Yankee Punk
Hey kids, I speak demonic, isn't that great?
More importantly, though, is that I got a call from Durham in Oshawa saying I was accepted there. I also finally checked my school email for, oh, maybe the second time this year. St. Lawrence (wherever that was) said they were hoping to see me in the fall and all that sort of thing, so apparently I got accepted there as well.
So far this is the standing:
F-) Niagra. They didn't even say, "Bugger off, Yankee punk." No acceptance, no rejection. They didn't even acknowledge that I applied at all.
F) York. They not only demanded English proficiency tests and separate transcripts than every other place I applied (which all pulled electronic copies from a central database), but won't stop sending junk mail and invites even after telling me I wouldn't be admitted for not making a trip up to take their English test. I've probably gotten a good 25 junk emails from them after telling them no.
D) Conestoga. After insisting that I go to Canada to take an English proficiency test on-site after being a journalism and English major for over two years, they followed through with a second letter saying, "Oh, nevermind, we don't want you anyway."
C-) St. Lawrence. No postal mail, no phone call. They were well over a month behind the other schools sending any correspondence whatsoever, and even what they sent was vague and unprofessional. I'm pretty sure I got in, however they neglected to say anything other than, "Oh, hello, you're still there...right?"
B) Durham. Very late in contacting me, however they would've been right on time had they not sent my first letter of acceptance to a wrong address. Fortunately they took the initiative to call and follow through and are sending a second package to the proper address. They were very kind and considerate, as well as informative.
A) Georgian. Had my application processed in around two weeks and was quick to get back to me. They sent useful information, and the sensei of recruiting personally answered several emails of mine that had stupid questions before brushing me off and referring me to the website like most do with a pretyped letter from the start. Good on the followthroughs and a very helpful staff. The only reason they don't get an A+ is because they, like all the other colleges, failed to send a list of course choices. I'm thinking maybe there aren't really course choices in Canada, and in keeping with socialism everyone just has to take the same thing.
On a side note, just because someone's boring and says he's going into law doesn't mean he's going to be a family practice lawyer, you stupid bastards. I hope my horse shits on your car/bike/feet.
Ahhh one of the nights where I'm so tired I can't sleep. Rather than even attempting to, I set my alarm clock and watched Akira. Why does Akira rule so much? It has to be the same reason Bruce Lee movies rule...violence, death, and Taoism.
How anyone can turn down Taoism is beyond me. It's such common sense stuff and so easy to understand if you let it be. Sure you could say that about Christianity if you really wanted to, I guess, but a versed Taoist (or unversed, as might be more appropriate) could sum up the entire teachings of any other religion in five words or less, I'd pretty much guarantee it. In fact, name a religion and I'll give it a go for you.
Practice!!
Buddhism: "Life is short, eternity isn't."
Christianity: "Eternity is longer in hell."
Judaism: "Humility is above all else."
Shinto: "God is outside and inside."
Islam: "Kill the evil Jew lovers."
Ha. Taoism, of course, is the easiest. "Common sense," as always. The hard part is that most people lack it, and the ones that have it don't understand that they do. Shorter still, "Simplify."
If I could make a living being a Taoist like those dudes did 3000 years ago, I'd be all over that. Unfortunately I need to get my butt out and horde up some applications. Even Chaos unlazied himself long enough to go to a couple places, and that's pretty impressive. My trouble is either I don't go at all, or I go and get so many that I forget where all I've applied. Trying to find work in a town where the university makes up more than 1/3 of the population blows, by the way.
I sold my laptop, if Alienware will ever send me the right part that they broke while "fixing" it so that it still has the same problem it did before. The money will most likely go toward a powerbook that I don't entirely know how to use. It'll depend totally on how much I can customize it. The online store won't give you crap for options, so I'm going to have to check with the local Apple store.
After eating chocolate and drinking tea, I somehow have the distinct taste of peanutbutter in my mouth.
You know what.
I'm going to clean my room. I haven't cleaned my room since I moved in.
More importantly, though, is that I got a call from Durham in Oshawa saying I was accepted there. I also finally checked my school email for, oh, maybe the second time this year. St. Lawrence (wherever that was) said they were hoping to see me in the fall and all that sort of thing, so apparently I got accepted there as well.
So far this is the standing:
F-) Niagra. They didn't even say, "Bugger off, Yankee punk." No acceptance, no rejection. They didn't even acknowledge that I applied at all.
F) York. They not only demanded English proficiency tests and separate transcripts than every other place I applied (which all pulled electronic copies from a central database), but won't stop sending junk mail and invites even after telling me I wouldn't be admitted for not making a trip up to take their English test. I've probably gotten a good 25 junk emails from them after telling them no.
D) Conestoga. After insisting that I go to Canada to take an English proficiency test on-site after being a journalism and English major for over two years, they followed through with a second letter saying, "Oh, nevermind, we don't want you anyway."
C-) St. Lawrence. No postal mail, no phone call. They were well over a month behind the other schools sending any correspondence whatsoever, and even what they sent was vague and unprofessional. I'm pretty sure I got in, however they neglected to say anything other than, "Oh, hello, you're still there...right?"
B) Durham. Very late in contacting me, however they would've been right on time had they not sent my first letter of acceptance to a wrong address. Fortunately they took the initiative to call and follow through and are sending a second package to the proper address. They were very kind and considerate, as well as informative.
A) Georgian. Had my application processed in around two weeks and was quick to get back to me. They sent useful information, and the sensei of recruiting personally answered several emails of mine that had stupid questions before brushing me off and referring me to the website like most do with a pretyped letter from the start. Good on the followthroughs and a very helpful staff. The only reason they don't get an A+ is because they, like all the other colleges, failed to send a list of course choices. I'm thinking maybe there aren't really course choices in Canada, and in keeping with socialism everyone just has to take the same thing.
On a side note, just because someone's boring and says he's going into law doesn't mean he's going to be a family practice lawyer, you stupid bastards. I hope my horse shits on your car/bike/feet.
Ahhh one of the nights where I'm so tired I can't sleep. Rather than even attempting to, I set my alarm clock and watched Akira. Why does Akira rule so much? It has to be the same reason Bruce Lee movies rule...violence, death, and Taoism.
How anyone can turn down Taoism is beyond me. It's such common sense stuff and so easy to understand if you let it be. Sure you could say that about Christianity if you really wanted to, I guess, but a versed Taoist (or unversed, as might be more appropriate) could sum up the entire teachings of any other religion in five words or less, I'd pretty much guarantee it. In fact, name a religion and I'll give it a go for you.
Practice!!
Buddhism: "Life is short, eternity isn't."
Christianity: "Eternity is longer in hell."
Judaism: "Humility is above all else."
Shinto: "God is outside and inside."
Islam: "Kill the evil Jew lovers."
Ha. Taoism, of course, is the easiest. "Common sense," as always. The hard part is that most people lack it, and the ones that have it don't understand that they do. Shorter still, "Simplify."
If I could make a living being a Taoist like those dudes did 3000 years ago, I'd be all over that. Unfortunately I need to get my butt out and horde up some applications. Even Chaos unlazied himself long enough to go to a couple places, and that's pretty impressive. My trouble is either I don't go at all, or I go and get so many that I forget where all I've applied. Trying to find work in a town where the university makes up more than 1/3 of the population blows, by the way.
I sold my laptop, if Alienware will ever send me the right part that they broke while "fixing" it so that it still has the same problem it did before. The money will most likely go toward a powerbook that I don't entirely know how to use. It'll depend totally on how much I can customize it. The online store won't give you crap for options, so I'm going to have to check with the local Apple store.
After eating chocolate and drinking tea, I somehow have the distinct taste of peanutbutter in my mouth.
You know what.
I'm going to clean my room. I haven't cleaned my room since I moved in.
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