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Monday, May 26, 2003
tradeoff
whoooooeeeeeeeee! I had a pretty good day today, but have unfortunately discovered yet another pet peeve. So in my attempts to overcome my (spiritually)fatal obsession with t.v. i ventured out into the great outdoors that is my backyard. to ward off radioactive temptation, i had planned to do a run to birchmount and back, hopefully squeezing in 5 or so km in that distance. but just as i was about to leave the house, all dolled up in my grey and yellow gear, i had a change of heart. call it indecision, laziness, WHATEVER. but i knew i just couldn't lounge around, and i couldn't go swimming at night b/c ots needed the car at 8:30. what to do what to do, after a feeble rejection of tennis by hugo, i decided to... weed out mom's garden. now this may seem like a simple and painless task, but unfortunately the garden of mom has been left to weed for the past 3-4 years. all that is left after a battering of elements and doggy digging is a scraggly rose bush, grass and weeds galore. so armed only with a garbage bag, hoe, small diggy thing, and the burning desire to even out my farmer tan, i began.
so what is the new pet peeve? naturally, weeds or other unwanted foliage with horrendously strong/stubborn and long roots that i can't pull out. evil!!!
i took a nap from like... 3-4... or 5... i can't remember... oops.
but i finally finished, without unearthing that gargantuan rose plant, at around 6:30, right before the rain started =)
by the end, i was outfitted in a pair of huge galoshes and my hands mercifully encased in work gloves which allowed me to throw away those wretched rose stems quickly. another positive? i was quite sympathetic and merciful in my handling of the earthworms that squiggled about in the soil. instead of smushing over them with my indestructible hoe, i relocated them by picking them up with the small diggy thing and then threw them to the far right side... well okay not threw, more like dumped. i didn't freak out at all... except for one time when i saw some white thing move... *shudder* however, worms on the sidewalk when raining, still a TOTALLY different story.
AND i sent off an email to the JET group. yay!
there really is nothing good on mondays. poo. =)
whoooooeeeeeeeee! I had a pretty good day today, but have unfortunately discovered yet another pet peeve. So in my attempts to overcome my (spiritually)fatal obsession with t.v. i ventured out into the great outdoors that is my backyard. to ward off radioactive temptation, i had planned to do a run to birchmount and back, hopefully squeezing in 5 or so km in that distance. but just as i was about to leave the house, all dolled up in my grey and yellow gear, i had a change of heart. call it indecision, laziness, WHATEVER. but i knew i just couldn't lounge around, and i couldn't go swimming at night b/c ots needed the car at 8:30. what to do what to do, after a feeble rejection of tennis by hugo, i decided to... weed out mom's garden. now this may seem like a simple and painless task, but unfortunately the garden of mom has been left to weed for the past 3-4 years. all that is left after a battering of elements and doggy digging is a scraggly rose bush, grass and weeds galore. so armed only with a garbage bag, hoe, small diggy thing, and the burning desire to even out my farmer tan, i began.
so what is the new pet peeve? naturally, weeds or other unwanted foliage with horrendously strong/stubborn and long roots that i can't pull out. evil!!!
i took a nap from like... 3-4... or 5... i can't remember... oops.
but i finally finished, without unearthing that gargantuan rose plant, at around 6:30, right before the rain started =)
by the end, i was outfitted in a pair of huge galoshes and my hands mercifully encased in work gloves which allowed me to throw away those wretched rose stems quickly. another positive? i was quite sympathetic and merciful in my handling of the earthworms that squiggled about in the soil. instead of smushing over them with my indestructible hoe, i relocated them by picking them up with the small diggy thing and then threw them to the far right side... well okay not threw, more like dumped. i didn't freak out at all... except for one time when i saw some white thing move... *shudder* however, worms on the sidewalk when raining, still a TOTALLY different story.
AND i sent off an email to the JET group. yay!
there really is nothing good on mondays. poo. =)
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
the creek
it's amazing what two hours of dawson's creek can do to a person, turn them into reflective-sentimental-gushiness. mind you it was the last episode ever, and i have been inundating myself with dc b/c of the massive reruns on tbs every morning. nevertheless, i still think i would have cried just as much if i had gone into the whole event cold. ah joey and pacey together, my life is COMPLETE! i totally did not see the jenn linley death coming at all... and everytime one of those weepy nostalgic lines were uttered, i was surprisingly moved. a lil bit. but now, typing this blog, i'm actually thinking about my friends in a very rose-coloured way. i haven't really done so in a long time, not even when liz came back from boston (i mean, capeside, what???). there are only two or maybe three people that i can see in terms of dawson & pacey proportions, and they're the ones i depend on when confusing things happen after a movie, or when i don't know what pants to buy. and i'm so happy. i love love love them. i know i could definitely be a better friend, and sometimes i feel really inadequate, and i guess humbled, but that's so awesome. it's funny how you realize that it only takes a few people to make you really happy, who make you want to be better, and this select few make you feel that you belong in this world. i'm really going to miss proximity i guess, but maybe the fact that i don't see people as much, is God's way of easing me into separation, which i guess i'm thankful for, one of those long-term things.
it's quite lovely if you think about it, the way friendship evolves. complete strangers to one another at one point in time, and by the GRACE of God, you're brought together. and something common is discovered, but it becomes something beyond common, something intangible that makes you sympatico with someone else. you get one another. how amazing! we are misunderstood by so many people, but in friendship you are safe from that. wow. when i think about all of the times i have received gifts of wisdom, it overwhelms me. i'd be waaaaaaaaay dumber without it, like, fer sure! i'm a much wiser person because of them, and hopefully, my actions are a testament to the integrity of the people around me. i love you guys.
To the Dear Ones:
I think I have always known this, but never to this extent. And this is not being written in some post-Dawson's-Creek-haze/stupor that has severely altered my critical capacities (thanks eng 339!). Rather, it is an overdue memo that I haven't sent you, one that I've been meaning to send you for a while. Maybe I will send it soon, in real time. But not yet. It's been a long time since we were unknown to each other, and maybe there were times along the way where it seemed like we were strangers. But I believe that we are inextricably tied together through God, and I am incredibly happy about it. There are certain things that I admire about you that I sometimes try to make my own, in my vain attempts to be just like you. But in the end, I always fail, because the copy is never as good as the original. And it is this original that I am blessed to have in my life, to always be that constant source of inspiration, comfort and joy, never to be duplicated. The most I could ever want for you will pale in comparison to what God has in store for you, so I hope that you accept the challenges that will lead to wondrous ends, and more people will know your true beauty.
Love you much.
on another love note, i went shopping with moms today.. I didn't get the suit, and have decided to forego suit shopping aspirations. too much time wasted on something i can get laterrrr. but we had some goooooooood sashimi/sushi today. i saw yano-san at work, but he was busy carrying buckets or something. i can really have a convo with mom now, and i'm THRILLED about it. God is so Good. I applied to Mitchell's, but they didn't ask me to fill out an application. is that weird? why are these weird resume handing-in situations happening, like at Jacob? huh??!!
i'm going to listen to phatfish now, and blast it in seiji's ear while he waits for a CALL.
oh yeah, i love my family and my loco doggy. it's a cuba gooding jr./halle berry night, minus the little gold man.
it's amazing what two hours of dawson's creek can do to a person, turn them into reflective-sentimental-gushiness. mind you it was the last episode ever, and i have been inundating myself with dc b/c of the massive reruns on tbs every morning. nevertheless, i still think i would have cried just as much if i had gone into the whole event cold. ah joey and pacey together, my life is COMPLETE! i totally did not see the jenn linley death coming at all... and everytime one of those weepy nostalgic lines were uttered, i was surprisingly moved. a lil bit. but now, typing this blog, i'm actually thinking about my friends in a very rose-coloured way. i haven't really done so in a long time, not even when liz came back from boston (i mean, capeside, what???). there are only two or maybe three people that i can see in terms of dawson & pacey proportions, and they're the ones i depend on when confusing things happen after a movie, or when i don't know what pants to buy. and i'm so happy. i love love love them. i know i could definitely be a better friend, and sometimes i feel really inadequate, and i guess humbled, but that's so awesome. it's funny how you realize that it only takes a few people to make you really happy, who make you want to be better, and this select few make you feel that you belong in this world. i'm really going to miss proximity i guess, but maybe the fact that i don't see people as much, is God's way of easing me into separation, which i guess i'm thankful for, one of those long-term things.
it's quite lovely if you think about it, the way friendship evolves. complete strangers to one another at one point in time, and by the GRACE of God, you're brought together. and something common is discovered, but it becomes something beyond common, something intangible that makes you sympatico with someone else. you get one another. how amazing! we are misunderstood by so many people, but in friendship you are safe from that. wow. when i think about all of the times i have received gifts of wisdom, it overwhelms me. i'd be waaaaaaaaay dumber without it, like, fer sure! i'm a much wiser person because of them, and hopefully, my actions are a testament to the integrity of the people around me. i love you guys.
To the Dear Ones:
I think I have always known this, but never to this extent. And this is not being written in some post-Dawson's-Creek-haze/stupor that has severely altered my critical capacities (thanks eng 339!). Rather, it is an overdue memo that I haven't sent you, one that I've been meaning to send you for a while. Maybe I will send it soon, in real time. But not yet. It's been a long time since we were unknown to each other, and maybe there were times along the way where it seemed like we were strangers. But I believe that we are inextricably tied together through God, and I am incredibly happy about it. There are certain things that I admire about you that I sometimes try to make my own, in my vain attempts to be just like you. But in the end, I always fail, because the copy is never as good as the original. And it is this original that I am blessed to have in my life, to always be that constant source of inspiration, comfort and joy, never to be duplicated. The most I could ever want for you will pale in comparison to what God has in store for you, so I hope that you accept the challenges that will lead to wondrous ends, and more people will know your true beauty.
Love you much.
on another love note, i went shopping with moms today.. I didn't get the suit, and have decided to forego suit shopping aspirations. too much time wasted on something i can get laterrrr. but we had some goooooooood sashimi/sushi today. i saw yano-san at work, but he was busy carrying buckets or something. i can really have a convo with mom now, and i'm THRILLED about it. God is so Good. I applied to Mitchell's, but they didn't ask me to fill out an application. is that weird? why are these weird resume handing-in situations happening, like at Jacob? huh??!!
i'm going to listen to phatfish now, and blast it in seiji's ear while he waits for a CALL.
oh yeah, i love my family and my loco doggy. it's a cuba gooding jr./halle berry night, minus the little gold man.
Friday, May 09, 2003
surrrpraz!
okay, so the 304 exam bordered on nightmarish... but shock of all shocks, i got an 80 on my Donne essay! wow, and i thought prof wilder would find it too steeped in christian rhetoric and be totally turned off... i love this part, she called my argumentation subtle yet sophisticated... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! okay, i'll totally not dwell on this one achievement anymore starting
.
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.
.
NOW.
i thought i had bible study today, and was freaking out over my impending lateness. good thing i called or else i would have felt/looked mighty foolish. so with all of that extra time, did i finish making the game board? NO. i caught up on will and grace and the designer guys. i don't even want to do a weekly estimate of the # of hours of tv i watch, because i don't particularly feel like being depressed right now. and funny thing is i don't usually watch if ever, prime time tv. it's all the daytime/late night filler that is killing me!! why do you have to be so interesting conan, WHYEEEEEE???????
suit shopping has to be delayed yet again b/c i have to go into work tomorrow. booo. and i have to pick up my certificate of health tomorrow am. booo. BUT b/c of mother's day and the official end to my undergrad.. well let's face it, my entire university career, it's going to be Ishiguro Hot Pot night! whooooooooooo!! v. excited. it's gonna be fun times this weekend, with the conference, dinner, better luck tomorrow, and coffee night. yippeeeeeeee!!
shoot, i have to mail out Liz's letter.
okay, so the 304 exam bordered on nightmarish... but shock of all shocks, i got an 80 on my Donne essay! wow, and i thought prof wilder would find it too steeped in christian rhetoric and be totally turned off... i love this part, she called my argumentation subtle yet sophisticated... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! okay, i'll totally not dwell on this one achievement anymore starting
.
.
.
.
NOW.
i thought i had bible study today, and was freaking out over my impending lateness. good thing i called or else i would have felt/looked mighty foolish. so with all of that extra time, did i finish making the game board? NO. i caught up on will and grace and the designer guys. i don't even want to do a weekly estimate of the # of hours of tv i watch, because i don't particularly feel like being depressed right now. and funny thing is i don't usually watch if ever, prime time tv. it's all the daytime/late night filler that is killing me!! why do you have to be so interesting conan, WHYEEEEEE???????
suit shopping has to be delayed yet again b/c i have to go into work tomorrow. booo. and i have to pick up my certificate of health tomorrow am. booo. BUT b/c of mother's day and the official end to my undergrad.. well let's face it, my entire university career, it's going to be Ishiguro Hot Pot night! whooooooooooo!! v. excited. it's gonna be fun times this weekend, with the conference, dinner, better luck tomorrow, and coffee night. yippeeeeeeee!!
shoot, i have to mail out Liz's letter.
Monday, May 05, 2003
welcome to the real world
i had to go to the radiologist this am, and it sure was a wake-up call. this whole SARS thing has garnered a rather flippant attitude from yours truly, and I never knew the psychological impact it has on health-care workers. but in order to get my x-rays, i had to wear one of those horrid N-95 masks the entire time i was in the office. I started feeling really sad, and constricted, since I couldn't breathe or speak properly, so i can definitely understand why those nurses resigned. btw, how come the States doesn't have a lot of cases of SARS??? hmmmmmmmm
sometimes i imagine (when i'm super bored) that my friends have called 'what not to wear' and that i am secretly being filmed in all of my fashion no no's and embarrassments for wayne and stacey to see...and that soon i'll be bantering with that long-haired weirdo and stacey about proportionality, colour scheme and asset-highlighting strategies. and then i'll be whisked off to manhattan to indulge in a giddy fantasy. alas, i am the sole TLC devotee, and ardent fan of WNTW, and critic of choices of apparel. booo.
after three hours of softball "practice" i think farmer tan season is officially underway... i will never be uni-tan. there was a cool product, tan towels on tsc a while ago. looked neat-o!
i had to go to the radiologist this am, and it sure was a wake-up call. this whole SARS thing has garnered a rather flippant attitude from yours truly, and I never knew the psychological impact it has on health-care workers. but in order to get my x-rays, i had to wear one of those horrid N-95 masks the entire time i was in the office. I started feeling really sad, and constricted, since I couldn't breathe or speak properly, so i can definitely understand why those nurses resigned. btw, how come the States doesn't have a lot of cases of SARS??? hmmmmmmmm
sometimes i imagine (when i'm super bored) that my friends have called 'what not to wear' and that i am secretly being filmed in all of my fashion no no's and embarrassments for wayne and stacey to see...and that soon i'll be bantering with that long-haired weirdo and stacey about proportionality, colour scheme and asset-highlighting strategies. and then i'll be whisked off to manhattan to indulge in a giddy fantasy. alas, i am the sole TLC devotee, and ardent fan of WNTW, and critic of choices of apparel. booo.
after three hours of softball "practice" i think farmer tan season is officially underway... i will never be uni-tan. there was a cool product, tan towels on tsc a while ago. looked neat-o!
