surprises

i am listening to a mars volta song ... and i actually like it.

and the ninjas have been defeated. my army of cowboys and bunnies has redefined glory. (well that remains to be seen as i may not have written a very good paper on japan).


toothpastefordinner.com

my tune

i guess the credit is at the bottom of this picture, as i was far too lazy to edit it out.

change is not enough

Glance at the sun.

See the moon and the stars.

Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings.

Now, think.

-Hildegard von Bingen-

two more weeks: monsters and jelly beans. no, chocolate. because chocolate is on sale.

"you are now in 3 dimensional space, congratulations" (this falls under the category of interesting statements made by mac educators, kind of like when the phrase "sexy topic" was used to announce taxation)
woohoo! me and my wonderfully advanced ability to visualize things are so excited. i am glad however to spend some time in calculus covering topics which i have studied for three years in economics. maybe one tiny thing in this course is going to be working out for me. unlike integration for example (created by sherry):
between now and tomorrow, i am going to be cranking out a paper. i can do it! i have to.

falling leafs [5] - sens with less [4]

well that was painful. entertaining. but terribly painful. i am pretty sure that the bad guys will not forget this affair as they look upon their bruises caused by a ride on the a-train. i like to blame the referees. and the giveaways.

still, another sad face in my agenda. le sigh.

can i tell you how much i like the powerwise commercial? it does not come close to the miller commercial, but it is so cute.

augustana - stars and boulevards

titleless

a couple of weeks ago i was on the bus and could not find one of my gloves. i thought i had lost it somewhere between waiting for the bus and getting on the bus. and surely the other day, a very rainy day (i might add), and a couple of weeks later it was just lying there, all wet and lonely on the curb in front of shoppers drug mart. and for some reason i felt so sad for it. like i was choosing to keep it lying there, so lonely and cold, after it had kept me so warm for much of the winter. now, i know that it is somewhat silly beyond belief, but i have been thinking about going back there and picking it up. i guess in some sense, someone swedish should appear on my screen and tell me "it is because you are crazy, it has no feelings." and if not that, this might just appear on your screen. thanks anna.

and can i impart to you how excited i am to receive a copy of the bbc drama north and south in the mail today? teehee.

keane - try again

the countdown is on ...

1 major seminar paper done, 2 more to go
1 major seminar presentation done, 2 more to go
no more midterms, ever.
2 more assignments.
1 more final exam.

perhaps the thought of having to carry all my books to the library and begging them to let me renew one more time is clouding over my happiness of almost finishing. for now anyways.

matt costa - these arms

that makes me most of us

"there are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroads. the choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days. of course, when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back."

mumbles and rumbles: far away

i have been cheating on school with ross copperman. kind of like a ross copperman affair. i think i am in love with sweet melodies and poetic lyrics.

in the meantime: home this weekend. monday presentation and a midterm. followed by tuesday with a major, major paper due. and all i can think about is dad's surgery, and am asking everyone to pray for him and the doctors.

"change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like a stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass" steinbeck.

for blue skies - strays don't sleep

still procrastinating

a night sky by keane for warchild

aching

after this last snowstorm i am officially giving up on shoveling snow. i now have this excruciating pain in my back that makes painkillers my best friend, and leaves me unable to sit anywhere other than the couch (although i can't complain about being confined to the couch it is less than ideal). after having given it some thought i realized that i can neither expect any of my housemates to endure such pains, so maybe i should start googling for a mailorder husband from russia.

or you know ... we could just have no more snow for this season.

here is to hoping that this week >>>> last week

fine frenzy - ashes and wine

procrastinating

shadows by frozen flames. the day that i find their song "right here with you" i will pass it along. because when i do, that will make my day. in the meantime here is a preview of the band.

human after all

i am officially suffering from a case of the flu, aggrevated by the winter blues, insomnia, worry, and a tremendously heavy workload. i am hoping that admitting it is the first step to my recovery.

cue the music:

"everybody hurts some time" REM

"is there a chance, a fragment of light at the end of the tunnel, a reason to fight" a fine frenzy

"just trying to find my way the best that i know how" lifehouse

"when you try your best but you don't succeed, when you get what you want but not what you need, when you feel so tired but you can't sleep, stuck in reverse. and the tears come streaming down your face ..." coldplay

thanks for listening.

warning: not at all sensible.

allright mcmaster, if you are not going to call it a rain day. or a puddle day. at least warn students to wear their bathing suits to school, so they can swim to class. or you know, do something about the pathways/drainage/roads.

just so you know for next time.

and hamilton? don't even let me get started on you.

to forget and not to forget [2]

surely i am awake while the rest of the house is still vast asleep. so while i am waiting, i thought i'd make this post, which i had been meaning to put together for a while.

in memory of our dear beloved beta fish, who were with us for a time far too short

hero (dr. shakes)

alfonzo (alfie jr.)

i will especially remember how you were there for the whole season, and the playoffs. had there been a stanley cup win i am confident alfredsson would have acknowledged you in his thank you speech.

cody

keane - try again

at sea

the first verse has been on my mind all week, and after looking it up again, i am thankful that the next verse offers some answers.
hymn 48 - wer nur den lieben Gott

will anxious care or bitter sighing
at any time give true relief?
and what avails us our decrying
each morning's evil, trouble, grief?
we only add to grief and stress
by discontent and bitterness.

be still! what God in His good pleasure
to you in wisdom may impart
is given you in perfect measure;
thus be content within your heart.
to Him who chose us for His own
our needs and wants are surely known.

the inconvenient truth

the ottawa senators are officially missing in action.

ugh.

ps. i understand any readership might not really care, but as the title suggests: it is the inconvenient truth

EDIT: paddock has been fired.

embarrassment a l'hockey

after listening to fall for you by the whitlams, i took the liberty to write my own message to my beloved ottawa senators:

i'll follow you

when i get on and shake my pride

i'll cheer for you

you can do better than you were tonight

---

be strong and you'll get strength back

feed the fire and you'll get passion back

---

you can do better than you were tonight

if you could only see

alone, but not lonely.

me and bruce are watching hnic on mute, while for music i do what i always do: press play and repeat. at least being alone lets me sing my little heart out w/o the embarrassment factor

sens win. leafs win. canadiens lose. and canucks are battling it out with the red wings. together with a rickard's red, it is just an ordinary saturday night in canada.

matchbox twenty exile tour @ acc

city-scapes

mute mathalanis morissette
and ... matchbox twenty
rob thomas

matchbox twenty - i'll believe you when