Busy Busy

The schoolwork is definitely starting to pile up. I'm trying to keep on top of it as best as I can.
Lots of reading to do, and now the papers begin.

But I enjoy the busyness of school. It helps to keep me in line. And be better with time management.
I'm even thinking of throwing in a part time job to the mix.

I think it's going to be a busy next few months :)

E-reading

You know what's funny?
Back in November or December, J kept mentioning he wanted an e-reader. We both love to read, and he was going on about the benefits of having one, as opposed to books. He eventually bought himself one a couple weeks before Christmas because he couldn't be sure if somebody would buy it for him or not.

I ended up getting one for Christmas from my dad.
After arguing with J a couple times that books were better, I was faced with having an e-reader.

But I love it!! It's so convenient! I only realized this after I bought my first book for it. Quick, easy, poof, a book to read in just seconds. And sometimes those books are cheaper than they would be in a book store.

Just last night, I actually bought my stats book for my e-reader. I had my first stats class, and it's the only course where we have a book we have to get. The campus book store tends to rip people off when selling books. So the only other options was ordering it online and having to wait a few weeks to actually receive it.
Luckily I remembered my kobo, and found the e-book for it.
So yay, I saved myself some money and time with buying my textbook for my e-reader :D

Refreshing

Ahh, you know what I like about this place?
There's not a lot of He Said, She Said drama going around. It's refreshing really.

On the other site J and I are a part of, there's been drama going on based on that. And everybody does seem to want the last word, so it'll keep on going.
I've been biting my tongue a lot lately with this because the last time I commented on someone's blog, my personality was called ugly, and I was called a fake. Which is the go-to insult for this individual when someone disagrees with him. I know I shouldn't take it personally, but I've learned my lesson.

Anyway enough about that.
I wanted to recap what happened yesterday.

It was a busy day yesterday. I woke up around 8am, showered, ate breakfast, and then set out. First I went to pay my tuition and get that over with. Kind of like ripping off the bandaid, I had to say goodbye to thousands of dollars from my bank account. And it hurt.
But it's for a good reason so can't complain about that.

I then went to get my student i.d. I'm now officially a graduate student since I completed those two tasks! It's all becoming real to me now. For a while everything felt surreal.

Later last night I attended a graduate student meet and greet held at the school. I had debated whether or not I'd go to it. I was nervous, but finally decided to go, since it was the only way I could meet new people before classes started. I had opted out of attending the Frosh Week activities since they're definitely more for first time university students. I already went through that 5 years ago when I went to Acadia. That first week then was enough for me. lol

But anyway, at this reception thing, a few faculty and administrative members talked about what is expected of grad students, then they let us socialize.
I was very proud of myself, since I saw a few people with a Master of Applied Human Nutrition sticker on their nametag, and went up to them to talk!
Usually I sit back and wait for someone to approach me.
But I wanted to meet new people so felt I had to change my methods.
I think it worked out for the best. I spent most of the evening chatting to a couple girls, some who were in my program, and some weren't. I possibly made a few new friends for this next journey of my life.

And that's also refreshing. :)