i hope my words are strange and wondrous,

like kisses that quiet all things superfluous,

so that we can all stop and

listen

its the second last day today..

and the first time i've had any time to write anything.

how was frosh been?

frickin awesome.

but im stoned.

right now im running on pure adrenaline.

move-in day: last wednesday

saw my roomies, saw my room.. set up my stuff.

now my stuff looks sweet. my room is getting cleaned up and i can pretty much foresee myself living comfortably in this ancient building with its blocked up fireplace for the next 8 months.

day 2: i dont remember..

i will go check. =)

oh, residence orientation..where i met the don of my BG house. Jamie. awesome very tall-looking, funny guy

clubs fair! signed up for a few things...

parade.

shit.

yea.. that was wow..

one hour walk around toronto screaming cheers non stop does a lot of things to your body..

but that was hella fun. UT pride man.

dinner.. in my harry potter dining hall.

sickass.

complete with the long tables, the "headmaster" table and the big portraits and windows.

chillax in the common room with my new housemates.. till 2.

the engineers frickin blast our dorm with their gunpowder thing at 3AM.

day 3: skipped orientation, and scavenger hunt. (slept in)

learned the vic dance.

which is the sickest dance in the world coz we pelvic thrust in honor of MJ.

for the cheer off against St. Mike's tomorrow.

watched the frosh plays, funny.. skipped the olympics..

got my wacky tacky outfit for the wacky tacky boat cruise and 3 hour dance party on a pirate ship out on the lake.

it was awesome. =)

our DJ was the shiz.. and we finished off with Bohemian Rhapsody and a Grease medley so we could go all badass. haha

then i went on a haunted ghost tour of the college campus, and scared myself shitless when they pranked us.

thankGOD im not in the res with the famous ghost sightings. =P

then midnight yoga.

complete new experience.

fun.

and my arms cracked 5 times.

day 4:

skipped all the morning events to go out with my mom.

party in the Quad. =)

Cultureshock toronto came to visit us and dance,

then teach us a lil hiphop.

lots of fun.

dinner..

and while we're eating the genitals come walking into burwash dining hall..

like.. 7 foot tall male genitals.. and a fluffy female one. not kidding.

so funny.

so we went to sex ed.

which was funny in the most awkward sense.

yes.

watched Woodward company and Symphony of Nine perform..

then casino night!

Vic rented out tables and games from a casino, and we gambled away our fake money on roulette, blackjack, poker and whatnot.

meredith, johanna and i decided to go for texas hold'em, and we asked the dealer to teach us.

guess what.

we wiped the table out twice.

and won a crapload of fake money.

then we lost it all in the final game.

our obnoxious selves were so into it that we probably stepped on a few toes, since all the guys playing with us were serious..

and we were in our pjs..

i was. haha actually.

anyway.. then we just sat in the common room to chat till 4AM..

while drunk people upstairs make noise.

day 5: i woke at at 8AM,

having slept four hours.. i am now the equivalent of the drunk, passed out people upstairs.

skipped the morning stuff for breakfast with mom. since she's leaving tomorrow,

and lunch with my relatives.

i now have a mock lecture to go to in an hour which should be really good,

and then get ready for a formal dinner and club night.

=.=

its the last night of craziness since school starts wednesday.

so my adrenaline should keep me going.

but damn..

im so stoned. eck.

anyway, i won't sleep coz i might just die.

i will probably head out soon to grab some ice cream. =)

besides the busyness,

there are moments of intense homesickness,

then they pass and im just glad im here.

glad im growing

glad im finally feeling this world out by myself,

and the strength i'll learn here

will be the same strength that defines my character

for the rest of my life.

and as of now,

i can say

its not easy,

but God has, is and will see me through.