Genevieve's Place

It's almost December, and I'm going home this weekend. I'm going home because they miss me and they said so. I miss them too. I've almost had it up to here with this crap called being independent. They've had the Christmas tree up for weeks now, and that's strange. Usually it only goes up in December sometime. I kinda wish I had been there. I'm also going home for the coffee. The never ending supply of fresh coffee. And probably the chocolate that will inevitably be lying around, since after all, it is Christmas.

What're you getting your family for Christmas this year? I want to be more creative with less money this year. I don't think the standard 'here's a book' would really make me feel all that good. Gift certificates aren't so fun either. As in, the last...oh say...10 years I've gotten my dad a gift certificate. Not so fun when you're trying to buy stuff for people who could buy themselves anything but still wouldn't. Malls are heck this time of year by the way. Not fun. Man, if only everyone I knew wanted books, I could just hang out in Chapters for a couple hours....hmmmm.

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I've had such a day. Such a day I've had. See, if someone were to go through my day, they'd say, 'oh, that's not so bad'. But see, the bad's all in my head. I create my bad. My heart nearly stopped on the bus today though. Lets not let that happen again, okay? deal. Friday's coming, and not in a good way. In the bad way, where I spend all day with the same people and then sit through boring presentations and terrible food and bad entertainment and then give a boring presentation of my own at like...10 pm (or that's what i project). So, what the heck is up with me lately? Why am I even in university? I try to picture it as if i had never ever left home, and i just can't see. I can't see it this other way, where i am a cut throat executive. I don't like that either. How long is my career going to be anyway? geez.

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I'm just posting this picture because I won't always have it as my display pic. And because, I want to get dressed in my winter things, have my mom tie my hood, wear big clunky boots, go out into my old backyard, and build snowmen with my sisters. Anyone with me? My sis's probably won't be. Snowball fight? Snow angels? Anyone? And then after, we can go inside with our wet things, and frozen feet because our snowpants (the bibbed kind) weren't properly over our big boots, and now there's a lot of snow in them. Then we can sit by the electric heater and warm up. I want to smile like that again.

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Welcome November, Goodbye. It really feels like yesterday was October. And now November's almost gone. Well, I wish it were, as this is going to be a terrible week. Put on a happy face! Then it will be December, and then finals, and then Christmas, and where is my life going anyway? Oh what terrible things we tell ourselves.

Today I had an awesome tour/interview at the RWB. Best part? Free posters! yes!

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Okay, boo urns. Booooourns. I have been sitting here looking at a silly computer assignment for hours on end, not really actually getting anywhere. So I quit that. So I have about....oh 14 days of classes left, which is good, but a lot of annoying assignments to get out of the way before I can be happy. It's snowing outside...that makes me happy.

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I'm currently letting myself be distracted from a paper I was supposed to have written for today. I sorta forgot, but I thought we had more time. Oh well. Today I viewed myself giving the speech. I was more nervous for watching it, I think, than actually giving it. Argh, I used my patronizing voice and everything. You know, the voice you use when you're talking on the phone (at least at first), and to people you're trying to impress or make a good impression on. And I said 'and, um' a looooot. Probably cuz I never actually rehersed the whole thing. Great idea, huh.

On top of writing this paper, before I go to bed I need to finish an assignment, and write an email to the ballet, to see if we can talk to people there. Can't find an email address though, unfortunate.

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I got my mark back from my last exam!! As you can tell, I'm a bit thrilled. I by no means got a super good mark, but way more than enough to make me smile. So, for the most part, the pressure's off for the next couple weeks, but I do need to start thinking about finals. Yay.

I gave the speech today. I still need to watch myself on tape. Good times. But still more nerve wracking was waiting for that exam mark. When I got it, the thought through my mind was "wow, this is better than [fill-in-the-blank]." No, seriously, it's better than most things you can think of. There's not a lot like the feeling of accomplishment.

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This post is for marce, since apparently she is tired of reading over and over again how our upstairs neighbors have sex. And, she doesn't really believe me. As if I'd make up sex like that. Ick.

Anyway, this has been the most uneventful week in forever. I had my mang. accounting exam thursday night. The mark on it will pretty much determine my future career. Silly, but, if it's what I want to do I can't get a bad mark on the introductory course. So, not a whole lot is actually altogether new with me, although I think that I won't exactly be going away any time soon. Going on an exchange pretty much means I'd have to change my major to whatever it would be, to international anything. Plus, I don't really like learning other languages (sorry). Well, maybe I do, I haven't really ever given it a try. Um, well so, tomorrow, we're putting together shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child and then on Monday I'm giving a speech on it. I hate public speaking.

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