name : tiffany
faith : christian.
nationality : cbc.
status : <3
living in : toronto.
school / major : UT / pharmacy
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mood : tired.
likes : my friends. bunnies fronting as pillows. keeners.
dislikes : exams. lack of sleep. keeners.
wishlist : "connections".
current distractions : dexter, top model, heroes.
wondering : hmmm, is it too late for me re-learn study habits?
Thursday, March 31, 2005
haven't written in here for awhile. um. nothing really to report... queen's was really great - i neglected to do any work during the week, got to see all my beloved kingstonians, was reconciled with sodexho/caf food, shopped along princess, and spent too much money on food. but it was worth it! thanks for all the various people who let nomadic me stay at your places!
(my only regret is that i didn't get to see bun! *sniffle* )
antm update: who knew i'd ever hear the words "flesh-eating bacteria" on top model??
have been switching back and forth b/t books this month. i chose "notes from a small country" (by bill bryson) as my holiday reading material - there's only so long you can look through a teen vogue magazine... (shut up, i know i'm not a teen anymore...). and i read "the da vinci code" on tuesday - have you guys read it? it was a pretty fast and entertaining read, but it's pretty "out there"... or maybe that's what "they" want me to believe! ooooooh! conspiracy! (i honestly can't believe that some people think the book is completely true and not a piece of fiction!) i've now returned to "the mother tongue" (it's perfect for ttc reading) and i'm finishing this chapter on english as a world language, here's an excerpt:
"if we all spoke a common language things might work more smoothly, but there would be far less scope for amusement.... in 1977, president carter, on a trip to poland, wanted to tell the people, 'i wish to learn your opinion and understand your desires for the future,' but his interpreter made it come out as 'i desire the poles carnally.' the interpreter also had the president telling the poles that he had "abandoned" the united states that day, instead of leaving it. after a couple of hours of such gaffes, the president wisely abandoned the interpreter. all if this seems comical, but in fact it masks a serious deficiency... we in the english-speaking world have often been highly complacent in expecting other to learn english without our making anything like the same effort in return... there is evidence to suggest that some members of [the u.s.] congress aren't fully sympathetic with the necessity for a commercial nation to be multilingual. as one congressman quite seriously told dr. david edwards, head of the joint national committee on languages, 'if english was good enought for jesus christ, it's good enough for me.' "
posted @ 7:05:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 2005
so here i am, blogging from the exotic locale of, um, grace's rez in kingston and things have been pretty fun thus far. it's been difficult to coordinate meeting with everyone since it's the middle of the week and they all have classes, but we all went out for korean and japanese food last night (yay all-you-can-eat sushi! must... get... money's... worth...). it was so good seeing the main gang - man, i miss them so much. my UT friends are great, but some of the people here are just so... kindred-y, you know?
after tasting what leonard caf had to offer us, i must say that i take back a bit of what i said about queen's food and sodexho... too bad it wasn't built when i was in rez two years ago, eh?
oh wonderful... just so you're forewarned, i think my friends here are going to be leaving slanderous messages in the comments section... sigh.
and now i will leave you off with a nugget of wisdom from grace: "carbonhydrate." hee!
posted @ 9:41:00 a.m.
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Thursday, March 17, 2005
ugh. haven't been feeling well the past few days (hooray nausea!) and have been mostly sleeping and trying to study. my parents left only 2 days ago and already i'm lonely. it's probably b/c i haven't really had any human interactions with anybody since i've sequestered myself away in my home... mommy! daddy! come back!!!! :(
oh, and you guys should check in with me every few days or so -- i have this recurring nightmare of me falling down the stairs and nobody realising that my body's horribly mangled (and possibly dead) until my parents come home to an unfortunate mess... so yeah, it's a shame that we don't have that staircase handrailing anymore, isn't it?
GRACE!!!! sniff. a while ago i sent away for a restoration hardware catalogue and i received it today. i opened it up, soaked up all its new england-y flavour (who knew prettily bottled linen sprays would bring me such joy?), flipped it to the curtains section and literally gasped "oh! those thai silk draperies... gorgeous!". it was at that moment i had three thoughts: 1) wow, i'm such a nerd. 2) this isn't just the same without grace. i miss her! 3) wow, we are both such big nerds.
but you have to admit, the "silver sage" and "lichen" look soooo nice.
p.s. MOMMY!!!! DADDY!!!!
posted @ 5:07:00 p.m.
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Saturday, March 12, 2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KALAM!!! (well, birthday minus 2 days...)
and that is all i have to report for now.
p.s. WHOA! did you guys see this thursday's CSI? you know that crazy homeless guy? that was will wheaton/wesley crusher!
posted @ 2:16:00 p.m.
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Sunday, March 06, 2005 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. ~ Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)
what beautiful words to take to heart.
sorry that the blog's been on pause lately, i actually started this post last week, but just couldn't find anything to say. still can't, really.
so things in my life have been going fairly well. it's so wonderful to see, not just the numbers of delta growing, but an actual sense of closeness and love within the whole group. i really hope that i get the chance to really get to know everybody there, and not just have a superficial sort of friendship. --- but hey, you know what else i realised? i don't actually know much about people, fact-wise. i mean, i honestly probably would not be able to tell you what your favourite colour was, what exactly you do (school or work-wise), or what your favourite song is. i guess this just shows what is important to me: not you. hee! ok, what i really meant to say is that (for the most part) i focus more on what people are like, not what they like. although i'd rather know the person, i think the latter is also fairly important -- trust me, it's kinda embarrassing to be put on the spot while you're introducing someone and then realise that you don't actually know much about the person that would be a good factual icebreaker... not that i've experienced this or anything... ahem.
so anyway, if you see an increase in random questions from me like "so... you're working where? ... and you do what in your spare time?", now you know why: so i can introduce you properly. :p
oooh! something i learned last week that fills me full of rage: after experiencing yet another one of those hang-up calls during girls' night, anika told me that it could be b/c telemarketer machines these days will dial several numbers at once, and once somebody answers the phone, all the other lines get disconnected. grrrrr! (well, it's either that or a creepy stalker.)
antm comment 1: ok, the girl is definitely not as llama-ish in the show (i should have known, those initial pics on the site always make the girls look terrible). antm comment 2: "you know how i feel about no-neck monsters..." hee!
posted @ 5:12:00 p.m.
note: i made some changes wrt the travelling/visiting dates that i have free (from the last post). pleeeeease let me know what works best/if you even have any spare time.
posted @ 12:21:00 a.m.
