yay wireless internet

Hello All

So I am writing this blog entry from my bedroom. Which, might I add, has no phone hook up in it. But now, at this particular moment in time, it contains not only a phone (!gasp!) (or two if you count my cell phone) and a computer with functioning online capabilities. It did take 3 calls to linksus/bell/linksus to get it all up and running but now I think it's been worth it. And the phone is some new-fangled one that uses a signal from another phone but allows me to have my own extension that is only plugged in to the DC outlet. Sometimes technology is my friend.

Now some unconnected thoughts.

One thing that I was excited about at university was the long break for Christmas and summers. Well I saw my exam schedule last week and, since lectures begin again on January 3rd and my last exam is December 20th, that gives me like 13 days off. And that really ticks me off!! You might argue, ah, but Amy, your last class is on the 5th of December, so you have practically a month off. To which I rebut: it is not a holiday if you have exams to think about and study for. So I say this: POO ON YOU, UNIVERSITY. Give your students a break!

Last night, I went out and bought myself Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot. A mighty fine purchase if I do say so myself. I heard them this summer at Cornerstone and was very impressed by them. Then last week, while hanging out with CORE (a joint youth group between FBCG and some other local churches) as they had an all-night lock in (my 50-something mom stayed up all night! I didn't even last the whole time), Mike put in the CD and I really dug it. Oh and btw, Relient K has a new EP that is either out now or will be soonly. Which brings me to my next random point of discussion . . .

When I got an e-mail telling me that if I pre-ordered Apathetic (Relient K's new EP) from some website, I could get it autographed PLUS a copy of Mmhmm (their latest full-length album - which, by the by, I have worn out or something! I guess playing it every day for months didn't help. Yes, it is that good.) for $13.75 (albeit american) , of course I jumped at the chance. Having bought things online from the states before (we all know the sates freaking own in that regard), I didn't think I'd have any trouble. But then it came to the part where you have to select your state from a dropdown list. It said underneath that to select 'outside the US' if that's where you lived. That's all well and good, but 'outside the US' wasn't even listed as a possibility! So, when that failed the first time, I went back at a later date (namely today), but still no dice. Boo to that! If anyone figures out what is up with this, could you let me know? You're reward will be great.

Pretty much that's all I have to say. Except that I am pumped for my trip to Ottawa. WOOHOO!