A lot of things have happened in the past week: I've handed in my last essay, wrote my last exams (and basically finished my undergrad!) came back from Ottawa, recieved my passport, bought my ticket to Somalia and the UK...

so yeah, it's been a busy week :)

I'm leaving the country tonight and it still hasn't sunk in. I'm still excited about it though, but it's kind of like a numb excitement.

Anyway, I really don't know what to expect but I'm hoping for the best! Oh, and I'll try to post a shitload of pictures if I have access to the internet, just so you can see for yourself what Somalia is like.

BYE!

"Disarm you with a smile
And cut you like you want me to
Cut that little child
Inside of me and such a part of you
Ooh, the years burn

I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes
And what I choose is my choice
What's a boy supposed to do?
The killer in me is the killer in you
My love
I send this smile over to you.."

*sigh* I love listening to the smashing pumpkins, their music makes my feel fuzzy and warm all over :)

I just finished the last essay I will ever write as an undergrad

If I had more time I would sit and reflect but I gotta run and hand this shit in!

I have serious, serious problems. too many to mention but two off the top of my head:
- I'm a chronic procrastinator
- I'm addicted to skittles

there's no hope for me. just lock me up right now before I start to babble and run around the city poking/stabbing people with my rusty knives.

'nother day, 'nother essay

*sigh*

can't wait to leave all of this behind - two weeks until the final exams (and two weeks till I say goodbye to undergrad FOREVER - provided I pass my classes...

oh man, how embarassing! somebody shoot me!

I learned something yesterday: whenever I drink too much, I must make SURE to go to the bathroom before leaving :( peeing in a bush is always degrading but having someone SEE you do it is a totally different matter...thankfully they pretended not to see me and walked on, so that was a relief. I coulda just died if they stopped to stare and laugh at me..

"Rollin down the street, smoking indo, sippin' on gin and juice.."
BIATCH!

hehe, thank goodness for internet radio :) it almost (ALMOST) makes up for the fact that I'm in school writing an essay on a perfectly good Saturday night.

back to work.

.........

so bored! dang. If things don't pick up I'm going to have to do something drastic.

I've been in Ottawa for a couple of weeks now and I'm having a good time...got to reunite with some good ol' friends, including one I haven't talked to for about 6 years. she lives in Arizona but was in town for a friend's wedding. And I got to see a movie with a friend I haven't seen since we were in grade 8, man it's crazy how people change.

I'm staying over at a cousin's house and I'm glad she took me in - saves me a lot of $$ :) saving money is always good. She doesn't cook (good for her!) so for a while I ate out everyday O_o and let me tell you, for someone keen on saving money, I sure didn't spare any expense! but I got my act together and went grocery shopping so I can pack my food or eat at home.

anyhoo, everything's OK. the classes are OK - actually one class is great but the other is a complete and total waste of time (and money). the final is worth a 100% of the final mark! what the fuck kind of shit is that?!? for someone with test anxiety that's pretty harsh. and on top of that, the prof has this annoying habit of going on crazy tangents about things that don't matter! argh, I better pass this course.. Carleton U is pretty though, that kind of (almost) makes up for my shitty class.

oh and I didn't get the job...but that's OK. really. actually it's a pretty good thing - I have classes four days a week so a full-time job would just end up destroying me!

so guess what, I have an interview:) It's the same job I talked about in the earlier posts - the people changed the interview date so now I AM going to get a chance to get a cool summer job! yay, wish me luck!

I'm leaving for ottawa this tuesday - my bus leaves an hour after I write my last exam. I probably have to bring my crap with me to the exam, just so that I don't have to rush back home...it'll look a little silly, coming to the exam with a huge duffel bag. but then again, I've never been one to care about looking silly :p

tata!

"When third world countries lose a nurse, teacher, or engineer and Canada gets a cleaner, everyone loses."

This is from an article I read a while ago and it got me thinking...is canada too restrictive when it comes to foreign training/credentials?

I have mixed feelings about this issue...I mean I can understand that it might be next to impossible to have some kind of standardized system for foreign credits and training...but at the same time though, I feel like our gov't is being a little underhanded when it comes to attracting skilled workers from other countries (epecially those from the 'third world')...

Who hasn't heard the shpeel about how Canada's labour force isn't growing at a desired rate? And how skilled immigrants are needed to keep the economy afloat? This is what foreigners hear all the time. Canada needs you! Bring your skills to Canada! bla bla bla. The gov't doesn't give proper warning to these people about the reality of the situation. It doesn't tell them that their years of education will probably go to waste and that they might have to do even MORE schooling! And it sure as hell doesn't tell them that they probably have to take jobs nobody else wants!!

....sorry for the rant. Anyhoo peoples, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash Canada. I love this country, but it's good to criticize from time to time...keeps us on our toes :)

I'm having strong urges to stab someone in the head with a large butcher knife.

just kidding! :)

or am I?

Haha! I'm playing

or maybe not...

lol, really, I'm kidding. just feeling a little frustrated at the moment :\

something awesome happened today - I got a callback for an amazing summer job in Ottawa! I thought that was great, I just love getting called back, even when I don't end up getting the job. the fact that they acknowledged my application is pretty cool (yeah..I'm a loser, I know ^ ^)

anyhoo, UNFORTUNATELY the interview is this Friday, in Ottawa. and there's absolutely no way I can go - I thought I could but I realize now it's just not possible right now. *sigh* No worries though, I'm a big believer in that everything happens for a reason. If it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. :)