If you were tootin’ around earlier today you’ll have seen that my site was down. No idea why… no idea why it’s working again - but it doesn’t matter. Here I am. I’m starting to think it was slightly irritated with the neglection it has been getting all summer. But what can I say - I get busy.
Onto other news, I was tagged by Chris (a fellow I met at CFI) to do a blog meme, and I don’t dissapoint, so here goes!
* We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.* Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
* People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
* At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
1) A little girl named Hannah was just over at my house with her parents who were buying our tent trailer. First she asked why I have an “earring in my chin” and then proceeded to guess my age as 13. huh.
2) This blog has officially lost me my 2nd job. The first was Kenesserie and the whole “i don’t believe in god” thing, and this time around someone e-mailed the City of Guelph pointing out that I had said some “negative” things about them. …It’s not my fault the city administration isn’t perfect.
3) I’m starting my university career over again. I understand that being an undergrad means that you should be exploring options, taking courses out of your general interest so that your mind can grow and expand… but I also think that when you’re over 1/2 way done… you shouldn’t pick a major for which you need to start completely over with. But you know - I’d rather this… then do an entire degree in something that is probably the right major. A lot of my friends haven’t taken courses out of their comfort zone, and I’m really glad that I have.
4) The stuff on my bed takes up more room than I do. I sleep on a pull out coach in my parents basement (I’m in transition! Shut up!) and I sleep in the top right hand corner of it while the rest is covered in books, computer bits, my laptop, markers, things I’m writing… all sorts of things.
5) I don’t have a lot of friends. Facebook would tell you otherwise. I think I’m nearing 700 friends on there or something - but really… I don’t like most of them. I like the 50 or so I met at the conference and a handful from highschool/childhood… but that’s about it.
6) I hate it when people pick up words that I use - and it happens ALL the time. …For example I impliment french words into random spots just for the hell of it… and now a few people are picking it up. I call girls “lady” and now all the girls that i hang out with are picking it up… You might think I’m crazy or overreacting or tooting my own horn - but i conducted an experiment that proved my theory of word snatching - I’d explain it, but I know some of the people whom were samples read and I wouldn’t want them to know that they’re followers who don’t have their own brain. SNAP! I’m an assshooole.
7) I used to make fun of people who don’t drink pop. But now I can’t. It hurts.
I got proposed to about a month ago, and even though I said no… I still have the ring. And wear it sometimes. Even though I have a giant crush on a new boy - who doesn’t know a thing about it. (it = the engagment ring or the crush…)
As for the tagging…I’m not tagging 8 people… Because… well, I’m just not. BUt I can tag 1/2 that number:
Sage ah, fuck, she was tagged.
Edit: A late tag because he bitched Andrew…. on whatever blog he decides to put it on because he has like 80.. or 3.
Pft. It’s not like I’d want to play any fun blog games.
I think starting your university career over again will land you in this very same spot 2 years from now — wondering why you picked that major. You’ll never pick something you’ll be 100% happy with 100% of the time.
And as for losing your job due to blogging — maybe you should start blogging anonymously (or kind of anonymously like my friend at filthycrotch.com).
I didn’t know you’d want to play blog games. do you even nkow 8 bloggers to tag? well i’ve tagged you anyway. i also have your tom harpur book
I know that finishing my geography degree at this point would be almost entirely pointless. If what I want to do is get into grad school then I need to have an undergraduate degree that compliments what I wnat to do in gradschool… So if i want to do a study on the development of language in canada my geography degree isn’t going to help me at all… so I’d just have to start all over anyway.
I have thought about blogging anaonymously - but i think its a little too late now. i switched back from using my real name on the posts, but everyone still knows my real name. i guess my theory on it is that I don’t want to work for a place that doesnt stand up for their workers, and doesn’t allow their workers to be who they want to be.
On 6–’tis the nature of language. It’s actually something I’ve had to occasionally stop myself from doing to avoid confusion, like when I was dating a girl who called everybody “dear,” including recent aquaintances.
Damn, this is the 2nd time I’ve been tagged for this meme. I guess I won’t be able to ignore it forever, huh? These kinds of memes are always hard for me.
First, I agree with Andrew that you shouldn’t blog under your real name. And I’ll add that you shouldn’t blog anonymously, either. Either way, it’s a waste of time.
Second, don’t even think about grad school unless you know what you want to do. If you’re just shopping around, you can take classes in many different subjects and defer your final decision… or you can ask yourself whether a piece of paper you don’t care for is worth putting yourself in debt.
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alon - you’re a waste of time. I had a dream you were at my house and you wouldn’t get out of my bed so i threw a GPS at you.
chris - i hate it when people call people “dear” “baby” “honey” “sweetie” …etc… without really knowing them all that well.