Another "Back To Blonde" Post

Haircut today... no need to tell you how ridicously I over paid for it... but for two hours in a spa like setting, it's almost worth it! So, just as I wanted, I'm back to being a blonde. The color isn't as strong as last time (Thankfully!) and the cut is on the short side (which was needed because I am a cruel to my hair). I'll post a picture when I get back to school cuz I didn't bring home my webcam.

Freedom and Boredom Walk Hand in Hand

HEY!! It's officially reading week! YAH!! I'm still up here in snowy Ottawa, but I'll be home soon! Just like last year I thought it would be a great plan to stay up here for a bit before returning home so that I can get as much stuff done as possible (thus not having to bring tons of books home with me) but once again I find myself with few assignments I feel like starting. I just handed in this week a whole ton of stuff, and the week after reading week is serious midterm time... but it's too early to study now... lol.
Big NEWS! Today is the first day I EVER changed a light bulb ALL BY MY SELF!! That's RIGHT! I even went to the store myself to buy the replacements! Okay, I know I'm like 20 and something like this should have happened years ago... but spoiled little me just did it now. PLUS I didn't even hurt myself (no electrical shock or anything!) Impressive, eh?!

Baking Carrot Muffins

Yummy! I'm in the middle of baking carrot muffins right now... and smells really good in the apartment now. :) I actually have nothing to do today, well, not "nothing" but there isn't anything pressing enough that I feel like doing. I worked really hard yesterday to get all my essays out of the way for fun on Saturday night. he he. Last night I ended up going out with Heather, her boyfriend Alex, and Craig to play pool, air hockey, and fooze ball. Then we went to a local pub to get food and drinks. We didn't know that it was karaoke night there, but that ended up being lots of fun. I've never heard hard metal renditions of "eensy weensy spider" nor "B-I-N-G-O"... they were hilarious! lol. It's not how we planned the evening to go, but it was still fun.
I sunk TWO balls in pool last night! Craig, Heather and I teamed up against Alex for two games... he beat us the first time, but we developped strategy by the second round and took home the victory!! yah! lol. Craig kicked my ass in air hockey, and Heather kicked my ass in some video game, but I still had fun. lol.
Hope this last week of school goes well! :)

Last Chance Look

Today I officially started my "get back to blonde" campaign. lol. I'm planning to get some highlights when I go back home for reading week, but I have restarted my use of blonde shampoos today. So basically what you see now is natural, and the blonde is on it's way back!

I wish I could say that I'm loving this weather, but really it's just making everything slushy and gross! Sadly all the ice sculptures up here in Ottawa are melting too... let's hope they can do something to fix that! Worse though, is that it's suppose to be getting colder! icks! I don't want any more snow! Early spring made a very brief appearance, but seems to be going back into hiding when you look at the forecast.

Stressville!

Although I could theoretically could have gotten more homework done on Saturday, by Sunday afternoon I felt like I shouldn't continue any further in case I learn something important this week in class that will help me with my many essays. I got a good start on my biggest essay of this bunch due next week, but I didn't know how to format it, so I decided to stop before I did something wrong, but it's at least 1/3 done. I have two other ones due around at the same time, neither of which I could have started yet... which frustrates me cuz I wanted to get all of them done this weekend. This week is going to be really bad. Plus this coming weekend Maggie is coming up and I'm going to want to hang out with her... but I'm really going to be screwed that weekend... having to write two essays by Monday and one for Tuesday is horrible. But hey, I can't say that I didn't try to get them done... for one of them I don't even have the topic yet!

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!

I woke up at 7:30am to see the groundhog report, but after an hour and a half of news all I got was that Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. I was pretty bummed out, lol. Then finally some time before lunch I discovered that Wiarton Willie, along with most of the other groundhogs predicted an early spring. I was very happy. Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy groundhog day! You are soo sweet!!
Then Craig invited me out for "groundhog" tails (aka beaver tails)... followed by a walk downtown into some of the cute stores. Then he convinces me to go to the lululemon warehouse sale. I wanted to go since Thursday, but I knew I was too weak not to spend money there and thought it was best to stay away. Well, I went... and only got one thing! But I saved like 50%! yah! So all in all it was a pretty good groundhog day... especially since we are going to have an EARLY SPRING!! :) :)

POST 464 - Too Much Homework!

I knew this semester was going to be bad in terms of reading and assignments... especially when compared to the last one, but I feel seriously stressed. I'm no good at writing long French essays.... hell, I'm no good at writing short English ones either!
I'm finding it hard to keep up in certain courses, and it's certainly not because I am having fun instead. I just have the unfortunate luck of having teachers that give too much homework! grrr! I don't know what is worse, February being filled with many short projects, or March filled with fewer but much more challenging ones. I'M GOING CRAZY!

On a brighter note, this Saturday is my favorite holiday of the year... so you better all celebrate in spirit with me! lol. I can't wait to find out if spring will be early, or if I'll have to suffer through more winter. I'm quite excited! Although I know I have to spend most of the day doing projects. boo.

I'm also not excited about the upcoming reading week. I have too much to do then that it's being split between here and home... so my time at home is already filling up with appointments. grrr... btw, who ever heard of a saturday morning dentist appointment?!?!?! I have doubts that it can go well.

Le Weekend

HEY! It's the end of my second weekend back, and I have much more to say about this one. Friday after the gym I got a tiny bit of homework done, followed by a nice little nap, then Heather came over and we started to get ready for a night out. We straightened out hair, had a few drinks (this time I kept up with her!!), then we headed out to our (previously) favorite club. We get there and dance the night away. :) At the end of the night however the service got really bad, it took us probably over ten minutes to get a bottle of water, and then 15 minutes or more to get our coats back. GRRR!! So we are pretty much through with that place (... even though we got in without paying the cover... he he).

Saturday I wake up at a pretty decent time considering Friday's activities... got much more homework done than expected, then at night Craig came over for a dance party!! :) Unfortunately next time I think I'm going to have to download some new music, but is there anything worse than the stuff I've already got??! lol. What's more dancy than the chicken dance song?!?! lol. So we ended up pretty much watching every Britney Spears music video she ever made and critiquing them. he he.

Today I went to the gym with Craig for my first (and only) Yoga class. Craig said it was fun, but my roommate had warned me otherwise. I knew it probably wasn't for me, but I had promised to at least try it once. Well, never again am I doing that! Half way through I wanted to throw up! I know I don't have the strength to do all those moves, and the whole thing was the farthest thing from relaxation I have ever had! I somehow managed to make it back home even though I still felt so sick to my stomach, and then I took a nice long nap.

Kittie update: both cats seem to be well adjusted now to my apartment, however neither of them really seem to like me all that much. They rarely snuggle up to me and refuse to sit with me for long. However, when Heather comes over one of them seems to love her very much. They are very strange. lol.

Cat Lady

I'm back in Ottawa now (woot! Semester 2!). That vacation had many highs and lows... I like going home, but often I just wish myself back here. lol. Anyways, as of last night my roommate and I are co-babysitting two cats for a friend of her's. One of them is still in hiding from me (supposedly the male cat), but the female velvety-black cat is much more brave and has even ventured into my room and let me pat her. :) lol. I have never really spent much time with cats before, causing me to be more of a dog person, but I think that I really do like cats. Since I was born I was always around dogs, but now is my chance to see which one I like better. Plus, fortunately my roommate knows how to take care of them, so I'm not going to be able to kill them :) :).
Last night was Heather's birthday dinner (happy belated Heather!). So we all went out to celebrate. In the afternoon we went shopping at the mall, mostly looking for dresses... because dress shopping is completely different from regular clothes shopping!!!!! Plus I have a wedding to go to in (quite) a few months, so it won't hurt to start looking now. That was lots of fun, but I actually didn't find a single one that both came in my size and was pretty. I'm looking for one that can be used for multi purposes.
Saturday night I was suppose to go see Macbeth with Craig, but we couldn't get tickets :(. Then I was suppose to go see a movie with Meaghan and Vicky, but I ended up at Heather's for some pre-birthday cake. yummy!

So that was my first weekend back. I'm pretty sure the rest will be filled with much more studying - didn't do any at all this weekend! meh. I'm still rewarding myself for last semesters marks! lol.

Holidays

My holidays are almost over. It feels strange not having been overly productive these past few weeks, but I actually had nothing I could have done. I don't have any books or even course outlines yet. So... basically I have been trying to relax. But of course I'm not very good at that and somehow found things to stress me out. I'm partially packed, living out of my suitcase still... I never really unpacked actually... although I did take everything out of the suitcase I came here with to switch it for a bigger one. ha ha... that was after christmas when I realized I would never make it home again with all my new stuff and the old stuff. lol.
New years was alright. I stayed home and hung out with my brother. We ordered pizza and rented a movie. It wasn't anything special... I actually had a very hard time staying awake. It's lame, but I've been going to bed before eleven (sometimes quite a bit before eleven). At least I know I'm not missing much.
Christmas was alright too. I'm happy with the nice stuff I got, and was pleased to see the family again. At least I didn't get "how's school going?" all the much... and I don't remember hearing any follow up questions to my response. Is it possible people finally get tired of asking that question? lol.

Happy New Year!!

Hope this one is a good one for everyone!

So this is Christmas...

I'm hiding up here in my room tonight. There's a bunch of old people downstairs right now, and I'm so not in the mood to make small talk about school and such. My only ally has deserted me. boo. The next few days aren't going to be super fun either. For the next three days in fact I'm going to have to deal with the family and perhaps my parents' friends. ick!
-I just deleted the rest of this post an hour after I wrote it.

Snow at my Window

It's strange that back at school my computer's internet only works in certain parts of the house while at home it works everywhere, thus making it more likely that I'll be able to be near my webcam, which I don't like having attached to my computer.

Anyways, so that's what I look like now... in pretty serious need of a haircut if you ask me. It is however my preference to get haircuts done after christmas so that I don't end up with terrible hair for the pictures and for family visits. *how vain*... but honestly, I like knowing what I can and cannot do with my hair, but if I get my haircut before christmas then I may not know how to get it the way I like it. I suppose you could say I'm not brave enough to give it a chance, which is totally true, but in this family one does try to look there best at all times.

Thoughts from the Train

It looks so chilly outside. Thankfully I’m in a cozy warm train right now watching Christmas movies. First was Rudolph the red nose reindeer - such a classic! I totally love the island of misfit toys! Lol, I wouldn’t mind an elephant with pink spots… and I’m sure any little boy would like a water gun that squirts jelly. Although I have to say I have never seen either of those toys in a store. Ha ha, and then there was the train with square wheels, okay, that one is a misfit because it simply doesn’t work! Anyways, Rudolph saves the day with his red nose, even though everyone made fun of him when he was growing up. It’s funny he’s not more emotionally scarred. I’m not even going to comment on the elf that wanted to be a dentist… wouldn’t that be a demanding field in Christmas town since everyone probably eats a lot of sweets? Meh. I just finished watching the Grinch that stole Christmas (the cartoon version). My all time favorite part is when the Grinch’s heart grew three sizes that day after he learned the true value of Christmas. Plus, Cindy-loo-who is super cute as she embodies the innocence of a child.
One thing I noticed in both movies was the animal cruelty. First in Rudolph there was Yukon Cornelius who was a dog sledder that was whipping his dogs. Plus Santa was doing the same thing with the reindeer! But it’s not like that would make the reindeer go any faster, unless you can speed up your flying speed by pushing more air passed you… like the dogs that can actually run faster. Meh. Anyways, all humans in the movie were shown often whipping the animals. I didn’t really notice it, but then when the Grinch came on and I saw how violent he was to his little dog, I was shocked I had never spotted it before. I mean honestly, that dog was being seriously abused but still in the end he came to save the Grinch from falling over a cliff. What a good dog!
So, I really didn’t expect to be sitting on a train ranting about children’s Christmas movies, but what are you going to do when you have nothing to do? … It’s rather strange not having anything to do. It’s been rush-rush/stress-stress this past week. Yesterday I wrote my last exam of the semester and then handed in my take-home. Now I’m FREE!! Actually, I have quite a nice and long break (compared to most years). Let’s hope I make the best of it!

Sugar Plum Fairy Night

Just finished my second exam... and of course there was some things that I didn't know, but all in all I'm sure I couldn't have done that poorly. Now I just have one more exam and a take-home to finish. I'm soooo excited!! Almost done the semester!! WOOT!! So this is my scheduled plan for the next week.


Tonight: I'm going to see the nutcracker with my friend Craig. That will push my christmas spirit into high gear. Plus I love the ballet! (Surprisingly I never talk about it, considering that part of my blog name references it... lol). So you can only imagine that I'm super excited! I've only seen it once before when I was much younger but I loved it!
Saturday: clean up house, go shopping, and then host dinner party for friends
Sunday + Monday: study
Tuesday: study party!
Wednesday: study
Thursday: hand in take-home and write final exam
Friday: freedom!


Can't wait! lol.

It's going to be a long winter

Wind chill of minus 25 degrees?!?!? Are you kidding me? The news is telling me to stay inside because of high frostbite risk... I think I'll stay inside then. Stupidly though, I've already been outside today... and it's quite cold... I'm talking you-can-feel-it-in-your-lungs type cold. ouch! Yesterday probably felt colder though because of all the snow and lack of sun, but it wasn't nearly as bad as today. brrrr.... chilly chilly.
So exams are coming, I only have 5 more classes to attend to and then I'll be in serious exam mode (hopefully... lol). By this time next week I'll only have two more exams and then I'll be done. Can't wait! However that means that this week is going to be pure hell. lol. no wait, hell is warm... so think of a place that has a tortuous name but is equally cold. That's here I'll be.

Snow Blizzard

Okay, it's really starting to look and feel like December/Christmas time. I've got Christmas music in my head and it's a blizzard outside. Not cool. Normally I'd be huddled in bed under the covers for warmth right about now, but today I'm super cheery and feeling productive. This morning I woke up at 7:00am to do some extra studying for my 8:30am midterm. I ended up making a friend in that class and I think I did well on the midterm. Finally I'm done all of those and I can concentrate on assignments and exams (oh joy!) Anyways, I got out of there around 9:00am (yea, 30 minutes to complete the midterm sounds sketchy to me too but you had to be there to understand), and then I went grocery shopping. Came back home, dropped my purchases off, went to the mall, did some clothing shopping... I don't like the new colors for this season by the way... did some book shopping... which was not cool because Chapters didn't have the book I wanted... and then headed off to parliament hill to get a picture of the first snow fall... oh yea, I forgot to mention I did all of this in crazy snow falling. I headed home happy with my productivity (by then it was just past 10am) and went to the other grocery store to pick up a few more things I knew were cheap there.... plus was planning to start some more christmas shopping but a certain specialty store I wanted to go to wasn't open yet. Grrr... so anyways, I made it home just past 11am to watch Martha Stewart (I don't normally, but I wanted to warm up a bit so I watched her make turkey stuffing)... and now I'm thinking I ought to start some of my homework for the weekend. I only have one more class this week, and it's a field trip tomorrow!! I'm super excited because some of my friends and I are meeting bright and early for pre-breakfast... and then we get to go "shopping" after the field trip presentation at the store. coolness. lol. Anyways, I have yet to feel the winter blues.

What's up with you?

It feels like this semester is almost over, when I well know I still have well over a month. I keep looking at the stuff I need to get done between then and now, and as that list gets smaller, I feel so much closer. So I guess I need to remember that now is when most of the weight of my marks is coming in, so I need to be just as focused as before. However, now is when I'm getting tired of the homework stress and want to go out and have fun. I really should find a way of balancing my life... but the fact is, I don't think it would work for me too well because not having loads of time to do my work would just make the situation worse. meh.
Anyways, I have to say I really haven't been up to anything interesting at all... I spend a lot of time helping my friends and classmates with their homework... either forcing them to accept my answers instead of theirs for assignments or by teaching them everything.... lol.
I'm excited by friday with baking with Heather followed by a party at her house.... but friday morning I have a presentation that I'm scared about. So going out friday is like a reward for getting through the presentation... no matter how poorly I do.

Time Switcheroo

Another wasted day. It's getting really cold here... so no adventures either. cold cold cold.
On another note... who was it that decided to move daylight savings back one week... and why did they do that? Actually, I don't want to know because there is probably a scientific answer to that question that I am really not in the mood to hear. Strangely enough, europe switch their clocks this week but america is being weird. I wonder if the deal is that America wanted to switch and thus Canada followed along because we wanted to be in sync for the week.... or perhaps that is not the case at all and I am simply being unfair towards americans. meh.

The movie I never saw

Today I didn't get much work done. Finally did some laundry... I know this seems very wrong, but I haven't done any in a really long time. tsk tsk on me. Not only do I hate that it costs me so much money, but because I don't do it very often, my load gets very full, and then it doesn't dry very well... so basically my room got invaded today with semi-dry clothes that are still drying... sleeping tonight on a wet bed is going to be amusing...

Tonight Meaghan and I decided to have a life and go out to see a movie (plus my buy-one-get-one-free movie pass was running out of time). So we go to the theater and get the last two seats for "dan in real life"... but when we went into the theater, there was no space... so we got a refund and went home. Now I'm just trying to waste some time and not go to bed crazy early like last yesterday.