it's my last night in k-town. it's been a lot of low-key fun. something i'm pretty much into these days. it was really nice to visit with cheryl, jeffy, neva and hugh. YAY! super gracious hosts... oh, in fact, they've got mad hosting skills, yo.
there were lots of parties (tonight cheryl won with daisy, and peaches came in last! YAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYA!!!) since no one was playing peaches for the second night in a row, i felt more comfortable calling her a bitch, and yelling to the tv that i hate peaches. it was almost like old times! i may have even gotten around to making rude statements about her being a dirty slut and doing toad on the side... if not, i meant to. and p.s. peaches, i had peach yogurt twice while i was here... because i want you destroyed...one peach at a time.
darbar, wok-in, the goat and the nam were had. yummy! tomorrow darbar for a goodbye lunch with cheryl, so i do get carrot chutney afterall! whoot! (note to readers: they now offer a fried tofu at the nam, but don't take it. it's misleading, well it was for me. i thought it would be like the tofu at the wok-in with nam curry, but it wasn't. it's not BAD, but it's not like the normal stuff... stick with what you know).
also, as hoped, catan and carca were played.
oh, and i met huss. i would have been nicer to him, as i do have good manenrs, and he does seem like a normal person, but he was mean to me first. online, and then!!! if you can believe it, he destroyed me at catan. b-b-b-b-burn! he truly is the el bastardo.
seriously, i had a great time, thanks for having me. it was lovely to meet you, huss.
next stop, the T dot.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
you got sold
dearest peaches,
awwww yeah! you got schooled in jeffy's own house. i'm just sayin' is all.
xoxo
u
awwww yeah! you got schooled in jeffy's own house. i'm just sayin' is all.
xoxo
u
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
go fly a kite
yesterday, cheryl, neva, hugh and i, went to park to try to take advantage of the windyness.
it was awesome. neva and i worked on flying the kite. and she quickly was able to fly it herself. she even learned when to tighten the string and how to run with the kite to try to get it going. i would say we all had fun.
at one point neva even said, unprovoked,"mom, i'm getting mad skills".
oh, and i am totally moving up in the world, i got picked to read neva her story (possibly because the choices were jeffy or me-and jeffy always messes up the stories) and as her favourite part of the day, neva picked flying her kite. AWWWW YEAH!. mad skills, indeed.
it was awesome. neva and i worked on flying the kite. and she quickly was able to fly it herself. she even learned when to tighten the string and how to run with the kite to try to get it going. i would say we all had fun.
at one point neva even said, unprovoked,"mom, i'm getting mad skills".
oh, and i am totally moving up in the world, i got picked to read neva her story (possibly because the choices were jeffy or me-and jeffy always messes up the stories) and as her favourite part of the day, neva picked flying her kite. AWWWW YEAH!. mad skills, indeed.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
resolution
jeffy and i made a bet yesterday and he was supposed to write something here about our mario party last night, but he hasn't written anything yet, so i should say the following:
my friends who have played with yoshi know that his anger for peaches is surpassed possibly only by my loathing for mushrooms. so a great opportunity was there to bring her to a scathing defeat last night at the hands of yoshi, but the game had other plans. in mini-game after mini-game and battle after humiliating battle, peaches trounced, burned, smashed, waxed, and otherwise served yoshi his breakfast.
he was no match for her mad skills, yo.
more important is the transformation that took place as the game unfolded. i realized that rather than being a character to detest (for beating yoshi into last place, two games out of two, on mario party 2 and mario party 3), peaches embodies the grrlbot characteristics that i most love about myself: she kicks ass all over the board, yet remains cute and charming!
it feels great to rid myself of this pointless internal conflict. i have finally won the ultimate mario party battle - the one with myself. at last, i love peaches.
i think tonight i may try mushrooms.
my friends who have played with yoshi know that his anger for peaches is surpassed possibly only by my loathing for mushrooms. so a great opportunity was there to bring her to a scathing defeat last night at the hands of yoshi, but the game had other plans. in mini-game after mini-game and battle after humiliating battle, peaches trounced, burned, smashed, waxed, and otherwise served yoshi his breakfast.
he was no match for her mad skills, yo.
more important is the transformation that took place as the game unfolded. i realized that rather than being a character to detest (for beating yoshi into last place, two games out of two, on mario party 2 and mario party 3), peaches embodies the grrlbot characteristics that i most love about myself: she kicks ass all over the board, yet remains cute and charming!
it feels great to rid myself of this pointless internal conflict. i have finally won the ultimate mario party battle - the one with myself. at last, i love peaches.
i think tonight i may try mushrooms.
survivor
i got left alone with the kids today. before you panic: everything was cool.
i'm starting to realise how little contact i've had with children since i stopped babysitting. luckily cheryl told them that they could watch tv. there was a bit of conversation with neva, and some chatting from hugh, who was even harder to understand because of the toothbrush in his mouth. i wasn't sure if it was cool for him to putter around with it, but 1. i like his interest in hygiene, and 2. i read cheryl's blog about how quickly the mouth heals. besides, he was happy... i wasn't gonna rock that boat.
okay, it was only for an hour, but in the time that i've been here, i don't think i've made neva hate me, and hugh doesn't cry when he sees me, so i think i'm on steady ground. neva wanted to share her best moment of the day time with me, and hugh offered me some naan; sure it had already been in his mouth, but i know he likes naan. oh, on that note... when that happened... he put his hand in his mouth to grab it out, and then sort of baby waddled/walked towards me, hand outstretched, wet naan getting closer and closer... cheryl said she saw the panic, and that i held it together alright. whoot!
i think i might be able to entertain them even without tv. i don't want to push my luck; i'm just sayin' is all.
i'm starting to realise how little contact i've had with children since i stopped babysitting. luckily cheryl told them that they could watch tv. there was a bit of conversation with neva, and some chatting from hugh, who was even harder to understand because of the toothbrush in his mouth. i wasn't sure if it was cool for him to putter around with it, but 1. i like his interest in hygiene, and 2. i read cheryl's blog about how quickly the mouth heals. besides, he was happy... i wasn't gonna rock that boat.
okay, it was only for an hour, but in the time that i've been here, i don't think i've made neva hate me, and hugh doesn't cry when he sees me, so i think i'm on steady ground. neva wanted to share her best moment of the day time with me, and hugh offered me some naan; sure it had already been in his mouth, but i know he likes naan. oh, on that note... when that happened... he put his hand in his mouth to grab it out, and then sort of baby waddled/walked towards me, hand outstretched, wet naan getting closer and closer... cheryl said she saw the panic, and that i held it together alright. whoot!
i think i might be able to entertain them even without tv. i don't want to push my luck; i'm just sayin' is all.
broken record
i've played four game since i've been here. catan, carca, and two mario parties. i clearly do not have mad skills. or if i do, they are not nearly as mad as others'.
i want to win at least once while i'm here. maybe i should stop playing after that win, like in tetris. once you get to level 13 or higher, you need to abort. you know, end it on a good note.
i want to win at least once while i'm here. maybe i should stop playing after that win, like in tetris. once you get to level 13 or higher, you need to abort. you know, end it on a good note.
Monday, September 26, 2005
k-town calling
last night jeffy picked me up from the train station. we had about an hour to wait for kenji's train, so we went to the tim horton's and had a snack and a game of carcassonne. jeffy won. he also told be about a license plate he saw on his way to pick me up. the slogan on ontario plates is "Yours to Discover". on the VW in front of him, the dealership plate holder covered enough on either side so it read "urs to disco". he said he thinks it's a good omen for my travels. i'm gonna have to agree with him. when we got home, after a visit with cheryl, jeffy and i lost to the mad-skills of kenji at catan.
i didn't know that kenji was crashing here last night too. but it was a fun surprise! we shared the basement, and just like old times at 62B Earl St. he slept on the couch. okay, it was a hide-a-bed, but still a couch.
this morning neva was escorted downstairs to wake me up with a wet willy. i am told that it took her a very long time to tip-toe up to my bed but she got too shy and decided not to wet willy me. when asked what she was going to do, she held her finger up to her ear. it was übercute.
after he shaved his head, kenji and i drove in the Element to the Sleepless Goat. i haven't been there in a couple years, so it was good times. breakkie, like usual was yummy, and Kenji ate my tomatos. tonight is dinner at darbar. WHOOT! i'm going to pick jeffy up from work, and then we'll go in to order and visit. OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH chicken dansak, here i come. i love you! so wise of you to suggest darbar on night 1, cheryl. :oD
today may involve a nap. since i got up at 5/5.30 b.c. time. and maybe some work. if other people come online... then chatting for sure!
i didn't know that kenji was crashing here last night too. but it was a fun surprise! we shared the basement, and just like old times at 62B Earl St. he slept on the couch. okay, it was a hide-a-bed, but still a couch.
this morning neva was escorted downstairs to wake me up with a wet willy. i am told that it took her a very long time to tip-toe up to my bed but she got too shy and decided not to wet willy me. when asked what she was going to do, she held her finger up to her ear. it was übercute.
after he shaved his head, kenji and i drove in the Element to the Sleepless Goat. i haven't been there in a couple years, so it was good times. breakkie, like usual was yummy, and Kenji ate my tomatos. tonight is dinner at darbar. WHOOT! i'm going to pick jeffy up from work, and then we'll go in to order and visit. OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH chicken dansak, here i come. i love you! so wise of you to suggest darbar on night 1, cheryl. :oD
today may involve a nap. since i got up at 5/5.30 b.c. time. and maybe some work. if other people come online... then chatting for sure!
Sunday, September 25, 2005
louis-isms
i'm in ottawa now... and having fun at the robayo sheridan house.
for my plane trips, i have an electronic ticket, and no paper copy (cause my printer is out of ink). when i went to check in, i said i was going to toronto and then to frankfurt. oops. the check-in attendant couldn't find me... there was a big line-up and it was only getting bigger as i waited for him to find me. i was kinda worried, because i didn't want to have to buy another ticket, and i worried at what my credit card limit was at, which i always do despite knowing that i've still got a credit on it, because i only bought a one-way ticket. he said he found me on a flight to ottawa... and i was like, oh. yeah. i forgot. i'm flying to ottawa! i'm glad i can laugh at myself, cause really... who forgets where they're flying?
last night we visited sarah's mom at the hospital and then went for dinner at a mexican place and then this morning we visited again, and she got released! yay!
so far there have been a few really wicked louis-isms (louis is sarah's dad, and he's the nicest guy ever, but there are some hilarious things that come out of his mouth).
for example:
* oh, god will get them. and if god doesn't get them, i will
* it's better to be rude and alive than polite and dead
* she doesn't know her own strength (referring to sarah's sister, katie, who is little and totally cute)
* she's mac the knife (again about katie)
* the guy's got no imagination (it's his ultimate insult)
i'll add more as i remember them
last night i slept a pretty long time. from like 1am to 11 am. i am clearly still on b.c. time, and i was exhausted last night. i hope tomorrow i get up at a normal time. it was nice for neither bill nor work to wake me. i think my eczema is much less noticable.
tonight it's off to kingston for curry week and gaming
for my plane trips, i have an electronic ticket, and no paper copy (cause my printer is out of ink). when i went to check in, i said i was going to toronto and then to frankfurt. oops. the check-in attendant couldn't find me... there was a big line-up and it was only getting bigger as i waited for him to find me. i was kinda worried, because i didn't want to have to buy another ticket, and i worried at what my credit card limit was at, which i always do despite knowing that i've still got a credit on it, because i only bought a one-way ticket. he said he found me on a flight to ottawa... and i was like, oh. yeah. i forgot. i'm flying to ottawa! i'm glad i can laugh at myself, cause really... who forgets where they're flying?
last night we visited sarah's mom at the hospital and then went for dinner at a mexican place and then this morning we visited again, and she got released! yay!
so far there have been a few really wicked louis-isms (louis is sarah's dad, and he's the nicest guy ever, but there are some hilarious things that come out of his mouth).
for example:
* oh, god will get them. and if god doesn't get them, i will
* it's better to be rude and alive than polite and dead
* she doesn't know her own strength (referring to sarah's sister, katie, who is little and totally cute)
* she's mac the knife (again about katie)
* the guy's got no imagination (it's his ultimate insult)
i'll add more as i remember them
last night i slept a pretty long time. from like 1am to 11 am. i am clearly still on b.c. time, and i was exhausted last night. i hope tomorrow i get up at a normal time. it was nice for neither bill nor work to wake me. i think my eczema is much less noticable.
tonight it's off to kingston for curry week and gaming
Saturday, September 24, 2005
final countdown
oh, i said i'd use it again, and i did. uh huh!!!
well, it's the last 9 hours before the first leg of my trip happens. it's pretty exciting. and super sad to say goodbye. but danielle has convinced me that if i do stay in europe for a long time, i'll need to come back soon to pick up the rest of my crap. two medium sized suit cases, one carry-on and a case with six bottles of wine. i tried to pack lightly so i've only taken like half my knickers. worse case scenerio, i start to go commando. or best case. depends on who you ask, i guess.
recent purchases include a new pea-coat and some jeans. whoot.
it was weird to pack a suitcase into a suitcase, but for the second part of my ontario tripping, i think it will be better to have something smaller, and just leave the other cases at sarah's in toronto.
ottawa, k-town, toronto, niagara, toronto, arkona, toronto, frankfurt. here i come. it's gonna be quite the ride.
although i'm packed, except for toiletries, i feel like i'm leaving something behind... oh right. almost everything... i almost forgot.
well, it's the last 9 hours before the first leg of my trip happens. it's pretty exciting. and super sad to say goodbye. but danielle has convinced me that if i do stay in europe for a long time, i'll need to come back soon to pick up the rest of my crap. two medium sized suit cases, one carry-on and a case with six bottles of wine. i tried to pack lightly so i've only taken like half my knickers. worse case scenerio, i start to go commando. or best case. depends on who you ask, i guess.
recent purchases include a new pea-coat and some jeans. whoot.
it was weird to pack a suitcase into a suitcase, but for the second part of my ontario tripping, i think it will be better to have something smaller, and just leave the other cases at sarah's in toronto.
ottawa, k-town, toronto, niagara, toronto, arkona, toronto, frankfurt. here i come. it's gonna be quite the ride.
although i'm packed, except for toiletries, i feel like i'm leaving something behind... oh right. almost everything... i almost forgot.
Friday, September 23, 2005
say goodbye
it's really starting. and it's really sucking, this having to say goodbye stuff. i knew when i moved to the rock that i wouldn't see my friends as much because it's less convenient, and being super busy isn't all that great for making hanging out time.
yesterday i said bye to ang and had a discussion with ian about me leaving and how things would be changing in our friendship... it totally sucked. tonight i said bye to yvonne and lola. again sucked. again cried.
wow. i know i'm ready to go... or rather that i need to go. but for some reason (de nile ain't just a river in egypt, i know) i didn't really expect it to be so emotionally draining. i mean, i figured by the time i left ontario i would be a basket case... way too many goodbyes at that point. but i didn't think it would hit me until then... i was wrong. i am so sad to leave, despite it being my choice, and thinking that it's for the best. it's just that it's been a totally crazy year, and my friends, who i am now leaving, have been there for me through it.
in two sleeps i leave. and i'm sad. excited for what's to come, but sad at what i'm choosing to leave behind, and at what i risk losing.
yesterday i said bye to ang and had a discussion with ian about me leaving and how things would be changing in our friendship... it totally sucked. tonight i said bye to yvonne and lola. again sucked. again cried.
wow. i know i'm ready to go... or rather that i need to go. but for some reason (de nile ain't just a river in egypt, i know) i didn't really expect it to be so emotionally draining. i mean, i figured by the time i left ontario i would be a basket case... way too many goodbyes at that point. but i didn't think it would hit me until then... i was wrong. i am so sad to leave, despite it being my choice, and thinking that it's for the best. it's just that it's been a totally crazy year, and my friends, who i am now leaving, have been there for me through it.
in two sleeps i leave. and i'm sad. excited for what's to come, but sad at what i'm choosing to leave behind, and at what i risk losing.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
too much, too fast
ohno, ohno, ohno!
don't read any further if you don't want to know what my crotch looks like right now.
so today rach, and i went to get some waxing. i think there was some miscommunication going on. i went in expecting a bit of cleanup. and requested "a little bit off the top". maybe i wasn't clear. maybe "a little bit" or "off the top" doesn't translate as well as, "sides only, please". at this point, i might as well have gone hollywood. i'd be tempted to call my current look "minimalist". as in, "whoa! there is only a bandaid of hair on my crotch". this is not to be confused with the landing strip that would be about twice as long and wide as what i've got going on right now.
i really didn't want to go so extreme for two reasons. one, what i have right now looks ridiculous to me, it's like i just got her to stop because it hurt too much (which should have been the indicator that she was going too far) and two, my crotch is not interested in getting that waxed, so it revolts with irritated skin and ingrown hairs despite exfoliating.
here's the best part. because i'm totally paranoid, and waxing/threading is no exception, i always think while it's getting done that they're doing too much. then i look and it's really just fine. so while she was going nuts downtown, i was talking myself out of panic. and i can't look. not while it's happening. cause i feel guilty treating gina like that.
anyway. yeah, it's pretty bare down there. and not my favourite template.
don't read any further if you don't want to know what my crotch looks like right now.
so today rach, and i went to get some waxing. i think there was some miscommunication going on. i went in expecting a bit of cleanup. and requested "a little bit off the top". maybe i wasn't clear. maybe "a little bit" or "off the top" doesn't translate as well as, "sides only, please". at this point, i might as well have gone hollywood. i'd be tempted to call my current look "minimalist". as in, "whoa! there is only a bandaid of hair on my crotch". this is not to be confused with the landing strip that would be about twice as long and wide as what i've got going on right now.
i really didn't want to go so extreme for two reasons. one, what i have right now looks ridiculous to me, it's like i just got her to stop because it hurt too much (which should have been the indicator that she was going too far) and two, my crotch is not interested in getting that waxed, so it revolts with irritated skin and ingrown hairs despite exfoliating.
here's the best part. because i'm totally paranoid, and waxing/threading is no exception, i always think while it's getting done that they're doing too much. then i look and it's really just fine. so while she was going nuts downtown, i was talking myself out of panic. and i can't look. not while it's happening. cause i feel guilty treating gina like that.
anyway. yeah, it's pretty bare down there. and not my favourite template.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
i guess i'm really going
bought my tickets today. vancouver->ottawa on saturday. toronto->frankfurt on the 11 of october.
it's done now.
it's done now.
rocky go home
today danielle was kind enough to drive me to hope. i am finished there. well, there is the whole settling the estate stuff and whatever. but as of today, i won't be going back there for a while. emailing and faxing will have to do.
we also did some photo taking... this included getting our pics taken in the sylvester stallone plywood thing where you put your face in and it is supposed to be your face with his body kind of thing. i got a picture of the big bear... a totally touristy thing... and a tonne of pictures of mountains (it was a bit overcast, so you can't really see how crazy big they are, but it still gives an idea).
danielle had her wedding album with her, because she wanted a picture changed and the glue taken off a page. the album looks great. it really captures danielle and jordy's personalities. she went to her parents' house and showed it to her dad, and then we stopped at her mom's work to show it to her. now, i really don't consider myself a jealous person. mostly i'm a, "well, this is the way it is, if you want something that someone has, do something about it, or suck it up," kind of person. but it really got me when her mom was looking at the album. she was so proud and happy, and i realised that that's another thing that i wouldn't get to share with my mom. and it makes me really sad to see old people in a retirement community, and feeling ignored by their families. anyway, i totally burst into tears outside.
i'm sure there are other things that made me cry, like lack of sleep, stress, and getting down to the last few days here (and all the things that go with that, like missing friends, and my home, and my life) and i have been feeling a bit weepy the last couple of days, but that was definitely the kicker.
fun things that happened today: taking fun pictures, finding a cute pea coat, and a cute pink and brown bra that i will buy tomorrow, and fielding phone calls from clients. *AND* i totally took newt with me, and worked on the ride in... this means that i'm just waiting to hear a final okay on the poster/sign thing i had to do. and i'm going strong on the website... which i want done tonight or tomorrow morning... before waxing. wurrd.
we also did some photo taking... this included getting our pics taken in the sylvester stallone plywood thing where you put your face in and it is supposed to be your face with his body kind of thing. i got a picture of the big bear... a totally touristy thing... and a tonne of pictures of mountains (it was a bit overcast, so you can't really see how crazy big they are, but it still gives an idea).
danielle had her wedding album with her, because she wanted a picture changed and the glue taken off a page. the album looks great. it really captures danielle and jordy's personalities. she went to her parents' house and showed it to her dad, and then we stopped at her mom's work to show it to her. now, i really don't consider myself a jealous person. mostly i'm a, "well, this is the way it is, if you want something that someone has, do something about it, or suck it up," kind of person. but it really got me when her mom was looking at the album. she was so proud and happy, and i realised that that's another thing that i wouldn't get to share with my mom. and it makes me really sad to see old people in a retirement community, and feeling ignored by their families. anyway, i totally burst into tears outside.
i'm sure there are other things that made me cry, like lack of sleep, stress, and getting down to the last few days here (and all the things that go with that, like missing friends, and my home, and my life) and i have been feeling a bit weepy the last couple of days, but that was definitely the kicker.
fun things that happened today: taking fun pictures, finding a cute pea coat, and a cute pink and brown bra that i will buy tomorrow, and fielding phone calls from clients. *AND* i totally took newt with me, and worked on the ride in... this means that i'm just waiting to hear a final okay on the poster/sign thing i had to do. and i'm going strong on the website... which i want done tonight or tomorrow morning... before waxing. wurrd.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
i'm in love with a boy
a boy named newt!
seriously, i've been doing a lot of work on this little baby, and it's been getting its fair share of non-work fun-ness. so far, so good! *touch wood*
oh, except that it won't let me book tickets through aircanada. i figure this could mean one of two things, canada doesn't want me to leave, or the more probable, air canada's website is *gasp* not all that mac friendly. i thought i booked sarah's flight online, but maybe i didn't. anyway, it was a freakin' waste of time today, booking my sister's flight. blah blah blah her freaky birds were problematic. but it got done.
also done today: picked out tile for the backsplash in my kitchen, which may or may not be done before i leave, webcam chatting with G, work (and lots of it) and dinner with danielle and ian at sophie's.
why i am blogging when i'm so exhausted, i have no idea.
oh! but on the skytrain coming back there was this annoying girl who was hitting on this hot guy (ummm... danielle, notice how i still to the truth, and don't edit it to, "this sorta okay guy" like you did when relaying the story to jordy? uh, yeah. :op ) in the seat in front of her. examples of what she said to make me annoyed include: can you point out on the map where we are? do i have to change trains to get to surrey? really? i just stay on this one? but once he left, there was this other guy (much less cute, way more creepy) that tried to make eye contact with me, but luckily i had danielle there to protect me. as i've said before, i am a freak magnet in public places. so, danielle was hissing at me: pay attention to me. don't look. you're gonna make eye contact. anyway, she saved me, and then i felt sorry for the girl who was now getting harassed by Mr. Once a girl i was seeing gave me X. but i'm not really into that stuff. i put tile on some stairs today... you've got a great smile... etc. who got off the train not a moment too soon, and made the girl then talk to me. i decided, thinking about how annoying she was, that i had just witnessed karma full circle. and because i wasn't minding my own beeswax, i had to talk to her after the fact.
okay. bed, and then getting up early. i plan to finish at least one project tomorrow. and if i go to hope to finish up crap there, i'm gonna have to seriously focus. luckily i have jann arden and black eyed peas to keep me company.
seriously, i've been doing a lot of work on this little baby, and it's been getting its fair share of non-work fun-ness. so far, so good! *touch wood*
oh, except that it won't let me book tickets through aircanada. i figure this could mean one of two things, canada doesn't want me to leave, or the more probable, air canada's website is *gasp* not all that mac friendly. i thought i booked sarah's flight online, but maybe i didn't. anyway, it was a freakin' waste of time today, booking my sister's flight. blah blah blah her freaky birds were problematic. but it got done.
also done today: picked out tile for the backsplash in my kitchen, which may or may not be done before i leave, webcam chatting with G, work (and lots of it) and dinner with danielle and ian at sophie's.
why i am blogging when i'm so exhausted, i have no idea.
oh! but on the skytrain coming back there was this annoying girl who was hitting on this hot guy (ummm... danielle, notice how i still to the truth, and don't edit it to, "this sorta okay guy" like you did when relaying the story to jordy? uh, yeah. :op ) in the seat in front of her. examples of what she said to make me annoyed include: can you point out on the map where we are? do i have to change trains to get to surrey? really? i just stay on this one? but once he left, there was this other guy (much less cute, way more creepy) that tried to make eye contact with me, but luckily i had danielle there to protect me. as i've said before, i am a freak magnet in public places. so, danielle was hissing at me: pay attention to me. don't look. you're gonna make eye contact. anyway, she saved me, and then i felt sorry for the girl who was now getting harassed by Mr. Once a girl i was seeing gave me X. but i'm not really into that stuff. i put tile on some stairs today... you've got a great smile... etc. who got off the train not a moment too soon, and made the girl then talk to me. i decided, thinking about how annoying she was, that i had just witnessed karma full circle. and because i wasn't minding my own beeswax, i had to talk to her after the fact.
okay. bed, and then getting up early. i plan to finish at least one project tomorrow. and if i go to hope to finish up crap there, i'm gonna have to seriously focus. luckily i have jann arden and black eyed peas to keep me company.
Monday, September 19, 2005
newt wins!
baby hoefer has been given a name.
Newt! courtesy of kenji, newt brings a bit of apple flavah, and it's nerdy enough for me to like it. whoot!
thanks kenj.
Newt! courtesy of kenji, newt brings a bit of apple flavah, and it's nerdy enough for me to like it. whoot!
thanks kenj.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
pineapple upsidedown cake cures hang over
i was a little worried that i had a hang over this morning.
wait. first of all, thanks to everyone that came over for dance party 2005 last night. :o) i had fun, and i even have pictures to prove it. lap dance anyone?
okay, so i was worried about having a hangover. then i had one of the two pieces of left over pineapple upsidedown cake. and it was what i needed. the second piece made me right. :o) thank goodness there was still a bit here, and thank jeebus, anghold remembered my request. phewsh.
so, apparently you can FIT three people into a queen sized bed, and they can still sleep. even if one is chubby, just make sure she's passed out... sleep/passed out/whatever. i woke up at some point in the night, thinking, jeesh becca, move over! but then i realised she couldn't because rachel was there too. why wasn't rachel in her own bed? because her friends were there. i swear i thought she was kidding when she said we could all sleep in my bed. but she wasn't... and you know that wouldn't fly if i was sober.
oh, and this was a great gift. i woke up, and no one was here... rachel and becca had soccer, and i can't remember what rachel's friends were doing, but the whole fricking house was clean. i just started the dishwasher, and vacuumed. other than the masses of food and booze, you'd never know there was a party here last night. i love my housemate! although last night when we were trying to sleep becca and i did not love her dishes noises. we were wrong.
tomorrow i'm going to try to go to hope (if danielle doesn't work) and we will get the roof rack for the guy that bought my car, and then we will go to sophie's with ian and possibly yvonne.
today i have work to do. after i have a nap.
wait. first of all, thanks to everyone that came over for dance party 2005 last night. :o) i had fun, and i even have pictures to prove it. lap dance anyone?
okay, so i was worried about having a hangover. then i had one of the two pieces of left over pineapple upsidedown cake. and it was what i needed. the second piece made me right. :o) thank goodness there was still a bit here, and thank jeebus, anghold remembered my request. phewsh.
so, apparently you can FIT three people into a queen sized bed, and they can still sleep. even if one is chubby, just make sure she's passed out... sleep/passed out/whatever. i woke up at some point in the night, thinking, jeesh becca, move over! but then i realised she couldn't because rachel was there too. why wasn't rachel in her own bed? because her friends were there. i swear i thought she was kidding when she said we could all sleep in my bed. but she wasn't... and you know that wouldn't fly if i was sober.
oh, and this was a great gift. i woke up, and no one was here... rachel and becca had soccer, and i can't remember what rachel's friends were doing, but the whole fricking house was clean. i just started the dishwasher, and vacuumed. other than the masses of food and booze, you'd never know there was a party here last night. i love my housemate! although last night when we were trying to sleep becca and i did not love her dishes noises. we were wrong.
tomorrow i'm going to try to go to hope (if danielle doesn't work) and we will get the roof rack for the guy that bought my car, and then we will go to sophie's with ian and possibly yvonne.
today i have work to do. after i have a nap.
get ordered
so, my room is pretty much in order. if i come back, i will buy shelves for the boxes of books that are crowding my closet. if i don't come back, i won't have wasted money of shelving that gets sold with the apartment.
sold my car today. whoot.
still no name for the baby. but there will be some people over tonight, and i'm confident we can think of something.
unpacked some boxes.
bought booze and junk food for tonight.
got asked for two pieces of i.d. at the liquor store. and once the guy saw the date on the first piece he told me not to bother with the other.
oh! and i used the granny cart today. twice. i wouldn't have been able to carry everything without it. i admit, it's breaking, and soon i won't be able to use it anymore, and i will miss it. oh grans. and only one person totally stared at me with it... this 40 year old dude in a ford escort. otherwise it was good times.
sold my car today. whoot.
still no name for the baby. but there will be some people over tonight, and i'm confident we can think of something.
unpacked some boxes.
bought booze and junk food for tonight.
got asked for two pieces of i.d. at the liquor store. and once the guy saw the date on the first piece he told me not to bother with the other.
oh! and i used the granny cart today. twice. i wouldn't have been able to carry everything without it. i admit, it's breaking, and soon i won't be able to use it anymore, and i will miss it. oh grans. and only one person totally stared at me with it... this 40 year old dude in a ford escort. otherwise it was good times.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
stolen
i forgot.
i got a call from the bank asking me if i had used my credit card at a petro can in north york that day. i hadn't.
someone stole my card.
then i had to explain that they couldn't call me back at this number in eight weeks, once the investigation was over, because i wouldn't be here. and that i didn't know when i'd be back, and yeah, it'd be nice to have the visa card with me for my trip. no i don't have a phone number in europe that i can be reached at, and no, i don't have an address. yes, i can call TD collect from wherever i end up.
can you tell i'm procrastinating? more blogs to come, i'm sure.
i got a call from the bank asking me if i had used my credit card at a petro can in north york that day. i hadn't.
someone stole my card.
then i had to explain that they couldn't call me back at this number in eight weeks, once the investigation was over, because i wouldn't be here. and that i didn't know when i'd be back, and yeah, it'd be nice to have the visa card with me for my trip. no i don't have a phone number in europe that i can be reached at, and no, i don't have an address. yes, i can call TD collect from wherever i end up.
can you tell i'm procrastinating? more blogs to come, i'm sure.
panic attack over
phewsh.
i couldn't find the 2 catridges for the cd changer in my car, which is being sold today. they were still packed, and not in the box that i thought they were.
bad things:
• not knowing where your shit is, despite having moved 2 months ago
• starting to freak because you might disappoint the person who's getting a sweet deal on your car
good things:
• finding and organising some of that shit (although you should be buying food and booze for the people who are coming over to say goodbye tonight)
• stopping the freak out because you've found the cartridges and the valet key
• putting some of that shit away
i couldn't find the 2 catridges for the cd changer in my car, which is being sold today. they were still packed, and not in the box that i thought they were.
bad things:
• not knowing where your shit is, despite having moved 2 months ago
• starting to freak because you might disappoint the person who's getting a sweet deal on your car
good things:
• finding and organising some of that shit (although you should be buying food and booze for the people who are coming over to say goodbye tonight)
• stopping the freak out because you've found the cartridges and the valet key
• putting some of that shit away
the name game
some possibilities for baby hoefer:
edward, then i can call him eddie
bob
titus
platypus
zeus
these are not potential names for say, a human baby... so don't start freaking out that if i were to ever have kids, i would want one called platypus. although it is quite a cute word. :o)
edward, then i can call him eddie
bob
titus
platypus
zeus
these are not potential names for say, a human baby... so don't start freaking out that if i were to ever have kids, i would want one called platypus. although it is quite a cute word. :o)
Friday, September 16, 2005
work faster, play harder
i'm already lamenting the lost of a good friday night to work. but as i've said before, when you're semi-retired the actual days don't really matter. the weekend can be a monday if you like.
so, today i have to meet with two clients, get my hair done, and meet with guy about my car. tonight i will work on this one project for a sign and then maybe some web stuff. the dentist and having the counters done kind of threw me off yesterday. boo urns.
so, today i have to meet with two clients, get my hair done, and meet with guy about my car. tonight i will work on this one project for a sign and then maybe some web stuff. the dentist and having the counters done kind of threw me off yesterday. boo urns.
bi bim bop
last night was dinner at a korean restaurant with omar, leah, amira (their baby) and ian. it was an adventure. hopefully we'll be meeting up on tuesday for some catan, maybe some thai, and afterwards, some of the apple and peach pie my sister made for me.
ian also fixed something on my car, and i dropped off some stuff to danielle (who is losing it and didn't hear me knock or ring the doorbell). i would have liked to get some catan or some euchre in there, but i was exhausted, and my car getting fixed was more important. since, as of saturday i probably won't have a car anymore. i really need the tire pumped up on my bike.
oh, so i went to the dentist today. twice. i had to go back, because the first appointment ended up being fixing the chipped tooth, which you now cannot tell at all was chipped. the dentist even had trouble after, he, was like...oh, which tooth was it. and fixing some other issues. :o) don't not go to the dentist for 3 or 4 years. oh, maybe it's been longer... more like 5 now. eek. anyway, don't not go. my upper tooth wore out the filling on my lower tooth in that time, and so i even had to get that fixed today. anyway... he did say my wisdom teeth looked good. and that i don't need them taken out. and that my teeth are very nice... here's something funny though. as i was getting my teeth cleaned, the hygenist was like: do you use a whitening toothpaste? now, after getting all that stuff done, i was ummm... vulnerable... maybe even sensitive. :o) so i thought she meant that i should be! i was like: no, should i be? are they really bad? but she laughed at me. she thought that because my teeth were so white, and sensitive, that i had been using something. and the crazy dentist overheard this (he is a total nutbar, but very good and explains everything... he will in fact, talk your ear off... and i now know the light in his shed is connected to a switch in his house by an extension cord buried underground, well, you get the idea. pretty funny though.) so he rushed back into the room with a whole display of teeth in various colours... like a nail polish sample chart. anyway, he was like: no no! E1 (or whatever) is the whitest, and you're even whiter than that... here...grabbing a baby tooth sample and once again, making me look into the hand mirror. this is yours. this is your colour. you must have grown up somewhere with well water, or very good water. your teeth are very hard... and then he went on to tell me about flouride.
anyway, we talked about me leaving to go to ireland. and he actually knew that the floss sample he was giving me was made in ireland and imported through oshawa, or somewhere like that. he gave me extra samples to take to with me, because i said i was meeting up with my friend from ireland in niagara during the first portion of my trip. it was seriously funny. he will be my regular dentist if i come back to canada. i didn't get the famous person as a tooth demonstration, but he did pull out some stuff to make sure i knew what was going on.
oh, and i got a digital camera today. good times! danielle and i messed around with it tonight. before i got my ass brutally kicked at crib. well, maybe not brutally, but kicked all the same.
ian also fixed something on my car, and i dropped off some stuff to danielle (who is losing it and didn't hear me knock or ring the doorbell). i would have liked to get some catan or some euchre in there, but i was exhausted, and my car getting fixed was more important. since, as of saturday i probably won't have a car anymore. i really need the tire pumped up on my bike.
oh, so i went to the dentist today. twice. i had to go back, because the first appointment ended up being fixing the chipped tooth, which you now cannot tell at all was chipped. the dentist even had trouble after, he, was like...oh, which tooth was it. and fixing some other issues. :o) don't not go to the dentist for 3 or 4 years. oh, maybe it's been longer... more like 5 now. eek. anyway, don't not go. my upper tooth wore out the filling on my lower tooth in that time, and so i even had to get that fixed today. anyway... he did say my wisdom teeth looked good. and that i don't need them taken out. and that my teeth are very nice... here's something funny though. as i was getting my teeth cleaned, the hygenist was like: do you use a whitening toothpaste? now, after getting all that stuff done, i was ummm... vulnerable... maybe even sensitive. :o) so i thought she meant that i should be! i was like: no, should i be? are they really bad? but she laughed at me. she thought that because my teeth were so white, and sensitive, that i had been using something. and the crazy dentist overheard this (he is a total nutbar, but very good and explains everything... he will in fact, talk your ear off... and i now know the light in his shed is connected to a switch in his house by an extension cord buried underground, well, you get the idea. pretty funny though.) so he rushed back into the room with a whole display of teeth in various colours... like a nail polish sample chart. anyway, he was like: no no! E1 (or whatever) is the whitest, and you're even whiter than that... here...grabbing a baby tooth sample and once again, making me look into the hand mirror. this is yours. this is your colour. you must have grown up somewhere with well water, or very good water. your teeth are very hard... and then he went on to tell me about flouride.
anyway, we talked about me leaving to go to ireland. and he actually knew that the floss sample he was giving me was made in ireland and imported through oshawa, or somewhere like that. he gave me extra samples to take to with me, because i said i was meeting up with my friend from ireland in niagara during the first portion of my trip. it was seriously funny. he will be my regular dentist if i come back to canada. i didn't get the famous person as a tooth demonstration, but he did pull out some stuff to make sure i knew what was going on.
oh, and i got a digital camera today. good times! danielle and i messed around with it tonight. before i got my ass brutally kicked at crib. well, maybe not brutally, but kicked all the same.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
baby comes home
today ursula welcomed home her new baby. currently baby hoefer, this little gem has his mommy's spunk and style, and of course great looks.
weighing in at 6.9 lbs and 17 inches, baby hoefer comes with all of the bells and whistles a momma could want.
YAHOO!!!
weighing in at 6.9 lbs and 17 inches, baby hoefer comes with all of the bells and whistles a momma could want.
YAHOO!!!
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
grrled out
i have a lot of things that i want to do before i leave. i could be gone for a long time, so it's best to be prepared.
there's been quite a bit of laughing about this with the guy who's buying my car. it seems everything i'm doing is really girly. i didn't tell him about the waxing next week, but i did tell him about shopping and getting my hair done. and because we're going to work around me being in vancouver on friday for my hair, i had to tell him the truth, that it would take at least 3 hours to do it. really, it will take closer to 4. but i was already really embarrassed. and had had to tell him to shut up. his girlfriend is probably some hippy who has dreads or something. and i'm more HM... in a cute way. HA HA HA!!!
today is work. and maybe a game of carca if anyone's online... :o)
there's been quite a bit of laughing about this with the guy who's buying my car. it seems everything i'm doing is really girly. i didn't tell him about the waxing next week, but i did tell him about shopping and getting my hair done. and because we're going to work around me being in vancouver on friday for my hair, i had to tell him the truth, that it would take at least 3 hours to do it. really, it will take closer to 4. but i was already really embarrassed. and had had to tell him to shut up. his girlfriend is probably some hippy who has dreads or something. and i'm more HM... in a cute way. HA HA HA!!!
today is work. and maybe a game of carca if anyone's online... :o)
just the good news, please
many many exciting things happened today. i will only speak of the good things.
danielle and i went shopping. i bought a cute short cordouroy jacket and two cute camisoles, one in a brown and one in a dark tourquoise. and we went to olive garden. oh, and we made lots of jokes about how to get a discount from the cute waiter.
i beat danielle at a game of crib and skunked her twice.
we got rachel's computer running, but i think the disc drive is broken... oops. that part's not good.
i got some work done.
now i get to go to bed.
danielle and i went shopping. i bought a cute short cordouroy jacket and two cute camisoles, one in a brown and one in a dark tourquoise. and we went to olive garden. oh, and we made lots of jokes about how to get a discount from the cute waiter.
i beat danielle at a game of crib and skunked her twice.
we got rachel's computer running, but i think the disc drive is broken... oops. that part's not good.
i got some work done.
now i get to go to bed.
Monday, September 12, 2005
you have a nice voice
today was demolition derby day for hope brigade days. i went because it could be my last time, and because danielle's brother was in it. it was fun to have someone to cheer on. at about 10 pm tonight, after a few phone calls and being chatty/cheery today my voice starting cracking.
this morning i sounded pretty rough too... the guy who wants to buy my car (part 2) thought i was still sleeping when he called... then i tried to explain that i lost my voice last week, and in the morning and evening it's a little selma-ish. i am certain he thought i was lying. i forgot to explain about bill and how i'm up by 7 with no choice.
i've always thought that i have a bit of a yuk or boring voice, but today, a girl from hope who i haven't seen in ten years came up to where we were sitting and was like, hi ian! and then she stared at me, and i was like, ursula. you know, to help her out. she said, i know! but i haven't seen you in 10 years! how are you doing... blah blah blah. then she said: you have a really nice voice. i joked that it looked like i was going to score. but then she said that she usually remembers voices, etc. and didn't remember mine being so nice... soft she even said. i think she needs her hearing checked, but whatever. anyway, she wanted to know where i was living and what i was doing, so i told her a bit about what i've been doing... okay, i told her: i moved from kits to white rock (she's friends with sue, who probably mentioned that i lived in vancouver) and then i said i'm going to europe in two weeks. then i explained that it was indefinite. honestly, it was three sentences. since i don't really care what she's up to, i didn't ask. i could have, but i don't think it's that awesome to pretend to be interested in what someone's doing if you're not.
anyway, her unsolicited comment went to my head. i now think i have a nice voice! mwah hah hah! nice enough to never shut up, that is!!! whoot!
this morning i sounded pretty rough too... the guy who wants to buy my car (part 2) thought i was still sleeping when he called... then i tried to explain that i lost my voice last week, and in the morning and evening it's a little selma-ish. i am certain he thought i was lying. i forgot to explain about bill and how i'm up by 7 with no choice.
i've always thought that i have a bit of a yuk or boring voice, but today, a girl from hope who i haven't seen in ten years came up to where we were sitting and was like, hi ian! and then she stared at me, and i was like, ursula. you know, to help her out. she said, i know! but i haven't seen you in 10 years! how are you doing... blah blah blah. then she said: you have a really nice voice. i joked that it looked like i was going to score. but then she said that she usually remembers voices, etc. and didn't remember mine being so nice... soft she even said. i think she needs her hearing checked, but whatever. anyway, she wanted to know where i was living and what i was doing, so i told her a bit about what i've been doing... okay, i told her: i moved from kits to white rock (she's friends with sue, who probably mentioned that i lived in vancouver) and then i said i'm going to europe in two weeks. then i explained that it was indefinite. honestly, it was three sentences. since i don't really care what she's up to, i didn't ask. i could have, but i don't think it's that awesome to pretend to be interested in what someone's doing if you're not.
anyway, her unsolicited comment went to my head. i now think i have a nice voice! mwah hah hah! nice enough to never shut up, that is!!! whoot!
Saturday, September 10, 2005
in two weeks
i will be on a plane to ottawa. i just realised that as i was emailing yvonne, trying to work out a time to hang out before i leave.
to quote myself: ohmygosh. don't stress.
to quote myself: ohmygosh. don't stress.
*gosh*
i am ready to go to the gym. all i need is to put my gym shoes on. oh, they're in my car, i'll just go down to the garage. oh, no. ian has my car.
*gosh*
*gosh*
drinking put on hold
last night we didn't drink. too tired. but i did make a reservation for a train from kingston to toronto with kenji and plans to continue practising. you know, so i don't get drank under the table by every ontarian out there.
so i want to get waxed today, but i can't justify doing it when i'm leaving in two weeks and will just need to get waxed again then. is that lazy, or smart?
also on the menu today: pancakes when ian gets here, gym, making a dentist appointment, getting travel insurance, work on my room, and maybe go shopping. and having a super long hot shower... maybe with a deep conditioning treatment.
tomorrow is the demolition derby in hope. danielle, annemarie and i bought our buttons at the bank yesterday. you save $2 if you buy in advance. danielle's brother's in the derby so her whole family is going out for it. seriously, this is totally hick fun. and i'm embracing it.
so i want to get waxed today, but i can't justify doing it when i'm leaving in two weeks and will just need to get waxed again then. is that lazy, or smart?
also on the menu today: pancakes when ian gets here, gym, making a dentist appointment, getting travel insurance, work on my room, and maybe go shopping. and having a super long hot shower... maybe with a deep conditioning treatment.
tomorrow is the demolition derby in hope. danielle, annemarie and i bought our buttons at the bank yesterday. you save $2 if you buy in advance. danielle's brother's in the derby so her whole family is going out for it. seriously, this is totally hick fun. and i'm embracing it.
right now... there's no tomorrow
driving home from the scurve i heard right here, right now. i really like that song. i know it's cliche, but fuck it, i'm in.
last night was night #2 for drinking at martin st.. good times were had. we recorded a new message on our voicemail and made people call to hear it. thank you for humouring me. it started out as one glass and ended up being three bottles. eek. at least there were three of us drinking. one bottle per person bsaically. rachel, as per usual, puked.
ohgosh. today was soooo crazy in hope. the guy that bought my mom's jeep was a total nutbar. unfortunately, the story does not relay via text very well.
a story that will? i got my windsheild fixed today. and they give you a rental from enterprise. d used to work there, and she was like, oh! if you get this one guy (she gave me a name, let's say Doug for the sake of the story) be mean to him because he used to say stuff like: oh, i just raped that customer. and i'm gonna rape her. i just bent that chick over. anyway, you get the idea. clearly not acceptable language. so, i was not mean, but i was cold. :o) it's a gift. turns out, after i returned the car and everything, she got two guys mixed up. turns out the guy that helped me was a super nice guy that she liked.
tomorrow i will not go to hope. i will go to the gym, work on my room, and basically chillax at home. good times kittens. good times.
last night was night #2 for drinking at martin st.. good times were had. we recorded a new message on our voicemail and made people call to hear it. thank you for humouring me. it started out as one glass and ended up being three bottles. eek. at least there were three of us drinking. one bottle per person bsaically. rachel, as per usual, puked.
ohgosh. today was soooo crazy in hope. the guy that bought my mom's jeep was a total nutbar. unfortunately, the story does not relay via text very well.
a story that will? i got my windsheild fixed today. and they give you a rental from enterprise. d used to work there, and she was like, oh! if you get this one guy (she gave me a name, let's say Doug for the sake of the story) be mean to him because he used to say stuff like: oh, i just raped that customer. and i'm gonna rape her. i just bent that chick over. anyway, you get the idea. clearly not acceptable language. so, i was not mean, but i was cold. :o) it's a gift. turns out, after i returned the car and everything, she got two guys mixed up. turns out the guy that helped me was a super nice guy that she liked.
tomorrow i will not go to hope. i will go to the gym, work on my room, and basically chillax at home. good times kittens. good times.
Friday, September 09, 2005
impromtu
party at my house with ratch-hell and becks and ian. well, ian left early.
listen to our new phone message and love it. do it. lvooe it.
gosh. idiots. pow pow.
listen to our new phone message and love it. do it. lvooe it.
gosh. idiots. pow pow.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
move bitch
i'm off to hope. i can't believe i've got to do this, but i'm evicting people from one of our houses. they haven't paid rent on time since my mom died, and they haven't paid rent for september. i've basically had enough of this guy... he's totally tried to scam me the entire time i've had to deal with him. so now he must go.
update on my newest baby...
there weren't any in stock, so it's had to be made. it's going to be new-new. which is kind of exciting, but i did tell them i'm leaving in just over a week, because i don't want any more delays. i don't want my computer to have to catch up to me.
and, i thought i was losing my voice again this morning. hot shower and tea were prescribed by dr. beef stew. :o)
update on my newest baby...
there weren't any in stock, so it's had to be made. it's going to be new-new. which is kind of exciting, but i did tell them i'm leaving in just over a week, because i don't want any more delays. i don't want my computer to have to catch up to me.
and, i thought i was losing my voice again this morning. hot shower and tea were prescribed by dr. beef stew. :o)
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
ease into it
it seems that with the school year returning, and fall looming, people are readjusting their school/work schedules, starting new jobs, and finishing up projects.
i leave for ontario (if i can clean up some loose ends) in two weeks and three days. i've decided that leaving on a saturday might be better for getting a ride to the airport and saying bye to my M-F working friends, which mostly they are.
there have certainly been a couple of bumps in my trip planning, and this last week a bunch more have popped up. some i will be able to ignore. others... no so much. in any case, i have three days to buy my ticket. once that's done, there's no going back. it means i get to do some shopping, get my hair did, do lots of packing and work on some forward looking...including the european leg of my trip... which will be longer than the time i spend in ontario...possibly permanent.
today i pick up my german passport, i'm gonna go to BCAA to get an international driver's license, and look into some travel insurance. i guess this is it.
it's weird, and i'm assuming it's like this for lots of people when they leave... but everytime i've left before, i've been really really excited about going. this time i'm more nervous than usual... when/if i come back, i'm sure things will be different. obviously i'm worried about my brother, and if i'm honest, my sisters, but that responsibility is kinda what i'm wanting to leave. maybe it's not as easy as i want it to be.
but maybe what i need to do is suck it up, and enjoy the ride. besides, i can always come back... unless rachel rents out my room while i'm gone... hmmm...maybe i should talk to her about that! ;o)
i hope my computer comes today. i'm not very patient with ordered stuff.
i leave for ontario (if i can clean up some loose ends) in two weeks and three days. i've decided that leaving on a saturday might be better for getting a ride to the airport and saying bye to my M-F working friends, which mostly they are.
there have certainly been a couple of bumps in my trip planning, and this last week a bunch more have popped up. some i will be able to ignore. others... no so much. in any case, i have three days to buy my ticket. once that's done, there's no going back. it means i get to do some shopping, get my hair did, do lots of packing and work on some forward looking...including the european leg of my trip... which will be longer than the time i spend in ontario...possibly permanent.
today i pick up my german passport, i'm gonna go to BCAA to get an international driver's license, and look into some travel insurance. i guess this is it.
it's weird, and i'm assuming it's like this for lots of people when they leave... but everytime i've left before, i've been really really excited about going. this time i'm more nervous than usual... when/if i come back, i'm sure things will be different. obviously i'm worried about my brother, and if i'm honest, my sisters, but that responsibility is kinda what i'm wanting to leave. maybe it's not as easy as i want it to be.
but maybe what i need to do is suck it up, and enjoy the ride. besides, i can always come back... unless rachel rents out my room while i'm gone... hmmm...maybe i should talk to her about that! ;o)
i hope my computer comes today. i'm not very patient with ordered stuff.
corny
that was totally wicked corn. the kernels were huge and juicy. seriously yum.
peaches and cream, indeed!
peaches and cream, indeed!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
it's coming!!!
EEEEEEEEE!!!! i'm so excited. at some point today i will be able to pick up my new 17" powerbook. i've started not eating to pay for it, yesterday was my first day.
actually, that's not why i'm not eating. it's because i was sick and lazy and didn't want to buy food yesterday.
i was supposed to go to hope today, but it looks like i'm gonna have to squeeze it in on thursday.
computer computer computer!!!
please call, please call, please call! eeeeeee!!!
actually, that's not why i'm not eating. it's because i was sick and lazy and didn't want to buy food yesterday.
i was supposed to go to hope today, but it looks like i'm gonna have to squeeze it in on thursday.
computer computer computer!!!
please call, please call, please call! eeeeeee!!!
you do it to yourself
so, in an effort to recover today, i spent the day in and out of bed, and sometimes online. almost completely not talking to anyone.
this leads to sleep. which has ended as me not being able to sleep tonight. boo urns.
i'm thinking of having some nyquil to get sleep (even forced) so i can remain on the very consistent schedule that's lasted quite a while. despite my hating bill, and wanting him dead, he does a good job of waking me up nice and early, no matter how tired i am.
this leads to sleep. which has ended as me not being able to sleep tonight. boo urns.
i'm thinking of having some nyquil to get sleep (even forced) so i can remain on the very consistent schedule that's lasted quite a while. despite my hating bill, and wanting him dead, he does a good job of waking me up nice and early, no matter how tired i am.
Monday, September 05, 2005
well, you're wrong
i keep thinking that i can talk, and that 2 hours of not talking will have cured me.
this is not the case. i still can't talk. brutal.
danielle has been entertaining me via internet games. that way she doesn't have to hear my weak attempts at speaking in person.
this is not the case. i still can't talk. brutal.
danielle has been entertaining me via internet games. that way she doesn't have to hear my weak attempts at speaking in person.
superdogs did it!
today was the first time i'd ever been to the PNE. danielle, despite her fear of getting disease and her lack of interest in the PNE (she said it used to be way better) was a superfriend and went with me. YAY!!!
it was pretty much what i expected, but the superdogs really were awesome, and we managed to get to lego alley which was pretty cool. there was a nerdy guy building a bear andhe was so into it and nerdy it was really cute. but i bet he has tonnes of lego laying around his house and it's probably dangerous to walk barefooted... those lego pieces hurt, you know.
i had cotton candy and part of a free chocolate bar cadbury was giving out, a veggie dog and fries and a lemonade. *lmao* i would like to point out that this was the first and potentially the last time i experience the PNE, so i thought i'd better make it a good one... despite feeling kinda gross now. not that i didn't already. i threw away most of the lemonade and cotton candy (i know, totally unbelievable) but i think that i've lost my ability to taste accurately, along with my voice. cause those things tasted funny. only my fries didn't taste off.
anyway, i was pretty impressed with the superdogs, although we only saw like 20minutes of it. the stadium was packed. and so was the arena for the duck and pig racing. so much fun. i wish i could have yelled and cheered and stuff. oh, my favourite dog, whose name i can't remember was a short-haired pointer. this cute silver brown colour. i liked that dog.
it was pretty much what i expected, but the superdogs really were awesome, and we managed to get to lego alley which was pretty cool. there was a nerdy guy building a bear andhe was so into it and nerdy it was really cute. but i bet he has tonnes of lego laying around his house and it's probably dangerous to walk barefooted... those lego pieces hurt, you know.
i had cotton candy and part of a free chocolate bar cadbury was giving out, a veggie dog and fries and a lemonade. *lmao* i would like to point out that this was the first and potentially the last time i experience the PNE, so i thought i'd better make it a good one... despite feeling kinda gross now. not that i didn't already. i threw away most of the lemonade and cotton candy (i know, totally unbelievable) but i think that i've lost my ability to taste accurately, along with my voice. cause those things tasted funny. only my fries didn't taste off.
anyway, i was pretty impressed with the superdogs, although we only saw like 20minutes of it. the stadium was packed. and so was the arena for the duck and pig racing. so much fun. i wish i could have yelled and cheered and stuff. oh, my favourite dog, whose name i can't remember was a short-haired pointer. this cute silver brown colour. i liked that dog.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
don't speak, i know what you're thinking
good thing danielle was around today. cause at some point during the day i really lost my voice. well, i lost the ability to speak. danielle had to make a call for me, and translate to others for me. this morning started out as me being just a bit hoarse, but by 10 or 11 or so, it was gone.
talking on the phone? sometimes just hard, other times impossible. yelling at people to come in the house when they knock, not working out so well. trying to convince people that it's not because i was at the othello party that i don't have a voice... sometimes works, sometimes doesn't, depending on who's there to back me up.
since i love to self-medicate, i'm going to prescribe rest and no talking. here's hoping it works. if it doesn't, i'll go to the doctor. in the meantime, don't bother calling me... it's not like i can talk. email/msn works best in this case, i've found.
more tomorrow. bed for now.
talking on the phone? sometimes just hard, other times impossible. yelling at people to come in the house when they knock, not working out so well. trying to convince people that it's not because i was at the othello party that i don't have a voice... sometimes works, sometimes doesn't, depending on who's there to back me up.
since i love to self-medicate, i'm going to prescribe rest and no talking. here's hoping it works. if it doesn't, i'll go to the doctor. in the meantime, don't bother calling me... it's not like i can talk. email/msn works best in this case, i've found.
more tomorrow. bed for now.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
i hope this is it
i leave for hope tomorrow morning...oh wait, in a few hours.
garage sale weekend. yay! i can't wait for this to be over. seriously. i have totally been wanting this over for so long. part of it is the hassle to go to hope and do this, and another part is that a lot of stuff brings back memories. so i've been thinking about my mom a lot the past few days. so much so that the phone rang, and i was like: oh! maybe that's my mom. weird that that can still happen after this amount of time.
other than garage saling, there will also be mini-golf at castle fun park. shoot, i totally have a heap of tokens... but i'm concered they're packed. is it possible that i might go again before i leave? i haven't been in years... but i do love air hockey. hmmm... find the tokens in the morning, or go again? i may just need to go again.
i'm going to try to go to the gym in hope between appointments. i wonder if anything's changed... i hope the grunty boys aren't there any more. yuck.
garage sale weekend. yay! i can't wait for this to be over. seriously. i have totally been wanting this over for so long. part of it is the hassle to go to hope and do this, and another part is that a lot of stuff brings back memories. so i've been thinking about my mom a lot the past few days. so much so that the phone rang, and i was like: oh! maybe that's my mom. weird that that can still happen after this amount of time.
other than garage saling, there will also be mini-golf at castle fun park. shoot, i totally have a heap of tokens... but i'm concered they're packed. is it possible that i might go again before i leave? i haven't been in years... but i do love air hockey. hmmm... find the tokens in the morning, or go again? i may just need to go again.
i'm going to try to go to the gym in hope between appointments. i wonder if anything's changed... i hope the grunty boys aren't there any more. yuck.
picking fruit
today i bought a 17" powerbook and an iSight. well, i put a down payment on the powerbook, and bought the iSight. the computer will be in by tuesday. the iSight took about 30 seconds to set up... maybe less. basically i wasted about 20 seconds looking at all of my options for stands/clips and 10 seconds plugging it in. i love that it comes with a carrying case... the camera that is. it's soooo cute. i'm in love.
so, now i'm available for chatting with a camera! you need to have an aim account to talk to me though. but i'm desperate to try it out, so everyone sign up!
YAY! more apple products to add to my collection. i did find someone to buy my iMac, so things are working out.
oh, and TD called today. they're giving me $25 to take ian out for lunch. there was a small problem with using the site online in Tahoe, and they feel sorry (they don't want me to switch banks).
now i just need bell to let me put my account on hold... i need to figure out a plan.
so, now i'm available for chatting with a camera! you need to have an aim account to talk to me though. but i'm desperate to try it out, so everyone sign up!
YAY! more apple products to add to my collection. i did find someone to buy my iMac, so things are working out.
oh, and TD called today. they're giving me $25 to take ian out for lunch. there was a small problem with using the site online in Tahoe, and they feel sorry (they don't want me to switch banks).
now i just need bell to let me put my account on hold... i need to figure out a plan.
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