goals

On wednesday, I attended a workshop where this woman (who was a creative director) came to talk to us about setting out goals. It was fantastic.

Basically, she told us that no goal was too big, too unachievable.

And she taught us the steps on how to get where we want, and when we want to get there.

I wrote down what I want yesterday; a 1 month plan, a 1 year plan, and later extended into a 10 year plan of where I want to be.

It makes so much sense to do this, you know where you want you're life to be headed when you plan things out, and once you know, you work to achieve those specific goals. You make your future.

An example she showed us was this:

• lose weight
• lose 10 pounds
• lose 10 pounds by Easter

The last is the best goal to create; you give your self an exact figure, and a due date.

stumbleupon

The greatest site EVER. You basically "stumble" upon great/strange/fascinating web pages. It's so much fun, but you can also pick up some interesting information too.

...and also waste a bunch of time.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/

asexuality

Today, I found a website about asexuality and thought it was super interesting.

squash

Can you guess what size a squash ball is?
I thought it was like a tennis ball.

Well, today I learned that its about the size of a golf ball.

I was pretty stunned.

studyin'

It feels good to actually study continuously for days, because it pays off.
I then have confidence for the test.

This is a new development.

studyin'

I have 9 minutes until this post will be considered part of "tomorrow."

Must think.....what have I learned?

Well, I've been studying all day, after three consecutive days. And....and...

I can totally get brain-fried.

tennis

I forgot how fun playing tennis was until I played today. Best choice of my life. XD

banana

Today, I learned that you can send a banana in the mail. All you do is write the address on it, put on a stamp or two, and off it will go.

I'm definitely trying this.

i survived!

Every week I think, how am I going to survive this week? But somehow, I manage to get through it in one piece and I treat myself to a nice saturday brunch with my floor mates.

I was chatting with (my-Canadian-born-but-lived-in-Nigeria-for-most-of-her-life-but-went-to-boarding-school-in-the-UK-but-now-is-going-to-Queen's) floor mate, Krysta. I told her I wanted to be done with my undergrad and my masters and get a paying job because I sincerely want to start compensating my mother for all the money she spend own my school and other expenses --- I feel obliged. Krysta's view was radically different from mine, but I could understand where she's standing as well, she said: "well, I wouldn't feel obliged to pay my parents back because I would be doing the same for my children and then my children would do the same for their children... it's just how it is."

maybe my mother brainwashed me ... it's possible. hahaha

memories

Today, in psych class, I learned that people's memories in fact, are subject to change.

People change or distort their memories based on what other people might tell them, or what they prefer to have happened.

Our teacher asked us today, "If you could go traveling anywhere, for as long as you wanted, without worrying about any expenses, would you go with one exception?" This exception was that you would have no memory of your trip.

This scared me, to be honest. Not being able to remember your experiences? Sure, we all have things we'd love to forget, but the benefits of having a memory are so much more precious.

Also, I was wondering, since people can distort their memories, basically, you can create any life you wish to have lived...