Uh...

So...I was just reading my blog from the summer, and I remember thinking to myself that once it was over, I'd remember mostly the good moments, and it's true. I just laugh at my old blog posts.

The four of us are planning on going back to visit during Thanksgiving weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing how it has changed, and what it looks like with all the fall colours.

School is good right now, I have a smaller class load, so less stress.

I have more time to do things I enjoy, see the people I didn't get to see this summer, although most of them are quite busy...

I talked with my friend who just recently moved to Switzerland, and she told me that if I wanted to come visit this summer, i'd be welcome to stay in her house.

Sounds exciting.

More writing to do than English class?

Didn't think I was taking ''WRITING 83404838 PAGES ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND WHY YOU'RE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE YOU DON'T RUN A MARATHON EVERY WEEK'' class.

Quick Hello

......So, i'm off to bed now, but I felt I should at least update this highly neglected blog, to say it was suggested I add cartoons to my blog.

You may see stick people appearing some time soon.

Good night, world.

Media.

I'm switching programs.

I'll keep my math, just so I can have that.

I'm going into Media Arts.

I think i'm going to be much happier.

I developed my first 35mm black and white film on monday.

Really nice pictures, here's one:

Homework

I did homework all day today.

It sucked.

And then I cleaned my room and emptied out old binders and books and stuff.

I realized that all I was throwing out were piles and piles of old homework. So many papers, so much writing...so much junk. And now i'm making more junk, by doing more homework.

I really don't like Sociology. I really don't care about Sociology, so I really don't want to analyze two articles which are related to Sociology.

I'm just discouraged at the amount of work I have to do, and how it will probably be of no use to me at any point in my life. Yeah, people always say everything you do in school is useful for something.

When you find me that something, let me know.

I'm just.

Lazy.

Now I have to go read 33 pages from my Sociology book, for a 'pop quiz' some time this week.

I will not remember anything I have read in a week.

Vitamin D

Today was a really nice day.

I fell asleep on the grass outside, before supper.

And then I woke up to Ombrerita staring at me, and Sue yelling ''IT'S READY!!!!!!''

And now, i'm going to sleep, I have a long day of homework ahead of me tomorrow, as I haven't done anything in a while.

USB Keys

...Apparently, there are many available in the house.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen one yet.

There used to be a gigantic pile in a plastic box.

I just need one. Can I have one?

I know you need to store your entire computer on it, but I just need one for pictures.

Thanks.

Talking.

I know people want to help me find my way.

I'm just tired of being asked what I like, and what I see myself doing in the future.

Honestly, I have no clue. Right now, I like nothing.

I hate it even more when people suggest I do what they do, because ''it's so much fun!''

And then I throw something out there, and ''it's too competitive...'' or ''it's really hard to get into...'' or ''you won't make much money there...''

Thanks. I'm already having enough of a hard time, and now you're making me even more depressed about my future.

All I know is, i'm running out of motivation. I don't even feel like doing my homework. I can't get myself to do it.

I don't want to sit in gym class, unscrambling letters to form words, like we did in sixth grade. I want to play badminton.

I don't want to sit in teams of four to discuss what the author meant to say through his poem.

I don't want to sit and listen to a teacher talk about something they're obviously super interested in and they want us to be super excited and WOOHOO...and then they go ahead and pile on the work...

I walk into class, sit down, I know I have to listen, I have to take notes, I have to concentrate, something will be in the exam, i'll miss something important, and then I stress out, because I want to get really good grades, or else people will think i'm stupid because i'm in Social Science. With Math.

I'm not even good at writing essays.

My teacher from last semester was really confused. She said my language and grammar is excellent, that my writing flows, but the rest is just crap.

This is an example of an essay topic from my English class last semester:

''Lewis believed that a powerful appeal of "fairy tales" is the presence of non-human characters who behave as if human. These non-human characters act as representations of human psychology and character types more effectively than characters in novels. Discuss how Lewis puts this theory into practice in LWW with his non-human characters such as Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Mr. Tumnus, and Aslan, among other possibilities. What character types or psychological or spiritual profiles do they represent? Consider the techniques of characterization that Lewis uses (description, dialogue, behaviour, and setting) as well as how well-developed, "round," and dynamic each of the characters is. You may also want to compare and contrast the character development of these non-human personalities to the human children. Include at least three direct quotations in each body paragraph.''

Do you WANT me to die?

So I can talk about fairy tales and/or animals who talk and/or psychology and/or other crap and/or shut up and/or WHAT?!!? Oh, and don't forget to include quotations!!!

Oh i'll give you quotations alright. I'll give you the WHOLE BOOK!

Here you go! Read it! That's my proof! I know you love the book. I know you love it, so you won't mind reading through the 900 pages just once more, just to see what I was talking about.

Ok, I actually have to go read a chapter from a book for my Humanities class, I hardly had any time to do anything this weekend, I worked Saturday, prepared for Jacques' birthday party on Sunday, and today I went to take some pictures for a Baseball game, and now i'm just, freaking out, because I really, REALLY don't feel like doing anything.

I wonder who is reading this.

To text or not to text.

Having a cell phone.

Do I really want people to be able to reach me every second of the day?

And then ask me why I never check my text messages?

And stress out about having it in class, in case it rings?

And then get addicted to texting?

...I don't know.

It could be really useful.

It would be VERY useful.

I could....use it to tell the time, because I never carry a watch, and I never know what time it is.

I could use it to...find people when my classes end early...or...find them when i'm downtown.

It would be more...convenient. For me. For others.

I guess I'm reluctant to get one because, everyone has one. It really sucks when I see people constantly checking their phones and texting with other people, instead of engaging in a meaningful conversation. I mean, I did take two buses and two different metro lines JUST to get to you.

I mean, sometimes it's not that bad.

Often it's not that bad.

Isn't Facebook enough?