Over the last couple of weeks I've been doing constant schoolwork. I even went home to my mother's last weekend and worked most of the time I was there.
I haven't really had much time to think of anything other than what I'm going to eat for the day, and my evidence based analysis on omega-3 fatty acids and atherosclerosis. It's been insane to say the least. But I've finally finished that huge project for that one class!
I still have one more paper to write before my summer begins. But in order to save myself from burning out and having my brain fry completely, I've decided to give myself a break tomorrow. Take a day to myself where I relax and catch up on shows, and blogging, and think of my upcoming visit with J. He arrives on Sunday. I feel like I deserve this break. And it'll let my brain recoup before thinking about food policy for a couple days.
Sometimes you just need to take a mental health day so that's what I'm doing tomorrow. Of course I'll still be busy, as I still have 1 class to attend, and groceries to buy. But still, at least I won't be sitting at my kitchen table all night over my computer, frustrated with myself for not thinking of a solid conclusion to write for my project. lol
Hope everyone is well!
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Kiss Me...
Today was St. Patrick's Day. An Irish holiday, that I don't really know much background information about, but I do know that people use it as a giant excuse to get drunk around here.
I honestly don't get it.
Today as I was walking downtown in the city towards my dance class, I had to walk by a few bars. They were PACKED. And it wasn't even noon yet.
One of the teachers at the dance studio had to run some errands while my teacher taught our class. When she returned, she mentioned running into a group of guys who had already been drinking the last 24 hours, and were then bar hopping. Again, this was only shortly after noon by this point.
Seriously. I couldn't help but judge a little bit.
I know St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be fun. But some people take it too far. And that can possibly lead to alcohol poisoning, ending up in a strange place, rape, death. Especially those that decide to make it an all-day event of drinking, without giving much thought to food. It's dangerous really.
I remember 3 years ago on St Patrick's day. I was in my third year of university, and I had a video assignment to complete that day, that I expected to finish around 7. But it ran late and I didn't finish until 9 or 10. So I rushed home because I knew my roommate and the folks in the apartment upstairs were going to be celebrating, and I wanted to take part.
By the time I got there, things were already well underway. So I did something foolish, and decided to try and catch up to them in terms of alcohol consumption. I drank too much too fast, and about 5 minutes after entering the bar we went to later that night, I vomitted. So I staggered back home, and vomitted again and again throughout the night. It was a fun night turned into a night of sickness.
And so, every St Patrick's day, I sort of feel a flush of sickness. As a reminder to not drink excessively if I do happen to go out and party. But for the most part, I tend to like celebrating quietly. Wearing a little green and saying "Kiss me I'm Irish" to J, even though I'm not Irish. lol
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day?
What do you think about making it an all day drink-fest?
I honestly don't get it.
Today as I was walking downtown in the city towards my dance class, I had to walk by a few bars. They were PACKED. And it wasn't even noon yet.
One of the teachers at the dance studio had to run some errands while my teacher taught our class. When she returned, she mentioned running into a group of guys who had already been drinking the last 24 hours, and were then bar hopping. Again, this was only shortly after noon by this point.
Seriously. I couldn't help but judge a little bit.
I know St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be fun. But some people take it too far. And that can possibly lead to alcohol poisoning, ending up in a strange place, rape, death. Especially those that decide to make it an all-day event of drinking, without giving much thought to food. It's dangerous really.
I remember 3 years ago on St Patrick's day. I was in my third year of university, and I had a video assignment to complete that day, that I expected to finish around 7. But it ran late and I didn't finish until 9 or 10. So I rushed home because I knew my roommate and the folks in the apartment upstairs were going to be celebrating, and I wanted to take part.
By the time I got there, things were already well underway. So I did something foolish, and decided to try and catch up to them in terms of alcohol consumption. I drank too much too fast, and about 5 minutes after entering the bar we went to later that night, I vomitted. So I staggered back home, and vomitted again and again throughout the night. It was a fun night turned into a night of sickness.
And so, every St Patrick's day, I sort of feel a flush of sickness. As a reminder to not drink excessively if I do happen to go out and party. But for the most part, I tend to like celebrating quietly. Wearing a little green and saying "Kiss me I'm Irish" to J, even though I'm not Irish. lol
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day?
What do you think about making it an all day drink-fest?
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Some good news
So today marks my 2 year anniversary of being with J. :D
It's hard to believe how fast the time has flown, as it just seems like yesterday that he asked me to be his girlfriend.
It's been an amazing journey so far, sure it had its ups and downs but we still came out pretty strong and still look forward to many more years together.
I'm quite happy today, to know I'm loved and that I have someone to love in return.
Also, the 40 day transit strike has come to an end tonight. Over the weekend the union and the company were in talks and finally came to an agreement. Both sides voted in favour of the deal today, so our bus and ferry service in the city will be restored on Thursday and Friday!!
I'm very happy to hear this news.
It's been a great day, and while I do have a busy few weeks ahead of me, I'm confident I'll be able to do it!
It's hard to believe how fast the time has flown, as it just seems like yesterday that he asked me to be his girlfriend.
It's been an amazing journey so far, sure it had its ups and downs but we still came out pretty strong and still look forward to many more years together.
I'm quite happy today, to know I'm loved and that I have someone to love in return.
Also, the 40 day transit strike has come to an end tonight. Over the weekend the union and the company were in talks and finally came to an agreement. Both sides voted in favour of the deal today, so our bus and ferry service in the city will be restored on Thursday and Friday!!
I'm very happy to hear this news.
It's been a great day, and while I do have a busy few weeks ahead of me, I'm confident I'll be able to do it!
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Thoughts on Pinterest
Anybody else have Pinterest?
I just jumped on the bandwagon a few days ago, and I'm sort of lost on what it is. To me, it just seems like a place where all your likes on Facebook go? Except with pictures of said likes.
And of course when you pin something you like on Pinterest, you have the option of letting facebook broadcast that you did so.
Doesn't facebook broadcast people's likes anyway?
I joined out of curiosity, but not much is actually keeping me there. It doesn't really seem all that original. Sure you have different pin boards to sort all your interests into categories, but really, the whole idea seems like its been done before.
What do you think of Pinterest? Do you have an account there?
I just jumped on the bandwagon a few days ago, and I'm sort of lost on what it is. To me, it just seems like a place where all your likes on Facebook go? Except with pictures of said likes.
And of course when you pin something you like on Pinterest, you have the option of letting facebook broadcast that you did so.
Doesn't facebook broadcast people's likes anyway?
I joined out of curiosity, but not much is actually keeping me there. It doesn't really seem all that original. Sure you have different pin boards to sort all your interests into categories, but really, the whole idea seems like its been done before.
What do you think of Pinterest? Do you have an account there?
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
History
Even though I'm a Nutrition student, and took the science route after I graduated high school, I always had a slight fascination with History.
Of course the classes itself throughout high school were boring, but the material was interesting.
I'm especially interested in Canadian history, and even though I'm not American, I also find their history pretty interesting as well.
Lately I've been watching the mini series "The Kennedys". It's somewhat of an expose of the Kennedy family. Things I never knew. Greg Kinnear plays JFK, and Katie Holmes plays Jacqueline Kennedy. The series starts with the election, but also has flashbacks to JFK's childhood, how he lived in the shadow of his older brother Joe. How their father had so much of a say in their lives. I find it so interesting.
I think I'm also mildly fascinated by the 1960's era itself. A couple of my new favourite shows relate to that era in one way or another.
I absolutely loved Pan Am - which I think might get cancelled. But I loved how they showed how women were treated during that era. How they had to look a certain way to be a stewardess, the weekly weigh-ins at headquarters. The pressure to always be "on".
A newer show has also emerged in the last couple of months. "Smash" featuring Katharine McPhee, and Debra Messing. While this show is actually set in modern day, it's about creating a Marilyn Monroe musical for broadway. And their struggles to capture the essence of Marilyn, who as you may know, died in 1962.
Her life was fascinating. And of course she had that link to the Kennedys. Which might be why I'm also fascinated by them.
I also did very well in History in High school. And then for an elective, I actually took the first part of an American History class, which took us up to the American Revolution. I wish I had taken the 2nd half of that class the following semester, since it would have included information from the Revolution to modern day times.
I think it's important to know other countries' histories. I like American history because it links to Canadian history in a way. The two countries are neighbours and there are definitely overlaps through our histories.
Who knows, I might have ended up as a historian if I didn't take sciences. I have always been able to remember specific dates of things.
Do you like to study history?
Of course the classes itself throughout high school were boring, but the material was interesting.
I'm especially interested in Canadian history, and even though I'm not American, I also find their history pretty interesting as well.
Lately I've been watching the mini series "The Kennedys". It's somewhat of an expose of the Kennedy family. Things I never knew. Greg Kinnear plays JFK, and Katie Holmes plays Jacqueline Kennedy. The series starts with the election, but also has flashbacks to JFK's childhood, how he lived in the shadow of his older brother Joe. How their father had so much of a say in their lives. I find it so interesting.
I think I'm also mildly fascinated by the 1960's era itself. A couple of my new favourite shows relate to that era in one way or another.
I absolutely loved Pan Am - which I think might get cancelled. But I loved how they showed how women were treated during that era. How they had to look a certain way to be a stewardess, the weekly weigh-ins at headquarters. The pressure to always be "on".
A newer show has also emerged in the last couple of months. "Smash" featuring Katharine McPhee, and Debra Messing. While this show is actually set in modern day, it's about creating a Marilyn Monroe musical for broadway. And their struggles to capture the essence of Marilyn, who as you may know, died in 1962.
Her life was fascinating. And of course she had that link to the Kennedys. Which might be why I'm also fascinated by them.
I also did very well in History in High school. And then for an elective, I actually took the first part of an American History class, which took us up to the American Revolution. I wish I had taken the 2nd half of that class the following semester, since it would have included information from the Revolution to modern day times.
I think it's important to know other countries' histories. I like American history because it links to Canadian history in a way. The two countries are neighbours and there are definitely overlaps through our histories.
Who knows, I might have ended up as a historian if I didn't take sciences. I have always been able to remember specific dates of things.
Do you like to study history?
Monday, 5 March 2012
A 6th Sense
Sometimes I feel like I have a sixth sense. I'm actually pretty serious. Perhaps it's just intuition, but at times it seems like I'm really in tune with it.
See, last April I decided to quit the horrible job I had been working. When I put my notice in, I also decided to mention that I was going to be moving at the end of the summer, and requested that they update my employee profile to have my mother's address listed as my address. Because at the time I didn't know where I'd be living, but knew my mail would go to my Mom's and she'd either forward it me here if I really needed it, or I'd get it when I went home. It was really a simple request for them to do, the only reason I asked was so I could get my t4 for tax purposes.
Those t-4's were distributed in February, and I just had a feeling that it wouldn't be sent to my mom's. But, luckily for me, J now lives two doors down from where we lived before. We've sort of been keeping track of the old place we lived, just to see if anybody new had moved in. Last night, he noticed a tv on. New tenants. So today he went and asked them if there had been any mail dropped off there that didn't belong to the new tenants and maybe belonged to us. Sure enough. My t-4 had been sent there.
Totally called that.
I'm lucky they didn't just throw it out. That document is important for me to do my taxes. I don't want the CRA coming after me for audits! Crisis averted though.
My gut told me my t-4 was there, and it was.
Have you had any experiences like mine? Really in tune intuition?
I'm hestitant to call it psychic powers, but sometimes I joke about being psychic.
See, last April I decided to quit the horrible job I had been working. When I put my notice in, I also decided to mention that I was going to be moving at the end of the summer, and requested that they update my employee profile to have my mother's address listed as my address. Because at the time I didn't know where I'd be living, but knew my mail would go to my Mom's and she'd either forward it me here if I really needed it, or I'd get it when I went home. It was really a simple request for them to do, the only reason I asked was so I could get my t4 for tax purposes.
Those t-4's were distributed in February, and I just had a feeling that it wouldn't be sent to my mom's. But, luckily for me, J now lives two doors down from where we lived before. We've sort of been keeping track of the old place we lived, just to see if anybody new had moved in. Last night, he noticed a tv on. New tenants. So today he went and asked them if there had been any mail dropped off there that didn't belong to the new tenants and maybe belonged to us. Sure enough. My t-4 had been sent there.
Totally called that.
I'm lucky they didn't just throw it out. That document is important for me to do my taxes. I don't want the CRA coming after me for audits! Crisis averted though.
My gut told me my t-4 was there, and it was.
Have you had any experiences like mine? Really in tune intuition?
I'm hestitant to call it psychic powers, but sometimes I joke about being psychic.
Sunday, 4 March 2012
A new perspective
Every so often, I feel like I need to get a new perspective of things.
Today was that day.
I have been living in this apartment for the last 6 months now. And when I first moved in, I was in a frenzy to try and arrange my furniture in. I was pleased with how it looked at the time.
But decided to change the furniture around in my living room today. This decision was actually inspired by wanting to find my usb cable to attach my Kobo to my computer. I have the regular Kobo, so I can't just download books directly onto it. I need the usb cord to do so.
But a couple months ago I realized it was missing.
My apartment is pretty small, so there's only so many places it can be, and I checked everywhere. Nothing. I'm going to guess that it's not even in my apartment anymore. I might have taken it to my Mom's with me when I went home for Christmas. Or maybe I left it at J's when I visited him a few months ago. I don't know. But it's clear to me now that it's not under anything in my living room.
Anyway, back to the rearranging of furniture thing. It looks great! I also wiped every surface of dust with lysol. Now the whole place smells lemony fresh. I also cleaned my bathroom, vacuumed and took out the garbage. I was definitely in domestic goddess mode. And it felt great!
I now have a fresh perspective of my apartment. Hopefully it will bring some good feng shui in this place, and inspire me to get through this next month of assignments, seminars, and big projects. It's going to be a busy home stretch month.
But I'm ready.
Today was that day.
I have been living in this apartment for the last 6 months now. And when I first moved in, I was in a frenzy to try and arrange my furniture in. I was pleased with how it looked at the time.
But decided to change the furniture around in my living room today. This decision was actually inspired by wanting to find my usb cable to attach my Kobo to my computer. I have the regular Kobo, so I can't just download books directly onto it. I need the usb cord to do so.
But a couple months ago I realized it was missing.
My apartment is pretty small, so there's only so many places it can be, and I checked everywhere. Nothing. I'm going to guess that it's not even in my apartment anymore. I might have taken it to my Mom's with me when I went home for Christmas. Or maybe I left it at J's when I visited him a few months ago. I don't know. But it's clear to me now that it's not under anything in my living room.
Anyway, back to the rearranging of furniture thing. It looks great! I also wiped every surface of dust with lysol. Now the whole place smells lemony fresh. I also cleaned my bathroom, vacuumed and took out the garbage. I was definitely in domestic goddess mode. And it felt great!
I now have a fresh perspective of my apartment. Hopefully it will bring some good feng shui in this place, and inspire me to get through this next month of assignments, seminars, and big projects. It's going to be a busy home stretch month.
But I'm ready.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Pets
See, I had another one of those dreams. Where I was reunited with a family member who has passed on in the last couple of years. This time, it was my family dog.
I remember when I had to leave, I told him I'd see him in just a few weeks because school was ending then. I know that he probably didn't understand, and I more said it for myself. But a couple weeks later, my mother called and told me she had to put him down.
So in my mind, I never got to say goodbye.
I think I'm more upset today, because I realized that I've gone a long time without thinking about him. And then I have this dream.
I don't quite know how to explain it, but that's just how I feel. Like maybe I'm forgetting about him, and I really don't want to.
I like to think that our family pets are very much a part of the family. From the moment they arrive in the household. They are loved, they are cared for. They provide comfort and cuddles, especially when you feel like the whole world is against you, you can always rely on your pet for comfort. That's how I felt a lot of the time. If I was upset with others in my family, I'd go find Gaelin, sit with him on his step and just talk. Of course, he'd never respond and probably never actually knew what I was saying, but he provided an ear nonetheless. The only difference between pets and humans is that their lifespan is shorter than ours. But they are still family members, whether they live for 13 years like my dog did, or shorter than that.
I just miss my sweetums today I guess. He was an amazing dog after all. ♥
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