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Yesterday was a bad day--I woke up with a headache, Tylenol would not work, and I had allergies the entire day for some odd reason. Sneezing 7 times in a row while your head is pounding is fun! (Only not really...)
Today is better.
Interesting article:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8251
On an unrelated note, I didn't know who David Suzuki was until yesterday.
I stumble more and more often on startling gaps in my education--things that are apparently common knowledge, but I never even heard of. I'm guessing it's all the stuff I should've caught on with in high school, but it was somewhat limited-access to the English-language-impaired high school me.
You know, I devoured books as a kid. The russian TV programming was somewhat limited--kindergarten cartoons, the govenment session broadcast live (zzzz), and badly translated American movies once a week. So I read a lot--sci-fi, mysteries, romances, historical fiction, fantasy, etc. I was addicted to the written word (and I never got caught when I read in class! I was a very sneaky child :D).
But then I came to Canada and my reading time dropped through the floor. Reading an English book was about as enjoyable as looking at Egyptian hieroglyphics--I could tell something interesting was going on, but the story would miss me by a mile. Or a light year. And the fact that I had to consult the dictionary for every second word made reading feel like trudging through a swamp of words.
So I stopped. I concentrated on schoolwork double-hard, so that I didn't mis-translate something and god forbid failed a course. I watched TV and listened to people speak (subtitles are the best invention EVER), which really helped with learning the spoken language (real people should come with subtitles too, damnit). I know a lot about Star Trek now.
My efforts paid off and I did pretty okay in school--finished with honours, even, and got an entrance scholarship to Sheridan because of good marks. SCORE. However, the price I paid for that is that I now don't know who David Suzuki is :D;;;; He was never on a test, but I betcha he must've come up in someone's presentation for biology or something... Which probably sounded to me something like this: "english english english english David Suzuki english english english..." XD
But I do not despair! Language is now somewhat learned and under control (hey look, I wrote a book, whee!). Startling gaps in education--you're next >:3
*sacrifices small animals to the glory that is Google*
I was also gonna post art but then I realized that it's not scanned and I really should be working instead of frolicking on the web, so... Next time.
Instead, I will tell you about this TOTALLY AWESOME THING that arcana_j made...
A DRAMACON soundtrack. And it's BRILLIANT.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones (before the con)
"Godzilla" - Blue Oyster Cult (big scary con)
"Holding Out For A Hero" - Frou Frou (injury and rescue)
"Let's Forget About It" - Lisa Loeb (bamboozled again)
"Rich Girl" - Gwen Stefani (sitting next to a money maker)
"Goodnight And Go" - Imogen Heap (Christie and Matt)
"I Do" - Lisa Loeb (Christie and Derek)
"Out Of Reach" - Gabrielle (he has a girlfriend?)
"Pads, Paws And Claws" - Elvis Costello (convention antics)
"What I Like About You" - The Romantics (at the dance)
"Put A Lid On It" - Squirrel Nut Zippers (on the dance floor)
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (it's over)
"Harder To Breathe" - Maroon 5 (Matt vs. Derek)
"Trouble Me" - 10,000 Maniacs (Sandra)
"Just what I needed" - The Cars (Matt)
"Always Saturday" - Guadalcanal Diary (best day ever)
"Simple And Clean" - Utada Hikaru (saying goodbye)
I got all teary-eyed on "Out Of Reach" and "Simple And Clean"... I'll see if I can rip some of the tracks and post them here (for evaluation purposes only, so that everyone buys the cds of these groups, please don't sue me, RIAA :D;;;;).
Today is better.
Interesting article:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8251
On an unrelated note, I didn't know who David Suzuki was until yesterday.
I stumble more and more often on startling gaps in my education--things that are apparently common knowledge, but I never even heard of. I'm guessing it's all the stuff I should've caught on with in high school, but it was somewhat limited-access to the English-language-impaired high school me.
You know, I devoured books as a kid. The russian TV programming was somewhat limited--kindergarten cartoons, the govenment session broadcast live (zzzz), and badly translated American movies once a week. So I read a lot--sci-fi, mysteries, romances, historical fiction, fantasy, etc. I was addicted to the written word (and I never got caught when I read in class! I was a very sneaky child :D).
But then I came to Canada and my reading time dropped through the floor. Reading an English book was about as enjoyable as looking at Egyptian hieroglyphics--I could tell something interesting was going on, but the story would miss me by a mile. Or a light year. And the fact that I had to consult the dictionary for every second word made reading feel like trudging through a swamp of words.
So I stopped. I concentrated on schoolwork double-hard, so that I didn't mis-translate something and god forbid failed a course. I watched TV and listened to people speak (subtitles are the best invention EVER), which really helped with learning the spoken language (real people should come with subtitles too, damnit). I know a lot about Star Trek now.
My efforts paid off and I did pretty okay in school--finished with honours, even, and got an entrance scholarship to Sheridan because of good marks. SCORE. However, the price I paid for that is that I now don't know who David Suzuki is :D;;;; He was never on a test, but I betcha he must've come up in someone's presentation for biology or something... Which probably sounded to me something like this: "english english english english David Suzuki english english english..." XD
But I do not despair! Language is now somewhat learned and under control (hey look, I wrote a book, whee!). Startling gaps in education--you're next >:3
*sacrifices small animals to the glory that is Google*
I was also gonna post art but then I realized that it's not scanned and I really should be working instead of frolicking on the web, so... Next time.
Instead, I will tell you about this TOTALLY AWESOME THING that arcana_j made...
A DRAMACON soundtrack. And it's BRILLIANT.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones (before the con)
"Godzilla" - Blue Oyster Cult (big scary con)
"Holding Out For A Hero" - Frou Frou (injury and rescue)
"Let's Forget About It" - Lisa Loeb (bamboozled again)
"Rich Girl" - Gwen Stefani (sitting next to a money maker)
"Goodnight And Go" - Imogen Heap (Christie and Matt)
"I Do" - Lisa Loeb (Christie and Derek)
"Out Of Reach" - Gabrielle (he has a girlfriend?)
"Pads, Paws And Claws" - Elvis Costello (convention antics)
"What I Like About You" - The Romantics (at the dance)
"Put A Lid On It" - Squirrel Nut Zippers (on the dance floor)
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell (it's over)
"Harder To Breathe" - Maroon 5 (Matt vs. Derek)
"Trouble Me" - 10,000 Maniacs (Sandra)
"Just what I needed" - The Cars (Matt)
"Always Saturday" - Guadalcanal Diary (best day ever)
"Simple And Clean" - Utada Hikaru (saying goodbye)
I got all teary-eyed on "Out Of Reach" and "Simple And Clean"... I'll see if I can rip some of the tracks and post them here (for evaluation purposes only, so that everyone buys the cds of these groups, please don't sue me, RIAA :D;;;;).