Quetico trip

Here are the pictures from our Quetico trip this year. We started out at Beaverhouse Lake, portaged into Cirrus Lake, paddled up to Sue Falls and back down Cirrus, portaged into Quetico Lake and then back into Beaverhouse. Sorry, I didn't label the lakes or anything in the photos.

They're not the best pictures cause they are scanned from prints-- we used a film camera.

Use the +/- buttons to speed up or slow down the slideshow. Enjoy!

Bittersweet

K guys, I officially got into the BFA degree program at U of M! Woo-hoo! *champagne glasses clinking*

But man, oh man, is next year going to be stressful! SO. MUCH. SCHOOL.

I'm putting a schedule together as we speak. I'm trying to get a timetable worked out now so that I can just come home from camping and register and relax. No hassle.

Here's what my schedule is looking like so far, and honestly, it's about the only thing that I can get to work out:

*All the courses on here are mandatory except French. Even if I dropped French though, there's not much flexibility in the rest of it. Sigh.

Monday
3:00 pm -- 6:00 pm: Basic Design

Okay, not so bad. This is a three hour course though that I have to take three times a week. Yikes!

Tuesday
10:00 am -- 11:20 am: Introduction to Art
1:00 pm -- 2:15 pm: French
3:00 pm -- 6:00 pm: Fundamentals of Drawing

A little worse. School from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Eight hours of school. Fundamentals of Drawing is another three hour course, three times a week.

Wednesday

11:30 am -- 2:30 pm: Fundamentals of Drawing
3:00 pm -- 6:00 pm: Basic Design

Not bad for number of classes, but not only one three hour class-- two of them.

Thursday

10:00 am -- 11:20 am: Introduction to Art
1:00 pm -- 2:15 pm: French
3:00 pm -- 6:00 pm: Basic Design

Basically, the same as Tuesdays. So not one eight hour day a week-- two of them.

Friday

11:30 -- 2:30: Fundamentals of Drawing

Again, not so bad.

I was hoping to work it out so that I would only have to go to school 4 times a week, but it doesn't look like that will be happening. If I don't take French, I think I can make it work, but I don't know. I want to take that course, but I guess I can always take it second year (or third year? I don't know what year I am in anymore. It's my second year of university, but my first year in my program... hmm...)

Also, I was looking at taking Fundamentals of Marketing because I want to get into advertising, but I think I might put that off until second year or at least second term. I found a course second term that I could just tack onto my Monday and Wednesday mornings. But it means starting at 10:00 instead of 3:00 or 11:30, and still going til 6:00. I don't know if that's worth it or not, but if it will still work out on my schedule I think I'll register now, and if by the end of term 1 I think, Hey, I can handle it, then I'll take it. If not, I will drop it. Easy as pie.

Mmmm, pie...

Haircut?

I've decided I want to chop my hair short again. Here are some haircuts I am considering (Nina says they are all the same, I don't think they are):

I am leaning most I think toward the first one, but maybe a little longer so that I can wear it somewhat messy like the second one. I just like that you can see the layers in the third one.

I am scared that I don't have the face for it though. I mean, I know my hair has been short before, but never this short. Also, I think my face is kind of boyish already so I don't want to look like a little boy, you know? I don't know. We will see. I haven't completely decided yet.

My mother loves long hair. I don't know why. Anyway, she told me today: Why do you want to cut off your hair? Your hair looks so nice long. You're going to look a boy. You're going to look like you're twelve years old. If you get it cut, do it when you go back to Winnipeg cause I don't want to look at it!

Ugh.

Not that big a deal, Mom. It will grow back.

But I'm excited. I like having long hair cause I feel I can do more with it, but I'm too lazy to ever spend the time. Yes, if I cut my hair short, I will have to style it every day, but it won't take as long. And I can wear cute little barettes and stuff, hehehe.

Anyway, those are my thoughts. Let me know yours.

I'm sailing away...

It's days like these I wish I was rich. I wish I had a big, big boat or a private jet and I could just hop on in and fly or sail to the other side of the world. Go visit Australia or something, just get out of here.

I am just so sick of certain people who feel the need to make themselves feel all high and mighty by putting me down and taking out all their regrets and angers on me. Sorry, that's not why I'm here. I am not a human piñata.

I am so sick of being yelled at, of being blamed for absolutely everything. And I am so sick of you.

It is not my fault that you are unhappy with your life, and you have no right to bring me down with you.

How many weeks?

Yes, ladies and gentleman, I have been home a total of three weeks. It feels like such much longer, I know.

Updates, updates...

I got that second job I'd been crossing my fingers about. I like it. I enjoy it for the most part. Obviously, I have no experience whatsoever in the field of graphic design, so understandably, it's not as 'exciting' right now as my imagination would like it to be, but I get to see a lot, and that's what I really wanted out of it: the experience. Now I'll be able to put a graphics company on my resume, and regardless of my jobs there, that's still pretty cool. But, as I said, I am learning a lot about everything, and my working there will be very beneficial. I get quite a few hours too, so that's nice considering our hours have been cut back in the lab (that makes me sound like such a scientist). Anywho...

My portfolio is sent, sent, sent; going, going, gone. I wish I would have taken a photo of all the things in it. I think I have a good chance of getting in. Honestly, I do. But I still keep my fingers crossed just in case. I will know by the end of May, early June whether or not I've been accepted. And because I know you are all bouncing and waiting at the edges of your seats to find out whether or not I have been, I decided I will let you guys know when the time comes.

Until then, please, please, please keep your fingers crossed for me. I really, really want to get in.

I have decided the dates for my camping trip with my dad and Nina (July 4-9) and also my trip to Winnipeg (July 17-19). I am very exciting for July. It will just whiz right by. Here is a list of everything that happens in July:

• July 1- Canada Day
• July 4-9- camping at Quetico
• July 11- my 19th birthday! Woo-hoo!
• July 15- my mom's birthday
• July 17-19- my Winnipeg trip
• July 25- my aunt's birthday
• July 27- my dad's birthday
• July 30- my cousin's birthday

So, you see, with all the events going on, July will be a breeze. Which is good, but also bad. I like July. I like summer. I don't want it to be winter again.

Also, Zan left today. He was visiting for a couple of days. I miss him. Yesterday he and I went to Boulevard Park, which was nice. It was warm- not too cold for being right on the lake. Is Boulevard a lake? A pond? I don't know. But I had fun... except when he took my hat. That made me a sad panda. But other than that, I am a happy panda to have been able to see him. I had a fun couple o' days. Now, another two months. Sigh.

But.. I will have a good summer. I will, I will, I will. And I will be accepted to U of M and will return in September, when I will have my VERY. OWN. ROOM.

Ontario

Here is my first blog entry since being home for the summer in Thunder Bay.

Unfortunately, it is not that exciting.

I am working as a photo lab technician again this summer at Wal-mart. There are a few things that are different, but I think a lot of things are the same. Everything slowly came back to me so I don't think I should have too many problems. We have a cool new machine to burn CD's and eventually DVD's. I had a lot of fun watching it.

School update:

I ended up with a C in statistics, which is pretty decent considering I failed the exam. And with the A I got in french, which was six cr. hrs compared to statistics which was only three, it didn't really bring down my GPA all that much. So, I might not take it again. I haven't really decided yet. But the good news is I can afford not to if I so choose.

My portfolio is coming along nicely. I have the minimum 9 works, and now I have the 3 mandatory projects done as well. So, really, I think I could submit it right now if I wanted. But, because I am getting my digital works printed tomorrow, even if I mailed it tomorrow night, it wouldn't be mailed out until Monday. So, I think I'm going to wait the weekend, try to finish painting my tiger, maybe do a couple other drawings or something, experiment, and then I'll send it out Monday morning.

It's not due till Friday so I won't have to even pay so much to express mail it overnight- which is what I was worried would happen because I felt like I had so much left to do when I left Winnipeg.

I still feel a bit overwhelmed with all the things I have to do. I started "renovating" in my room, and it's a terrible, terrible mess. I had to post-pone my cleaning because of the portfolio. I got back Sunday night and since I've already worked two shifts, I have another shift tomorrow, and I have somewhat of an interview next week.

But, once I get through all that I am sure this summer will be exciting and relaxing. Yes.

Number two

Exam number two went much better than exam number one. Phew.

Lots and lots of writing though! The exam was 15 pages (two full pages were lines and I think like three half pages were lines as well) and boy, does my wrist hurt from writing. The bright side: I had something to write.

Another bright side: school is officially over. "Hoo-rayy!" says Sharon Osbourne.

However, that means I must leave Winnipeg. I must go home, which I am excited about. Yes, yes. But, I am also sad to be leaving. I had a great first year here. I will miss the independence. And Zan lives here. So I am sad to leave him as well. I will miss him.

But, I will be back. Have no fear! And I am very excited to have my very own room next year, even if it does have a small window and (apparently) isn't that nice a building.

I am not, however, excited to be taking stats again. *Sigh*