Speaking for those who can't.

I'm home from Kristin's. The week was much, much to short. I would say I enjoyed myself more this time than any other time. I wish I was still there. It's going to be hard to get used to being back home, as it always is after I enjoy my little bit of adult life. I'm sitting here unpacking, trying to clean up my room. I'm getting very discouraged as I have a lot of clutter that really, isn't a lot. It just seems like a lot because it's all stuffed in one area. It's be so nice to have my own place.

Anyways.

Today is Friday, March 23rd. Not only is it Daisy's birthday (she turned 5, yay!) but it's the release of Sharkwater across North America. Many of you have probably heard me talk about Sharkwater, and I do so with much gusto. About a year ago I was watching TV and I saw a little documentary about sharkfinning and it horrified me. When it came time to pick movies to see at the Atlantic Film Festival, I decided on Sharkwater. I wasn't sure about it as it was a documentary and I'm not usually partial to them. However, I'm glad I went. Not only did it open my eyes to the terrors of humans, I was also made aware of many other facts that I did not previously know about. Such as, did you know sharks were around before dinosaurs? That they're the only species who've never evolved, simply because they don't have to? Or that over 100 million sharks are slaughtered annually? How about that 200, 000 tons of shark are dumped back into the oceans every year after being butchered? It's disgusting and you won't understand the full effect of this horrible act until you see the movie, which I encourage you all to do. If you live in the area, I'll take you and it will be free.

Or at least visit the links I have posted on my sidebar :).

The Addiction

Recently I made the somewhat wrong decision to join Facebook. An insane amount of staff at work had joined it and explained it's addiction to me, but I never fully understood the point of it, nor the appeal. Upon joining, my opinion did not change. Not only was I unimpressed, my opinion remained the same-facebook bore no point. However, soon after my quick opinion was changed. I often find myself at my computer late at night trying to complete an assignment, only to discover myself on facebook. What exactly do I do on facebook? Well, a number of things really. I write notes, scores of pointless notes aimed at satisfying the narcissist in me. I browse other people's profile's, read their walls, look at their pictures. I find people who I went to high school with and although I have no desire in ever speaking with them again, I like to know what's going on in their lives. In the past month Dawn, Tawny, and Jody all joined facebook. I say welcome to the addiction. Dawn knows full well what it's like, Tawny is beginning to experience, and Jody? Well she still can't understand. But I say give her time and only then will she get warped up into this mindless waste of time like everyone else. What else have I been doing? Well this past week I've been house sitting yet again for Jody's ex-boss while her and her family went on vacation down south. I've been enjoying myself enormously and have been able to experience many a wine. I've become quite attached to Wolf Blass, particularly the Merlot which makes me laugh after seeing Sideways last week. I even rewatched Sideways last night and drank wine with it. I think my earlier problem with red was that I didn't like the finish. However, the Wolf Bass Merlot was fairly fruity. Since I was able to handle that, I picked up Tawny's beloved Wolf Trap tonight, and while I find it much stronger and drier, it's certainly enjoyable :).

Some of the wines I've tried are:

• Wolf Blass: Merlot
• Wolf Blass: Shiraz
• Wolf Blass: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Wolf Blass: Reisling
• The Wolftrap
• Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi: Pinot Grigio
  

Wine is not the only new thing I'm trying. Saturday night in light of St. Paddy's day found me at the Keith's Brewery where I had the pleasure of trying the Red Ale. Then in the night I headed to the Granite Brewery, a little hole in the wall on Barrington Street I never knew existed. It was cool to go somewhere in Halifax on a Saturday night and not have to pay cover. After that we made our way over to Reflections, yet again another place I'd never been. I must say, despite my hesitation at going to a gay bar, I was pleasantly surprised. It was no where near as intimidating as I thought it may have been. Everyone was so laid back and casual, and it was nice to be in an atmosphere that didn't make you feel like you were standing in a meat market.

Anyways, that is all for now, I hope that you enjoyed my rambling and that you're satisfied with my blogging (I don't want to disappear on you after all).

Ciao!!!

Confirming My Insanity

Wednesday afternoon Tawny flew in, and what a weekend we had. Wednesday night John, Tawny, and me headed down to the Bedford gym for a run. Afterwards we ran to Sobey's for some groceries and then to Blockbuster to rent a movie. Upon entering the video store, I happily called hello to a guy I know from school. The three of us went about the store picking out movies. There's a sweet deal on now that if you buy two previously viewed movies you get one free. Naturally, I couldn't decide on three so I left with six. When we got to the checkout I happily greeted the same guy. I proceeded to babble on about how I was buying SIX movies, three of which I haven't even seen. A few moments later I looked at my watch and said "Only one more hour until you're done work!" At this point, Tawny looked at me, leaned in close, and muttered, "Do you KNOW this person??" I looked at her and immediately exclaimed that yes, I did know this person. I wasn't some psycho that talks like this to people I don't even know! We didn't end up renting a movie, but I bought Transamerica, Sideways, The Matador (all of which I'd never seen), and The Illusionist, Step Up, The Last Kiss (all of which I had seen).

After a lot of laughing, we left Blockbuster and headed to Burger King so John could get a Whopper. Pulling into the parking lot John mentioned that it was Whopper Wednesday, you can get a Whopper for $1.29 or a Jr. Whopper for $0.99. Tawny and I were going to get a Jr. Whopper, and John was getting two Whoppers. But before I could pull up to the drive through, John frantically said wait, that first we had to get confirmation that it was Whopper Wednesday. So I pulled up to the speaker and went to order, but then I stopped and went to say "Yeah, I'd like confirmation that it's Whopper Wednesday", but before I could finish saying Whopper I just started laughing. And anyone who knows me will know that when I laugh really hard I sound like a crazy person. So Tawny and I are sitting in the front and we're both just roaring, and the poor Burger King guy is just like, "Whopper Wednesday? It sure is!" At this point I've been able to calm myself down but I totally forgot John's order. He told me what I wanted, but the drive through guy heard it. I went to order my food and could barely spit it out. It was by far the hardest I've laughed in a really long time. If you don't find this story remotely funny, you're either A) Dead inside or B) I suck at telling stories and you might have had to been there. Either way, the three of us found it pretty halarious.

And now it's Sunday evening. Time went ahead last night, I'm sick, and Tawny's gone back home. It was a fun weekend, lots of time just hanging out. We went to visit Tina and her kids yesterday. I must say that I immediately fell in love with Chili (short for Red Hot Chili Pepper), who is so sweet and docile. I'm probably going to take a bath, do some preparation for my quiz tomorrow, and then snuggle up in the living room for a night of television.

Where I've Been

Apparently, I've been MIA for too long. Dawn commented on my last blog (end of January) wondering where I am.

Basically, I just don't have anything to blog about. I'm in school, and naturally not working as hard as I should be. But I'm enjoying it for the most part. I have my Psych research paper started, I got a 100% on my Math midterm, and I currently have an A+ in my computer course. History is killing me, but that was expected.

I'm super tired and I just don't have the drive to blog.

My life pretty much is school + work + slight outings with friends + minimal sleep + occassional trip to the gym.

That's it.

Oh, I start house sitting soon--I am super excited.

PS: Meet Lady, the newest edition: