six more days and counting...

No, I do not have a huge event that is happening in my life in six days, but rather, there are a mere six more school days until good good good Good Friday comes and embraces me in a big ol' bear hug of relief. It's 12:30 a.m. At 10:30 p.m. I finished a 10 page paper. After I blog I will start a paper that is due Friday. At least it's only three pages. Tomorrow I have a reading quiz on a book that I have not yet read. hmph. Will the craziness ever end? YES, I tell you, and again, another YES! Six more days!!!

What I just ate: An apple to quench my thirst. Water just hasn't done it for me all day!

An Indication of the hour that is getting later...and later...and later...A good indication that the night is already beginning to wear on me is the fact that I am stewing over an enthralling point that my English prof told me with great excitement and animation: Did YOU know that a sports kinesiology journal uses different citation methods than a general health kinesiology journal? I didn't know that! Whodathunk? hmmmm.....I'm glad I pay big bucks for school. Monday I learned how to take notes (and a good thing too, because for all 4 years of the post-secondary education I've received so far I didn't have a clue! Maybe now I'll invest in a pen! KIDDING...it was a yawner...and now citation methods--WOW!)

What I'm Anticipating: Tomorrow Jennifer gets a long-awaited hair cut compliments of her parents who kept "subtly" hinting that it looked...uh...like I might want to get a haircut...SOON. haha...Dad even opened his wallet and, out of the blue, said, "If money's a little tight right now, I can pay for your haircut!" Is it really that bad?! haha..I know it's annoying for me, but I had no clue!

What's Exciting Me: A clean kitchen...haven't seen the counter for about a week. Amie got to the point where she'd just take random cutlery off of the counter if she needed it and w/o washing it, would use it. EW...haha. I'm also pretty excited about Sunday. My parents and I are going to S'toon later in the day to watch my bro play hockey. Get this--I don't have any homework due for Monday! WEEE!!! AND I can read my book on the way there and back...like a responsible student! OH my goodness...I don't know how long I can keep all of this responsibility jazz up!

Why I'm Miandering online at 12:45 a.m. on a Wednesday night and am going to sign off and work on my paper now: Because I have nothing else to say!!!

The Frazzled Frolicker Becomes "Frazzleder"

Hey guys!

Can't believe it's been another week since my last post. I miss reading your comments and encouragements and feel guilty every time I'm on the Internet (which is a LOT of guilt, let me tell you!!) without any time to post. I can't promise this one will be long either as I'm still going crazywith busyness. I don't like the first blog after being away for so long because I never know what to include and what not to include from my week away. AHHH...I'll give it my best shot though :).

What I've Done This Evening: I actually got an email from my prof late this afternoon telling me that the paper that I had asked for an extension till today on (initially due last Thursday) need not be handed in today, but rather, he asked that I just hold onto it until Thursday night and hand it in during class. PRAISE THE LORD! So this evening consisted of old Friends reruns and trying on clothes for a wedding I'm going to on the 26th. I modeled my clothes from my closet in an attempt to justify not needing to spend money on clothes. AND BY GOLLY, I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING! We'll see though. If I ever squeeze an hour out of my schedule and a penny or two out of my ever-dwindling account that allows me to find the oh-so-perfect outfit, excellent!!! I would definitely not be against that. What I am against, though, is shopping. I am terrible at it! Kat and I went shopping the other day and it was cataclysmic. I managed to help her find a cute sweater, but anything for me? NOOO...nothing! For pete's sake, it's getting really bad. The only way I can shop is when my Mom is with me. Literally, I'll really quickly comb through the store taking one or two mediocre things with me to the dressing room and then I try them on and just wait until Mom comes and bombards my changing room with many many different items. Even when I have to buy, it's awesome!!! haha...

Spring is coming...Spring is coming! (If I say it over and over and maybe I'll believe it)
So the street where I park my car to walk to school isn't necessarily the widest street due to the snowbanks that are still piled up against the side of the road. These snowbanks are hard, mind you. Keep this in mind as you read the following in in deciding whether or not to feel sorry for me. So there I was last Thursday I believe it was, walking back to my car from school when I heard a car driving up behind me. I moved to the side of the road and was practically hugging the hard dirty snowbank in order for the car to get by (not like I really had to because even if there was a car coming from the other direction, they would have passed each other comfortably), however I heard the car slow down to match my walking pace so basically it was just idling down the streetfollowing about 3 feet behind me or so, also hugging the snowbank. I thought to myself, "Alright, which one of my friends just drove up behind me and is wanting to get a reaction out of me? Well!" I thought, "I'm not going to give them the reaction that they want!!" So I continued along the edge of the street until after about 30 seconds of this (which is, surprisingly, a considerably long time) until the car finally sped up and swerved out and a little old man shook his fist and made a big point of driving onto the left side of the road in an effort to show how much of the road I was taking up. OK. So I know I may have put on a pound or two since summer, but GOLLY!!!!! I don't take up THAT much room!!!!

What's Been on my Brain: Well since this blog is all over the internet, I can't say a lot, because just anybody can read it, but I've been dealing with some stuff that is sometimes fun to think about and sometimes kinda stressful. 'Nuff said! haha...if you feel you'd like the details, give me an email and I'll think about telling ya ;).

Also, besides the mountain of homework that continues to stare me in the face (only two papers and two books for this week! What am I going to do with all of my free time?! :P...argh), I have the "missionaries" that keep coming to my door on my mind and definitely in my prayers. Yikes. Well so far they've been managing to come, on average, about ever second or third day ever since I said I'd take and read their "book," stressing that I was not interested in their religion personally, but that intellectually I wanted to know more about what they believe. There's usually two guys (the same two) that come by here asking to speak to me, but so far I've been out every time except two times, and the second time I was just out of the shower and pretty much already in my nerd costume for C and C bowling...they didn't stay long ;). Anyway, turns out a couple of days ago the two guys didn't show up, but rather, three women, also claiming to be my "missionary friends," showed up asking for me! What is that?! Thanks to the advice of either Mike J or Scott W, I'm trying to read Case for Christ in my "spare time" so when they come back I can strike a deal with them: I'll read their book if they read mine--cuz they don't believe in the Deity of X. AHHHHHH....

Please keep praying that I'll have the words and the Scripture given to me if (I don't think there's many "if's" about it) and when (more likely) I talk to them again. Pray that this household would be absolutely glowing with the power of the Holy Spirit and that they would be drawn here to seek Christ in a way they never have, not to coerce me to go over to "their side."

What I'm Anticipating:
Spring...none of this flirtatious warmth that leaves you hurting once he leaves after only one wonderful week...haha...next time he'd better commit to something a little more permanent. You know, leaves, tulips...all that romantic stuff.

Also, with Spring around the corner = no more school (for the most part...I'm taking a class during May/June on Tuesday and Thursday nights)!!!!!! Spring brings baseball, warm weather, and SUMMER!

Mom and Dad moving into the city for good on Friday! I can't wait. If you've got some free time around 2:30-ish, let me know! We'll put you to work unloading the trailer in exchange for some good "homecooked"...uh...or Domino's...pizza!!! haha...I've already got a couple committed friends coming to help. Thanks guys :). It's guaranteed to be a blast!!!

How I'm Feeling: Deleriously tired, actually, thanks for asking ;). I practically slept through my first class today. The whole class was devoted to proper notetaking. How exhilerating :P.

What I'm Reading: Still plugging away at Henry V (Bill Shakespeare) and Blindness (Jose Saramago--AWESOME), Boundaries in Dating (Cloud/Townsend...also awesome), and Passion and Purity (Elisabeth Elliot). The other day on www.audibles.com I listened to an excerpt from He's Just Not That Into You. Hahahahaha...what a hilariously accurate book. GOSH.

And So, In Closing and Until Next Time: bye!

Yogurt that is frozen...aka "frozen yogurt"

What I've eaten recently: I had three little cups of yogurt today. THREE...oops...I think I have found a new favorite. When I was describing my newfound delight in my yogurt cups fresh from the freezer to Trisha, I said, "You know, I have this new thing. I LOVE yogurt that is...well, frozen!" To which she responded, "Oh ya...sooooo you mean you love 'frozen yogurt'?" haha...I suppose I do. I don't know. I kinda have a problem with the term "frozen yogurt" though. You see, when you go to an ice cream shop and order frozen yogurt, it is usually in the same form as ice cream (which makes me wonder if it's actually frozen yogurt or if it's actually the same nutritional value as real ice cream, and just called "frozen yogurt" for the sake of marketing...but that's a whole other story...). Anyway. Hence my issue of calling me little frozen cup of yogurt "frozen yogurt." From here on in, my new favorite will be called "yogurt that is frozen."

What I'm wearing: shorts and a tank top that I'm going to wear to bed. Gone, and I'll say it again, GONE are the days when I had to wear my flannel AND long underwear to bed...Bring on Spring, Baby!!! AND, Trisha, my genius roomie, found an extra heater output vent in our living room today that had been closed all winter. GRRR...kinda funny, but would have been nice to know it existed back in oh say JANUARY when I was freezing my tush off here on the main floor while upstairs my roomies were being cooked out.

What I'm anticipating: An extension for Thursday's 10-page research paper that I haven't started. I'm also anticipating getting to bed before 1:00 a.m. This is such a treat...Last night was yet another 3:00-er b/c I was typing the last of my 36 page paper that I handed in right before I handed in a seven pager. Yes, that's, count them, FORTY-THREE PAGES total of papers I submitted today alone. Am I a machine, or am I a machine? ARGH. It's confirmed. I'm a machine ;). I'm also anticipating being done this week. I still have three books I need to have read by Monday/Tuesday of next week, another presentation to do on Henry V, a play I still have not read albeit my first of my two presentations I delivered yesterday went fairly well I think. haha, and an IVCF event to organize for Friday night. As far as I know, my frazzled frolic still contains a frolic so it's so far so good.

What I'm missing: My job from last summer. Tonight Kyle, a guy in my ministry team at Hillsdale, brought the man he lives with and cares for who has Down's Syndrome. His name is Chris, and he and I hit it off right away. Chris's comments to me throughout the night were mostly regarding how he didn't have a girlfriend. haha...how subtle and how CUTE!! When Kyle had to take him home to bed he came and gave me a hug and I bubbled inside. Maybe someday God will choose to give me a child with Down's Syndrome. That would be soooo special!!!! After being with Chris, I remembered a lot of my clients from my job in Red Deer last summer and missed them terribly. Maybe this summer I'll have the opportunity to work with people with developmental disabilities again. That would be AWESOME....

What I'm Counting: The weeks left of school. FIVE AND A HALF, or rather 24 days left of class. that's INSANE!!!! insane but VERY exciting. Sure hope I get a summer job!! Any ideas of where I can get one? I'm also beginning to count sheep...

Love you all...It's 12:55 a.m. and I'm about to turn into a pumpkin. G'night and God bless!!!!

When you see the blue eyes against the backdrop of albinoism, you'll know it's me!

Hey everybody!

It's been a week since the last entry, I know...and I apologize. WOW. Time flies when you're busy out of your mind! AND, it flies when you're busy on your way to STARDOM! haha...well at least, after this weekend the back of my head will be famous!

Project: Tommy Douglas Movie: This was the thorn in my flesh, albeit a good experience, all weekend, preventing me from getting any of my insane amount of homework done. You'd better be watching for the CBC Tommy Douglas mini-series that will be coming out on CBC within...uh...the next while (???) because my head will be in it! You heard it here first! This red head will be seen on YOUR tv! And if I am so "lucky" to have my face shown on tv, you will, as my title of this blog entry suggests, see blue eyes against a backdrop of "albinoism," a term I am using to refer to my makeupless (a rarity in itself), pale face, either with an orange scarf tied 40s style around my head with black smudges across my face true to the machine shop girls of the day, or with fluffy...no, fuzzy red hair under a hat, 40s and 50s style, framing it all. BAH...I felt weird--a little naked, actually, without my makeup all weekend. At first I was concerned about being seen that way on the set, but then last night before the last of our three scenes, a girl spoke up saying that she was concerned about being seen nation-wide without her makeup--the thought hadn't even entered my mind. ARGH. Oh well.

What I'm eating: Just have the munchies--as per usual about this time of night. I just had the remaining handful of pretzels left over from last week's munchy evenings, and now I'm working on carrots and water. I feel like a rabbit. If I ate to my heart's content what I really wanted to eat, though, I would be stuffing my face with popcorn 24/7 (dill pickle flavoring--thanks, Lydia! haha).

What I'm About to Work on: I'm going to attempt to start the 6 hours approximately I have left on my paper that was due tonight. And it WILL get done tonight. I cannot afford to leave it another day because of the plethora of other papers and quizzes I have due this week. AHHH... Yay for extensions and nice professors.

WOW...soooo much to do. But then again I think I'm singing everybody's tune when I say that. I'm sorry, friends. I don't think I'll be much fun in the near future :P...

Love you all and stay cool!!