Hotashi

I woke up to a full blown thurnderstorm this morning. I don’t think that has ever happened before. Normally I feel quite down when we have rainy weather, but this time I feel quite relaxed by it. We’ve gotten a lot more rain than usual this summer and it’s a nice change from the droughts we’ve been having over the past couple of years. I remember how everyone’s lawns would be yellow and crispy, and now they are green and lucious. So beautiful! I hope we have more summers like this. I’m sure all those people who have to actually go outside today are glaring at me. =P

I moved back to Waterloo today and plan on staying here until my lease is up at the end of August. I met up with one of my MA friends and we walked around the area for two and a half hours just catching up on things. It was nice to be able to do that again (being at home made me have a very limited social life). I’m partially happy to know that I’m ahead of so many others in our program with the progress of my research. But I’m still worried about not being able to graduate on time. I’m in a stage now where I can’t really do much and I need to wait on a couple of things before I can get cracking on analysis and writing. I’m trusting God and trying not to worry.

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I’ve been home for the past few weeks because of my research and I have become totally lethargic. I stopped doing my daily exercises and I can feel my body becoming a little more flabby and just unhealthy. I should not be tired from walking up one flight of stairs. I’m pretty pathetic really. So I have decided to start doing some exercises! I saw this article called Tone Your Tummy In One Month and I want to try it. I’m not looking for crazy toned abs, but I would like to decreases my rolls and become more healthy. So here goes one month of tummy toning. And I will start all of this tomorrow. =P

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I’ve been really busy with school lately. I had a mini breakdown and an anxiety attack last week. The stress has been really getting to me. Easter couldn’t have come at a better time, really. I went home this weekend to spend time with my family and relax. Church didn’t have the same effect like it had in the past, but it was good to be back. The message of Easter is always something that I need to cherish and remind myself of. And I’ve realized that I have been forgetting that my value does not lie anywhere but in God. I guess I’ve been trying to gain validation through completing my Masters, conducting my own research, and in other places. These accomplishments are a nice pat on the back, but day by day I am feeling less satisfied and more burdened. Things that once excited me now make me cringe. So I am now going to try to make a conscious effort to just do my best for Jesus and not care about impressing anyone else. Life is more enjoyable that way.

Just to add in something random, I am really hungry but whenever I walk out of my room into the kitchen I can smell the bag of garbage still waiting to be thrown out. I lose my appetite immediately, but I’m so hungry. Why can’t people do their chores on time? >_>

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The internet is one of those things (if there is anything to compare it to, really…) where it is hard to create and govern rules surrounding it. Because it is virtually global (literally), we would need a global governing body. This would be impossible to do without having ethno-centricism play into effect. For instance, different cultures view stealing in different ways. To base it on the rules of plagarism and copyright laws in Canada would privelege Canadian laws over those of other nation-states and communities.

As far as it goes, a lot of the internet is a free-for-all. Which means, that sites (including blogs) can be features of study without requiring the consent of its owners and users. So for my research paper, I could study various blog entries posted on various sites and never have to ask the permission of the writers. Kind of scary, eh? Sucks to all those suckers who think their little copyright symbol at the bottom of their webpage will get there anywhere. Haha. Good luck trying to track “theives” down.

P.S. I’m giving my first lecture EVER tonight. So nervous! >_<

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