convergence of the old and new ...

a country girl no more:

let me start off with some w(h)ine and dine:

so, Ottawa is where i am at these days. i know the city much better than i currently think i should, or than i really wished to have known at this point. basically i have been taking the long route (in other words the lost route) to get to school in the mornings. since i am living just outside of the city on, believe it or not, a farm i have been driving to school so far. and let's just say that i am uber glad to be anal about getting to places on time, because it means that if i get terribly lost, i might still make it to class on time. now, as for people in owen sound: you should know that when you are told in driver's ed that "if you can drive in owen sound, you can drive anywhere" it means only one thing: the instructor is from wiarton. then, hamiltonians, you may think that getting around in hamilton, the city of the one-way street is frustrating ... you might want to visit toronto or "pot-hole city" but in all seriousness, i think the prize for worst driving conditions should go to ottawa, which not only has pothole, after pothole, it seems that its roads don't even connect to each other. well, and for those who know ottawa quite well i am talking baseline/riverside/prince of whales/bronson area ....

anyways, that is the extent of my frustration. other than that, i am just hanging out in class and in the library for the coming few weeks. i have already handed in an assignment and am getting ready for an exam. in the meantime i am getting to know lots of new people, and finding new cafes on a daily basis. also, i am spending sometime doing nothing at all, and rereading tons of economics materials -> theory that is.

i can't help but try to compare between mac and carleton, almost constantly. for example, i can't believe that carleton only has one library. while i also can't believe how handy it is that everywhere there is plugs for computers and such in cafeterias etc. anyways, apparently mac and carleton are the only two universities in canada where you can get free transcripts: no wonder i had to come here. although, i will have to save my bus pass rant for another day.

i have also observed that i really feel like a tourist, and feel like i should take a picture when a bus passes by with ginormous ottawa senators advertising; when i remember that i will be seeing that bus everyday, and that well, everyone is a sens fan here. (except for my one roommate, and another large group of .... well [insert comment here])

i am calling it a day; i will be trying to find this apartment building that i will be living at later, with an actual address, which should make it much easier. otherwise, i might do what i have been getting pretty good at: drive around searching, doing u-turns etc.

back to my assignment ....

thursday's mutterings

time flies ... especially when you have a pile of files sitting on your desk that you need to finish before the end of the summer; and you know you will never get through them. i have noted this ability to always get my paper stuck in the holepunch ... i also walked into the door today, and managed to screw up all my printing. another reason why i know i was supposed to be born blond.

as for the olympics; i am still doing some moaning and groaning about the time difference. i love to watch most of the events (with the exception of boxing); and have been getting my cheer on. of course, if i was canadian i would have given up a while back; but i am not, so it has been considerably more fun. i have even been getting my anti-cheer on. the united states was always on my blacklist; but just as the rest of the world i have a tiny little crush on michael phelps, and have chosen the chinese to be on top of my blacklist instead. certainly they have built some really nice facilities; but come on, a 7 year old girl who is not pretty enough to appear on tv? seriously, who has got a good image now?

anyways, as i have to make daily decisions between watching the olympics, or Reba and Hope and Faith on CMT, i am plugging along pretty great, and looking back wondering where oh where the summer went.

i know. it went. it went. why would it went?

6.5 more days of work.

08 08 08

i am not sure if i am liking this whole olympics business in china. i had to miss the opening ceremony because of work at 8.30. and i love watching the opening ceremony. i believe that the olympics should be a two week international holiday.

in the meantime, i am extremely busy with getting packed up and ready to go to ottawa, while still working, and living the country life. with all that i am going to schedule in some studytime, the olympics, maybe some blogging about said olympics, shopping for wedding presents, parties, and i am going to marineland for a day.

and only this morning i realized what TGIF (which the finance lady puts in her e-mails at work) stands for. i am feeling a little bit blond right now.

Cheers to Friday.
Happy Birthday to Brett!