john.
i type, you read. simple as that.Archive for rambling
orange rolls, angels’ spit
so i’m living on my own now and i’ve got to say that i’m really enjoying it. things are quiet in my little bachelor apartment, but it makes me appreciate conversation a lot more when i get to have it. i’ve never been a real big fan of instant messaging, text messaging or anything like that, but now verbal communication means a lot more. for some this would probably be really strange and even lonely, hell, who knows, maybe i’ll become really sick of it before i even know it, but for now it’s pretty nice.
having people over is nice as well, i’ve had quite a few visitors and the general opinion is that i snagged myself a nice little apartment. who is proud of their apartment hunting skills? i am, i am.
tonight i’ve spent my evening post-work hanging out in my apartment listening to some sonic youth and reading blogs. i’ve been reading a lot of tobi vail’s blog lately, it’s really cool. i’m also reading tour journals from bands like the go team (the old go team from the early ninties, not the one that’s big today) and heavens to betsy. makes me want to hit the road, but i know i’ve got too much going on here so i’ve got to stay grounded for the time being. brandon and i are going to montreal next week though; driving up, spending the weekend camping out and hanging around the city… should be a good time for sure.
the valley is beautiful but i’m really doubting what is around here for me. i love the scenery, i love the feeling of living out here, but it really is such a conservative little area. people piss and moan about their homes, i know, i’m probably one of the many (though i make it a point to rarely do that). today i felt really suffocated by it all, i wasn’t acting like myself for most of the day, but i just couldn’t shake the feeling. uprooting for a little bit is going to be good… i need a change of pace, so i am really looking forward to moving to antigonish for two months come july. i know it’s not a big chance, but it’ll be good just to be in a different area for a bit if anything else.
living alone makes me a victim to my own thoughts… i think myself into a corner.
i’m trying my best to keep things moving in my life though. my life right now consists of working, hanging out at my apartment, driving up to the halifax-area to see people, and a lot of that kind of stuff. i spend most of my time either in my apartment or in my car, so i really can’t complain.
four hundred and sixty-six words, most of it rambling. seventy-six now. go me.
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it’s going to be a quiet night
decided to take an evening in… i’m expecting that work will call me tomorrow morning to ask me to work because the snow has been so nasty, so i’m just chilling out and working on stuff tonight (chaperone manual, term papers, etc.)
the past two days at work have been long, but it’s alright because that just means some extra money in my pocket next payday… hell, i have car repairs to pay for so that it can get inspected
jade is coming down at the end of december and i’m excited as hell… more updates soon
this post is so damn choppy
i’m going to go work on this manual a little bit more.
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here’s my two cents:
let me just state for the record that any class ever involving religion, politics, or any other “cool” debatable topic such as those is basically dry-jammed figurative obnoxious opinion suppository that you pay money you don’t even have to receive
that is all. have a good night.
PS – i thought i’d share a quote from myself… this is something that i said today while talking to a few classmates of mine.
“to build upon what he said, we’re still raping their culture, we just switched alleyways so to say. ‘cultural rape’ is such a violent term, though; think of it as cultural love… not even that, these days it’s more like cultural cuddling and holding each other”
pervert or genious. you decide.
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yo yo yo, i ain’t dead, son
so i’ve been keeping quite busy doing school work, working at staples, fighting sickness and sleeping when i can… i’m loving living in the new room, james (my new room mate) is wicked and i have a very nice view of trees and u-hall from my window. right now, i’m helping put together an underwear party for seminary house that’s going on saturday night, missing pubcrawl on friday night because of work that night and that morning but i’m sure i will survive.
right now life isn’t all that exciting, i’ve got to say… it’s just been a lot of reading (well, “reading parties” considering we’re constantly at tim hortons late at night doing classwork) and trying to upkeep personal hygiene when time allows me to do so… tubski came down on sunday night and we went to a free concert on campus (illscarlett, jimmy swift band, and others), and aside from that, i’ve just been doing the everyday stuff
anyway, i’ve got class in the morning. i’m going to head to bed.
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changes, oooh yeah
so i ended up dropping political science after all; i had some reservations about it afterward, well, i was just afraid that my loan may end up getting cut or something (i had asked around, but didn’t have offical confirmation from the loan people), but i called up the student loans people and they said it would be just fine, so all-in-all, i am very content with my decision
speaking of decisions, i’ve made some impacting decisions within the last few days as well… i switched my concentration from “acting and performance” to “production and design”; basically, i’ll still be getting a bachelor of arts degree in theatre, but just with a different concentration. so i have to buy a pair of steel-toed boots soon because my schooling is basically going to consist of learning set design/construction, lighting, sound, and a bunch more fun stuff. it’s going to be a challenge and i’m REALLY excited about the whole thing; i still love acting, but i think i’m going to be more successful and all-together happy by learning production.
another big decision was my decision to switch rooms in seminary house… they no longer had any singles open (the un-freezed rooms this morning at 8 am, so i was at the residence life building at 8 am when they opened, and the first two people in line got the two free singles in seminary… by the time i was halfway up the line, the only ones left were in crowell tower or roy jodrey (rojo), so i ended up coming back later and getting switched into a double with somebody else (their roommate had to get a single because their basketball coach requested that they do). i saw the room tonight and it’s HUGE; i mean, my friends always commented on how big my old room was (seminary has huge rooms… My old one was about ten feet wide, fifteen feet long and twelve feet high), and considering the specs i just gave, my new room is the same but about 20 feet wide. my new roommate seems great as well, so i am really excited about making the switch; things just weren’t working out between my old roommate and myself, so i decided to leave as early as possible.
i have a german quiz in the morning, and i’m going to rock the crap out of it.
but yeah, things are going really well… things are changing up at staples too, so this next month should be interesting to say the least.
i’m going to bed.
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i’m getting better…
so i figured i’d come home for the night just to kick back, enjoy some cable tv, home cooking, and all that jazz… also, i was expecting a call and had some reading to do, so i didn’t want to wake up thomas (my roommate). it’s pretty nice to be laying in my bed at home right now, watching spaceghost coast-to-coast while blogging, i’ve got to say.
classes are now in full-swing and it has been a lot of reading and note-taking so far; i’m really enjoying my theatre classes (my profs are brilliant), and even though becoming part of the acadia theatre company is a little bit overwhelming, i’m sure i’ll have a lot of fun and learn a crap-load.
currently, i’m considering dropping political science, though because i’m still working so a five course-load is a bit tricky especially while i’m still getting into the university groove. i’m enjoying the class, but i figure i’ll start light and pick up the credit next year or next semester, another perk is the i can get the money back for the textbooks and it would give me fridays off, but that’s not the reason i’m considering dropping the course. i don’t know, my thought process is always a little weird, but theatre and work are going to keep me really busy, so it may be nice to have a bit of extra time to get into the swing of things and take more time in my other courses. i’d still be considered a full-time student too, so there’s really nothing wrong with dropping the course as long as i do it ASAP so that i don’t get too into it
for the past day or so, i’ve had an underlying feeling on anxiety at just about all times… maybe it’s because i haven’t been resting as much as i should be, or maybe it’s something more; regardless, i need to catch up on important things such as sleep. this leads me to my next point…
i need to sleep. good night.
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i have thwarted you, first year english
today wasn’t a bad day at work, in fact it went by rather quickly; it also helped having logan working today so we were able to take our breaks together
this afternoon i noticed an email from acadia in my inbox telling me that because of my AP english mark, i am exempt from first year english, so they went ahead and removed me from the course, credited me for it, and informed me that i would have to take another course to fulfill the arts core. so now my schedule is a little bit more relaxed and i’m in german instead of english… woo, intro to german is going to be a wild ride
on another note, i was supposed to be in a commercial for the NDP today after i got off of work, but i was informed today that the shoot had been moved to a community college out in halifax, so i wouldn’t have able to make it. kind of sucks that the commercial is out the window, but it’s freed up my afternoon allowing me just to relax
going to sackville tonight, surprise, surprise
i think i’m going to take a nap
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quickly updating before i turn in for the night
so a ten hour shift quickly turned into an elven and a half hour shift, but that’s more than alright because it means money in the bank come next payday, and i now have my breaks schedule written up for tomorrow… it’s only me on breaks tomorrow from 9:45-8 and i have a lot to cover, so it should be interesting.
today was teacher appreciation day; it was NUTS.
i’m adding a page right now… it’s called “albums you should buy, download, or steal”. check it out
sleep soon… this weekend should be extremely good; i’m pumped
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quick update
today had its issues after all… well, you can never count on one day to be entirely perfect
jamie and i were talking today and he agreed to do some graffiti art for my room at acadia; the guy is REALLY talented, and i’m pumped to have him do up a few things… i’m going to have to pop by the art supply store in wolfville next week to get him some large sheets of paper for it… hells yes
turns out i’m stupid and i move out on the 30th instead of the 31st
this means it’s officially two weeks… man, i’m pumped
i need to sleep
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most awkward photo ever…
today seems like it’s going to be a great day, i ordered my/tubski’s tickets for misery signals, comeback kid, and bane at the pavillion (you have no idea how excited i am for this show), i got my acadia ID card, i work copy centre tonight, and heather’s coming over after work for a while
to add to this, after i work 9-6 tomorrow in service, it’s toga time… toga, toga, toga, saturday, saturday, saturday! i need to find a white bedsheet i guess…
i look like either somebody just killed my mother, or i pooped myself in my acadia ID photo… it’s actually really funny and i’ll try to get a photo of it to post here because it’s one of those awkward photos that needs to be shared with the entire internet… seriously, it looks like i’m giving the camera crazy eyes; it’s wicked
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