other people here haha.

28. Where did you live the first time you moved out of your parent's house?
right here!

29. Do you smoke weed?
nope!

30. Have you kissed somebody in the last 2 weeks? yup

31. Who's the last person's house you went to & stayed? my dad's

32. How's your ex doing? very well i'd say :)

33. Do you want to go back to high school? no it's good to keep moving forward

Why do I keep doing these when they are insanely long and take up an incredible amount of time that could be used for, say, studying? Maybe that's why...

Oh Math How I Dread You.

Test tonight! Meaning I got to get to work. I'm at Thode Library right now, third floor, by the window. The view is so nice, I don't know why I don't come here more often. If it wasn't for the e and ln this would be a much more pleasurable experience...

Anyways time to get cracking.

Sick

I don't know if there's anything more joyous to a weak stomach
than soft poached eggs,
on toast.

"The Wise Woman's Stone"

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."

- Author Unknown

I came across this story in the midst of studying for psychology (I keep wandering off, doing other things, like Googling whatever comes to mind... I've got to stop that) and the story made me think in a way that learning the pathway of how visual information travels through ganglion nerves have not. So I thought I'd share it as a bit of a breather :)

Westdale Is Actually Worth The Trip!

In Hamilton, about a 15 minute walk from the University, is a little village called Westdale. It reminds me of downtown Charlottetown, the way the one street is lined with shops and cafes and such. I've been there a few times, mostly only to the bubble tea and the walk-in but never really took the time to have a good look around. Wasn't really meaning to today either, I had just meant to go to the bank and then take a bus to Limeridge but as I was taking my time getting there and also signed up for a library card on the way (the library is quite nice, though rather small), I missed the bank by 1/2 an hour. So then, waiting for the bus, I realized that the mall closed in two hours anyways so there would be no point considering it takes an hour to get there, I decided to keep walking down.

If you go past the Tim Horton's and the TD, sort of across the street from The Barn, there is a sweet little bookshop called "The Westdale Bookworm". Almost every available space is stacked with tons and tons of books. Used, but in excellent condition. The kind of place you can spend hours in just browsing, and you can't feel guilty about buying a lot because all of the books are 50% off original price or less. The owner is really nice too. I don't remember her name, but she loves the place though it keeps her very busy and she doesn't mind chatting at all. Plus she will even give you a bit of candy with your purchase, as well as a generous supply of bookmarks :) So if you're looking for a good book and a good time, be sure to go there. Definitely worth the longer walk.

Heading back, sort of across the street from the Walk-In (which is right beside QQ's), is a place I don't exactly remember what it's called but on the outside it advertises gift baskets. I went in to check it out and see what it was about, and it turned out to be this really neat place full of fair trade goods and things from around the world. Definitely recommend their chocolate, and the coffee you can order smelled nice and rich too. If you go, be sure to check out their assortment of buttons. They've got an interesting collection of buttons with slogans that you'd actually want to be carting around with. The chocolate that I had was the Equita fair trade dark chocolate with Earl Grey Tea leaves which sounded kind of odd but was actually pretty good and came recommended by the person who was working there. Ever have chocolate-covered coffee beans? Reminds me of those, but like crushed and in a chocolate bar, and also with tea rather than coffee. Doesn't sound too appealing but try it; you won't regret it. For $3 per 45 g it's kind of pricey but when you think of all the good you're doing in the world by your support, it's not a waste of your money at all. Way better than buying a cheap generic one, and the quality is so much better anyways.

Then there's this other shop called "Write Impressions" which is across the street sideways from the little plaza with the old movie theatre (the one that looks like the ones that you see in the actual movies). It's one of those fancy overpriced stores but it has a lot of great paper. I was going to buy this little cosmetic bag because it had great saying on the back and was only $10 but since I don't really have a use of it I guess it's a good thing that I'd forgotten, though I would've like to support the company. It was a really neat thing to do. Anyways, a word of advice for when you're there: always check the price - never guess. I was about to buy this small candle (I kind of ruined my other one; another story for another time) but when I looked underneath for the price it was $12.99 for a candle a little bigger than a shot glass! Ridiculous. But a nice place anyways.

I went to quite a few other places and there were a still quite a few more that I had wanted to go to but it was late and a Saturday and most places were closed and I'm not going to write a review on every single one. But I totally change my mind about how there's nothing to do in Hamilton - you can shop!

Tearing Up & Buckling Down

I just finished watching a movie in chinese someone had lent me to help me understand it better. I admit that there were subtitles and I peeked but I could still pick it out. It was pretty good. About this guy who was blind and mute and loves this girl... okay I won't say any more before I ruin it but anyways it was so sad! I had to keep taking "food" breaks or else I would've cried haha. Maybe it's a thing that comes with age. I used to never cry during movies and now here I am tearing up at so many. I was looking for a used copy of Reign Over Me today, but couldn't find it so I bought Oprah's 20th Anniversary Collection (used) instead. It was about half price and at a price like that you have no other option but to buy it! On 6 discs and looking pretty sweet, I'd watch it right now except I'd probably find something to tear up about in that too. So back to school. I am determined to buckle down and really go'er, so if you find me slacking off feel free to remind me to get back on track, do my work for me, or buy me something nice. Personally, I would go with the last two. Maybe even both. Just sayin'.



"It is fun to be in the same decade as you."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt to Winston Churchill

Update!

Did you know that there's a backlog of 850 000 people trying to immigrate into Canada?
They say the wait could be as long as five years.

That's a lot of people and a long, long time to wait. Makes you feel lucky to be here!

There's a flood of Canadian tourists busing to the States (Boston, notably) to take advantage of the rising loonie. It is recommended to travel during the weekday and remember: goods acquired during same-day trips are exempt from personal tax or something like that.

AND if you are planning that trip to the States but are worrying over that passport, only flights over to America require one. Travels by land or sea are still passport-free. Thank goodness. Though if you are like me, you carry your passport around everywhere anyways so that doesn't really apply.

Also, King Tut's face has for the first time been revealed to the public. He's now on public display in Luxor, in the Valley of the Kings, if you ever want to see it for yourself. I don't know about you but I would love to go back. So if you require a travelling buddy that you would love to also pay for, give me a call!

Anyways I was catching up on the Hamilton news and it feels good to be back in the loop again, if only by a little bit.

If you are also in Hamilton and are free for the next few weekends, this Saturday in front of the Copps Coliseum from 10 am-2 pm and 5 pm-7 pm the radio station Y108 will be handing out tickets to the Hamilton Music Awards for every 5 non-perishable food item donated to the food bank, for a maximum of 6 tickets per person (30 foods). The Hamilton Music Awards, held Nov 18 (next Sunday), will be hosted by two people from "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and sounds like an overall good time! So free tickets that are otherwise $30 for something we should all be doing anyways sounds like a good deal to me!

Alright, back to the laundry.

90 Questions!

90. First off, what is your name? Sandy Chang
89. What did you do last night? Stayed in bed/got up and cooked
88. Do you have a best friend that you can talk to 24/7? Not really no
87. Do you have any siblings? Mais oui, a brother :)
86. How many years apart is your mom and dad? Hmm not sure.
85. Do you like pizza? Love it. Can smell it right now actually, burning (got to love that oven)
84. What does the 7th message in your text inbox say? New phone = no texts :(
83. Who sits beside you in math? Usually Dave
82. Where is your dad right now? At home? No clue.
81. Do you burn incense? Nope. We tried to once but couldn't figure out how exactly to do it.
80. Do you have a problem? Yes. Yes I do.
79. Who is the 5th person you got a missed call from? My mom?
78. Closest purple object? Calc. Solutions textbook
77. Closest silver object? My necklace.
76. Closest yellow object? Internet cable
75. Do you sing in the shower? Yeah sometimes. Only very quietly though haha
74. What is bugging you right now? Dishes. I'm starting to dislike them now.
73. How does your hair look right now? Like it always does?
72. Do you know all the words to the Star Spangled Banner? Haha no maybe if I was American.
71. When is the last time you said the pledge of allegiance? Canadian History 621.
70. If you could kill someone, who would it be? If I told you I'd have to kill you too :)
69. Do you have any fears? Yes, I'm a big chicken >.<
68. What do you hear right now? Random noises from around the house (WoW/guitar/smoke alarm)
67. Do you like kangaroos? Sure do!
65. What are you wearing? The basics: Jeans, t-shirt, sweater
64. Who was the last person to message you? On msn? Mackenzie.
63. Do you like emo kids? Everyone is emo at some point in time, so... yes.
62. Screamo or Country? Mostly country haha, gotta love it.
61. Rock or Rap? Mostly rock, you can sing along to that a lot better :)
60. Polka or Disco? Hmm tough one. Disco is fun but polka is also amusing.
59. Flying or Driving? Flying, definitely.
58. Who last called you? Jesse I think
57. Was your Valentine's day nice? It was alright?
56. What are you doing now? Filling out this quiz, obviously.
55. Who was the last person you said I love you to? Florine.
54. Would you die for someone? I'd like to think that I would risk my life for someone but you never really know until you actually do it.
53. Would you date anyone from your work? Depends.
52. Do long distance relationships work? It takes more effort but if you're both willing then sure
51. Do you have any pet peeves? You bet.
50. Do you have to pee right now? Nope just went.
49. When did you last talk to one of your siblings? Last night.
48. What are you doing tomorrow? School I think.
47. Do you worry about getting older? Sort of, just what I'll end up doing, but I guess you figure it out as you go along.
46. Have you ever had an ingrown toenail? Don't think
45. Do you pick your scabs? I try not to; it's bad for you.
44. Ever drink your blood? I may have tasted it but not drink drink it. That's bad for you also. I remember on the radio once they were talking about people who drink glasses of it every day thinking that it would help their own, but really it's bad for your system and also... that's kind of really gross.
43. Do your bandaids have cartoons on them? Sometimes, but there are at least stickers in my ouch pouch.
42. Do you bite your nails? Nope.
41. Do you wax? Sometimes? I'll go and get my 'brows done occasionally.
40. Do you or have you ever used AOL? Used to, back in the day.
39. Do you check CelebPox.com for celebrity gossip? Haha no.
38. Do you have a jar where you keep your loose change? I used to but now it's gone missing so I just have random change everywhere. I should really implement that again!
37. Do you own a pogo stick? No, used to want one really bad but then when I tried it I kept falling over >.>
36. Ever gone a whole day without eating? Yeah, don't recommend it.
35. Do you own ripped jeans? Yup.
34. What makes you mad? Various things.
33. What would you do if you found out that you were adopted? Nothing. I'd probably ask a lot of questions but I don't think I'd be upset or anything.
32. Are you jealous a lot of the time? No don't think so.
31. Do you use a calendar or day planner to schedule everything on? I should but no.
30. Are you OCD? Nope
29. Do you have ADD? Nope
28. Do you have low self esteem? Everyone does at some point.
27. Who can make you laugh during the hardest time? A variety of people
26. What was the last thing you watched on TV? A documentary on antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria. It was a while ago though :( Man I miss tv.
25. When was the last time you had professional pictures taken? During school photos?
24. Have you done a whitening treatment on your teeth? I've had whitening toothpaste? Don't think of it as a whitening treatment though.
23. What is your favorite movie? I have so many.
21. What is playing on your MP3 player right now? Silence.
20. What holiday is your birthday closest to? Canada Day? Thanksgiving? No clue haha.
19. What's your favorite drink? It really depends.
18. Do you own any big sunglasses? I used to but don't really wear them so...
17. Bed sheet color? Dark blue/light blue/green/white
16. Ever encountered a shark? Only through a tank :(
15. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally? No.
14. Have you ever bungee jumped? I would like to some point in my life.
13. Where was the last place you went besides your house? McMaster bookstore.
12. What's the first thing you notice about the same sex? Their personality?
11. Is it hard to express your feelings to someone? Yeah I guess you could say that haha
10. Why are people such self-centered beings? Because we are.
9. Are you sad? No not really.
8. Are you happy? I'm content.
7. Favorite day of the year? Out of 365, there are a lot of choices.
6. Have you ever licked someone's cheek? Haha yeah.
5. Watched all Spiderman movies? Yes, and loved all of them.
4. What are you looking forward to? BBT tonight (hopefully)
3. Favorite Lucky Charms Marshmallow? The rainbow. Or the pot of gold, because it's the biggest.
2. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Not an actual one. Though I have been in one of those "limo taxis"
1.Do you want to get married? Sure, but not right now. Did you know you get more retirement benefits if you get married? And marry five years above your age? Because when your spouse turns 65 and you're 60, you get retirement funds too, especially if they pass away. If they're 65 and you're 59 and they pass away or you're single, you're out of luck for that one!

Gerantology Studying? No, Another Quiz!

1. Do you tend to rip the paper off water bottles?
Sometimes if I have nothing else to fiddle with. But usually I like to leave it on; it looks a lot better that way.

2. If the mob was after you, what would you do?
Go into the witness protection program. And then form my own mob.

3. When you shut off your alarm clock, do you tend to fall back asleep?
Always >.< 4. If you were given the chance to take care of a monkey for a weekend, would you?
Of course! How many chances will you get in your lifetime to take care of a monkey?

5. What is the current advertisement on the side of the screen?
Nothing, thank goodness. Online advertising does nothing for me whatsoever, unless I accidentally click it, which then annoys me because it redirects me to a different page, making me against buying whatever I just clicked on.

6. What are you looking forward to in the next few months?
Christmas!

7. When will you turn 18?
Already there, sucker!

8. If you were being chased by an alligator, what would you do?
Wrestle it to the ground! And by wrestle to the ground I mean run fast - faster than you!

9. How many pillows are on your bed?
Just one at the moment (I still haven't picked up the other one at the dry cleaners)

10. What song are you currently listening to?
A random mix of everything on my computer --> currently "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast

11. Have you ever passed out from drinking?
Nope and don't plan on it.

13. What time did you wake up this morning?
Where is number 12? And I woke up first at 6. Then 7:13. Then 8. Then 2:35... The list goes on and on.

14. Do you have any cousins?
Yes I have lots but sadly know hardly any :(

15. Can you imagine yourself living in a cardboard box?
I used to dream of it, thinking it would be so cool. Now... not so much. Hopefully I never have to.

16. Who was the last person you talked to?
Cory I think.

17. What is the WORST subject they teach at school?
Satanism? I don't think there's ever a "bad" subject taught in school; the teacher has the most to do with whether or not you like it and even then it depends on your preference of their style of teaching so it's all relative to you.

18.Where do you plan on living when you grow up?
I plan on moving back to PEI, but who knows? That's a long time from now; anything can happen.

19. What was your dream this morning?
It was an odd series of stuff that didn't really make sense. I think the ending of it involved me and a group of friends running around on a cruise ship tracking down something.

20. How many times have you seen your favorite movie?
I have a lot, so ranging from once to... infinity.

21. Where was the last place you traveled?
Normal trip: Toronto
Actual trip: Scotland

22. How was your past weekend?
It was alright. Blew most of it away >.<'' 23. What is your favorite song?
Wow too many to name!

24. If puppies stayed small forever, would you buy one?
Wow whoever had made this up spelled "puppies" wrong.
But I would buy a puppy no matter if they would grow up or not.

25. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Candy cane. Nothing beats Christmas-flavoured anything.

27. Is someone on your mind right now?
Johnny Cash? His song is playing right now.

28. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
If I wrote it down I could, or had an infinite amount of time to sing it forwards in-between, yes.

29. Would you ever change for a boy/girl?
Depends on what kind of change. If someone (anyone) pushes me to be a better person I would hope I would change. But I think you are influenced in some way by everyone you spend time with, so change therefore is inevitable, however big or small it may be.

32. Pro-life or Pro-choice?
Wow skipping two questions this time.
I would say pro-life. I mean this is a living organism you are talking about. If you are not able to take care of them, at least give them a chance of a better life and give them to someone who is able and willing.

33. Have you ever been on stage?
Yup.

34. Can you whistle?
Nope not well anyways. I can sometimes make small whistling noises.

35. Would you do anything for that special someone?
If I can do something to help or brighten up anyone's day, I would hope I would.

36. Do you know who Stewie Griffin is?
Of course!

37. Do you have any plans for today?
Work on gerontology notes/presentation, go to class, go to Fortinos, etc.

38. Do you hang out with more guys or girls?
Probably more guys. Actually now that I think about it... mostly guys.

39. Why?
Well they are people too? Haha I don't know, it just kind of ended up that way.

40. Have you ever thought a friend could be more than a friend?
Yup.

41. Do you like the beach?
Love it.

42. What color is your toothbrush?
Blue/green/white

43. What makes you laugh?
A lot of things haha

44. Are you ticklish?
Too much!

45. Have you ever been in a hotel room with someone of the opposite sex?
Yes? What an odd question. I mean as soon as the doorman brings your luggage into your room then you've done it. Unless you've never been in a hotel room that is.

YOUR FACEBOOK:
1) Is your display name from a song? It's my name?
2) Do you have over 100 friends? Surprisingly yes. I never even knew I had known that many people before facebook.
3) Do you have pictures of yourself? Who doesn't?
4) Do you get 1-3 comments every day? Not usually haha.
5) Do you have a song? On facebook? Nope.

WOULD YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS:
1) Sneak into a rated R movie: Been there done that.
2) Sleep in the same bed? Yup.
3) Rob a bank? Haha we aren't that organized.
4) Team up together and kill someone? Of course! If by "kill someone" you mean "go eat" then yes, all the time.

IN YOUR ROOM:
1) Do you have a wood floor or carpet? Wood floor.
3) Do you have artwork hanging up on the walls? Skipped another question. And no, not yet, I have to tack it up (so lazy I know!)
4) Do you have clothes on the floor? Yeah I'm so messy >.< 5) Do you have stuffed animals? Yup. But right now they're mostly packed away in a suitcase to save space.
6) Do you have a hidden stash of candy somewhere? Oddly enough I don't. My room is right beside the kitchen and so I don't really need to store it in my room anymore.
7) Do you have your own TV? Nope, but I'm thinking of getting a small one soon. No cable though :(
8) Do you have over 100 CDs? Not sure, but I have too many to store anyways. Though I haven't bought any in so long... *urge to shop rising*
9) Do you have a bunch of pictures of bands and celebrities? In my old room it was covered. Right now though I only have a few random ones lying around (not yet posted up though)

WOULD YOU EVER:
1) Sing a solo? I have when I was little. But now I think I'd be too embarrassed to actually go in front of a crowd alone; I don't have a great voice haha.
2) Take an hour-long shower? I take pretty long showers anyways.
3) Smoke pot just to be cool? Pfft no, since when is pot "cool"?
4) Make a mean Myspace for someone you hate? What, no. That's a horrible thing to do, not to mention embarrassing for both of you.
5) Spend all night on homework? Yes. Supposed to be right now actually.

DO YOU LIKE
1) More than one person? In the normal sense, I like most people. In the "like like" sense, nope.
3) Daisies? Love them!
4) To paint your fingernails? Yup but I'm so lazy I hardly ever get around to it. And then always mess up when I do haha.
5) Music? Who doesn't?
6) Black raspberry ice cream? I've never tried it, but if you give some to me I promise to give my honest opinion.
8) The beach? I seem to remember answering this question earlier. Scroll up if you really want to know.
9) Cats? Of course.

NOW
Is your hair up? The numbers are gone! Nope.
Is your phone right beside you? Yup.
Do you miss someone? I miss people, but not in the "miss miss" sense.
Do you wish you were somewhere else? I wouldn't mind going on a random trip somewhere if that's what you're saying :)
Do you have plans for tonight? Study?
Are you wearing makeup? Nope.
Are you wearing chapstick? I was but I think it wore off by now.
Are you cold? Yeah, it went from blisteringly hot to holy crap cold in a day over here. I wore three sweaters around the house yesterday. No joke.
Are you excited?: Am I ever!
Are you watching TV? I wish!
Who's the last person you msged? On msn? Mike haha.
Who's the last person that called you? My mom.

PAST
Recently done anything you regret? Yes, this quiz is taking a lot longer than I thought.
Ever lied? I would be if I said I haven't.
Ever trip over your own feet? More than I like to admit haha.
Ever thrown up because you cried so hard? No can't say I have.

LAST WEEK
Have any plans last week? I always have plans. Most of them to stay at home, but they are plans nonetheless.
Have you cursed? Once by accident yeah. I was repeating something someone just said and they had sworn and so did I without thinking.
Have you cried? I was so cold I had tears in my eyes one day.
Have you called more than 3 people? Yup.
Have you msged more than 3 people? You are asking an msn addict. Yes, yes I have.

RANDOM
1. First thing you did this morning? Numbers are back! Umm I went to the kitchen to make breakfast until I realized that it was only 6 am and my alarm doesn't go off until 7... so I went back to bed.
2. Is your cellphone a piece of crap? No, that's not a very nice thing to say about anything.
3. What's something you look forward to in the next 6 weeks? Umm... done of exams?
4. What's annoying you right now? I have an earache... stupid cold.
5. What's the last movie you saw? Part of 23.

1. Taken a picture naked? Back to number one eh? And no, unless you count being naked underneath my clothes ;)

2. Painted your room? Nope. This isn't even my house.

3. Made out with a member of the same sex? Nope can't say I have.

4. Driven a car? Yup and I miss it :(

5. Danced in front of your mirror? Haha yeah I dance around my room sometimes (shh!) and there is a mirror here.

6. Have a crush? Guess so, but it's not really secret haha.

7. Been dumped? Oddly no.

8. Stole money from a friend? Not seriously.

9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? Yeah. They weren't like serial killers or anything haha (thank goodness!)

10. Been in a fist fight? Not a real one.

11. Snuck out of your house? Sort of.

12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? Yeah I used to haha.

13. Been arrested? Nope, though I have been in handcuffs, rode in the back of a police car, and been inside a jail cell!

14. Made out with a stranger? Sadly yes.

15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? Yes? I meet them all the time in my house and at school *gasp*

16. Left your house without telling your parents? Yup. It's especially fun living on your own.

17. Had a crush on your neighbor? Haha if you can call it that yes.

18. Ditched school to do something more fun? Too much!

19. Slept in a bed with a member of the opposite sex? Yeah.

20. Seen someone die? Not right in front of me, no.

21. Been on a plane? Yup.

22. Kissed a picture? Yeah for jokes though :P

23. Slept in until 3? Sadly yes.

24. Love someone or miss someone right now? I love/miss lots of people!

25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? Love to.

26. Made a snow angel? Yup!

27. Played dress up? Yeah haha

28. Cheated while playing a game? Yes but it's bad!

29. Been lonely? Who hasn't?

30. Fallen asleep at work/school? Yeah more often than I should >.<''

31. Been to a club? In the organizational sense or the venue? Yes to both.

32. Felt an earthquake? Yup, when I was little. It was so cool.

33. Touched a snake? Yup, even had the molted skin in my dresser for years.

34. Ran a red light? Shh!

35. Been suspended from school? Haha yes, for eating cake at Sobeys and being half an hour late after lunch.. good times haha.

36. Had detention? Yup. More boring than portrayed in the movies though.

37. Been in a car accident? Only minor ones.

38. Hated the way you look? Used to but I've mostly gotten over it now.

39. Witnessed a crime? Not a big one.

40. Pole danced? What kind of question is this? No and don't plan on it.

41. Been lost? All the time >.<''

42. Been to the opposite side of the country? Yup a long time ago though.

43. Felt like dying? Not in the suicidal sense.

44. Cried yourself to sleep? A while ago yeah.

46. Sang karaoke? Haha yeah.

47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do? More than I should...

48. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Yes, and out of my eyes too (it burned!)

49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Isn't that the goal of everyone whenever it snows?

50. Kissed in the rain? Yes.

51. Sang in the shower? Yup.

52. Made love in a park? Umm no.

53. Had a dream that you married someone? Not that I can remember.

54. Glued your hand to something? Trust me, I've tried. Even wood glue doesn't work!

55. Got your tongue stuck to a flagpole? Flagpole, no. Multiple popsicles, yes.

56. Ever gone to school partially naked? No thank goodness.

57. Been a cheerleader? Not an actual one, though I have lead cheering :)

58. Sat on a rooftop? Yeah, the view is so much funner up there.

59. Didn't take a shower for a week? I used to only take baths when I was little so I would have to say yes.

60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone? Always. I'm a big chicken haha.

61. Played chicken? Not seriously no haha.

62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? No, though I have had the shower go off when I had clothes on. Scared the crap out of me, I didn't know what was going on haha.

63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Ew yes. What a thing to say to someone, seriously.

64. Broken a bone? No, though I would love to see what it would be like to be in a cast.

65. Been easily amused? All the time!

67. Mooned/flashed someone? Maybe when I was little and didn't know any better haha.

68. Cheated on a test? Once. I felt so bad though.

69. Forgotten someone's name? Oh man I have such a bad memory for them.

70. Slept naked? Yeah.

71. Gone skinny dipping in a pool? Nope. That'd be kind of embarrassing haha.

73. Passed out from drinking? Skipping another question, and another one I'm pretty sure I've already answered.

74. Played a prank on someone? Haha yeah.

75. Gone to a late night movie? Yeah, makes them funner.

76. Made love to anything not human? What a gross question. Of course not!

77. Failed a class? I skipped half of grade four, does that count?

78. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat? More than once.

79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours total? Yup.

80. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? Once. Definitely something I regret.

82. Thrown strange objects? Another skipped question. And yes.

83. Felt like killing someone? Yes, I have felt that feeling.

84. Felt like running away? Yeah, it'd be kinda fun I think just to say you've done it.

85. Ran away? I'd like to, one day, for a little bit. When there's nothing else I have to do though.

86. Did drugs? Nope.

87. Had detention and not attend it? I've gotten my parents to call in and get out of it once.

89. Made a parent cry? Missed a question. And yeah. Not something I'm proud of either.

90. Cried over someone? Yeah.

91. Had sex more than 10 times in one day? Hmm can't say I have.

92. Dated someone more than once? Embarrassingly yes haha.

93. Had/Have a dog? Yup.

95. Own an instrument? Used to but I gave them all away when I moved :(

96. Been in a band? Yup, for a brief period of time. Never turned big though haha.

97. Drank 25 sodas in a day? Wow that's a pretty sweet goal.

98. Broken a CD? Yup.

99. Shot a gun? Not a real one haha.

100. Had feelings for one of your best/good friends? Yup, once.

Here's To The Long Weekend!

This past week has been a weird one for me.

With the midterm in Biology on Wednesday along with the return of the unfortunate cold I have been waking up and meaning to go to class but falling asleep again. As it turns out, I woke up this afternoon and realized that I completely took the week off of class, without really meaning to. Good thing this is a long weekend, because I have a lot of catching up to do!

So what's been keeping me busy you ask, if not for school? Lately I've been working on a large jigsaw puzzle. When I was unpacking earlier, I found a few bags of them so I decided to break one open and try my hand at it. Still no clue what picture it is but it's coming along, slowly but surely. Really I should be doing something more productive but it's 3 am and the only reason I'm up is to wait for a load of laundry to finish so I think I'm quite alright.

I think I mention this every time I post but man time flies. It seems like hardly any time passed since I first arrived, and here it is Thanksgiving once again. This is one of my favourite times of the year. A special holiday just to celebrate food, family, friends, and being grateful for what we're given; pretty sweet! What a great reminder each year of the things we should remember every day. Did I mention the fact that there's no school on Monday? Even better!

The Perfect Salmon Dish

At the local Fortinos earlier today there was a sale on salmon fillets. Now if you know me, you will know that my favourite fish has got to be the salmon and so I couldn't resist the urge to try to make some myself. But I had never made it before, so I asked the lady how to cook it in a pan and so here is her recipe, with some added stuff of my own.

Call it beginner's luck, but that salmon turned out so beautifully I'm pretty sure I have reached my full cooking potential and from this moment on it will all just go downhill from here. But let's hope not.


Needed:
2-3 cups rice
1 salmon fillet
1/2 cup (?) Famous BC Salmon Marinade & BBQ Sauce
3 stalks green onion, chopped
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1. In dish, coat salmon with sauce on both sides. Toss in green onions, cover (saran wrap will do) and marinate in fridge for 15-20 minutes. DO NOT LEAVE IN FOR MORE THAN 30! Apparently it makes the sauce go bad, sitting for too long.

2. Rinse the rice, bring to a boil, cover and leave on low heat.

[This would be a good time to get some things done, i.e. study or wash dishes. Personally I chose the latter]

3. Sprinkle water into a frying pan on low heat and slide in filet, skin side down. Cover and leave for 20 minutes, sprinkling more water occasionally.

4. 10 minutes after the fish, boil water in separate pot, throw in vegetables, bring to second boil, cover, and let sit until salmon is done.

Serve and Enjoy!

Accentuated Wonton Soup

Last night, out of regular groceries (the nearby store still seems so far away), I checked the freezer and, lo and behold, lay a package of some frozen premade wontons my dad had bought for me earlier. But to me normal wonton soup seems so... bland. So, the university student I am, I decided to spice it up using every bit of food left I had.

What I was left with was a quick and easy soup that was actually filling.

Needed:
1 package frozen premade wonton
3 potatoes, diced
2 cup (?) mixed frozen vegetables
1 package instant noodle

1. While boiling 2 separate pots of water, throw potatoes into small bowl, cover with water, and microwave for 5 minutes (cheating, but so much faster!). Drain.
2. In one pot, stir the package of instant noodle and potatoes. In the other, the vegetables and wontons. Turn heat down on the instant noodle and cover both for about 6 minutes, flipping the noodles halfway.
3. Drain the vegetables with wontons and stir into remaining pot.

Serve and enjoy!