the bus stop...

Today, as I waited for my 16 Adelaide bus to carry me away to the downtown core, I took a second to examine the 7 other people around me at the bus stop and realized...sometimes people are so stereotypical.

Over the last two years I have waited at many a crowded bus stops (the 2B @ Nat sci, the 13 in front of Delhi) regardless, there are always those certain characters waiting with you that almost make waiting a little more enjoyable...

The impatient: This is the person who checks the schedule every three minutes while pacing, checking the time, and making occasional trips into traffic to look down the street for the next bus...

The cell phoner: This is the person I enjoy the most, what with their awful conversations that are very suitable for an 'overhear at' website...this person normally acts like they are the ruler of the bus stop showing no dip in confidence when conversations turn to talk of significant others, or their whorey friends. ( I especially enjoy when their conversations come along with them onto the bus... they talk louder to overpower the engine, but really fulfill your goal of listening in)

The chatty kathie: you know who they are... 'wow, it sure is cold out', ' this driver is always late', or when they even cross the bridge to start up a 'you go to school?' or 'where are you coming from' where your answer truly does depend on your mood.

The token old person: this is the cute old lady who has her oversized purse, large sunglasses (non-stylish ones), and is smiling all the time and seats herself quietly in the front of the bus... you always notice and love them...

and the optional ones:
-token odd ball (fidgity, oddly dressed, talking about nothing)
-loud laugher
-the make out couple
-the moron (pulls the rope for the wrong stop, doesn't know how to read a schedule, asks the driver a thousand questions)

You know who you are and you know what category you fit into...as who just stands unattentively and waits for the bus?

school/stressfull/fun?

The last twenty fours of my life have consisted of:
1) work (on a sunday...blah)
2) commencing more work on a nearly completed essay
3) email tag with t/a's and my prof until finally it resulted in a phone call
4) re-working essay (circa midnight)
5) 4am...bedtime...2000/3250 words (that I actually am happy with)
6)5:30am-wake up and venture to Fanshawe to finish my project
7)7:30am- project completed and heading for home
8)Phone call to mom 'bet you never thought I would be up this early on a monday?!'
9) back in front of the computer doing essay, until a brief break to blog...

hate it or love it...this is the best part of school...the stories you can tell from months of procrastination...

procrastinate away my friends (which I hope you are doing while reading this... as I know I am reading yours shortly after this post)

life is complete...

I don't even know how to begin... I saw RENT last night and it was the best two hours of my life... (well, maybe I am still on my musical high, regardless) I loved the movie, it adapted to the big screen beautifully.

The entire cast did an amazing job, especially Idina Menzel, who plays such a different character in every show she does... and as the lezbian Maureen she was phenomenal.

I am going to see it again Sunday night (on a wonderous group date), but just to give everyone fair warning, pack tissues...the last 45 minutes of the movie was the saddest thing I ever seen...

La Vie Boheme!

Walk the line...

Last night I headed to the movies with my parents for a 'family night' (fact check: yes, I am 19 years old...they just thought that us getting together now needs a 'title') Regardless, I took advantage of the free dinner/movie combination and we went to see 'Walk the Line', the biography of Johnny Cash (and June Carter Cash)... In brackets because she is obviously not the main character, but a very strong supporting character..

The movie was AMAZING, I totally fell into the trap of loving the country music of both June and Johnny, but I was amazed at the similarities between Ray (Ray Charles biography) and this film. Look at it like this: both were artists, from a family of two boys (less fortunate families), lost a sibling, went out on their own (military...can't remember what Ray did), started recording music, became addicted to drugs, and fell in love (with many trials along the way)...

that aside, the movie does tell a story that really does give you an idea of what the 50's was like (the audience's response to June) and it made Reese Witherspoon finally show some amazing talent...

Joaquin Pheonix (most likely spelt wrong) is creepy, but he did play a great 'man in black'...

Given that three huge movies are coming out over two weeks, this blog is going to be movie filled... (this, harry potter, rent)...

love it...

These are the days of my life...

First of all, I would like to start by saying we have BASIC cable at our house... yes, as students we came to the responsible decision that we didn't need all the 'flashy' channels and we could get by with just 27 channels.

At first this seemed reasonable, we have the channels for my favorites (desperate housewives, gray's anatomy, etc.) but that was all we needed... but we never really thought of what we could watch mon-fri, 9-5.

Just to put this in perspective, all we get is court shows. Originally I couldn't watch them, but after a couple episodes of Judge Marilyn Milian, I couldn't resist myself... Now I have a daily dose of court shows including some old favorites like Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, and even some of the newer ones (but I forget their names...thank god).

Is there a lesson in all this? yes...
just pay the extra $ you cheap bastard and spring for much music... I mean, fandemonium is better than this crap...

funny highlights of the weekend, I hope you enjoy...

- I am amazing at making street meet customized per person. Ms. alex and I split a sausage (post bar) and I toppinged it differently on both sides as in our drunken states we both were really picky ' no olives' ' i don't like onion', etc...

- coming home on thursday, drunk dialing like a madman, and then waking up my roomate to say
' Melissa, I just wish you would tell me when it's going to be SUNNY, and when it's going to be RAINY!'
'Rob, go to bed, your not making any sense'
'ugh, you always say this, your not making any sense'

-getting drunk randomly on a friday afternoon where, once again ms. alex was involved, when some random came up to our table and asked 'do you have a small dog?'...and later accosted by one of my faithful customers ( after i was very red faced )

-Rob: 'I find myself always asking the question...' (interrupted)
Margaux: 'who shot Kennedy?'
Rob: 'no...where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? I mean, I wake up everyday and I am like 'GAH! where the hell could she be?!''

-'Hey, we are the neighbours and we are having a bondfire, you two should come...'
SILENCE/AWKWARD MOMENTS IN CONVERSATION
'you guys should leave'- jenn

- 'I am so glad that idiot left,' said after a very drunk man left, ' now it can return to the peaceful male bathroom environment' (heard from a man in a stall as I was in Barney's bathroom)

Unproductive, fun weekend...
back to school mode.

gotta love it.

' Cait, you can't make fun of blogs cause you don't have one...' (Kt)

laugher ensues...

then a couple of Terry Tate movies, JN2 tradition...
'that ain't yo' cake Phillip, that's Simone's cake' and 'you run out of joe, you make some mo'
(followed by the Terry Tate 'Whoo!' (cannot be described on paper).

gotta love a visit to the old residence.

'You don't know Rob Stewart? he was a legend' ...good times.

they could have a million of these sites...

my new favorite site... I can dream that I live there...

The countdown is on...

Okay, so I have mentioned it before but I am mentioning it again...

If you are not excited about Rent coming to theatres, than you might want to quit reading...

I have planned the next month very strategically, in sum : work hard up until NOVEMBER 23 where I will begin to binge at the theatres on repeat showings of RENT...

I know, I am a loser and obsessed with musical theatre...get over it...but I am hoping this movie becomes a new 'Rocky Horror' where you go to the theatre and sing along, and dress like the characters... I only dream of this to actually happen.

I am so going to moo at the movie, this will happen during MAUREEN's song when she asks the audience to 'moo with her'...which I am most excited for...

Songs from the show that are in my top four:
1) seasons of love
2) no day but today
3) light my candle
4) goodbye love

This is your preparation, use it to your advantage.
18 days...

I just want to travel again...back to Brazil? 

A life altering conversation...

I know, I had one conversation with a professor and I am claiming that it changed my life. In reality, it just solidified my decision that I might be doing the wrong thing.

An update: After constant unenjoyment of my joint program I figured I should take steps into deciding what I really want out of my education (instead of just 'I will just do this and get it done')...Over the last two weeks I have been spending time really narrowing on exactly what types of work I want to do, and where I want to be headed upon completion of my undergrad...stressful decision? I think yes.

The joint program I was in, although successful for most, didn't really 'capture' my interest as something I could ever do as a full time career, nor did I think it would lead me towards anything that I might enjoy doing...hence my decision to opt-out of this program at Christmas.

Yes, I will be switching to my honours MPI (Mit first, then onwards) and I will be trying to gear my electives at international based courses...as in: I want to work abroad...

I am going to apply for a university exchange hopefully to a third world country (I know, why not Italy, France, or Austrailia?) I am looking more for the experience and the study of a third world country, begin to analyze and see the big differences in the world. I am hoping that this new found 'path' in education will, in the end, get me to where I truly want to be.

So yes, a 2 hour conversation with an amazing professor led me to believe that I should be doing what I want right now, and I should do my best to get to where I want to be upon graduation right now...

so I'm doing it...