tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49950700387032126382024-03-23T12:09:39.210-06:00LouamonsterLouamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-82171360287892220232009-12-06T18:34:00.003-07:002009-12-06T18:47:14.141-07:00It's been a WHILE!I know I haven't posted in approximately forever, and lots has happened!<br /><br />Nattie and I went to Montreal and Toronto. Toronto was pretty cool but I fell head over heels in love with Montreal. Everything about it, in fact.<br /><br />Then I was in Banff for this really awesome training thing for work, which was really fun and very interesting! It was mostly about marketing, which I'm really interested in.<br /><br />Then we had to go to Winnipeg because my uncle died, which was really sad. I know this isn't really a nice thing to say, but it was really nice to see everyone. I'd rather not have been in Winnipeg and seeing everyone for that reason, but since it had to happen, it was nice.<br /><br />Finally, the Christmas party was last weekend! It was a really great time!<br /><br />This is a really weak post, but I'm on my way back into the blogosphere, ha ha, perhaps so I think that's why.<br /><br />:)Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-81572338397133731982009-09-30T00:34:00.002-06:002009-09-30T00:45:21.290-06:00Come full circleThose who know me well know that there are a few phrases/words that I plain old don't understand ("paradox"). There are also a great many which I kind of get but I really could never use in a conversation ("flaky") and some I just plain old don't like ("that has nothing to do with the price of tea in China"). I SHOULD understand these words/phrases, I think. I honestly (and I may be being cocky here) nothing about these things that is so far above my head that I can't figure it out, I think there are just some things that don't click with people. In any case, the phrase "come full circle" meant little to me until very recently.<br /><br />I went to "Ask the Rabbi" with my dad last Tuesday and I was sitting there, very much enjoying myself, and thinking about myself ten years ago. I have to say, as an aside, that it makes me feel like infinity years old to be able to vividly remember ten years ago, but I won't really go there. Anyways, ten years ago (or at least very close, 9 at least), I would have been sitting around with my youth group having "Bible Answer Man" with Pastor Russ. I can't fully describe what it was like to sit there with a bunch of old Jewish guys and be thinking about my former religious life, but I really enjoyed myself. And I definitely got a real kick out of it.<br /><br />Dad and I went to Yom Kippur services yesterday. I am not a good faster, but that part of it wasn't too bad. It was a really interesting day. Man did we pray. Well, I didn't really, because I honestly have no idea what's going on. I told my dad that and he said "sure you do" but I don't think he comprehends that, unlike him, I was not forced to go to an Orthodox Synagogue until my early twenties or late teens or whenever it was that he stopped going. I think he had a really good time though. He said he "got a lot of good feelings out of it", and I think that's what I was hoping for. The biggest drawback was that we didn't get to sit together (because it's Orthodox) and so I was all by myself with a bunch of ladies that I have never met, etc. I still had a good time though. It's funny how 99% or so of the ladies just go to chat. Very funny.<br /><br />And dad got to carry the Torah during the service. I really had very little idea what was going on, of course, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's quite an honour to be chosen to do that. It was really cool to (kind of.... there's a serious barricade up between the ladies' and men's sides) see him up there. I think he was really happy. Afterwards he said that being chosen to carry the Torah is a "great honour". And he seemed pretty happy about it. So that's pretty darned cool.<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-38307295751599320442009-09-16T20:28:00.003-06:002009-09-16T20:56:19.397-06:00LuckyI have never really considered myself a super "lucky" person by regular standards. What I mean by that is just that I don't win the few times I gamble and stuff like that. Nattie and Matt and I went to West Ed last weekend for our annual waterpark trip and I had a GREAT time. We were so tired on Friday night though, maybe from all the cardio at the waterpark that day, but probably just because we're getting REALLY old. We were barely able to coax ourselves out of our respective beds after watching a really crappy movie (Observe and Report) for a fun post-mall closing walk. We eventually got to that little fountain thing with the cute little whale that you can stand in and take pictures in (I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about)..... I had some coins in my pocket because I had them ready to throw down the mall (one of my favourite hobbies, when it's busy people jump all over the place because they hear money. It's hilarious). Annnnyways, I handed out some pennies for us to throw in the fountain to make a wish. Nattie and Mattie tossed their pennies in with their wishes. It took me a REALLY long time to figure out something to wish for. This is not to say that my life is perfect, that I'm always happy or anything else kind of silly like that, but I just felt REALLY lucky and blessed and grateful that I couldn't think of anything to wish for.<br /><br />That's all. :)Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-4353622713312832542009-09-04T00:54:00.001-06:002009-09-04T00:54:50.093-06:00Oh wow.I stumbled on this by accident.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w-eF7APJlgo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w-eF7APJlgo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Need I say more?Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-11119388794876904252009-08-26T18:48:00.002-06:002009-08-26T19:39:40.418-06:002 days, 2 posts..... WHAT?I think I posted yesterday. Hmmm. Not really sure.<br /><br />Anyways, I was thinking again (Nattie must be thinking "oh gosh, why").<br /><br />When we saw <span style="font-style: italic;">Julie & Julia, </span>I REALLY enjoyed it. I have to say it's one of my favourites. I knew it was a Nora Ephron movie and I knew that Nora Ephron was Jewish but I guess I never REALLY thought about it before we saw the movie. Anyways, I LOVED the movie so much. And then some. But I definitely had that Woody Allen/Kevin Smith feeling when I watched it. There's something about certain directors that makes me feel that way. Something else interesting that I learned on imdb is that Nora Ephron is in 2 Woody Allen movies, as an extra-sounding type of character. I just think there's something to that.<br /><br />I wish I could articulate better the way I feel when I watch Woody Allen movies or Julie & Julia, but I can't because I don't understand it myself. They're not "Jewish" movies. Most of Woody Allen's main characters (in the movies where he is the main character) are Jewish, but I think that has something to do with the fact that it seems like most of those movies are kind of autobiographical. Or at least I think the characters are reflections of him. In any case, I found out that Nora Ephron also directed When Harry Met Sally, which many of you know is one of my very favourite movies. And Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail..... all of which I REALLY loved.<br /><br />Not that I think it's fair to just say that just because she's Jewish I'm more likely to enjoy her movies. That's definitely not what I'm saying or thinking. I just feel like there's something there. I don't know what, and I don't know how it can transcend subject that way (if "it" does, in fact, exist). It's probably just a fluke. I mean, the fact that 2 of my 3 very favourite directors are Jewish doesn't constitute some demographic miracle or relationship. A LOT of directors (and other people in Hollywood) happen to be Jewish.<br /><br />In <span style="font-style: italic;">Stars of David</span> (one of my very favourite books), Abigail Pogrebin points out that Nora Ephron has been called a "Jewish humorist in the tradition of Woody Allen". So there's that, are they both Jewish humorists? Nora Ephron doesn't think so. She doesn't see herself as a Jewish writer anymore than she identifies as a woman writer. She says "Don't I make <span style="font-style: italic;">movies</span>?". Which I totally agree with. I wouldn't want to be a "woman director" or a "Jewish director" or whatever, I'd just want to be a director. I happen to think that'd be a cool job anyway, but that's another tangent for another post.<br /><br />I just think there's something to this though. She actually says something that I can appreciate about a certain Jewish type of humour: "one of the things that seemed very clear to me was that this thing that you call Jewish humor, whatever it is, partly comes from being ina minority. In my stereotype of Jews, one thing I love is how funny they are -- how funny <span style="font-style: italic;">at their own expense </span>they are". I think that the "connection", should there be one, has something to do with Jews having a certain type of humour (or writing style or something. Could be anything), making something non-Jewish with that type of humour and then my interpreting it in a certain way. That definitely doesn't explain my love of Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally, or much else at all though. So that's great. I have a question and a totally irrelevant theory.<br /><br />It was just something I was thinking about. In other happy news, I got a few books I ordered today. My new copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Stars of David </span>by Abigail Pogrebin<span style="font-style: italic;">, I Am Jewish</span> edited by Judea and Ruth Pearl <span style="font-style: italic;">, and Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil </span>by Hannah Arendt. YAY!<br /><br />I should stop ordering books and start READING books though. My list is quite long!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-41099399282484794022009-08-25T19:54:00.002-06:002009-08-25T20:08:22.756-06:00You really can't.....plan for life, can you. Not that anything unexpected has happened to me recently, it's just what I've been thinking about. I think I'm really frustrated because I misread a certain situation and then really fouled it up. That's all I'll say, but my one reader knows what happened. The details aren't important anyways.<br /><br />Nothing too, too exciting going on otherwise. Enjoying some Jeopardy. I LOVE Jeopardy. Speaking of old people-like things that I am in love with, I caught up with a little Antiques Roadshow last night. Boy was that ever good. This one guy had this amazing collection of Hallmark cards (he worked for Hallmark) by Charles Schulz (sp?) as well as some assorted sketches, including Peanuts ones. It was pretty cool. I gotta say it gave me goosebumps a little. The appraiser said it was probably worth up to $150,000. Which is NUTS, especially because he didn't seem to expect it to be worth too, too much. It's just such a good show though. Has anyone else noticed that Jeopardy has changed their set dramatically? I think I know the answer to that question, ha ha.<br /><br />I'm starving and don't feel like cooking anything. Brutal. I'd say there's a SERIOUS chance I'll be having KD pretty soon here. I made this spaghetti last night and it was quite good but it was so garlicky I tasted it ALL NIGHT so I don't really feel like having it again, even though I have 2 containers of leftovers. The garlic has probably just intensified by this time anyways. So I think I'll skip it.<br /><br />The other piece of news is that I did a little bike shopping today. And I had NO luck. It was brutal. I was really interested in <a href="http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/Summer/BikesAccessories/BikesHybrid/PRD%7E0711240P/Schwinn%2BTango%2B20-in%2BFolding%2BHybrid%2BBike.jsp">this</a> one but none of the people at the store knew how to fold it and I didn't want to buy it without seeing how to fold it. I even tried to take the instruction manual out of the little bag hanging from the bike to figure it out but I just couldn't get it. I was really disappointed in the customer service I received there. I try my VERY best not to complain about stuff like that, but it was brutal. If someone asked me how to fold something when I worked at TRU and I didn't know the answer, I would ASK SOMEONE. So that really sucked. I'll have to bring a friend next time, I guess.<br /><br />I had really good plans to read by the pool tonight but I'm so tired I'll probably just end up lazing around on my computer and watching TV. I have 2 good shows to watch soon, so I'm watching some The Doctors until the good stuff starts.<br /><br />Annnyways, SUPER excited for mine and Mattie and Nattie's trip to Edmonton in a few weeks and then TORONTO AND MONTREAL pretty soon too! HOORAY!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-17792211817698008752009-08-02T08:44:00.002-06:002009-08-02T08:58:37.226-06:00What a week.I know it's been FOREVER since I updated this but honestly none of the details are all that fascinating and Nattie, you already know them all so I don't really need to put them all in here. I just wanted to post something small because I have had possibly the most crazy week I've ever had in my life and I just wanted to get it out. Ha ha, in an outrageously public (but hardly ever read) forum.<br /><br />Tomo and Elliott got married last Saturday and it was so wonderful! Congrats to them, they are so cute together and will no doubt live a very long happy life together! I so hope they get everything they ever dreamed of and more! I'm pretty sure they're still away on their honeymoon (I think they're going away to Disneyland later this year as well, how exciting, to have 2 honeymoons!) but Elliott has posted some pretty adorable and sweet updates since they've been gone.<br /><br />I was also a little hungover on Sunday, oops. Molly and I saw the Ugly Truth, which was awesome and I had a great time with her even though I felt like total garbage.<br /><br />I really don't want to be nonchalant about this but I feel like it's been a really long time coming and that's that Jordan and I broke up on Monday, I'm pretty sure for good this time. I suppose you can really never say never but sometimes you just can't make it work, no matter how much you love someone. And now I realize that and that's OK. We'll both live, just fine. And hopefully we can keep being friends and hopefully someday I'll be friends with his wife or girlfriends or whatever and we can just be really great friends who had a really great relationship a long time ago.<br /><br />I've been thinking the last week or so though, about stuff and things, lol. And how damn lucky I have been in my short 22 (almost 23) years to have so many amazing people walk in (and sometimes out) of my life. I could never even attempt to make a list, but you all know who you are and I just wanted to say thanks. I don't think anyone reads this other than Nattie (and she'll die of shock when she sees that I've updated so she might not even read this far), but if you read this, please know that even though you probably don't realize it (even though you might), you've had more of an impact on my life and who I am than you could ever know. So a million times thank you. I'm just the absolute luckiest girl in the whole world: I've met more amazing people in these short 22 years (do I sound like a broken record yet) than probably some people do in their whole lives. I forget about that a LOT, I think, and I don't treat a lot of my friends like I should to show them how much I love and appreciate them, but I truly, truly do. Whether it's sharing laughter or tears, fun or sadness, in sickness in health, for richer for poorer (wait, how did I get here?).... just kidding. But seriously, thanks to everyone. I love you all so much more than I could ever say in person (because I'm a baby and am cold/dead inside) and especially online.<br /><br />Sometimes you just can't plan for things, huh. I think I've had one of those weeks. And the constant in all of it is that all of my friends who have handled me until now and still stick around (tough, tough people, nice work) have stuck by me every step of the way, no matter what it was that I was learning at that particular moment. I also can't sleep but that's a totally separate story. :)<br /><br />Also, could someone float me a little musical talent? I'm trying to play my guitar again today and when I sing it sounds like I've been smoking (I haven't been). And it's driving me crazy.Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-67108610877284846912009-05-17T15:24:00.002-06:002009-05-17T15:41:22.188-06:00Seriously?For real? The last time I wrote in this it was FEBRUARY 22?!?!?!?!?!? Oh crap. Well there's just no way I can remember nor do I have time to write out everything that has happened between then and now. We moved in, seamlessly. My dad and his friend John gave us a real moving surprise and cancelled our need for the Uhaul by moving all our stuff in on Friday (except for Amanda's boxes, which she didn't have TOO many of). So that was amazing! And that was it! And I love it SOOOO soo much! Amanda is an amazing roommate (no big surprise, she's awesome!) and I love having Sugar around so much, he is one of my favourite 4 cats ever! I will post pictures soon, I was going to do it right now but I can't find my camera anywhere. I was going to wait until we cleaned up but that is NOT going to happen, so oh well. Ha ha. Sorry.<br /><br />Otherwise, I guess I got a promotion (sort of) and definitely some more cash when Janey and I switched jobs in the middle of March. I really like being in the back instead of up front. And it's always fun to get to cover front for Janey when she goes out to do whatever it is she needs to do on her mall walks! And so that's sweet!<br /><br />Other news.... Jord and I got back together..... I guess 3 weeks ago. So I'm real happy about that. It's good so far. Like really good. Weird a little because we have to figure out where we are or whatever. But it's going really really really well. And his sister, his mom and I bribed him to shave off his moustache on Friday so that's also REALLY good. I hate that thing. Tee hee.<br /><br />I'm trying my hardest to finish my application to graduate as I type. And having little to no luck. It's quite very much driving me freaking crazy. OK, I think I got it. This is outrageous. Oh well. So, I get to graduate! And so does Nattie! And very appropriately, at the same ceremony. So that is super exciting. Hopefully we don't get lost on the train this time.<br /><br />Anyways, I gotta get going. I have to tutor in 20 minutes and I've been updating myself to the online world since our internet is working again so my eyes are nearly bleeding. Next time, a story about one of my favourite books ever, tuesdays with Morrie.<br /><br /><3<br /><br />Lo.Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-80307198871291134302009-02-22T14:30:00.004-07:002009-02-22T14:43:28.295-07:00Stuff stuff stuffSoooo.........<br /><br />We got the house for sure! We've paid the down payment and everything, we'll get the keys on March 20 (see ticker at top). It's very very VERY exciting!!!! So we get to move in that Friday and Saturday, which is so so exciting!!!!<br /><br />Um, otherwise not much is new! Unfortunately, the new food court opening is the Monday following moving weekend which is NOT exciting! We're hoping to find a roommate or two, but we can afford it on our own and we'd like to be able to show a potential roommate the place when we meet them, that would be much easier!<br /><br />The other exciting thing is that I really don't have to buy anything else big! My mom and I were looking online today at beds and stuff at Sears. I searched for furniture/mattresses and then went to the bedroom section and something caught my eye. It said " 'Lauren' 5-pc bedroom set". And I was like, ha ha, wouldn't that be really funny.... and then I looked at it and LOVED it! So we went down to the Sears Home store and we were going to look around. I saw a bed (only) for the same price as the whole 5 piece bedroom set (bed frame, headboard, mirror, dresser and nightstand) and we also bought a queen sized mattress for it! It was a GREAT deal and I have a super cool bedroom set that I'm so excited for! It's going to be delivered (for free) the day after our possession date when we'll be doing most of our moving!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOgeEAUadUYEQiGIgrQXZ_fcFJd_ayZfOBzgJuo-zPZgo8Tw02Bb9J5zTWaHdAgiVBEZ-C8ozOit0XspznZQqCgGXlJCMza4xws1T0e_2BJd9YFhzmBc_WuT7L6DuALM-5VFXPrkvD4k/s1600-h/bedroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOgeEAUadUYEQiGIgrQXZ_fcFJd_ayZfOBzgJuo-zPZgo8Tw02Bb9J5zTWaHdAgiVBEZ-C8ozOit0XspznZQqCgGXlJCMza4xws1T0e_2BJd9YFhzmBc_WuT7L6DuALM-5VFXPrkvD4k/s320/bedroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305739177641416834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There aren't a lot of things left to do now, just set up the cable person (it would be nice if they could come Friday night, but we're not picky). And I think that's pretty well it.<br /><br />Otherwise, I just can't think of what else is going on! I got an interview for a job that I applied for at Ivanhoe Cambridge, but I don't think I'll get it. That's OK though. Hopefully I'll be able to find something good soon!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-44686216918255630272009-01-31T08:34:00.002-07:002009-01-31T08:40:16.374-07:00OutrageosityI stumbled on this little gem when I couldn't sleep this morning (notice that it's 8:36 on a SATURDAY and I've already been up about 45 minutes). Gross. Anyways, you know those moments when you're like "Is that.....?". I definitely did one of those double takes this morning when I saw this.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oJSJc2hTTgs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oJSJc2hTTgs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Oh wow, that was great.Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-1975058315976147682009-01-27T21:25:00.002-07:002009-01-27T21:47:39.248-07:00StuffHola!<br /><br />Yes, it's been far too long!!!<br /><br />OK, so first things first. One lovely lady from my Women's Studies Class was so inspired by our class that she's going to Tanzania to volunteer. I am super super impressed by this, and I feel even more inspired to do my tiny bit as well. My thing that I picked up in class that I am doing is buying only fair trade clothing. Perhaps fair trade is a little intense. Anything new must be fair trade (and Lululemon counts, but should be avoided if simple). I will do my best to start with used clothing though. I have a second-hand-store outing planned with my mom for when she comes home. My mom has actually been very green for a very long time, and I just never saw it. Anyways, buying organic/fair trade/used clothing is greener and more socially responsible in my opinion. I will not throw out any of the clothes I have now but I will wear them until I dislike them (in which case I'll donate them) or I'll wear them until they're done for (in which case I'll fix them, make them into something else useful or donate them). For shoes, first priority goes to used and then fair trade, but I will buy new non-sweatshop free shoes if necessary. It's really difficult to find shoes like that. Food is too difficult, but I would like to change that also. It's in the future though. Clothing is tough enough. But I am buying organic food where I can. Same for hygiene stuff. I bought some deodorant today at Community Natural Foods and more shampoo and conditioner. I have some body shop stuff, which is fair trade, but I don't like how it makes my hair. Also, it's really expensive and you don't get much. So I'm excited to try this Canadian stuff I bought today!<br /><br />Two other things:<br /><br />First, Amanda and I have been seriously offering on this amazing condo really close to the mall. I really want to buy it. BAD. We looked at the bylaws today. I kind of think we should take both our clans to see it and have a giant discussion with our families. I dunno though.<br /><br />Also, I went on a few dates with a new boy. His name is Jun and he's really sweet and interesting!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-86263036293010692402009-01-14T22:36:00.002-07:002009-01-14T23:16:17.784-07:00The Second Sex, intro, translator's notes and the beginning of chapter 1!OK, so first of all: Go Nattie! Great choice, love this book ALREADY! It will probably take me years to actually finish because it is QUITE dense! I love love love love it though!<br /><br />So here's a few mini-book reports I have on this book! Attention: the chapter one part is pretty explicit!<br /><br />Intro/Translator's Notes<br /><br />1) The intro is pretty interesting. I find it completely fascinating that the intro doesn't so much mention how so little has changed between 1949 (when the book was published) and 1989 (when this intro was written). I also found it interesting that the book was translated to English because the wife of a publisher thought it was a sex manual and should therefore be available to the American public. Wow. And then asked her HUSBAND to publish it. It's cool how the very thing that Beauvoir is discussing is so present in how her book became more widely available to English speaking women. Ironic, I think. It's like rain on your wedding day. ha ha.<br /><br />2) The translator's notes are the funniest part by far. He (yes, he... I find that a little strange, but I guess it WAS 1952) keeps talking about all these strides that women have made. To think about that in 1952 terms based on what we know today, one would probably say "what strides?". Women couldn't even vote in Beauvoir's home of France until the late forties. In Italy, I'm pretty sure it was later that mid-fifties. Even in Canada, aboriginal women COULDN'T VOTE until like 1960. That blows my mind.<br /><br />THE BOOK!<br /><br />OK, so chapter one is about biological facts. So here are the two thoughts I came up with on my way home today:<br /><br />1) perhaps that (what? I'm not sure, ghost subject alert) is why the sex act is so much more carefully considered by human females than males (in terms of general stereotype, certainly not speaking from my own experience or observation). First, according to Beauvoir, the sex act is a violation of the woman, decided upon by the man only. I personally believe this has limited physical truth in the society in which we live today, but that is DEFINITELY not to say that rape doesn't happen now (or then, especially rape within marriage and other relationships). Socially though, women (at least some) do tend to be compelled by some sort of ideology to be happily submissive sexual partners and pieces of relationships, I think. Second, the act of reproduction is more closely tied to her since she is attached to the potential offspring long after the sex act itself is over, whereas the male is independent of the sex act as soon as it has ended. Finally, the physical sex act in humans (in the case of intercourse) occurs internally in women but externally to men. I think this makes a big difference, but that's tough to dispute, I think.<br /><br />2) For the human male, intercourse is almost a physical necessity, or at least it is boasted as one by many arguing against blue-ball syndrome (or whatever it might be called). As a man's "need" (or need, whatever), and perhaps therefore his inherent human right, sex is also necessary to the female even though procreation and propagation of the species then becomes her inherent RESPONSIBILITY. To the male, sex is a need that is relatively simply met (and on his own terms according to Beauvoir), but for the female the act which is assigned to her by another individual (the male in question) carries a great deal more weight (perhaps literally and figuratively).<br /><br />She's definitely just talking about animals so far, so I shouldn't read so much into her analysis in human terms as I have, so this is definitely a long shot and is CERTAINLY based more on stereotype than a true analysis should be, but it was just my thoughts!!!<br /><br /><3 L.Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-66998439482372912522009-01-13T21:22:00.002-07:002009-01-13T21:26:28.053-07:00My Water Footprint......... is 1800 cubic meters per year. Not bad, hey? BUT if I stop eating meat it will be 909 cubic meters per year! I'm not sure that I can go cold turkey (ha ha, get it?), but it would make a big difference to keep it low low low! That's what I've been working on lately, but I'll definitely keep doing it! I feel even better about it since I made an oh-so-delicious 100% vegan meal! It was so good too!<br /><br />I don't have much else to say. Ha ha, I started my reception job but it's just like you'd expect. I'm a receptionist. It's pretty fun though, I like it. And I like working at the mall!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-37726978693684560862008-12-30T14:21:00.002-07:002009-01-05T16:10:27.517-07:00Christmas/New Years!I don't know what to post in here about Christmas and New Years! They were both so much fun and I so enjoyed myself!!!!!<br /><br />My gift that I'm most recently enjoying is David Suzuki and David Boyd's <a href="http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/9781553652939">Green Guide</a>. I bought it with my book money from my AD! I had a feeling when I read, like, the first page that it might change my life and I still think so. It talks about all these amazing things that you can do, in every price range, to help the environment. For instance, for a greener house you can make sure to turn off your lights and appliances when they aren't in use; you can put a $20 insulating jacket on your water heater; you can ask your utility company if they provide green energy; or you can just be super hardcore (and with some cash in your pocket) and convert your whole house to its own solar heating. I just started the food chapter today and I'm super interested. I already learned about the resources that it takes to produce meat compared to the resources required to produce plant based proteins. It's amazing though, and I think everyone should read it. Another really cool thing about it is that (even though he spells cheque "check", grrrr), it was printed on environmentally friendly paper in Canada and only has one price on it (the Canadian one). Go Canada!<br /><br />Otherwise, I'm unemployed right now and it's already driving me CRAZY! The lady from HR at the mall called me though, and so I think I got the reception job!!!!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-9236293967309301042008-12-21T22:41:00.002-07:002008-12-21T22:51:39.410-07:00Christmas #1Tonight Nattie and Mattie and I had Christmas together!!!!<br /><br />I had completely forgotten (or maybe just disregarded) how close Christmas was, but tonight when Nattie texted to see if I was still up for a Twinkle Tour and said that she wanted to exchange gifts tonight too!!! I hadn't even wrapped hers and Matt's gift!!! So I said yes and that I hadn't showered or changed all day..... so the extent of my changing was to change my overtop jammie pants (I left everything else the same, I hope I smelled OK ;)) and then I wrapped their gifts!!!<br /><br />And then I went over and we actually cancelled our twinkle tour but went on two short drives: me and Nattie went to Superstore and had little luck finding what she needed and Matt went for gas and coffee (YUM)!!!<br /><br />And then we had present opening festivities!!! We got each other the same gift!!! We both (by both I mean both parties: me and Matt/Nattie) received Seinfeld Scene It!!!! They also got me The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir, which I'm stoked to read and a lavendar-scented pink ribbon campaign magic bag!!!!<br /><br />Speaking of magic....... I'm really excited for Magic'n'Miracles on Saturday, which is part of Nattie and Mattie's Christmas present!!! I just have to find a date!!!!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-46484075699936888962008-12-16T12:10:00.004-07:002008-12-16T13:09:55.738-07:00Too Long!Oh wow, I haven't updated in such a long time!!!! Today was the last day of school!!! For my whole undergraduate degree! EEK! I'm pretty excited now, but Nattie kept asking if I was excited earlier today but I just wanted to come home and get back into my jammies due to being sick, but I am quite excited now that I am in my jammies!!!!<br /><br />I'm pretty bummed about the Sylvan thing though. I spent a whole shift there yesterday and I really didn't like it. Luckily I haven't signed anything yet and so I have some time to think about it, but it just isn't what I expected. I'm not really sure what to do, so I definitely will think about it, but I definitely felt the same as I did when I worked at Second Cup for 3 days (ha ha). I kind of felt like I just didn't fit in really. It's also pretty much done for you, so it's a job that anyone could do, which isn't really what I wanted. They just need someone who can sell stuff (which I don't think I'm very good at), do administrative work like entering schedules, comments, accounting (which I am good at but don't really want to do). I would like to do the parent conferences, I think, but I'm just not very stoked on the whole operation, so I'm just thinking, thinking, thinking.<br /><br />Of course it also sucked because I felt so sick, but I had walked over from Gold's (about a 10-15 min walk) so my lungs were burning and when I got to Sylvan I was so excited to see the door because it was so cold! And when I went to open it.........it was LOCKED! I was so mad! I was right on time, so I went over to Co-op to get some cough drops and stuff but then I got back, at like 11:40 (I was supposed to be there at 11:30) and she still wasn't there! I loitered in the doorway of the walk-in clinic for a while, but then I went back and she still wasn't there. I went back to the clinic one more time and then went back and she didn't actually get there until 11:50!!!! So that clearly wasn't very good and it kinda bummed me out about the whole deal. I honestly was so close to calling my parents and asking them to come get me. At 12, I probably would have.<br /><br />So I dunno. I'm spending my sick day (I called in sick to work) looking around but I might check if that job at the mall is still available while I'm looking for something else. I think I might be done with the Sylvan thing.<br /><br />Anyways, I'm done!!!! I bought myself Philip Pullman's <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/">His Dark Materials</a> trilogy, which is pretty exciting! I really like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/">The Golden Compass</a> so I'm pretty excited to read the books! The movie is only made from the first book, so I should be able to read all three before the second and third movies come up (I hope) and the book is always better than the movie!!!<br /><br />So, otherwise not much of anything is going on. Me and Amanda have been talking about buying a house together and so that would be exciting, but I think we have a lot to talk about. It might be better if we didn't, because we'd be making a commitment to be friends and stuff, which would be tough. So I think we need to talk about it more, but I'd definitely still like to do it!<br /><br />Tonight's the finale of the Biggest Loser AND Law and Order SVU is on AND I think House is on too!!! Guilt-free TV watching, here I come!!!!!<br /><br />I can't believe it. Today is my first day being free (when the freedom will last more than 2 weeks) since September 2007!!!!Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-64417742897404951582008-11-26T15:31:00.003-07:002008-11-26T16:32:43.771-07:00Lazy!Yes, I am VERY lazy and I haven't updated in an extremely long time!<br /><br />Firstly, I know this is old news, but I hope that everyone watched Barack Obama's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrXkBuWNx88">acceptance speech</a> because it was amazing!<br /><br />I can't think of all the things that have happened since that day, so I'll just post on two very recent things.<br /><br />The first recent thing is that I saw Hairspray last night at the jubilee! It was so much fun, the show was SO good! I'm even more excited to go see Chicago with Alex in January!!!! The bad thing about last night though, was that we went to Chili's for dinner and we waited an hour for our food until we couldn't wait any longer and so we had to go to the food court. The other problem was that yesterday was animal rights day or something like that so I wasn't eating meat, so all I had for dinner was french fries and I was SOOOO hungry. Anyways, whatevs! The show was REALLY good!<br /><br />The more recent happening was that today I finally got my butt back to Golds, which was so awesome! I so enjoyed myself, but I was really excited because the pool is finally open!!!! Unfortunately, I couldn't swim in it because....<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />......<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...<br />...someone POOPED in it!!!!<br /><br />HA HA... there were signs up about how a pool has to be closed for at least 8 hours or something after it's been infected with diarrhea. Oh my gosh, it was ridiculously sad and upsetting and FUNNY. I just feel hella bad for the poor sucker who had an accident in the pool.<br /><br />Anyways, I've been thinking about blogging about more important things as well as the boring happenings of my weeks and such, so I hope to come out with some more socially conscious posts. For now, just my ramblings about the silly stuff that happens in life!!!<br /><br /><3<br /><br />EDIT 1: OMG, I can't believe I forgot to say what happened on Sunday while me and Matt and Nattie were watching the Amazing Race! A Superstore commercial came on (with Galen Weston), and it went something like this:<br /><br />Galen Weston: "You can deck your halls, your tree, your table,......, even your dog!"<br />Me: "You should deck Lucy" (to Nattie)<br />and then we all laughed! It was pretty funny, but I'm glad that nobody will deck Lucy!!!<br /><br />EDIT 2: 19 days, 17 hours, and 28 days left of fall semester!!!!Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-36979008181536195462008-11-04T15:54:00.002-07:002008-11-04T16:00:43.919-07:00The big day...So here we are. Election Day! I really should have cared more about ours and less about theirs (the Americans, I mean), but it's an exciting day for the world one way or the other, I think.<br /><br />I'm really pulling for Obama. Partly because I think he has the capacity to make change, which I think they sorely need down South and partly because I really do think that a vote for McCain is a vote for W. (thank you, SNL Presidential Bash). Anyways, we'll see for sure. I've been thinking lately "they'd be crazy to elect McCain" (I'm not fully sure why, I'm sure he's not as bad as I'm imagining him), but it honestly couldn't be any crazier than when they elected Bush II for the second time, because they were already fully aware of what a crappy president he was. So we shall certainly see. I remember the last one well though, I coloured my agenda into an American flag in Physics 211 and hoped for Kerry. I'm always HOPING for the Democrats, I hope they win one for me this time!<br /><br />Me and Nattie get to go to the HOCKEY GAME tonight though! I'm super excited and we will have so much fun! I know we will though!<br /><br />I can't wait to see some results, the first polls are closing right NOW so there might be some soon! I wonder if I can convince someone to tape the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert special for me!<br /><br />Go Obama! Go FLAMES!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-3751803091789134802008-10-30T23:27:00.002-06:002008-10-30T23:36:07.243-06:00Did you know....That women AND men are from earth?<br /><br />Seems like a pretty crazy realization, right? No, I know it isn't. Me and Nattie read that in a textbook today and both almost lost our s*^# right there in class! It was so funny.<br /><br />I really don't have much to post about! Tomorrow is halloween and I'm pretty excited, especially for work because me and Amanda get to do the fun things in centre court together! It will be very fun!<br /><br />What else, what else? I went to talk to Dr. Wong today and he said that it would NOT be a waste of time to apply to grad school and that he would write a reference letter on my behalf when it's time! I'll have to see though, I may have to retake SOCI 313, 331 and 333 to improve my marks (those are research methods and 2 theory courses). I'd definitely be willing to retake them too! I'll have to see though.<br /><br />I'm so thirsty I feel like I could drink a whole river. Maybe I should work on that! I think that's about it though! Happy halloween everyone!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-40816152409866041092008-10-22T15:45:00.002-06:002008-10-22T16:05:56.983-06:00"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot"I heard on the radio the other day that the City of Calgary bought out the Cecil Hotel and is going to make a parkade out of it. It either made me think of the song including the title line or they played it, but that song has been stuck in my head for like 2 days already! I do get a good chuckle out of it though, because the Cecil Hotel is NOT paradise. I still get a good laugh out of it.<br /><br />Today I was volunteering at the WRC annual awards and fair trade show. It was really fun but I ate something that didn't agree with me and I thought I was going to throw up so I had to leave! I'm home now and I feel mostly better, which is good. I still feel a little sleepy and stuff, but it's probably just because I WAS sick. That can really take it all out of you, which is kind of silly!<br /><br />The Calgary Sexual Health Centre is starting a new program in November or something like that so they'll be hiring! I'll have to make a trip down there to drop off a resume, this is NOT one that I want to email. I would SO love to work there! So far in my life I've met 3 women who work there and I find all three of them so charming and interesting! I bet it would be the absolute coolest job/place to work!<br /><br />Ummm, about what else was I planning on posting?!?!?!<br /><br />I had a race relations talk with my dad just now. He asked me, as a sociologist (HA!) what I make of it when black people say "aks" instead of "ask". I honestly don't know what I think of stuff like that, but I'd like to figure out what I think of it. I'd like to know what the big deal is though. So what if someone says "aks" instead of "ask"? We all know what that person means, right? Maybe we should worry about bigger issues. Whatever though. I dunno.<br /><br />Oh yeah, the other thing I wanted to share that I learned at school was how thankful I am that I live in Canada! In the US, where people with their limbs falling off get turned away from hospitals because their insurance isn't that particular HMO or whatever; they spend 15% of their Gross Domestic Product on health care (by they I mean the federal government). In Canada, we spend 10% of our GDP on universal public health care. I know that we sometimes complain that we wait in lines too long or that there's a shortage of family doctors and all other kinds of things. Nobody is saying that nothing can be improved, because of course we could always improve our healthcare system, but I am just so thankful! My prof also said that 16% of Americans have NO medical coverage, including something nuts like 9.4 million children. That makes me so sad. If those people have a heart attack or learn they have cancer they will go bankrupt or die, those are their choices. It's so scary. I was watching TV a little while ago and I saw a commercial for Cancer Treatment Centres of America. While I appreciate that they can probably provide the absolute top care available in the world, I was just sitting there imagining what it would be like to be watching that commercial and hearing about how amazing the care is at these places and not being able to access the best care for my hypothetical cancer. It broke my heart. You just gotta feel bad for those people. I sure hope that Obama can bring in universal health care. Oh yeah, I think I heard on the TV or something that a decent health care plan costs about $8000 (per year, I would imagine). OUTRAGEOUS! I'm happy to pay taxes for mine!<br /><br />Dat Phan is coming here! I'm so excited! I just called the Comedy Cave back to finally buy the tickets I've been trying to buy for a few days! The guy keeps saying he's driving when I call! It's very strange! Anyways, I'm really excited! Me and Nattie will have so much fun!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-24449627041737967762008-10-21T23:33:00.000-06:002008-10-21T23:34:10.441-06:00Ditto.<a href="http://natalalie.blogspot.com/">Me too</a>.<br /><br />AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-61437943273354408472008-10-16T16:22:00.003-06:002008-10-16T16:29:14.091-06:00Too long!I just realized that it has been a WHILE since I updated this baby! I really don't have all that much to say though!<br /><br />I'm so excited for Survivor and hopefully ANTM catch-up tonight!<br /><br />I honestly don't have anything else to say! Me and another girl named Nadine made a poster for the WRC's booth for Women's History Month though!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieugD4Gc3nDAC8eTwCJHOYJswL79eX1rCCsLEJWJsBZGP9YPOGKgosofDeique10tOVx265vBqV1DN3YIfEutVMhwdEbw9JRvelcaKvLIDwp2prAH-b9ZBUl8-12CrMQZgzU9l6vV8H0M/s1600-h/whm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieugD4Gc3nDAC8eTwCJHOYJswL79eX1rCCsLEJWJsBZGP9YPOGKgosofDeique10tOVx265vBqV1DN3YIfEutVMhwdEbw9JRvelcaKvLIDwp2prAH-b9ZBUl8-12CrMQZgzU9l6vV8H0M/s320/whm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257881805306537058" border="0" /></a><br />That's mostly what it looks like, but they changed it around just a little bit. It was printed on this huge paper though, like a real poster! I'm actually really proud of it, because we both wrote the captions and I made what you see by basically copying and pasting stuff to Microsoft Publisher! It was my first time using that program and I actually really enjoyed it! It was fun to be creative without having to draw, because I SUCK at drawing!!!<br /><br />On the Jordan front, we had our little meeting on Tuesday and decided to just stay friends, which is fine by me. We'll just see where it leads us, though that will most likely be exactly nowhere else.<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-84603742031140266252008-10-07T21:34:00.002-06:002008-10-07T21:48:44.640-06:00An eventful weekend....As I'm sure everyone who reads this already knows, me and Jord broke up on Sunday. Yes, this sucks, but I feel so much better already. There's definitely some tough things to look at and stuff still, but I have a vague idea of how this works. Plus, I think we're both pretty committed to staying friends, so this is a good good thing.<br /><br />On a happier note, I'm enjoying the Biggest Loser right now! Hooray! I really have started to LOVE this show, which is so exciting! It's actually pretty inspiring for sure! Even though I shed a good buck-thirty on the weekend (ha ha), I wouldn't mind getting rid of the spare 25 pounds or so that I've got here. Anyways, I was sick for a good week and today and yesterday I just didn't feel like going to Golds, but I'm psyched to get my butt back there! I think one thing I should do in order to ensure that I go more often is to bite the bullet and buy a car. I would really like to keep on relying on public transit, and even with a car, I'd still do it as much as I could, but I oughta save up some cash and just get a car.<br /><br />Otherwise, school is going pretty good! The volunteer training thing has gone really well! I really like all the ladies I've met there so far and even though my team lead's emailing skills are not as speedy as some might like, I really enjoy both of them!<br /><br />But anyways, I feel so blessed for all of my wonderful friends and all their messages by phone and email and mostly facebook and blogger. I wish I could send as much love back to each and every one of them that I feel right now but I just can't track everyone down. I am just oh so lucky!<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-45298799067793138612008-09-25T11:15:00.002-06:002008-09-25T11:27:16.233-06:00Swimming to the Other Side<pre>{Refrain}<br />We are living 'neath the great Big Dipper<br />We are washed by the very same rain<br />We are swimming in the stream together<br />Some in power and some in pain<br />We can worship this ground we walk on<br />Cherishing the beings that we live beside<br />Loving spirits will live forever<br />We're all swimming to the other side<br /><br />I am alone, and I am searching<br />Hungering for answers in my time<br />I am balanced at the brink of wisdom<br />I'm impatient to receive a sign<br />I move forward with my senses open<br />Imperfection, it be my crime<br />In humility I will listen<br />We're all swimming to the other side<br /><br />{Refrain}<br /><br />On this journey through thoughts and feelings<br />Binding intuition, my head, my heart<br />I am gathering the tools together<br />I'm preparing to do my part<br />All of those who have come before me<br />Band together and be my guide<br />Loving lessons that I will follow<br />We're all swimming to the other side<br /><br />{Refrain}<br /><br />When we get there we'll discover<br />All of the gifts we've been given to share<br />Have been with us since life's beginning<br />And we never noticed they were there<br />We can balance at the brink of wisdom<br />Never recognizing that we've arrived<br />Loving spirits will live together<br />We're all swimming to the other side<br /><br />{Refrain}<br /></pre>My women's studies professor was playing this song (by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pathumphries">Pat Humphries</a>) at the beginning of class the other day and I liked it so much I downloaded the entire album off iTunes. It's a really pretty song but it's really folky so those of you who dislike folk wouldn't like it, but it's pretty true I guess. Anyways, I just really liked it and thought I'd share!<br /><br />Otherwise, life is pretty good! I'm sick, but what else is new? It's probably because of touching the train, ha ha, yes Nattie? There's an election coming up and I may or may not be voting green! But I just found out that I CAN vote green, which is exciting!!! Now I just have to decide!!! I think maybe Alex and I will look into it soon! It'll either be NDP or Green though, that's for sho! :)<br /><br />The exciting-est news is that you are reading the blog for the newest volunteer at the U of C's Women's Resource Centre! I have training next week and then I'm probably going to help with their <a href="http://ucalgary.ca/women/bs">Beyond the Sheets</a> program! I actually WANTED to volunteer at the Calgary Sexual Health Centre after my Human Sexuality course but now I can sort of do both! I'm always amazed in Women's Studies when she talks about being part of social change movements and stuff and I think I want that, so here's my first shot!<br /><br />Anyways, I have to do some quick research about media and elections, so I think I'll cut this one short (I also don't really have anything else to say right now)....<br /><br /><3Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995070038703212638.post-48202027226338573992008-09-11T11:39:00.001-06:002008-09-11T11:43:27.690-06:0099 days, 3 hours, and 50 minutes....until my degree is over for good. This is crazy crazy crazy to me! 99 days left! I knew I would miss this as soon as it was over and right now I'm trying my best to savour the last few months of it as best I can but it sure is difficult. This may also be my most labour-intensive semester ever. He outlined our assignments for Canadian Studies today and it looks like a LOT of work (the OUTLINE for one is 16 pages long). Anyways, I was just thinking about how I am always challenged at school, and I sure will miss that. Maybe I'll miss it so much that I come back, I'm not sure, but I definitely will miss it. The work really is worth it, especially when you feel like you've really learned something about life by accident. So, I'm going to try my best to keep on top of things, which I've been doing a much better job of lately, and try my very best to get 3 As this semester, even though I don't think it will happen. I really have to go get some work done, but I just wanted to say how I am always challenged here.Louamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333483268683603961noreply@blogger.com2