In other creepy news: "Toronto area man acquitted of rape, deemed 'sleep sex' "
"Sleep sex"? I dunno, sounds a little made-up. Maybe my fatigue is clouding my sense of logic right now, but: how the blazes did this guy ALSO put on a condom in his sleep??
TORONTO (AFP) - A Toronto area man was acquitted this week of sexual assault after a judge ruled he was asleep during the attack, a Canadian newspaper reported.
The acquitted 33-year-old landscaper had met a woman at a party in July. Both had been drinking and fell asleep on a couch.
The woman woke up to find the landscaper having sex with her and pushed him off. He immediately woke up, but told the court he only suspected they had had sex after going to the bathroom and finding he was still wearing a condom.
A sleep expert testified at his trial that the man suffered from sexomnia, a sort of sleep walking that includes sexual acts, likely brought on by alcohol, sleep deprivation and genetics.
The man had previously had "sleep sex" with four girlfriends, the court heard.
The judgment outraged women's groups, according to the Toronto Sun report.
"This is infuriating. It's another case of the courts not taking a woman seriously, adding yet another item to the list of excuses which men use for sexual assault," Suzanne Jay of the Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres told the newspaper.
This is wrong...
I just found out that the 14 restrictions placed on the killer Karla Homolka were lifted. A news article said, "[A] judge ruled the schoolgirl killer can come and go with no restrictions. The families of slain teenagers Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy reacted with horror to news that Homolka no longer has to report to the police and can even contact them and her ex-husband Paul Bernardo."
Holy shit, man. First she gets away with only 12 years of prison for three murders, and now, the restrictions on her (which weren't strict enough to begin with) are being lifted?
I can't imagine how insulting and hurtful this must be for the families of the murdered schoolgirls.
Memories of chemistry
I was checking out some prof ratings on ratemyprofessors.com, and I took a look at some of the ratings for a couple of my former chemistry profs. One was for the lab instructor for my Analytical Chemistry class (which nearly everyone referred to as 'Anal Chem', as that was how popular it was); he has a bit of an accent (possibly German), and he has a REALLY deep voice, and sometimes it's easy to 'mishear' what he says. On one rating, someone said, "Excellent teacher! But what's a part per tarzan???" (he's probably referring to 'part per thousand'). I laughed really hard when I read that; can you imagine how confused someone would be if they heard 'parts per tarzan'?
Another was for the lecture instructor for Analytical Chemistry, which, BTW, is taken by Chemistry and Biochemistry students together (I'd say the ratio is about 1:1): "SHE'S SO NICE, BUT A TERRIBLE TEACHER. HER EXAMS ARE CRAP, BUT CURVED NICELY BECAUSE THE DUMB BIOCHEM STUDENTS BRING THE AVERAGE WAYYYYYYYYY DOWN." 'Dumb biochem students'? Aww, that's mean, lol!
"Lingerie Store Window Has Live Models"...WTF??!!
I found this article on Yahoo just now. Live models at a lingerie store window? That's not going to attract more business! You're just going to have a swarming mass of horny teenage boys and dirty old men jostling each other to get a better view and drooling on the sidewalk!
AUGUSTA, Maine - In this town, window shopping is attracting a lot more guys than usual. A lingerie store called Spellbound is grabbing attention with live models in the window. Some people have complained, but police say there is nothing illegal about the lingerie models.
"It's tainting the wholesome businesses down here," said Carrie Rossignol, co-owner of Video Game Exchange. "I think it's selfish, and I think it's morally reprehensible."
Another downtown merchant likes the idea, saying the models are attracting more potential customers to the area.
"It's like a New York thing. It's urban. It's edgy," said Stacy Gervais, owner of Stacy's Hallmark Store and a founder of a downtown merchants group. "We need a shtick — something that we do that attracts people and gets us remembered."
Spellbound owner Felicia Stockford said she has had no trouble finding staffers. She said the young women enjoy strutting their stuff in the shop window.
Memoirs of a Geisha
It seems that the "Memoirs of a Geisha" movie is causing a lot of controversy. Many Japanese are angry at what they view as the inaccurate and exaggerated portrayal of old Kyoto and Geishas, and that the traditional costumes and dances are all wrong. There are many Chinese who are pissed off at the fact that there are Chinese actors (Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li) portraying Japanese characters, bringing up the war atrocities Japan committed against China in the past.
One thing that really shocked me was what one Chinese blogger (apparently) said about Ziyi Zhang: "She's sold her soul and betrayed her country. Hacking her to death would not be good enough." Whhhhoooooaaaaa there, 'sold her soul'?? 'Betrayed her country'?? This is a movie, it's story-telling! Playing a Japanese character is 'betraying her country'? Now, something like deliberately deceiving your countryfolk and bringing about their ruin or deaths, now
that's betraying your country.
I can understand why some people would feel resentful if another country, who has commited atrocities against them, 'waters down' the truth (or denies it altogether), but those who are outraged over the Chinese actors associating with a Japanese-based story are being ridiculous. It's like they reject the possibility of any friendship whatsoever with their former enemies (heck, the real enemies are the ones who carried out and supported war crimes, not their descendants, who have had nothing to do with it). Of course forgiving your enemies is difficult, but refusing to forgive the children of your enemies, whose only crime was being of the same kind as the ones you resent, is being childish, and certainly does nothing to make anybody's life better.
You know you're Korean when...
My sister passed on this list to me. I've read funnier lists, but some of points made me laugh (numbers 6, 7, 12, 17, 21, 22, 28, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38). Few people can accurately guess my ethnicity (instead always assuming I'm Chinese). When I was a kid, most of my money came on New Year's for that 'kneeling before your elders' custom. I really laughed at that "Failing a class means finding a new place to live" bit; god knows how grades are everything for Asian parents; okay, so maybe laughing wasn't entirely appropriate. And OMG, about #21, my dad and grandfather would always try to find ways to cheat the system and pay less for something; "Oh, it doesn't matter," they'd always brush me aside when I point out that it's dishonest to steal apples at an orchard or lie about one of our ages in order to pay half-price.
#28, yup, my dad and grandfather would be horrified if I married outside the race (especially if it was with a white guy. Correction: especially if it was with a white
American guy). My grandfather actually said to me once: "You have to get my approval first before getting married." Amused, I said, "So if I hate the guy, but you like him, I should marry him anyway?" To which he replied, "Of course!" If I had a fiancé and my grandfather approved of him, I'd actually be quite worried. My mom's more liberal, though; she actually said at one point that she'd rather I marry a white guy so I won't have to put up with traditional, over-bearing in-laws who expect me to be the traditional daughter-in-law who'll slave away for them.
#37: it never happened with me, but it certainly has happened to my brother. When a white female friend of his dropped off something for him at our house, my dad jumped to the conclusion that my brother was dating this "Yankee".
Anywho, here's the list:
You Know You're Korean When...
1- You have a container full of Kim-Chee in your fridge right now.
2- You or your parents start singing when drunk.
3- Your parents are shorter than you.
4- Your parents think church is a social event.
5- "No-Rae-Bang" is a common household word.
6- Your main source of income is New Years.
7- Everyone asks if you're Chinese.
8- Your parents think anything goes with rice.
9- "Glue? Use rice, it's better"
10- Your parents have never kissed you.
11- Your parents have never kissed each other.
12- Failing a class means finding a new place to live.
13- Your mom rents korean soap operas and watches them daily.
14- Sleeping on the floor is nothing new to you.
15- Your parents yell your korean name REAL loud in public places.
16- No matter how hard they try, your parents will never pronounce "wood" correctly.
17- You think ramen is the fifth food group.
18- You have to translate for your parents when ordering fast food.
19- Your family owns a dry cleaning place, liquor store, or grocery store.
20- Your mother has a short haired, curly perm.
21- Your parents still tried to get you into places half-price saying you're 12 when you're really 14.
22- You ask your parents help on your math homework and 2 hours later they're still lecturing you about how they knew it in 4th grade.
23- You have a 40 lb. bag of rice in your pantry.
24- You've had a bowl haircut in one part in your life.
25- You've had to sit through karaoke videos with ugly asian women attempting to dance in a temple or park.
26- You've had to eat parts of animals they don't even put in hotdogs.
27- Piles of shoes tend to make it hard to open the front, back, and closet doors.
28- Your parents insist you marry someone Korean.
29- People see a bunch of scribble on chopsticks and ask you to translate.
30- Your parents simply cut off the green/black part off the bread and say "Eat it anyway, it's good for you."
31- Your parents have either forced you to play the piano, violin, or both.
32- You have rocks, sticks, leaves, deer antlers, and other strange smelling substances for medicine.
33- Your parents read about some super nerd who has no life and got in the paper for scoring highest in the SAT's and ask why you can't be more like him.
34- When an Asian girl with a white guy (or vice versa) walks by, your parents STARE at them with their eyes popping out.
35- When you go to buffets, your parents make you eat until you think you're going to hurl, and even after you do, they say, "good, eat more."
36- Your parents never participated in the "American" traditions of Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy. You'll say, "Where's Santa Claus?" and they'll reply, "Santa Claus! Ptch! He's dead!" And then you'll start crying.
37- After you get off the phone with someone from the opposite sex, your parents will start interrogating you about that person. You'll talk to someone from the opposite sex two days in a row, and your parents immediately think there's something going on.
38- You bring home straight As, and your parents say, "So? You're supposed to get that!"
39- You're proud to be Korean - and you pass these jokes on to all your Korean friends!
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Ouch...
I was checking out the an Urban Legends website, and there was a story that was confirmed to be true, titled
"He Loves Me Not". There was a radio show where people could call in if they suspect their partner is cheating on them, and the radio host will try to play a ruse on the (suspected) cheating partner to try to find out the truth. There was this one woman, Kim, who phoned in, but said that she was sure that her boyfriend, Greg, was being faithful to her. Her and the host decided to test Greg anyway. The host phoned Greg and told him he won a raffle in which he can have a dozen roses delivered to anyone he wants; when asked who he wanted them sent to, he said, "My wife, Cindy." He then discovered Kim was actually on the line, too, when she said, "
What??"
The radio host said that it wasn't rehearsed at all, and it was a very uncomfortable moment for everyone. If this is indeed true, I feel really bad for this Kim. The web page even has the
audio file of the incident (go to the bottom of the page).
That's gotta be one of the worst ways to find out your boyfriend is cheating on you, finding out live on the radio.
Terrorist attack on Montreal metro?
There have been warnings of a possible terrorist attack on the Montreal metro ('metro' is the Quebec word for 'subway'). Quoting a news article about it, "Spanish newspaper reported that information about the Montreal system was found on the computer of a Moroccan questioned after last year's train bombings in Madrid." They found a map of the metro system (although it's the kind that anyone can download off the website), as well as information about passenger capacity and the operation of the subway doors.
But no one seemed particularly worried today. I wasn't. It was just a regular day.
Of course, there IS that possibility that Montreal will be hit someday, since it's one of the major cities in Canada, and Canada was on Al-Qaeda's (was it Al-Qaeda? Or a separate but similar group?) hit list. We're one of the only countries (if not
the only country) not to be attacked yet. I know we shouldn't be too complacent, but we also can't let the fear of an attack disrupt our everyday lives.
I remember reading in the newspaper that Canada probably won't get attacked, because many terror cells use this country as their base, and they take advantage of the ethnic diversity to pass unnoticed (although, that's not exactly a comforting thought, either. Really unsettling). The thought that potential terrorists are taking advantage of this country's diversity and openness to immigrants really pisses me off. They're given security, health, education, etc., yet they plot the deaths of their fellow countryfolk. And the Muslims and Arabs who are truly good and honest people have to go through so much shit because of them.
OK, rant's over. I've gotta sleep now.
AHHH!!! IT'S THE RETURN OF MY CHILDHOOD FEAR!!!
I was on that Wikipedia website, and I came across a link to a Looney Tunes character named "Gossamer". Wondering whether or not I've ever seen this character, I clicked on the link. And I find this picture.
You know that thing when there's something you haven't thought about or seen for many years, and the memory of it is lying dormant in the back of your mind, and when you see a picture or hear about it, all these memories come rushing back, hitting you like a runaway freight train? Well, that's what happened when I saw that pic! I suddenly remembered seeing that character on Bugs Bunny cartoons; I
especially remember how that character scared the willies out of me, and I'd get nightmares about it where it's coming after me. I jolted in my seat when I saw this Gossamer pic. He's just so big and scary and hairy, and those tennis shoes don't make him look any friendlier!
It must have been more than 15 years since I've seen or thought about this freaky cartoon monster, but I instantly recognized it upon seeing it. I'm surprised I haven't forgotten it after all these years. Funny how the mind works, huh?
Oh, and I L-O-V-E Cho's Scottish accent and Seamus Finnigan's Irish accent! Scottish and Irish accents are probably my absolute favorite accents in the whole world. I guess I'm a little bored with my North American accent; I'd love to pick up a Scottish or Irish accent someday. ^_^
Goblet of Fire
I watched Goblet of Fire yesterday, and it was definitely awesome! Very well made!
I'm glad they included the part where Mad-Eye Moody turns Malfoy into a ferret. One of the classic Malfoy moments in the series.
I totally laughed during that scene where the Gryffindor students had to have dancing lessons, like the part where Prof. McGonagall says to Ron, "Mr. Weasley, put your right hand on my waist," and he says, "
Where?? And when they start dancing, someone (probably Fred or George) whistles at them. It was also amusing when the rest of the class had to come up and try the waltz, and all the girls got up enthusiastically, but the guys wouldn't move from their seats. What's great about this scene is that it shows how high school kids really would react if they had to have dancing lessons.
Cedric Diggory. Wow, that guy's hot. He's also a very sweet, brave, and righteous guy, and Robert Pattinson played the part really well. Cho's such a lucky girl to have caught his eye.
And who didn't just love the Yule Ball scenes? Ron's dismay at his horrible outfit was classic. Man, I wish my high school prom was more like the Yule Ball; the Ball actually looked like a lot of fun, but my damn prom was a bloody disappointment. *sigh*
But it's a shame that so much had to be cut out from the movie. Fleur Delacour has only three or four lines during the entire movie, so you can't even tell that she's supposed to be somewhat of a snotty character. They didn't show the part where Hermione is trying to teach Victor Krum how to pronounce her name. We didn't get to see the Veela at the Quidditch World Cup, either. But I don't blame the director; the book was so long, that to include everything would've made the movie 5 hours long (not that 5 hours of Harry Potter would necesarily be a bad thing, lol).
A boost to my confidence!
I handed in the first draft of my research paper to my supervisor last Tuesday (for that project on nitrous oxide emissions from ombrotrophic peatlands, which drove me absolutely crazy when the lab equipment wasn't working properly!), which he's going to read over and add comments, and then I have to write up the final draft. He hasn't completely finished going over it, but he told me in class today that I write really well! He said that my midterm was also really well written (the midterm was comprised of essay questions), and that some of the other students' ideas were all over the place, but my essays were very clear and well-organized.
It doesn't sound like a big deal, but I was so thrilled to hear that from him. He's one of the veterans in the Geography department, and he's been publishing scientific papers since
before I was born. So the fact that an experienced and knowledgeable researcher like himself was impressed with my writing skills was a HUGE boost to my confidence. And god knows I need to work on my confidence!
:D Happy day!
lol, that's gotta be embarrassing
I didn't realize until today that one of my former profs (whom I'll refer to simply as Professor S to respect his privacy) is actually quite popular with the female students. One of my classmates was talking with some guy-friends of hers, saying that she's going to be in another of Professor S's classes next semester; she said that he's a great prof, and, blushing, "he's really hot." The guys gave her a weird look, then laughed. One of them said that, in a previous semester (when he was in Prof. S's class), some of the students were chatting in the computer lab before the start of class. The conversation shifted to Professor S, and one girl said out loud, "PROFESSOR S IS SOOOOOO HOT!!!" At that
very instant, Prof. S stepped into the lab (he
probably heard what that girl said!). The other students couldn't stop laughing when that happened, lol. Can you imagine that happening to you, saying out loud that the prof is hot, right when he walks in? LMAO!
Looking forward to HP4
I just love this pic! It's up on the Goblet of Fire official website. Cho and Parvati look really beautiful! Harry's, um, wizard-tux (or whatever it's called) looks pretty good.
In less than 24 hours, I'll be seeing GoF! I'm counting down the seconds ^_^.
Looks like McGill's at the top again!
Well, what'd'ya know, McGill got really good marks on
MacLean's annual university rankings. That's pretty cool. In addition, McGill's the only Canadian university to appear in the top 50 in the world in all categories of the Times Higher Education Supplement annual rankings a couple of weeks ago.
It's kinda weird, too, because these rankings make it look as if the university is filled with gifted, brainiac, genius-IQ students. But I don't see myself as some extraordinary student attending one of the top universities of the world; I'm just me. Like what Harry said: "I can't be a... a wizard. I'm just me. Just Harry." lol ;)
But I bet the rivalry between McGill and Concordia will continue, heh. In the past, I've had people say to me, "You go to McGill? McGill sucks! Concordia's better!" Whoa, man, so who pissed in your bowl of Fruit Loops this morning?
"Most people are so ungrateful to be alive...but not you...not anymore."
My newest horror movie craze is Saw. I watched the movie last week, and as sick and twisted and gory as it is, it was really suspenseful and 'fun' to watch (fun in a creepy way, I guess, lol).
Ever heard of it? It's a story about two guys who wake up at opposite ends of a filthy bathroom, chained by the ankle, and with a dead man drenched in blood in the middle of the room. One of the guys, Lawrence, is left with instructions to kill his cellmate (Adam) by 6 p.m., or else his wife and daughter will die. They are left with a few vague clues about why they are there and how to 'win the game'; they are also left with a pair of saws, that won't cut through the chains, but
can cut through flesh and bone.
There aren't many horror movies that can creep me out, but this one came close. I don't know what's wrong with me, but movies like The Ring, The Exorcist, The Shining and the like just don't scare me. A buddy suggested that maybe I have an easier time separating fantasy from reality (perhaps I'm a little TOO good), so I don't get as scared as the average movie-goer.
*SPOILER*
OMG, I really cringed at that scene where Lawrence goes nuts and actually saws off his foot. And the end was quite sad, when a bleeding-to-death Lawrence tells Adam that he'll go find help, and Adam is begging him not to leave. That really tug at my heartstrings, because throughout the movie you get to know the two guys better, and despite their faults, you really want them to survive. But the killer, Jigsaw, has little mercy.
*END SPOILER*
I also watched Saw 2; it's different from the original in that there are about 6 people trapped together in a house, and they have to find antidotes to the nerve gas they've been breathing in (and of course, the house is full of booby traps, and very gory results). It was good, although I prefer Saw 1. But it was interesting getting to know the Jigsaw killer better in Saw 2, and why he sets up sick games with bloody endings. If there's a Saw 3, I'll definitely see it.
I've been banished to the sixth level of Hell? Damn...
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test
Quote of the day
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are so confident while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"Harry Potter Books Spark Rise in Satanism Among Children"
lol, I never cease to be amazed at how some people seriously believe that the Harry Potter books promote Satanism. Seriously, maybe they should do a little research before making an ass of themselves. This
article talks about the disapproval many religious people have against Harry.
They once made a joke on the Simpsons about how many zealous Christians hate Harry Potter; in one episode, Ned Flanders was reading what (at first) appears to be a Harry Potter book to Rod and Todd. He read, "...And Harry Potter, and all his wizard friends, went straight to hell for practicing witchcraft." To which the boys cry out, "YAAAAYYYYY!!!"
This also reminds me of how, on a message board for Yahoo Movies, someone said that The Lord of the Rings promotes Satanism, too. LOL! He said something like, "In Lord of the Rings, Gandalf (Satan) send the fellowship (his devils) into Middle-Earth (Hell) to destroy the One Ring (Jesus' halo). See the connection?" ROTFLMAO, this is just so ridiculous, I couldn't get offended by it even if I wanted to.
But admittedly there
are other Christians who really like the Harry Potter series (and LOTR, for that matter), saying that many of their values are reflected in the books (e.g. good vs. evil, protecting those you love, etc.). If only their fellow believers would believe that way, too.
Piss me off
I may be making a big deal out of nothing (heck, I probably am), but it annoys the hell out of me when a classmate whom I've never met comes up to me (
specifically me) and asks to photocopy my class notes. I had my Economic Geography course this morning (for which, frankly, the prof is a lousy and unclear lecturer who doesn't even put bullet points of what he's talking about up on the screen), and as usual I was scrambling to write down what the prof was saying. A number of students only write down the occasional points that the prof would write on the board (and I know from experience that that's not enough, you really have to write down more than that). After class, as I'm putting my stuff away, this girl whom I''ve never even seen before comes up to me, asking to photocopy my notes, claiming that she missed the past couple of lectures (did she really miss class, or did she notice that I'm very attentive during the boring lectures and I pretty much write down everything?).
"Sorry, I'm in a hurry," I lied.
"Oh, then can we meet sometime later today?" she asked.
"Um, no, I can't, sorry," I replied.
"Then can I photocopy your notes on Monday, maybe before class or after class?" she kept pressing. When I hesitated, she said, "Or maybe sometime later in the week? Or is the answer absolutely no?"
I said, "Sorry, but I really don't like sharing my notes."
"Really??" she said, laughing. "Can't I just photocopy them on Monday? It won't take long."
At this point, I was getting annoyed with her insisting. I said, "No, sorry," and I turned around and left.
What annoyed me was how she kept pressuring me to accept, even though there are about 200 other students she could've asked. And besides, when someone says that they just want to photocopy part of your notes, what they REALLY mean is, "I want to photocopy ALL your notes, because I haven't been paying attention in class, and you look like an egghead, and I want to freeload off your hard work."
I know I sound paranoid, but I've come across freeloading classmates in the past. Back in CEGEP, in my Humanities course, we had a prof who also didn't put up notes on the board, but rather 'spoke out' the notes, so you had to scribble down what he said. Shortly before the mid-term, a girl came up to me, and smiling widely and talking in a suck-up manner, said, "Hi, I missed a couple of classes. Could I photocopy your notes?"
Being unable to say no, I said, "Um, sure."
Right then, another student came up and said, "Hi, can I photocopy your notes?"
I was a little irritated that another person saw an opportunity to jump in on my generosity, but I said OK anyway.
So the three of us went to the library, and I asked the girl (whose name she never bothered to tell me. Neither did the guy, for that matter) which days she missed.
"Oh, it'll be easier if I just photocopy everything," she said, putting her copy card into the machine.
"I have the dates of each lecture written in my notes, so why don't you just tell me which ones you need?" I pointed out.
The guy said to me, "She's right, it'll be a lot easier to just make two copies of the whole thing."
"But you didn't miss every single class..." I protested, but I gave up and let them photocopy everything.
When they got near the end, I said, "Oh, those last few pages are from today's class, so you won't need to copy those."
The guy just looked at me and hit the green "Copy" button anyway.
I was really pissed at this point. So did they notice that, as the class nerd, I would write down everything the teacher said, while everyone else only writes down the occasional words he writes on the board? I wondered.
The two divided their share of the papers, and saying only a quick "Thanks", walked off, smiling proudly.
The mid-term was open book, so we were allowed to bring our notes to the exam. During the exam, I glanced over to the girl to see if she was using her own notes or the ones she copied off of me. Gee, what a surprise, she's using only my copied ones. I understood, she didn't miss class, she just wanted to freeload off of me because she never bothered to make an effort in class.
After the mid-term, I noticed that she never said a word to me, not even a Hi to acknowledge my existence. In subsequent lectures, she would glance at my notebook whenever I'd be scribbling down the lecture material. And of course, the entire time, she wasn't writing down a thing.
When the final exam approached, I was hardly surprised when she came up to me, smiling as though I was her best friend, and said, "Hi, can I photocopy your notes?"
"You were here for all the classes. I saw you," I answered, irritated.
"Oh, come on! I didn't understand the lectures! It won't take long!" she whined.
"No," I said firmly.
"Oh, please! Please, please, please," she pleaded.
I said one final No before leaving.
God, I hate people who act like they're your best buddy only when they need something from you, and who completely ignore you during periods when you're of no use to them. One thing I've always hated about
myself is how I have trouble saying No, and people end up taking advantage of that. The way that girl and guy did prior to the mid-term. Well, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice...well, that won't happen at all.
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When that girl from my Economic Geography class came up to me, requesting (and insisting) on borrowing my notes, the first thing that flashed to my mind was the entire Humanities incident in CEGEP. If she really only missed a couple of classes, why not ask the people sitting next to her for their notes? Why specifically me? Why not the other 200 people? And why keep insisting? Why not ask someone else after I said No the first dozen times?
I'm not an idiot.
And hey, if I spend the rest of my life worrying excessively about what others think of me, I'll never get very far, now will I.
