hey guys
sometimes i feel like i'm being bitchy to my dad. He called and asked me out for dinner and i said sure because i still need to eat even though i have a middy tomorrow. But then he began to talk about driving to killarney to look at apartments and stuff and i really didn't want to do that because i need to study. So i asked him is he just driving in that area or is he actually go to look at apartments cause i don't want to go if he's doing that. he said that i could study in the car which i could but still i think i'd just wined up getting mad and annoyed because i should be studying.
So i'm not going out for dinner now because i think he thinks that he was being nice but i was not being grateful because i didn't want to go. But i think he'll understand.
Anyways, we should plan something sometime next week or so.
Yes AAron i would LOVE it if you donate money to ME..and KEM.. :D
I'll harass you later after my midterm
If ANN wants to donate to ME, i would really appreciate it..but i'll harass you in person later on too.
Anyways Chels, you should be studying...me hungry. :(
bye
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
get together with all!
yes, yes, we should get together soon!
i have been thinking of what i want to do this summer and i have a couple ideas i want to throw around. it would be easiest to talk to you guys in person though.
they're not that crazy, however, (as in, not insanely crazy) so don't get too excited. i hate to disappoint :(
-chels
i have been thinking of what i want to do this summer and i have a couple ideas i want to throw around. it would be easiest to talk to you guys in person though.
they're not that crazy, however, (as in, not insanely crazy) so don't get too excited. i hate to disappoint :(
-chels
As we go on
Grads are pretty long and boring in general, so no, I don't think you're being insensitive. Even Kem said I didn't have to go to his grad since he thought it was boring and since he's only going to get those few seconds of a mention. People just talk too much during those ceremonies, and all about the same things too. At least Kem's graduation was somewhat short. How long was our grad again?
I wasn't excited for our grad. The after-grad seemed more exciting (though looking back on it now, it surely was not an enjoyable experience).
I'm in class so much because that's when I have class. Would you like me to skip instead? I still have yet to do that. My love life is okay... I'm going to the spring concert at Point Grey tonight with Kem. Why are you suddenly asking? How's your love life?
So I went to the doctor's today to see what's wrong with me. I've been getting these headaches for a few days in a row now. They go away after I take a tylenol or something but the next day, I'll get another one, and I don't know why. I thought maybe I had a brain tumor or something. After a bunch of questions and stuff, he told me he didn't know why I was suddenly getting all these headaches, but that it's not serious (ie. not a brain tumor. He actually said that, haha) and that I should be fine after a while.
Lily: you should catch the rat and feed it stuff. Then you could have a pet! I think my spider's dying. Do you still want me to donate stuff for your Easter seals thing?
Joannie: When are you coming back again?
Chels: Grrr... to your unhelpful advisor. Have fun at Jeremy's grad, if that's possible.
Ann: Did you think of anything else you wanted to get?
Weeee... when shall we plan our next get together?
~~Aaron
I wasn't excited for our grad. The after-grad seemed more exciting (though looking back on it now, it surely was not an enjoyable experience).
I'm in class so much because that's when I have class. Would you like me to skip instead? I still have yet to do that. My love life is okay... I'm going to the spring concert at Point Grey tonight with Kem. Why are you suddenly asking? How's your love life?
So I went to the doctor's today to see what's wrong with me. I've been getting these headaches for a few days in a row now. They go away after I take a tylenol or something but the next day, I'll get another one, and I don't know why. I thought maybe I had a brain tumor or something. After a bunch of questions and stuff, he told me he didn't know why I was suddenly getting all these headaches, but that it's not serious (ie. not a brain tumor. He actually said that, haha) and that I should be fine after a while.
Lily: you should catch the rat and feed it stuff. Then you could have a pet! I think my spider's dying. Do you still want me to donate stuff for your Easter seals thing?
Joannie: When are you coming back again?
Chels: Grrr... to your unhelpful advisor. Have fun at Jeremy's grad, if that's possible.
Ann: Did you think of anything else you wanted to get?
Weeee... when shall we plan our next get together?
~~Aaron
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
grad season
seems like everyone has been going to grad ceremonies lately. jeremy (dan's brother) is graduating from PW next thursday too. i'm apparently going although i'm kind of confused about that since i swore that dan's parents didn't buy any tickets for me... but his mom counted the tickets and actually i do have one... oh well. that will be... good? i don't know, no offense or anything but i found both our grad and dan's grad really long and boring. and i know a lot of people have worked hard to get to that point in their life and i completely respect that... but there are just so many high school grads at once (ie, schools are so huge)!!! i remember a while back dan told me he was excited to see his younger brother graduate and walk across the stage... i was kind of surprised. i mean, it's cool to see the specific people you know do this, but like... then there are like 249 other people you don't know that are doing it too and then you have to clap intermittently for 2 hours or so...
am i just a horribly insensitive person? are grads that cool/exciting? i wasn't really excited for our own grad... i mean, the 20 seconds on the stage was "special" i guess 'cause i mean, i guess for some of us, that doesn't happen too often (being on stage; centre of attention) but still. i was still bored out of my mind through most of it (ie 90%). the speeches were really touching though. still, extremely long.
ann, i've got your bakeware on my counter.
emm... lily, have you checked your mouse traps? i hope you're okay... did you sleep on the couch? (i like sleeping on the couch at my house!)
jo, where art thou? :(
aaron, why are you in school so much?! what's up? how's your love life?
that's all i can think of for now... need to sleep and study a lot tomorrow! lily and i have our second midterm on thursday!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
-chels
am i just a horribly insensitive person? are grads that cool/exciting? i wasn't really excited for our own grad... i mean, the 20 seconds on the stage was "special" i guess 'cause i mean, i guess for some of us, that doesn't happen too often (being on stage; centre of attention) but still. i was still bored out of my mind through most of it (ie 90%). the speeches were really touching though. still, extremely long.
ann, i've got your bakeware on my counter.
emm... lily, have you checked your mouse traps? i hope you're okay... did you sleep on the couch? (i like sleeping on the couch at my house!)
jo, where art thou? :(
aaron, why are you in school so much?! what's up? how's your love life?
that's all i can think of for now... need to sleep and study a lot tomorrow! lily and i have our second midterm on thursday!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
-chels
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
my two cents (title could have been used already, i didn't check)
chels,
i don't think it would be douchy of you at all to work at safeway for a month and quit. i actually support you in doing this. first, i think these low paying positions are always taking advantage of students anyway so don't bother overthinking about it on their behalf. second, this doesn't make you a douche because you've worked at IGA for 2 and a half years and you know you can put that kind of commitment into something. people who are douchebags would not have done that.
so this leads into my story of what happened to me at pizza hut on monday (i think it was the BC day long weekend) my shift was 10am-5pm with this girl named fanny whom i've never worked with (or seen before at pizza hut but apparently we've been coexisting and working at the same place for a year) so i come into the store and there was literally 20 boxes of stuff on the floor, which my manager had told me was food supplies that was shipped to us every Monday and Wednesday. i walked into the walk in freezer and there was another 20 boxes of frozen cheese, meat of sorts and sauce in there. everything was scattered all across the floor so i had to move them to shelves so i could walk around. fanny was busy making dough (which was the only task she would do cause she can't speak english and doesn't do anything anyway cause she's lazy as hell) so i had to go at the boxes alone, and they were really heavy (so heavy i had back pains the next day). anyway the whole box ordeal took me a couple of hours all the while i had to answer to customers at the front/phone/make pizza/cut them. and then at around 3 fanny left cause her shift was up and i checked the schedule and no one was coming in for the next two hours so i would be the only one in the store. i know 2 hours may not seem like much but when you work at a fast food restaurant you can easily loose your sanity if you go it alone. the orders were piling up and i couldn't keep up with them, ppl at the counter were impatient, i was completely ignoring the phones. and the one phone call i picked up took me 10 mins cause the person kept changing their order. i really just wanted to scream and run out and abandon the store. and then at around 4:30 jerry (guy who works there) came early and he saw me in my mess of sauce and cheese and helped me catch up to all the orders that were late. as it turns out fanny didn't make enough dough to get us through dinner time, which can really set you back cause dough needs time to rise before we can use it and i had to stay till 8pm cause of all the extra work. all in all it was the most frenzical (word?) day of my life.
the moral of the story is that i finally realize these stupid low paying jobs are a waste of time and i do not need the money that bad to be lifting 20 lb boxes of pineapple, the opportunity costs are just too great (for those who have taken econ) i hope this serves a cautionary tale and these jobs are at best a filler for when you have too much time on your hands.
and now aaron,
that was pretty daring (lack of a better word) of kem to invite you to his grad. i'm not saying its bad, but if he still remains firm on not coming out to his parents then it was a pretty gutsy move. i mean i'm pretty sure his mother (in all her perspectiveness) is suspicious already and would keep an eye out for cues. so does this mean kem is on some level coming out/ beginning to integrate you to his parents? btw how was his mother? was she a scary-christian (jesus at the crucifix on her shirt) or a nice-christian?
ann
i don't think it would be douchy of you at all to work at safeway for a month and quit. i actually support you in doing this. first, i think these low paying positions are always taking advantage of students anyway so don't bother overthinking about it on their behalf. second, this doesn't make you a douche because you've worked at IGA for 2 and a half years and you know you can put that kind of commitment into something. people who are douchebags would not have done that.
so this leads into my story of what happened to me at pizza hut on monday (i think it was the BC day long weekend) my shift was 10am-5pm with this girl named fanny whom i've never worked with (or seen before at pizza hut but apparently we've been coexisting and working at the same place for a year) so i come into the store and there was literally 20 boxes of stuff on the floor, which my manager had told me was food supplies that was shipped to us every Monday and Wednesday. i walked into the walk in freezer and there was another 20 boxes of frozen cheese, meat of sorts and sauce in there. everything was scattered all across the floor so i had to move them to shelves so i could walk around. fanny was busy making dough (which was the only task she would do cause she can't speak english and doesn't do anything anyway cause she's lazy as hell) so i had to go at the boxes alone, and they were really heavy (so heavy i had back pains the next day). anyway the whole box ordeal took me a couple of hours all the while i had to answer to customers at the front/phone/make pizza/cut them. and then at around 3 fanny left cause her shift was up and i checked the schedule and no one was coming in for the next two hours so i would be the only one in the store. i know 2 hours may not seem like much but when you work at a fast food restaurant you can easily loose your sanity if you go it alone. the orders were piling up and i couldn't keep up with them, ppl at the counter were impatient, i was completely ignoring the phones. and the one phone call i picked up took me 10 mins cause the person kept changing their order. i really just wanted to scream and run out and abandon the store. and then at around 4:30 jerry (guy who works there) came early and he saw me in my mess of sauce and cheese and helped me catch up to all the orders that were late. as it turns out fanny didn't make enough dough to get us through dinner time, which can really set you back cause dough needs time to rise before we can use it and i had to stay till 8pm cause of all the extra work. all in all it was the most frenzical (word?) day of my life.
the moral of the story is that i finally realize these stupid low paying jobs are a waste of time and i do not need the money that bad to be lifting 20 lb boxes of pineapple, the opportunity costs are just too great (for those who have taken econ) i hope this serves a cautionary tale and these jobs are at best a filler for when you have too much time on your hands.
and now aaron,
that was pretty daring (lack of a better word) of kem to invite you to his grad. i'm not saying its bad, but if he still remains firm on not coming out to his parents then it was a pretty gutsy move. i mean i'm pretty sure his mother (in all her perspectiveness) is suspicious already and would keep an eye out for cues. so does this mean kem is on some level coming out/ beginning to integrate you to his parents? btw how was his mother? was she a scary-christian (jesus at the crucifix on her shirt) or a nice-christian?
ann
Thursday, May 22, 2008
awkward moments define my life
wow aarie, do you know the name of any of kem's friends? you should have named someone! it would have been slightly less suspicious. (as in, oh, i'm friends with [a friend that his mom knows]) it's kind of scary that she's so perceptive... but i guess you've got to be careful with what you when you lie (not that i'm saying it's your fault or your choice or anything!) because you have to make sure you don't contradict yourself. kind of stressful.
so i did my nutrikids thing yesterday. it was actually really good. i had so many ziplock containers to wash after, though.
hmm... that's about it.
lily have you used the soap yet?
post, guys! it's fun hearing from you!
-chels
so i did my nutrikids thing yesterday. it was actually really good. i had so many ziplock containers to wash after, though.
hmm... that's about it.
lily have you used the soap yet?
post, guys! it's fun hearing from you!
-chels
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Breadcrumbs and horse-whispers
Well, I don't think it's "douchey" for you to go and take up a job like at Safeway, Chels. I mean, it'll definitely be good to earn some extra cash for a month or so. I guess the only thing I would be concerned about is whether or not you would like the job. And obviously you're only going to be there for a month, so whether or not you find pleasure out of it is somewhat less relevant, but still, for me, for any job or volunteer thingy, I want to know that I'll enjoy what I'll be doing (and that includes the people working around me too). I suppose you've put up with enough crabby, grumpy people in your time working at IGA so Safeway customers shouldn't be all that hard to deal with. I dunno.
Today was Kem's graduation ceremony. I e-mailed my teacher for today and told him that I was going to my boyfriend's graduation and that I wouldn't be able to make it in (we're also graded on "professionalism", and this counts as part of that). It was definitely shorter than our high school graduation... though still kinda boring. At least Sean Tevlin was slightly funny there. The people here were kinda boring and repeated the "Hooray. We did it! But this is just the beginning... " thing a few times. He was the last one called up to cross the stage... haha.
After that, I found him (and his parents and cousin) and they took a zillion pictures, with all the other families taking pictures as well. It was like, picture fest there. I can totally imagine you guys, a few years from now at UBC going through the whole thing... hmm.
When Kem's mom asked me how I knew him, I had to lie (which I hate doing!) and told her that I met him from school (UBC) when he helped me with applications and stuff. Then I guess she caught on to the fact that I had been introduced to her before applications and stuff and she asked me (well, more like suggested/told me) that I had known Kem before that (ie. out of school) and I said yes. When she asked how, I told her "from a friend of a friend" and she seemed to buy that, but from what Kem's told me about her, she's a very perceptive woman... and I know she caught a glance at my bag, which has the rainbow pins on them. I already mentioned that she's very Christian and apparently says homophobic things right?
It was all good though. Hopefully I saved myself. I talked with her a bit about film school and writing and it wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. Hmm.
I'm also having some issues with my short script that will be filmed in a few weeks (hooray!). Oh, and if I need people for extras, do you guys want to help out? It would only be for abou 3-ish hours in one day, and i"m guessing you would just have to sit there, possibly mouth some words to people. We'll see.
See you guys soon?
~~Aaron
Today was Kem's graduation ceremony. I e-mailed my teacher for today and told him that I was going to my boyfriend's graduation and that I wouldn't be able to make it in (we're also graded on "professionalism", and this counts as part of that). It was definitely shorter than our high school graduation... though still kinda boring. At least Sean Tevlin was slightly funny there. The people here were kinda boring and repeated the "Hooray. We did it! But this is just the beginning... " thing a few times. He was the last one called up to cross the stage... haha.
After that, I found him (and his parents and cousin) and they took a zillion pictures, with all the other families taking pictures as well. It was like, picture fest there. I can totally imagine you guys, a few years from now at UBC going through the whole thing... hmm.
When Kem's mom asked me how I knew him, I had to lie (which I hate doing!) and told her that I met him from school (UBC) when he helped me with applications and stuff. Then I guess she caught on to the fact that I had been introduced to her before applications and stuff and she asked me (well, more like suggested/told me) that I had known Kem before that (ie. out of school) and I said yes. When she asked how, I told her "from a friend of a friend" and she seemed to buy that, but from what Kem's told me about her, she's a very perceptive woman... and I know she caught a glance at my bag, which has the rainbow pins on them. I already mentioned that she's very Christian and apparently says homophobic things right?
It was all good though. Hopefully I saved myself. I talked with her a bit about film school and writing and it wasn't as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. Hmm.
I'm also having some issues with my short script that will be filmed in a few weeks (hooray!). Oh, and if I need people for extras, do you guys want to help out? It would only be for abou 3-ish hours in one day, and i"m guessing you would just have to sit there, possibly mouth some words to people. We'll see.
See you guys soon?
~~Aaron
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
happy middle where we can all peacefully co-exist
hey guys,
lily, not that we shouldn't meet as a group or anything, but why so much pressure on getting us together? did someone complain or something? (just wondering) because as awesome as it would be for us to hang out together all the time, i kind of understand that we all have tons of stuff going on and that's not always reasonable or possible. so, basically i'm just saying, no pressure. i get to see you, specifically, four times a week anyways :) haha. oh yeah, i hope your dad is good.
so i went to see aarie perform on saturday. was good but the sound was a bit weird (dan said the treble was on too high but i have no idea). but i mean, the point of the show is not like, to make it into american idol and criticize the crap out of it or whatever so yeah. i'm glad you decided to do that aarie. way to show social responsibility!
joanne, a while back i got a wii and my mom went crazy thereafter and bought many games (or at least it seems like many to me...) so when you come back we can have an even crazier wii party because we will have 4 controllers! yay! (i have the beijing 2008 olympics game, hahaha. i haven't played -- been busy -- but dan said fencing is fun.)
ann, i totally know what you mean when work gets in the way of things...
but yeah, omg, you should totally apply for a job at kerrisdale HSBC. we have connections. i also have connections with HR people at HSBC but i think they're quite tenuous so i don't think they're of help (when i volunteered for the ubc life sciences career fair hsbc reps were there for some reason and one lady liked me and gave me her card).
okay, so everyone, please let me know how douchey you think this is... really. because i kind of feel bad thinking about it. so yeah. after lily and i finish chem mid june, i've got a month off before i start bio in mid july. i don't want to work during biol, but at the same time, i feel like i will have nothing to do during the month off. i haven't had more than 2 weeks without having to work, be in school, be away somewhere (disneyland!!!), or be volunteering somewhat regularly (or some combination of the above) and it actually is really stressing me out.
so my dilemma is, should i work? i mean, i would feel so douchey just working for a month (i mean, it takes what, two weeks, to train?). the thing is, if i could work like, even 20 or 30 or even more hours a week, even at minimum wage, i would be cool with that. it's not like i'm in deep waters in terms of money since i hardly spent money in high school and worked part-time, but i feel safe with money in the bank. it really makes me feel... safe. that's it. i can't think of any other way to explain it.
anyways, so i don't want to work anywhere small where i would feel like they invested a lot in me... i also don't want to work anywhere too familiar because me working there and leaving really fast would taint it. i was thinking of working at the safeway at sasamat. they have super high turnover and always have their "now hiring" sign out. apparently, the manager is an ass.
...sounds like my kind of place! also, safeway is a notoriously shit place to work.
what do you guys think? is that still totally an evil move? (i already have cash and bakery experience so i would apply to bakery first, then cash)
i know the job should be about suiting me, etc, but i still feel really horrible about this potential move. i don't know. what to do?
-chels
ps- doing nutrikids on wednesday! actually finally going into a grade 3 classroom to present a workshop on nutrition, the canadian food guide, and making healthy food choices! so excited and nervous! better sleep... gah
lily, not that we shouldn't meet as a group or anything, but why so much pressure on getting us together? did someone complain or something? (just wondering) because as awesome as it would be for us to hang out together all the time, i kind of understand that we all have tons of stuff going on and that's not always reasonable or possible. so, basically i'm just saying, no pressure. i get to see you, specifically, four times a week anyways :) haha. oh yeah, i hope your dad is good.
so i went to see aarie perform on saturday. was good but the sound was a bit weird (dan said the treble was on too high but i have no idea). but i mean, the point of the show is not like, to make it into american idol and criticize the crap out of it or whatever so yeah. i'm glad you decided to do that aarie. way to show social responsibility!
joanne, a while back i got a wii and my mom went crazy thereafter and bought many games (or at least it seems like many to me...) so when you come back we can have an even crazier wii party because we will have 4 controllers! yay! (i have the beijing 2008 olympics game, hahaha. i haven't played -- been busy -- but dan said fencing is fun.)
ann, i totally know what you mean when work gets in the way of things...
but yeah, omg, you should totally apply for a job at kerrisdale HSBC. we have connections. i also have connections with HR people at HSBC but i think they're quite tenuous so i don't think they're of help (when i volunteered for the ubc life sciences career fair hsbc reps were there for some reason and one lady liked me and gave me her card).
okay, so everyone, please let me know how douchey you think this is... really. because i kind of feel bad thinking about it. so yeah. after lily and i finish chem mid june, i've got a month off before i start bio in mid july. i don't want to work during biol, but at the same time, i feel like i will have nothing to do during the month off. i haven't had more than 2 weeks without having to work, be in school, be away somewhere (disneyland!!!), or be volunteering somewhat regularly (or some combination of the above) and it actually is really stressing me out.
so my dilemma is, should i work? i mean, i would feel so douchey just working for a month (i mean, it takes what, two weeks, to train?). the thing is, if i could work like, even 20 or 30 or even more hours a week, even at minimum wage, i would be cool with that. it's not like i'm in deep waters in terms of money since i hardly spent money in high school and worked part-time, but i feel safe with money in the bank. it really makes me feel... safe. that's it. i can't think of any other way to explain it.
anyways, so i don't want to work anywhere small where i would feel like they invested a lot in me... i also don't want to work anywhere too familiar because me working there and leaving really fast would taint it. i was thinking of working at the safeway at sasamat. they have super high turnover and always have their "now hiring" sign out. apparently, the manager is an ass.
...sounds like my kind of place! also, safeway is a notoriously shit place to work.
what do you guys think? is that still totally an evil move? (i already have cash and bakery experience so i would apply to bakery first, then cash)
i know the job should be about suiting me, etc, but i still feel really horrible about this potential move. i don't know. what to do?
-chels
ps- doing nutrikids on wednesday! actually finally going into a grade 3 classroom to present a workshop on nutrition, the canadian food guide, and making healthy food choices! so excited and nervous! better sleep... gah
Monday, May 19, 2008
hey guys
Long story short, i don't think you guys can come over while my dad's here. Also, this week is kinda hectic (and again i know i'm prolonging us meeting and it doesn't take that long) but i barely have time to study let alone meet you guys. I was thinking maybe after my midterm sometime during May 30- june 4 i'll be available.
anyways i need sleep.
ttyl
Long story short, i don't think you guys can come over while my dad's here. Also, this week is kinda hectic (and again i know i'm prolonging us meeting and it doesn't take that long) but i barely have time to study let alone meet you guys. I was thinking maybe after my midterm sometime during May 30- june 4 i'll be available.
anyways i need sleep.
ttyl
Friday, May 16, 2008
aww (insert profanity here)!!
i can't go aaron :( and it really sucks this time (not that the previous times when i couldn't come didn't suck) cause i wanna support this cause..and you'll be playing for 30 mins which i would like to see you pull off. i have work on Saturday 10 to 6. i guess i'll have to catch it on youtube like lily said.
ann
ann
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Benefit concert!
Hey guys. glad to hear you're all doing well, especially Joanne, going baby bottle shopping. Yay! Loads of fun, I can imagine.
Just wanted to let you guys know that on saturday (the 17th), Tom Lee is hosting a benefit concert for the victims of the recent earthquake in China. Local artists/musicians are also going to be playing... including me. I'd really find it awesome if you guys could come and donate to the cause (if you haven't done so already) and hear some music while you're there. It starts at 1:00pm and goes till about 4:00pm (i'm on at 1:30... playing for half an hour! The longest set I've ever played, hahaha) It's being held at Tom Lee Richmond, located at 3631 No. 3 Road in Richmond (basically, just take the 98 B-line to get there) I've already sent invitations on facebook, but just in case.
Congrats again on getting into co-op, Chels. Looks like you're better at interviews than you thought, eh?
I don't have much else to say... maybe see you guys on saturday? Now I have to pick out non-depressing songs... that's going to be hard.
~~Aaron
Just wanted to let you guys know that on saturday (the 17th), Tom Lee is hosting a benefit concert for the victims of the recent earthquake in China. Local artists/musicians are also going to be playing... including me. I'd really find it awesome if you guys could come and donate to the cause (if you haven't done so already) and hear some music while you're there. It starts at 1:00pm and goes till about 4:00pm (i'm on at 1:30... playing for half an hour! The longest set I've ever played, hahaha) It's being held at Tom Lee Richmond, located at 3631 No. 3 Road in Richmond (basically, just take the 98 B-line to get there) I've already sent invitations on facebook, but just in case.
Congrats again on getting into co-op, Chels. Looks like you're better at interviews than you thought, eh?
I don't have much else to say... maybe see you guys on saturday? Now I have to pick out non-depressing songs... that's going to be hard.
~~Aaron
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wow Chels, congratulations! I knew you would get in! You seem like a very confident interviewee (sp?). It seems as though everyone's making plans and doing stuff together. =( I wish I were in Vancouver right now.. Ann I think when your friend calms down a bit she'll remember and thank you for at least trying to be there for her.. I know what you mean about feeling like everyone else knows exactly what to say to make you feel all mushy and fluffy inside.. And Lily, maybe we should practice for interviews together or something.. We both seem like the nervous type. So, what's new with everyone else?
Yesterday I went to buy baby bottles. I thought any bottle would be okay but apparently not. You gotta consider the brand, the style, blah blah blah.. Gotta get some sleep tonight since I have to wake up at 8 tomorrow..
hey guys,
ann, that really sucks but hopefully you get your days straight.
i'm just dropping a line. Everyone around me, mainly jon and chels do so well on the interviews and here i am talking to myself and yet i still suck...but hopefully not for too long. :D
i need major workage.
Anyway congratz chels , again...
it's going to be sunny on friday. enjoy the sunshine while it lasts
my dad is coming back on sat.
WOO HOO
ann, that really sucks but hopefully you get your days straight.
i'm just dropping a line. Everyone around me, mainly jon and chels do so well on the interviews and here i am talking to myself and yet i still suck...but hopefully not for too long. :D
i need major workage.
Anyway congratz chels , again...
it's going to be sunny on friday. enjoy the sunshine while it lasts
my dad is coming back on sat.
WOO HOO
i don't know why but i thought it was thursday today so i hauled ass up to SFU (sitting in the comp lab right now) at 8:30 in the morning and now i realize that it's not thursday and i have class at 10:30 instead. thanks for everyone's advice, i kinda wish i had read it before i did the opposite. i spent the last two days with her and i don't think i made her feel any better. i guess the reason that i keep trying is that i see her as my really close friend and all her other close friends are so attentive and sweet and knows exactly what to do and say etc etc. i guess i'm trying to prove that i can be there for her too? but then again it's not about me right now. i dunno, too many thoughts in my head.
i have school tuesdays to fridays but only till noon-ish so if you guys wanna make plans, weekdays are actually better for me than weekends (cause i have work sat and sun) by the way, when is dan's perogy party? (unless he doesn't want it as a bday thing, in which case when is the perogy party?) i'm actually really looking forward to it.
keep us posted on your adventures joanne :)
ann
i have school tuesdays to fridays but only till noon-ish so if you guys wanna make plans, weekdays are actually better for me than weekends (cause i have work sat and sun) by the way, when is dan's perogy party? (unless he doesn't want it as a bday thing, in which case when is the perogy party?) i'm actually really looking forward to it.
keep us posted on your adventures joanne :)
ann
fake real world, here i come!
so yesterday morning i checked my email (with lily's company) and got one from my interviewer. and, surprisingly, i got into co-op!!!
hmm what else? nothing, really. but i go to work for six months starting in january! still feels unreal. me? job? i can't imagine doing anything other than entry-level dullness... wow. weird.
oh yeah. so because of this news, that means that this is officially my last summer off until 2011!!!
i think that's it. gotta study for chem.
oh yeah, is anyone free next wednesday around 1pm and interested in nutrition... and kids? let me know! (mwahahaha)
-chels
hmm what else? nothing, really. but i go to work for six months starting in january! still feels unreal. me? job? i can't imagine doing anything other than entry-level dullness... wow. weird.
oh yeah. so because of this news, that means that this is officially my last summer off until 2011!!!
i think that's it. gotta study for chem.
oh yeah, is anyone free next wednesday around 1pm and interested in nutrition... and kids? let me know! (mwahahaha)
-chels
Sunday, May 11, 2008
it's a long story
oh man, i'm so sad right now.
anyways, yeah aarie, tomorrow is fine. give me a time. the receipt is precisely $53.49, just to prewarn you. just call me before you leave the house.
as a side note, lily and i have class mon tues thurs fri from 9am to 1130am. so yeah aarie, at noonish or later is good for me.
crap, lily if you read this, i need to go home after school tomorrow to study (dan's not gonna be home... plus i've started to get more strict with myself in studying and i study better alone {of course!}).
but yeah lily and i have a midterm this friday so i dunno aarie... what time is your thing? i guess i'll see you tomorrow anyways so you can just tell me..!
joanne, i'm totally rooting for us! it would be the most incredible happy thing for me to get into my major and co-op and have a friend going through the same crap (going to be so much work!)...
where do you buy non-edible/non-seasoned sunflower seeds? i've never thought about that before..!
umm... golly gosh, my brain is totally spastic at this moment. really. i feel like i just took a shot of inhaler when i didn't need it (that makes my brain race and my heart feel like it going at double time)... can't focus...
-chels
anyways, yeah aarie, tomorrow is fine. give me a time. the receipt is precisely $53.49, just to prewarn you. just call me before you leave the house.
as a side note, lily and i have class mon tues thurs fri from 9am to 1130am. so yeah aarie, at noonish or later is good for me.
crap, lily if you read this, i need to go home after school tomorrow to study (dan's not gonna be home... plus i've started to get more strict with myself in studying and i study better alone {of course!}).
but yeah lily and i have a midterm this friday so i dunno aarie... what time is your thing? i guess i'll see you tomorrow anyways so you can just tell me..!
joanne, i'm totally rooting for us! it would be the most incredible happy thing for me to get into my major and co-op and have a friend going through the same crap (going to be so much work!)...
where do you buy non-edible/non-seasoned sunflower seeds? i've never thought about that before..!
umm... golly gosh, my brain is totally spastic at this moment. really. i feel like i just took a shot of inhaler when i didn't need it (that makes my brain race and my heart feel like it going at double time)... can't focus...
-chels
hey guys
i'm not sure i told you this but my dad is coming back this weekend and my 1.5 year anni with jon is on sunday. So maybe not this week...but you guys can meet without me
aaron i won't be able to go cause i need to study for my middy. but good luck and have fun.
hope y'all doing good
talk to you soon
i'm not sure i told you this but my dad is coming back this weekend and my 1.5 year anni with jon is on sunday. So maybe not this week...but you guys can meet without me
aaron i won't be able to go cause i need to study for my middy. but good luck and have fun.
hope y'all doing good
talk to you soon
iCing on a cake
Yes, Joanne is bringing us all together again. Hooray! How's life over there, btw?
What's everyone doing tomorrow? I'm thinking about playing some open mic down at Granville Island and I kinda don't want to go alone the first time... anyone want to accompany me? Gee, I should totally ask you guys earlier. Maybe I'll phone pplz tomorrow.
Ann, I think the best thing to do is just ask her what she wants. Does she just need time to herself or want some comforting? If I were her, I'd probably just want to be alone for a bit, but that's because I like being alone.
Chels: is it okay if I come by tomorrow to pick up the DVD player? I called your house earlier tonight, but no one picked up, so I assumed you guys were out having Mother's Day dinner or something.
Speaking of Mother Day, I made my mommy a cake that says "Happy 媽媽 Day" on it (yes, I wrote chinese on the cake with icing. Much harder than I thought.) with little pink and red heart-sprinkles on it. When my mom came home and I presented the cake to her, she sort of just stared at me and at the cake for a few seconds, and I didn't know if she liked it or not (it's kinda messy... I know! I'll a picture!) but sort of reluctantly accepted it. She still hasn't eaten it though... but she's eaten chips and an orange, so maybe she just doesn't like sugary stuff. Whatever. I spent pretty much half an hour to find this cool cakepan we had and phoned two people, only to find out that it's at my dad's place, leaving me to use these other boring cakepans at our house. I guess a cake isn't very practical. I agree with the rest of you about the practical thing, since my mom also is like that.
Lily: you could always buy some sunflower seeds (if you can find them), plant it, and grow it and then give it to Jon's mom. That's somewhat more meaningful than just buying a flower, at least to me.
What's everyone doing nowadays? Are all of you (Annie, Chels, Lily, and Dan too, i guess) taking summer courses? Wanna plan another something soon? have you started thinking about what you want to do for your birthday, Lily? (if anything, of course)
Wow, our blog is in full swing. Good job Joanne!
~~Aaron
What's everyone doing tomorrow? I'm thinking about playing some open mic down at Granville Island and I kinda don't want to go alone the first time... anyone want to accompany me? Gee, I should totally ask you guys earlier. Maybe I'll phone pplz tomorrow.
Ann, I think the best thing to do is just ask her what she wants. Does she just need time to herself or want some comforting? If I were her, I'd probably just want to be alone for a bit, but that's because I like being alone.
Chels: is it okay if I come by tomorrow to pick up the DVD player? I called your house earlier tonight, but no one picked up, so I assumed you guys were out having Mother's Day dinner or something.
Speaking of Mother Day, I made my mommy a cake that says "Happy 媽媽 Day" on it (yes, I wrote chinese on the cake with icing. Much harder than I thought.) with little pink and red heart-sprinkles on it. When my mom came home and I presented the cake to her, she sort of just stared at me and at the cake for a few seconds, and I didn't know if she liked it or not (it's kinda messy... I know! I'll a picture!) but sort of reluctantly accepted it. She still hasn't eaten it though... but she's eaten chips and an orange, so maybe she just doesn't like sugary stuff. Whatever. I spent pretty much half an hour to find this cool cakepan we had and phoned two people, only to find out that it's at my dad's place, leaving me to use these other boring cakepans at our house. I guess a cake isn't very practical. I agree with the rest of you about the practical thing, since my mom also is like that.
Lily: you could always buy some sunflower seeds (if you can find them), plant it, and grow it and then give it to Jon's mom. That's somewhat more meaningful than just buying a flower, at least to me.
What's everyone doing nowadays? Are all of you (Annie, Chels, Lily, and Dan too, i guess) taking summer courses? Wanna plan another something soon? have you started thinking about what you want to do for your birthday, Lily? (if anything, of course)
Wow, our blog is in full swing. Good job Joanne!
~~Aaron
I almost forgot about co-op.. Probably because I don't think I'll get in. My interview sucked ass. Anyways, maybe you should get your mom a hand cream (a nice one). My mom's hands are always dry/cracked from doing house chores and she really digs lotions. It would be more practical than say, an expensive purse, if your mom's the type to save nice things for special occasions.
I don't know when I'll be coming back.. My aunt's baby is due on the 21st of June but I hear first-borns always come a week later than when it's due. I'm so not looking forward to course planning.. Can you believe we're already in 3rd year? We have to get "real" jobs pretty soon. I'm nervous just thinking about it.. >.<
Saturday, May 10, 2008
It's kinda funny that after Joanne posted, everyone is beginning to post again. The magic of Joanne.
Anyways Ann, like what chels said, i've never had someone close to me pass away so I wouldn't know how to approach that situation. But when my grandpa from my mom's side passed away, at the funeral, my cousins and aunt were taking pictures of him in the coffin and him being buried which i thought was creepier than actually being in a funeral.
Chels, I was planning to get Jon's mom a sunflower but i'm not sure if they sell those. I bought my mom a card but i think i'll get her some like trail mix or something because like your mom, my mom is practical.
Anyways, i should probably call your mom to tell her a happy birthday because i'd like to think i kinda know her right??
Anyways have an uber weekend minus the sun :(
Anyways Ann, like what chels said, i've never had someone close to me pass away so I wouldn't know how to approach that situation. But when my grandpa from my mom's side passed away, at the funeral, my cousins and aunt were taking pictures of him in the coffin and him being buried which i thought was creepier than actually being in a funeral.
Chels, I was planning to get Jon's mom a sunflower but i'm not sure if they sell those. I bought my mom a card but i think i'll get her some like trail mix or something because like your mom, my mom is practical.
Anyways, i should probably call your mom to tell her a happy birthday because i'd like to think i kinda know her right??
Anyways have an uber weekend minus the sun :(
yay joanne!
yeah joanne, i repeat what ann said: it's really good to hear from you! i was wondering how you were doing... oh, and btw, i think we're going to hear from co-op soon!!! let me know if you get in!!! even if i don't (i'm not too confident about it right now...), i will be really excited for you! it's just such an awesome opportunity (there was a mess up in one of my class marks so i had to email my interviewer to let her know my mark changed and she said that co-op people would be contacting us "very soon")!
how is your aunt doing? i know that you can get those jogging strollers (three wheels). i must have seen an episode of the shopping bags about strollers or something. i can't wait for the sex and the city movie! (i don't really know why...) when are you coming back?
ann, with respect to death of a loved one... well, i'm lucky enough to say that i haven't really had to deal with that yet. my grandpa on my mom's side died when i was a kid, but the thing is (not to sound insensitive) i really didn't know him that well since he lived in ontario... i don't know. i guess i would listen to jo, because she obviously knows what it's like... i really can't imagine it. i guess let her know you're there, but don't pressure her to do things?
sorry i probably wasn't there for you when your dad passed away, joanne... i actually don't think i even knew until later... i felt really bad because i didn't know what to say, i remember. it was pretty... speechless-rendering of me...
umm... well, on a less grim note, today is my mom's birthday. i don't know if i told anyone (can't remember), but my dad's in singapore right now for work (mom, dad, jon, and jeff went there last summer for two months, if you guys remember). so i kind of feel bad for her since she's stuck here with four kids (or at least jeff...). also, since i'm not working, i have enough money in the bank for my phone bills until september, text materials for the biology course i'm taking this summer, and not too much else. i didn't get anything for her this year (aside from a card). i also feel kind of horrible because i spent $9.75 on myself from my meager moneys -- i got a cute shirt for $3.25 and a summer dress for $6.50 (it was a warehouse sale). the thing about my mom is that she's soooo incredibly practical. if she gets really nice stuff (ie, silk pajamas, designer purses, etc) she won't use them because she's "saving them" for a special occasion. but what am i supposed to buy? dishwasher detergent? i want her to have things that are for her, not for her to use for everyone else she has to take care of... y'know? *sigh* moms.
so what are everyone's mom day plans? i'm just going for lunch today at sun sui wah with cher, jon, jeff, dan, and my mom. last week i went for dinner with dan's family. my mom was scolding me today (kind of not really) because i didn't get dan's mom anything for mom day... she was like, "she's always helping you!" (i'm wearing the $6.50 dress... that dan's mom hemmed for me). what to do? lily, did you get jon's mom anything? what did you guys get/do for your own moms?
aaron, sorry i didn't talk to you for very long... gilmore girls makes me happy. but not happy gilmore. i didn't like that.
hmm... well everyone be good, and POST!
-chels
how is your aunt doing? i know that you can get those jogging strollers (three wheels). i must have seen an episode of the shopping bags about strollers or something. i can't wait for the sex and the city movie! (i don't really know why...) when are you coming back?
ann, with respect to death of a loved one... well, i'm lucky enough to say that i haven't really had to deal with that yet. my grandpa on my mom's side died when i was a kid, but the thing is (not to sound insensitive) i really didn't know him that well since he lived in ontario... i don't know. i guess i would listen to jo, because she obviously knows what it's like... i really can't imagine it. i guess let her know you're there, but don't pressure her to do things?
sorry i probably wasn't there for you when your dad passed away, joanne... i actually don't think i even knew until later... i felt really bad because i didn't know what to say, i remember. it was pretty... speechless-rendering of me...
umm... well, on a less grim note, today is my mom's birthday. i don't know if i told anyone (can't remember), but my dad's in singapore right now for work (mom, dad, jon, and jeff went there last summer for two months, if you guys remember). so i kind of feel bad for her since she's stuck here with four kids (or at least jeff...). also, since i'm not working, i have enough money in the bank for my phone bills until september, text materials for the biology course i'm taking this summer, and not too much else. i didn't get anything for her this year (aside from a card). i also feel kind of horrible because i spent $9.75 on myself from my meager moneys -- i got a cute shirt for $3.25 and a summer dress for $6.50 (it was a warehouse sale). the thing about my mom is that she's soooo incredibly practical. if she gets really nice stuff (ie, silk pajamas, designer purses, etc) she won't use them because she's "saving them" for a special occasion. but what am i supposed to buy? dishwasher detergent? i want her to have things that are for her, not for her to use for everyone else she has to take care of... y'know? *sigh* moms.
so what are everyone's mom day plans? i'm just going for lunch today at sun sui wah with cher, jon, jeff, dan, and my mom. last week i went for dinner with dan's family. my mom was scolding me today (kind of not really) because i didn't get dan's mom anything for mom day... she was like, "she's always helping you!" (i'm wearing the $6.50 dress... that dan's mom hemmed for me). what to do? lily, did you get jon's mom anything? what did you guys get/do for your own moms?
aaron, sorry i didn't talk to you for very long... gilmore girls makes me happy. but not happy gilmore. i didn't like that.
hmm... well everyone be good, and POST!
-chels
Friday, May 09, 2008
Haha @ full frontal nudity. Remember "they're in the washroom"? What kind of English class was this? I think your TA sorta over-reacted to your paper.. Is he the serious "I have no soul" type? Anyways, I'm sorry to hear what happened to your friend. Want my advice? Well, personally, when my father passed away I just wanted to be left alone for a while. I didn't want anyone trying to comfort me, not because I wasn't appreciative or anything, but people speaking to me in a sympathizing tone just made me feel even sadder and I ended up crying more.. But after a few weeks you should try to talk to her when she's calmed down. She's prolly in too much of a shock to even remember your comforting words now anyways. No one really gave me a "pep-talk" or did anything particularly special after my dad passed away. I think she would appreciate it if you did something nice for her because I would have been too.
it's good to hear from you joanne. wow, i can't believe how knowledgable you are about childbirth, and i didn't know there were different types of strollers (i guess ones that fold up and ones that don't?) very interesting. when is your aunt's due date?
my first english tutorial was pretty embarrasing. i promised myself i wouldn't get embarrased too easily but i think everyone can agree with me that this one was pretty bad. Our TA asked everyone to write a review on a book or a movie (if you don't read...which i seldom do) that you saw recently. the only thing i could think of was Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which i saw the previous night. so everyone was writting away and i didn't know what to put at all...and the TA was hovering above me so i had to put something. and i remembered this scene where the girl breaks up with the guy in the beginning and he drops his towel in shock (he was in the shower) and there was this really unexpected full frontal scene, so i wrote about that and how funny it was. later on in the class we were all reading a poem to ourselves when the TA said aloud "full frontal nudity?" and he was holding my paper and looking at me. yeah..the rest was mostly me blushing and trying not to sound too perverted talking about full frontal nudity in the first tutorial.
on a more serious note, my really good friend's dad just passed away yesterday. i'm really worried about her but i've already called her yesterday and today and asked if she wanted to talk. she sounded really depressed, and the worst is i don't know what i can do, and that really depressed me too. i don't know if i should do something, anything. if this had happened to any of you would you want or even expect me (or any of us) to do something comforting?
ann
my first english tutorial was pretty embarrasing. i promised myself i wouldn't get embarrased too easily but i think everyone can agree with me that this one was pretty bad. Our TA asked everyone to write a review on a book or a movie (if you don't read...which i seldom do) that you saw recently. the only thing i could think of was Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which i saw the previous night. so everyone was writting away and i didn't know what to put at all...and the TA was hovering above me so i had to put something. and i remembered this scene where the girl breaks up with the guy in the beginning and he drops his towel in shock (he was in the shower) and there was this really unexpected full frontal scene, so i wrote about that and how funny it was. later on in the class we were all reading a poem to ourselves when the TA said aloud "full frontal nudity?" and he was holding my paper and looking at me. yeah..the rest was mostly me blushing and trying not to sound too perverted talking about full frontal nudity in the first tutorial.
on a more serious note, my really good friend's dad just passed away yesterday. i'm really worried about her but i've already called her yesterday and today and asked if she wanted to talk. she sounded really depressed, and the worst is i don't know what i can do, and that really depressed me too. i don't know if i should do something, anything. if this had happened to any of you would you want or even expect me (or any of us) to do something comforting?
ann
Seriously, within the last few weeks, I feel like I've become a baby expert. XD I've been to way too many baby stores and childbirth classes that I'd probably be all-set if I were to have a baby right now, knowledge-wise. ((Maybe I can help you guys out too in the future haha). Strollers, bottles, pacifiers, toys, blankets blah blah blah.. The world of strollers was far more complicated than what I had imagined. So many different brands and so many different styles according to your lifestyle. Whoa. Baby stuff are so expensive too. I think it was around $450 for a safety seat. I even saw a stroller worth more than a 1000 bucks. Gotta save up now if we plan on having kids in the future -_- So how did your teeth go Aaron? So did you feel everything they were doing if you weren't sedated? Personally, I don't think local anesthesia did the job for me..
Well, since we're on the topic of classical music, I personally enjoy instrumental over vocal.. I think the only vocals I would listen to are O Mio babbino caro and Ave Maria XD.
My annoying lil' cousins are coming over in June... Can't wait..woohoo.. Santa barbara's so friggin cold. My mom didn't let me pack at ANY long sleeves because "omfgzz it's so hot there." My hands are freezing so I can only type slowly...
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Aaron,
no i didn't know the composer's background nor what i was listening to but you don't need to know all this to enjoy the music. I mean, when you listen to music on the radio, you don't need to know the history of the artist or whatnot to say that the song is good or not. Of course classical music is different because it reflects history but at the same time, it's a personal taste. I don't mind listening to instrumental classical music but when people start singing in latin or whatever, it's not what i expect of a symphony...
No i didn't go to GET educated...it was more like to FEEL educated but i realized it's really not for me.
FYI, i've been to symphonies before and i've enjoyed my time BEFORE.
But i don't think you should be so judgmental. Whether i like something or not or whether other people do or not and to what extent they choose to engage in, is their own choice. I think it's okay for you to open people's mind like what chels did with that guy, but here it seems less like you trying to make me realize something bigger in enjoy classical and more like you just judging especially when you say "so it doesn't really surprise me that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would've liked" and things like that.
I'm open for people to enlighten me but when you say things like that, you do offend me and it makes me defensive.
Honestly, i probably would enjoy it more if i did know the background but the first thing i thought after reading it wasn't "hmm..maybe i should give the symphony a try once i've done some research" but more "what right does aaron have to judge me"
I know you don't mean it like that...but i hope you understand where i'm coming from.
Anyways, jon thought it was boring too. Neither he expected a guy to sing in latin.
no i didn't know the composer's background nor what i was listening to but you don't need to know all this to enjoy the music. I mean, when you listen to music on the radio, you don't need to know the history of the artist or whatnot to say that the song is good or not. Of course classical music is different because it reflects history but at the same time, it's a personal taste. I don't mind listening to instrumental classical music but when people start singing in latin or whatever, it's not what i expect of a symphony...
No i didn't go to GET educated...it was more like to FEEL educated but i realized it's really not for me.
FYI, i've been to symphonies before and i've enjoyed my time BEFORE.
But i don't think you should be so judgmental. Whether i like something or not or whether other people do or not and to what extent they choose to engage in, is their own choice. I think it's okay for you to open people's mind like what chels did with that guy, but here it seems less like you trying to make me realize something bigger in enjoy classical and more like you just judging especially when you say "so it doesn't really surprise me that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would've liked" and things like that.
I'm open for people to enlighten me but when you say things like that, you do offend me and it makes me defensive.
Honestly, i probably would enjoy it more if i did know the background but the first thing i thought after reading it wasn't "hmm..maybe i should give the symphony a try once i've done some research" but more "what right does aaron have to judge me"
I know you don't mean it like that...but i hope you understand where i'm coming from.
Anyways, jon thought it was boring too. Neither he expected a guy to sing in latin.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Fumbling down a road lined with signs
I saw this video on a forum today and thought it related to the whole issue of being gay and your debate/argument you (Chels) had with the guys. Interesting stuff.
I think if I were there, I'd probably either be keeping silent like Dan (to prevent myself from physically smashing his head in) or getting annoyed fairly quickly. To me, there just isn't a good reason to argue against being gay or whatnot. I also don't fair to condemn people when you don't know what they've been through.
Lily: so you went to see a symphony to get educated? What did you find boring about it? Did you not enjoy the music? Are you sure it was a symphony? Do you even know what the works were that were being performed? Do you know about the composers? Did you know what you were going to listen to? I understand about the boredom part; hell, sometimes if concerts go on for too long, I start to wonder when it'll end. Part of appreciating instrumental music (especially performed live by an orchestra) is understanding the background of both the works as well as the composers, something that I don't think you've really been interested in before, so it doesn't really surprise me that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would've liked.
Live theatre and live concerts are two different things; in the theatre, action happens in front of your eyes, and essentially a story unfolds. I like to think that people today rely on visuals so much that if the scenery doesn't change, we get bored, no matter whatever else is happening. In your case, the orchestra is just sitting there, (and so are you), and you're really pretty much focused on the music. How did Jon like/dislike it?
I don't have a problem with people not liking instrumental/classical music, but if they just deem it as boring or whatever, that's not a good enough reason for me, and it just sounds a little ignorant. All of that isn't meant to be mean, btw. Sorry if it comes off as it. I just don't understand why you thought it was boring, and the fact that you don't (or at least, I don't think you do with all that Mariah around) listen to classical/instrumental and went anyway. This is just the music-guy in me talking.
Joanne: Hey! Thanks for the wisdom teeth story. They didn't sedate me, but just froze part of my mouth and then pulled my teeth out. I also think it's interesting that people cry after waking up from surgery (like you did). I don't think I did that the first time I got teeth pulled out. Have a good trip and enjoy your time away from us!!!!!!!!!!
Ann: I applied at SFU, but I don't have much confidence of getting in. The website is even more confusing that UBC's (surprisingly enough). Also, on the application form, it asked for my gender, and I had only one choice, and it didn't even say whether it was male or female, so I was pretty much forced to pick that one, and hope it was male. Anyway, at the end of the application, it showed me what I had filled out, and lo and behold, I'm apparently a female. I tried to go back and fix it, but the same thing was still there, and I couldn't choose anything else. So dumb. SFU sucks. haha
Ooh, and I only realized this afterwards, but on the form, I thought it told me to check the box if I had gotten 60% or higher in Math 11, but it turns out that it had said 60% or higher in Math 12, which I didn't take, and now it looks like I lied on the application. Crap. I don't know if this means that 1) I needed to take Math 12, and seeing as how I didn't, I can't get in, or 2) They'll have to believe me (since I haven't sent in transcripts yet) and when I do, they'll tell me I lied, and then I won't get in. I don't know what will happen.... OHHH! and there are two different days for application deadlines and I don't know which one is right. I tried to "ask SFU" but it just came up with this super lame FAQ link thingy that didn't answer it at all... so I rated the answer as Poor. Too bad. I don't suppose you can help me with this stuff, huh?
Chels: You left something at my house again... just kidding. Didn't you say you'd find out your results for Co-op in May? End of May, was it?
I don't really know what to do, in terms of next year stuff. My parents want me to apply to another school (and technically, I have), but if I can't get it or whatever, I'll probably be working, getting some money in the old bank account. I just don't feel motivated enough to go and apply for schools right now because I sort of feel like I'll just be rejected anyway, or that things won't work out. But maybe I'm just thinking about it too much.
This post is getting long. I hope you guys don't mind. I really like reading your guys' posts, but I don't know if that's everyone.
~~Aaron
PS. When do you guys want to hang out again? School starts on Monday for me, but the first week is fairly lax. How about... sunday? Maybe? Anyone?
I think if I were there, I'd probably either be keeping silent like Dan (to prevent myself from physically smashing his head in) or getting annoyed fairly quickly. To me, there just isn't a good reason to argue against being gay or whatnot. I also don't fair to condemn people when you don't know what they've been through.
Lily: so you went to see a symphony to get educated? What did you find boring about it? Did you not enjoy the music? Are you sure it was a symphony? Do you even know what the works were that were being performed? Do you know about the composers? Did you know what you were going to listen to? I understand about the boredom part; hell, sometimes if concerts go on for too long, I start to wonder when it'll end. Part of appreciating instrumental music (especially performed live by an orchestra) is understanding the background of both the works as well as the composers, something that I don't think you've really been interested in before, so it doesn't really surprise me that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would've liked.
Live theatre and live concerts are two different things; in the theatre, action happens in front of your eyes, and essentially a story unfolds. I like to think that people today rely on visuals so much that if the scenery doesn't change, we get bored, no matter whatever else is happening. In your case, the orchestra is just sitting there, (and so are you), and you're really pretty much focused on the music. How did Jon like/dislike it?
I don't have a problem with people not liking instrumental/classical music, but if they just deem it as boring or whatever, that's not a good enough reason for me, and it just sounds a little ignorant. All of that isn't meant to be mean, btw. Sorry if it comes off as it. I just don't understand why you thought it was boring, and the fact that you don't (or at least, I don't think you do with all that Mariah around) listen to classical/instrumental and went anyway. This is just the music-guy in me talking.
Joanne: Hey! Thanks for the wisdom teeth story. They didn't sedate me, but just froze part of my mouth and then pulled my teeth out. I also think it's interesting that people cry after waking up from surgery (like you did). I don't think I did that the first time I got teeth pulled out. Have a good trip and enjoy your time away from us!!!!!!!!!!
Ann: I applied at SFU, but I don't have much confidence of getting in. The website is even more confusing that UBC's (surprisingly enough). Also, on the application form, it asked for my gender, and I had only one choice, and it didn't even say whether it was male or female, so I was pretty much forced to pick that one, and hope it was male. Anyway, at the end of the application, it showed me what I had filled out, and lo and behold, I'm apparently a female. I tried to go back and fix it, but the same thing was still there, and I couldn't choose anything else. So dumb. SFU sucks. haha
Ooh, and I only realized this afterwards, but on the form, I thought it told me to check the box if I had gotten 60% or higher in Math 11, but it turns out that it had said 60% or higher in Math 12, which I didn't take, and now it looks like I lied on the application. Crap. I don't know if this means that 1) I needed to take Math 12, and seeing as how I didn't, I can't get in, or 2) They'll have to believe me (since I haven't sent in transcripts yet) and when I do, they'll tell me I lied, and then I won't get in. I don't know what will happen.... OHHH! and there are two different days for application deadlines and I don't know which one is right. I tried to "ask SFU" but it just came up with this super lame FAQ link thingy that didn't answer it at all... so I rated the answer as Poor. Too bad. I don't suppose you can help me with this stuff, huh?
Chels: You left something at my house again... just kidding. Didn't you say you'd find out your results for Co-op in May? End of May, was it?
I don't really know what to do, in terms of next year stuff. My parents want me to apply to another school (and technically, I have), but if I can't get it or whatever, I'll probably be working, getting some money in the old bank account. I just don't feel motivated enough to go and apply for schools right now because I sort of feel like I'll just be rejected anyway, or that things won't work out. But maybe I'm just thinking about it too much.
This post is getting long. I hope you guys don't mind. I really like reading your guys' posts, but I don't know if that's everyone.
~~Aaron
PS. When do you guys want to hang out again? School starts on Monday for me, but the first week is fairly lax. How about... sunday? Maybe? Anyone?
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