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It’s true, I really do have more time to watch movies now than ever. All along, I thought I wouldn’t have time once I get in university, but man was I wrong. Sure, there’s more essays, more homework, higher expectations, more money needed, but there’s also less school time. I’ve gone from a 30-35 hour school week plus work to a 14.5 school week. Yeah, crazy. I’m also broke, but that’s for a different blog entry.

I also live in residence. Fortunately, my friends all brought DVD’s from home so I get to watch and rewatch movies! I’m just going to list them all to see how much I’ve watched over the span of 2 and a half months.

1. He’s Just Not That Into You
2. Another Cinderella Story
3. John Tucker Must Die
4. Crash
5. Valkyrie*
6. American Pie 1
7. Kill Bill 1*
8. Kill Bill 2*
9. The Shining
10. Land of Women
11. Night in the Museum 1
12. My Super Ex-Girlfriend
13. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
14. Hairspray
15. The Producers*
16. Chicago*
17. Love, Actually
18. Russell Peters: Outsourced
19. The Gamer**
20. Fame**
21. Neon Genesis Evangelion***
22. Gigantic
23. (500) Days of Summer*
24. Taken
25. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
26. Black Snake Moan
27. Y Tu Mama Tambien
28. Head On
29. Extract**
30. Couples Retreat**
31. Bewitched
32. Casino Royale
33. The Holiday

* – movies I’ve already seen before
** – movies I watched in the theatres
*** – I’ve seen it before and it was shown in the theatres as a movie

I find this impressive because I would have never watched as much if I stayed in Vancouver. That’s a lot of movies. Wow.

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So I am in university as an English slash International Relations major. I’m doing alright in the International Relations part since all I’m doing is taking the pre-requisites for it. English? Not so hot. I want A’s. I can’t seem to get A’s. It frustrates me. People have told me to STFU and be happy because it’s a good grade. But it’s something I know I’m good at but can’t seem to be good at it NOW.

Why? Writer’s block. I’ve figured this out today. I need to write more. Creatively and blogging-ly. Which is why I’m just going to be writing like a madwoman starting today.

I blame my inner over-achiever that is never satisfied for this. But, I really want an A in my English classes. That is all.

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It’s been two months and 5-6 days since I moved away to start school and it dawned on me that I really haven’t told anyone, in detail, what has been going on. To be honest, it’s nothing really. I miss Vancouver immensely, but that doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying Calgary. I know, odd. Anyway, a list is mandatory for this post!

Here’s the list:

• If you’re still in high school, you plan on moving away/pursuing post-secondary education, here’s a tip you’ve probably heard a million times: SAVE.UP.MONEY. No, don’t give me those “Oh, I’ll just get a loan” bullcrap because getting a loan is not fun. The amount I owe right now is painful. It’s a five-digit amount. MMMHHHM. Also, don’t over rely on parents, that’s just not cool.
• If you are going to stay in residence, plan on partying like there’s no tomorrow: be careful. Also, it would be a good idea to allocate booze fund. You can be creative. Right now, I have bottles in my room waiting to be recycled. The money’s not going to go for booze fund though, since me and my roommate would rather caffeinate ourselves most of the time. (Speaking of, coffee awaits me after this post.)
• If you love caffeine, buy a coffee maker. Moving away? Pray your roommate(s) love or don’t mind the smell of coffee. Otherwise, I’m pretty sure a coffee maker will gain you friends. You can also heat water in this baby so you can make noodles, oatmeal and other shizzle.
• Know how to balance your time. See, I’m not a partier, therefore I have all the time in the world. I must get stellar grades, right? Nope. University is distracting, especially if you live in it. My friend though, is a hardcore party person on the weekend, and hardcore science nerd during the weekdays. He gets 90’s. Bastard. See if I let him use our coffeemaker… which really isn’t mine. (It’s my roommate’s.)
• Homesick? Here’s a secret I do: I Googlewalk. What on earth is that? I go to Google Maps, look up the street where I live, zoom in as close as you can and then walk. Most streets you can use that nifty feature of dragging the yellow man to walk around the area…. yep. It doesn’t help that it was sunny the day Google decided to take satellite images of Vancouver. It was sunny. Wow.
• Feeling all aloney on your owney? Join clubs, befriend people that sit beside you/around you, volunteer, work. Lots of different ideas. I should be getting on that “work” thing.

Well, this list pretty much sums up what I’ve been doing so far. I know it’s more of a “here’s what to do” list, but yeah, this is what I’ve been doing and thinking about all these days. Anyways, my countdown to Vancouver has commenced: 47 DAYSSSSSSSS!

Sadly, there’s a big hump called finals which comes before going home. I will tackle that beast.