-------------------------------------- ICQ Messages Log For: 39139880 apuspice Started on Fri Feb 25 17:54:20 2000 -------------------------------------- 9/14/99 8:06 PM apuspice funny how we are always online at the same time! how are you today? 9/14/99 8:07 PM apuspice what time is it in wisconsin right now? it's only nine here. we can't be that far off! 9/14/99 8:08 PM apuspice ah, i see. so, you're doing some more work for school, i take it? 9/14/99 8:10 PM apuspice the usual, then, i take it?! i think i'm actually addicted to this thing. i'm so tired from school and practice today, yet i wanted to see who was online 9/14/99 8:13 PM apuspice okay, maybe i'm not really addicted either, but i thought you'd find it humourous or something. guess i was wrong! 9/14/99 8:15 PM apuspice i guess! hey, have i asked for a picture yet? if not, do you have one? i do, if you're so interested 9/14/99 8:17 PM apuspice yes, i'm impressed by your manners! that's always very important. i'll send you one, okay? 9/14/99 8:18 PM apuspice okay, hang on... 9/14/99 8:21 PM apuspice okay. no comment, huh? not that i want to put you on the spot, because i hate it when people do that to me. but at least you know what i look like now 9/14/99 8:22 PM apuspice yep! the picture was taken at our beach volleyball provincials, and the sky literally opened up, and it poured. 9/14/99 8:23 PM apuspice okay, i will go look it up! 9/14/99 8:24 PM apuspice well, we did have an umbrella, believe it or not. and i was wearing lots of layers, so that i wouldn't get soaked to the skin. didn't work! 9/14/99 8:27 PM apuspice lol! ha ha, no you don't need the extra weight of an umbrella! looking back on it, it was one of those really fun moments of my summer, because i just get this mental image of three pretty tall people trying to huddle under one umbrella. of course, at the time, it was pretty miserable! 9/14/99 8:31 PM apuspice yeah! i agree with that comment about excite mail! i usually use my hotmail account, but my coach only knows my excite mail account. i'm receiving messages from months ago! 9/14/99 8:32 PM apuspice that's frustrating. i hate waiting forever while my account opens up. grrr...! 9/14/99 8:34 PM apuspice that's okay. it's fun to complain about computer related things, because everybody makes such a big deal of them. does that even make sense, what i just said?! 9/14/99 8:36 PM apuspice come on, i don't believe that you're a computer geek! don't say such things! 9/14/99 8:37 PM apuspice okay, 'fess up. what kinds of things do you have in your apartment?! 9/14/99 8:39 PM apuspice so you're interested in computers! nothing wrong with that. so long as you have other interests...! 9/14/99 8:40 PM apuspice so what are your other interests? i've probably already asked you, but please excuse my ignorance! 9/14/99 8:44 PM apuspice that's right, i have asked you before, because i remember the abbreviated response! you sound like you have a lot of fun interests! i'm especially impressed with the cooking/baking aspect! what's your specialty? 9/14/99 8:47 PM apuspice yummy! that sounds good! i'm a big fan of potatoes. and i didn't know you were from idaho. how did you decide to go to wisconsin for school? 9/14/99 8:50 PM apuspice you did your undergrad in california?! oh, now i'm so jealous. that is one place i'm dying to visit. how did you decide to study german? yeah, i do my fair share of cooking. i like to make pasta a lot. i guess that's kind of boring, huh? 9/14/99 8:52 PM apuspice you've had pasta made by the mother of your italian pen-pal? nice special treatment! did you actually go to italy to eat it?! 9/14/99 8:55 PM apuspice wow! you really have been all over! so you just up and called your pen pal, and she invited you to stay over for a week?! you must be quite the charmer! 9/14/99 8:57 PM apuspice i agree. if you have the chance, why not take it? you are my idol, can i just say that?! you've travelled all over, which is something that i can only dream of doing 9/14/99 9:01 PM apuspice that's true. and i do believe that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. it just seems so unrealistic sometimes though! 9/14/99 9:04 PM apuspice i do think that i can achieve my goals, it's just, there's so much planning and thinking to do before it can become a reality! 9/14/99 9:06 PM apuspice what was she going there for? are you going to miss her? 9/14/99 9:09 PM apuspice that's cool! so, i take it she's going to be staying with her family, or is it kind of like a secondary thought? by the way, i can't access that home page you gave me, so i'm just on the opening screen 9/14/99 9:12 PM apuspice so, that's one place you've never been, is that it? maybe i'll just have to beat you to the punch! 9/14/99 9:14 PM apuspice yes, we do have time on our side! how geeky was that? (what i just said?!) so i take it you've been to ontario? 9/14/99 9:17 PM apuspice well, you're right, i did mean ontario, as in the province i live. anytime you're here, call me up and i'll give you the guided tour! it's probably not as good as italy, but i like it! 9/14/99 9:21 PM apuspice it does get cold here, but not as cold as a lot of americans think (or, for that matter, the rest of the world). too bad your dad sold your car! i hope you knew about his plans before he did it! nice picture, by the way! 9/14/99 9:23 PM apuspice oh yeah, it's freezing there! i've spent the last two new year's eves in saskatchewan (vball tournament), and the temperature gets to unbelievable lows! 9/14/99 9:25 PM apuspice i like the snow, but i hate the cold. it is definitely one thing i could do without. christmas is my favourite time of year though. go figure! 9/14/99 9:28 PM apuspice hot chocolate is definitely a plus. but i just can't get past the cold. and at least once a year, we have a crazy amount of snow fall over a relatively short period, and that translates into hellish driving conditions. 9/14/99 9:31 PM apuspice yes, that's for sure one of my pet peeves...people who can't drive in bad conditions. i mean, i for sure am cautious when it comes to driving in the winter, but it's also pretty bad when people are overly cautious 9/14/99 9:34 PM apuspice oh, my gosh, i have a long list of pet-peeves when it comes to driving. i think it comes from the fact that i do so much driving. forty minutes to school one-way, twenty minutes to work. i've seen pretty much everything 9/14/99 9:37 PM apuspice yep. i don't mind it. i get along really well with my parents, and my bedroom is kind of like my haven. plus, there's the fact that it's so cheap! to be honest with you though, i can't wait to move out. i'm a really independent person, and i think that the time has come for me to be living on my own. if only i could win the lottery! 9/14/99 9:40 PM apuspice do you live on your own, or do you have a roommate? see, i would love to live on my own. there are only like two people that i think i could live with. but if i had the money and the opportunity to, i'd live on my own. can i repeat myself anymore? 9/14/99 9:43 PM apuspice oh, i get along with most people, but to actually live with them? that might not work as well. i tend to get angry about a lot of little stupid things, but i don't speak my mind when i'm upset. so i just build up this resentment, which isn't really good for my system! 9/14/99 9:47 PM apuspice but you know what? when i eventually move out, i want it to be a total break away. i think that if i lived with someone else, they would still be my security cushion. besides, i'm sort of a loner anyway. i'd always be too worried about how social i'd have to be! 9/14/99 9:50 PM apuspice well, as long as i'm in school, that's for sure. so this year, and next, and then i want to take a year off to go travelling, but before i can go anywhere, i'll have to work and save up money, which means i'll still be at home. but i find it's different in canada. a lot of people come back home to live at the end of the school year, if they weren't at home already. york (my school), is the third largest in canada, and 80% commutes 9/14/99 9:54 PM apuspice those are pretty much the same reasons for why i still live at home. i for sure make enough in the summer that i could find an apartment to live in. the problem with my school is that it is a part of toronto, but it is so far north, that there isn't that much else located around it. there is, but not a lot of accomodation 9/14/99 9:57 PM apuspice or so i hope! no, i really love my parents. and as much as they probably want me and my sister to have the experience of living on our own, i don't think they would actually be prepared to let us go! 9/14/99 9:59 PM apuspice um...yeah! no, i hope that that never happens. i can't tell you how embarassed i would be. 9/14/99 10:01 PM apuspice i have known some people like that too. i feel sorry for them. not in a bad way, i just know that you must probably feel ashamed. 9/14/99 10:04 PM apuspice some people are too dependent. i guess in a way i am too. i mean, my parents pay for our tuition. i could afford it on my own, but it's kind of a deal we have with our parents. they pay for the basic education, we pay for everything else. it's a good deal 9/14/99 10:06 PM apuspice well, i don't ask for anything else. i mean, that may sound quite stupid, but i don't take for granted how much my parents are spending to send me and my sister to school i'm sorry steve, but i'll have to be going soon, because i'm just exhausted! 9/14/99 10:07 PM apuspice yep, after eleven! i'm just overly tired from getting back into the swing of things at school, and with volleyball. 9/14/99 10:08 PM apuspice okay, well have a good night, and i'm sure i'll talk to you again soon! 9/14/99 10:09 PM apuspice thanks! too much to write, eh?! bye for now! 9/18/99 9:34 PM apuspice hi steve! how are you tonight?! 9/18/99 9:35 PM apuspice i'm good...a little tired, but i'm so used to that by now! 9/18/99 9:36 PM apuspice good question! i think it's because i go to bed kind of late, but then i just can't sleep in in the morning! 9/18/99 9:38 PM apuspice oh my gosh, you wake up that early? why on god's green earth do you do that?! 9/18/99 9:41 PM apuspice i can't believe you have class so early! you'd think that you'd earn the chance to sleep in since you're doing graduate work! but i guess if you love the early morning, then it wouldn't be that big of a deal. 9/18/99 9:43 PM apuspice i don't blame anyone for not volunteering to teach at such an ungodly hour! i HATE getting up early. to me, there is no worse punishment. i have to find a job where the hours are 11-7. that's my idea of a premium work shift 9/18/99 9:45 PM apuspice is that the type of job where you have to call people during their dinner hour? i don't think i could do that. 9/18/99 9:47 PM apuspice i agree with you on that one! we have a system going at my house. my parents usually never answer the phone, but if me or my sister does, and we know it's a telemarketer, we usually just tell them that my parents are busy or out 9/18/99 9:50 PM apuspice smart boy! 9/18/99 9:52 PM apuspice you know what? i never have the nerve to hang up, because i'm always worried that they're going to come after me or something! i know, i'm a silly girl, but these are the things that go through my mind! 9/18/99 9:54 PM apuspice ah, sneaky too! i've always wanted to try that line once (on my friends), to see if they would be able to know whether or not it's me 9/18/99 9:56 PM apuspice i don't get phone calls that often, but i go through stretches where it seems i'm always on the phone...and if you knew me better, you'd know that's hard to believe because i'm really not a phone talker 9/18/99 9:58 PM apuspice so you liked talking in person better. i like that too. then you can actually see the person's face. there's nothing i find more annoying then when you're talking to someone who's distracted by something on television. and trust me, i like talking too. i'm overly elaborate! 9/18/99 10:01 PM apuspice hey, if that's a snide remark against my talking skills...! i'm actually a very good listener too. you're thinking i'm just saying this as you mention it, right?! 9/18/99 10:04 PM apuspice that's okay. i understand what you're saying. it's funny how much you talk to people on a daily basis, but when you really dissect it, it's almost so formal and trivial! i don't know what i'm trying to say. i just mean that in my life i've had maybe two or three really meaningful conversations 9/18/99 10:08 PM apuspice you know what though? sometimes it's just the mood you're in. i mean, i can be as silly as the rest if i'm feeling giggly. but then, i find it so amazing when i can sit down and discuss all these philosophical/ethical/debatable topics with someone. not that i know very much about them, but i find it interesting to hear other people's view points 9/18/99 10:11 PM apuspice oh yeah. like when you see someone you haven't seen since like high school or something, and you never actually liked that person to begin with. you have to pretend to be completely absorbed into whatever is going on in their life, when you didn't even know them in the first place! 9/18/99 10:15 PM apuspice oh, that's such a funny situation. you know you have to be polite and smile and everything, but at which point when you see them do you actually make eye contact? i mean, when they're way down the hall, or just in front of you? and how often do you have to say hello?! i usually just resort to a smile if i don't know the person that well and i'd already said good morning 9/18/99 10:18 PM apuspice where i work it's pretty different. well, not so different, but i usually only work within one department. so while i now everyone on my floor, only certain people can i carry on a lengthy conversation with 9/18/99 10:21 PM apuspice oh my gosh, i'm the same way. i think i have to be one of the best (worst?) procrastinators in the world! 9/18/99 10:23 PM apuspice okay, i'll gladly cede that title! maybe i can claim it on behalf of all canadians, though! 9/18/99 10:24 PM apuspice did you just think of that right on the spot?! ;) 9/18/99 10:26 PM apuspice it was funny! it made me laugh, and to be honest with you, it takes something really funny to make me laugh 9/18/99 10:28 PM apuspice no, no. i don't want you to feel any pressure! i like talking to you a lot. it takes a lot to hold my attention. doesn't that sound so rude? it's not like i'm an interesting person by a long shot! 9/18/99 10:32 PM apuspice well, i really don't have anything to lie about, since i'm probably the biggest goody-two-shoes you will ever talk to! i don't think i'm that boring actually. i've led a really amazing life so far. i've been to so many places, and had lots of awesome experiences with volleyball 9/18/99 10:34 PM apuspice oh, i'm very competitive. i could so out-do you in the innocent and naive departments! 9/18/99 10:38 PM apuspice oh, the old altar-boy image, is that it? hey, a lot of fathers like that type of "young man"! and hey, don't be bringing my mom into this! 9/18/99 10:40 PM apuspice why? because of the threat that resulted because of your slur against my mom?! ;) 9/18/99 10:42 PM apuspice ha ha! okay, it's a deal. no, don't worry, you're image isn't tarnished! 9/18/99 10:45 PM apuspice "too pure to be tarnished"...well, we'll see what we can do about uncovering some skeletons in your closet! ;) 9/18/99 10:47 PM apuspice well, no criminal record is a good thing! don't let anybody tell you differently! 9/18/99 10:50 PM apuspice nope! i'm telling you, i've never even been to the principal's office. 9/18/99 10:51 PM apuspice so you had an "in"! 9/18/99 10:53 PM apuspice woo! i bet you were best friends with all the bad-asses! 9/18/99 10:55 PM apuspice one day you're going to run the world, i just know it. when you do, can i have a job as some kind of advisor?! 9/18/99 10:57 PM apuspice well, i'm certainly not getting a sleazy vibe from you. but maybe you could be the first "nice" person to rule the world 9/18/99 10:59 PM apuspice oh definitely! for instance, my career goal right now is to become a teacher...but if nike were to come up to me and ask me to be their spokesperson, who am i to turn them down?! 9/18/99 11:02 PM apuspice exactly my line of thinking...however, it could be hard to top gabrielle reece as their spokeswoman! 9/18/99 11:46 PM apuspice i'm sorry that you have to go! but i understand the four hour rule. have a good night, whatever you do, and beware of telemarketers! 10/2/99 9:13 PM apuspice hi steve! long time no talk! how have you been? 10/2/99 9:19 PM apuspice no problem! what kind of sandwich are you making? 10/2/99 9:21 PM apuspice ham and cheese is good! 10/2/99 9:22 PM apuspice so what are you up to this evening besides making food for yourself? 10/2/99 9:25 PM apuspice good boy doing your laundry! 10/2/99 9:27 PM apuspice oh, they must be all wrinkled! 10/2/99 9:28 PM apuspice as long as you're comfortable, right? 10/2/99 9:31 PM apuspice thanks for clarifying about the socks and shoes ;) yeah, it's that time of year again, and i'm getting so sad about that. i really hate the cold 10/2/99 9:33 PM apuspice i live for indian summer! well, i'm going to head to bed because i've got a tournament tomorrow and i have to get a good night's sleep 10/2/99 9:34 PM apuspice thanks! good luck with all your chores and whatever! 10/21/9 10:40 PM apuspice hi steve! how have you been? 10/21/9 10:41 PM apuspice the same! i'm pretty stressed with school work 10/21/9 10:42 PM apuspice no kidding! but unfortunately, it doesn't ever seem to let up! i have something due every week until my exams are over! 10/21/9 10:43 PM apuspice that's usually how it is for me, for some reason it's different this year. i actually prefer it how i have it now, because i can just focus on one thing at a time. 10/21/9 10:45 PM apuspice yeah, somehow the work always gets done, i find. in three plus years at uni i have yet to pull an all-nighter. 10/21/9 10:49 PM apuspice hmmm...maybe i shouldn't ask what that all-nighter was for then! 10/21/9 10:51 PM apuspice oh, okay. you made it sound more scintillating than that! ;) 10/21/9 10:52 PM apuspice hey, join the club! 10/21/9 10:53 PM apuspice free membership! 10/21/9 10:55 PM apuspice nah...free for all time. except this is one club that i really have to get out of soon! 10/21/9 10:58 PM apuspice that's not geeky. i wish i could handle computers well enough to be a member of such a group! 10/21/9 11:00 PM apuspice yeah, but you don't understand the snobbiness that some computer people have here! it's ridiculous. 10/21/9 11:02 PM apuspice i've met a couple of people who's social skills were lacking after spending too much time on their computer...me for instance! just kidding! although, i haven't been out in quite a while! 10/21/9 11:05 PM apuspice me neither actually. i have two essays due next week. 10/21/9 11:07 PM apuspice well, one essay has to do with how our geography dictates our identity...it's for my class called popular culture in canada. and the second one is this mother assignment, a ten-page essay, plus charts, tables, graphs, maps, pictures, etc. mine should be about 25 pages when it's all done 10/21/9 11:09 PM apuspice yeah, but it's kind of interesting. i find anything having to do with geography is. so while i don't much like having to write so much, it goes by quick because i like the subject 10/21/9 11:11 PM apuspice forget how to finish his sentences?! are those the words you were looking for? 10/21/9 11:12 PM apuspice judging by what i wrote, neither could i! 10/21/9 11:15 PM apuspice yeah, it's been one of those nights! 10/21/9 11:15 PM apuspice yes. it feels like a monday 10/21/9 11:18 PM apuspice am i taking you away from your studying?! 10/21/9 11:21 PM apuspice good question! 10/21/9 11:24 PM apuspice oh, ok, i just thought you wrote you had a test, or quiz. but sometimes it's good to go in on what you understand 10/21/9 11:27 PM apuspice oh, i see! i'm sorry, i didn't understand! that's better than having to do it yourself, huh? 10/21/9 11:28 PM apuspice ah, just close your eyes and go! 10/21/9 11:30 PM apuspice is it? that's good to hear, considering i would like to be one one day 10/21/9 11:32 PM apuspice yeah that must help a lot. how old are your students? 10/21/9 11:35 PM apuspice so they're university aged, right? that's pretty good. at least they're probably fairly disciplined 10/21/9 11:37 PM apuspice that helps. i hate when people ruin a class because they just took something to fill their schedule 10/21/9 11:40 PM apuspice i can't imagine! i hate being mean to people...i think that will be my greatest flaw when marking. 10/21/9 11:42 PM apuspice meanie! are you really? 10/21/9 11:44 PM apuspice too bad! i hate finding that out about TAs or profs 10/21/9 11:46 PM apuspice i've never really had a lot of bell curve experience 10/21/9 11:47 PM apuspice i do okay in school, so i try not to worry about things like that. 10/21/9 11:50 PM apuspice yeah, i'm a brown noser, the whole nine yards 10/21/9 11:53 PM apuspice that would do it huh? okay, i'll have to remember that. 10/21/9 11:55 PM apuspice okay...so the best way to your heart (and good marks...) is through your stomach. good note to myself 10/21/9 11:58 PM apuspice that's right! i forgot that you're a cook, and a connoiseur of fine foods! 10/21/9 11:59 PM apuspice i'm sure you do fine. i like to bake stuff too...but only the things that take a short time. otherwise i don't have the patience 10/22/9 12:02 AM apuspice when i'm hungry, i hate waiting 10/22/9 12:03 AM apuspice i can't get into the habit of eating that...although i love it, my metabolism isn't what it used to be! 10/22/9 12:05 AM apuspice what's your specialty? 10/22/9 12:07 AM apuspice baked goods sounds good...curried things don't! 10/22/9 12:08 AM apuspice i don't like anything spicy. and i'm not very adventurous, so i'm not good at trying new things. although i did eat sushi for the first time this summer! i liked it! 10/22/9 12:10 AM apuspice there are some foods that i won't try though. 10/22/9 12:12 AM apuspice i don't like anything spicy. and i mean nothing even remotely spicy. not even mild. i'm not a big fan of mexican food, except for the staple tacos! i don't like a lot of indian or asian food, except for chinese (american) 10/22/9 12:14 AM apuspice just because i guess. 10/22/9 12:15 AM apuspice you had a bad experience with sour cream? i'm sorry to hear that! 10/22/9 12:18 AM apuspice hey, i understand. i once had a bad dream about chocolate pudding, and it took me so long to eat it again. 10/22/9 12:19 AM apuspice don't worry, i'm back to loving it again, but there were a rough couple of months 10/22/9 12:21 AM apuspice no way! smooth chocalate pudding...mmm 10/22/9 12:22 AM apuspice do you have baskin robbins in the states? if so, have you ever had world class chocolate? that's the best by far 10/22/9 12:25 AM apuspice TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10/22/9 12:27 AM apuspice oh no! i'm telling you, once you've had this flavour, nothing else will compare 10/22/9 12:29 AM apuspice well, if you're ever near a br one day, just try to think of that flavour and i promise you won't be disappointed 10/22/9 12:31 AM apuspice okay, good! 10/22/9 12:32 AM apuspice big time. i don't eat it that often though. i have to be in the mood 10/22/9 12:34 AM apuspice i also love cookie dough and cookies and cream. yum! 10/22/9 12:36 AM apuspice good logic! still, i'm not one for mixing ice cream 10/22/9 12:40 AM apuspice yes!!!!! i'm so anal about my food not mixing. once it's mixed, it's tainted 10/22/9 12:42 AM apuspice no, i mean on my plate! 10/22/9 12:45 AM apuspice you made it! 10/22/9 12:48 AM apuspice i hate when that happens. usually i can tell right away if it's someone who i want to keep talking with, so i'll put them on my list. 10/22/9 12:49 AM apuspice really? well, i'm happy with who i've met so far...don't think i'll be adding anymore people for a while...it gets to the point where i'm just adding people to be nice! 10/22/9 12:50 AM apuspice yeah, it's almost 2 here...i don't know what i'm still doing up! 10/22/9 12:52 AM apuspice well, i'm heading to bed...i'll talk to you again sometime soon i hope! 10/22/9 12:52 AM apuspice good luck with everything you have to do as well! 10/22/9 12:54 AM apuspice you're welcome! bye for now! 10/22/9 10:28 AM apuspice i'm such a baby, eh?! 12/1/99 8:35 AM apuspice hey! happy birthday!