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.
It’s that first week of school again. Yea, I’m doing the summer semester thing. It isn’t really so bad, not really. I am done class every day by 3:30, and I have Fridays and the weekends off, so it could be worse.
All of the wedding stuff is done and over with, all I have left to do is to send off the thank you cards, which I will be making up tomorrow. I’m a little sad that its all over, but very very relieved. Mostly relieved. We still need to get the professional pics from our photographer, but they should be here soon, so it isn’t a big deal. They will come when they come.
Summer means conventions, and, even though I am just a lowly student, I hope to make a few of the ones that are coming up soon.
Anime Evolution-August 13-15 Vancouver BC. Some of the best Cosplay that Canada has to offer, due to the large Asian population in the Vancouver area. Its just fantastic, and a lot of fun.
PAX-September 3-5, Seattle Washington. Penny Arcade Expo, Prime edition. Do I really need to say more?
San Diego Comic Con-July 22-25-San Diego California. Felicia Day, Charlaine Harris, Tanya Huff, Stan Lee, Neal Adams… And much more.
Vancouver ComicCon-May 30, 11-5 Vancouver, BC. I’m not going to lie to you-I didn’t even know that Vancouver had its own comicon.
VCON-October 1-3, Vancouver, BC. This years theme is Steampunk (bandwagon much?). It’s great fun, and I would recommend this con to anyone who is interested in fantasy, sci -fi, and comics. Its just a blast.
There are a few more, but their websites are down, and whats the fun in looking at the internet if its broken? Seriously, these people need to get their acts in gear.
Hopefully, I will meet some new people and see some old faces at some of these cons.
Everyone sorta wants to choke a bitch. Honestly, it’s true. Tempers are running high, and patience is out the window.
See, me? I’m just naturally like that. This whole exam thing isn’t a huge deal for me, since I can’t really study for a English, literary analysis essay, especially on a story I’ve nevr read. So, really, why worry?
Alright, so I’m a little worried. Or, perhaps, apprehensive is the better word, since I’m not worried, per say…
Right, this is my school library. It’s the nicest looking part of the school, let me assure you.
So, I think I am in love. I mean, besides Almost Husband. This girl is my dream girl, if I ever wanted one.
She’s perfect, isn’t she? Well, regardless, you should go check out her blog over at Hyperbole and a half. She makes some pretty awesome pictures about bears, sharks and velocirapters. I mean, really, who DOESN’T love those things? I love them, thats for damn sure. Please don’t blame me if you end up laughing so hard you pee.
Another thing that I am a huge fan of is Alex. Who the fuck is that, and why the hell should I care, you ask? great question! just watch, and you will be amazed….or at least, entertained.
oh, I should mention that the chances of me quittng Warcraft forever are pretty fucking high. I think I am the only class that totally got fucked in the new Cataclysm redesign. Seriously, it makes me so mad, I want to spit. It’s like blizzard no longer loves resto druids. Dicks. You can read it all over here, if you haven’t already. Seriously, I don’t even want to talk about it.
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