the new furnace comes tomorrow at 7am. (about 3 hours from now...)
i'm literally shaking in anticipation. or more so, shivering.
i don't have much to do until exams now.
i couldn't be more pleased to bum around. i feel i actually worked hard for a few days. now if i can just get myself to go to class....
Nov 20, 2002
Nov 19, 2002
Nov 17, 2002
well, our furnace is broken.
i would say last nite my bedroom was in the range of 3-5 degrees.
it was cold. it's STILL cold now, but during the day it's just...JUST bareable to check my email and let my fingers out of the sleeve of my hoodie.
it realy puts things in perpective though.
i have a whole new respect. for homeless people.
anyone up for volunteering this christmas?
i would say last nite my bedroom was in the range of 3-5 degrees.
it was cold. it's STILL cold now, but during the day it's just...JUST bareable to check my email and let my fingers out of the sleeve of my hoodie.
it realy puts things in perpective though.
i have a whole new respect. for homeless people.
anyone up for volunteering this christmas?
Nov 15, 2002
yea, i'm convinced the japanese version of the ring is waaaay scarier than the american one. it gave my the willies. i haven't been that scared of a movie since like...welllll, ever, i think.
check it out, it's pretty cool. i warn you though, it's not for those with over active imaginations. it took many games of counterstrike before i started to stop picturing the scary scenes.....
man i sound like a fairy.
check it out, it's pretty cool. i warn you though, it's not for those with over active imaginations. it took many games of counterstrike before i started to stop picturing the scary scenes.....
man i sound like a fairy.
Nov 13, 2002
man, i failed my polisci exam today so incredibly badly.
i didn't study at ALL. literally. i sat down, and for the first time in a while i actually had literally NO clue what to write.
so i made stuff up. in MY mind at least, the reason for the license plate's development of nationalism in Canada is that it instills local pride in your province. You get to say, hey, look, thats guy's from ontario too! look, thats guys from newfoundland. lets ignore him. then the ontario people party it up and don't have to associate with idiots. Thats why they're great. they're status symbols!
yes. that is HONESTLY a sample of one of the essays i wrote. may god help me....i hope whoever's marking it has a little bit of humour, and a helluva lot of mercy.....
i didn't study at ALL. literally. i sat down, and for the first time in a while i actually had literally NO clue what to write.
so i made stuff up. in MY mind at least, the reason for the license plate's development of nationalism in Canada is that it instills local pride in your province. You get to say, hey, look, thats guy's from ontario too! look, thats guys from newfoundland. lets ignore him. then the ontario people party it up and don't have to associate with idiots. Thats why they're great. they're status symbols!
yes. that is HONESTLY a sample of one of the essays i wrote. may god help me....i hope whoever's marking it has a little bit of humour, and a helluva lot of mercy.....
Nov 11, 2002
Nov 7, 2002
Nov 6, 2002
holy, the message board is getting some heavy action.
i seems as though non-haig people are intimidated from posting consistantly.
well, don't be. OR ELSE.
asides from that, american elections were tonight, and the reds had an insane night. dammit. it's so.....distressing, to see democrats falling because they've totally lost sight of what they stand for. this is what happens when you concede, and concede, and don't stand up for your morals. yes, politics is a game, but in the end, people are going to vote for people who believe in themselves. being hollow pawns isn't conviction. i respect some republicans for at least standing by their ideals. sadly, in this sham of a two party system, it seems they're the only party who is willing to do so.
i seems as though non-haig people are intimidated from posting consistantly.
well, don't be. OR ELSE.
asides from that, american elections were tonight, and the reds had an insane night. dammit. it's so.....distressing, to see democrats falling because they've totally lost sight of what they stand for. this is what happens when you concede, and concede, and don't stand up for your morals. yes, politics is a game, but in the end, people are going to vote for people who believe in themselves. being hollow pawns isn't conviction. i respect some republicans for at least standing by their ideals. sadly, in this sham of a two party system, it seems they're the only party who is willing to do so.
Nov 5, 2002
yikes. the exam i wrote this afternoon was absolutely brutal. i hope i got above 70....i'm guessing i'm more likely in the c range though. crap. you'd think i'd learn to study just a little bit more...
herb brought a digital camera up for a while, so i might be throwing some random photos and captions up, just for kicks. nothing to help one procrastinate then our own faces on the computer and a few hours of photoshop....hehheh....
herb brought a digital camera up for a while, so i might be throwing some random photos and captions up, just for kicks. nothing to help one procrastinate then our own faces on the computer and a few hours of photoshop....hehheh....
Nov 3, 2002
soooo, lets see. i didn't get any studying done today, so i better cram all day tomorrow or my midterm on monday will be an all out asault on my ass.
on a brighter note, i finally saw bowling for columbine tonight, and i must say i was impressed with it. i think it's wonderfully well done, and it gets his message across fairly clearly, although one could argue not clearly enough. there were times i sensed it almost bordered on reverse-racism, but , racism isn't the issue mike is bringing up, so whatever. my only true criticism of the film would be the final scene where charleton heston is interviewed, as president of the NRA. To put it bluntly, the man is senile. the interview seemed to be typical michael moore fare, however, i felt it was fairly aparent charlie wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. he's an old man, and anyone who sees this scene would likely concur he doesn't seem concious enough of his past actions to realise what's happening right in front of him. I'm left to wonder if he doesn't
1) keep guns in his house simply out of habit, as opposed to reason
2) isn't simply a political and media related pawn of the NRA, doing as they wish for lack of better things to do, and lack of ability to think of 100% sound mind
i'm not sure michael moore should have included this scene. sure, it proves a point, but it makes charleton heston look like satan's spawn, spitting on the memory of a 6 year old girl shot at gunpoint. however, i would be loathe to believe, even AS the president of the NRA, that the guy has much if any say in the administration and political agenda of the NRA. sure, mike went after the most obvious, public target, but in this case, i think the wrong one.
other then that, it's an AMAZING film and documentary. i know i sound like a bit of a pawn, hawking all things moore, but he really is a great guy. he's essentially noam chomsky for the layman, which may be pathetic and sad for a few, but in my mind, anyone who is an elitist liberal, indymedia/nologo zombie snob is really everything that michael moore and, really, chomsky and naomi and the nologo ideals stand for: a better world for everyone. it's hypocritical to think getting a positive message across is ever a bad thing, regardless of how "cool" it is to be underground. so go watch this fillm. it'll really get you thinking.
for one, i'm going to try and stop watching tv. altogether. ALL of it, with the exception of sporting events.
wish me luck.
on a brighter note, i finally saw bowling for columbine tonight, and i must say i was impressed with it. i think it's wonderfully well done, and it gets his message across fairly clearly, although one could argue not clearly enough. there were times i sensed it almost bordered on reverse-racism, but , racism isn't the issue mike is bringing up, so whatever. my only true criticism of the film would be the final scene where charleton heston is interviewed, as president of the NRA. To put it bluntly, the man is senile. the interview seemed to be typical michael moore fare, however, i felt it was fairly aparent charlie wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. he's an old man, and anyone who sees this scene would likely concur he doesn't seem concious enough of his past actions to realise what's happening right in front of him. I'm left to wonder if he doesn't
1) keep guns in his house simply out of habit, as opposed to reason
2) isn't simply a political and media related pawn of the NRA, doing as they wish for lack of better things to do, and lack of ability to think of 100% sound mind
i'm not sure michael moore should have included this scene. sure, it proves a point, but it makes charleton heston look like satan's spawn, spitting on the memory of a 6 year old girl shot at gunpoint. however, i would be loathe to believe, even AS the president of the NRA, that the guy has much if any say in the administration and political agenda of the NRA. sure, mike went after the most obvious, public target, but in this case, i think the wrong one.
other then that, it's an AMAZING film and documentary. i know i sound like a bit of a pawn, hawking all things moore, but he really is a great guy. he's essentially noam chomsky for the layman, which may be pathetic and sad for a few, but in my mind, anyone who is an elitist liberal, indymedia/nologo zombie snob is really everything that michael moore and, really, chomsky and naomi and the nologo ideals stand for: a better world for everyone. it's hypocritical to think getting a positive message across is ever a bad thing, regardless of how "cool" it is to be underground. so go watch this fillm. it'll really get you thinking.
for one, i'm going to try and stop watching tv. altogether. ALL of it, with the exception of sporting events.
wish me luck.
Oct 31, 2002
man, i got a lot of crap coming up this next week.
hope i can pull it all off without a scratch.....on the bright side i know when everything's due. argh. hating school all year long only makes it hader to squeak by when everything comes at you at once. mainly because i've done absolutely nothing so far. however, i did make pasta a few days ago, and i'm planning on trying to eat nothing but fruit today. we'll see how that goes.....haha. man.
hope i can pull it all off without a scratch.....on the bright side i know when everything's due. argh. hating school all year long only makes it hader to squeak by when everything comes at you at once. mainly because i've done absolutely nothing so far. however, i did make pasta a few days ago, and i'm planning on trying to eat nothing but fruit today. we'll see how that goes.....haha. man.
Oct 29, 2002
Oct 28, 2002
Oct 26, 2002
sick. we lost in the first round of the playoffs.
i think i have a softball curse on me. thats three playoffs in a row i've lost in the first round, not to even get into our pathetic late game melt down against the oracles two years ago. ARGH. maybe it's time i forgo any pride and just sign up to play for a stacked team.....hm......who's looking for a senior third basemen this summer? haha
so heres a typical tale of how small the asian christian world is in ontario:
i'm driving this girl home from ACF last nite, and she tells me she's in first year med. so i'm like, hey, i know someone in first year med, do you know this girl?
she's like, yea, how do you know her? i tell her shes my friend from church back in toronto. and then she says, "scac? i go to scac".
i was like....huh? you do? who are you? apparently she hangs out with my brothers aged people. how very strange indeed.
i'm starting to think i'm LESS then 6 degrees from all other asians in canada. it's more like....2...or something. i mean, when you walk into a place where theres a large group of asians, isn't your first reaction to scan for a familiar face? i mean, even if it's a place you don't EXPECT to know anyone. and usually, you'll FIND someone you do know. it's so wierd.....it really puts things into perspective when you realize that as a culture we've really grown used to and comfortable with the idea of segregating ourselves. i mean, we don't do it on PURPOSE, but i hear all the time people say "they just feel more comfortable around asians. or they relate to asians more". and i think this is just the WIERDEST thing, cuz i mean.....isn't that mostly due to the fact that by this point in our lives, we've already established ourselves and who we are? naturally if we were raised in an asian-centric environment, we'll be used to asian when we go off to university. i mean, i have an unnamed friend who's comment to me when he got to university was "how do you talk to white chicks man??". i dunno. that just....it's really really wierd that something like that is even a real issue. i mean, i can't RELATE per se......but i know what he means. i don't know if i even have a point. except the whole asian pride thing (er....azn pryde?) bugs me. it really does. why does pride have to be paraded about like a stamp on our forhead? can't it be inside us? it's a thin line between telling someone, and rubbing it in their face. especially when theres no reason to.
maybe we have our priorities misplaced as a generation? i mean, it's obvious our parents have asian pride too. most of our mothers are probably afraid of walking by black people? racisit or sterotypical sentiment isn't what we're trying to accomplish though....it's merely to celebrate our uniqueness. to acknowledge the fact that we have a distinct culture, that we're not willing to, and i personally think - are afraid of losing if we totally conform to western culture.
but like i said. maybe we're taking it too far? i don't see us nodding our heads in approval when somone yells black pride. or white pride. or jewish pride.
these people are labelled as racists, zionists (in a derogatory sense), the list goes on. i just don't get it.....
i think i have a softball curse on me. thats three playoffs in a row i've lost in the first round, not to even get into our pathetic late game melt down against the oracles two years ago. ARGH. maybe it's time i forgo any pride and just sign up to play for a stacked team.....hm......who's looking for a senior third basemen this summer? haha
so heres a typical tale of how small the asian christian world is in ontario:
i'm driving this girl home from ACF last nite, and she tells me she's in first year med. so i'm like, hey, i know someone in first year med, do you know this girl?
she's like, yea, how do you know her? i tell her shes my friend from church back in toronto. and then she says, "scac? i go to scac".
i was like....huh? you do? who are you? apparently she hangs out with my brothers aged people. how very strange indeed.
i'm starting to think i'm LESS then 6 degrees from all other asians in canada. it's more like....2...or something. i mean, when you walk into a place where theres a large group of asians, isn't your first reaction to scan for a familiar face? i mean, even if it's a place you don't EXPECT to know anyone. and usually, you'll FIND someone you do know. it's so wierd.....it really puts things into perspective when you realize that as a culture we've really grown used to and comfortable with the idea of segregating ourselves. i mean, we don't do it on PURPOSE, but i hear all the time people say "they just feel more comfortable around asians. or they relate to asians more". and i think this is just the WIERDEST thing, cuz i mean.....isn't that mostly due to the fact that by this point in our lives, we've already established ourselves and who we are? naturally if we were raised in an asian-centric environment, we'll be used to asian when we go off to university. i mean, i have an unnamed friend who's comment to me when he got to university was "how do you talk to white chicks man??". i dunno. that just....it's really really wierd that something like that is even a real issue. i mean, i can't RELATE per se......but i know what he means. i don't know if i even have a point. except the whole asian pride thing (er....azn pryde?) bugs me. it really does. why does pride have to be paraded about like a stamp on our forhead? can't it be inside us? it's a thin line between telling someone, and rubbing it in their face. especially when theres no reason to.
maybe we have our priorities misplaced as a generation? i mean, it's obvious our parents have asian pride too. most of our mothers are probably afraid of walking by black people? racisit or sterotypical sentiment isn't what we're trying to accomplish though....it's merely to celebrate our uniqueness. to acknowledge the fact that we have a distinct culture, that we're not willing to, and i personally think - are afraid of losing if we totally conform to western culture.
but like i said. maybe we're taking it too far? i don't see us nodding our heads in approval when somone yells black pride. or white pride. or jewish pride.
these people are labelled as racists, zionists (in a derogatory sense), the list goes on. i just don't get it.....
mothertrucker....i hate my computer with a passion. you know that scene in office space where they trash the photocopier? thats gonna be me with my computer.
except infinitely more angy. yes, you read right. angy. on another note, there will be no visitation from friends this weekend. boourns. i'm free this weekend, please have no problems dropping by and bringing food. mmmm...food.....
on top of everything, i haven't downloaded a new album in like.....a week. at LEAST. i'm going crazy here man....although i managed to snag the new foo fighters before
i had to temporarily retire. it's amazing. i suggest it for anyone who's inclined to rock and kickass first, and take names later. SO good....
except infinitely more angy. yes, you read right. angy. on another note, there will be no visitation from friends this weekend. boourns. i'm free this weekend, please have no problems dropping by and bringing food. mmmm...food.....
on top of everything, i haven't downloaded a new album in like.....a week. at LEAST. i'm going crazy here man....although i managed to snag the new foo fighters before
i had to temporarily retire. it's amazing. i suggest it for anyone who's inclined to rock and kickass first, and take names later. SO good....
Oct 24, 2002
hm. total amount of time spent on new webpage + board....approx. 1 hour. the last site took my days. i think i like this more.
anyways, theres a john mayer concert in TO coming up pretty soon....if anyone else wants to go, i'm up for it.
it's on a tuesday though, so...time'll be tight. in other breaking news, i need a nap. i've been writing a stupid essay for far too long now, and i'm suppose to actually got to class today. plus the weekend is booked. ivan and steph, u guys are gonna have a wicked time up here. unlike anyone else who was offered a trip up to london this weekend and didn't say yes. you people make me sick. DIE. on that note, have a nice day, i'm off to fall asleep. in class.
anyways, theres a john mayer concert in TO coming up pretty soon....if anyone else wants to go, i'm up for it.
it's on a tuesday though, so...time'll be tight. in other breaking news, i need a nap. i've been writing a stupid essay for far too long now, and i'm suppose to actually got to class today. plus the weekend is booked. ivan and steph, u guys are gonna have a wicked time up here. unlike anyone else who was offered a trip up to london this weekend and didn't say yes. you people make me sick. DIE. on that note, have a nice day, i'm off to fall asleep. in class.
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