This week in the news...randomness of all kinds
Hello world!
Well Ken very abruptly and imperatively instructed me to write something new...so here I am.
2nd week of school has come to an end and I am in full force. Does that mean doing my readings...nope. But it does mean writing down everything I have to do in my cute little German agenda and then not crossing anything off at the end of the day. My classes seem ok except for one. I really was looking forward to the professor but she is now on mat leave early and in her place is a sort of novice prof. He talked for 3 hours today, no break , no coherence, no patience from Daniela. The topic is one that really interests me (persuasion and rhetoric in the press) but 3 hours was a little onerous. I arrived home with a big headache but an even bigger resolve to be more understanding of his inexperience. My understanding would be helped along if the building where the class meets wasn't the only building on campus that lacks wireless internet access but thats a tale for another day.
In other news, I have been nauseous all night. Its like this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach which could be caused by a number of things....such as the oysters i ate last night....my general lack of proper rest and nutrition...my general lack of exercise...emotional turmoil...the stress that comes with my life in toronto...my increasing propensity to obesity...or my being sick with a cold all week and the hangover effects of getting over that cold....my diagnosis is ur choice!
In other news, I was sick all week with this bizarre cold that didn't zap my energy but did make my nose and eyes run like mad...maybe a bit too much info for some readers, my apologies. At any rate, I hardly ever get sick and I wasn't sick in Europe at all even though I was practically living on the street and not in very hygenic clothes. And I thought my immune system was in top form but some things even top form can't handle.
Teaching practice was good. I am abusing the fact that no one knows what to do with me because I am the only one there from my program. This means I am not doing anything but I think as of this week I will have to start doing something because the supervising teachers all had a meeting at York to discuss expectations....so long laziness. Funny story about practicum... I was working with J. the student who doesn't speak English, on the journal prompt and when I asked him what he wanted to be better at he said cricket. Oh Brampton!
I have been terribly unproductive today. I don't know what it is about Friday's but I had all these things to do and I was going to sleep early because of the nausea but lo and behold I am posting at this ungodly hour.
In other news, I was quite saddened by the events that occurred in Montreal this week. It is really horrifying when a place of learning becomes a site of terror but it reinforces for me some lessons I have been learning in recent days. We really do need to be diligent about guarding our minds and hearts. It is only logical that what we absorb passively or actively becomes internalized and somehow a part of our selves and has the potentiol to later emerge in expression that can be harmful. I myself in recent years have let down my guard and been flippant about those things which I consume in the form of media. However, it is my resolve to do so no longer. Since I've been back from Austria I've not watched TV (almost) and not because I don't want to or I think this is some sort of cure all answer but because I found that a lot of my time was wasted on passively absorbing whatever messages were being produced through that medium which were often of very little benefit to my own growth and development. I find that I do have more free time to things that are worthwhile...like read and blog...ha....
To lighten things up a bit, I think everyone should read Naomi's blogspot...http://nay-confessions.blogspot.com/...because there are lots of pictures of me on there...but also because he story in pictures is so hilarious!....i am still unsure however about the virus comments!
Well thats all for now....except for the most exciting of event of this week which will take place tomorrow....FREE John Mayer concert at Yonge and Dundas Square. John Mayer is awesome and FREE is awesome...so I can't go wrong with this one...
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Daniela
Well Ken very abruptly and imperatively instructed me to write something new...so here I am.
2nd week of school has come to an end and I am in full force. Does that mean doing my readings...nope. But it does mean writing down everything I have to do in my cute little German agenda and then not crossing anything off at the end of the day. My classes seem ok except for one. I really was looking forward to the professor but she is now on mat leave early and in her place is a sort of novice prof. He talked for 3 hours today, no break , no coherence, no patience from Daniela. The topic is one that really interests me (persuasion and rhetoric in the press) but 3 hours was a little onerous. I arrived home with a big headache but an even bigger resolve to be more understanding of his inexperience. My understanding would be helped along if the building where the class meets wasn't the only building on campus that lacks wireless internet access but thats a tale for another day.
In other news, I have been nauseous all night. Its like this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach which could be caused by a number of things....such as the oysters i ate last night....my general lack of proper rest and nutrition...my general lack of exercise...emotional turmoil...the stress that comes with my life in toronto...my increasing propensity to obesity...or my being sick with a cold all week and the hangover effects of getting over that cold....my diagnosis is ur choice!
In other news, I was sick all week with this bizarre cold that didn't zap my energy but did make my nose and eyes run like mad...maybe a bit too much info for some readers, my apologies. At any rate, I hardly ever get sick and I wasn't sick in Europe at all even though I was practically living on the street and not in very hygenic clothes. And I thought my immune system was in top form but some things even top form can't handle.
Teaching practice was good. I am abusing the fact that no one knows what to do with me because I am the only one there from my program. This means I am not doing anything but I think as of this week I will have to start doing something because the supervising teachers all had a meeting at York to discuss expectations....so long laziness. Funny story about practicum... I was working with J. the student who doesn't speak English, on the journal prompt and when I asked him what he wanted to be better at he said cricket. Oh Brampton!
I have been terribly unproductive today. I don't know what it is about Friday's but I had all these things to do and I was going to sleep early because of the nausea but lo and behold I am posting at this ungodly hour.
In other news, I was quite saddened by the events that occurred in Montreal this week. It is really horrifying when a place of learning becomes a site of terror but it reinforces for me some lessons I have been learning in recent days. We really do need to be diligent about guarding our minds and hearts. It is only logical that what we absorb passively or actively becomes internalized and somehow a part of our selves and has the potentiol to later emerge in expression that can be harmful. I myself in recent years have let down my guard and been flippant about those things which I consume in the form of media. However, it is my resolve to do so no longer. Since I've been back from Austria I've not watched TV (almost) and not because I don't want to or I think this is some sort of cure all answer but because I found that a lot of my time was wasted on passively absorbing whatever messages were being produced through that medium which were often of very little benefit to my own growth and development. I find that I do have more free time to things that are worthwhile...like read and blog...ha....
To lighten things up a bit, I think everyone should read Naomi's blogspot...http://nay-confessions.blogspot.com/...because there are lots of pictures of me on there...but also because he story in pictures is so hilarious!....i am still unsure however about the virus comments!
Well thats all for now....except for the most exciting of event of this week which will take place tomorrow....FREE John Mayer concert at Yonge and Dundas Square. John Mayer is awesome and FREE is awesome...so I can't go wrong with this one...
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Daniela
posted by dAnIeLa at
10:18 PM
3 Comments:
Hey Daniela, hopefully you felt a bit better today. Nothing like John Mayer to cheer you up. I think Cowdrey took a pick of you at the moment you fell in love with the Dreamy John Mayer lol
Anyway, take care and cheer up!
By
Steven, at September 16, 2006 9:24 PM
my diagnosis: increasing propensity to obesity.
yep, that's the one i chose.
mean? maybe. true? not really. funny? of course. that's why i said it. i love how you have given yourself a wide range of options there in terms of what exactly could be wrong with you. me, on the other hand, i know i am just sick beause of a 'virus.' that's all there is to it.
it pleases me that you enjoy my blog and that you have rated it the 'best post ever!'...ha! i win!...either that or i just screwed myself over, because all my other posts will just seem mediocre after that one. meh. i'll survive. and thanks for advertising it...and confirming out suspicions of your huge ego...you conceited, self-centered little girl. you like it only beacuse its about you. it doesnt matter if i am making fun of you...its still you, You, YOU! sheesh.
well...i love you either way. and i love jenn. and that's whyu i used those pics. i gotta say though, they do work out so well with the story i am telling. i'm a genius i say. GENIUS!
ya ya...i know what you're thinking..'whose conceited now?!'
meh.
nay 'meh' shiqua
By
Nay, at September 18, 2006 9:17 PM
you're awesome...good job...now post some pics from EUROPE!
:)
By
KT, at September 20, 2006 11:27 PM
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