i'm going to victoria with jon on sun till mon. so i won't be able to partake in the g.pride parade and games night...
hope you guys have fun w/o me '~'
but aaron, i'll definitely come to your performance on thurs but only if ann promises to bring cheesy bread...PLLLLLEEEEAAASSSEEE~
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
$0.61 in my bank account :(
yesterday, i walked to the cambie safeway (i was on oak) with the intention of buying an august bus pass. When it was my turn to check out, i realized i might now have enough money to pay. So i told the cashier that i would pay $14 in cash and the rest debt. The remaining amount owe after deducting the $14 was $61.45.
Long story short, i couldn't get my bus pass there and then and that was when i realized how i don't have that much money :(
i'm getting my pay check tomorrow but just thinking about not having money makes me sad.
I also lost 200 american. i probably misplaced it but i checked absolutely everywhere. Hopefully it will be like that time when i "lost" my ring...ann...remember.
I guess this means no more cheesy bread from now on :(
and i guess this means all your presents are coming from Daiso....ann.... :D
about the pharmacy and nursing thing...
they are both 4 year program if you want a degree in nursing, that is.
you can also choose to do a 2 year program at vcc to become an lpn.
I was actually thinking about nursing as a back up plan, but i get sick easily which make hospitals not my friend.
be a pharmacist just to make money. in the beginning, i was naive to think that i wanted to be a pharmacist so that i can help people. the reality of it is that you don't really impact patients lives...or at least very few of them. the duty of a pharmacist is just ensure that patients are taking medication that will not be harmful to their bodies. frankly, pharmacists work in the back to make everything work and that's all you do. the money shows for their importance.
i'm still undecided on my career path....
surprisingly, although pharmacy seems to be ingrained on my 5 finger forehead...i have my own doubts....not whether or not i'll be a good pharmacist but just on whether i want to be that.
The money is really good though...
so if i did pursue it, it would be for the money which can be spent on things that could help the less fortunate...but not because i absolutely LOVE pharmacy.
so that's my take on it...
i had a busy day at work. the pharm tech who had been working there for 3 years left for vacation so it's up to me who has been working there for 2 weeks and this other person who doesn't really do much....hm...
i'm not stressed or anything...it's actually the opposite. i enjoy having responsibilities and being important...but my leg hurts nonetheless. i have to take it easy...or else my bp will rise...and i have a machine to monitor it too :(
-lily
Long story short, i couldn't get my bus pass there and then and that was when i realized how i don't have that much money :(
i'm getting my pay check tomorrow but just thinking about not having money makes me sad.
I also lost 200 american. i probably misplaced it but i checked absolutely everywhere. Hopefully it will be like that time when i "lost" my ring...ann...remember.
I guess this means no more cheesy bread from now on :(
and i guess this means all your presents are coming from Daiso....ann.... :D
about the pharmacy and nursing thing...
they are both 4 year program if you want a degree in nursing, that is.
you can also choose to do a 2 year program at vcc to become an lpn.
I was actually thinking about nursing as a back up plan, but i get sick easily which make hospitals not my friend.
be a pharmacist just to make money. in the beginning, i was naive to think that i wanted to be a pharmacist so that i can help people. the reality of it is that you don't really impact patients lives...or at least very few of them. the duty of a pharmacist is just ensure that patients are taking medication that will not be harmful to their bodies. frankly, pharmacists work in the back to make everything work and that's all you do. the money shows for their importance.
i'm still undecided on my career path....
surprisingly, although pharmacy seems to be ingrained on my 5 finger forehead...i have my own doubts....not whether or not i'll be a good pharmacist but just on whether i want to be that.
The money is really good though...
so if i did pursue it, it would be for the money which can be spent on things that could help the less fortunate...but not because i absolutely LOVE pharmacy.
so that's my take on it...
i had a busy day at work. the pharm tech who had been working there for 3 years left for vacation so it's up to me who has been working there for 2 weeks and this other person who doesn't really do much....hm...
i'm not stressed or anything...it's actually the opposite. i enjoy having responsibilities and being important...but my leg hurts nonetheless. i have to take it easy...or else my bp will rise...and i have a machine to monitor it too :(
-lily
Yes, I was beaten by some Asian chick singing Carrie Underwood
Okay... so many things to address.
1) Welcome back Joanne!!! Sorry about not mentioning you sooner.
2) If you want us to be okay, then we're okay, Chels.
3) My advice to Joanne: so what you want to do definitely involves helping people, right? I agree, I think pharmacy is a very popular (and also Asian) field to get into. How long will you have to study in school if you want to become a pharmacist vs. nursing school? I can't say that I was thinking, "wtf why??" when I read that you had narrowed it down to possibly being a nurse. Maybe people just have the wrong connotation. Being a nurse seems to be more stressful, in the fast-paced environment of a hospital, but the feeling of helping people is probably greater than that of being a pharmacist. The only thing I would be concerned about becoming a nurse is how long you have to study. It's gotta be a lot, right? And I don't know about you, but I get the feeling you're stressed out a lot and maybe if you head into that direction, it would stress you out? But if that's what you really want to do, then I guess it would all pay off in the end.
I know I'm not really being much help here because I don't want to tell you what to do with your life. After reading your post, it looks like you're leaning towards nursing. Whatever you choose to do, you have my support. Good luck!
4) Why are you watching that video so many times? Kinda pointless now isn't it? Or are you trying to show everyone that that Talent Showdown was a sham?
5) I do hope we all go to the Pride Parade on Sunday. Are we all going?
6) Are we still doing Sunday game nights?
~~Aaron
1) Welcome back Joanne!!! Sorry about not mentioning you sooner.
2) If you want us to be okay, then we're okay, Chels.
3) My advice to Joanne: so what you want to do definitely involves helping people, right? I agree, I think pharmacy is a very popular (and also Asian) field to get into. How long will you have to study in school if you want to become a pharmacist vs. nursing school? I can't say that I was thinking, "wtf why??" when I read that you had narrowed it down to possibly being a nurse. Maybe people just have the wrong connotation. Being a nurse seems to be more stressful, in the fast-paced environment of a hospital, but the feeling of helping people is probably greater than that of being a pharmacist. The only thing I would be concerned about becoming a nurse is how long you have to study. It's gotta be a lot, right? And I don't know about you, but I get the feeling you're stressed out a lot and maybe if you head into that direction, it would stress you out? But if that's what you really want to do, then I guess it would all pay off in the end.
I know I'm not really being much help here because I don't want to tell you what to do with your life. After reading your post, it looks like you're leaning towards nursing. Whatever you choose to do, you have my support. Good luck!
4) Why are you watching that video so many times? Kinda pointless now isn't it? Or are you trying to show everyone that that Talent Showdown was a sham?
5) I do hope we all go to the Pride Parade on Sunday. Are we all going?
6) Are we still doing Sunday game nights?
~~Aaron
ps- night market blues
i wanted to post this but i forgot. this was the girl aarie said was right after him and got through to the next round while he and bekki didn't
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o516ujA3QbU&mode=related&search=
i've watched this so many times it's almost mean.
-chels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o516ujA3QbU&mode=related&search=
i've watched this so many times it's almost mean.
-chels
Monday, July 30, 2007
Well, it's good to know that I wasn't being purposely "excluded" from anything.. Part of the reason why I didn't post is because after the long hiatus I took, I just didn't know what you guys were talking abt anymore and it felt kinda sad. I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I didn't care about the blog. It's just that first year was so overwhelming after hearing all those stories of people failing at least one course each year, so I avoided going on the internet often because the net can get dangerously addictive.... I'm still paranoid (especially after math) but I haven't failed a course yet so I guess I can let my guard down for a bit.
My rant of the week is that I can't decide between pharmacy and nursing!! I know it's very boring to listen to someone's career plan, but I'd really appreciate your advice on this.. I've even tried listing the cons and pros of each profession but they were pretty much even..
My rant of the week is that I can't decide between pharmacy and nursing!! I know it's very boring to listen to someone's career plan, but I'd really appreciate your advice on this.. I've even tried listing the cons and pros of each profession but they were pretty much even..
My thoughts on pharmacy: Okay, the reason why I chose this path in the first place is b/c people kept telling me "pharmacists are in demand so they have a lot of job opportunities!" or that "being a pharmacist is a pretty easy job.." etc etc.. Well, the more I learn about this job, the more I realize that these statements could not be further from the truth. I mean, UBC tries to send as many pharmacists as they can to rural areas b/c Vancouver's already got enough pharmacists. Plus, the fact that most pharmacists here don't seem to have full-time jobs leads me to reconsider the validity of the statement that pharmacists can get jobs anywhere.. Oh, and one of the pharmacists that I work with tells me all the time that being a pharmacist is a very demanding job and you need to be able to work under pressure and multi-task.. So how easy is this job anyways? But seeing as how popular and competitive it is to get into this field, I really hope that what I've been speculating so far about pharmacy is only a fraction of the truth... Still, somehow I can't help but feel that this job may be a little too overrated? I'm so confused.. Why is this job so popular? The reasons I want to become a pharmacist is because I want to learn about how medication works inside your body, I love giving advice to people and the job encourages me to become a perfectionist... But how original and exciting can you get as a pharmacist? I mean by the end of the day, I could only be patting myself on the back for counting lots of pills at london drugs.. But on the other hand, ppl seem to show a lot of respect if you're a pharmacist.. AHHH CAN'T THINK!!
So my thoughts abt nursing on why it fits my bill: I get to work at a hospital, it's less competitive, it's guaranteed I can get a job as soon as I graduate, and I get to learn about the healthcare system and how hospitals operate so I don't get screwed by stupid docs.. -_- But when I tell ppl that I'm considering nursing, everyone's just kinda like "wtf why????" It's kinda disappointing when people react that way to the idea, but I feel like becoming a nurse is actually making contribution to society when they are actually highly in demand. In addition, I hear that they have lots of scholarship programs for nursing students to encourage people to apply. Overall, nursing seems like a good choice but the thought of having a job that seems to be an unpopular healthcare profession kinda keeps me away from the path... Okay I'll stop ranting now =X But seriously, ANY advice would be appreciated~
So anyways, I guess we're all going to Playland and the parade? I want to end my post with something witty but I'm soooooo hungrryyy... neeed..foood..
-Mojo Jojo
i'm getting teary eyed...
of course we're good chels, i mean i've known you too long to let any one thing end our friendship. i think all of us are willing to give eachother second or third or fourth chances (but that's it) i was just kinda sad cause i thought i did something terrible to you, but it's a relief to know that you didn't think it was that terrible after all.
but anyhoo, i second for all those things you want to do. i have the last of my exams on the 16th and since it ends at 11:30 i can do something right after (which i'm already excited about) :)
i was gonna say this on the last post, but i really hope you and dan can work it out. not to put pressure on you or anything (dunno if that made sense)
ann
but anyhoo, i second for all those things you want to do. i have the last of my exams on the 16th and since it ends at 11:30 i can do something right after (which i'm already excited about) :)
i was gonna say this on the last post, but i really hope you and dan can work it out. not to put pressure on you or anything (dunno if that made sense)
ann
post 2
joanne: don't think that we were like "oh stupid joanne, let's not invite her to this". i think it was kinda like, during the school year (first year, winter session) we (all) very very very rarely did anything together just because we were all busy doing our own thing. then when aaron started this blog, we all joined in and kept in touch, y'know? and because you didn't, i think... i don't know, i think it was mutual just... losing touch. y'know? it's not like the rest of us called each other every night and talked on the phone and went out. we never did that. but if you post every so often, i think we'll all be able to feel like you're still here with us and want to hear from us (when you don't post sometimes i just think you're too busy to hang out :( ). i hope this makes you feel better, really. in no way did we mean to consciously exclude you from anything.
okay guys, i really want to go to the pride parade and PNE... please? :) i have class every day though in the middle of the day... is it okay if we go after august 10th? (that's my provincial exam date) i mean for PNE. pride is on aug 5th i think.
lily ann aaron: i hope you're not counter mad at me. see last post please. emm... and just let me know where we're at.
-chels
ps- not to ruin the non-chalant mood or anything... but yesterday when i was at home alone, i really felt like my heart was physically dying. as corny as it may sound... have you ever felt like that?
okay guys, i really want to go to the pride parade and PNE... please? :) i have class every day though in the middle of the day... is it okay if we go after august 10th? (that's my provincial exam date) i mean for PNE. pride is on aug 5th i think.
lily ann aaron: i hope you're not counter mad at me. see last post please. emm... and just let me know where we're at.
-chels
ps- not to ruin the non-chalant mood or anything... but yesterday when i was at home alone, i really felt like my heart was physically dying. as corny as it may sound... have you ever felt like that?
Sunday, July 29, 2007
what's wrong with me/dual personalities
you know when... well, i don't know actually if you do. i hope you do. anyways, this happens to me a lot but no one has ever told me that this happens to them... anyways... well, a lot of the time i think something one way but feel completely different. do you get it? like, for example (random) my brain may tell me that my parents love me, but i feel neglected. you know what i mean? this happens to me so much it's like there's something wrong with me. i know people have trouble with their feelings but i get so confused i don't even know what i want anymore.
okay, first of all: i'm definitely not mad at anyone. i don't know if i ever was to begin with.
next: when i first got wind of this "room storming" (:P) i was just surprised. this was exactly one of those moments where if it had happened to someone else (person x) and that person x had told me the story i would have been like "what the hell is wrong with you, you weird... irrational person x?!" but in the situation, i react the same as the imaginary person x. this doesn't happen a lot, but when it does it makes me feel horribly guilty. anyways, i was surprised that i was upset at all... i felt the way i said i felt, totally, but my brain was like, what??? why??? this doesn't make sense!!!
and i guess i'm just confused... i don't even know what to say anymore. i think i was hurt... i think. i don't even know. when my brain says my feelings don't make sense then my feelings start to get muddled and diluted and i don't know...
oh, and another point: i'm not just posting because everyone said "sorry". seriously. i just got back (i wasn't home so i didn't get your call, lily. i wasn't ignoring you) and had been thinking.
basically: i don't know if you guys have any questions or are confused about what's happening. i am ultimately confused. with myself, i mean. my brain knows you guys are not intentionally being mean but my feelings are making me feel like... you guys... did something hurtful..? but i feel better now. i completely accept everyone's apologies since you have all happened to read the blog before i could post again (ie, now). i think we're good, as long as all of you agree (i mean, lily, we're good if you are okay with me; ann, we're good if you are okay with me; and aarie, we're good if you are okay with me).
ask me questions about my confusion if you want. i will call you all at some point this week, everyone, and you may post disgruntled comments here for now.
you guys really mean a lot to me. i'm sorry for causing commotion. i felt guilty even as i posted, but i really wanted to let you guys know how i felt. i honestly want to know when i make you guys feel bad so i have the chance and choice to make things right. i felt pretty depressed when i didn't know who to call. i sat around the house for a while before i knew i had to get out.
last: i'm really sorry again for causing disturbance in our mostly-calm and good blog. it's really okay if you're not happy with me yet. post post post post or call. i will call you when i stop sleeping and fix this crap with dan.
thanks for confirming the good-feeling-supportness from all of you. it really does mean everything to me. and dan. i think. (i hope we don't break up... i was pretty harsh on him. but that's for next post...)
-chels
ps- i really didn't post just because you all did first! it wasn't like that! i didn't even think anyone would have read it yet... you're all too fast... and i'm slightly suspicious :P but that's fine.
pps- don't be angry at me :( or i will be sad. not that i'm trying to dictate your feelings. only that i hope you're not mad at me.
ppps- okay, i should stop posting and talk to dan. who is sitting on my couch. waiting. as i stall...
okay, first of all: i'm definitely not mad at anyone. i don't know if i ever was to begin with.
next: when i first got wind of this "room storming" (:P) i was just surprised. this was exactly one of those moments where if it had happened to someone else (person x) and that person x had told me the story i would have been like "what the hell is wrong with you, you weird... irrational person x?!" but in the situation, i react the same as the imaginary person x. this doesn't happen a lot, but when it does it makes me feel horribly guilty. anyways, i was surprised that i was upset at all... i felt the way i said i felt, totally, but my brain was like, what??? why??? this doesn't make sense!!!
and i guess i'm just confused... i don't even know what to say anymore. i think i was hurt... i think. i don't even know. when my brain says my feelings don't make sense then my feelings start to get muddled and diluted and i don't know...
oh, and another point: i'm not just posting because everyone said "sorry". seriously. i just got back (i wasn't home so i didn't get your call, lily. i wasn't ignoring you) and had been thinking.
basically: i don't know if you guys have any questions or are confused about what's happening. i am ultimately confused. with myself, i mean. my brain knows you guys are not intentionally being mean but my feelings are making me feel like... you guys... did something hurtful..? but i feel better now. i completely accept everyone's apologies since you have all happened to read the blog before i could post again (ie, now). i think we're good, as long as all of you agree (i mean, lily, we're good if you are okay with me; ann, we're good if you are okay with me; and aarie, we're good if you are okay with me).
ask me questions about my confusion if you want. i will call you all at some point this week, everyone, and you may post disgruntled comments here for now.
you guys really mean a lot to me. i'm sorry for causing commotion. i felt guilty even as i posted, but i really wanted to let you guys know how i felt. i honestly want to know when i make you guys feel bad so i have the chance and choice to make things right. i felt pretty depressed when i didn't know who to call. i sat around the house for a while before i knew i had to get out.
last: i'm really sorry again for causing disturbance in our mostly-calm and good blog. it's really okay if you're not happy with me yet. post post post post or call. i will call you when i stop sleeping and fix this crap with dan.
thanks for confirming the good-feeling-supportness from all of you. it really does mean everything to me. and dan. i think. (i hope we don't break up... i was pretty harsh on him. but that's for next post...)
-chels
ps- i really didn't post just because you all did first! it wasn't like that! i didn't even think anyone would have read it yet... you're all too fast... and i'm slightly suspicious :P but that's fine.
pps- don't be angry at me :( or i will be sad. not that i'm trying to dictate your feelings. only that i hope you're not mad at me.
ppps- okay, i should stop posting and talk to dan. who is sitting on my couch. waiting. as i stall...
I'm sorry
I'm so sorry you feel that way about what happened. You know we wouldn't have done any of that if we knew how you felt. Different people have different opinions on their privacy; like Ann, I don't feel the same way about my room, and I'm sorry for making you feel like we don't respect you because we really and truly do.
I feel terrible for this happening and it will never happen again. I hope you can accept my apology.
~~Aaron
I feel terrible for this happening and it will never happen again. I hope you can accept my apology.
~~Aaron
i'm sorry that you're dissapointed chelsea. i don't feel the same way about my room as you do for yours so i wasn't aware. but i want you to know that i respect you, and now that i know how you feel about this, i will never do it again. that's all i have to say on my behalf, i hope you can forgive us and realize that we would never do anything to disrespect or violate you intensionally.
ann
ann
chels i'm sorry you feel this way. i didn't mean to make you feel disappointed. and yes i'm calling you right now. i want to talk to you because in no way did i want to disrespect you. yes i admit to taking a tattoo but that's it. i swear. and possibly listening to your mc cd and eating a few crackers but really i didn't mean any harm.
i did wash the dishes so i hope you're less mad at me. fyi, i swear i didn't snoop around in your room. i did go in so i guess i'm a culprit but aside from the tattoo and commenting on how messy your room is, i didn't do anything else. i promise. i don't want you to be mad at me but i understand why.
thank you for lending your house to me for my bday. and sorry for tossing and turning in bed. and sorry for making you sleep close to ann.
joanne i'm glad to hear you're back. don't go crazy because i think you are sort of.
anyways, i've call the rape relief centre and i have an interview on tuesday. if i do decide to do this, i will need to work grave yard shifts like everyone else. i'm not sure if it's worth it but might as well try and see.
ps chels, i'm not trying to even make you feel better at the cost of others and i think you should know this by now, but of all the people in the group, to have your disappointed is by far the worse and most painful. i'm sorry you feel lonely right now. i wish i could do something. call me when you're ready. i work 10-6 m,t,th; 9-6 w; 10-5 f
i did wash the dishes so i hope you're less mad at me. fyi, i swear i didn't snoop around in your room. i did go in so i guess i'm a culprit but aside from the tattoo and commenting on how messy your room is, i didn't do anything else. i promise. i don't want you to be mad at me but i understand why.
thank you for lending your house to me for my bday. and sorry for tossing and turning in bed. and sorry for making you sleep close to ann.
joanne i'm glad to hear you're back. don't go crazy because i think you are sort of.
anyways, i've call the rape relief centre and i have an interview on tuesday. if i do decide to do this, i will need to work grave yard shifts like everyone else. i'm not sure if it's worth it but might as well try and see.
ps chels, i'm not trying to even make you feel better at the cost of others and i think you should know this by now, but of all the people in the group, to have your disappointed is by far the worse and most painful. i'm sorry you feel lonely right now. i wish i could do something. call me when you're ready. i work 10-6 m,t,th; 9-6 w; 10-5 f
i can't believe you guys
you may not feel the same way and think i am being unreasonable (dan did). that is fine as you are entitled to your opinions. you may judge me for the way i view the world, and whatever, that's the way i am. please respect me. at least this once. because the one thing i do know about myself, is that i will never let anyone tell me that the way i feel is wrong.
why would you guys go through my room? don't say "we didn't 'go through it' exactly"... you guys can call it whatever you want. euphemisms, whatever. you may not feel like your room is important, but to me, it's very private. and yeah, you guys can come in when i'm there... i'm not barring anyone from that, but why would you go when i'm not? do you guys have no respect for me or my property?
and whatever, you guys can say that you didn't touch anything or you didn't realise that it was such a big deal... but did you stop to think about it? my room is the most private place in the world to me. and the fact that you guys thought it was okay to do whatever without my permission makes me really feel violated.
i feel like you guys completely disrespect me.
okay, analogy: what if you passed out because... i don't know, you had low blood sugar. whatever. and then you felt safe because before you passed out, you had just been hanging out with friends, and your boyfriend had the key to your house and you guys had arranged to get you home safely if you ever did pass out. because... it's a family condition. or something. so then the next thing you know, you wake up in your house. and you're safe. but you're naked. what would you do?
so maybe that wasn't the best analogy. but anyways, the point is that i really trusted you guys to know better than to go digging around my things. and i mean, back to the analogy, you could wake up and be like, "oh well they're my friends, they wouldn't have done anything bad... it's not like they've never seen me before (changing rooms or something, which is analogous to you being in my room when i'm there). they probably just took a look..."??? what the fuck??? maybe you guys didn't poke around. well how do i know? i don't
the fact is, that i wasn't there to stop anyone from doing anything. you guys violated my privacy and took advantage of the fact that i wasn't there.
and don't think dan's not getting anything. i took back my key, told him to get the fuck away from me and never come to my house again.
i don't even want to talk to you guys right now either.
i feel so lonely. and i'm fucking serious about this.
please don't call. really. i just felt it was only fair to let you guys know what was going. well, now you know how i feel. and i'm really disappointed.
-chels
why would you guys go through my room? don't say "we didn't 'go through it' exactly"... you guys can call it whatever you want. euphemisms, whatever. you may not feel like your room is important, but to me, it's very private. and yeah, you guys can come in when i'm there... i'm not barring anyone from that, but why would you go when i'm not? do you guys have no respect for me or my property?
and whatever, you guys can say that you didn't touch anything or you didn't realise that it was such a big deal... but did you stop to think about it? my room is the most private place in the world to me. and the fact that you guys thought it was okay to do whatever without my permission makes me really feel violated.
i feel like you guys completely disrespect me.
okay, analogy: what if you passed out because... i don't know, you had low blood sugar. whatever. and then you felt safe because before you passed out, you had just been hanging out with friends, and your boyfriend had the key to your house and you guys had arranged to get you home safely if you ever did pass out. because... it's a family condition. or something. so then the next thing you know, you wake up in your house. and you're safe. but you're naked. what would you do?
so maybe that wasn't the best analogy. but anyways, the point is that i really trusted you guys to know better than to go digging around my things. and i mean, back to the analogy, you could wake up and be like, "oh well they're my friends, they wouldn't have done anything bad... it's not like they've never seen me before (changing rooms or something, which is analogous to you being in my room when i'm there). they probably just took a look..."??? what the fuck??? maybe you guys didn't poke around. well how do i know? i don't
the fact is, that i wasn't there to stop anyone from doing anything. you guys violated my privacy and took advantage of the fact that i wasn't there.
and don't think dan's not getting anything. i took back my key, told him to get the fuck away from me and never come to my house again.
i don't even want to talk to you guys right now either.
i feel so lonely. and i'm fucking serious about this.
please don't call. really. i just felt it was only fair to let you guys know what was going. well, now you know how i feel. and i'm really disappointed.
-chels
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Hey guys, this is JoJo posting. I haven't read the blog in ages so forgive me if I took your font colour!
I'm sorry I was a bore and didn't really keep in touch..I felt so overworked this summer because I was taking two courses simultaneously and also started a volunteer job (courtesy of Lily). Bio 140 was ass. I could go on ages about how shitty this course was -_-.. I was feeling down on Friday (when I wrote my math final) b/c my performance was disappointing.. I'm considering re-taking math (no joke). It's a shame because I really want to get into pharmacy school... But it's too much pressure at times... I keep telling myself that I'll just have to work my butt off for the PCAT and my second year courses but I dunno..meh.... Honestly, I want to go to Toronto Uni to study.. It may be time for me to get out of Vancouver you know?
Aaron: Well first of all, I'm very happy for you that you found someone special!! I don't think I'll find anyone anytime soon haha.. You may laugh when I say this but I think I understand what you're going through w/your mom.... I'm used to dealing w/ a lot of crap at home, although the situation is not identical to yours... I guess what I'm trying to say is you won't ever need to feel lonely because we're all here for you =)
Chels: Thx so muuuch for lending me your math text book..!! You're an angel <3 color="#66cccc">When do you need it back by?
Ann: Annnesss banana le crazy en retarde etc etc... We should go watch the Harry Potter movie and fantasize about naughty HP Sims.. *ahem*
Lily: Congratulations on your new job!!! I'm also looking forward to the grand tales of your trip =)
Anyways, I'm going to bed now.. I bought this music player thing that plays "6 different sounds from the nature." o_O;; I like the "rain forest" sound.. wonder if I'll sleep soundly tonight. >.o (They even have thunder sound effect. Isn't that weird?)
I'm sorry I was a bore and didn't really keep in touch..I felt so overworked this summer because I was taking two courses simultaneously and also started a volunteer job (courtesy of Lily). Bio 140 was ass. I could go on ages about how shitty this course was -_-.. I was feeling down on Friday (when I wrote my math final) b/c my performance was disappointing.. I'm considering re-taking math (no joke). It's a shame because I really want to get into pharmacy school... But it's too much pressure at times... I keep telling myself that I'll just have to work my butt off for the PCAT and my second year courses but I dunno..meh.... Honestly, I want to go to Toronto Uni to study.. It may be time for me to get out of Vancouver you know?
Aaron: Well first of all, I'm very happy for you that you found someone special!! I don't think I'll find anyone anytime soon haha.. You may laugh when I say this but I think I understand what you're going through w/your mom.... I'm used to dealing w/ a lot of crap at home, although the situation is not identical to yours... I guess what I'm trying to say is you won't ever need to feel lonely because we're all here for you =)
Chels: Thx so muuuch for lending me your math text book..!! You're an angel <3 color="#66cccc">When do you need it back by?
Ann: Annnesss banana le crazy en retarde etc etc... We should go watch the Harry Potter movie and fantasize about naughty HP Sims.. *ahem*
Lily: Congratulations on your new job!!! I'm also looking forward to the grand tales of your trip =)
Anyways, I'm going to bed now.. I bought this music player thing that plays "6 different sounds from the nature." o_O;; I like the "rain forest" sound.. wonder if I'll sleep soundly tonight. >.o (They even have thunder sound effect. Isn't that weird?)
I've missed you guys. We should hang out more often. =)
P.S....Anyone want to come with me to watch the Simpson's movie?
Friday, July 27, 2007
I am so close to screaming at my mom one of these days but I can't because her arguements are always complete, close-minded pieces of crap
I'm going on a rant here because I'm angry right now.
So I was washing the dishes with my mom and usually nothing is ever said. But I made the effort this time to try and converse with her because I thought maybe this time it would be different. So i told her about today, how I got a phone call from one of the people who is organizing the Talent Showdown. At the initial auditions, I had be asked if I could lend my keyboard for another chick to use right after me, and I said that was fine. Both of us got through. In that phone call, she (organizer lady) told me that that girl who had previously borrowed my keyboard wanted to borrow it again because she only has a piano at home and that obviously she can't carry it there. The people at the talent showdown had apparently told everyone (all the contestants) to be prepared with your own instruments or whatever the hell else you need. But again, girl doesn't have a keyboard so she had asked them to ask me if it was alright. I probably should have cared more, but I would've felt like an a-hole if I denied her (although it would be funny to see what she would come up with after that). So I said basically, "yep, sure, whatever".
So I told my mom all of this and when I got to the first part of how that girl had asked me at the auditions and my mom commented, "Too bad!" and some other stuff too. When I got to the part about how they had asked me again today, she sort of looked at me and asked, "Did you say yes?" kinda thing. And then I told her that I had agreed, and she got kinda pissy at me and called me "foo hay" which i think translates to something along the lines of "don't care" or something. Maybe you know Lily?
Anyway, it was a small incident but it basically reinforced my belief of not telling her things going on in my life, simply because she doesn't understand, and she never will. Don't argue with me on this because I know my mom better than you guys. I'm pretty sure she'll always be in denial of the fact that I'm gay. So that pissed ME off.
I came to the realization that we're just two very, very different people. A lot of things that I say to her she won't understand (ie. insults, sarcasm, vocabulary/terms, slang, culture/society things, etc.) and therefore, I'll just be yelling at a wall. But I can understand everything she throws at me (for the most part) and I get so angry about that. I can't even yell at my mom without her knowing what I truly mean. Whatever, it's too late. She's not going to make the effort to understand me (even if she says so) and see things from my perspective, so I'm just not going to tell her things anymore.
And yeah, I know we sort of had this debate flying around before, but I needed somewhere to purge my thoughts, and I have 3 blogs, so I chose this one.
Oh, and remember when everyone came out to see my two weeks ago, including my mom? you remember how I was talking about my mom before I played that coming out song, right? Well, do you know what the first thing she said to me after I played it?
"Are you going home now?"
Apparently she said she couldn't hear me, but I don't care. I was so glad that my mom had finally come to see me, after I had been performing there for about 7 months, and she doesn't even understand what I'm talking about. Great... what a great feeling. And great support too, 7 months later.
I decided I'm not really going to give thanks to my parents if I get famous and everything. You know how people put on the inside of their CD's about who they want to thank. I decided I'm not really going to mention my parents. Yes, they did "raise" me (ie. mentally scar me for life) and paid (ie. forced me) to learn piano and give me a roof over my head and all but, musically? In terms of pursuing a career in music, no, they didn't like it, and there was no support there. Again, don't argue with me on this because I've gone through too many conversations about shit like this with my mom. My dad, who was practically non-existent in my life, wanted me to do something more "secure" and what was "in demand". He believes that if I choose a musical path, it won't pay well and all, which can be true, but it's what I want to do. My mom, who is completely musically illiterate, obviously can't even understand it. I think there was a time when she asked me, "Did I make the mistake of making you learn piano?" Well, if I didn't learn piano, I would be way more fucked up than what I am today. I would have no outlet for my anger, sadness, feelings. I wouldn't be able to appreciate music the way I do. Then I heard that one of my cousins is studying piano again and his mom (my aunt) is going to make him quit when he gets to Grade 8 or something so that he doesn't end up "crazy" (yes, crazy was the word my mom used to describe it) like me. In other words, she doesn't want him to even think about making a career out of music.
I'm proud to be Asian. I love the culture, the language, the history. What I absolutely hate is their narrow-minded beliefs; they think that only they can be right. There is no room for negotiation; they are right and they won't even begin to look at other people's opinions. It's just pathetic. I don't understand how some people can be just so... stupid. And it IS stupid. Part of being an informed person is getting information from different sources. If all you're relying on is your personal bias, then screw you. I don't want to hear from you because you don't have anything good to say.
I give up.
I'll probably tell my mom that I have a boyfriend who I met on the internet who lives in Kentucky and that I love him very much and he is very hot. And then I'll give up.
Sorry for all of that. I doubt any of you (besides Chelsea since she actually knows what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!) will understand what I mean.
I also just! realized that in some ways, Lily, you are like my mom (ie. Asian). I'll let you think about that.
~~Aaron
So I was washing the dishes with my mom and usually nothing is ever said. But I made the effort this time to try and converse with her because I thought maybe this time it would be different. So i told her about today, how I got a phone call from one of the people who is organizing the Talent Showdown. At the initial auditions, I had be asked if I could lend my keyboard for another chick to use right after me, and I said that was fine. Both of us got through. In that phone call, she (organizer lady) told me that that girl who had previously borrowed my keyboard wanted to borrow it again because she only has a piano at home and that obviously she can't carry it there. The people at the talent showdown had apparently told everyone (all the contestants) to be prepared with your own instruments or whatever the hell else you need. But again, girl doesn't have a keyboard so she had asked them to ask me if it was alright. I probably should have cared more, but I would've felt like an a-hole if I denied her (although it would be funny to see what she would come up with after that). So I said basically, "yep, sure, whatever".
So I told my mom all of this and when I got to the first part of how that girl had asked me at the auditions and my mom commented, "Too bad!" and some other stuff too. When I got to the part about how they had asked me again today, she sort of looked at me and asked, "Did you say yes?" kinda thing. And then I told her that I had agreed, and she got kinda pissy at me and called me "foo hay" which i think translates to something along the lines of "don't care" or something. Maybe you know Lily?
Anyway, it was a small incident but it basically reinforced my belief of not telling her things going on in my life, simply because she doesn't understand, and she never will. Don't argue with me on this because I know my mom better than you guys. I'm pretty sure she'll always be in denial of the fact that I'm gay. So that pissed ME off.
I came to the realization that we're just two very, very different people. A lot of things that I say to her she won't understand (ie. insults, sarcasm, vocabulary/terms, slang, culture/society things, etc.) and therefore, I'll just be yelling at a wall. But I can understand everything she throws at me (for the most part) and I get so angry about that. I can't even yell at my mom without her knowing what I truly mean. Whatever, it's too late. She's not going to make the effort to understand me (even if she says so) and see things from my perspective, so I'm just not going to tell her things anymore.
And yeah, I know we sort of had this debate flying around before, but I needed somewhere to purge my thoughts, and I have 3 blogs, so I chose this one.
Oh, and remember when everyone came out to see my two weeks ago, including my mom? you remember how I was talking about my mom before I played that coming out song, right? Well, do you know what the first thing she said to me after I played it?
"Are you going home now?"
Apparently she said she couldn't hear me, but I don't care. I was so glad that my mom had finally come to see me, after I had been performing there for about 7 months, and she doesn't even understand what I'm talking about. Great... what a great feeling. And great support too, 7 months later.
I decided I'm not really going to give thanks to my parents if I get famous and everything. You know how people put on the inside of their CD's about who they want to thank. I decided I'm not really going to mention my parents. Yes, they did "raise" me (ie. mentally scar me for life) and paid (ie. forced me) to learn piano and give me a roof over my head and all but, musically? In terms of pursuing a career in music, no, they didn't like it, and there was no support there. Again, don't argue with me on this because I've gone through too many conversations about shit like this with my mom. My dad, who was practically non-existent in my life, wanted me to do something more "secure" and what was "in demand". He believes that if I choose a musical path, it won't pay well and all, which can be true, but it's what I want to do. My mom, who is completely musically illiterate, obviously can't even understand it. I think there was a time when she asked me, "Did I make the mistake of making you learn piano?" Well, if I didn't learn piano, I would be way more fucked up than what I am today. I would have no outlet for my anger, sadness, feelings. I wouldn't be able to appreciate music the way I do. Then I heard that one of my cousins is studying piano again and his mom (my aunt) is going to make him quit when he gets to Grade 8 or something so that he doesn't end up "crazy" (yes, crazy was the word my mom used to describe it) like me. In other words, she doesn't want him to even think about making a career out of music.
I'm proud to be Asian. I love the culture, the language, the history. What I absolutely hate is their narrow-minded beliefs; they think that only they can be right. There is no room for negotiation; they are right and they won't even begin to look at other people's opinions. It's just pathetic. I don't understand how some people can be just so... stupid. And it IS stupid. Part of being an informed person is getting information from different sources. If all you're relying on is your personal bias, then screw you. I don't want to hear from you because you don't have anything good to say.
I give up.
I'll probably tell my mom that I have a boyfriend who I met on the internet who lives in Kentucky and that I love him very much and he is very hot. And then I'll give up.
Sorry for all of that. I doubt any of you (besides Chelsea since she actually knows what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!) will understand what I mean.
I also just! realized that in some ways, Lily, you are like my mom (ie. Asian). I'll let you think about that.
~~Aaron
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Finalized Plans for Saturday.
We meet at chels' at 10pm. I told Chels that she MUST be at her house at 10 because otherwise Ann will get locked out.
Aaron, why don't you bring your keyboard to chels' house? Also, you can drop off your sleeping gear at chels' earlier like in the afternoon (after chels final) so you don't need to be carrying that.
At 10- 10:20 arrival
10:20 - 10:40 set up sleeping arrangements or atleast talk about it for 20 minutes because as much as it's fun to stay up all night, Chels needs to work at 10 am and i want her to get some sleep.
** aaron should be here by about 10:40, heaving from carrying his keyboard and his sleeping stuff if he didn't leave it at chels.
But if he's not then we'll watch a movie or something.
I haven't really figured how things are going to go but if you have good movies and ann, bring your karaoke stuff, we can see what we feel like. But we are SOOOO playing my retarded games :D
To make it clearer, these are the things that we'll be doing:
nail painting
facials
watching movies
pin the tail on the AZZ
pass the parcel
karaoke?
bon ton (cake) which i'll bring
open PRESENTS
wishing i hadn't opened the PRESENTS
making fun of wang ann
and then sleeping :D
Aaron you might want to think about my suggestion because i think that's the most practical way if you still do want to come.
DO NOT BRING FOOD ANN ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR BOOGER CHEESECAKE!
i don't think we'll be hungry so you don't have to bring food. I"ll bring the cake and liquor :D tee hee and chels will kindly provide the popcorn and drinks.
Aaron, why don't you bring your keyboard to chels' house? Also, you can drop off your sleeping gear at chels' earlier like in the afternoon (after chels final) so you don't need to be carrying that.
At 10- 10:20 arrival
10:20 - 10:40 set up sleeping arrangements or atleast talk about it for 20 minutes because as much as it's fun to stay up all night, Chels needs to work at 10 am and i want her to get some sleep.
** aaron should be here by about 10:40, heaving from carrying his keyboard and his sleeping stuff if he didn't leave it at chels.
But if he's not then we'll watch a movie or something.
I haven't really figured how things are going to go but if you have good movies and ann, bring your karaoke stuff, we can see what we feel like. But we are SOOOO playing my retarded games :D
To make it clearer, these are the things that we'll be doing:
nail painting
facials
watching movies
pin the tail on the AZZ
pass the parcel
karaoke?
bon ton (cake) which i'll bring
open PRESENTS
wishing i hadn't opened the PRESENTS
making fun of wang ann
and then sleeping :D
Aaron you might want to think about my suggestion because i think that's the most practical way if you still do want to come.
DO NOT BRING FOOD ANN ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR BOOGER CHEESECAKE!
i don't think we'll be hungry so you don't have to bring food. I"ll bring the cake and liquor :D tee hee and chels will kindly provide the popcorn and drinks.
Mirrorball
I'm seriously thinking about Saturday and how it will all work out. The people for the Talent Showdown phoned me this morning and just confirmed everything. I'm supposed to be there at 7:00, and the actual performances start at 8:00 and run to about 10:00. I don't know if I have to stay for the entire thing or not, but I get the feeling I do. I also don't know the time that I'm going to be on, I think they'll tell us all when we're actually there.
I thought about it... okay, worst case scenario is this: I finish at 10:00. Depending on whether or not my mom will be there to help transport my keyboard, let's just say she isn't there. Bekki and I will have to carry it either back to my house or back to her apartment, which will probably take about a half hour, depending on how fast/slow we move (it's really heavy) (10:30). Let's say we move it to her place; it will take me about 20-ish minutes to get home (10:50) and about 10 minutes to get everything I need and then get ready (11:00) From my house, it'll probably take me half an hour to get to Chelsea's house (it's late, so there will be less people) (11:30) I still have to walk up the seven blocks to her house, which won't take that long, but since I'm carrying stuff, maybe a bit longer; let's say another 10 minutes. (11:10) I don't know when y'all are planning on going to bed (or in Ann's fantasy, not going to bed at all would be funny) but say we went to bed at... 1:00. So that's about 2 hours of doing birthday stuff with Lily and people.
Next morning: I don't know when we're going to get kicked out, but I'm teaching piano at 12:00, so I should leave at around 11:15 (buses run less frequently on Sundays), which means I should get up at 10:30 -ish by the latest.
Okay, so when I thought about all of this, I wondered, "Well, because it seems to me that I'm already skipping out on the potluck, possibly the present openings, and other things, leaving early-ish (well, not really) the next morning... is it worth running around like a crazy fox that night? Don't get me wrong, i really, really, want to hang out with you guys and especially celebrate Lily's birthday, but I just feel like I'll have missed out on so many things already.
How about having a second birthday party? And another sleepover? I thought we all agreed August was the best time to do things, what with people finishing school. I don't know... can i get your thoughts on things?
~~Aaron
I thought about it... okay, worst case scenario is this: I finish at 10:00. Depending on whether or not my mom will be there to help transport my keyboard, let's just say she isn't there. Bekki and I will have to carry it either back to my house or back to her apartment, which will probably take about a half hour, depending on how fast/slow we move (it's really heavy) (10:30). Let's say we move it to her place; it will take me about 20-ish minutes to get home (10:50) and about 10 minutes to get everything I need and then get ready (11:00) From my house, it'll probably take me half an hour to get to Chelsea's house (it's late, so there will be less people) (11:30) I still have to walk up the seven blocks to her house, which won't take that long, but since I'm carrying stuff, maybe a bit longer; let's say another 10 minutes. (11:10) I don't know when y'all are planning on going to bed (or in Ann's fantasy, not going to bed at all would be funny) but say we went to bed at... 1:00. So that's about 2 hours of doing birthday stuff with Lily and people.
Next morning: I don't know when we're going to get kicked out, but I'm teaching piano at 12:00, so I should leave at around 11:15 (buses run less frequently on Sundays), which means I should get up at 10:30 -ish by the latest.
Okay, so when I thought about all of this, I wondered, "Well, because it seems to me that I'm already skipping out on the potluck, possibly the present openings, and other things, leaving early-ish (well, not really) the next morning... is it worth running around like a crazy fox that night? Don't get me wrong, i really, really, want to hang out with you guys and especially celebrate Lily's birthday, but I just feel like I'll have missed out on so many things already.
How about having a second birthday party? And another sleepover? I thought we all agreed August was the best time to do things, what with people finishing school. I don't know... can i get your thoughts on things?
~~Aaron
gangstas and thugs
okay lily, you can get me a thigh master :)
but i'm with aaron on the whole what-are-we-gonna-do-if-we're-gonna-get-there-at-10 ish thing. you guys better not have tremendous fun until we get there..or else, no pictionary!! (just kidding, you know i would never do that to you!)
okay so far the main events of the sleepover is the potluck dinner, the unwrapping of the presents (which i want to be a part of), the reliving lily's childhood by playing retarded games (which i'm actually excited about)
so when are we gonna sleep if we are doing that when aaron and i get there? you know what would be fun? (yeah ann, what?) if we don't sleep at all, and we just stay up all night :D
just something for you to think aboot.
ann
but i'm with aaron on the whole what-are-we-gonna-do-if-we're-gonna-get-there-at-10 ish thing. you guys better not have tremendous fun until we get there..or else, no pictionary!! (just kidding, you know i would never do that to you!)
okay so far the main events of the sleepover is the potluck dinner, the unwrapping of the presents (which i want to be a part of), the reliving lily's childhood by playing retarded games (which i'm actually excited about)
so when are we gonna sleep if we are doing that when aaron and i get there? you know what would be fun? (yeah ann, what?) if we don't sleep at all, and we just stay up all night :D
just something for you to think aboot.
ann
My stuff
My performance at the auditions: (help me get more views, haha)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jSyyW0h0f-Q
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jSyyW0h0f-Q
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Emmmm.
Yes aaron, you are lame. I don't even do that but i think that's just me.
Will you find out what time you are performing but thursday (the latest) because if you don't then i'll just plan my birthday party NOT around you but over top of you (and not in the dirty way).
so do you (aaron and bf) communicate through email? or phone? or ....?
just curious.
I'm on my break right now. I'm going to bard tonight. Jon and i are good again....surprising?
I can buy chocolate bars for $0.65...what a steal :D
and ann, since i can buy anything here AT COST, your present is SOOO coming from pharmasave :D
Yes aaron, you are lame. I don't even do that but i think that's just me.
Will you find out what time you are performing but thursday (the latest) because if you don't then i'll just plan my birthday party NOT around you but over top of you (and not in the dirty way).
so do you (aaron and bf) communicate through email? or phone? or ....?
just curious.
I'm on my break right now. I'm going to bard tonight. Jon and i are good again....surprising?
I can buy chocolate bars for $0.65...what a steal :D
and ann, since i can buy anything here AT COST, your present is SOOO coming from pharmasave :D
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Ready to kick some ass!
So it's me and Scott's one week! Yeah, lame, I know but I was oddly looking forward to it. And yes, we've both agreed on the term boyfriends, so we are a couple. For our one week, I wrote him a poem outlining my thoughts on each day that has happened so far. He said he liked it, so cheesy or not, it has achieved it's goal.
Today, I went to the library and printed out a picture of him which I am planning to laminate and then put in my wallet. Is that lame or romantic?
I know I told Lily this already, but because of the talent showdown thing that's happening on Saturday, I'm going to be a bit late, I think (I don't know what time I'm going to be on yet). Does this mean that I have to miss the potluck portion of the night? Chels, what do you recommend I bring to the sleepover? Pillow, my jammies, and toiletries are all I could come up with. Anything else?
Oh, and also, what time do all of us have to get out of your house on Sunday, Chels? I have to teach at 12:00, just so you know.
I sent in my demo CD to Sony BMG (a record label/company) today. I've been putting it off for many months now, but I finally did it. Maybe something will happen... I'm not holding my breath though.
I'm excited to go kick some ass at the showdown. BRING IT ON!!!
~~Aaron
Today, I went to the library and printed out a picture of him which I am planning to laminate and then put in my wallet. Is that lame or romantic?
I know I told Lily this already, but because of the talent showdown thing that's happening on Saturday, I'm going to be a bit late, I think (I don't know what time I'm going to be on yet). Does this mean that I have to miss the potluck portion of the night? Chels, what do you recommend I bring to the sleepover? Pillow, my jammies, and toiletries are all I could come up with. Anything else?
Oh, and also, what time do all of us have to get out of your house on Sunday, Chels? I have to teach at 12:00, just so you know.
I sent in my demo CD to Sony BMG (a record label/company) today. I've been putting it off for many months now, but I finally did it. Maybe something will happen... I'm not holding my breath though.
I'm excited to go kick some ass at the showdown. BRING IT ON!!!
~~Aaron
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
honestly aaron in your post all u basically said was that i'm wrong and frankly i don't care anymore. u told me to try to understand what ann is trying to type but yet you don't understand what i'm trying to say.
She can interpret my jokes any way she likes and i'll interpret her typing in my own way.
For my jokes, is it wrong of me to think that the joking was mutual because she would respond in her own stupid ways?
Why don't yout hink about that aaron.
You can say that you don't think ann meant to say that she doesn't value my friendship then you tell me what it means.
frankly, aaron, i'm not trying to force you to be on my side but it really does seem like you're siding with ann.
If you want to solve this ann you can call me and really aaron it's none of your business.
She can interpret my jokes any way she likes and i'll interpret her typing in my own way.
For my jokes, is it wrong of me to think that the joking was mutual because she would respond in her own stupid ways?
Why don't yout hink about that aaron.
You can say that you don't think ann meant to say that she doesn't value my friendship then you tell me what it means.
frankly, aaron, i'm not trying to force you to be on my side but it really does seem like you're siding with ann.
If you want to solve this ann you can call me and really aaron it's none of your business.
No more drama
Whoa... so much drama. I didn't know that just from telling you guys about my guy that this would happen.
I'm going to try and be the mediator in this situation.
First off, that was pink, not red, but good try.
Second, and more importantly, I don't think I'm part of people who want you to get a love life/bf, but if I ever said anything like that, then I apologize for that. (though I did suggest someone for you, but I think that's different)
As for what Ann is talking about, I can understand that. Lily, I think we all know that you never intend your jokes/comments to hurt anyone and it's all in good fun, but it's not what you think of them, it's how other people take it, regardless of what you had initially intended. it seems like in this case, it may be best to lay off the jokes. Ann isn't asking you to not be her friend anymore. I'm sure she values you as a friend like the rest of us. She's just asking that you not say those things anymore.
And as for Lily's point of not telling her in person, yeah, it would've been better, I agree, but some things are a lot easier to just write/type out. You don't have to deal with other people's immediate reaction, and it would be a lot harder to say in person, face to face.
After reading Annie's post regarding her concerns, and then Lily's, it doesn't seem like you're really trying to understand what Ann is trying to say, Lily, no offense. (Still trying to be objective here) But maybe I'm wrong. Do you think some of the comments you say could possibly be taken as a little insulting, Lily?
But maybe my opinions are just getting in the way; in that case, just ignore what I've said. You guys should sit down talk about this, in person.
Also, for the record, it may have seemed like i was "hiding guys" but I wasn't. I just didn't really mention them because nothing was happening between us. We were just friends. But then this happened, and now I'm telling you.
I hope you guys figure out what needs to be said.
~~Aaron
PS. Are you guys still coming on Sunday...?
I'm going to try and be the mediator in this situation.
First off, that was pink, not red, but good try.
Second, and more importantly, I don't think I'm part of people who want you to get a love life/bf, but if I ever said anything like that, then I apologize for that. (though I did suggest someone for you, but I think that's different)
As for what Ann is talking about, I can understand that. Lily, I think we all know that you never intend your jokes/comments to hurt anyone and it's all in good fun, but it's not what you think of them, it's how other people take it, regardless of what you had initially intended. it seems like in this case, it may be best to lay off the jokes. Ann isn't asking you to not be her friend anymore. I'm sure she values you as a friend like the rest of us. She's just asking that you not say those things anymore.
And as for Lily's point of not telling her in person, yeah, it would've been better, I agree, but some things are a lot easier to just write/type out. You don't have to deal with other people's immediate reaction, and it would be a lot harder to say in person, face to face.
After reading Annie's post regarding her concerns, and then Lily's, it doesn't seem like you're really trying to understand what Ann is trying to say, Lily, no offense. (Still trying to be objective here) But maybe I'm wrong. Do you think some of the comments you say could possibly be taken as a little insulting, Lily?
But maybe my opinions are just getting in the way; in that case, just ignore what I've said. You guys should sit down talk about this, in person.
Also, for the record, it may have seemed like i was "hiding guys" but I wasn't. I just didn't really mention them because nothing was happening between us. We were just friends. But then this happened, and now I'm telling you.
I hope you guys figure out what needs to be said.
~~Aaron
PS. Are you guys still coming on Sunday...?
1. Ann you never told me that my insults actually offended you.
2. Everyone knows i mean no harm.
One thing that i really didn't like is that even before telling me personally, you post it on the blog. Honestly, if you want to put a price-tag on our friendship then you should ask yourself what i gain from being your friend. The answer is NOTHING. If you want to say that you make me meals. Well i'll pay you back for it. If you want to say that you "wasted" time on me. Well, vice versa.
Seriously, i don't know what you were trying to do by typing that paragraph. If you don't want to be friends then fine!
If your intentions are to try to make me be a better friend then honestly, i have done my job. You may think or even know that i don't contribute anything as a friend but frankly, i have always had good intentions and for me to even consider you as a friend you should be considered lucky!
Ann Wang,
you have disappointed me.
2. Everyone knows i mean no harm.
One thing that i really didn't like is that even before telling me personally, you post it on the blog. Honestly, if you want to put a price-tag on our friendship then you should ask yourself what i gain from being your friend. The answer is NOTHING. If you want to say that you make me meals. Well i'll pay you back for it. If you want to say that you "wasted" time on me. Well, vice versa.
Seriously, i don't know what you were trying to do by typing that paragraph. If you don't want to be friends then fine!
If your intentions are to try to make me be a better friend then honestly, i have done my job. You may think or even know that i don't contribute anything as a friend but frankly, i have always had good intentions and for me to even consider you as a friend you should be considered lucky!
Ann Wang,
you have disappointed me.
...and once again
i so called it!!!
whatever aarie. i totally knew you were hiding guys from me.
yay lily! now you have no reason to defend cheapness! :) jas keeding
ann: hurry up so lily and i will stop matching you with bike gang leaders in our heads :P
-chels
whatever aarie. i totally knew you were hiding guys from me.
yay lily! now you have no reason to defend cheapness! :) jas keeding
ann: hurry up so lily and i will stop matching you with bike gang leaders in our heads :P
-chels
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Ann is always the last one :D
Man, Ann i can see joanne finding someone before you do :D
Aaron i'm happy for you but since you guys are so far away just take things slowly.
I'm on my braek right now. I'm not quite so sure about sunday.
Today is me and jon's 8 month anni!
He's going to have dinner with his friend because he forgot but i don't raelly care because i need to do my own thing.
My birthday is coming up.
Everyday i order a 12 grain bagel with plain or herb and garlic cream cheese with a large seeped tea single single and a chocolate dipped/ double dipped donut = 4.05
that's my braekfast and lunch.
I eat half a bagel for breakfast and the rest for lunch.Yummy.
i have a bug bite on my left eye and my left hand. They are itchy!
Aaron i'm happy for you but since you guys are so far away just take things slowly.
I'm on my braek right now. I'm not quite so sure about sunday.
Today is me and jon's 8 month anni!
He's going to have dinner with his friend because he forgot but i don't raelly care because i need to do my own thing.
My birthday is coming up.
Everyday i order a 12 grain bagel with plain or herb and garlic cream cheese with a large seeped tea single single and a chocolate dipped/ double dipped donut = 4.05
that's my braekfast and lunch.
I eat half a bagel for breakfast and the rest for lunch.Yummy.
i have a bug bite on my left eye and my left hand. They are itchy!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Maybe possibly... existent?
Working full time eh? Sounds like fun. I just hope you don't get too tired at the end of the day or anything. But as long as you enjoy what you're doing, Lily.
There can never be too many Ann's. We need more!!!
Any time is good for the sleepover. Everyone seems to agree that August is the best time because everything is over, for the most part. My excitement for it is winding down... but it's still there, somewhere. I'm not making sense.
2 big things to report:
1) I told Conor how I really felt about him today. I said, "I have something to tell you, and you're not going to like it". And then he replied, "I know." I wasn't sure we were talking about the same thing, so we pretty much asked each other multiple times, "Are you sure you're thinking what I'm thinking?" He said he couldn't say it because he couldn't get the words out and he would stutter, so I finally had to tell him. I said, "You're a really nice guy and everything..." "I know what you're going to say", he replied. So we talked about it for a little bit more, and he said he doesn't have a problem with it, and that he wasn't mad or sad about it at all, which was a big sigh of relief for me. Anyway, I'm glad I got that out of the way. Now we have a mutual understanding that we're just friends.
2) You know that guy I had mentioned that I'm falling for? Yeah... something happened with that.
Yesterday, while i was volunteering, I kept thinking about him, and I don't know why. And even after that, I was still thinking about him. I messaged him and told him I needed to tell him something. I was talking to him on Yahoo today and he asked what I needed to tell him and I told him about yesterday, and how I think I'm falling for him. He said that he wasn't bothered by it or anything, and that he "has had a thing for me" for about 2 weeks now. I was so taken aback , and I didn't know what to say because this kind of situation never arises. Either I like a guy who doesn't like me or some guy likes me and I don't feel the same way about him. This was definitely a first time situation for me. We talked about it for a little bit more, and then I asked him if he wanted to give us a try. To my surprise, he said that he'd "love to", and again I was completely thrown off. I guess you guys want to know a bit about him.
Scott lives in a small town in Indiana. We met on the same site I met Conor on, and the same one I also found Liam. He's the same age as us, though he's turned 19 already. He hasn't come out to his parents, but just to a few of his friends. His community, including his parents, are the typical conservative Americans, which is the reason why he's chosen not to declare his sexuality. We've been exchanging messages now for... wow, a little more than 2 months now. What else... he says that he's Bi, but his interest in girls is really "faint". We both agree on a lot of things. I posted something really short about him here, when I first met him. I think I said something about how I wasn't into him because he wasn't spontaneous for me. But I see now that he may be as random and kooky as Liam, for example, but he has his own ways of being random and stuff. He makes me feel really good about myself, and he's really, really, really sweet. After I asked him about the possibility of us getting together, he asked for my address and told me he wanted to send something to me. He said it was a surprise... I'm excited to find out what it is.
And yeah, I know the internet can be a very sketchy place (he agreed with me on this) and people can turn out to be a completely different person and sometimes you don't even know who you're talking to because people can just say something you kinda have to believe it, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah. I genuinely trust him, and I also know he trusts me too. I don't know how it's going to work out, what with the distance between us, and the lack of physically seeing each other in person, but it's worth a shot. He's worth a shot... well, every shot.
I'll post a pic of him too. In the first message I sent him, I said something like, "I could comment on your obvious good looks, but I'm sure you've heard that before" (there's was more to that message, btw) yeah... I think he's really cute.
Scott ^^
Anyway, that's it for my love life... I don't even know what you could call us right now... long-distance thing? I dunno.
Hope you are all doing well otherwise. Are you guys coming on Sunday for board games?
~~Aaron
There can never be too many Ann's. We need more!!!
Any time is good for the sleepover. Everyone seems to agree that August is the best time because everything is over, for the most part. My excitement for it is winding down... but it's still there, somewhere. I'm not making sense.
2 big things to report:
1) I told Conor how I really felt about him today. I said, "I have something to tell you, and you're not going to like it". And then he replied, "I know." I wasn't sure we were talking about the same thing, so we pretty much asked each other multiple times, "Are you sure you're thinking what I'm thinking?" He said he couldn't say it because he couldn't get the words out and he would stutter, so I finally had to tell him. I said, "You're a really nice guy and everything..." "I know what you're going to say", he replied. So we talked about it for a little bit more, and he said he doesn't have a problem with it, and that he wasn't mad or sad about it at all, which was a big sigh of relief for me. Anyway, I'm glad I got that out of the way. Now we have a mutual understanding that we're just friends.
2) You know that guy I had mentioned that I'm falling for? Yeah... something happened with that.
Yesterday, while i was volunteering, I kept thinking about him, and I don't know why. And even after that, I was still thinking about him. I messaged him and told him I needed to tell him something. I was talking to him on Yahoo today and he asked what I needed to tell him and I told him about yesterday, and how I think I'm falling for him. He said that he wasn't bothered by it or anything, and that he "has had a thing for me" for about 2 weeks now. I was so taken aback , and I didn't know what to say because this kind of situation never arises. Either I like a guy who doesn't like me or some guy likes me and I don't feel the same way about him. This was definitely a first time situation for me. We talked about it for a little bit more, and then I asked him if he wanted to give us a try. To my surprise, he said that he'd "love to", and again I was completely thrown off. I guess you guys want to know a bit about him.
Scott lives in a small town in Indiana. We met on the same site I met Conor on, and the same one I also found Liam. He's the same age as us, though he's turned 19 already. He hasn't come out to his parents, but just to a few of his friends. His community, including his parents, are the typical conservative Americans, which is the reason why he's chosen not to declare his sexuality. We've been exchanging messages now for... wow, a little more than 2 months now. What else... he says that he's Bi, but his interest in girls is really "faint". We both agree on a lot of things. I posted something really short about him here, when I first met him. I think I said something about how I wasn't into him because he wasn't spontaneous for me. But I see now that he may be as random and kooky as Liam, for example, but he has his own ways of being random and stuff. He makes me feel really good about myself, and he's really, really, really sweet. After I asked him about the possibility of us getting together, he asked for my address and told me he wanted to send something to me. He said it was a surprise... I'm excited to find out what it is.
And yeah, I know the internet can be a very sketchy place (he agreed with me on this) and people can turn out to be a completely different person and sometimes you don't even know who you're talking to because people can just say something you kinda have to believe it, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah. I genuinely trust him, and I also know he trusts me too. I don't know how it's going to work out, what with the distance between us, and the lack of physically seeing each other in person, but it's worth a shot. He's worth a shot... well, every shot.
I'll post a pic of him too. In the first message I sent him, I said something like, "I could comment on your obvious good looks, but I'm sure you've heard that before" (there's was more to that message, btw) yeah... I think he's really cute.
Scott ^^
Anyway, that's it for my love life... I don't even know what you could call us right now... long-distance thing? I dunno.
Hope you are all doing well otherwise. Are you guys coming on Sunday for board games?
~~Aaron
Not enough Anns...let's celebrate
My eye is uber swollen still! I 7went to Shopper1s to get 1some allergy med1s but it look1s reallybad. See if both eye1s w7ere s7wollen, thing1s 7would balance out. But ONLY my left eye i1s s17wo llen. Boo!
My keyboard i1s really me1s1sed up.
any7ways1,
a1s a pharm tech i do the us1ual like count, compound, handle cas1h but i have more respon1sibilitie1s no7w that i get paid 1so it'1s different
i hope
my eye s1tops1 s17welling by the time my birthday come1s around.
I thought jon w7ould mind that my eye w7a1s 1s7wollen. i gues11s i 1still don't kno7w him very 7well. but he 1said i w7a1s beautiful though he called me a pirate -.-
7work i1s tiring becau1se before, i only w7ork 8 hour1s 7week1s. No7w, i 7work 40 hour 7week1s.
Aaron, i have plan1s on the 28th but i 7will try to come by an 7watch you perform in chinato7wn.
We 1should s1till do the duet thing ;)
Ann, i need to plan my party before the 1sleepover. Since you and chel1s are bu1sy 7with 1school, 7we'll po1stpone it till the beginning of aug.
TTYL
My keyboard i1s really me1s1sed up.
any7ways1,
a1s a pharm tech i do the us1ual like count, compound, handle cas1h but i have more respon1sibilitie1s no7w that i get paid 1so it'1s different
i hope
my eye s1tops1 s17welling by the time my birthday come1s around.
I thought jon w7ould mind that my eye w7a1s 1s7wollen. i gues11s i 1still don't kno7w him very 7well. but he 1said i w7a1s beautiful though he called me a pirate -.-
7work i1s tiring becau1se before, i only w7ork 8 hour1s 7week1s. No7w, i 7work 40 hour 7week1s.
Aaron, i have plan1s on the 28th but i 7will try to come by an 7watch you perform in chinato7wn.
We 1should s1till do the duet thing ;)
Ann, i need to plan my party before the 1sleepover. Since you and chel1s are bu1sy 7with 1school, 7we'll po1stpone it till the beginning of aug.
TTYL
won't you take me to funkytown?
aaron i'm so happy for you, when is this taking place again? but i just wanna say get a grip!! just caus ppl say you're good or bad shouldn't change the way you see yourself. as long as the ppl who's opinions matter (ie. me) thinks you're awsome, you're good to go.
louis i don't wanna do the sleepover on sat, cauz i get off work at 9:30pm, so i won't be there till 10:00, 10:30? unless y'all come get me after work :) besides, i don't wanna do the sleepover just yet is caus i'm too busy right now. too many projects, not enough anns.
ann
louis i don't wanna do the sleepover on sat, cauz i get off work at 9:30pm, so i won't be there till 10:00, 10:30? unless y'all come get me after work :) besides, i don't wanna do the sleepover just yet is caus i'm too busy right now. too many projects, not enough anns.
ann
Monday, July 16, 2007
So Ann.... how's your love life?!?!
I know I've told you already, Lily, but... CONGRATS!!!!! I'm really, really, really, glad/happy you got that job at Pharmasave. It's like I've never been happier for anything this month, yet. So what exactly will you be doing as a pharmacy technician?
I passed my audition on Saturday, and I'm going to be performing at the Chinatown Night market on Saturday July 28th. I've still yet to know the exact details, but i'm mildly excited. I'm really, really, happy I got through though; it definitely gives me confidence because all my life I've been told that i'm not good enough, and even Kerrisdale/Canadian idol seemed to confirm that (in my own eyes) but now this happens... maybe I am good after all.
Ann is upset that we didn't have our regular get together on Sunday... and we have Pictionary!!! Ann, I think I'm beginning to know what you mean when you say you want to see us every week. We are awesome people!
Arby's fries are alright, nothing special. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be the curly fries. Am I right Chels?
I think I may be falling for someone. I kept thinking about him all day, and I don't know why. (It's not Conor)
It's times like these where I don't know what to do and every answer seems wrong. But hey, it's the least of my worries.
~~Aaron
I passed my audition on Saturday, and I'm going to be performing at the Chinatown Night market on Saturday July 28th. I've still yet to know the exact details, but i'm mildly excited. I'm really, really, happy I got through though; it definitely gives me confidence because all my life I've been told that i'm not good enough, and even Kerrisdale/Canadian idol seemed to confirm that (in my own eyes) but now this happens... maybe I am good after all.
Ann is upset that we didn't have our regular get together on Sunday... and we have Pictionary!!! Ann, I think I'm beginning to know what you mean when you say you want to see us every week. We are awesome people!
Arby's fries are alright, nothing special. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be the curly fries. Am I right Chels?
I think I may be falling for someone. I kept thinking about him all day, and I don't know why. (It's not Conor)
It's times like these where I don't know what to do and every answer seems wrong. But hey, it's the least of my worries.
~~Aaron
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Just when i thought it was over
Yesterday i was thinking again about my career and my career options. This was primarily provoked by my classmate who, while sneaking through his facebook, had changed his career plans.
This made me wonder whether i should continue to pursue pharmacy or should i go into a different direction, namely dentistry or med. Although this1 might be harder, i might deep down inside really enjoy it.
But it happened.
While waiting for sheets of my bank activities to be printed, I got a call.
It was from a pharmasave that i applied to the week before i left for China. She needed a pharmacy technician.
After 3 hours of rigourou1s training and a bad ass headache, I will be working as a Pharmacy technician at Pharmasave Broadway on M-F from 10-6.
After i had received the call from Pharmasave, PNE called me. I had also received an interview to be a ticketer for the PNE. I can't do it but i REALLY REALLY want to. At the same time, i feel that pharmacy is my calling and that this1 will bring me one s1tep closer to becoming a pharmacist.
Chels: I w7on't be there 7with you and JOn on Monday but can you give him 1so ice-pack1s. I Don't need your coolers1 but i'll need your ice-pack1s. Thank1s
Everyone: I want the 1sleepover to be on Saturday primarily becaus1e 7we can stay at chel1s' for a longer time. So Some, choo1se a Sat but not ne-xt 7week becau1se it'1s my birthday. REMEMBER?
This made me wonder whether i should continue to pursue pharmacy or should i go into a different direction, namely dentistry or med. Although this1 might be harder, i might deep down inside really enjoy it.
But it happened.
While waiting for sheets of my bank activities to be printed, I got a call.
It was from a pharmasave that i applied to the week before i left for China. She needed a pharmacy technician.
After 3 hours of rigourou1s training and a bad ass headache, I will be working as a Pharmacy technician at Pharmasave Broadway on M-F from 10-6.
After i had received the call from Pharmasave, PNE called me. I had also received an interview to be a ticketer for the PNE. I can't do it but i REALLY REALLY want to. At the same time, i feel that pharmacy is my calling and that this1 will bring me one s1tep closer to becoming a pharmacist.
Chels: I w7on't be there 7with you and JOn on Monday but can you give him 1so ice-pack1s. I Don't need your coolers1 but i'll need your ice-pack1s. Thank1s
Everyone: I want the 1sleepover to be on Saturday primarily becaus1e 7we can stay at chel1s' for a longer time. So Some, choo1se a Sat but not ne-xt 7week becau1se it'1s my birthday. REMEMBER?
Friday, July 13, 2007
Difficulty means...
Ha! I'm going to go back and read some of our first posts as well. I'm sure it will be a hoot.
Thanks again to all of you for coming to my show yesterday. Why were there so many people? It was crazy... and that saxophone player that started playing in the middle of my first song was cool. Fun fun fun...
As the only person out of the group who had to quit my job (not talking about getting fired), yes, I was close to some of my co-workers but it comes down to you and your own decisions. I mean, come on Chels, it's not like you can't visit them every once in a while. They live just a few friggin' blocks away. And yeah, it won't be the same or whatever but if it's something you feel you have to do, then you should do it. The way I see it is this: if you have to choose to do something as it's hard, you should probably do it. (Of course there are exceptions to this! I can already imagine you guys yelling at your computers about scenarios where this doesn't apply)
You guys seem to be doing a good job of planning this sleepover so just tell me when it's going to be held and I'll see if I have any problems with the day or whatever. i don't think i got the job at the Gift Shop. I thought I would've had a good chance since I had been volunteering there before and they know me and how I'm such a good worker. But whatever.
The auditions for the Youth talent Showdown are tomorrow. I'm excited but in a funny way. Remember I'm just doing this for fun... I'm not really serious about it (unless I were to make it to the top 10, in which case I would have my game face on for that top prize money). Muahahahahaha!!
I have to tell him, and it's going to be hard, but I have to do it.
~~aArOn
Thanks again to all of you for coming to my show yesterday. Why were there so many people? It was crazy... and that saxophone player that started playing in the middle of my first song was cool. Fun fun fun...
As the only person out of the group who had to quit my job (not talking about getting fired), yes, I was close to some of my co-workers but it comes down to you and your own decisions. I mean, come on Chels, it's not like you can't visit them every once in a while. They live just a few friggin' blocks away. And yeah, it won't be the same or whatever but if it's something you feel you have to do, then you should do it. The way I see it is this: if you have to choose to do something as it's hard, you should probably do it. (Of course there are exceptions to this! I can already imagine you guys yelling at your computers about scenarios where this doesn't apply)
You guys seem to be doing a good job of planning this sleepover so just tell me when it's going to be held and I'll see if I have any problems with the day or whatever. i don't think i got the job at the Gift Shop. I thought I would've had a good chance since I had been volunteering there before and they know me and how I'm such a good worker. But whatever.
The auditions for the Youth talent Showdown are tomorrow. I'm excited but in a funny way. Remember I'm just doing this for fun... I'm not really serious about it (unless I were to make it to the top 10, in which case I would have my game face on for that top prize money). Muahahahahaha!!
I have to tell him, and it's going to be hard, but I have to do it.
~~aArOn
oh, i remember the good old days
when we first started posting on this. a couple weeks ago i went back to the beginning and read a couple random posts... it was funny.
good job yesterday, aarie. such a crowd!
i have to go to school soon but i thought i'd make a quick post. someone reply!!!
i feel like i should quit work... but i don't know... i really a tight for time now. it just makes me so sad thinking of leaving... it's like... so much time spent there, i can't help being attached. man. also, i feel like i need the money though i don't really.
hopefully i will get my jacket today.
okay, bye!
-chels
ps- ann you better be studying too!!!
pps- oh yeah friday the 13th
good job yesterday, aarie. such a crowd!
i have to go to school soon but i thought i'd make a quick post. someone reply!!!
i feel like i should quit work... but i don't know... i really a tight for time now. it just makes me so sad thinking of leaving... it's like... so much time spent there, i can't help being attached. man. also, i feel like i need the money though i don't really.
hopefully i will get my jacket today.
okay, bye!
-chels
ps- ann you better be studying too!!!
pps- oh yeah friday the 13th
Thursday, July 12, 2007
alone again
so it's day 4 without parents. it's going alright but there is a sense of impending doom over my head.
not a huge deal or anything, but just all the little things put together are sort of annoying: laundry, dishes, garbage, fish (there are 3 i need to "take care of" now). it's just the added ...ness of remembering to do these extra chores that's annoying.
i can't remember what else i was gonna say because i called ann and talked to her for an hour or so but anyways...
emm... yeah, i'm doing really badly in econ, which reeeeally surprised me because i thought i understood what was happening but apparently not and physics takes up a lot of time. i have a quiz today so i better study.
i wish we could hang out more... :P
-chelsea
ps- lily i will call you but in case you get this before i get a chance to, try to call me..?
not a huge deal or anything, but just all the little things put together are sort of annoying: laundry, dishes, garbage, fish (there are 3 i need to "take care of" now). it's just the added ...ness of remembering to do these extra chores that's annoying.
i can't remember what else i was gonna say because i called ann and talked to her for an hour or so but anyways...
emm... yeah, i'm doing really badly in econ, which reeeeally surprised me because i thought i understood what was happening but apparently not and physics takes up a lot of time. i have a quiz today so i better study.
i wish we could hang out more... :P
-chelsea
ps- lily i will call you but in case you get this before i get a chance to, try to call me..?
Monday, July 09, 2007
Colour stealer
First off, Ann, you NEVER use colours so you can't claim yellow as your colour. Cheater. And look, my it has my name on it, see? AARON and also AARON
Looking back on it, we were all such big idiots yesterday, what with the headbandz thing, Lily telling Ann move to make in Chinese Checkers, and playing Swing Tag at the park. But hey, it was definitely entertaining.
About the sleepover, I told my mom. Surprisingly, she didn't say anything bad about it. I asked if she had a problem with it, and she didn't say anything, really, so I didn't even need to pull out the "all guys-sleepover" thing. Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a problem. Which tuesday are you referring to? Tomorrow or next week? Well, I guess next week, seeing as how tomorrow seems a bit late to inform people. I'm excited! My first sleepover... and all with girls, haha.
So possible good news: you know how I'm volunteering at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden in Chinatown, right? (Well, you should!!!!!) The manager there was talking to me about whether or not I was looking for a job, and I said yeah. She asked if maybe I wanted to work there, and I told her that sounded great. We did a mini-interview, though there wasn't a whole lot to ask because she already knew me and how hard-working I am (true!). So, tomorrow I'm going to be getting a phone call determining whether or not it happens. I think it's a great place, and much better than Future Shop because it's a very, very calm atmosphere; no running around like a crazy person, no helping mean, stupid customers. All the people that come to the gift shop/garden are really nice, and they're mainly tourists, so I'm probably only going to be seeing them once anyway. Besides, they all seem to like me there, but maybe I just fit in well with people... wait, that's not true.
HOw about Pictionary? I think it's on sale right now at Toys R Us... did I say that already? Are we going toy shopping, Ann? Maybe we can finally get us one of them Magic 8 Balls, hahahahaha. Or something with Mario. Grrrr....
~~Aaron
Looking back on it, we were all such big idiots yesterday, what with the headbandz thing, Lily telling Ann move to make in Chinese Checkers, and playing Swing Tag at the park. But hey, it was definitely entertaining.
About the sleepover, I told my mom. Surprisingly, she didn't say anything bad about it. I asked if she had a problem with it, and she didn't say anything, really, so I didn't even need to pull out the "all guys-sleepover" thing. Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a problem. Which tuesday are you referring to? Tomorrow or next week? Well, I guess next week, seeing as how tomorrow seems a bit late to inform people. I'm excited! My first sleepover... and all with girls, haha.
So possible good news: you know how I'm volunteering at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden in Chinatown, right? (Well, you should!!!!!) The manager there was talking to me about whether or not I was looking for a job, and I said yeah. She asked if maybe I wanted to work there, and I told her that sounded great. We did a mini-interview, though there wasn't a whole lot to ask because she already knew me and how hard-working I am (true!). So, tomorrow I'm going to be getting a phone call determining whether or not it happens. I think it's a great place, and much better than Future Shop because it's a very, very calm atmosphere; no running around like a crazy person, no helping mean, stupid customers. All the people that come to the gift shop/garden are really nice, and they're mainly tourists, so I'm probably only going to be seeing them once anyway. Besides, they all seem to like me there, but maybe I just fit in well with people... wait, that's not true.
HOw about Pictionary? I think it's on sale right now at Toys R Us... did I say that already? Are we going toy shopping, Ann? Maybe we can finally get us one of them Magic 8 Balls, hahahahaha. Or something with Mario. Grrrr....
~~Aaron
Sunday, July 08, 2007
SLEEPOVER, YAYYY!!!!! okay, it seems that no one is interested in planning it..so i'll take that as a request for me to step in and take care of business. From talking to lily i guess the best time for us is tuesday??? i unno, for me i guess the best time is sunday, but chels has to work?? but if it's sunday, we have the day to get stuff and prepare before nighttime arrives, he he he. anyway, i think we should do it soon (possibly next week) before people get too busy. please reply with all the days you can possibly attend after you read this.
who's stealing colours now aaron? my yellow, mine!!!
ann
who's stealing colours now aaron? my yellow, mine!!!
ann
So vast is this world
I'm happy to see that we're all posting a lot more on this blog. My thanks goes out to the brilliant person who started this idea... oh yeah, that's me.
I still have to tell my mom about the all boys vs. all girls sleepover thing. it will be funny, I hope.
I realized that I should be preparing for the Talent Show thing. I did tell you guys about that, right?
Blorb is one of my favourite words. It has a certain ring to it...
~~Aaron
PS we should go and look for new games at Toy R Us or something...
I still have to tell my mom about the all boys vs. all girls sleepover thing. it will be funny, I hope.
I realized that I should be preparing for the Talent Show thing. I did tell you guys about that, right?
Blorb is one of my favourite words. It has a certain ring to it...
~~Aaron
PS we should go and look for new games at Toy R Us or something...
Friday, July 06, 2007
For 1some reas1on i can't s1eem to put a title.
And for 1some reas1on all my 1s'1s and 7w'1s have 1'1s in front of them.
Any7ways1, thank1s for all your 1uspport. I'm going to 7work hard for ne--xt year and 7when it come1s, i'll be ready for it.
Maybe 7we could have a 1sleep over ne-xt 1sunday. Not thi1s coming one becau1se chel'1s family has1n't left yet.
I 1still need to plan my birthday party...w7oo hoo.
Sunday:
Ann , Can you pleas1e bring your karaoke 1stuff. The board game1s are getting too TOUCH- (m)e -aaron -.-
I'll po1st 1soon.
And chel1s, having the P i1sn't a good enough rea1son to get pi1s1sy at dan. I really felt bad for him becaus1e he s1ort of reminded me of jonathan and 7when i make him 1sad. Jonathan crie1s you kno7w and then i feel bad :(
but 7we're really good right no7w....too good but i'm not quite 1sure after the picture you 1sent hiim.
Any7way1s ttyl bye
And for 1some reas1on all my 1s'1s and 7w'1s have 1'1s in front of them.
Any7ways1, thank1s for all your 1uspport. I'm going to 7work hard for ne--xt year and 7when it come1s, i'll be ready for it.
Maybe 7we could have a 1sleep over ne-xt 1sunday. Not thi1s coming one becau1se chel'1s family has1n't left yet.
I 1still need to plan my birthday party...w7oo hoo.
Sunday:
Ann , Can you pleas1e bring your karaoke 1stuff. The board game1s are getting too TOUCH- (m)e -aaron -.-
I'll po1st 1soon.
And chel1s, having the P i1sn't a good enough rea1son to get pi1s1sy at dan. I really felt bad for him becaus1e he s1ort of reminded me of jonathan and 7when i make him 1sad. Jonathan crie1s you kno7w and then i feel bad :(
but 7we're really good right no7w....too good but i'm not quite 1sure after the picture you 1sent hiim.
Any7way1s ttyl bye
aww...
i'm disappointed too, lily. i was so ready for you to get in... but at least you did it early so you can try again, right? as opposed to doing it later and rushing and not getting a normal second chance? i think? :| i don't know. i feel like there's still a really good chance for you. really.
and aarie, i'm really sorry dan and i didn't show up yesterday. it was bad coordination on our part. i finished class at 6 and stupidly, bussed from science world sky train station to dan's house and then we ate dinner. by the time i got to his house it was already 7... which is bad because we had to go back to the sky train station and so yeah. i figured we'd be late and i was exhausted so i slept. i would've called but i didn't know if bekki or maggie was with you. dan felt really bad (so did i) but i was just so tired... sorry :(
okay, even if you were straight, aaron, i don't think anything would happen at a sleepover with all of us girls because... it's just so weird... what, like, would you do something in front of the rest of us? you know what i mean? it's just awkward. unless there's a crazy all-out orgy hahahahahaha. can you imagine? i can't at all. i can imagine us sitting in a circle and staring at each other, asking "so... do you guys wanna do it?" for hours... hahahaha
oh yeah, and doesn't your mom want you to be straight? so wouldn't it be good if you came to a girl sleepover and "changed your mind"? :\ i don't quite get it. not that i'm saying any of us are going to try to seduce you, i'm just saying...
you know what i mean!!!
unless you're one of those guys who pretends to be gay to get close to girls... ehh... (ehh... ehh... ehh... ehh... you can run into my arms, blah blah blah don't be alarmed... lalalala... gonna let the rain fall, i've got all you need and mooooooore, ooooooooooore... blah blah blah... umbrella, ella, ella, ella... ehh, ehh, ehh, ehh...)
i really just wanted to say the ella ella ella ehh ehh ehh part. but i added the rest for suspense.
ann you can help me plan the sleepover :) we can play even more boardgames! and we should definitely do makeovers! i did ann's makeup last time she was over and it was really funky :) ehh ehh ehh ehh ehh ann? don't forget to bring the blue pencil!
-chels
ps- for some reason, right now, the word "orgy" seems particularly funny... orgy... hahaha
and aarie, i'm really sorry dan and i didn't show up yesterday. it was bad coordination on our part. i finished class at 6 and stupidly, bussed from science world sky train station to dan's house and then we ate dinner. by the time i got to his house it was already 7... which is bad because we had to go back to the sky train station and so yeah. i figured we'd be late and i was exhausted so i slept. i would've called but i didn't know if bekki or maggie was with you. dan felt really bad (so did i) but i was just so tired... sorry :(
okay, even if you were straight, aaron, i don't think anything would happen at a sleepover with all of us girls because... it's just so weird... what, like, would you do something in front of the rest of us? you know what i mean? it's just awkward. unless there's a crazy all-out orgy hahahahahaha. can you imagine? i can't at all. i can imagine us sitting in a circle and staring at each other, asking "so... do you guys wanna do it?" for hours... hahahaha
oh yeah, and doesn't your mom want you to be straight? so wouldn't it be good if you came to a girl sleepover and "changed your mind"? :\ i don't quite get it. not that i'm saying any of us are going to try to seduce you, i'm just saying...
you know what i mean!!!
unless you're one of those guys who pretends to be gay to get close to girls... ehh... (ehh... ehh... ehh... ehh... you can run into my arms, blah blah blah don't be alarmed... lalalala... gonna let the rain fall, i've got all you need and mooooooore, ooooooooooore... blah blah blah... umbrella, ella, ella, ella... ehh, ehh, ehh, ehh...)
i really just wanted to say the ella ella ella ehh ehh ehh part. but i added the rest for suspense.
ann you can help me plan the sleepover :) we can play even more boardgames! and we should definitely do makeovers! i did ann's makeup last time she was over and it was really funky :) ehh ehh ehh ehh ehh ann? don't forget to bring the blue pencil!
-chels
ps- for some reason, right now, the word "orgy" seems particularly funny... orgy... hahaha
Thursday, July 05, 2007
well well
i didn't get accepted to pharmacy. they 1sent me a letter today. but at leas1t i kno7w for 1sure.
i 7wa1s up1set at fir1st but really, w7hat can i do. the only thing i'm going to focu1s on i1s gaining more e-xperience.
aaron, do you 7want to teach me piano?
i have to volunteer at fifa on 1saturday from 3-6 s1o maybe i can come by and you can teach me the ba1sic1s.
my keyboard i1s 7whack 1so there are number1s appearing in front of the 7w'1s and the 1s'1s
OooOO my pre1sent.
i'm going to talk ballroom dancing 7with jon thi1s 1summer. i as1 looking at the 1sal1sa dancing le1s1son1s and it doe1sn't fit either one of our 1schedule1s 1so 7we're doing ballroom.
if you're intere1sted go to http://crystalballroom1.tripod.com/home/id36.html
i 7wa1s up1set at fir1st but really, w7hat can i do. the only thing i'm going to focu1s on i1s gaining more e-xperience.
aaron, do you 7want to teach me piano?
i have to volunteer at fifa on 1saturday from 3-6 s1o maybe i can come by and you can teach me the ba1sic1s.
my keyboard i1s 7whack 1so there are number1s appearing in front of the 7w'1s and the 1s'1s
OooOO my pre1sent.
i'm going to talk ballroom dancing 7with jon thi1s 1summer. i as1 looking at the 1sal1sa dancing le1s1son1s and it doe1sn't fit either one of our 1schedule1s 1so 7we're doing ballroom.
if you're intere1sted go to http://crystalballroom1.tripod.com/home/id36.html
yay record breaking :)
wow aaron you sound really excited about this sleepover, it's almost as if you're straight or smthg, ha ha. so, i'm up for all those things you guys said, but the 2 for 1 playland thing won't pan out cauz i go to school on tues and thurs, so we'll have to pay full price (unless you can buy the tix ahead of time..or go without me..no, don't do that)
lily, whatever happens you know we'll stick it thru again next year if we have to with the practice interviews.
chelsea we should plan the sleepover, and get stuff from london drugs, he he :)
ann
btw lily we have your presents, can't wait to see that dishearted expression of yours
lily, whatever happens you know we'll stick it thru again next year if we have to with the practice interviews.
chelsea we should plan the sleepover, and get stuff from london drugs, he he :)
ann
btw lily we have your presents, can't wait to see that dishearted expression of yours
I'm too hot... I mean, it's too hot!!!!!!!
Back in high school huh? that must be a fun feeling. This is probably a stupid question but... are the rest of the people in your class still in high school or are you in a special class of post-secondary weirdos? I'm just wondering...
You sound really busy. Don't get stressed out too much because it's never good for you. I was on the bus and this guy was talking to his friend about Playland and how it sucked because all the good rides were gone. I'm still up for it though.
Sleepover!!!! Is that still in planning? I'm excited. I'll have to talk to my mom about that because she seems to think something will "happen" in a room full of girls and me, a gay boy. Oh no... and the make-over night? That's still happening too right? On the same night? Yay!
Lily, I don't think they've finished sending out admission stuff to everyone yet. Don't be disappointed. It doesn't make sense to just not tell you whether or not you got in. Be patient. And on another note, I know it's sad news for you but... stop stealing my colours!!!!!
Ann, i had a dream with you in it. i was walking around in Richmond (well, it wasn't really RIchmond because I didn't recognize it but I "knew" it was) and then I saw you walking down the street, in the opposite direction. I think we talked for a bit and then you helped me find some weird place... don't quite remember everything, sadly. I'll get you and your Dream Guy hooked up soon, don't worry :)
Is everyone too busy to see me perform? I don't want to sound like the world revolves around me (because it revolves around Lily!) but it would be nice to see you guys.
See you all later!
~~Aaron
PS Ann and I went shopping for Lily's presents in a record time of approx. 5 hours!!
PPS If Ann replies on the blog by today, then each of us will have posted on a single day! (apart from Joanne, who has only ever written 1 post, i believe)
You sound really busy. Don't get stressed out too much because it's never good for you. I was on the bus and this guy was talking to his friend about Playland and how it sucked because all the good rides were gone. I'm still up for it though.
Sleepover!!!! Is that still in planning? I'm excited. I'll have to talk to my mom about that because she seems to think something will "happen" in a room full of girls and me, a gay boy. Oh no... and the make-over night? That's still happening too right? On the same night? Yay!
Lily, I don't think they've finished sending out admission stuff to everyone yet. Don't be disappointed. It doesn't make sense to just not tell you whether or not you got in. Be patient. And on another note, I know it's sad news for you but... stop stealing my colours!!!!!
Ann, i had a dream with you in it. i was walking around in Richmond (well, it wasn't really RIchmond because I didn't recognize it but I "knew" it was) and then I saw you walking down the street, in the opposite direction. I think we talked for a bit and then you helped me find some weird place... don't quite remember everything, sadly. I'll get you and your Dream Guy hooked up soon, don't worry :)
Is everyone too busy to see me perform? I don't want to sound like the world revolves around me (because it revolves around Lily!) but it would be nice to see you guys.
See you all later!
~~Aaron
PS Ann and I went shopping for Lily's presents in a record time of approx. 5 hours!!
PPS If Ann replies on the blog by today, then each of us will have posted on a single day! (apart from Joanne, who has only ever written 1 post, i believe)
Oh well
Hey guys,
I have a few new things to tell you.
1) Pharmacy: Well my brother said that UBC was sending out admissions yesterday and so when i checked my email, i found nothing. I haven't gotten any mail saying i HAVEN'T been accepted but i am feeling a little disheartened but what more did i expect. I told you my interview went poorly and so i guess that was why. When i told Jon's mom, she was so sad. When you look at her, you can obviously tell she was really upset. I felt bad.
But the good thing about not being accepted is that i have one more year to build up my resume and mature. Because like i told Jon, I feel like time is passing by too quickly with the interview and all.
Though secretly i do wish i get an acceptance email today, i do feel disheartened.
2) Jon and i are really good right now. I stayed over at him house but that resulted in my mommy calling me at 2 am.
ttyl
I have a few new things to tell you.
1) Pharmacy: Well my brother said that UBC was sending out admissions yesterday and so when i checked my email, i found nothing. I haven't gotten any mail saying i HAVEN'T been accepted but i am feeling a little disheartened but what more did i expect. I told you my interview went poorly and so i guess that was why. When i told Jon's mom, she was so sad. When you look at her, you can obviously tell she was really upset. I felt bad.
But the good thing about not being accepted is that i have one more year to build up my resume and mature. Because like i told Jon, I feel like time is passing by too quickly with the interview and all.
Though secretly i do wish i get an acceptance email today, i do feel disheartened.
2) Jon and i are really good right now. I stayed over at him house but that resulted in my mommy calling me at 2 am.
ttyl
time for a change
so... yesterday was the first day of my phys 12 course. we had a practice quiz today and i didn't finish answering the question... i swear i didn't have enough time...
anyhow, i think it's really weird how easily we transition (or at least i did) into lecture mode from high school lessons. going "back in time" is really weird. we take attendance and do classwork in groups and get breaks to practice doing some examples... it's weird. i even got my lab group "in trouble" today for talking too much. by "in trouble" i mean the teacher asked us to show him what we'd done so far (which wasn't too little... or toooooo much) but yeah we had done SOME so he was like, okay. he seems nice yet annoying or else like a hardcore child pornography-obsessed crazy. haven't decided yet.
it's a lot of work. i've got class 5 days a week now (3-6pm for phys and wed & fri at ubc from 930-1230) and the class is right in the middle of the day so i can't take any weekday shifts at work for now. might be a good thing... i can actually study..? i work weekends exclusively. every saturday i get a cashing shift (from around 10/11 to around 630/730) and every sunday i close in the bakery (230 to 10pm). i'm getting okay at it. i don't get sore, really, anymore.
and i don't know about you, ann, but disneyland was a hell of a lot funner than what i'm doing... ugh. 5 days a week!!! it's amazing in a disgusting way. but yeah. this is a definitely a working summer. shit, i can't wait till i'm done this. i believe i'm going camping for the first time ever and also dan said his mom wanted to go to the islands and rent a cottage thing and that i could come! i hope so. let's definitely go to playland... because i haven't gone in a long time. if we're doing something on the weekend though i need to request the day off 2/3 weeks ahead of time so let me know...
okay, i'm tired. blah. sorry i haven't posted in a while. i just had my first macroecon midterm today and i was studying for it for a while (really!)...
i know i only need to pass phys to get the high school credits (the mark isn't looked at, as far as i know, because it's only a high school record and i already got accepted to ubc, of course) but like... i don't know. it's still really stressing me out. :P not good.
okay, post back!
-chels
ps- oh yeah and my m & jon & jeff are leaving on sunday... after which we will begin planning the sleep over! if you guys are interested (aarie and lily)
anyhow, i think it's really weird how easily we transition (or at least i did) into lecture mode from high school lessons. going "back in time" is really weird. we take attendance and do classwork in groups and get breaks to practice doing some examples... it's weird. i even got my lab group "in trouble" today for talking too much. by "in trouble" i mean the teacher asked us to show him what we'd done so far (which wasn't too little... or toooooo much) but yeah we had done SOME so he was like, okay. he seems nice yet annoying or else like a hardcore child pornography-obsessed crazy. haven't decided yet.
it's a lot of work. i've got class 5 days a week now (3-6pm for phys and wed & fri at ubc from 930-1230) and the class is right in the middle of the day so i can't take any weekday shifts at work for now. might be a good thing... i can actually study..? i work weekends exclusively. every saturday i get a cashing shift (from around 10/11 to around 630/730) and every sunday i close in the bakery (230 to 10pm). i'm getting okay at it. i don't get sore, really, anymore.
and i don't know about you, ann, but disneyland was a hell of a lot funner than what i'm doing... ugh. 5 days a week!!! it's amazing in a disgusting way. but yeah. this is a definitely a working summer. shit, i can't wait till i'm done this. i believe i'm going camping for the first time ever and also dan said his mom wanted to go to the islands and rent a cottage thing and that i could come! i hope so. let's definitely go to playland... because i haven't gone in a long time. if we're doing something on the weekend though i need to request the day off 2/3 weeks ahead of time so let me know...
okay, i'm tired. blah. sorry i haven't posted in a while. i just had my first macroecon midterm today and i was studying for it for a while (really!)...
i know i only need to pass phys to get the high school credits (the mark isn't looked at, as far as i know, because it's only a high school record and i already got accepted to ubc, of course) but like... i don't know. it's still really stressing me out. :P not good.
okay, post back!
-chels
ps- oh yeah and my m & jon & jeff are leaving on sunday... after which we will begin planning the sleep over! if you guys are interested (aarie and lily)
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Taboo is pure evil!
I concur with the man.
I wouldn't mind spending each sunday play BOARD GAMES but we can also do other things like go to the pne.
ann can your mom still get us cheap tixs?
I wouldn't mind spending each sunday play BOARD GAMES but we can also do other things like go to the pne.
ann can your mom still get us cheap tixs?
Sunday, July 01, 2007
a for amature porn
we should do board game night every sunday, but i think our current games are getting old. we should get some new ones (*cough* friends triva)
i think we are all getting very close to one another during this summer :) so far, i gotta say this summer is turning out to be the funnest one. and if lous works at pizza hut it really would be a summer to remember.
my cat doesn't hate you, aaron. she's just confused when you come over.
also i think you shoulda told the bus driver when the bus came of the boy on the bench. so, who's free on wed again?
ann
i think we are all getting very close to one another during this summer :) so far, i gotta say this summer is turning out to be the funnest one. and if lous works at pizza hut it really would be a summer to remember.
my cat doesn't hate you, aaron. she's just confused when you come over.
also i think you shoulda told the bus driver when the bus came of the boy on the bench. so, who's free on wed again?
ann
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