And Another Month Flies By...

well, it seems like that the month of October flew by with absolutely no posts on my blog so far..

... for those of you following this blog i am sorry i have been so completely un-interesting, but i did warn you that i was pretty normal (therefore cramming for midterms and playing hockey is taking over my life)..

... although i can't say i'm disapointed, my marks are good so far (although i really don't want to jynx it) and hockey is going pretty well with the women's team looking better than ever with a fresh crop of rookies making up almost half the team... as for intramural hockey, things are getting better with All Good starting to win our games... i'm not saying i expected us to win every game, but i figured we wouldn't lose the first two.. with a fresh win from sunday things are starting to look up for the team who won the camps last year (which i, sadly, was not a part of)...

over the course of october i've also come to some realizations:

1. People change (i knew this before, but i always seem surprised when it happens) - i've realized that sometimes your friends change - or they never really were the person you admired in the first place - and it's not a bad thing to go searching for new friends (although i try to make a new friend whenever possible). i've also realized that your real friends will tend to shine through the rest, and those are the people you have to hold onto, there's not a lot of people like that left in this world...

2. Hard work does pay off - studying your ass off and knowing the material you will be tested on does pay off in most classes (however if i was in a more difficult major there might be some classes i probably wouldn't be able to pass no matter how hard i tried)...

3. No matter how badly i want to get in shape i'm hardly ever motivated to go to the gym, and i will never refuse a slice of pizza, and i'm ok with that - i have come to terms with this realization and figured out if i play hockey twice a week and have dryland once a week i'm not really as lazy as i thought i was... and i've just accepted that i love food and can never really cut anything i enjoy out of my diet no matter how much salt, sugar, or fat it has in it (i never have been one for counting calories, it just confuses me).. this fact used to bother me, but its nice to not worry about fat content, salt, or calories every day of my life...

4. Nipissing has some pretty cute guys (although the 7:1 ratio still blows) - however, i don't seem to know any of them... ( this is more a note to myself to make contact with some attractive members of the opposite sex) and i'm constantly reminded by my sociology professor that i will most likely meet my life-long (or partially life-long) partner here at university... seems like a lot of pressure to find someone here when there's so much more important things to worry about...

5. Going on walks to the park at 11pm and going on the swings is therapeudic - if you haven't done this already - try it - although take a buddy with you so you don't get jumped (*reminder: cute date idea?)..

6. Making time for yourself is key - watching law and order and playing zoo tycoon seems to be a nice break from all the studying i seem to do... and i'd encourage anyone else to make sure they take time for themselves, it really helps when you're stressed out..

7. Tell people you appreciate them- when your best friend's birthday coencides with a friend who has passed away you start to think... not necessarily being upset, but it just really makes you think about life and appreciate everything... taking things for granted is something all of us do, but i've come to the realization even though i might fail a test or do bad on an assignment or lose a hockey game, it's not the end of the world... it's extremely important to try and tell your friends how important they are to you, and if you have a fight with someone try to come to an agreement and mend the wrongs - the worst thing you can do is have regrets if something goes wrong..

8. Making pointless lists that probably nobody will read or will care about is a pretty damn good procrastination tool