With that out of the way, I've been right back at checking up all the time on my U of M application and received some startling news. I may have to take Math 12.
Now you're probably asking yourself, "dafaq?". You have a Masters degree! This makes no sense. Well friends, let me explain: I didn't actually take Math 12 in high school. I took university entrance Math 11 and did so piss poor in it that they did not recommend that I move on into Math 12. To get into an arts program in university, you only need Math 11 with a 65% grade (which is exactly what I received). I was told by my high school counsellors that if I enter the BA program at UBC, I could then switch into the BSc program and do my math equivalents then. This is what I did, it was a disaster, and I ended up returning to arts.
U of M has some pretty strict requirements governing prerequisites for courses and they take them very seriously. I was hoping to take STAT 1000 (Intro stats essentially), but the prereq is Math 12. When I approached them on the subject, they told me I would have to take a course equivalent to Math 12 before I'd be permitted to take stats. I think this is crazy, so once I register (or don't if the system won't allow), I'll talk to the professor of the course and get in the other way. Because it's crazy. I could understand for first year math how Math 12 may be essential, but not for stats, sorry.
Numbers and formulas are starting to become my life. Between my intro to finance class that I'm taking free online through Coursera and studying for the GMAT, my brain sometimes gets a bit twisty. But it's interesting to note that until recently, I was very math and number averse. Upon further reflection, I realized that the major reason I hated math so much is because teachers told me that I wasn't good at it and it wasn't my thing. My grades in math didn't reflect this until 11th grade. How can this possibly make any sense? For my teacher friends out there, it's something to think about. Perhaps it's time to change our mindset around how we teach math.
Making friends in Winnipeg has also been a challenge. I'm part of the meet up website, but I haven't found anything that doesn't seem weird or creepy. It's almost to the point where I'm considered making my own ad, but in a way that would be weird and creepy. Something along the lines of "Hey! New Winnipeg people, let's go to this bar and hang out!" Why doesn't that exist? Why is it always some horrible structured event at somebody's house?
A Little Pizza Heaven
On a different note, I always forget about this little pizza place! It's called "A Little Pizza Heaven" and it's located right on Osborne in the village (pretty much next to The Toad). I've eaten here a few times, only once sober. I think that's the main draw of this place: It's open late and it's situated between so many bars that it becomes a pizza stumbling block.
Believe it or not, the first time I had tried this place was when I was sober. I got two slices of ham and pineapple (my absolute favourite and they had some pizza by the slice for lunch - very rare in my experience). I thought the pizza was really good for the price and I especially loved the garlic infused crust that this place is apparently known for.
On a more hilarious note, after a few "Bulldog Margaritas" at Saffrons, one of my roommates and I decided that pizza was an excellent idea and proceeded to walk down Corydon to Osborne to get a slice. Even though I was more than slightly tipsy, I still realized that the pizza I had received was "pineapple" pizza. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it was pineapple and cheese. At the time, I didn't care, it was hella delicious. The next day, however, I couldn't stop laughing about it.
I recommend if you're in the area. If you can order from anywhere, I'm sure there is better in the city - aside from the garlic, there isn't anything really "special" about this place. For what it's worth from a local (I live less than three blocks from this place), I will continue to frequent A Little Pizza Heaven.
6.5/10
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