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?
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