Oh, my. Here is The Funniest Article Ever about the Grammies. (Stolen from Matt's site.) They talk about how they are going downhill and all the music nominated is extremely out of date and all what the record companies want to see, not about what is actually inovative. Because, of course N'Sync gets to play and not anyone talented like PJ Harvey or Travis or Ben Harper.

Man, I sure was mean to people today. I made fun of Steve's shirt and Fouad's haircut. Sorry guys!

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened.
Cora Harvey Armstrong

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb . . and I'm also not blonde.
Dolly Parton

I think--therefore I'm single.
Lizz Winstead

Also- I played Hockey last night with Alana- turns out I am the worst stick handler EVER. Also, I suck at skating.We went to a rink by my house, and there were 8 year old kicking my ass. Oh, the shame.

I am trying VERY HARD to come up for a topic for my STUPID micro ecology class- what can I do a project on? My last topic got rejected because it wasn't "relevent to the course". This is leaving me in a state of panic. Everything I try to do seems to be either too specific or too general. Bacteria from space,anyone?

That's it- my life officially sucks. I have no future and am destined to become a checkout clerk at Sears.

What to do, what to do...Since next year appears to be wide open, I have a couple of options as to what I can do:

1) Go to school for another year and get an honours degree. This would leave me open to doing a masters, or applying to other med schools

2) To go school for half a year and finish in December, but don't get an honours. Then I would have to stay in Wpg until Feb, when I would re-interview, and then I could travel, or whatever. Only problem is- what if I don't get in AGAIN? What would i do with a 4 year non honours bio degree?

3) Volunteer for half a year up North, and then go on a trip after I interview. This would look great with the interviewers, but if I don't get in, I am essentially screwed, and destined to be one of those old 30 something students still doing their undergrad.

4) screw it all and go to Asia for 6 months. I could come back and interview and have had a fantastic time- but they won't be too impressed with dicking around a continent for long periods of time.
Any suggestions? Help me please!!!

Its 5am and I can't sleep.This may have been related to my four hour nap this afternoon, which may have been related to my night at the Toad. Hmm. It was a funny night- fueled by my depression into having no forseeable career and some wierd incident with one of my friends. If only I could manage to sleep for a couple hours before school starts...

Hey anyone interested in where Jam will be spending her summer- one of the blogs linked to Matt's site tells a story about a vacation up there. to Check it out.

The Canadian men's Hockey team won Gold. At least somebody had a good weekend.

So- the interview pretty much Licked.People have said that you will be able to tell if you have chemistry with your interviewers or not, and I defintely did not. They kept asking me questions that made me really defensive, like why did you do a 3 year degree in 4 years, and why haven't you had more community service? Also they asked me HEAPS about the health care system and I kept having to pull the same answers out over and over. Oh well. There's always next year I guess.

So- today is the much anticipated Med School Interview I have mostly decided to be myself and try to be relaxed.

I got 100% on my midterm in microbial ecology. What a triumph! I studied a lot for that test and was really worried, because I heard that Dr. Holloway was a hard marker. But it all ended well. Onto the final!

AND YEA FOR WOMEN'S HOCKEY!!!!!! We kicked some serious ASS! I was so proud watching them- despite numerous NUMEROUS penalties- their defense was amazing! Way to win some GOLD! I heard that the United States players had a Canadian flag on the floor of their dressing room- how disrespectful. It seems to relate somehow to the flags on the backpacks- doesn't it?

Yea for Men's Hockey! Did anyone watch the game last night? It was a real nail-biter! They held them within one goal for the entire third period, but the Finnish were playing really well and had a lot of chances! Now to defeat Belarus!

You know, the thing about having a crush is that it makes you do extremely stupid things. Today in Lab, I was around THE GUY all morning, and the most idiodic things kept coming out of my mouth. I kept thinking -STOP STOP STOP TALKING but to no avail. I wonder if there's a term for this condition? In any rate, I'm sure he thinks I'm strange.

Okay- this is a gross but necessary public service announcement to all the female students at the University of Winnipeg . FLUSH, people!! I'm sorry, but were you raised in a barn? Its not like it requires a lot of extra effort!!

Last night we saw Amelie .It was so cute! And now I have a funny plan as to how to snare Hyde- although I think a treasure hunt through Winnipeg might not work...

Here's a wonderful indication of the competancy of our police force: Today some officers were on the Red River warning people not to go on it due to thin ice. As the chief stepped onto the ice to dissuade some people from going on it- he fell through. He's fine. (Why does he look like chief Wiggum in my head?)

Today I am really missing Paris. Ah well- better just enjoy the pictures and pretend I'm there.

Quote of the Day:
Homer: Well Marge, have you ever seen a field glow like that?
Marge: It's eerily beautiful, but are you sure this is safe?
Homer: Of course not. But you know something? Sometimes you
have to break the rules to free your heart.
Marge: You got that from a movie poster.
Homer: Well, when there's nothing left to believe in, believe in
hope.
Marge: Where'd you get that?
Homer: From the producers of, "Waiting to Exhale."

from The Simpsons' Site

I am looking forward to the END OF MIDTERMS!!! Especially this stupid one that I have to write today. Its in a class called Environment and Health- and the professor says when we write our exam, she would like us to draw upon life experiences. What the heck does that mean? Should I relate environmental woes to travel?

I've been reading this guy's blog about his job at the Olympic speed skating oval. It seems that he can't get over the enormous asses of the competitors. We are all in awe about this one, b-may.

Have you seen those Ads for Zyban? They are big billboards throughout Winnipeg showing things like, a cup of coffee, or two people in bed. Then it says "ask your doctor about Zyban." I couldn't figure out for the life of me what this drug was supposed to do. How is the public allowed to make informed desicions about pharmaceudical care when the ads won't even tell you what their drug does? Are you just supposed to approach your doctor "so- I've heard a lot about this drug Zyban and am interested in taking it. Could you tell me what it does please?"

Oh God. I told my mom I hadn't been feeling well over the past couple days and she asked me if I was pregnant. OH GOD. How much do I NOT want to discuss my sex life with my parents. What exactly do they think I am doing-having affairs while I go to school? Quickies in the girls bathroom? I love it when they come out with these bold questions or statements like this and think they are so hip. Um, no mom, I'm NOT pregnant. Not even close.

I got a call from my sister today- she is going to begin her travelling soon. Tomorrow she leaves for Belfast, and then she's going to Scotland and Germany. I'm very jealous.

I just came back from the Wesmen basketball game- we won! It was action packed- they won in the last 2 seconds. Oh basketball-AJ and I relived some of my more embaressing highlights from Junior High play. So I couldn't shoot a layup- sue me!

I think I am allergic to wine or something. It seems that whenever I drink it I spend massive amounts of time the next day in the bathroom throwing up. This didn't happen at all in Europe- could it be I am allergic to domestic wine only?

Ian Wright is coming to Winnipeg! For those of you who are unfamiliar, he is the host of Lonely Planet- the TV show. It is the BEST thing on TV-when I got back from Europe I parked myself on the couch and watched it for hours to try and simulate travelling. He is going to be at Duckworth on March 19th- anyone in the Winnipeg area interested and coming with me to hear him talk?

The Body Shop has an interesting ad up in their store: "Remember your First Kiss on Feb. 14". Now- I don't know about everyone, but I don't look to my first kiss as an exemplairy example of how romance is supposed to be. Aren't most people's first kisses a study in awkwardness and embaressment? I know mine involved a lot of discreet mouth wiping when the person's back was turned. It makes sense- you've never done it before, so why shouldn't it be a mess? The ad should read something like "remember your first crush" or "remember your first date". At least those might have had a chance to go right.

New Quote:
All you have to decide is what to do with the time given to you.
-that Lord of the Rings commercial

Oh, Valentines Day. One of my most hated holidays. I don't really know why I hate it so much- some might say bitterness at having no significant other, but I don't really think that's it, as I like being single, and hated it even when I had a boyfriend. I think its just the blatent commercialism. Not only do we have Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Christmas to force us to purchase things for our loved ones, now we have a day when we are forced to buy overpriced flowers and cheesy greeting cards for our partners. You know, if I got flowers on Valentines day because my boyfriend felt he HAD TO, I'd be pissed! Why have only one day a year when we are forced to show our love? Why not make it flower Saturday, or chocolate Tuesday? At least then we would be forced to show our love on a semi-regular basis!

Well we got back from the lake safe and sound. It was very nice and relaxing- we did a lot of sleeping, eating, and watching strange movies. We also went on a lot of walks on the frozen lake. There was a firecracker indicent- Linda brought them b/c of chinese new year, but then we lit them facing the wrong way! It was nice, but a little unorthodox to see showers of colour shooting onto...the ice. Now I'm off to study...

I'm off to the lake for a couple days, where they have no computers. See you all later!

These next couple months feel like such a waste of time. I'm going to school- why again? I don't need the credits for a 3 year. I'm not particularly enjoying myself. I don't have any money. I feel stuck. I just want to be in med school, or travelling, or working to make money for travelling. Something else besides these 2 months of NOTHING.

I think I have to stop watching so much television. I didn't watch it for months when I was overseas and I didn't miss it at all. It is sucking up so much of my time: when I am at home it just seems the easiest thing to do. No more!! I pledge- with all of you who read my blog behind me- I won't watch TV at home until the end of exams in April. Gulp- what have i gotten myself into??

Bart: Hey, that's my lucky red hat sitting on top of a double-
corrugated, eight-fold, fourteen-gauge box!
Marge: Oh, it sounds like you really learned something on your field
trip. Think you'd be interested in a career as a box maker?
Bart: Well, that'll always be the dream...

I was in a very interesting situation yesterday- in a roomful of couples, and me the only single girl. My life really is turning into Bridget Jones!! Julie and her boyfriend and all of their coupled friends and me went to the empire last night. It was so odd- I didn't think i would have to deal with situations like this for a couple more years at least. The worst part of it was, the only other single person there was bald guy (who is actually very nice and should stop being referred to as that.)

Smithers: Well, sir, where should we dump this batch of nuclear waste?
Playground?
Burns: No. All those bald children are arousing suspicion.

Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
-- Homer

I have just spent the entire night on the couch nursing my flu and watching THursday night TV. My problem is, I am just sick enough to validate a night like that. Although I don't feel that hot,I could have probably done some work, but hey, how often are you sick AND get to watch ER?

My friends Nick and Shannon are coming here in May - I met them in Europe. I am SO EXCITED- I think it might be an attempt to get back into my travelling mode. It will be strange to see them here in my regular everyday life, like, where's the foreign languages and shitty hostels? But I know it will be nice for Nick to stay in someone's house, sometimes when you travel you really miss a room to yourself and couch, you know? Talk to John about his hosteling experiences and the guy who goes to sleep at 9pm. Man, that french guy wouldn't have lasted five minutes in some of the hostels I stayed in Spain.

I have spent the day learning about the Canadian health care system for my interview- consencus: it seems to be fucked. How can a country that has the most expensive health care in the world have waiting lists and hallway medicine the way it does? What is going wrong here people? Do we need to reroute care from major centres to small, more availible hospitals? Do we need more staff? how are we pouring all this money into health care and coming up with such inadequate results?

Andrea, I really think you have to update your blog, or at least post something on it that isn't latin- after all, you were the girl who was so on board about this in the beginning, right?

Woo Hoo! Spring break here I come! After working on crazy lab assignments and studying for useless midterms, my workload is finally lifted! (At least for a couple days.) Now I have all week to Partay it on up. Lake, here I come!!

Hey- did anyone else notice that Time Magazine had an article on blogging? Although apparently the author finds it as hard to link to sites as I do.

Well, its 1am and I'm finally done my lab report. Woo Hoo! I knew this was going to happen. Oh, procrastination...

Matt- I think you electronically gave me your bug. I too have an exam today, and I've been throwing up the whole night. Good thing I had been studying for it for a while. Now, the key is not to actually throw up while writing the test...

Today was the orientation for U of M med school. It made me so excited! Everyone there was really friendly; half the first year class came out and they all seemed really buddy-buddy with eachother. I saw a lot of people I knew- Jayson, Clint my Biochem TA, Theresa, and all the people applying this year for U of M. Also, Mike AND Hyde were both there. Hmm- attending school for 4 years with both of them? Interesting possibilities.

I just turned down that Children's Museum job. :( Although I think its the right desicion. It would really restrict my options for a summer job, and I wouldn't want that. Also, it seems like they were hiring for the long term, and I would have to quit in fall no matter what. Oh well. It would have been fun.

I bought a suit today- I'm the first girl I know who has one. Its black and conservative, and I spent about an hour and a half picking it out with the helpful "grandma type" at the Bay. She kept pushing me towards these really ugly blouses, but I ended up getting something half decent. When I put it on, I feel like a should be presenting a bar graph or something. "Well in the third quarter our sales improved to 8 and a half percent..."

My med school orientation is tomorrow and I am starting to FREAK OUT. I know that my scores are fairly good, but WHY WHY WHY must I go to this orientation and see all the bright shiny eyed competition, who probably have much better grades than I do?

Oh, lonely planet! I was watching their segment on Kenya and it looked absolutely AMAZING! I might have to go to Africa next.

Anyone interested in learning about the role microorganisms play in carbon cycling? Me neither.

Lan is going to kill me for posting this, but I just remembered it and it is too funny. She took a magazine out of the U of M library with Bob Marley on the cover b/c she likes him. It was called "High Times" magazine and she was expecting a music magazine or something. Not exactly what she got. And she was reading it all around school, bus stops, etc etc ...

We just got pulled over by the police! My sister Nicky and I were leaving a bar downtown, and they flashed their lights and made us stop. I was driving about 40kmph b/c it is so slippery, so I was definitely not speeding. He came up, and I asked "is there a problem?" he said" I hope not." What the?? Then he asked if we had been drinking, and he said no. He asked if we were chewing on candy, and we said no. He asked us where we were going, and we said home. He said " if you are going home, there is no need to drink and drive, is there?" Um, no. He looked very disappointed that he wasn't able to give us a ticket.

I am at U of M now trying to study for my micro and ecology test- but all I can think about is the job at the children's museum. They offered it to me, but I'm not sure if I should take it. They combined the two positions into one, so I would be working Friday 3-8, Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 11-4. That doesn't make for a very fun weekend. But that's not actually what is bothering me: I think I have enough time to put in work hours like that, but this is kind of a long term thing: they would expect me to stay until at least September. Which means, no fishing lodges, no via rail job, no fun weekends at the lake. Hmm. the more I write about it, the more it sounds like it would suck.

My friend Nick from Australia is going to come visit Winnipeg! I met him in Spain, and he is coming to North America in a couple months. He said today that he should be here in May. Anyone up for a weekend at the lake around that time?

Finally I can access this! Its not been letting me all day!