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it's a shame I've put an expiry date on this thing. but, lo and behold, on april 26th i'm shutting this baby down in favour of my newer, cooler, snazzier blog on wordpress.

just wanted to say that I am masterful at slacking off from exams. (did I mention it's 3:30AM as I write this?) I have an exam wednesday (english,) another on thursday (management,) and a final essay due friday ... alongside an interview, and I'm off to Burlington that day as well. charming.

but truly, when I go off to Burlington, I'm basically done. sure, I'll have a shitload of packing to do, (not to mention finding people to take my stuff,) and my design exam on wednesday the 25th, but really, I'll be done. packing is fun, and design is [basically] a breeze, and I'll be so close to going home it'll be... euphoric.

that's the thing about staying away from home for so long, at least when you're young, and you technically still live at home. (I mean, as long as I live in residence, I really do still live at home, right?) you just... miss it so much. the family, the friends, the food available and prepared for you every day! laundry done for you! parents who buy you things! forget the Four Seasons, I want to go home. if there's anything university has taught me, it's that home is not only where the heart is, it's also paradise - give or take a few things.

so, 8 days to go. that's the countdown, and believe me, that countdown is my LIFE.

this past weekend was quaint... Friday went to Astoria on the Danforth again, such amazing food! except I stuffed myself to an unhealthy degree, whatever.

satruday was my the gym, then my last day at work, oh-so-sad. not! well... kind of. the people there are fantastic... the job? not so much. I won't miss asking people if they have a favorite fragrance (then you should check out Fierce or 8!), nor will I miss telling tagging people at the front of the store (hey! check out our sexy new shorts, 13-year-old girls! you too, Mom!) I stayed in saturday night to do "work," when all I really did was caught up with friends on MSN and Facebook. go me.

finally, sunday was cool as well - went to see "Disturbia" (for free!) with Alyssa. it was her going-away present, as she's leaving today. so sad. and then I had a Floor President meeting - oh yeah! I got accepted as a Floor President in Ryerson Residence for next year. (thank you, thank you.) however, it's for PITMAN HALL. GROSS. I am not living here again! not after the nightmare I've been through this year. so, I spoke with Chad (residence life coordinator) Sunday, and I'll send him a reminder e-mail on Wednesday. I want (see: have to) live in the ILLC, the former hotel, or else I'm simply not living on residence.

today I got a call from my agency, I had a casting! I walked for the longest time, swearing (sometimes loudly) on the streets of Toronto. and why? because it was rainy, and very windy, and my umbrella had broken, and I was getting soaked. I was not pleased. the casting itself was fine, fun even, but getting there and back was hell. mainly because I'm too broke to afford the streetcar... OK that's a lie. I could afford one way. I walked there (corner of Bathurst and Adelaide... at least a 40-minute walk from my building) and planned on taking the streetcar back. however, little did I know the Dundas streetcar doesn't exist right about now because of construction ... so all-in-all today I walked about an hour and a half. and I even went to the gym this morning! damn! at least I can justify all the chocolate almonds I had tonight... oh, and if I do get it, the show is next monday, and the designer is the very nice Farley Chatto.

P.S. I had to take my shirt off during the casting ... hope I'm in good enough shape! oh man - he asked if I'd be comfortable wearing underwear if I got into the show, I said yes. oh MAN.

anyway. pretty sure that's it for right now. I learned my grandmother has facebook, but that's a different story for a different time. a time that's not 3:40 in the morning. my eyes are burning. night!

Joel

P.P.S. someone wanted me to post some pics from my "A&F" modelling. I don't model for A&F in their marketing, I model in their stores. but, don't be dismayed; I did a very abercrombie-like shoot about a month ago... here's a shot with a close-up. it kind of sucks, but hey, it was amateur, what do you want.