Okay, so I do have some midterm thoughts.

Amidst the chaos of three midterms and two papers I still manage to find time to blog...strange.

Regardless, I have just had millions of non-school related thoughts fill my mind that I now need to express.

For starters, I was in the spoke this afternoon and there was a Canadian Men's hockey game on, circa 2:30 and it was PACKED...like ridiculously packed. And I have already expressed my thoughts on the olympics but it was almost surreal to see 200 (plus) university students taking a break from studying, sitting in almost silence, watching their nation play hockey... just seemed epic to me (perhaps it was the two coffee's and four hours of sleep).

Thought two:
The silence of the libraries upper floors is uncomparible to anything else in life... a sniffle of the nose warrants death by guillotine... and I love studying there.

Thought three:
I have become one of 'those' students that you see trecking around campus, only discusses how crappy his midterm schedule is, and can be seen in any library/computer lab at any given time... I apologize in advance for my new found nerdiness... let's hope I grow out of this.

Thought four:
I have mastered my coffee order at tim hortons so that I can taste the perfection when I drink it. java rules my life...

hoping that everyone else is surviving assignment/midterm hell through indepth thoughts like me. once again, happy spring breaking :)

p.s. thanks for this visit from a dear friend

a week indeed...

so let's recap...
4 days
3 midterms
2 papers
packing
random collection of stuff
cuba...

if you don't see me this week, this is why :)

happy reading week to all.

as the day of love falls upon us.

Valentine's day, since childhood, has taken on a whole new meaning. No, I am not going to sit here and rant about my hate (or love) for this holiday...instead I am going to take one second to think about how much fun it was when I was little.

My favorite part of Valentine's day was picking out the valentine's day cards (normally 90's themed (see previous post for examples)) and addressing them to the kids in my classes. I would be lying if I said I didn't miss this 'cheesy' aspect to this day, and I hate that so many people have turned their back on this holiday.

Nicole does a wonderous job of outlining my like for this holiday, because yes...it would be a lie for all of us to say that you don't want someone to shop for you, pamper you, or even surprise you on a snowy day in the middle of february.

On that note, I will leave you to ponder your own thoughts on this day and after really reviewing the fact that it is 24 hours dedicated to love and emotion, and you still hate it....comment away.(unless you got card as crappy as this, then I truly understand your hate for this day. lol)

happy valentines day.

Product of the nineties?

Don't you just love mass emails? for once, I got one I enjoyed...

so I figured I would share it with the world (and hopefully other 'products of the nineties')

You know you're a 90's kid if...

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air".
You've worn leggings and felt stylish.
You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club.
You use to love playing with your MY Little Pet Shop.
You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had scrunchies.
You remember reading "Goosebumps".
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off".
You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
You remember the craze and then the banning of yo-yo's.
You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost)every sentence...Not.
You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
You collected pokemon cards.
You wore socks over leggings scrunched down.
You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare".
You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell".
You played and or collected "Pogs".
You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger.
You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere.
You watched the ORIGINAL Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles.
Yikes pencils and rubbers were the best.
You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes. You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?".
You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.
You know the Macarena by heart.
"Talk to the hand" ... enough said.
You thought Brain from 'Pinkey and the Brain' would finally take over the world.
You were made to wear a pair of leggings with the straps on the bottom. Bum Bags, or Fanny Pax whatever you called them.
I'LL BE BACK... 2 words ... SPICE GIRLS...

Some things this email didn't address:
-TGIF? don't act like you weren't at home watching it...every friday.
-New Kids on the Block?
- and although the macarena was mentioned, what about when Much Dance were at their best?

how many did you relate to? for me, it was almost embarassing...

how will I know?

There is something weird that comes along with the olympics (an addiction of mine, yes). I am the most unathletic person around, but for some reason while the olympics are on I just cannot get enough.

I was a little bitter at the fact that Roots was not in charge of olympic garb this year (and apparently won't be again until 2010!) and we were subject to the horrid olympic ensembles in the bay. I am 'that guy' who goes out and buys that hat, sweatshirt, and track pants (and they all match, of course).

Clothing aside, the olympics have some weird draw for me. For once in my life I feel very patriotic (not saying I am not proud to be canadian, I just rarely express any of that emotion) and I love seeing 'us' win. (grabbed a gold tonight in skiing!).

So yes, I will keep a medal count on this blog as well as pics of the wonderous athletes. and this will also give me a much needed break (lol) from my midterms coming up at the end of these 10 glorious days...

So far, we have one gold (as Norway is kicking some olympic ass), we are in third overall. Go Canada!

hate her or love her.

I hope if your reading this, you saw the Grammy awards tonight. Otherwise, you might want to go hunt down a clip of the performance and then revert back here.

Yes, I bought her new c.d. and yes, I found tonight's Grammy performance the ultimate proof that Madonna is the ultimate artist. I know: the reinvention queen, standard music, whatever. The new c.d. is proof that she can look back to where she started, in a non-'Jenny-fromtheblock' way and can release another hit c.d. reflecting those roots.

Tonights performance, with the Gorillaz, was enough to convince me that Madonna isn't done yet. As critics tear her to shreds, and non-pop music fans tear up her reputation, I think, will your 'Nickleback' crap ever reach this many records and sales...and on the basis of one person? I think not.

After Evita, I was sold on her superstardom(and real talent)...so come on, get on the bandwagon...or else in fifty years you are going to look like the 'dud' who didn't listen.

my broadway addiction.

Yes, my undying love for broadway/cabaret shows has been expressed many times before in this blog. and here it comes again.

Last night I took four lovely ladies (and met three more there might I add) to Don't Tell Mama the university's cabaret show. and, after last years Love on the Rocks, I was excited to see the show come together, and came together it did.

They picked the perfect numbers, from the perfect shows. I loved 'cell block tango', 'the wizard and i', and 'a song like this' were all done magnificently. Special props to these songs for coming from my favorite musicals and me loving them just as much on the small stage.

And of course the wonderful Dallas, who I have seen many times (as a CR groupie) and again, wowed me with her talent.

So over the next few weeks, as per usual post-musical syndrom, I will hum the tunes, download different versions of songs, and binge on musical theatre... much love for the big stage!

that time of year...

I love the leeway time in between Christmas and spring break. It's like anything you could (and probably should start) can wait until after the break, because starting it now with a holiday in the middle is just upsurd.

This year I am taking advantage of my free no-school week in February and am travelling to the wonderful beaches of Cuba to binge drink and laze in the sun... I would be lying if I said that binge drinking will not be present at an all inclusive resort.

I took advantage to a week of free time last week, and realized that this cannot happen again if I wish to remain at school. But, as the true media student that I am, I couldn't help but notice the advertisement on Canadian Television made during yesterday's superbowl...
'If you would like to check out the great American commercials of the superbowl, the (insert name of pointless specialty network) will be airing a one hour special of the top advertisements'

That's right, in case you missed a three hour sports game jam packed with ads of all kinds, you can voluntarily subject yourself to an hour long show of commercials!!

Sorry, it just blew my mind and I had to blog about it.

In other news, on Rent is on video february 20th!

old friends, new acquaintances.

I am not sure if I have mentioned this before, but I have a very competetive personality. For some reason this includes all aspects of my life... I cannot sit down to a friendly game of cards without feeling the need to drive to win (even if it is against my 8 year old cousin). I have been known to read the rule book before continuing play in hopes that I will find the loophole to make me the winner.... a bad quality, I know.

Regardless...tonight I had the opportunity to dine with an old friend of mine, one who I hadn't seen (or have seen sporadically since) highschool. So we picked our favorite restaurant (mongolian grill) and gourged ourselves into buffet heaven. Of course, for two pop culture junkies like ourselves, the night wouldn't have been complete without a quick round of 'Scene it: Pop Culture II'...

Some questions that threw me:
'From 1998-2003, the most popular name for baby boys in Texas was?'
AND
'This rock group was underfire after pyrotechnic difficulties at a Rhode Island show lead to the deaths of nearly 100'

G'ahead...try...

Regardless, this is what cost me the game, but in my eyes, I am still the winner.
Funny Quotes from the night:
-' I took a summer course in mistification... yes, I now mist female dancers before they hit the stage...'- 'what else do you do there' - ' I tassle nipples, this that and the other...'
- 'don't they understand, you can just become funny overnight...'
-'go mongo, yes, we're catching it on'