Fourth week in, and so far it's good.

So I've decided to update. I really shouldn't be on here, 'cause I have homework I'm supposed to be doing, but I'm taking a break. Well, I haven't really been doing much of it, so it's not really a well-deserved break or anything, but still.

So I like school. I like the classes. They're pretty interesting, and the homework isn't killing me yet. I mean, it takes a while to do, but it's not super hard. Right now I'm working on a creative brief for travel mugs. Yeah, it's not so easy. But they're interesting, and I'm learning new stuff. Which is great, 'cause that was part of the reason I didn't like Humber, we never really learned anything new. So I'm loving it right now.

I'm not liking having math, though. It's kinda basic math, but with a new twist. I mean, it's the four basics (add, subtract, multiply, divide), but they add stuff we never did in high school. Like how to find the rating for your tv show, or figure out if your target audience is really affected by your ad. And how to budget for advertising and marketing. So it's interesting. But I hate math.

So now I can't look at ads the same way anymore. Shittiness. Though I've seen some super good ones now.

So work is good. I work about 35 hrs a week. It's pretty crazy. But the people are pretty good, and I like the store, so it works. And of course, I want everything we sell. I don't have my own kitchen, but that doesn't matter. I still want it.

So my schedule is pretty crazy. I work on sundays from 12-7, and then monday through thursday I leave my house at 7:30 am and I come home at about 11 pm. Thankfully, I have no class and no work on fridays. And I have sat off as well. I actually like my schedule, 'cause although the days are long, I have two full days off. So it's like my weekend, kinda.

And then on either friday or saturday night, Ela comes over. Since I'm not home to watch my shows anymore, my mom got the Rogers box that lets you tape stuff. So I tape all my shows and watch them on fri or sat. So Ela comes over and we watch Criminal Minds, Law & Order, and the Mentalist.

So I really have to do my hw now. I'm tired and want to go to bed. So maybe I'll update again on the weekend.

I love the Palooza!!

So I went to orientation today, and I'm even more excited now than I was before.

So the school orientation was pretty lame. They hand out the agenda, and then they talk about random crap about succeeding and all that stuff. And then they gave out some frisbees and shirts and mugs. Regular, boring. Same as Humber's, except Humber gave you like a whole package of stuff.

The Advertising Palooza, which is what they called the program orientation, was much better. It was a joint orientation and food drive. For every item you donated, you got a ticket. Then you went to the table with the 40 or so prizes and picked which one you wanted to put your ticket into the draw for. So each ticket was only in a draw for one prize, not for all. There was also another table with one box and all tickets were eligible for all prizes. So the individually drawn prizes were good. There were two BlackBerrys, an iPod, two DVD burners, a DVD player, two cameras, textbooks, and so on. The smaller prizes, from the other table, were tshirts and mugs and hats and so on.

So of course, I don't win any good ones. Well, I won one, but it wasn't a BlackBerry or iPod, so I was sad. Anyways, I got a gym bag, a Bernie Mac bobble head, two movie passes, two coupons for Popeyes, two DVDs, a Mohawk shirt, and a 1GB USB key. So really, not too bad.

We also all got banana guards. Yes, you read that right. Banana guards. They look like some sort of weird sex toy, so it made for an interesting time as the coordinator tried to explain what they were and then hand them out. In case you're wondering, they're supposed to be so that your banana doesn't get squished in your backpack or lunchbag.

Actually, I'll show you how funny they look:

As you can see, they look like a sex toy. What made ours worse was that they weren't all in pretty colours, they were all black. Yeah, it was interesting.

Then we split into teams and built a tower out of straw. We lost. Quite sad.

The teachers seems pretty cool. I mean, they didn't really get to talk too much, but they were really nice and seemed to have a sense of humour. Also, some of them were obviously favourites, so we'll see how that goes. And one was super hot. :D

So all in all, I had a good time. Traffic was pretty good, and I managed to find parking. Hopefully it's this good every day!!

I also like the school better than I like Humber. Humber always seemed kinda dark to me. And I hated the lack of Timmie's. Really, all you could eat was Harvey's ,Pizza Pizza, William's, or cafe food. Even the pub served Pizza Pizza!! Mohawk has way more choices. It has a few of the same: cafe food, Harvey's, Pizza Pizza, Mr. Sub. But it also has two Tim Horton's, a Domino's Pizza, the Arnie, and the Cellar & Grill. I love that I can get some Timmie's in the morning now. I soooo hated that about Humber.

The only thing I'm hoping right now is that textbooks aren't too much. I think I already have the Marketing book, but I don't really have the cash to spend $500 on books right now. So hopefully they're not all super necessary.

As for my classes, I've looked at the outlines, and they don't all look so bad. Some look like they'll be a lot of work, and will take a lot of freaking time and effort. Some don't seem too bad. Hopefully it won't be too crazy with me working as often as I can.

So yeah, bedtime now. But be excited for me, 'cause I am!! Starting something new will be super good for me. I have two places to meet new people now: school and work. I just hope it works out!!!

Susana

And the summer comes to an end...

So the cottage was awesome. It was just me, Ela, and Gaby. It was pretty relaxing and the weather was super good. Best thing ever?? Sitting in a hot tub, looking at the stars. Love it!!

So yeah, we didn't get to do too much, since my back stopped working a few days before. Thankfully, by the time we got to the cottage I was mobile, so it didn't suck too bad. Apparenlty standing for four hours while waiting at the hospital is good for my back when it hurts. It seems to have helped. It was super painful, but it helped.

So we still went to town, ate lunch there a few times. Very good food. I love doing that, it feels like you could be in El Salvador, with the breeze and the openness and the water. Plus, the food is good. And we had Beaver Tails. Chocolate and banana, so yummy. We also went to the visitor's centre and did some hiking. I also climed to the top of the Lookout Tower. It was prolly funny to watch, since I panicked and started hyperventilating and super sweating on the way down....but I did it!! Me and heights, we're not friends.

The water was also super good. It wasn't ice cold like it was at the beginning of July in the park. It was nice and swimmable. And we went kayaking. Not so easy with the waves.

It was a good week.

Also, I got a job. It's at Kitchen Stuff Plus. I start on sunday, I have an 8 hour shift. So I'm happy. It's in Oakville, so not super close, but it's directly between here and school, so it works out. I just hope it doesn't suck. I guess I'll see on sunday!!

I have my orientation on thursday. I'm looking forward to it. I get to meet all the students and teachers and find out all about the program. My orientation is also a food drive, so I'm thinking of raiding my cupboards and bringing some stuff.

You know, I'm looking forward to school. I've had a pretty eventful summer, and although most of it was good, there were a few rough spots. But I like that I had something planned most weekends, and lots of camping and going away. At least this way, no matter what shit happened to make it seem bad, the summer wasn't wasted and I had a good time. But I am looking forward to school and work. And meeting new people. And still partying!!

Oh, and I've now watched Gossip Girl, which I didn't watch season one, but it's soooo good. I could so get attached. And the new 90210?? I'm sold on it already!! It was like the O.C., but better because it wasn't the same shit over and over again, and it had Jennie Garth. So I'll definitely be tuning in every week.

So that's my updating for now. I have a migraine which definitely makes me need some sleep. Nighty night!!

Susana