| Things Change |
[Apr. 9th, 2007|10:24 pm] |
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This'll be quick.
Things change in life sometimes. I can't help but do what I feel is best for me at the time. I cannot, and will not spend my time wondering "what if" if I do not follow my heart. At the end of the month I am moving back to Calgary. I am hoping to be there for 8 months to make money to go travelling. I got accepted to the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, NZ. So I am planning to spend my last year there, and then start work.
In the meantime, I will be living with Harrison and Matt. Like I said, things change. But, that does not mean I will forget the past. I am very excited about the move, striving for excellence, and most of all, GOOD TIMES :D
Exams are coming up... and the Canucks made it into the playoffs, Calgary just made it.... just for the record, oh, and heh, the oilers beat them, lmao!!!
Nite dudes, peace out. |
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| stolen from alex |
[Jan. 29th, 2007|05:16 pm] |
| Your Personality Is Like Ecstasy | 
You're usually feeling the love for the world around you - you want to hug everyone.
And while you're usually content to sit back and view the world with wonder...
Sometimes you're world becomes very overwhelming and a little scary. |
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| Done and done!!! |
[Oct. 9th, 2006|11:00 pm] |
Well, i met Dawna today. I knew i'd get along with her. We had a wonderful afternoon in the nanaimo sun :)
Me and Harrison are officially over. It's a long story, but I can't deal with him anymore and he has lost my trust. I will miss him dearly and already do, but he has hurt me too much to deserve my friendship anymore. I hope he figures his shit out before he desides to hurt anyone else in this world becuase girls don't need this shit.
So I must continue to live my life without him in it. At least I got some closure. I want the best for him but at the same time i just want to kick his ass so i can transfer some of my hurt to him. Good-bye Harrison, I will always love you, but I can not do this anymore. I need to live my life for me.
So that's it... on to new and better things in life, and away with the stress. |
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| Stolen from Tom |
[Oct. 6th, 2006|05:26 pm] |
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The truth is you can always run faster but sometimes the truth hurts. |
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| im back |
[Sep. 17th, 2006|10:24 pm] |
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well... im back in van in 3rd year forest resource management at ubc. I have my own basement suite which is really nice. I'm taking belly dancing classes which are really fun. I know a lot more people in my program now and we all get along really well. Fall camp up north was a lot of fun.
Planting was awesome and then so was living with Harrison in Calgary.
It was a good summer with hardly any rain.
Hey, hey, we're the monkees, and people say we're monkeyin around...
i got work to do before bed though. Hope everyone's good. |
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| SCHOOL DONE!!!!! |
[Apr. 30th, 2006|11:50 am] |
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Just a quick entry to say that i'm heading out to the bush tomorrow morning. I'm so happy to be getting out of the city and to meet everyone out there! It's going to be intense, but NO MORE SCHOOL for 4 months!!!! I'm soooooo happy. Let the summer begin :D
It's a beautiful day and i'm moving all my stuff today. Oh man i have so much stuff :s
Ahhh..... one more day to relax before i actually start planting. |
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| 2 more days of school |
[Apr. 27th, 2006|05:20 pm] |
ya so here i am.... exams done, only 2 more days of classes, 2 more tests and i can't figure out this stupid fucking lab :s
i am so exausted! i have been so incredibly busy this month and i need to relax and get some sleep but i dont think it will be happening anytime soon.
im leaving for tree planting on monday. Im really excited about it except for the fact that my boots are KILLING me!!! I've only worn them out in the field a couple of times and i have MAJOR blisters that are HORRIBLE!!! i can hardly walk in them. I bought some mole skin and that isn't even helping. I have no idea how im going to survive planting in them when i cant even walk on normal land in them. I got my polysporn but it doesn't work fast enough. I think that im going to need A LOT of pain killers. Other than the boots i think it's going to be great to meet my crew on monday and play some guitar.
my place is over half packed so that's good...
i have no money
well, i think we have figured out our lab now so i will write again before i leave for planting....
bye for now guys, sorry for the rant |
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| is romance lame? |
[Apr. 25th, 2006|10:15 am] |
| You're a Romantic Kisser | 
For you, kissing is all about feeling the romance
You love to kiss under the stars or by the sea
The perfect kiss involves the perfect mood
It's pretty common for kisses to sweep you off your feet |
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| happiness |
[Apr. 13th, 2006|03:47 pm] |
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i am having an amazing time right now...
i have done all my assignments now and one of my exams. im doing WAY better in school and im loving it. i have been exercising way more and i feel good. i am wasting my time on the net right now but i dont care because i am so happy. giddy actually. tee hee life is good.
He means more to me than he knows... |
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| From Laurina |
[Apr. 4th, 2006|12:55 pm] |
 | You scored as Labret Piercing. You probably intimidate a whole lot of people without really meaning too. If people could just get past the many tattoos, piercings, and sideburns I'm sure they'd love you. Or still be scared, who knows.
Labret Piercing | | 90% | Nipples | | 90% | Dirty Piercings | | 90% | Tongue Piercing | | 80% | Cartilage Piercing | | 70% | Belly Button Piercing | | 60% | Lip Piercing | | 60% | Earlobe Piercing | | 50% | Nose Piercing | | 20% | </td>
What Piercing Are You?
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[Apr. 1st, 2006|04:15 pm] |
i cant wait till next year so i can live off campus!!!!!
also i wish the rain would stop :( |
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[Apr. 1st, 2006|03:35 pm] |
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so i figure no one reads my journal anymore which is fine by me but for some reason i feel very sad today. it all started when i decided to work on my dreads. i knew i would have to spend some time on them because i haven't in a while but i spent 3 hours and they hardly look different. after that i just started feeling crappy, like i wasted half my day. now i'm on the computer doing stuff other than homework and i have no motivation to do anything and i'm going to end up being stressed for time AGAIN!!! sigh... there are several people that i would love to chill with right now. this is the problem with van, i am intimidated by it and can't seem to meet people that i click with. the people that i want to spend time with wont even talk to me... i just want not this
on another note i have been accomplishing a lot lately. i made a list of all the things i have to do in the next month because i am going to be so busy and half of the stuff is crossed off already. i have to go out in a couple of hours to see if i can go buy some more stuff on the list. maybe i can get a crochet hook and fix up my hair some more. i got my planting boots and lotsa socks. i went to "Sport Junckies" and got 6 pairs for 250 each and then i got 4 good pairs at work wear world for 36 bucks... i got lotsa books for the summer, and ive identified all of my mosses and lichens for my last herbarium. i've been doing much better in school. im not looking forward to exams though. i've sorta boxed myself in... i may not have enough time to study
well i should try and write a lab report... |
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| 3 weeks |
[Mar. 20th, 2006|10:37 pm] |
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So, 3 weeks till the end of school. It's been a ride, slow at times and ridiculously fast at others. I've learned amazing things this year. Heh, I've taken it to a level that most people couldn't give 2 shits about :P It's awesome.
New trees = 100
New plants = 175
New found interests = Soil and surveying
Refound interests = Photosynthesis and getting dirty
Language = Spanish
Music = Electronica, Indie, Punk Rock
Hobbies = Guitar, looking at forests
Status = SINGLE!!!!!!!
I had a wonderful weekend with my 2 good friends Mark and Jerry. They're like family to me, sometimes it's too comfortable. lol Anyway, we played 3 player chess on the ferry!!!! And I kicked ass! There was this dude behind us watching the whole time, heh. It was a good drive back to my place and we hung out there for the evening. It was a beautiful day on the mountain. I got to show off, but they weren't bad for their 3rd day on the slopes! I was impressed.
I've been improving and I can't wait to learn more. Next year is gonna be awesome. Other than that it's same old routine. Said good-bye to Rachelle, she's off to Australia till august. She's gonna have a blast. I had an interesting evening with an old friend i bumped into last thurs night. Found out a lot of things that maybe I shouldn't have, but nothing's bugging me so that's a good thing. Finally it's not my problem anymore. I am here for me, if somebody doesn't like that I'm not going to change for them or let anything bug me about it. It's a good feeling. I'm learning to be happy anywhere and everywhere I am.
That's it that's all for now. 1 month 10 days till i go tree planting. Like I say Keep on keeping on... Time goes by sooooo fast!
Love yas :) |
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| time goes by so fast... |
[Feb. 28th, 2006|08:15 pm] |
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aight guys...
why do I always forget how it feels to write? I've been writing since i learned the alphabet and have always spent a lot of time doing it. It seems as though when I get busy, or upset, I stop writing. Whether it's letters to people or lj updates, or my own personal journal, it makes me happy. It's almost like a break in the day, to sit and reflect, and enjoy (or perhaps rant).
So my room might as well be a forest. I have cones, and moss, and lichen, and seedlings, and ferns, and other plants in a corner of my room. Most of them are labelled in order to help me learn the latin names for the exams. I bet i have a mini-habitat for mircoorganisms :p It's tough but I only have 2 months left and then I'm going out tree planting! YAY! well... im actually feeling a little apprehensive about it. I'm scared that i'm not fit enough. I haven't been taking care of myself properly. I know I have the mind for it though. I'm looking forward to playing the guitar and workin my ass off.
For those of you that don't know, I dreaded my hair. I like it a lot. I think it suits me:) One day maybe I'll put up a pic here.... if i ever get around to it.
So I'm really busy as per usual. I'm going to see Animal Collective tomorrow!!!! I've been going out much more lately and it's been great! Heh, this weekend i'll be fairly occupied, and not only with school. I'm looking forward to it. The weekend after this one Mark and Jerry are coming over and we're going SNOWBOARDING!!!!! I'm so excited! It should be tons o fun with them. Really i just wanna show off, but that's just how i am :P
Work's good. I love everyone there.
I've been wondering lately whether I should start focusing on my spirituality a little more. I seem to have none at the moment and haven't for a while and am thinking that i should do some reading. I mean i don't really know what i believe and i think that integrating some sort of spirituality into my life would be good for me. I know I can do more to take care of myself and I think that looking into that aspect of life would help. Do you guys have any book suggestions?
Well... i need REAL me time now, so chau muchachos. |
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| memories |
[Feb. 26th, 2006|09:01 pm] |
when i was a kid i was friends with a boy. this boy lived close to me and we spend many a day together. just doing what kids do. we were best friends. my favourite things to do with him were play road hockey, climb trees, explore, play blackjack, monopoly, pogs, blackberry pickin, ridin bikes, truth or dare. then he moved away and i didn't see him for a long time.
It's interesting how life can bring back childhood memories. Memories long forgotton. Good memories, that you didn't know you missed until now. |
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[Feb. 24th, 2006|03:21 pm] |
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I stole this from alison but i think is needs to be done...
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before? Enroll and go to the Univeristy of BC in the faculty of forestry... heh, lots of other things that will remain nameless, except, drive a 74 VW Super Beetle, Colbalt blue!!!!! oh yeah baby
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't make any... really
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My step-sister!!!!!! Shelby McCredie
4. Did anyone close to you die? My Nanna.
5. What countries did you visit? Canada, oooooh yeah
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? The ability to play and sing rockin tunes!!!
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? There are a few actually... Going to Alberta, the party at the wastelands, leaving Nanaimo.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Realising that the only person that I have to answer to is myself, and that other people should accept me for who I am. I can't use all my energy trying to make other people happy and i can't expect anyone else to do that for me either.
9. What was your biggest failure? Selfishness... falling in love
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? not too badly, just the crazy winter cold type thing. well i had some trouble mentally for a while there
11. What was the best thing you bought? buying stuff?!?!?! i had no money for that, but i guess if i had to pick something it would be... a five day bus ticket!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? most people i know :D thanks guys
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? I don't really think that's something that should be shared.
14. Where did most of your money go? Tuition. Food. Books. Travel.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My trip with Elena!!!!!!!!!! Soooo fun, and just playin frisbee and swimming. Little things excite me
16. What song will always remind you of 2005? Rock the Casbah - The Clash, it seemed to be the theme song.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? well.... unfortunately sadder. something I have to work on
ii. thinner or fatter? thinner but not by much
iii. richer or poorer? poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? exercising
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? thinking about stupid stuff i can't control
20. How will you be spending Christmas? I spent it wid the fam. It was nice this year
21. [Apparently there is no #21, so I will make one up.] At any point in this past year did you do something that you consider to be completely out of your usual character? yes but im not telling what it was
22. Did you fall in love in 2005? yes
23. How many one-night stands? again with the technicallity here
24. What was your favorite TV program? i don't know... i'm not loyal to tv
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no
26. What was the best book you read? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas baby
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? oh soooooo many... my favs? Spoon, Lyrics Born, The Clash (all over again), DJ Shadow, The Vines/Strokes, Death Cab for Cutie, Starlight Mints, Spearhead, Sweatshop Union.... the list goes on
28. What did you want and get? honestly? Harrison :P
29. What did you want and not get? Nothing
30. What was your favorite film of this year? hmmmm, well, Napolean Dynamite
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 21, and i smoked weed and talked to people on the phone, and walked and read. It was good
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? This is bad, but..... ahem, more money
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005? The skirt and pants deal, belts! and well, crazy shirt combinations and curly hair
34. What kept you sane? Just hanging out.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? uh, again with Johnny Depp
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Stupidly most things
37. Who did you miss? well.... Harrison
38. Who was the best new person you met? Oh there are too many and i cant really say who was the best but... in no particular order, Mark, Jerry, Harrison, Shelby, Chani, Amy, Ben, Val, Jere, Emily, Lindsay, Carlos is cool, Ilan, Yadin, Sean, Laurina, Darren, and I'm sorry if i left anyone out
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005: I need to comunicate properly with the people that mean the most to me
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: sorry i can't do that for you guys...
Well, you guys sorta know what my year was like if you managed to read this far through... ha ha ha, some of this stuff doesn't really apply to things going on in my life right now, but i figured i'd better do this before this year is over :p |
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| trying to do a quick update, while talking to people on msn, lets see how fast i can do this... |
[Dec. 13th, 2005|09:56 pm] |
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Ok so lets just reiterate that the last few months have been INTENSE!!!!
Getting back into school has been harder than i thought it would be.
Some things that I didn't think were going to be so difficult for me:
-living in Van
-living with 3 chicks I've never met
-having a schedule
-being my own best friend
-studying!!!!!!
-memorizing (oh man how that sucks)
-quitting (a few things)
-dealing with my nanna dying
-missing people
-money!
-working at the same time
So I am learning many things!!!!! This semester has flown by and i am gearing up for the next one before i go tree planting this summer. I have learned how to recognize and name (in english and latin) 69 plants. I was supposed to learn 50 trees but i think i would still need the book for that one. I sorta left it to the last minute!!! Now when i walk through the forest it is a completely different experience because my mind is going a mile a minute trying to analyze everything.
I got a bursary for $3300!!! Wahoo. I love free money.
My current goals are: to run the sunrun again this year, and, to get in shape for tree planting!!!
I am cooking a lot. I love slow cookers.
My music collection continues to grow.
I have moss in my room!!!!! (and leaves, and lichen, and berries.... oh the list goes on hee hee)
Almost all of my pics have been developed from my travels last year and soon i will be making a photo album.
That's it for now... I'm happy, and happy=hopefully more writing and reflecting and learning :D |
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| Wow |
[Dec. 13th, 2005|12:10 am] |
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It has been an intense few months but i'm back...
I have just spent a considerable amount of time on here reading, and I never realised how much i'm missed you. So i'm ready to start again. I enjoy this so.
But i am currently too tired. I must sleep, as 3 exams await and studying requires a rested body.
But there si more to come. :) |
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[Oct. 7th, 2005|05:16 pm] |
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SOOOOOOOO fucking stressed |
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| yep here it is, for you to convieniently edit :p |
[Oct. 3rd, 2005|07:19 pm] |
A Summary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, increases public awareness about harmful chemicals, exemplifies their effect on the environment, and provides alternative biological solutions their use. Carson’s style comprises a language that is useful to both the general population and to conservation biologists, plus, specific examples pertaining directly to different types and locations of spraying. She asks thought-provoking questions throughout the book, keeping readers engaged in the subject.
The story begins with an average American town, beautiful and full of life. One day, however, death suddenly plagued the town. By setting the scene in this manner, Carson is able to prepare her audience for the main reasons death has occurred.
New chemicals are produced faster than the population can adjust to them: death occurs before immunity. Chemicals have been sprayed over our earth to “eradicate” insects and other pests before they take over. They are chemicals such as arsenic, DDT, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, and alkyl and organic phosphates. But when did we say that spraying could be done freely on this earth?
After explaining several chemicals in detail, Carson explores their effects on our water, soil, and land. Water provides easy transport for chemicals and has been found in areas nowhere near the original spraying. Soil, very important for agriculture, contains cumulative effects of spraying and high concentrations of chemicals can be found in it for years. On land, spraying is usually used to eliminate a certain species; however, this can cause many adverse effects on wildlife, plants, and even things like tourism. Many studies on different sprayings and their effects on the environment are illustrated. Low levels of DDT concentrates, for example, can be found in earthworms and bugs, but then, other animals eat these creatures in vast amounts. The DDT accumulates in the animals and eventually the concentration is so high that death is inevitable. Reproduction of the animals may result in infertile offspring, contributing to loss of different species. Excessive spraying, or spraying when it’s not needed amplifies this problem.
After focusing on wildlife and plants, Carson switches the subject to chemical effects on the human body and the cell. The Food and Drug Administration has set limits on the concentration of chemicals that can be applied to crops and food sources. These limits are negligible, as studies show that there is a cumulative effect of chemicals in the human body. These chemicals are causing an ecological problem in the web of life and a detrimental effect on the central nervous system. They effect energy production and chromosome duplication in the cell. Alongside these factors, it has been proven that five out of six pesticides are carcinogens. Yet, it’s impossible to avoid these chemicals due to the excessive spraying.
Regardless of the unwarranted spraying, the insects have prevailed. Carson shows that this is the Age of Resistance: insects are actually adapting to new chemicals extremely quickly. Because other life cannot adapt to these changes, we need biological solutions to pest problems instead of chemical control. She ends the book by suggesting solutions such as “male sterilization” by x-rays and gamma rays, insect attractants and sound to lure insects away from mating or from a certain area, using disease to infect insects, and using natural enemies to control insect population.
Conservation refers to a condition that should be maintained. Carson writes about how we can use different methods together with selective spraying to prevent insect invasion. The main concern is that we, as a population, need to be aware of this issue. There are biological solutions but the change starts with awareness. If we don’t stop spraying uncontrollably we will end up poisoning ourselves. Awareness needs to start now. |
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