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To those who requested makeup: My giveaway is over! I've already contacted everyone as of 11/04, so if you haven't heard back then I'm sorry D: I said that I'd only be giving freebies to one international blog reader/friend, but I'm actually sending 4 overseas packages... I'm so broke now. Hope you girls like your goodies though!

Anyhow, my life kinda sucks at the moment, for the following reasons:

1. I am still full-time unemployed.
2. I lost my best friend.
3. I spend too much money.
4. Methinks I'm a crappy employee.
5. My grades suck.
6. I've put on weight.

I like to call it the circle of life [of Joan], or circle of Joan for short. I've been trying hard (but obviously, not hard enough) to find a job, but to no avail. Since I'm so fugtastically stressed out and uberly overwhelmed, I take it out on my best friend. Best friend can't handle it so he ditches me. No best friend? It's okay, shopping is always a nice alternative. Of course, until I realize my financial situation is analogous to that of a homeless person.

I try to make up for the money spent by taking on more shifts. More shifts leads to less time for other things; ultimately, less sleep for me. Less sleep is synonymous with poor performance in both work and school. I try to make myself feel better by filling my seemingly unsatiable appetite, but with that comes an extra inch or two to my waist. How my eating habits relates to my inability to find a full-time job, I don't know... I guess it isn't a circle after all, maybe just a linear path. Whatever. But the point is, my life sucks, end of story.

Okay well, with the negativity out of the way, here are some things I should be excited about!

1. Vancouver Olympics!
I booked my flight last week, and I'll be there from Feb 17-21, 2010. The HBC contest isn't over yet, but I've made up my mind. I want to go so I'm gonna go. I'm gonna be getting event tickets on Saturday - hopefully I get to see figure skating and short track! Despite the fact that I've booked already, please continue voting for me! I'm a poor student so it would be ubertastic if it was a free trip :D

2. Being a JYP scout!
A friend of mine asked me to do some PR work for JYP! Next week, I'm gonna be scouting with JYP reps during their audition period in Toronto. Definitely a fun opportunity to have a firsthand account of how the Korean entertainment industry works :)

3. Lady Gaga concert!
November 28th at the Air Canada Centre, so excited! I love concerts. Hopefully this will lift my mood :D

4. Try out some acting!
Oscar, who's a film production major, is looking to make his first feature length film to build his portfolio and to enter into film festivals. I'll be acting in it, oh so exciting :D We'll be filming during the Christmas break, so I probably won't be able to do my New York trip then... But it'll definitely be worth it.

5. A top secret art project
Since it's top secret, I've sworn on my female body parts that I wouldn't divulge it to anyone just yet. Friends and family do not count. So you'll have to wait! ;D

 Anyway, here are some random pics taken from my mobile. My hair looks long in the photos, but I want it grow even longer. Like Rapunzel :D Not really but..

I wrote this entry a couple months ago, but never got around to publishing it, haha. I edited a couple of things on the list... Well, here goes. What is it that pisses me off?

1. MSN etiquette
I'm gonna have subcategories for this one 'cause I'm anal like that. This obviously applies to any form of instant messenger... AIM for the Americans, QQ for the Chinese, ICQ for the outdated, etc.

a. Bad spelling, or worse, INTENTIONAL bad spelling. I know you're not a Pulitzer contender, but honestly, does that mean you have to talk like you never made it past elementary? I used 2 talk lyke dis bak in da 8th grayde, and i honestlee thynk that its verii childysh n waystes a helluva lotta brayne powurr juss to sound lyke an idiott. w0rdd. paycee out. Oh... and I'm not unreasonable by the way. If you're ESL, you get a free pass (you may also skip to #2).

b. Obsessive use of the "lol" acronym. I really hate it lol when lol is inserted randomly lol in dialogue lolololol. I don't really understand how "lol"  has evolved from a phrase demonstrating genuine laughter to becoming just a filler to avoid an awkward silence. It drives me insane!

Me: How was your day?
Person: lol

Well. That's good to know.

c. Excessive emoticons. Especially ones that stand for every single letter of the alphabet. There are fonts for a reason.

d. Replying 15 hours later. Constantly. Every day. Hello, what part of instant messaging do you not get? You don't have to be replying at warp speed, but if you're making me wait half a day for a response, I think it defeats the purpose of being available via instant messenger.

2. Bad Photoshopping
Apparently, a lot of people find photos such as the first example to be very, very attractive. Obviously the fact that my nose is gone doesn't matter. The photo isn't edited at all, you're just jealous that I have beautifully defined drawn-on eyelashes. The second photo? Boooooring.

3. Uncreative camwhoring
There are people who post entire albums of themselves on Facebook or whatever, and every single picture is virtually... the... same. Same clothes, same make-up, same expression... Sorry to break this to you, but---to the rest of the world--your photos are really boring. At least tilt your head a little, y'know?

4. Using sexual references to sell... well, just about anything.
As a marketing student, this seriously annoys the crap out of me. Maybe some visuals will help:

Since when did sleazy sex become a mode of comparison for phone and internet services? Sex sells, but it's usually limited to half naked Megan Foxes and the like. I am not impressed.

It's a bit belated, but better now than never :)
I just wanted to say, thank you so much for voting for my entry!

Thanks to everyone's kind support, I was named one of the winners of the Annabelle Makeup Junkie contest. Can you spot me?

A whopping 977 votes! It was a lot more than I had expected, and I am extremely grateful for that. So... what exactly do I win? A $75 makeup case filled with....

Sorry, I know I'm not very creative with the blog titles. But it's either that or "Untitled", and I'd rather NOT settle for the latter.

Wow, it's been almost a month since I've last blogged. I knew I was gonna be busy... but it's only 3 weeks into school and I'm exhausted. But happy. Stressed to tears, but satisfied. I think most people in Schulich feel the same way - they'd rather be stressed albeit productive than bored and not doing much.

School's alright. I'm taking a full course load, but it's not so bad. I actually want to be in class for a change, and it's refreshing. I almost forgot what it's like to enjoy school. I'm taking advanced Chinese, but my Chinese is relatively poor compared to my classmates :( That means I have to try extra hard to get the A... But I love challenges :)

With school and work taking up most of my time, my life feels pretty boring sometimes. I miss the exchange days when I could do almost whatever I want, whenever I want with little consequences. So in an attempt to make my life more "colorful", I've been trying to do as much as I can outside of school/work.

For starters, I entered some contests :) The first one being HBC's "Hey Canada, what are YOU made of?" contest. The winner gets to see the Vancouver Olympics! I am so desperate to go, so please vote for me! :) You need to register and get your account verified before your vote counts though. Please vote for me here! I'll buy you icecream :) I haven't heard from the makeup contest yet, but I will by the end of the week. Will keep you posted!

I'm also taking Korean classes! It's a free certificate course offered by the Korean Consulate, so I thought... why not? :) I made some new friends and it's great! Hmm, what else... Kevin took me to see a Leafs game yesterday. We won, yayy :) Haven't watched hockey in so long, so that was fun!

Will go on a photowalk with Ken this weekend :) Never actually done that before, even though I have so many artsy fartsy photography friends. Can't wait!!