all of these dreams

Professor: Aramaic is the language Jesus actually spoke.

Why do I have SO MANY professors who make Christian-centric statements as if they are the absolute truth despite the number of non-Christian students sitting in their classroom?

>.<

ETA: I am currently learning very basic grammar. "The subject is, in effect, what the sentence is about."

AHHHH REVELATION.

STFU.

I have a hate-on for teacher's college. *grumpy*

Hello, LJ world!

I was thinking. (Scary, I know.) I watch a lot of videos. I have 88 tagged on my Delicious account. *strokes chin* Would anybody appreciate it if I actually put those together into a rec list?

Hm.

Yeah, I'm procrastinating doing any work. What of it?

( Supernatural 5x08 Reaction Post (aka OMFGSQUEE!) Caution: Lots of capslock. )

In summation: ♥ x 1 000 000 000

Today is a big day for historical events!

1) Happy Guy Fawkes Day / Bonfire Night! May your fires burn bright and tall.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd (or by God's mercy)
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

2) It's also the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street! ♥

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And, of course, today is THURSDAY! aka SUPERNATURAL NIGHT! *\o/*

For those of you who haven't seen it, SPACE has a promo up for tonight's episode 5x08. (Credit: vampiric02.)

I am SO EXCITED for tonight's episode. Making fun of Grey's Anatomy? Check! Brotherlove? Check! The Trickster? Check! And OMG making fun of CSI:Miami's opening one-liners, how fucking awesome is this show? Plus I've heard rumour that Cas is back for this one, which I'm sure many of you are absolutely psyched about. ;)

Speaking of Cas ... last night I tried reading Dean/Cas fic. I mean, don't get me wrong, I can see it. I was listening to "Halo" this morning (yeah, Beyonce, what of it?) and it totally reminds me of those two. But ... I couldn't get into the fic. And these were fics that we're recommended. It's not that they weren't well-written. I think it's just ... the way people see Dean/Cas? It's different from how I do? Or maybe I don't focus so much on Castiel's angelic virginity? I don't know.

I'm planning on reading And I Will Walk on Water this weekend. I'm sure it'll be awesome.

Anybody have any other recommendations for good Dean/Cas fic that could get me into this stuff? Haha, that sounds terrible. I just want to see in it what other people so obviously see in it. There's this passionate, passionate fandom surrounding this pairing and I just am not getting caught in the wave. Boooooo.

And finally, one more day until White Collar 1x03! :D Ah, fandom. <3

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Steve's gone home for the weekend, leaving me all alone here in K-town. So Cait, Ryan, Dave and I are getting together to figure out wtf is going on with our program and its f'ed up due dates and its dumbass assignments.

I also have to start planning for my two Shakespeare units: A Midsummer Night's Dream for the academic 9s, and Macbeth for the academic 11s. My associate doesn't want me working too far ahead, but I need to research and plan, and read the plays over again. Any ideas? I'm sure a lot of you have had to study one of these, at least!

Last night I had to go to this Career Services ongoing training session for dons about transferable skills. She talked about how to set up our resumes, etc and what skills donning actually gave us that we can use in the job market. I asked after and she said I could make an appointment for help with my PROF191 Teacher's Portfolio. She also gave me a few suggestions as to what I can do for my Alternative Practicum in second term. She suggested a placement at H'Art Studio (H'Art School of Smiles), which would allow me to work with adults who have intellectual disabilities in improving their literacy. She also mentioned a few other theatrical groups around Kingston that might take a student to help with advertising or some kind of promotional campaign, etc.

I get this afternoon off so I'm going to nap, start some of my assignments, maybe get my Shakespeare on, and then PREPARE FOR SUPERNATURAL! ♥

Have an awesome day, guys! :-*

Just a couple of things before I go to bed (I should so be in bed by now, btw, because I have an early class...)

1) MORE STARBUCK. Still no Athena because tracy_loo_who is a cameraphobic bum.

2) The promo for White Collar 1x03 is up for those of you who haven't seen it yet!

3) I don't know if I ever linked you lot to this before, and if I didn't I can't imagine why. Jensen Ackles, ladies and gentlemen! I DARE you to watch that just once.

And finally 4) today in class I took care of the html issues my LJ has been experiencing, and switched to a new layout. And since it's been a really long time coming, I threw caution to the wind, chose not to favour one fandom over another and made a Maggie Gyllenhaal layout which I LOVE. *_* Now I just need to figure out how to make icons. And I also need to renew my paid time so I can have MORE icons and not just of her. :)

Goodnight everyone! <3

( So here are some pictures of me as Starbuck from last night! )

Small Pout
I had to change my layout due to the bandwidth on the pictures suddenly disappearing and me not having said pictures, meaning I was unable to reproduce them and... *sigh* So. *gestures vaguely* My journal is now a generic LJ-flavoured blue.

At least it's blue.

IN WAY HAPPIER OMFG NEWS.

1) tracy_loo_who was here this weekend! She came up on Friday evening to spend time with me and it was awesome. When she got here, Steve (my boyfriend) and I took her to QP (Queen's Pub) to introduce her to quintessential Queen's upper-year-student haunt. Steve was on call and rebelled a little by staying with us for half an hour after his shift started. Oooooo. But yeah, he bounced. So the two of us hung out and just caught up. :) It was lovely. Went to Vic Hall and showed her my old floor after that because I wanted to introduce her to Jase who is one of my gay boys. ♥ Came back to Leggett and watched WHITE COLLAR.

(Wai moar on that later...)

Watched 1x01 and 1x02 of White Collar and squeed over the gay and the general wonderfulness. *_* ALSO Tracy gave me the Jensen poster she bought me at one of the many conventions she's gotten to go to in the last year that I have not been able to accompany her to! *sadface* I now officially have a Wall of Dean. No, really. I have two posters of SPN up now. SO pretty. I hope Steve doesn't mind. Haha.

Saturday we went downtown and purchased some essential pieces of my Starbuck costume. It was raining like a bitch and PLEASE, LET IT BE KNOWN Tracy has Mad Parallel Parking Skillz. Yes, mad. Came back here and Tracy did what she does best (napped) while I did don shit that involved costumes and my friend Jess humping me up against a wall with whip in hand. Yep.

Last night the two of us got all trussed up like Starbuck and Athena and went out with Steve. Trace even drew Starbuck's tattoo on my arm! She's got a picture of it that we're going to submit to Katee Sackhoff's Hallowe'en contest. I still have it on my arm, but it's coming off smudgily and leaving a purple outline behind. D:

We both decided that it's a kickass tattoo and we WANT ONE. If we were to do it, she said she's going to get it on her other arm and then when we put our arms together, it'll make it complete JUST LIKE STARBUCK AND ANDERS. *_* How awesome would that be? FUCKING AWESOME. But it's large. And am afraid of needles. And am going to be a teacher. Things to consider. Le sigh. We'll see. XD

When we finally got around to going out, we went to Elixir. Total bust, katrinaswift. Bad DJ, nobody there. Left and went to Ale...the line was ridonk. Decided to walk allllllllll the way down to the lakeshore and go to Tir Nan Og. FULL OF OLD PEOPLE. And a bad cover band. So we went to Joy Supper Club. Much better, although they switched to techno pretty quickly which Tracy disapproved of. It's okay though, because she DANCED. So did Steve. It was awesome. I couldn't believe I got to drag them BOTH onto the dance floor.

The rest of the night and all this morning/afternoon were spent just talking and lounging in bed. Tracy and I have a general theme when it comes to our visits. We just curl up in bed and talk. It's nice. :) And sleepy omg. Just what I needed this weekend after finishing my first Practicum block in the high school. I am worn right out!

She's on her way home, now. For you guys who know and love her and have missed her posts all weekend, this is great. For me, I'm going to miss her! It's too bad we're not closer. A four hour drive or so can suck.

2) WHITE COLLAR.

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THIS SHOW IS EPIC.

And may I direct you to this post that tracy_loo_who made? BECAUSE MATTHEW BOMER LOOKS LIKE KEVIN ZEGERS.

This is the second best thing that could ever happen to TVland right now, right after Kevin Zegers himself getting a TV show that I could watch every week and obsess over.

Actually, I'm lying. The VERY VERY best would be a show with Kevin Zegers and ALEX BAND. *_*

...

...

...

Sorry, brain went offline there for a minute... nnnhhg.

ANYWAY. This show is SO good. I mean the BROMANCE. The INTELLIGENCE. The WIT. The EVERYTHING.

Not to mention it has Kelly fucking Kapowski on it. Who can resist a little bit o' Tiffany Amber Thiessen? Amirite?!

I suggest that if you have not yet observed this amazing wonder of television, you go do so NOW. IMMEDIATELY.

3) SUPERNATURAL. How awesome was Chad Everett as Jensen?! SO AWESOME. He totally had the mannerisms down. There were some scenes where I thought he might be trying a little too hard to pull it off, but for the most part, especially when he was playing off of Jim or Jared, I felt like he did an amazing job. I really liked the concept, too.

AND OH BOBBY. ♥ ♥ ♥ Guuhhhhh you poor old thing. How we love you. HOW DEAN LOVES YOU. How SAM N DEAN love you. Don't cry, bb.

SAM! SAM LOVES HIS BIG BROTHER AND GOT ALL FLUSTERED AND TRICKED A WITCH FOR HIM. *_* That scene was so awesome. SO awesome.

And HELL YEAH. Dean finally put down those disgusting cheeseburgers he eats like they're going out of style. FINALLY. I can't wait to see him eating salad or GRANOLA. lololol


More on White Collar and Supernatural later. First I must call my mother, edit a paper for my kid brother, and REWATCH WC.

<3

( BEST. FUCKING. THING. EVER. (Beware spoilers!) )

Title: Faith and Desire in the Swing of Your Hips
Author: starlitshore
Beta: The ever-lovely katrinaswift! ♥ Thank you, hon!
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Word Count: 1988
Rating: R (for sexual content that is not hardcore because I am awkward about writing sex scenes, and also the F-word is used a couple of times)
Warnings: Unadulterated schmoop. I think I lost a few teeth writing this one. Also, future!fic.
Summary: Dean waits.
A/N #1: The title and cut-text are from "Come On (Get Higher)" by Matt Nathanson, and the picture is not mine, it's highwaygirl67's over at Flickr. I stole and used it, sorry. It's just that I really liked it. :)
A/N #2: I wrote this as a gift for tracy_loo_who’s 23rd birthday. We’ve been friends now for, like, seven years (can you believe it, love?!), and she’s been a rock in my life since September 18th 2005 when she sent me an email entitled “click for penis enlargement. :D”.

I wanted to do something for her birthday because I love her so much, and so I went back to find that email, hoping to be inspired to write her something she’d love. At first, I thought it would be something Harry/Draco because that’s sort of how we roll, but once I got there, I realized that September 18th is also the anniversary of the day Castiel pulled Dean from Hell. I’m not even sure what to think of that, because I think it may be one of the biggest coincidences ever or maybe just proof that fate exists or something.

So, I wrote her a Dean/Castiel fic. And I based it on a lot of stuff, but mostly something from “The Rapture” that also reminded me of the first time she ever came to visit me. Remember, Trace? That was such an awesome day. :D

Anyway. Dean/Castiel is not actually a ship I’ve ever really read (other than her stories, obviously) or written before. Thus, bear with me. I wrote this for somebody I love dearly, hoping to make her day a little brighter. Happy early birthday, babe. And happy anniversary! Love you tonnes! ♥



( C’mon get higher, loosen my lips, faith and desire in the swing of your hips, pull me down harder, drown me in love. )

Fannish
Ha. So. The ladies at SN4GU have finally called me out on my suspiciously long abandonment of absence from the forum. *cough* You know I'm unimpressed with the things I fangirl about when I don't even take the time to write giant reviews of every single piece of it...

I finished The Mists of Avalon when I got back from Kingston this week! It was sort of a relief at the same time as it was a disappointment. I was planning to read Austen's Emma after I'd finished, but it's whetted my appetite for some fantasy. And let's face it, I haven't had a lot of time to indulge my love of fantasy since I started university. So though I wanted to jump into Arthurian legends (and the show Merlin, specifically since all of you seem to be squeeing over it lately) I immediately picked up Sarah Rees Brennan's The Demon's Lexicon because ever since she mentioned that she was getting published, I've been waiting for it. I really enjoyed it! I can't wait for the next one to come out! :) It also makes me remember Underwater Light fondly and...sort of makes me want to reread it, haha. Oh, me. Anyway. Finished that one last night at the cottage, and have started on Octavia Butler's Lilith's Brood which is a trilogy. It's more sci-fi than fantasy, a sort of speculative fiction along the lines of Battlestar Galactica, Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale, etc. and is pretty enjoyable so far. Even if it's making me picture the Oankali characters as the love children of "Cousin It" of The Aadam's Family fame and "Davy Jones" of Pirates of the Caribbean. Wrong, I know.

I also spent the weekend getting very sunburned on my dock. D: Am sore. FML.

RL Stuff: Graduation Weekend!
Last weekend with katrinaswift title="Katrina"> et al was v. enjoyable. :) When I got off the bus and to Sayland's place, they were watching Veronica Mars and I, who had never seen it before, was really really confused. We then watched a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother and I basked in the glow of my love for Doogie NPH. Why were we watching TV you may ask? Well, Katrina was taking her time getting to K-town. She then called to say she would be late, so we went to the Pilot House for dinner. Uh, which is a fish and chips place. So I ate salad. And was REALLY HUNGRY the rest of the evening. We decided to go to The Sleepless Goat for dessert, though, and I got this amazing chocolate peanut butter cheesecake that I totally regretted later when I couldn't move, but which was, as I said, AMAZING. Went to the Iron Duke after that and caught some of the hockey game, before we all decided it was time to sleep. I know, lame.

Katrina is a bed/couch hogger. This needs to be documented. I spent the night trying not to spoon her ass too much because she had me on the edge of the couch. lol At the same time, though, I kind of wanted to. Not just because she has a great ass, which, true. But because FUCK I WAS COLD! And she's like a boy -- a HUMAN FURNACE. I was like "Do not molest Katrina...WARM! Warmwarmwarmwarmmmmmmm." *flop*

Sunday we went with Katrina's parents for brunch at Morrison's, and it was so good mmm. We then checked out the very sparse Farmer's Market, which isn't in full swing yet, and then headed towards Indigo. It's what we do, okay? English majors, dudes. Anyway. Halfway there, they heard country music. I HATE COUNTRY MUSIC. WITH A PASSION. But they all love it and dragged me down to listen to this awful country group *shudders* Turns out that S&R department store is finally closing after like a million years. This is, indeed, v. sad because that is where I ran into Viggo Mortensen during Frosh Week in first year. *_* It is also where I've bought all my Hallowe'en decorations and candy since I started at Queen's. V. sad. BUT COUNTRY MUSIC. D:

So I hid in Panchancho looking at sweets until they'd listened to enough.

Went window shopping through the Nerd Stores on Princess (of which there are surprisingly many) and then hit up Indigo. I meant to buy a coffee and The Demon's Lexicon and I...did... but I also bought Tipping the Velvet and Slaughterhouse Five. Shut up. I can't help it. It's a sickness.

Went to Tango with Katrina's parents and omg it was so good. They have this Tapas menu and we just ordered a whole bunch of different things and shared. I'm frankly surprised they didn't have to roll me across the stage at graduation.

Monday morning (I got the couch and a million more blankets to myself Sunday night because Katrina stayed with her parents) I got up early to straighten my hair. But Kingston is damp. And therefore my hair KEPT CURLING. D:

So Katrina made appointments for us both to get a wash, dry and straighten at a salon on Princess. Rushed through that, my parents picked me up, we raced to campus, I got my robes and all that, ran into Mac-Corry for a chocolate chip muffin (which omg, I never thought I'd miss anything about the cafes but those daily muffins were so good) and a banana and tea, waited for freaking ever, and then got herded into a room to start the procession. Ran into Faith, Kristen, Pui Wing, Paige, Caitlyn and a bunch of other English-folk which was awesome because I'd missed everyone.

Graduation was pretty boring. They stood me between two REALLY tall people so Bren spent the whole way home calling me Hobbit. :| We filed in, sat, listened to old guys talk a lot, then went up and got hooded, sat again, listened some more, and filed out.

w00t.

All that for a piece of paper written in Latin, guys!

Many pictures later, we had to go. Went to Red Lobster for dinner. My family loooooves Red Lobster. *rolls eyes* They made me a vegetarian pasta dish, though, so they're in my "okay" books for now. Even if they do kill a lot of sea creatures every day. D:

Didn't get home until 10:30, and then I had to be up for work the next day. Haha omg FML.

So yeah! That's my life this week. Phew!

More Fannish Stuff!
spn_j2_bigbang has started posting! *\o/*

I've only read one so far, but you should totally read it. My Name Is Trouble by poor_choices. Seriously, I love future!fic, especially post-Supernatural J2!future!fic. And this IS that and it's just *_* For sure read it. I mean it's poor_choices, guys. I love EVERYTHING she writes, for real.

Other recs that are non-Big Bang:
Domestic Bliss & Other Oxymorons by winterweathered. J2. The truth about roommates, guys. :D tracy_loo_who, you asked me for roommates!J2 recs, and while this isn't strictly BFF!J2, I think you'll enjoy it. :)

Taught me everything I know by atimi. This is hurty gen. Bad!dad John who tries not to be a bad!dad but, you know, is. Wee!chesters. Dean angst.

Pied Beauty by pandarus. I'm not really fully on-board with Dean/Castiel yet. Not as far as reading fic, goes, anyway. Thus far, I've pretty much read Trace's stuff and not much else. But I do really like pandarus's writing and she's gotten me reading her Dean/Castiel stuff lately. This is a really beautiful, artistic look at Castiel's growing affection for Dean and the chasm created between himself and Heaven as a result of it. Definitely worth a read.

Fanvid: Fix You. Dean/Castiel. Can be taken as slash or gen, in my eyes. I can't remember who the LJ user is, but the YouTube user is LotofHooplah. A very painful look at Dean's desperation this season, and how Sam keeps slipping through his fingers, but Castiel is always there when he needs him. :)

Fanvid: Corner of Your Heart by proofpudding. J2. Jared/Others. PAINFUL AND BEAUTIFUL. Also, the song is "Heart" by Ingrid Michaelson and I LOVE HER. This is lovely.

Actually, I'd rec most videos by proofpudding. She's amazing, seriously. I'd especially point you to Happy (J2), I Fell In Love (J2), On My Knees (Wincest), With You (Wincest), and Passenger Seat (Sam and Dean).

Anyway! I must toddle off and read some more Big Bang before bed. More recs later. :D

<3

Good news! My nanny and grandpa (♥) are going to Scarborough today, so they're going to drive me to the bus station so that I can take a bus to Kingston. My dad is giving me money for the bus, and Sayland is putting me up on an air mattress in her apartment. *_* That means I'm heading for Kingston to see Sayland and Katrina today! *beams* Don't you love it when people around you pull through and make things happen, despite it all? *skips*

This is the cutest thing I have seen in...in...IN A VERY LONG TIME.*

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♥♥♥ *draws hearts all around him* ♥♥♥

I'm sorry, Trace, Misha is adorable and hilarious and all, but...

JENSEN HAS A COCKAPOO.** AND HE LOVES IT. AND GUSHES ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS. *_*

Like. I knew this. I had read the reports. But until now, I had not seen the video because it was not up. And now. NOW. I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THAT MAN. *_* The entire panel was just *incoherent noises* Ahhhhhh how I love him. And I don't care WHAT people say, I was surprised to find that I find his longer hair pretty freakin' hot. I really don't think it's possible for that man to look anything other than absolutely gorgeous. Guh.

Also, pls do not kill me, fellow J2 fans but...Jensen/Danneel has gotten way cute this year and it sort of just got cuter. *flop* I am so jealous of her, it's not even funny. I suppose if I can't have him, he ought to be happy with her. *sigh*

DAMN THAT LUCKY LUCKY WOMAN.

Also, as a bonus, watch Jensen shake that booty!***

I love him I love him I love him I love him I love him I love him I love him I love him I love him!!!!!!!!

*This video belongs to ze_pink_lady. Please credit her if you link it elsewhere!
**This picture belongs to serenitysangel. Please do not repost it elsewhere! Just link back to her and credit!
*** And this video belongs to darkflowers5. Please credit!

The worst way to wake up is to check the news and find that yesterday, the Supreme Court of California actually upheld Prop 8.

So I never got around to telling you lot about the rest of my trip. Heh. I will, I promise. I've just been very busy.

( RL Warning: Summary of the last week! )

On to fandom stuff...

Was talking to my love, tracy_loo_who because she wrote really hot Dean/Cas glasses!porn. In fact, she generally writes a lot of hot Dean/Cas porn. And, because she adores the ship so much, she really wants me to read more of it.

That said, I would love it if you all would rec me some Dean/Castiel fic. The more plotty, the more angsty, the better. I mean, sure, if you must rec PWPs, I suppose I could be persuaded to read them... *cough* But seriously, the way I get into a ship is through the really amazing fics that make me feel like I've been punched in the solar plexus.
...that doesn't sound right, does it?

Anyway, REC ME! That and any good H/D fics you've read lately because I'm starting to really miss Harry/Draco and I really don't want to try going back through the last year of fics I've missed on the comms. Pretty please? ♥

Hope you all have a superb Sunday (or Monday, I guess, depending on where you are)!

Hey guys! So...I know it's been a week since I've been home, but I seriously haven't had time to just sit down and write this out. The jet lag was SO BAD. I slept a lot this weekend, just to catch up and get myself back into some semblance of my summer sleeping schedule. I have to be up at 5:30 to be ready and at work on time (at 6:50) so it's been tough going, as you can imagine, knowing my usual sleeping habits!

( DAY ONE )

( DAY TWO )

That ends the first two days! I have to go entertain my cousin now but I'll be back later with London, Wales, Ipswich, Wokingham, Amesbury, and Windsor.

<3

I've been home for two days and it has been a madhouse! On Sunday afternoon, we pulled into the drive and unloaded all my stuff (of which there is a LOT) and I immediately set to unpacking. Because I then had to spend all of Monday and Tuesday figuring out what to PACK because I'M FLYING OUT TO THE UK TODAY! :O

I am so excited, I can't even tell you.

I have been wanting to go to the UK for YEARS (as I'm sure some of you remember) and now I'm finally finally going. Of course, it's with my mother and aunt and we're going to see family, so we'll see how totally awesome it turns out to be (or not), BUT! a;lsdkfj;alsdfj;laskdfjsldj *SQUEE!*

I am currently trying to convince my mother that going to The Globe to see Romeo & Juliet isn't a POSSIBILITY. It's a NECESSITY. She's not really seeing it. ...this frustrates me. And makes me pity her. D:

But yeah! So as soon as I get back, I will post all about it and put up my pictures for your viewing enjoyment. (I'm totally planning on taking really dorky pictures of myself in Winchester. Because. Ha. IN WINCHESTER! XD Also really dorky pictures of myself in front of King's Cross, because I'm pretty sure that's a requirement for HP fans who travel to the UK, y/y?) And I will be back in the LJ world. Since I'm back in Lindsay this summer. Therefore you'll probably see me around a LOT because you guys are FAR more entertaining than the people in this town, haha. ♥

Anyway. Gotta go make sure I've got everything together. We're leaving at 2pm for Scarborough, picking up my aunt at her place (should get there around 3:30ish) and our flight leaves at like 8:15 or something like that. Hurrah for spending hours and hours in good ole Lester Pearson. *snore* But, as always, I have BOOKS and therefore it should be okay.

Oh, speaking of which. Haha. Um. *cough* My bookshelves are officially full. And have spilled over onto my desk shelves. Um. My dad looked so unimpressed. *glee*

Unless I get use of the internet while there, I'll see you guys on the 11th!

♥

PS: I'm sorry this entry makes me sound like a hyperactive twelve year old.
PPS: Bwaha, Jason totally got an LJ because of me: jaser88 <3

01 April 2009

Dear Sarah,

Queen’s University Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to attend our Bachelor of Education/Diploma in Education program in 2009-10. A formal offer package is being sent to you via Canada Post. Please check the Queen’s ASQ website for details of our offer. You may accept our offer through the OUAC website beginning 03 April 2009. If you have questions, please e-mail Education.Registrar@QueensU.CA or call 613-533-xxxx.

Yours in education,
xxxxxx xxxxxx

Wow, life. Just wow.

This week's tallies: 3 fire alarms, 3 doors on fire, 1 bin of flourescent lightbulbs, 1 biohazard, 1 essay, 1 research paper, 1 proposal, 1 project, 1 assignment, 1 report.

Thursday: Hand in one paper on fatherhood in children's literature. People set fire to other people's bedroom doors. For fun. (1 fire alarm, loss of faith in people)
Friday: 3 loads laundry. People set off fire extinguisher in stairwell. For fun. (clean clothes, 1 fire alarm, fed up)
Saturday: 1 set of underwear found covered in human excrement in shower stall. (nausea, 1 biohazard call) 12 hours research. >.< (1 headache, 4 cups caffeine) People pulled the fire alarm. And coated the hall in chocolate milk as they ran away. For fun. (1 migraine, can't believe how stupid frosh are)
Sunday morning: Lightbulbs rain down upon D-wing stairwell. After managing to climb stairs in slippers, I run after them. They get away. (1 call to front desk for clean-up of MERCURY AND GLASS a;dlfkja;sldfkj) Half an hour later, the rest of the entire BIN of the building's dud bulbs rains down upon D-wing stairwell. This time there is so much glass we can't use the stairwell. (1 call to front desk, 5 dons, TOTAL LOSS OF FAITH IN HUMANITY)

What the hell, people? Lightbulbs? Chocolate milk? POOP? LIGHTING PEOPLE'S DOORS ON FIRE? TELL ME that none of us were this brainless in our first years of university. Please? *whimper* It saved me $10 000. It saved me $10 000. It saved me $10 000. It saved me $10 000...

Anyway. So this week is going to be hellish for me. I have a lot to do. But I wanted to drop in and wave and explain how ridiculous my life is. It's a 10/10 on the ridiculous scale. I can't even make this stuff up. Le sigh.

ON A HAPPIER NOTE: BRANDON GOT INTO BROCK! :D *glee* I'm so happy for him. That's where he really wants to go. They visited Laurentien this week (March Break, see) and he said it just wasn't for him. And then I told him I'd probably be home this summer (ugh) so he wouldn't be all alone the summer before he left and he goes "Pfft, I've been alone for four years. And it's all your fault. You left me with the devil." to which I could hear my mom say in the background "HEY! I was NOT THAT BAD." Heh. Oh, family. At least her empty-nest-syndrome will be his fault, now. Bwaha! XD

So what I'm working on right now (or should be working on, but my eyes started to swim and...somehow LJ seemed the cure for that) is a research paper on genetic engineering in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake. I read the book last year, for those of you who remember that, and so I already know a lot about the novel. Atwood is one of my absolute favourite authors. I realise that she's widely criticised as being "too feminist" or "unfair to men" or "fatalistic" or "bitchy" (my personal favourite) but her books really speak to me. I love her writing, I love her ideas, and I love that she tackles things which I also find problematic in today's society. I don't think writing about the possibility of female sex-enslavement makes her "too feminist". In fact, I think it makes her very realistic. How soon we forget the past, hm? And how soon we forget the present. Then again, that's probably our Western tunnel-vision working to blind us to reality. w00t.

So back to Oryx and Crake. I highly recommend that everyone read it. It deals with SO MUCH. Genetic engineering, feminism, the devaluing of the arts and the idolization of science, bioterrorism, environmentalism...you name it, she deals with it. In 443 pages. *_* But it's presented in such a way that it's not a boring slap in the face, but rather a highly entertaining (if not terrifying) satire of today's society and the potential future we face if we keep following the paths we're following right now. It operates as "speculative fiction", along the same lines as Frankenstein, A Brave New World, 1984, etc. It's a dystopian vision of the world meant to ask questions and make the reader think about science and ethics and what we want for the future.

On a more fannish note, I want to give a shout-out to everyone who attended Eyecon3 this weekend and was disappointed by the lack of Misha Collins. Especially Tracy, who I know was really looking forward to seeing her One True Love once again. *snugs* I'm sorry, babe. Maybe another time. ♥

4x17, people. What do I even say about this episode? Well, first of all, Misha Collins is a beautiful man, yes, Tracy. But Jensen Ackles is just...he continues to be the epitome of my "type". That man is heartbreakingly beautiful. And the facial expressions... I know I've gone on ad nauseum about Jensen's ability to convey a million emotions in a simple twitch of those ridiculously long lashes, but it DESERVES REPEATING, okay?

( Spoilers for 4x17 ahead! )

Know what is made of awesome? The following things: chocolate, caffeine, summer (*stares hopefully at weather network*), literature, DC++ (*pets it*), and 90s MUSIC.
Music that has played while I was writing this: "Merry Happy" - Kate Nash (*bounce*), "Eve, The Apple of My Eye" - Bell X1, "Welcome Home" - Tegan and Sara (♥!), "Overdrive" - Foo Fighters, "Peppermint" - Lovers (*sways*), "Believe" - Cher (HAHA), "Try Again" - Aaliyah (dude, made of win).

Only six more articles to read tonight/this morning. ... *makes tea*

In conclusion: One day I won't have to do research anymore. That day is 11 days from right now. <-- MANTRA. *drags self towards finish line*

IRL:
1) Today I went to the grocery store with Jason. The purpose of said trip to the grocery store was to buy snacks for the movie night we're hosting tomorrow. I did not realise when I made said trip that I was running...low on funds. Perhaps a more appropriate way of putting this would be that...I am currently the embodiment of the broke, starving student. Yes, that's right. I have $21.88 to my name. No, really. My bank account reads $6.88. And my wallet reads $20. My debit card didn't work. I paid cash. I then called the 'rents. D: *fail*

I hate taking my parents' money.

2) Tomorrow, Jason and I are hosting a screening of "Milk". This is likely illegal in that...we did not pay money to rent/buy/etc this. ...oops. Please do not tell the authorities. Anyway! We're doing this because I thought "Milk" was fabulous. I had a few teary moments, personally. ( And I think it's important to remember these figures in our history, and to celebrate them because they are the people who got us to where we are today. )

( Anyway. That's my little rant about activism. I promise it has to do with our screening of Milk. )

3) In other news, ResLife is so busy. This weekend was out of control. Friday...oh sorry, Saturday morning I got to bed at 5:30am after two fire alarms were set off when people decided to release fire extinguishers in the stairwells. Saturday night I dealt with a boy kicking in a door because he was upset and then found out on Sunday that apparently he is suicidal and needs counseling. Yes, that was my weekend. *tired* I am also sick right now, which sucks.

4) I dislike my classes. I feel that they are all trying to hold my hand too much. It bothers me. I also feel like I very much dislike my one professor and don't really want to go to any more of her classes. Don't even get me started on the countless hours of reading and preparation that have gone into my 326 group presentation worth 5% of my mark. *growls darkly* I need more sleep. Really, I do. I also need to be finished my undergraduate degree. Like 35 minutes ago.

5) WATCHMEN TOMORROW. I AM SO EXCITED. I CANNOT WAIT. :O

<3

I AM GOING TO BEAT katrinaswift TO THIS IF IT KILLS ME (or my computer)!

TONIGHT I MET CHARLIE DAVID. FOR REAL!

For those of you who don't know who the heck I'm talking about, he's Toby in Dante's Cove and was Chase in The Mulligans, which we watched tonight as part of Kingston's ReelOut festival.

He was there! Talked to us after the movie! Answered questions! Was really nice! Had very hot jeans! And I asked him a really nerdy question about one of the choices he made in the script. Because that's what I'm like. And he asked Katrina and I if we were writers/planned to ever be published and nerded out with us over writing and a;sldfja;slfjsl;dkfjsl;adfjk

It was COOL, okay?

YAY REELOUT I ♥ YOU!

Anyway, the movie was also very awesome. Painfully awkward, but that was sort of the point. And it had cheating, which I was NOT so down with, but it was still very interesting and enjoyable. I liked the story. Even though I was all frowny face and thought that the two cheaters deserved the ending they got. I'm not going to say any more about it. You should all go watch it! ALSO THEA GILL. ♥