a death.

Please, let's all bow our heads in sorrow......................

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Mr. Common Sense.

Mr. Sense had been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge).

His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Mr. Sense declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Finally, Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap,and was awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

If you still remember him, then great; if not, join the majority and do nothing.

for shame!

there's this kid outside in our backyard crying, and my mom's watching him from the kitchen and laughing at the faces he's making. makes you wonder how i managed to turn out the way i did.

root canals!

i feel like i wouldn't like me if i met me.
and i feel like you wouldn't like if you met me.

mood: numb from the surgeory.

noots.

well, here i am. updating my livejournal blogger. you people keep asking me to, so i am. comments are always nice.

anyways, this past summer has been el sucko. i've seen about 2% of everyone. 9 + 1 people have left, and i saw none of them before they did, which sucks even more. and on top of that i had major issues with my student loan, community service bursary and getting a job. i quit wendy's back in march and needed something new for the summer and had certain, shall we say, difficulties finding one? at any rate i wound up at resolve; a readers digest call centre, good times (i'm also being sarcastic).

everything's okay now though. i'm leaving resolve next week. i have a new job all lined up which i know i'm going to love. plus the hours are amazing so i might be able to squeeze a second job in for extra money (online support, shawnte? haha). once i have university all paid for i'm going to have anywhere's from 3 to 6 grand left over, so i'm not going to go broke from getting an iBook! yay :) (although that's a completely different fiasco unto itself, but for some other time i think). plus, my sister isn't moving away to alabama! i know it sounds selfish but i really didn't want to see her leave. yes, things seem to be going peachy right now. my biggest challange is sticking it out at resolve for an extra week.

i'm excited for university to start. i can't wait to get this next chapter of my life started. and i think i know what i'm going to be doing too! if i like english and decide i want to continue along the path of teaching, then i'll stick with majoring in english and minor in theatre so i can be a teacher. if it turns out it's not what it's cracked up to be, i'll major in philosophy and minor in theatre. in any case, i'm moving to either montreal or toronto at the end of my studies to either break into teaching or the toronto/montreal film festival (which is pretty hard but courtney and i have a plan).

speaking of university, here are my courses:
semester one:
english 101 - m, w & f 9:30 to 10:20
philosophy 101 - m, w & f 11:30 to 12:20
religious studies 101 - m & w 1:30 to 2:45
english 244 (theatre) - t & th 11:30 to 12:45

semester two:
english 192 - m & w 1:30 to 2:45
english 202 (theatre) - m, w & f 10:30 to 11:20
philosophy 111 - m, w & f 9:30 to 10:20
religious studies 102 - t & th 10:00 to 11:15

plus i'll be taking a political studies course during summer sessions.

anywho, i'm going to bed, night night.

mood: sleepy
music: death cab - title and registration

secret...

Psst, want to know where the real party is? It's over here.