chasing pavements

sometimes it's hard to come up with things to blog about. However, according to my mother, I need to write more to inform her of what's actually going on in my life, since, when she calls me I'm just doing homework and have nothing interesting to say. I hate to break it to you mom, but those conversations pretty much cover my life. If I were to blog about my days, the blogs would consist of talking about my homework, and thats about it. I also eat, sleep, workout and do nothing during my days.. but those aren't really hot topics of conversation either.

I can't wait until April 21 (yes, that is my last exam - in case you didn't know where I was going with that). Have I mentioned yet that this upcoming exam period is my last one of them? I have 2 summer classes yet, but no more weeks of exams to look forward to... in my undergrad that is, but my post-grad schooling won't be for a while.

I got an email that says I can apply to graduate a couple of weeks ago. Reality check much? 4 year degree done. Adulthood starting. All seems to hit at once doesn't it? So many things to look forward to... and to be nervous about! Like taking care of people... what is that... I'm going to be a registered nurse. Responsible for peoples lives .. help. I feel like I don't know what I'm doing (don't tell my patients that) ..

Currently, I'm sitting waiting for my boyfriend to come in from Moose Jaw. I haven't seen him in 2 weeks, and I can't wait for him to get here. This day just never seems to end. 2:30 just can't come sooner... I still have an hour to wait, so I'm trying to come up with productive things to do. What I really feel like doing is eating all of the muffins I made yesterday -- kinda counterproductive from my workout this morning however, so I will have to resist temptation.

I discovered the other day that I'm pale. Not a new realization, I already knew this, but I think I re-discovered how pale I actually am. A whole bunch of people I know went to mexico or somewhere else hot over the last month, and last night at soccer I was standing next to one of them when I thought wow, I'm a ghost. I feel like I get more pale then most in the winter. Maybe its because I am inside so much doing homework (and because I don't have a car to take me anywhere) that not even on those days where theres a little bit of sun in winter do I see it. It sucks being trapped in your house. Especially with an evil cat to contend with for space.

Now that I've sort of written about a topic (mismatched as is may be) its time to find something else to fill my hour with. Believe me,  I could spend that whole time writing, but no one would want that... trust me. So I leave with you with my post title:

nurses fight back

So. Rap video finished. Uploaded to youtube. I'm famous, better start sucking up now. Enjoy...

home

Today was fun. We filmed the majority of our rap video for my issues in nursing class. It's on stereotypes in nursing, and to the beat of baby got back. I know what you're thinking... You're wayyyy too gangster to be doing a silly rap video. Trust me, I know. Me rapping = epic. And not like earth shattering epic, more like I think I'm hilarious but people will get embarrassed for me, epic. As soon as it is shown to the class on monday, it will be immediately posted on this blog. I expect comments.

I officially can't wait for summer. There is way too much to look forward to. A lot about this summer is bitter sweet... most importantly - the end of the Harry Potter franchise. I'm not even kidding I'm probably going to cry at the end of that movie. As lame as I am, I grew up with Harry.. It's the end of an era. I'm so excited for the last movie to come out, but so sad it's ending. Why do things have to end?? Another thing that's coming to and end - my summers off. This will be my last summer before I start working fulltime. Holy I am getting old... real quick! Like I said.. bitter sweet summer, that I just want to come fast, and never end. Why is it that the things you want to come, come so slowly, but then once they're here, go by way too quick? Like the weekend. eff.

However, I just want this weekend to be over. Wayyy too much work to do in such a short amount of time. Things always seem to work out like that. I will be productive. I will be productive.... well there goes that idea ... I am currently writing a blog entry instead of schoolwork... whoops.

I was using stumbleupon today and stumbled upon (haha.. so lame) "30 amusing and Strange Celebrity Tweets" and I picked my favourite to share. It was by Tony Hawk. He tweeted: If your kids are fighting in the backseat, is it wrong to make a right turn so the instigator hits the door? Purely hypothetical of course. Also, Bill Maher had a good one too: Can we go back to using facebook for what it was originally for -- looking up our exes to see how fat they got?

Goodnight.

smile like you mean it

Lee Evans is perhaps the funniest comedian ever. Tonight I was watching him for hours, and decided to share the hilariousness with those people who watch my blog. These are some of my favourite clips of him from youtube. 

 

This is one of the first clips I saw of him ... so true:

Possibly my favourite:

The last video comes from the amazing boyfriend. He showed me this video and I think it's so hilariously true. Enjoy:

Well thats it for the blog tonight... hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. If you're bored... youtube is always my friend. Sure helps me stay entertained when I'm all alone in Saskatoon!

no sunlight

Today is my long day at school. I am here from 830am until 10pm - hence the blog title - I will see no sunlight today. Yes, there are breaks, and I have to bus to a different school for 7.. however, all of my breaks are spent pre-learning what I am going to be doing in my stats class that night due to the lack of teaching ability of a specific stats teacher. I can give her a slight break, seeing as how she can barely speak eeeengleesh. However, lets get real, when a teacher spends the entire night telling you how she has 40 hours to teach you what you would normally have 80, and she doesn't think we will pass the final so she's giving us bonus marks throughout for doing homework .. it doesn't instil much confidence in the, already stressed about a stupid stats class, student.

Before I turn this blog into a rant about statistics, I thought I would change the subject instead to a rant about my research and communities classes that I will reluctantly be attending. Research is probably one of the most dry classes I have ever had to sit through, and in communities I learn things like "A community health nurse is defined as: a nurse who works in the communities" and then basically fail the midterm. aka - the teacher sucks.

In blogs you're supposed to talk about your life. I hate that school is my life. I cannot wait until december, then I will be free from school - only for 2 years though, then back to get my nurse practitioner. I'm excited for a break though, and to start working full-time and not be so stressed about money. In december, everything I have been working towards will no longer be a goal, but a reality. That's scary and exciting at the same time. It's hard to believe that in 9 short months I will be a grad nurse, and a few after that a Registered Nurse (as long as I pass my licensure). I feel like such an adult. I'm excited for my life to start. I also hate that I currently have a life full of waiting. Waiting for the weekends to see Desmond; waiting for the summer, for this semester to be over, for a time when I can go visit my family, for a time when money will actually be in my bank account, for my degree to be finished.. the list goes on. I know I'm living my life, but it feels like it hasn't started yet, and I'm stuck waiting.

Holy sinister. I sound so miserable. I am at an exciting place right now though, as weird as that is. So much to look forward to - and so much good in my life at the moment. One of those good things is the upcoming finale of the Bachelor. Monday night cannot come soon enough - another thing I am waiting for. Why am I so obsessed with this unrealistic, fantasy of a show? Um, because every girl loves a little romance, that's why. Like everyone else in the entire world, I want Emily to win. She better win .. no one can break that girls heart, she's too nice. Yes, I'm way too obsessed with the Bachelor, and yes, I do not care if you think its lame, or anything else negative. It's kind of like my love of Harry Potter, but not as strong. I don't even want to open discussion on Harry Potter, that would be way to painful for most people. But seriously, watch the finale on Monday, you will not be disappointed .. I might be, if he doesn't pick Em (haha, we're so close I can call her by her nickname... fact).

So, like I said at the beginning of the post - I will see no sunlight today. Which is not good for a body as pale as mine. I really want the sun to come back. Not only is it warmer, but I won't be as much of a ghost. Put me in a bathing suit right now, and I'm seriously blinding. I also refuse to go in a tanning bed. So, everyone around me just has to deal with the whiteness until summer. Maybe I'll just win the lottery and move to somewhere warm... a girl can dream right?

lovely day, until ...

So, I'm sitting here listening to Lovely Day on youtube, thinking about what a lovely day I had today... until Desmond left. Actually, I'm also thinking about what a lovely week I have had with him here. It's the longest we have spent together since about the beginning of december I think, and I cherished every second of his visit. However, he left today, and the loneliness began once more. It sucks being in a city where neither your family nor boyfriend live. All I can say is thank god for cellphones and skype. And even though my parents have neither a cellphone, or a working computer, the people you love seem a little bit closer, as long as you have those things within reach. December cannot come soon enough.

Speaking of things that cannot come sooner, winter has been way too long, and summer should quickly take its place. Summer should just stop being so stubborn and melt away the snow already. According to just about everyone that knows me, apparently, I'm also stubborn. If that makes me more like summer (being that we're both shiny, and bright and make everyone happy and tanned) then I'm okay with being stubborn. How un-stubborn of me, to accept the fact that I'm stubborn. I'm also clumsy. Desmond calls it my "lack of spacial awareness." However, I simply like to believe that things just always get in my way... is not accepting my clumsy-ness being stubborn? Apparently I look like a toddler who hasn't quite learned how to walk properly yet. All of this while sober. Can you imagine what alcohol does for my spacial awareness? Being held up by your belt loops isn't the most flattering look.

Laying in bed (with a very empty spot beside me... stupid moosejaw) I am currently shaking from head to toe, looking fabulously flushed and shiny from sweat. Hot right? P90x sucks, I can tell you that much. However, if you are looking for a really good workout, then you should look into it. In the ab ripper x video he says "I hate it ... but I love it" and I cannot agree more with that statement. You hate everything about every move in the workout while you are doing it, and how sore your body is for the first 2 weeks, but once you start to feel better and see results, you start to love it. Plus, you don't have to go and be ugly (because working out makes you ugly) for the public to see, you can just do it at home. And in the cold of winter, who really wants to risk their life to drive to a gym? Win-win-win. Fact.

Well, I'm officially going to go fall asleep to the sound of "I got a pickle, I got a pickle, I got a pickle hey hey hey hey" and "We're going to the race, we're gonna win first place, and you have an ugly face!" If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then shame on you. Seriously, shame. Be ashamed you have not seen the cutest movie of all time. ALL TIME. I also refuse to say the title for those who are seriously lacking in their lives for not having witnessed the awesomeness that is this movie... some would say out of stubborn-ness, but I of course, would disagree.

bitter end

It's Jersday, and for those of you who don't know what it is... do you live under a rock? I'm not proud of being obsessed with the trash I watch on TV, however Jersey Shore really makes a person feel better about their own life, as stressful as it may be. No matter what happens, at least you don't have a juicehead, GLT-loving idiot for a boyfriend... life's good. And even if your boyfriend is an idiot (which mine definitely is not), at least you don't fight as much as Sam and Ron. If, for nothing other than raising the self-esteem of the people that watch it, putting the scum of the earth on TV really is worth it.

The point of me talking about Jersey Shore? Well, Jersey Shore means its thursday. And it being thursday means that I didn't blog about the oscars like I planned to. And because I claim to be an oscar expert (an expert who loses at guessing the winners EVERY year) I will continue with that plan, and not complain about the midterm from hell I took this afternoon.

First and foremost, the fashion. Since I am no fashion expert, I will not try and impress you with whats in this season, and the silhouettes that do or don't look good on certain celebs. I do however have 4 dresses which I am absolutely in love with and wish I could afford to wear:

#1 - Hilary Swank in Gucci Premiere Couture

# 2 - Halle Berry in Marchesa

#3 - Mila Kunis in Elie Saab

#4 - Sandra Bullock in Jenny Packham

Although there were many celebs that could possibly clench the worst dressed award, I decided to pick someone who really should have known better, an award nominee:

Melissa Leo in something awful

I just don't get it...  Don't celebrities have stylists whose sole job is to pick out clothes to wear to the biggest events of the year? Yuck. I wouldn't wear that dress if someone gave it to me for free - I would sell it and buy my own.

And then there was the actual oscars awarded. With a total of 24 categories, my brother won the pot with guessing 17 of them right. I correctly guessed 9, and Justin came in last with 3 picks correct. My brother has won 3 years in a row and I'm determined he cheats by looking online at the critics picks... which you're not allowed to do in my house or you risk disqualification. In case the oscars aren't as big of a deal in your house as they are in mine, and you aren't aware of this years winners, they are as follows:

Best Picture: The Kings Speech

Best Actor: Colin Firth in The King's Speech
Best Actress: Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Best Actor in a supporting role: Christian Bale in The Fighter
Best Actress in a supporting role: Melissa Leo in The Fighter
Best Director: Tom Hooper for The Kings Speech
Animated feature film: Toy Story 3
Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland
Cinematography: Inception
Costumes: Alice in Wonderland
Documentary (Feature): Inside Job
Documentary (Short): Strangers no more
Film Editing: The Social Network
Foreign Language Film: In a better World
Makeup: Wolfman
Music (Original Score): The Social Network
Music (Original Song): Toy Story 3 - We belong together
Sound Mixing: Inception
Sound Editing: Inception
Visual Affects: Inception
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Social Network
Writing (Original Screenplay): The King's Speech
Short Film (animated): The Lost Thing
Short Film (Live Action): God of Love

There were also a lot of little things that changed this year. For the first time ever, there were boy and girl hosts, there were no more movie montages for best picture, there were 10 nominees for best picture instead of 5, the envelopes were different, and there were live performances of the songs once more, among others. The set was also different, there was much more technology used, and the set changed much quicker than it usually does. I liked the changes, I think they made the show much more enjoyable for people who aren't usually into watching it.

Well, I plan to blog more often, now that midterms are finished. However, no oscar blog until next year. Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.