My Update

I have been so busy these past couple of weeks it's unreal! Since Father's Day I have gotten a part time job - which is good to slow down the bank account drain that's been happening and I went to Guelph to talk to my counsellor and look for apartments...there are some scary ones out there...ohh man. A "One bedroom" had half the bathroom in the kitchen and the kitchen was the living room and the bedroom had no door...and it was $660...umm ya right. But fingers crossed I find something soon - I have met a few people who live there who have told me where to live and where not to live...so here's hoping I find something soon...that would be a huge weight off my shoulders. I also registered for all my courses - so looking forward to it - I have two philosophy, one sociology and two sciences...nice and diverse...just the way I like it haha. But getting my sciences out of the way now means I don't have to take anymore for the rest of my degree..requirement fullfilled!

Other than that just working and planning Ju's party for Saturday - it's gonna be awesome! We have some great decorations and plan on having a great time...stories to come I am sure.

But that's the update on my end.

crazazy weather pt 3

Yup the next day AFTER the creepy clouds...we get hail...and a flooded balcony, as well as my patio door leaked like crazy and i had to put towels down to soak it up.

Crazazy Weather pt. 2

these clouds were swirling and forming a funnel cloud but it quickly stopped.

Rocco!!

So I brought Rocco home yesterday. He got a feel out for the place. Has some quirks...he won't play at all. Not with string, not with cat todays, nothing. He also will not walk around the room divider...at all lol I have yet to see him do it. He walks through the bottom shelf to get to the kitchen. even if he follows me from the computer to the kitchen, instead of following me, he breaks off and runs through the shelf into the kitchen. Doesn't climb on the furniture unless I coax him. Sleeps behind the chair or the couch lol. He can also suss out bad weather. When the storm rolled in, he hid out in my room behind my bed table. I went into the living room and noticed the swirling clouds outside...creeepy lol.
Poor thing also has major ass breath b/c of his bad teeth. So i'm calling the vet tomorrow to get him in to get his surgery set up, he hasn't been eating as much and the humane society vet said it must be painful for him.
Other than that....that's been my weekend. Just kinda getting a feel for the cat. He's very mellow, and cuddley, stinky but cute lol

Happy Father's Day!

To all the dad's out there - here's hoping ur kids aren't brats and treat u nicely today!!
I am being one of those non bratty kids to both my dad and my step dad today (that's right...double duty! lol) My dad and step mom are coming for brunch and I found a pot roast in my freezer...so we're having that...it's just a shame it has to be cooked in the oven...for like 2 hours...and my dad has to work tonite...so it's cooking now...while it's the hottest time of the day haha 30 degrees...hopefully it won't be too uncomfortable downstairs...anywho - the rest of the menu...sweet potatoes, green and yellow beans, a salad and for dessert angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream...yum!!! lol so fingers crossed I don't screw it up.

The rest of my weekend has been somewhat uneventful...hung out with Steph on Friday nite and we got ice cream from DQ...and this is the first time I've had it...since I think Nik was in town...but I can't be sure so don't quote me...anyways...it was soupy and sooo disappointing...but at least I don't crave it anymore cause it was so awful!! haha Then we came back here and watched Top Gun and made endless fun of it. It is still one of my top ten fav movies...but it screams 80's and has parts that just need to be laughed at.

Yesterday I just went to the gym and hung out at home...fun times haha. And that's about it!

Girl's Night Out

Well miranda, brooke and I went to Limbo Lounge last night for a night out. Crappy weather when we got there. Couldn't find parking if our live's depended on it. Had to park about four blocks away in the rain. We than tried getting into Lola's instead since it was closer but it was booked. So we trekked on over to Limbo...me in my very high heels lol.

Wanna know what $34 bucks gets you? Two martinis. an appetizer of the two tiniest crab cakes ever, and the smallest tiniest crumb of chocolate torte ever. Not including tip lol.

We came back over to my place for a few drinks before Brooke party fouled and called her parents for a ride home.

Woke up this morning, went to the gym...didn't do any of my strength training..lol just did the bike and eliptical. Went to purolater and picked up my Rocco Deluca tank top. The Large size one...that was like 5 inches wide...i can barely breath in it. so that was disappointing. spending 15 bucks plus shipping on something that doesn't fit a small child.

Parents picked me and and we went to my gramma and grampas trailer for fathers day. and spent the afternoon there. Came back to town where i got some groceries and a treat bought for me as well as dinner lol

than walked up to the library to drop off my movies and came back and relaxed on the balcony. and that was the excitement that was my day!!!

I am in love with Matthew Barber...

Yes it is true...he is talented, gorgeous and super nice. We went to a bar downtown tonite for one of the best shows I've ever been to...there were only 15 people there so it was very intimate - and Matthew Barber was most excellent. Afterwards we chatted with him and I got his new cd and got him to sign it for me! :) And I was all the time thinking "My god ur so cute." It totally made my nite!! haha Best $5 I've ever spent on a concert!! lol

Other than that I didn't get up to much today - I went to the gym....and here's the thing about the gym...first of all they hold the Fleming convocation there...which is fine...but when I come in with my hair up in a messy ponytail...wearing jeans and birks...carrying my gym bag...stop asking me if I am graduating and trying to get me to go to the ceremony!! I didn't go to my own...I don't wanna go to someone else's!! haha Secondly...being free with ur nakedness should be outlawed. I am not interested in seeing naked old lady. I get that you sometimes need to be naked in the gym...but this is NOT ur home. Please don't walk around naked and slowly get dressed...or put on lotion for the love of god...and really...if I drop something...I will pick it up...you do NOT need to bend over and get it for me. I also have an issue with helping you unzip ur shirt lol...if you can't do it urself...wear something that's easier to get off to the gym. And that's my gym rant. haha

It is late however...so I think after a quick check of the weather I am off to bed. I am supposed to be going camping this weekend...but I hear that thunderstorms are in the forecast and I frown upon that when I am outdoors. So I think a fair substitution is inviting my dad and step mom for dinner on Saturday nite...yes that's right...I will host a dinner party...it is father's day after all.

Nite!

Pets

yup I want one. went to the grocery store after work and stopped in the pet store. saw the most adorable rabbits there. soooo tiny. one floppy eared it was cute. one the colour of brown sugar. I'd love one and am willing to put the time and effort into one., but i have no one to look after it when i'm gone on the weekends or traveling. But i'll still put some thought into it, and that's all lol. just sitting on the balcony listening to In a Coma

Nikki's Adventures in Employment

Yeah i'm copying linds, she's smarter and funnier than me..

Wake up at 7:30. Every other day i wake up at a different time.Tomorrow it will be 7:50, which means i'll be rushed for breakfast.

Shower, get changed, do my hair and make up...minimal at best.
eat breakfast, All Bran cereal with strawberries.
check the internet, with Crossing Jordon in the background.
Brush teeth, put belt on, grab my gym bag though i'm not going to the gym, lunch bag and go.
Get to the car, and realize i've forgotten my lunch bag on the microwave and go back upstairs.
Get to work at the same time every single day 8:49. I'm that good.
Get to work.
This usually consists of emails to Linds and Ashleigh to get my day going. My day will go to shit if either one is gone.
Work work work work.
Pee at 10:40-11:00.
Have a snack while working.
Lunch, every day from 12:30-1:30.
Banking time at 1:30. Where I realize that apparently a law has been passed to make red lights on Exmouth Street and Stop Signs are optional.
Do the banking, hit up starbucks because i have no willpower, and lots of money to spend.
Come back to work where the real fun begins.
Internet goes down, and server screws up and a report is lost. Can't get it back, no clue what happened. This happens whenever Paul leaves for a day or so. As well our accounting program is not working and we were one month away from having the year end complete which is already due by the way.
and now i sit here blogging b/c if i don't i'll hit something, which will hurt me..and not the thing i've abused. Things could be worse, but still sucks lol

and there's a run down of what my days are like.

I can tell you know what my evening fun contains. Grocery shopping strictly for meat. bc i can't be left alone in a grocery store roaming the aisles. I buy bad stuff.
Go home, do laundry and go for a nice walk while laundry is being done. Go upstairs eat dinner and hopefully bed time early tonight but i've been saying it for two months lol

Lindsay's Adventures in Unemployment

A day in the life....

Being as I have now been out of work for...four months lol...my sleeping patterns have changed slightly...I am usually up late at nite (for example last nite ...up until 3am...I really don't know how that happened) But I was up at 9am this morning...however I am ready for a nap now. But I will not nap just yet as I have to go to the gym today...convocations have been messing with my schedule...grrr. Anywho...I have a solid routine...

Wake up...turn on computer...go pee...come back to computer and check for Nikki's good morning email...write her back (this usually goes on for about an hour or so...depending on the day) then go downstairs to get breakfast...watch an episode of something on tv...come back upstairs and write to Nikki again...decide what I want to get accomplished that day....get dressed...go to the gym...come home...putter around house cleaning etc....check the mail....go out at nite. It doesn't sound all that exciting...and it's probably not....but I love it and am not looking forward to the day I have to go back to work. That's gonna mess up my pace of life. lol

The best things about NOT working...
1. No work.
2. No boss to deal with.
3. No clients to deal with.
4. Sleeping in.
5. I can stay out late on a weeknite.
6. No work.
7. I stay in my pjs until about noon.
8. I no longer NEED a coffee in the morning to function.
9. I can wear jeans everyday.
10. Everyday is Saturday.

The worst things about NOT working...
1. No paycheque.
2. The stigma of being "One of THOSE people."

So clearly the pros outweigh the cons lol - well kinda...the no money thing could become a worry in a few more months haha. However...I've been productive with my time off...

Things I have done while unemployed:

1. Gotten my Smart Serve Certification
2. Traveled to Halifax
3. Gone to 7 concerts so far...more to come later this summer
4. Gone to visit Nikki twice
5. Got accepted to University
6. Had one job interview
7. Gone through testing for another job
8. Decided to focus on my health
9. Never been happier.

Lol I dunno what caused me to write this weird post...however...I did...I hope it brought some joy to you...and perhaps convinced you to quit ur job and live the good life!! haha

That is all.

More to come

Yeah I can't help the plethora of Linds pics I have lol my camera is just obsessed with your many looks. And yeah i agree...you're unemployed, you're supposed to be out there experiencing the world! lol cheaply but still....though i won't mock, while i was unemployed after the law office all i did was sit at home and "mail" resumes b/c i didn't want to work in another law office lol. So Linds you excited to go camping and unleash yourself on the wilderness in peterborough?

Lol eww

It's true...you have all the worst pics of me ever and aren't afraid to post them everywhere!
So I have been up all nite watching episodes of the Office...one of the best shows ever!! haha But other than that didn't get up to much today haha...Nik ur right...we have gotten boring. But Dan bought the contents of a storage unit that went into arrears at my mom's work and so my mom and i went through boxes of dishes and other crap...nothing to exciting - there was crystal that was soooo dirty lol so that was gross - but it cleaned up nice. But ya...that's about the extent of my excitement today lol...ohh how sad. You would think being unemployed and having all the free time in the world would bring me more stories...but it hasn't been the case so far haha...I'll try harder tomorrow.

MISSING!!!!!

Awe, the memories....


yeah there's something missing from these blogs since Linds and I first started...could it be...um....the fun?! lol god our lives are kinda...not as funny to write about when our teachers aren't calling us fat or frauds or in need of anger management, or your roommate walks around naked and you have a smelly man in your basement. We need a girls week to catch up on the funny or find something to post about. I can only write about work and the gym so much lol. though brooke and i are going for martini's on friday!