wheeeee*cough*eeeeee!!

yay, me done my CSC thingie and i passed. no more!! i can throw it all away! or at least put the chapters in an envelop and give it Edwin. sucker!

developing a bit of a cough right now.. hope it doesn't become full fledged and turn my voice into a man's voice like last year. ah, i remember it like it was yesterday....

eve with man-voice, picking up the phone: "hello?"
boss: "hi, may i speak to Eve?"
eve: "speaking."
boss: "Eve?"
eve: "yeah."
boss: "i guess the sex-change operation went well."
eve: "yeah. and no, i'm not covering any fucking shifts for you, you asswipe."

time for: some cleaning, some reading, some gym-ing.

stay away Eve!

i guess my bitching about spoilers on peoples website really hit home. heehee.. thanx ab. i hit the back button right away.

honestly though, stupid www.canoe.ca wrecked apprentice for me. their weekly survivor results are always under the heading of "this week's survivor results". but the brainiac who wrote the apprentice article deicded to use "fired from apprentice: XXX". augh.

on another note, i'm never say what a great morning i had again. cuz right after i did just that yesterday, i came with with something. my head was all stuffy, i was exhausted and my throat hurt so much that i couldn't swallow. i hope this doesn't last.

time for: studying! yaaaaaaaaaay...

go watch scrubs!

do you watch Scrubs? if you don't, you really should. it's witty, quick-paced and has a perfect balance between heartfelt and the hi-lari-ous. i've watched it since it came out (thanx for the recommendation, baz) and the show is just so good. the writing is awesome. the stories are intelligent. the characters are slightly neurotic and very funny. and it's only half an hour, what do you have to lose? granted, it's on at the same time Race is on, but still. tape it! so good!

got a call from maggagie this morning.. i was like, "who?" cuz i was still sleeping. mags said, "who do you think it is?".. so i go, "i dunno.. mags?? but it can't be. why would she call me from HK??" and then we cracked up. heehe... she's coming back on boxing day. yay! she's enjoying the current excellent exchange rate and shopping lots.

good day so far. talked to mags for a good hour, booked my parents on a 6 week trip, watched some scrubs. *insert content sigh*

time for: all good things must come to an end.. time for studying.

reporting live from dana porter..

man, i take back what i said about not having anything to look forward to. i'm looking forward to thurs nite when my test is over. and i know exactly what i'm gonna do. i'm gonna watch my TV shows, hopefully they'll be new. then i'll watch a movie on Friday.. maybe National Treasure. then i'll have to catch up on Race before next tuesday. speaking of which, anyone up for Race at my house next tuesday?

i'm gonna throw myself into looking for a job starting Monday. i'll just call as many as possible and see. and i'm going to forward my resume to some ppl i know who are working in accounting firms right now. i keep meaning to do that, but i don't. dunno what's wrong with me.

time for: regrettably, studying.

grumble.

*grumble grumble*

redhead with freckles doing too many morning appearances. why can't he be on leno or something?

*grumble grumble*

last time, i tell you. last time.

who needs to learn first aid?

i finally finished my First Aid/CPR instructor course today. i still have to do a sit-in with a two day class, and then a co-teach for a weekend and i'll be able to teach classes by myself. whee!

the course was a little nerve wrecking, but very interesting. I learned so much from my instructor. she's this woman who has instructed first aid for over 30 years and she completely loves it. she's enthusiastic and makes it very interesting and definitely made me aware of how important first aid is. after all, first aid covers everything from choking to CPR to how to treat impaled objects. they are all skills you wish you'll never have to use, but really, it's better to be safe than sorry, no?emergencies are traumatic enough, but it'd be even more scary if i had no idea of what the hell i'm doing.

i'm not sure how many classes i would teach if i had a full time job, but i guess for now, at least this is something.

on another note, i've been kinda down lately. i feel like i have nothing to look forward to and usually i do. whether it be a show downtown, getting together for a birthday thing with friends, a week off during school or even something as silly as a weekend off after 5 days of work, there was always something. now i just watch time go by and realize that the longer i'm in this employment limbo, the more pathetic i feel. bah. and i have an CSC exam in a few days. i guess i can try to look forward to my test. cuz then at least i wouldn't have to study anymore. yuck.

time for: dinner. then hopefully something relaxing.

not "aiken" for clay, really, i'm not.

i was asked to tape some Clay segments on TV so i've gotten up early for the past two days cuz Mr. Aiken was on The Today Show yesterday and Regis and Kelly today.

since i'm a firm believer of waking up only when i have to, i have never watched those shows before. but apparenlty ppl get up really early and scream and shout outside the studio every morning. the number of "Claymates" signs i saw in the audience was alarming. to know that my sister would do the same if he came to t.o is completely distrubing.

not sure what it is about him, but he just irks me. yes yes, he's got an excellent voice, but what's with all the publicity channeling through media which use our sense of sight?? what's appealing in the looks dept. about Clay Aiken? what? and why are his fans called Claymates?? is that a play on Playmates as in the children kinda playmates or the Hugh Hefner kinda playmates? either way, sick!

enough about Clay, i have to tape one more tomorrow and i'm washing my hands of Mr. Monkey Boy.

time for: studying for the second part of the CSC. it's in a week. 5 chapters to go.

finally.. breathe.

i was saying on thurs nite that i was exhausted cuz i stayed up late doing something... it all started like this...

for my 22nd birthday, a couple of brainiacs bought me a SpongeBob SquarePants cake pan. cuz i like to bake and i like the little yellow square guy with pants. and ta-da!!



took me soooooooooo long. i made it for ruth cuz she loves SpongeBob, but i couldn't eat him. i just couldn't. the process was tiring and annoying and was too complicated. i swore that i'd never make a character cake again.

alas.. never say say never..



in my defense, i only made him cuz i knew Edward would love it and cuz he looked so much easier. only 2 colours. except that they are FULL, bright colours, not pastels like SpongeBob. there's quite a bit of food colouring in there. and it's SO sweet. SO sweet. chug two glasses after every slice kinda sweet. we ate part of left arm on Friday. i have the rest of his left arm and hand in my fridge. and Edward is eating the rest. or at least he'd better. haha.

i haven't gotten caught up on my sleep since. have been in CPR/First Aid instructor trainer course two days in a row. getting up at 7:30 on frosty mornings is no fun. my room is like 16 degrees in the morning cuz it's at the corner of the house and therefore, most affected by the temperature outside. while everyone else is nice and toasty in the house, i can see my breath while i change in the morning. augh. and i still have another weekend of the course to go.

time for: dinner. had to type fast. the entry didn't really flow.

tired.

it's 2:45 am. i've had a long day. been up since around 9am. (pretty early for eve). i found this weird swollen thing on my upper neck (and it's not a double chin, hahah), it's painful like a bruise and getting bigger. i think it's supposed to be a swollen nymph node or something.. a warning sign to getting sick, but i feel perfectly fine. just a little tired. (i almost fell asleep at the wheel today. probably not good). yawn. i get stupid when i'm tired, just can't think straight.

as to why i'm still up? i'll tell you tomorrow.

Happy Birthday. i hope you have a great year. with evie!

time for: uhm. bed! BEEEEEDDDDD~!! after i wash up. good god, i hate washing up when i'm sleepy. it just wakes me up.

feeling kinda dead today...

dunno what's going on, but i'm feeling kinda dead lately. just wanna crawl into bed with a good book and ignore everything else. i need to cheer up and for once i dun really know how i'm gonna do it.

called about 10 accounting firms yesterday and no one seems to be hiring.. i guess i'll call some more now and hope for the best. sometimes i just hate how i can be so lazy. i should've done all this a long time ago. come to think of it, i should've started looking for work at the beginning of my fourth year. then again, maybe i should've worked harder at school, gotten better marks and perhaps could've gotten into co-op. i hate thinking like that, cuz there's nothing i can do about the past, obviously. but it's just stupid. cuz i so regret not working hard. i need to find a job, then maybe my academic history will matter no more.

this stuff, plus others, are getting me down.

time for: calling firms, i guess.

weekend update...

... with jimmy fallon and tina fey. oh how i wish.

had quite an enjoyable weekend just doing things i've wanted to do for a while. weekends are still my "catch up" and relax days, even though i have all the time in the world during the week. i guess all those years of school and summers of work have drilled that concept into my head.

i baked a big batch of cookies yesterday... and i dun wanna eat them. they are pretty good, but i just dun feel like this kind of cookies. man, they took me soooo long to bake. around 5 hours, i think. no idea why. i used to bake in waterloo all the time and it'd never take me that long. even the sponge bob cake w/ the insane icing only took about 4 hours. i think i'm getting old.

so freaked out. i have to call some more small accounting firms today. I had this great, reassuring talk with Alvin last week and he says that i shouldn't feel bad about getting rejected from the big four cuz most ppl get that from them. most ppl start with tiny firms and then work their way up to bigger firms. that's why small firms have such high turnover and therefore they'll need people now. score! i'm gonna starting calling the companies that are closest to my house. hopefully, someone will be hiring. i've been sitting on my bum for 2 months now. i'm starting to like it too much, i think.

oh oh oh.. and i finally beat Ursula in Kingdom Hearts yesterday!! yay!! no more swimming around in that damn water. i still can't really figure how to swimming properly in there. on to Halloween Town. *shiver* i was afraid of Nightmare before Christmas. but i won't start it 'til after i'm done calling firms.

time for: brunch.

must purge smells from clothes.

oh man oh man.. my mom's cooking curry. it's so strong.. must.. close.. nose.. must throw all clothes into garbage bags and seal...

my mom bought this authentic curry in a jar yesterday at the show cuz my dad likes curry. and DAMN, it's stinky up the house. i like curry, but preferrably in a restaurant where i can walk out and leave the smell behind. then of course i'll have to leave all the windows open and stick my jacket/sweater out the window while driving so the onion smells will leave. but it's worth it, cuz curry is yummy.

oh man oh man, how am i gotta air out my clothes this time??

time for: leaving to see The Incredibles. yay!!! haha, Jenny!! :P

men like sex, women like... food?

went to the National Women's Show today with my mom and Carol today, i had quite a good time.

they had hundreds of exhibitors from different industries.. there were food stalls, clothing stall, food stalls, drinks stalls, sex toys stalls, and some more food stalls. it was shocking to see how many food related exhibitors rented space for this thing. there were more food stalls than everything else combined, easy. and the food stalls were the most elaborate too, i guess they were aiming for all the women who are in charge of groceries or something.

it was really smart, actually. most of the companies used this opportunity to feature luxury food items (ie. not necessities like bread and milk). everything was gourmet. dips, dressings, juice, tea, coffee, soups. everything. they had some items which was "healthier alternatives" too. yeah, healthier to the producer's income statement, no doubt. the next time they do grocery shopping, i bet most of the women are gonna the yummy stuff they sampled today into their cart.

there were also a bunch of small retail firms, and many exhibitors from the health and beauty industry too. good god, some of these things ppl are trying to sell! belly dancer clothing. uh, ok. various potions which are supposed to heal everything hair loss to warts. thanx, but no thanx. oh, how about a Boston Rob autograph? he's right here doing a Q&A, you know. god no.

but there were really cool samples though. there were lots of big, well known companies there and they handed out lots of samples and full sized products. i was having quite a bit of trouble with my loot by the time i left. it's like trick-o-treating for women. mmm. now there's a thought.

i saw some ppl with those little suitcases with wheels. obviously, they've attended this show before.

time for: sleeping. gonna watch The Incredibles tomorrow, i can't wait.

CSC is kinda useless.

I saw a poster at WLU last year for a discounted CSC fee and i thought, "might as well, it'll be good to pad the ol' resume". i'm so regretting it now.

Edwin, dun take it. it's completely useless! it's stuff that we've learned in school before and if you don't plan on going into financial planning or becoming an investment dealer, why the hell bother? save your 700 bucks and hit the strip clubs.

the first of my two CSC exams is on thursday afternoon.. and i've done maybe 70% of the material. still have lots of time. i can't even remember the last time i went into an exam having studied every chapter it covers... i usually skip out on about 10% of the material and hope that it doesn't come up.

have to attend a four-hour testing for CPR/First Aid Trainer course tonite. i hope the instructor lets us out early. now that i think about it, do i even want to teach this stuff? oh well, already paid for it, i'll just get it, i'm sure it'll come in handy. haha, that's exactly what i thought about the CSC last year.

time for: keep on studying for the CSC.