my christmas wishlist

This is mainly for my parents if they were to stumble by chance across my blog that they might see this and it might give them ideas *hint hint* har har

1. iphone

The more and more I read about it (i've read the user's manual already), the more I really want it. I love how everything is in one place and it's so... PRACTICAL... a data phone would be ideal but not necessary *dreamy sigh*

2. netbook

samsung just came out with a really NICE netbook (I believe they came out with a laptop too) which i would love to take to class instead of my current laptop which has the battery life of 30 minutes *shakes fist*

3. flipHD

I saw this on a stillmotion video - one of the brides got it from her bridesmaid as a gift. Seeing how my current camcorder can't transfer to the computer, this would be a fun gift but slightly expensive and probably unnecessary...




usually, i'd buy these for myself.... but see my previous post T_T
oh the sad life of a student

where did the ________ go???

Time
Crap! It's already December 10th. I've done a lot this past term, but still - this term year has gone by crazy quickly.

Goals I accomplished:
- read 3 books
- go to Urbana (well not technically but it's all paid for)
- take initiative at work

Goals I still have time to accomplish:
- study the book of james
- watch 10 good movies (currently at 4)
- organize my iTunes
- go to 1 festival in toronto

Goals I need to reassess/failed
- get through my mcat book on my own (I think I need to make a more intense plan for this one)
- finish my work term report before december (HAH - more like before january now)

Money
I checked my bank account last night and I officially don't have enough to pay my tuition and residence fees. I love my textbooks but I'm thinking of selling them. I don't get OSAP. I'm desperately looking for scholarships or grants I can get. Apparently you can't get the textbook grant if you don't have OSAP. Damn money.

hamilton - a midterm review

old man: can i ask you something?
friend: uh... sure? *is prepared to say she has no change*
old man: wanna hook up?
friend: NO! runs away

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on the bus. looks up in light of commotion at the front of the bus
passenger: are you gonna slap me!??
bus driver: No, i'm not going to slap you, but get off my bus.
passenger: are you going to slap me?!?!?!?!
bus driver: GET OFF MY BUS!

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on the bus
passenger/old man: giggles maniacally the whole time i'm on the bus while rocking back and forth

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waiting for the GO Bus
standing next to a perfectly normally looking man
man: perks up and says in a high pitched voice
HAMILTON DOESNT NEED MORE POLITICIANS, WE NEED MORE CRIMINALS!
man goes back to "normal"
guy in front of me texts: yo the people here are messed up

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on the bus
there's a lady bug on a boy's jacket. He screams.
mother: it's just a lady bug. Shut up. you're so stupid - it's not going to hurt you

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Famous for its blue collar society and low income families, it's no wonder people think that Hamilton is so ghetto. It seems like everywhere you go, you'll find obesity to the point where people move with electric wheelchairs/mobile chairs. Every other person you meet on the street is smoking something and half the mothers, you can't really tell if it was their first choice or not to be mothers. I did a little research and Hamilton is consistently lower in literacy, reading skills of students, higher in hospitalization of children due to accidents, and higher in teen pregnancy.

Closer to mac, however, you see none of these problems. People look a lot more educated, you rarely see smokers, no young mothers - basically it truly is a student town over in that area.

It's pretty amazing yet disturbing to see how there can be such a distinct line (in this case, highway 403) between the wealthy and the poor. I know we all say that we're students and we're poor, but I realize so much more, now, that even being able to go to school and have enough money to pay for rent, tuition, the works - it's a blessing.

I really want to see if there's this distinct of a divide in Toronto.

today, i was...

robbed.

check your bank accounts, maybe you were too.

it's 1AM in the morning

What am i doing up? ('tis a genuine question to myself)

Many things are on my mind:
1. why are income tax forms so difficult to fill out?!?!
2. don't forget to call ivcf busses to figure out cost to go to urbana. don't forget. don't forget
3. my landlord gave me rent receipts for only 4 months SIGH
4. so much to see at nuit blanche, not enough time - any suggestions?
5. *sniff* my bank account
6. i know not worrying about the future is good but is this going to the point of apathy? pure laziness?
7. mcats mcats mcats

and much more

I need to take a minute or two tomorrow to organize my brain. For now, i will try to sleep.

Good night world!

PS: Welcome october!