I work from 1 to 5 so i can definitely come after work. i'll help you pack if you need help chels. Happy early new years to everyone :)

ann

All my bags aren't packed, I'm not ready to go...

Yep, I'm fine with meeting earlier. I've yet to throw snow at Ann's face too. What time are you thinking, Chels? Shall I bring some super cool games?


Aaron

suggestions?

hey guys

dan's dinner got postponed so we don't have to leave at any specific time

also, i know we don't usually hang out so early, but would you guys mind meeting in the morning? then ann could come and then i could have the rest of the day to pack (still procrastinating... i know i know!!!)..? it's okay if not; just thought it would be great to get everyone there if possible.

see you soon,
chels :)

Canceling the meeting on New Year's Eve.

Plans for New Years:

Meet at Dan's house at 1 pm.
Note: Ann has work from 1-9pm so she will not be able to make it.
Also note: Dan has a family dinner at 5-ish pm on New Years Day so we will need to leave before.
Have a great New year's eve. See you (except Ann) on New year's day.

-lily

I'm home everyone!!
My flight was delayed for 3 hours but since I had to arrive at the airport 3 hours in advance, i stayed in the airport for 6 hours.
Are we have a group gathering tomorrow? we should have one before chels goes. Are you all free?

-Lily

Have a merry christmas everyone. See you when i get back from vegas!
Love you all!!
LILY

It's December in our town

Hey everyone. Hope you had a good trip, Joanne, and that your grandpa's doing alright. It's really snowing here right now, so much so that the Festival of Lights was closed for today, which was good, I guess. More snow to play in!

I'm suddenly trying to send my short film out to a ton of festivals. I made a giant list the day before I graduated (all on a spreadsheet on my computer) but a lot of them were already over for the year. A lot of other films are also submitted on this one site, withoutabox.com, but most have entry fees, and since I wasn't working at the time, I didn't enter any online. But now that I'm working and plus the sum of money I've been given for my birthday/christmas, I've found a lot more that I can enter, which is really exciting! At the same time, I have to tell one of guys back at VFS which festivals/competitions/contests I want to enter my film into before sending it in (the school owns the films and they won't broadcast the film on tv or anything, except on their youtube channel), which is a bit of a drawback because some deadlines are coming up and I don't know if the guy will respond in time for me to submit things. I guess we'll see though.

Wish I had more to say, but I don't. I still have to throw a snowball in Ann's face! When are you free for that, Ann? Or anyone, actually.


Aaron

HAPPY B-DAY AARON!!

HAPPY EARLY B-DAY CHELSEA!!

Aww sorry guys but I can't make it today.  Plus I just woke up (don't judge me!  I stayed up all night for physio!!)  There has been a slight change of plans.  Apparently my grandparents aren't going to be in Korea during Christmas after all.  They're in the states right now because my grandfather is getting an eye surgery (I'm scared for him) so I'm going this weekend to visit them there instead.  My aunt (the one who just had a baby) is also going to be staying with us in the states before coming with me to Vancouver.  Apparently she wants to stay for a month.  It was very unexpected and we have nothing prepared to accommodate her, the baby and a nanny so we've been busting our asses off just trying to get the place cleaned up XD  I'm so tired after all the exams!!  

Aaron and Chelsea I must see you tomorrow before I leave!!!  Especially you Chels, since I'm coming back in January and you won't be here =(  When are you guys free?  Dont worry if you guys can't meet up for too long.  I have a lot of stuff to get done before my trip >_<  I'm supposed to evaluate my group members for a course and the instructions are so complicated.

I can't do the 18th, i can only be there until 5pm. sorry if i'm the only one but i have to do a closing shift for pizza hut tomorrow :P i can do the 19th, 20th, and the 21st at nighttime.

ann

one wrong click and...

you get "puke green." thanks aaron :P

yeah sorry i didn't call you after my shift on mon. i wrote down your sched (which you probably have by now) but got home and fell asleep. i was working that day from 930am to 930pm with only two half hour breaks :| so i was pretty dead.

also, lately (since that night aaron and i went to timmy's with bekki... sunday?) one of my wisdom teeth has been really bothering me. i think it's somewhat swollen and it hurts when i swallow or chew. i can barely open my mouth. don't know what to do (i think it's just breaking the gums more so yeah...).

anyhow, yes. aaron shall we get together today or tomorrow to do more planning? everyone, be available on thursday then! at... 1pm?

call me for questions
call me aarie

-chels

Just had my 2nd to last exam. It went okay but sad-ish.
18th is good for me.
Here is Mariah's version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSpPxW1ZbyI
Yea I do sound nasal and out of breath at certain parts.
I'm still sad-ish :( I got a pharm assignment back and i thought i would do well but i didn't do so hot. I think that's the main reason. The exam was okay but i really thought i would do well.

Anyways, tell me the time and place when you have that all figured out. I won't have time to get you stuff unless you want to me just get you whatever but it would be best if you guys can wait.

love you all :)
Lily

Party time is here!

That's an interesting shade of green. Almost like puke green... anyway, yay! Possible party on my birthday! Van Dusen didn't phone me yesterday... but Dusty phoned me a couple minutes ago, which was good because he said I'd be in on Tuesday but never told me a time until now. I don't know if you're working today, Chels... how was last night? Apparently Beejay was there, haha.

Lily: Your recording sounds good (although I didn't hear the original so I can't really compare). There were a few times where it sounded like you weren't using your full chest voice, and it almost sounded nasal/your nose was plugged, but other than that, it's pretty good!

Ann: Good luck with your last final!

Joanne: Good luck with yours too! How do you feel about smoothies?

See you all soon!


Aaron

dec 18th?

does that work for everyone?

here is what i know so far:
aaron and i are not working on that day
everyone is done exams
no one has a christmas dinner/party (unless ann does and didn't tell me..!)

let me know!

-CHels

ps-sorry for late notice. aaron and i just got our week schedules yesterday night.

Miss you most at christmas time

Hi everyone,

I heard this song on the radio. It's Mariah Carey's (not surprised)" Miss you most at christmas time".

I slightly obsessed with it so i decided to sing it. I think it sounds okay. I was trying to harass my brother on his opinion of how i sound but he's a being a wiener and slightly annoyed.

Should be studying.

Tell me what you think. I didn't finish singing the whole song because the last part is hard to sing haha

lsiuvs Podcast- - Lily

whoops

sorry for confusing your exam time lily/joanne :( (btw, aarie, it's a morning exam on the 17th)

aarie and i spent yesterday throwing magnets around and planning our party :) let us know if there are days you can't attend (joanne, when are you leaving on the 18th? like, what time?)

oh yeah, lily, sorry it took me so long to post; things keep coming up.

i got new glasses yesterday (and contacts, but that will look the same so it's not exciting) though i think they look kind of funny now. oh well. anyhows, let's see... well, i've had training for both jobs now (van deusen festival of lights concession stand and the bay oakridge) and it's okay. i think it will be better once i get better at my job. it's frustrating being in training!!!

i had a dream my phone could take pics (mine can't)..?

dan and i baked brownies yesterday... they're okay but need more cocoa :| i also wish they turned out more gooey :)

i hope everyone is doing well and no one is sick.

btw, it's SNOWING! i'm not sure if i like it or not :| luckily, i have snow boots.

gotta go now. see you at work, aarie.

-chels

Ann...thanks. All i can say with your school thing is to work harder and study more efficiently which i don't think will help since you already know that. If you want, this winter we can go over your study habits. Good luck on the rest of your exams.

Good luck on your audition Aaron!

I want Kettle corn.

I took a wonderful nap for 3 hours. :) Mmmmm. I had my second exam today. It was anatomy. It went okay. My next one is on sat. So my exam schedule is like:

FNH on SAT
PHARM on TUE (next week)
PHYSIO on WED (next week) --> ending on 17!

I'm excited for your birthday party Aaron and Chels! I'll help after i'm done but i think by then you'll have everything figured out.

Joanne, i called you but i couldn't get a hold of you. Good luck studying.

Chels, i hope you had a good first day of work!

Take care y'all,

Lily

in case you still feel bad about your boobs lily, i didn't say that to make you feel bad..i don't know why i said that really. i guess i just don't want you to look unflattering because of the dress. your boobs are fine

i really screwed myself over this semester, i took way too many courses and i'm honestly worried about being put on academic probation :( I spent 45mins yesterday trying to calculate my CGPA and if my calculations are correct i cannot fail more than 3 courses, which doesn't sound like its gonna happen but i'm always pessimistic when it comes to my grades

I'm glad you concocted a back up plan aaron, although i'm still bitter you didn't get into SFU. Langara looks like alot of fun, i was there for my LPI. it looked like highschool without the morons, i think you'll enjoy that

sounds like everyone is done except for me. i want some kettle corn as well. do we get it for free if you guys work there?
btw, when is your audition aaron? do you need someone to go with you?

ann

Mmmoron is mmme.

Okay, so the two songs I got Dan to help me put into my phone by Bluetooth apparently can't be ring tunes. I don't know why... that's kinda really disappointing.

Work was fun. I actually started on Thursday, where I learned the secrets of making kettle corn in the giant kettle corn bowl-y thing. It's kind of scary when it starts popping wildly and you get hot sugary particles on your hand... but other than that, it's pretty fun. If you come, there's free kettle corn to try! You just gotta stay near it and I'll constantly refill it.

I can't believe my audition is tomorrow. I don't feel entirely prepared, but when I got through the list of stuff that'll happen, it all seems alright. I guess I can only do my best and see how things go. Oh, and I figured out a plan if I don't get into Berklee (hooray for finally planning things out.) I looked up some stuff at Langara and I could get an Arts degree in two years, and the courses they have are actually of interest to me. I have no idea what I'd do with that, but I think it would be kinda cool. Plus, I could take some languages since Je heart parler francais y espanol tambien.

I really don't have much to say about the weight stuff except that being under a hundred pounds is probably not so great...

See you guys soon! (birthday party plans are in the works...)


Aaron

actually chels, i'm glad you brought that up cause i wasn't even thinking of that. Actually i don't think they went smaller until my sis said something. I'm not sure if i told you this but i lost 5lbs during school, no on purpose, but it really freaked me out because i've never weighed that less. Anyways, i'll try to workout during the break but that's what i always say.

I hope you have a good day at work, chels and aaron. I WANT KETTLE CORN :D
I finished my first exam. WOO Hoo! A lot easier than i expected. Only 6 pages.
Anyways i have to study Anat!

<3 Lily

lily!

i totally know what you mean! i woke up at 7am this morning and could not go back to sleep arg! and last night i was getting really sleepy so i wanted to nap quickly before studying more, and i fell asleep from 8pm to 1130pm!!! i was really mad.

i am so sleepy... i just got home. it was okay; somewhat better than last time. i think it's because i had 2.5 drinks and last time i only had 2.

i am semi excited to work tomorrow! i will tell you aaaaall about it later.

have a great day everyone! especially lily who has an exam!

let me know if i can do anything to help you guys since i basically don't have anything to do anymore until january (really)!

oh yeah and lily, (i honestly don't mean to patronize or anything; if you already knew this, please ignore) your bra/cup size can change especially if you gained/lost weight. i've lost more weight (not on purpose, of course) and i think i dropped half a cup size. i think. hopefully i can put on a bit of weight before i leave vancouver (i'm less than 100lbs now... is that scary or what? it really does freak me out...)... but anyways, lily, i haven't seen you for a while, but i think you've got a great body. i watch "what not to wear" enough to know that it's NOT YOU, it's the clothes! there is nothing wrong with your body! honestly. take care of yourself!

-chels

GOOD LUCK CHELS!
i'm glad you feel better. I, on the other hand, feel like crap. I woke up at 8:30 to study and then i went back to sleep at 10 to take a nap only a 30 mins nap but i slept till 1. My exam is tmw.

I need to go bra shopping. I went dress shopping with my sis and i kept on trying strapless dresses (tubetop style) which are not the most flattering on my body. BUt after trying on 3 dresses my sister asked me if i were lying about my bra size!!! because the dresses i tried on made me look flat. Which reminds me of the time when Ann told me to get boobs. lol

Anyways, i've been feeling a little self-conscious after that. I did manage to find a dress though which was very very difficult!!! Anyways, i don't know if i should be shopping because i've been such a procrastinator whcih explains why i'm stressed right now.

BTW, i'm going to las vegas with my sis and my baby bro from 25-28!!! It's kinda last mins and i found out yesterday so woo hoo!
Back to FNH!

<3 Lily

thanks

lily and ann. i feel a bit better, actually.

i know what you mean, lily. when i have exams, i tend to have to also post on the blog/facebook/check my email the most :P although i did not have much breathing room this term so it has not been too bad...

i'm feeling super jittery. i mean, i was really excited before exams but now i'm starting to get nervous about everything (i mean, everything!!). i'm worried i'm doing crappily in my courses (i didn't get my marks back for a lot of assignments so i don't know how i'm doing going into the final) and about my application for food science major (since this will be my second application, and it's due jan 30 so i think i have to submit it in person before i leave) and i'm worried that me getting two jobs was a bad idea and things will not turn out very good (i keep feeling like people are talking about me..? that's not normal!) and i'm nervous about moving out (just because i get super apprehensive going to new places alone... even when i bus around vancouver, if a take a bus i don't usually take or go somewhere i don't usually go, i get really stressed out!).

most of this unsettlement is probably stemming from the intense study session (aka, high stress levels). i can't believe i will be done school until september (hopefully!! as long as i get a summer co-op job!) in... i don't know, less than seven hours? it's weird...

anyhows, have to study because i have not really kept up with this class (i missed some lectures because of interviews) so i have not even seen some of this stuff before! eeek!

i hope you guys are holding up. after 6pm today, i will be free whenever (unless i'm working but i don't know what's happening with all that so yeah...) to do stuff!

-chels

i forgot you were leaving chels, i feel more sad now

I knew you had your coop looming, but i didn't know it was going to be so soon. hopefully saying that doesn't make you more sad. Here are some of my reasons to get wet-your-pants excited for co-op in case you needed reasons not to be sad:
1. you can make money, and not crappy minimum wage the rest of us are churning
2. you get to live by yourself (i think, or with strangers, which can be full of fun surprises)
3. you'll get tons of experience for your future real job (which hopefully will be in more proximity to dan and us)
4. you get to enjoy delicious apples. okanagan apples :)
5. same with what you said to me, you're not going to be alone (although physically you are) but we'll still be here to talk, and you can befriend okanagan people whom will be physically close to you

i don't know chels, sounds pretty exciting to me. if i were you i'd be reaching for some dry pants..
but yeah, we will have a kick ass winter, and see you so much that you'll get sick of us which is the plan so you won't miss us that much.

i finish exams on the 12th. let me know when the birthday festivities are so i can not go to work those days.

ann

BAHHH i don't want to study. I've been super lazy lately which i know is my own fault.
Good luck CHELS TMW!

I deactivated facebook because it was distracting me.
sad...i bought a cute black dress for one of jon's accounting events. Anyways back to FNH!

why are people such poopheads?

i don't know... i just don't feel like liking people right now... no particular reason. just being surly. URGH! people annoy me so much. they are so petty and narrow-minded. or at least many people are.

and they take advantage of other people when there is any slight opportunity to do so! some people. many people. UGH. why can't we sometimes do things to benefit people other than ourselves?!

*frowns*

i am very wary of people right now. there are times when people are, well, let's face it, total douchebags, and although i always try to be pleasant towards everyone, it sucks! i was going to say i will always remember but i tend to not remember things like that... damn it!

well... i try to be nice to everyone and sometimes people are just too immature and self-centered to appreciate it. i think.

last exam tomorrow!

i hope your day went well aarie, tell me all about it!

i realized that after tomorrow, i will need to clean out "chels' corner" at dan's house (it's my study space with my laptop, texts, etc neatly organized) and that made me kind of sad because i will not need my corner next term or the term after... it's just becoming more real, you know?

everyone: hope to see you all soon!
-chels

haha

it's funny because lily messaged me on facebook and specifically said we shouldn't have a pinata again! (maybe if we did that again we should just be sure to make it a bit more ahead of time...)

aaron: oh and lily also requested that we not do our bday thing (that is, if we're doing it together... if not, then we should both not do our separate bday things) on the 17th (or before, i assume) because she has an evening exam (i hate those!) and is going out after.

aaron again: are we doing a joint bday thing? do you want to? i honestly don't care. though it would make planning a bit easier (since everyone seems to be busy this holiday season)...

all: i am leaving (or planning to) vancouver on jan 2nd, so we should have tons of fun this winter! more so than usual!

and lily, i might not be back for your bday! :( i just realized that now and it made me sad because even though your bday is so far away, i still might not be back by then... grr... i promise i will work hard on my job applications! i just know it's going to be super hard because the senior co-op students in my program go on work term during the summer so i'm nervous :|

anyhows, i should study more now...

talk to you guys soon, i hope! (you'd all better be studying! except aaron. you should be checking up on berklee application! and practicing for auditions!!)
-chels

My December

What's with Oliver's family being born on holidays? Weirdness. And what Chels said, you have us, Ann! Sure, it's not going to be totally the same (ie. Maybe Lily won't let you snuggle with her) but it's almost! Also, maybe Lily will let you snuggle with her... also, what "further trips" might you be saving up for?

Lily, I have a stuffed bear thing I'd like to donate to that Toy Drive thing going on at UBC but I don't know where to go to drop it off (and also, they don't have office hours posted for this week on the facebook page). Wanna help me with directions? Or I guess anyone who goes to UBC, really.

Thanks, Chels. Well, my mom is going with me to my audition, though I'm fairly confident I would be able to maneouver my way around the city (I checked the bus lines and all the streets). It's a little more than a week away... I'm not really sure what to feel. (By the way, the Bay still hasn't called me back. I don't know what's going on... I'm excited about Van Dusen though!)

I got my official copy of my short film (from film school) on a disk with everyone else's short films on Friday and on the cover is a photo still from my film! Haha... I don't know if they personalized each one for the student, but that would take a while, right? I think it's funny they put mine up.

I kinda want to do something for my birthday, or at least get all of us together this month, after everyone's done exams and whatnot. When would be a good day (approx.)? (ie. when does everyone finish stuff and has time to hang out?) Also, is there anything you guys might wanna do? Last year was fun... haha.


Aaron

POST #801!!!

yay!

anyways...

omigosh joanne! that's so scary!!! but you're a fine, mature woman so you will be great! though i will miss you :( hope you're feeling better!

ann! finally a post (i wonder if you will read this...)!!! jeez. anyways, you are totally not spending christmas alone!!! when i first read "so it turns out that i'll be spending christmas alone" i thought you meant your parents and oliver were all going away!!! and i felt really bad for you. then i read the next sentence and i got annoyed... how dare you get pity from me on such false pretenses!!! arrrrg. we should hang out so you won't be lonely!

lily, how are you? i feel like i haven't talked to you in forever... i hope school is going well and you're not too stressed! what did you and jon do on your anniversary? did you eat cake?

aarie, you know if i didn't have exams at the time, i would TOTALLY go to your audition with you (well, not like in the room with you because that would be really really awkward and stupid but you know what i mean) in a second, right? (i was secretly thinking about it.) i am so incredibly excited for you! i know you can do it!!! i hope you're practicing..!

so, to all: aaron and i got jobs at van deusen garden's festival of lights at the concession stand (i am sooooo stoked!). we get to sell hot chocolate and food and KETTLE CORN!!! and i also got a call from the bay oakridge today and i got a job there too! i am so crazily excited right now... i've been really stressed this whole term because of co-op and whatnot, but now that i have a co-op job and have my housing arrangements somewhat figured out and my seasonal jobs are all ready to go so i'm just so totally elated.

lily and ann, when are your exams over? and joanne, when are you leaving, again? (the 18th?)

miss you all (except aaron..! i miss you less because i just saw you... sorry),
-chels

ps- ann, if you read this, i posted on the blog way back when and i don't know if you saw it, but i am going away to the okanagan for four months starting in january (for co-op). my (mild) annoyance was probably stemming from the fact that you were complaning about being "alone" even though you are not really going to be at all and i will soon be leaving everyone i love the most for the next four months. and it totally kills me and everytime dan and i talk about the new year i start bawling because i won't be back until may, and maybe not even then (depending on where i get a job during the summer, i might not be back to vancouver until august/september!) and, aside from a random girl i met at school (who is very nice though i don't really know her...) i really am going alone... without my parents, siblings, friends, or dan. i see dan every day now (and next month is our three year anniversary) but once i leave, i won't see him until reading break at the earliest. so not to make your feelings invalid or anything, ann, but this christmas, although you may be lonely (and understandably so), you are hardly alone. (you've got us!!!)

sorry i didn't call you joanne, i actually had no idea you were going anywhere. but wherever you're going hope you have a good flight/trip :)

so it turns out that i'll be spending christmas alone..well not totally alone, i still have my family and you guys, i meant just without oliver. he made a snap decision of going back to peru for most of december to visit his family. which i fully support, it's hard not to since christmas is a big deal for his family since they're catholic, and he has not been back for 5 years, and his mother's birthday is also on christmas..how crazy is that? and i don't want to be so selfish as to say "no, you may only spend christmas with me, wahh" :p but it still sucks though..

anyhoo, i don't know how timely this advice is aaron, but i think it would be best to forget kem. i'm sure i said that to you at some point already. you guys broke up for a reason, and i think giving into these moments of weakness (missing him), even if he agrees to give it another shot, doesn't mean you'll be happy again with him. there are always more fish in the sea, right? you just need to go fishing more, ya know what i mean? ;)

i miss you guys. my exams end on the 12th and i plan to work my ass off this winter to save up money for futher trips. thats all for now.

ann

ps. how is everything on the job front, chels?

Aw thanks so much for the calls.  You guys are so sweet.

On a random note - I really want some cereal right now.

Apparently some airline in Canada will give two seats to fat people with no extra charge.  When I said that, some people went "OMG THAT'S NOT FAIR"  Why the hell would you complain if someone was so fat that people felt bad enough to give one seat for free??  So not looking forward to my 12hr flight =(  I'm flying aloone.

Today has been such a slap in the face 

christmastime is heeeere...

anyhows, aarie, sorry but the tuesdays don't work for me (well one was yesterday so...) because i have an exam the day after. i can do dec 5th 8pm or anytime dec 6th (so long as i don't get a job or do not have to work if i do get a job... dec 5th is safer i guess). don't know if you wanted to see it earlier or what, but let me know!

thanks lily, good luck to you too!

my exams start in exactly one week!

-chels

Holla,

awww...Aaron, it's okay to miss Kem. Have you tried to talk to him? I know you said that he doesn't seem to want to talk to you but if it's bothering you, then maybe you should try again. I don't know about the show...i'll be busy studying so i'm going to say no. I am also in the process of studying for my Pharm practical exam which is on Thurs. Then after that, i have to do an FNH assignment due on friday.

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL....until finals!
I finished CHEM LAB FINALLY! I just hope i pass because i've been doing badly on the assignments but yeah.

<3 Hope everyone is doing well. Good luck on your exams and your projects!

Lily

Showtime?

Does anyone want to go see the Laramie Project? It'll be playing from November 25th (today) till December 6. Next Tuesday is 2 for 1 Tuesday (Adults $18, Students $15). Tickets are apparently selling out fast, so yeah. Here's the link:

http://www.havanarestaurant.ca/Theatre/tabid/2830/vid/a7805e8e-a0ad-48cd-831e-8b387081d2dd/Default.aspx

Hope you guys are alright. My audition's in two weeks! Aaaagh.


~~Aaron

PS. Sigh... I know you might roll your eyes at this and I promise to stop talking about him (at least on here), but...

I miss Kem.

Without You

Do you ever have a song (possibly more) where, whenever you hear it, it makes you cry? I've got a bunch of those, but I only really listen to those when I'm in the mood. There's one from the movie Rent called "Without You" (if anyone has seen it) that totally gets me every time. And for the past couple days I've been feeling a bit sad and thinking about Kem (I even asked my mom what she thought about him), and when I listened to that song today while waiting for the bus at Broadway station... well, I did start sorta crying in public. But! It really wasn't a big deal because all I was facing were cars and it's not like I was sobbing uncontrolably... though I did have to surpress the sobs. Sigh... would it be so bad that I try to talk to Kem again? Then again, he doesn't seem to want to talk to me.

Also to answer your question, I think I'll skip Twilight. All the fangirls for that movie get kind of annoying after a while, and apparently Stephanie Meyer (the author) is a Mormon... not that being Mormon is bad but that they're also semi-responsible (maybe more?) for the whole Prop 8 thing getting passed in the US -- which doesn't really affect what I think about her (I didn't really think anything of her until now) but I've read a few comments on the fact that she's Mormon and some people don't like her for it. Hmm.

Oh, and the fact that the screenwriter also wrote Step Up (which, sadly, I saw with Bekki) sketches me out about whether or not she really thinks she knows teenagers.

Sigh... have fun studying and good luck on your exams. We should have a get-together soon in December after exams, eh?


Aaron

Re:

not to be rude, lily, but not particularly. if you're wondering why i'm posting it's because no one else is and i felt like it would be even more rude to just not reply to your post (since there are no other replies). you know? i just thought i should acknowledge your question, at least...

have you read the books? (i haven't, just wondering... i hear they're good?)

i hope your exam went well! just finishing the last few assignments, then i can focus on EXAMS!

-chels :)

Do you guys want to watch Twilight after Dec 17?

-Lily

CHELS I CONCUR
i saw a similar article related to same thing on MSN.ca. Everything seems soooo ridiculous!! Like with the church from the states coming to canada. You truly wonder what people are NOT capable of. I mean, people can sink low but still, incidents like the one you presented makes me realize that there is no limit to how low....

Anyways, BE HAPPY and take this as a lesson of what not to do (which is common sense).

I finished my chem lab exam. It was okay. That's all i have to say :)

will we ever grow up?

i know everyone wants to stay "young at heart" and nurture their inner child or whatever, but seriously, people need to know when to stop being stupid and use their common sense. we need to remind ourselves that it is not okay to treat other people like crap, because we all affect each other and have to take responsibility when we screw up.

grr...

stupid story

-chels

2 job offers --> one day!

hey guys!!!

i just got an email from my coordinator (well, not just now but half an hour ago or something) and i got a job offer for agriculture and agrifood canada in summerland (okanagan)!!!

i also went to a job fair earlier today (with aaron) and got a job offer for sales associate at the bay downtown!

i'm so... in shock still... what to do?

need to study for finals..!

-chels :)

What are we now?!

Wow. That's pretty ridiculous. I've seen (and own) the movie version of the Laramie Project, as well as done a bit of research on the Westboro Baptist Church, so what they're doing isn't really surprising, except that they would come all to the way to Vancouver, to a modest little cafe (I've also been to the Havanah Restaurant on Commercial Drive) and protest about something so absurd... pretty much all of the members of the WBC are from the same family, so it's really a stupid cult.

On that note, 1) does anyone want to go to the rally they're planning? 2) does anyone want to see the Laramie Project (the movie)? and 3) does anyone want to go see the play? I've always wanted to. It was put on by Lord Byng maybe 2 years ago, but I didn't get the chance to see it.

As for the second thing, that was pretty outrageous as well. I wish someone would punch that asshole in the face. I guess it goes to show that there still will be homophobia in our country, despite how progressive we're presented as (compared to the US, perhaps).

Hmm, Chels. You seem to be reading a lot into gay-related stuff lately, eh? That's a good thing, btw.

The thing that bothers me a lot is how, in that article, the director believes the WBC is non-violent, yet they shout slurs and obscenities at people and wave hateful things around. It may not be physical, but it's still not good to hear. It's pretty much mentally damaging, and no one needs to hear that kind of stuff. Those people can go die for all I care, and that's something I really don't say.

Anyway. It's raining a lot eh?


Aaron

waiting (waitiiiing) waiting on the world to change

so i came here to post a link to an article i found in the sun today, which i recommend reading, but then came across another article on the vancouver sun website (while i was trying to locate the link to the first... i read it in the physical, real paper) which was almost but not quite as stupid as the first and so yeah. you read them and decide what to think.

if you don't have time, read them later. at least the first one.

(WHAT THE HELL?!)

-chels

Trying to float

Hmm, that's kinda scary. I don't know how whipping each other with belts escalates to a friggin' knife fight, but I guess boys will be boys.

Nothing much to update on. I pretty have all of my scholarship application done (did I tell you guys about that?). I'm going back to Point Grey to visit Ms. Comfort on Wednesday to see if this swing ditty I composed is accurately transcribed. After that, it'll be sent in and then it's hoping time...

I also checked out the Greyhound buses to Seattle, which is where my audition is going to be held (in less than one month! Omg.) The only one that actually arrives before my audition starts leaves at 5:50 in the morning... ugh. Terrible. And then there's the addition of busing through a foreign city after getting off the bus, but I think I have that figured out as well. We shall see...

Does anyone want to help me prepare for my audition? They're also going to be interviewing me after I play stuff, and I find I stumble on my words a lot. Maybe if someone had some time this weekend or the next one? And then we can play some games after or something, haha.

Hope you guys are having a super fun week!


Aaron

i know, dan's mom told me about the article this morning... i still don't really understand what happened but yeah. it's kind of weird how we were there the entire time that happened and we had no idea. well, not really (though we did see the yellow tape, we didn't know why)...

it was nice to get together. next time you must come, joanne!!!


-chels

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=34c58d50-a9e2-4575-8f8c-6a78bd03f8a9

Remember yesterday when part of metro was closed off. Read the article above.
SCARRYYY!
it was nice seeing you guys though.

ohhhh yeah!

sorry aarie, i forgot to mention that lily and i "planned" to meet everyone at metro. since lily and i will be on campus, it will be easy for us to bus to the sky train station (and i think easy for ann too? and joanne?). and i KNOW you all don't have afternoon/evening stuff on fridays (at least usually) because you all went to joanne's birthday thing!!!

my class ends at 3pm and i can meet lily (and joanne?) on campus and we can bus from there. s0... say... 345pm or 4pm at metro? does that work for everyone? then i was thinking when we get tired we can go to aaron's house for some fun times :)

actually, if we get things organized soon enough (ie, now) and i know exactly when we're going, i can ask dan if he can get the car and then we (ie, everyone other than aaron) won't have to bus home in the wee hours (10pm... haha, jk. maybe 1130pm). the plan would then be, lily and i (and joanne?) go to dan's house after my class and then he drives to aaron's house and then we bus to metro and meet ann. unless ann goes to aaron's house too. we can pick you up, ann, if you're gonna be at home at that time.

anyhows, this all depends on if friday works for everyone...

yes?

-chels
ps- not surprised at all that obama won. but it really is a historic moment. i'll leave it at that.

Revolution

Okay, yeah, so Obama got elected. Was anyone really surprised though?

I was surprised that Proposition 8 got through (Prop 8 is the bill bans same-sex marriage in California, even though it was already passed into law a few months ago, and the definition of marriage as a man + woman is written into the Constitution). Considering all the high profile companies (ie. Apple) and celebrities (ie. Brad Pitt) who have donated against the ban, not to mention several ads, it still got passed. I'm not sure on the numbers, but it's a really big disappointment; it's like saying, "Oh, you guys are equal... just kidding!". I guess we're pretty lucky that we have it here in Canada (even in red-neck Alberta).

Charles? Keuny and Charles are two quite different names. Apparently, he told me that Min told him that you want to meet him (hopefully that made sense). No, I have no problem with people knowing about me + Kem; I was just trying to figure out who told him (apparently it was his friend from school -- I think it's the other guy in the School of Music I met online; pretty much has to be).

And hey, according to Kem (who I still haven't talked to but oh well), a lot of guys in the School of Music are gay, so hmm. Good luck with the job, Chels!

What do you guys want to do on Friday and when? My house again?


Aaron

oops Lily beat me to it

OBAMAAA!!!

OBAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMA!
WOO HOO!
I am doing my Phar assignment which is due today (wed). Afterwards I need to continue to study for my midterm :( I want to sleep but after tml, and after i finish my fnh assignment whcih is due at 4:30pm, I'm happy and relieved.
Anyways
Can't talk much but see you friday??!??!?! hopefull.y

-Lily

thank you

just finished sending the interviewer a thank you note. geez when i looked online on what to write in a thank you note, their suggestions were all like... well, basically just like a cover letter that had "i met you already, thank you" incorporated into it. so bleh. so i wrote my own thank you note from my heart.

the job actually does sound even better when i talked to the interviewer... i am crossing my fingers for a miracle... but at the same time, (continuing on with the idioms) i would not say i am holding my breath. thanks ann and lily for the encouraging texts, btw. but yeah, i sucked at half the questions... though i did try my best.

anyhow, i talked to lily and she and i are free to meet IF WE CAN ACTUALLY SET A DATE AND STICK TO IT! waaaahh.

don't know if the wah was necessary, but anyways, lily and i like friday. does that work for everyone else? if not, sat and sunday are okay too i think.

don't forget to wear your poppies, guys!

aaron, that's weird that everyone is gay there.

"everyone," i mean. you know what i mean..!

okay, talk to you guys soon!

ps- lily, good luck with your midterm!!!

chels :)

yeah, i know who keuny (aka charles) is. he's min's friend, she texted me about it a couple days ago..man it seems like news travels fast. and in case you were wondering aaron, i told min that you had a boyfriend and that he didn't want to come out. i told her because i didn't think you would have any objections to people knowing, and that she is one of my closest friends i would trust that she wouldn't use the information in a bad way (i dunno how she would). let me know if you're not comfortable with it.
i hope everything went well with the interview chels. being a product development technician sounds like alot of fun. it sounds like a position where you'll get to taste alot of things, just like your cool nutrition class that i went to once.
anyhoo i have to write peer reviews for people's papers in my tutorial. this one girl's paper is really bad but i don't want to be too overly critical, cause we have to grade them and whatever we give is gonna be worth 15% of their grade.
i'm okay with whatever you guys come up with this weekend

ann

Serendipity, chance, fate, destiny, kismet...

Good to hear things are working out for you, Chels. I hope the interview goes well. Let us know what happens! Good luck!

Ann, is your friend Min's name Won Min? If so, does she have a friend named Keun, possibly Keuny? Because I've been exchanging messages with this guy online, who saw my video for "Almost Here" (one of the one's you recorded on your camera for me) and he showed it to his friend who said it was her "wife's" best friend (me), and that she's (Ann) is probably the one filming. If that's the ipod-sleeping Min that I know, then, I guess it's this weird circle of knowingness.

Continuing with the weirdness, Keun(y) goes to UBC, in the School of Music, doing a thing in piano performance, which is pretty hard, by the way. I asked if he knew Kem, and told him our history together. He replied,

so you went out with kem eh? yea he's a nice conductor...nice singer too...i heard that he was with someone but they broke up cuz he was too stuck in the closet and will be....i guess hm maybe its you....

I know I told him about us before, but he says, "I heard". If he heard it from someone, I don't know who. This guy is apparently in his first year, so I don't know how many people he really knows, but if someone's been gossipping about us, I'm not really sure who it would be. I sort of talked to one other guy online who also happened to go to UBC in music (they're all gay, it seems. Jeez) and told him a little bit about Kem and me, and I don't think any of you guys would randomly go around spreading that. And Kem doesn't seem to ever want to tell anyone anything, so he wouldn't... or would he? I dunno... I just find it kind of hard to believe.

Seeing as how Saturday and Sunday were a bust last week, how about this week? What's everybody's schedule like for this coming weekend?


Aaron

GOOD JOB CHELS! I'm busy up until tuesday but if you come to the starbucks below my apartment, i'll give you mock interviews. I can do it on Sunday at noon or something. I don't mind helping you, but i do mind commuting (not trying to be a dink). It's just that i don't want to waste time commuting because i have so much to do. I hope that works out for you.

Call me and if sunday doesn't work, we'll try another day.
Although i don't know what to ask you except for behaioural qqs and the general qq's
-Lily

interview update!

okay guys, i'm somewhat even more excited now! i was kind of bummed that i didn't get an interview for this research position i applied for at bc children's hospital, but today i found an email in my inbox from co-op people and i got an interview with this food development! which is great because it's directly related to my field of study (unlike most of the jobs i applied for... which is fine). it's an interview for a product development technician! i'm so excited... but unlike last time, i'm really scared too. for the BCIT interview, i was only excited. i think it's because it was my first interview, but didn't necessarily think the job was best suited to me. but this is such a great job opportunity, i'm afraid to screw it up!

hmm... that's it. i can't think of anything else to say (i can't even think of anything else to think of...) at the moment. just thought i would update you guys on my "progress."

does anyone have time to mock interview me before tuesday?

talk to you guys soon! (going to wash out the purple in my hair now...)

-chels :)

aww joanne!!!

so you do read the blog! (secretly) good! :)

thanks for the voicemail, it was very sweet of you. i will call you when it's not 5 in the morning :P haha

but yeah, all of you guys, thanks for the support, i really do appreciate it. even though i feel like i'm the least desirable person in co-op (i am serious!), i'm surprisingly not really stressed out about it. i have a really good network of friends and... i just know things will turn out really well. just, in general. besides, there's no point in me stressing out about it... i'm just going to try to apply for more jobs and do some more of my own job search (my co-ordinator warned us it might be a bit harder because of the recession...). i keep feeling like there's something wrong with my cover letters and/or resume but i went to see my co-ordinator last week and he said my cover letters are some of the better ones... so yeah. it kind of bothers/confuses me, y'know? at least if i knew why i'm not getting more interviews i could try to fix it, if possible. don't know. but yeah, i seriously should write things now...

aaron, were you at bcit today? i SWEAR TO GOD i saw you!!! orange shoes and your navy... button up shirt thingy..! and i was like "AARON!!!" but the person kept on walking (he wasn't that close to me anyways...)

-chels :)

happy (?) hallowe'en!

hey guys

can you believe it's almost november??? craaaazy!

i think this sunday is daylight savings! yay!

sooooo yeah. thanks for the thoughts, guys. the interview was okay. as in, not great but not bad either. i would even say almost good. but not really. i don't think i'm getting the job... my major is not really related to it. i don't know why they asked me for an interview (i'm surprised i even applied!). oh well, we'll see.

it's kind of sad how undesirable i am for co-op jobs :( (i'm not actually that sad... kind of disappointed, but that's about it) i'm supposed to apply for a couple more for friday morning (due at 9am). that's why i'm still awake (it's 5:18am according to my comp clock).

don't ask what i've been doing for this long; it's just stupid and not worth talking about.

ann, if you read this in time, i told aaron to meet me at the sub at 430pm (or earlier if you want... and i can meet somewhere else if you're not familiar with the sub -- just call me).

i don't want to say too much right now since i'll probably be seeing you all soon and i should be writing cover letters (geez i hope my writing doesn't suck too much when i'm tired)...


be safe tonight!!!
-chels

Hey you guys,

Since chels and i both prefer to have it on sat, i think we should have it on sat. Also, since i have a midterm, 2 assignments due on wednesday, i want all of sunday to do that.

-Lily

good luck chels, you will bedazzle them I'm sure :)
speaking of hanging on Saturday, lets hang on Sunday.. not that i have any concrete plans on either days but I'd rather have Saturday to study just to see how much i get done. i still have no costume and it's the day before Halloween!! i don't want to resort to last minute lameness like last year. although last year i had actually planned it for quite a while, which is the sad part..
btw i got out of working on fri, and i didn't have to resort to lying to my manager. i just told him i had halloween plans and that i would not come in and basically he didn't have a choice but to put me on another day. so the lesson here is threats work better than lying :)

ann

CONGRATULATIONS CHELSEA!
I wish you many, many good lucks!!!

As for the Cetaphil, thanks for offering but i don't like the cleanser. I still have a bottle that i don't use often. The London Drugs moisturizer had the same labeling as Cetaphil, that is, Non-comedogenic, dermatologist tested, NON-IRRITANT!!! LIES I TELL YOU!

Anyways, I agree with Chels, we should try to make if for Sat because i want Sunday to study.

So are you guys doing Trick or Eat together? We still need people if you're interested in joining my group. Right now we have 4 people including myself. Jon, Andrew (chels you met him at easter seal-the guy who plotted with jon), and cindy which is jon's friend. IF you do intend to join my group, go to the meal exchange website and when you register, join the team "Smiling Over Sickness".

I'm making my costume later today...FUN FUN!

Miss you guys,
Lily

The Good News

hey guys! so i have some semi-interesting news: i have an interview with BCIT tomorrow!

sorry i didn't tell you guys earlier... co-op things happen quite quickly so i just found out the night before yesterday (i think that was it...) and i had an oral presentation/paper due today, a meeting for nutrikids (i'm doing it again this year) from 6 to 8 pm last night, and job applications due the morning before so i didn't even have a chance to even think about anything until now.

i can meet saturday up until about 4pm (i'm going to visit faith at 5pm). sunday is okay but not my first choice (would like to take the day to study but if that's the day that works, then alright).

aaron: I. WOULD. LOOOOOOVE. to work at urban planet!!! (i would actually love to work anywhere... except maybe a grocery store. just because i've already done that, not because i hate it or anything)

lily: that's good. maybe that cleanser wasn't as non-allergenic as normal cetaphil? at costco they sell cetaphil (if you want it -- i don't know if you just have another cleanser that you're using at home right now) for like... $18? $20? it's a huge bottle though (1L i believe!!!). i have it in my bathroom :) i can ask my mom to buy you one if you want (again, just throwing that out there if you want it).

hmm... i'm sooooo incredibly tired. in a deteriorating-little-by-little way. not a i-just-didn't-sleep-at-all way. the latter usually doesn't bother me too much anyways. it's just that this week has been kind of hectic (just school and stuff) and yeah. i don't know. if you guys want to hear about The Exciting Week of Chels, you can just ask me about it when i see you and i'll give you the full update :P

so yeah, got to write some cover letters and prep for my interview now!

wish me luck guys!!!
chels :)

Hey you guys,
The dr said that it was a combination of an allergic rxn and acne
my skin is better after i stopped using the london drugs brand cetaphil.
Anyways, if everyone is going to meet on sat or sun, then i'm up for it because i haven't seen you guys in a while. I probably won't stay that long because i have 2 assignments due and a midterm ALL on wednesday.

Anyways,
update you later.

-Lily

Halloween wishes

That's okay that you didn't come, Ann, since no one really did. I went out for a bit... what I did I do again? I can't even remember... so I guess how about this Saturday or something? I'll be teaching piano sometime in the afternoon (I say sometime because my student sort of just phones and shows up whenever, which is kind of annoying), but it'll only be for half an hour so you guys can hide in my room like escaped convicts. Or we could maybe plan it for Sunday, but I'll be out filming some stuff from noon, for about two hours, probably less. Oh. Maybe Sunday's better? Which days work best for you guys?

Ann: It better some pretty darn good underwear you got! Also, do you have an actual costume ready? (unlike last year)

Lily: Has your weird skin condition thingy gone away yet? What did the doctor say?

Chels: How's your costume coming along? Hopefully you didn't screw up sewing... I think Urban Planet (the one on Granville) is hiring, haha.

Joanne: Whatcha doing for Halloween?

Hope everyone's well. I'm excited for Halloween, actually. Hurrah.


Aaron

hi :)

apparently aaron had big things planned for last sunday, all of which i just found out today..but in hindsight i couldn't have gone anyway because i went down to the states on sunday. people keep saying how great it is to shop in the states but really there's just different stores like instead of winners, you have ross (and such and such) i ended up just getting some underwear. and twelve cans of double strength rockstars for min (aka. sleeps with ipod, for aaron)
i realize i haven't been posting on the blog too much (or at all..) but i think you guys are pretty much updated in my life. but just for kicks i will summarize what is happening in my life right now in nice little points:
i finished all my exams last thursday, i can't say i'm totally happy with all the results, but the good thing about business is that the finals are always worth a good half of the course so i can redeem myself there.
in terms of love life, i would say mine is going fairly nicely. oliver is finally getting his own place, (that is no longer living with a roommate) which is a big deal for me cause they used to have rules about girlfriends coming over and now i can show up unannounced anytime i want, he he.
and lastly i stupidly okayed owen (my manager) for working this friday (halloween!) and realized that i have things to do with you guys. so now i have to get out of it, but i will, even if it means faking my own death (although that might be less believable on halloween..)
we should do things together this weekend. this time i will not be out of the loop, i will be partying in it.

ann

hey guys

i don't know if i am free tomorrow... i met with my group (for my presentation and paper that is due on wednesday) and we're planning on meeting again tomorrow evening to go over our presentation, and i need to "finish" our paper. we went over basically what we needed to say but long story short, we didn't get through everything so i need to do some research and put in the finishing touches (ie, edit). i didn't do that today because there was a warehouse sale dan and his mom and his mom's friend and i went to... and it was way crazier than i thought it would be. let's just leave it at that. i don't want to think about it anymore :P (wasn't that bad but still...)

lily, i hope you're okay! sounds like some sort of rash-type thing. maybe something you're body is intolerant of something you're eating/using. of course, you're seeing the doctor so i'm sure he has better advice than me, but just as a side story that may or may not be of use to you, i started getting this random rash thing on my arm and it was itchy and my mom told me that jeffrey and her got that too (i asked her what to do) when they ate egg whites. then i found out in class (coincidence... unless it was fate..!) that people are commonly intolerant of egg whites.

so yeah, maybe if you're using some sort of new cleaner around the house or makeup with fragrance or eating something a lot now, it could be that. not that that is very specific/necessarily helpful, but i just thought i should mention it and maybe something might stand out in your mind (like, oh yeah! i have been using a new moisturizer) and it may be of use to you. maybe not. hope you get better! (for the record, i stopped eating eggs and put some cortisone cream on my arm at night and it's almost gone)

actually, i was just looking at my agenda and i realized that i also have like, 3 job postings due on monday that i wanted to apply for (due monday morning)!!! i also have to send my co-ordinator something by tuesday! ...so i am coming to the conclusion that i will not be available tomorrow...

next saturday works for me, as long as nothing unexpected comes up! though, as lily said, it would be nice if we had things planned a bit ahead of time. i have to start studying for my finals, etc after my paper/presentation are due... and i also have another paper/presentation that has not had it's due date announced (and i still have weekly assignments for 2 classes) so i need to be pretty organized right now (though today was somewhat of a failure).

talk to you guys soon, i hope!
-chels :)

hey aaron and everyone else
i won't be available this sunday. I have to see Helen (we changed it to sunday and not friday) and i have to go for supper with jon's friends. I'm sorry. What are you guys doing?
I wish you would plan it earlier like a week earlier.
Anyways the candy corn thing i don't have time to sew it because i'm swamped with hw and others.
My skin has been really bad lately and i actually mean bad. I have these small red bumps all along the bridge of my nose beside my eyes and on my eyelids. I don't think it's acne but i'll find out soon enough. I have a dr appt at 3:30.

Anyways i do miss you guys. Why don't we plan something for this coming sat?

My heart will go on... and then off when it dies

Okay, so I hope you guys are free on Sunday for some super fun times! Chels apparently doesn't know about Sunday, I don't know if Ann is working or not (1 out of 7 chance she is), Lily and Joanne I haven't talked to in a while. But if you can make it out, that would be coolness. The party starts at... whenever you can drop by, basically. I'm going to tentatively say 1:00pm, as it is Ann's favourite time to come over and be Team #1, but like I said, anytime is good. If people can't come on Sunday, I guess we can plan it another day.

How's everyone? Everyone excited for Halloween? Oh, and how are the costumes coming along? Lily, I heard you're not being a candy corn anymore. Why? What happened???? Btw, I'm not being the Mad Hatter anymore, as I came up with another costume that I'm actually looking forward to buying. Gotta go downtown tomorrow and look for the last few bits.

Hope to see you guys soon!


Aaron

No, my mom's not going to sell because she's silly!!! She'd rather waster her time selling crap for a few dollars than spend time getting a relator and getting a few thousand.

Anyways the celine concert was AMAZING!!! Joanne and I originally had seats section 322, row 15...which is the furthest section and furthest seats in that section but one of our friends got us floor seats row 3. It was sooo good. She sang "my heart will go on" as the closing song!

how was the concert?

oh yeah

aaron, i need you to help me with something for my costume! (came back to add that to my posting for the day)

and doesn't foreclosure mean taken over and being sold by the bank? like in the states (because of the recession)? i thought your mom was just going to sell it..?

-chels

Hey you guys,
I decided to change my colour. This is Lily btw. Anyways I'm sorry but i'm going to do the trick or eat thing with SOS which is a UBC club. If you want, feel free to join us. JOANNE AND I ARE GOING TO THE CELINE DION CONCERT WAHHHH!!!
It's tomorrow. It's going to be soooo fun! (hopefully).
Anyways, this week i'm quite busy because on sat, i have to go back home (kerrisdale) and take all my stuff because my mom is going to move out next week and i think they're foreclosing the house or something. SO it's going to be busy. Anyways, keep me up to date. On friday i'm volunteering and seeing helen so you guys plan and i'll see if i can drop by

<3 Lily

oh yeah! we need to think of a name for our team for trick-or-eat! any ideas?

i smell like i went to the pool... ugh... (washing dishes at Agora)

i finish midterms next thursday too, but have to work on a project on friday (i have an oral presentation and short paper due the next week). i should be good on sat/sun (depending on how much i need to do/prepare for the presentation). i've also got a couple of application deadlines...

i don't post because no one else posts (though i happen to be waiting for the bus so was surfing the web) and because i have nothing to say, really. i just feel like when i post, no one reads it, so there's no point.

for now, i've just got class and co-op and volunteering and... yeah. i made a pie on saturday. a pumpkin pie. and i woke up at 3am this "morning" to write two cover letters.

that's about all.

okay, bye!

-chels
ps- 515 to 815pm on the 31st!

Where is the world?

It's been a while since anyone's posted here, it seems. And yet I always seem to get hounded for not posting.

Well, there isn't a whole lot to update on. I didn't get called in to work last week, which is currently proving my they-don't-like-me-and-the-work-that-I-do theory. They did call me to work last last Friday, but that was of course Joanne's birthday lunch and no way was I going to change plans for that. :) I think I should get another job in the meantime. What do you guys think?

That isn't to say I'm doing absolutely nothing these days. I finished recording a song for my demo yesterday and I'm actually pretty happy about it. Two down, four more to go. I hope I can finish before the end of the year.

I'm also working on the next documentary short that's just getting started (we just finished the second one and now we're planning out the third). Things never really get exciting until near the end when we all realize "Oh! It's finally becoming something." I'm still working on a script that I hope to direct and produce/make/score which would be really fun. I have start giving myself deadlines though, or else I'll keep putting it off.

Speaking of scripts, one of my friends that I went to school with talked to a director (the one who directed her short film) and he agreed to direct one of her feature scripts!!! That's so crazy. She's going to have a feature film under her belt. Oh, and she asked if I wanted to do the music on it and of course I said yes. I'm so excited for her.

So Ann says she's done her midterms this Thursday (right Ann?) and would like to do something after, as she has been going crazy and been pulling out her multicolored hair. When's everyone done their exams and stuff? How about this Friday? Maybe Saturday?

Hope you guys are well and hopefully see you all soon!


Aaron

PS. Do any of you know someone (or maybe yourselves) who are able to take screen captures on films? I need some stills for my film because I'm entering it in a festival...

PPS. Oh right. Halloween costumes... I should probably think about that. I want to be the Mad Hatter again... the top hat is totally cool.

Dibs on the movie!!!!!!!

Btw, this is Aaron.

ahaha@ aaron's video.  Didn't know our current PM was that anal (pun intended).

Reminds me of the day when I had the misfortune of laying my eyes on Gordon Campbell in skin-tight spandex.  Sorry but I'll make this post short since I have to work on an assignment.  I was thinking of treating you guys to dim sum for my b-day but it seems like everyone's schedule is pretty tight.  Oh and if you're planning on getting me a b-day gift, can some please please please get The Nightmare before Christmas DVD?  I'll love you forever if you do~

Election fever

Yes! Voting cards! I have one now and it's weird cuz I'm so used to just seeing my mom having one. I watched most of the debate (missed the first 15 minutes) tonight and it was funny how everyone kept accusing Harper of screwing up royally on so many things, which was expected because well, he did screw up a lot of things. Maybe it was just me but Harper seemed kind of... smug the whole time. I guess it was good that he brushed off their accusations but it was kinda, "Hehe, whatever. Losers."

I also didn't know that Harper made into law this thing of a set election date and how he totally turned it around. Here's a neat little video I found that explains it very easily:

Are You Ready for Another Election?


As for the rest of the candidates, I think they realize none of them besides Stephane Dion have a chance of winning. I like Jack Layton; he seems like a cool guy and if I remember correctly, saw him walking at Pride last year. I think he's a good speaker and would run the country quite well. The only thing is, like the other parties, not enough people believe in his party to get enough votes.

I hadn't seen Elizabeth May prior to this, so I didn't know how well she would do up against four other men, but I found her to be really technical, which I thought was great. I love how she called out Harper and how some of his "achievements to environment" were "fraud". She spent a lot of time being objective about issues and it was only towards the end that she started saying, "This is what the Green Party will do." But yeah. Very technical and interesting.

I don't have much to say about Dion other than that he seems like a sensitive man, addressing each of the people in the video questions by name and looking right at the camera. He did a lot of heat from Jack Layton and how the Liberals shouldn't be accusing Harper of not keeping promises when they themselves haven't (ie. lowering taxes, more pharamacare, etc.), and their streak of non-promising really made me question the Liberals.

Anyway. That's just my commentary of how things went. I don't know if you guys care or not but I had to type it out somewhere. One of these days, I want to do more research into party platforms (apparently Harper doesn't even have one. Wtf?) as well as criticisms.

How's life with the rest of you? School making you crazy? What're you guys doing this weekend, or possibly next weekend? Shall we plan something crazy?



Aaron

get over yourself

hey aarie, that's so great that you're volunteering for something you support!

has everyone gotten their voting cards? i remember the first time i voted, i was so excited... and then it was really anticlimactic and i was somewhat disappointed. but it all paid off when elizabeth may was at the special debate! (i voted for the green party in the vancouver quadra election, and i know that has nothing to do with anything, but it makes me feel like the support i showed made a difference! haha) so yeah, vote! i think in the last election, there was a 65% voter turnout. and i can see why people would decide not to vote... but i mean, just because the country isn't totally dependent on your one choice, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't find a candidate that represents your concerns and values best and show it. by not voting at all, you're letting other citizens choose who has the power... and how do you know that they have the same values as you? imagine what the othe 35% of potential voters could change if they wanted to...

yeah so here i am in the late am hours (or early, if you will...) blabbing on...

yeah, i was going to say some stuff about co-op but i don't think i will. it's just so unhelpful to vent here and it's kind of sad.

i'd love to see you guys too..! i need some notice, though, because i have two assignments due every week and midterms next week!!!

- chels

Fiona Apple - I Know

I wish I got free gum. The only free things I get are little flyers handed out by Asian students by the downtown library that tell me to go learn English. I guess they figure all Asian people that look like they might be students are assumed to be non-English speakers. Oh well.

About a week ago, the Green Party phoned me and asked if I had time to volunteer for some stuff because they pretty much need all the help they can get before election time (they got my number back when I volunteered for EPIC and I talked to Adrianne Carr). So I hesitantly phoned them back and I wanted to do some office work because I didn't want to go out and talk to people and hand out flyers. But then they said something how the CBC National was going to interview Adrianne Carr on the streets and they wanted to make it look like she had some supporters/volunteers around, so I said I could make it.

The TV crew never showed up. I got to hand out little pamphlet thingies and briefly talk to people, and now they want me to do more street stuff with them. Argh. I don't have the heart to say, "I don't really want to volunteer with you guys anymore." or "I'd like to, but I'd probably like to stay off the street." I probably should or they'll keep phoning me on my cell.

Smallville is on hiatus... for an entire week. Wow. Yay. I'm probably going to be going in next week and doing the same stuff. I don't know how long I can put up with this job. I told myself I'd at least do this for a week. Maybe I should extend that to a month. Hmm.

EDIT: They phoned me while I was out and I found myself volunteering for them on Tuesday and Thursday, waving a sign at cars. At least I told them I don't like talking to people.

Happy birthday Ann! How does it feel to be no longer in your teens? When shall I give you your fabulous presents?

For some reason, I felt really lonely last night. And then I listened to some Fiona Apple, and then it made me cry. I don't know why either. I guess I was reminded how I don't really have any close guy friends, or I guess people who live nearby. Sure, there's Kem, but I haven't talked to him in weeks and he's seemingly always going to be busy with something to make time for me or for other friends/people. Stupid Kem.

I need to stop listening to that song.

Hope you guys are well. Let's do something soon or I'll be crazy.


Aaron

hmm i hope this works...

hey so i'm at a school library computer and i don't know if this post will work (if you are reading this, then good). it said something about me needing to enable cookies... but i did something (i clicked something???) and then here i am, seemingly able to post.

hmm...

so yeah. i was at dan's house during my break and then looked and the clock and though CRAP i have co-op workshop in 20 mins! (not that it takes that long to get on campus, but sometimes buses aren't good or i have to walk a bit) so i grabbed my stuff and ran out the door, trying to make it to the copp building by noon... run run run... i get to the door; there's a clock nearby that says i'm still 5 mins early... good. so i pull on the door handle... stuck. what? it's five minutes to workshop -- someone should have opened the door, or there should at least be a group of students waiting. confused confused... thinking... check door number: yes, it's correct... thinking... was workshop cancelled today. then i realize that workshop actually starts at 1230. DAMN IT... feel pretty stupid.

at least it's not raining now. i was walking from bus loop to macmillan (QUITE far, in case you non-ubcers are wondering... maybe 10-15 min walk; 8 mins if i'm doing my crap-i'm-gonna-be-late fast-walk) and back and it was pouring like craaaaaaaaaaaaaaayayayayayayzeee...

so ann said yesterday that she may be thinking of doing something this weekend. not sure though. just in case anyone wanted an update. thought i'd share the latest scoop.

i got free gum on monday. it's "Mint Medley." but it tastes just like any other mint gum. oh well... it's by dentyne and it's new, apparently.

i really hope this posts... i've spent too long typing for it to not...

so yeah. our co-ordinator (basically the guy who i ask questions for co-op if i have any... he's in charge of LFS students) asked us to bring a list of 5 companies that aren't already associated with ubc science co-op to our workshop today... i wrote mine on a sticky note pad. in the shape of a pink and green flip flop (someone gave it to me!), so i'm hoping this isn't a handing-in type assignment... : awkwaaaaard... *hands in pink and green sticky note*

...only 15 more minutes 'til lab.

so aaron, did anything interesting happen at work after i "left" you?
ann, let us know what day please!
joanne, where do go during your breaks?
lily, i have FNH 200 notes i found on the old comp at home... i wonder if they're exactly the same as the ones you have..? i have 13 lessons. let me know... i also have a summary sheet i can send you that i made for my final for that course...

anyhows, better get a prime seat in workshop. i came 35 mins early, after all...

-chels

good morning, you could say...

i don't really know what i mean by that... (what?) but now that i've got your attention..!

happy birthday ann!

yeah... i was up doing homework... well, i actually already did it this weekend but i realized i missed one part for my calculations, so i just redid the whole thing (to check all my answers).

i hope everyone is doing well... we really really really need to get together. all i do is sleep and eat occasionally. oh yeah, and do my homework. and write cover letters. jeeeeeeez.

so i'm volunteering at agora (the volunteer-run cafe in macmillan [my faculty building]) again today. it's a new shift for me (just decided this weekend because they were short some people). and... it's a shift leader position! *gasp*

so yeah, at first i was like, sure whatever. but then yesterday i realized... what??? i didn't go to any of the shift leader orientation stuff because i didn't know i was going to be a shift leader until like... two or three days ago..? yeah. so... yeah. i don't know what i'm doing at all. i hope my people are nice..! i'm sure they are. LFSers (land and food systems [ie, my faculty... just in case you forgot]) are the friendliest. seriously. SERIOUSLY.

i don't know what i'm talking about. when i get tired, i tend to do stupid things. and i don't mean like, drunken stupid things but stupid things as in just stuff that you wouldn't normally do and it's not that bad or anything, but it just has no purpose. i often go on facebook in this sleepy state (it's really rare for me to get to that state in the first place, i should note... so it doesn't happen too much) and just read people's notes or looks at posted pics. for like, 2 hours. wth??? i usually spend less than an hour a week on facebook!

sometimes i'll just like, go to neopets or see a book and keep reading it and reading it... for a long time. until i remember how tired i am and then get annoyed for wasting time. that's it. i just waste time when i'm super tired. like now. not that this is a waste of time; i wanted to post anyways. but originally, i just wanted it to be short. you'll notice how long this has become, however. so the posting is normal, but this rambling is somewhat normal, but mostly caused by sleepy.

so ironic.

anyways... anyways... aaron i still must see your films! i want all the exclusive action!

it's the sleepy talking!!! i'm serious!!! ahhhh

emm yeah. so i should see you guys soon, as i'm sure ann has an awesome birthday plan!

ANN TELL US THE AWESOME BIRTHDAY PLAN! i want to knoooooow. also, if you could tell us ahead of time what's happening (i can help plan if need be!) so i can make sure i don't have a job application deadline the next morning or at least do it ahead of time (it's not as easy as it sounds!!! i also usually send it to my co-ordinator if i do it early so he can check it... which takes another 24 hours-ish!)

okay, night!

chels
ps- does anyone else feel like their eating habits are... really shitty at the moment?
pps- lily, congrats on getting in the... exclusive... lifetime... networking group... sorry i forgot the name. it sounds interesting. and somewhat secret! is it like a club?
ppps- sorry i ran away from you today, joanne! i really had to go to print out my homework because... well, long story but half my group didn't do it and i had three application deadlines that day! how are you doing? every time i think of your apartment, i always think of elliptical machines. dan and i are trying to convince his parents to get one! (they're checking stuff out now)
pppps- see??? the sleepiness is to blame!!! and the internet!!!
ppppps- bye! :)

Good Day matey!

Hey everyone,
I hope you're doing well.
Chels i'm sorry to hear that. I would like to say that Jon can proofread your cover letter but right now he's busy with recruitment. In fact, the only day he'll be free is on friday. Anyways, if you still need someone to proofread after friday i can ask jon. He has to hand in his CACEE (accounting application) on friday.

Anyhoo, both FNHs take a lot of my time. What do i expect? Anyways, the courses are interesting so i guess that's already a bonus compared to psych.

On friday when i came home, i checked the mail and i received a letter from the golden key. HA HA! I still think it's funny. Anyways the "Golden Key is the world’s premier collegiate honor society, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and connecting high-achieving individuals locally, regionally & globally with lifetime opportunity, reward & success. Membership is by invitation only."

ooo fancy. I joined because i don't think i'll ever get this opportunity again...ACTUALLY!!! it's $90 for a lifetime membership so over however many years i intend to live, that's not very much money.

Anyways, on thursday when i had my pharmacy lab, i forgot to bring my lab coat and my name tag :( i was so sad because i ironed it the day before. Silly me. i decided to change bags as i was leaving my house and since the lab coat was in a white bag and the lining of my bag is white, i forgot to transfer it over. It was the first lab so i'm pretty sure i gave the lab instructor a bad impression. Anyways, i'm over it. IN the lab, each group had to make a team name and poster. Our team name was Pharmula One. I like everyone on my team (except for joanne MWAHAHAH! --> let's see if she reads this ;)).

After the lab coat incident, i decided to get a locker. I'm sharing it with 2 other ppl.

Anyways chels i hope you're feeling better after MY POST!! :D. It was nice seeing you.

I joined a pharmacy co-ed frat. I'm now a Lambda Kappa Si Member.

That's it.
All my ideas are kinda scattered but you guys should be use to it by now. Ann what are you doing for your bday?

Lily