curry at midnight.

I'm pretty sure India has come to my apartment.

Or at least a miniature version in the form of a girl named Mona.

Tonight, around 11pm, Mona started to cook. She buzz sawed the onions, boiled the eggs, and curried the curry. The put on the rice, buzzed up some more onions, then pinched in some extra spice. And what did she make? Egg curry on rice. With Pepsi, of course.

I swear to goodness, I'm going to convert from being a Canadian to being an Indian any day now. Mona has almost converted my taste buds. So delicious. And surprisingly, Pepsi is an excellent choice to wash it down with. Although, if you asked her, she's give you Pepsi with any meal or ailment.

Besides dinning like an Indian princess in my apartment, I've been doing various student-like things. Things like scrounging for cheap food, wearing the same shirt more than twice in a week, warming up leftovers, and bargaining hunting. From these activities, I've discovered a few things about myself and a student's life:

1. Counting pennies, nickels, and dimes have really improved my math skills.

2. The City Bus is the transportation of the devil.

3. KD is a last last resort. Which I may need within the coming week.

4. Subs last twice as long when you cut 'em in half. Same with fruit cups, salads, sandwiches, and mini yogurts.

5. Tim Hortons is better than Starbucks.... only on my bank account, that is.

6. On the day you wear tights with a hole in the crotch, you will be forced to run up 3 flights of stairs, walk across a full lecture hall, then awkwardly yank your shirt lower every 30 seconds to prevent any unnecessary flashing that has probably already happened the moment you left your room.

7. Bargain-hunting is the newest rage in fashion. Everyone loves the hand-me-down/lets-dumpster-dive-look, right?

8. Jeans that are baggy by the end of the week aren't due to superb dieting skills and macho-man workouts. It's cause they need to be washed.

9. Garbages can't empty themselves.

10. Finding clothes in my closet I haven't worn in years makes me feel like I have just scored the bargain jackpot. Always keep the oldies.

Besides all my rants and raves, I'm having a great time just being a student. Classes are so cool, and I love being with other students who want to learn, and strive to achieve a dream similar to mine. It's amazing how dynamic a classroom setting can be when an interactive class contains people from every walk of life imaginable - med school, the army, parenthood, high school, LPN, etc.

Sorry, but I'm pretty much dozing off as I write this. It's being cut short for now. Too much late night reading and not enough sleep! Thank goodness it's the weekend!!

Love, Dani.