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  1. Eyru

    fairly odd weather i suppose

    By Eyru,

    last night was the first snowfall of 2013
     
    also the first snowfall of 2014
     
    we are efficient up here: we just do all our snowing at one time and get it over with
     
    true story.
     
    also how about them olympics eh? #gocanada
     
    I DREAM TO HAVE A CORE LIKE A FIGURE SKATER TBH
     
  2. Eyru

    how to ace a test

    By Eyru,

    1. is it a philosophy test?
     
    y ---> write "does this question even exist" for every answer
     
    n ---> draw pictures
     
    2. ???
     
    3. profit
     
     
    an excerpt from "eyru's guide to college" coming this spring to a bookstore near you.
  3. Eyru

    the end of days is come

    By Eyru,

    have my first math test in three years tomorrow
     
    it's gonna assess my abilities so i know which math class i gotta take
     
    this is all because if didn't try hard enough when i was in high school and only got a c- in math
     
    kids: try your best. school is a valuable opportunity etc. etc.
     
    NOW IT'S TIME TO STUDY THEM QUADRATIC EQUATIONS AND TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT AN ASYMPTOTE IS
     
    WOO WOO
  4. Eyru
    sunday night: pulled an all-nighter to finish my fiction/non-fiction portfolio. 30 pages total of various fiction and non-fiction pieces.
     
    monday night: started work on my biology poster, but went to bed at an acceptable time because i knew that...
     
    tuesday night: pulled another all-nighter to finish my biology poster and also write my philosphy term paper.
     
    wednesday night: stayed up till 3AM on my final biology lab report.
     
    thursday night: went to bed at an acceptable time. slept 12 hours.
     
    final casualty count: approx 24 hours of sleep lost. whew.
     
    it's been a good semester hup hup
     
    tune in next week for the legend of the exams
  6. Eyru

    International Men's Day

    By Eyru,

    Today is November 19th, which marks International Men's Day. It's not a particularly celebrated day; I wouldn't have known about it had I not, by happenstance, come across an article on the subject late last night. Unlike for International Women's Day (which falls on March 8th of every year), Google hasn't made a 'Google Doodle" on its home page to celebrate, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a media outlet that will even acknowledge the day.
     
    But that doesn't mean that it's a day not worth recognising. What follow are a few reasons why. In the United States of America (because that's where most of you live, let's be honest):

    Women are more likely than men to attain a post-secondary education.
    A greater percentage of men are unemployed.
    Men are more likely to become alcoholics.
    Men are more likely then women to receive a harsher sentence for an identical crime.
    Men are almost six times more likely to commit suicide than women.

     
    My intention isn't to start an argument about sexism or gender inequality. Worldwide, women face -and have historically faced- much more discrimination than men. However, that doesn't mean that men don't have issues of their own that need to be addressed.
     
    For example, the issue of alcoholism. Males are much more likely to become alcoholics; does this have something to do with how the consumption of alcohol is portrayed in the media? Or does it stem from our cultural disapproval of males asking for help, leaving them feeling like alcohol is the only way to cope with their problems?
     
    My ideal world is one where everybody feels safe, accepted, and equal, regardless of their age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. That's why I'm so excited to be a part of this generation, where homosexual discrimination is finally starting to be eliminated, and more and more people are speaking out to address sexism against women. However, my ideal world can't come into being if we ignore the issues that plague half of the world's population. I encourage everyone to learn more about these issues, and I hope that, in the future, we'll be able to solve some of these problems, just like we're working today to solve the problems of inequality.
     
    That said, happy International Men's Day.
     
    ***
     
    Sources:
     
    http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/indwm/
    http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/2004_report_update/en/
    http://www.terry.uga.edu/~mustard/sentencing.pdf
    http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention/index.shtml
    ***
     
    I'm leaving the comments open in the hopes that intelligent, respectful discussion will occur. Unfortunately, many people have, in the past, shown themselves incapable of conversing politely, so I'll be keeping an eye on the discussion, and won't hesitate to lock it if things start getting out of hand. Play nice!
  7. Eyru

    KORRRAAAAAA

    By Eyru,

    season 2 started improving with 'beginnings' and ended on a high note
     
    sure there were some nipicky things here and there but overall that was an excellent finale
     
    haven't seen it? go watch it
     
     
     
     
  13. Eyru

    goodbye blog-- oh wait

    By Eyru,

    nvm I'm still premier haha
     
    anyway what's the deal with all these outside links?
     
    IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY 'YOUTUBE' WAS CENSORED *sniff*
     
    also in other news I am now hopelessly addicted to 'how i met your mother.'
     
    yup.
     
     
     
  14. Eyru

    nineteen

    By Eyru,

    birthday was two days ago
     
    i'm nineteen now yay
     
    spent it counselling at a kids' camp and got thrown in the lake.
     
    pretty good birthday i'd say.
  15. Eyru

    A Monster Calls

    By Eyru,

    It's a book by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd.
     
    I picked up this book because many Ambagers were raving about it. I'll be succinct: it's a beautiful book. The characters are immediately engrossing, and the atmosphere of the book immediately sucks you in, aided in no small part by Jim Kay's illustrations, which are nothing short of hauntingly brilliant.
     
    It's about a boy named Conor, who is visited shortly after midnight by a monster. Not the monster from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is different; it's something ancient and wild, and it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor: it wants the truth.
     
    The book is haunting, lonely, sad, painful, and hopeful. I was immediately drawn into its world, and the ending came far too soon, but it felt right. It's very unique -I've never read another book like it- and it's undoubtedly a masterpiece.
     
    This short review is also short on details, but that's partly because my emotions took too much of a beating for me to able to type anything particularly profound. I would encourage anyone and everyone to read this book.
     
     
  19. Eyru

    Two Weeks Vegetarian!

    By Eyru,

    Yeah, so tomorrow will mark two weeks of me eating no meat.
     
    It's been interesting so far. I've found I've been watching what I eat, simply because I need to make sure I can eat it, and the byproduct of that is that I'm eating healthier things. I've been eating way more vegetables, and I've been getting my protein from soy, eggs, and beans instead of meat.
     
    It hasn't been a drastic change, to be honest. Before going pescetarian, I already ate more beans than meat, but that doesn't man it hasn't been difficult. I've turned down some pretty delish stuff (oh bacon why), and even gone hungry once or twice. I'm proud of myself: it hasn't been easy, and it's cool to know that I have the willpower to cut something out of my diet and stick with it.
     
    I'm not planning on stopping anytime soon, either. I'll keep blogging too, but I'm switching to weekly updates (the downtime threw me for a loop anyway).
     
    Thanks for your support, guys!
     
    (and maybe sometime soon we'll start edging closer to vegan. who knows?)
     
  20. Eyru
    Day four! Over halfway through a week of eating no meat!
     
    Breakfast was cereal, which I usually don't care for, but I was in a hurry and anyway I'll probably be eating more of it because it's quick and also vegetarian. Lunch was a salad () and a scone.
     
    Supper was an interesting affair. I attended a young adult potluck at my church, and brought chick pea curry and rice as my dish (it's vegetarian, so it was my failsafe in case nobody else brought something I could eat). Fortunately, there was plenty I could eat. I had sushi, pasta, curry, fruit and vegetables, and a made-from-scratch cupcake (even the icing was homemade!).
     
    I'm finding that this is definitely not as difficult as I was expecting, partly because I've realized that I didn't eat a whole lot of meat before I went vegetarian. However, I'm sort of anxiously awaiting summer, because as soon as it gets warm enough for the propane not to freeze, we Canadians whip out the barbecue, and it stays out until the snow's too high to use it. I'm hoping that, by the time the thaw rolls around, I'll have gotten into the habit of not eating meat, and it will be easier.
     
    Funny side note: nobody believes that I'm vegetarian. They all think I'm joking, or say I can't really call myself a vegetarian if I've only been at it four days. That makes no sense: if I'm choosing not to eat meat, I'm pretty sure that makes me a vegetarian, regardless of how long I've been at it. Anyway, I plan to keep this up for a while, so eventually everyone will see that I'm actually serious, and not just playing a prank.
     
    So far, so good! (the bacon-wrapped sushi was hardly even a temptation ^^)
  21. Eyru
    Day three was a good day, by all accounts.
     
    Breakfast was ordinary: once again I made an egg with some potatoes. So original, right? Unfortunately, my day always starts earlier than I'd like it to, so I'm usually scrambling to get the door. Hence the quick, simple breakfasts.
     
    For lunch I had an egg salad sandwich and a pear scone. Today's temptation was a bowl of Thai chicken soup, which is seriously one of the best things in the world. But I resisted! (the scone helped)
     
    Supper was chili and rice -vegetarian chili! My mom told me that she wasn't going to cook for me (which I heartily agree with; this is my decision, after all, not hers), but my family really doesn't eat a ton of meat, and it turns out that the chili was safe. Score!
     
    Also I got stat pay for working on a holiday, played street hockey, and wrote a song. A pretty good day, I'd say.
     
    WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY
  22. Eyru
    Day two!
     
    Today was a pretty chill day. An egg with some hash browns for breakfast, and beans and noodles for lunch, so there's my protein for the day. Supper was my first real challenge, because we had roast beef and mashed potatoes for the first time in, like, ever, but I managed to stave off the temptation and just took extra potatoes and vegetables instead.
     
    Also a huge bowl of salad. Because salad is delicious. P:
     
    Changing topics, I'm starting to realize that one of the trickiest parts about my going vegetarian is that I don't like tomatoes (cue horrified gasps). I've never liked tomatoes, for as a long as I can remember. I'll eat ketchup and tomato sauce, and I'll eat tomatoes in a sauce or a chili as long as I can't taste them, but both the taste and the texture of whole or chunky pieces really throw me off.
     
    I still try them from time to time, simply because I really want to like tomatoes (they're so versatile! and healthy!), but I haven't seen a breakthrough yet. We'll see what happens, I guess.
     
    Thanks to HH and Janus for those huge paragraphs of encouraging advice on my last post. You guys rock!
     
    There's not much else for me to write about today (it was a pretty nice, relaxing day), so I'll close it here. A reminder, though: we're coming up to 1,000 comments pretty quickly, and I do have something planned for that!
     
    (note that is not an invitation to spam the comments dont kill me deevee)
  23. Eyru
    So, I've been thinking about going vegetarian for a while now. Not for any particular reason; it's just supposedly healthier, better for the environment, and more responsible as a whole in terms of leaving a footprint. I've been doing some reading on the subject for a while now, and I decided that today would be my day.
     
    Again, no particular reason. I've just been putting it off due to life being super busy, and not having the energy to attempt a major change in my diet, but I'll always find excuses if I let myself (even if I don't mean to), and there's no time like the present, right?
     
    I'll be chronicling my adventures in my blog, both as a way of keeping a record of my progress, and also as a way of staying accountable. The more people who know of my decision, the less likely I'll be to give up.
     
    Day One began with me rolling out of bed and popping upstairs to see bacon in the skillet. Without a second thought, I ate a couple pieces, before remembering my resolution.
     
    The days ahead suddenly looked a whole lot darker.
     
    Nonplussed, I declared that those two pieces were my last pieces of bacon for the foreseeable future and immediately began making breakfast. Today's my first day off in months (I usually work Monday through Saturday, and do volunteer work at my church on Sundays), so I had time to construct a cheese omelette with sautéd peppers and spinach (sautéd in coconut oil, by the way; I absolutely recommend it), and a dash of hot sauce.
     
    But Eyru, you cry. Eggs and cheese? That's not vegetarian!
     
    Au contraire, my darlings. It's not vegan. To keep things relatively simple, I'll be starting off as a lacto-ovo vegetarian, which means I'll allow myself to eat eggs and dairy products. As time passes, I may up the ante and begin eliminating those form my diet as well. I also will still consume fish, for various reasons, but I may eventually work my way up to eliminating that as well.
     
    So, for now, I'm basically cutting out red meat. My family used to be very much meat-and-potatoes, but thankfully we've gradually shifted over the past few years to a much more multicultural style of dining, so several of our meals are usually vegetarian anyway. I'm hoping this relatively gentle learning curve will help me stick with it.
     
    I'll update you tomorrow on my progress (hopefully with pictures!). In the meantime, any good recipes would be appreciated.
  24. Eyru

    Vinyl Atmosphere

    By Eyru,

    https://soundcloud.com/vinyl-atmosphere
     
    I kinda like making music so I figured I'd throw some of it up on the internet. Criticism is welcome because I want to get better?
     
    Onarax is a pree chill guy for telling me soundcloud is allowed so thanks to him
     
    also my skype is eyrubieber add me
     
    t-t-t-that's all for now folks~
     
     
     
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