Monday, December 8, 2008

   I Got Two Turntables and a Microphone...
Wow.. it has been a very long time since I've posted anything here.. I'm disappointed in myself, because in my last entry, I said I was going to try to write more. Psh, never happened..

Anyways, for those friends who are still here and whose friend list I'm still on, here's a bit of an update.. quite a lot has gone on in a year..

I finished all my classes at the University in April and I graduated in May. I now have a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Humanities Major. I'm pretty proud that I managed to finish that (and pay for it all by myself!)

In June, I took a job working for Alberta Justice at the local courthouse. It's only a one year contract, but you never know, they might ask me to stay. I've learned SO much in the last six months there. It's been really overwhelming and because of that, I sometimes feel like I don't like it very much, but I learn something new every single day. It's a real challenge. I still have my other job at the clothing store and I still enjoy it. I just have so much fun with those ladies.. it'd be hard to quit!

At the beginning of August I started seeing someone.. just casually so I wouldn't really call him a boyfriend.. But I like him a lot, and he seems to like me quite a bit, even though he dosen't have a lot of time to spend with me because HE'S in University.. Oh well.. One day, maybe things will work out for me.

At the end of August, my grandmother passed away. I took up the task of creating a slideshow on the computer as well as some collage boards to show before and after the funeral service.. The project turned out really well, and I think everyone was touched by it.. My sister and I and our two cousins were honorary pallbearers and that meant a lot to ME to know that out of all the people she knew, we meant that much to HER..

Anyhow, that's a few of the most important things.. I really would like to start writing more.. Not making any promises though.. Hope everyone's doing well, and just in case I don't post again before then, have a merry Christmas!
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Saturday, January 5, 2008

   No Cars Go...
I'm getting really bad about posting again, aren't I?

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and a good New Years too.. Mine were both pretty quiet. I didn't ask for any Christmas presents, mostly because I didn't want the obligation of having to buy stuff for other people. Time and $$ have not been on my side this season. But I ended up getting a new digicam anyways, which maybe I didn't deserve since I kinda broke the old one. I guess it was kind of a combination Christmas/Graduation prezzie because, yes, I'm done classes for ever and ever. Yay!!

As for New Years, I just went to a friend's place. Our families usually spend New Years and/or Canada Day together, so we did that. Watched the fireworks from the end of the driveway, had champagne at midnight, and that was about it. I ended up at home talking online with a new friend almost until the sun came up.. so that was quite alright...

And since I now have a bit more time on my hands due to no classes, I'm making a new years resolution to write/post more. Hopefully at least once a week, or more.. Have a gooder.. Keep on rockin' in the free world!
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Sunday, December 23, 2007

   Me and Billy The Kid, We Never Got Along...
My daemon is broken! That makes me sad. I might do it ever again.. maybe I missed something in the copy/pasting... In any case, before it broke, someone turned it into a spider. I wanna know who did that. Because that person is in big trouble. *shudder*

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas. What are you hoping to get? The mall here is an absolute zoo. Or so I hear, because I haven't been there, because I'm not buying any presents. It'll just be an excuse to rest up for work on Boxing Day.. because that is supposed to be somewhat insane too.. And someone sold my purple jacket.. I told them not to sell it because I wanted to buy it next payday, but someone sold it. *sigh* Oh well.. Saves me that money I guess.. Happy Sunday!
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

   Shake That Paranoia, You Can't Stop the Rock...
So I saw The Golden Compass Wednesday night.. It was very enjoyable. It seemed a little bit short and the friend I went with said that they had left out some important things and that they probably could have stretched it out at least another half hour. So I'll eventually get around to reading the books. I say that now.. and it'll probably be another six months at least before I get ahold of them.. = P

My Black Forest cookies turned out awesome! They're all soft and fudgey and chocolatey and delicious... mmmm.... I only made one batch today, but I'm thinking about whipping up another before I go to work today.. Then I'll have some to share. If I don't change my mind and hoard them, that is...

In the spirit of my movie-going, I took a quiz to find my daemon. You can take the quiz about me if you like, and see if the result I got is the right one for me. If you take it and pick different answers than I did, my daemon changes! I think it's cool...


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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

   Everything Is Turning Out, Turning Out...
I just finished watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I must say, I was a little disappointed. I'm not entirely sure why yet, but I was expecting something more from it. I haven't finished reading all the books, but hopefully I will have the chance to do that soon. It just seemed that everything in the movie was very rushed. It seems like there should have been more to the story, because, isn't that one of the longest books in the series? I don't know.. Someone enlighten me?

AND I get to go see The Golden Compass today. I haven't heard too much about it yet.. just a few comments from uptight religious fanatics that think it's going to encourage their children to become interested in daemons and evil stuff.. Which.. most kids are interested in that kind of thing anyways, right? Hopefully I'll have the chance to read those books soon too..

Other than that, I hope everyone is ready for Christmas.. or nearly anyways.. I've decided that I don't want anything this year. I told my family not to buy me stuff. Because it makes me feel like I ought to reciprocate. (and in philosophic terms, 'ought' implies 'can') It's just too much pressure. I'm going to bake a huge batch of black forest cookies today and wrap them up in half-dozens in cellophane tied with pretty ribbon and that'll pretty much be it for me. I'll hand those out and call it done. Just because I'm not spending an extravagant amount of money on people dosen't mean I don't care about them, it just means I don't have extravagant amounts of money. = P Take care everyone.. Six more sleeps..
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Friday, December 14, 2007

   There Will Always Be A Moon Over Marin..
*collapses* It's finally over! What a rough month.. I've probably had more coffee and less sleep this month than I've had all year. But it's over.. Provided I've passed all my classes, I get to graduate!

And now I'm going to go to sleep...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

No Cars Go...
I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. The poem and image I posted yesterday were in honor of Remembrance Day here in Canada. The equivalent to the American Veteran's Day. IT According to Wikipedia, McCrae wrote it the day after the death of a friend in 1915. The poppies in the poem grow all over Flanders in Belgium where war casualties are buried. It's now a symbol of Canadian remembrance.. So that's the story behind that.

I'm going to try to do my best to get a couple of my papers for classes finished early so that I don't start to panic when their due dates approach. Step number one is to do the bibliography for my English paper, which will have to do with the influence of scripture on literature. And I guess I could just write the paper while I'm at it. Next comes a paper about Marx' influence on the development of Trades' Unions. And after that, two others that I don't even want to think about right now. But in about five weeks it'll all be over. No more papers. No more midterms or finals. I'll be free. Finally..

Other than that.. stuff has been going on.. I don't want to discuss it in a public journal, but hey, if you want to know about any of my escapades, both funny and traumatic, they're in my LJ. Same name as here. Enjoy the rest of the week.. I hope the Christmas music on the radio and in the stores isn't killing anyone yet.. I'm ready to throw the CD player out the window.. Bleh..
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

In Flanders Fields...
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.


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Sunday, November 4, 2007

   I Miss You Love
No matter how rotten I feel, this angry looking kitty always seems to be able to make me smile at least a little bit. Thank God for lolcats.

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Sunday, October 7, 2007

   She's In It For The Money
I had a pretty good sales day at work today. That made up for the bad part. Just before closing, there was a whole family in the store. I was zipping up coats properly and helping a lady to decide which size to get. She picked one and went to the front. I thought of another one and took it to show her, she ended up getting that one. And then it happened. It was pretty bad. I smelled it before I saw it. I don't know what the kid had been eating all day long, but he had a poo explosion. He was two, or three at the most, but damn. I had to take a step back. That just reinforces my desire to never have children. The more distance between me and the kid, the more distance between me and the potential poo explosions. *facepalm*

Last week I got a little drunk and wrote a philosophy paper. I got an A. I owe it to the Bacardi company. And my friend Eric, who is probably one of the smartest, most well-read people I know. Anyways. I'm off to sleep. Work beckons in the morning... Rock on.
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