3 Days til I go home!

I like writing on this thing even if no one reads it, although I know that people do. It gives me something to do and keep up with and I like to talk, what can I say. My deadly invertebrate exam went alright yesterday. It started off really good and I was acing the multiple choice. The written was good too, but then I went back and did the questions from the mc that I didn't get before and that made me mad because for the "which one is false" question, I really thought they were all true so it was just a guess mainly. So overall I was pretty happy with how that went. I just have animal behaviour left on Friday. I should have started looking at it a couple of days ago but I am planning on going to the library all afternoon in order to get a good chunk of studying done. It's really weird right now, I actually want to study and it seems like going home is just some reward that I get after I am done.

My roommates and I watched Hairspray last night and had popcorn and stuff. It was good times, but I am super tired today. This will probably be my last blog before I go home. I am pumped to go home and even though I get less than 2 weeks off it will be good. I'm gonna try and go home sometime during the semester this time too. Well that's all for now, later days!

Football Watching Sunday

Warning: this blog is going to be about the football games today so if you don't want to read that's fine with me. Just warning you.

I don't know what the heck was with Tony Romo today. The offensive line was giving him enough time to get throw long but he kept taking some steps forward to throw the ball. The d line was then able to just come over from where they were and sack him. He must have been sacked over 10 times. I don't think that it was the fault of the Cowboys O line either, it was Romo's. He was also trying to hard to make big plays and throw fancy. When he got it to Whitten and Crayton they gained yardage. Both those guys can make such big plays after the catch. It's good that they are recognizing the importance of those guys since TO is being guarded so closely in the past few games. Obviously any team is going to key on him. He wasn't looking that good either today. He lost some spark or something and wasn't really trying to make the play. He can jump higher than his defender and out run him too, but today I didn't see it. Meanwhile, Jason Whitten is amazing. He holds onto the ball, for the most part, and makes good plays after the catch. He is reliable and seemingly always open for the short pass. I like watching him. His height and strength and athleticism are really shining now that he is getting the ball a whole lot more.

I personally didn't think that Dallas deserved to win that game. The defense did a good job, actually it was a good defensive battle, hence the 10-6 final. But the offense couldnt' get it together which I thought started all with Romo. DeMarcus Ware is amazing to watch too. I love defense. I could watch it all the time. He had a couple sacks and some key tackles that made it so awesome to watch today. I am also pretty pumped that Miami won their first game this year too. I know what it's like to be on a losing team, actually pretty much every time I've played on has been a losing team, so it's nice to see them win. I know that my dad will be happy too since he likes Zach Thomas.

I also want to comment on what Westbrook from the Eagles did at the end of the game. He had the opportunity to score with 2 minutes left in the game with the Eagles up 10-6. He just slid to a stop at the 1 yard line. Getting the touchdown would have made it a two score game, but stopping allowed Philly to eat up the clock and secure the win. First off it was a smart play by him but second who in their right mind would give up a touchdown for themselves for the sake of the win for the team. I mean that is really classy. Thinking about it, I know that I couldn't do that. And I know that this is going to go off topic, but I can't help but think how selfish and "self minded" we are these days. I think that's one reason why I like watching football. Sure everyone wants to boost their stats, but you see this amazing team atmosphere that is so unified that no matter what, they want to win. That Patriots are like that. All over the league you see starters sitting or injured and the back up goes in and starts to shine. They are thinking "I just want to be out there to lead my team to victory. That should be me.", but they are the biggest supporters on the sideline. Teams are like that. I miss being part of a team. Basketball gave me this place where I could try my hardest to succeed but by doing my best I help others and we all work together to win and improve our abilities. Sports are just so great.

And wow the injuries. Two guys in the Dallas game went off for massive knee injuries. I cringe watching it. My heart goes out to all those players who's seasons get put to an end by one stupid turn or coincidental collision. Speaking of which, did you hear about a basketball team that was in a car crash in Saskatchewan? I don't know the details I just heard it in church today. It's especially hard on a team, that close knit bunch of athletes who are more like family than anything else. On this topic, you should rent "We are Marshall". So good.

12-2 not bad. We still clinched a first round bye. Apparently not done since 1998. Yay Dallas.

2 down, 3 to go

YAY I am almost half way done. There truly will be no halfway obviously because I can't write half a test, or will not stop halfway during my next one to say that I am halfway done. One more and the hump is over, sort of like Wednesdays being hump day in the week. Once it's passed everything just goes faster and it's almost the weekend

My first exam on Monday went really well so I am happy about that. The one today, algae and fungi, was brutal. I didn't really know how to study for it. It's one of those tests where there is just too much information to process and there is no way of knowing all of it thoroughly. So I did the best that I could. The multiple choice was so easy and so I did well on that but the written questions weren't that great. My friend in that class thought they were sort of unfair and hard too.

So Monday I have EOS, Tuesday is Inverts. and Friday is Animal Behavior. I am looking forward to studying two things at the same time opposed to looking at the same junk day after day. It's easier to study eos for an hour then inverts, then eos, then . . . well you get the picture. It's more entertaining to change it up a bit.

Today was good though. I got my Christmas shopping done and did some other errands that I had been putting off for awhile. I even ate out at Taco Time and so it was an over all good shopping experience. Usually I hate shopping. I think my 12 packs of gum were good purchases too and will keep me going for the rest of my exams opposed to eating a lot of food. I even rented some movies tonight so that I wouldn't have to study and I could just chill. I'm feeling relaxed and ready to hit the books again tomorrow. I plan on studying hardcore for tomorrow and Sat. so that I can still watch football on Sunday!!

I really wish that I was done school already though. Jess went home today, Joe is going home tomorrow, and Leia on Saturday. Let's just say that by the time next Friday rolls around I will be more than ready to be home. Update on my knee: deep water jogging is making it way stronger and is keeping me from running or doing other stuff at the gym that I shouldn't be doing. Of course I am still biking and doing weights, but it makes me think that I am working hard and actually doing stuff. My actual knee hasn't been too bad lately, just my IT band is tight and sore so I have to stretch lots.

Studying is basically the only thing I am doing this weekend. Maybe watch some movies, go for a bike ride, if it's nice go to the beach, and of course whatever other procrastination things I do. Later days!

Games, games, games, oh how I've missed you.

Yes I realize that it has only been 2 days since I lasted posted, but who cares. What else am I supposed to do as I procrastinate studying? I have almost finished seasons of "Murder She Wrote" and "Reba", so I need another vice, I guess you could say.

Everyone is so stressed here for finals and it brings me to wondering why I am not more stressed about them. I am a little worried about the actual possibility of failing one or two of my courses and so not thinking about them helps me ease the worry. You see, you have to pass the lab section and the lecture section. I have high marks in the lab, but in inverts. and icthyology I barely passed the lecture midterm. That's the only thing I am concerned about. Bigger things are pressing on me. To name a few would be how I think that my wisdom teeth are finally going to make an appearance which is causing some pain, and how the weather is so great and I can't do anything outside because I can't do anything period. I would love nothing more than to hike up Mt. Doug today, which I may do anyways just because no one is here to stop me hahaha. Also just other stuff is racing through my mind that makes me think that studying is trivial.

Youth wasn't that great last night. I am getting better at that stupid cup stacking game though. We pretty much just played lame video games and other games all night with only like, you guessed it, two youth showing up again. Figures. What's the big thrill in video games anyways? I mean I like a good Mario Kart race every now and then, but sitting for hours on end staring at a tv screen seems utterly pointless to me. What happened to good old board games and games like spoons or other card games? That's where the real fun lies. Speaking of which, I cannot wait to play games all Christmas. Usually my family doesn't play with just our family because we fight too much, haha, but I think that we have to this Christmas. I have gone a whole semester deprived of games. I wouldn't even be surprised if Jon can beat me at speed or I don't know by now.

Oh I simply can't wait to be home. To see the Christmas decorations, drive some sweet vehicles, eat some cherry cheesecake cups, see my family, play some electronic skipbo, do all our Christmas traditions with McComishs, and just be home. It should be a really good Christmas, and you know what, I am even excited to see the snow. Shocker I know.

Christmas Trees and Studying

Hey folks. It's been almost a week since my last blog, I used to do this more regularily but lately nothing is really interesting and exciting in my life. My first exam is on Monday so I am trying to study for that. I keep procrastinating though. There are 3 days between each one of my exams so I am only worried about studying for one of these at a time. It makes life easier. Yeah, really I just have nothing new to share.

Last night I did go to the Empress Hotel downtown and look at all the Christmas trees. Various organizations around Victoria set up and decorate a Christmas tree in the hallways of the hotel. People then donate money to the BC Children's Hospital when they vote for their favorite or the best one. It's really cool. I'm just going to make the rest of this post pictures of that. These pictures don't do it all justice. There is everything from CARS themed ones, to the Grinch, to Irish, to everything. I have more pictures so if you are interested sometime I could show you them. Enjoy.