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January 17th, 2007
05:43 pm - You know what really grinds my gears...
...when people are fucking ignoarant.
In the past week I've had three different people, two of which were highly educated, talk about the warm weather (after today, does anyone remember what warmth feels like?) and then go on to say how horrible global warming is. It's as if they've never experienced an unusually warm day or saw a green Christmas. And they somehow manage to forget about the ridiculously mild summer we just had. No, they blame a mild week of winter on global warming...a phenomenon which has raised the average global temperature by one or two degrees over the past 50 years. Just because you saw some movie where a would-be president goes on about carbon emissions does not mean that the climate has instantaneously changed. It's like the fucking hypochondriacs a few years ago who would catch the sniffles and swear they had SARS.
If you have no knowledge about a topic, please have the sense to stay quiet about it.
On a more pleasant note? Apaprently HBO is turning George R. R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series of novels into a television series. I'm really pleased to hear this, and really wish I had HBO. In any case, if any of you folks read fantasy (and I'm betting there are very few of you), it's definitely a series worth checking out. It's got the epic scope and imagined world of Tolkien proportions, but with sex, violence and intense political struggle.
Finally, this semester sucks. Only 10 more weeks to go...
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January 15th, 2007
01:02 am - Back (though in a far more neutral colour than black)
I've really fallen out of the habit of updating, which is really a shame since at one point in my life I actually enjoyed writing. I'm going to blame school for taking up so much time, and not really allowing me to do something worth writing about.
So speaking of school, I was really glad to get away from it for the Christmas break. Unfortunately, I ended up working 40 hours each week. "But Cody," I hear you cry "you don't have to work at your job. You've almost finished FFV while playing solely at 'work'". This is very true, and I really don't hate my job at all. I just hate all the time it takes away from me (when I work more than 10 hours/week).
Anyhow, school has started up again, and I think I'm really going to regret taking six courses. Third year is not the time for that kind of bullshit. The weird thing is that this is the semester (and year) that really matters the most, but I'm hardly doing anything at all. It's like first year all over again. Hopefully that changes.
I also did a bit of introspection and decided that, though I'm very pleased with the direction in which my life is headed, I'm not certain I'm satisfied with the current state of my life. I'm not entirely sure which changes I would make to improve it, so if I start behaving out of character, don't be overly alarmed. Also, if I don't change at all, don't be surprised.
Someone should give me something to talk about. I much prefer ranting over flat-out complaining.
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January 8th, 2007
09:27 pm
You know your psychology professor is of a questionable quality when she confuses the Milgram behavioural study with (Zimbardo's) Stanford (Prison) Experiment.
A real update to come? Hopefully.
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December 2nd, 2006
12:09 pm
So you know what makes me happy and sad? Studying biochem.
Happy because I'm actually understanding and remembering it quite easily when I sit down and study it. Sad because maaaan I should have done that earlier and, y'know, not have done ridiculously poorly all semester.
Anyway, I've decided to get into the whole facebook thing sometime in this next week(I credit Jen for giving me the final push) and was wondering who reads this who DOESN'T have facebook?
Oh, and something else which makes me happy and sad? Elliott.
Current Music: Elliott Smith - True Love
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November 29th, 2006
09:19 am - The View
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=2687821
Now on the one hand, I really hope no one watched The View. I definitely think it's one of the worst shows on television.
Incidentally, there's not much on at noon, so that's what I was watching today while enjoying my pizza pockets. Lemme tell you, if more of the guests showed up drunk, I would watch it a helluva lot more often. They had Danny DeVito on, and from the get-go he was slurring his speech and mentioning how he was partying with George Clooney the night before, saying that he "knew those last seven limoncellos would get to me". Then he mentioned how he hadn't even slept.
Anyhow, it was hilarious because I wasn't expecting it, and surely anyone with a real computer can find it on youtube or somehting.
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November 22nd, 2006
04:07 am
So here I am updating with not a whole lot to say.
The past three days have been terribly hectic for me as those of you close to me (which I think I can count on one hand) already know. It was essentially just a bunch of work, papers and tests. In any case, it was all over today, and so I spend the entire day relaxing. Played some games, went out to eat, saw two movies (The Science of Sleep and Casino Royale...both wonderful in their own right). The point is that I basically feel like school is over. It feels like today is the first day of summer vacation. Really not a good way to be feeling considering I still have numerous small assignments to complete, not to mention the quickly approaching final examinations. Let's hope I get my shit together.
Anyhow, the main reason I wanted to post is to mention how, while sitting in class today, I noticed someone had peppered the desk with numerous Serenity/Firefly quotes. It brought joy to my heart. I couldn't decide if it was slightly cooler or slightly less cool then finding Elliott Smith lyrics scrawled on the library walls. Opinions?
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November 10th, 2006
11:58 pm
So it's a Friday night. While everyone is either working or drinking to excess, what do I do? I watch movies alone. I went to see Stranger Than Fiction, and I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it more than I would any pub crawl (not to mention the fact that I couldn't respect myself wearing that shirt. Did anyone read the back?). Anyhow, a wonderful little movie I definitely recommend. And have I mentioned that I love, love, love Maggie Gyllenhaal?
Anyhow, I don't have anything legitimate to say. I just picked out my last course for second semester...IT 111 (section A). It's one of the very few non-upper level courses I'm taking this year, so I was just kind of seeing if anyone else had planned on taking it too. It could be fun to have a familiar face in there, but if not, I can always do other schoolwork. Or maybe just meet someone new.
Well that's all I have to say. Well that and the fact that I now own a trumpet. But no one would care about that except for Sandi who is probably (hopefully?) jealous. And no, it's not silver, but it's still cool.
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October 29th, 2006
04:57 am - At this rate I'll be updating five times a year
So it's been over two months since I last updated. How lame am I?
Where to begin? After having such a long lull like that, I keep on thinking I need to have a lot to say (or at least something interesting) upon my (triumphant?) return. Unfortunately for the lot of you, that won't be the case.
Since last update, what's been up? Well school started. Classes are going pretty decent..sort of ish...actually only 2 of the 5 are really going well. I should also mention my English prof...I tend to describe him the same way to everyone. When I first saw him, I thought to myself "Hey, this guy seems alright. Looks like he'll be a solid 6 on the coolness scale" Unfortunately, this man spoke and acted like he thought himself to be an 8. Which effectively makes him a 4.
I also got my MCAT scores back...I can't believe in my last post I had just taken them. So long ago... In any case, I got a 29, which is a decent score. For those of you not familiar with MCAT scoring (I'm thinking most of you) it's in the 68-74th percentile. In any case, I would have really liked to have cracked 30, but I really shouldn't complain I guess (though when has that stopped me before?)
What else, what else? Oh, went to a wedding. First one I've been to in at least ten years. It was really nice actually. Plus it was a mixed wedding (Catholic/Protestant) so there was no dreadfully long mass involved. The whole ceremony was actually kind of...beautiful. You know you're getting old when you come to appreciate weddings.
I also appreciated the wedding reception. It was my first time really drinking with my family, and it was pretty fun. Got enough of a buzz to enjoy myself for a bit, but came nowhere near to the Codiddy of yore. Also caught the bride's garter...and by caught I mean walked up and picked it up off of the floor while the other two single guys stood there. In any case, I was unaware by the ensuing tradition where one has to put the garter on to the leg of the woman who caught the bouquet (sorry, I'm pretty much a wedding virgin). Would have been really awkward if not for the liquid courage. I was told to do a strut. A sexy strut, at that. I was like Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing. But without all of the gyrating. It's a shame you all missed it.
Oh, and a final note on weddings...or more specifically, photographers. If your camera does not have a manual zoom, you are not a semi-professional photographer. You're a girl who likes to take pictures.
Let's see, other highlights...oh, my birthday!. Definitely a solid time. I wasn't quite expecting to enjoy myself as much as I did. Had a lovely little meal cooked for me tofu and vegetables in a peanut sauce. Not to mention almond fudge (I'm a man who likes his almonds). Also ended up getting a bit tipsy (I feel like I'm one of those guys who constantly talks about his drinking). Had a really good time just hanging out at a couple of places. Ended up going to Peake's (first time ever). By then I was sobering up, and didn't really have a good time aside from seeing a few people I hadn't seen in too long. I was also privy to some absurd kind of tomfoolery people were telling me was a form of dancing. There were more fingers pointed skyward than at an ornithology excursion. It was entirely preposterous (and completely arrhythmic).
Though speaking of my birthday, I ended up receiving the console version of Dance Dance Revolution. Ended up buying a mat for it around the same time we got the arcade machine at work. Between DDR and Harvest Moon my schoolwork has been suffering heavily. Really though, how important is school?
Finally, this weekend has been pretty eventful. Such that I've been out both Friday and Saturday night. For the longest time I thought I had completely grown out of the party scene. I just don't think I'd been partying enough with the right people. Friday night was a really fun time...dressed up as Kevin Arnold from The Wonder Years (thanks to a last-minute idea from Steve)...plus there was a surprise visit from Kaitlin, who lives in Ontario now. So yeah, big surprise there really nice to see her. Also ended up spending a lot of time talking to someone I really haven't talked to much before. Always nice to have a good conversation with someone with whom you don't normally converse. Pretty much saved the last few hours there.
Then tonight was a good time as well. Really solid pre-pub party. And usually when I'm at a party in Brown's, the the people I don't know tend to be ridiculous skeeze-bags. There were some genuinely cool people there though (and some incredibly cool friends). Definitely a solid night. Would have been better if things hadn't been so...messy though.
In any case, I really feel as though I've written enough. And I apologize for my lack of humour...I've had a lot on my mind lately. So maybe next time I'll try harder to entertain. Hopefully that will be before December.
P.S. This post is officially dedicated to Katie Mahoney, who I've thought about everyday for the past month (I was supposed to write her an e-mail). Sorry Katie! Hopefully this will do.
P.P.S. Why are people suddenly bombarding me with talk about facebook? This shit's been around since I was still speaking to Michelle Dalton. So I ask...what is everyone's opinion about this? Really, why should I be swayed?
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August 19th, 2006
11:45 pm - Dying but not dead
So I know I'm kind of a jerk for posting a one line drunken update and then leaving it for three weeks, but it's been a busy time. On the bright side? Those changes finally came along. I finished up summer course (quite genuinely the most boring course I've ever been in) on Monday, and then today I wrote the big, bad scary MCATs. It turned out to be easier than I expected. Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning and the Writing Sample were all a breeze (not that the writing sample counts for shit), but the Biological Science section was quite literally one of my worst test-writing experiences. Really a disappointing way to finish an otherwise good showing, but I'm glad it's over. Hopefully I'll never again need to experience a nine hour testing session.
So now I can officially start my summer (which will end in two weeks). In fact, I feel it really began about twenty minutes ago. I was walking from the car to my front door when the light rain turned into a torrential downpour. It was as though the sky was torn asunder and an ocean spilled forth. Or as my charming uncle would say during a formal dinner "she was wetter 'den a whore at the bank!" Classy guy my uncle.
Anyhow, standing there alone in the apocalyptic rain (I actually kept an eye out for Famine and Death) I threw back my head and just a laughed. One of those deep, full laughs, right from the gut. If anyone had been nearby, I'm convinced they would have questioned my state of mind. In any case, it was one of the most cathartic situations I've ever experienced.
Buuut, my power just flickered, so I might as well post this before I lose it.
Here's to fun.
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July 30th, 2006
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