What Would Kim Do

2007-05-11T13:38:00.001-06:00

Well, I think I'm going to have to hang up my blogger's hat. I just don't have that much to talk about anymore. I can still be found on facebook, and with the ability to write 'notes' if I feel the need to update anyone, I'll do it there, and since my readers are all on facebook, it shouldn't be that hard of a change.
One final update: I've graduated. I've also been home for a visit. Now, I'm going to work at North West Geomatics as a reception/shipper, and will write. I hope to get involved in RockPointe Church, I'm still kind of not liking church after being treated so poorly at the last one, but I'll be a little more cautious this time. I'm working on a rewrite for WAYTTF, and will submit that to Janna's pastor as he might want to put that up. I'm also going to start research on a historical play, dealing with the history of Ireland, and possibly one theory of the start of faeries.
Thanks to all that has read this and commented, it's been great. And who knows, my life might suddenly become so exciting I'll have to let everyone know about it. Or, I might have all these crazy deep thoughts. Then I might be back.

Take These Broken Wings

2007-03-29T22:11:00.000-06:00

I didn't realize people missed my writing on the blog. Thanks Faith!!!
Well, I've been crazy busy, so this will be short I'm sure. I'm stage managing an Easter Show at Foothills Alliance which will be going up next weekend (obviously), and directing my own show the very next week. So I'm stressed and tired. Mostly tired.

There's transit issues going on in Calgary. The drivers are on a work to rule schedule, so one of my buses in the morning just doesn't run, so I have to find another way to get to work. There is a way, but it's a lot longer and a heck of a lot out of my way. It seems all the city is concerned about is the school kids, but if people aren't getting to work, who's going to pay the taxes that pay for schools up-keep?

But on the upside, I'm going home in exactly one month today!!!!!

Why Don't You Like Me

2007-02-26T05:42:00.000-07:00

I went to a Hitmen game last night, and I was sitting in front of a bunch of 10-12 year olds when I realized something. Well, it's not a new realization, but at the game it was more obvious. It was a pretty tame game, but in the third period the Medicine Hat Tigers scored twice and the Hitmen became more desperate. Fights were just under the surface, waiting to erupt. When a fight did occur, people shouted louder than when someone scored (there were a lot of Tiger's fans). It was just like the ancient Romans in their stadiums watching gladiators fighting to the death. We get more satisfaction from a fight than fair play. For all our talk of saying we've become more civilized than those ancient cultures, we're no better; perhaps worse, since we should be. It's sad, really.

I Am Complete

2007-02-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

I think I had the worst week ever. I was out of work with the flu for 3 days, my computer crashed and had to have it's hard drive replaced (which took a week), I had my phone lifted from my pocket while on a crowded bus. Oy! So, today, I got my computer back, and it feels so strange. It has none of my special touches. And I can't stop these pop-ups. I miss pop-up blockers!
Oh, and my bus doesn't run tomorrow, so I have to take a cab. Oy.
Well, I'm tired of pop-ups....

Dream Police Come to Me In My Bed

2007-02-04T00:58:00.000-07:00

Oy. This machine makes me so frustrated. It continually locks up for no apparent reason. Makes me want to throw it across the room. I don't know what frustrates me more. The fact it's acting like a piece of junk, or how dependant I feel of it.
In other news, I checked out a new church today. It's about a 3 minute bus ride from my house - probably within walking distance if it weren't for the lack of sidewalk on an extreme hill. I really enjoyed it, and perhaps will get more committed in the next few months.
I also am starting a new job on Monday in the NE. I really hope to get a car soon as getting up so early every morning and having evening commitments will really burn me out.
I can't think of anything else that's new with me.

Happy Ever After in the Marketplace

2007-01-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

My last day of work at FootHealth Centre was yesterday, and I had my interview at Office Team today. Already I have a placement! Yahoo. The only thing is, it's in the NE. A job is a job, but I really hope it won't always be in the northeast. I'll be in transit for about 80 minutes. Eep.
And that's a wrap

Digital

2007-01-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

I don't know what to do.

Ever since I started working at FHC, I've been treated poorly by a fellow employee. At first, during the summer, it was so bad, because our shifts did not line up. But once September hit, I was working with this employee all day, being subjected by their snide, underhanded comments - not just about me, but about everyone else working there - without being able to do anything about it. It progressed and has been making me physically sick. It is such a struggle to work a shift with this person without being able to say something; I can't say anything because it'll do no good, and it will cause more problems. I'm sure you all know people like that. Ever since I've given my notice, it has become worse, so much to the extent that I'm throwing up etc. I called in sick today and was feeling a lot better, but I got a call from work and it made all those throw-up feelings return. I want to say something to the manager, but, the two seem to have the kind of relationship that anything I say will be repeated back to this person, and it wouldn't be addressed properly.
I have an interview on the 17th, and I'm worried my manager will say I'm flighty, and I gave up my last week of work because she doesn't know what's going on.
I don't understand how people can be so rude to people, making other's lives miserable. This person seems to thrive on that knowledge.
Should I tell my manager about this co-worker, or just leave it?

I Hear You Calling

2007-01-09T00:05:00.000-07:00

I have the flold. Flue/Cold. It sucks.
I also have an interview with OfficeTeam next Wednesday. That's awesome.
I don't have all the cast members I need yet. That's stressful.
Last night the people living upstairs were watching Pirates of The Caribbean. I could pretty much hear it word for word. Vunderbar.

I was thinking of going to Castle Loma when I went home in April, seeing I've never been there. But it's stinking expensive! $16 to get in, and an hourly parking rate of almost $3. The person who built it was rich, and they're still trying to get money, so that's probably out. But there's a nice estate in Oshawa with extensive gardens that I'd like to go see, as well as the Stratford festival. They're putting on King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Oklahoma! as well as another play I can't remember. I'm going to try to do all the touristy stuff I've never done while I lived in Ontario.

Do not worry about Haru.

A Long Time Ago, We Used to Be Friends

2006-12-31T02:04:00.000-07:00

It's 2:04am. My neighbours seem to be having a week long party. Makes it very hard to sleep.
I quit my job at Foothealth. My last day will be the 16th. I'm really excited about that. After that, I will begin temping.
There's not much more to say. Perhaps I should get a shut-up stick. I could create enemies really quickly with something like that.

I Have the Power

2006-12-26T21:42:00.000-07:00

I got the She-Ra Season 1 Volume 1 the other day. I've been looking for that for such a long time. Woot!
Waking up at 4 in the morning for door crashers isn't that bad; not getting what you wanted and having a lady beat on you is bad.
Hope everyone had a good Christmas!

It May Not Be Professional

2006-12-16T12:05:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna say it.

I'm glad Calgary is going forward with a bylaw to fine people for spitting, urinating and loitering. And, no, I don't think this is just an attack on Calgary's homeless. I have never once seen a homeless person spit (that doesn't mean they don't do it, I know). I have had a girl hoark at my feet just as I was getting ready to go on a train. Unnecessary. I have seen a guy hoark on a wall while I was going to eat lunch. Gross. I have seen a bus driver spit out the window when other cars where driving. I have seen older people - seniors spit whenever and wherever they like. It's a disgusting habit. As for loitering, which I think will affect the homeless the most, there are a tonne of bored youth loitering everywhere, so they should get fined as well. Maybe they'll understand they're not untouchable.
And speaking of seniors doing whatever they want. I have had so many old ladies butt in front of me this week. I don't understand why they can't wait in line either. Yes, we should respect them, but I think they have to earn some of that respect as well. And if that makes me ageist, well then that's the way it's going to be.

It's Not Unusual

2006-12-10T09:04:00.000-07:00

I'm still alive. Busy, but alive. I've finished my play. I do not anticipate anymore writing changes, but I'm not going to discount the option. I have auditions for said play Monday, December 18 between 5 and 9 at Rocky. Hope people come!
The play at Foothills is this week. It's going to be one busy week. 5 performances in 3 days oy.
I've read some books that I've really enjoyed. Julie, I think you'd be interested in at least some of them. The Red Tent and The Birth House. I've wanted to read them ever since I started at Chapters, and now that I no longer work there, I haven't bought as many books because, well, I don't get the discount.
I also watched the first season of Rome. It uh, was interesting. Great storyline, especially if you like the history of ancient Rome. It was set from 52BC to when Caesar died, and I don't remember what year he died in. The only bad thing was that it didn't hold back from the depravity of Rome. So, nudity - and they didn't go half way, and in one particular episode LOTS of gore, so much so that I ripped off my headphones and turned from the computer cringing. But the fact that the storyline is so great overshadowed the icky stuff.
I can't think of anything else that is going on. Oh, I lost my MSN abilities, so I haven't chatted with some friends in a long time. I kind of feel bad since I've lost that connection, but I was all that involved with chatting in the first place. Anyone who misses chatting should get google talk.

Some Happy, Some Sad

2006-11-13T20:09:00.000-07:00

I'm almost ready to start auditions for my play, What Are You Trying to Find. I'm really excited about this, it'll be my first full-length play performed in front of an audience.
The Play: A semi-autobiographical journey into discovery
The Roles:
Perdita: A mid-twenties female
Jason: A mid-twenties male
Guy: A mid-twenties male
Shamira: A middle aged female

Anyone interested (and who lives in Calgary) email me at kcheel@gmail.com

Looked Like A Woman, but Talked Like A Guy

2006-11-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

A Birthday In Two Parts

Andrew couldn't keep butter on his knife. The first time he had trouble, it didn't fall on the table, but he said if it had, he would have cried. So the next time it fell, we told him that he should be crying.

During Scene It? our two teams (Trevoures and me vs. Kristin, Joya and Andrew) were tied on a question, and the tiebreaker was best two out of three in a thumb war.

Notice the effort put out by Trevoures, but not by Andrew

I think they're just starting a second round with this one.

That just looks downright civil.

I thought it would be funny for Gray-Em to have his picture with a flaming unicorn cake. It was.

And that's my flaming unicorn picture.

Whilst buying it, Joya and Kristin thought I should tell them to say, "Happy Birthday She-Ra" because of the whole alter ego thing, and it really makes sense, because Swift Wind is a Unicorn, but while she is Adora, Spirit is just a horse.

And that was my birthday.
I'm on fire

Don't Lose Your Number

2006-10-29T00:13:00.000-06:00

I have the worst luck ever with birthdays. Tonight I wanted to plan a dinner and a party afterwards, and I thought of about 10 people who could come, and we'd all get along, and have a good time. In the end, it was 4 people.
And it's funny. Most people think that because my birthday is on Hallowe'en, I have a great time, but I rarely have people to share it with.
Even though I had a good time tonight, I'm afraid for my actual day, there'll be nothing.
And it hurts my heart.

Let It All Out

2006-10-24T22:14:00.000-06:00

I'm frustrated. I've been having trouble with my internet for about a week now. Last week we had a shaw guy come and try to fix it, and not only did he not speak well enough english to communicate with Kristin, but he left before ensuring the internet worked. Which it did not. Friday I called back (was on hold for about 40 minutes) and was told the problem might be Primus. So I switched my phone over to Shaw. Not a big deal, I was thinking of doing that for a while. The guy comes to install it, and he doesn't plug in my phone to make sure it worked, I had to do that, nor did he make sure my internet was working. Which it was not. I have never had such bad service from Shaw and it makes me sad, because I was really happy with them. I get great technical support over the phone, but not in person. I just want my internet to work.
Plus, my computer no longer hibernates. Don't know why that's happening.
Oh, and I cut my hair.

They See Me Rollin' On My Segway

2006-10-20T23:14:00.000-06:00

Well, it's definitly been a while no? I'm sure a lot has happened.
1. Passed out guy in the bush by my building.
2. Rewrote the second half of my play.
3. Bought Shaw Digital phone
4. Had my back go out for about half a week.
5. Paid off my OSAP (well, via my parents. Vive le parents!)
6. Planned my birthday dinner. (For those of my friends in Calgary, Saturday the 28th, we're going to the Outback! Woot.)
7. Dreamt that my play went up and it was horrible. Well, it was written well, but performed bad. The performers were reading the script, and they didn't know how to read.

And, I think that's about all that happened.

I Should Have Known Better.

2006-10-05T23:17:00.000-06:00

I saw this link on my friend Julie's website, and I click on pretty much everything she links, so obviously I check this one out. For some reason it made me cry. And I wanted to share it with all of you who read my blog.

Here it is.

Back in Black

2006-09-27T18:35:00.000-06:00

My bus driver has a Foo Man Chu.
I had mail arrive yesterday addressed to She Ra Cheel.
I bought a computer game the other day.
I dreamt I was a little villager on said computer game.
I got a raise this week.
I'm getting another raise the end of October.
I have a staff meeting the night Lost starts its third season.
My landlord raised the rent $200.
I actually am wearing all black.

Good Morning Starshine

2006-09-18T20:09:00.000-06:00

Now that the first draft of my play is due in 4 days, I'm in hyper writing mode. This also means I can't vocally put things in a proper sentence, nor can I read any other literature, and I'm having trouble spelling. I wonder if that will change when I"m done the first draft. It's a busy week too, considering the deadline. I work 9:30 to 5:30 Tuesday-Friday, but on top of that, Tuesday I have auditions at Foothills for the Christmas Show, Thursday I've got a coffee date with Amanda. And to make it through the day, I'm in bed by 10:00. Not a lot of time for writing, but somehow I know I'll get it done. I've got two places to work on plot and dialogue, so if I get stuck on one, I can work on the other. Too bad I only figured out to do that today. Oh, one other side effect of The Deadline, I am so mentally tired, I can hardly move, or lift my head. I don't think I've ever been this affected by something I've written before. Fingers crossed this means it's going to be a good one eh?!
Think good thoughts for me during the week, and pray that I'll have dialogue coming out of my fingers!

Fox On The Run

2006-09-15T07:42:00.000-06:00

The Last Kiss was excellent. It had a few, "uhh" moments, but all in all, it was worth watching. I was just reading an entertainment article on www.imdb.com, and it referred to Ontario as a state. It made me giggle. Tomorrow I start my field ed. As excited as I am to start, I kind of hoped to sleep in Saturday. Oh well, I still have Monday.
Yesterday I did a lot of running around in the morning before coming to school, and during the running, I got two really good soakers. Since I live in Bowness, I didn't have a change of clothes, nor an opportunity to run home and get it, so I spent all day in soaking wet shoes, cuffs of my pants (well actually up to the calf area) and socks. Needless to say, my feet are really sore today. They might very well be permanently raisined. Anyway, off to work!

Give It Up

2006-09-07T21:45:00.000-06:00

So, uh, yeah. Going to a preview of The Last Kiss on the 13th. Oh yes me.
And my arm is really big still.

My Riches Can't Buy Everything

2006-09-05T22:50:00.000-06:00

Oy.
I gave blood today, normal routine occurance every 56 days or so. Not this time! The nurse stuck it in a vein that was on the side of my arm, and it had difficulties staying in, and getting the blood, so she was constantly fiddling with it. It usually only take me about 5-6 minutes to fill up the required amount, so by the 10th minute or so, I'm feeling a little wierd. I can't feel anything but that needle in my body. About the 17th minute or so, they decide to take it out. No big deal right? Well, when the nurse (different one that put it in) took it out, I thought I was going to throw up and pass out all at the same time. Plus, I almost cried. So all of a sudden the nurses were throwing cold towels on me, taking off my watch (my hand was swollen) putting the fan on me and rubbing my arm and hand. I was suddenly so cold that I couldn't talk for my teeth chattering.
I guess that's it. My arm is still really sore so I shouldn't really be doing anything with it, much less typing.

What Have You Been Doing Lately

2006-09-04T21:54:00.000-06:00

That, and being in Joya's wedding, trying to write more of my play, but not being able to, watching episode after episode of friends, and playing Diner Dash 2 and Insaniquarium.

What Have You Done Well

2006-08-25T22:41:00.000-06:00

I'm tired, but I'm feeling updatey. I went to a wedding reception today after the worst day at work ever. Our computers didn't work for the first 7 hours of my 8 hour shift, and I was constantly helping people. Why is it when everything goes wrong, we always get so busy. Oh. My. Goodness. It probably didn't help that last night I got to bed about an hour later than I normally do and woke up about 45 minutes earlier than I normally do, and I was still late to work. But I figure, I come in to work 20 minutes early and never get paid for it, so I was allowed this one late day. Plus, my head has been pounding - today it was because I forgot my sunglasses and I was wearing contacts. Laugh if you will, but the sun in Alberta is way harsher than the sun in Ontario.
Realized that August is drawing to an end, and I don't have the page count for my play that I wanted. Eep!
Realized that between January and April, I just might not be able to both work and graduate.
Realized that a week tomorrow, Joya is going to get married. She's going to have a husband and live with a boy.
That's a lot of realizations in such a poopy day.

Word

I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General

2006-08-16T22:28:00.000-06:00

I have a stye. It's not fun. The whole right side of my face is congested I feel like it's going to blow up. Actually, before I found out what was wrong with my eye, I was too scared to sneeze as I was afraid my eye would fly right out of the socket. I saw that one time on E.R. But, at least it's not pink eye. However, at least that would have given me a day off for once. I have two days off in a row coming to me come Sunday. Can it be true? Apparently, it's all right that I work 6 days in a row [again] since I'm not working a full 40 hours. Boo-urns to you!
P.S., I've never been so scared to walk home from the bus than I was tonight. A truck was screeching around, and when I crossed the road, a guy starting running toward me. I looked back, quickened my pace, wished desperately I had pepper spray/mace [is it the same thing?] when all of a sudden, the guy, potentially intoxicated picked up what was thrown out of the truch by its wild careening. Oh. My. Goodness.
And there you have it, my congestedness allowed me one good word.
Word.

I'm Just Here To Hold Your Hand When You Die

2006-08-12T21:06:00.000-06:00

I fell on the bus yesterday. While I was walking to the back of the bus to sit down, the bus driver accelerated - no big deal - but this time right when he did this, I must have stepped in a slick part of the bus as it had been raining. I don't really remember a lot of it, as it happened so fast, but I went down. I twisted my body as I probably tried to catch my self, so my back is really sore, and my shoulder/neck area which had been sore from a work incident hasn't gotten better as fast as it would have otherwise. And of course I skinned my knee. In the design of the bus floor (it was an old bus). Thankfully no one saw me as they were all sitting really close to the front of the bus, and if the bus driver saw me in the mirror, he said nothing. I'm glad, because I really would have been embarrassed.
Luckily the skirt I'm wearing tomorrow for Pat and Amanda's wedding goes long enough that my lovely raw skin will not be seen.
Word.

Vienna Waits for You

2006-08-04T21:08:00.000-06:00

So tired. Last night I went to bed at 8:30, and today I'm still exhausted. I must get used to waking up, being out of the house at 8:30 and not coming back till 11:00ish every night. I should start doing that now! Right now I'm at Joya's sister's house waiting for Gray-Em so I can go home. And probably go to bed. Just 4 more days till my next day off. I think I'll have to go to the Dr.'s to see about some blood tests. Oy, good times.
Last night I had a dream I was late to Pat and Amanda's wedding. Methinks it's because in real life I have no idea what time it is.
I bent my nail back today. It hurt...a lot. It still hurts...a lot, and this isn't helping.

Word

Did You Ever Notice I Never Really Cared

2006-07-31T22:41:00.000-06:00

Do you ever want to tell someone off, but you were afraid of how they'd take it? I'm going to do it, but no one will know who it is, so no one's feelings can be hurt (unless they have a guilty conscience? Or just one of those personalities that just feel bad.) Like, there's this girl at work, and whenever she gets really frustrated, I'm afraid I'm the cause. Anyway, here goes.

SCREW YOU!!!!!!

And here's a picture that I think is funny. And, for the people that would normally get upset about something like this...please take a grain of salt before you take a look. That is all.

Don't Stop Believin'

2006-07-30T21:54:00.000-06:00

I just got back from Lady in the Water. What an incredible film! I know I said this after Village, but it was the best M. Knight Shyamalan yet. It seems that everytime he releases a new movie, it just gets better and better. I just can't get over how good it was, and he was still able to poke fun at himself during the film.
Go see it!

I Don't Want To Go

2006-07-25T00:35:00.000-06:00

I hurt one of my Kimme's. I have no idea how I did it. Joya and I were a little/lot giggly after I finally found Smirnoff Triple Black, and the next day Kristin says to me, "What did you do to Kimme?" There's a huge dent in it. I must have hit it with my foot or something, and that hurt her. But I remember no pain in my foot, or huge plastic denting sound. I'm sure I can fix it with a hammer. Anything can be fixed with a hammer!
I hate when people owe me money for so long. Also when they seem to blame one person for one thing that inadvertently becomes their fault for not getting the money. Argh!
Hmm, nothing else going on here. But here's a really funny picture.

Cast Your Cares Away

2006-07-20T10:48:00.000-06:00

I'm finally going to work. I haven't gone in 4 days. 2 of those days were my day off, and 2 of those I was sick. I can't figure out what's wrong with me. I still feel pretty lousy, and I don't know if it's because I haven't slept in a week or what. I just don't know what to do. Maybe tonight I'll sleep because I'm not going to be napping till four. Ah, what a wicked cycle.
I've been writing a lot for my show; I'm feeling really good about it actually.
I'm going to be starting a book club with Marissa and Kristin, and I'm looking forward to that. I was pretty bummed when I had to stop going to the Chapters book club due to transit issues, plus it's a chance to socialize. We're starting with Pride and Prejudice, which I've read about 6 years ago, so it'll be nice to reread.
I got an email from an old old friend who I haven't talked to in years yesterday and we actually chatted on msn last night.
If anyone has the song What's Up by 4 Non Blondes, please let me know, I'd like it in my library!

Be Good Be Good Darling

2006-07-14T23:54:00.000-06:00

Well, I had quite an interesting blood day, but I'm not going to post about it until I talk to Alida and tell her on the phone. It's funnier in voice/person. Right now I'm waiting for my graham cracker crumb crust cools down so I can put the cream cheese mix on it, and the blueberry pie filling on, and the little bits of crumbs for decoration so I can go to bed!
I'm getting quite frustrated at the scheduling at work, and it appears I'm not the only one. What part of "no Sunday's" does no one get?! And to top it off, it's been changed after I got Sundays off. This does not bode well for me staying there much longer if it doesn't shape up.
I've gotten quite a few 3.5 hour shifts as well - which is ridiculous. Why? Because to get there in time, I must leave the house around 4:00, and I don't get back until after 10. That's six hours, and almost half of it, I'm in transit, or waiting for transit. Plus it's only $29.75. I'm spending $5 on transit so I'm making less than $25 bucks. What's that nowadays? That's not even my phone bill - and I have quite a good deal when it comes to that! Why do they make schedules 3 months in advance when they change it 17 times anyway? It seems that the people writing it, write it for their own convenience and damn the other people. Well I say damn the man, save the Empire.
In other news, Joya is getting married in September. Yes, that's right, in a little over a month. Crazy no? And I've never had a boyfriend. Hmm, maybe I should stop making comparisons like that. It's depressing. But only for awhile. I don't get boy crazy so no one should worry about this, neither do I need the "Kim, you'll find someone". I know I will - if I have to kidnap him to do it!
Alright, I should check on my crust...I'm beginning to go crazy. "Beginning" you say?

In the Midnight Hour

2006-07-10T22:52:00.000-06:00

I'm excited. I've finally figured out what my play this year is about, and I've actually started writing some dialogue down! I've even referenced Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. I don't know where my mind gets these things.
For the longest time I've been feeling really unproductive about this summer because I knew that I wanted to get a big chunk of this play started because I knew I wouldn't have a lot of time in 4 months to get it down pat the way I want it. I do have plans to publish this! But now that it's started, the idea is concrete, I feel like a weight has been lifted and I can start doing what I like best. Forming characters. I one time started writing a story and I developed two guys characters and I fell in like with them. It's probably because I wrote exactly how I want "my perfect guy" (hehe Kristin, that was for you!) It's fun to create personalities. You can put little pieces of yourself in, or put things that you wish you had. Ahh, the times. Well, I'm thirsty and hyper because of my creative juices flowing through me and I can barely contain my fingers on the keyboard, so I must be away.
I know I promised pictures, but they haven't been uploaded yet...but they will.
EDIT: I have started a blog chronicling my writing journey. Please stop by for updates!
Ye Ole Writing Diary Link

You Who Wish to Conquer Pain

2006-07-06T22:34:00.000-06:00

I don't understand why people would use power tools at 10:30 at night! And in an apartment complex. Some people are just odd.
I need to wake up early for the parade tomorrow. Plus it's the last day with my parents. Hmm, I don't know how I feel about that. I haven't had to pull out my wallet to pay for anything at all this week. The only reason I bring my wallet in restaurants is to show my id just in case I get carded. I really appreciate that. Mom also bought me some outfits (for my birthday), but I needed clothes. Now I can throw some other stuff out.
I think in the next few posts I'll put up some of the pictures of all the places I went this week.
Oh, and today I went to the Museum of Regiments. Yeah, I found it ironic considering how I feel about wars lately.
Well, this is such a non-post, but whatever. Tomorrow: waking up at 5:30ish so I can have a shower and get going to my bus. Ugh.
What's funny? Explaining to my parents the niches of public transit.

You Don't Believe We're On the Eve of Destruction

2006-07-03T18:54:00.000-06:00

Day 2 of Parents in Calgary is coming to a close. The bad news is that they're leaving early Saturday morning, and not Sunday morning, which is what I thought. I'm kind of sad, but I guess it can't be changed.
Yesterday mom and dad got me some groceries, and stuff at Home Depot, then a bunch of us (Kristin, Joya, Scott, Kyle, my folks and myself) went to Moxies, then Scott came over and Kristin, Scott, and myself played Scene It? which I totally won.
Today, Kristin, mom, dad and I went to Morraine Lake and Montana's. We hiked to the waterfall and Kristin and I grabbed some glacier water - it was ok - not spectacular and not bad, but it was nice and cold. At Montana's, a waiter delivered my dad's drink and I recognized the voice so I looked up and it was Karmin. It's so wierd to just randomly see people that I know. I guess I've been here long enough and know enough people that it's bound to happen every now and then.
Tomorrow we're going to Drumheller and the Royal Tyrell Museum. Kristin may or may not join us, and then mom, dad, Joya and I are hitting the driving range. Perhaps I'll get better.
Wednesday we're going to Heritage Village, and to my store to get me some sneakers, and to other clothing stores where I can update my wardrobe. Who knows, maybe I'll even throw some things out.
Well, I think I'm going to try to find some protest songs to download. I heard The Eve of Destruction today and now I'm jonesing for some more.

I Wear My Sunglasses At Night

2006-06-26T22:40:00.000-06:00

"Clark keeps his Superman identitity a secret to protect his loved ones. Various methods for keeping his Superman's identity secret over the years include his using "super-hypnosis", subliminally causing people to not make the connection, compressing his spine as Clark Kent to become shorter, and studying the Meisner acting technique to switch seamlessly between personas."1

Hmm, I guess it worked too.

Try To Catch Me Ridin' Dirty

2006-06-24T08:24:00.000-06:00

Monday I was making my version of sloppy joes, and whilst taking the buns out of the oven, my mitt caught aflame. I then (quite obviously I think) said, "I'm on fire!" in a british accent with certain inflections. I did that because it's a quote from a movie. Thursday, I was telling Joya my story, and I tried to tell her what movie it was from, and I couldn't remember. All I could remember was that it was a british guy and quite possibly a children's movie. I kept saying it over and over and over, and I got Joya to say it, but no luck. I msg-ed everybody I knew, even included the question in Joya's email to Scott (the worship pastor at Foothills), and nothing, they didn't know. It was kind of generic. Thursday night I was playing my computer before I went to bed, and the quote started running through my mind. I tried to hold it there, running circumstances through my head, and I figured it out!!!! It's from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But of course, it was so late I couldn't immediately tell anyone, so it was kind of a bummer that way.
At Ikea last night, I bought 2 Kimmes for less than the price of one, and a kettle - but I don't think she charged for the kettle, but that's ok becuase lady was a biyotch. The fun part was putting them in Joya's car... and she was worried her bed wouldn't fit. Oh, Ikea.
So, my spare room is called Spare Oom. What should we call the other 2?

Celebrate Good Times, Come On

2006-06-21T00:10:00.000-06:00

The Big One Is Here! My 200th post extravaganza! As you can see I've made some changes, hope you like them. I'm quite partial to them myself. 200 entries. Wow. I've been thinking lately about how I'd "celebrate" this milestone. Pictures, behind the scenes, secrets revealed. But I'm not sure which one I'd choose, so I'll do all three, but perhaps in a different order, you know, so it's not so mundane.
BEHIND THE SCENES
When I write my blog, I'm either one the couch, at the table, or on my bed. Ah, the joys of a laptop. There have been times when I wrote at my parents computer desk, but you know, I'm rarely there. The titles I choose, if you haven't already noticed are lines of songs that run through my head. Never shall I write a non-lyric title, and that's a promise, heck, that's my whole platform! I like getting lots of comments - but then again, who doesn't?
SECRETS REVEALED
Sometimes, I can't think of cool lyrics to put for my titles, so I take advantage of this website. It's saved my behind several times.
My life really isn't as boring as you read. If I write down all that happens to me, your head would explode.
PICTURES

And that would be it. Thanks for reading, and continuing to read, and as repayment, I pomise not to make your head explode with my uber exciting life!

No One Can Stop Us Now

2006-06-19T08:27:00.000-06:00

Ok, Friday, I fell in mud with white pants. Good times. But, my weekend did get better with the exception of the cold that I got for no apparent reason. Sunday, Joya and I went to Market Mall where I got my hair cut - decently this time, and she got some good deals. I'm a pretty good personal shopper for her. Then we went to Crossroads Market where the Calgary Herald was having a book drive. I got 9 books for $9. 7 of them were John Grisham. Then we were driving to the 711 and I happened to see a drying rack for sale in a yard. So we turned around, picked that up and a coffee table. Then Joya and I went back to her house, watched a movie then made stir-fry. When we came back to my house, it started hailing, so I carried all the stuff in with my umbrella hat on and hail beating on my back. As soon as we (read: I) were/was done putting the items in my house, the hail stopped. How's that for, "sucka!" Good grief.
Well I still have my cold, and I must be off for work.

1 more till the big one.

Reminds Me Where I Long To Be

2006-06-15T13:16:00.000-06:00

Oy, it's raining. It was raining all night ensuring that I'd have pee dreams interupting what could have been really cool imaginations.
Kristin and I planted my lilies, chives and chicks and hens. It actually looks like a real garden and a real house. It's great. I'm really liking it.
16 more days and my parents will be up. But before that, I'm getting my hair trimmed, and hopefully the girl will know what side bangs are. Oy.
I wish I had more exciting news. But I don't.
Peet moss is really heavy.

2 to go.

Got Nothing To Lose

2006-06-08T10:22:00.000-06:00

Alright. This post is for the telling of my dream and what happened when I woke up.
I attribute all this to Joya for telling me Bowness is unsafe, and that crazy loud helicopter I heard last night.
Ok, first I dreamed I was living in this huge house, and I was trying to move or something and it wasn't working very well. End that part of the dream. Same sort of deal, living in a huge house, and Christina was living there, and I think we were still waiting for Kristin to show up - except Alicia was there and so was Andrew. Maybe it was a party house. Anyway, I came down from the room one dark morning and I had left the window in my room open and unlocked (there was still the screen in). When I turned back to lock the door I saw and heard two gang people saying, "sweet two purses". I didn't on that I had heard them, but I hurried downstairs where everyone was, told them what was up and asked them if I should call 911. We waited just in case the guys didn't come in the house. We saw them pass, then we went around to all the windows and doors and made sure they were locked.
Then we heard a HUGE hoopla. This kid came running through the house (don't know how he got in), and a huge gang came after him. This one guy kept caressing our faces as other guys showed us their knives and guns. They took someone, but I forget, or didn't even know who it was. Then there was a stand-off of sorts between the police and the gang. I think they were breaking my house so I got mad. I went up to the gang member and I think I went a little Dirty Harry on them. I said something to the extent of "you need to get out of here. This is MY house". He of course scoffed and challenged me and we started fighting. Of course, he had the upper hand because I had never fought before, but all of a sudden I was filled with God's power and was flying and doing all these cool tricks and I triumphed. Then I turned white because I had God's favour.
THEN my doorbell rang and when I ran to get it, it felt like someone cut my achilles tendon because I couldn't bend it at all. I didn't have my glasses on and I was thinking it was going to be JW's. No. It was the appraiser that was not supposed to be there. But he was there, and my house is a mess, and I just got out of bed, because I had a gang warfare dream.
P.S. There's so much more to the dream that I remember - little details and the like, but I just cannot describe them with words.

Three hahahaaaaaaaaaa.
That was supposed to be like the Count from Sesame Street.

It's Been A Long Time

2006-06-04T23:21:00.000-06:00

Today: Went to Church, Wendy's, Callaway Park, Driving Range, Dairy Queen. Such a full day! I was going to stay at home and organize my house some more, but I had never been to Callaway park before, and I really enjoyed it. I'll work on it Tuesday before I go to work. I'm going to Andrew's after work, and while I'll be home by 10, I might not be in the mood that late at night to organize.
My work schedule this week is odd. Tomorrow (Monday) I'm opening; Tuesday, I'm closing; Wednesday, opening; Thursday, closing; and Friday opening. Ah well, it'll make the time go faster until Kristin arrives!
Wednesday Joya and I are going rollerblading. I'm excited about that. I haven't been since last Canada Day.
I've realized something today. I'm getting old. My stomach rose on just about every ride. I went on what I would call the Viking's Rage (as that is what it is called in Canada's Wonderland), and was sitting beside two younger girls, and they screamed everytime the boat moved (so throughout the whole ride), and I kid you not, but I could not hear out of my right ear for quite some time. Ah, youth.
Well, I'm off to bed. It's going to be hard getting used to having to wake up earlier for work. If I were still living on Brisebois, I would wake up at 8:00 to be at work by 9:30, and sometimes later!

4 more. . .

But Sally's Got Scrambled Eggs

2006-06-01T20:35:00.000-06:00

Well, I am now a Bowner. That's what I've dubbed us folk living in Bowness, and it's funny as well as handy. Well the act of moving went just fine, everything else has been a nightmare! Hopefully I won't have to deal with it much longer.
This morning, there were firemen here and I don't know all the details, and I'm only going from bits and pieces I hear through the window, but I think they were trying to get a cat off a roof. I have never seen that happen in real life! This evening, actually about 15 minutes ago, I saw a guy being escorted to a police car by, policepeople. (A guy and a girl). Haha, I really don't think it was a big deal as there were kids running around and the parents were unconcerned. I didn't feel scared in any way, but when I called Joya to tell her, she told me to lock my door. Haha.
It almost feels like a campground. If you have your window open and you're sitting by it, people will call in "hello". It's not bad. I kind of like it. I might get a little annoyed but oh well, I'm just not used to interaction from the neighbours. It reminds me of Cannington so much. Well, I guess I should go hook up my landline so I can screen my calls...my old landlords have been calling me about 5 times a day! ARGH!

You can count it down with just one hand now!

I Wanna Let The World Know

2006-05-30T00:26:00.000-06:00

So, remember how I said I hated to leave because my landlords were so nice? I LIED! I can't believe how one person can make another so miserable. Ah, maybe things are blown out of proportion because I'm so tired. I get home from work, then I pack for hours on end. I feel like I'm finally putting a dent in things. My room is 99.9% done, then it's the bathroom - not a lot of effort, the living room, (mostly everything is packed) and the kitchen - which is just cleaning up. So I guess I'm pretty much done, but I only have tomorrow left. Alright, off to bed.

6 more until........

Maybe Tomorrow, I'll Want to Settle Down

2006-05-26T23:55:00.000-06:00

Ah, that title is just for Betty. I wonder if anyone else will recognize it? So, my loyal readers, the verdict is in. I am now a proud renter of a place in Bowness!!!!!!!! We got it!!! I'm so excited! And, I get to move in on May 31, which is when I have to be out of my place. Woot woot and woot some more.
The only thing that is sort of scarying me is 10 sleeps before Kristin arrives. Ah well, I'll be fine I'm sure.
So, the things I need now is a mattress. It's not going to be a huge deal because I have a pull-out couch, but you know, not the best for a good night sleep.
A girl at work is selling me her kitchen table and 4 chairs for $15! Isn't that great?
7 remaining until...................
THE BIG ONE

That's Just the Way It Is

2006-05-25T13:06:00.000-06:00

Job offer yesterday. Can't take it.
Bowness open house today. Had a dream about it and it went well. So pray we get this place - it seems ideal.
Packing today. Got everything in the kitchen out that I can. Well, I just have to clean my waffle iron and it'll be all done that I can. I've thrown some wierd stuff out. The wierdest - water chestnuts.
I've moved on into the living room, cleaning off tables, throwing junk out.
I should be about 75% done today. The rest of the 25% stuff like my TV and stuff, and fridge and freezor junk. I think I'm running out of boxes. Eep. But that's ok, my landlords are bringing boxes over when they let the people move stuff in on Saturday. It's a good thing I'm not going to be there, or I will tell them the kitchen sink leaks and makes their stuff all gross, no matter what you do, the house smells, and if there's ever a fire, they'll just have to die because there are bars over the windows and deadbolted, and we don't have the key. Oh, and I'm taking the fire extinguisher, so that's one more thing that's illegal - you need a fire extinguisher in a kitchen.
Ok, enough procrastinating.

Should've Known Better

2006-05-24T08:57:00.000-06:00

Ok, so here's the thing. I have to move out of my place on May 31. As of now, I don't have a place to move into. Please pray hard for a place to stay.
Oh, and for some reason, my landlords are letting the people half move in on Saturday. I hate that. They're so frustrating. Now, I have no cares about calling the health department to rat them out. At first I just felt bad, but now I realize they have screwed me over lots of times. I'm so frustrated! I mean, I still live here, why should they move their stuff in? Why can't I wait? Oy.
Here's hoping for a house to magically fall in my lap, and for Taylor to win American Idol. I'd marry him.

We Shall Overcome Today

2006-05-21T10:03:00.000-06:00

Remember the Titans is to ABC as Pretty Woman is to Superstation
I had a dream that on Osama Bin Laden's 100th birthday, when I was in Toronto in a layover fleeing from Middle Earth to London, Saddam Hussein hit me when he was driving, running into me, and hurt my knee.
I was sick last night.
But I don't really know why. My mom thinks it's because I had a Mike's Hard Lemonade, but it has less alcohol than I normally have when I have a cooler. I think it's the summation of physical stress, since I don't feel it emotionally. It could also still be because my house is a hellhole. Who knows. All I know is that I slept for 8 hours without moving, then I promptly slept 4 hours more, and I'm still tired enough to sleep a few hours more, but I won't, because then my internal clock will be screwed up.
I feel bad though, I was in the midst of watching King Kong for the first time with Andrew and John. I left like 3 minutes in. Methinks I'm going to borrow it from them hopefully.
Anymore news? Not on the house front, but John and Andrew said that I can keep some of my stuff there for a while. That makes me feel better, because I have places for my body to live, but not for my possessions.
Wednesday is Joya's birthday.
Friday is XMen.
Next Wednesday I have to move out.
I like Bruce Springsteen more and more. He really is The Boss, but he's not the boss of me, no one is!
Remember when it was hard to figure out how to spell 'no one'. I mean, 'anyone' is one word, 'everyone' is one word, why isn't 'no one'? Because it looks like this: noone. What the deuce is a noone? Ah, Old English for the lunching hour I suppose.

Take Me Down to the Paradise City

2006-05-18T18:27:00.000-06:00

Today: Alias, Lost, CSI, O.C., ER., Will and Grace, Without a Trace?
Tomorrow: THE DA VINCI CODE!!!!!! I've only been looking forward to this for a year!
Next Friday: XMen: The Last Stand.
Woot woot and woot some more.

And I'll leave off with something uber disturbing. I saw three birds.....doing......it.

It's All Messed Up But We're Alive

2006-05-15T08:48:00.000-06:00

Still sick. I would have to say most definitly from the mould. Why? Because I took out every single garbage in the house and have had the door open for the air, and it's still gross smelling when you come inside and stuffy. Plus, all the sickness is in my chest and throat. I actually feel terrible. I never sleep well when I'm sick (even though I sleep a lot), so I'm pretty darn tired - even though I went to sleep about 2 hours before I normally do). I'm hoping I can go home early from work today, because it hurts to talk, as well as when I swallow, I feel like I'm swallowing swords and daggers horizontally.
I'm buying crocs soon. I hope their as comfortable for me as they are for the rest of the world.
On Friday Joya and I are seeing The Da Vinci Code. I'm getting really tired at having to "justify" why I want to watch this. Does not everyone know that Tom Hanks is my alltime favourite actor? Good grief, who else would buy and watch The Bonfire of the Vanities?
Speaking of Joya, she asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. I haven't been a bridesmaid in more than 10 years. I'm uber excited. Of course that means that I'll have to cut my trip home short- or does it? I guess it all depends on when I graduate and stuff.
I should try to eat something.
Please pray that I can go home early today - even though I went home yesterday too, I really need to kick this, and it's not happening as soon as I would like!

You Gave Me Just What I Needed

2006-05-10T23:21:00.000-06:00

So tired. Still not used to waking up ever so early every day. Plus it seems I'm perma-sick. Reason? Most likely mould. GROSS!
Driveshaft was playing in the background of an Alias episode. Driveshaft is the name of Charlie's band in Lost - created by J.J. Abrams, who just so happened to create Alias. Yes, I know, this makes me a nerd. So be it.
We still don't have a place. We kind of need one. HELP!
Watched the last episode of 7th Heaven Sunday. I'm so glad Simon did not marry Rose. And how campy is every single married Camden having twins. I so didn't expect that at all. (After the beep, please turn off sarcasm) Beep.
Haha, you were wrong about Chris being in the top three. Sucka.
Probably going to bed now.

But More, Much More Than This

2006-05-07T13:22:00.000-06:00

Evening of swellness: Watching Family Guy, watching The Warriors, watching episode 1.1 of Lost, hanging out with funny people, eating Delissio pizza, chips, donuts and pepsi. I like having neighbours I know.
Day of badness: Having a whole bunch of people ogling my stuff, and always having to wake up early when I should sleep-in.
Weeks of hopefullness: Finding a place in Varsity and really really really wanting it.
Days of Excitement: Alida coming down for a few days and being able to hang out with her.
Night of Fun: I might skip book club to watch Cold Case, The Simpsons, Family Guy and LOTR.
Day of Off: I have Monday off, so I'll do some sleeping in, some laundry some LOTR.
Week of Potentials: Hanging out with Joya, Prince's Island Park? I might waffle her since she waffled me.
Day of words becoming Verbs: Yesterday I went over to Joya's for waffles, and we're going to share in waffling each other. We both got waffle irons. It's a nice "girl's night in", and waffles are yummy!
Weeks of Counting down: 55 Days until mom and dad show up.

'Nuff Said

You've Already Won Me Over

2006-05-06T10:02:00.000-06:00

Tom Hanks is hosting SNL for the 8th time tonight!

I Just Wanna Bang On My Drums All Day

2006-05-02T08:32:00.000-06:00

Waffle irons, "pineapples", lobster, POD, trying to honk the horn, and shopping carts. That pretty much sums up my shopping trip with Joya. Good times. We're pretty sure we share a brain.
I have new neighbours. And I know them. And I can potentially steal some of their rhubarb. We still haven't found a place. I've given my months notice so we really really need one. I can't even get a hold of Jordan because I think his phone has been disconnected.
I haven't had a day off in a week and a day. I'm really tired. Really really really tired.
Alida comes in today. We're hanging out tomorrow and Thursday.
Joya and I are going to try to get advanced tickets for The Da Vinci Code for May 19. I want to support it on opening weekend (Where they get most of their stats I think).
Joya and I are also going to X:3. I'm so excited. I think I almost drooled when I saw the previews for both of those movies. Other movies I want to see: Water, Guys and Balls, The House of Sand, and now I can't remember any more. (These movies are all foreign, but they look excellent).
Did you know Michael W. Smith was in a movie called The Second Chance? Apparently it's good, but when I saw the preview, I didn't see a character, I saw Michael W. Smith. Interesting.
Did you know that Akeelah and the Bee is getting bad reviews? I thought it would be ok. Well it is Starbucks first movie. Next up, The Gap presents, Jungle Book: Mowgli's Revenge.
I said I was tired.

'Nuff Said

Stealin' Wheat and Barley and all the Other Grains

2006-04-27T23:14:00.000-06:00

So it happened again! When I got home from work tonight there was a message from Chapters. Apparently I was supposed to work 2-1o:30 today - but it was scheduled in pen, so I don't know when it was scheduled, or why no one told me! Argle. But tomorrow is my last day. Kind of makes it bittersweet.
In another news...life next week couldn't be sweeter, nor could my shifts. I have the best shifts ever with Alida in town. I'm ever so happy about that. We can have a sleepover! I haven't had one of those since Christmas Eve, and Boxing Day. Let's hope we get more sleep than Christmas Eve. 3 on a double bed, and I'm sure all of us are sprawlers. Made for tense sleeping.
Hmm, what else? People have been coming by to see the place, so one night I had to sweep, mop, vacuum, dishes and tidy after I got back from hanging out with Joya. I wasn't happy. I was frustrated, swearing. I hate it when people are selfish and I'm the one to deal with it. Oh well, my landlord says she'll give me half my damage deposit back when a new girl moves in. All mine. It'll help if I need to make a damage deposit on a place. Which for now is non-existant. My eye's been twitching again lately. It's actually doing it right now.
Oh, I found out that for years I've been buying shoes that are too big for me. Because I have a square foot, I've had to get big shoes to make up for the width. I tried on some shoes at work today, and I'm an 8 1/2! That's a lot smaller than 10 and sometimes 11! I can't tell you how happy I am that my feet are not clownish. I know size 10 isn't big, and a lot of people have that size but what not a lot of people know is that my feet have miles of unfilled shoes because my toes cut off.
Is there anything else? Joya and I watched Benchwarmers the other day. We laughed, we didn't, we were grossed out by the 2, that's right 2 needless puke scenes. There were people that went in the theatre before us, and the girl saw a sign for Jack Black's new movie, Nacho Libre, and she asks (presumably) her mother, "what Nacho libber?" It was hard to not laugh. And then they were in the theatre with us, and we sat uber close to the screen so we wouldn't be near them. After the movie while I was waiting for Joya I heard her say, "That was the best movie ever! We are so getting it". Now, it was funny, but not "best movie ever" material.
Hmm, anything else? Not for now. That's been my life as of late. Work, sleep, cleaning, showing the house, and getting excited for Alida week.

'Nuff Said

On Which You Used to Rely

2006-04-23T23:02:00.000-06:00

Ok, third year is officially over. Grad banquet was last night, and it was so good. I mean, food wise. I always find speeches and the like so boring, but all I was hoping for was non-chinese food. I was really disappointed last year when that was the outcome.
Deanna has "moved out". She left a bunch of stuff that I'm expected to move when and if I move, so I'm not having a good time with that. Plus, the only thing she cleaned was her room. So that's what I'll be doing off and on.
I had internet and phone problems yesterday and today, and I finally figured out it was because I downgraded to Shaw hi-speed lite, and that makes your internet sluggish. Good to know. But I've got it all taken care of. I'm paying more, but at least I won't have to permanently put my phone on call-forwarding. It meant I had difficulties calling out, and when my mom called in, she could barely hear me, and there was a delay. Oh technology. Nothing else is new. Chapters has been confusing and frustrating me. When last I checked my schedule (a week ago yesterday), I was not to work at all this week - which is why I branched out to get another job). I went to the Andersons for Easter meal, and when I call to get my messages (at 8:30), Deanna says to me, "I thought you were closing". And I said, "no, I've been at the Andersons". She told me Chapters had called and I was to be working a 1-9:30 shift that day. I was confused. First of all I never work Sundays, and I had just checked the schedule and I wasn't on for the week. I let it go. Wednesday, I get a beep when I'm talking to my mom. Since our conversation was almost over, I let the machine take it. When I hung up and checked the message it was one of the managers calling to tell me I was supposed to be in work that night too. I was in the process of getting ready for a night out with Joya. I called back and told him what the schedule was and let him know of my confusion, and from what I understand, someone said they changed shifts with me and didn't let me know. Not cool. I'm still a little wary of going to work tomorrow because I don't want to be known as a sore quitter. I did offer to go into work on Wednesday, but I did say I had made plans. They didn't need me, but I gave them my cell number just in case. They didn't call, so I hope everything is sorted out. I'm not one of those people who just don't go into work! So I have two more shifts at Chapters (Monday and Friday) and I start my new job on Tuesday.
We still haven't found a place. I guess the one in Edgemont didn't really work out. On Friday, Jordan came over and we looked for a bunch more places. I hope we find a place soon. I don't like being in this limbo, and I know Kristin would like to know we have a place nailed down before she comes out (although she can always crash at my place - as of now I don't have a new roommate).
Alida is coming in a few weeks! I'm excited to have more than one person to hang out with! Good times. Well, I'm going to do something - don't know what!

'Nuff Said

With A Rebel Yell

2006-04-17T10:23:00.000-06:00

So this might be a little bit more controversial than my other entries have been. I think I've kept quiet on here long enough, I must say something. It has to do with Dan Brown and The Da Vinci Code. I have this book, I've read it twice, and I've borrowed it out to Joya at the moment. Working at Chapters, I recommend it at least once a day. I've also read (and own) Angels and Demons (prequel to Code), Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. Deception Point deals with whether aliens did exist (to an extent) and Digital Fortress is about math. Just math.
Let me just state right off that I am frustrated to the gills when people say they won't read this or it is bad for Christians to read. I've read this and I haven't lost my faith (or my salvation for that matter), and when I recommend it to possible non-Christians, I'm not afraid they won't become Christians for it. There are a LOT more books - and non-fiction at that - that claim they discount the existence of Jesus, and Christianity isn't the true religion, etc. Why are we getting upset at something that clearly says A Novel? Is it because we now realize Harry Potter isn't as bad as we thought and we need something else to rag on? We were wrong about Harry Potter weren't we?
A general comment heard from Christians. "It causes Christians to turn away from their faith." I know people like that - Years ago I was like that. I couldn't question my faith. We NEED to question our faith so we can become stronger in it. We need to have the information so that a book like this won't break us. It is not the book's fault Christians turn away. It is no one's fault but their own. They gave in. Christianity is a fight against Satan. Satan will use anything to get us to fold, and granted, he is probably using the book. That's why we put on the armour of God. We do need to guard ourselves, and be careful what we read etc. However, The Da Vinci Code has less swearing than any sitcom, and no sex - which isn't what I can say about sitcoms and anything on TV.
One more thing. The Da Vinci Code isn't true. We know that as a fact! But what about the people who read the Left Behind series and claim it as the word of God. We don't know that's a fact! Why do people read those series, think that's how the end of the world is going to play out and sit back and let it happen. Um, guys, Paul wrote Thessalonians to tell the people to stop doing that. It still applies today. Is everyone saved? Left Behind is based on the dispensationalist theory. THEORY. There are other ways to interpret Revelation. The preterist focuses exclusively on how this document would have been received by original readers. They wouldn't have any idea about chips going in arms - why are we? The Bible does not say that is the mark of the beast. The Historicist interpretation sees Revelation as a description of the history of the church in advance. The Futurist interpretation relations to John's day (to some extent), but the main focus is the end times and the consumation of the kingdom of God. Finally, the Idealist interpretation is the perennial struggle between Good and Evil. It is not to be interpreted into world history.
So why do we embrace the LB series and believe it to be true, when we know for sure Code is untrue and we shun it like a disease. Jack Van Impe called Christians who read it and believed it to be "just a novel" was foolish. If we're insulting people, why don't we call the people who believe the LB series foolish as well? What's good for the goose must be good for the gander.
That's all.
By the way, Code is excellently written, albeit adolescent. Don't cast judgement on what you haven't read.
Oh, and I have read most of the Left Behind series, and that is a well written story too. Just remember it's a story - not per se a forshadow of what's going to happen.

Being Mighty All Day Long

2006-04-14T23:58:00.000-06:00

Confession: During the past two days I have watched about 12 episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. I know! I know! But it's a guilty pleasure that I like to endulge in from time to time.
So there's this song from the Shrek 2 soundtrack - I think it's covered by a band called Butterfly Boucher, or something like that. It goes something like this (I realize there's no music, but if you know me you can picture me "singing" this) Ch-ch-changes makes us strangers . . . Well I don't know about the strangers things but there's some crazy changes going on in my life. Crazy like a fox!
Change #1 I have resigned from my job at Chapters. Not an easy decision because I love it so. It was a necessary move however, as I got a job at the Foothealth Clinic that guarantees me for 30-40 hours a week, as well as other perks.
Change #2 Kristin, Jordan and I are going to be roommates. Now we're still looking for a place (I'm actually heading over tomorrow to see one in Edgemont) I hope it works out, I like the neighbourhood AND it looks like it's just a 5 minute walk from Foothills Alliance. Not only that, but 5 minutes away from The Great Canadian Superstore, Dairy Queen, Pizza Hut, Quizno's, and well you get the drill. When I called the lady about it, she said they had 30 people checking out the place today, and if one of those chose the place she would call me and cancel my appointment for tomorrow. I was praying all day that this place would really work out, and when I got home, there was no phone call from her, so perhaps this is the one! Joya and I checked one out yesterday and the smell of smoke was so thick I don't think it would ever come out. So, if you read this between now and 10:00 tomorrow morning (well God is beyond time, so even after!) if you could pray that it will all work out that would be grand. Jordan's parents are coming out for graduation - bringing a truck - so it would be great if we had a place concrete by then so he could help us move at least the big stuff.
Well, I'm going to go - 7th Heaven is on!

'Nuff Said

Rock Lobster!

2006-04-09T22:38:00.000-06:00

Another night, another nightmare/ hallucination. I have no idea what's going on in my head. This time I thought I saw a huge mother of a spider climbing up my wall and I let out a bloodcurtling scream. Loud enough to wake me (and Deanna - again) up and to leave my throat raw more than 12 hours after the occurance. It could be I just recently got an insect bite, and it's most likely a spider bite, but I wasn't really thinking about that as I went to bed. I need more happy thoughts! I just hope this doesn't become a pattern. It's kind of embarrassing. So 6 loads of laundry (granted 1 of them consisted of 1 shirt that had to be washed alone) and I still have 2 baskets of laundry left. One basket full, and one still overflowing. I couldn't do more today because they shut off the water. Gradually I'm getting it done though. It's nice being able to see my floor, but I can't help but have this wierd feeling after a clean room. I can't quite explain it. It almost makes it too sterile, and I wonder if it's because it's not my ideal room. That's probably it. I'm thinking of applying that that Foot place beside Blockbuster. I'm not getting a lot of shifts at Chapters just quite yet, and I'll probably need 2 jobs anyway. Maybe that's what I'll do tomorrow.
Anyway, wish me luck sleeping tonight, it's starting to scare me to close my eyes, and I'm not being flippant. This has been the 2nd really bad nightmare in a very short time.

'Nuff Said

I Am The Warrior

2006-04-07T22:53:00.000-06:00

I almost drowned last night. In my Blue Hawaian, cheesecake size. And then I got it for free. But not because I choked, because I found a sharp piece of something in it. And the sweet deal? I had almost finished the thing and I wasn't going to be able to drink anymore.
Let me backtrack. The reason I was at the Cheesecake Cafe was to celebrate the ending of the ordeal that was my play. Ok, only parts of it were ordeals - mainly the lights. It was called 4 different times in 4 different rehearsals and the show. It's too bad the final product wasn't what I wanted, because it would have been even cooler. Oh well, I guess that only goes to show, if you want something done, do it yourself! I have learned a lot from this process, and next years will hopefully go even better. I might even ask Cindy to ask Frank and Shanny to include my show into the first years technical curriculum. It might be cool. I don't want to be too presumptious though. More on the show: people stood up and clapped for me, and 3 people cried! Wow, now I can't take all the credit for the tears. While I wrote the words, there were some awesome people who spoke them.
Anyway, I think that's it for now. I worked with the new manager tonight, who I happen to know through Scott. Fun times. Kristin, I'm still planning on living with Jordan, it'll be cool if you can join and save on some money. I'll try to call soon (I'm working Sat night, and home Sun day - Jordan's coming over to check out places around 7ish on Sunday, so we'll see how the phone call works - And you need to call Amanda as soon as you read this k?)
So, I didn't know this was going to be this long memo for Kristin. Next time it's for you Alida!

'Nuff Said

Like We Did When Spring Began

2006-04-04T20:55:00.000-06:00

So. Busy week. I have figured out that I am away every evening (starting Monday and ending Saturday). Cahrazy. But then, things will die down and I can enjoy this beautiful weather more. Today I had such fun. Trevoures and I went to Walmart to pick up some pictures, then we returned the movie at Blockbuster then we ate bread. It was fun. I think next time I go to the doctor, I should bring up the problem with my wrist. I think it's beyond "weak wrists" now. Ah well. At least I have figured out how to wrap it better. Zach was making fun of it the other day. I would shake my wrist, but it hurts to do so; but I always forget - what can I say, it's my dominate side.
Right now, I've got my headphones up way loud because Deanna is watching Law and Order:SVU, and I won't be watching it until 11, and I want it to be all new.
The other night, I had a dream about shooting cannons, and Vince Vaughn shot a cannon at us and it ricocheted (sp?) off something and a little bit more than grazed my neck. At first I was afraid I didn't have a neck left, but the only thing wrong was this huge hickey-type thing on my entire left side of my neck. I am so odd. BUT, it is better than waking up screaming, drenched in sweat.
I had something else to say, but I forgot. Oh, well, if I remember, I'll add it.

'Nuff Said

Sound of the drums, Beatin' in my Heart

2006-03-30T17:48:00.000-07:00

It's spring! I actually heard the roll of thunder today and for once I was excited. (I usually am terrified of thunderstorms - well, only at night, during the day it's manageable.) There are many reasons to be excited.
1. The weather is smashing!
2. School is almost over for the summer
3. My play is coming up in one week. I'm sure as time gets closer, I'll be nervous as all get out
4. I registered for my classes today, and I only have 2 classes a semester
4a. In one of those classes I'll be writing a full lenght play
5. My parents are coming in 4 months
6. I'm probably moving out by the end of the school year
7. I can wear sandals (and have been since Monday)
8. Once school ends, I can make more money

There are also some things to be sad about
1. Lost will go on reruns soon till next September or October
1a. So will all the shows I enjoy.
2. People from school will be leaving
2a. People will be graduating (the program people, and I have learned to enjoy their company, namely Karmin, Kari, Scott and Mitch)
3. If I do move, I will really miss my landlords - they really are nice people
4. I will have to start paying off my OSAP really soon.

Holy list batman! Oh, also, I can't type worth beans today. I guess my fingers are excited too! Hope your first days of spring have gone as good as mine.

'Nuff Said

Don't Dream It's Over

2006-03-25T01:00:00.000-07:00

So. Busybody is almost done. Two more shows tomorrow (I typed in shoes instead of shows....weird), and then strike, and then that's about it for drama. (With the exception of my big strat plan and my own show/shoe). It's been tres interesting, and Alida, the details, they are gory. I should get to bed; I'm a wee bit tired, and I know not what I'm agonna do for lunch tomorrow between shows. Oh, and Joya is one of the greatest friends ever. She is the only friend (that is in the country)/family (that is in the province) that is coming to see something that I am participating in. She's done that for all my shows, with the exception of one (but lets be honest, I really didn't do a whole lot). I'm glad she's here and willing to do this for me. It means more to me than anyone will ever know (unless you too live provinces away from your family and for the last three years they have not been able to be a part of your momentous occasions, and your friend who would come to EVERYTHING is in New York, then, you will know). Alida, I won't be home Saturday for the aformentioned reasons, but I will try calling you Sunday or Monday (I still have that hermeneutics paper to write! It's late!).
Wow, this is longer than I thought it would be.

'Nuff Said

How does It Feel?

2006-03-18T23:14:00.000-07:00

Thus spake Bob Dylan as I left Chapters tonight. I finally had my three month review today - which is nice - it means I'm no longer seasonal, a little bit more job security. It's nice to know that I'm considered an asset to the team and they appreciate me always having a smile on my face.
But, that's not why I'm writing.
So begins the adventures of Joya and Kim.
I wanted alcohol. Sounds funny doesn't it? I don't often partake, but it nice to have sometimes, so instead of going to Kelseys and paying five dollars for one drink, we decided to go to the liquor store to get a case of 4 coolers for only $9.99. Yep, that's right - no tax. Before that we rented Just Like Heaven. We then went to the 7-11 to get some chips or whatnot. While we were leaving the car to enter the store, I asked Joya where the movie was. She said she thought I had it. I said I thought she had taken it. We realized that we probably left the movie at Blockbusters after we paid for it. We were chatting with the guy about Canadian Tire money, so our minds weren't really focused. Joya decided to call Blockbusters, but we didn't know the dude's name who had helped us, all we knew was that he had dreads. So Joya calls and says, "Can I talk to the guy with the dreads?" Apparently he was the one who picked up. Joya: "We were in earlier, we were talking to you about Canadian Tire money"... Lane (the guy with the dreads) : "Yeah, your movie is still here". How stupid are we? We always do stupid things like that when we're together. I can't remember the details, but there was another incident at Blockbuster with Joya and I did something really dumb. She can probably remember more than I can. I almost called her, but I remembered she was going home to bed, so I'll just have to wait till I can report on it.
Well, I should start heading to bed. I work eight hours tomorrow (not so bad, since I have the rest of the week off for the play) but I have an 8 to 10 page paper on Matthew 20:1-16 due on Monday and all I've done is bookmark the section in the books I got out. But yeah for me for getting those books out!!!!

Ciao

The Hurtin's on Me Now

2006-03-14T00:22:00.000-07:00

Ok....ok. So.....promise you won't judge alright? I was invited by a friend of a friend to accompany them on a ladies night to the Whiskey. There was a limo involved, and I was really excited a) to get out of the house and b) to ride in a limo. What I didn't realize was that on Thursday's at the Whiskey was Ladies Night, and it wasn't just a girl's night out as I had originally thought. When I told Peter and Sharla my plans for the evening, they made reference to male stripping, but since the girls didn't tell me that was involved (a pretty crucial point I think) I just assumed it wasn't going to be going on whilst I was there. I was wrong.
Now I was still feeling pretty ill, so some of the evening wasn't really fun. Some was absolutley funny. Like the male "stripping", which wasn't very hot at all. They looked absolutely ridiculous, and the whole time I was wondering if they could take themselves seriously at all. So that was my Thursday night. Joya and I left early so while we were waiting for Graham to pick us up we waited at the pub - it wasn't as male-cougaresque and a wee bit quieter. Joya was in the midst of taking a picture of herself when a dude walked up, took the camera from her and said, I'll take a picture of you. Joya finally capitulated and I guess all was well until he said, "Like you love me now!". Poor Joya. But wait, that's not the end. He decided he wanted to take a picture of both of us so he backs up and says, "Ok, now picture me naked". Flash, the picture is taken. When Joya and I looked at the picture our faces were awash of part revulsion, shock and "what the deuce do I do?" Then we went home. Oh, did I mention I have $150 dollars worth of gift certificates for drinks there? Well I do.

Well, it's going to be a very busy 2 weeks.
20 page paper due Thursday, I've barely started
A 10 page paper due Monday, I keep forgetting to get the library books out I need. Tomorrow Kim!!!
Then next week is Tech Week for Busybody. Or is it hell week? I'll never know.
After that is just one week before my show. It's invite only. Why? It's the first time I've allowed anyone other than a professor to read something I've written, much less directed it. I need people to understand that this is as much a learning project for me to write and direct, but also to let things go and realize that not everything I write/choose will please everyone. I am going to invite everyone I think will understand that. Just about everyone who reads this blog (and others) will probably get an invite, I just wanted you all to understand my reasonings for such.
That is all.

Ciao

I Did My Best, It Wasn't Much

2006-03-11T08:18:00.000-07:00

Ask me how my Thursday night went sometime. I don't think I'll post on it, because well, it's a better story to tell in person, and I don't want people to think the less of me.
On to less fun things. I've been sick for the past little while. Wednesday I was sick at work and came home, Thursday I felt fine until I ate something then I was sick again, Friday once again I was fine until I ate something and left work early. I've figured out the interim cure. Don't eat anything.................and the only thing that makes me feel ok is 7up. So I will be taking that to work with me. I hope it does it's job. I want to do mine. Being sick means that I haven't been doing anything, much less my homework, so I am going to be a giant stressball, and that probably means I'll get sicker because I'll be so manic. Oy, such a vicious cycle. I guess I better fill up my nalgene with pop now.

Ciao

Deliver Me, I Deliver You

2006-03-07T22:43:00.000-07:00

I send a question out to the void. As a person of faith, believing that, upon death, they will reach heaven and the ultimate reward, is it selfish of them to want the doctors to fight for them if they are in a terrible accident, or should they just sign a DNR order? I know the story changes when one reaches a certain age, so for arguments sake, lets say the person is younger than 55. Thoughts?
Also, I've been debating whether I should become a bone marrow donor. Thoughts on that?

Ciao

Wanted, Dead or Alive

2006-03-02T23:12:00.000-07:00

My eye has been sporadically twitching since the musical showcase at the beginning of February. It's recently getting worse as it gets its spasms every hour or so. It's actually starting to hurt a wee bit too. People seem to think it's stress related, and I reckon they are right.
I've discovered some things in the past week.
1. I can't paint
2. I can't speak in a proper British accent. It seems I can only do it when I'm making fun of Hugh Grant or Keira Knightly.
3. I have a Berble midterm on Monday
4. My brain leaks onto my scalp making my hair on the top of my head never ever dry no matter how hot/long I blow dry it.
5. I could have added chicken to that ceasar salad I bought the other day.
6. Even though people only have a small paragraph to memorize in my play they can stil make up words and screw it up horribly and then had the gall to say "are you sure" when told they were saying them wrong.

But sometimes being a director is fun

Ciao

We're Going to Make it After All

2006-02-25T09:26:00.000-07:00

Worst reading break ever. And I don't understand it. Kristin was up, so that was completely fun. I still had some classes though, and rehearsals, so maybe that was part of it. I think the worst of it is that all week I felt sick - and not fun cold sick. Hurt tummy, constant nausea and headaches as the day is long. Needless to say I did not do any homework that I had planned. It was so bad yesterday that I called in sick with hopes that I would be better today for my longer shift. No such luck. But, I'm going to go in to work and hope and pray they would let me out early. I'm finding it hard to sleep because I can't find a sleep position that doesn't make my stomach hurt. Oy. And tomorrow I'm going to be painting and learning how to use a sound board, and getting up really early. Kim needs more sleep and yet, more hours in the day as well!
And now for the big news: Deanna and I are probably moving at the end of April. I've lived in a basement of some sort or the other for 4 years now. It's time for a change. Juliana, a girl in the drama program, is moving in with her dance teacher, and according to a friend has one of the best places to live. It's a two bedroom townhouse. It's got a fireplace and, drumroll please, a bath tub! It's a little bit more money, but I think I'm going to take Joya up on her offer as soon as my play is done in April and get another job at Canadian Tire. I think it's definitly worth it.
Well, I'm going to go do nothing - can't eat breakfast, is there any point in packing a lunch?

Ciao

And Runnin' Runnin'

2006-02-16T23:20:00.000-07:00

My fingy hurts. During an exercise on Monday wherein Scott was a sado-masochistic doctor and I was a spy, we had a fight over a hanger (the only weapon I could find). It ended when he ripped it out of my hand and not long after that Cindy put an end to it. I noticed that quite a lot of skin had been torn off as well, but it wasn't till a few moments after that it started bleeding hardcore. It's a lot better now - I can go around without a bandaid, but my finger is still swollen, and I can't make a fist without pain.
I've started rehearsals for my show. Sometimes people can be a pain, but sometimes it's nice just to laugh and be silly. Next Tuesday the actors are to be off-book, so that should make things much better.
Oh, I was going to bring attention to a website that I've begun to frequent. Not only is it a website, but it's also a book called Post Secret. Just go to the site and it will explain everything. It gets updated every Sunday, so don't be dismayed when you go day after day and there is no change.
I've also made my first book list. I don't know how well this will work, but I'm thinking of slowly chipping away at those books and not to create another one until this one has been completed (either read or bought) preferrable bought as I would like a huge library, but I would also like low debt, so priorites no?

Ciao

Night Time Sharpens, Heightens Each Sensation

2006-02-11T22:40:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I have this huge problem. I think I'm going bald! My hair has been thin ever since birth, but I have this patch on the top of my head that looks quite receeding-esque. It's almost too shameful to post a picture, but seeing as how I can't walk around with a bag over my head (causes death you know), I might as well step out and start the healing process.

Ciao

You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em

2006-02-09T21:28:00.000-07:00

Following the bliss of an incredible dream, I had a pretty good rehearsal, followed by an angry afternoon.
I don't mean to sound cattish, but sometimes I get tired of always being the person doing nice things and favours to others. Sometimes I need favours from people, and it just doesn't get done. Ok, and I'm partially OCD, so when I don't have a certain thing, my whole day is off. I don't have my water bottle, so what do I do? I don't drink. I know that's damaging to me, and it's something I need to work on (but surprisingly has only gotten worse), but it would have taken two seconds for someone to grab it for me.
Alida, I must tell you this dream - twas full of feeling!

Ciao

It's All For the Best

2006-02-05T11:14:00.000-07:00

To celebrate me being done the Musical Theatre Showcase, I'm going to do my duty to Neely and answer the questions she tagged me with!

Four Jobs You've Had in Your Life
1. Banquet server
2. Farm Worker
3. Telemarketer
4. Rock picker (I picked up rocks from my parents grass for about $1 per full margerine container)

Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over Again
1. The 60's
2. The Mummy Collection
3. Say Anything
4. The Breakfast Club

Four TV Shows You Loved to Watch
1. Xena
2. She-Ra
3. Knight Rider
4. Hercules

Four Places You've Lived
1. Oshawa, Ontario
2. Cannington, Ontario
3. Kitchener, Ontario
4. Calgary, Alberta

Four Places You've Been on Vacation
1. New Brunswick
2. Manitoba
3. Algonquin Park
4. Bon Echo

Four Places You Would Rather Be
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Greece
4. Wales

Four Of Your Favourite Foods
1. Spinach Dip
2. Quesadillas
3. Lasagna
4. Ham and Cheese Casserole

Four Websites You Visit Daily
1. Gmail
2. Hotmail
3. www.foxtrot.com
4. www.fborfw.com

Four Tagged
1. Betty
2. Kristin
3. Alida
4. Trevoures

NOTE: I am now doing my book review over on What Would Kim Read. Check it out!

Ciao

Here I Am

2006-02-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

I promise I'll update soon. I'm 3 days behind in my homework and I have the musical showcase until Saturday. I know I have to get a hold of several different people (I'm thinking Kristin and Alida), and I will hopefully beginning of next week.

Ciao

You All Everybody

2006-01-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

I want to go to England. I watched a documentary on Stonehenge today, and it just strengthened my desire. I need to add that to my death day list.
I looked up "wunderkind" in the dictionary today. I had never heard of it until listening to the soundtrack to the Chronicles of Narnia. It's a title of a song by Alanis Morrisette, and I saw the word in We Need To Talk About Kevin. Here's what it means: "1. A child prodigy; 2. A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age".
Speaking of We Need to Talk About Kevin, I highly recommend it. I think the last time I cried reading a book was in public school when I read Where the Red Fern Grows. I didn't cry at the end of Kevin, but my eyes moistened, and I was really messed up for awhile afterward; even though I knew what was going to happen, knowing I was right was something else.
I was thinking of adding something to my blog - a book list/review of sorts, but I don't know. I'll have to think about it.
Ok, I have to admit, I like Rebecca St. James song on the Narnia soundtrack.
This is not a dream that I'm living
This is just a world of Your own
You took me from all that I knew
Shown me how it feels to hope
With You with me, facing tomorrow together
I can learn to fly
Feels like I'm living in the lion's mouth, but the lion is (an angel)

Ciao

Edit - well it didn't take me long to decide. My "book blog" is here!

Stand Up And Shout

2006-01-27T19:21:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I am officially an Albertan. That's right folks, I was pleasantly surprised yesterday with the arrival of $400 from Mr. Ralph Klein. Definitly helps with the not going broke plan. We're getting full cable tomorrow, and I'm kind of upset. You see, when I called to get the innanet/cable bundle the person I talked to said that while the cable guy can't come the same day as the innanet guy, I wouldn't have to pay the installation fee. Because that person did not make a note of it, and I didn't take down his name, we are getting stuck with a $40 installation fee. I understand their reasoning, I just wish I didn't get screwed because other dishonest people have ruined it for the rest of us.
I went to a chiropractor today. Yes, I've succumbed. Lately my jaw has been really sore, and swelling up, so I talked to my dance teacher, and she (as well as Deanica) recommended very strongly that I go to a chiropractor. Since one comes to the school, I figured I'd give it a shot. Turns out I've got pretty bad sinus blockage, and my neck is out of allignment. He was really nice (I'm terrifed of all white-coated people), and I'm going back on Wednesday. I'm actually looking forward to potentially being able to chew without my jaw clacking.
For those of you interested, my show is going up April 6th at 7:30.

Ciao

Time Is On Your Side

2006-01-21T23:04:00.000-07:00

I saw an interesting book at work today. (Well I'm sure I saw more than one, but this one really stuck out). It was over 1,000 pictures of Americans to the rest of the world apologizing for voting in Bush for another 4 years. One said, "holding ourselves in contempt for 4 more years". I can't remember all the sentances that I looked at, but it was very intriguing. I was thinking of buying it. But then I remembered - I'm poor!
I'm tres bummed. I was going to go to Black Diamond with Deanna, Brad, Caitlyn and Laura, but I found out I'm working. This would have been the first time since Christmas that I went to church, and I was excited - and I'd be able to play with a kitten and a puppy. But my hopes and dreams have been dashed. Oh, did I mention that I'm working NEXT Sunday as well? What part of "I can work Sundays, but I'd rather not because I go to Church" says "Please book me for every single Sunday starting now"!
Oh, but wait! On February the 12th, I am going to a private screening of The Producers. Tres exciting.
Wow, what a rollercoaster blog!
Ciao

And The Man in the Back Said, "Everyone Attack!"

2006-01-19T23:07:00.000-07:00

I think I'm maudlin. It could be because I've been horribly sick for the past few days, and thanks to Janet and Mara for being shoulders to cry on! It could be that I just watched Must Love Dogs and every single girl in the wide world feels this way when it ends up happy for the couple in question. We're glad it happened, because we've been rooting for them, but very unglad that it didn't happen to us!
When I (rarely) talk to people back home, they always ask me, "so is there someone special in your life?" I know they're just curious, and will be happy for me either way, but it just reminds me that I haven't even "crushed" on anyone for three years. For three long years, there has not been one single guy that held my interest long enough to even have a juvenile, immature feeling for them. Good grief Charlie Brown! Sometimes I like that - you know, I'm not prone to flights of fancy (which makes me grounded, yes?) Other times, however, I just want to have those cute feelings. You know what I'd like most? Falling in love with someone in the spring time. It's my favourite season (except for the melting snow, so really gross floors in Walmart); everything is starting new, everything smells fresh.
On a better note, I have a semi-idea for a "story/novel". I think it might be fun to write. Finally, I can write what I know!

Ciao

Waiting for the Fourth of July

2006-01-16T22:15:00.000-07:00

Oy, quelle something. My chair is ripped. I think I almost had a heart attack when I found that out. It's really the smallest little thing, but I get all anal about such things. Well, I guess the reaction pales in comparision to when I was talking on the phone to Scott and I saw a spider crawling toward me. By the time it was over, Scott was asking if I was alright, and it took me awhile to catch my breath. I think I might need to work on that. I was thinking the other day of all the things I was afraid of, and it was quite the list. Dolls, clowns, nomes, spiders, and the list goes on.
The other day at work, I was helping someone find a writer's reference book, and I came across something rather odd. I can't remember the entire sentence, but a book stated their book could help others "write good english". What the deuce? I read that and started laughing. I mean, I can by no means call myself the perfect grammaritan - case in point, I don't even think that's a word - but a book claiming to be The Writer's Manuel or something to that jib, should write a proper sentence on the back of the book! Way to instill confidence folks!
This Christmas season is now dubbed the season of car accidents. Three people that I know have been affected first hand by a vehicular accident. It's wierd.
Well my wrist skin hurts. Perhaps next time I duct tape myself to another person for an excercise in Acting and Scene Study, I should try using actual duct tape - as opposed to duck tape. It might help.
Ciao

But You Can't Push Willy Where Willy Won't Go

2006-01-13T13:12:00.000-07:00

I wrote this on Wednesday because it was so fresh in my mind, and since I knew I wouldn’t get proper internet till Friday, I wanted to get it down on word. Tuesday morning at 8:30, Joya, Deanna and myself embarked on quite the journey. We went to Grande Prairie. Why? My friend from Elim, Allison was getting herself married, and I wanted to be there. I had received a lot of invitations from friends getting married, and this was the first one yet to be in Alberta. I decided to go since I could, and to sort of "make up" for the others I couldn’t make it to. So the trip was fun, what with the rocking out to 80's music, making monkey noises (which if you do it in a certain way is sure to give a person rock hard abs), truck caravans, roads that smell like pot and pulp and paper mills. I saw bison, which I hadn’t seen in about 15 years or so, Joya and I shared a brain and finger expressions (fingspressions) and I saw a dead deer. This was all on the way up.
We crashed at Deanna’s friend’s house, so when we arrived, Joya and I jumped in the shower to prettify ourselves then we were on our way. It turns out Allison and Paul had gotten married on December 21 in Ontario, but because they had family in both Winnipeg and Alberta, they did two more ceremonies there. I did not know that. So after prayers that almost made me laugh out loud and a very short stay, Joya and I were on our way to a Kelseys.
So, if ever you go to Grande Prairie, think of all your preconceptions of a city, then, turn them around. We had very general directions at first, so we headed for what we thought was the heart of the city. It wasn’t there, nor was it the heart of the city. After getting better directions, we went down what we thought looked more like the residential part of the city, and all of a sudden we were on a bustling highway.
Alright, Kelseys. First of all we had to wait until the hostess was done with a personal call, the she led us to a dirty table with a beer bottle still on the table! We thought our luck had changed when the waiter arrived. He seemed to be semi-normal, and fun. We ordered our drinks and our meals and sat and waited. First off, they didn’t have the drink I wanted, so I had to change my mind (which wasn’t a big deal, I was torn between two choices anyway), then they made Joya’s paralyser non paralysing, so she got our waiter’s attention and got him to get her a different drink, so he did, as well as start drinking her old paralyser. Other things happened, but for the sake of understandable explanations if you want to know more, ask Joya or myself in person.
Upon leaving Kelseys, we found ourselves on the funnest road in history. There were dips in the road every few feet or so and Joya and I spent about 10 - 15 minutes of our trip giggling like school girls and shouting "aaaaaand another one" just before the dips. It was great fun.
And then we slept.
And then we woke up.
And then we started about 20 minutes later than we wanted to, but it was all good. Joya ran out of wiper fluid so we had to pull over the side of the 43 to fill it up, and then we were in Edmonton, and getting quite turned around. Finally we made it to the mall, where we went to HMV and I purchased The Legend of Johnny Cash, and an Apocalyptica CD. Then, we saw a penguin. A real life penguin. It was so cute, and it looked so cuddly.
Then we left.
Then Joya had to pull over to clean her headlights off because the car was that dirty.
Then we played Pididdle. I won with 34, I think Joya had 27 or so, and Deanna had about 5 (but she started long after we had, and both Joya and I got a semi Pididdle).
Then we went to a car wash and my pillow got soaked. I guess the trunk leaks a wee bit? Then we got home where Joya spilled Blizzard on her newly cleaned car.
Then Deanna and I watched Lost because after a month, it was finally a new one!
And that’d be it.

Ciao

I'm A Lumberjack and I'm OK

2006-01-05T10:20:00.000-07:00

I was going to say I was in a bit of a funk, but then I looked up the word, and that's not quite the mood I'm projecting. I am definitly not in a state of severe depression. I just found out I'm not actually an Alberta resident, even though I'm registered to vote here and I have an Alberta driver's liscence. It seems I have to be here for 12 non-school months. I'm kind of bummed. I was thinking of this as my home, but my home doesn't think of me as living there. Does that make sense?
I confessed to Deanna a new revelation that I had. You know, those kinds that occur in that state just before dropping off to sleep. I'm still mulling it over, as well as other things. I wish I had more people to talk to. I'm such a bad friend. I called Kristin and left a message for her to call me back, but when she did, I just didn't feel like talking, so I didn't pick up the phone. Now I actually would like to talk to her. My mind is such a weird thing at times.
Alida - resolution wise, there has been an interesting . . . "development". It's so not the word I really want to use, but for lack of a better one, it'll have to stand.
Oh, in a week or a bit, my phone number will be changing. As against mass emails as I am, I just may have to send one out with the info.
Well, on to my brooding (but not depressive brooding; good brooding I think - is there good brooding?)

Ciao

Put Your Hand in the Hand

2006-01-04T01:50:00.000-07:00

So these are my posters that I bought the other day. I was never one for posters when I was a young'un, but I guess now I'm making it up for it.

Ciao

We Had Joy We Had Fun We Had Seasons in the Sun

2006-01-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is for Alida, who just a few hours ago got on my case for not updating as much as I should. Hmm, where to begin? My parents are alright after their crash. They're both on muscle relaxants, but things could have been much worse. I got a whole bunch of stuff with my Christmas money, and I'm still going. 6 books, 8 dvds, 3 cds and 4 posters later, I'm still going. So, today apparently was "be nice to Kim" day. I got a discount when I went shopping because I didn't get my birthday discount the last time I went, even though it was like 2 days after the fact. I also had my car door opened and closed for me. Let's see if this continues. I got a new plant which I'm excited for.
Oh, huge news! I am now the proud owner of an air pop popcorn maker! I'm every so excited. Kudos for Joya for bringing that over!
And some more exciting news, on January 10 and 11, Joya, Deanna and I are going to Grande Prairie! I've never been north of Calgary so I'm tres excited. My dear friend Allison is getting married and this will be the first of my friend's wedding I am able to go to - it being in Alberta and all. So, we're going up for the wedding - Joya's crashing, and Deanna's staying at her friends house, then on the way back on the Wednesday, we're stopping at the West Ed Mall. I plan on being a total tourist.
Well, methinks that is it.

Ciao

Free For the Moment

2005-12-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

I guess it's time for me to update. Christmas this year has been .... interesting. On Christmas Eve, I slept over at the Andersons so I could have stockings with them. Bad idea: 3 people on a double bed. It makes for no sleep. However, I did have the advantage being in the middle, but still no fun when you want to stretch out, but can't. Christmas I spent by myself. Twas very sad but I got over it. I slept a lot and had the most amazing turkey ever - made by moi! Boxing Day I worked then went to Alida's aunt and uncle's house to have an amazing meal and played some fun theatre games, the limbo, twister (for which I was the spinner) and three on the couch. For the second time Alida and I tried to watch Melinda and Melinda, but we were not successful - we just got too darn tired. When I got home this morning, my dad had left a message on my machine. I was a little skeptical as he never initiates the calling, so I was afraid my grandma had passed away (I think everyone in my family is expecting that call any day now). Well, when I called back, dad just mentions blithely that he wrecked the truck. My heart probably stopped right there. When they were driving back from St. Anne's (Near St. Catharines) someone illegally switched lanes and dad thinks she lost a little control because she was jerking around the wheel or something; anyway, she hit the right part of dad's F150 - a huge mother beast in my eyes - and sent it flying. Among other things it rolled and other crazy things. Keep in mind this was on the 407 where, while not as fast as Alberta's roads, its a pretty fast paced highway. My parents actually walked out alive and relatively hurt free! Mom's a little stiff, and I'm sure dad hurts more than he's letting on. His glasses were knocked off his head somehow, so I'm expecting neck/back hurt there. One of the things that make me so mad was the fact that my mom's tres tres tres fragile Christmas gift was in the truck, and they don't know how it is yet. You see, my mom collects cornflower dishes - a special design on glass - and due to money constraints (the harder they are to find, the more expensive it is), she usually only gets some on Christmas from my Grandma Cheel (not the one expected to die). I truly believe she looks forward to that, and I know my Grandma loves buying it for her. I know I should be happy that my parents are alive and well, and I am, don't get me wrong, but my parents don't often spend a lot for frivolities on themselves. The girl driving is getting charged which is good. She only has her G2, and I think she's getting 7 points on her liscence, so hopefully she won't be driving for a good long time! This also means that my dad will be getting a new vehicle. I don't know if it's a total write-off, but he doesn't like keeping vehicles that have been in an accident like that so he'd probably trade it in for something. I think the last accident we were in was when I was in Grade 9 and we were a few degrees from being hit head on. A lack of vehicular accidents in 10 years is pretty good.
All that just makes me want to be home that much more however, so I'm in this emotional whirlpool. Good thing for days off. Hope your holiday's been merry!

Ciao

He's Got Radio-active Blood

2005-12-14T14:05:00.000-07:00

So, this is from Alida's blog. Oh, and by Perelandra series, do you mean the Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis?

Seven things to do before I die
1. Make the Mark of the Lion Series into movies.
2. Get married
3. Meet Tom Hanks
4. Watch every movie in my theatre handbook
5. Read every play in my theatre handbook
6. Finish a novel
7. Act with Tom Hanks

Seven things I cannot do
1. Sing on key without a piano
2. Forget how to play Chariots of Fire
3. Remember anything
4. Drive a stick
5. Hockey stops
6. Turn out
7. Cry on command

Seven things that [will] attract me to my husband-to-be
1. His faith
2. His intellect
3. His humour
4. His honour
5. His love of sports
6. His tallness
7. His appreciation of me

Seven things I say most often
1. What the Deuce
2. Holy __________ Batman
3. Say what?
4. What you talking 'bout Willis
5. Thingie
6. Holy crappin kids
7. I forget

Seven books (or series) I love
1. The Mark of the Lion series
2. The Mists of Avalon
3. The Princess Bride
4. Chronicles of Narnia
5. The Da Vinci Code
6. Animal Farm
7. 1984

Seven movies I would watch over and over again
1. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
2. Elf
3. Forrest Gump
4. Muppets anything
5. Star Wars
6. Lord of the Rings
7. Willow

Seven people I want to join in too
1. Betty
2. Kristin
3. Neely
4. Faith
5. Lisa
6. Kris
7. Julie

2005-12-12T12:17:00.000-07:00

Bold=Read, Italics=started/read parts
I added a few requirments: Red - seen the movie; Blue - seen some of the movie.
1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
8. 1984, George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corellis Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Sorcerers Stone, JK Rowling
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Susskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones’’s Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feis
t90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnights Children, Salman Rushdie
101. Three Men In A Boat, Jerome K. Jerome
102. Small Gods, Terry Pratchett
103. The Beach, Alex Garland
104. Dracula, Bram Stoker
105. Point Blanc, Anthony Horowitz
106. The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens
107. Stormbreaker, Anthony Horowitz
108. The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks
109. The Day Of The Jackal, Frederick Forsyth
110. The Illustrated Mum, Jacqueline Wilson
111. Jude The Obscure, Thomas Hardy
112. The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 1/2, Sue Townsend
113. The Cruel Sea, Nicholas Monsarrat
114. Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
115. The Mayor Of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy
116. The Dare Game, Jacqueline Wilson
117. Bad Girls, Jacqueline Wilson
118. The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
119. Shogun, James Clavell
120. The Day Of The Triffids, John Wyndham
121. Lola Rose, Jacqueline Wilson
122. Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
123. The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy
124. House Of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
125. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
126. Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett
127. Angus, Thongs And Full-Frontal Snogging, Louise Rennison
128. The Hound Of The Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
129. Possession, A. S. Byatt
130. The Master And Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
131. The Handmaids Tale, Margaret Atwood
132. Danny The Champion Of The World, Roald Dahl
133. East Of Eden, John Steinbeck
134. George's Marvellous Medicine, Roald Dahl
135. Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett
136. The Color Purple, Alice Walker
137. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
138. The Thirty-Nine Steps, John Buchan
139. Girls In Tears, Jacqueline Wilson
140. Sleepovers, Jacqueline Wilson
141. All Quiet On The Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
142. Behind The Scenes At The Museum, Kate Atkinson
143. High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
144. It, Stephen King
145. James And The Giant Peach, Roald Dahl
146. The Green Mile, Stephen King
147. Papillon, Henri Charriere
148. Men At Arms, Terry Pratchett
149. Master And Commander, Patrick OBrian
150. Skeleton Key, Anthony Horowitz
151. Soul Music, Terry Pratchett
152. Thief Of Time, Terry Pratchett
153. The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchett
154. Atonement, Ian McEwan
155. Secrets, Jacqueline Wilson
156. The Silver Sword, Ian Serraillier
157. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Ken Kesey
158. Heart Of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
159. Kim, Rudyard Kipling
160. Cross Stitch, Diana Gabaldon
161. Moby Dick, Herman Melville
162. River God, Wilbur Smith
163. Sunset Song, Lewis Grassic Gibbon
164. The Shipping News, Annie Proulx
165. The World According To Garp, John Irving
166. Lorna Doone, R. D. Blackmore
167. Girls Out Late, Jacqueline Wilson
168. The Far Pavilions, M. M. Kaye
169. The Witches, Roald Dahl
170. Charlottes Web, E. B. White
171. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
172. They Used To Play On Grass, Terry Venables and Gordon Williams
173. The Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway
174. The Name Of The Rose, Umberto Eco
175. Sophies World, Jostein Gaarder
176. Dustbin Baby, Jacqueline Wilson
177. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl
178. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
179. Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, Richard Bach
180. The Little Prince, Antoine De Saint-Exupery
181. The Suitcase Kid, Jacqueline Wilson
182. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
183. The Power Of One, Bryce Courtenay
184. Silas Marner, George Eliot
185. American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis
186. The Diary Of A Nobody, George and Weedon Gross-mith
187. Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh
188. Goosebumps, R. L. Stine
189. Heidi, Johanna Spyri
190. Sons And Lovers, D. H. Lawrence
191. The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera
192. Man And Boy, Tony Parsons
193. The Truth, Terry Pratchett
194. The War Of The Worlds, H. G. Wells
195. The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans
196. A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
197. Witches Abroad, Terry Pratchett
198. The Once And Future King, T. H. White
199. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
200. Flowers In The Attic, Virginia Andrews
201. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
202. The Eye of the World, Robert Jordan
203. The Great Hunt, Robert Jordan
204. The Dragon Reborn, Robert Jordan
205. Fires of Heaven, Robert Jordan
206. Lord of Chaos, Robert Jordan
207. Winters Heart, Robert Jordan
208. A Crown of Swords, Robert Jordan
209. Crossroads of Twilight, Robert Jordan
210. A Path of Daggers, Robert Jordan
211. As Nature Made Him, John Colapinto
212. Microserfs, Douglas Coupland
213. The Married Man, Edmund White
214. Winters Tale, Mark Helprin
215. The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault
216. Cry to Heaven, Anne Rice
217. Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, John Boswell
218. Equus, Peter Shaffer
219. The Man Who Ate Everything, Jeffrey Steingarten
220. Letters To A Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
221. Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn
222. The Vampire Lestat, Anne Rice
223. Anthem, Ayn Rand
224. The Bridge To Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
225. Tartuffe, Moliere
226. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
227. The Crucible, Arthur Miller
228. The Trial, Franz Kafka
229. Oedipus Rex, Sophocle
230. Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles
231. Death Be Not Proud, John Gunther
232. A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen
233. Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen
234. Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton
235. A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry
236. ALIVE!, Piers Paul Read
237. Grapefruit, Yoko Ono
238. Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde
240. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
241. Chronicles of Thomas Convenant, Unbeliever, Stephen Donaldson
242. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
242. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon
243. Summerland, Michael Chabon
244. A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
245. Candide, Voltaire
246. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, Roald Dahl
247. Ringworld, Larry Niven
248. The King Must Die, Mary Renault
249. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein
250. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’’Engle
251. The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde
252. The House Of The Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne
253. The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
254. The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
255. The Great Gilly Hopkins, Katherine Paterson
256. Chocolate Fever, Robert Kimmel Smith
257. Xanth: The Quest for Magic, Piers Anthony
258. The Lost Princess of Oz, L. Frank Baum
259. Wonder Boys, Michael Chabon
260. Lost In A Good Book, Jasper Fforde
261. Well Of Lost Plots, Jasper Fforde
261. Life Of Pi, Yann Martel
263. The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
264. A Yellow Raft In Blue Water, Michael Dorris
265. Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder
267. Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
268. Griffin & Sabine, Nick Bantock
269. Witch of Blackbird Pond, Joyce Friedland
270. Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH, Robert C. O’’Brien
271. Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt
272. The Cay, Theodore Taylor
273. From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg
274. The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
275. The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin
276. The Kitchen Gods Wife, Amy Tan
277. The Bone Setters Daughter, Amy Tan
278. Relic, Duglas Preston & Lincolon Child
279. Wicked, Gregory Maguire
280. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
281. Misty of Chincoteague, Marguerite Henry
282. The Girl Next Door, Jack Ketchum
283. Haunted, Judith St. George
284. Singularity, William Sleator
285. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
286. Different Seasons, Stephen King
287. Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
288. About a Boy, Nick Hornby
289. The Bookmans Wake, John Dunning
290. The Church of Dead Girls, Stephen Dobyns
291. Illusions, Richard Bach
292. Magics Pawn, Mercedes Lackey
293. Magics Promise, Mercedes Lackey
294. Magics Price, Mercedes Lackey
295. The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav
296. Spirits of Flux and Anchor, Jack L. Chalker
297. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
298. The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices, Brenda Love
299. Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
300. The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
301. The Cider House Rules, John Irving
302. Enders Game, Orson Scott Card
303. Girlfriend in a Coma, Douglas Coupland
l304. The Lions Game, Nelson Demille
305. The Sun, The Moon, and the Stars, Stephen Brust
306. Cyteen, C. J. Cherryh
307. Foucaults Pendulum, Umberto Eco
308. Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
309. Invisible Monsters, Chuck Palahniuk
310. Camber of Culdi, Kathryn Kurtz
311. The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
312. War and Rememberance, Herman Wouk
313. The Art of War, Sun Tzu
314. The Giver, Lois Lowry
315. The Telling, Ursula Le Guin
316. Xenogenesis (or Liliths Brood), Octavia Butler
317. A Civil Campaign, Lois McMaster Bujold
318. The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold319. The Aeneid, Publius Vergilius Maro (Vergil)
320. Hanta Yo, Ruth Beebe Hill
321. The Princess Bride, S. Morganstern (or William Goldman)
322. Beowulf, Anonymous
323. The Sparrow, Maria Doria Russell
324. Deerskin, Robin McKinley
325. Dragonsong, Anne McCaffrey
326. Passage, Connie Willis
327. Otherland, Tad Williams
328. Tigana, Guy Gavriel Kay
329. Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
330. Beloved, Toni Morrison
331. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christs Childhood Pal, Christopher Moore
332. The mysterious disappearance of Leon, I mean Noel, Ellen Raskin
333. Summer Sisters, Judy Blume
334. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo
335. The Island on Bird Street, URI Orlev
336. Midnight in the Dollhouse, Marjorie Filley Stover
337. The Miracle Worker, William Gibson
338. The Genesis Code, John Case
339. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevensen
340. Paradise Lost, John Milton
341. Phantom, Susan Kay
342. The Mummy or Ramses the Damned, Anne Rice
343. Anno Dracula, Kim Newman
344: The Dresden Files: Grave Peril, Jim Butcher
345: Tokyo Suckerpunch, Issac Adamson
346: The Winter of Magics Return, Pamela Service
347: The Oddkins, Dean R. Koontz
348. My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
349. The Last Goodbye, Raymond Chandler
350. At Swim, Two Boys, Jaime ONeill
351. Othello, by William Shakespeare
352. The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
353. The Collected Poems of William Butler Yeats
354. Sati, Christopher Pike
355. The Inferno, Dante
356. The Apology, Plato
357. The Small Rain, Madeline L’’Engle
358. The Man Who Tasted Shapes, Richard E Cytowick
359. 5 Novels, Daniel Pinkwater
360. The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Juliet Marillier
361. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier
362. To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
363. Our Town, Thorton Wilder
364. Green Grass Running Water, Thomas King
335. The Interpreter, Suzanne Glass
336. The Moors Last Sigh, Salman Rushdie
337. The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson
338. A Passage to India, E.M. Forster
339. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
340. The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
341. Pages for You, Sylvia Brownrigg
342. The Changeover, Margaret Mahy
343. Howls Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones
344. Angels and Demons, Dan Brown
345. Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo
346. Shosha, Isaac Bashevis Singer
347. Travels With Charley, John Steinbeck
348. The Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
349. The Lunatic at Large by J. Storer Clouston
350. Time for Bed by David Baddiel
351. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
352. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre
353. The Bloody Sun by Marion Zimmer Bradley
354. Sewer, Gas, and Eletric by Matt Ruff
355. Jhereg by Steven Brust
356. So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
357. Perdido Street Station, China Mieville
358. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte
359. Road-side Dog, Czeslaw Milosz
360. The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
361. Neuromancer, William Gibson
362. The Epistemology of the Closet, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
363. A Canticle for Liebowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr
364. The Mask of Apollo, Mary Renault
365. The Gunslinger, Stephen King
366. Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
367. Childhoods End, Arthur C. Clarke
368. A Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman
369. Ivanhoe, Walter Scott
370. The God Boy, Ian Cross
371. The Beekeepers Apprentice, Laurie R. King
372. Finn Family Moomintroll, Tove Jansson
373. Misery, Stephen King
374. Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters
375. Hood, Emma Donoghue
376. The Land of Spices, Kate O’’Brien
377. The Diary of Anne Frank
378. Regeneration, Pat Barker
379. Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald
380. Dreaming in Cuban, Cristina Garcia
381. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
382. The View from Saturday, E.L. Konigsburg
383. Dealing with Dragons, Patricia Wrede
384. Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss
385. A Severed Wasp - Madeleine LEngle
386. Here Be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman
387. The Mabinogion (Ancient Welsh Tales) - translated by Lady Charlotte E. Guest
388. The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
389. Desire of the Everlasting Hills - Thomas Cahill
390. The Cloister Walk - Kathleen Norris
391. The Things We Carried, Tim O’’Brien
392. I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb
393. Choke, Chuck Palahniuk
394. Enders Shadow, Orson Scott Card
395. The Memory of Earth, Orson Scott Card
396. The Iron Tower, Dennis L. McKiernen
397. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
398. A Ring of Endless Light, Madeline L’’Engle
399. Lords of Discipline, Pat Conroy
400. Hyperion, Dan Simmons
401. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, Jon McGregor
402. The Bridge, Iain Banks
403. How to Be Good, Nick Hornby
404. The Stone Diaries, Carol Shieldsf3
405. A Map of the World, Jane Hamilton
406. Eragon, Christopher Paolini
407. A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket
408. I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Bill Bryson
409. The Neverending Story, Michael Ende
410. The Shining, Stephen King
411. The Alien Chronicles, Deborah Chester
412. Redwall, Brian Jacques
413. Mossflower, Brian Jacques
414. The Iliad, Homer
415. Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
416. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain
417. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
418. The Odyessy, Homer
419. A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Madeleine L'Engle
420. Sir Apropos of Nothing, Peter David
421. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, JK Rowling
422. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, JK Rowling
423. A Woman of Substance, Barbara Taylor Bradford

When the Day is Long

2005-12-08T22:34:00.000-07:00

I'm so bummed. Scott isn't coming up this weekend after all - but that's not why I'm bummed. I'm sort of glad he can't because I work all weekend, and I wouldn't be able to hang with him. I'm bummed because Narnia opens this weekend, and I don't have anyone to watch it with. So, if you read this and you're in Calgary, and you're not doing anything after 7:30 on Saturday - watch Narnia with me!
On a lighter note, I have finished all my assignments. Just one more (full) day of classes and I'll be so close to being home free. Just one exam and 3 performances, but I'm not too worried about it. I'm just excited to be able to sleep. I haven't had more than 5 hours sleep in the last little while. It kind of sucks.
Well, going to read the latest Dan Brown book. I now have all four of his books. I think I'm a fan.

Ciao

I Want You To Take Me To Funky Town

2005-12-05T00:07:00.000-07:00

The last official week commences. I have one more (huge) assignment to do, and I honestly don't know when I'll be able to do it. Today I had slated days ago that this would be Kim day, and it was needed even more when I fell sick yesterday. I was going to really work at it tomorrow, because I only worked 11-3, then 5-11, but now, I'm working about 11 hours, and I have three things to prepare for Tuesday. I don't know why I did it. Oh right, because I didn't want to appear a jerk and not understanding. I'll have to work on it on my breaks, thats for darn sure. So things I need to work on this week in order of importance.
1. My New Testament Backgrounds paper - worth 50% of my grade
2. My Shakespeare piece - people are paying money to see my work
3. My Bernada Alba scene - it's not just me who's under the microscope
4. My excercise - I just have to find someone to do it with me (No one wants to)
5. My journal - I haven't been getting good marks on those
6. My write-up on every single monologue I've done in Voice and Speech - pretty important for my final mark, but won't take very long only 300 words each.
7. My jazz routine - it's hard on the bum
8. My tap routine - I haven't been practicing, nor have we had a class in two weeks
9. Rearranging my exam schedule so I can perform my Shakespeare piece.
10. Mail birthday money to my folks and Christmas gift to my brother - tis the season.

Ciao

What's Your Price For Flight

2005-12-01T07:59:00.000-07:00

Whew. Never thought I'd say this again, but I pulled another all nighter to finish up a paper due today, and I might just have to do one again tonight for another paper due tomorrow. Why? Because I have class in an hour and a half (Fully intend to work on said paper for hour and 15), then I might have a 30 min time to cram in paperage, then I work from 12-5, I get home in time to grab my tap things then I have tap for an hour and a half. Then it's paper paper paper until it's good enough to give a report on my subject. I blame all those books I had listed. Yes! For shame fiction! I'm a little nuts right now. Oh, news. The other day I got a call from CG and they wanted me back. It seems they haven't had the best of luck, so with a wee bit of a raise (not expected) and the promise that they will work around Chapters schedule, not the other way around, I'm going back. Heck, I need the money. Next semester is my last semester as a full time student. Six months after April, I'm agonna be owing Mr. Ontario, so every little bit helps. Alright, breaks over...on to Epicureanism and Stoicism. Fascinating no? I'm excited for Narnia to open because then Scott's coming up and I have at least two burning questions, one of which I can remember right now for him. I suppose I can call, but hey, you know the schedule.

Ciao

But I've Been to Oklahoma

2005-11-27T12:30:00.000-07:00

So. Our first snow. I really should have better prepared, seeing as how we were due, but no, I played the fool, rejecting the thought that I'd need a hat and mitts.
On another note, I worked an 8-hour shift yesterday. It'd been a long time since I worked one of those. When I started getting problems with my feet, I asked (At CG) to only work a max of 6 hours. My feet couldn't take anymore. I managed those 8 hours, but I was in absolute agony at times. Oy.
So, on to my book list. I finished The Devil's Teardrop. What a twist. I always recommend Jeffrey Deaver, but he does swear sometimes - his earlier work seems to have more swears than his later ones. I also finished The Penelopiad. I finished it in a day. It's so short. It was alright though. Not what I was expecting, but still pretty good. Next on the checked-off list is Children of the Day. Now that was a wierd book. No quotation marks when people were talking, so it was hard to follow at times. There was also some parts were I felt awkward reading, but they were basically few and far between. It was a good drama, however, and it even mentions Steinbach - I've been there! Now I'm on Deception Point and it's absolutely amazing. He's better at the twists than Jeffrey Deaver I think. (But don't tell Deanna I said so). Last night I bought Memoirs of a Geisha for $10.99, so I'll be reading that after Wicked and before Memoirs of Cleopatra.

Ciao

No Promises, No Demands

2005-11-22T21:55:00.000-07:00

I have 4 and a half books to read. Fun books, nevermind those silly textbooks.
1. I have to finish The Devil's Teardrop, by Jeffrey Deaver. For those of you unfamiliar with the name, his book The Bone Collector was made into a movie not too long ago with Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington.
2. The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood. It tells the tale of Penelope while she's waiting for Odysseus to come back from his journeys.
3. Children of the Day, by Sandra Birdsell. Canadian Drama. It's on Chapters hot new fiction table.
4. Deception Point, by Dan Brown. Hey, it's Dan Brown; Mr. Da Vinci Code himself. (By the way, in the 5 1/2 hours I was working at Chapters yesterday I must have sold at least 6 copies of The Da Vinci Code, or Angels and Demons, not counting the Angels and Demons on tape).
5. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire. This is the book that inspired the Broadway musical. It's about the Wicked Witch of the West, and how she became bad. Other books by Maquire are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and Lost (to name a few).

4, and 5 are my own books, while the other ones are from the library, and that's why they are in the order they are. I plan on buying a book called Memoirs of Cleopatra shortly. It looks so interesting, and for 24 dollars, it's a really thick book!

Ciao

Come and Knock on my Door

2005-11-18T12:29:00.000-07:00

Oy. I slept 11 hours straight today. But it's ok. I was awake 40 hours straight before. Why? This week is the week of the play. I had a 10 page paper due and a journal due on Thursday. Where was I? At the playhouse every single hour of the day of the week which only meant night to do things. I started the paper at 11:00 Wednesday night and switched between that and the journal and the journal was done around 6 or so and the paper was done at 8:00. I had a shower, read a little and handed it in around 9:30 or so, I talked to some people, then I was off to the Epcor centre for another day of theatre. It was one of the hardest days ever. I'm still recovering today. I'm absolutely exhausted and I have a pounding headache that was introduced yesterday. I thought it was there because I haven't eaten or slept, but that can't be the case because I still had it after I had supper, and I still have it today. Oy.

Ciao

Worries for Another Day

2005-11-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

So I forgot to mention the most exciting news ever! I only have 8 credits left until I graduate! 8 credits and one field lab, assuming my other four will just transfer over. 8 credits over a 3 semester time frame. It's going to be sweet. I'll no longer be a full time student; which will suck, because I won't get a bus pass, and I'll have to pay to get into banquets, but hey, I can see the light. I'm thinking of getting an Alberta Student Loan and use that to start paying off my OSAP loan. A lot of people use their loans to buy a pretty sweet camera (Buck), but I don't think that's necessarily a wise-investment, particularly if you only do it for posterity's sake. I'd rather be in debt to Alberta than to Ontario anyway. Well, we're off; going to pick up some stuff and get rid of our garbage before we take back the rental vehicle. Hope your reading break was more productive than mine!

Ciao

Dance Your Cares Away

2005-11-10T23:51:00.000-07:00

I gave blood today. And this was the first time in all the times I've gone that it went well. Well except for the pulse part; but after that was over, they got the needle in the first time, and it only took 5 and a half minutes for the blood to pump out. I even beat the boys. Great stuff.
We watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tonight. I really liked it. I think I liked it better even than the original; much of a fan of originals that I am. It was so funny! Deanna and I also rented Two Brothers, but we haven't watched that yet; I'm excited to see it though. Tomorrow, Brad, his friend Candice, maybe Julianna and Trevor are coming over to my house for a movie night. I'm getting Batman Begins, seeing as how I get it for free; and Brad's getting Unfaithful, and we'll see about anything else.
For my birthday I got 60 dollars, and I spent it all at HMV. I was hoping to get Into the West, but they didn't have it, so I'll just have to wait for Christmas; no biggie. I bought a KISS poster, Michael Jackson: The Essential Hits, The Three Amigos, Edward Scissorhands, and Pretty in Pink. I'm excited.
I start Chapters on Sunday, and I'm supposed to get an 'in' for Jon with some chick. It's a sting operation. Good times.

Ciao

Feel the Heat

2005-11-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

Good news: I got the job at Chapters! Thanks for all those who prayed for me. I'm so excited!!!!!
AND, Deanna dyed my hair on Saturday - a dark brown - and it looks awesome! I've gotten so many compliments. It makes me look more mature and my hair look fuller. It's grand. Well, I'm off; I'm too excited to write anything else even remotely coherent!

Ciao

And Time Will Tell Us All

2005-11-02T21:22:00.000-07:00

So, the time is going by ever so quickly. I hardly know what to do with it. I'm working on one paper and will hopefully be done very soon. (Now that I know exactly what sort of things I want to research!) The Glass Menagerie is coming up soon; and then it'll be the Christmas Play at Foothills. Update: I'm no longer SM, but I'm very ok with that; it was a lot of work for someone who had prior committments. I am, however, a stage hand, which I don't think I've done in quite a long time, so I'm looking forward to it.
To all you criminals who read my blog. If you ever say, "I need to talk to my lawyer", it always means you're guilty of something. If you want to get off, lie! Not that I'm supporting crime or lying, but honestly people. It's like one of the stupidest things to do. It's only a matter of time then. I've been watching Law and Order, Close to Home, CSI's, and Criminal Minds too much. Alright, I'm going to do....something!

Ciao

Oh, yes...and the lyrics were from the song, The Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin. Check it out, it's full of beautiful imagery!

The Dark Lord Rides in Force Tonight

2005-10-31T09:13:00.000-07:00

So, I had my first shift at Future Shop. The guys are tres scary. When I got home, there was a message from Chapters, saying that if I was still interested, I could come in for an interview. I sat on it all weekend, and Saturday night even had a dream about it. Deanna thinks I should at least go for the interview, and the more I think about it, I'd really like the job there. So, my interview is tomorrow at 3. Please pray for me; I'd prefer to work there!

Ciao

Sing To the Morning Light

2005-10-28T20:56:00.000-06:00

Well, I just finished up typing up my letter of resignation to Cotton Ginny. I was going to see if they needed me during the holiday season, but the DM herself said to type up the resignation, and Donna told me not to worry about it, so I'm not. I'm free!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be wierd paying full price for clothes though.
My first shift at Future Shop was the boringest thing in the world. 6 hours of paper work and watching the boringest movies ever! I only hope it's over, and I'll start shadowing and the like. I am pleased to announce that our internet is back online. I'm really glad since I'm alone all weekend. I'd get mighty bored if I didn't have the innanet.
You know, there are a few customers I'm really going to miss. Hopefully they'll come visit me over at the FS.
Hmm, I'm going to run now, tomorrow's my last shift at CG!

Ciao

Oh Dance in the Dark of Night

2005-10-27T17:54:00.000-06:00

So, I got the job at Future Shop. After talking to my mom, I've come to discover that this is really God's will. My first shift is tomorrow. So we will see no? Kristin, I'm looking forward to seeing your thingie! That's all I've got....oh yeah, Telus is still crapped out!!!

Ciao