Monday, September 29, 2003
who likes school? i do i do.
so school started today. it was good. i like it here. everything is pretty. everyone is unbelievably dorky and/or weird. who knew that somewhere, there was an oasis of dorky lame-o's just (un)like me? well luckily, my friends, there is. and we are all pretty good at it. i had to go to a statistics class today; that's going to be pretty easy, i think, and a class called sensation and perception (s&p from here) which was interesting. the microphone kept making this horrible feedback noise and uhm the professor was really funny. so that's going to be good. also a developmental seminar got moved basically just for me, so i'm going to start taking that next week. there is trivia at the "pub" tomorrow night (which is the oncampus bar, btw) so michael and i are gonna go and see how our trivial knowledge stacks up in comparison to the people here. i'm assuming we'll do okay, mike knows A LOT of trivia. maybe he should be a trivialist when he grows up. or something. yeah. anyways i'll let you all know how that goes. also they show movies here every night in this program called doc films, and they have old movies and rare movies and new movies, so i'm going to see a movie this week, and they have a lot of cool ones going on. so if anyone comes and visits me, we can see a movie and play some trivia. nothing too extravagant. snickers has a doctor's appointment on saturday. here is a portion of the conversation i had with the receptionist:
receptionist: okay and what's the bunny's name?
me: (giggling) um. dr. snickers von floppenstein.
receptionist: (without skipping a beat) okay and does he have a nickname?
me: (snickering) yes, uh, snickers.
receptionist: okay and i'm going to need you to bring me some pellets.
me: (still snickering) uhm...
receptionist: you know, honey, like a poop sample.
me: yeah that shouldn't be a problem. he poops a lot.
well i think you all get the drift. i'm basically too giggly to make a doctors appointment for a rabbit. well the whole thing amuses me to start with, i was partially giggling when i dialed the phone. anyways we're going to see a rabbit specialist. that should be special. ohhh...my.
the bunny also learned some new tricks, he started pulling kleenex out of the box. he got the first one out, and looked at it like, "okay what the hell do i do with it now?" then he went and pulled out another one, looked equally confused by it and pulled out a third. then he stopped. but it was cute. hopefully i can get a photo of him doing it.
also, we have this jar which is just a big plastic jar, and the bunny can fit in it. he has gone in it a couple of times, which was really cute and amusing in itself, but today, he stood on his hind legs, put his front little paws up on the jar and rolled it, just like a dog in a circus! it was amazing, but i think it was just accidental, as he hasn't done it again. anyways wow i wrote too much so i had better go now. peace out. word to your mother. lahdeedahdee.
so school started today. it was good. i like it here. everything is pretty. everyone is unbelievably dorky and/or weird. who knew that somewhere, there was an oasis of dorky lame-o's just (un)like me? well luckily, my friends, there is. and we are all pretty good at it. i had to go to a statistics class today; that's going to be pretty easy, i think, and a class called sensation and perception (s&p from here) which was interesting. the microphone kept making this horrible feedback noise and uhm the professor was really funny. so that's going to be good. also a developmental seminar got moved basically just for me, so i'm going to start taking that next week. there is trivia at the "pub" tomorrow night (which is the oncampus bar, btw) so michael and i are gonna go and see how our trivial knowledge stacks up in comparison to the people here. i'm assuming we'll do okay, mike knows A LOT of trivia. maybe he should be a trivialist when he grows up. or something. yeah. anyways i'll let you all know how that goes. also they show movies here every night in this program called doc films, and they have old movies and rare movies and new movies, so i'm going to see a movie this week, and they have a lot of cool ones going on. so if anyone comes and visits me, we can see a movie and play some trivia. nothing too extravagant. snickers has a doctor's appointment on saturday. here is a portion of the conversation i had with the receptionist:
receptionist: okay and what's the bunny's name?
me: (giggling) um. dr. snickers von floppenstein.
receptionist: (without skipping a beat) okay and does he have a nickname?
me: (snickering) yes, uh, snickers.
receptionist: okay and i'm going to need you to bring me some pellets.
me: (still snickering) uhm...
receptionist: you know, honey, like a poop sample.
me: yeah that shouldn't be a problem. he poops a lot.
well i think you all get the drift. i'm basically too giggly to make a doctors appointment for a rabbit. well the whole thing amuses me to start with, i was partially giggling when i dialed the phone. anyways we're going to see a rabbit specialist. that should be special. ohhh...my.
the bunny also learned some new tricks, he started pulling kleenex out of the box. he got the first one out, and looked at it like, "okay what the hell do i do with it now?" then he went and pulled out another one, looked equally confused by it and pulled out a third. then he stopped. but it was cute. hopefully i can get a photo of him doing it.
also, we have this jar which is just a big plastic jar, and the bunny can fit in it. he has gone in it a couple of times, which was really cute and amusing in itself, but today, he stood on his hind legs, put his front little paws up on the jar and rolled it, just like a dog in a circus! it was amazing, but i think it was just accidental, as he hasn't done it again. anyways wow i wrote too much so i had better go now. peace out. word to your mother. lahdeedahdee.
Friday, September 26, 2003
so today has been a pretty interesting day. i watched passions, classmates, washed the dishes, watched the bunny (who is mostly sleeping/hiding...i don't think he likes the thunderstorm), played my guitar, listened to some music, then i decided to dust off the old tap shoes and see what i could do. it turns out that i can still do it pretty much as well as i could five years ago (i mean, of course, i'm considerably older and more out of shape now than i was then) and it was fun. i've decided to keep it up. because it's fun and it's a good way for me to get back in shape. because it's aerobic excercise, right? only i don't hate it...hmm. then i did a little research on the old internet and i found out that the u of c has a tap dance club. so i think i might just join it. ha! that would be fun. okay, im a nerd. oh well. i'm sure you all already know that. keep your eyes on the photoblog for new photos, which will probably be coming around uhm, sometime this weekend.
adios.
adios.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
so ahem. today i had orientation and it was pretty spectacular. i got a lot of free things, including cups, magnets, pens, pencils, uhm, chip clips, frisbees, a pretty nice backpack, information, and, oh yeah, BEER. there was free beer. in the oncampus bar. this place is ridiculous. aha aha.
but most important was the information about university services, of course. and there is a trivia game every tuesday night in the bar (known as "the pub") so i think mike and i are going to participate. he's really good at trivia stuff and we can win prizes and cash. so that could possibly be fun.
the bunny is doing well, thanks for asking. he's eating pea pods, carrots, romaine, escarole, parsley, broccoli, grapes, and apples now. oh yeah and hay. and rabbit food, which he doesn't much like. he's a little out of control sometimes but sometimes he's hilarious. like when i come into the living room in the morning, he runs over to the door of the cage like a puppy and stands up waiting for me to open it. he's real cute. anyways that's really all of interest for today.
oh yeah someone stole the bike seat cover off of my bike, but that's okay because the bike looks about twenty times more splendorously awesome without it. seriously. but they also let just a little air out of the back tire. mike thinks maybe a real fat guy sat on it and the air pressure was affected and then the seat cover got stuck in his buttcrack. and he walked away. that's a possibility. but most likely it was hoodlums. oh well. i'll just have to stop being so lazy and start putting it in the bike room instead. we also got a rack for it and i procured a milk crate in a totally legal fashion so we're going to install that later. well i gotta go do some stuff so lata.
but most important was the information about university services, of course. and there is a trivia game every tuesday night in the bar (known as "the pub") so i think mike and i are going to participate. he's really good at trivia stuff and we can win prizes and cash. so that could possibly be fun.
the bunny is doing well, thanks for asking. he's eating pea pods, carrots, romaine, escarole, parsley, broccoli, grapes, and apples now. oh yeah and hay. and rabbit food, which he doesn't much like. he's a little out of control sometimes but sometimes he's hilarious. like when i come into the living room in the morning, he runs over to the door of the cage like a puppy and stands up waiting for me to open it. he's real cute. anyways that's really all of interest for today.
oh yeah someone stole the bike seat cover off of my bike, but that's okay because the bike looks about twenty times more splendorously awesome without it. seriously. but they also let just a little air out of the back tire. mike thinks maybe a real fat guy sat on it and the air pressure was affected and then the seat cover got stuck in his buttcrack. and he walked away. that's a possibility. but most likely it was hoodlums. oh well. i'll just have to stop being so lazy and start putting it in the bike room instead. we also got a rack for it and i procured a milk crate in a totally legal fashion so we're going to install that later. well i gotta go do some stuff so lata.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
so hem hem,
i have decided to create a written version of my photoblog for those of you who, perhaps because of a pure and unbelievable hatred of adorable animals, may not wish to repeatedly view photos of dr. snickers von floppenstein. actually, i just thought i might as well provide even more information about my personal life on the internet. because, hey, why not?
so hmmm....what have i done today? well i rinsed my mouth with warm saltwater because of the wisdom tooth removal i experienced friday, i watched the bunny, i took photos of the bunny, and i posted them on my photoblog. i looked around online at various websites, took a shower, and stared out the window. it is unbelievable how long teenage boys can hang out outside of a grocery store without doing anything. up to 27 minutes. maybe even more unbelievable how long i can stare out the window at them.
mike went to work and now i'm watching a really tall lady cross the street. whew. this sure isssss fun. sunday kind of sucks because the train doesn't run as often and i can't watch it go by. my mouth kind of hurts, too. so hmmmm.....this is like an incredibly boring phone conversation, isn't it? well i think i'm going to go check out the produce section at the grocery store. so far bunny has enjoyed escarole, romaine, carrots, grapes, and apples. i'm going to get him something new, maybe some spinach. i'm sure you will all hear all about it later.
i have decided to create a written version of my photoblog for those of you who, perhaps because of a pure and unbelievable hatred of adorable animals, may not wish to repeatedly view photos of dr. snickers von floppenstein. actually, i just thought i might as well provide even more information about my personal life on the internet. because, hey, why not?
so hmmm....what have i done today? well i rinsed my mouth with warm saltwater because of the wisdom tooth removal i experienced friday, i watched the bunny, i took photos of the bunny, and i posted them on my photoblog. i looked around online at various websites, took a shower, and stared out the window. it is unbelievable how long teenage boys can hang out outside of a grocery store without doing anything. up to 27 minutes. maybe even more unbelievable how long i can stare out the window at them.
mike went to work and now i'm watching a really tall lady cross the street. whew. this sure isssss fun. sunday kind of sucks because the train doesn't run as often and i can't watch it go by. my mouth kind of hurts, too. so hmmmm.....this is like an incredibly boring phone conversation, isn't it? well i think i'm going to go check out the produce section at the grocery store. so far bunny has enjoyed escarole, romaine, carrots, grapes, and apples. i'm going to get him something new, maybe some spinach. i'm sure you will all hear all about it later.
