oi! hello and g'evenin! i really should be asleep right now, but i just don't feel like sleeping... or something... it's so weird.. i don't really understand why i can't get to sleep like a normal person... i always feel very reluctant to bring myself to bed... whenever i finally bring myself to the bed though, i'm out like a light! what's up with that, huh? ah well... i'll figure it out eventually... anyways, life has been somewhat hellish the past little while... today was a godsend though, in terms of just destressing myself... An ecology assignment on monday... the word limit was 1000 words with 10% with each 250 words... i had 1230 words, so i'm hoping it will be okay... *nervous shuffle* we'll see how it goes, huh? Wednesday was the dreaded stats midterm... Everyone was so incredibly nervous about that midterm... and i'm really unsure as to how it actually went... you can get all the answers given in the range of choices... (it was a multiple choice only test) so it's a tricky little thing, but we'll see. oh yeah, after that i was supposed to go to the keg to just chill out with some friends and stuff, but at the latest possible moment, i realized that I was actually on-call. *sigh* oh well. Katie was sweet enough to stay with me, and cook dinner for me even!! curry apple and chicken was the dish 'o the day! and it was delicious! it seemed like a really interseting combination, but i thought it was good. Then I stayed up a bit later than I should of last night, just cleaning my room.. so it looks almost decent now. we'll see how this develops in like a week or so... ;p *teeheehee* I treated myself to some sleeping in, and got up around 1ish, and then went shopping for groceries. Actually me, katie and chris wandered the mall for a little bit first. I sorta wanted to buy some books and things, but I know I really should not spend all that money. Not like I don't have enough to do already, right? Oh, i just remembered something that happened at Zeller's that kinda disturbed me. I dunno.. Usually I read the tabloids in the checkout lines and just guffaw at the ludicrous headlines they have. The headline I saw, today, I was just appalled and outraged. The headline was something along the lines of "the Washington sniper's gay secret, and how it made them kill", as well as their terrorist connection. Like seriously, why would you go around spreading homophobia everywhere? Gah!!!!!!! So anyways, after some mall-ing, we went to no frill's (supermarkety thing), and bought some groceries. I'm finding myself enjoying shopping for groceries... i dunno, it's just kinda fun! like picking all the food that you're going to eat in the next little while. I derive much satisfaction from it. I do indeed. I won't bore you with any details of the food I bought, even though I know I could gush on and on about that! I had to hurry and grab a bite for dinner, as I was going to attend the Hate Crimes Vigil at 7:30pm... I went around to my section to see if anyone wanted to join me, but many people just weren't there, or were too busy. I guess they just missed out. Anyways, with my dinner, I had two of those personal size 5-6 inch pizzas... 87 CENTS!!! my god! that's so incredibly cheap! and i realized that if i just had pizzas for dinner for the rest of the semester, I would spend like $40 on food... not bad, eh? but I guess that doesn't take into account the medical bill that would soon accompany it if I ACTUALLY did that.
okie, after dindin, I made it to the hate crimes vigil. I was really impressed by the whole event...for the most part, pretty well organized. It was to remember the individuals who were victims of hate crimes, and lost their lives. and the speakers were really good. They also had this singer come in to sing a song between every couple speakers. And she was so awesome. I even bought her CD... haven't listened to it yet tho!! Umm... yeah, anyways, after that they had a multimedia presentation, which was pretty cool. It was sad, yet hopeful at the same time. The whole event just made me want to go become involved in the community, and bring peace and compassion to the world, but somehow I feel almost guilty, because as much as I want to do such things, my work load just tires me out to the point where if I have free time, I wouldn't feel up to it anymore... But I just wish I could make a difference. I heard a really inspiring quote today though.. it's from this vietnamese nun, about how if you focus only on the big picture, you will never succeed, but if you focus on the little deeds, and spread compassion to all people, and teach them to do the same, the little deeds of a thousand thousand people will be a HUGE difference. She also said that we should bring some joy to a person in the morning, and the reduce the suffering of another in the afternoon. And that is so true. It is just those little things... Kind words, or a small selfless act that can brighten someone's day so much. Sometimes it boggles my mind, the hateful things that people can do. I just can't understand why people would do these kinda things.... I suppose it is just sheer ignorance, but it is just so so sad. :( So after the presentation, we had some candles, and lit them and went for a little walk outside. Unfortunately, it was a bit windy outside, and a lot of candles that people had went out. but it was a good walk anyways! Somehow, the whole event made me miss my friends in Vancouver, and Katie(even though I saw her a couple hours before that) Anyways, after that, I went to Katie's and was just a bit silly. I have only 3 words to say about that. firalarmus monkebandana ringalord. Yes, you are not mistaken. I am a very confused boy. and sleepy too! and since this post is getting much too long, and I really need to get some sleep, farewell, and good night! *Waves*
p.s. Oh Thank you Aileen for the wonderful letter! it took exactly 5 days to get here. And Thanks to mikaela for writing me too! Bless both your kinda souls! :)