So Close!

It's almost my birthday! Yeah...except I have a little predicament, it's a bit juvenile. I call my social role a "floater". I don't really have a set group of friends, which I'm ok with for several reasons: 1) I can choose the people I hang out with. When you're in a group, there's always that one person that you really can't stand, but you're forced to hang out with anyway. But I'm not in a group, so I can just call up specific people and be all "Let's do things". 2) No conformity! I don't have to do things I don't feel comfortable doing, just to fit into a group.

What's annoying, though, is that University is clique-y. I didn't think it would be, but it is. Socially, it's like highschool. Last year in res, everyone got all group-ish and exclusive, and then I was left out. And then this year, I thought I was with this group of people that are in my class, but suddenly they got exclusive too, and no one invited me to things. But it's totally fine, I still have friends, so it's all good.

Anywho, my birthday pickle: I want to have a birthday thing with friends, but my friends don't really know each other. They are all from separate groups, so if I invite them all to the same thing, the probability of the situation being awkard is very high. And then there is also the "if I invite her, I have to invite that other person too, or else they would get mad". And suddenly my "little birthday thing" turns into "large house party where everything gets trashed". What to do?! I would rather not do anything for my b-day, whatever, it's just a b-day, right? Then again, I haven't had a birthday party for myself since I was eight, I believe. Blah! Maybe I just won't do anything.

On a lighter, less annoying note: my new favourite animal = SEA CUCUMBER!!! A sea cucumber is basically a slimy water balloon. It's kind of like a giant slug, but less gross, and more fun to hold in your hand. I want my very own squishy cucumber!! I shall name him Mr. Sweaters, just because.

One-uppers

I find it annoying when people feel the need to one up everyone to try and impress them. No one listens to anyone else anymore. They just sit and wait for other people to stop talking so they can talk about themselves, and it's quite annoying. This is why I never usually do the talking when I'm with a group of friends, because I feel like...why even bother? They aren't hearing what I'm saying anyway.

It really blows my mind how a lot of people seem so selfish. I think I can guess what they're thinking when they talk to friends. One friend will be complaining about how she and her boyfriend are having a fight, and all the other friend is thinking about is "Wow, how dare she talk all about herself, when MY boyfriend and I are having an even worse fight! Mleh mleh mleh!" Come on, really? Do people even care anymore?

A few weeks ago, I was at this person's house with some other people, and two of the people were one-uppers, so everytime one would say something, the other would jump in and say something like "Well, that's nothing!" It got to the point where they were bragging about things that were non-braggable. Example: Girl 1: "My grandma died when I was 12 from a heart attack" Girl 2: "Well, MY grandma died on my tenth birthday from falling in the pool! Beat that!" How ridiculous is that! I was so baffled, I had to leave.

It's crazy. I actually prefer listening when I talk to friends.

Here is Brian Regan's take on it all about "Me Monsters":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QvSoRQrVJg

Hilarious.

Whhhaaa?

Is anyone else confused by banks? I am!

I got my credit card today! Yay! I had to call to activate it. The lady tried to sell me something, I think? I'm not sure, I couldn't really understand her. I only heard clips of what she was saying: "So, Miss Vanessa, if you cannot work .....you can pay 89 cents per 100 dollars...incase of heart attack, or stroke...30 days approval...free if the balance is zero.....bananas.....so, Miss Vanessa, would you be interested?" "Um? No? Can I think about it?"

Anyway...I can buy things online?

Also, I feel sick. :(

Oh Yeah!

Hi, again! So, funny story...
I was writing that last blog, and then my friend came up to me and asked what I was doing. "Writing a blog!" I said. He laughed. And then I thought about how blogging is actually quite nerdy...but I think my blogging skills are exceptional! So then I read all of my previous blogs (instead of studying...whoops). While reading them, I actually laughed outloud. HAHAHA! I'm greeeeat. Anyway, the point of this "funny story" is that I forgot how much I actually enjoy blogging. Therefore, I am going to blog again...(intead of studying...)

Know what I can't understand? How people concentrate for long periods of time. I just can't do it! My attention span is very very limited. The girl who is sitting across from me in the library has been working on the same lab for about two hours. I'm impressed!

Also, I'm going to revisit my impression of my mind. So, yeah, it's a long hallway with doors, and inside the doors is filing cabinets with all the info for each specific topic. I have come up with a theory of what happens inside these rooms during an exam: while I'm trying to think of the information I need, I picture myself rummaging through all the filing cabinets desperately. "Ok, Foraminifera...F...F....it's not in here!!!" Files are being thrown around in panic. Then, I hear a noise and look over my shoulder...there, I see a creepy man, smiling at me, while he feeds a file labelled "Foraminifera" into a shredding machine: "Whiiiiiiiirrrrr". Me: "NNNOOOOOOOO!!!"

Ahahah!

My closing thought for the day: Tights are not pants. That is all.

Pent up ANGER?

The last few days, I have been in class, and I have been angry. My general anger is directed towards people. People are weird, and interesting...but a lot of them are selfish and annoying. I guess I'm not a people-person? I can pretend to be, but deep down, I'm not. :(

So, in class, I come in at a reasonable time, the class isn't full at this point, yet I can't find a good seat. Why? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DUMB AND SAVE 700 SEATS FOR ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS!!! For example, I have my Nutrition class in War Memorial, which is a large church-like building, with a stage and projector at the front, and the seats are a lot like movie theatre seats, except squishier. I come in today and scan the first 3 rows...all full. Next 7 rows...half full; the other seats all have people's belongings draped over them, waiting for their friends. Why? Are you in grade 5? I just don't understand!

Ok, let's break this down, people...why would you need your whole group of friends to sit with you?
1) To catch up? To talk before class? Ok, really, by the time your friend comes in, you have 1 to 2 minutes to talk to them. You want to catch up? TALK AFTER CLASS! Or....CALL THEM AND HANG OUT OUTSIDE OF CLASS.

2) To make sure your friend has a seat? We are all 19+ years olds...I think we are adult enough to look for our own seats

I cannot think of a 3rd reason. I shall ask people who are saving seats, maybe they can enlighten me on the reasons.

I don't mind as much when the class isn't really full, but in the case of my Nutrition class, every seat is taken, and it's impossible to find seats even 7 minutes before class begins. And then when you do find a seat, it's impossible to actually get to it without stepping on people and belongings, and molesting the back of peoples' heads...it's weird and awkward.

Sometimes, I really just want to go sit where ever I want, and when someone says "Oh, this is saved" I will say "No..." or "They can sit somewhere else"...some day...sigh.

November 11th

Remembrance Day. I went to a ceremony thing today. I feel like most people on campus forgot about today. I enjoy hearing stories about actual people in the war, and reading their letters that they wrote, just about how they felt or how it was affecting them. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like now.

Also, isn't it weird how language changes? Just reading the letters from the past, during the war and such. I find that they are more descriptive, personal and straight forward. None of this "lol" and "omg" and stuff. And, they use their own words too. Not as many cliches? Yeah. I dislike cliches and I try to avoid them. Unless they're  funny in a weird way. For example I like throwing in a "When in Rome!..." and then people are like, "what?"

I'm getting a tattoo on Monday. It is a green heart with a silhouette of a tree coming out the top. Pretty sweet. It means...a lot of things. I like trees. Trees remind me of my childhood. I grew up on a farm that had a big bush/forest in the back. It meant a lot to me, I could clear my mind, just walking throught the bush. Awesome. It could also mean that I am happy with myself, as in, being with just me. That's deep, right?

Ok, enough blooooooging.

Look Outside

...it's a family reunion of precipitation. Or it was...I guess it stopped. But anyway, it's good to know that all forms of the water family have picnics too.

So, I have discovered that the Hush Sound is really good. I like them mucho.

Also, I am weirdly happy. I don't know why, considering this week has been SAD AND CRAZY!

Coffee!

So I had a bunch of coffee this morning, and I'm feeling quite chipper. I have lots to say. Hopefully I will get to say it all before the coffee wears out.

Anywho, I got my mark for my midterm in developmental bio yesterday (online), and I did surprisingly well, considering I thought I failed. The test was mulitple-multiple choice, so there were more than 1 correct answers, but you had to choose all of the correct answers, or else you got zero (no part marks). So anyway, it was beyond hard. I went to that class today, and got my test back. I actually failed? Weird, what's going on? Turns out EVERYONE failed, and the prof was like, "oh...maybe this system is too difficult" and then gave everyone 10 free marks! Cool!

I have decided something very awesome. Compliments are just the greatest things. I love compliments...who doesn't? So, I've decided to compliment strangers, starting at 1 a day, and then moving up to 2 and then 3 and so on (until maybe 8? That's a lot!). And I'm also going to compliment people I know as well (as many as possible). It can be kinda awkward, but I love getting compliments from random people, eg when I'm buying things: Nice wallet! Gee, thanks!! It's good to know that someone appreciates my wallet like I do. So, anyway, yesterday I complimented a girl on her glasses and today I told a girl I liked her shoes. Both responses were skeptical and less enthusiastic than I had hoped, but I think that's because people generally keep compliments to themselves, and people aren't used to accepting them, you know?

I also love listening in on people's convos. AND I love when something weird happens, but you're by yourself, and surrounded by strangers, and you all just give each other understanding looks.

This morning on the overstuffed bus, I overheard this convo:
Guy: Man, I'm falling all over the place!
Bus driver: Oh, is it my driving?
Guy: No, no. It's just that when I stand on buses I tend to roll around like a puppy in a moving vehicle.

Well said, Guy. I laughed, as I too felt like a puppy on a moving vehicle.

I would just like to point out, that finding complete journal articles for free online is extremely difficult. Just sayin'.

Man, you know what are cool? Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are just awesome. When I was little (like, 3 and 4 years old), I wanted to be a "dinosaur scientist". Just recently, I remembered why. BECAUSE DINOS ARE COOL! My bf disagrees, but whatever! I predict that he will be eaten by one. Anyway, just think about it...dinos...huge lizards. And some with big back legs and tiny useless arms. How did those tiny arms even develope? Also, interesting fact: pterodactyls and other flying lizards did not evolve into birds, as one would predict. It was the T-rex and Brontosaurus (now re-named Apatosaurus) (the entire group is named Saurischian Dinosaurs) that became our modern day birds. Weird! (Or I suppose dinos didn't evolve into anything, and birds were just there already OR dinos never existed in the first place, according to our Creationist friends). Anywho, maybe I should get into paleontology?

Ok, that was a good bloogage for me. Adios!

Excited for Life Again!

H'ok. How is everyone doing today?

So, school started. Awful. I'm already super behind in EVERYTHING! Today, while trying to study, I made a chart depicting my productivity vs. time. It's pretty great, wish I could show it to you.

My sleeping has become really strange. I'm doing things in my sleep that I am (clearly) unaware of. Example: Last week, I changed the time on my clock forward a few hours. I was very confused when I awoke at 10...it was actually 7? Also, I keep incorporating the sound of my alarm into my dreams. Last night, I had a dream where there were outfits strewn about, and everytime my alarm went off, I discarded one of the outfits. That's weird. But anyway, it's becoming a promblem, as I keep waking up late, and then missing my 8:30 class.

Also, also...I lost both my bunny and my doggy in the last month ...that's just so sad!

What else can I say...work is good. I like making fun of people. Just thought I would add that there.

I like the song Australia by the Shins...

People Are Rude

So, recently I've had a few experiences with random strangers that have annoyed me. I guess this is more of a rant.

1) I was at a health and safety meeting for work, and the meeting included my store's employees, along with KW's and Cambridge's stores employees. Most of the employees were teenagers and they continued to interupt the general manager and talk amongst themselves throughout the meeting. It was super annoying. At one point, the general manager asked me a question, and my response was "Yes, I just did it yesterday". The kid beside me scoffs, "Good for you". Uhm...excuse me? How rude! I wanted to slap him, but refrained from doing so, and just gave him a dirty glare instead. Stupid kid.

2) It was a busy day at the store, and I was rushing to take orders and serve costumers their meal at the same time. As I was scurrying around, I ran up to the cash register to take another order from a middle aged woman. "Hi, what can I get you?" I asked. Meanwhile, the lady decides this is prime time for a phone call. She put the phone to her ear and held up one finger at me "Hold on," she mouthed. Uh...no...sorry, the world does not revolve around you. There is a line up behind you, and I have to get people their food, so I can't stand around and wait for you to tell your husband, "I'm at the mall...yeah, just ordering fries...where are you?" I just walked away and then came back when she was done her call. Grr...

3) I was walking home from work one day and crossing through the park. It was dark, seeing as the time was 9:30-ish. A group of teenagers were walking perpendicular to me and I crossed in front of them. Then, I heard from behind me, "Hey, are you a girl? ...Hey! ...YO!" I just ignored them and kept walking. This isn't the first time that has happened to me either. For some reason immature teens feel the need to heckle me. Why? I just don't get it. Just leave me alone, there is no reason to yell random stuff at me. I always ignore them, because what they're looking for is a reaction.

4) Just today, as I was walking home from work, a guy and his girlfriend were just behind me near the mall. I still had my uniform on and the guy says sarcastically, "Haha, nice shirt" and the gf chuckled along. I ignored him, but what I wanted to say was, "Did I ask for your opinion on my uniform? No, I didn't. Now why don't you go home and be a jerk to your girlfriend, which I'm sure she doesn't mind because she seems like one of those ditsy 'blondes' that fall for douches like you."

Stay tuned for more annoying situations with rude, self-centered people!