name : tiffany
faith : christian.
nationality : cbc.
status : <3
living in : toronto.
school / major : UT / pharmacy
.: my stats, as of 11/05/06 :.
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?
Sunday, November 20, 2005
i... should really stop eating so much.
friday - went with pharm friends to an indian food buffet for lunch before micro at 2pm. left tutorial early to meet up with my brother at marche for dinner at 5pm, which consisted only of butternut squash soup on account of me still being completely stuffed from lunch. met up with pdl small group at 6:30pm for hot pot (another all-you-can-eat meal) before delta. went to pho after fellowship - wanted to order a small bowl of pho but felt guilted out of it, so settled with a strawberry shake.
saturday - "an evening of gluttony" at my place with the mci girls and poor, poor felix. (sorry that you had to endure an evening of top model and conversation about placentas and waxing... :( on the plus side, atleast you get some valuble insight on girls! :p ) had nachos, pop, chips, cookies, chips, cake, candy, and chips.
sunday - steak. and lots of it.
btw, thanks for all the birthday well-wishes, guys! :) love you all very much!
posted @ 9:04:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
random notes that i'm posting just b/c i don't feel like studying:
the past few days have been busy, but pretty good. went to eat with dave and his mum two more times (mmmm, keg-sized steak...), which was really nice. other than that, it's been studying studying studying for my med chem exam later tonight. hopefully i'll be able to get all these darned transporters straight... mrp3, oatp, ntcp, etc. etc.
after the exam, then i party!!! actually, no, that was a lie. after the exam, i'm going home, reading two journal articles for a workshop tmw, then getting some much needed rest. but after that, party? :)
thanks to all of you who have sent me cards/ecards/emails. you guys are the best!
haven't watched sb/tgs in forever: "uhhh... strong bad? were you just first-basin' it with that piece of looseleaf?"
ok, gotta read now.
p.s. ummm, i think i'm meeting up with mci ppl on saturday early evening or so... harry potter? dinner? let me know if you guys are free. p.p.s. welcome, debbie :)
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dave gave me the best present yesterday, though i'm afraid perhaps only ames and tomlin will truly appreciate it: he got me the yummy bbq mug of contention!!!! :) <3
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
to celebrate completing pdl, my small group and i are considering going for hot pot next friday in lieu of delta. as such, i've been reliving the fond memories of my last hot pot excursion during the summer at the chaf(f)ing dish by rereading my other blog, ghettofoodies.blogspot.com. i was just reading a comment left by tomlin on one of the posts, and he's given me the idea that dave and i should do a comparison of all the different pho establishments in the chinatown area. we should totally do it! (oh man, i could really go for a #1 special or #8 with spring rolls right now...) so anybody want to join me and volunteer to be a guest reviewer? :p you'll get free, um, bean sprouts out of the deal!
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phewwwwwwwwwwww. went to lunch with dave, his mum, and tomlin today at asian legend, and i feel extremely relieved that i didn't embarrass myself by dropping any dumplings in my teacup or some other similar goof. (there *was* a minor tea-pouring incident though... :p ) anyway, like all you guys were telling me earlier, his mum was really nice and motherly, and i really shouldn't have worried so much about meeting her. mind you, the thing that was really stressing me was whether or not she'd like me or think i was "good enough" for her son. i don't think i exhibited any glaringly obvious flaws though, so i think things went well. we're going to have lunch after service tmw, so hopefully we'll get more of a chance to chat then.
after lunch, tomlin and i walked up to campus to go study. (it's sick to see how studious i've become, eh? :p sigh, i wish.) we made a pitstop in kensington so tomlin could grab some coffee, and i think he's now introduced me to a new pasttime: sniffing tea. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. that monk's something-or-the-other was good stuff, yeah?
and... the rest of the day's been pretty non-descript (studying at gerstein, eating, etc. etc.) so i'll write again when there's something worth talking about. later, folks!
p.s. congrats to bun's sister, clara, on her engagement!!!! when's the date?
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Friday, November 11, 2005 quandary n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: predicament, plight] 2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn: dilemma] (Source: WordNet 2.0, 2003 Princeton University)
it appears that we are in one, eh bun?
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
i was on campus for 7 hours today (11am-6pm), but i actually only had 3 hours of class today due to one cancelled class and two cancelled tutorials. it seems like kinda a waste to head downtown at all for only three non-consecutive hours, but hey, i'll take 3 less classes anyday!
the highlight of the day was definitely meeting up with dave for an extended lunch and eating at an indian lunch buffet on bloor. (actually, the highlight was really just the indian food... :p ) yum... you know, i think i stopped eating too soon - i totally could have "eadden" another plateful! anyway, it was really nice getting that time in to see each other and walk around b/c things are going to get busy for the next week-and-a-half with his mum coming to visit (!!) and my last few exams.
speaking of exams, i gotta go study for them now, so i'll blog more later. bye!
posted @ 8:01:00 p.m.
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Monday, November 07, 2005
great success!
"Hey, I remember the great debate at Yummy as though it was yesterday. I think I sided with Tiff back then, and since I aim for consistency, I'll still side with her. I also remember walking all the way up to St. Clair afterwards....I'll go all the way up to Finch one day."
HAH! tomlin agrees with me! :p (p.s. thanks. your monetary compensation is in the mail.)
p.p.s. had book club today - was a wonderful showing of me, iulia, and dave... so ames? you didn't miss much! :p anyhow, when these galdarned exams are over, i promise you i'll post a little sumptin' sumptin; on the screwtape letters on the book club blog for you, ok? in celebration of the upcoming narnia movie (and also b/c it's a short, short read which will be muchly appreciated come december exam time), we're going to be reading c.s. lewis' "the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" for the next meeting - tentatively set for monday, november 28th.
p.p.p.s. I MISS BUN!!!!! i had this nightmare last night that something bad happened to you b/c there was this war going on. your untimely demise is a little too gory to name in the body of this blog, but if you're really curious, you can ask me and i'll post it in the comments section. you know, i think it was b/c i was watching tvo on saturday afternoon and the finals for "great minds: ontario's best lecturer" (or something like that) were on. this particular prof was a historian and was lecturing on the WW2 russian experience. (quite engrossing stuff, i must say.) anyway, i woke up in the middle of the night immediately after this dream and i was literally crying. sobbing, even. it took me a good minute (i was awake at this point, mind you) before i calmed down, stopped crying, and realised that it was a dream. in conclusion: come home and visit me!!!!
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Sunday, November 06, 2005
it's amazing what a little prayer and sleep can do for a person's well-being. :) yesterday's little moment of despair (and tummyache :p ) is all but forgotten.
so i started today off rockin' the contacts, but it was really probably the worst choice of eyewear for the day (seeing as the huge gales of wind kept blowing particulate matter into my unprotected eyes). argh. i think i'm just going to wear my lab safety goggles any time i'm outside from now on. the wind does, however, conjure up nice memories of wind-leaning with simon back in first year at queen's. oh, those wonderfully chaotic storms... <3
ate at edo with dave today after service (which... i was slightly late for) and am now craving salmon as i write this. next time, i will be less gracious and just gobble up the choice pieces first! :p
not too much else to write about today, besides the fact that i've been doing stupid pharmaceutical calculations all day and it's been so tedious! atleast they haven't been difficult so far (i've just gotta make sure i read the questions clearly to see what units they're asking for). despite the tedium, it's actually been a quite wonderful day. good company. :)
(aiya, just re-read this post and got the feeling that it was written by someone with ADHD... oh well.)
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Saturday, November 05, 2005
just thought i'd share with you guys some lyrics that were shared with me at the last pdl leaders' follow-up meeting:
"oh, great God, be small enough to hear me now there were times when i was crying from the dark of daniel's den and i have asked you once or twice if you would part the sea again but tonight i do not need a fiery pillar in the sky just wanna know you're gonna hold me if i start to cry oh, great God, be small enough to hear me now
oh, great God, be close enough to feel you now there have been moments when i could not face goliath on my own and how could i forget we've marched around our share of jerichos but i will not be setting out a fleece for you tonight just wanna know that everything will be alright oh, great God, be close enough to feel you now
all praise and all honor be to the God of ancient mysteries whose every sign and wonder turn the pages of our history but tonight my heart is heavy and i cannot keep from whispering this prayer "are you there?"
and i know you could leave writing on the wall that's just for me or send wisdom while i'm sleeping, like in soloman's sweet dreams but i don't need the strength of samson or a chariot in the end just want to know that you still know how many hairs are on my head oh, great God, be small enough to hear me now"
~ small enough, nichole nordeman
sometimes i really let myself down. thank God that, well, God still loves me despite my many, many shortcomings.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
you'll have to excuse me for a moment as i stray into sentimental territory here. you see, it's officially november today, and i've been waiting for this month for a looong, looong time. about six months ago, i got into an argument at kbbq with a boy over the nomenclature of a strange bunny-whale-blowfish hybrid depicted on a mug, and since then, things have never been the same.
happy six-months-of-really-knowing-you, dear. thanks for being you. :)
posted @ 11:15:00 p.m.
