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Electronic Daisy Carnival 2010

Currently: Sitting in my room, contemplating on thoughts of cleaning it… but won’t actually act on these thoughts.

This past weekend was possibly the biggest Electronic Dance Music event in all of North America. The Electronic Daisy Carnival in L.A. brings in about 100,000 people from all over the world, along with only the best of the best in the Electronic Dance scene. It takes place at the Exposition Park and Memorial Coliseum… which is where the NBA Championship Parade usually ends. The mainstage area fits 100,000 people at normal capacity, and 60,000 people at this event! Multiple stages were set up, each fitting more than 5,000 people each at the bare minimum. Basically, this event is HUGE.

I’ve made it mission, to attend one of the upcoming EDCs (short for Electronic Daisy Carnival) in the near future. No matter how much work I have to do to go, I will end up going! If my blog is any indicator of how much I love Electronic Dance Music, then you know how badly I want to go! Alright, so there’s good music… but that’s not all! Believe it or not, there is a full amusement park ready for you when you get there to be used while the banging tracks are in the background. This is the place to be in June, that is clear.

As for life in Vancouver, let the partying begin. CHEM 233 IS FINALLY OVER! The after Chem 233 was over, I went to Library Square for 90s night (which is actually really really fun, and I encourage everyone to go to there!), Afrojack Live at Caprice (he is my idol), and on a Club Hopping night between Caprice, Republic, and the Roxy. All I gotta say, is that life is good right now. Tomorrow I am going to a couple of Pubs/Bars, getting a couple of free drinks, then going over to the Post Modern to party at midnight for Canada Day! It’ll be a good night.

Along with all the partying, I had to make a decision on the Major I wish to pursue. After a lot of careful thought and what seemed like years of debate with my friends… the winners are:

1st Choice: Honours in Biotechnology
2nd Choice: Major in Pharmacology
3rd Choice: Combined Honours in Chemistry and Biology

I think I set my standards too high… I think that I’ll be some genius one day… but yet I party instead of hardcore studying. Anyways, expect a mix soon, I have like 9 on my laptop just sitting there… I guess I’ll post one!

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Wellness

The Derivative of Life = Stress.

Currently: Listening to Showtek’s new Podcast. If ANYONE listens to Hardstyle (I highly doubt it) download and subscribe to Showtek’s Podcast… it’s awesome!

I’m sorry that I haven’t posted in almost a month! This past month has been a very hard month. October Midterms took over my life for a week, then I had to move back to my mom’s house. Then immediately after that I had to start studying for the 2nd batch of Midterms… finally here I am. Midterm free, and looking at the pile of homework and readings I have to do to catch up. I am sorry that I will have to keep this short, my life is seriously taken over by school and other things I need to do.

Here’s a video from the latest “all-night dance event” I was just at.

I hope all of you aren’t having a majorly stressful time, like I am! It’s definitely not fun!

Song of the Week: Sept. 13th to Sept. 19th

So this week’s song of the week, is the an Remix of “Let the Bass Kick – DJ Chuckie”. This is the song that I played when the Frosh DJ let me take over for a little bit. I personally like this version better than the one I played at Frosh, therefore I decided to post this one as opposed to the Frosh version. Enjoy!

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Academics Faculty Recreation

Imagine Day 2009

Currently: Sitting at his new place, putting a new episode of Lost Season 3 onto his USB Drive so he can watch it through his PS3.

Today was Imagine 2009, and it was quite the experience. The day started off with me getting up at around 6:45am to go shower. Since today would be the first full day alone with my new place, I had to make my own breakfast. Due to the rushing nature of today, I settled with a bowl of cereal. It’s fast and easy, without losing out on the taste. I left my place at around 7:25am to go catch the “33” bus. I got on the first one that came by (surprisingly) and got to school around 7:50am. I quickly met up with some friends then went over to meet my MUG Group.

My MUG Group was “Astatine” (Yay Science!). At first, it was a very awkward situation to be in, but as the day progressed, it got less and less awkward. I managed to meet two new guy friends, and even have a class with one of them. It’s the first two people I’ve actually connected with at UBC, and I’m excited to meet more. After we did a couple of Ice Breakers, we learned our cheer. “WE ARE SEXY, WE ARE BLUE, WE WILL TAKE YOU ALL TO SCHOOL. WE ARE SMART, YOU WILL SEE, WE ARE SCIENCE UBC!!”, it’s a pretty good one, I like the one that our Squad 33 Leaders came up with. “We Are Science, What What!?, We are Science!, What What!?, We Are Science, What What!? Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-What!? WE ARE SCIENCE!” At this point, I thought we stood no chance against Sauder (This was all about to change).

After our cheer lessons, we had a Q&A Session with our MUG Leaders and a Prof. It was somewhat informative, most of the stuff I already knew just from doing my own research. They gave us “staged” questions to ask the Profs and Leaders, and I happened to get one that read “Would you rather win the Noble Prize (without the money) or the Stanley Cup/ an Emmy?” This one was obviously directed towards the Prof. and he answered it beautifully. He told me that if he won the Noble Peace Prize for something that he’s worked all his life on, it would be worth way more to him than an Emmy/ Stanley Cup and the fame that comes along with it.

As the day progressed, we just went around walking and talking, taking tours of the Campus (You know, the boring stuff) But then it FINALLY came down to the Pep Rally… and I wasn’t expecting that many people. Thunderbird Arena was practically FULL. When it came down to cheering, they gave all the Science Faculty Students the long skinny blue balloons (Which kicked all the other balloons ass) I can honestly say that Sciences BEAT Sauder this year, Sauder’s cheering was weak. It’s okay Sauder, we know you tried. Overall today was just a really fun day, and It made me really excited to start classed tomorrow. I’m sorry I can’t upload the pictures I took today because I left my Camera’s USB Cable at my Mom’s Place. In the future I may edit this post and put them up!

COMMENT with your experiences of Imagine Day 2009!

Note: If you guys haven’t noticed, I added a Link on the sidebar there called “Beats Per Minute Song of the Week” I’ll be updating that weekly with a song that’s really stood out to me during the week. This week is “Raven (Crookers Remix) by Proxy” so keep checking it out for some good tracks from your favorite blogging DJ… DJ JD.

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Academics Careers / Work

Not the Good Kind of Shopping

Currently: Sitting in my Uncle’s Basement Suite (Where I am going to be living during my UBC Years) and listening to “21 Guns – Greenday”.

We all dread those summer times when those frightening commercials air on TV. Old Navy’s Back to School Clothing, Staple’s Back to School Supplies, and Best Buy’s Back to School Laptops. Those commercials just lay the foundation for the harsh reality of going back to School. (Or in my case, “Starting School”) Looking back at this summer, it has to of been one of the most expensive summers of my life. But finally, I am completely finished the “Back to School” Shopping. Here’s a very simple Doughnut Chart that I constructed using Excel to show how much I’ve spent JUST on school supplies / textbooks.

Now, let’s anaylze each of these money “suckers”.

UBC “Fan” Gear:
I thought that since I am proud to be attending UBC, that I should show it off. I already have a UBC hoodie with my nickname “Jords” (From my Chemistry Teacher) on the Hood. Now it’s time to take it to the next level. It was actually just today that I bought the Black UBC Clipboard x 2($6.50), a Blue UBC Water Bottle ($15.95), and a UBC Thunderbird’s Lanyard ($9.95). I’m ready to show off my UBC Pride.

Electronics:
Some of you MAY disagree that an iPod Classic 120GB is considered under the “School Supplies” Category, but I beg to differ. I am one of those workers who works best with my some bumpin’ tunes in the background. Therefore, if I have some tunes to listen to while I work coming from my iPod, then I work harder, and I get better grades, and life is great.

School Supplies:
I was originally planning to use my Gr. 12 Binders for school this year. (I like to be organized so I have a Binder for EVERY class) BUT, today while I was browsing through Staples, I came across a sale that I couldn’t resist. I bought those 1 inch “Durable” Binders that a lot of my friends used last year. I also bought the usual Red/Black/Blue Pens, 0.5mm Lead Pencil, Erasers, 0.5mm Lead, Highlighters, White Out, Small Clear Plastic Rulers, and Lined Paper. (SPEAKING of Lined Paper, if any of you people need some, The Staples on Campus by the McDonalds has 150 Sheets for $0.24!!!! When you walk in, look to your left/right I can’t remember exactly but their right by the entrance.)

Textbooks:
Here’s the big one. I bought all my books Brand New, just because I like new shiny things that come in clear plastic. The first day I went, I managed to get all my Books (Including Optional Stuff) except for ONE book. (The Integrated Resource Package for Chem 121). That was fixed today, for the Discount Book Store on top of the McDonalds on Campus has it! So for all you people waiting til Sept. 2nd to go back to get it at the bookstore, FRET NOT, go to the Discount Book Store and pick it up.

Here is the finished product (Note: My Integrated Resource Chem Book isn’t a part of this due to the fact that it is being held for me at the Discount Book Store)

For all you people that have finished your Back to School Shopping, Comment on your experiences! For those of you who still have some to do, HAPPY SHOPPING!

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