i nearly died just now. liz and i were on our way home from meeting up with tee and wongie. and we were driving up dufferin from wilson in her little white geo, and this huge ass canadian tire truck totally switched lanes and WE WERE IN THE FREAKING LANE!!!! she honked and honked but he didn't care. we're lucky we were driving in the left lane so she was forced into the median, fuck man. why can't anyone know how to drive anymore? that makes me soooo mad. it's raining and it's late and people don't have the courtesy to watch how they drive. i'm so pissed. and this happens on a normal day too. NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE. it's like, hey let's pretend to go to driving school, pass the test and then promptly forget everything. we ended up taking down all his license plate numbers down, the cargo number and described the time and place so that liz will call and email and complain tomorrow. i hope he loses his job.
wow, that was such a bitter end to a crazy fun evening. ok, well we didn't really do anything, we just met up at futurs on bloor and went to have sushi. and afterwards tee invited liz and i to see her friend matt, who just got engaged to his boyfriend rene. they are such a darling couple, i love love gay guys. we went to the ramada in on jarvis and carlton (surprise surprise) where they had this big gorgeous room and just hung out for a bit and looked at pictures (did i mention they have a GAZILLION photos from their trip to tanzania?) man, i so want to go to africa right now.
anyway, i'm pissed and tired right now and that's just not a great combo. i'm going to sleep.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Monday, December 26, 2005
day 2: snowboarding
what a fantastic experience. i have to admit that i think i'm snowboarding the wrong way. i know for a fact that snowboarders face forward...however, i am most comfortable facing backwards! i think it has something to do with which foot is forward. i face forward with my left foot. it thought that the right foot at the back does the maneuvering but clearly i am wrong. but then, i was much too lazy to go in to change the foot forward...hence ending up snowboarding backwards! hahaha. that and plus getting up when i'm facing the hill is much easier then getting up when your ass is on the ground.
ah, which brings me to the various parts of my body that has been subjected to this torturous outdoor sport. (it's interesting but skiing brought the same results, but i suppose i can't remember skiing. haha) anyway, my butt isn't speaking to me anymore, i think that's a good thing. because it's my right knee that's bitching at me right now. i've got at least 4 bruises on my knee, is that possible? and my upper arms are just so sore. serves me right to go snowboarding two times in a row. i have various parts of my thigh and calf muscles screaming at me. that's partly what i'm not sleeping yet. i'm too scared to!
the weather has been pretty craptacular. it rained most of yesterday, thereby melting the snow. but it snowed overnight for a bit so that was exciting! karina came with connie and marta for the evening, and so we had a blast on the bunny hill. that's right...the BUNNY HILL. haha. my sister and i tried the big hill twice (and by big hill i simply mean the largest of the easy hills) and we finally gave up and went back to the bunny hill. hahaha.
but i'll be home tomorrow, and i'll rest up then. until then bailey's will have to do! ;p
what a fantastic experience. i have to admit that i think i'm snowboarding the wrong way. i know for a fact that snowboarders face forward...however, i am most comfortable facing backwards! i think it has something to do with which foot is forward. i face forward with my left foot. it thought that the right foot at the back does the maneuvering but clearly i am wrong. but then, i was much too lazy to go in to change the foot forward...hence ending up snowboarding backwards! hahaha. that and plus getting up when i'm facing the hill is much easier then getting up when your ass is on the ground.
ah, which brings me to the various parts of my body that has been subjected to this torturous outdoor sport. (it's interesting but skiing brought the same results, but i suppose i can't remember skiing. haha) anyway, my butt isn't speaking to me anymore, i think that's a good thing. because it's my right knee that's bitching at me right now. i've got at least 4 bruises on my knee, is that possible? and my upper arms are just so sore. serves me right to go snowboarding two times in a row. i have various parts of my thigh and calf muscles screaming at me. that's partly what i'm not sleeping yet. i'm too scared to!
the weather has been pretty craptacular. it rained most of yesterday, thereby melting the snow. but it snowed overnight for a bit so that was exciting! karina came with connie and marta for the evening, and so we had a blast on the bunny hill. that's right...the BUNNY HILL. haha. my sister and i tried the big hill twice (and by big hill i simply mean the largest of the easy hills) and we finally gave up and went back to the bunny hill. hahaha.
but i'll be home tomorrow, and i'll rest up then. until then bailey's will have to do! ;p
Friday, December 23, 2005
where to start? ok i went and had my flu shot last night after work, and now my left arm is sore. it's sucks because it's always at these moments that i realize how important my left arm is and how often i run into it! there are these coat hangers in the women's washroom at work and i almost always run into them, i don't know why! and hugging people? i have to make sure that my left arm is on top of the other person's right arm! it definitely made it difficult today when i had a late lunch with tee and liz.
tee just came back from tanzania last night, and boy have i missed that girl. i'm so happy for her, she seems to have had an amazing time. i told her next time she wants to go to tanzania to let me know because i'd like to go. and knowing me, i'd go too! we were originally going to go to cafe demetres for dessert but after passing all these sushi restaurants we decided to eat sushi instead because tee hadn't had any since she'd left 3 months ago. mon dieu, i love sushi too much to go so long without! since i had some time before meeting the girls, i went to the eglinton centre and had laurinda gift wrap their presents so that they were all pretty!
tomorrow morning i'm going to blue mountain for the next couple of days. this year i'm going to try and learn how to snowboard. karina will be up on the 26th so i will go with her. it'll be a joint effort! until then i think i'll work on my skiing technique.
i'm also bringing up two movies, castle in the sky and amelie. i borrowed them both from alliance and so i'll be watching them in french. i thought i had this genius idea of watching the movies in french with french subtitles because i find that i understand better when i can see the words. i did that for the movie les miserables, but i found out that they don't actually translate word for word so that clearly didn't work out. i'm hoping these two will be better.
ames has also recommended that i read "hey nostradamus!" so that will also be brought up for some reading leisure when i'm tired of watching tv or knitting. i've gotten the hang of knitting now, the only problem is, i only know how to knit scarves. i'd like to try my hand at a toque, or perhaps some nice little mittens.
hey you know what's really good? peach and ginger tea.
everyone, merry christmas!
tee just came back from tanzania last night, and boy have i missed that girl. i'm so happy for her, she seems to have had an amazing time. i told her next time she wants to go to tanzania to let me know because i'd like to go. and knowing me, i'd go too! we were originally going to go to cafe demetres for dessert but after passing all these sushi restaurants we decided to eat sushi instead because tee hadn't had any since she'd left 3 months ago. mon dieu, i love sushi too much to go so long without! since i had some time before meeting the girls, i went to the eglinton centre and had laurinda gift wrap their presents so that they were all pretty!
tomorrow morning i'm going to blue mountain for the next couple of days. this year i'm going to try and learn how to snowboard. karina will be up on the 26th so i will go with her. it'll be a joint effort! until then i think i'll work on my skiing technique.
i'm also bringing up two movies, castle in the sky and amelie. i borrowed them both from alliance and so i'll be watching them in french. i thought i had this genius idea of watching the movies in french with french subtitles because i find that i understand better when i can see the words. i did that for the movie les miserables, but i found out that they don't actually translate word for word so that clearly didn't work out. i'm hoping these two will be better.
ames has also recommended that i read "hey nostradamus!" so that will also be brought up for some reading leisure when i'm tired of watching tv or knitting. i've gotten the hang of knitting now, the only problem is, i only know how to knit scarves. i'd like to try my hand at a toque, or perhaps some nice little mittens.
hey you know what's really good? peach and ginger tea.
everyone, merry christmas!
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
you know it's bad when cleaning my room is a major operation plan. plus sleeping in bed just isn't the same when all the blankets are bunched up in one corner and the other half of the bed isn't taken up by another person...but with clothes. anyway, i figured i'd do myself a favor and make my room pretty again. so now i have a bed.
i'm having the most incredible time right now. yesterday was flashback to the abbey days. tanaka came back for a bit from medical school in north carolina, so i organized a get-together (go wedding planner!) and i am still in shock as to how everyone was able to get their act together and meet up! maija came sans jonathan, and then had to leave earliest but she still had us in stiches about her little "activities" with hubby. charysee knitted me the most adorable arm-warmers! it's mostly grey-white with touches of blue and pink...AND purple and pink ribbons too! she totally knows my inner girly side! lilian showed up later with her fiance, michael...no one can still believe lilian's getting married.
it's so odd, but if feels like just yesterday that i was sitting in the cafeteria with all these girls and laughing and making fun of each other. just like old times, but OLDER. lilian pointed out that i never call satchmo anything other then satchmo. i suppose the nickname has just stuck, i can never call her "maureen" it's just not the same. satchmo's right! ;p
ROGER
Who do you think you are?
Barging in on me and my guitar
Little girl -- hey
The door is that way
You better go you know
The fire's out anyway
Take your powder -- take your candle
Your sweet whisper
I just can't handle
Well take your hair in the moonlight
Your brown eyes -- goodbye, goodnight
I should tell you I should tell you
I should tell you I should -- no!
Another time -- another place
Our temperature would climb
There'd be a long embrace
We'd do another dance
It'd be another play
Looking for romance?
Come back another day
Another day
MIMI
The heart may freeze or it can burn
The pain will ease if I can learn
There is no future
There is no past
I live this moment as my last
There's only us
There's only this
Forget regret
Or life is yours to miss
No other road
No other way
No day but today
ROGER
Excuse me if I'm off track
But if you're so wise
Then tell me -- why do you need smack?
Take your needle
Take your fancy prayer
And don't forget
Get the moonlight out of your hair
Long ago -- you might've lit up my heart
But the fire's dead -- ain't never ever gonna start
Another time -- another place
The words would only rhyme
We'd be in outer space
It'd be another song
We'd sing another way
You wanna prove me wrong?
Come back another day
Another day
MIMI
There's only yes
Only tonight
We must let go
To know what's right
No other course
No other way
No day but today
(Lights slowly fade up on the Life Support group.)
MIMI & OTHERS
I can't control
My destiny
I trust my soul
My only goal is just
To be
There's only now
There's only here
Give in to love
Or live in fear
No other path
No other way
No day but today...
ROGER
Control your temper
She doesn't see
Who says that there's a soul?
Just let me be...
Who do you think you are?
Barging in on me and my guitar
Little girl, hey
The door is that way
The fire's out anyway
ALL
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
ROGER
Take your powder; take your candle
Take your brown eyes, your pretty smile, your silhouette
Another time, another place
Another rhyme, a warm embrace
Another dance, another way
Another chance, another day
- Live Another Day, RENT
i ran into laurinda on my way home monday evening, god that girl looks good. we met up for lunch the next day and had a really good heart-to-heart. it kills me the things we as human beings go through. you think you just watch it on tv, but then when you hear real live friends tell you the things they go through, it just seems so unreal. half of me wishes that she'd told me before, but realistically, what help can i give? all the love that a friend can give, but nothing else. i suppose a friend support is good to have but still, it's hard the whole feeling of helplessness.
life is hard. but it can also be good.
i say this as i look back on the last couple of months. i feel like in the past couple of weeks, i've taken on a new out look on life. suddenly i know where i'm going with my life (i hope.) david, my instructor at ryerson has opened a HUGE door for me regarding post-grad schooling and possibly grad school. i haven't been this excited since i don't know when. work is starting to look good, french is incredible, i *heart* alliance, and the best part is seeing old friends. friends define who you are, and i'm glad i have so many. always the greatest treat of all.
i'm having the most incredible time right now. yesterday was flashback to the abbey days. tanaka came back for a bit from medical school in north carolina, so i organized a get-together (go wedding planner!) and i am still in shock as to how everyone was able to get their act together and meet up! maija came sans jonathan, and then had to leave earliest but she still had us in stiches about her little "activities" with hubby. charysee knitted me the most adorable arm-warmers! it's mostly grey-white with touches of blue and pink...AND purple and pink ribbons too! she totally knows my inner girly side! lilian showed up later with her fiance, michael...no one can still believe lilian's getting married.
it's so odd, but if feels like just yesterday that i was sitting in the cafeteria with all these girls and laughing and making fun of each other. just like old times, but OLDER. lilian pointed out that i never call satchmo anything other then satchmo. i suppose the nickname has just stuck, i can never call her "maureen" it's just not the same. satchmo's right! ;p
ROGER
Who do you think you are?
Barging in on me and my guitar
Little girl -- hey
The door is that way
You better go you know
The fire's out anyway
Take your powder -- take your candle
Your sweet whisper
I just can't handle
Well take your hair in the moonlight
Your brown eyes -- goodbye, goodnight
I should tell you I should tell you
I should tell you I should -- no!
Another time -- another place
Our temperature would climb
There'd be a long embrace
We'd do another dance
It'd be another play
Looking for romance?
Come back another day
Another day
MIMI
The heart may freeze or it can burn
The pain will ease if I can learn
There is no future
There is no past
I live this moment as my last
There's only us
There's only this
Forget regret
Or life is yours to miss
No other road
No other way
No day but today
ROGER
Excuse me if I'm off track
But if you're so wise
Then tell me -- why do you need smack?
Take your needle
Take your fancy prayer
And don't forget
Get the moonlight out of your hair
Long ago -- you might've lit up my heart
But the fire's dead -- ain't never ever gonna start
Another time -- another place
The words would only rhyme
We'd be in outer space
It'd be another song
We'd sing another way
You wanna prove me wrong?
Come back another day
Another day
MIMI
There's only yes
Only tonight
We must let go
To know what's right
No other course
No other way
No day but today
(Lights slowly fade up on the Life Support group.)
MIMI & OTHERS
I can't control
My destiny
I trust my soul
My only goal is just
To be
There's only now
There's only here
Give in to love
Or live in fear
No other path
No other way
No day but today...
ROGER
Control your temper
She doesn't see
Who says that there's a soul?
Just let me be...
Who do you think you are?
Barging in on me and my guitar
Little girl, hey
The door is that way
The fire's out anyway
ALL
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
No day but today
ROGER
Take your powder; take your candle
Take your brown eyes, your pretty smile, your silhouette
Another time, another place
Another rhyme, a warm embrace
Another dance, another way
Another chance, another day
- Live Another Day, RENT
i ran into laurinda on my way home monday evening, god that girl looks good. we met up for lunch the next day and had a really good heart-to-heart. it kills me the things we as human beings go through. you think you just watch it on tv, but then when you hear real live friends tell you the things they go through, it just seems so unreal. half of me wishes that she'd told me before, but realistically, what help can i give? all the love that a friend can give, but nothing else. i suppose a friend support is good to have but still, it's hard the whole feeling of helplessness.
life is hard. but it can also be good.
i say this as i look back on the last couple of months. i feel like in the past couple of weeks, i've taken on a new out look on life. suddenly i know where i'm going with my life (i hope.) david, my instructor at ryerson has opened a HUGE door for me regarding post-grad schooling and possibly grad school. i haven't been this excited since i don't know when. work is starting to look good, french is incredible, i *heart* alliance, and the best part is seeing old friends. friends define who you are, and i'm glad i have so many. always the greatest treat of all.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
say WH-AAAAAT?!?!?
good weekend everyone. went with liz to georges' birthday at insomnia, and it was awesome. i haven't seen mu since phl384 and i met his incredibly cute girlfriend. monica is adorable as always, and yes i got to see avril and jt for maybe all of 3 mins, but it was still good.
i can now say that i've been to the T-Dogg's farm for The First Ever Michael Scofield Christmas Party. i loved it so much. finally, a party that i can make! and what an adventure just before walking in his house on saturday. lily, manny and i arrived just seconds before noel and erica. but noel's car promptly got itself stuck in the snow. so we had some pre-entertainment involving a shovel, manny pushing the car, and shooting spurts of snow from the back car wheels. good food and great music, terry definitely is a good host!
the house smells. we're varnishing the hardwood floors and since i've been at work it's been ok. but i've just come home, and the smell is enough to get me high. ;p
tanaka's back, went out with her and karina tonight, and then we bummed around at a shoppers drug mart waiting for someone to call and give us a ride, and who should do that but jacob! so we went over to jordan's house for a bit where mark proceeded to creep us out and we watched the simpsons while eating chips. ha.
christmas is almost here and the christmas parties are going crazy. eat, drink and be merry.
good weekend everyone. went with liz to georges' birthday at insomnia, and it was awesome. i haven't seen mu since phl384 and i met his incredibly cute girlfriend. monica is adorable as always, and yes i got to see avril and jt for maybe all of 3 mins, but it was still good.
i can now say that i've been to the T-Dogg's farm for The First Ever Michael Scofield Christmas Party. i loved it so much. finally, a party that i can make! and what an adventure just before walking in his house on saturday. lily, manny and i arrived just seconds before noel and erica. but noel's car promptly got itself stuck in the snow. so we had some pre-entertainment involving a shovel, manny pushing the car, and shooting spurts of snow from the back car wheels. good food and great music, terry definitely is a good host!
the house smells. we're varnishing the hardwood floors and since i've been at work it's been ok. but i've just come home, and the smell is enough to get me high. ;p
tanaka's back, went out with her and karina tonight, and then we bummed around at a shoppers drug mart waiting for someone to call and give us a ride, and who should do that but jacob! so we went over to jordan's house for a bit where mark proceeded to creep us out and we watched the simpsons while eating chips. ha.
christmas is almost here and the christmas parties are going crazy. eat, drink and be merry.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
parlez de votre vie ideale au futur...
this is what it's come down to. it's 7am, i have half an hour to write a blurb on what i expect in my life in the future, and then i have to haul ass to class downtown. *sigh* and the worst part is i'm doing this to myself all by myself! :0
last class AF106 was last night, and boy will i miss the motley crue from our class. cathy and i decided that levan isn't really that bad looking afterall. and robert? geez, if only he'd started chatting with us BEFORE THE LAST CLASS. he is really quite an interesting character, if not only that.
wait wait, i have to stop reminising about the past...think FUTURE...
this is what it's come down to. it's 7am, i have half an hour to write a blurb on what i expect in my life in the future, and then i have to haul ass to class downtown. *sigh* and the worst part is i'm doing this to myself all by myself! :0
last class AF106 was last night, and boy will i miss the motley crue from our class. cathy and i decided that levan isn't really that bad looking afterall. and robert? geez, if only he'd started chatting with us BEFORE THE LAST CLASS. he is really quite an interesting character, if not only that.
wait wait, i have to stop reminising about the past...think FUTURE...
Sunday, December 04, 2005
happy belated birthday satchmo, happy early birthday karina!
what great fun it was to see my girls this evening. for some reason, cha thinks i'm the funniest thing on earth, why? i don't see it. hrm...
poor satchmo didn't realize the restaurant she picked was so far up north, so while the rest of us were at the lcbo getting her "presents gift wrapped", she was freaking out cuz she was late for the reservation. and while she went out clubbing at "afterlife" with litta and claudia, the rest of us went to see maija's new apartment that she shares with her adorable hubby (who was at a bachlor's party this evening...convenient) and we stayed and watched this crazy home video that she had made with some of her girlfriends she lived with last year about a stalker. yah that's right you read correctly and no i'm not going to explain it. haha.
well i have gotten hold of 12 past exam papers for history 5 and i was sort of skimming through them today. it's unbelievable how scared shitless i am now. ack. well i have 5 more days left and i will definitely have to make the most of it by shutting myself in the basement with an endless supply of starbucks. so farewell until then.
and to imagine that after this i have to think about 4 counterpoint, 5 analysis and 5 harmony (because i can't remember if i took it or not...i think i did already)...the possiblity of dennis teaching 4 counterpoint to me and johnny? scary yet at the same time, enlightening.
what great fun it was to see my girls this evening. for some reason, cha thinks i'm the funniest thing on earth, why? i don't see it. hrm...
poor satchmo didn't realize the restaurant she picked was so far up north, so while the rest of us were at the lcbo getting her "presents gift wrapped", she was freaking out cuz she was late for the reservation. and while she went out clubbing at "afterlife" with litta and claudia, the rest of us went to see maija's new apartment that she shares with her adorable hubby (who was at a bachlor's party this evening...convenient) and we stayed and watched this crazy home video that she had made with some of her girlfriends she lived with last year about a stalker. yah that's right you read correctly and no i'm not going to explain it. haha.
well i have gotten hold of 12 past exam papers for history 5 and i was sort of skimming through them today. it's unbelievable how scared shitless i am now. ack. well i have 5 more days left and i will definitely have to make the most of it by shutting myself in the basement with an endless supply of starbucks. so farewell until then.
and to imagine that after this i have to think about 4 counterpoint, 5 analysis and 5 harmony (because i can't remember if i took it or not...i think i did already)...the possiblity of dennis teaching 4 counterpoint to me and johnny? scary yet at the same time, enlightening.
