until today, i never understood why everyone thought being a leader was better then being a marshal. now i know. we had our dsac orientation today, the turnout was amazing, and i was given 10 frosh babies to go over the events with. ten pairs of eyes that were trusting me to help give wonderful tips on how to start out in university. i swear they get younger every year...manny also pointed out that we get older every year! my group was the best! hahaha, i'm not even being biased, we REALLY were the best! we won all our games (except for the tug of war...that's not our fault the rope broke! hahahah!) i think the best part is that i really bonded with my group and i felt like they were mine! hahaha, if i was 5 years younger, i'd totally date a certain person in my group! hahaha, too bad i'm sooooo old! ;p

*sigh*...it's begun, the running and shouting and fun fun fun!

i'm sitting in the backseat of jacob's car at 2am this morning, and alex is sitting next to me:
me: omg!
jake: what? what's wrong?
me: did you know...that if you put your seatbelt on....you stay in your seat!
jake: you're right! you do!
alex: oh man....
hahahahaha

the last couple of days have been so amazing! i'm so happy that i'm on vacation, i really needed this extra time. i haven't felt the feeling of being relaxed and just letting loose in a very long time! yesterday, after attending a shiva for lenny's brother with jacob and simone, we headed over to the fox and the fiddle for drinks and dancing with lucy, cherie, alex, brandon, greg, steve and chad. the atmosphere was so energetic and everyone was having SUCH an amazing time, i'm still feeling the effects this morning (oops, my bad...two smirnoff ice's and i'm soooo done. hahaha) greg was like "CHRISTINA! i haven't seen you since....YESTERDAY!" hahaha, we had gone shopping at yorkdale with chad and simone and then had dinner at the outback steakhouse. i think the last time we had pure jokes was at george bbq back in july...too good!

i've fallen in love with this punk group called "yellowcard". ok, they're not really punk, they're what matt calls "positive punk". what i find really cool about these guys is that they've got a violinist with their drums in electric guitars. it gives it a certain edge, very very cool. i bought their cd, and i'm fully enjoying the sound! i also got the "queen" hits, and we were singing "we are the champions" up yonge street on wednesday...hahaha, it was so funny people were looking at us like we were crazy...and you know what? we are! hahaha.

You tried so hard to be someone
That forgot who you are

You tried to fill some emptiness
Till all you had spilled over

Now everything’s so far away
That you don’t know where are
You are

When all that you wanted
When all that you had don’t seem so much
For you to hold onto
For you to hold onto

For you to belong to

When it’s hard to be yourself
It’s not to be someone else

Still everything’s so far away
That you forget where you are
You are

Jet

soooo.....

exams are done, back from a weekend of shopping in buffalo (guess who i ran into there? my two aunts and alex! weird, eh?), and dsac & frosh stuff is slowly coming together. monica is finally computerizing her system at the studio, you don't understand what a BIG relief that she has finally entered the 21st century! student schedules are underway and it's going to suck big time this year because i have to come in on thursdays now, which means no partying thursday and friday nights!!!

i'm so proud of myself. i put together this little pamphlet guide for commuter students at smc last night, with pictures and all! immanuel helped me with the ideas and avril was thrilled to death when she saw it today. we went shopping at costco for our waffle breakfast, but somehow we managed to get everything EXCEPT the main ingredients (waffle mix, syrup and whipped cream)...hahahaha...i guess everyone will be eating "pretend" waffles...hahahaha. i'm also really psyched about putting together the puzzles for the scavenger hunt. it's so good i wish I was a frosh again! hahahaha.

reading up on some blogs, i'm finding myself yearning to travel to the places catherine's been going to. i'm so jealous that she provided herself the opportunity to go out for 6 months in europe. i want to travel! i want to study in a foreign country, learn another language (or make myself better at one of the ones i know). so many people i know have gone to so many places...france, australia, japan...one day i'll be able to say i went everywhere, but until then...i guess i should save up! i think shelley and i will plan a backpacking trip in europe for sometime soon, maybe next year? how exciting!

i don't miss school itself, but i miss the people that i go to class with, or study with, or hang out with...where is everyone? yech, i'm tired!

i'm only blogging right now because henry was complaining that people don't blog any more...and of course i have to prove him wrong. i just got home...i JUST finished an exam....aw feck, it was LONG...i have another one tomorrow at 2pm...hahahahaha, that's FUNNY because i'm going to be shitting in my pants because i know NOTHING!!!! i've been studying for this one, and now i'm EXHAUSTED. on the bright side, i DID run into a hell of a lot of people after my exam. i returned a 2 week overdue library book to kelly library (thanks jacob!!!) and then i was wondering if i should call al, but then decided against it because i figured it would mean i'd have to stay longer and REALLY (REALLY) i need to study (well, besides this...but whatever) and then as i was walking towards wellesley, i heard this guy talking...and it was AL! he had some friend's over from L.A., and we chatted for a few mins when he mentioned that mu was working at the newsstand next to the starbucks on yonge and wellesley, so i popped by there, said hi and then waited with simone at the station for mu to get off work....and who else showed up?!?!?! yup, that's right, long time no see marko! (wow, i DID see a lot of people tonight :S)

anyway, before i forget...happy birthday ames! we're postponing her birthday dinner until tomorrow because i'm *supposedly* studying right now. hahahaha. okok....freak attack's coming on...gotta study!!!

no complaining henry!

there was no food in the fridge when i left this afternoon, and then when i got home this evening...there was like a food explosion or something. i've been in such a shitty mood today. i feel bad for the people who saw me today, i was soooo not someone you wanted to have a conversation with. jake took the subway with me to school and he was having his own conversation and rambling on and on for about 20 mins...

i went to buy some books at the rcm, and on a whim tried to check out if ed was in. he wasn't. boo. so i went to chapters and bought a book for $2.99 so i could pass the time waiting for my *last* summer class of this year. (ie, procrastination yet again...)

what an unproductive day, and plus i'm tired.

i feel like i've been in a time warp...the days have just flown by and so many things happened. i just want to stay at home and rest!

i've gotten a tan! whooo! i'm so proud to say that i went to wasaga beach on saturday...but the tan wasn't from the beach...hahahaha, that i got from my own private backyard today. wasaga was for 'work' but it didn't work out...oh well! but the worst thing is that we had marshal training yesterday and a marshal/leader meeting today, and they just take the wind out of me. although, i have to say that i got a great kick out of going out to mcdonald's with immanuel, avril and little jenny! we left the meeting today, and randomly saw steph donahue and nicole...so we stopped and started chatting with them, and then suddenly in a span of five mins, there was a whole group of other st. mike's kids and we just congregated on the side of the street and chatting up with everyone...it definitely shows how much we're like a family in our great st. mike's community! it never fails to surprise me how much i love my college (no matter how much i bitch about it)

so after about half an hour, we finally broke away from the crowd and had an amazing time the golden arch place (hahahaha). jacob, steve, and simone met up with us...simone walked in with a happy face steamwhistle cardboard box on her head. (i know, that's our simone!) she was so drunk, and kept trying to wash her feet, and then she pulled out of her bra (it was quite entertaining to see) jacob's house keys...hahahaha.

i'm so happy, shelley's back from france, and i spent the night at her place on thursday. i love how it's so much fun and relaxing to hang out with her, no stress...that's all i really need. i met carmie, and he's the greatest guy in the world, i'm so glad SOMEONE has a great stable relationship...of course, no relationship is complete without a gorgeous dog as well...hahaha.

i can't tell how this summer has been...it's like a messy relationship, i can't stand it...it's not particularly great, but it's not that bad either...grrrr....i'm getting bored and completely wiped out of the constant drama that encircles everyone. i just want to hibernate for a week.

school's done in 2 weeks, and then a short 3 week break...and then straight back into shits and giggles...sigh...

the worst part...i'm craving hashbrowns...but mcdonald's only has them for breakfast...damn.