I don't get it.

Heather I don't understand that video. And that stupid song always plays at work. I hate my work soundtrack. I can't escape it - it's everywhere I go! I have a research methods midterm today. Should be awesome. I had an English midterm on Tuesday night. It was multiple choice. Why did I get a multiple choice midterm for a third year ENGLISH course? It's rhetorical, don't answer that. I hate that I go to class, I get lectured on a bunch of bullshit, and then I don't get tested on it. It was fact based. Here’s an idea: How about I re-start and NOT pay for the course, read the books on my own time, and learn the same amount. Don’t waste my time and my money. And it's not just that course, either. I hate school. Also, has anyone else noticed the exponential increase in stupidity? I can't STAND listening to people talk in class anymore. Don't regurgitate Wikipedia, and don't do it to sound smart. Don't reference things you heard in the hallway, because they are probably wrong. And don't quote comedians because you think you're hilarious. You're not. Shut up. Have you ever done a peer review? Me either. Do you know why? Because all you would do is read the first sentence, laugh, shred the paper and give up on life. Why can’t you use an apostrophe properly? Why do you get confused by ‘your’ and ‘you’re’? Why do you feel the need to use the word ‘like’ every two words? And why do you form all your sentences into questions, insisting on an upward inflection? I don’t get it. Hey, remember that time in grade twelve when I was like, “I don’t want to go to University,” and then I went because someone convinced me it would be a good idea? Remember that manipulation? Remember how I knew I would hate it and burn out, oh, halfway through? It’s happening! Right now! Listen to yourself, folks. If you think you’ll hate something, you’re probably right. Block out everyone and everything else. Know what you want. You know what I want? To not be in school. I’m not being crazy. Don’t ask me, "but Amy, however will you pay for life if you do not have a career that you got by a beneficial and fulfilling university education?" because that’s not the point. I NEVER wanted this. Ever. So why the hell am I wasting my time? Why do I have to plough through for the sake of getting it done? Why do I "NEED" an education, right now? Why do we let people tell us the stages in which things need to be completed? It's not a linear process. I should love this. WE should love this. I should be allowed to take a course here and a course there, without penalty. I should be able to take one, two, three years off whenever it pleases me. I should be able to move on with my life, get married, not get married, have kids, not have kids, and NOT have to worry about anything. Especially school. I can do it anytime. School is something WE CAN DO /ANY/ TIME. So why do we let it happen? Why am I going to look back on all of my schooling and say, "Thank goodness that's over. I hated it." Why is that process emphasized and supported? I don’t get it.

Lisztomania!!!

You must watch. That is all.

EXAMINATIONSATIONSations...

Our exam period is December 10th-20th. 21st and 22nd are make-up days because our exam schedule is so short. They have five exam times scheduled per day (8,12,330,530,730), as opposed to the normal three (9,2,7). Ridiculous! Anyway, that doesn't matter because my exam schedule is ACTUALLY decent for once:

1. December 10th - PS285 (8.30am)
2. December 12th - EN298 (12pm)
3. December 14th - EN344 (First take-home. Due this day.)
4. December 17th - PS291 (3.30pm)

Anyhoo. I'm hoping to come back on the 21st or 22nd. Tom and I are making our Christmas the 19/20th weekend. He'll be done teaching too, so it'll be really relaxing. As an aside, I have no freakin' clue what to get him. As another aside, are we doing presents/secret santa or do we just want to do some kind of wine and cheese again? Let me know, I'm sure my parents would love to have you over as uuuusual! We're actually half done the semester. Six weeks have come and gone. Does that not blow you away? I don't have a swim meet this weekend, I do have one over Halloween as usual, we have our Alumni meet November 7th, and then Divisionals in Ottawa the following weekend (November 13/14/15). Week off. Meet on Thursday November 26th at UofT, another meet at Brock on Saturday the 28th. One week of school. BAM. Exams. In your face. Done semester one. Can't wait.

Oh.

Oh, and I got a job. I now work walkhome. And my bike tire exploded when I was almost at school. it was balls

Guten Tag! Hola! Bonjour! Hi!

Hey ya'll. I'm alive...still....I know, hard to believe. So I know I haven't been around, and definetly haven't been home in a while, and won't be home for another while longer. I actually haven't told you guys (cept Heaz, and maybe she told you) that this Christmas I is going to le PEI (slash Halifax) pour le Christmas.
Why you ask?
Because I am going to visit Ben.
Who is Ben?
Ben is ma boyfriend. (Mein Freund in Deutsch)
What?
Yeah, we started dating during Thanksgiving, when he flew in to Ottawa, so we could spend it together. We worked together this summer, and I was convinced that it would continue past then. But it did and it does. So there.
*Gasp*
Is true. I have exams the 10, 12, 14, and 18. On the 18 I go to Ottawa, and the 19 I fly to Halifax, Bennamin finishes his exam and the 20 we drive to PEI. Exciting.

This is Ben. And me. But he looks different now, he is skinnier and has a brushcut (because he accidentally put his clippers too short, but I like it) and he has new thick-framed glasses. He almost looks trendy or something. This picture is at his house. :)

 

Other than that, I don’t know what to talk about. My new housemates are awesome. (They are: Lindsay, Thea, Greer, Aleks and Robin (The only boy)). On the weekend we went as a house to watch Lindsay’s Rugby game, and then we made a house dinner (Butter Chicken from scratch scratch) and then all drank together and went to a party. I was fun times. I like them. I like you guys, I should come home sometime when everyone is there to see you. Or you should come here. Do it. Do it. And I will talk to all you lovelies later. <3

WATER! WATER! WATER!!!!!!!!!!

THERE'S FUCKING WATER IN THE POOL. IT'S OFFICIAL! FUCK! That was my excitement. Now for the more sentimental stuff. I actually started crying this morning when I saw it. It was overwhelming to realize that WE did that. WE fixed it, we got the job done. And because of us, that pool is filling. It's just unbelievable to realize that all the fucking bullshit we went through was worth it. I'll have perma-smile all day!! Pictures to come.

Check 'em Out!

1. Mumford and Sons.
2. Check them out.
3. Here: http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons
4. Let me know what you think.

Let the press conference belligerence begin

HEY HOS. UM basically I really love that everyone is updating. Me and Amy were talking today about that video that we made like two summers ago and guess what. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THAT EVERYONE WAS TOGETHER. AAAAAHHHH TRIIPPPYYY. Like actually, that was about two days after we made this blog. GUYS WE HAVEN'T ALL BEEN TOGETHER SINCE WE MADE THIS BLOG.

I made five-minute chocolate cake. Someone remind me to put the recipe up. It was surprisingly good for only taking five minutes to make.

It rained all week. Gross.

NEW STAEDLERS AHHHHH MY FIRST IN SEVEN YEARS.

I made peanut butter cookies on Friday and for once in my life they didn't taste like cat litter. Or what I assume cat litter must taste like.

HI. BYE.

aww!

So I got my hamster! His name is Buttons. He is super cute. He also doesn’t like me, yet. He is fluffy and lazy and I think he is kinda dumb, but he it cute so really it just cancels any negatives out.

ALSO I got my hair cut. 
Voila!! 

I kinda love it, so basically don’t care if you hate it hehe. I think that is basically it. I havn’t been worrying about school, I have actually kind of been slacking which means this weekend is a catch up weekend for sure but not stressing about school and other things has helped alot, I’ve been alot happier.. though once I realize how much work I still have to do that might change a bit.. Anyways I will add pictures of my adorable Buttons when I am home… ttyl!! <3

Me-Time! And You-Time! Soon!

I'm taking a break from studying to update you guys on my life. There isn't much to say really. I had a swim meet on Saturday and it went REALLY well, not far off from best times! Good way to start the year. I had no expectations from the meet, and for it to go well, well, bonus! This week is going to be really busy. Already is. Here is why I never get to talk to you:

• MON: Weights/Class 230-530/Coaching 615-730/Swimming 830-10
• TUES: Swim/Class 230-530/Studying
• WED: Swim/Work 10-1/Class 230-530[MIDTERM]/Swim 830-10
• THURS: Work 10-1/Class 230-430/[May be Home!!!]/Swim 830-10
• FRI: Weights/Appointment 1030-1130/Work 12-6/Swim 7-9/Spend time with Tom for the first time in a million days...maybe
• SAT: Work 10-7
• SUN: Coaching 8-9am/Family coming here, taking me for lunch, 8 of us going out for dinner

Needless to say, I'm feeling very lonely. In the mornings my roommates are in class, and I leave before they get back. I have to go to bed as soon as I get home in order to get enough sleep to even try and function the next day. I never talk to anyone anymore. It's really sucking. I hope things calm down soon, I could really use some Me-Time! And You-Time! It just sucks that I can't even come home to see anyone. I can't this weekend because of work, I can't next weekend because of a swim meet, and I can't the following weekend because I have two midterms THAT week, another swim meet, another swim meet, paper due, swim meet, midterm, swim meet...basically I'll be home for Christmas. And even then, I'll be the lucky bitch that has her last exam on the 22nd, therefore coming home the 23rd at night. I'll spend MAYBE 12 days at home, and I'm back to this shit. It's getting really annoying that I can't enjoy anything anymore. But the worst is that I never get to talk to anyone. And when I do, I feel like all I ever do is complain. I guess we bring it on ourselves. Kinda lost.