It is way too hot. Actually, it's not that hot outside, but it gets really hot on the second floor of Peter's dad's place, and that's where I am right now. We've got the windows open and the fan going, but that does remarkably little. I have been drinking water all evening in an attempt to not melt. So far I have been semi-successful.
Peter's doing arenas in WoW right now, and it's always kind of depressing to hear him discuss strategy with his partner after they've lost a match. Hell, even when they win, they talk about what went wrong. It's like an exercise in telling yourself you suck. They're fairly good at it, but they don't ever seem to congratulate themselves or each other when they do well. Like I said, it's kind of depressing to listen to.
I'm hoping that everybody will RSVP to our going away party soon. Without hearing from everybody, it's just becoming something else for me to worry about. >.< It's not actually that big of a deal, but my brain is all like "An unknown variable!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!!" I really need to stop with that. As another example: I got my plane tickets booked, and I got on the same flight home as Peter. I booked my seat, which Peter has yet to do, and I suggested that he do the same. His dad booked the ticket and Peter has no idea how to go about reserving his seat. His dad's also out of town until Wednesday. Waiting that long is making me anxious. *facepalm*
Speaking of Peter's dad and travelling, the lot of us are going to Jasper next weekend. Dave, Sheryl, Andy, Simone, Peter, and I, to be precise. I really don't know why we're going. Apparently we're under no obligation to do anything in particular with anyone else. *shrug* I'm not exactly a fan of Jasper (mountains bad), but it seems like it'll be a nice little trip.
I slept a lot today, so despite it being midnight, I'm not the least bit tired. I woke up at about 11 this morning, and then I had a headache and slept for a couple of hours this afternoon. I suspect that may not have been the best idea. Apparently Peter also slept a bit this afternoon, but that's because he hardly slept at all last night, having to work at 6-something this morning. Blah. In any case, we're both awake and were having trouble figuring out what to do. I'm staying the night over here because we haven't done that in a while, but the lack of tiredness has kind of left us just chilling in each other's vicinity.
Maybe I'll go chill downstairs, where there's actually the possibility of being, well, chill-er, as opposed to being at risk of heat stroke. At the very least, I need more water. Otherwise... *death*
8/16/2008
8/13/2008
"Productivity"
I had my box of computer stuff out so that I could find a LAN cable (more on that later), and it occured to me that I hadn't backed up my files in a while, so I just did that. I went through and cleaned it all up first, too, so now I feel all productive and whatnot. It may be something small and stupid, but I was feeling kind of antsy earlier, not really sure what to do, and this has made me happy. ^_^
I was looking for the LAN cable so that I could try accessing the internet over at Peter's house. A while back, his dad installed this Network Magic thing when he got a new router. It's one of those programs that's designed to stop people who don't know what they're doing from borking their network--an annoyance, but not really harmful. Except that Andy then forgot the password. So, yeah... I tried. And I got frustrated. And I tried some more. And I got pissed off. And then I decided to just bring a damn cable over. It worked, too! I had to more or less swear undying loyalty to the network, which meant I had to futz around to get my computer to recognize my home network later, but it's not that big of a deal considering that I'm now able to access the internet at Peter's place! *cheers*
I went to Best Buy today to get season 4 of House and discovered that it comes out next week. Thanks a lot, misleading Amazon.ca e-mail. I was quite looking forward to watching it tonight, too. I looked around the story a little since I was there. They don't carry the brand of headphones I use, which was kind of annoying because the earpieces on mine are more than a little beat up and I would like to replace them. I also poked at their digital cameras, since mine seems to have given up the ghost. I may spend a couple hundred dollars and get myself one--it feels like I should have one for England. I also looked at their software to see how much Photoshop Elements costs--$130! I downloaded a free one-month trial of CS3 Extended, and it's remarkably addictive. *twitch* I certainly can't afford it, though, so, if I still love it when my trial runs out, I may have to torrent it.
My dog got a haircut today. I asked for the fur on his ears to be cut short, and it really was. I was thinking about an inch, but I got less than a quarter of an inch. Farley looks kind of weird right now. He was also fidgety, I was told, which is unusual for him. The groomer nicked the edge of his ear while she was giving him a trim. I don't quite know what was wrong. We took him to the vet on Monday for some blood tests, so maybe that was a little fresh in his mind? Speaking of which, we should have the results for those by tomorrow. Hopefully we can get Farley started on some meds soon--the haircut made it obvious that he's gotten bigger around the belly, which is apparently another of the more noticeable symptoms of Cushings. *sigh*
Wow, that killed my productivity high.
I was looking for the LAN cable so that I could try accessing the internet over at Peter's house. A while back, his dad installed this Network Magic thing when he got a new router. It's one of those programs that's designed to stop people who don't know what they're doing from borking their network--an annoyance, but not really harmful. Except that Andy then forgot the password. So, yeah... I tried. And I got frustrated. And I tried some more. And I got pissed off. And then I decided to just bring a damn cable over. It worked, too! I had to more or less swear undying loyalty to the network, which meant I had to futz around to get my computer to recognize my home network later, but it's not that big of a deal considering that I'm now able to access the internet at Peter's place! *cheers*
I went to Best Buy today to get season 4 of House and discovered that it comes out next week. Thanks a lot, misleading Amazon.ca e-mail. I was quite looking forward to watching it tonight, too. I looked around the story a little since I was there. They don't carry the brand of headphones I use, which was kind of annoying because the earpieces on mine are more than a little beat up and I would like to replace them. I also poked at their digital cameras, since mine seems to have given up the ghost. I may spend a couple hundred dollars and get myself one--it feels like I should have one for England. I also looked at their software to see how much Photoshop Elements costs--$130! I downloaded a free one-month trial of CS3 Extended, and it's remarkably addictive. *twitch* I certainly can't afford it, though, so, if I still love it when my trial runs out, I may have to torrent it.
My dog got a haircut today. I asked for the fur on his ears to be cut short, and it really was. I was thinking about an inch, but I got less than a quarter of an inch. Farley looks kind of weird right now. He was also fidgety, I was told, which is unusual for him. The groomer nicked the edge of his ear while she was giving him a trim. I don't quite know what was wrong. We took him to the vet on Monday for some blood tests, so maybe that was a little fresh in his mind? Speaking of which, we should have the results for those by tomorrow. Hopefully we can get Farley started on some meds soon--the haircut made it obvious that he's gotten bigger around the belly, which is apparently another of the more noticeable symptoms of Cushings. *sigh*
Wow, that killed my productivity high.
8/10/2008
Stressed
I should really check to see if Blogger has some sort of comment notification function. I never know when somebody's commented on one of my posts--I have to actually look at my blog to see, and I don't do that very often (especially since I don't get many comments). Although, I must admit, it was highly amusing to get randomly flamed once and not notice until the person who did it posted another comment on my latest post to tell me to go look at it. ^_^
The skin on my shoulders and chest where I got sunburnt is starting to peel now. It's very distracting to play with. It doesn't hurt anymore, though, which is a relief. See, this is why you don't go to the beach--all you get is a sunburn, dried-out hair and a lot of sand in your clothes.
I was looking at flights earlier today. Expensive. I'm insisting on flying out of Edmonton, though, even if I can save money by flying out of Calgary. Taking the bus is just too much of a hassle. Tomorrow, I will get in touch with my travel agent aunt, and hopefully she will be able to get me something decent. Also, I'm apparently coming home for Christmas. Peter is, anyway, and it's cheaper to get a round-trip ticket than a one-way ticket (wtf?), so I figure what the hell. My parents should be happy. I should tell them...
I think House season four comes out on DVD on Tuesday. I will be buying that, and I will be getting Peter to watch the stuff he missed. Silly raiding, getting in the way of watching television. Heroes season two comes out a couple of weeks later, I believe. *checks calendar* Yep, two weeks later. I will also buy that. Silly writers' strike, messing up the schedule so that there was only half a season. Oh, well. There will be a full season this year. I'll have to find a reliable source for downloading episodes of series that don't air as soon in the UK as they do in the US/Canada. Anybody know of one? Searching through sites like mininova gets a little tiresome, especially when it's not specified that an episode is dubbed or something.
The new Ikea catalogue came with the paper today. I was surprised, since I went there yesterday and asked about the catalogue and was told that it wouldn't be coming out until after the September long weekend. It was a pleasant surprise, though. It got me thinking about furniture and such, though, and I should double-check to make sure Peter gets a furnished place when we move. At least he's not against studio apartments like I had thought he was. The whole finding a place to live thing is stressing me out, though, so I'm going to shut up about it now and hope it goes away for a while.
I heard back from my advisor only a few hours after I'd e-mailed her, which was nice. Unfortunately, she told me I had to talk to Donna. *sigh* Fine. I'll e-mail her on Monday. She's rather scary, though, and I'm half worried that she'll do something like withold my degree out of spite. This is the woman that called me in to yell at me for not filling out the paperwork to take a reduced course load and then realized that she'd lost it, though, so I'm hoping this is indeed just a matter of some sort of bureaucratic glitch. Bah, more stress. >.<
The skin on my shoulders and chest where I got sunburnt is starting to peel now. It's very distracting to play with. It doesn't hurt anymore, though, which is a relief. See, this is why you don't go to the beach--all you get is a sunburn, dried-out hair and a lot of sand in your clothes.
I was looking at flights earlier today. Expensive. I'm insisting on flying out of Edmonton, though, even if I can save money by flying out of Calgary. Taking the bus is just too much of a hassle. Tomorrow, I will get in touch with my travel agent aunt, and hopefully she will be able to get me something decent. Also, I'm apparently coming home for Christmas. Peter is, anyway, and it's cheaper to get a round-trip ticket than a one-way ticket (wtf?), so I figure what the hell. My parents should be happy. I should tell them...
I think House season four comes out on DVD on Tuesday. I will be buying that, and I will be getting Peter to watch the stuff he missed. Silly raiding, getting in the way of watching television. Heroes season two comes out a couple of weeks later, I believe. *checks calendar* Yep, two weeks later. I will also buy that. Silly writers' strike, messing up the schedule so that there was only half a season. Oh, well. There will be a full season this year. I'll have to find a reliable source for downloading episodes of series that don't air as soon in the UK as they do in the US/Canada. Anybody know of one? Searching through sites like mininova gets a little tiresome, especially when it's not specified that an episode is dubbed or something.
The new Ikea catalogue came with the paper today. I was surprised, since I went there yesterday and asked about the catalogue and was told that it wouldn't be coming out until after the September long weekend. It was a pleasant surprise, though. It got me thinking about furniture and such, though, and I should double-check to make sure Peter gets a furnished place when we move. At least he's not against studio apartments like I had thought he was. The whole finding a place to live thing is stressing me out, though, so I'm going to shut up about it now and hope it goes away for a while.
I heard back from my advisor only a few hours after I'd e-mailed her, which was nice. Unfortunately, she told me I had to talk to Donna. *sigh* Fine. I'll e-mail her on Monday. She's rather scary, though, and I'm half worried that she'll do something like withold my degree out of spite. This is the woman that called me in to yell at me for not filling out the paperwork to take a reduced course load and then realized that she'd lost it, though, so I'm hoping this is indeed just a matter of some sort of bureaucratic glitch. Bah, more stress. >.<
8/08/2008
Short Update
My mom wanted to go to the beach, so on Sunday we left for an impromptu vacation to Winnipeg. I got sunburnt and the skin on my nose started to peel today. *rubs nose*
My visa arrived yesterday, so I have my passport back and I know for certain that my visa kicks in on October 1st. I don't think I'll go over in September, since I can't start working until October, but I still have to finalize that with Peter.
I got up at 8am today, and I feel like I've had a productive morning. I made an appointment with my GP to get my cough checked out (finally) and I e-mailed my advisor about what is likely a paperwork glitch concerning my BMus. Well, fine, that's not that productive, but I'm about to go make muffins because we have a craptonne of blueberries and I like blueberry muffins. =)
That's about all I have to say right now... Man, my life is boring.
My visa arrived yesterday, so I have my passport back and I know for certain that my visa kicks in on October 1st. I don't think I'll go over in September, since I can't start working until October, but I still have to finalize that with Peter.
I got up at 8am today, and I feel like I've had a productive morning. I made an appointment with my GP to get my cough checked out (finally) and I e-mailed my advisor about what is likely a paperwork glitch concerning my BMus. Well, fine, that's not that productive, but I'm about to go make muffins because we have a craptonne of blueberries and I like blueberry muffins. =)
That's about all I have to say right now... Man, my life is boring.
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