Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
… make all the suffering worthwhile. Copied from an e-mail received this morning: “Jennifer: I have received and reviewed your interim 03-1 graduation report, and find that, pending successful completion of your 03-1 courses, your CMNS Major will be complete. I have passed my findings along to the Dean of Applied Sciences office. Convocation for … Continue reading Things like this…
Now I know that retail isn’t the most forgiving job out there – heck, I’ve done it – and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I mean, somebody’s gotta be there to service me when I need to spend my hard earned money. But there are just some people out there, who have obviously made … Continue reading Retail Hell
I got a call from my mom the other day. This in itself isn’t terribly unusual, but what she had to say is. Apparently my grandmother is pretty ill. Ill enough to admit to being utterly incapacitated. The fact that she will admit that something is wrong means that whatever it is, it’s pretty serious. … Continue reading Growing up, Getting on
OOH… it’s been a while, but here’s the ever popular Friday Five! 1. What was the last song you heard? Whatever was on the radio last, I think it was that Brian Adams/Sporty Spice Song. 2. What were the last two movies you saw? Hmm.. I’ve been a bit too busy for movies lately… I … Continue reading Friday Five!
I was just browsing the canada.gc.ca site when a window popped up – if I choose to participate in their little study, which monitors my activity on their site for 8 weeks, they’ll send me $50. Hey, $50 is $50 – so I signed right up. Privacy Schmivacy. I don’t really know how much I’ll … Continue reading Show me the $$
So I went to this thing yesterday called “Careers in Communication” where I got to learn that I’d probably be better off becoming a professional student than trying to get a job with my degree. The upside was that I did win a door prize. A CD – Massive 2004. Not something I’d ever buy … Continue reading Technology… huh.
So I get up this morning, shower etc. and head off to school. I got on the bus, lamenting the fact that I forgot my discman, and headed up the hill. As I’m walking up the stairs to the West Mall I run into a group of people from my class who are heading back … Continue reading annoying