Final exams are over! And now I'm sick -_- Sore throat, runny nose and sneezing. I'm blowing my nose and washing my hands about every ten minutes. Must get lots of sleep and rest up before Urbana!

So, something has been bothering me today. And the fact that it's bothering me is bothering me even more. >_>

Monica and I just got home tonight. We got a ride with Heereon :) I'm starting to really not like packing. I get so flustered because the whole time I am packing, I have this feeling I am forgetting to pack something or I am packing something I don't need to bring. And which clothes do I bring with me?! Anyway.. we have to sleep in the room in the basement because our room is no longer ours :( I wouldn't mind so much if our basement was cozier and not inhabited by spiders. I guess our brother really likes the pink carpet and flowery wallpaper. 

There's so much I want to do, but there is not enough time.

"Dear God, My heart is moved today for people who just cannot seem to find their place. They feel lost, empty, out of place, floundering. Some are discouraged; some are depressed; some are anxious; some are hopeful; some are searching; some have given up. I pray that today will be a day of breakthrough for them. I pray that the right job, the right ministry opportunity, the right words, the right whatever it is they need will be there for them today. I pray that you will open doors and lead them through. I pray for encouragement and guidance. I pray for joy, excitement and blessings of the heart and spirit. I pray for contentment, initiative, passion, thankfulness in their attitudes today. May they look to you and receive the gifts you have in store for them. And may you, oh wonderful gracious God, be glorified. In Jesus' name I pray, amen."

What You've done for me
Is more than I can say
Cause I don't know the words
To thank You properly

You pulled me from the grave
And stood me on a hill
And when I was afraid
You made me still

For the love You bring, owe you everything
For the breath You give, You're my cause to live
For everything under the sun, I owe You one

Chaos all around
Explosions and fire
You took me off the ground
And lifted me higher

When trouble knew my name
That was before You
I'll never be the same
Now that I know You

- Lights

Just having a week and a half crammed with midterms/assignments/papers makes me feel like I need a month of doing nothing to recuperate. Of the three midterms I had, I did quite well on two of them, but failed one... That happens to be my elective, ACCTG 300. I seem to do worse in the courses that I choose to be in... I thought it would be good to have some knowledge in accounting but I just don't understand it :( To make things better, I find out that we have a group assignment due in about 2 weeks. I knew there was an assignment, but I didn't know we had to work in groups! I don't mind group work, but when you're in a class of about 80 people, it doesn't make sense. Hearing this first thing in class at 8am made me grumble and think: ugh, WHY?! Since I don't know anyone in my class, I will have to approach a random person and ask to join their group... But to look on the bright side of things, this seems like a good opportunity to make a friend or two and ask for help when the final rolls around :)

We went to Kyoto for dinner after large group today. I ordered a Tiger maki roll and just after taking one bite into a roll, I was reminded to never eat sushi at Tokyo Express ever again. (That's where we went for lunch last Sunday) Okay, Tokyo Express wasn't that bad - but I don't think I will ever have the sushi there again... unless I am dying to have sushi one day and that is the only place open. Actually, I think I made it sound worse haha...

My mom will be coming to visit for a week! I am looking forward to home-cooked meals and just hanging out with my her. It's been so busy lately that I think Mon and I have only cooked dinner at home about two times a week.

Check out this website I just discovered: www.ruminations.com. It's a site where people post random thoughts they have.

eg. Why is there not a refrigerator with a see-through door? It seems like a given, I stand with the door open for 15 minutes deciding, I'd rather not waste my electricity. Although GE does supply both refrigerators and electricity. Suspicious...

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I never really ever know what to say
When all of my emotions get in the way
I'm just trying to get us on the same page
I always get it better right afterward
When all the wrong impressions are said and heard
How come I can never get the right words
I need to convey
Wish I could explain

i think i'm addicted to facebook and i need to either deactivate my account or get someone to change my password for me. :( :( funny how i am saying this on xanga. (don't worry xanga, i love you too)

i went to see another acupuncturist today and i learned quite a bit! the one i saw before didn't tell me stuff from reading my pulse. but this one, by reading my pulse she could tell what my personality is like! i have a bad memory and i am slow :) and it's all related to my blood... well, those were just two of the handful of things she said about me. she spoke in cantonese, so i caught the gist of it but i can't really translate it all into english... i'm supposed to limit a lot of foods, such as: beef, cold things, seafood (besides certain kinds of fish), and sweet things :( and i need to sleep before 12am >_> a more positive thing she told me was that i most likely do not have lupus. at least not at the moment... (my rheumatologist thinks i do) anyway, i'm going to be doing acupuncture again for the time being, before i go back to edmonton.

while browsing calgaryherald.com, i came across an article about jon&kate. it talked about a website encouraging prayer for them. i used to watch the reruns they showed everyday on TLC and i really liked the show. (i knew the kids by name!) then i stopped watching tv everyday and when i heard of the problems jon & kate were having, i was pretty shocked and disappointed... reading the article made me feel bad, because after hearing the news, i just sighed and shook my head at them. instead of judging them, i should be praying for them too.

there's this song that's playing on lite 96 and for the longest time (like two weeks!) i couldn't find out who the song was by... until yesterday!

my mom just told me that a family friend's son is going to be an extra in the movie tron o_O

okay, since it's already 12am, i'll try to be in bed by 1am :)