WHO'S THERE?!? Oh... Hi Mom.

I do have one funny story. I woke up early this morning and heard someone knocking on my door. My mother had decided that eight was the perfect time to drop off a little package.

That was fine, and it was good to see her.

It was only later that I realized she had stapled some pictures from icanhazcheezeburger.com to the personal bulletin board outside my room.

My favourite:

Goodbye Rose-Coloured Glasses.

The days seem longer and longer. And less and less exciting. Is this a normal phenomenon I'm experiencing? Like post-move-out let down?

J.Y and I bussed to the Halifax Shopping Centre. This was so I will be able to use Metro Transit in order to get to work, rather than walking in all weather. It was mostly a success, although we accidentally got off a stop early.

I bought new ankle boots. They're gorgeous.

We also went to see the hypnotist Tommy Lee, which was funny.

I've realized something too: I suck at making new friends. I am literally a friend leech. I let my already-friends go out and make buddies who they then introduce to me because I'm too scared of people to do it myself. Basically.

I love my friends. And it's not that I don't want new ones too, it's just I can't be me around people I don't trust completely. And I hate not being me.

On that happy note, I bid you good night. Hopefully my naturally happy self will return in the morning, I'm sure you get enough teenage angst stories from your own lives, haha. :)

How Can Doing Nothing Be So Much Work?

Today started off really slow. I was sluggish and homesick, not to mention I slept through the first activity...whoops!

But then I got motivated and went out. It was kind of nice to have a little quiet walk. I was planning on heading to the grocery store to buy granola bars, since skipping breakfast seems to be becoming a habit of mine (bad I know), but I only got a couple of blocks before realizing that was so not happening. So I went to the campus store instead. I needed to buy a day planner, plus it was conveniently right beside the spot where I gave up on the great grocery hike.

Later J.Y and N.M and I went to what was cheesily called a "Dive in Movie". Basically they had a big screen set up in the pool and were showing 'Finding Nemo'. K and I thought it should have been 'Jaws' or 'Piranha 3D'. . .oh well. It was pretty neat actually, but J and N were cold so we left a little early. Plus we were starving! As always. ;)

I must admit, I like the unlimited buffet thing everyday. It's easy to over eat, though I'm trying to be good, haha.

We chilled in N's room for a bit before finally deciding to watch 'Bride and Prejudice'. I love that movie. Sooooo funny....

Then K dropped by and introduced us to her friend I.S. We ended up back at my place until ten, and made plans to meet again in the morning for Shinerama.

University Day One = Success.

I can't believe I'm here. I love my room, which is good cause I'm going to be seeing a lot of it.

After some teary goodbyes on my mother's part, I met up with N.M and J.Y. I'm so glad to have friends here! It makes everything just that much easier knowing that they're nearby.

We did a lot of walking, mostly by accident, then ate dinner at Risley. We sat right by the ice cream. A very auspicious beginning indeed! :D

I met a girl at the house meeting for Newcombe. Then another as J.Y, N.M and I waited in line to get into the black and gold party. This girl, who we shall simply call K (since I don't know her last name), ended up spending a good portion of the evening with us, seeing as she misplaced her friend.

Party was fun, basically like your average highschool dance. But with more flashing lights, louder music, and raunchier dancing.

Tired now, more tomorrow!

Saturday Storm.

Livi: So the entire province will be at your mercy, is that right Mr...uh...what was your name again?

Storm: Ah'm Earl y'all. Hurricane Earl.

Livi: Oh...um...hm...suddenly I'm not scared at all...Earl. *snicker*

Basically this is how things went down. All kinds of hype the week before hand. Lots of jokes about the name Earl. Then wind, rain, power's out, some branches fall down, the end.

At least in my area. I know other places it was worse, so I guess we were pretty lucky.

Winnie loved the wind! :)

Night Owl

After I came home, all I wanted to do was spend some quality time with my puppy dog, especially since I'm leaving her in a couple of days with nary an explanation. Or at least, not one that she can understand. Unfortunately 'university' and 'residence' and 'no pets allowed' are not in her admittedly formidable vocabulary.

Anyway, it was so blistering hot in the house (today broke records in the heat department) and so much cooler outside since the sun was down, that we went outside and lay on the lawn and stargazed.

Okay, I stargazed. She sniffed for rabbits and other nasty critters, then came over by me.

And as I was lying there in the grass, exhausted from my day at work, all I could think was 'It's like I'm napping in a big bowl of salad!'

I hope you take some time for yourself every once in a while to lie in the salad bowl that is our planet. It's surprisingly peaceful to just be a condiment for a while.

And now I think I should go to bed before my insights get any stranger. . .

Stalked by Sobeys.

Went to a seminar for my old high school today with N.M and M.C. We were there along with several other kids from our graduating class to talk to the grade eleven students about the I.B. Program.

I hate public speaking. So why exactly did I sign up for this? It's a mystery. All I know is that when it was time to walk through those double doors and into that room full of teenagers I wanted to run away. Far away. Oh well. It turns out the others did most of the speaking, since there were a lot of questions about HL Math and HL Physics, neither of which I took. I was more focused on the bio-chem-english department.

Also, ironically, the seminar took place in the Sobeys building at SMU. And who called this morning, begging me to work?

I'm thinking you guessed right. I'm hoping you guessed right anyway. I mean, with that excellent lead-up and the title...if you didn't get it, I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Now.

Kidding! Always with the jokes I am.

So, after screaming home and pulling a superman-esque wardrobe change, I ended up spending the rest of my day making salads and waiting on thousands upon thousands of customers. And no Lois Lane to cheer me up. ;)

By the time my shift ended, I was so tired I got all the way downstairs before realizing that my lunchbag (which was in my hand) was still attached to the coat hanger! BAH!

Should be my last shift until Christmas though. So no more boring/whiny Sobeys stories!

Happy Heart

First day at my new job as an after school monitor was great. Some of it was rug rat roundup (not so fun), but mostly it was just playing with the kids.

And Sunday I move into residence. And then university. Overall, much to look forward to.

It's Not 'Goodbye', It's 'See You Soon'

Yesterday evening a group of my closest friends and I all went bowling. It was a kind of last hurrah before C.C and A.C leave for university.

Despite bowling not being my greatest skill (okay, I suck) I still had a really great time. C and I invented bolf, and M.C invented monkey-bowling. Take that last bit as you please.

All through the evening members of our group kept sneaking away, ostensibly to the washroom. C and A noticed that we were gone for a rather long time, but were completely surprised when at the end of the evening we presented them each with goodbye cards! (Yes, which we had signed in the washroom. Slight lack of organization, I know. But bonus points for sneakiness!)

Saying goodbye was hard at the end, but I know we'll see them again at Christmas. And by then we'll all have lot's of great university stories to share!

If we were vegetables, this would be us:



i.e: Awesome. And hilarious.

That's Absurd. I Love It.