Please Don't Kill Me

     I totally almost forgot to post. If it wasn't for the Skype call I am about to make while I write I would not have posted. Despite the fact that two out of three of my classes for today were cancelled, it has been very busy.

     This weekend we had a floor hockey tournament between the houses. Surprisingly our team came in fourth place, which is awesome considering we are in a quiet house and those houses usually don't even participate. I quite like floor hockey, much better than actual hockey since I am terrible at skating. I like to play defence, since I am not afraid to be a bit rough. I ended up with a few nasty bruises, but it was all fun.

     We also went to the pool on Monday and also this evening. It's a really nice and big pool. I love to swim, and have decided to try to go at least twice a week. Great way to get exercise, spend time when I'm not in class, and have fun, since I love to swim.

     Katie, I think you need to get a hobby. All of that school work can't be good for you. I suggest learning a new skill that is independent from school. 

     Adam, I haven't watched Vlogbrothers in quite a few months, so I haven't gotten to see the 1000th video. I joined the English Students' Associated and also a club-type thing for writers. I am also half of the media representatives for our house. I will write and another student will photograph. Along with the swimming and actually going to school, I think I will be set for this year. 

     Kate, I think we are really glorifying the university experience. Personally I don't get too much homework, being a first year English major, but I know some people who have tons of work. Keeping up with it isn't too difficult, but I can tell you that you won't have a problem with having too much time on your hands. There is always prep work and reading and studying to do.

     Campion, I am not really a fan of the Halo games. I've not ever played them, but I have seen them be played and they just look terribly difficult. Also, I am not good at shooting and strategy games. And I LOVED Spyro: Year of the Dragon. I grew up with a Playstation and that was one of my favourite things to play. That and Crash Bandicoot. But I agree, Spyro was a good one. I liked the skateboarding mini-games. I was amazing at those. And of course, Pokemon always remains a number one. That about sums up my video gaming experience though. 

     Going home this weekend. Not that I want to, but I have an optometrist appointment. I really like being here, especially on weekends, since there is always something fun to be done. I am going to a hockey game tomorrow night before I leave. It is the first official game of the season. I am quite excited, even though I don't particularly like hockey. Anywho, I hope you all have good weeks. Don't cry too hard over the Ponds, especially since we get Oswin. Don't forget to be awesome!
-Deidra

I Even Ended Up Taking That Physics Class....

So it's back to the daily grind of school. All I can say is this will probably the first year where I won't have endless amounts of free time from putting work off or simply not having all that much work to do. It's actually kind of hard for me to believe that it's only been four days, I've been so busy it feels way longer than that. It already looks like I'll have more to do in Student Council than last year and I know for sure I'll have more work to do for my classes. And that's basically why I decided to write on Friday, because that way I would actually have time to post and the rest of the weekend to do homework. But, yeah, I'll try to not complain about school in every post.

In my English class we're supposed to be reading The Great Gatsby right now which I think is pretty cool because John is doing those videos on it at the same time. I'm also going to be reading Jane Eyre and Sense and Sensibility for my Independant Study Unit. I was thinking of reading those books sometime anyway so I figured they'd be a decent choice.

Also today was pretty exciting because there was some problem with the fire alarm, making it go off for no apparent reason so we got to stand outside for like at least a half hour and miss class while the firemen checked it out. Four fire trucks came which was pretty cool.

Adam, I hope college is going well and you're enjoying yourself. Also Happy (early) Birthday, because it's closer to the 12th now then it would be if I waited till my next post. Hope you have an awesome one.

Katie, don't worry about your little panda drive adventure. I think it happens to most people every once in a while. I myself am constantly looking for lost things and sometimes it turns out I was holding it the whole time.

Kate it must be kind of a big thing for your brother to be training to join the army and I'm not really sure what to say, but good luck to him. I hope it goes well.

Kira I hope your sweater was fixable. I don't have a sweater like that, but I know if something else I cared about was damaged I would also be pretty upset about it.

Deidra, I know what you mean about it being nice to see all your friends again because I'm usually gone for the summer and super unconnected with everyone (except you) during that time period.

Campion, I don't really keep up with sports either, even though hockey is a huge thing here in Canada. But when we hosted the Winter Olympics and won against the US in men's hockey for gold I was cheering so hard I even surprised myself.

DFTBA
Kayla