Laurie Marie Thinks

Apparently Thursday is Blog Day

October 17, 2008
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I only have time to blog once a week I suppose.

Thanksgiving was freakin’ awesome! I loved every minute of it. The laughter, the food, the booze, the family…. all terrific! The only downfall is that I didn’t do near enough homework and am now back-logged. Boo.

I had a grammar midterm today. Hopefully it went well. I took the whole 90 minutes, and was done just in time, which was nice. It didn’t seem too hard, which worries me.

I hate group projects. I don’t hate my group, but I hate the feeling of no control over everything and a lack of direction. I need to focus on it, but it’s so hard because I don’t want to focus on what other members are focussing on. I guess I just have to do a basic outline then go from there.

So… yeah. I am so glad I don’t have a job right now or my head may just explode.

Tentative exam schedule!

December 9, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Foundations of Composition.

December 10, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: English (midterm)

December 15, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Research Skills

The other two courses I have (Mac Skills and Reporting) are just final projects that have to be completed in class. The schedule looks pretty good to me- I’m not crazy about Research being so far away from the others because I want to go home ASAP, but then again, it’s more study time. Besides, I’ll have Mac Skills and Reporting in between probably.

So, just to recap: Good Thanksgiving, moderate midterm, hating group projects, no job and exams.

I actually kinda miss high school right now. It was so freaking easy.

PS: Vancouver in 8 more days!!!


Bus Worries

August 23, 2008
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Lessons are over!!!! I’m gonna miss my little guys, even though they were super frustrating at times. It’s so weird to think that I won’t be back there in the spring, yelling “Kick!!!” or something like that. Sue took us out for lunch, and then Jeannine headed to Lethbridge. Needless to say, I wasn’t very sad to see her go.

Edmonton is creeping closer and closer. I can’t wait, but at the same time I’m nervous. I’m scared I’m gonna take the wrong bus and end up on the other side of town. Which is bad. (Obviously). I have the entire weekend before classes start to go back and forth to the college and practice my bus skills.

I hope my roommates are cool. I’m sure they will be, because I filled out that little questionnaire thingy that said I listen to Alexisonfire and stuff like that.

Worries worries worries. I hate it. I’m a very worrisome person when the occasion calls for it.

At this moment, Donna and I have no where to stay in Edmonton next Friday night. The people we were gonna stay with have to go to a funeral.


Coworkers, Money & School

August 15, 2008
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I think she is so lazy and annoying. I am so glad I only have one week left of being her co-worker (although she treats me like her employee)

I think that the only reason I would consider Ste-Anne’s a mistake is because I have no money. NONE. $37 in my bank account. Yes, I got $100 for my birthday, but I really don’t want to spend that on gas. I’m saving it for college supplies.

I think that college is going to be the scariest, most exhilerating thing on the planet. And I know I’m going to change a lot.

I leave in 2 weeks.

I don’t think anyone here is really prepared.

On a side note – I think Oasis and Ryan Adams are going to kick major ass. I can’t believe I can already cross them off my “Things To Do Before I’m Dead” list.


    Bio

    Laurie Callsen was one of six graduates from Westcliffe Composite School’s class of 2008 in Marengo, Saskatchewan. Now a second-year Journalism student at MacEwan, she is currently the News Editor for Intercamp. In her downtime she is an alternative-folk musician who plays guitar and mandolin.