Monthly Archives: January 2008

Yeah.  I really need to start blogging more.  Maybe its because nothing exciting happens, and when I finally have enough exciting things to talk about, I forget about them.  I should be really cool and write them down.  Lawls.

So school started, and you need a run down of my classes!
Geography 100: Why the hell did I register for this class?  So far, I have learned absolutley nothing.  His notes are so scatter brained, and he dictates them.  When he doesn’t dictate them, I barely finish the slide he’s on before he moves onto the next one.  Even worse is the fact that I went to the text book the other night to see if I could get any more valuable information, and his notes don’t really seem to coincide with the book.  I’m going to have to get a move on making something happen with this class, because as of now I don’t even know what we’re doing :(

Geology 211: Wow, lots of memorization.  I told myself I wouldn’t slack off, and make sure that I got all of my studying done as the class went on.  Well, I’ve been slacking a little bit, but I think I’m going to try to do that on monday.  I’m also supposed to write up a lab on monday.  Yikes!

Chemistry 250: So far its cake.  We also get a cheat sheet for the midterm AND final.  I just had my first lab for it yesterday, and it went pretty smoothly.  The write up also looks extremely easy.  I’m not worried one bit.

Chemistry 491AE: Hm.  Well, its not hard so far, but we have a paper worth 30% of our mark, and topics are due really soon, and I haven’t narrowed down my topic.  I have to get a move on this, I’m thinking that I’m going to get together with Jacky this next week and we’re going to hit the books hard and come up with some reasonable topics.  Also, everyone else in that class thinks we’re stupid (even though those dumbasses walked right by a sign that said 491 IS CANCELLED TODAY), so we’re out to prove we’re not.

And thats about it.  So far its just been my teaching schedule that has been bumming me out.  Why?  Just the fact that I’m suppposed to do everything over there and don’t really have the time too.  I’ve been absolutley exhausted these past couple of days aswell, and I’m not sure why.  Oh well, I’ll get over it.

So I got a promotion at work!  Swing manager! HAHAHAHA! Finally.  I think it starts at the beginning of february, because when I checked my schedule to see if I got switched to 8 hour shifts, I hadn’t.  I guess I’ll be waiting just one more week.  We’ll see.  This is good news, since I get 10$ an hour.  I’m psyched.

Also, I think I may have screwed up my schedule for the week off in february, and told them I could work wednesday night.  I’m hoping to sweet gentle jesus they don’t, because that means I can’t teach, and then I would have to teach another night to make up for the fact that I wasn’t able to teach.  Eep!  I’m crossing my fingers for a 10-6 shift.

Also, when this manager thing becomes official, I’m telling my father I’m moving out at the end of April.  I’m not excited about this, but its something I need to do as a person in order to grow.  He’ll probably tell me ‘No’ and ‘thats an awful idea’ but thats what is going to happen.  I’m going to have a stable 10$ an hour job, and I may also get that job with Dr. Murphy, so I’m not exactly worried about anything.

Lastly, I kind of want to quit step dancing.  Reason being is because I don’t get anything out of it, and I keep skipping out of class because I don’t see the point in staying in the corner dancing by myself for one hour.  I would rather use the money towards my sax lessons with Chelsea.  Oh well, what can I do right?  I guess I’ll have to think about it.

Anyways, times for school.

-Ryan

Well, congradulations to Maureen for actually posting something during the holiday.  I was lazy, and I’m assuming so was Megan.  We also worked an ass ton over the holidays.  Oh well.

So, I forgot to mention that Phil got me the expansion for WoW and a brand new mouse for my laptop.  This mouse, in short, is sex.  I love it so much! You can put it on any surface, it actually conforms to my hand, and it glows.  I must have a thing about mice that glow, because my desktop mouse does the exact same thing.  Weird!

So, work work work.  Its been SO dead over the holidays, just because no students are actually in Regina.  Oh well, it meant that I got sent home a lot, but thats ok.  I think I only cut out like 8 hours from my actual total work hours.  Meh.  I’ll survive.

I also got the shaft at work.  Two people have been promoted to Team Leader over me.  One of them isn’t even a crew trainer yet.  The line has been drawn.  A) I’m mailing Ryan to see what the hell that is all about, seeing as I can work 8 hours on the weekends when no one else wants to, and B) When I get the answer, I’m e-mailing Steve to see if there are any openings for team leader at vic east.  If not, then I think I’m done with McDonalds.  I’m sick of being screwed over, and told that I don’t deserve more money even though people leave me incharge of the store and managers tell me theirs codes so I can do the things they don’t want to do.  Its bullshit.

So, school starts tomorrow.  Am I happy?  Not sure, because I know I have to 80 everything this semester so that I can boost my average.  However, I’ve said this the last….6 semesters I’ve been at school, and nothing has happened.  I’m serious this time though, because I have alotted myself more time for school during the semester, and I think I’m going to try working at school a lot more than at home, because we all know how productive that is.  I don’t know, we’ll see.  I know one of my classes is a strait memorization class.  I now know how to handle those, so I am not worried.  I will ace that class, you’ll see!

I will miss the holidays, because I’ve been staying up till 1 or 2 in the morning and then waking up at 12.  Man, Megan, I can see why you do it.  Its the slothful mans way to live life!  WHO!

Also, I’m scrapping the online magazine.  Sorry guys, maybe some other time.  For now, we’ll just trade inside stories and read each others rants on our blogs.  Maybe summer.

Anyways, I’m going to go play some WoW.  I’ll talk to everyone later!

PS: Since my magazine was a bust, I’m going to spruce up this blog instead.  Hoot!