10.27.08
The rising sun after a long night
Some of you who have me on msn know I have a long week though some might not. Im pretty good at keeping these things to myself when I feel like it and if you didnt notice, that’s fine. So anyways, its 10 am Monday right now and already, Ive had 1 midterm, 2 quizes and handed in tw assignments.
Being the procrastinator that I am, I naturally didnt plan out my time too well though Im not sure I could’ve even if I tried.
10.21.08
Close call
As some of you might know, my dad’s gone in Cleveland/New York/DC for the next week or so (He left last Friday) and as I usually got rides to school in the morning, this means that I have to bus now. Every day I have class at 8 am, meaning if I were to bus to school, I’d have 3 buses I can catch: 7:07, 7:14 and 7:17. With that in mind, I usually aim to wake up at 6:45ish (alarm clock set to 6:30) and leave at 7 and get there roughly at 7:10 (It takes roughly 10 minutes to walk out when Im not trying, 7 when I walk at a normal pace and… yeah). That way, if the 07 bus is late, I’d get on that and I’d be early/in time for the 14/17 (in case one is full). Which leads to this morning…
10.18.08
Is the bet over?
For those of you who have me on msn, you’d know that I was pretty pissed at my theory midterm mark. Why? Note: Only people with some understanding in music will understand.
The part everyone can understand: I got the whole question right except for those 4 notes in the bass and tenor… 5 marks off (1 mark off for a chord near the end).
The part music people will understand: HOW RETARDED CAN I BE?!?! >_< Not only do I have parallel octaves, I have an augmented 2nd interval in the tenor AND there shouldnt have been the augmented 2nd at all because the chord should’ve had a B flat, not a B natural (which is stupid because then I’d have BOTH A B flat and B natural in the same chord).
With that in mind, what did I get? Cindy, read more to see your fate!
An EXTREMELY late maple update
Looking through my screenshots and my blog, what I’ve realized is this: I havent blogged about maple in a LONG time so Im going to do it now. Grab some food and here we go! Lots have happened so I’ll just show you the “highlights”:
10.15.08
Election Day (late post)
I meant to post on this yesterday but I just didnt have time… a math assignment kept me up till 3 and Im pretty dead as it is… Im just hoping to somehow stay awake through my classes and leave at 7:30 (in 6 hours… Ive been here since 8 am).
Anyways, as some of you might or might not know, yesterday was the Canadian federal election and being 19, I was able to vote for the first time. This election campaign started roughly one month ago and I have to say, by the end of it I was utterly annoyed. I only roughly paid attention to what the parties were saying but the message that I got out of the ads and the news was this: Conservatives-Stephen Dione is UNRELIABLE! Dont vote him, vote us! Liberals-Stephen Harper is BAD for he economy, vote us! Carbon Tax FTW!
Really elections arent about making the other parties look bad, it’s about standing for what you believe and what you want to push and do if/when you become Prime Minister. WIth that in mind, I wanted to vote NDP as I felt what Jack Layton was saying was good and I agreed with what he wanted to do.
I tell that to my sister… bad mistake. My dad overhears it and basically tells me I shouldnt vote for them and should vote Conservative because he is. When I wanted to look for the Liberal platform (just to compare what everyone is trying to do), he got even more pissed and basically said “You are not voting Liberal”… It’s my vote. I should be able to do with it however I want. Going into the voting place, he kept telling me how bad the NDP was and how all their ideas are deceptions and all and I just couldnt help but think that my vote is “tainted” either way and I was divided on who to vote for. What did I vote? I’ll keep that to myself. The Conservatives won and good for them, though it really is no surprise. It’s another minority government though so what’s the point of the election? Nothing really… oh well. First time voting experience (and annoyance, haha). Hopefully I’ll be more prepared next time.
10.09.08
It’s that time of year again!
Midterm week/month/whatever the hell you want to call it. The time when University students freak out, when high school students look at University students and go “I’ll never be like this for midterms when I get into University” and when graduates look at them and think “haha, I remember when I went through that… good thing I dont have to go through it again, suckers!”. Okay, so that’s probably not how people react to it but its upon us nontheless.
How’s everyone doing with their midterms? Josh… do Bible Colleges have midterms? Randy, first year of midterms going okay? G4, Cindy, Kevin, myself and all the others who’ve done midterms before, are you more prepared than when you went through them the first time?
My midterm sched: Math last Monday, Musicianship last Friday, History the Tuesday this week, Musicianship Part 2 yesterday, Music Theory this coming Tuesday (after Thanksgiving) and Scan Lit on the 22nd (whenever the hell that is… its a long way off, lol).
Here’s how my midterms went so far (“Spoilered so the page doesnt stretch too long):
10.08.08
Legends
I remember discussing this with a few blog posters over a year ago, but recently watching a video, the topic of legends has been in my mind once more for thought and whatnot.
What video am I referring to? This one:
The director/video maker seems to be obsessed with himself being a “legend” of some sort and that point is reinforced everywhere: The title of the video, the whole intro, etc. and the first thought I had was this: What makes him a legend? and I really couldnt come up with a good answer. Is it his damage? his “fame” in the public? his level? his directing abilities? his amount of hp? his accomplishment of an extraordinary deed?
