New Years Eve

Me and my buddy, Wolverine at Victoria Oval on NYE 2oo7... before the "Eve" part of the day...

Oh Jeez...

Soooooo birthday time is rapidly approaching. Yea, I know it's still 10 weeks away, but at the rate my year's been going, it'll be like, tomorrow. Last night the Dude asked me what I wanted for my birthday. "Let me think," I said...

...I'd like a diamond ring, a house, a dog, a baby, a new car, a long trip somewhere where I have no obligations other than to drink something slushy and alcohol-filled, a new wardrobe, a couch, a maid to do my housework, time to cook good meals, a million dollars and an end to injustice in the world. (Can anyone say taxpayers 80%, corporations 20%??? I mean come on! Why the hell aren't multi-million and billion dollar companies footing at least half of our country's tax bill?? ...but here I digress...) Yes! There are a lot of things I'd like...

...maybe I'll just tell him I want a new watch. Really, all I want is to be happy and to be healthy...

...and to live my next life in T.V.land. :-P

I... FEEL... BETTER!

That's all!

O yea- a good friend had her second baby! congrats Jody and Dave!

Babies are everywhere... beware the baby!

Sick and Tired... AGAIN

So yet again I am all snotty and phlegmy and my nose is red and swollen to Rudolph proportion... /sigh

The term's barely started and I am totally exhausted. Yesterday, on his day off, the Dude drove me around the city... I fell asleep twice. (His root canal went okay, although I think he broke part of the filling at Julio's... to be continued next Wed. when they finish [re-do?] the tooth.) Anyway I am retardedly tired. One COULD blame it on the consecutive work days last week: Evanescence/Snoop Dogg/Oilers/Rush/Oilers ... or one could blame 8am English Middle Ages Lit. classes... or one could blame the lack of daylight hours... or I just don't even know what to blame. All I know is that I fell asleep watching Finding Nemo last night and missed ALL the sea turtle part! Could it BE any worse? :P

The Dental Witch Strikes Again

So, the Dude (possibly the MOST dentally-hygenic person I know) was hit by the Dental Witch too. He griped about his tooth the other evening so I went and bought him a pack of freezies (his idea) and some Ambesol (mine.) Apparently the Ambesol did nothing for his now throbbing tooth so he hit the freezies... and some frozen fruit in the fridge. By morning he had to admit that a trip to the dentist was necessary. By 11am he was in incredible pain... got half a root canal and will get the rest next Tuesday. I felt really bad that there was nothing I could do to assuage his pain... and because I had to eat the "Linguine Soprawno" I made for supper all by myself. Oh, and because I had to drink all the wine... but, I digress.

I have learned from this experience: the Dental Witch is out there and may strike again. Scared me enough to go make that dentist appointment I've been avoiding. I just hope I can hide from her for another three weeks....

What am I Doing Right Now?

Pop Quiz....


And, if you guessed "studying for physics final," then you win!!
O God. Because I was so uber sick during finals I had my Physics final deferred... to this Friday. Have I even TOUCHED my books since the last class? Um... no. I feel the hand of TEST DOOOOOOM squishing down on my head. So, clearly, the solution is to update my blog. /sigh

So you wanna hear a funny story? Ok.
Drive to school.
I went to pick up my Millenium Bursary cheque yesterday at school.
I was told that 771$ was still owing for my tuition and that my cheque be released when I paid.
Except that I do not have 771$ kicking around.
Student Accounts Lady: Could I borrow it from someone I know? Um... no.
O well I could go to my bank and get a counter cheque for the amount.
Drive to bank.
Bank lady#1: We don't do counter cheques anymore- too much fraud.
They could issue me a money order. Great!
Except that I do not have 771$ in my bank account.
Bank lady#1: We could give you a direct debit form for your school with your bank info.
Drive to school.
Student Accounts lady: We don't take direct debit forms.
O well, they gave me the cheque and confiscated my class schedule on condition that I return after the bank to pay up the tuition.
Drive to bank, GOVERNMENT ISSUED cheque in hand.
Bank guy: We can't cash this and release the funds to you.
Me:?????
Bank guy: It is issued by the CIBC so we can't guarantee that the funds are available.
Me: Bank Lady #1 said you'd just have to call my home branch to make sure there is no hold on the cheque... I've gotta pay my tuition today.
Bank guy: let me go call CIBC
Me: ...
Bank guy: Yea, you need to go to a CIBC branch to get this certified.
Me: But... it's a government issued cheque...???~!!!
Bank guy: Well it's pretty amazing what printers can do these days.
Me: &^$#@!#@$^&*&( fine. where's the closest CIBC?
Drive to Bank #2.
After a 20 minute line up at the CIBC...
Bank lady CIBC: You have to go to the CIBC downtown to get this certified. That's the bank from which the cheque was issued. I'm sorry, I can't help you with this.
Drive to Bank.
Bank lady #2: can I help you?
Me: I. Want. To. Talk. To. A. Manager. Now. Please.
Me to manager: I have been a customer at this bank for ten years. All I want to do is deposit this cheque, get a money order for 771$ and make sure there is no hold on the funds.
Bank lady #1: I know what this is about. I'm so sorry, I was on my lunch when you were here before. Let me call your home branch to make sure everything is alright.
Me: You are a nice bank lady. Bank guy sucks balls and his service is terrible. who gave this guy a job???? (well, this isn't really what was said, but you get the gist)
Bank lady #1: Here's your money order, there is no hold on your account, it's all good.
Interlude to cry in car.
Drive to school.
Student Accounts lady: is everything okay? You look a little stressed out.
Me: *quietly freaking out in my head* Oh, it's just been a bit of a process to get this done.
Student Accounts lady: It is overcomplicated. here's your receipt and your schedule.

Now, someone tell me please, WHY IS IT SO RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO GET FUNDING/GO TO SCHOOL??? After tuition and books I have 909 dollars left from my student loan. That's supposed to pay bills, pay rent and pay for food and transportation for the next 4 months? Who decides this shit? True, I am allowed to make 200$ a month... that'll cover the gas. -.- God Almighty. You'd think students were being punished. I think I heard that in some countries education is considered a good thing. AAAGH I think I need to commit a crime so I can go sit in prison and get a free education without all this headache. Sounds good about now.