Thursday, November 27, 2003
Ahh!!!! I hate dodgeball!!!! Why did I agree to play in the first place?????? OH RIGHT, I DIDN'T! grrrr...stupid annoying FC, I don't care how much she does for us...k, so now you get the whole story...b/c I'm sure at this point you are probably like "What is wrong with Denise?" So, K about prolly a month ago at one of our incredibly fascinating floor meetings, my FC informed us that Lister, ie residence, was looking to start a dodgeball league, and if you were even remotely interesting to right your name down. So i did, thinking I would just not actually sign up once the actual sheet was posted. So the sheet went up on our wing doors, and I swear it said "If you want to play put a check mark by your name" so i did nothing, and was like, ok well I only have to do something if i want to play. Then, the day after she took the sheets down, my fc was like, oh Denise, what size shirt do you want for dodgeball, and I was like, umm, i'm not playing. And then she said that I should have crossed my name off the list if I didn't want to play. Well, the sheet didn't say THAT did in. Ummm, NO I DIDN'T THINK SO!!!! so I told her that her sheet didn't exactly specify that, and then of course i get the guilt trip, that oh, we don't have enough girls, so we need you to play...stupid needing 7 girls to play. So of course being me, and giving into the guilt trip I was like, ok , fine I will.
I'm sure (actually maybe not), some of you are wondering, why doesn't Denise like dodgeball....its so fun! Well, actually, ever since jen prosechun (sp) nailed me in the face with a ball in gr9, and when we played it every spare chance in gr 10 gym, I kinda got a little sick of it. Honestly, I can't throw the balls across the line, and when I do, they hit the ground b4 they hit anyone to get them out.
OK, so I got back from rehersal today, and there is my dodgeball shirt outside my door...and guess what....UGLIEST THING EVER...its kinda an army green, with a giant red and white bulls eye type thing on the front...and i payed 10 bucks for the freaking thing...grrrrrr. So I just go into my room, and hear my fc yelling about dodgeball practice....honestly how do you practice dodgeball.....there is really not much skill involved...you throw the ball to the other side and aim at people...so dumb...I know you may be arguing that its just a game, and its supposed to be fun....but oh, wait...here it is super hardcore....they have this whole rule book, and you get yellow carded for cheating (ie kicked out of the gym for the game). Everyone is so serious about it...and it is starting to drive me nuts (can you tell????)
Ok, well that is enough complaining for one night! MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHhhhhh, so excited...and my parents are coming up, and bringing my yearbook...YAY!
later,~Denise~
I'm sure (actually maybe not), some of you are wondering, why doesn't Denise like dodgeball....its so fun! Well, actually, ever since jen prosechun (sp) nailed me in the face with a ball in gr9, and when we played it every spare chance in gr 10 gym, I kinda got a little sick of it. Honestly, I can't throw the balls across the line, and when I do, they hit the ground b4 they hit anyone to get them out.
OK, so I got back from rehersal today, and there is my dodgeball shirt outside my door...and guess what....UGLIEST THING EVER...its kinda an army green, with a giant red and white bulls eye type thing on the front...and i payed 10 bucks for the freaking thing...grrrrrr. So I just go into my room, and hear my fc yelling about dodgeball practice....honestly how do you practice dodgeball.....there is really not much skill involved...you throw the ball to the other side and aim at people...so dumb...I know you may be arguing that its just a game, and its supposed to be fun....but oh, wait...here it is super hardcore....they have this whole rule book, and you get yellow carded for cheating (ie kicked out of the gym for the game). Everyone is so serious about it...and it is starting to drive me nuts (can you tell????)
Ok, well that is enough complaining for one night! MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHhhhhh, so excited...and my parents are coming up, and bringing my yearbook...YAY!
later,~Denise~
Well, I was going to make this entry all deep and meaningful….but after all my studying for math lab exam, engg 100 exam (what is that going to be on??...such a pointless class), I seem to have forgotten most of what I was thinking about. I guess I just see how this goes.
So, yesterday (or considering the time, 2 days ago), I was working in Cameron(a library on campus) on math/physics assignments with Lauren and a bunch of the guys we’ve been hanging out with in engineering. It was quite the eyeopening afternoon…let me tell you. Guys have quite interesting conversations. They somehow got onto the topic of distractions, which lead to a busload of apparently naked girls which arrived at one of their houses. They went on about that for a while…and about how they could go for something like that about now. Except this one guy, Nick, who was like yeah maybe a couple weeks ago…but after some visit he had with his g/f he was like no way, which quite surprised me actually. I just don’t understand the workings of the male mind….then again who does???? It made me realize that most guys really do have their minds on one thing, except for the select few with g/f….but maybe they still have only that one thing on their mind the entire time they’re with the girl. How in the world am I gonna find that guy, that actually cares about more things than getting some from a girl….honestly!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I will just become a nun….a lot less to worry about!
Something else I was thinking about today was how naïve I was until university. I mean honestly, I have finally realized just how lucky I am to have a family that supports me in whatever I do. My friend Kat, is becoming worried about how she is going to afford to live for the month of Dec….apparently she doesn’t have enough money to make it till Christmas….I can’t even imagine that. She’s been talking about staying here to work, in order to be able to afford to live for the rest of the year instead of going home for Christmas. I guess I can understand how priorities work, but at the same time, she is from small town Saskatchewan (like most of the people here), and hasn’t seen her family since the end of August.
Real life is scary!!!! The fact that you are no longer dependent on your parents for everything and no one is there to take care of you if you screw up, or just misjudge finances. All the decisions I’ve been making lately have been life related. Like, the rest of my life depends on the fact that I’ve decided to transfer out of engineering, and assume that I will get into the OT program in another year. There are so many “what ifs” to worry about. Think about it, all through out grade 12 you are pressured to decided what you want to do with the rest of your life…where you want to continue your education…and what you want that education to be…at the same you have to worry about doing well enough in all your courses to get into the program that the rest of your life depends on. At the same time though, there is always the chance to change, if you really hate it…except for the money issue to deal with.
Anyway, I think I’ve lost most of my train of thought…at least what I was thinking about writing…oh well maybe next time it will be deeper and more meaningful, but now it is off to bed for me.
So, yesterday (or considering the time, 2 days ago), I was working in Cameron(a library on campus) on math/physics assignments with Lauren and a bunch of the guys we’ve been hanging out with in engineering. It was quite the eyeopening afternoon…let me tell you. Guys have quite interesting conversations. They somehow got onto the topic of distractions, which lead to a busload of apparently naked girls which arrived at one of their houses. They went on about that for a while…and about how they could go for something like that about now. Except this one guy, Nick, who was like yeah maybe a couple weeks ago…but after some visit he had with his g/f he was like no way, which quite surprised me actually. I just don’t understand the workings of the male mind….then again who does???? It made me realize that most guys really do have their minds on one thing, except for the select few with g/f….but maybe they still have only that one thing on their mind the entire time they’re with the girl. How in the world am I gonna find that guy, that actually cares about more things than getting some from a girl….honestly!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I will just become a nun….a lot less to worry about!
Something else I was thinking about today was how naïve I was until university. I mean honestly, I have finally realized just how lucky I am to have a family that supports me in whatever I do. My friend Kat, is becoming worried about how she is going to afford to live for the month of Dec….apparently she doesn’t have enough money to make it till Christmas….I can’t even imagine that. She’s been talking about staying here to work, in order to be able to afford to live for the rest of the year instead of going home for Christmas. I guess I can understand how priorities work, but at the same time, she is from small town Saskatchewan (like most of the people here), and hasn’t seen her family since the end of August.
Real life is scary!!!! The fact that you are no longer dependent on your parents for everything and no one is there to take care of you if you screw up, or just misjudge finances. All the decisions I’ve been making lately have been life related. Like, the rest of my life depends on the fact that I’ve decided to transfer out of engineering, and assume that I will get into the OT program in another year. There are so many “what ifs” to worry about. Think about it, all through out grade 12 you are pressured to decided what you want to do with the rest of your life…where you want to continue your education…and what you want that education to be…at the same you have to worry about doing well enough in all your courses to get into the program that the rest of your life depends on. At the same time though, there is always the chance to change, if you really hate it…except for the money issue to deal with.
Anyway, I think I’ve lost most of my train of thought…at least what I was thinking about writing…oh well maybe next time it will be deeper and more meaningful, but now it is off to bed for me.
Monday, November 24, 2003
All I want is a “convoluted red form with a linear green attachment”* from a guy…
Geez, you never realize how important friends are, until you eat dinner alone in a busy caf…or in this case, in your room, (though the food is actually good today *gasp*), or walk around campus and never see anyone you know, unless they are in your classes. I don’t even ever see people from my floor. It’s just like a mini-city, made up of a bunch of young adults and boring profs. I think it may have finally clicked, that I’m at university, and not just what feels like an extened summer camp, in a city, where you get homework. I know it sounds pretty dumb, but that’s the way it seemed for the first few months. The really weird thing is I still feel like I should be back in junior high….or maybe even elementary…I certainly don’t feel like I am 6 days (but who’s counting) away from being 18. Its really scary that in 6 short days I will be an adult…with which comes a ton of freedom …and responsibility. What were they thinking when they made 18 the legal age…I don’t feel old enough to vote….which brings up another interesting point….the fact that the first thing that comes to people’s minds when the turn 18 is….wow I can drink legally now…not, wow, I actually have a say in the politics of my country now. No wonder the voter turnout for age 18-24 is so low. Sadly the other thing that comes to mind when I think about turning 18 is the fact that I would say I haven’t had a real boyfriend yet…I know many of you may be thinking, what about Nathan (AKA…the boy from Abbotsford), but to be completely honest we didn’t ever really know each other well enough to be considered actually dating. I was talking to a friend of mine who is turning 19 next summer…which will be here b4 we know it… she hasn’t had a boyfriend yet either…not even the experience of what goes along with it I mean, what if I never find “the one”, I know they won’t be perfect…but they’ll be perfect enough for me…the real problem is finding them…I think one of my real fears is never finding that person, the one I would feel comfortable telling anything too, and that I could trust with my life. I know I will always have friends to take care of me…but friend love is different than “husband-wife love”. Friends will always be there, but they also have their own lives….they aren’t there to share almost every aspect of your life with. I know I’m not even 18, but I hear about friends who, to quote one of them, are “falling hard and fast”. Like honestly, am I missing something here on the “how to meet the right guy 101”, and by the right guy I mean…the one who likes me for who I am, and not who they want me to be. The other thing that worries me about this whole relationship business…is the fact that 2 people that seem so happy together can break up out of the blue…it just doesn’t make sense!
Sorry for all my ranting…I’m sure most of it doesn’t make sense, and I’m not about to read it over to make sure it does. I am actually doing fine…and super excited for my bday….Bellini (sp) wed at moxies on the 3rd….i’m excited…that and the fact that is also the last day of school…crazy that I’m almost done my first semester of university…ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*For those that were wondering…the “convoluted red form with a linear green attachment”….its a rose. ;)
Well, that was probably 1/2hr too much procrastinating for me…but that’s too bad. Guess what! 31 days till Christmas…22 days till I come home….PARTY IN 25!!!!
Geez, you never realize how important friends are, until you eat dinner alone in a busy caf…or in this case, in your room, (though the food is actually good today *gasp*), or walk around campus and never see anyone you know, unless they are in your classes. I don’t even ever see people from my floor. It’s just like a mini-city, made up of a bunch of young adults and boring profs. I think it may have finally clicked, that I’m at university, and not just what feels like an extened summer camp, in a city, where you get homework. I know it sounds pretty dumb, but that’s the way it seemed for the first few months. The really weird thing is I still feel like I should be back in junior high….or maybe even elementary…I certainly don’t feel like I am 6 days (but who’s counting) away from being 18. Its really scary that in 6 short days I will be an adult…with which comes a ton of freedom …and responsibility. What were they thinking when they made 18 the legal age…I don’t feel old enough to vote….which brings up another interesting point….the fact that the first thing that comes to people’s minds when the turn 18 is….wow I can drink legally now…not, wow, I actually have a say in the politics of my country now. No wonder the voter turnout for age 18-24 is so low. Sadly the other thing that comes to mind when I think about turning 18 is the fact that I would say I haven’t had a real boyfriend yet…I know many of you may be thinking, what about Nathan (AKA…the boy from Abbotsford), but to be completely honest we didn’t ever really know each other well enough to be considered actually dating. I was talking to a friend of mine who is turning 19 next summer…which will be here b4 we know it… she hasn’t had a boyfriend yet either…not even the experience of what goes along with it I mean, what if I never find “the one”, I know they won’t be perfect…but they’ll be perfect enough for me…the real problem is finding them…I think one of my real fears is never finding that person, the one I would feel comfortable telling anything too, and that I could trust with my life. I know I will always have friends to take care of me…but friend love is different than “husband-wife love”. Friends will always be there, but they also have their own lives….they aren’t there to share almost every aspect of your life with. I know I’m not even 18, but I hear about friends who, to quote one of them, are “falling hard and fast”. Like honestly, am I missing something here on the “how to meet the right guy 101”, and by the right guy I mean…the one who likes me for who I am, and not who they want me to be. The other thing that worries me about this whole relationship business…is the fact that 2 people that seem so happy together can break up out of the blue…it just doesn’t make sense!
Sorry for all my ranting…I’m sure most of it doesn’t make sense, and I’m not about to read it over to make sure it does. I am actually doing fine…and super excited for my bday….Bellini (sp) wed at moxies on the 3rd….i’m excited…that and the fact that is also the last day of school…crazy that I’m almost done my first semester of university…ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*For those that were wondering…the “convoluted red form with a linear green attachment”….its a rose. ;)
Well, that was probably 1/2hr too much procrastinating for me…but that’s too bad. Guess what! 31 days till Christmas…22 days till I come home….PARTY IN 25!!!!
Saturday, November 22, 2003
Ahh, I'm going to have just way too much fun with this....procrastination here I come!!!!
So the floor dinner, that was fun, mmmmm turkey, and suprisingly enough my F.C. (Thats floor coordinator for those that don't know), can actually cook....she made pretty good dressing, and hey anything is better than aramark, caf. food!!!!!!! I was on clean-up for the dinner....and anything that had mashed potatoes in it is brutal to wash!!!! Ah the memories of camp. Anyway, a little piece of advice, though I'm sure most of you know it....don't try to wash a can that had cranberry sauce (or any tin can for that matter) in it, like you would wash a normal glass or something....the sides are sharp, and you will cut yourself. Yes yes I know, how many times did I get told that as a kid, and of course last night I did it....there is a nice circular cut on my hand that really kinda hurts!
For the girls, you will be amazed a what a night of chick-flicks will do for you. I tend to cry in those kind of movies...and last night for once I wasn't the only one crying. My neighbor Alana was actually crying more than me, and for anyone that saw Pearl Harbour with me (Yes I know there was a lot of American patriotism in it....but it was still sad!!!!), would understand how much I cry in sad movies. I had forgotten how much I hate "Here on Earth" stupid girl picking the jerk over Josh....honestly what was she thinking????? But since all of us girls were in a chick flick mood, we decided to watch A walk to Remember after that....and got made fun of, of course, by all the guys whenever they walked by! Why can't there be more guys like Shane West's character (I have gone brain dead at the moment and can't remember his name....)...seriously....guys could learn so much about what girls want from watching a chick flick with them.
Well that is enough mindless rambling for now...hopefully I didn't put you to sleep! But I should really get back to getting some work done...*grumble...math assignment.....grumble*
****8 days till my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**** WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!
So the floor dinner, that was fun, mmmmm turkey, and suprisingly enough my F.C. (Thats floor coordinator for those that don't know), can actually cook....she made pretty good dressing, and hey anything is better than aramark, caf. food!!!!!!! I was on clean-up for the dinner....and anything that had mashed potatoes in it is brutal to wash!!!! Ah the memories of camp. Anyway, a little piece of advice, though I'm sure most of you know it....don't try to wash a can that had cranberry sauce (or any tin can for that matter) in it, like you would wash a normal glass or something....the sides are sharp, and you will cut yourself. Yes yes I know, how many times did I get told that as a kid, and of course last night I did it....there is a nice circular cut on my hand that really kinda hurts!
For the girls, you will be amazed a what a night of chick-flicks will do for you. I tend to cry in those kind of movies...and last night for once I wasn't the only one crying. My neighbor Alana was actually crying more than me, and for anyone that saw Pearl Harbour with me (Yes I know there was a lot of American patriotism in it....but it was still sad!!!!), would understand how much I cry in sad movies. I had forgotten how much I hate "Here on Earth" stupid girl picking the jerk over Josh....honestly what was she thinking????? But since all of us girls were in a chick flick mood, we decided to watch A walk to Remember after that....and got made fun of, of course, by all the guys whenever they walked by! Why can't there be more guys like Shane West's character (I have gone brain dead at the moment and can't remember his name....)...seriously....guys could learn so much about what girls want from watching a chick flick with them.
Well that is enough mindless rambling for now...hopefully I didn't put you to sleep! But I should really get back to getting some work done...*grumble...math assignment.....grumble*
****8 days till my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**** WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!
Friday, November 21, 2003
Well guys, Denise has decided to jump on the bandwagon of blogs...and now you get to read about my oh so thrilling life at the U of A.
Well first of all MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell just how excited I am....thats what I thought!
And all of you better make a point of coming to my party Dec 19th, even just for a bit. Those of you who can't consider yourself booked for some time over Christmas....Sarah and Kathryn....we need a fluteamatartica reunion!!!!!
Other than that for the moment, the only big news is that after dec 16th I will no longer be taking engineering. For those of you I haven't told, I am going to try to get into occupational therapy (similar to physio, but less actual injury treatment, and more helping people get back to their everyday life activities after some kind of accident.) I think it is more of what I want to do...no desk job for Denise! But if not, I can apply for physio later, or so tasha tells me, if I get a degree I can do nursing in 2 years.
Enough of the boring school life...oh wait, does my life consist of anything else at the moment....ummm yeah thats what I thought.. NOPE SURE DOESN'T! Other than band that is, which is my escape...though its nothing like high school...definetly not nearly as much community, but at this point its the music that is important.
For those of you not "lucky" enough to experience rez life, well let me tell you (and Jacqui...I completely understand the flip-flop shower business...though I will not go into the disgusting details, to spare you all!!) its definely convenient, but the food is way over priced, and not that good (but usually edible at least), especially coming from my house! TOnight might actually be good though, its my floor dinner, yay turkey!!!
Miss you all, 27 days till i'm home!!!!!
Well first of all MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you tell just how excited I am....thats what I thought!
And all of you better make a point of coming to my party Dec 19th, even just for a bit. Those of you who can't consider yourself booked for some time over Christmas....Sarah and Kathryn....we need a fluteamatartica reunion!!!!!
Other than that for the moment, the only big news is that after dec 16th I will no longer be taking engineering. For those of you I haven't told, I am going to try to get into occupational therapy (similar to physio, but less actual injury treatment, and more helping people get back to their everyday life activities after some kind of accident.) I think it is more of what I want to do...no desk job for Denise! But if not, I can apply for physio later, or so tasha tells me, if I get a degree I can do nursing in 2 years.
Enough of the boring school life...oh wait, does my life consist of anything else at the moment....ummm yeah thats what I thought.. NOPE SURE DOESN'T! Other than band that is, which is my escape...though its nothing like high school...definetly not nearly as much community, but at this point its the music that is important.
For those of you not "lucky" enough to experience rez life, well let me tell you (and Jacqui...I completely understand the flip-flop shower business...though I will not go into the disgusting details, to spare you all!!) its definely convenient, but the food is way over priced, and not that good (but usually edible at least), especially coming from my house! TOnight might actually be good though, its my floor dinner, yay turkey!!!
Miss you all, 27 days till i'm home!!!!!
