Tuesday, April 29, 2008

violet hill.

So I really only had 2 things to do before being able to go back home on Thursday. The first was go to work on Monday, and the second was write my last exam on Wednesday. Work is now out of the way, and I only have 1 official thing to do before I'm free of all responsibilities academic or otherwise, until the fall. I'm pretty stoked to visit Prince Edward Island, and that everything else, other friends visiting, last minute-camera purchases, prospective jobs, are all lining up to create a perfect vacation. I only hope the weather is stellar while I'm there.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

juno.

So I'll be back on PEI in 1 week's time. Huzzah! I'm pretty stoked to be going home for a visit. I still don't have any plans worked out yet though, so it appears that the entire trip will consist of me flying by the seat of my pants. Ah well.

I bought a new camera today after my 1 year+ nightmare dealing with my Sony Cybershot DSC-W30. I was undecided between the Canon SD850 IS, the SD870 IS, and the SD890 IS. In the end I decided the SD890 IS was too pricey at $499 since it was just released at the beginning of April, and the SD890 and SD870 had identical features except the SD870 was a wide-angle lens and the SD850 was a regular lens. In the end, I opted for the wide angle one. I got a stellar deal on it, too. It retails for $350 and I got it for $300 give or take a few dollars. Plus, I got it with an extra battery, 2GB memory card and a camera case. The joys of bargain hunting online astound me. I paid through the nose for expedited shipping so hopefully it'll be here in time for my visit home.

I wrote 2 exams on Tuesday - Social Stratification and International Relations. Stratification went awesome, I nailed that thing; my poli sci on the other hand? Uhhh yeah. Let's not discuss that fiasco. I don't write again until the 30th of April when I sit my Health and Illness final.

Plans for the summer include working full time at Moxie's Classic Grill and the occasional Sunday at American Eagle so I can keep my discount intact and discover new bands I've never heard of via the 3 hour -long soundtrack we play on a loop every day. I'm hoping to make lots of money so that I can finally pay off my sister, pay off my credit, and either buy a bike or ditch that plan and buy some ski's for the winter skiing season. No matter what, I want to be able to save up $2500 for no particular reason except to say that I'm able to manage my money enough to be able to save some. We'll see how well this plan goes.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

god save the scene.

20 degree weather came and went.
freak blizzards came and went.
bermuda shorts day came and went.
winter term 2008 came and went.

but it's snowing again, and has been for the past 48 hours. it seems like winter will never go away.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

scar that never heals.

Don't you just love it when the weather forecast calls for a "light, dusting of snow" and in reality, it turns into a freak blizzard? Goooooood times.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

stars and sons.

I really wish I could go to Coachella this year.
I really wish I could go to Pemberton Festival this year.
I really wish I could go to Boston.
I really wish I could go to NYC.

Instead? I went to the U of C 101 Kick Off event today. Woo-hooo.

Man, my life is boring.

I really wish I didn't work this weekend so I could go to all the Juno festivities around the city.

Oh, and because it's April 3rd. I guess, uh, happy birthday to my sister. Yeah.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

star guitar.

World economic models explained by cows:

SOCIALISM: You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbors.

COMMUNISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.

FASCISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.

NAZISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.

BUREAUCRATISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away...

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.

SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.

ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.

THE ANDERSEN MODEL: You have two cows. You shred them.

FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.

JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'cowkimon' and market it worldwide.

THAILAND CORPORATION: You have a female cow. The government announced to give you two sperms of the best Australian cow for free. But you and your widow cow have never got them, or, in the end, she give you a foal.

A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 1000 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves. And then invade Poland.

ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another
bottle of vodka.

SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.