There's only now, There's only here...
Hello all! I miss you all terribly just as I know you miss me.
So, what's life like down South in the lovely city of Windsor?
not gonna lie, its pretty ugly... BUT life on campus is be-aut-i-ful.
I'm sorry for being absent from the blogoshpere for so long, but man things get busy here!! haha, like i'm not used to that already, though... Anyways, I know alot of you are probably wondering how i'm doing and everything, so here i am... telling you how i am... and everything.
So then, from the beginning:
Welcome week... aka "frosh" week...
I arrived the sunday night around 6pm.... only 5 hours later than I planned for.. haha, but it was all good because there was that part of me that didn't want to leave home yet. Get to my residence which is apartment style, only to find that my roomate has moved into MY room... which is the better one because its the furthest away from the bathroom and has an extra window... grrrr... but whatever, I'm a passive guy, I just move all my stuff into the emty room and decide not to make a big deal about it. About my roomate: he's in political science.... ummm.... quiet...... but nice!!! really nice, so we get along.. we just don't talk really.... but i don't mind that... oh! except he's a polar bear!!! seriously. he always turns the heat down to like 10 degrees celcius!!! Like, room temperature is 20 degrees!!! And I don't like to be cold! So after a week of a silent war of me turning the temp up, only for it to be turned down again by him I finally gave in. Hey, like I said, I'm passive. Instead I stuffed a whole bunch of kleenexes in the air vent, and then taped 4 layers of paper towel to cover the vent completely... So like, I get an air flow, but it filters out the cold air so now i'm happy.... and proud of my inventiveness. But really, could he not just open up one of his TWO windows? sheesh.
Anyways, I really hope he doesn't find this because then I'll feel like a jerk. I'm going to assume that he wouldn't bother looking me up online (at least not until i become famous, and i don't see that happening quite yet in the next year), but just as a safety measure I'll call him FRANCE. Except his name actually begins with an 'L'... and no his name isn't LRANCE.... try again....
So anyways, I finally meet France later the first night and we talk for all of 1 minute (we just DON'T have anything in common... its not like i'm being mean or anything, thats just the facts.) and he's like "oh i think i moved into your room..." and i'm like "yea... did you wanna like switch back or?" and he says (with a little laugh) "no, i'm not moving all my stuff again." I force a smile. He continues: "But my keys don't work for my room... i think we need to switch them" and i'm like yea, that and phone extensions, mailing addresses, room information to our RA, and res services, and on the SIS account.... (i said that part in my head). So yea, we switched keys and all that junk..... a big hassle really.... and the whole time i'm like... how did he not know which room he was in? it said RIGHT on the acceptance letter... but he told me that he thought he got the room that was on the same side as his nametag was on the door.
Yea. Sure France, suuuuure.
Anyways, the days went on... slowly at first. I was missing everyone, missing home, missing having only one set of lights in my town.... not really sure what to do with myself. But then I slowly discovered other people from the BFA program in my res... and they were all so nice!!! Some of them recognized me from SEARS, and said i was really good and stuff, and so i felt like a mini-celebrity all over again! it was nice. Then one day I came back to my room and there was invite from the 3rd year BFAs waiting for me. It read:
So then, stuff went on.. Classes started, and for the most part they were good! Movement wasn't as bad as i thought it would be... I actually even kinda like it!! I got to meet and learn more about everyone in my program... I love them all! I just know we're going to be so close, and we're even pretty close as it is! It's a pretty diverse group, which I like... its like, everyone fits into a different "role"... Like theres a musical theatre girl, a dance girl, the i-like-acting-and-sports guy.... I figured I would be the improv guy, but there was already one of those... its ok though, i'm pretty versatile... as you all know... so i gladly took the shakespeare guy.
haha, ok so it wasn't quite that obvious but it just made me happy that we were all bringing such different talents to the table, all for the love of acting. its awesome.
So weeks have passed, and i love everyone even more.... apparently i look like Christian Bale? or was it Eric Bana.... no wait... it was a combination of the two.... top half of my face Christian Bale, bottom half Eric Bana... and i've gotten that i look like a young James Dean... and then theres always the occasional "sorry, its just.... you remind me of my friend back home".... hmm... and i always thought i was one of a kind....
oh well, i guess.
Moving onto the professors, they're all very nice... except all really strict on some unfortunate policies:
on top of all that i have to maintain a cumulative average of B- to stay in my program. I'm pretty sure it won't be a problem, but i always have that little bit of me thats worried... oh well, gives me motivation i guess....
Last night i went to see the first UP (University Players) production of the year: That Summer by David French. Originally performed in Blyth, too! I thought that was pretty cool...
It was really good, excellent acting for the most part, and got me really excited for the next 4 years. Then we went to the after party, and when the first years arrived everyone got so excited! I still can't believe how welcome I feel, I love it. And I'll be sure to treat the first years the same next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.
That's really what I love about it here. Its been so welcoming since day 1, and i couldn't have it any other way. I know Ryerson is an awesome school too, and Ellen its so awesome that you go there, but I am so glad that I ended up here instead. Had I gotten in to Ryerson and went there I wouldn't have been able to survive. I may be in a shock for when I get into the real world, but thats why I'm at University... because i'm still preparing for the real world. And I need to do that in an atmosphere where I feel welcome, important, and loved. Windsor is perfect for me.
About a year ago I had this plan that all the Playmakers kids would end up at Ryerson, but now I see that wouldn't have been right. Its important to go to the place thats best for you, and that place for me is Windsor.
Plus, I think its awesome how all of us Playmakerians end up in different areas... like we're spreading our talents all over the country, and eventually all over the world.
That said, I still do miss you all!
So, Liam and Ellen... Hows University treating you the second time around?
Kiersten, Amanda hows your post-sec life going?
Andrew and Nora: Have a blast in Playmakers this year... you have no idea how much i miss the studio, and being onstage with all you guys!! Aggh, now i'm getting sad again.... we HAVE to do an Alumni show one day. And sadly, I don't know if i'll be able to make it see the winter show this year.... ahh... first time in four years!!... I have an exam the Saturday at noon..... but you know, if i can get hooked up with a train ride that works, i might just be able to make it for the Friday show... I hope!!! Otherwise, put me on the list with Jenn for those who want a webcam broadcast!!
Ok, well... this blog entry has gotten wayyyy to long.... but there was just so much to tell! To those of you who managed to stick it out and read the whole thing, Kudos to you... and I promise my next entry will be much sooner!!!
Let it shine,
eric
So, what's life like down South in the lovely city of Windsor?
not gonna lie, its pretty ugly... BUT life on campus is be-aut-i-ful.
I'm sorry for being absent from the blogoshpere for so long, but man things get busy here!! haha, like i'm not used to that already, though... Anyways, I know alot of you are probably wondering how i'm doing and everything, so here i am... telling you how i am... and everything.
So then, from the beginning:
Welcome week... aka "frosh" week...
I arrived the sunday night around 6pm.... only 5 hours later than I planned for.. haha, but it was all good because there was that part of me that didn't want to leave home yet. Get to my residence which is apartment style, only to find that my roomate has moved into MY room... which is the better one because its the furthest away from the bathroom and has an extra window... grrrr... but whatever, I'm a passive guy, I just move all my stuff into the emty room and decide not to make a big deal about it. About my roomate: he's in political science.... ummm.... quiet...... but nice!!! really nice, so we get along.. we just don't talk really.... but i don't mind that... oh! except he's a polar bear!!! seriously. he always turns the heat down to like 10 degrees celcius!!! Like, room temperature is 20 degrees!!! And I don't like to be cold! So after a week of a silent war of me turning the temp up, only for it to be turned down again by him I finally gave in. Hey, like I said, I'm passive. Instead I stuffed a whole bunch of kleenexes in the air vent, and then taped 4 layers of paper towel to cover the vent completely... So like, I get an air flow, but it filters out the cold air so now i'm happy.... and proud of my inventiveness. But really, could he not just open up one of his TWO windows? sheesh.
Anyways, I really hope he doesn't find this because then I'll feel like a jerk. I'm going to assume that he wouldn't bother looking me up online (at least not until i become famous, and i don't see that happening quite yet in the next year), but just as a safety measure I'll call him FRANCE. Except his name actually begins with an 'L'... and no his name isn't LRANCE.... try again....
So anyways, I finally meet France later the first night and we talk for all of 1 minute (we just DON'T have anything in common... its not like i'm being mean or anything, thats just the facts.) and he's like "oh i think i moved into your room..." and i'm like "yea... did you wanna like switch back or?" and he says (with a little laugh) "no, i'm not moving all my stuff again." I force a smile. He continues: "But my keys don't work for my room... i think we need to switch them" and i'm like yea, that and phone extensions, mailing addresses, room information to our RA, and res services, and on the SIS account.... (i said that part in my head). So yea, we switched keys and all that junk..... a big hassle really.... and the whole time i'm like... how did he not know which room he was in? it said RIGHT on the acceptance letter... but he told me that he thought he got the room that was on the same side as his nametag was on the door.
Yea. Sure France, suuuuure.
Anyways, the days went on... slowly at first. I was missing everyone, missing home, missing having only one set of lights in my town.... not really sure what to do with myself. But then I slowly discovered other people from the BFA program in my res... and they were all so nice!!! Some of them recognized me from SEARS, and said i was really good and stuff, and so i felt like a mini-celebrity all over again! it was nice. Then one day I came back to my room and there was invite from the 3rd year BFAs waiting for me. It read:
Hey 1st year BFA!!If you don't know why this letter was sligtly frightening, let me spell it out for you:
We're really excited to meet you, etc.!
And we have our own special way of doing it.
Come to our party! Tonight @ 9
And we have our own special way of doing it.I was so worried that it would be some type of horrible initiation where we're forced to shave our heads and kiss a cow or something... i dunno... wouldn't you think the same thing!? No? Well... I did. BUT, i went regardless. It was either that or some lame Welcome Week activity that night.... Dirty Bingo? No thanks, I'm good without winning sex toys for prizes.... Thanks though. The other BFAs on my floor and myself all ventured over there, and I couldn't believe it. THEY WERE SOOO. NICE. Leave it to Windsor to surprise you by being even more welcoming. So I met them all, had some fun, it was a good night.... it was only like day 2 and i was already loving it here.
So then, stuff went on.. Classes started, and for the most part they were good! Movement wasn't as bad as i thought it would be... I actually even kinda like it!! I got to meet and learn more about everyone in my program... I love them all! I just know we're going to be so close, and we're even pretty close as it is! It's a pretty diverse group, which I like... its like, everyone fits into a different "role"... Like theres a musical theatre girl, a dance girl, the i-like-acting-and-sports guy.... I figured I would be the improv guy, but there was already one of those... its ok though, i'm pretty versatile... as you all know... so i gladly took the shakespeare guy.
haha, ok so it wasn't quite that obvious but it just made me happy that we were all bringing such different talents to the table, all for the love of acting. its awesome.
So weeks have passed, and i love everyone even more.... apparently i look like Christian Bale? or was it Eric Bana.... no wait... it was a combination of the two.... top half of my face Christian Bale, bottom half Eric Bana... and i've gotten that i look like a young James Dean... and then theres always the occasional "sorry, its just.... you remind me of my friend back home".... hmm... and i always thought i was one of a kind....
oh well, i guess.
Moving onto the professors, they're all very nice... except all really strict on some unfortunate policies:
- if i miss more than two classes then my grade goes down a level (A+ to A, A- to B+)
- in my lecture classes it is "University policy" that only have of the class can receive a grade higher then a C+... so basically its grading on a curve... which is stupid, and i thought only existed in the states... but i guess it seeped through the border.
on top of all that i have to maintain a cumulative average of B- to stay in my program. I'm pretty sure it won't be a problem, but i always have that little bit of me thats worried... oh well, gives me motivation i guess....
Last night i went to see the first UP (University Players) production of the year: That Summer by David French. Originally performed in Blyth, too! I thought that was pretty cool...
It was really good, excellent acting for the most part, and got me really excited for the next 4 years. Then we went to the after party, and when the first years arrived everyone got so excited! I still can't believe how welcome I feel, I love it. And I'll be sure to treat the first years the same next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.
That's really what I love about it here. Its been so welcoming since day 1, and i couldn't have it any other way. I know Ryerson is an awesome school too, and Ellen its so awesome that you go there, but I am so glad that I ended up here instead. Had I gotten in to Ryerson and went there I wouldn't have been able to survive. I may be in a shock for when I get into the real world, but thats why I'm at University... because i'm still preparing for the real world. And I need to do that in an atmosphere where I feel welcome, important, and loved. Windsor is perfect for me.
About a year ago I had this plan that all the Playmakers kids would end up at Ryerson, but now I see that wouldn't have been right. Its important to go to the place thats best for you, and that place for me is Windsor.
Plus, I think its awesome how all of us Playmakerians end up in different areas... like we're spreading our talents all over the country, and eventually all over the world.
That said, I still do miss you all!
So, Liam and Ellen... Hows University treating you the second time around?
Kiersten, Amanda hows your post-sec life going?
Andrew and Nora: Have a blast in Playmakers this year... you have no idea how much i miss the studio, and being onstage with all you guys!! Aggh, now i'm getting sad again.... we HAVE to do an Alumni show one day. And sadly, I don't know if i'll be able to make it see the winter show this year.... ahh... first time in four years!!... I have an exam the Saturday at noon..... but you know, if i can get hooked up with a train ride that works, i might just be able to make it for the Friday show... I hope!!! Otherwise, put me on the list with Jenn for those who want a webcam broadcast!!
Ok, well... this blog entry has gotten wayyyy to long.... but there was just so much to tell! To those of you who managed to stick it out and read the whole thing, Kudos to you... and I promise my next entry will be much sooner!!!
Let it shine,
eric
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