Speaking of which, I learned that I can only start moving in to my dorm on September 6th. Which is a lot later than I was thinking. I thought I would be able to move in during the final week of August, and be able to settle in and get to know the place. Apparently not so. And to make matters a little worse, my mum says we can't go up with my stuff until the 8th. This would give me two days to settle in and find classes and whatnot, as everything starts on the 10th for me.
I watched the opening ceremonies for the Olympics online, streamed, which meant no commercials or news cast interruptions. I thought they were brilliant. I am a big fan of the British, and I think they did themselves proud with everything. I am still sad that there wasn't much Doctor Who inclusion, but I guess there is still the closing ceremonies for hope. But come on, a forty foot tall blow-up Voldemort? That will be tough to beat. As for the sports, I find that I watch them a bit more than I used to. I don't find many them to be particularly interesting, but there are a few I like. Diving, swimming, and beach volleyball are among my favourites. I never really watch any track and field sports. Shame I missed archery, that would have been interesting. As for cheering, I like to spread it around. Canada first, and then Great Britain, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Australia, Russia. Although I don't really care who wins in the end.
This past week hasn't been entirely without interesting news. I finally completed all of my driving lessons, and passed both of the tests that needed to be done. I must say, the first one (including the skills and 'habits' learned in the lessons) proved to be more difficult than the second (a mock test for the next class of driving license). I am so thankful those are done with. They were getting to be quite bothersome.
I've thought about doing a foreign exchange as well, Adam. I might do one, also in my third year, though I was thinking of doing mine somewhere in the UK. I will be studying literature, and I think it would be cool to do a focus on Shakespeare in the country it was written in. I've also considered Australia.
Kira, I can't really say that I am keeping up with any series or books meant for younger people. I still buy books from a historical series called Dear Canada, which are fictional diaries depicting historical events in Canada. I haven't read any of them in a long time, but I still feel that I should buy them and keep the collection. Who knows, maybe they will be worth something someday.
Before I go, I have a question for you all. Do any of you do anything artistic? Paint, draw, write, compose, anything along those lines? I've been doing painting for some time now, and have finally finished my first painting I did for myself.
-Deidra
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