April 2011
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Wow its definitely been a crazy year, but also in some ways probably the best of my time at the UofL. There have been very few classes that I can say I will have learned something and will keep that information on hand for a very long time because I feel like it will apply to the real world….. my tops this year being; social cognition, sex and gender diversity, sociology of digital culture...
Just Keep Swimming
So there are two weeks left of hell… and then I am officially done my undergrad (THANK GOD). I have learned a lot in my time here; how to be away from home, how to live on my own, how to be responsible for myself, how to be successful and all that good stuff.
This semester was by no means easy but I guess I quickly want to say that digital culture (class) has added to my university career...
March 2011
18 posts
Working Like a Dog
Holy crap march is over. I have no idea where it went, the only number I keep thinking about is #8. That is how many days of classes I have left in my undergraduate degree (YAAY!) I seriously wonder why I want to do a masters degree after this craziness. Other than the stress of school, I’ve finally come to some life decisions after this weekend when I had a small meltdown.
So this list...
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237
Oh my gosh, another earth quake, it was in Burma :(
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Always a Competition
I was talking to my twin sister on the phone today and she told me she was thinking about getting a new phone because her pink samsung was on the fritz after three years… so I was like alright that sounds good, my keebo is doing me just fine, its durable (because I drop it all the time) and I’ve only had it two years. At this point in time I was not jealous because it was hypothetical,...
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How to write a paper in college/university:
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer. 2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email. 3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it. 4. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some chocolate to help you concentrate. 5. Check your email. 6. Call up a...
Irish Night Life
Last night after class I was up pretty late studying (according to my friends I was being lame and not celebrating my heritage) and so I decided to make my own fun while catching up on the linguistics that I have put off for two weeks. Here’s how:
First step:
-leave my bedroom as there are too many distracting wonderful things in there (computer, cell phone, pictures on the wall, a window...
High on grades
So today was awesome! (and by today I mean the last 2 hours or so) I finally started doing well on tests and stuff and I got an A- on my psych test. I am particularly proud because I actually studied and read all the articles and watched all the movies that were on the test. In the past I have done a half ass job of studying and have been rewarded for my laziness with pretty good grades so its...
Believing
Well after a really nice weekend (weather wise) I almost feel like I have a renewed hope about life. Winter time seems to suck some of the life out of me for some reason but this weekend I finally felt like there was an end in sight, and a I had a new energy to actually kick some serious butt in the next 5 weeks. I went for a walk both yesterday and today, went about 2 km and tomorrow...
Doing Me
Just finished class for the night, some of the things Paul said about our Tumblr’s really stuck out. Its about showing a part of myself, what I want and what I am interested in. I feel like I haven’t lived up to that. I don’t like sharing a lot about myself so this has been a very different project. So a few updates:
-got a new theme for the page! the other one apparently...
The good OL' days
So since I missed a few weeks of school I also missed watching a movie for one of my psych classes. I was so stressed about missing it but my TA was more than willing to help me out considering my circumstances which was awesome but ANYWAY….
before I found out she was going to let me borrow it I literally scoured the internet for something online. I think I looked everywhere and I’m...
Stinker
I think its time I finally blogged about a particular member of my household. I live with two roomates and emily. Emily is my roomate’s cat and her and I have had a very interesting relationship since I moved in in september. Erin is gone a lot due to work, school, etc so I end up spending a great deal with emily or as I like to call her; stinker, goober, stink bug, emy, ems or emerson ( I...
That Mountain Just Got a Little Bigger
So a couple a days ago at one of my 2:00 am freakouts I went and collected some pics and what not about the joys of stress. By that point I had already made a series of lists, checked and recorded on my class syllabus’s, tried watching part of the big bang theory to calm me down, cried, called on of my best friends, scoured my day timer and made completion check boxes. There has been a ton...
A solid end
I LOVED what technology wants, Kelly says so many wonderful things that it is hard to take it all in, I find I want to hang onto beautiful sentences and concepts I see so much in my own life but I really want to take more out of it than that.
One of my favorite parts of the book was the sentience and beauty sections in the trajectories chapter. When Kelly talks about animal individual...
February 2011
11 posts
A new month everyday
Holy crap I can’t believe that February is practically over, last time I feel like I had a solid handle on things it was Jan.26th I swear. I feel like I have lost an entire moth almost. That being said in that month I have put minimal work into my blog and time into twitter, so I apologize and I really want to stay more connected.
In the last month I have been in Cochrane more that leth, I...
Moviez
So I watched Avatar last night and I had forgotten how much I really do love that movie. It says so many things about the world. Everything that a nation wishes to acquire or take from another is at their expense, war and tragedy is largely in part due to the want or need for power, resources or more money. Its sad that this is the way we live.
However I really like their concept of a network of...
Things to Do Before I Graduate
So I decided to make a list of stuff I have yet to do at the U and around leth before I graduate. I’m going to hopefully start checking things off while adding to it at the same time. So here is a couple to start off with:
1) Try a noon time aqua-fit at the U with the crazy enthusiastic instructor
2) Do a lethbridge sleezy bar crawl (with all the obvious places studio, pulse, maybe try out...
Funny Guy
http://www.yourdailymedia.com/video/watch/9335/
I couldn’t get this link to load through the video post, but definitely watch it I thinks its pretty hilarious. My favorite part is when he sits on the grass all nonchalant like he didn’t just spend 5 minutes trying to put a shoe on!
Cows and Computers
So I have been in Cochrane for the last week and a bit, for those of you who don’t know where that is its about a half hour west of Calgary. Anyway I told most of my family about this class because my mom was chastising me for being on twitter when I should “be getting my ass in gear and doing some work”, little did she know I actually was. So about two days ago she came bursting...
A little Blab
I don’t really have that much to talk about this week, its been pretty tough in a lot of ways, but I have spent a fair amount of time on my computer…. actually I have been the epitome of tethered. Since I am not in Lethbridge right now I feel like I am constantly missing something and so I check my email and crackbook pretty well all the time, but at least I have had time to look up...
January 2011
7 posts
Shout Out
So I have to give a huge shout out, thank-you Skype for one of the most amazing psych classes of my university career! Seeing as this is my last semester before I graduate I’m really excited that there are still exciting things happening in my classes. Here is the run down. Michael Bailey is a very prominent American psychologist who deals primarily with research involving sexual...
After doing the readings this week, like many others I want to comment on the Turkle article. First off, I thought it was awesome it really made me think about how people’s ideas of self are developing in this digital culture. Before I go on here’s a little story.
My dad is a phone junkie, I think he talks on the phone more in a day than I do in 3 days. A lot of times when I was...
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
So after a couple of days of thinking about my blog, I decided I should just start and hopefully things will comes easier after that, here it goes.
I think everyone no matter who you are gets a little bit of enjoyment out of watching other people’s slips, trips and falls. I know I do. However 9/10 times I am the person who is doing the falling, especially when it comes to winter. Even on...
