Not Looking Forward To....

The above four words have been the story of my life for the previous months it seems. With one midterm out of the way, I still have three more to go within the next two weeks, not to mention an essay, several lab write-ups, quizzes, weekly assigments, blah, blah, readings, blah. To say that I'm feeling overwhelmed with stress is one thing, but to say that I'm fkn pissed off about this stress would be the absolute truth. I'm actually, more than anything, frustrated and angry. This would not be the case if I had it my way. The things I go through just to please my parents. If it were up to me, I would be attending Parsons School For Design in NYC, doing something creative with my life...ok, creative and slightly superficial, but still creative none the less. I'd likely be in this program: http://www.parsons.newschool.edu/departments/department.aspx?dID=73&sdID=96&pType=1
Realistic? Probably not. But hey, I gotta dream big.

It just really bothers me how I'm in school for something that I wouldn't be satisfied doing for the rest of my life. I know that it sounds stupid that I'm even still in school for it then, huh? Well here's the plan: I go through with this for another 2-3 years, get my Pressured-By-Parents Degree, and then "take a year off" otherwise known as "enroll at Parsons, and give my dream job a shot!". That way, if the whole Parsons thing doesn't work out, then I could at least say I tried it and would still have something to fall back on...even if it is just a REBOUND. And it's not like I completely dread what I would potentially do with the program I'm in now, it's just I would have to find other means to satisfy my insatiable thirst for creative output and potential FAME, haha. But yep, that's my plan. I know that if I don't attempt it, then I'll never live it down and it'll always be one of those big "What Ifs?".

Anyhow, enough about that. I saw Where The Wild Things Are this weekend, and I thought it was pretty good. I have to admit I was slightly disappointed with the ending, but other than that I would recommend watching it...especially if you remember the book as a kid. The movie as a whole is cute. But there is some content in there that if you were one of the many seven-year-olds that watched the movie alongside your parents, you would not have understood. The bigger message behind everything, and the personalities of the monsters (and what, and better yet who they represent) is something I can appreciate understanding. I can't wait for the soundtrack to come out, definitely heard some good tunes throughout the movie :)

Must Listen:
1) Bette Davis Eyes - Blondie (There are many versions/covers of this song, and I don't think Blondie's is the original, but it's still my personal favourite. The Leighton Meester Cover is pretty cool too. Just saying.)
2) Walcott - Vampire Weekend

Wild Things

So when I went to this page (at long last) and realized that my latest post was still the one where I bitched about some Bitch who bitched at me, I decided that my blog was in definite need of a new entry!

Okay, so is it just me, or did "fall" last for like ONE WEEK?!? It seemed like Calgary experienced an extended summer, with 30-degree weather persisting well into and throughout September, and then we maybe experienced fall weather for a couple days, and then BAM! It's fucking SNOWING! I mean, seriously? Ugh. I was looking forward to layering my clothes and living in sweaters and easing my way back into wearing jackets again (and finally be able to wear my trench coat that I bought 6 months ago....) but NOT full on wearing my puffy winter coat!! That's Calgary weather for you.

But on the brights, METRIC is coming to Calgary on October 30th, and guess who has tickets??? This will be the second time that I'll be privileged to be in prescence of their musical greatness. Can't. Wait. And speaking of concerts, another one that I was supposed to go to, got the AXE (Thanks to Mr. Ima Let You Finish). I'm talking about the FAME KILLS TOUR. WhatTheFuck. But apparently Lady G will be touring solo and the tour dates for that will be announced within this week! Fingers crossed that she's still coming to Calgary...because in all honesty, I was only going to FAME KILLS for HER! I even "tweeted" her, pleading for her to come here so that I can see her Pokerface all over my face!

I'm also super stoked to go see this when it comes out on October 16th:



I'll definitely be sporting my Where The Wild Things Are t-shirt when I go watch this. Haha, so lame of me, I know.

Must Listen:
1) Half Mast - Empire Of The Sun
2) Passenger Seat - Death Cab For Cutie (I'm a sucker for two things; songs with piano in it, and death cab for cutie. And this song has BOTH! It's really a beautifully composed song)