It’s been a long time in the works, but I have officially been accepted into the exchange program offered by my school. You know what this means?
It means that I am moving to Texas come this December. El Paso, Texas, to be exact. To attend the University of Texas-El Paso.
I am both really excited, and nervous about this whole experience. I mean, the idea of moving all the way across the country, and into a different country is daunting by itself, but then to add in going to a new university as well, and it is intimidating.
To be honest, what I’m more worried about is how a tattooed, pierced, redheaded liberal atheist vegetarian girl is going to fit into the conservative, meat loving bible belt that is Texas. It will be quite the experience, and one that I look forward to. If nothing else, it will be a lesson in patience for me.
What this all means is that, come time, I will be doing a small series on what its like to be a Canadian girl living in conservative Texas, and the States. I’ll likely talk about the whole Visa process (which I haven’t even started) finding a place to live, going to the shooting range, and how a Canadian college stands up next to a American university-both academically and the social cohesiveness. I’ll give a fair warning for everyone, in case they don’t want to read it, but I think it shall be interesting.
Well, almost. I have 2 exams done, and one more to go before I am free for a very short summer break. Well, short depending on how you look at it. I have just about 3 weeks off to do whatever I want until the next semester, which is going to be a ballbuster, starts.
This means a few things
Firstly, I now will no longer have to feel guilty about reading manga when I am supposed to be studying. I know that the site that I had previously mentioned has been shut down, so here are a few others that should have their content up for a while, and have as much content as OneManga did. Manga Fox , Manga Reader , Manga Volume
This is a big thing too, since I have been reading a lot of manga lately. Read: Mammott! Lollopop!, Loveless, The world only God Knows, Awkward Silence, and a whole bunch of others that I can’t remember the titles of. I’m willing to take suggestions as well!
The summer break also means that I get to go back to playing some Warcraft. I caved this afternoon and logged in on a free trial, and, seriously, I think I now know how it feels when a junkie takes his first hit. it was intense.
Short lived, however. I have done every single starting zone of every single race of both factions that I get so mind-numbingly bored, I have to stop. This is what I am so excited that I managed to get my new priest over the hump of shitty quests (you know, to about level 40) and on to some different stuff. I’m not looking forward to Outlands, but I do want my priest to be 80.
That said, I’m not entirely sure how often I want to play my current 80′s. I’ve been hearing about a lot of negative shit that has been going on when trying to raid, or even just do some heroics. If this is true for my server, it just won’t be happening. I’m getting too old to deal with drama, or bullshit from a lot of the noobs, and the “elite” players. I might be a dying breed, but I’m in it for the game, not the bullshit.
Time off also means that I get to work on, and hopefully finish, the manga draft that I’m working on. Originally the idea that I had was going to be used for a short novel, but the more I fleshed out the plot, the more I feel that something visual is needed to do it justice. It is a damn shame that I can’t draw. Or, not well. Well, some certain things I can draw good, but people are totally out.
So, my summer vacation is almost here, while most people’s is about to end.
Summer tunes are always necessary, and this album (of which this is the title track) is totally rockin my socks.
After a long day of shopping, I wanted to go somewhere to get a afternoon pick me up, and somewhere to sit and relax for a little while, before starting up again. Delany’s on Denman Street (at the Davie St intersection) seemed like the perfect spot for my little rest.
My first impression was that it was super busy. In all reality, it’s just a small space. There were just under 30 people in the coffee house, but it felt a lot busier-and cramped-then that. Not that I really minded, but now I know that it isn’t a homework, or a reading sort of place. It’s a lively place, all the groups of tables laughing, and talking and having fun.
There is this awesome beach out in Vancouver, near to where UBC is located. Its miles long, and, when the tide is out, extends a few kilometers out into the ocean. That is the idea of it bring a bank, of course. I went this weekend and it was packed full of people, families, pets and skimboarders.
The sand was excruciatingly hot, and burned my feet, but it was totally worth it.
We got to wade into the water, but it was cold and full of tiny little fish, and that’s one of those things that has always creeped me out. The seaweed wasn’t too cool either.
There are an absolute tonne of vollyball courts that are available to play at, as well as a giant area for off the leash dogs too. A few concession stands are scattered throughout the park, which is great when its too damn hot and a popsicle is required.
It’s a little hard to get to, if you don’t drive and even if you do drive, the parking is ususally full. There’s only one bus that really goes near the beach, and its on a fairly steep downhill.
