Open the window, sweep out the cobwebs...

Yes, I did just title an entry from a song from the Anne of Green Gables musical:) I'm a nerd. I'm guessing no one else that reads this knew that, heheh.

I haven't posted in a while because, quite frankly, I've had nothing interesting to say! That hasn't really changed, I just thought I should post something.

This morning, I filed my tax return- at least, I took it in to a tax place to do it, that's more my style. (Not really, next year I'll probably do it myself but it makes me nervous. I take inspiration from Nat though.) :)

It's a gorgeous day, and work is really slow, and I am stuck inside, but that's okay. It's Friday, tomorrow I have soccer, and tonight I'm doing stairs to train for the CN Tower Stair Climb in April. (That should be...interesting...) I keep injuring myself- same injury as from my marathon- so hopefully I can avoid going to physio more than once before the event.

Lately, I feel as if I'm having a quarter-life crisis. Seems fitting, since I'm 25. I think I don't take enough risks or accomplish enough, but other days I feel so drained from doing too much with my time; it's inconsistent, really.

I'm contemplating working abroad for year, but then I still have no "skills" - at least, professional ones- and the degree I have is not so helpful in the "real" world, although I'll never regret getting it. So I'm in this cycle of indecision- should I go back to school to get education that will give me a profession so I can work at what I love, or should I work in what I love but be lacking in the education aspect, or should I just run away to Africa and take care of babies. My interests are being yanked in all directions, maybe worse than in high school.

Oh well....

I just had to put that out there. I'm not freaking out that much about it today, but yesterday I was getting anxious. Part of it, I think, has to do with Liz being more settled in what she is doing, and making travel plans-slash-aid work plans in Africa, whereas a year ago it was more I in that position. I'm so excited for her, though- what an experience. Jealousy is a horrible green monster and I don't want it around! Begone, you.

Now I'll go back to perusing Kijiji to look for an apartment-sized piano that is affordable and can fit through our doorway...one can always dream, right!

Soon I'll take more photos so you can have some visuals. All type and no pictures is only fun for a while:)

Yesterday, I wrote a French poem. It's a little shaky though, but was fun to compose. I'm not sure how far that will go, but it's something. My short story from Christmas went nowhere fast, because I just can't find an ending. Story of my life!

Well, amigos, I've rambled long enough today! Ciao, have a great weekend.

Looks like winter is back

This morning, I overslept (while dreaming about missing the bus), and slipped on the ice in the parking lot on my way to work. I managed to fall on my butt and my knees somehow (without spilling any coffee, heheh); I'm still not sure how I pulled that off! So I was a little grouchy to begin with, but to top it all off, a taxi driver in the parking lot watched the whole thing.

Oh well, if you can't laugh at yourself, other people will anyway, right!

I have a strong feeling that Roll up the rim is a conspiracy hahah...but I'm still a sucker for it because I'm going to win that car! :)

Lately, I've been thinking of writing more seriously (as in, making a point to write, not writing about only serious things:P), not because other people have commented on my writing, because a few friends have mentioned wanting to do this themselves. As someone who enjoys writing, I fully support these friends, and if I had lots of money, I'd invest in their work, however that works:) Alas, that's not my lot in life at the moment, and it's probably better that way!

Anyway, the thought of actually writing a book or even a handful of poems or short stories fills me with something akin to terror, so this might not be on the immediate horizon. Besides that, I have a pretty evident addiction to putting little happy faces at the ends of sentences, which is basically a bad habit I've developed. What can I say, I'm a visual person, and that's how I get around the starkness of type. Maybe one of these days, I'll get around to posting something that I've written, if I ever finish one of my projects!

Don't you working people wish we could get a March break too? (Or spring break, for you out west.) Some friends of mine who are in med school and teacher's college get a March break as well as reading break- must be nice:)

This weekend, my sister is going to Montreal to visit our friend/former roommate Leyla (you may remember her from my first post) who has gotten married to a French man. I have yet to meet this fellow but he must be a gooder if he landed Leyla:) It's a little sad when someone close to you gets married, in my opinion, because you experience a loss of friendship to an extent. At least I'm confident she has a good head on her shoulders and didn't marry someone strange, as far as we know, heheh. Liz is going with Jenny, our other former roommate, and I'm a little jealous, but it will be good for the three of them, they are close and they need this reunion.

I'm hoping to take a trip there myself in April maybe, to visit my friends Diana, Paola and Daniel who were in London before, and Leyla too. We shall see.

What are everyone's weekend plans? I get paid tomorrow, and I think I'll have to bite the bullet and use that money for glasses, once I get my eyes checked. I'm going to go see «Les Ch'tis» on Saturday with my friend Shona- I saw it on the plane coming back from Paris so it might be nostalgic but it's pretty funny. Other than that, our soccer team has to sit out this week, which is a downer, but I'll probably climb some stairs with my team for the CN Tower. Woo hoo!

If I can get over my disappointment at the snow and cold being back, I may take some photos to post. This blog needs some pictures.

Have a great day, my friends!




Well

Finally, Friday...

Today is a bit overcast, but I love this weather, other than the melancholy feelings I get from it. Already this morning, I am faced with people's pain, in my job, in my friends. Why are we bent on hurting each other? Or why does the course of someone's life take a turn for the worse in a matter of seconds? I just want to wrap my arms around the world and hold everyone tight, I guess because I'm a huggy kind of person. I wish that could make everything better.


With some coworkers, I've signed up for the team CN Tower Climb, to raise money for WWF Canada. I'm pretty excited but have already managed to injure myself, the same injury I got last year from running 25+ kilometres, I've now gotten from running only two or three times, short runs too. In light of people's actual problems they're dealing with, mine look pretty minor...yesterday, in a Bible study I'm doing with a few other women, we talked about dying to self, and this is something I haven't assessed in my life in a while, and it makes me pretty uncomfortable to see all the ways I do everything but die to self. It's not a popular concept and I don't enjoy the process but I know it is necessary for me to grow closer to God.

I just found out that Urbana is on again this year, a huge missions conference in the States that I've been wanting to go since the last time when I wasn't able to, I think it was 2006. I am not approved to get the time off work but I'm on the waiting list- if God wants me to go, I think He will work this out!

Hey, do any of you know Ricardo? Well, not actually the guy, but his cooking show? :) I guess this is more for the francophones out there (Jared, you should check it out)- my friend at work subscribes to his magazines and they're fantastic, best recipes ever. Well, I haven't actually made any of them yet, but they look delicious:)

Well, I don't have much else to say at this time, so have a great weekend!