Times like this where I’m glad my parents didn’t kick me out at 18.

When life gives you wisdom teeth, and a doctor then takes them away before you get to see them… you are trapped inside while everyone is partying up the olympic break.

I learned something over the past 3 days that I made me realize: my parents were right, I wouldn’t survive if I moved out.

Soup burns.

Did you know that?  Like that tomato or cream of mushroom stuff from the cans.  It’s not as simple as putting it in the pot, adding water/milk and turning on the heat.

However, due to the misadventure, I did perfect the “fan the smoke away from the smoke detector to shut it up waving pillow motion.”

I sound like a total airhead don’t I?  19 years of age and can’t even make soup.  Tsk.

Actually, when I seriously evaluate whether or not I would survive if I moved out, other than the big factor of my source of income, I think I would do ok.  Not at the beginning, but I think I could adapt.

Cooking
Laundry
Pay the bills

Is there anything else new I need to learn?  I know it is a harsh world “out there”,  but  I’ve been more or less in the world since I’ve been born right?  My guess… is that it would take approximately 3 months 90% adapt to living on my own.

In some ways, I wish my parents did kick me out just to see if I would survive for real.

Too bad the weather is so nice.

Because the Winter Games are melting…

OMG CANADA JUST WON GOLD AGAIN =D

Anyway, surprisingly though, Whistler had a storm! So that should be eventual good news right?

Most of us probably don’t have tickets anyway so lets just party down here.

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^ I went to the Richmond OZone to see FIR.  Pretty sweet.  I hope the crowd in the other concerts will be a little more crazy though.

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^ The torch: located near Pan Pacific at Waterfront.  Full of touristy goodness.

To be honest, at the beginning of the school year I was quite skeptical of the Freshman 15.  We have to walk so much at UBC anyway, how bad could it be?  I didn’t gain 15.  I gained 20. PSYC? No.  I didn’t gain anything but I believe my face looks chubbier than it used to.  It could just be the winter fat storage though.  Either way, I woke up feeling fat so I went for a run.

I sort of miss how high school forces you to do those damned timed runs.

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Question: Can you run on a treadmill?

I can’t stand it.  I have to run in a park or on the street or for some sort of game/sport.  Tracks? No can do.  It bores more more than it tires me.

That’s probably a lie, I can’t run =P

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Note: When running through the forest, beware of patches of mosquitoes flying around.  Avoid running with your mouth open.

Olympic Plans.

Two weeks, no school.  SWEET!

My life has been extremely hectic the past two weeks.  Filled with handshakes.  I learned through this sudden meeting of many people that the only way I am going to master it is through practice.

Onto the olympics…

What did everyone think of the opening ceremonies?

My favorite part: Gretzky carrying the torch to Waterfront at the end with everyone running along side him. What spirit.

I was downtown this afternoon till around 7 just taking it in.  When I was in the crowds, whether I be looking at the sights or the people or the protesters, I felt so excited.

Even though the air felt like something was going on, when I watched the woman in the red dress sing O Canada through the window of a little Mexican restaurant on a wet Friday night in Yaletown, it felt so unreal that the huge event I was looking at was actually just down the street.

Didn’t want to be there when everyone left BC Place so I went home to watch the rest.

I’ve organized a list of the free concerts I want to see (well I want to see them all but these ones just stood out more to me):

13:
Richmond OZone:
Hey Ocean! @ 8

14:
Richmond OZone:
F.I.R. @ 9:30

18:
Richmond OZone:
Arkells @ 8:30
Our Lady Peace @ 9:45
LiveCity Yaletown:
Marianas Trench @ 9:30

19:
Holland Park:
We are the City @ 5:00
Sam Roberts @ 9:00

20:
Richmond OZone:
Marianas Trench @ 9:30
Holland Park:
Hey Ocean! @ 8:30
LiveCity Yaletown:
Arkells @ 6:30
Sam Roberts @ 9:30

25:
Richmond OZone:
Two Hours Traffic @ 8:00

26:
Richmond OZone:
This Means Nothing in Mexico @ 4:45
Tokyo Police Club @ 9:45
Holland Park:
Two Hours Traffic @ 7:00
Marianas Trench @ 9:00

27:
Holland Park:
You Say Party! We Say Die! @ 7:00
Tokyo Police Club @ 8:00

http://www.surrey2010.com/lineup.html
http://www.richmondozone.com/programming/element/main-stage/
http://livecityvancouver.ca/downloads/LiveCity%20Vancouver%20Performers.pdf