Because of how busy I have been of late, I forgot to hand my student loans on time. In fact, I handed them in a month late. Regardless, I got my fees paid for in time. Everything except for 22 cents. Thanks, Canada Student Loans.
Anyway. Now that I know I'll be going to classes this semester, I decided I wanted to take some sort of exercise class. I'll be missing my Indonesian dance toupe something fierce, and I really don't know if anything will compare to how unique an experience that was. Despite that, I've been really looking at doing some sort of dance class to substitute.
I've always wanted to do Capoiera. That class is only offered on Saturday's during a time where I know I'll have to work... Sigh. So I looked at Zumba. A lot of the classes are either during my class times or late at night. I'd prefer mornings, really, but I may reconsider that, too. There's also Bellyfit and something called "Pink Sugar Caberet" that sounded very interesting. My main problem, I think, will be narrowing it down.
On top of that, I want to also join just a regular exercise class... either a step class or a spin class. Both classes will cost around $100-$150 for the semester. My dilemma is this: will I commit to it, or will I go for the first month and then find excuses not to go (like the last time I joined a class)? Woe is me.
As for my performance at Global Fest, I would say it was a success. Granted, my dance was at 6:30pm, the gates finally opened at 6:10pm, and I had all of 20 people watching me. It was nice to not feel scared. Throughout the entire day-- from makeup to waiting behind the stage-- I wasn't nervous at all. It seemed almost... natural.
Here's what the dance looked like. Be warned: I screwed up a bit, as I was watching one of the girls up front, and she forgot the next move. I was debating whether or not to follow her or do the dance normally. So.. there's a part where I'm hesitating... but I think for the most part, it went great!
I wouldn't mind doing that again next year, maybe with a new dance or two. It was pretty neat having complete strangers come up to me and take pictures of me in the outfit. Again, it just seemed natural. But that could have been from my modelling experiences.
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John and I decided on taking a little break at the end of this month. We'll be going to BC to visit friends and family. We'll only be spending the day in Vancouver, so we're not sure who we can visit there, but maybe if schedules are free for Sunday, we can plan something (hint, hint). Otherwise, he and I will be hitting up Metrotown and going to the arcade. Afterall... the arcade is where we met. And the rest is history. =P
Anyway, I think that's enough of an update for now. Hopefully I'll come up with something more interesting next time. I was thinking about doing some creative writing, as I've missed it. We'll see!
Hasta mañana!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Possibly a rant? Without the rage... so this is a new thing for me
So.. despite my zen-like state as of late, I have come to wonder something...
The situation: You've known a person for pretty much their entire life. And that person says something, and you take it the wrong way, because somewhere inbetween knowing them for their entire life and that moment of misunderstanding, you forgot how non-serious this person could be. Instead, you take this comment seriously and to heart and then say somthing that makes the person you've known for your entire life stop dead in their tracks because that person is left wondering, "Is that really what you think of me? Is that really how you see me as a person-- a vicious person who goes out of their way to put someone (especially someone they love) down?"
I was recently in this situation. It kind of hurt thinking of it like that. Normally... I don't think of it like that. But lately I've been trying not to rage on people because of many reasons (ie: doesn't make me feel good afterwards, John doesn't like it, I could rage on the wrong person and get shot, etc etc). So. Yeah... that's what I've been wondering lately.
In wondering this, I remember all of the other times someone took a trait of mine, like sarcasm or blatant joking around, and turned it around to make me look like the bad guy. I honestly don't know who's better off in this situation. Normally, I would let myself be the scapegoat, admit that I am the bad guy, and take the blame/hurt/ridicule/etc. I believe I'm passed that now, mostly because I'm beginning to care about myself (whooooa, I know, right? Big changes there.). But... In a way, I can't help but wonder how well a person actually knows me if they default to me being this bad guy for a simple joke or what-have-you.
I suppose this is most of the reason I've distanced myself from certain people. Reasons like these, as well as reasons like... gossiping (either about me or someone I care about), which happens to be a big one. I realize that I'm in the business to have random people know about my business by writing this blog, but... people who are (were) supposed to be my friends are getting my life story from anyone other than me. Some information I would rather tell a person myself, rather than have them learn it from someone that I told-- in confidence, no less.
As I am a rather resourceful person, this information comes back to me and I know about the gossiping going on behind my back. The reason I'm a psych major is because I'm good with this kind of thing. I can find out information without trying half of the time by doing something as simple as the way I word or approach things. Honestly though, gossiping is a high school sort of game, so to the people I cut off because you don't have the guts to talk to me face-to-face about my life... this is why. Not to mention, it's just plain rude and inconsiderate.
I think the moral of the gossiping story goes back to the quote I posted a couple entries back... on the three kinds of business. Whenever someone gets into someone else's business, I can't help but wonder who is running that person's life. And when gossiping is most of that person's life... well... I can't help but feel sorry for the person, because no one is manning that ship, and chances are, that person is going to crash any moment now.
Well... That's nice to get off of my chest. Some of that stuff has been on there for a year or more.
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In other news, I will be dancing at Global Fest this Friday! It's pretty exciting. Some other people are pretty nervous, and I'm sure I will be, too, once I step onto that stage and look at the crowd. I don't do this every day, so of course I will feel a little nervous. There are things I've conquered in my life that I can remember to allow me to conquer just one more thing. That's just how I'll have to look at it. And then once I'm done, I'm done! ...and I can focus on something else.
I've also been ploughing through books like the end of the world is near (and who knows? Maybe it is.). My personal goal is to finish at least two more books before I go back to school, other than the one I'm about to finish. One disappointing aspect of the Investing for Women book is that the punctuation errors are through the roof. Things like missed quotations and italics for one word seeping into the next at least once per page has really begun to distract me from the actual message. John seems to think that maybe I should just be an edittor. And most times, I'm inclined to agree with him... the fact that grammatical and citation errors happen in my textbook is pretty bad, and a little ironic (I've seen this happen in more Criminal Justice books than my other texts, too. I just always assumed they, of all people, would get it right). Maybe we should kick these authors out of their respective schools for "plagurism." I mean... misspelling a name in a citation = bad, and a tad bit offensive to the person with the unique last name.
Anyway! The happy stuff wasn't meant to be turned into a rant, but I guess the title of this blog entry inspired the direction of the material...! Until next time!
The situation: You've known a person for pretty much their entire life. And that person says something, and you take it the wrong way, because somewhere inbetween knowing them for their entire life and that moment of misunderstanding, you forgot how non-serious this person could be. Instead, you take this comment seriously and to heart and then say somthing that makes the person you've known for your entire life stop dead in their tracks because that person is left wondering, "Is that really what you think of me? Is that really how you see me as a person-- a vicious person who goes out of their way to put someone (especially someone they love) down?"
I was recently in this situation. It kind of hurt thinking of it like that. Normally... I don't think of it like that. But lately I've been trying not to rage on people because of many reasons (ie: doesn't make me feel good afterwards, John doesn't like it, I could rage on the wrong person and get shot, etc etc). So. Yeah... that's what I've been wondering lately.
In wondering this, I remember all of the other times someone took a trait of mine, like sarcasm or blatant joking around, and turned it around to make me look like the bad guy. I honestly don't know who's better off in this situation. Normally, I would let myself be the scapegoat, admit that I am the bad guy, and take the blame/hurt/ridicule/etc. I believe I'm passed that now, mostly because I'm beginning to care about myself (whooooa, I know, right? Big changes there.). But... In a way, I can't help but wonder how well a person actually knows me if they default to me being this bad guy for a simple joke or what-have-you.
I suppose this is most of the reason I've distanced myself from certain people. Reasons like these, as well as reasons like... gossiping (either about me or someone I care about), which happens to be a big one. I realize that I'm in the business to have random people know about my business by writing this blog, but... people who are (were) supposed to be my friends are getting my life story from anyone other than me. Some information I would rather tell a person myself, rather than have them learn it from someone that I told-- in confidence, no less.
As I am a rather resourceful person, this information comes back to me and I know about the gossiping going on behind my back. The reason I'm a psych major is because I'm good with this kind of thing. I can find out information without trying half of the time by doing something as simple as the way I word or approach things. Honestly though, gossiping is a high school sort of game, so to the people I cut off because you don't have the guts to talk to me face-to-face about my life... this is why. Not to mention, it's just plain rude and inconsiderate.
I think the moral of the gossiping story goes back to the quote I posted a couple entries back... on the three kinds of business. Whenever someone gets into someone else's business, I can't help but wonder who is running that person's life. And when gossiping is most of that person's life... well... I can't help but feel sorry for the person, because no one is manning that ship, and chances are, that person is going to crash any moment now.
Well... That's nice to get off of my chest. Some of that stuff has been on there for a year or more.
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In other news, I will be dancing at Global Fest this Friday! It's pretty exciting. Some other people are pretty nervous, and I'm sure I will be, too, once I step onto that stage and look at the crowd. I don't do this every day, so of course I will feel a little nervous. There are things I've conquered in my life that I can remember to allow me to conquer just one more thing. That's just how I'll have to look at it. And then once I'm done, I'm done! ...and I can focus on something else.
I've also been ploughing through books like the end of the world is near (and who knows? Maybe it is.). My personal goal is to finish at least two more books before I go back to school, other than the one I'm about to finish. One disappointing aspect of the Investing for Women book is that the punctuation errors are through the roof. Things like missed quotations and italics for one word seeping into the next at least once per page has really begun to distract me from the actual message. John seems to think that maybe I should just be an edittor. And most times, I'm inclined to agree with him... the fact that grammatical and citation errors happen in my textbook is pretty bad, and a little ironic (I've seen this happen in more Criminal Justice books than my other texts, too. I just always assumed they, of all people, would get it right). Maybe we should kick these authors out of their respective schools for "plagurism." I mean... misspelling a name in a citation = bad, and a tad bit offensive to the person with the unique last name.
Anyway! The happy stuff wasn't meant to be turned into a rant, but I guess the title of this blog entry inspired the direction of the material...! Until next time!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
One foot in front of the other
Lately, I have been reading books that have been inspiring me, opening my mind, and making me dream. I have Robert and Kim Kiyosaki to thank for this recent obsession. I read Robert's book "Increase Your Financial IQ" in a few days. Truth be told, I did begin it last year sometime, but I decided to re-read it. It gave me a lot of ideas about how someone like me could be in trouble if something happened... take tragedy for example. Even before I finished his book, I was taking out other books from the library by him and his wife, Kim. I'm reading her book now, "Rich Woman: A Book on Investing For Women." While the title is slightly corny, I find her ancedotes welcoming and something I can relate to.
While reading these books, I've been feeling incredible calm. I don't know if it's a result of reading the books or not, but I've been reminding myself lately that some things aren't worth getting worked up over. There are so many other things that are more important and that is worth the worry and stress. Whenever I get customers that are rude or whatever, I try to joke the negative energy off (advice a coworker gave me, actually). By not taking things so personally, I don't feel so terrible.
I think it may also be helping with my self-esteem by looking at things in a different perspective and not taking things personally.
Taking things slowly have been helping me, too. I've been needing incredible patience in going to the gym, as I haven't really been seeing results; in fact, despite the work I've been doing, I've been gaining weight. My friend, T (a personal trainer), has given me some helpful advice for switching up my workout regime, and it's been incredibly helpful. My workout is fun and energenic. Not to mention, my friend Darrin just told me that his In The Groove machine has moved back to Calgary. The extra cardio will really help, I think.
My Indonesian dance lessons are coming to a close. It's very hard to believe that Global Fest is so close now. In a way, it's kind of nerve-wracking. I'm very worried that I won't be allowed to dance. At the same time, I'm already wondering what else I should do after these dance lessons. I want to join a fitness class at school... either capoeira or something, but I'm not sure. Either way, I know I need to keep at it and stay focused.
Other than that, everything has been going well with figuring things out with mum's house. I think I have a good course of action now. I just have to get the ball rolling... and that shouldn't take too long. I'm also going to see a friend of mine from school tomorrow for lunch before work... I'm looking forward to it all. Bring it on!
Anyway... unfortunately with all of this extra work, I'm tired now. Until next time. =)
While reading these books, I've been feeling incredible calm. I don't know if it's a result of reading the books or not, but I've been reminding myself lately that some things aren't worth getting worked up over. There are so many other things that are more important and that is worth the worry and stress. Whenever I get customers that are rude or whatever, I try to joke the negative energy off (advice a coworker gave me, actually). By not taking things so personally, I don't feel so terrible.
I think it may also be helping with my self-esteem by looking at things in a different perspective and not taking things personally.
Taking things slowly have been helping me, too. I've been needing incredible patience in going to the gym, as I haven't really been seeing results; in fact, despite the work I've been doing, I've been gaining weight. My friend, T (a personal trainer), has given me some helpful advice for switching up my workout regime, and it's been incredibly helpful. My workout is fun and energenic. Not to mention, my friend Darrin just told me that his In The Groove machine has moved back to Calgary. The extra cardio will really help, I think.
My Indonesian dance lessons are coming to a close. It's very hard to believe that Global Fest is so close now. In a way, it's kind of nerve-wracking. I'm very worried that I won't be allowed to dance. At the same time, I'm already wondering what else I should do after these dance lessons. I want to join a fitness class at school... either capoeira or something, but I'm not sure. Either way, I know I need to keep at it and stay focused.
Other than that, everything has been going well with figuring things out with mum's house. I think I have a good course of action now. I just have to get the ball rolling... and that shouldn't take too long. I'm also going to see a friend of mine from school tomorrow for lunch before work... I'm looking forward to it all. Bring it on!
Anyway... unfortunately with all of this extra work, I'm tired now. Until next time. =)
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