losing sleep
Tonight I decided to pull an all nighter for the first time since second year at STU. We've been staying up until 4 a.m. lately and I had to be up early to take my cat to get fixed. I'm nervous and anxious about taking her. I know it will probably extend her life and will guarantee no accidental litters if she ever happens to get outside long enough to hook up with king tut cat out there. But, it doesn't help that she keeps looking at me with those trusting loving eyes. Of course she is in heat so its a little more obvious than usual.
Claire, Jeff, Ethan and I took a road trip on new years eve day up to moncton for dinner and to hook up with baxter and nick. We had a great time, if brief. The restaurant was in Crystal Palace and I haven't been there since I was a child so while we were waiting for a table to clear Ethan and I tried out the rock climbing wall while Jeff and Claire went on the big rotating swingy things while Melissa and Nick browsed patiently in Chapters, like indulgent parents. It was good to see them after 2 years.
Financially things are shit right now. The only saving grace is that my parents are our landlords and his parents are so generous about passing us a few bucks. We still can't make even half our rent for now but within the month I should be able to take care of it. I applied to wyndham or whatever cendant has now become. They have a training class starting soon so maybe I or both of us can get in.. Jason has been out of work for a month and I've been out since august, though I didn't plan on working during my first term taking sciences. I'm proud to say my grades are pretty much at the same level as they were in arts.. however, once again i've done a turn-about and decided to pursue economics. Dad even bought me the first volume of a 3 part study on micro-finance in indonesia primarily but also in other third world countries and smaller ventures in industrialized ones. Each volume is about 40 bucks but when i'm back in the money I'll snatch the other two up plus the one written by fellow who started the grameen bank. I've had a hard time finding anyone to talk to who thinks such a banking system is worth pursuing here... Once I get to the accounts of the micro credit experiments in the U.S. I'll at least get to see how their success rate is in comparison to other countries but the few people I've talked to about it are very cynical about people "around here" ... implying or outright stating that our impoverished would just take the money and run, regardless of how against their own self interest that would be considering how tiny the loans are in comparison to the bigger ones received for borrowers who honour their payments.. I guess I just think that human nature is across the board regardless of location and a large portion of people in poverty, given the opportunity to climb out under their own steam, would go for it, regardless of where they are in the world. Are the millions of previously impoverished Bangladesh(ies?) who are now small business owners and members of the grameen bank morally or intellectually superior to our poor?
urgh ranting... It's 7:41 a.m. now. I suppose I should call my mom and see when she's coming to get Hellion and I.
Claire, Jeff, Ethan and I took a road trip on new years eve day up to moncton for dinner and to hook up with baxter and nick. We had a great time, if brief. The restaurant was in Crystal Palace and I haven't been there since I was a child so while we were waiting for a table to clear Ethan and I tried out the rock climbing wall while Jeff and Claire went on the big rotating swingy things while Melissa and Nick browsed patiently in Chapters, like indulgent parents. It was good to see them after 2 years.
Financially things are shit right now. The only saving grace is that my parents are our landlords and his parents are so generous about passing us a few bucks. We still can't make even half our rent for now but within the month I should be able to take care of it. I applied to wyndham or whatever cendant has now become. They have a training class starting soon so maybe I or both of us can get in.. Jason has been out of work for a month and I've been out since august, though I didn't plan on working during my first term taking sciences. I'm proud to say my grades are pretty much at the same level as they were in arts.. however, once again i've done a turn-about and decided to pursue economics. Dad even bought me the first volume of a 3 part study on micro-finance in indonesia primarily but also in other third world countries and smaller ventures in industrialized ones. Each volume is about 40 bucks but when i'm back in the money I'll snatch the other two up plus the one written by fellow who started the grameen bank. I've had a hard time finding anyone to talk to who thinks such a banking system is worth pursuing here... Once I get to the accounts of the micro credit experiments in the U.S. I'll at least get to see how their success rate is in comparison to other countries but the few people I've talked to about it are very cynical about people "around here" ... implying or outright stating that our impoverished would just take the money and run, regardless of how against their own self interest that would be considering how tiny the loans are in comparison to the bigger ones received for borrowers who honour their payments.. I guess I just think that human nature is across the board regardless of location and a large portion of people in poverty, given the opportunity to climb out under their own steam, would go for it, regardless of where they are in the world. Are the millions of previously impoverished Bangladesh(ies?) who are now small business owners and members of the grameen bank morally or intellectually superior to our poor?
urgh ranting... It's 7:41 a.m. now. I suppose I should call my mom and see when she's coming to get Hellion and I.