A skittery, erratic attempt at a weblog. Rambles will be indulged and depths will be plumbed. Who knows what I'll come up with?
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| Fragments A skittery, erratic attempt at a weblog. Rambles will be indulged and depths will be plumbed. Who knows what I'll come up with? |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Weather: colder than it has been, but definitely spring. Listening to: Rent, "No Day But Today" Not doing: Unpacking and organizing and cleaning. Well. So that was first year. I miss it already. posted by susan | 4:57 PM Thursday, April 24, 2003 Weather: You know, I didn't make it to the great outdoors for even the shortest span of time today. Looked nice from in here, though..... Listening to: Rent, "Goodbye Love"...over and over and over again in my head.... Not doing: Bio studying...blast it all. Lugging two suitcases of stuff out of my dorm room on Tuesday seemed very odd. It doesn't feel like enough time has elapsed since I lugged everything UP there to be taking it back down again. Again, time is sneaking up on me. One of these mornings I'll wake up staring at my skylight for the last time. Where did it all go? And I'm up for being 20 years old -- really, honestly I am -- but I'm having a bit of a hard time believing that that will happen tomorrow. It's a sucky time of year to be born when you're going to school...it used to be ISU time, now it's exam time. And I've never been very good at focusing on studying for finals -- when summer's so close you can taste it, it's tough to ignore. Time to pack both homes into one, I suppose...although where I'm supposed to put everything, I don't know. Coming home is going to be strange. All these things all need to be out of sight and out of mind. An extra computer and printer...extra bedding...dishes...books...new ideas of freedom and liberty...time to pack them away for the season. Oh well. One more exam, one more party...de-inhabiting my room, one last trip with stuff to the car, and then pulling out onto the 403 towards 4 months in the big city. I am looking forward to it...but it is going to be strange, for sure. posted by susan | 9:23 PM Saturday, April 19, 2003 Weather: Haven't been ouside yet today, but yesterday was kind of chilly and grey. Today looks nicer. Listening to: The printer choke and sputter -- damn machine, you are NOT out of paper. Not doing: Chem studying -- but I will be, real soon. I'd forgotten what a piece of junk my printer at home is. Ugh. Utter crapness. It's taking me more time to PRINT this damn letter than it did to write it. Honestly... Anyway, in other news, happy Easter weekend everyone -- my uncle came over yesterday and we played Pictionary. Now, that used to be my favourite game when I was a kid, but we haven't played it in ages -- and I just rediscovered how much I love it! So much fun. And maybe it seems strange that I'd like it, considering it involves drawing, which I can't do -- certainly strange that I'd like IT while I really don't like word-based games, like scrabble and dictionary. But it's not really about being a good artist, it's about being able to communicate and understand what other people are trying to communicate, which is definitely an enjoyable challenge. Great fun. I should take it up to university next year -- we'd have a good time with it...I think....maybe.... I was about to say it would make a good Inquiry exercise, but then I realized that was just TOO geeky for words. In any case, anything's a good Inquiry exercise...when you think about it.... posted by susan | 12:36 PM Wednesday, April 16, 2003 Weather: Is making yesterday seem like a cruel joke. Listening to: Mighty Mighty Boss Tones, "Impression That I Get" Not doing: Chem studying When did the radio turn to crap? I mean it -- am I getting old, or what? I haven't listened to the radio in ages, so upon getting back to Toronto yesterday, I decided to have a listen and see what I've been missing. I'm distressed to say I've spent most of the day shaking my head and saying to myself, "Well, music was better back in MY day." MY day. Of like a year ago. I think maybe it's just because I've been disconnected. What's good out there these days? posted by susan | 4:33 PM Sunday, April 13, 2003 "The Inquiry final skills evaluation is due on April 12th", our facilitator said, in a voice that would go well with a finger shaken for emphasis, "and I MEAN it! April 12th! By 11:59!" 11:56 -- stop writing. 11:57 -- hit send button. Oh well. Serves her right for being so terribly specific. It was practically a dare. :) posted by susan | 12:32 AM Saturday, April 12, 2003 Weather:Nicest day ever told. Listening to:Alanis Morissette, "Thank You" Not doing: my inquiry self-eval, stats studying So, my english exam went not too badly...no surprises, anyway, which is probably a good thing. I wasn't really very worried about it...it was nice to have 3 hours, though, for once in an English exam I didn't feel horribly rushed at the end (although of course I wrote like a maniac till the last possible second, as usual). I had never been in Convocation Hall before, so that was interesting too...it's a SMALL room for convocation (maybe they have, like, a bigger one somewhere) but it's really nice. I felt like a genuine student in some old-fashioned British ivy-covered school -- sitting in a dark red-leather padded chair, in this wood panelled room with big, high, arched windows along the wall. It was weird to watch the sun set while writing an exam, though...never done that before. So. As I said, it's the nicest day ever right now -- warm and springlike for a change. And there's still snow on the ground, but regardless there are people out sunbathing, which is kind of funny. :) And I feel really capricious. So here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to blow off stats and inquiry just a little more, and go into Westdale, and do a bit of shopping. Because if I let this day slip by without getting out there for at LEAST a bit, I'll never forgive myself. Have a nice day, everyone. ~LM posted by susan | 3:19 PM Friday, April 11, 2003 Hmmm...don't usually like the guy at all, but this is kind of amusing: "You know the world has gone crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy the NBA is chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, Germany does NOT want to go to war and the 3 most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick' and 'Colon'!" - Chris Rock posted by susan | 1:29 PM Thursday, April 10, 2003 
Some of my friends have too much time on their hands, I guess. ;) NAH, just kidding...thanks julie, I appreciate it. Maybe I should throw a blog housewarming party.... Oh, and yes, that is Tori Amos in the picture -- she's kind of a favourite of mine, along with the Barenaked Ladies (yeah, I don't know how I wound up with those two favourite either) and other miscellaneous music. posted by susan | 6:40 PM Weather: Sunny. Nice. One of those almost-tangible blue skies. Listening to: Tori Amos, "Cloud on my Tongue" Not doing: my stats assignment, English studying, ANY studying Wow. The things I do to procrastinate. This blog isn't entirely procrastination-based, I promise. Although the timing of its creation is a tad suspect, I've had it in my mind for quite awhile now. I still have an active diary at www.freeopendiary.com under the same title, but for some reason, I haven't felt like posting there for awhile. I'm hoping this kickstarts the urge. I also have NO understanding of HTML right now, so bear with me -- I'm a relatively quick learner, and I like learning on the go, but it might take some time. "The ball is round. The game lasts 90 minutes. These are facts. The rest is pure theory.... Here we go!" ~LM posted by susan | 3:09 PM |
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