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"Watch your thoughts; for they become words..." - Bradley and Kris' blog.
(Added: 8-Jul-2005 Hits: 461 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

  • Wanted: A huge load of shit.
    Well, today is a good day... for the most part. I'm well rested, motivated and generally excited about life. Its amazing how easy life gets with a good night's rest behind you. I am so often tired and melancholy since my life turns into a constant rubbing and positioning of trying to fit two very different schedules into a day, get to sleep on time, and to sleep long enough to get a good amount of rest. It always seems that instead of cutting out the useless things during a day, it is often sleep that gets compromised.

    I'm not sure about everyone, but i know personally my motivation is tied directly to a nights sleep. If i'm well rested i'm optimistic and hard working. For example today is a common result of a good night sleep, I have got my laundry done, ( lol believe me was basically everything that i own) got a paper read, have cultured my cells, found time to blog, and have studied the first chapter on biology form the exam crackers text book i bought a good long time ago.

    That brings me to my final thought for today, medicine. As many of my friends realize, i originally quit my web programmer job, to come back to university. 5 years later, i have an undergraduate degree under my belt, and am 1 year (almost) into my masters degree. So i'm on the threshold of having to decide what to do after the masters. There is four potential options that i am considering.

    1) Work
    - I am not hot about this idea. Work is good in the way that i could take time to further decide where to go, but perhaps it will be just another stalling move, like so many of my other decisions. I could take a year to work as a lab tech, but perhaps instead of being the primary plan, i can use this as a secondary incase i need a year to reapply or relax.

    2) Dentistry
    - Oh yes, not many of you may realize that i've been batting this one around. Sadly the down side to dentistry is that i'm not in love with teeth, or dental hygiene (as i know some people are), but rather i'm excited about the lifestyle. Good pay yes, can't complain about that, but years of working on the farm has given me a need to be my own boss, and to also have alot of free time. I like the idea of work hard, play harder. After a long day i like the ability to just leave the office and relax, not to worry about what is going to happen tomorrow, as tomorrow has yet to come.

    3) Phd
    - High and mighty professor? Hmmmm, probably not. I have had alot of people suggest that i have the mentality to teach, and the patience to troubleshoot with people; but i don't think the minefield that is academia is for me. Looking at the kids that run around the biology department now, i have no will to emulate them. For all the time i put into getting my phd, i will not get the return back for my time as much as dentistry or medicine. Hours that are worse or on par with medicine, wages less then either. Free time? roflamo there is no such thing as free time in research. Basically you are always trying to rush and out compete someone else. Constantly trying to beat another researcher to the punch, and if you fail? Well that means the year(s) you put into your now useless (scooped) research have taken you no where and are nothing more then a learning curve.

    4) Medicine
    - Yes, the original idea. I am still not sure if its the whole romantic idea of medicine shown in ER, scrubs and gray's anatomy. But as you may have figured out by the initial paragraphs, i've decided to pursue this yet again. It became aparent that maybe this is a romantic dream of mine. Alas it is a dream, which means it is something that has always been on my mind. I have always been interested in medicine. This morning there was a series on cbc1, called white coat/black art. It is an extremely interesting series that looks at the inside of medicine and problems that are present there. I remember all last summer, that i'd just go hide out for an hour on wednesday mornings when it was on, so i could listen to the whole show with little distraction. Today they had a reair (is that even a word?) of a show. I was riveted! To the point that after picking up my gf from a local car shop, i sat there for 10 minutes listening, even after she proceed to argue for me to come in with her to the house. Once that block of the show was done, i rushed in (yes i even ran), to desperately find a radio to listen to the rest of the show. Only 20 extra minutes, but i was that interested. If this dream has been at the forefront of my mind for 5 years, i have an innate interest in it, and have changed my life to allow me to pursue this goal; who am i or more importantly, who is anyone else, to say that i shouldn't or perhaps couldn't reach my goal? I'm tired of defeating myself I'm picking up the yoke again, and am going to plant the seeds back into the field of my dreams. With some effort and diligence perhaps i can make the dream flourish.
  • Mindtrap
    I often wonder about my path in life. Am i where i thought i would be, am i where i need to be, am i who i want to be? Perhaps i am. I am definately my own worse enemy. Not just with doubts, but with all the traps i lay out for myself with little thought of how i am slowing myself down and throwing up roadblocks. My mind traps me within a image that i am comfortable in. Comfort is a shield i wear to block risk and failure. Perhaps its time to stop being comfortable and put both hands on the sword and start swinging.

    Trying increases the chances of success 100 percent. A humorous statement that may seem like common sense, but one i've long since ignored. Just floating has become so easy that i find it hard to stand up and keep walking.
  • Optimistic first of many.
    Well, here I find myself yet again.

    Alot has changed in the years since my last post and perhaps alot hasn't. I still see the blog as a potential release, hmmmm, maybe not release, but more as a focus to help keep me doing what I need to get done.

    I'll bring everyone and no one up to speed on new developments in the future and perhaps I'll even get into the current mash of goals competing for my time. Regardless, this is the first post of an optimistically lazy and absent minded blogger :)
  • (no subject)
    Well i have gotten a mark from most of my classes by now and i know i'm doing fair, 90's for Soc, 80's in Biotech (one of my 400 classes), 80's in micro diseases, and high 70's for biochem. I didn't get a mark back from patho yet, but in about an hour i have it and supposedly he said he has the paper to pass back, so i'll see soon enough.

    I'm doing fair this year, but with some motivation and alot less slacking i could be well on my way to getting good marks in my classes.
  • And people say i don't make plans and stick to them.
    Well i finally am pulling out of my slump, after a solid week of wasting money, and not doing work i have found my pace and realize taht i have little to be excited about in the next 3-4 weeks. First, i have a presentation on the diease markers of lung cancer, ie SEZ6LZ to be exact( its an intersting transmembrane protein), a take home midterm from hurta on friday, a 10 page paper on artritis due on the 15th of Nov, then the next week after all hells breaks loose.

    I have a organic chem midterm, along with a microbial diseases paper ( ~ 8 pages ), and a molecular biotech paper (~ 12 pages) due. Hmmm will i procrasinate and do it all the night before? YUPPERS! Hmmmm can i use the idea that i know i'm going to procrasinate til the night before as a excuse not to do work and procrasinate now? Sure i can, i'm off to go slack off and do nothing. Well atleast i live a mostly unstressful life, puncuated with minor bouts of manic stress. YAR!

220 hertz - Sean's weblog
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  • Tue., April 17th, About kicked the bucket
    This site, I mean. Work has taken up so much of my time - and I have a blog there. The rest can be left to social networking sites. 220hertz turned three yesterday.
  • Wed., March 14th, FDA: Sleeping pills can sometimes cause ?sleep-driving? - CNN.com
    Another thing to become overly-concerned about. FDA: Sleeping pills can sometimes cause 'sleep-driving' - CNN.com
  • Mon., February 19th, Porn Manager Mobile Game
    The future of videogames is now.
  • Tue., January 30th, Borat speaks Hebrew?
    I had no idea. Click.
  • Tue., January 16th, Things to do
    It's been over a month since I've written here. I've written lots elsewhere, this site has sort of slipped on my radar. So new, I'm reading a Danielle Steele book. I tried to read the first chapter last night - tried - not even the beer helped. So it got me thinking about gender differences [...]

30 SECOND SUNSET - Thats right folks, Ambrizzo the Great and Mailman Have teamed up in more than one way, and this is where you can read all about it.
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  • ANOTHER.....new blog......
    Hey everyone.
    Sorry for the huge lack of no posts lately, I must say , I become bored easily, hense the million blog spots ive had even n the past 2 years. which reminds me, ...THERE IS A NW BLOG. well, it not just my blog, its 30 second records blog. just a way for me and my "family" to keep in touch, so feel free to check that shit out too.
    www.30secondrecords.blogspot.com
    HOME IN 3 MONTHS!
    woot woot..
  • By BrizZ
    (Stolen from blake who stole it form janelle)
    A - Age I got my first kiss: Lunch time /outside next to the grade 6 doors/glen stewart/11 years old????
    B - Band I'm listening to right now: Hot Hot Heat
    C - Crush: the hot guy that works at scotia bank on Rideau ( mailman has a crush on the hottie at the candy store, so Im allowed to dammit!)
    D- Dad's name : Dana Andrew Pickett
    E- easiest person(s) to talk to: Danni B / Haley / Joshua
    F - Favorite band at the moment: The Gorilliaz, or Fleetwood Mac, or The Who, or Slowcoaster or Hot Hot Heat, or Metric, or ...(you get my point)
    G - Gummy bears or gummy worms: SOUR gummy worms
    H - Hometown: Born in Chilliwack ( YES, like the band) B.C., but grew up in "Southport", aka one half of what is now stratford
    I - Instruments: One Big Ass Mouth
    J- Jump Rope or Jungle Gym : Jungle Gym!
    K - Kids: Someday Hopefilly
    L - Longest car ride ever: everyone I ever had when I had to pee
    M -Mom's name: Carloe Anne Gavin
    N - Nicknames: Brizz, Brizzo, Beezie, Bizzle, Ambizzle, ambereno, Bam, Bamber,
    O - One wish: everyone miraculously obtained the emotions compassion, remorse and love, we all figured out how to sustainably live organic, we got rid of poverty and class.
    P - Phobia(s): Plane Crashes , mostly for what would go through my head on the way down, Panic Attacks, and always having to struggle to live
    Q - Quote: All conditioned things are impermanent. Work out your own salvation with diligence....The Buddha's last words.
    R - Reason to smile:Im not dead, Im not homeless and Im not starving
    S - Song I sang last:The Chain, Fleetwood Mac
    T- Time I hate: 7:50 am
    U- Underware Preferance : "Little boy" underware
    V- Very Least Favorite thing to eat : Oatmeal
    W - Worst habit(s): Procrastination, Never Finishing ANYTHING, lack of motovation or interst
    X-rays I've had: Teeth, Leg
    Y- Yummy food: Absolutly ECERYTHING mailman cooks, for real, this kid has some talent yo.
    Z-Zodiac sign: Scorpio ( stingggggggg)

    (Stolen From Blake who stole it from some chick))
    Four!
    Four Jobs You've Had In Your Life:
    1. Cashier
    2 Carnie
    3. Waitress / cafe slave
    4. Junior Travel Agent

    Four Movies you Could Watch Over and Over Again
    1. Dazed and confused
    2.Empire Records
    3. Elephant
    4. Waynes World
    5. Donnie Darko

    Four Places You've Lived:
    1.Chilliwack BC
    2.Barrington NS
    3.Stratford / C-Town PEI
    4. Ottawa, ONT

    Four TV Shows You Love to Watch:
    1.The Office
    2. My name is Earl
    3. MXC
    4.Family Guy

    Four Places You've Been On Vacation
    1.Halifax
    2.St John N.B
    3.Tignish -Souris, PEI
    4.Bahamas/Perto Rico/St Thomas/Labadee - School Cruise

    Four Blogs You Visit Daily:
    1.Cousin Cory
    2.Blake
    3.Joshua
    4. Danni B who hasnt updated since October

    Four of Your Favorite Foods
    1.All fruit / Veggies
    2. Thai food
    3. Lebanese food
    4. Pho Bo Ga

    FourPlaces You'd Rather Be:
    1.30 Second Records
    2. New Zeland
    3. Scotland
    4. Hawaii

    Four Vehicles You've Owned:
    1. dont
    2.have
    3.my
    4.license ( how do you spell Loser again, ..oh yea like that )

    Four People to Be Tagged:
    1. Danni B /Haley /Lisa
    2. Blake /Owen
    3. B TOD
    4. Joshua
  • A post from my new desk!!!!!!
    HELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    Brizz here, with a much needed update!
    Things have turned around a bit sence the last time I posted! as you might be able to tell from the suject heading!
    I am now junior Agent at Uniglobe CBO Travel. today id my first day, its kinda slow, but its great, Im not used to being in an office and not serving crank ass people food, so its a big change, and one ive been waiting for. The boss scares the wits out of me, but Im gonna try my best!
    wiht this new job, Im am going to be making alot more money than usual, which is also nice, this city is growing on me hugely, and honestly , as much as I hard core miss my friends, I really dont want to leave, but I dont think there is any changing mailman's mind, so I guess its home, he says he wants to come back someday though, so we'll see how things go.
    My GURL Danni B turned the big 19 last week, HAPPPPPPYYYY FRICKIN B DAY. I SO wish i could of been there for that one, Im sure a ruckus was had, a great big ruckus. I miss you all.and I love you even more.
    went black light mini golfng and for Pho Bo Ga again yesterday with MM, Rich and Vic, its now a sunday ritual, its great, its crazy fun, and this place, putting edge, is like a friggin mushroom dream, lol, seriously, take some mushrooms and go to this place and youd loose it, id give you 5 minutes before you melted nto the walls. man, I wanna try....I wanna try sooooooo bad........bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha
    stay tuned for pics !!!!!!!
  • mmmm chocolate icecream
    Hey there folks....sorry for the never updating thing, the computer has been out of commison for like 3 weeks and frankly, ...i just didnt really have too much to say.
    Ottawa is going pretty good I suppose. I mean , it is winter, so I am going to hate anywhere I live in winter, but unfortunatly, I m not going to be able to afford to live here in the summer when i have to start paying my loans in may, so Its looking like its back to the east coast for me when that time comes. mailman and I are looking for jobs in Cavindish for the summer then to Halifax, if we cant get jobs in Cav'dish then right to halifax....i dont know, who knows mabye we'll find a really cheap apt, and mabye some friends, and mabye ill magicly learn french in one day and get a good job.......nah, i have to finish school, so mailman or not, i ma going back it seems.
    work is going alright as well, I am getting alot of hours, the only problem is an 8 hour day at presse cafe feels like a 24 hour day at presse cafe, its unreal how long the day feels, its almost like torture. my luck hasnt been al that great since i moved here, ha, i have been sick woht some sort of internal infection i think for a week now, only to realise i somehow left my health card in PEI and need to pay to see a doctor, but i work 9 to 5 everyday....so ......yeah...... annnyway, its a new year, ...im gonna keep a positive attitude about this year, something good just might come my way. New years eve was very uneventful. I was suppost to go to a party wiht mailman/dan/rich and victoria when they got off work, so i got ready, bought a bunch of wine, got drunk...then waited...and waited.... they didnt get off till 1 or 130 am so by then i was sober and just ended up going to bed. I have yet to go out in this city besides for the bus the very first night I got here, but Jenn Lynn wants to do something Saturday night, so thats good news.
    dont get me wrong here, I am not totally hating my time here, Im seeing some pretty cool things, going to some pretty sweet places to eat wiht mailman, and have met some pretty cool people, like I met WAYNE ROSTAD today, and PETER MANSBRIDGE comes in for coffee everyday, haha, i am working in the presse cafe in the CBC building, so it all makes sence really, lol. Mailman , rene and I spent the whole day monday at the museum of Civilisation , which was hella cool, we even went to the I MAX in the museum and saw " walking on the moon"...it was my first I MAX experiance, it scared the hell out me at first, then i effin loved it. anyway , enough of this ranting and raving.
  • Question
    Yo peoples, i was just browsing through Blakes friends pages and came across another questionair thing , ya know those annoying things i seem to be so fond of...i personally think there great, ...... so im gonna do it.
    BrizZ

    1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?Read Harry Potter Novels

    2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?If I could remeber, i would tell ya, so i guess we'll just say no for that one

    3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Brandy ....a baby girl, Haley Grace

    4. Did anyone close to you die? :(.... my cat Hendrix....

    5. What countries did you visit?Canada , The States, Perto Rico, The bahamas, Haiti ( kind of...), St Thomas....and i think thats it

    6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005? Satisfaction

    7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory? the birth of 30 second records, 30 second disco dance party, mailman and rene leaving, shoreline, halloween, moving to ottawa,

    8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Mailman

    9. What was your biggest failure?fucking up school

    10. Did you suffer illness or injury?umm....nope...i escaped the monkey flu!!

    11. What was the best thing you bought? all my vinyls

    12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?....what??....

    13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? I will have to go wiht mine on that one

    14. Where did most of your money go? Dominos and Cab rides

    15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Shoreline and Ottawa

    16. What song/album will always remind you of 2005? every beatles album

    17. Compared to this time last year, are you:i. happier or sadder?Happier ii. thinner or fatter : thinner .iii. richer or poorer? oh definately poorer.

    18. What do you wish you'd done more of? went to more shows

    19. What do you wish you'd done less of? lazing around

    20. How will you be spending Christmas?In Ottawa with Mailman and his Fam

    .22. Did you fall in love in 2005? :) sure did

    23. How many one night stands in this last year?none....ever i dont think

    24. What was your favorite TV program?sans t.v. now, ..but it was the office

    25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? hmmm...i dont hate to many people,

    26. What was the best book you read?Harry Potter 4

    27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Slowcoaster / GTB / Metric....

    28. What did you want and get? Happiness

    29. What did you want and not get?a video camera

    30. What was your favourite film of this year? ummmmmm ........stewie griffon the untold story

    31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I tagged along with mailman and tara and walked around Ottawa, and ate some shitty but expensive thai food, felt like shit for a while, went for a walk, then drank some wine thanks to mailman and dan

    32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? mailman and rene staying in c town and then winning the lottery and opening a book sotre / vinyl cafe ..30 second records

    .33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?Value V illage

    34. What kept you sane? Danielle, Johnny G, Deb Dawg, Owen , Blake, Mailman, ...everyone i love

    35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? Pharell williams

    36. What political issue stirred you the most? Iraq.....how many ppl have to die for it to end?

    37. Who did you miss? everyone at 30 second records, Tyler, and Hendrix

    38. Who was the best new person you met? Dan

    39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.? Follow your gut ...always, honesty is the best policy

    40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
    " the best is yet to come "
    Sinatra

592queen - Blog from Sean's house
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  • WOW~!
    Yes we still read this, although we don't post as much. Ashley, if you're in the neighbourhood any time - feel free to stop over at our new place, 609 Queen Street. We're basically just across from where we were. You'll know by the cars. Toodles - new phone is 367-5304.
  • Does anyone still read this???
    Ok so I just found a piece of paper in my room with this on it and i have a vague memory of sean giving it to me.......like last summer-ooops.Too bad I found it after the legacy of 592 has ended.Oh well-to my former roomies(and their girlfriends) I wish yas all the best on the other side of the street.

    Miss yas
    Ashley
  • Holy Crap!
    April only has 30 days?!
  • Time is Running Out ...
    Yes, it's true. Time is running out for the good ol' boys at 592 Queen St. Soon, there will be no more haze of pot smoke in the living room (finally something that made that damned dog sit still) no more sleeping in the couch in the basement with the XBOX left on ...

    No more "treasure hunting" in the pile of rejectables at the bottom of the basement stairs
    No more asking if that sound that the washer is making is "normal"
    No more shouting through the floor as the Halo II game rages in "team player" mode
    No more yelling "CHARLIE - LAY THE FUCK DOWN!"
    No more squeezing around the bikes in the small bathroom to squat sideways on the toilet
    No more neglecting to wash your hands in there because the sink is much dirtier than your hands could ever be
    No more eating pizza off pieces of paper-towel because there's no clean dishes or cutlery
    No more getting a whiff of the "aromatherapy" dish soap as you walk past the sink
    No more stepping around dog turds in the back yard to find "the ball"
    No more having to stop the Fooz-ball game to get the ball out of the leg of the table
    No more laughing at Andrew's "Cock-Spout" kettle

    I know there's more, I can't think of them right now. Needless to say, it will be a little less fun at that end of Queen St after April 30. The day the laughter dies.

    Goodbye, Happiness

    ~
  • Developing nations should prioritize feeding food rather than garbage.
    EASY THERE! I"M SORRY ABOUT MY BEER BOTTLE AND CIGARETTE COLLECTION.
    But I hardly think it could feed a developing nation. You should see our bathroom. We took them bottles back. You should see the basement. IT'S SO CLEAN, YOU WOULD EAT OFF THE TABLE. AAARRGH!

    ~seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaman JONES!

6oh7 - My everyday entertaining life, by Nick Holland.
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  • New ride!

    Look out Lance, there is a new biker in town!! I finally did it. I bought a Mountain Bike. And not to be a poser i hit up Brookevale with Abba to test it out the next morning. I have only two things to say. 1. Mountain Biking is very hard but I love it.
    2. My ass has never been so sore.... ever. The foot pegs took some getting used to, but By the end of the day I found myself flying down the front lawn of Brookevale with plenty of confidence and looking forward to the next time that I Head out to the trails. So if you see a red flash flying down Queen Street it might be me! (or a firetruck)
  • More Tristan Pics




  • Baby Tristan!!!

  • New meaning to 607
    So the legendary house is retired but it just so happens that my first born son's birthdate was 06/07 /06.....coincidence? I think not...i want peoples' comments on this cause i am not sure what to think about it all........
  • To Brian
    Hi Brian

A home without a cat is just a house.. - Jane's blog. UPEI Foods and Nutrition major with two Siamese cats.
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  • C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E good times common'

    It's official.

    Jane Caiger, BSc (Honours) Foods & Nutrition.

    Peakes tonight!

  • It's been a while..
    Dear Blogger,

    You must hate me, I’ve turned into a fair-weather friend, updating here and there when I have the time.

    Alas, I’ve been reviewing some old archives and really enjoyed reading some of my old entries, they made me laugh. So I figured when I’m 80 I may want to remember what I was doing back in my 20’s and after seeing patient after patient at the QEH with Alzheimer’s disease or varying forms of dementia I figured I’d give updating my blog on a regular basis one more shot.

    I wasn’t being a slacker, I was busy finishing my science degree, good reason I must add.

    I wrote my last UPEI exam a week ago today, I finished my Nutritional Science degree at UPEI! Hopefully I will be able to add honours after my degree pending my thesis defence on Tuesday ;).

    Cats are great, Benji the forest cat is the latest addition to the family and quite the addition he is. Lil’ Ellie is adventurous as always, just today she climbed up to the tip top branch of an old tree and was playing with crows. They were dive bombing her and she was trying to capture them – you know that’s what “bird conservationists” do…*cough* Simon is smeezy as per usual.

    I am interning at the QEH for my clinical dietetics placement, loving every minute of it. Helping people is in my genes. Two more placements after Clinical and one exam then I am a RD.

    I am addicted to facebook, isn’t everyone these days?

    Poor blogger, I’ll do my best to update again…

    Back to le thesis..
  • Christmas Countdown - 27 Days!

    Angie, this update is for you!

    Final exams are upon many of us yet again. This is my second last set of finals for my undergraduate career! Who knows what next year will hold - Grad School? RD Job? Don’t ask me because I currently have NO idea.

    Moncton trip with Jules to visit Angie was a blast, I had such a good time – Angie thanks for being such a great friend and for the awesome breakfast. My fave pic from the trip is below.

    Gilly came home recently for her Dietetic Internship Graduation (congratulations again) and we had a blast! My fave pic of the night is below.

    Classes are going well, and my honours project is taking shape. Still working on the literature review but it’s almost finished, and then in January I start collecting data. Next semester will be a busy one that’s for sure, but worth it!

    Cats are doing well, Simon and Ellie are starting to include Benji a little more and as a result he is attacking them less haha! This past weekend I took my niece to see “Happy Feet” which was hilarious for all ages! I loved the movie and want to see it again.

    I just finished making some Christmas cards (which have a Siamese cat on the front) for some of my professors and friends, I can’t wait – only 27 days until Christmas! That’s the only update I could muster haha - Hope it does the trick Ange!


    Jane, Jules & Angie

    Erin O (Birthday Girl), Jane, Gill, Bria

  • Stand up boy - I shine so bright when you're around..

    When I choose to persue a science degree over a music degree I promised myself that I would still continue to play music, somehow, someway. It’s been almost 6 years since I’ve played an instrument on a regular basis. How did I lose my way?

    At one point in time music was my life. Music was one thing I knew how do really well, I took pride in that. I took piano lessons for 5 years when I was younger, mind you I didn’t appreciate taking the lessons then, but I am really glad I stuck with it as long as I did. After moving on from the piano I started playing the Alto Sax, which I played for 6 years. Now I know how to read and play a multitude of instruments and have been craving, craving, craving playing music.

    I would love to buy a sax and I will, eventually. Unfortunately the saxophone is a loud instrument and living in an apartment certainly puts a damper on owning one. It’s really funny, last Christmas a few weeks after Charles proposed he told me that he was torn between buying me a saxophone or a ring! I’m really glad we’re engaged, and I would HATE to have a sax sitting in my apartment and not be able to play it, so things did work out for the best. I love him for always wanting me to be happy.

    So, Charles and I have been talking, and I am getting a piano!!! Well, not exactly, I’m getting a portable grand piano ahhhh! It’s ordered from Sobers, and it should be in within a few weeks! It’s an investment that's for sure, but I deserve it!

    I looked around and researched what I wanted, you can get the keyboards in 61, 76 or the full 88 keys, I definately am getting 88 keys. Other requirements were that I needed a music stand, and seat which this model comes with! I like the sound of the smaller version, so I am sure I will like the sound of the more expensive 88 key version. I also love how the keys are weighted which will make the transition from piano to keyboard much easier.

    "The DGX-505 is the top of the line in the Portable Grand series and is destined to be one of the most popular portable keyboards we’ve ever made, based on sales of the model it replaces – the DGX-500. It comes with everything shown; wooden side panels, matching wooden stand and sustain pedal. It has an attractive, easy to use panel and a wealth of features including 88 lightly weighted piano-style keys, high resolution stereo piano sample, SmartMedia storage, USB computer connectivity, a large bitmapped LCD screen capable of displaying notation and lyrics for songs, pitch bend wheel for more expressive playing of string and brass instruments, and a six-track sequencer that is designed for the utmost in simplicity; two button pushes and you’re recording. For those interested in learning to play, we’ve beefed up the “Yamaha Education Suite” (Y.E.S.) found on previous models with a new interactive version, Version IV, which includes “Your Tempo” and “Repeat & Learn” modes. Finally, the new performance assistant technology allows you to play along with songs and not make a mistake – guaranteeing even a complete beginner a rewarding musical experience!"
     
    I can't wait. I already have loads of sheet music ready to go, I'm getting a lot of music by Vanessa Carlton, I really like her voice and the piano score seems challenging but doable!

    I feel encouraged and ecstatic!!!!!




  • It’s almost Fridayyyy!

    Tonight I'm having supper with Bria and Erin, not sure where yet?

    I’m starting to feel a little stressed about school, anyone else feeling stressed? I have a midterm on Monday in Clinical Nutrition which will be difficult so I’ll have to study all weekend and I have a report due for another nutrition course which is also due on Monday. I have to do a literature review for my honours project which I have to have a rough copy of by October, 30th EEP! The lit review involves reading like 100 papers and writing about the most significant, pertinent papers. I’m going to be pretty busy for the next few weeks.

    I am officially done working at Resolve, I resigned, so at least I will have a few weeks of Sunday’s free to study/do homework before I get another job. After 4 years I am finally out of the call center business, thank god.

    In other news, Gilly came home on Tuesday and we had a great time reminiscing about old times. Erin, Bria, Gilly and I went to 42nd street lounge for martini’s and then Gill and I continued to drink into the night… as per usual.

    The Neon is currently at the shop getting inspected! Hopefully she’ll pass with flying colours! I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

    Here are some pics- back to homework!

A Nice Young Gooner - Taking you away from the real issues!!
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  • Happy Easter!
    And remember, big Soprano's on tonight!
  • Good time dancing
    Good times last night, first off at a work getogether then off to Dublin, then finishing off at the VU. Great dancing!!! Dancing machines, we were!
    This is the day of the loooooong good friday mass, so glad I don't go to those anymore now that I've found Allah and am joining the Islamic Martyrs Brigrade. Look for me at a bus station near you!
    Work is getting better, they've brought some cool people back, so it's all good. Hopefully we'll make it into the black and out of the red soon.
    Do you ever watch Surreal Life: Fame games and become depressed like I do? Who the hell is Andrea Lowell?
  • Oh no
    OMG I missed the whole month of March, I've been slacking on the ole' blogger, well Facebook and Myspace are kind running the show now. But that's no ecxuse! I hang my head in shame.

    My fav new show's on right now are American Dad, Soprano's and the Search for the next Great White Rapper, hosted by MC Search, from 3rd Bass or something. It's pretty entertaining, some real wacky meatballs on that one. And what redblooded male doesn't watch "search for the next pussycat doll"!

    Not good times for the Arsenal, got spanked last against Liverpool, 4th place, no cups or silverware this year. I hope all of these promising youngsters Arsene's talking about start to step up and show that they ain't kids no mo'!

    Enjoying some single life at the moment (even though Imiss her) Things will get better for both of us.

    I promise I will be back, not a broken promise like before, this one's real!
  • Rockstar!
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  • Rock Star Supernova big time sales!
    49000 copies sold in US since it's release. Not even enough to make the Billboard Top 100 albums.
    Found this funny comment on Blabbermouth.net

    Lucas: "So guys whats on the schedule?"
    Gilby: (Busy on Cell phone) "Come on Axl, you sure you don't need a 4th guitar player? Hang on, Lucas... go talk to Tommy! I'M BUSY!"
    Lucas: "Um, Tommy?"Tommy: "Suuuuup Yo!" Lucas: "What are we doing?"Tommy: "I don't know bout' you my little hobbit buddy, but I have a meeting with VH1 in an hour to shop my new cooking show: Tommy Lee's "I GOT THE COOKS THAT GRILL"
    Lucas: "Where's Jason?"
    Tommy: "He's practicing with Voivod today, er, I mean he's at the doctors...yeah thats the ticket."
    Gilby: "PLEASE AXL! I WILL DO ANYTHING, I MEAN IT!"
    Tommy: "He Lucas, wana watch me play my drums with my shlong?"
    Lucas: "Again?"
    Tommy: "Hey my little elfen dude, when does that get old?"
    Lucas: "Well I guess since were not doing anything anyway..."
    David Navarro: "Has anyone seen my shirt?"
    Lucas: "You don't have one man, you never have."
    Navarro: "Oh, huh...thats right. Shit dude, I never realized it. even I'M a foot taller than you!"
    Lucas: "I wish I lost"

Adventures with me - The real Justanothernickname's blog.
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  • Whats new?
    Whats new .........welllllllllllll.........this is:



    http://pei.mywowbb.com/
    come by and say nickname sent you........and recieve a new car!!

    no shit!
  • It's August!
    last post march 29.......i just forget how to use this place......but here goes.

    doe a deer.....a female deer.......rae......a drop of golden sun......me......an awesome name.....i call myself....fa/......a long long way to run....so a needle pulling thread......toe.....the thingies on the end of my feet.....co....the first part of co-op......that will bring us back to doe doe doe doe doe ......doe a deer ...a female deer..........


    next post......christmas.......how cool is that
  • Peiinfo'ers.........Urgent!!!!
    To those members of peiinfo.........listen to me..........you have three infections on your site.........boot them off now!........their names are Gerry, Otis, and stalker and public speaker. They will ruin your board. I never told them btw....they apparently had some brain cells working and managed to google justanothernickname......please boot them off now! This is not a joke........they mean business.....k.......fine.
  • ~~Help Yourself~~
    I suppose by now.......you've heard.......my blog was stolen.......the dude is now known has "THE BLOG THIEF".......the bastard ruthlessly walks the night like a frick'n dracula or somethin.........looking for an unattended blog to steal..........pop some ads on it...........and try to get rich.http://pei.mywowbb.com/

    "Blogs are like candy on a shelf
    You want to read and help yourself
    The sweetest things are there for you
    Help yourself, take a few
    That's what I want you to do."

    I gotta admit........like.....if it wasn't for the blog thief.......i probably wouldn't be here.......its just that..........you gotta get the bastard somehow ..........right?

    "We're always told repeatedly
    The very best in life is free
    And if you want to prove it's true
    Baby I'm telling you
    This is what you should do'

    I thought for awhile when my blog disappeared...........and realized................fack it.........who cares...........but .........i had to something............then I thought again..............maybe ...........just maybe...the blog thief did me a favor...........like when a forest is burned or grass is burned.........you have rebirth........rejuvenation...........how cool is that?


    'Just help yourself to my blog
    To my elipses, just say the word, and they are yours
    Just help yourself to the words,
    In my heart your theft has opened up the door'


    Maybe, me and the blog thief can co-exist.......he could be the socially minded guy........and i could be whatever i am


    'The greatest wealth that exists in the world,
    Could never buy what I can give
    Just help yourself to my blog
    To my words, and then lets really start to live"

    "Allllllllll right. Yeah"


    Yeah.....maybe it can work..........but first mini me has to link me right.........right. Wrong.....its in the past........I'm in renewal..........and thats a good thing.

    "My blog has room enough for two
    More than enough for me and you
    I'm rich with thoughts, a millionaire
    I've so much, it's unfair
    Why don't you take a share"


    In my mind, your blog is yours not mine...............bye bye 9 O'Clock News Tips Hotline.


    P.S. Don't forget the self evaluation test in the previous post...........k............fine.........


    Special thanks goes out to Tom Jones for writing this song for me...........thanks big guy!
  • Take the super quiz............
    Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com!


    See.........its like this......my blog was stolen......and the dude that did it is an ass.....so i invite the thief to take the test..........and you too.....let the investigation begin...........k..........fine


    ps>then we will begin to post.

All the action revolves around me - My body is in PEI but my heart is in Christchurch, New Zealand. I'm a makeup artist/actress and am obsessed with Six Feet Under, Helen Mirren and her films, and theatre. - Jennifer Campbell
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  • Wed., July 26th, Birthday Wishes


    Happy Birthday to the most beautiful, talented, captivating woman I've ever had the privilege of being kissed on the cheek by (three times but who's bragging ;o)
    I hope you have a wonderful day and another year of feeling loved by not only your family but also your fans who think you're the most fantastic Dame around. Here's to another love-filled, successful, interesting and special year....and many more to come. *pops open the Krug*
    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
    - J
  • Sun., November 13th, (no subject)

    Comment to be added. Fans of Helen Mirren especially welcome. :o)

Alto to the Pond: reflections on a change of life - From California to PEI: a CFA & an IBC (Islander by choice). Positive sharing with a loving family. - Andrea
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  • Sun., April 9th, laid back and happy :)
    It is a lovely afternoon :). The sun is behind the clouds, but it is warm. I should explain it is warm by PEI standards, for this time of year. Benjamin is off with friends. Cynthia is working at her studies. Zandra and Snoopy are exploring. Jack is in Kingston, Ontario. He has found a young man to conduct the Ontario portion of the research. He is a psychology student athlete with a minor English Lit. His aspirations are to teach. Jack has three hired, with one more to go.

    PEI does not have spring. It has mud and pothole season. Zandra came in yesterday appearing to me eyes to be a walking rock. "I fell in mom". Oh yes. The shower was rust colored. It is 12:56 and I am lazy and sleepy. I cannot sleep. Newal must be nocturnal. He is determined to disturb my rest. This always happened the last two months. My kids love turning night into day. I am looking at the water, listening to some soothing music, having a cup of warm milk and reading my book a paragraph at a time.

    My eyes wish to focus on the landscape instead of letters. Friends from Arizona called at noon and left me with a smile :). I think we should get a cat when we move into the new house. Jack will and the kids are not always home. I remember many cats finding my lap agreeable to snuggle on in Tucson.  God bless!
  • Sun., April 2nd, all is well :)
    Last week was hectic, but productive. Jack and Cynthia found their horses and more. They had a bitter disappointment on Thursday. Jack was up through the night talking. It changed his plans radically. He made his decisions. I could not do anything but support them. This morning Jack put the seal on the problem permanently. He is off to do interviews in Toronto for two days this week. I missed him last week. A year ago we were a wreck. I love my husband, the man that he truly is.  

    Cynthia had a few problems last week. She came through. Common sense, nothing more is keeping her alive. She is thrilled about an accomplishment. Her status has been straightened out. She loves to shop. Her choices are stylish yet practical. She is  wonderful. :) 

    K has a lovely home within 20 minutes of the university. She is taking a slash in salary but feels she will be content in Canada. We will see her every weekend. Benjamin and Zandra continue to be content. The house will be completed on schedule. Not much more to share.   

    I will be off-line until the end of the month. This is too distracting. I am behind on many things. Once our son arrives, I will not have time to do much of anything. I intend to put my feet up for the month of May. Until then, those that have my cell, give me a call. God Bless.
  • Thu., March 30th, a wonderful life :)
    It has been a little while :). Life is busy and everyone is well. The adventure continues. 

    Jack and Cynthia have accomplished much this week.  

    K arrived. Girl talk and tears of happiness. She has found her house in New Brunswick. K describes it as small, simple and cozy.  

    The weather is extraordinary. Two years ago, there was over two feet of snow on the ground.  

    I am exercising and taking pictures. I have scanned many photos and worked on the photo log. Newal is making me fat. Already he feels to be a big boy. Three months to go, and once again our lives are enriched. :) God bless all.
  • Tue., March 21st, busy, busy, busy
    Jack, Cynthia and a full Suburu are leaving Saturday morning, horse hunting. Jack is nervous. Laura did not put this trip together. (:. Cynthia has plans down to the last second. :) Simple things amuse me. I love Jack when he sweats the tough stuff :). Cynthia had packed for several years and repacked for a couple of days, when she found out a mall will be in the agenda. :) She has decided she needs a new wardrobe. Actually she does. Cynthia has filled out. We are thrilled with her progress.

    K is arriving Saturday afternoon :), from Stanford. We will have a visit, then off to New Brunswick house hunting. I hope she is successful, then we will have a few days at the end of the week. Zandra is excited she will have K's attention. Benjamin has been busy with the scanner. I am still compiling photos. The weather conditions are cool, but not what any of us feared. It is spring. Larry's little purple crocus are popping through the ground. Next year, we will have some of our own.

    It is busy. We are content. A door has closed in our lives, but the windows are wide open to the world. God bless.
  • Thu., March 16th, keeps getting better :)

    Cynthia and I had a woman to woman talk day. I know it had to come sooner than later. I am proud of her. We are doing well together. Jack's attention has brought her forward in her thinking. She is adapting to Island life quickly. Cynthia is even speaking Islandise :). There is a dialect in PEI. It is acknowledged and is a part of the culture. We must continually be on our guard for exhaust. We also spent the day clearing up the excess clothing. Today it was shoes and underclothing. Cynthia also helped me with our photos. My little organizer made a marvelous job. :)

    Jack had a wonderful day in Charlottetown. He drove a friend in for a medical appaointment and later lunch. Jack is making friends through others. Not one of them play golf :). Jack is starting to listen. Tonight we are thinking aloud how to honor an old friend, for his assistance to us. I do have a new husband. :) We were barely speaking a year ago. I love the new noise in our lives.

    Newal is making his presence known. The twinges are familiar and welcome. Snoopy misses Zandra and comes on my walks. She has a sixth sense when the bus is due to arrive. Ever faithful the Snoopste waits at the end of the drive. As soon as she senses the bus is nigh, she stands at attention. Is there a dog any more loyal than a Lab? Probably, but this one was the pick of the litter. Off for a nap. The weather continues to be marvelous. There was discussion about St. Patrick's Day storms. In 2006, it appears that it will not happen. God bless!

Am I Innocent
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  • Tue., July 5th, Say it
    I freaking looooooove you


    you need to be here.

    xox
  • Tue., May 24th, Like woah.. Like what ...like...forget it?
    I can't even handle how long it's been since this has been updated. How are people even living without reading about the fine details of my life? Gosh.


    Ok well I have graduated from the hair design center....unofficially.I still have half of a day to make up (tomorrow) and then I'm home free. Home free is RIGHT, because I'm moving back to PEI for the summer, and that move happens to be this upcoming sunday! Try not to miss me too much.


    I'm ridiculously excited to make this transition because I am so tired of being a halifax club addict. Why oh why did it happen to me? Oh well, I'll only be in Pei for a short while before I fly off to visit the love of my damn life. I can't even concentrate I'm so stoked. I hope everything goes as well as I think it will.

    I hope he gets to fly back home with me after our visit there is over, I have so much I want to show him. (as long as he's not hating me by that time.)

    alright so what else...

    ummmm ummm ummmm

    oh....yeah....


    I'm out of control. If you are with me everyday, you know why..and you know what I mean. GOSH. I need some good influence on my life right now


    falling falling fallen.
    :) cheers all.
  • Fri., April 29th, Attn:
    I can no longer be contacted.

    By phone, by mail and sometimes even by email.

    strange. Try not to miss me too much, and I'll do the same.

    -hugs and kisses to all.

    Goodnight
  • Wed., April 20th, I am this simple
    I'm moving on
    I'm moving
    I'm walking past, Or moving past this
    as I have in my head
    a million times.
    in a million ways.

    But I keep telling myself I have control
    When I know thats not me speaking
    I don't anymore
    and I never did

    I love it.
    I love it.
    I hate it.
    but most of all
    I love it.

    But thats not me anymore, thats not me choosing those words.
    thats not me.

    How can I be this person?
    How can I love to be this person?
    How can I love to feed this person?
    How can I love to poison this person?

    addicted.
  • Mon., April 18th, Sound the trumpets
    Yesssss indeed,

    it has been more than a month since I've updated this, and to tell you the truth..I haven't really been interrested in updating at all recently.
    My life as I know it is being nicely molded into what I've wanted it to be since high school. With a few exceptions, of course.

    I frequently go out now.
    Not that I am trying to be some kind of bar star, not by any means. I dress appropriatly when I go, usually a blazer and jeans or whatever.
    We go dancing to releive the stresses of our day to day lives, and we usually just go full force once a week. A saturday for the most part.
    My friends and I have discovered the perfect places for us to go out and socialize. ( The warehouse, where we are somewhat friends with a few of the guys that run it. And most recently, Rain has caught our eye). We went to rain this past friday and enjoyed sitting on the couches doing a little people watching, or occasionaly getting up to go socialize with the people there. It had two bonus points:

    * guys who weren't creepy, and who could actually dress nicely.
    *girls who weren't too gross and flashy.

    My friends and I seem to meet the most interresting and crazy people possible. I love it. We look different than the blondes and the barstar girls, so I think people are interrested to know just WHAT we are. It's fun to have such a put together group of friends.

    Also.
    I don't drink a whole lot, and I cant remember the last time I've purchased alcohol.
    I don't feel the need to be drunk when I go out anymore.

    I love it here right now, it's true.
    we sit in the park and read eachother stories, we all watch movies and talk about our personal lives, and we are always supportive of eachothers decisions.

    I think it's quite a relief that I have a core group of female friends. And the guys that I've met, and gotten to know are quite enjoyable too. They would take a bullet for us, and make sure no creepy guys hit on us, and they aren't slimey at all.

    But yet.
    I can't wait to go home.

amanda! at the disco - "Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results."
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  • Mon., April 30th, (no subject)
    day one of the robert ghiz campaign!
  • Tue., October 24th, ann coulter's my new bff
    i hardly ever dream -- i guess i shouldn't say that, because everyone dreams, but i never remember my dreams -- but when i do, my dreams are about crazy, fucked-up shit.

    i think it's the midterm elections in the states. they're really starting to get to me at work. but last night, i dreamt i was the canadian equivalent of ann coulter, and we were on oprah. with stephen harper. all i remember was oprah interviewing steve, and asking him how canada's youth were. he said something like: "oh they're great monday - friday, but come friday night, all hell breaks loose. canadian kids party too hard." and it was this crazy epidemic, it was his headline campaign issue, and ann coulter and i were all about it. then we went to some place to shoot some scenes, and they had a guess who cover band... or maybe it was the guess who? anyway, ann and i thought that was the shit... and we danced all night, and she kept wanting to "smoke some good canadian weed" out back.

    honestly. someone must have slipped me something in my coffee at work last night. either that, or the republicans are successfully brainwashing me.

    please don't let me turn into a conservative, guys.
  • Tue., October 10th, emo-alertttt

    today i realized that it's not sunday -- it's monday, and i missed work.  i just didn't go in, because i thought it was sunday.  i didn't even stop to check.  and last week, i almost missed TWO classes, because i just FORGOT about them.  honestly, i think i am losing my mind.  i've never forgotten anything before, and there is so much stuff on my mind, i have absolutely no room left to retain anything.  so instead, i just forget it all like an immature child who needs to be reminded about everything.  i don't think anything could be scarier.     

    if there is anything i hate about amazing weekends like this one, it's the fact that it only makes it a thousand times harder to go back to life on monday... or in this case, tuesday.  

    sometimes i really don't know what i'm doing, or why i'm doing it... or where it's going to get me in the end.  sometimes i think i was pressured into it indirectly, and sometimes i think it's because i had nothing 'better' to do.  but sometimes i think that this isn't it for me... at all.  i don't think i'm supposed to be here at all, and i feel like there is a much better place for me.  but i have no idea where in the hell that place is -- so instead, i get through another week, and another month... and another year.  and i'm scared to death because at the end of the year, i'll have nothing.  i'll have a fourty-thousand dollar diploma, a serious debtload, no skills or qualifications, and what's worst of all -- no plan. 

    i'm not talking about here, here.  i'm happy here, and i'm happy with who i am now, and i love the girls and my apartment... but i just don't see anything ahead, and it's fucking scary.  sometimes i want to get away, but i'm scared to let go of what i've had forever, and i have no idea what i would do, or where i would go... or with whom.  i hate it all.  honestly, i wish i was twelve again.  i would have never thought at twelve that i'd probably be the happiest i've ever been.  

    sometimes i just wanna say "fuck it" and disappoint everyone because i know they're only going through the motions of caring.  i know they don't know why i'm doing it, or where it will get me.  i sometimes don't even know why i'm here myself.  i want to be that sloth we saw on 20/20 on friday.  i hate all this running around, and forgetting everything, and having to make up excuses for being a plain idiot and missing work, and i wish i lived in a place where time was irrelevant, and there were no schedules... and your life was just a day-to-day thing.  i fucking hate all the constraints.  i wish i could live at the beach and never worry about being disturbed.  as long as i had someone to talk to, i would be happier than ever. 

    i feel like i have no idea how people see me, or how i want to be seen... and i don't know yet if i like the person i am, or if people like me for the genuine person i am.  i sometimes question virtually every friendship in my life and wonder what the motivations for each are -- on both parts.  i realize i'm making zero sense, but i'm just totally frustrated.  i feel like any friend i have is a friend of a friend, and that if i walked away tomorrow, i'd lose them all... but at the same time, i feel like they're the only ones who care.  i wonder if i'll ever stop feeling like i'm an outsider and actually feel like i'm a real friend.  i feel like any real friendship i've made on my own (with the exception of katherine, of course) is completely baseless and fake and rotten... i feel like because i'm not that kind of person, i'll never quite be up to the platform i've elevated you to, i'll never really be "up to standards."  so many people that i've loved and known since childhood have changed entirely, and i feel like i'm still the same, and because i haven't changed, too -- i'm just out of luck, and honestly nothing makes me more sad. 

    i love the kind of day where you wake up with absolutely no plan in mind, and go to bed thinking it was the best day of your life.  i want that kind of day more than once a year -- or less.  i want that kind of day all the time.  it's really not fair.  i feel like there are absolutely no surprises left in life.       


    this is why i should have barricaded myself in the library all weekend.  i've done no homework and i have a million deadlines to meet, and i've lost all desire to even try.  i would honestly love for someone to just quit life and come on a roadtrip that never ends with me.  

    the scary thing is, i'm dead serious. 

  • Sun., October 1st, (no subject)

    - frosty treat closes for the season tonight at 10.  i'm heartbroken.  how many things did i not do this summer?  frosty treat, pet the llamas, campfire at the beach... :( it's been a pretty sad summer.  all i wanted was a raspberry frozen yogurt in a waffle cone.  i'm so sad!

    - wootwoot for gas going down... the economy rules!

    - last night i went to see the final "anne of green gables" -- it was amazing.  aside from the weirdos on the corner with the "hugs are free" signs... i had to avoid that shit.

    - tara and i are pool champions and we're going to start a pool league in law school.  can you believe i actually WON a game? 

    - six days until turkeyfest, bitches. 

    pace.

  • Fri., August 11th, lil joke for ya'll...
    Q: Why is a guy so smart during sex? 





























    ........A: Because he's plugged into a genious.

An exercise in post modern juxtapositions and red herrings - Hatebiscuit's journal
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  • Mon., October 6th, I'm better than a sandwich.
    I'm drinking spicy cocoa, listening to electro-lounge tango with a beautiful, beautiful boy and writing a creepy kids story. I'm immeasurably happy at the moment.
  • Sun., August 17th, Baby, don't change a thing, 'cause it's your eyes that keep me smiling...

    You know you're in bad shape when it's 1:16 am sunday morning, you're two days into your period and you're sitting at home by your over emotional self and find yourself crying while watching Tom Hanks' Academy Awards acceptance speech for "Philadelphia".

    It's been a long week.
  • Thu., July 17th, (no subject)
    Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Five years later? Six? It seems like a lifetime, or at least a Main Era ? the kind of peak that never comes again. San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run . . . but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant. . . .
    History is hard to know, because of all the hired bullshit, but even without being sure of ?history? it seems entirely reasonable to think that every now and then the energy of a whole generation comes to a head in a long fine flash, for reasons that nobody really understands at the time ? and which never explain, in retrospect, what actually happened.
    My central memory of that time seems to hang on one or five or maybe forty nights ? or very early mornings ? when I left the Fillmore half-crazy and, instead of going home, aimed the big 650 Lightning across the Bay Bridge at a hundred miles an hour wearing L. L. Bean shorts and a Butte sheepherder's jacket . . . booming through the Treasure Island tunnel at the lights of Oakland and Berkeley and Richmond, not quite sure which turn-off to take when I got to the other end (always stalling at the toll-gate, too twisted to find neutral while I fumbled for change) . . . but being absolutely certain that no matter which way I went I would come to a place where people were just as high and wild as I was: No doubt at all about that. . . .
    There was madness in any direction, at any hour. If not across the Bay, then up the Golden Gate or down 101 to Los Altos or La Honda. . . . You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. . . .
    And that, I think, was the handle?that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn?t need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting ? on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. . . .
    So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark ? that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.

    -Raoul Duke, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas


    People just don't write like this any more.
  • Thu., July 10th, ...he has brought you fistfuls of teenage nightmares...

    A few words from Anti Difranco.



    thirty-three years go by
    and not once do you come home
    to find a man sitting in your bedroom
    that is
    a man you don't know
    who came a long way to deliver one very specific message:
    lock your back door, you idiot
    however invincible you imagine yourself to be
    you are wrong

    thirty-three years go by
    and you loosen the momentum of teenage nightmares
    your breasts hang like a woman's
    and you don't jump at shadows anymore
    instead you may simply pause to admire
    those that move with the grace of trees
    dancing past streetlights
    and you walk through your house without turning on lamps
    sure of the angle from door to table
    from table to staircase
    sure of the number of steps
    seven to the landing
    two to turn right
    then seven more
    sure you will stroll serenely on the moving walkway of memory
    across your bedroom
    and collapse with a sigh onto your bed
    shoes falling
    thunk thunk
    onto the floor
    and there will be no strange man
    suddenly all that time sitting there
    sitting there on what must be the prize chair
    in your collection of uncomfortable chairs
    with a wild look in his eyes
    and hands that you cannot see
    holding what?
    you do not know

    so sure are you of the endless drumming rhythm of your isolation
    that you are painfully slow to adjust
    if only because
    yours is not that genre of story
    still and again, life cannot muster the stuff of movies
    no bullets shattering glass
    instead fear sits patiently
    fear almost smiles when you finally see him
    though you have kept him waiting for thirty-three years
    and now he has let himself in
    and he has brought you fistfuls of teenage nightmares
    though you think you see, in your naivete
    that he is empty handed
    and this brings you great relief
    at the time

    new as you are, really, to the idea that
    even after you've long since gotten used to the parameters
    they can all change
    while you're out one night having a drink with a friend
    some big hand may be turning a big dial
    switching channels on your dreams
    until you find yourself lost in them
    and watching your daily life with the sound off
    and of course having cautiously turned down the flame under your eyes
    there are more shadows around everything
    your vision a dim flashlight that you have to shake all the way to the outhouse
    your solitude elevating itself like the spirit of the dead
    presiding over your supposed repose
    not really sleep at all
    just a sleeping position and a series of suspicious sounds
    a clanking pipe
    a creaking branch
    the footfalls of a cat
    all of this and maybe
    the swish of the soft leather of your intruder's coat
    as you walk him step by step back to the door
    having talked him down off the ledge of a very bad idea
    soft leather, big feet, almond eyes
    the kinds of details the police officer would ask for later
    with his clipboard
    and his pistol
    in your hallway


    She's one of the most brilliant lyricist I know of.
  • Tue., June 24th, On veux rien savoir, muette...

    I must say, I'm loving these days of loooong talks on my roof and opening books to random pages and playing loud electro-Brazilian music from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed. It seems summer and I have kissed and made up.

An Island Girl - Welcome! I'm glad you found me.I'm Carol and I was taught to knit by my Sister when I was in my teens (But I only made scarves and afghans) simple things. I got into making mitts and sweaters In the early 90's, after a few of my friends and myself took knitting classes offered at our local community college.
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  • Eye Candy Friday- overload
    Eye Candy Friday... Autumn edition changes happening at Ellen's Creek

    trees changing into their fall wardrobe
    Harvest... Island autumn pears, yummy!


    Downtown Charlottetown Autumn Display
    We just asked him to smile real big!!!

  • Stacked Eyelet Cowl


    I finished the cowl yesterday,I'm very pleased with it so much so, I modeled it myself!!!
    The only thing I'll do different next time, is I'll add an extra pattern repeat.

    pattern: Stacked Eyelet Cowl here

    Needles: 3.75mm

    Yarn: Patons classic wool merino, (used a little under 100g)

    colour: denim marl.

    and today is going to be a perfect day to wear it.
    It's truly a Fall day cool and crisp. Hub and I will be outside for most of the day. We're taking in the Fall Flavours Festival downtown. I hope I get to see Chef Michael Smith there. I just love this guy. Maybe I'll try one of his baked potatoes. :)


    Edit post to add the mosaic, of the Farm day in the city, had a lot of fun, but didn't get the potato...The line up was just too long. :(


  • Eye Candy Friday!
    Bubbling springs Stanhope, PEILook I've been knitting!!! I started Nate's Birthday sweater, a little early I know, but he picked out this sweater and asked me to make it for him. I was able to find the yarn and the colours I wanted so I thought why wait! I'm using Patons Decor, and the pattern is from knitting made easy.


    and I finished Cari maternity sweater... Okay so it's not a true maternity sweater but I'm sure it will grow with the belly. I used Patons Classic Wool in the shade 77307 Plum Heather a little over 4 balls. On size 4.5mm and5mm needles. The pattern is free online from bernat. She was so happy to have it! and It's hard to tell from this shot but she got a new mommy hair cut. It looks so cute on her!


  • Hurricane Kyle
    Thank you all for wishing me safe during the storm. I woke up this morning to light rain, gusty winds, and thank goodness not much damage from Kyle, which weakened from hurricane to a post-tropical storm as it passed over the Maritimes. But I was well prepared...

    I had a new project waiting... it's hard to tell from this picture what it is, but it's the stacked eyelet cowl. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it on Kelly. and knew I'd have to make it!and now I know it will be the Christmas gift that all the gals on my list will be getting!
    I had something new to read...picked it up at Michaels using my 40% coupon so many beautiful projects in there! I'm thinking about knitting Hub project 17 for his Christmas gift.
    I know I'll have to find a substitute yarn, it calls for Donegal chunky tweed.
    which I'm almost certain I won't be able to find it here!
  • Finished


    I finished the socks and again I can't tell you all how much I love this pattern and this yarn. I hope you give it a try.

    Needle US 1˝ / 2.5 mm
    Yarn Bernat Sox Multi less than 1 skein. way less, I have a lot of yarn left over maybe 45 g.
    Colorway faded denim.

    Looks like the Island is in for a visit from Tropical Storm Kyle and by the time he arrives here he might be a hurricane! just what we need more rain:(

An Observation of the Everyday - Ramblings, comments, and observations on my own life and the world around me, by Neal Gillis.
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