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(quote by Terry Pratchett, who is made of awesome)

So... I suppose I had better bring this journal up to speed with what I've been up to lately. I've been hiding under a rock because of exams, but they've been over for just a week, so I can finally breathe again. I was intending on working a couple extra shifts (for the extra money), but I've been feeling burnt out, so... yeah. Not that fussed about spending more time at Superstore.

Regardless, I think that my hard work has payed off. I've gotten all but one of my marks back (and I'm thinking that if the final mark  hasn't come in by today, Christmas, it probably won't be in for a while. I certainly hope that they don't have people working on marking these things on Christmas day. D: ). I actually got an A plus (my first) in Art History, an A in French translation, an A- in Japanese 201, and a B plus in History of the Tudor Regime. I'm a bit sad about the last one (it's the first time my marks have drifted below A-), but I really can't complain, because it was a 300 level class, and, well, I'll just sound arrogant if I'm all like "GOD I'm such a HORRIBLE student! Actually GETTING A B  of ALL THINGS THEREFORE I FAIL AT LIFE!!!"

Um. Anyway... I went for a walk in the woods to the north of St. Albert yesterday with my brother and father, despite it being about -25 degrees celcius out. For those non-canadians reading this: it wasn't that bad. Layers are the key to keeping warm. I had underwear, obviously, plus leggings and a t-shirt, plus a thin turtleneck, plus a sweater, plus a winter coat, plus a thick scarf, gloves, and toque. Oh, and nice winter boots. We were going to go snowshoeing, but the snow wasn't deep enough, so we just walked. We didn't see any animals, but we did see loads of tracks: beyond just boring ones like rabbits and squirrels, we identified deer, martin, coyote and moose. Speaking of moose, we also saw a few places where they would have bedded down for the evening, just off of the beaten path (human beaten path). So that was cool. Yay for the Canadian wilderness! :D

I've been working on writing as well. Not on finishing my Nanowrimo novel, unfortunately. I love my characters to bits, but I've grown sick of my plot (or lack thereof). Plus, I can't find the motivation to pick it up again, as it's no longer November. Meh. I'll probably take a look sometime and take a red pen to it.... probably rewrite half of the scenes, inject more plot, etc. 

( Regarding fanfiction... )

Oh, hey! Look, pictures from Europe!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!