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Thursday, February 28, 2002 01:21 p.m. » OMG, it's so hard to refrain from laughing hysterically in accounting class when your teacher is constantly saying, "Some of yous have gotta pick up your pace, alright, some of yous." My friend, poor thing, had to sit in his desk plugging his ears and wincing every time the teacher said "YOUS". On a more serious note, there's been a few things nagging on my mind lately. Mostly, it's because I feel like I haven't accomplished anything in a long time; I haven't been challenging myself... I come home from school, mechanically do my work and go to sleep, and there's nothing else to the day. I need to break free of that pattern; maybe I'm just not trying hard enough, not going above and beyond anymore? ._. Enough of the self-reflecting already! I'm eagerly anticipating spring, my favourite season, but no signs of it yet! I should update the snapshots section but I have this weird facial mask on my face that my grandmother told me to put on. Apparently, my face looks dull. T_T So photos of lovely spring scenery and of myself (minus the mask) will have to wait. ^^; Celia's blog has returned, by the way. Glad you're back! ^^
Tuesday, February 26, 2002 04:36 p.m. » What a crappy day. I think I do fit quite nicely into the description of teenagers, "living an emotional rollercoaster". Have you ever heard 'I'll Fly with You' by Gigi D'Agostino? Heh, I wish I could be so forgiving. Yup, you guessed it, I'm a little annoyed with someone. >.-; Sometimes, enough is enough! (Try telling that to them though ._.) Maybe that's what has ruined my mood today... I'm trying to compile some research for my German project, on German festivals. There's plenty on Oktoberfest, at least. Bier, Bier, Bier! It's going to be tough for the next few weeks; my German teacher is gone for two weeks with a knee injury and there's no one else in the school who can teach German... I should try and teach myself a few things. *rolls up sleeves* Ah, I got a piggy bank that says 'College Fund' on it in big blue letters. From today onward, it's saving each and every penny I get, or earn, if I can manage to pounce on a job opportunity in the future... ^^
Sunday, February 24, 2002 01:14 p.m. » Here's the story about Friday night: I had to write a biology test after school that I missed because of the business conference I attended. While writing the test, I started to pay closer attention to the conversation my teacher was having with another teacher. First I heard something about eating goat liver... then strange stories about past boyfriends... then talking about other students, including some that I know very, very well. (Like a certain group of boys that tease me endlessly. >.>;) So of course I turn around and jump into the conversation, and we must have laughed about all sorts of things for at least half an hour. After a while, I happened to look down at my test, realizing I had no idea what I was writing about (was it supposed to be E. coli? Because it was just a mess of rambled sentences!) My teacher tells me, "Don't worry, I won't penalize you if you accidentally added 'goat liver' somewhere in there!' XD I handed in my test and walked out of the classroom laughing, but now that I think of it, I should have been crying. Who knows what I wrote on that test without any sort of concentration whatsoever? ^^; I also realized how terribly late it was. Already 5 p.m. and I was supposed to be home by 4:30. Somehow I got there, at around 5:30, threw my dress on, brushed out my hair, etc. etc. My father drove me to the banquet hall, and then I could breathe a sigh of relief, I had actually made it there intact! ^^ I've never really attended an occasion quite like this, so everything was so exciting. People dressed to the nines, tables with rose petals sprinkled on them... lovely. We took lots of pictures... until I found I had run out of film. I had to call home and beg for my father to bring me a roll of film, and thankfully he did! (He was not too happy about making this extra trip, however. ^^;) Then the food was served; it wasn't great, but the dinner rolls were excellent, and that's all that counts, ne? ^-^ Lots of dancing followed, including everyone's favourite, the YMCA. There were slow songs too, which I was a bit worried about because I didn't have a date, but I had enough dance partners (good old buddies!), so it all worked out. ^^ And that's about it! It doesn't sound that exciting really, but I had a truly wonderful time! Hockey is the dominating topic of conversation for today. (At least where my father is concerned. ^^x) Go Canada! :D
Saturday, February 23, 2002 12:17 a.m. » Yay! I had such a wonderful night! So much fun!! ^^; Details tomorrow... sleep required!
Wednesday, February 20, 2002 04:08 p.m. » I have so much trouble making decisions. >.>; Today we had to submit our course choices for next year (my last year of high school!) and I just sat in the room for what seemed like hours trying to make adjustments and changing my mind constantly. I don't exactly know what I want to do anymore when I go to university. International business? Some sort of science...? It's really hard because I don't have one specific interest. And then, I've also considered going somewhere outside of the province, but moving away from home so soon?! '_' Goodness, I don't know what I'd do without the school counsellor, Mrs. K! She's definitely helped me through a lot of these issues, but she's going to retire at the end of the year! ;_; The business conference I went to for 3 days was a really interesting experience. The Sheraton Hotel in Toronto where we stayed at was very lovely, but it is in high need of more elevators! It was faster taking the stairs at times. ^^; Eating out for the past few days has left a big hole in my bank account, but I enjoyed a lot of good food, so that's okay, right? ^^v Another cousin of mine is getting married in June! She really wants me to go to her wedding... she's always been like a big sister and me the little sister. ^^ I can only hope I have no exams after June 17, because that's when I'll have to leave to make it. You see, the difficulty here is that my cousin lives in Bulgaria! @_@ Ich bin müde! Je suis fatiguée! All expressing the same woes no matter what the language. But jewellery shopping awaits... the semi-formal is this Friday! Oh, and thanks for the belated birthday wishes, Garion! I do believe I owe you some of those too. Happy (very belated ^^) birthday!
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 06:12 p.m. » Thank you for the birthday wishes: Elyse, Flipper, Joey, Selene, and people on ICQ. Made me feel very special ^_^ Sorry if I forgot anyone! I'd like to write more, but I've just returned from a business conference and I'm so tired... but of course, I have lots of work to catch up on. ;.; More later?
Friday, February 15, 2002 11:11 p.m. » So so so tired. It's been a very long day. I had to stay up all night doing a biology project, also had to say goodbye to my friend who's going on an exchange to Germany for 3 months. ;_; How was everyone's Valentine's Day? I had a pretty nice day, even being single... who ever said that it was a couples' holiday? :D I got a really nice combo Valentine's Day-Birthday gift from my friends. A pink plushy teddybear, pretty stationery and Hello Kitty pencils and erasers. =^.^= I should take a snapshot of the stuffed bear (named Rosette ^^;), but I've misplaced my web camera already. (It's so tiny!!) ... Must sleep now... z_z
Tuesday, February 12, 2002 07:03 p.m. » Happy Birthday, Joey! I slipped on the ice and fell on my face today! Very reminiscent of earlier years, except it was more embarrassing this time around. :D
Monday, February 11, 2002 07:36 p.m. » I'm being bogged down by work already and it's only the start of the semester! Everything has to be done by the end of this week, because on the weekend, I'm leaving for a business competition until Tuesday. ;.; The old familar feeling of stress comes back with a vengeance! Must find clear diagram examples of archaebacteria and their structures! Waa! By the way, I hate Valentine's Day festivities arranged by the school sometimes! The holiday in itself is usually okay (even if you're single!!) Of course it's all for school spirit... maybe too much school spirit though? Enough said on that. ^^;
Saturday, February 9, 2002 10:51 a.m. » Guess who finally got their driver's license?! Although the knowledge test was pretty simple, I'm still proud... I don't have any common sense when it comes to driving, so this was a big achievement. :D Now, in a year, I can get my full license. Wai! I was so tired when I came home yesterday that I just ate and fell asleep - I missed the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, I didn't call my friend like I said I would, research for bio project left unfinished... but I had a good 11 hours of sleep. ^^; And sleep is a good thing.
Tuesday, February 5, 2002 08:13 p.m. » After waiting for five hours to change my timetable, I'm still stuck in my accounting class and I'm unable to take microeconomics. I hate timetable conflicts - all thanks to the stupid computer for creating them. >.>; Very tired right now, although I zipped through everything in a storm for the first 4 hours of school. Merci beaucoup, caffeine! As to the healthier aspects of my diet (those would be...? ^^;) I'm also being forced to take beer yeast tablets again! If only they didn't taste so yucky... I sound like I'm four years old, but honestly, they're awful! Selene's Valentine's Day layout is really nice! Go visit!
Tuesday, February 5, 2002 05:54 a.m. » Waaa! Someone gave me caffeinated (sp?) tea...? I think that's why I'm still able to keep my eyes open at this hour. ^^;;
Sunday, February 3, 2002 06:26 p.m. » Rented Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within yesterday. I already saw it a long time ago, but my dad picked it up at the rental store while I was looking for a French movie to watch (for a French assignment.) So we went home and watched it, and I spent the entire time trying to convince my dad that the characters were not REAL actors. He simply wouldn't believe me, protesting that, "They have wrinkles and lines and spots!" XD! Updated the side-bar a bit (mostly links & snapshots, I think. ^^) I feel much better now, it's the orange juice and excessive sleep that really does the trick, you know! :) Anyone watching the Superbowl today? o_O;
Friday, February 1, 2002 03:54 p.m. » What an awful day! Just terrible. As much as I'd like to be optimistic, I really can't be. ;_; First disappointment was exam results! While I didn't do badly, I didn't do as well as I had hoped either. Ancient history was very good (at least there's one accomplishment...); mathematics was yuck (I can't think of any other way to describe it ^^); chemistry was all right; and the most painful of all.. English! There was an error in the score I received, but it was impossible to get it fixed because my teacher has already left on an exchange to Australia! ;_; The exchange teacher looked very sorry for me, but also wondered why I was upset since the mark was actually quite good. But the point is that it was the *incorrect* one...! Also spent an hour in each of my new classes for this term. The teacher assured us how tough biology is and that it'll be a "struggle" to get a good mark. How's that for motivation? -_-x In accounting, the teacher kept adding "right" to the end of *every* single sentence. >.>; I don't even want to talk about the situation in German class... I think only French will be an enjoyable class as long as I continue to enjoy the language as I have in previous years. But the tenses, the tenses! ^^; *goes to take a nap*
Thursday, January 31, 2002 02:43 p.m. » So I was prepared to go and take that driver's test today if it wasn't for the weather. Lots and lots of snow and my mum didn't think it would be very safe for me to go all by myself on the bus. My cold has also worsened, so it was decided that it was best I stayed at home today. -_-; Argh, something always gets in the way of my driving education. I'm destined to use public transportation forever. (A little overdramatic *cough* ^^;) I went to a party yesterday and ate so much! But with all the food lying conveniently on the table, I just couldn't help myself. ^.^ One of the guys had a very interesting birthday gift - known as a 'junk box' - filled with, well... junk! A few CDs, some brand-new and some... not so new. A dirty sock (!!), a magazine with 'questionable content', some plastic toys, etc. It was really very funny, and the birthday boy did find some good stuff after rummaging around... a lot. ^^x Wonderful! I just sneezed all over my keyboard. I really need some tea, an Advil, vitamin C, and most of all, Kleenex... ;_;
Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:03 p.m. » I think that I am actually prepared enough to take my driver's permit (G1) test tomorrow! I've read through the booklet, studied practice problems, been quizzed... so if I fail, it will look very, very stupid. No pressure though... ^^x
Found the 'Which Carebear are You?' quiz from Fuzzi's blog. Although my favourite was Grumpy Bear, I feel somewhat relieved to have not gotten him. ^^; But I'm not as optimistic as Cheer Bear, either!  See what Care Bear you are.
Tuesday, January 29, 2002 06:10 p.m. » While playing Dance Dance Revolution, I soon realized that I have absolutely no foot-eye coordination at all. In fact, I have no coordination whatsoever. ._.; I saw a lot of friends from long ago today. It was strange, and I'm not sure why. Perhaps because they are so different from how I remembered them; maybe they changed in ways I didn't expect. I'm sure they enjoyed seeing little me with my red, stuffy nose and watery eyes. ^^; (Now that the warm weather has disappeared!) Lots of things I must do that should have been done earlier. But I slept in again, as usual. -_-; Put together birthday presents, reply to e-mails... And school starts again on Friday - not even a full week off this year. >.< By the way, thanks to everyone who welcomed me back! I feel so loved. *hugs*
Monday, January 28, 2002 01:39 p.m. » The weather is absolutely gorgeous today! I can't believe it, 12 degree temperatures in January? The birds are actually chirping... almost like a sign of spring. Too bad this is only temporary. *sigh* Not to mention that most of the day is gone since I slept in again. Bad-bad. >.>; I don't think I'll be discussing universities with my grandmother again... every time I mention, "It looks like this uni has a good program for me," she replies with either, "I just read in the newspaper how awful the [insert topic here] is," or "Why are you interested in THOSE programs? They're not suitable for your fragile..." Ah well, there's time yet, and I'm still hoping she was trying to be funny in a weird sort of way. :P
Saturday, January 26, 2002 11:57 p.m. » Watching the Australian Open on TV. They're finally showing some coverage, but only because it is the Championship final. Waa, Safin looks like he's going to break his racket... o.O; And on a random note, I love my clip-on desk lamp. You can place it anywhere where you need light, and it takes up minimal space on the desk. Now there's a useful invention. ^^
Saturday, January 26, 2002 05:31 p.m. » I'm back... and finally, at that! I've missed logging and letting out what's on my mind. Thankfully, exams are over, and although they were very difficult, I'm going to try and not let them ruin my week off. I had my last exam on Thursday (chemistry) and as soon as the two hours of madness were over, we hurried out of class and cheered. ^^ And so about the layout... it took me much of yesterday to create, and is mostly a product of experimenting with Photoshop layers and filters. I also changed the pita's name from Unfinished Symphony, to simply Unfinished, but I don't really know why...? ^^; The layout features a character from Basara whose name escapes me at the moment, a picture of the Ice Hotel in Sweden, and I'm not sure what else. XD I bought a lot of new things this month, including a printer. This was very necessary when my other one died on me after printing pages upon pages of project work and study notes. ^^; It came with a web cam that looks much like a toy and takes poor quality pictures, but does the job, I guess! You can see a few of the snapshots I made yesterday right here. I need to catch up on web log reading... so many of you have moved and I've tried my best to update all the links! I couldn't help doing some occasional reading at the library while volunteering either. *sheepish grin* Most of all, I'm looking forward to the coming months because I have a lot of things coming up that sound very exciting, such as the semi-formal (complete with a French theme). Mama already went out and bought me a closet-full of dresses for the occasion (there was a huge sale at some store, apparently ^^x) so I might not have to go out and pick one out myself. Although it's often a fun experience to do so, ne? Ah, almost forgot - I've noticed the Orlando Bloom outbreak that has occured, both online and offline. Personally, I agree with Joey; he looks much better without that blonde wig! Nonetheless, I've placed him as Legolas along with my little adoptions (if you look to the left) because as a chibi character, he looks awfully cute. =^.^= |