(Tuesday)
there is absolutely no way for a writer to have writers block in an airport. as i stood in line atthe check in counter, i saw the most fascinating people. well, fascinating to say the least. i was surrounded by newlyweds and families traveling in large 'lion like' packs. i, personally, LOVE watching (or peaking at) newly married couples. They are hilarious. All the couples i saw today had "LOOK AT ME IM MARRIED" t-shirts on, cute idea, it got old.
due to the less than impressive lack of sleep i received Monday night, i snoozed the ENTIRE plane ride to philly. keeping in mind the flight was only 45 minutes, we were kept on the ground after arrival for a good 30 minute. the Jet Walk was broken, and US Airways HAD to get every mainenance crew ou to attempt to fix it. none of which were successful. once i was finally out of the sweaty, squishy, miniature hell i was trapped in for way too long, i found myself doing the 'Home Alone Run' to the new gate. the run was successful. id like to thank Switchfoot for creating "Oh! Gravity." with such an amazingly fast paced beat. and Chad the drummer for playing it so well. i listened to "Oh! Gravity." while running through the philly airport. 3 full terminals to be excat.
(Wednesday)
today was tiring. its not as much as a physical tired (the normal) ...but an emotional tired. i started my day by driving mom to work so she could get a few things done. i ran into a handfull of my old tech guys.. i forgot how much i really missed them. great memories. once all the hugs were given, i drove a few towns over to North Lake College. (my old school) i waited for a while for my transcript then i actually was able to watch them mail it out. so i know its on its way to winnipeg. ive become quite aggravted with the Texas school board. the education system they have is completely different than Canadas. just making my possiblities for post high school education next to impossible. im loosing hope, but my prayers stay strong. im really loosing my ambition.. (deep breath)
mom and i shopped a lot today. we made a trip to Ikea so she could get some decorating ideas. and as most of you know, while i was employed at Ikea.. i had a grand time buying things and just walking around.. or testing out pillows and beds. (it was a hobby of mine) i stopped at the WillowBend Mall to the MAC store (heaven on earth) so i could get one of the genius' to fix the speaker on my ibook and take a look at the menu button on my ipod. they had to replace my ipod. its nice to have a working ipod, but completely unfortunate that i didnt bring my external hard drive to texas. all my music is on that hard drive. (bites lip) i have no music for the trip home. someone throw a bullet at me. oh wait, im in texas, i'll just go pick one out of the grass outside.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
the countdown
my camp countdown has begun. its more like the, constant canoeing hair-do, desert every meal, no laundry all summer, friends 24/7, poker night almost every night... countdown. to say the least. on sunday, (the 1st of july) I shall pack my switchfoot saturn full of everything that pieces me together and drive the few hours (2ish.. depending on my speed) to Camp Crossroads, where i will spend the rest of my summer. exciting eh?
here's the kicker... it was.. quickly... decided that i would be making a trip back to texas.. on tuesday, until saturday. SOO change o' plans then. countdown is as follows.. texas in 2, canada in 5, camp in 7. tonight is pack for camp night. i need to have everything washed then packed into the duffle bag so then tomorrow can be a less stressful day. tomorrow needs to run smoothly. i have to deliver lunch to the V n' Z's (greenhouse boss's) then run to st. catherines to fill out a discusting amount of papers so i can re-apply for my health card. then i'll calm myself with a grandma outting for lunch. my flight goes out of buffalo around 5:30ish tuesday morning, thus putting me in the DFW airport around 10am... with only one super quick stop in philly. (so quick i'll probably have to pull the whole 'home alone' run threw the airport just to get to my flight) monday night should be a nice evening! my 3 closest friends are going to be here to 'see me off' and have a hang out.
(this is when she looks over the lazy couch shes sitting on to see the massively large piles of laundry that needs to be folded and packed)
i must go.
here's the kicker... it was.. quickly... decided that i would be making a trip back to texas.. on tuesday, until saturday. SOO change o' plans then. countdown is as follows.. texas in 2, canada in 5, camp in 7. tonight is pack for camp night. i need to have everything washed then packed into the duffle bag so then tomorrow can be a less stressful day. tomorrow needs to run smoothly. i have to deliver lunch to the V n' Z's (greenhouse boss's) then run to st. catherines to fill out a discusting amount of papers so i can re-apply for my health card. then i'll calm myself with a grandma outting for lunch. my flight goes out of buffalo around 5:30ish tuesday morning, thus putting me in the DFW airport around 10am... with only one super quick stop in philly. (so quick i'll probably have to pull the whole 'home alone' run threw the airport just to get to my flight) monday night should be a nice evening! my 3 closest friends are going to be here to 'see me off' and have a hang out.
(this is when she looks over the lazy couch shes sitting on to see the massively large piles of laundry that needs to be folded and packed)
i must go.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
golden ticket
today felt like tasting chocolate for the first time. i've never felt such a mix of emotions. in the morning, i awoke with frustration bubbles lingering over my head.. then i checked my e-mail.. then the bubbles exploded. they didnt just pop. they freakin exploded. i, unfortunately, didnt have anyone go come to toronto with me anymore. crud. so i phoned my dad to inform him of my newly exploded bubbles and boy oh boy... he did not even hesitate to tell me not to go to the game. which i can completely understand. ...did i listen? Nu uh.
so im driving to Toronto and im thinking that i may JUST get to the stadium in time for the first of the game. traffic was overly amazing. i've never seen such a lack of cars on a sunday in toronto. and since it was fathers day today.. i thought it'd be even more busy than usual. families going places for dads day... dads going places to escape their families plans.. ...just for the record, my dad gave me these toronto fc tickets. the game was against dallas fc and he wasn't able to go to the game anyway.. im not just a horrible daughter who neglects my father on fathers day. i made him a poster. ...anyway...
i arrived at the field and got an amazing parking spot. right under a tree.. the afternoon sun would be blocked and my car would be not as boiling hot on the inside. (does happy dance) i shoved my money and important stuff into my pocket.. grabbed the 2 tickets.. and walked towards the field. on my way there, i was hit in the shoulder by some teenager kicking a soccer ball. nice guy. we ended up talking about soccer for a minute or 2.. he apologized and i went on my way. i was almost at the door when some random guy stopped me and asked if i was selling. selling what? he wanted my other ticket. so i told him that the ticket was 30 bucks... and he only had 20's... and i.. didn't have change. sucks for him. i sold the ticket for 40 bucks. i bought a long sleeve t-shirt and a pop and hot dog! (happy dance continued)
the game, for those of you who missed it, was intense. lots of yellow flags. lots of goals, headbuts, cleats making contact with skin, and oh the language... fantastic game. all around amazing. fc dallas lost (pout) but drew moore #14 waved to me... so that made them good again. No one ever came and sat in the other tickets seat. so it was nice to have 'cheering' room.
once the game was over and patrons were running to their cars to attempt to miss heavy traffic, i decided i LOVED being in toronto alone because then i didnt have to keep a schedule. with that in mind, i walked around the stadium for a bit, got some water (i could feel my skin melting) then once i made it to the front of the building, i walked by several men in suits and ties. lets just say i didnt not take a closer look. i realized that the swarm of men were the toronto fc team! (happy dance continued) they all signed my ticket and made conversation with me for a good 20 some minutes until the crazed fans spotted them and i was slowly moshed out of their way. very cool anyway. the goalie, #18 (russian name that i cant even try to spell) was hilarious! the signed 'golden ticket'...even though its red, is on display on my desk....
They say the best writers come from the people with the most experience in life and in faith. i believe that in the fullest. im waiting for my next challenge.
so im driving to Toronto and im thinking that i may JUST get to the stadium in time for the first of the game. traffic was overly amazing. i've never seen such a lack of cars on a sunday in toronto. and since it was fathers day today.. i thought it'd be even more busy than usual. families going places for dads day... dads going places to escape their families plans.. ...just for the record, my dad gave me these toronto fc tickets. the game was against dallas fc and he wasn't able to go to the game anyway.. im not just a horrible daughter who neglects my father on fathers day. i made him a poster. ...anyway...
i arrived at the field and got an amazing parking spot. right under a tree.. the afternoon sun would be blocked and my car would be not as boiling hot on the inside. (does happy dance) i shoved my money and important stuff into my pocket.. grabbed the 2 tickets.. and walked towards the field. on my way there, i was hit in the shoulder by some teenager kicking a soccer ball. nice guy. we ended up talking about soccer for a minute or 2.. he apologized and i went on my way. i was almost at the door when some random guy stopped me and asked if i was selling. selling what? he wanted my other ticket. so i told him that the ticket was 30 bucks... and he only had 20's... and i.. didn't have change. sucks for him. i sold the ticket for 40 bucks. i bought a long sleeve t-shirt and a pop and hot dog! (happy dance continued)
the game, for those of you who missed it, was intense. lots of yellow flags. lots of goals, headbuts, cleats making contact with skin, and oh the language... fantastic game. all around amazing. fc dallas lost (pout) but drew moore #14 waved to me... so that made them good again. No one ever came and sat in the other tickets seat. so it was nice to have 'cheering' room.
once the game was over and patrons were running to their cars to attempt to miss heavy traffic, i decided i LOVED being in toronto alone because then i didnt have to keep a schedule. with that in mind, i walked around the stadium for a bit, got some water (i could feel my skin melting) then once i made it to the front of the building, i walked by several men in suits and ties. lets just say i didnt not take a closer look. i realized that the swarm of men were the toronto fc team! (happy dance continued) they all signed my ticket and made conversation with me for a good 20 some minutes until the crazed fans spotted them and i was slowly moshed out of their way. very cool anyway. the goalie, #18 (russian name that i cant even try to spell) was hilarious! the signed 'golden ticket'...even though its red, is on display on my desk....
They say the best writers come from the people with the most experience in life and in faith. i believe that in the fullest. im waiting for my next challenge.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
plans?
im overly excited for the next few days. sure, today went really well and no rabbits were sent to tummy hell... but this weekend and possibly week, are going to be so good for me! (claps hands) i planted all day today. spent most of my hours in front of the house on my hands and knees digging in the dirt.. almost like i was back in elementary school again. and although i have the weirdest tan forming on my back, i stay positive. tonight my sister said i look like a chinese mexican. (punched her mouth) then continued on with my day. anyway, tomorrow i work until lord knows when, then holly and i have to go to walmart to purchase our dads fathers day give. ya'll... youll never believe what he asked for. a kite. might as well just buy him the Mary Poppins movie as well. the 2 go hand in hand. so yes, kite on saturday... sunday... how excited am i! sunday i plan on playing church hookie and going to a toronto fc game! YAYA!!! Loves me some soccer. then, if that doesnt just make my day complete, my friend won the z103.5 dance contest, so he shall accompany me to the soccer game, then i shall do the same for him..because after the game we are going to go to the z1035 offices so he can sign some papers.. and do a bit of a meet and greet. and yes... im fully prepared to be that one creeper girl in the background taking a mass amount of pictures.
my eyes have become heavy... im going to bed. i've been praying for a good friend whos in a bit of a jam right now. im feeling that my prayers are being answered...slowly. he needs answers and he needs to see the light of his path. its so hard knowing that every plan we make, may not be the right one for us. im saying this one for later. (folds paper into pocket.)
my eyes have become heavy... im going to bed. i've been praying for a good friend whos in a bit of a jam right now. im feeling that my prayers are being answered...slowly. he needs answers and he needs to see the light of his path. its so hard knowing that every plan we make, may not be the right one for us. im saying this one for later. (folds paper into pocket.)
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
whats that smell
when i turned 20, i thought i knew everything there was to know. ...turns out... i really actually dont know everything there is to know. (gasp) news to me! since i've been working at the greenhouse, ive come face to face with the strangest, yet most interesting days i've ever experienced. today was, by far, the weirdest. last night, i finished my essay and all my application forms for CMU (YAY)...but stayed up way too late. (UGH) with that, i slept in massively this morning. i slept threw all 3 of my alarms and woke up 20 minutes after i needed to be at work. good start eh? (grumbles) and after i pace around my apartment like a zombie in one heck of a hurry, i run out the door... forgetting to grab my CMU package which needed to be mailed. if you've ever been to my place, you'll know it takes me a good 10 minutes just to get down the stairs, through the 2 locked doors...then through the final deadlocked door in the back. and lord knows, as soon as i stepped off the carpet onto the cement of the pathway outside...i remembered the stupid mail... all the way upstairs. lets just say, its a good thing i dont live next door to a priest.
I got to work and received almost zero criticism. that was nice. i watered all morning then deadheaded all afternoon. my boss was acting kinda weird all day. i automatically assumed it was my tardiness that tipped him off, but as the day progressed i found out his 93 year old dad was in the hospital because of a bad fall. and as the boss likes to say, "My Dad broked his ass!" ...yah that says broked.
because i was stuck in a heated greenhouse all day, i wasn't in one of my best moods. it was 30ish today... and i was in a heated building. swell. once 5pm rolled around, i was given the head nod. i could go home!! (jumps up and down) i opened my car door, turned the key, and nothing happened. no happy car starting noises. stupid saturn. more like stupid girl who left her lights on all day. so i go to get out of the car, and im wiping my forehead off with my shirt...and i get stung by a bee on my stomach. ...seriously? i am God's personal joke. so i turn around and head to the barn to get jumper cables and as im walking in, i see Beya the german sheppard eating something. i pass by and grab the cables.. then i turn around and think.. "Ohhh ekk, whats that smell?" ...i finished off my work day by watching Beya eat a giant rabbit. ears, bones and all. and this wasn't the first time.
lord, what will you strike me with tomorrow? go easy.
I got to work and received almost zero criticism. that was nice. i watered all morning then deadheaded all afternoon. my boss was acting kinda weird all day. i automatically assumed it was my tardiness that tipped him off, but as the day progressed i found out his 93 year old dad was in the hospital because of a bad fall. and as the boss likes to say, "My Dad broked his ass!" ...yah that says broked.
because i was stuck in a heated greenhouse all day, i wasn't in one of my best moods. it was 30ish today... and i was in a heated building. swell. once 5pm rolled around, i was given the head nod. i could go home!! (jumps up and down) i opened my car door, turned the key, and nothing happened. no happy car starting noises. stupid saturn. more like stupid girl who left her lights on all day. so i go to get out of the car, and im wiping my forehead off with my shirt...and i get stung by a bee on my stomach. ...seriously? i am God's personal joke. so i turn around and head to the barn to get jumper cables and as im walking in, i see Beya the german sheppard eating something. i pass by and grab the cables.. then i turn around and think.. "Ohhh ekk, whats that smell?" ...i finished off my work day by watching Beya eat a giant rabbit. ears, bones and all. and this wasn't the first time.
lord, what will you strike me with tomorrow? go easy.
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