Phill's Twisted Journal

December 4th, 2008

The day the Governor General of Canada betrayed the institution she was supposed to protect.

So get this. Apparently I can't get a job because I don't demonstrate 'financial need'? What the fuck is this bullshit? I've been living on my own since I was 18 and the only funding I had to go to university last year was OSAP, which I spent all of for that year. I was able to get a job that year (regardless, it seems, of the $7k I had in savings at that point) but I wasn't able to get a job with the same program this year because I had $10k in savings. I managed to save $3k over the entire summer and somehow this means I am no longer in need. School is even more expensive this year than last with their estimate being $15k. FIFTEEN! If that were true (which it isn't) then I would have $6k left in savings (from working my ass of since I was 18) meaning I'd have less than I did my first year. Which brings me back to my title statement of "what the fuck?"

Anyway, I know most people would argue that most students have no money at all and I would agree. I'm one of the rare few students who exercises control when it comes to spending, and our peers are always telling us to save our money because we'll be thankful in the end. Well look where it got me. Fuck.

Well, I'm not actually as mad as the above would seem to suggest as I'm 85% confident that I have a job at the sports centre here as the videographer for games. It's still annoying though, that was a lot of paper work that I had to fill out.

The CD Cover Meme!

instructions:
1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr's "explore the last seven days" http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Put it all together, that's your first album.



Stolen from

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( You know you're in university when... )

So anyway, to finally solve last updates deliema, the bookstore was open the next day and I bought my phonecard.

In other news, I rode a two horse open sleigh today!  That was exciting indeed.

So, my girlfriend and I talk over the phone generally every night, right?  This is done through the purchase of $20 phone cards.  I can generally stretch it 2 or 3 weeks and Caitlin, maybe one week.  Anyway, mine ran out on Thursday and I was busy on Friday (Geology field trip) and the school bookstore is closed on weekend so I had to wait till Monday to get a new card (a prospect that Caitlin was not pleased with).  So, on Monday I go to the bookstore and lo and behold it's closed about an hour before it should be, BUT there is a "Will be back at" sign.  Curiously enough it was set to 8:30 (the bookstore opens at 8:30 and closes at 4:30).  Anyway, I go do some other stuff and come back later.  It's still closed when I get back and as I'm standing there trying to think of my next plan of action, the vice president of the student council strolls by and comments that the bookstore hasn't been open all day.  Odd.  Caitlin was not pleased with this at all, but she understood my dilemma.  I'm not from Sault Ste. Marie, so I have no idea where I could find a convenience store that would sell phone cards besides the school bookstore.  Thus, the only thing I could do was wait till Tuesday and try again.  Unfortunately, due to various things that came up, such as work and OSAP issues, this never happened and I missed the time frame.  So finally, today (Wednesday) during Philosophy (which starts at 4PM) I realize I haven't gone to the bookstore and rush out of class.  Of course, the bookstore is STILL closed with the only difference being that someone removed the store hours sheet.  So I'm getting pretty annoyed and decided I must start an investigation.  My first step, I go to the student council office and ask the lady working there is she knows what's up with the bookstore.  She says no, but that it hasn't been open all week and suggests I go to the administration office.  So, after class I go to the main office, but since it's 5PM everyone is gone, just the secretary remains.  I ask her if she knows what's up and she tells me she received an email concerning it and pulls it up for me.  Basically, the guy who runs it is at a corporate function and says it will not be open at regular hours till next Monday BUT it does say that the store will be open from 8:30 till noon until he gets back.  I tell the secretary that it hasn't been open at the revised hours either and she tells me I'll have to take it up with the ancillary operations official, who has already gone home.  So, now I have to wait till tomorrow to speak to him (assuming the store is not open prior to noon tomorrow either).  I will not give up my investigation goddammit!

I dunno if I'm the first one to notice this, but...

Has anyone else ever noticed the etiquette of daily greetings?  Like, good morning cannot be said while departing, only when arriving.  But, you can say good afternoon in both arrival and departure.  Same applies to good evening.  And again, like the first (but reversed), you can only say good night when departing.  Can you imagine walking into a room and having someone greet you saying, "Good night Mr. Glandrid!  Fancy seeing you here."  Although you can say that it IS a good night to someone, in greeting.  Anyway, this is a random observation.  Your thoughts?

So I get home today, all prepped to do my Sociology ISU in one night but lo and behold!, my mother wants me to cut the front lawn before it rains! Apparently my passing Sociology is less important to her than having her lawn cut.

Anyway, to make a long story short, the lawnmower wouldn't start (half hour of pulling the starter-cord anyone?) and my hand hurts like no tomorrow. So we gave up (after much arguing about how I was doing it wrong (regardless of the fact I've been doing it for at least 10 years(if not more))) and I went inside, took a shower and made a bagel, but here is where it gets interesting. There was a strange cat outside my patio window. He was small, orange(Garfield orange), and seemed domesticated. I asked my mom and she told me he'd been hanging around Moxy all day and smelling each other. This may not seem out of the ordinary to you, but my Moxy isn't a very social cat when it comes to his fellow felines. He doesn't (usually) fight them or anything, but he keeps his distance and usually intemidates them away (he's a big and tough looking kitty).

So I go about my usuals and mom tells me to put away the mower for her. While I'm putting it away I run into this orange cat again. Everytime I approch him he runs away so I though, "Hey, when people are trying to get animals to be friendly, they give them food!" so I grab a handful of food (after distracting Moxy) and hold my hand out to this kitty. He'd edge closer, then back away. Edge closer, back away. This went on for a while till Moxy made his way over. As soon as he showed up the mysterious kitty came over and ate the food. Interesting.

So I let him smell me and he eventually lets me pet him. He must be domesticated a litte because he didn't hiss/spit or anything plus his coat is soft and well groomed. I thought maybe he was someones house cat but he lacks identification, made my hand smell kinda bad and is really skinny so I'm thinking he may be someones outdoor cat.

Anyone have any ideas on his origins or associations based on my study? If he's still hanging around tomorrow I'll give him a name. Since he kinda looks like Chiyo-chi-chi, I think I'll name him that.

Phill out!

I haven't been around in a while, nor will I (most likely) in the future for highschool is one ugly bitch and she likes to take up all my free time.

Not much to report about my life, not much to rant about. Nothing happens around here, and if it does, it's only for a short time. Life is like a desert where the oasis's are few and far between and have a nasty tendancy to dry up rather quickly. Oh, woe is me! I'm not depressed or anything (which is a nice change) but am 'disgruntled' I guess.

Check out my webcomic!

Scooped the idea from myshu

The idea is that you take the first sentence or two from you first entry of every month

January:This Xmas sucked. Not suprising though, I expected it too.
Febuary:All this weekend I've been working on this video game called RPG which stands for Ripped of by Phill Games.
March:So I woke up Saturday to my mom screaming about how we were going to my Aunts, whether I liked it or not.
April:Today was rather interesting. I took a law trip to a criminal court!
May:So I got home and I started cutting the lawn.
June:Hm, lots of things have been happening lately.. I lost my internet for a month and a half if anyone cared, I now am dating the most wonderful woman in the world and school is almost done!
July:What have I been up to? I was in Trenton for half the week from Monday to Thursday.
August:N/A
September:Recently my mood has been changing constantly on the turn of a dime.
October:It's been a while... about a month. Anyway, I'm doing a lot better now. I got a SCANNER!!!
November:I am now offically 17! Huzzah!
December:I'm the type of person who needs to have a goal, it keeps me busy.

This year I started and failed a bunch of projects, woke up on Saturday, cut lawn, spent a lot of time in Trenton, got a scanner, turned 17 and got a goal. Woo, good thing all the depressing stuff is usually at the end of my journals. HA.

I'm the type of person who needs to have a goal, it keeps me busy. Anyhow, I just recently(after about 5 months) finally got one that I can really look forward to! I figured out what I want to do this summer!

No more sitting around wish I had a job cause I'll be my own boss. I'm going to draw caricatures!! My plan is to meet with the manager of a local Provincal beach and ask permission to draw my caraicatures there. I'm going to charge $2 for one. Although it doesn't seem like much, it is. Pro caricaturists charge anywhere between $10-$20 for one caricatures but the thing is, $2 is just change! That's the beauty of it.

People are reluctant to spend paper money but when it comes to coins they're a-ok with spending it, trust me, I know. Plus all the little kids that will beg and plead with their parents to let them get one...

But of course, it's not all about the money, that's just a perk. I'll be doing something I love. Drawing! What's even better is the fact that I could be discovered, or maybe a journalist will write an article about the 17 year old kid who draws caricatures at the beach!!


Wow, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm not even sure if people will want caricatures, let alone drawn by me. I'm not the best artist in the world >_> And I don't even know if I can do it at the beach. What if you can't do that type of thing on government property? Well, I'm sure I can set up a booth SOMEWHERE. I just can't wait! w00t

Holy geeze, I've been messing up a lot lately. Luckly I've been able to smooth over my mistkes but still, I'd rather not have gone through all that rough stuff.

I'm barely passing two of my courses this year v_v. I just don't know what my problem is, I know I could do better...

Anyway, that's all I feel like saying right now.

( Another Kenshin test, another character )

On a side note, I should re-do my journel.

What Rurouni Kenshin Character Are You?


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I am now offically 17! Huzzah!

Not much has been happening with me lately, dunno if I meantioned it her or not(cause I'm to lazy to check) but my brother moved home. At first it was okay, but that's quickly degrading for multiple reasons (ie: all his crap is in my room, he stupid and the house now smells like smoke/weed all the time when he is here. Not only that but he unplugs my alarm clock EVERY SINGLE DAY just so he can hook up his stereo. So annoying!!)
I hate school so much. Argh, I have no time for anything anymore. I signed up to do the novel in a month compitition and have yet to start but I guess I shouldn't complain, I AM in grade 12. Oh well...

Anyway, I am so happy. I really didn't expect many of my friends to remember my birthday at all this year, but a large portion of them did. I got my happy birthdays then I could count as opposed to the measly but still appreciated three or four I got(In real life, I got some on the web too).

( FLCL Character Quiz )

Well, Phill out.

ARGH!! I don't have a lot of time, so I'll be brief.

Firstly, I have a massive project due Thursday and I still have to write a three page informative essay and make a display.

Secondly, I need to do better in school. I'm only passing one class good, the rest I must be getting 60's or lower in.

Thirdly, a pipe blew up in my basement and my basement flooded and I had no water for a day or two. That was rough/scary.

Fourthly, my brother is moving home! Argh no, he sucks. He'll steal the computer, smoke, do drugs and be generally annoying as hell. I hope he doesn't move here, or atleast doesn't for long.


Oh, I'm sure there is more I could go on about but on a lighter note, my scanner is up and working! I'll have some stuff up tomorrow(hopefully). At least I'm emotionally happy; I've been really enjoying the time I've been able to spend with my girlfriend lately, and that's good... I need a job! Argh!

It's been a while... about a month. Anyway, I'm doing a lot better now. I got a SCANNER!!! YES~! and even better... the scanner came with an MP3 player!! Could I be any happier? Well infact, yes I could as I got myself a girlfriend! She's great.

Now I gotta start thinking about university and crap. Somehow I managed to get signed up to do a pilgramige where you have to raise $25(minimum) and I'm terrible at raising money. I dunno what I'm gonna do! Ughhagada~`

Anyway, this time I plan to update more often, really!

I sure haven't been over here in a while. Sorry to anyone who actually reads this!


Recently my mood has been changing constantly on the turn of a dime. One minute I'm sad, the next I'm numb, the next I'm happy then I go back to sad and so on. Right now I feel okay though, so I guess that's good. I have to get used to being single again cause my lady up and dumped me.

Hm, I really don't have much to say, I guess I should've thought about what to say before I came here and started typing. Oh well, I'll try to update again soon as I have something worth reading.

I just realiazed I've never updated so early in the morning before!

Uh...


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So today is the day of the amazing Beach Party 2005!

I biked down there with some stereo speakers this morning at around 9:25AM. My water bottle was frozen so I couldn't drink from it so I was forced to go out to sea but alas! Some scurvy dog made me forget to wear swim trunks so I had to swim in my birthday suit. Let me tell you, what everyone says about skinny dipping is true; it's great. It's really different from swimming with a swim suit and I think everyone should try it at least once. Luckly no one was there to see it though, I'm sure no one wants to see my ugly pitch white body, lol.

Well, I'm off to shower and shave and such in preperation for da party!

( Personallity test thinger )

Grr, I have to sit at home and do nothing all weekend for the third weekend in a row. This hasn't been a delightful summer so far but plans are in the works for a beach party on the 12th to the 13th. Things are pretty iffy right now though. I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets yesterday, now I'm half way through Prisoner od Azkaban. I'm getting myself ready for Half-Blood Prince which I will most likely borrow from someone at some point. In the mean time I've been brewing a original fiction around in my head.. I really want to write it but I have yet to actually do it and I don't know why. Meh.

( I'm testing out random LJ things in here to see if I got the hang of them. Continue down to read the actual entry. )

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I hope everything worked right. Anyway, not much to say. I've been making some songs for RPG out of already existing songs by playing around with them. If anyone is interested I can send them to them. Oh, I also drew something! This may not seem like a big deal to most but it is to me as I've had artist block for way to long. Now all I need is a scanner and a pick to break my writers block. Toodles.