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!

The Joys Of Post-Secondary

Tomorrow is my first test in university. It is in Calculus, and worth 20% of the course. I am like every parent's worst nightmare: ever since I have gotten to university I've done nothing but slack off. Well tonight I decided that that was going to change. So I started tackling the one that I've done the least work in, Archaeology, and then turns out my printer doesn't work! After multiple tries and battling the very tempting prospect of literally smashing it to pieces (there is a handy dandy hammer right beside me right now...) I've given up and lost all hope in humanity. Just joking. Only in printers.


"Are you from Taiwan? Because you are nicely made baby"
- Laura D. (I have taught her well)

Flying By

It's already the end of the 19th, and then on to the last home stretch of September. Hard to believe how fast time goes. In exactly two weeks from today I will have my first midterm. In exactly two days I will have my first pop quiz. in 22 minutes it will be five minutes until tomorrow. See what I mean about how quickly time goes by?

Today I attempted for the first time today to make Hamburger Helper. I added my own little twist by cooking the hamburger with lots of onion (because hamburger just isn't the same without locking in onion juice) and put in real cheese, so it can actually have a little bit of non-process nutrients. The important thing is, the taste-testers, aka whoever else was hungry at the time, really enjoyed it. It's nice to know you've made a good meal. I think I would be perfectly content being a stay-at-home mom, cooking and cleaning. Some women think it's degrading to be just that but for some reason I enjoy that kind of stuff. But that's just me I guess haha.

One thing I have not been doing is washing dishes. I used to love it, but that was when I did it for other people. Now that I have to do it for myself, and I am pretty much the only one who does it, I am not liking it so much anymore. When all you want to do is cook and eat and you walk into the kitchen and there are a mountain of dishes you have to tackle, I can see where it gets tiring. But right now speaking of food is making me really hungry so I'm going to head to the kitchen for some good ol' instant noodle. It's like the staple midnight snack: quick, easy, pretty filling. And hot, for those cold wintery nights. Which haven't happened yet in Hamilton. It's September and everyone's still relying heavily on the fan. Whew.

Oh Take Me Back To The Start...

Have you ever gotten to a point where you feel like everything you do you're burying yourself deeper and deeper into a hole with no way out? For the past little while, it has been the story of my life. Like many things, it started with the small stuff. Which piled up and escalated into the big stuff. I'm at the point now where I no longer know what to do anymore. It's like I'm being pulled in so many different directions, and I don't know which is right. Like no matter how I go about doing whatever I do, it seems like I will hurt somebody. And that's the last thing I want. I guess a lot of it is because ever since I've gotten here, for some reason I've just gotten wrapped up and no longer spending much time (if any) in the Word. And as for actual prayer time, that's been non-existant too. Interesting how as soon as it stops, that's when things really start going downhill. Anyways enough brooding for tonight. I've got a recipe for clam chowder I want to make again. Being sick sucks; I skipped my first class today. It was math (big surprise). I spent the time taking a nap instead, and ended up being late for another class. It was kind of fun though, someone else in the house was late too and our buildings were close to each other so we ran together and I learned a new shortcut on the way. In gerantology we watched this video interviewing people in their 90's and their lives and stuff; it was really neat to see their perspective on things and also to see things you've never realized before. Such as how stereotyped they are and how they're always being put down because they're viewed as "too old". There was this one guy and he was like "I told my kids when I can no longer take care of myself, to either put me in a nursing home or a place for used cars. That's what happens when you get run down: you get discarded." It was really sad in some parts. But in others it was really funny. The same guy was talking about how he loves and appreciates his life so much more now. He's nearing 100 and goes to business meetings, reads the paper every day, drives, and lives on his own. His favourite thing to do is play cards, specifically solitaire. I saw him putting the cards down and immediately knew what it was; pretty cool.

The New Mix

Today was an... interesting day to say the least. Woke up and got ready an hour too early for class. Then went to class not knowing it was a tutorial and realized that we don't have one in archeology for three weeks. Went home, went to bed, then went to easy calc, which turned out to be a lot like grade 12 in that the prof went over the same stuff over and over again and in the same monotone voice. Then in psych met the T.A. who told us that we only have to show up for two classes in the week and that wasn't one of them. So got home early, made a balanced supper of potatoes, mix of frozen vegetables, and fried perogies (which is Polish by the way) and bummed around until going to the grocery store. We spent a surprisingly short two hours going through the aisles and picking out random stuff to eat, it was actually pretty fun. Came home, ate again, and we invented a mix of chocolate pudding and marshmallows, which wasn't that good but maybe it's just because it was no-name stuff. Anyways we turned up the stove to roast some marshmallows minus the chocolate, had a few fire incidents, and realized that I cannot do the math problems and so now I'm looking to switch math courses into something harder. Go figure.

So yeah, there's my day squished into one paragraph. Terribly exciting I know but such is life for the next six years I guess haha. Oh dear...

If He Can Do It...

"University 'Very Easy' For Hong Kong Nine-Year-Old"

- Yahoo! Canada News

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's youngest ever university student said he was already bored with his "very easy" classes as he started his mathematics course on Tuesday.

The nine-year-old maths genius gained two grade As and a B in his A-levels in England -- normally taken by 18-year-olds.

March Boedihardjo told reporters gathered at Hong Kong Baptist University he was excited about starting school, but the classes were not stimulating.

"I've learned it a year or two years ago," Boedihardjo said as reporters peppered him with questions and cameras flashed around him.

The boy appeared impatient with the endless questions from reporters and kept asking his father when they could leave.

Boedihardjo did not have a good impression of his classmates either.

"They made no response (in classes). They just listened in the class and didn't interact with each other," he said.

The boy said that his old school friends "wanted to play", unlike the university students.

The university accepted Boedihardjo last month and has designed a special five-year course for him that will lead to a masters degree.

"Burn Out Bright" - Switchfoot

Does it have to start with a broken heart
Broken dreams and bleeding parts
We were young and world was clear
But young ambition disappears
I swore it would never come to this
The average, the obvious

I’m still discontented down here
I’m still discontented

If we’ve only got one try
If we’ve only got one life
If time was never on our side
Then before I die
I want to burn out bright

A spark ignites
In time and space
Limping through this human race
You bite and claw your way back home
But you’re running the wrong way

The future is a question mark
Of kerosene and electric sparks
There’s still fire in you yet
Yeah there’s still fire in you!

I keep cleaning up the mess I’ve made
I won’t run away
I can’t sleep in the bed I’ve made

These past few days have been nothing but crazy. On Wednesday I went to Oshawa to visit a good friend whom I haven't seen in a very long time. It was great; I got to ride on a double decker train, meet her family and boyfriend, and most of all see her again and have a good laugh about how little we have changed over the years.

On Friday I took a trip over to Toronto to visit my dad and brother. We went to Ikea and I finally got my bookcase, which I have yet to set up. It was good to see them again and eat some real home-cooked food but now I'm starting to get used to calling where I'm currently living as "home" so it's kind of nice to have a place to go back to that's your own. The room at least haha.

Last night I had heard that there was a meteor shower at 6am and so I convinced someone to stay up with me until then to watch it with me. After watching a movie and me accidentally falling asleep (oops) we went outside at 6 in the morning, only to find out that the sun had already risen. So we went back to bed, woke up 5 hours later, had breakfast, and then I went over to the university to pick up the Macpass. The stuff was alright. You got two t-shirts, an umbrella, a water bottle, two clipboards, a canvas bag to put it all in, and of course the bracelet (the actual macpass) to get you into all the frosh/welcome week stuff. Pretty cool, except that when you think that it costs $140, it was totally not worth it. Oh well, it's part of the "experience" right?

I'm starting to really like Hamilton. The Wendy's here have vanilla frosties (think DQ ice cream, except slightly more sugary and lighter) and there is this pho (pronounced fuh) vietnamese noodle place which is extremely cheap. The guys took me for a tour around campus, so I slightly know it better and it's cool. There's actually a lake somewhere nearby so later on tonight we're going back to check it out. I caught a toad crossing the road, which was pretty cool and unexpected. I mean out of nowhere hops this toad, right in front of us, heading towards a garden of flowers. It liked me though and stayed on my hand even though I kept trying to set him down, in the patch of flowers that he so desperately wanted to go to. Hehehe.

Then I took a bus to this really nice bubble tea place. Not nice as in fancy high quality nice but there were couches and we were pretty much the only ones there so like a very laid back casual atmosphere, and not too bad a price either. I've got to say it could quickly become one of my favourite places if I ever knew how to get back lol.

Anyways that's my day so far. School starts so soon! I'm like terrified, but from I hear it's not that bad. If you mess up there's always summer school, which is apparently how a lot of people raise their average and stuff, so that could be something I may have to take advantage of.

Well I'm going to go do something productive. Catch ya later!

Sunday Dinner

Coming back from church I was really hungry and needing something quick and easy. So armed with two pots, a bag of rice and a can of soup, I got down to work. Here is the recipe, for those that want to try it, and also for my own memory.

Start with the rice.
1. Rinse in pot until water runs clear
2. Fill pot with about twice as much water as rice
3. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt and stir
4. Cover and bring to a rolling boil
5. Leave on low heat until water is absorbed and to desired tenderness

While the rice is absorbing, prepare the soup. I had bought a can big beef stew, which I think goes really well because it is thick and hearty. Plus it was on sale!
1. Empty can into pot
2. Heat on low until steam rises but not yet boiled

Combine rice and stew and ENJOY!

Surprise Sightseeing

Going to church this morning was an adventure. I had looked up Mountain View Christian Church on the internet and found the address and put that through the Hamilton Street Railway (but really just the bus system) website and wrote down the directions to and from starting at McMaster.

So I went over to the campus a little early so I could walk around a bit and explore. Except I explored a little too much and became lost and missed the bus I was supposed to catch. So I kept walking and eventually got to a street, saw a bus stop and sat down, hoping one may randomly drive by and go to the right place. Five minutes later, a bus came the next street over and the driver stopped and waved at me to get in and after talking turns out that it was lucky that I had gotten on that one because the other bus didn't come until 15 minutes later and would have to circle around and it would take a much longer time. The driver was really nice and showed me where to transfer and exactly which bus to go on, which I did. Someone had mentioned something about Limeridge being a mall so I waited until I got to the mall and got off, hoping that the church would be within sight. But the mall was a big one surrounded by different streets and so after walking around trying to find a map I started asking some people. Turns out Limeridge was also the name of a big street and I should've gotten off at a corner a while back. She suggested I called a taxi and so I did. Right after I hung up the taxi came, except it was to drop someone off and not mine so I kept waiting and he was nice and told me he would wait too to make sure that the taxi came. It never did so ten minutes later he gave me a ride to the corner I was supposed to have gotten off the bus at, except that there were no churches in sight and neither of us knew where Mountain View was. He pulled over, called his friend who I guess looked it up over the internet, and then we drove to the church, where upon getting out of the cab I met Elise's mom who led me into the church and it was cool. It's small but that makes it more personal and the people there are really nice. There was even someone else from Montague, PEI who is related to the Herrings! Funny how things work out :)

Coming back home again I walked through the campus and did some more exploring and it was great. I coaxed a big butterfly to crawl on my finger, befriended three squirrels and led them to an acorn tree, and touched a crazy looking plant I've never seen before.

All in all, so far it's been an amazing day. They say Hamilton is a hard city but I think it's pretty sweet.

On My Own

Waking up this morning was a great feeling. No parents, no adult supervision, no nothing. Not that it was a bad thing, but just that it's nice to be on your own you know? Hamilton is totally different than what I had expected. I had thought either it was going to be big like Toronto or small like Charlottetown. And really it is huge but more in the way of big long roads than stuff to do. Less than Charlottetown, believe it or not. I say that because there is no more car and apparently the nearest mall is a fairly long bus ride away. But there are lots of restaurants nearby. Think University Avenue, except on a longer scale. The weather here, which everyone is dying to know, is very hot and muggy. After just walking around for a bit yesterday I desperately needed a shower. Reminds me very much of Egypt except with the small houses of Scotland. Actually where I'm living (with a potential 9 other people) has sort of the feel of a hostel, except more private. And nicer, since right now there are only two others.



Dad and I went around the university yesterday; it is huge! 300 acres and home to 25 000 students, it is like a small city in itself. Beautiful campus though and there are dozens of canadian geese and big squirrels! The student centre is like a mall, which shops and everything. There is also a nuclear reactor which looks really cool. One day I think I will book an appointment to tour it so I can see what it's like.

Now for breakfast... bacon and eggs?

Stubborn As A Mule

Reading the yahoo.ca news this morning I came across an interesting article:

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - He rode his mule into town looking for work.

No, it wasn't the opening scene of a Western movie. It was what Rod Maday did last
week, ending a six-week odyssey from his hometown of Boy River, Minn.

"I've done about 1,500 miles and I've got the saddle sores to prove it," he said.

Maday said he lost his driver's license 10 years ago after he was accused in a hit-and-run, and was having a hard time finding work in Minnesota. He heard that Wyoming had plenty of jobs that paid well.

He set out with two mules. About a month ago, both mules got loose and one was hit
by a car. It had to be euthanized.

Maday arrived at the Department of Workforce Services office on Friday morning wearing a torn shirt, dusty blue jeans, spurs and a cowboy hat. Astride his brown and silver mule, Henry, he caused several double-takes.

He didn't stay long. He said some teenagers had yelled "uncalled for" things at him while he was riding into town the night before.

"Gillette's nothing like what I had thought," he said.

He left Saturday morning, riding west toward the Bighorn Mountains.

"I could probably get a job and stay here, but I'm not willing to part with my mule," Maday said. "He's my best friend and I'm not getting rid of him for nothing."

If I were an employer I would hire him on the spot just for having the determination and the guts to do something like that. Talk about dedication!

TV Time

I've been watching a lot of tv lately, but due to not having full cable during the day there are a lot of soaps and shows like Maury and stuff like that which has about the entertainment equivalent of a dead horse. There's no longer the shopping channel anymore, which was my previous method of escape haha. But even flicking through the channels you catch snippets of the stuff going on and it makes you wonder just what is going on in their minds. All the drama and complications people put themselves through... you wonder if they stop and ask themselves "why?" Why am I letting this person who is supposed to support me treat me like this? Why do I need to be in five or more different relationships at once? Why am I on national tv trying to solve out my problems in a crappy show like this? Anyways all this stuff reminded me of a song I've got stuck in my head lately which was relevant to a completely different show I saw, one of those older sitcoms. Now those I like!

She is gorgeous, smart, and funny
She smiles at you and you call her "hunny"
But she is her and I am me
She is everything I will never be

But I won't let it get me down
I refuse to be pushed around
I'm not changing who I am
Because I am part of God's perfect plan
And if she's the one that you're reaching for
Then it's time for me to walk out the door

She's the waitress that caught your eye
The pretty woman walking by
That girl on the movie screen
I'm sure you know just what I mean

So turn the channel, get back on base
Look at me and save some face
When you're staring at someone else
You know you're making a fool of yourself

But I won't let it get me down
I refuse to be pushed around
I'm not changing who I am
Because I am part of God's perfect plan
And if she's the one that you're reaching for
Then it's time for me to walk out the door

So make up your mind
We don't have much time
Am I going to be the only one you're dreaming of?
If you can't decide
Then sorry, goodbye
I was a fool for thinking that maybe it was love...

But I won't let it get me down
I refuse to be pushed around
I'm not changing who I am
Because I am part of God's perfect plan
And if she's the one that you're reaching for
Then it's time for me to walk out the door

I've done it before...

The Happenings

So now that I'm 18, I can buy lottery tickets, rent hotels, vote, and sign my own papers. Kind of weird actually, to now have to think of myself as an "adult". Today after church dad took us to High Park where there there was poop everywhere but huge geese and it was so cool. I almost touched one and would've if it hadn't run away at the last second. I guess it didn't help that I tried to run after it...

Yesterday for my birthday my brother and I went to see Bourne Ultimatum. Oh man it was so good. I wanted to hug the screen afterwards. The first two were good but this one takes the cake. I guess you don't expect it to be as good because it is the third one and usually they go down but no this one definitely rocks. If you have yet to see the first two I would suggest you do so and then haul your butt to the theatres to see the third. Worth every penny. Especially when you go to Rainbow Cinemas and an adult ticket on the weekend is still only $6. Talk about a nice change haha.

It's weird being here not "just to visit". Trying to think of this place as home again feels weird somehow. I guess it's just because I haven't really thought of it that way for a while now. My dad drove downtown for lunch after church today and I saw this group of big really nice buildings and I asked my brother what they were. He said it was the university. I'm regretting a little bit my stubborness to not go to U of T but oh well the pictures of McMaster are nice too.

I now can add to my list of things I own a computer desk, dish set, and a set of metal bowls and measuring cups. Went to Canadian Tire a few days ago and there was a sale on so we decided to get some stuff. Now all I need is an apartment which will hopefully be only two months away. For some reason my dad now thinks I will get murdered if I live by myself but honestly I think he just doesn't want to pay for it. But that's my dad for ya haha.

Anyways I'm going to go have a little nap. I was so tired last night I went to bed early and have no idea what I did with my glasses. So this morning I tore the place apart looking for them but couldn't find them so I went to church without it. I'm quite blind haha.

Finally Here.

After what seems like forever (even though the plane was on time! *shock*) I'm finally here in Toronto. It seems a little unreal to be moving up here; as I was talking to someone beside me on the plane we were talking about how nice PEI is and he said that Hamilton will be a big change. It's weird thinking I won't be back for at least a few months and only to visit. Even though I'm still "from away" PEI really is my home. After all I've lived there longer than I've lived anywhere else, consecutively or otherwise. And saying goodbye for a while is hard. But coming out of your comfort zone is how you grow and I know that this will all work out one way or another. Things have a way of doing that even when all seems impossible. Thank you God :) So I did a shocking thing when I came up here: I went to bed right when I arrived, which was around 9 pm. I guess I'm not really not used to having much sleep; I ended up waking up at 3:30 a.m. and have now been awake for a while. Woke my dad up by my meandering around and he stayed up with me for a little while but just went back to bed. A few nights of this and he will see how much I need my own apartment hopefully haha. Anyways we shall see.

Well I'm starving so I'm going to mosey on over to the kitchen and start raiding some food. Feel free to leave a comment or update your blog! :D

"It's On" by Superchick

It all comes down to this
You take your best shot, might miss
You take it anyway
You're gonna make your move today
Got the will, you'll find the way
To change the world someday
Grab this moment before it's gone

Today's your day

It's on (and on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on
(And on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on

And the view will never change
Unless you decide to change it
Don't feel like it today
Just show up anyways
And though life will take you down
It only matters if you let it
Get up, go through, press on

Today's your day

It's on (and on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on
(And on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on

And though you wanna quit
Don't think you can get through it
You've come too far to walk away
It's not gonna be today
And no matter how you feel
It's what you do that matters
This is your moment to be strong

Today's your day

It's on (and on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on bring it on
(And on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on

No matter how you feel
It's what you do that matters
It's your moment to be strong

It's on (and on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on bring it on
(And on) it's on (and on) it's on (and on)
Today's your day so come on, bring it on!