A Quick Recap

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius

Hello, hello! Wow, I feel like I haven’t done this in forever. It is hard to find things to write about when I don’t do anything anymore.. I always thought I would have all this time to write while being done school. Good one. Too bad I have no inspiration or even good stories to tell.. Anyhow, moving on.

I really haven’t been doing too much at all this week, but I did manage to take some photos on what I HAVE been doing – which isn’t a lot.

Reminisce. Earlier in the week, my mom informed my sister and me that she has these giant scrapbooks filled with out crap stuff from throughout the years. She pulled them out and we went through them. In mine I found a journal entry I wrote from 1999; I was 7. Things seemed a lot simpler back then. Best day of my life was when my sister was shipped to a birthday party, my dad bought a new car and I got “McDonllds”

Drink. I needed a change of scenery so I went to Starbucks for a few hours. I took my computer and people watched as I sipped my drink. It was an awesome time killer for a few hours. Then I was the only one left in there and it wasn’t as exciting not having anyone to watch.. Oh, in case you are wondering – Venti Passion Tea Lemonade, Classic with 6 pumps raspberry…. It tastes like summertime in my mouth. Fun fact, the second time Jamie and I hung out – does that classify as a date? -  that was the drink I ordered. We got to the car, drove about 3 minutes down the road and I was finished it. He offered to take me back to get a new one. Thats probably when I knew it was true love…. And no, I did not take him up on the offer..

Feel. The weather has been uber crappy this week. It has thunder stormed for 3 days. This morning around 6:30 it was even snowing a little bit, which is weird even for Canada. Its super cold today also, have my fuzzy pjs on, long sleeves and socks.

Play. We went to Jamie’s lacrosse game. My dad downloaded a fog horn app.. I am just going to leave it at that.

Indulge. Yeah, I had McDonllds and it was amazing.

Wear. Trying out an old favourite this week. OPI’s “La Paz-itively Hot” Its a matte colour but I put a high gloss top coat on top.

Read. “Bloom” – Kelle Hampton. Amazing book. It is about the first year of her daughters life while coming to terms with her Down Syndrome. Get it. Read it.

Eat. I ate breakfast a few times this week – HUGE news for me.

Smell. Bath and Body Works “Sun Tan”. Smells like summer. I love it.

I have been listening to one song on REPEAT. I am in love with it. I am sure you have heard of it, or at least the story behind it. Zach Sobiech’s story was featured on SoulPancake on YouTube. He was diagnosed with cancer and he decided to not allow it to defy him but instead live his life to the fullest. He left the song “clouds” behind to his loved ones, as his final goodbye. He passed away this week. Last time I checked the song has over 5,000,000 views. You can hear the song here, or view his whole story here. If you download the song from iTunes the proceeds go to cancer research; the song is currently number 1!!

Zach’s biggest message was living like you will die tomorrow and to live to the fullest potential. So…..

As Kelle Hampton beautifully added to her book.

Calling All Americans, I Have Questions!!!!

“My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.” - Jim Carrey

A few weeks ago I asked for help in finding a new show to Netflix.. I was suggested by a few people to try out “Friday Nights Lights”. I was somewhat skeptical as we all know I hate sports. Lets just say, I have been MIA, as I started it last Saturday (4 days ago), and I am currently on episode 9 of season 3!! I am absolutely in LOVE with it. However, it has led me to a bunch of questions regarding the US. Yes, I understand it is a show, which is an exaggeration, however a lot of my questions are due to the fact that it is such a different way of life than here in Canada…

 1) What is a college interview? What is the point of a college interview? I cannot for the life of me wrap my head around this one. Here, you go online to the “application centre” check off the schools you want to apply to, pay your fee, submit your grade 12 (and maybe grade 11) transcript and then you wait. Within a few weeks you will receive a letter in the mail saying “hey, you’re in, pay these fees by this date, see you in september”. What is this interview for and why do you need one?

2) What is the deal with HIGH SCHOOL football? I don’t understand how intense it is. I get that I am watching a show which is based around high school football. BUT the town literally SHUTS DOWN friday nights for a HIGH SCHOOL football game. Our games would be in the afternoon, and (only speaking for the high school I went to) unless you were a parent of or dating a football player you didn’t really go. Maybe if your gym class watched for the period.. I just don’t understand what is so special about it. I don’t get it.

3) The HIGH SCHOOL football coach is a full time job? Ours was the guidance counsellor who volunteered his time after school.

4) “Let’s eat some barbeque”… Okay what? To me, a barbeque is a cooking device which cooks your meat over a grill powered by propane and fire. You do not eat a barbeque. You eat barbecued meat. Do you said “Let’s eat some skillet fry”? I don’t get it.

5) You have to purchase TICKETS to go and watch a HIGH SCHOOL football game? Why? It is hosted at the school which you fund through your taxes. Why do you need to buy a ticket to attend your childs game?

6) The radio station discusses every detail about the game, like they are on TSN. Again, I don’t understand it. Do they forget its a high school game? I mean, on our radio they will announce the final score, but not brainstorm possible ideas which the coach might use.

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So, to you American citizens, please explain this to me. I cannot comprehend it. Why???

Things That Make Me Uncomfortable

“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream” – Peter McWilliams

 

Steaming back a few months ago when I wrote about the shit that I don’t like it gave me inspiration a while ago for a list of things which make me uncomfortable. I completely forgot about it until today when I stumbled upon a few posts all about things which make people uncomfortable.

While I was compiling my list I realized I am really kind of weird. I feel like the strangest things make me uncomfortable.. What do you think?

 

1) Happy Birthday Song. I get super uncomfortable when every year on June 5th, people sing happy birthday to me. I just sit there in a chair all awkwardly as everyone around me is singing at me. What do you do during this time? Sit and smile? Sing along? Look around? I have no idea. I just sit there and feel uncomfortable and really awkward.

2) When I delete someone on Facebook. The best thing I did was almost a year ago when I deleted Facebook. It lasted about 6 months before I had to reactivate it for school. When I reactivated it, I decided that 1) I was a friend collector and 2) if I would not wish someone on my “friends” list a happy birthday, I was not keeping them. I started with 500 people which I deleted down to 80. Now, the only thing uncomfortable with that, is when I get a friend request from a deleted “friend”. What do you do? Accept then delete? Reject? It is just so uncomfortable having to deal with.

3) The Phrase “We’re Pregnant”. Okay. No. “WE’RE” not pregnant. I am (hypothetically) pregnant, WE’RE (hypothetically) expecting. It’s like if I had a brian tumor and told Jamie “We have a brain tumor”. No. It doesn’t work that way.

4) Lil’ Wayne’s Smile. I don’t even have the words. I will let the photo speak for itself. And no, it’s not the diamonds which cause the uncomfortableness. It is just the smile.

5) Unisex Babies. Okay, when you dress your son/daughter in gender neutral clothing when they are far too young to tell their gender, and then you give them a name like “Riley, Taylor, Jordan, Casey, Peyton, Addison” it makes everyone uncomfortable. “Oh what a cute little gi-oy-girl”.

6) Kids from age 2-10. I am not a kid person. I hate people who bring their kids to functions or in public and force their kid on you. Situations where you feel like you have to be nice to this kid, play with it, fish out compliments to their parents. I can’t stand it. It’s different if it is a cousin or close friend. Not strangers.

7) Bad dreams about someone. This is where I get really weird. If I have a dream about you where in my dream I hate you, or you kill me, or you hurt me, or I hurt you, I feel incredibly uncomfortable seeing you the next day. I kind of hold a day grudge/resentment to that person until I forget about my dream. Weird?

8) Waiting rooms. I am so uncomfortable waiting in doctors office waiting rooms. I get bored and I either embarrass myself OR I am staring at your discussing how you coughed up half a lung and then part of your liver also came out. Check out my actual doctors office stories…

9) Moist, squirt, puberty, panties. I have no reasoning, all 4 words make me cringe in uncomfortableness.

10) Being followed in a shop. It is so uncomfortable. I don’t want to talk to you, I don’t want your help, I am not going to steal, I don’t want to be pressured into buying something.

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What makes you uncomfortable?

A Friday of Goodbyes and Pizza

“College days, frat house nights, You were more than just a bunch of rowdy friends of mine. You made leaving home, not as hard to bare, Yeah we swore we’d stick together, till we were in rocking chairs. But we all kind of scattered, Getting our lives in gear” – Dean Brody “Trail in Life”

So.. This happened today. Shannon and I met in third semester when we both decided to take “Human Sexuality” as our GenEd (awful class.. but thats besides the point). Turns out she was also in a business program which meant we had general business classes together. We were essentially best friends the day we met.. Our friendship evolved from class conversations, to lunch dates, to being on pinterest instead of class work, to getting day drunk while tweeting profs and doing crafts. I mean that is true friendship right there. A few months ago with the end of school approaching quickly, out of no where she announced “Hey, I’m moving to Alberta. 4 hour plane ride, would you come visit?” HELL YEAH… and then it turned into this crazy adventure which I was vicariously living through her. Until today when we were going for lunch at our favourite place, for the last time… I snapped a pic as I was leaving, somewhat sad… But then we got there and it was so weird. It didn’t even really hit or effect us. I think we are both still in denial. Having Facetime, snapchat, iMessage, twitter, facebook, snailmail definitely helps. Yes, I am getting sparkly gel pens to write her. Lunch was amazing as always. Its a local restaurant which serves cajun food and it absolutely amazing. The first time we went there, Shannon, the brilliant girl that she is, completely blew my mind with what she ordered. They give you the choice of 2 sides which is awesome, but their sweet potato fritts are amazing. She ever so casually ordered double, instead of 2 different. I remember thinking “WTF? Why did I not think of this? This is why she is my best friend”. So.. in honor of our tradition, we both ordered out usual, which happens to be the same thing. After lunch we said goodbye, and we headed our separate ways, happy and no tears….. I found this anonymous quote which I believes sums everything up.

“I’ve learned that your college friends become kind of family, you eat together, you take naps together, fight, laugh, cry, and do absolutely nothing together until you can’t remember how you ever lived your life without them in the first place.”

After lunch I went home and watched a documentary on the Holocaust and waited for Jamie. Were taking it pretty easy and relaxing tonight.. For date night we just had some really awesome pizza and caeser salad! As for the rest of the night, I think Jamie will be playing some video games and probably watching something sports related. I am reading blogs while on my own little private Island with Kenny Chesney and his new album.

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How was your friday?

Plans tonight?

Do do do do do, Do do do do

“I don’t want to wait for our lives to be over, I want to know right now what will it be. I don’t want to wait for our lives to be over. Will it be yes or will it be Sorry” – Paula Cole: “I don’t want to wait”

After being on a slight Hiatus, the cause of it all is, sadly… Over. I mentioned before I was on a huge Dawson’s Creek marathon kick. I never watched it when it originally aired, however I would watch the odd episode Sunday mornings and always loved it.

I finally decided I needed to watch it from start to finish, and after 4 weeks, 128 episodes and 5760 minutes later, I am finished and I have no idea what to do with my life.

I was slightly glad I did not watch it when it aired. I feel like if I did, I would have these super crazy unrealistic expectations of high school based on this.

I am not going to go summarize the whole series, with my loves and hates. However, I will say for the most part I am happy with the ending…

My question is to you guys… What should I watch now? 
I loved Gilmore Girls, The OC, Desperate Housewives, and obviously Dawsons Creek…. Suggestions?

 

So.. College is over.

“Every new beginning, comes from some other beginnings’ end” – Semisonic: “Closing Time”

So this morning I woke up to this message on my phone..

… No I did not wake up at 10:00, it was merely the time I thought “hey, maybe I should get a screen caption”…

I can’t believe this chapter in my life is over.. Wow, how cliché did that sound… Seriously though, it’s over! I somehow (idiotically) managed to condense 3 years of college into 2 years. Of course, I could not have done it without a shit ton of help!

I owe a whole lot to green monsters. Mostly for the last year and a half. I never liked energy drinks, I never understood them. Then one day as I was falling asleep in a microeconomics lecture, I look around and I swear, at least 3/4 of the class had an energy drink, then it hit me. I NEED ONE. The next day I went to the convenience store and was overwhelmed with all my options. One of my best friends drinks green monsters, so why not give that a try… Addicted ever since.

Of course green monsters are absolutely wonderful… But early in the morning – say 8:00am classes, or cold days, you just need a Starbucks to wake you up, or to warm you up.

The monsters and the Starbucks are really just a filler until you can get home and drink your sorrows, stress, and everything else away…. And a few shots of tequila never killed anyone.. Although following the Canadian food and drug standard, do not mix alcohol with an energy drink.

Of course there were times where I actually did more than just consume a lot of alcohol and caffeine (not together)

I also had some friends which really helped get through all this craziness.

Really though, complaining about going to school with someone who is there with you day after day is definitely a perk. Each of you have the same frustration, stress, and anger towards the same thing… And honestly, how amazing is it to have a friend who will document themselves eating their cheese and crackers on your behalf as your stomach can not handle dairy?…… and for the record. It was not me going on the stripper pole.

There was also Jamie and his crazy faces, and he can sometimes be funny when I do not fall victim to being tickled. His shenanigans also helped alleviate some built up stress….

Somewhere between all of these addictions and shenanigans, this happened.

And now… I am done forever…So if you know of anywhere hiring for International Trade, logistics, customs, importing or exporting…… please let me know!

 

 

An Addiction To A Hand Vacuum

“It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.” - Ken Hensley

A few months ago I confessed about the time I was featured on “My Strange Addiction”. I feel like I was wrongfully exploited. My “addiction” is incredibly mild.. Truth be told, my mother has a much more severe addiction which needs to be dealt with.

She bought this hand vac about 6 months ago. We all feel as though she is a step away from sleeping next to it. There are very rare moments where she is seen without it. She claims it is easier than hauling around the large stand up vacuum.

Let me tell you a back story. Her large stand up vacuums, on average, last her about 6 months. Some people have vacuums for years. Not her. 7 months in probably a record for a vacuum.

She thought the little hand vac would be great for little things. Which, no one is arguing that. However, we are beginning to get worried. We are searching for a local 12 step program for vacuumers anonymous. I should also mention we do not have carpet in our house, so the cause of this addiction is unknown.

I am warning you all now. Beware of the evils of hand vacs. Pretty soon, you may not be able to live without it. Warn your relatives, neighbours, and friends. Stay away. The proof becomes very evident in the photos.