tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36035352011-08-08T19:00:44.723-07:00Life's Insanity!A place where life's thoughts can be expressed and time can be pleasantly wasted.Hayleynoreply@blogger.comBlogger5571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-76911979757536302372007-05-28T13:58:00.000-07:002007-05-28T14:04:14.510-07:00I am uber stressed lately. I have not been doing my school work on time, I've been working crazy hours, and have overall just been pissy. I have recently started a second job (some of you may have encountered me at it), and I don't think it's going to work out. My schedule is just getting too crazy and I feel like I am being pulled in many many different directions and have no power over it.I Hayleynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-38653947393717116092007-04-22T06:31:00.000-07:002007-04-22T06:54:33.374-07:00So, Ems and I have determined that my life is a sitcom. Seriously... strange or crazy things always seem to happen to me. It's odd. Someday I am sure I will find ways to avoid such situations, but at the same time I am like "you only live once, so have fun while you can". Considering I have learned the art of having fun and still making A's I dont think I have too much to worry about. Hayleynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-37176605834102641772007-04-18T07:05:00.000-07:002007-04-18T07:15:43.407-07:00My life has been kinda normal and consistant lately... which is odd for me. Got finished up my big projects, and now I'm just preping for my two exams, neither of which I am overly worried about. I've done all the reading and gone to all the lectures, so I am pretty well prepared just from that. I've had some good times hanging out with friends lately... I have been in a few ackward Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-6506927424079089192007-03-28T05:41:00.000-07:002007-03-28T05:58:45.794-07:00Oh man, was yesterday a crummy day. See, Monday evening I ran into a friend that I havn't hung out with in forever, so we ended up getting a bottle of wine and hanging out till late- which meant I was completely neglecting my assignment I had to do for last night. So I woke up late yesterday morning, and ended up having these little mini anxiety attacks at the thought of trying to write this Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-58335035787767340022007-03-23T05:33:00.000-07:002007-03-23T05:48:11.899-07:00Well, alot of nothing has been happening in my life lately. I'm desparetly trying to write my Children's Lit paper, but feel really uninspired. Unfortunatly this course was not as enjoyable for me as I had hoped it would be. I get an immense high off of analysing complicated literature- never have i longed for Woolf, Joyce and Donne more. Obviously there is meat to the Children's texts, and Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-18239580420078074452007-03-15T12:29:00.000-07:002007-03-15T12:30:26.505-07:00If anyone goes to Glass Menagerie tonite and see's Jay, can you let him know that I am sick and won't be making it out to the show tonight, and that I am really really sorry. (He offered me his second ticket.) I do not have his tel number, but hopefully he will get my email...Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-55432671960958428882007-03-15T11:43:00.000-07:002007-03-15T11:53:12.734-07:00If my life were a movie:Opening Credits: "Queen Bitch" by BowieWaking Up: "Why Don't We Do It in the Road" by The BeatlesFirst Day of School: "Everloving" by MobyFalling in Love: "Nausea" by BeckFight Song: "When Push Comes to Shove" by Grateful DeadBreaking Up: "Nowhere Man" by The BeatlesLife's Good: "Time" by Pink FloydMental Breakdown: "Jesusland" by Ben FoldsDriving: "Bootleg" by Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-57468522295248081072007-03-12T10:28:00.000-07:002007-03-12T10:31:32.391-07:00Well, March Break is over and I officially didn't complete one assignment or finish one book. Fuck. That's all I have to say. Stupid work. I ended up working extra hrs, which is good $$wise, but not good because it means I have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the term. Oh well. I have two assignments *almost* done, and one book *almost* finished. That's counts for somethingHayleynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-43120870276237979232007-03-07T12:16:00.000-08:002007-03-08T05:44:06.733-08:00Tag.... Here I go...1. I still have a baby tooth. There's no adult tooth to come through, so eventually they will take it out and put something in to replace it.2. I dropped out of high school for the second half of grade 11, but still graduated on time.3. I used to be email pen pals with a girl from Australia, and had two real (snail mail) pen pals, one from England and one from Italy. The Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-18140149219510527372007-03-05T05:47:00.000-08:002007-03-05T06:02:34.246-08:00Just finished watching Bon Cop Bad Cop- wow, I completely laughed my ass off at that movie. It was great. It just had a really down to earth tone which I enjoyed. I also watched The Prestige last week, which I enjoyed.In other news, I partied with Lyd on Sat nite, and had a fantastic time. We went to Taco Picas and then Elwoods to see Most Serene Republic. Really fun night. Otherwise my Hayleynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-73981919204181982832007-02-28T07:16:00.000-08:002007-02-28T07:29:57.661-08:00mmm... i just make an awesome cookie recipe... oatmeal butterscotch cookies... they are very tasty. ive been craving something made with butterscotch chipits, and this totally hits the spot. a great combo of oats and butterscotch with a little hint of cinnamon. delightful!my class is watching "camelot" today, and since it's a small class, i thought i would take in some cookies to eat during Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-57546506640694635592007-02-27T05:37:00.000-08:002007-02-27T05:45:47.875-08:00I've really got myself into a nice little routine lately. School, work, reading, sleeping, eating. It's been nice. I worked of Friday, then went out for margaritas and nachos with a friend. Saturday I worked again. Sunday I had a staff meeting, then came home and cleaned my apartment. Yesterday I worked and went to class. (Don't get me started on class... I was fairly annoyed by Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-23867090538862357092007-02-21T13:29:00.000-08:002007-02-21T13:33:03.609-08:00A- makes Hayley a happy girl!It was my first paper for this prof, my first upper level english paper, and I had a really rough time writing it, so I was super pumped to get an A-. And most of his comments were stuff that I should have known better. So woot!Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-84194529055439436312007-02-20T06:00:00.000-08:002007-02-20T06:26:24.567-08:00lets review my weekend... just for the fun of it. saturday i worked 9-4. got off work and picked up food at the market before heading home. made a delicious chicken stirfry. then started watching a movie ("Mistress of Spices" - quite enjoyable actually, good romance without being overdone and cliche.) then i had a glass of wine with my friend Gillian who i hadn't seen in quite a while, then Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-54732188720017357262007-02-13T09:34:00.000-08:002007-02-13T07:54:16.764-08:00I don't believe in regret. To me regret is stupid. Regret is pointless. Until Apple brings out the i-time machine, theres absolutly nothing that one can do about past actions. Therefore why regret? We do things because they seem like a good idea at the time. Afterward you might wonder what you were thinking. But, that doesn't change the fact that at the time you thought it was the best Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-63513984012445329282007-02-13T07:30:00.000-08:002007-02-12T05:17:56.159-08:00Thank God yesterday is over.... I was working on my essay right up to the last minute... seriously... I printed out the last couple pages of revisions at 3:50 and ran to catch the 3:55 bus. I think it turned out well... I had enough time to edit it that I think I caught all the weak sentences and errors. That was a comment I got from Dr. C last semester on a paper that I did really last minuteHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-41828424499712711212007-02-12T05:12:00.000-08:002007-02-09T05:21:33.400-08:00My weekend just involved a whole lot of essay writing. I went to work Sat morning, and my manager knew I wanted to get off early, so she let me go at noon (to which I was super grateful). I spent part of the afternoon working on my essay, followed by a little nap, some supper and then essay writing until about 11pm... Got up Sunday morning and immediatly resumed the essay writing... took a Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-74115683491117773992007-02-08T09:38:00.000-08:002007-02-07T15:33:26.137-08:00So, I don't think I ever thought I would be writing an essay where my two main sources are Oscar Wilde and the Bible. Hum.... This should be fun.I passed in my fist essay of the semester yesterday, and I feel quite confident in it. The things my prof discussed in class were pretty much identical to what I had put in my essay. He was even pulling out exact quotes that I had used in my essay. IHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-3297654053683073092007-02-06T07:15:00.000-08:002007-02-06T07:16:28.212-08:00So, I was doing a bit of research to find out what military honours Hitler was awarded so I could make a point in my essay, and I come across this website. Cats That Look Like Hitler. Seriously?Hayleynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-77474810005288457192007-01-29T03:50:00.000-08:002007-01-29T03:53:25.196-08:00Oh what a morning...I have no hot water becasue I water heater went physco yesterday, therefore I am currently boiling water so I can take a bath.On top of that, when I got up, my leg was asleep so I stood on the floor and instantly fell and hurt my ankle a bit. That's a fun was to get up in the morning... I literally had to crawl to my alarm to shut it off then wait for my leg to get its Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-47694197697659793282007-01-28T07:23:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:29:37.994-08:00I've decided that for the month of Feb, in an attempt to save money, I am not going to drink. Not that I drink much anyway- maybe a bottle or two of wine a week, but it's adding up in cost. And then I have friends over and we drink my wine, so it adds up more and more... so I am just not going to drink for a while to save up. I have a friend that is planning to do the same thing, so I thought Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-31925486235986421582007-01-23T13:41:00.000-08:002007-01-23T13:59:01.736-08:00I am having the most miserable time coming up with a good thesis for my first English paper for Children's lit. I do not find I connect well with Fairy Tales. I enjoy reading them, but I don't so much enjoy disecting them. I think it's because they are such a rigid structure- there's no figurative language (except symbols), and they are just so to the point without the descriptive language andHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-66108300634221242742007-01-17T07:59:00.000-08:002007-01-17T08:08:48.281-08:00One of my biggest pet-peeves- university students' whose only concern is their grades. Obviously grades are important- but I have learned something- if you go to class and *enjoy* what your are learning and take a personal interest in it, than you will make a good mark without sitting around fretting about your grades. I was just chatting with an old friend online and whenever I talk to him Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-14278862385913832692007-01-10T05:14:00.000-08:002007-01-10T05:33:05.056-08:00I've had my first two lectures of the semester and both have been very enlightening and have got me pretty pumped for the next four months. My Children's Lit is a big class (which I expected anyway), but I love the prof, so it will be a good course. My International Studies course seems good- the prof has broken down the mark so that you are graded on a bunch of different little papers based onHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-87442689783978258992007-01-08T04:57:00.000-08:002007-01-08T05:11:23.913-08:00I turn 21 today. I feel like I should go to the states and drink a beer just because I can. It's kinda scary to be 21... I don't really know why, and I realize that in only 9 years I'll be 30 and probably saying the same thing. I guess it's just the fact that so many years were spent as a teenager and now the distance between my teenage years and now is growing. Maybe it's just the fact I Hayleynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-85933152704402036572007-01-04T09:15:00.000-08:002007-01-04T09:23:30.151-08:00So I'm wondering if my prof would kill me if I emailed him an idea for my first essay 4 days before classes even being. Yes, keener is an appropriate word to describe me. I have finished two books for the course, I'm over halfway through the third. So that leaves 4 left, one of which I have already read years ago. So it's going well. Of course that doesn't count the three novels for my otherHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-68637678826912121042007-01-02T04:54:00.000-08:002007-01-02T05:14:46.247-08:002006 In Review-Started with the most difficult decision of my life- the choice the leave NTS. -Returned home and spent some time dealing with the prospect of what to do next. -Took 2 classes during intersession at the uni and made two A's. -From April through to August is what I like to call my "Party Phase"- I spent a lot of time going out and met a lot of people. -I moved to my wonderful Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1166535154563069002006-12-19T05:25:00.000-08:002006-12-19T05:32:34.586-08:00Woot! I made an A on my English Essay! I wrote one on Woolf, and looking at To The Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own and I wrote the essay really last minute, and I still made an A on it! My prof said he hoped it would be an A+, but there was just some polishing that had to be done to take it that extra bit. I'm happy with an A! Especially when I knew it wasn't my best work. I was really Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1166464520348560592006-12-18T09:39:00.000-08:002006-12-18T09:55:20.370-08:00I ended up working all weekend, besides the fact that Sunday was my day off. Someone called in sick, therefore I did what I always do and offered to come in. And we have a new guy who I have having a hard time getting used to. He just doesn't seem as motivated as he would like to think he is. And theres just been a few things that I have been a little frustrated or confused about. Like his Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1165937901534238842006-12-12T07:30:00.000-08:002006-12-12T07:38:21.556-08:00So I am trying to deceide what to take for classes after Christmas. I had it all sorted out, then I got a really uninspiring email from a prof who I planned to take a class from next semester, so I think I am not going to take that class now. I dont want to take classes from profs who just believe that first year students are stupid morans who cant think outside the box and who cant properly Hayleynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1165857115362294372006-12-11T09:07:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:11:55.386-08:00I am currently studying hard for my Roman Myth Exam tomorrow. I am having a hard time feeling motivated for it. It didn't help that I emiled my prof with a question and got a really uninspiring response from him. So my goal for this test now it just to give him the answer he is looking for as opposed to actually writing an intellingent essay on something that I find interesting and can learn Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1164832071902963012006-11-29T12:26:00.000-08:002006-11-29T12:27:51.923-08:00weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.................... essay land! it's like a wild and crazy rollarcoster of ideas..... weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.............. and i just want it to be over..........................weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...................Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1164023942632628802006-11-20T03:49:00.000-08:002006-11-20T03:59:02.653-08:00quick update: job is going great. love my coworkers, my manager rocks, and selling clothes is actually a lot of fun. i got promoted on my second day at work to being a key-holder, which is awesome. it's a really nice store (if you havn't been in, you must!), and there's always something to, which i enjoy. plus, i enjoy helping customers... it's nice that you get to spend more time helping Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1162853707300243692006-11-06T14:47:00.000-08:002006-11-06T14:55:07.333-08:00I successfully made it through "To the Lighthouse", which basically means, I read it without throwing it across the room or clawing my eyes out of my head. So good stuff. Having previously read "Orlando", and tried to read "Jacob's Room", I knew what I was starting. I went into my English lecture this morning and said to my prof "I had such a great time reading "To the Lighthouse" over the Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1162311371469357262006-10-31T08:03:00.000-08:002006-10-31T08:16:11.506-08:00I'm on my sixth cup of coffee.I have spent the entire morning revising my English Essay.I think I am losing my sanity.But I love my essay, which is all that really matters. I seriously don't think I have ever worked this hard on a single essay. It's not even worth that much of my mark, but I really enjoy writing it... which is odd because I am not a fan of either of the authors I am writing on Hayleynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1161809173748813282006-10-25T13:40:00.000-07:002006-10-25T13:46:13.750-07:00So, I quit the call center and got a job at a retail clothing store instead. The store is opening the middle of November, so I won't start working till then. (So if you know what new store is opening in the mall, than you know where I will be working... but I'm not going to say cuz I like to be careful when naming names.)I've been busy working on school work. I am working on an essay right nowHayleynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1161269854680762752006-10-19T07:48:00.000-07:002006-10-19T07:57:34.706-07:00So I hate the call center job. Not just a little bit, I mean I really really hate the call center job. And what pisses me off even more is that while I was at work at the hateful call center job I missed 3 calls from the manager of a clothing store that I have applied to. Grr...See, to me, even if it is just a crap ass job, I still need to find some level of enjoyment in it. And I find no Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1160670333594640712006-10-12T09:17:00.000-07:002006-10-12T09:25:33.616-07:00I've started working. At a call center. I've gone through 3 days of training. There is in total three weeks of training. I kinda want to kill myself already. But I just keep telling myself "think of the money, think of the money... 9.50/hr is a hell of a lot better than 6.50/hr... think of the money". I know a couple people in my training class, so at least I am finding some amusment in Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1160180883431672892006-10-06T17:12:00.000-07:002006-10-06T17:28:03.453-07:00So I think I am going to start sitting at the back of the classroom during my English lectures and just not say anything for a week or two. See, my English class tends not to give comments very often, even when the prof is asking questions and wants imput from the students. So, my typical reaction is that I will be quite for about 15-20seconds after the prof asks his question, then I say Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1159885041423891732006-10-03T07:05:00.000-07:002006-10-03T07:17:21.480-07:00So I have officially turned into one of those people who has dyed their hair at home so many times that I can pratically do it with my eyes closed. It used to be that dying my hair was a big job- I would make a mess and have dye all over my neck and the floor and the sink. Now I could pretty much do my hair in my sunday best if I wanted to... It was sorta a random decision to dye my hair... I Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1159620913510429732006-09-30T05:44:00.000-07:002006-09-30T05:55:13.536-07:00Meet Cocoa!So this is my new little rascal. Her pasttimes include chasing her tail, playing with her fuzzy ball, and waking me up at 6am by rubbing her wet nose on my face. She's a little cutie!So school is going well... I had a group debate on Wednesday where I had to debate a topic related to the novel Joseph Andrews. I wrote the opening argument for my group, and the debate went really wellHayleynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1159029684802739782006-09-23T09:37:00.000-07:002006-09-23T09:41:25.470-07:00I'm getting a kitty! I finally broke down... I've been trying to convince myself that I shouldn't get a cat because if I go away next spring/summer than I will have to get my mom to take care of it, etc. But my mom has started encouragine me and saying it would be a good idea, so we went out to the Animal Rescue League today to look at them.I don't know how you go about choosing a kitty, Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1158273544168400572006-09-14T15:35:00.000-07:002006-09-14T15:39:04.180-07:00So today was officially the most unproductive day of my week. By 11:30am it felt like I should have been going to bed. I made the mistake of renting the first season of Grey's Anatomy on my way home from school this morning, so the only think of note that I did today was watch the first 6 episodes of that. I should have wrote my essay. I should have read more of Metamorphoses. I should haveHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1158145674768613992006-09-13T04:00:00.000-07:002006-09-13T04:07:55.206-07:00So, reading the Epic of Gilgamesh in an afternoon is not a good idea. In case anyone was wondering. Since Friday I have read Gilgamesh, Oedipus Rex, the first 5 books of Metamorphoses, and re-read some part of Joseph Andrews in an attempt to think about my first essay. Plus a short story for my English Class. So, if anyone is wondering what I have been up to, that pretty much sums it up.Oh,Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1157892908200253232006-09-10T05:44:00.000-07:002006-09-10T05:55:08.280-07:00I just want to say, I have got to be the most thrifty text book shopper ever. The texts for the three classes I am taking this semester would have cost me $275.65 if I have just gone to the uni bookstore and bought them all. Instead, being thrifty and checking second hand stores and so forth, my text books only cost me $89.84! So I saved $185.81!! Woot! So I am already working on my first Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1157636870444370972006-09-07T06:33:00.000-07:002006-09-07T06:47:54.746-07:00So, my first class is done. I think I am going to take the Western Lit Tradition. It's a pretty challanging reading list, and I think right now that would be a good thing for me. Plus, I think it's a better idea to spread my classes out over the five days, instead of ramming myself with three lectures back-to-back on MWF. Even if it does mean getting up early on T&Th... oh well, I'll survive.Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1157406887220533462006-09-04T14:45:00.000-07:002006-09-04T14:54:47.223-07:00In case you missed it a week or so ago when I recommended this recipie, I am again recommending this recipie for Stuffed Peppers. Even if you are not a big fan of peppers, because I'm not, I find that the roasted peppers taste totally different that fresh peppers. This recipie going is going in my collection of classic recipies, it's that good.I really love food, really, I do.Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1157119093210692652006-09-01T06:36:00.000-07:002006-09-01T06:58:13.316-07:00My legs are insanely sore this morning. I went for a jog last night (my third time this week) and when I got finished my body felt so sore I literally laid on the floor and couldn't move for life five minutes. I think I'm coming down with a bit of a cold, so I think it was a combination of body aches from that and aches from running. Uugh... needless to say, Tiger Balm is my best friend this Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156967177634866062006-08-30T12:34:00.000-07:002006-08-30T12:46:17.770-07:00So I did go jogging this morning... I really hate jogging in the morning. Morning jogs never feel as good to me as evenings jogs. Either way, it's done. It wasn't too busy on the harbour passage this morning, so I enjoyed myself a fair bit despite the usual pain and agony associated with jogging in general.I followed up on my interview from last week, and essentially ended up getting Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156940515042192222006-08-30T05:14:00.000-07:002006-08-30T10:14:09.016-07:00Yesterday I had a much needed at-home-mellow-out-on-the-couch day. I finally finished reading "The Rise of Rome" while doing three loads of laundry. My mom came up for lunch and I made sandwiches and cut up veggies and fruit for us to have. I had a mid afternoon nap, and then started a Harry Potter marathon and got through the first two movies before going to bed at like 9:30pm. It was Hayleynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156774126486589332006-08-28T06:55:00.000-07:002006-08-29T06:32:20.020-07:00I think I reached a point sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon where I hit a brick wall and just crashed. Now I am left to try and peel myself off the brick wall and get myself back on the right track. I think it was a mixture of being really sleep deprived because I never really gave myself time to relax after getting home from Ontario, and then making some not too great Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156511793275716782006-08-25T06:08:00.000-07:002006-08-25T06:16:33.276-07:00Okay, I've got less than 70 pages left in "The Rise of Rome". I would love to finish it by the end of today. It probably won't happen. A more reasonable goal is by the end of tomorrow. It's a pretty tedious read. But I can do it! Go me!On another note, I think my interview on Wednesday went well. I havn't heard back yet, but the manager told me it might be a few days. So I'm not worried Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156365728584148022006-08-23T13:40:00.000-07:002006-08-23T13:42:08.596-07:00Oh my goodness... if anyone is looking for a new recipe to try, try this one. I used red and orange peppers instead of green. Oh my god, were they ever delicious! And easy too!Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156270875330837032006-08-22T11:07:00.000-07:002006-08-22T11:21:15.420-07:00So I dropped out three resumes yesterday, and two of the places scheduled me for interviews on the spot. So my first interview was today. The manager said she will hire me, but she first wants to make sure that she will have the hours to give me before she does. My second interview is tomorrow afternoon. I am not going to name locations, but I really hope I get the one tomorrow afternoon. Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1156168991850163952006-08-21T06:58:00.000-07:002006-08-22T05:59:44.996-07:00Does anyone know anywhere I can get a job? The job hunt has begun... and I really hate it... I think I might hand out some resumes to some restaurants... I dunno...So, I am officially back in Saint John. Been here since last Wednesday night. I'm trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends regarding school registration, student loans, also I gotta make a claim to Air Canada because my digital Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1155479991043688582006-08-13T06:56:00.000-07:002006-08-14T07:38:16.970-07:00Today is my last day in Stratford. I leave on a train at 8:52 tonight to go to Guelph and spend a couple days with my Aunt and Uncle.I can't really reflect on the past six weeks at the moment. I am in "I can't wait for this all to be over" mode at the moment. I am just scurrying around fixing up some last minute things and making sure everything is good to go for the final presentation.So, Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1155233015887653502006-08-10T10:51:00.000-07:002006-08-10T11:03:35.976-07:00It's Thursday... I spent the first half of my day thinking it was Wednesday. Not that it really matters... every day seems like the other at this point in time. I have three more mornings in which I need to get up at 6:45am and wake up the kids. Then I am done!! Who-hoo! Let me just say, Monday morning when I am at my Aunt and Uncles' in Guelph, I will be sleeping until at least noon or Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1154975697008099632006-08-07T11:31:00.000-07:002006-08-07T11:34:57.010-07:00The weekend went fairly well for me... Saturday was filled with tech rehearsals for the one week sessions final presentation. I set up all the lights and ran the cables in the morning in record time. Then I sat through runs for most of the afternoon.The presentation was Sunday morning, and it went well. The kids really pulled it together at the last minute, which was nice to see. After the Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1154715842955286262006-08-04T11:12:00.000-07:002006-08-08T06:29:36.023-07:00So after Wednesday night's performance of "Henry IV", I took Andrea out for a drink at my favourite local hangout. It was delightful. Afterwards I walked home in the middle of a thunderstorm. Because I was wearing my dress shoes and didn't want them to get ruined, I took them off and put them in my bag and walked home barefoot. Naturally, because I am walking down the middle of the street, Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1154527356372360192006-08-02T06:54:00.000-07:002006-08-03T06:39:19.140-07:00I will now elaborate on my extremely short post I put up about half and hour ago, before I was booted out of my room and had to relocate to the computer lab in the basement. So last night I went to see "Oliver!" again... I enjoyed it almost more this time than I did the first. I was in the orchestra section this time, as opposd to the balcony, and saw more details in the costumes and sets that Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1154524293165011302006-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:002006-08-02T06:11:33.166-07:00I officially feel like a shepard... I am trying to find the most effective way to get 57 teenagers to walk faster... it's not easy. And I've just had my space usurped by the music people... damn... grr...Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1154447055241153992006-08-01T08:23:00.000-07:002006-08-04T11:12:01.833-07:00So I have pretty much reached the point where I feel like a zombie... up at 6:45, shower, wake the kids up, take them to breakfast, walk them to the reheasal hall, sit at my computer and work or at least pretend to work, eat lunch, work more or nap, walk the kids home, go to a show, sleep, up at 6:45...It's a routine that I've got figured out that's for sure.And, it is sooooooooooooooooo hot up Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1153511617567829242006-07-21T12:44:00.000-07:002006-07-21T12:53:37.640-07:00I am sooooo tired. I just got up from a 2 1/2 hour afternoon nap. I am getting a fair amout of sleep at night, but it is just exhausting being on the go from 6:45am-11:30pm everyday. Yesterday was my day off... I went out for lunch at my favourite restaurant, and had a sandwich than wasted away most of the afternoon sitting there drinking coffee. Then I relocated to my favourite bar and had aHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1153148177856854422006-07-17T07:48:00.000-07:002006-07-17T07:56:17.873-07:00I think yesterday was my first serious burn out day. I woke up at 6:45 and just plain wanted to die. And for once it was not because I had over drank the night before, but just because I was so tired and exhausted. Although, I had gone out on Saturday night and had a couple drinks and some munchies, I was still back and in bed at 12:00.I fought throughout the day to get a second wind. It Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1152632308150958122006-07-11T08:20:00.000-07:002006-07-11T08:38:28.253-07:00Things are going well in ye old Stratford. Although working 17 hour days is getting pretty exhausting. As far as the shows are concerned, I have seen "Oliver!" and "The Glass Menagerie" since I last updated. They were both very well done. Some people were annoyed that they made "The Glass Menagerie" so humorous... they really brought out the humour in the play. I think it was fitting; it Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1152194386496958722006-07-06T06:53:00.000-07:002006-07-06T06:59:46.513-07:00To answer Colin's comment-question from the last post, I am working up here. I am the supervisor for a summer school for youth (13-18 year olds). I am here for six weeks. I am responsible for a lot of paper work type stuff, but I am also a den parent and responsible for helping look after the kids. There are currently 68 students here. It's been an interesting few days. I am really having aHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1151678819795356372006-06-30T07:36:00.000-07:002006-06-30T10:45:22.746-07:00I am officially in Stratford. I arrived Tuesday evening after a day of Planes Trains and Automobiles... My stopover in Toronto ended up being pretty enjoyable. I called up my cousin and we went for a beer during the three hour wait I had between the plane and the train. My cousin and I do well to see each other one a year, so I always take advantage of any oppertunity I have to see her. She Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1151339381673272442006-06-26T09:27:00.000-07:002006-06-27T06:02:42.386-07:00So I am off to Ontario tomorrow for seven weeks. I'll be back the middle of August...I should be able to update at some point in time while I'm up there... but in case I can't... everyone take care and I'll see you all when I get back!And you can all be envious of me seeing multitudes of plays at Stratford... hahaha...Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1150734738211207112006-06-19T09:23:00.000-07:002006-06-21T07:05:40.683-07:00What a weekend... Friday began with supper at Taco Picas with an old friend who I ran into for the first time in, oh, probably two years... I love margaritas and veggie nachos... mmm... Then we went for a beer at Churchills. Then to Sebastians where I had more beer and a Chocolate Dream Martini (yum- these are the most delicious thing ever). Then I went to Elwoods for Mr. Something Something. It Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1149969728643050312006-06-10T12:48:00.000-07:002006-06-19T09:50:57.780-07:00I just finished a rather crazy week. And I have sworn off alcohol for the next week. Let's just say, I think I lost control somewhere in the middle of Wednesday evenings, and for the following 48hrs, wow... I dunno, it was all spent either smashed or hungover, or a combination of the two. So, yes, no more alcohol for the next week.Fortunately I did make an A- on my anthro test which I wrote Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1149536452055805662006-06-05T12:13:00.000-07:002006-06-07T07:35:21.966-07:00So, I have finally reached this point in my life where I am becomming completely comfortable with who I am. Now you may wonder, what do I mean? Heaven knows this can have any number of odd and strange connotations, but I simply mean that I no longer feel the need to act like someone I am not. I don't want to be older, I don't want to be younger. I don't want to be doing something different, Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1148845469336189092006-05-28T12:23:00.000-07:002006-05-30T07:49:50.936-07:00I am officially moved into my apartment. I love it. It is great. I had some friends over on Friday night. It made me feel special. I love having my own apartment.I had two midterms last week. Made an A on my Anthro midterm, and I think I did allright, but not great, on the English. It was a fairly long midterm and we only had an hour to write it, so I was really pressed for time. But I'd Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1148308775788943282006-05-22T07:31:00.000-07:002006-05-23T09:25:24.240-07:00The move is nearly complete. I am currently waiting for my parents to arrive back in town- they went to Montreal to get the rest of my stuff. So once they get here, I can get the remainder of my apartment set up. It is looking fantastic. I am so happy. :-) And, I found out yesterday I am Colin's neighbour. So if you know where Colin lives, than you know where I live... (I am not going to Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1148046478145116012006-05-19T06:38:00.000-07:002006-05-19T06:47:58.146-07:00My computer is at the doctor, so I have limited computer access at the moment... it really sucks, becasue I am used to being online with messenger 24/7. Oh well...I decided not to take the sucky job I had gotten. I just figured for the stress and pressure it could/would cause was not worth the little amount of money I would make. Plus, I felt like a jerk just working for the job for six weeks Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1147448410520591292006-05-12T08:34:00.000-07:002006-05-12T08:40:10.530-07:00A slight revision to yesterdays post:Four words:SchoolBoyfriendApartmentJobSo next week, I will be writing an essay, while starting a new job, while moving. And hopefully I'll fit in a little time to see Matt. Well, he'll be helping me move, so that will fix that problem.The job is a pretty crappy job. But I need something I can work for six weeks and then not feel guilty when I quit to go to Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1147355329975408212006-05-11T06:37:00.000-07:002006-05-11T06:48:49.986-07:00Must... need.... to... update...Three words:SchoolBoyfriendApartmentHence the lack of updates.I am enjoying my classes so far. I am a little stressed over the reading... it's just been hard to sit still and actually read with the beautiful weather we've been having (until yesterday at least.)Matt and I are getting along great...Did I mention I am moving uptown? Probably on the long weekend. Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1146683616409669512006-05-03T12:06:00.000-07:002006-05-10T10:27:25.426-07:00I just wrote a nice long rant about something that is bothering me today, but I chose not to post it for fear it offendes a friend of mine. So onto more blogger friendly things...I had my first Intro to Anthro class last nite. I think the prof is going to be extremely enjoyable to listen to. I am looking forward to it.I have decided to take the Intro to Lit. For one, you have to have 9ch of Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1146576245072323322006-05-02T06:17:00.000-07:002006-05-02T06:24:05.083-07:00So I went to my first class last nite, Intro to the Study of Literature. Um... I'm debating on wheather or not it is worth my time to take it. Judging from last nite, I would say it is mostly like an Intro to English course. A basic look at reading and analyzing literature. Half the course is spent on short stories, while the other half is spent on poetry. Umm... I am not saying that I am notHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1146269882566154402006-04-28T17:00:00.000-07:002006-05-03T06:58:32.360-07:00As requested by Lisa...Mango-Chili Marinade (good on Chicken, Pork...)1/3 c. orange juice3 tbsp honey and ketchup3 tbsp mango chutney1 tbsp lemon juice2 tsp chili powder3/4 tsp ground cuminMix together and allow meat to marinade for at least 4hrs before heading to the barby.(PS- this is out of alow fat cook book!!) (This is delicious... I have put it on both chicken and pork and it rocks on bothHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1146173708578848972006-04-27T14:11:00.000-07:002006-04-28T11:31:05.523-07:00UPDATE:I think my sickness is almost all gone. I still have a bit of a stuffy nose, but other than that, I feel so much better than I have the past few days.I've been fairly busy lately. I met a guy, named Matt, last Friday. A mutual friend set us up, and we actually get along really well. We went out to Melvins on Saturday night. My friend Lydia was down for the weekend so she came too, andHayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1145968695278253082006-04-25T05:35:00.000-07:002006-04-25T05:38:15.280-07:00I am sick.... sick sick sick... started Sunday morning with a sore throat. Went away by Sunday afternoon. Then Monday it returned with avengance. I spent the entire day in bed or on the couch. It was pretty hellish. The flu I think- not just a cold. Uugh...I just ate for the first time in about 20hrs. I have lots more I could update from the weekend... but it will have to wait. Right nowHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1145538459912206972006-04-20T05:52:00.000-07:002006-04-20T17:08:25.840-07:00I have to occasionally remind myself... (can I just go and live here? please? pretty please with a cherry on top?) (ah... Venice... need I say more?)(we don't need to dicuss the fact that that is a terrible hat... it worked well for hiding my hair when it got dirty and keeping the sun out of my eyes... also, check out the TERRIBLE tan lines... ladies, never go backpacking with only a sports bra.Hayleynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1145375026884671782006-04-18T08:41:00.000-07:002006-04-18T08:46:15.686-07:00I am so bored I am actually going to start a countdown till when I start intersession:13 days, 7hrs, 18min Never, ever, ever have I had a countdown till school starts. (At least not one where I am anxious for it to start... there have been the "X days left of freedom.") Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1145279595194926172006-04-17T05:53:00.000-07:002006-04-17T15:20:12.143-07:00I'm debating what to take for classes in intersession... I am going to take "Intro to the Study of Literature"... it'll probably be a piece of cake for me, but I am hoping it has some reading requirments so I can be forced to up my reading pace. Then I am stuck with two options for my second course. I want to take them both, but I can't because they overlap. There is "Intro to Social and Hayleynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1145032033220683812006-04-14T09:21:00.000-07:002006-04-17T05:44:25.586-07:00I'm setting up a new comments system on my blog, so that only registered bloggers can comment (sorry to anyone who's not a registered blogger...)...Quite frankly, I'm getting a little tired of someone's comments. (This is not directed as my "stalker", as I know who that is :P ). Unless you are going to give your name with your comment, I don't care to hear what you have to say. Part of my last Hayleynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1144842380475211392006-04-12T04:32:00.000-07:002006-04-12T04:46:20.506-07:00Honesty.Such an important, vital commodity that is lacking in todays society.Everyone hides behind their masks.Refusing to show their true faces.Why is it so hard to say "I like you""I hate you""You bug me""I want to fuck you"Instead we don't say.We live in confusion.We live in our minds.Saying"He likes me""She hates me"When really it's the other way around.Honesty scares people.Honesty is too Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1144679829751270732006-04-10T07:30:00.000-07:002006-04-10T07:37:09.766-07:00Excuse me a moment while I growl...Two people have asked me to do things today. Favors of sorts. Neither one of them have given me exact times. So here I am, showered and dressed, thinking I should hear anytime now when I need to do these things. I didn't get my jog in this morning because I figured I had better get showered and so I'm ready to do these things when the people call.Fucking Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1144670140470671762006-04-10T04:41:00.000-07:002006-04-10T04:55:40.483-07:00Goal Day:First, how did I do last week on my goals... the only thing I was no successful at was reading 50pgs in my book. Not that I'm going to make excuses for not reaching this goal, but I did meet a guy last week, and went out with him 5 nites last week... so that took up a fair bit of my reading time.So goals for this week:- 4 walks/jogs- Read 20 pgs of my book (a little more reasonable)- Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1144093922359142392006-04-03T12:46:00.000-07:002006-04-04T06:45:29.856-07:00Books: I am reading "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond. It is a remarkable book. It looks at the delelopment of societies and why some societies are so much further advanced and others are behind. For example, why are America, Britain and China such global giants and why are there still people in Australia who still use primitive stone tools and live as hunter gathers? It looks at the Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1144024620794104002006-04-02T17:28:00.000-07:002006-04-02T17:37:00.823-07:00Goals for this week:- Go for at least 3 high intensity walks or runs (working towards my goal of losing 5lbs)- Dye my hair dark again- Cook at least one new recipie- Read at least 50 pgs in my book (currently on pg 282)- Go out at least one night with friends (but don't overdrink) They don't seem like a bit deal, but the 50 pgs in my book will take at least two days. Haha... actually, it Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143926700556271952006-04-01T13:24:00.000-08:002006-04-01T13:25:00.570-08:00If I cut right nowI might just cut too deepHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143817120358849922006-03-31T06:14:00.000-08:002006-03-31T06:58:40.416-08:00Tales of Infatuation Part II"Awesome! Good for you. You got up the nerve!" -txt from a friendI finally did it. I finally talked to "mall guy". (If you read my earlier post regarding Tales of Infatuation than you know I am referencing the guy who I found hot who works in the mall and I wanted to talk to, but didn't know how.)Since I love to over analyze and overthink things, here is my breakdown Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143646058958601872006-03-29T07:21:00.000-08:002006-03-29T07:27:38.970-08:00Screw all you with your fancy pants mp3 players ipods... When I jog, I still use my:Yes, you had better believe that is a Panasonic ShockWave Walkman. Complete with AM/FM Radio, Auto Reverse and the XBS Extra Bass System. Boo-yeah!!Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143552383720982282006-03-28T05:12:00.000-08:002006-03-28T05:26:23.736-08:00I got up early this morning. I don't know why. Normally I am still sleeping right now. I always used to get up early because otherwise I felt like I was "sleeping the day away". Now I simply want to sleep the day away. What else is there to do?Unemployed, unhappy, alone. Without friends. Without sanity. Without ambition. Without purpose.It's all good. It's all good.Employment will come Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143395744305841822006-03-26T09:50:00.000-08:002006-03-26T09:55:44.316-08:00Mythbusters I had always thought it was a myth that a guy would ever ask for a girls number. Seriously, I didn't believe it actually happened in real life. Until yesterday. Although this was an indirect ask, it still counts in my books. When I was at O'Leary's on Wednesday night I had been talking to some friends of my friend. And I guess one of the guys I was talking to wanted to ask me Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1143214957013643302006-03-24T07:30:00.000-08:002006-03-24T07:42:37.026-08:00This week has been super busy... I've worked just shy of 30hrs at the Imperial over the past three days. I am pretty exhausted... I really like to push myself hard because I know I am not as strong as the guys, therefore try to make up for it in effort and work ethic. It was good times... I love workin with the Imperial guys... lots of good laughs... and the shows were good too. Dropped by Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1142866774174965032006-03-20T06:43:00.000-08:002006-03-20T06:59:34.193-08:00Oh boys.... I like boys.... or a boy I should say...So I've probabally broken some cardinal rule of female friendship... I'm sure there is some rule about "thou shall not date a guy if it will hurt a girl friend." I feel really bad if I've hurt my friend. But I also would have felt really bad if I hadn't followed my instincts regarding the boy. I only hope my friend can forgive me and see thatHayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1142784635158764252006-03-19T07:51:00.000-08:002006-03-19T08:10:35.170-08:00Last night was one of those nights that you wake up from the next morning and go "Did I just step out of a pilot episode for some new teen drama on the WB?" Part of the night was perfect and would make anyone go "Ahh..." Part of the night felt like a brewing cat fight. Then there was work. Which was indifferent. Although I must state how much I despise setting up risers at 1:45am. Really, Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1142698586521151652006-03-18T08:00:00.000-08:002006-03-18T08:16:26.570-08:00We have a new addition to my list of favourite things to do when drunk!!Today's addition, following in the ranks of activities such as kissing lisa, getting whipped by kiki, and getting carried home by austrian guys, uses the joys of electronic equipment as a means of embarrassing myself! So last night, while hanging out with a pair of Matts, I decided to start texting my friends boss. Yup.... Hayleynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603535.post-1142604246197107452006-03-17T05:49:00.000-08:002006-03-17T06:04:06.213-08:00Tales of Infatuation So, there's this guy who works out at the mall that I think is really cute... well, hot actually. Besides you, Matt! (I know you will read this!) So, I've been trying to summon up the courage to go talk to him, or devise some scheme to go into the store and ask questions. I hate the way that I feel so nervous talking to people... I mean, really, what's the worst that's goingHayleynoreply@blogger.com0