Sunday, December 11, 2005

Slow microprocessor

Don't you ever wish in life you never miss a thing? I am convinced that my brain works at the rate of dial-up internet. I wish someone could invent real-time closed captioning. If you've ever watched TV with CC, you know that you never miss what someone says, or you even know what's going to happen before you see it! That would be great, if I could just have a black rectangle with scrolling words across the bottom of my visual field everywhere I go (including lectures).

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Times have changed

Did you know the primary fear that people have nowadays is the fear of what people think of them? The primary fear that people used to have...Death.

We live in a time where self-consciousness and insecurity are compensated for by attention-seeking behaviours and lack of modesty. Yet we could easily be hit by a car while walking across a street. Worrying about what people think can be far more burdensome than watching out for that guy driving his BMW while talking on his cell phone. We're really not afraid of that guy are we?

I'll be sure to wear my finest cloth and best underwear for the day my maker meets me.

Happy Birthday Sis

Happy birthday to my sister who is 27. I sent her a Hallmark e-card. These e-cards are great; not so much the graphics but in subtle humour. I sent her a card which had an animated birthday cake with animals bursting out of them (instead of "babes"). The funniest part was when birds came flying out, and the people who created it decided to make them shite all over the cake and the ground. hehe.

Anyhoo, great quote from mama:
"I bought a brown down coat for Andi with faux fur trimming. She called me from Maisonville to come pay for it. Smart girl."

OH mama.

Monday, December 05, 2005

Independent Woman

I'm feeling like an independent woman lately. Not the Beyonce-I'm-gonna-kick-y'alls-asses-and-pay-my-bills-at-the-same-time kind...more like the one who can't rely on anyone but myself. Jeez, I can hardly feed myself properly let alone pay my bills (from a technical point of view). Anyhoo, my classmates seem so fickle. Always doing things for selfish benefits. I miss the real friendships. People you can tell your insecurities and confide in. People who don't judge you.

I have met my nemesis. And he's one fucking asshole. Now if only I can avoid him for 4 years.

So I recently got booted off the Western webmail service because I no longer go to the school. Even as an alumni we can't hold accounts. Somehow I feel saddened because it's like losing all of this data or letters from the past 4 years. I feel officially cut-off from my former life. In many ways I miss good old snail mail. Lost letters forever...if you didn't notice I have very pack-rat tendencies.

Here's a pet peeve. People who can't remember how to spell my name. Ok I'll take it easy on those who have heard my name and assume that it's spelled a certain way. Then there're all those idiots who have seen my name actually printed on paper, and transfer it onto something else...meanwhile in that transit of 2 seconds, the spelling of it gets lost into thin air. Annoying. It's probably a good thing that my e-mail address only has my first initial in it, otherwise I wouldn't receive a majority of the e-mails that I need. Maybe I should have used my full name in my address. Then only the really privileged people who are smart enough to spell it right could contact me.

I ran into that Dominion lady again. I didn't realize it was her until....I was about to have my groceries rung through the scanner and there was one item left from the customer before me. To move things along, I took the food separator--that plastic triangular stick that divides customers' purchases--and put it behind my food on the conveyor belt. Boy did I do something wrong. The cashier picked up the divider, put it back behind in the last item of the lady before me, then rang it in. Oh and she gave me a stern look too. WTF!!! I tried to be courteous by doing her a favour and she pulls that crap on me. That's when I realized that it was the same customer service lady that gave me attitude last time. Oh man. Why am I always in a rush when this stuff happens to me? Anyways, people like her who lack common sense I just don't have time for. She knew where exactly our items were separated. But she just had to put it back. I'm going to be on the look-out for this woman next time I shop there. Even if there are 5 more people in another line, I will not go to hers. I've had enough.

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Untitled

Questions that I've been frequently getting from my non-med school friends: Are there any hot single girls in your med class? Jeez I dunno, find out for yourself.

Oh I thought of another useful thing that I need to get: A DVD drive so I can watch the first season of Desperate Housewives for goodness sake! Wahhhh.

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