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2003-08-19T20:58:00.000-04:00

go eventful days... went and bought a new micro-system and printer for university. absolute sweetness is the only way to describe it.

bis spater...
Ryan

Current Music: John Mayer - No Such Thing (03:51)

2003-08-18T21:19:00.000-04:00

well, i got my room assigned to me today. more details are to come as to which res building it is in - chances are that it is near the engineering buildings(hopefully!). had to go through and read the contractual agreement (all 14 or so pages long), and understand it all. they are really strict on underage alcohol comsumption and stuff like that... not like that matters or anything... yeah... oh well - quebec is just across the way.

i also found out that one of my really good friends from ACS and England (a Canadian of course) is going to McGill for pre-med... cool cool... i have to get in contact with him... damn 5 hour time difference.. only about 1 1/2 to montreal in that case.

see you later,

Ryan

Current Music: Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing moon (05:49)

2003-08-17T21:29:00.000-04:00

oh man, i just realized that i move out in 12 days. EngFrosh starts in 13 days, and that is bound to be an interesting time. oh man, go independence, i cannot wait.

Current Music: Billy Talent - Voices of Violence (03:10)

2003-08-16T21:46:00.000-04:00

just testing out the new "Current Music" script. it outputs my currently playing song from winamp in my blog entries. cool cool.

... Ryan

Current Music: Billy Talent - Try Honesty (album version) (04:14)

2003-08-13T23:43:00.000-04:00

Well, hell has frozen over, and today was my last day at Canadian Tire. There was a part of me not wanting to leave, and another that was telling me to do the opposite. The former feeling was due to the many learning experiences that I had at the Tire with customers, managers, and fellow employees - thanks Mr. Fleming for employing me in the first place. I mean i didn't want to leave the place where i have spent about 13 months of time working, breaking sweats, getting into verbal "matches" with customers, lifting in skids full of product, and filling the ever-popular overheads of the electrical aisles 1, 2 and drei (3). I will miss all of the people there that is for sure. say goodbye to the german contingent (wilhelm roessler), the cash people, the infamous sports crew, my hard working hardware crew, and the courtesy girls (too bad i never got to say how much i really found you to be a great person to be around and spend time with C. - thanks for coming in to see me today :) ) I really am appreciative of my manager, Shirley, getting Dave to buy me a cake for my last day, and having a bunch of us sit in the break room and eat cake for an hour (or so!). My departure was mostly filled of the former feelings, even though there is that part of me that is happy to be moving on in succession in order to progress into a new chapter of my life - university. i really can't wait for it (including the massive amount of hours of lectures, labs, tutorials, and outer class work that await me). go engineering!

i mean this is life. life is a continual sequence of events that teach us about both the positive aspects, and negative aspects of it all - and the trick is to set it up in balance!
grab it by the proverbial horns to aspire, and keep motivated so that success will com your way. that is how i see it.

until next time.... Ryan

Currently Listening To: John Mayer - Room for Squares (the whole album... great stuff, pick it up)

2003-08-10T18:34:00.000-04:00

i am sorry. i did not mean to cause any harm. i thought you would have found it funny, honestly. i would never do anything to purposely disrespect or hurt you... i am really sorry.

2003-08-03T21:11:00.000-04:00

well... today was just another day at work. i really do not know why i am blogging. today included merchandising all of the electrical department, and only getting part of it finished... you know, because of one little distraction... that being customers. now, i don't want to go ahead and start a rant about how much SOME customers are either complete idiots, selfish, or just plain rude a-holes... i mean, when i am going for break, or off to lunch... they will purposely stop me as they see me leaving the place of work. you know what - this isn't a constant issue with all customers, but it does seem to reside with some of them. anywho... that is all that i wanted to say... and also, that i only have 9 days of work left until my career at Canadian Tire is over... it has been great with it's series of ups and downs, but you know what - with all of my bitching aside - i think it has a been a great place to learn, work hard, and mostly have fun. the past couple of days were adequate otherwise...
i know this entry was boring... but i thought that i would put something out there to occupy some space on my blog...

see you... Ryan

Current Music: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
[my retro influx for the day... "relax don't do it, when you want to go to it..."]

2003-08-01T00:10:00.000-04:00

I have finally done something that I should have done a little while ago.
I have put my two weeks notice into Canadian Tire, and now two weeks from now, I will be out of a part time job... yes it is true. and just as i was being given managerial powers... oh well - at least i know everything about that store.

yeah, so that is my interesting fact of the day.
what do you think about it?

bis spater... ryan

Current Music: Jane's Addiction - Just Because

P.S. Perry Ferrell is cool... thats all.

2003-07-17T01:25:00.000-04:00

Well, this week has flown like... well... a bird, i guess. this bird could be extremely rare, and could only have been seen by a few astutely observing people... anyway, i have been working every single day this week, even though it wasn't as crazy as my 20 hour weekend of hell ... an experience that i will never forget... money is money however... i received notifcation of a Nortel Networks Scholarship valued at $9,500 for Engineering at Carleton (which is really wicked), i attended the welcome program at Carleton for Engineering, and found out a bunch of information about registration for first term and which course i can take for my elective... i think it shall be "introduction to economics" since i am not allowed to take "introductory german" -- goddammit! oh well, economics is pretty interesting, and i would sure as hell rather take it than history, language history, or any other english/history courses... oh man... shiver...
so registration occurs on August 5th for myself, and i get to register on the first day as i am a scholarship winner, so that is good... i have gone through the course times and such that they have up, and have sorted out my first term, and almost my second... my first term as it is, is as follows:

Calculus for Engineering Students

Orientation to Engineering

Mechanics I

Problem Solving and Computers

Introduction to Economics

my second term is:

Chemistry for Engineering Students

Differential Equations and Infinite Series for Engineering Students

Introductory Physics for Engineers

Linear Algebra for Eng/Comp. Sci. Students

Communication Skills for Engineering Students

wow, jam packed full of fun... indeed... anywho, it is late, i am tired, and i therefore must sleep...
i think therefore i am... is now i am tired therefore i sleep...

guten nacht (or really guten morgen)
......... Ryan

Current Music: Linkin Park - Faint

2003-07-14T16:53:00.000-04:00

currently i am quite happy... $9,500 Nortel Networks Entrance Scholarship...

later... Ryan...

Current Music: Billy Talent - Try Honesty

2003-06-27T21:15:00.000-04:00

jumping on the bandwagon:

>:x: name = Ryan D. Steeves
>:x: piercings = None
>:x: tattoos = None
>:x: height = 6"1'ish
>:x: shoe size = 11 1/2
>:x: hair color = dark brown (dirty blonde in the summer)
>:x: length = 8 cm (approx.)
>:x: siblings = alex --> a younger brother
>
>LAST...
>:x: movie you rented = Old School
>:x: movie you bought = Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
>:x: song you listened to = Alexisonfire - Pulmonary Archery
>:x: song that was stuck in your head = Metallica - St. Anger
>:x: cd you bought = John Mayer - Room For Squares
>:x: cd you listened to = Dave Matthews Band - Crash
>:x: person you've called = Shirley (manager at Canadian Tire... had to sort out work for the summer)
>:x: person that's called you = Parents (they are out in St. John until Saturday)
>:x: tv show you've watched = The Simpsons
>:x: person you were thinking of = kelso --> has to get back to me on if there is anything going on tonight or not.
>
>DO...
>:x: you have a bf or gf = no.
>:x: you have a crush on someone = kind of.
>:x: you wish you could live somewhere else = in the future yes.
>:x: you think about suicide = no.
>:x: you believe in online dating = no.
>:x: others find you attractive = apparently.
>:x: you want more piercings = no thanks... 0 is enough for me.
>:x: you drink = the odd time... no hard liquor though.
>:x: you do drugs = no.
>:x: you smoke = no.
>:x: you like cleaning = to keep things in order - yes.
>:x: you like roller coasters = sure.
>:x: you write in cursive or print = SMALL CAPS... OH YEAH!
>:x: you carry a donor card = i believe so...
>
>FOR OR AGAINST...
>:x: long distance relationships = if you want it to work bad enough.
>:x: using someone = against.
>:x: killing people = well there was this one time... wait... against.
>:x: teenage smoking = your choice, but personally i am against it.
>:x: premarital sex = for.
>:x: driving drunk = i shall quote the great jonathan david kelso for this one: "if your for this, I hope you die"
>:x: gay/lesbian relationship = personally i am very much against it... but once again, your choice...
>:x: soap operas = against. sorry.
>
>FAVORITE...
>:x: food = ribs/steak/mussels (the easterner blood in me i guess)
>:x: song = Coldplay - Shiver
>:x: thing to do = playing soccer is always fun
>:x: thing to talk about = new and upcoming technology, soccer...
>:x: sports = soccer, basketball, rugby is cool to watch, tennis is cool, baseball if i am in the mood, and football not really at all.
>:x: drinks = Coke, Lowenbrau
>:x: clothes = my soccer jerseys (Deutschnationalmannschaft, Bayern Munchen), my loose shorts, and Bluenotes jeans... oh yeah...
>:x: movies = Snatch/Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Office Space/Wayne's World (1 & 2) etc...
>:x: band/singer = Coldplay
>:x: holiday = Christmas
>:x: new nerdy saying = riiight...
>
>HAVE YOU...
>:x: ever cried over a guy = no.
>:x: ever lied to someone = yes.
>:x: ever been in a fist fight = once.
>:x: ever been arrested = no.
>
>NUMBER...
>:x: of times I have been in love? = a couple.
>:x: of times I have had my heart broken? none.
>:x: of hearts I have broken? = not sure.
>:x: of girls I have kissed? = a couple.
>:x: of boys I have kissed? = none.
>:x: of drugs taken illegally? = none.
>:x: of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life = a couple (2 or 3).
>:x: of people I consider my enemies? = none. however sometimes the provincial PC government pisses me off.
>:x: of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? = a couple.
>:x: of scars on my body? = 2 i think.
>:x: of things in my past that I regret? = there is one in particular, but it was a huge mistake, one i will definately not make again.
>
> >FAVORITE...
>:x: disney movie = Toy Story I
>:x: scent = vanilla is nice
>:x: word = intergal... heh
>:x: nickname = Ry is alright, i do prefer Ryan however...
>:x: guy name = David is cool... Dieter is also interesting
>:x: girl name = Coreen for sure
>:x: eye color = blue or brown/green like myself
>:x: flower = nothing in particular.
>:x: piercing = none. but in the ear if i must choose.
>:x: actor = mike myers
>
>DO YOU THINK YOU ARE...
>:x: pretty = no.
>:x: funny = somewhat.
>:x: hot = hot? not really...
>:x: friendly = yes.
>:x: amusing = somewhat.
>:x: ugly = don't think so.
>:x: loveable = yes.
>:x: pessimistic = no.
>:x: optimistic = yes.
>:x: caring = yes.
>:x: sweet = sometimes.
>:x: dorky = ... um... yeah, about that one...
>
>:x: Spell your first name backwards x: nayr
>:x: The story behind your user name x: my favourite character on the simpsons
>:x: Are you straight? yes.
>:x: Where do you live? markham
>:x: 4 words that sum you up: (intelligent + creative + tired + dedicated) = ryan
>
> >DESCRIBE YOUR -
>:x: Wallet = black leather with money of various countries in it
>:x: Hairbrush = N/A
>:x: Toothbrush = blue... non-motorized... oh yeah go manual labour.
>:x: Jewelry worn daily = watch, and necklace with Mary on it.
>:x: Pillow cover = maroon and green
>:x: Blanket = same.
>:x: Coffee cup = whatever i can find in the general vacinity.
>:x: Sunglasses = black and circular
>:x: Shoes = adidas running shoes
>:x: Handbag = N/A
>:x: Favorite top = this question was asked already when referring to clothing in general
>:x: CD in stereo right now = Coldplay AROBTTH i believe
>:x: What you are wearing now = my german national team jersey and my tan eddie bauer shorts
>:x: Hair = spiked up
>:x: Make up = N/A
>
>WHO or WHAT (was/is/are) -
>:x: In my mouth = my tounge, teeth... you know, the usual.
>:x: In my head = a brain of unimaginable capacity... cough...
>:x: Wishing = to go out tonight... that would be nice.
>:x: After this = to maybe close my eyes.
>:x: Talking to = no one right now.
>:x: Eating = chocolate chip cookies.
>:x: Fetishes = none.
>:x: Person you wish you could see right now = the kelsinator so we can go chill out...
>:x: Is next to you = no one. i am half asleep.
>:x: Something you're looking forward to in this up coming month = in july, going to Carleton for a campus tour and orientation....
>:x: Something that you are deathly afraid of? = afraid of no... but looking forward to is the ability to work hard in university.
>:x: Do you like candles = sure.
>:x: Do you like hot wax = sure.
>:x: Do you like incense = i was an altar boy for 6 years, i have grown accustomed to it.
>:x: Do you like the taste of blood = no.
>:x: Do you believe in love = yes.
>:x: Do you believe in soul mates = no.
>:x: Do you believe in love at first sight = no.
>:x: Do you believe in forgiveness: yes.
>:x: Do you believe in God: yes.
>:x: What do you want done with your body when you die: for it to be buried.
>:x: Who is your worst enemy?: no one... there are a couple that i do not particularly like, but no one that i hate.
>:x: If you could have any animal for a pet = a bear would be cool.
>:x: What is the latest you've ever stayed up = all-niter
>:x: Ever been to Belgium?: yes, a couple of times.
>:x: Can you eat with chopsticks: yes.
>:x: What's your favorite coin?: coin... the British Pound is cool.
>:x: What are 5 cities you wouldn't mind relocating to?: Munich, London, Vienna, New York City, Vancouver
>:x: What are some of your favourite pig out foods?: nothing in particular really... breadsticks and salami... oh yeah, good stuff.
>:x: What's something that you wish people would understand?: nothing that i can think of now.
>:x: What's something you wish you could understand better?: nothing that i can think of right now.
>:x: Anyone you miss that you haven't seen in a long time? : my friends from England
>:x: Something you want to make happen for tomorrow?: get out...

2003-06-27T00:44:00.000-04:00

I DON'T BELIEVE IT, (and you may not either), but I actually have sat down now to update my blog... it has been just over a month since i have updated, and i promise you a semi-interesting entry...

high school has ended, and the last couple of days were great including the following items:
--> nothing
--> nothing
--> saying bye to teachers
--> handing in texts
--> nothing

finished my final physics exam, and then headed off to my reward for the hand work that i put into this year..... COLDPLAY OH YEAH!
it was great! coldplay played at the Molson AMP, opening with Politik, and playing some stuff from Parachutes and AROBTTH and even stuff that i have never heard before (quite possibly a mix of new and unreleased material)... altogether they play about an hour an a half set with a double encore consisting of such favourites as clocks... (for the newbie bandwagon jumpers) the crowd could have a bit more alive, but all in all a great concert (i would give it an 8.5/10)... it was a good time had by all (kelso, matt, and I)

went paintballing with a bunch of people (around 30 of them) and had a good time... it was a lot of more interesting than last years considering the people whom i pelted and received 'peltage' from were people that i knew... not random stouffvillians... heh...
it was a great time, presumably had by all... the only thing is that there are some people in this world who seem to be very selective, and care solely about themselves... hopefully certain things will change... hate to dampen things, but it is the truth... (nothing to do with the festivities of the day though, just to clarify...)

went up to Carleton to visit just recently, and did a brief self-tour of the campus, EE facilities, and the whole engineering faculty while i was at it... it is a great campus... quite possibly one of the best i have ever seen, along with fathoms of things that i think make the university stand out in terms of engineering and student life from other universities in canada...

in closing, the big thing is that my high school career has ended, and now i am going off to university. high school has been a great experience for me, as i spent 3 years of it in canada, and 1 year of it in England. altogether, all my buddies (and mates) have been great, and there have been many good times, and memories that accompany them. we will seperate, and go our seperate ways, but i see it, overall, as us moving into the future of our lives, and going into different programs that will probably dictate where we will spend the rest of our lives, and how those lives form from the day that we start classes in university... anywho, its been great, and i hope to keep in contact with people even though it will not be completely possible to stay in contact with everyone... even so, there is no point at looking at this transition in a pessimistic perspective, but rather in such a way that defines the four dimensional spatial life that follows from this day forward...alright...that is my rant about university...

off to Carleton... Silicon Valley North... Nortel Networks scholarship...
Current Music: Dave Matthews Band - Crash [the whole album of course!]

2003-05-27T21:58:00.000-04:00

well well... i haven't blogged for the past week considering that many of us have been busy, and among those people is myself. let's see... let's do a recap of the past week (or so)... last week was pretty much a week of music performances are MusicFest Nationals Canada, which were held in Toronto (luckily they were close to home). i played with Wind Symphony last wednesday, and we won gold (i believe), as well as on friday i played with monday morning blues band, but only won the silver... that pisses me off. why did the one adjudicator have to be such a old tight-ass and insist that we didn't deserve it, when the rest of them said that they thought that we deserved the gold... democracy my friends -- democracy. last time i checked we lived in a (semi) capitalist world, and dictatorships have been looked down upon for ages. anyway, that seemed to piss me off when i heard it, and it kind of still does... meh - i'll get over it. by the way, sorry that i couldn't play with Third Stream on the thursday, other duties arose, and thank you to all who sung without yours truly drumming in rhthym with Nikhil and Gary... i heard you guys did real well anyway - thanks Tom for standing in for me... next issue is prom. prom was an interesting experience, albeit one that did not live up to my expectations. rather than sit here and bash away at how it "sucked" or was "doubleplusungood" (for you Orwellians), i will say that for the number of students that attended, and for all the special issues that may have had to been attended to because of the large number of students, i thought that it was not too bad... not too bad at all... thanks very much to the prom committee for setting up the venue, food, music, and everything else... also thanks very much to all the teachers who showed up such as Ms. Corry, Ms. Tunnicliffe, Mr. Christoff etc... i will agree with Chien at this point, and state that for a couple of the awards that were... umm... awarded (for lack of a better word), i do not agree with the people that should have accepted them - but nonetheless an exciting prom overall... the afterparty/aftergettogetherthing was fun, and it was cool to be together with a couple of really cool people that i know.. thanks to all, and thanks for the ride home at 6 in the morning Jen...
this week is very interesting as i have my geometry and discrete exam tomorrow in class, and the preformance problem on the friday... this will be fine, since i studied. things will come along well.
then next week is calculus all week and my english ISP presentation, then the next week are the chemistry and physics exams... all of this ends on the 11th, and on that night i will be attending a concert to celebrate then finishing of exams, and the probable end of my high school career... (i.e. going to see Coldplay live in T.O.) oh yeah...
anyway, i will blog later, when i get a chance in between studying for exams...

spater... Ryan

Current Music: The Ataris - In This Diary

2003-05-20T22:33:00.000-04:00

at this current time there is approximately >1.0*10^6 things going on. concerts for music this week which eats up my exam prop time during the day - how unreasonable is that. i am really kind of pissed off - that is all that i can say. will blog when i care.

2003-05-17T14:50:00.000-04:00

well... it has been ages since i have blogged, and for that i am truly sorry... yeah.
anywho, the last couple of weeks have been insanely busy: with 3 ISP's due this past friday, and a couple important tests as well as exams that are now approaching. right now, there are really important things coming, i mean among them there are: exams, Coldplay, prom, G2 Test this week, and school beginning to come to come to an end. prom should be interesting as i am sitting with taylor, kelso and them... cool people indeed. um... i went to go and see matrix reloaded yesterday, and man oh man it was really cool... i have music coming up this week for 3 days. it is insane, and then the following week we will be having the algeo performance problem and exam. wow... then comes calculus, physics, chem etc... anywho. i am really tired now, so i will probably blog afterward... see you later...

ah yes, your moment of zen:

auf weidersehen...

2003-05-04T22:25:00.000-04:00

Well, this weekend has seemed to have gone by insanely fast. That is a good thing. I mean, I went to the Jays game on Friday night with some of my favourite people, and it was a blast. I haven't been to a Jays game since last summer (I think), and the seats that we ended up having were great -- we were about 5 or 6 rows from the left field line on the 100 level... some the best seats that I have ever had. Thanks to Kelso for the ticket - and I apologize for being an idiot if I came across as one that night... what was the problem.
Anywho, after getting in, I woke up and headed off to work for the morning shift. The store was very much dead, as very few customers even hesistated to ask me questions, let alone actually asking me any. I ended up just filling with my co-workers, talking about university, and making fun of customers like I usually do -- it's great. I went to Mastermind afterwards to meet Darryl, in order to pick up an expansion kit for my LEGO Mindstorms kit, so we can work on our Computer Engineering ISP. We are going to develop a real-time interface for the robot using Visual Basic... we are thinking independently driven controls to drive each servo, and to interact with the environment using sensors. We do not have much time, but I think we can do a very good job with what we have, and our 'expansive' knowledge of robotics and a.i. programming... cough...
Went to Harvey's with Darryl after, and then went home to zone out for a little while - wasn't in the mood to do any homework. Afterward, I ended up going with Matt to Quizno's of Hwy 7. and then rushed down to First Markham Place to catch X Men 2... excellent movie... I mean, this move had everything going for it: great special effects/CG, acting was quite good, the storyline, and most importantly the plot. This movie was great and it had all of my favourite x-men characters in it (nightcrawler, colossus, and wolverine)... 4.5/5 stars on my 'cool-o-meter'... riiight...
And today... Today i spent working on geometry, and my english ISP. I have done about 5/8 of it I would say, and just have to finish two of my major arguments, and have to clean up the format and grammar... I also went down to the library to practise three point turns, and parallel parking with my dad -- G2 test. it was pretty interesting... not nearly as complicated as I thought - just needed practise...
Anywho, that was my weekend of death and destruction... more posting shall occur later... (p.s. still waiting from the big 3.)

See you later...

Current Music: Boston - More Than A Feeling
Coldplay - Clocks

2003-04-27T21:59:00.000-04:00

Hello again. This weekend has been quite busy altogether, but not overly interesting. On Saturday, I went to work, but this was no normal day at "the CTC", this was quite possibly one of the most frustrating days working there due to the over-crowded store. There were so many customers in the store that I didn't even have any time to fill the homes AT ALL - absolute craziness. Anywho, I got home and had Tom's Burgers for lunch - it was great. After that, Matt came over and we went down to Active Electronics and Sayal on Victoria Park to look for parts for something we are thinking of building... the operative word there was thinking... remember that. After that, I got home and went to church, and then once again, went home... (yes i used "went home" in the same sentence) After that, my family and I went to Peter's Fine Dining, and had the nicest piece of prime rib that I have ever had -- albeit the most expensive. Oh well, it doesn't matter, the food rocked.
Today was boring, I went out for a little while, but eneded up mostly doing homework. I got around to working on physics questions for the upcoming SIN contest on Thursday, as well as the lab, and some Calculus reviewing for the upcoming Calculus test on Tuesday. Anywho, now I am just typing this because Kelso wanted me to blog, and that is quite possibly why this blog sucks so much... I, next time, will write a better blog... I $hit you not...
Ciao...

Current Music: Reggie and The Full Effect - Congratulations Matt and Christine

2003-04-25T23:49:00.000-04:00

Today was a decent day - albeit busy. Went to english ready for the chemistry test the following period, and did none of the prose work we had to do - it will be fine though, i will do it and study it this weekend probably. The chemistry test was kind of tough, but not overly complicated - #2 on the first page made me think for a little bit, but it was alright otherwise. Calculus was fine, got 97 on a small quiz, and Geometry pissed me off once again after getting my test back. Geometry confuses me, thats all i can say. I am basically 85% and above in all of my other courses, but this course is just killing me - and it pisses me off why it is this one... i mean 90 in calculus, but damn loads less for geometry. I am disappointed in this sense, but reasonably happy in that my average for eng is 84.0% - decent, but not great... damn geometry.
On the university front, I received a scholarship from Dalhousie, and Calgary just sent me their course selection stuff - man... those two universities must really want me... or...? i am still waiting for the Big Three -- Waterloo, Queens, and Mac, and I hope to get something from them within the next couple weeks... i hope things end of on the plus side for the most part - that would be great.
Anywho, i have to go to work tomorrow, just like i did tonight. it was great tonight, did a little bit of work in electrical, and basically did a bunch of miscellaneous things that needed to be done according to the managers... they are really great people there. I have to go to Active tomorrow and pick of electronics components - servos, resistors etc... we will see. Then come back and probably do homework. i have lots to do this weekend: physics lab, Sir Isaac Newton practise questions for the physics contest this week upcoming, english prose stuff and my isp, calculus homework/studying, and geometry homework... it is alot, but normal in my books... anyway, i will talk to you later, in response to further correspondance from universities...
Bis spater...

Current Music: Coldplay - Shiver

2003-04-24T17:05:00.000-04:00

Well, it has been a long week (so far), but there is still one day left to go. I wrote my Geometry and my English tests yesterday, and tomorrow is Chemistry (Equilibrium and Entropy). The first two were not too bad, and the latter shouldn't be too bad as well - just a matter of studying and understanding. But oh my, the english test was one to remember. It consisted of all short answer, long answer (essay paragraph), and essay questions. I mean, it was not hard in itself, but it was a matter of getting it finished within the time that we were given (an hour). I am still currently waiting for responses from Queens, Mac, and Waterloo - i do not know, but I hope on the most part it will be on the positive side - I am 4/4 currently. This weekend upcoming will be busy in itself, I am working tomorrow night and Saturday morning (so come in and visit me if you are around Canadian Tire on Bullock and McCowan), it's KELSO'S BIRTHDAY (give him beats tomorrow if you see him), I have to go and get components for a robotics club thing, and who knows what else i am forgetting in the sheer hysteria of my typing this up... cough... On an unrelated note, I got my tuxedo rented not too long ago, and I was feeling in a Hives-like mood at the time (check out the styles here if you are clueless as to what i am talking about) - all is looking good on that front. Prom will be cool, but I am still on the lookout if you get my drift... cough...
See you around...

Current Music: Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Taking Back Sunday - Cute Without The E (wicked song - Kelso would love it - it's emo!)

2003-04-20T17:12:00.000-04:00

I am thinking, the next couple of months are going to be both: interesting and deciding factors in my life. With these university replies coming from every which angle, I am unsure of how it will turn out in the end. It isn't something to panic, and contemplate suicide over (even though some may - yikes...), but it is something to keep focused on as the next month or so rolls around. Anywho, I just though I have received acceptances from Dal, Calgary, Windsor, and Ryerson, I am pretty much still in "the good" while I wait for the big 3: Waterloo, Queens, and McMaster... I mean i received the most ambiguous letter from Mac a couple of days ago, still trying to sell their Eng. (engineering) program to me. I was confused, but still arrived at the conclusion that it was just a means to make sure that others do not opt out of their program. I would be quite happy if I was accepted by Mac, but Queens or Waterloo would be "the piece of resistance"... (I am not sure if that translation came across correct or not. hehe). Anywho, the weekend it going by as I do homework and study for the upcoming week of death: geometry, chemistry, and english tests. I must be going now...

Current Music: U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday

2003-04-20T01:20:00.000-04:00

Well, today was an interesting day to say the least. I woke up bright and early at 8:00 (yes that is early for me... on a weekend), washed and dressed up, and headed off to work. This being a standard Saturday morning shift for me, I jumped in the automobile at 8:50 (10 minutes to my shift), and had the feeling that I really didn't want to arrive late to work. So, yes, as usual, i leave my house very late, but still manage to clock in at the computer at 8:59 -- it's great: i was early, and got paid for an extra minute (GO [7.00*(1/60)]!!!). Anywho, I arrived and signed in like I normally do every Saturday, but this was special. I walked over to electrical, and found that it was absolutely decimated. I mean the place looked as if a 100 megaton ACME thermo-nuclear warhead had hit it.... twice... and then felt like another run at it just for fun. So yeah, Aisles 1-3 were packed full of product that was not even opened up from the original packaging, so that I could either fill the homes or the overstock, for that matter. It was fine, however, as I managed to get most of aisle 1 done in about a couple of hours. Although, just then at around 11 o'clock(ish...), I was beginning to be bombarded by innumerable amounts of customers asking for: ceiling fans, caulking, furnace filters, toolchests, ceiling fans, 4 boxes of paper towels, and ceiling fans. I mean, why does everyone need so many ceiling fans... and all in the span of about 2 hours... Hilarity ensued from that point on. So, timed seemed to have been passing faster than a thernonuclear bomb (pardon the "weapons of mass destruction analogies" -- I am feeling crappily analogous) in mid air about to wipe out a large city, 1:00 rolled around and I clocked out promptly soon thereafter.
So, as I was leaving the parking lot, I almost crashed into about 1 or 2 cars that had swiftly jetted out of parts of the parking lot that I had thought had not even existed. Albeit, I left without a scratch, and headed out to Tom's Burgers, for one of the best burgers in town. From this point on, I picked up the burger and began to head home - truly interesting (... snore...). So, as I was "rolling" down my street, I had just passed imfamous #34, and waved to Dean Blundell (morning guy from 102.1 The Edge/Edge102 [gratuitious good-guy plug ===> www.edge102.com]) and his kids while they were playing hockey on the driveway... a good guy that Mr. Blundell, as he waved back. Then I went in to eat, and watched a couple of movies: One Hour Photo, and The Bourne Identity. I am not much of a film critic, so go somewhere else for those rantings and ravings, but I thought that for what each movie was, that they were pretty good on the most part. After that, I headed up for an early dinner, did some physics and calculus, and headed out to Easter Vigil (2 hours). A pretty cool mass, even though it was double the length of a typical one. I left feeling enlightened, and headed home... So yeah, as this is my first lengthy post, I hope you liked it for it's... um.... good...ness?!
Anywho, I will try to do a post as often as possible, but I am busy, so yeah... Bis Spater Mein Freunden....

Current Music: The Hives - Main Offender

2003-04-14T20:56:00.000-04:00

My First Post to my Blog...
I just felt like starting a blog today for some reason - possibly because i am feeling partially sleepy, and because i dont feel like doing anymore homework that has to be done for the next little while... See you later (or bis spater as they say auf Deutsch).