....and everyone else celebrating b-days today or this month! :) Virgos/Libras RULE!

Today is a day for reflection for me. Though I'm no longer a teenager, I feel more like one today that I ever have in the past. My life feels like it's finally moving in the right direction. Actually, I feel like I finally HAVE a direction to follow. I'm on a mission. Life if good. Great friends, a decent job, going to school, the man I love, and the best family in the world. Thank you all for making my life a little better, being there when it was hard and I didn't think I could make it alone.

I've hurt people over the years, it's hard to go through life without doing that, but I want to take this time to send out all my love to some of the individuals who really did help me through my toughest times. Mom and Dad, you're there all the time. Even when I did (and do) what you KNOW is wrong, tell me is wrong and I do it anyways. I love you both with all my heart. Little sis, you rock my world. Seriously. When the times got really tough, I could always call you. You didn't always say much but you always listened. Thanks for that. Dan, my man. You were often in the line of fire but you always took it, even when I was way out of line. I love you honey.

Now enough with the sentimental stuff. I'm 26 today. Ten years ago, if you'd asked me where I would be at 26 I'm positive that my answer would be NOTHING like where I'm actually at but you know what? I'm quite happy with my life. It's all good.

Yes. Feeling a little more level headed this afternoon. I was just soooo excited I had to post SOMETHING when I got home. Indeed, it was a fantastic show that went on for a good 2 hours. It's no wonder the lights came up immediately after they left the stage...

I managed to take a shower when I got home last night. I smelled. BAD. It's been a long time since I wandered into a sweat filled mosh pit. It was AWESOME. Surprisingly, I found it pretty tame. I guess after a couple of these, you learn to protect yourself. I do have some hideous bruises on my back, ribs and thighs (looks like a boot kick...bastard) but miraculously, my arms are AOKAY (good thing too! The only thing that was clean for work today is a sleeveless).

After the smuggled-in vodka (the joys of ziplog bags and padded bras) and beer, I was more than a little buzzed but, after the insanity of the floor, we decided to head out for a drink and some chow. Everything was pretty much closed by the time we managed to get out and so we ended up at one of the local peeler joints drinking MGD and semi watching a girl with a really bad boob job. All in all, an unforgetable night.

Thanks sis.

Truly.

I'ts 2:10 AM and I just walked in the door from one of the best nights of my life.

NIN was fuckin' awesome. Truly one of the best shows I've EVER seen. We had great seats. Right up front (as close as you could get other than the floor). My hot looking sister managed to catch the eye of the security guard who was watching our "area" and he invited her to go onto the floor. We were waiting for her friend to arrive. Clauds went to get her friend and the security guard went on break. Finaly, the girls arrived but the security guy was gone. Ten minutes in and he came back. A bunch of girls came down from the other rows trying to get tickets but no luck. Finally, Clauds goes down to talk to him. She puts her hand in his dresshirt pockets and pulls something out. She came waltzing up and said he could only get two floor tix. The sweety that she is, she gave it to me and told me to go. "Have a great B-day" she said. I took all my stuff, including the $75 sweatshirt I bought when I walked in the door, and went off. She must have talked to the guy again because not 5 minutes later, she and her friend came onto the floor.

We jumped into the moshpit like there was no tomorrow. The girls crowdserfed whiled I held on to 3 bags and my new sweatshirt like they were the only thing left in the world. By the time they got back, I felt like I had taken a shower in sweat. All three of us were beyond pasty.

Needless to say, it was an AMAZING show. I managed to squeeze myself into the front and saw Trent up close. WOW. That was the best b-day gift EVER.

After the show, we met up with a few friends from Claud's work for a couple of drinks. Then her best friend came by and we ended up getting a ride home rather than having to take a cab. Sweetness.

I've had a few too many drinks but I had to put this down. Honestly, best show ever. And I've seen Trent a bunch of times.

Time for bed. Taking the morning off of work (YEY) but other than that, all else is back to normal until the BDM on Friday night! :)

My B-Day week wasn't supposed to start until Saturday night but it started Friday night with free tix to a preseason hockey game (THANKS DAD!) We had wicked seats right behind the net and 11 rows up. Even though it was pre-season, the game rocked and we managed to see the live version of a game with the new rules. Wow. Does it ever move a lot faster! Bertuzzi was back in action which was great and we got to see Richar Park play. The guy is *tiny* but wow, can he move. Excellent player. Though we lost in a shootout, the game was still great. Watch out! We're coming for the cup!

Saturday I spent the morning out and about with Dan. We ended up byuing a lighscribe DVD burner. It's all fancy and stuff. The only difference is that you can flip the disk upside down and burn images or words on the front (instead of making a label!) We're still trying to track down the special media but when we find it, I'm gonna be the first to try it!

Saturday night I went to see Mariza and the Chan Centre. What an AMAZING show. This is now the 3rd time we see her and she's always great but she really outdid herlsef Saturday. Plus, now she travels with a larger band which makes for a really, really excellent, varyed show. If you're interested in checking her out, visit her website. She sings traditional (and not so traditional) Portuguese Fado (it's like Blues). AWESOME.

Sunday I spent the day at Word on the Street, a yearly event celebrating books. The Portuguese group I belong to had a table this year and I was helping to man it plus my bookcrossing group had meetings throughout the day. It was a really successul event and we met a bunch of other bookcrossers that didn't even know we were there. It was quite funny because the lady at the booth next to mine was one of these "secret" bookcrossers and she was like "You're 'themarina'? Really?" and I'm like "Yeah, the one and only!". Looks like I have a bit of a reputation...

Tonight, NIN! I'm sooooooooooo excited! I can barely contain myself! Only 3 hours left of work! I have tomorrow morning off so hopefully I'll be able to post some show details then! :)

Only 2 days to my birthday and 4 days to SERENITY (and my Jayne's hat is almost done!)

I was walking home from my philosophy class on Wednesday and a thought came to me about my first crush (he was the philosophical: deep, meditative, smart, artistic.... I had a huge crush on him, for years. I did eventually do something about it. Unfortunately, it didn't go as well as planned.

Rewind to 1995. Grade 9. At this point in my life I was a lonely, geeky smart girl who sort of just blended into the background. I was helping Ms. Mac (I'll have to tell you about her...some other time) with some marking when HE walked in. I'd never seen him before but boy oh boy, did I see him now. I looked at him, he looked at me, we continued doing our own thing but never talked. I later asked Ms. Mac who he was. His name was (is) Colin. I also learned he was an aspiring musician, quiet and completely brilliant.

He travelled in his circles and I travelled, well, by myself and I didn't see him again until just before the end of the school year. I was walking down the hallway and spotted him walking my way. I looked down and concentrated hard on the floor. As he walked by me, my heart skipped a beat. It's the only time in my life this happened to me. At this point, I'm crushing. Badly.

Next September, Grade 10. We have the same English class. I'm in love. Totally. I do nothing. He doesn't know I exist. Casual conversations regarding classes, homework etc. Nothing more. He dates someone else. I spend more time by myself. His relationship ends. He writes poetry, puts in on the board trying to 'win' her back (it was highschool. Give him a bit of a break). I'm liking him even more because now he's a tortured soul too. I'm still alone. That summer, I find out he's going to another school in September. I cry. Should have talked to him. I stay in bed feeling "sick" (broken heart) for 4 days. I lose 10 lbs in 3 weeks. :(

Grade 11. I see him on the first day. I've decided it's a sign. I have to make a move before it's too late. I now have a large circle of friends and am involved in more stuff than I can remember. We start to talk more often. Share some mutual friendships. I decide I need to talk to him. Onctober - I get his number from a girlfriend and call him. We talk. I ask him out for coffee. He says he doesn't like me in that way. Black.

I was devastated. I cried. Didn't know how I would ever get over it. He stopped talking to me completely. Pretended I wasn't there. That hurt even more. He did eventually talk to me again but it was strained and uncomfortable. The sad thing is that occasionally, I still think about him and what could have been.

Writing this down brought back someone else. Jake. Ah yes. The older, wiser man. He was in grade 12, I was in 11. We had the same first class, Cultural Studies, so our lockers were right next to each other. From the very first time we saw eachother it was an easy friendship. Our lockers were right next to eachother. He introduced me to Les Claypool and some wicked bands I'd never have cared about otherwise. We went to see Primus together with a bunch of friends. I played D&D just to spend time with him but it was never weird. I had a HUGE crush on him. I did see him a few years ago at a nightclub. He came up to me. I didn't recognize him with short hair. It was nice to see him and his GF was a sweety. I introduced them to Dan. They talked for an hour. How do you talk at a nightclub?

OK. I'm sorry for the rambling. I went off on a bit of tangent there.

After 2 days of working on my little bug, my computer at work is now running in tip-top shape! :) woohoo!

Seriously, I love technology (for the most part) but Windows fucking sucks (and BG can suck ass). I was doing my thing at work on Monday afternoon and when I logged onto IE, I got the funny windows update screen. I did the scan and lodaded the updates and when my PC rebooted, I got some weird message saying that a file had been delted from my registry but that there was a program still looking for it. When windows loaded up, my internet connection was dead. Totally dead in the water. I've been trying to get it up and running since then but it's not working. Still.

I'm completely confused. I've tryed everything and I think that the last thing to do is to "fix" Windows by re-installing 98. The problem is that I'm worried of reloading before backing up for fear of losing everything on my hard drive. The other problem is that I don't have a burner and backing up is extremely difficult. It's enough to say that I don't have the internet at work and it's PISSING ME OFF! I'm going to try to stay on top of things from home but between classes and work and my hat making, I may slack off for a few days....sorry in advance everyone!

I'll stop rambling about this computer shit now. Going to go for a quick smoke and off to bed.

Until.............soon

This was stolen from jennjr who always manages to have the greatest little tidbits. Make sure you check her out. The lady is a gem.

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Bold all those that you ever were guilty of doing. When you are done, add one thing that is true about yourself to the end, then post the list to your journal or blog.

I’ve run away from home.
I listen to political music.
I collect comic books.
I shut others out when I’m sad.
I open up to others easily.
I am keeping a secret from the world.
I watch the news.
I own over 5 rap CDs.
I own an ipod.
I own something from Hot Topic…
I love Disney movies.
I am a sucker for hair/eyes.
I don’t kill bugs. (Hubby does)
I have “x”s in my screen name.
I’ve slipped out a “lol” in a real conversation.
I love Spam.
I bake well.
I would wear pajamas to school.
I own something from Abercrombie.
I have a job.
I love Martha Stewart.
I am in love with someone.
I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
I am self conscious.
I like to laugh.
I smoke a pack a day. (not that much, like 4 cigs a day)
Used to, quit about 3 years ago now.
I loved Go Ask Alice.
I have cough drops when I’m not sick.
I can’t swallow pills.
I have many scars.
I’ve been out of this country.
I believe in ghosts.
I can’t sleep if there is a spider in the room.
I am really ticklish.
I love chocolate.
I bite my nails.
I am comfortable with being me.
I play computer games/video games when I’m bored.
Gotten lost in the city.
Saw a shooting star.
I have had 2 serious surgical procedures.
Gone out in public in my pajamas.
I have kissed a stranger.
Hugged a stranger.
Been in a fist fight with the same sex.
Been arrested.
Laughed and had milk/soda come out of your nose.
Pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
Made out in an elevator.
Sworn at my parents.
Kicked a guy where it hurts.
Been skydiving.
Been bungee jumping.
Broken a bone.
Played spin the bottle.
Gotten stitches.
Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
Bitten someone.
Been to Niagara Falls.
Gotten the chicken pox.
Crashed into a car.
Been to Asia.
Ridden in a taxi.
Shoplifted.
Been fired.
Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.
Stole something from my job. Just the norm, pens, post-it’s, ect
Gone on a blind date.
Had a crush on a teacher/coach.
Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.Been to Europe.
Slept with a co-worker.
Been married.
Gotten divorced.
Saw someone dying.
Driven over 400 miles in one day.
Been to Canada...hmmmm, I live here...
Been on a plane.
Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Thrown up in a bar.
Eaten Sushi.
Been snowboarding.
Been skiing.
Been ice skating.
Met someone in person from the internet.
Been to a car show.
Gone to college.
Done hard drugs.
Taken painkillers.
Met a celebrity.
I like playing practical jokes.
Once swore Disco would never die.
Seen a ghost.
Attended a professional sporting event.
Attended a live rock concert. And rap, and alternative and…
Kissed in the rain
I have a tattoo(s).

That was my weekend in 5 words or less. After work Friday I headed off to the local comic shop to get some Serenity gear (that I had to order - Serenity 1, 2, 3, the Serenity Mag, the behind the scenes movie guide book and the trading cards...). I did buy, at the recomendation of one of the staff, a copy of "The Astonishing X-Men" (cover shown on the right). I'm not much of a fan of the X-Men comics but considering that this was writen by Joss, I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did. Cassidy does a great job on the artwork but the real jem here is the dialogue. A great comic for both X-Men and Whedon fans alike.

Later, I met Dan and his work buddy for drinks. It was fun, with buddy's wife getting completely wasted and befriending everyone. It was a fun but excruciatingly long night. Didn't get to bed until some time after 3am.

Saturday morning I managed to slide out of bed at 10:30. I did some laundry, my philosophy take home 'quiz' (out of 30...I don't consider that much of a quiz...) and then headed off to meet Dan at the mall for a movie. With nothing really great out, on a wim, we decided to watch "Lord of War" and wow, was I impressed. It's not a perfect movie but it is very, very good. Not the ending I was expecting but after a little thought, it was the only ending that was really believable for Yuri (the protagonist portrayed so well by Nicolas Cage). Disturbing but well worth watching. It's not often one goes to a movie and learns something new.

Sunday I met with the Firefly group for a "Jayne's Hat Knitting Support Meeting" which included lots of cool swag ( I managed to get a couple of Serenity pins, a keychain and a wicked poster which is not prominently displayed on my fridge). The knitting went well, I managed to finish my earflaps and get a little lesson on how to bring it all together. However, I had a bit of a misshap...during my attempt at connecting them, I made a couple of HUGE booboos which left me with either a bad, bad looking hat or the option to start ove. I decided to start over so this morning I nearly completed the first earflap. The second one and I should get to try putting it all together again (for the first time). Hopefully it will go a little smoother. Worse comes to worse, I'm going to get really good at doing earflaps....BTW, there are pictures of the event have been posted here (in case anyone is interested in seeing a bunch of people knit....)

Well, Paul Martin was out making enemies today giving a speech at the UN which wasn't exactly positive. Reform was his main point. My question: how about holding off on trying to reform the rest of the world and try to reform the country you rule you dumbass! Seriously, he's talking about changing all of this stuff to make things run more smoothly yet Canada is riddled by issues that require serious help immediately: poverty, healthcare, education, drugs. I think the critics have a point here.....

Paul Marting Stickin' it to the Man (in this case, the UN)
The Opposition Stickin' it to Moron Martin

I'm not completely convinced that he even knows what "pragmatic multilateralism" is. I had to look it up!

Looks like I've been reading too many Ausy blogs.

Freakin' hell. I think I've been purling all wrong. I'm not sure what I'm doing anymore. Even if it's ugly as hell, I'm still going to wear my bloody scarf. After all, I made it myself.

I'm getting a bit frustrated but I must say that it's going much faster now that it did at the beginning. I actually feel like I'm getting somewhere! I'm meeting with the Flans on Sunday for another knitting lesson and (hopefully) the beginnings of my Jayne's hat. WOOHOO.

"To be or not to be, that is the question". I'll take "not to be" for $500 Alex. Prof assigs us to read Hamlet for yesterdays class. No problem, I read it. I get to class, ready to discuss and he starts reading, from act 1 scene 1. This went on for 10 minutes until it hit me. He's going to make us read the whole thing out loud!!!! WTF??? Why did you assign it for homework when we were going to read it in class???????????????????????????? I nearly fell asleep until he finally started asking people in class to read. Then it got a little more interesting.

Can't wait for my 6pm shot.

Today's Lesson: Avoid driving in Vancouver's first rainfall in more than 6 weeks.

Ahhhh to be a relativist. It's almost like being ignorant because you don't really care what anyone else is doing. Just remember not to slip up. As soon as you start providing a reson for why you do what you do, you're no longer a relativist. That's what I learned yesterday. I feel soooo much smarter. Now I only need another three hours to understand egoism....

Oh yean, the dude on the right there, that's Plato. I just thought we needed a picture of a dead guy who was one of the great philosophical thinkers. (Plus, I like the picture upload feature. It's all nifty and stuff. - Sorry, that was the valley girl coming out...)

I can't believe I managed through the day yesterday and I'm really not sure how I'm going to make it today. My eyes are sore and my head is sort of not here completely. This does have at least one positive effect: i'm extra giddy today! Woohoo for you!!!

I picked up knitting needles and yarn yesterday. Started practicing almost immediately. I think the yarn I bought isn't appropriate for the needles I also bought (What? Did you think I stole them?). Seriously, the label said to use with #7 needles and I have #10. I'm still working at it but I think this little fact is making the whole experience more difficult than it needs to be. If there are any knitters out there who could confirm if my little conspiracy is true, I'd love to hear from you. If thicker yarn will make my life easier, I'll go buy some tomorrow!

While I was smoking before class yesterday, I saw a guy from last semester's anthropology class. We talked for a bit and then I finally broke down and asked him his name. It was a bit weird (since we talked throughout last semester) but I'm glad I asked. At least now whenever I see him I don't have to worry about trying to conduct a conversation without knowing his name.

My fingers hurt from holding the needles wrong. I can't type anymore.

Today's Lesson: Learn to hold the needles properly so that you're fingers don't hurt.

Words to live by eh? I just need more time. More time for reading, writing, going to school, watching movies, hanging out, meeting new people, talking, knitting, playing videogames going to concerts....the list is endless (did I say knitting?).

As if the vortex of my time is not yet taxed to capacity, I am now also taking up knitting (yes, that thing that old ladies and warboys used to do) and a have started my own dating service (thank you for your interest but I'm not taking any more clients at the moment however, if you are: male, single, breathing, living in Vancouver - that's the Canadian one not the one in Washington - have a job and are relatively "normal" [whatever that means] and you're looking for the girl of your dreams, drop me a line, I may have the woman for you....seriously. I'm TOTALLY SERIOUS.)

Yesterday I avoided class like the plague and headed out to my monthly gathering of readers. It was great fun with a fabulous turnout. To boot, we had a couple of Firefly flans (not a misspell either) show up (if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, click on the link. Come onnnnnn do it! Do it! You know you want to! You won't be disappointed. Promise. [And even if you are you now know something you didn't know about before]) We stayed behind and I got my first lesson in knitting because I just HAVE to make my own Jayne's hat. Am I crazy? When the hell am I going to have time to knit myself a hat? I'm going to have to subtract the time in small incriments from a few things (maybe 10 mins from reading, 2 hrs from sleeping...)

Seriously, I had a great time and met some great new people. Oh and I also have some great pictures that a fellow group member took of us learning to knit. I look all goofy with my all too long and awkward (I had to look up the spelling on that strange word) needles. In the end, I dreamt on knitting and I got up this morning with a visual image and a need to knit.

BTW, the air is still stinky and gross. To the left there is a picture of the smoke blowing over the Lower Mainland. Notice how it goes on for a while? I've heard people say that they woke up to ash on their cars. And now (I was informed of this yesterday by a teacher friend) the schools are telling teachers to try to keep the kids inside during recess and lunch and to warn them, that if they do go outside, they are to take no large breaths and should not stay outside for longer than 10 minutes. Can you blame them?

This is a picture of what the air looked like yesterday. Nice eh?

I 'stole' this fab meme from the very fabulous jennjr.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:

1. Spiders
2. Heights
3. Cars driving too close to the curb

THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:

1. Dan
2. My cousin Dave
3. My sister

THREE THINGS I LOVE:

1. Chocolate
2. Star Trek (TNG and Voyager)
3. Movies

THREE THINGS I HATE:

1. Black eyed peas (not the band, the actual bean)
2. Going to the doctor
3. Skipping dessert

THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND:

1. Why FOX cancelled "Firefly"
2. Why hybrid cards are sooooo expensive
3. Why people feel the need to drive into work by themselves when they can carpool

THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:

1. My water bottle
2. My phone
3. My computer monitor

THREE THINGS I'M DOING RIGHT NOW:

1. Looking busy
2. Sitting with my feet crossed
3. Completing this survey while doing other "work"

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:

1. Get married
2. Have kids
3. Go to Paris

THREE THINGS I CAN DO:

1. Fix R/C Cars
2. Cross Stitch
3. Speak more than 2 Languages fluently

THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:

1. Happy
2. Loud
3. Exciting

THREE THINGS I CAN'T DO:

1. Drive
2. Eat coconut
3. Peel a potato wihtout a carrot peeler

THREE THINGS I THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:

1. Good advice
2. Your mother (for the most part)
3. Your heart

THREE THINGS I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO EVER:

1. Mean people
2. A screaming child
3. Closeminded fools

THREE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOODS:

1. Kale
2. Cod
3. Chicken

THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN:

1. To Drive
2. To speak Mandarin ( or at least just swear)
3. To crochet

THREE BEVERAGES I DRINK REGULARLY:

1. Coffee
2. Tea
3. Pepsi

THREE SHOWS I WATCHED WHEN I WAS A KID:

1. My Little Pony
2. He-Man
3. Sesame Street

What a great meme. Why don't you try it for yourself?

Since mid afternoon on Sunday, a peet fire has been burning just outside Vancouver. The fire which is burning on an ecollogically conserved area rich in rare species of animals and plants, has been burning and spreading a yellow haze and a scent of burning "something" throughout much of the Lower Mainland. Air pollution experts are saying that the haze poses no direct harm to anyone but I don't agree. In some areas, the haze is so thick that I can't help but cough every time I breathe.

Dan tells me this is what the air is like in some cities, ALL THE TIME. This brings up a good point. Vancouver, this is what's coming our way if we don't do something about allt he bloody cars on the road. If you don't like this, imagine this ALL THE TIME. Every day. Every day no t being able to see the sun clearly, looking over the water and seeing a yellow cloud floating above. Smelling that awful scent constantly. Not good.

It's stinks in this city right now. Really stinks.

I've been trying to read some posts over at my "old" home, and this is what I keep getting:


Bloody Tblog.

It was a bit of a crazy weekend but I managed to survive relativelly unharmed. I spent a majority of the day on Saturday and Sunday reading for class. I did get most of it done but I'm still only on Act 2 of Hamlet and I still have a few pages of that philosophy reading to finish!

On Friday night we went to the casione out in Richmond. This this is MASSIVE. I managed to lose $40 before I finally hit a bit of a pot on one of the nickel machines and won $38. I was a happy camper and cashed out immediately. So, I really only lost $2. Not too bad for 5 hours of play! I must say, I was a bit miffed by the fact that they don't give you coins at cash out any more. The machines now print a voucher with your amount printed on it. Also, I dind't find one machine that would accept coins. It was a bit weird and not really what I would chose to do on a Friday night. I think it'll be a long time before I go back there.

I did manage to "sneak" out of the house Saturday night to spend some time with Steph, Vernie and Sonya at a little shindig over at Steph's place. It was really nice, just the girls hanging out. I needed to take a time out and that was perfect.

Suday afternoon I watched the last 4 episodes of "Firefly" (which the MIL gave me for my upcoming B-day!). As if I really need something else to be totally enamoured with, I am now a fan of this unlikely 'winner' of a series. One of the girls from my bookcrossing group has been talking about this for a while and I finally broke down and looked it up. It sounded interesting so for a couple of weeks I tried to find a copy of the complete series DVD at Blockbuster but none of them carried it. Dan knew I was getting a bit frustrated so when he and his mom went shopping on the holiday Monday, she picked up a copy of the DVD's for me! Now, I can't believe it's over! I was extremely dissappointed to come to the end when I was totally getting into it! The only good thing here is that the BDM will be out September 30! WOOHOO!

What to do, what to do. I have so much reading to do and it's only the first week of classes. What was I thinking taking 2 English and Philosophy class? I must have been smoking some green stuff when I registered. I'm most concerned about the Phil. class. He's assigned Kant for one of the readings. I started looking at it this morning and gave myself a headache. I'm hoping that only happened because I was tired and still trying to wake up.

I haven't seen the girls in 3 weeks and Steph is having a BBQ at her place on Saturday. I want to go but I'm not sure if I should. I'm going to see how things go tomorrow and how big of a dent I can make on the reading pile.

The VIFF sneak peak brochure was released yesterday. I've already circled a few selections that look particularly good. I only hope I can find the time and $ to see at least a few!

Back to work now. I have filing that's been piling up for a week!

I've finaly had enough of tblog. And though, I encountered some great people there I can't be bothered with all of the down times and the sometimes impossible load times. So, welcome to my new home. As you can tell from the template, there are still a few glitches to be sorted out but, for the most part, it seems to be doing alright.

If you have me linked, please update your links to reflect the new location. In the meantime, the new link can also be found at my old "home".