week 1 of fourth year!

so, this term is supposed to be my "easy term" so i can finish my correspondence. i've officially been back for 8 days. i STARTED correspondence essay notes... i officially suck at correspondence. for those who dont' know... i'm taking "Literature for Children" from an online university, Athabasca University in Alberta. I started it late June but I've not read past Lesson 3 and I have a feeling you're supposed to do one lesson per week.

school has been OKAY so far. my favourite course right now is either MUSC 052 (Rudiments) or PHYS 020 (Physicists in the Nuclear Age). *Note the low course codes.* But Music seems like I actually have to work hard. Just lemme quote my prof in PHYS 020.

- "Queen's is unique in the sense that they offer a course for third and fourth years to get a wonderful mark. It may be the only course offered at Queen's where it is harder to get a 60 than a 90."

- "I believe in attention spans so I think that a 30-45 minute lecture is quite long. So this class will not be any longer then 45 minutes for each session." (meanwhile, it's slotted for a 3 hour lecture)

- "I will show some films after my lectures. These films will be black and white because I didn't believe in television after the nuclear bombs. But if you really want to see a good film, this class is on Tuesdays. And on Tuesdays, movie theatres offer a good and cheap opportunity to see a good colourful movie." (according to my sister who also took this course before... he said: "On Tuesdays, they have cheap tickets at the movie theatre. But if you want a change of surroundings, you can come here.")

- "I suggest you buy the courseware because it is beautifully written. (he wrote it) Not only is it beautifully written... if for some reason you cannot make it to class, the notes are already all in it. I should not have to see anyone writing notes because it is all in the courseware."

I love this course already!

is this really the end of this summer?

looking back in my first 4-month summer in Toronto... it wasn't nearly as fun as i thought it would be. i had SO MUCH more fun in my '2 month' summers. i enjoyed May & June, volunteering at Bloorview was wonderful. but honestly, i don't think i really enjoyed July & August. it was tiring to work at the YMCA. i do think that i gained experiences that can never be replaced but never again do i want to work for the YMCA. it was just a really unorganized camp... i liked the people but the environment just made me feel blah about it for 10 weeks!

softball was great. i finally played with people i barely knew... i know that at the beginning, i was so hesitant to jump into softball again because i'm just feeling old. BUT the great thing about seniors is that there are always SO MANY OTHERS who are older than you. hahahah... i loved it! thanks so much to all those friends that i made in softball... i really hope i get to see you all around sometime!

hanging out with friends was next to non-existent in the last couple months. housecleaning was so stressful that i really had a hard time just being happy with life in general. there were days that i swear i nearly had a nervous breakdown... i cried everyday for many nights... it's undescribeable. in the end, i'm glad that i've been freed. i didn't mention any of this to even my closest friends until after maybe 3 months of sadness/depression and ever since then, i've been happy! yay for prayer & support!

my ode to summer ended with a two day fever. with sore throat... sad, but NOW I'M BETTER! YAY!

i am returning to kingston tomorrow... maybe boredom OR procrastination will drive me to write more in my blog! *smooch to all my readers... except maybe some creepy ones*