Post the Twenty-Sixth: Happiness

Helloooo!

So, I'm in a fairly good mood right now. I'm listening to some music ("Guys Like Potter" from A Very Potter Sequel), chilling out, trying to ignore the fact that tomorrow is Monday... lol

I've had a good weekend, basically. Lots of social interaction.

After I wrote last time, I did head over to meet the kinderninjas. We hung out at the mall/Tyler's until about 11 PM -- Olivera and I were the last to leave. The reason for the early (yes early) departure time was that they'd mostly gotten up at 6:30 to go to this Me to We Day thing, and the ones who hadn't had had a full day of school, and I had a midterm. So basically we were all pretty tired.

Saturday was a great day. I woke up really late, around 1:30, and noticed that I'd missed 3 calls from Kim. Quickly remembering I was supposed to hang out with her that afternoon, I called her, got dressed, and left. I was home and conscious for all of 30 minutes. I hung out with Kim for a bit and then Daniel texted Olivera and I and asked if we wanted to help watch his little sister before heading over to Kat's. Ollie was hanging out with Ernest and Aaron Lyons, so they joined the party too. We were at the park for a little bit. Daniel's little sister, Cyrena, is soooooo cute. She is just like 100% concentrated adorable. She's so energetic and happy. We headed over to Daniel's apartment and were there for like 15 minutes before his parents got home, and then we headed over to Olivera's. We called up Kat to hang out there too, and we hung out, watched Monty Python, and made perogies. We went home at around 12, getting a ride home from Kat's parents. It was a really fun day. Towards the end when it was Olivera, Daniel, Kat, and I left, we began taking pictures. Most of them were hilarious. I have 2 favourites in particular:





The second one in particular makes me laugh unfailingly every time: it's so amazingly demented. The first one I LOVE though. I made it my background. LOL. No joke. It makes me lol every time I minimize my windows, because I forget about it being there and then it's like AWWWW SAD DANIEL FACE. I told him I wanted to use it as my background, so I'm not being creepy. Right? :)

And then today I just kind of relaxed. I had a shitty sleep admittedly, but I had a chill day otherwise. I watched several movies. In fact, er, that's pretty much all I did today. ><; I watched the end of How to Tame Your Dragon, which I've seen before and still makes me happy, and then I watched Amelie, which I've never seen before. O. M. G. Sooooooooo good. Like... eaaaasily makes it into my favourite movie list. SO GOOD. Go watch it. Nao. I went out to the store and came back and watched My Sassy Girl, which was also pretty awesome. I loved the ending, I totally wasn't expecting it and I LOVED it. It was like Chekov's Gun mixed with Meant to Be.

Tomorrow... urghhhh. Mondaaaay. Oh well. Monday's are easy. For now I'll just keep listening to songs I love.

Right now I'm listening to Early Christmas Present by Kate Nash. Have I ever mentioned here how much I love Kate Nash? Seriously. Like... so good. Especially this song, for some reason. I'll write out the lyrics.

How could you let her touch you in a place you didn't want touched?
How could you let her get so close to you that could kiss your neck
And kiss it gently and kiss it gently and kiss it gently?

How could you take her number from her when you met her in that bar?
How could you offer her a drink and in the front seat of your car
And kiss her gently and kiss her gently and kiss her hard?

How could you lie to me right to my face?
How could your best friend's ex-girlfriend's younger sister's mate
Know before I did, before I did, before I did?

How could you string me on for so long, for just over 11 months?
How could I be so stupid and so blind? You know, I think I had a hunch
About this anyway, about this whole thing, about this girl.

I thought that it was just a phase, you were so distant and so cold
I thought that it was just your age and the fear of growing old
You acted different, you were so different, you were impatient

And you lied to me right to my face
And your best friend's ex-girlfriend's younger sister's mate
Know before I did, before I did, before I did.

'Cause if you run into the eye of the storm, take it round the back
You better hit the floor 'cause screaming,
"No, I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore,"
'Til your eyes and your mouth is sore
Doesn't help anyone, doesn't do any good
But you'd do something else if you only could

And I wish I could grow up, wish I could be well behaved
But every time I look him in the eye, I send him to the grave
And that pretty, pretty girl with her nice sweet lips
With your eyes on her chest and your hands on her hips

This itch, this burn, this pain, this strain
Dealing turned out that we don't need it to help it go away
So that's what leaving me the gift you gave him, no

I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore
I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore
I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore
I can't take it, I can't take it, I can't take it anymore

...Don't know why, but I love that song. :D

Anyways, it's getting late, so I'll be off to bed then. Goodnight!

Post the Twenty-Fifth: Midterms Blehh

So I am ALMOST done midterms fortnight. Yes, not a week, a fortnight, AKA 2 weeks.

First I had Archaeology 'test'. It was practically a midterm, as it was worth 25% of our grade; there are 4 of these 'tests' throughout the term and no midterm or final. So, whatever. That was last Monday. It was 60 multiple choice and that's it. I did pretty well, got 90%.

Then I had a German test last Tuesday. It was a test, not a midterm, but, y'know, still a pretty big deal. There are no midterms in this class: there's 6 unit tests and usually a pop quiz every week, as well as homework and participation. ANYWAYS, I got 88% on it. It was a standard language test: listening section, writing section, comprehension section.

Then I had my Sexuality midterm last Wednesday. There are 2 midterms for the record. I got 87% on that. It was 49 multiple choice and 1 short paragraph.

Then fast forward a week and a half to today, when I had my History midterm. I FREAKED THE FUCK OUT over studying for this one. As History's my major, it's kiiiiiinda important to do well. Anyways, I studied a LOT and it turned out to be pretty much useless as everything on the exam was from lectures, NOT the textbook. Don't know the mark, as, like I said, I just did it. It was 3 short paragraphs and 1 essay. I finished literally 1 minute before the end of the exam though.

And I have just 1 midterm left on Tuesday, Astronomy. I'm not entirely sure of the format yet. I do know that I need to study a bit.

So, I'll just list off some things that I've noticed lately.

1) Having a cold during an exam sucks. Just saying. Your brain is foggy and your nose is stuffed so you have to breathe through your mouth and then your lips get dry but you can't get your water because it's in your bag and you're in the middle of an exam. Also, coughing.

2) Studying in the library makes you feel like you can't breathe for fear of being too loud, never mind coughing.

3) PDA is not cool. PDA on buses is even less cool. PDA on buses RIGHT NEXT TO YOU is extremely uncool. PDA on buses right next to you where they bump into you while making out is horrible. PDA on buses right next to you where they bump into you while making out for 15 minutes is HELL.

4) Rape trails turn into happy strolls in the daylight.

5) If you think your computer is growling at you, it's likely just your cellphone vibrating.

6) Funny blogs should not be read in a public place where you're not allowed to be loud (ie: library).

7) If you really want to study, you should not bring your laptop to the library with you.

8) Playing soundtrack music on your iPod makes EVERYTHING seem different. Battle music makes that guy running look like he's a warrior.

9) Texting is highly addicting.

10) I have a penchant for chubby Asian guys. I get along with them really well 9/10 times. Don't know why.

11) Sighing with phlegm in your throat is painful.

12) Silencing your cellphone during lectures is not always necessary, at least at SFU, because most buildings have absolutely terrible reception. It is not uncommon to get about 5 text messages in a row upon leaving a lecture hall.

Aaaaaand let's leave it there because I'm running out of things to say.

I'm heading over to Tyler's in a bit to hang out with the kinderninjas. I texted Tyler saying that I missed him and we should hang out, and he's like "Lol okay. Friday?" So yeah. They had this Me to We Day thing to go to, so they're heading back now. I just got a text saying they're at Commercial Station... Sooo, probably about another 45 minutes or so until they actually get to Tyler's. I don't want to head over there until they're there. ><; Awkward much.

So, in the mean time, I'm going to do all the things that I denied myself doing while studying... namely, I'm going to read manga. Adieu!

Post the Twenty-Fourth: I Am a Copycat

Because my good friend Sarah did it, I'm doing the same. So there.

Week 1: History Midterm
Week 2: Astronomy Midterm
Week 3: Archaeology Test, German Test
Week 4: NaNoWriMo, otherwise nothing!
Week 5: NaNoWriMo, Sexuality Midterm
Week 6: NaNoWriMo, German Test
Week 7: NaNoWriMo, Archaeology Test
Week 8: NaNoWriMo, History essay due, German Test
Week 9: Archaeology Test, Physics Final
Week 10: History Final, Sexuality Final (same day, eep)

Put like that... well that just stresses me out more. ><

So, yes, 10 more weeks left until the end of my first semester of university. Once the first semester is over and I've sat finals and whatnot I'll feel like a real university student. Hopefully. The only thing that's made me feel more university-ish is the fact that today I thought, "I should go study in the library."

I've already started looking at courses and such for next term, and every new retooling of my schedule slowly gets more and more suicidal in nature. I'm definitely taking 2 history courses next term, one about the Americas and one about Africa. I'm probably taking German as well. I'd like to take an English/World Lit class, I miss my literature. For the other class... that's up in the air. I've considered Japanese, Earth Science (dinosaurs), Linguistics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Music, Chemistry, Humanities, and PoliSci. So. Yeah. I don't know. I'll probably end up taking something that a friend is taking, just so I'll have ONE course with a friend in it at the very least.

I am participating in NaNoWriMo again this year; this is my third year participating. I'm pleased to say that unlike my first year, I have a plot, and unlike my second year, I have a SOLID plot. :) I hope that this year will go well. The only part of my story that I'm having difficulty with is making an identity for my female main character. She's rather boring right now. I think I shall have to make some preliminary drabbles to get a sense of who she is. The male main character is quite well fleshed-out, thankfully.

So, as today is Thanksgiving in Canada, I'll make a list of the things I'm thankful for.

1) My friends. Seriously the best people in the world.
2) My family. Also the best people in the world. 1 and 2 are basically the same. lol
3) My bed. I love my bed.
4) SFU. The fact that I got into university is pretty freaking sweet on a global scale. And I'm preforming fairly well so far.
5) My laptop, Becky. Ohh, how would I live without thee?

Yeah. Those are the main 5 things I love.