While in Guelph, I climbed a tree, and Daniel recorded it. It was fun...
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Week of September 14th update.
Here's a rundown for those interested. Frosh week was crazy! Seriously! I can't tell you how many people told me that Waterloo frosh was going to be lame and not much fun. They were totally wrong, and in some cases-- backwards. At first, you look out at all the singing and dancing and think "I just paid 5000 dollars to dance in this heat for 5 hours?" "No thanks" Well suck it up buttercup because after you actually muster up the balls to talk to somebody -- the nonsense evolves into the most important event of the day! I'll admit, I was skeptical. Hell ya, I was not too crazy about learning how to dance like an "arts student" but in all honestly, once I got over the fact that everyone else was there for the same reason I was -- things got a whole lot easier.
For the first time in my life, I apprehended the saying "If you can't beat em, join em." No first year is too good for frosh. In fact, we're just a bunch of peons -- and if you're going to stay an anti-social peon for the rest of your life (seriously) you should get your ass on the dance floor.
Now it wasn't all chanting, dancing, and icebreakers. There were plenty of insightful seminars... and an amazing SCAVENGER HUNT!
May I just say that the AP Dragons (my faithful team) was the top scorer in the week long scavenger hunt. And it's no ordinary scavenger hunt. We collected more than inanimate objects, we corralled people and even accomplished death defying tasks!
One item I collected that I happen to be most proud of was a lovely librarian from the Diana Porter Library. To get her to come outside, I had to impress her. What better way to impress a librarian than with a little bit of literary knowledge! I basically re-explained the whole meaning behind the ducks in The Catcher In The Rye to my standards, which she seemed in accordance with! After getting her outside, we found out that she used to be the keeper of the Faculty Of Arts mascot, Porcellino BONUS POINTS!
Anyways, enough with that. Aside from the Arts frosh there was plenty of organized events like concerts, dances, sports, and lectures. I did a variety of each, but nothing really too notable.
Great football game! Even though we lost, we got all decked out in black and gold and had a good time. Check it out in the slideshow below!
Saturday was the big toga party. Actually, the world's largest outdoor toga party. So we made a trip out to Conestoga mall and bought value sheets, twine, and foliage. Most bitchin' togas you've ever seen.
Sunday, we ventured to Guelph so that I could visit Daniel and check out the Metric show on campus. That was great fun! Pretty good show, and Guelph has a really nice campus, aside from the miniscule dorms.
Almost missed my bus home, caught it with seconds to spare. Wow it was close.
I came back and found out that I should really tell my roomates and friends that I'm leaving, so they don't call the cops.
Classes have started!
And you know what, they are surprisingly brief -- much more brief than I had perceived. In fact, they are shorter than high school classes. Well, except my Psychology class tonight, at a whopping three hours.
So far here's what I've got;
Anthropology 101: HUGE auditorium in the biology building. Concise, but oddly timid professor who appears to be approachable. He releases the lecture for download before each class, for people like me, who forger their glasses. (Stupid!) The textbook is minimal and has a lot of biology that I already know, and at quite an advanced level! Woo!
20th Century Literatures in English 105A: At the church schools. St. Jerome's University to be exact. Problem 1: It's a freaking classroom, high school throwback. Problem 2: You need to pack snacks just to get there Problem 3: The prof insists on being addressed by her first name. I'm going to find it hard to do that, seeing as how she has a BSc, BA, and an MA. Other than that, I love 20th century lit! I'm reading Heart Of Darkness by Conrad right now. I'm getting there on getting it per say. It is written in a method I've never seen, but tolerable nonetheless.
Introduction To Rhetorical Studies 101B: Problem 1: I had to print my own syllabus. Problem 2: It's in another freaking classroom. Problem 3: It's in the far corner of an engineering building *shudders.* However, the reading seems limited, and the prof actually has a PhD, thank goodness. That first class was only 30 minutes. Took more time to get there, being lost and all.
A note on being lost;
The saying revolving around me right now goes as such "Evan thinks the shortest path between two points is a circle." That isn't so much anymore as I've learned the shortcuts. Originally I walked the ring road for everything -- turning into the campus when I thought I was at the right place. This method took forever and I took a lot of heat for it. All done that now. I can circumnavigate this place like a pro! Well, except the engineering buildings.
Anyways, I'm off for some free hamburgers, book shopping, and note taking. More updates to follow!
Here's the slideshow!
For the first time in my life, I apprehended the saying "If you can't beat em, join em." No first year is too good for frosh. In fact, we're just a bunch of peons -- and if you're going to stay an anti-social peon for the rest of your life (seriously) you should get your ass on the dance floor.
Now it wasn't all chanting, dancing, and icebreakers. There were plenty of insightful seminars... and an amazing SCAVENGER HUNT!
May I just say that the AP Dragons (my faithful team) was the top scorer in the week long scavenger hunt. And it's no ordinary scavenger hunt. We collected more than inanimate objects, we corralled people and even accomplished death defying tasks!
One item I collected that I happen to be most proud of was a lovely librarian from the Diana Porter Library. To get her to come outside, I had to impress her. What better way to impress a librarian than with a little bit of literary knowledge! I basically re-explained the whole meaning behind the ducks in The Catcher In The Rye to my standards, which she seemed in accordance with! After getting her outside, we found out that she used to be the keeper of the Faculty Of Arts mascot, Porcellino BONUS POINTS!
Anyways, enough with that. Aside from the Arts frosh there was plenty of organized events like concerts, dances, sports, and lectures. I did a variety of each, but nothing really too notable.
Great football game! Even though we lost, we got all decked out in black and gold and had a good time. Check it out in the slideshow below!
Saturday was the big toga party. Actually, the world's largest outdoor toga party. So we made a trip out to Conestoga mall and bought value sheets, twine, and foliage. Most bitchin' togas you've ever seen.
Sunday, we ventured to Guelph so that I could visit Daniel and check out the Metric show on campus. That was great fun! Pretty good show, and Guelph has a really nice campus, aside from the miniscule dorms.
Almost missed my bus home, caught it with seconds to spare. Wow it was close.
I came back and found out that I should really tell my roomates and friends that I'm leaving, so they don't call the cops.
Classes have started!
And you know what, they are surprisingly brief -- much more brief than I had perceived. In fact, they are shorter than high school classes. Well, except my Psychology class tonight, at a whopping three hours.
So far here's what I've got;
Anthropology 101: HUGE auditorium in the biology building. Concise, but oddly timid professor who appears to be approachable. He releases the lecture for download before each class, for people like me, who forger their glasses. (Stupid!) The textbook is minimal and has a lot of biology that I already know, and at quite an advanced level! Woo!
20th Century Literatures in English 105A: At the church schools. St. Jerome's University to be exact. Problem 1: It's a freaking classroom, high school throwback. Problem 2: You need to pack snacks just to get there Problem 3: The prof insists on being addressed by her first name. I'm going to find it hard to do that, seeing as how she has a BSc, BA, and an MA. Other than that, I love 20th century lit! I'm reading Heart Of Darkness by Conrad right now. I'm getting there on getting it per say. It is written in a method I've never seen, but tolerable nonetheless.
Introduction To Rhetorical Studies 101B: Problem 1: I had to print my own syllabus. Problem 2: It's in another freaking classroom. Problem 3: It's in the far corner of an engineering building *shudders.* However, the reading seems limited, and the prof actually has a PhD, thank goodness. That first class was only 30 minutes. Took more time to get there, being lost and all.
A note on being lost;
The saying revolving around me right now goes as such "Evan thinks the shortest path between two points is a circle." That isn't so much anymore as I've learned the shortcuts. Originally I walked the ring road for everything -- turning into the campus when I thought I was at the right place. This method took forever and I took a lot of heat for it. All done that now. I can circumnavigate this place like a pro! Well, except the engineering buildings.
Anyways, I'm off for some free hamburgers, book shopping, and note taking. More updates to follow!
Here's the slideshow!
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The Coolest UW Website EVER
So in my week here at the University Of Waterloo I've made a few trips to the school's book store -- or as they call it a "bookstore."
Shopping for university books is nothing to write home about. Well, except in this case. It's totally worth it, believe me.
University books are incredibly expensive thanks to royalties and mere heft. They are unnecessarily large and cumbersome -- sagging shelves and weighing down backs. University books are usually only referenced six times -- but you're expected to know it cover to cover for the exam -- some teachers don't even bother cracking theirs. Shopping for the wretched things is worse than buying tube socks on boxing day. There is a line that spills out the doors and across the south campus -- it moves fast, but it's awfully intimidating. Once inside, don't bother trying to find the book yourself. Especially if it's a novel. For some reason, they are pilled on their side, pages out. Impossible to pick out without reading the SKU tags. You might need to bring a team of friends both to help pick out, and carry your books. If you're going solo, you've got to track down the swift moving anti-social employee who will get your books for you (against his/her will of course.) Then you've got to pay. That's another zig-zagging line sprinkled with other school essentials that you feel so inclined to buy, just as a souvenir of the experience. At this point, your humerus and scapula start to detach (thank you Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Third Edition) at least it feels that way. Finally you get to the high speed checkout and you see your funds deplete as that "Little Brown Book" just cost you 56 dollars. Lastly but not leastly you're thrown back into the real world with only a vague memory -- a blur if you will of what life was like before you lost $430 dollars in the mysterious land of books.
All of this leads to one thing. One thing only. Remember the title? "The Coolest UW Website EVER" Yeah, well I found this website particularly important to blog about because it can be a lifesaver, seriously.
Check out http://www.bookstore.uwaterloo.ca/linelook.html and see for yourself what I've just described.
Oh, and if it gets any less compacted, give me a shout, I still need to pick up two more $120 books.
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Shopping for university books is nothing to write home about. Well, except in this case. It's totally worth it, believe me.
University books are incredibly expensive thanks to royalties and mere heft. They are unnecessarily large and cumbersome -- sagging shelves and weighing down backs. University books are usually only referenced six times -- but you're expected to know it cover to cover for the exam -- some teachers don't even bother cracking theirs. Shopping for the wretched things is worse than buying tube socks on boxing day. There is a line that spills out the doors and across the south campus -- it moves fast, but it's awfully intimidating. Once inside, don't bother trying to find the book yourself. Especially if it's a novel. For some reason, they are pilled on their side, pages out. Impossible to pick out without reading the SKU tags. You might need to bring a team of friends both to help pick out, and carry your books. If you're going solo, you've got to track down the swift moving anti-social employee who will get your books for you (against his/her will of course.) Then you've got to pay. That's another zig-zagging line sprinkled with other school essentials that you feel so inclined to buy, just as a souvenir of the experience. At this point, your humerus and scapula start to detach (thank you Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Third Edition) at least it feels that way. Finally you get to the high speed checkout and you see your funds deplete as that "Little Brown Book" just cost you 56 dollars. Lastly but not leastly you're thrown back into the real world with only a vague memory -- a blur if you will of what life was like before you lost $430 dollars in the mysterious land of books.
All of this leads to one thing. One thing only. Remember the title? "The Coolest UW Website EVER" Yeah, well I found this website particularly important to blog about because it can be a lifesaver, seriously.
Check out http://www.bookstore.uwaterloo.ca/linelook.html and see for yourself what I've just described.
Oh, and if it gets any less compacted, give me a shout, I still need to pick up two more $120 books.
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University so far...
I have NO TIME to write anything.
Instead, videos.
Arts is the best.
I am in the '0'
Instead, videos.
Arts is the best.
I am in the '0'
Trebuchet, second try
Looks like I can still edit after-all. I actually used iMovie on this one, on my new iMac...which is sweet.
This video is hilarious, enjoy!
This video is hilarious, enjoy!
