Sunny Side Up

Sometimes when I’m on my own just walking to and from the train station with just my music I like to think about what I would be like had I been born into a completely different situation. For example, what if I had been born to a rich Texas oil tycoon or hard-working farmers in the Australian outback. Or, what if I was born to a young single mother who simply couldn’t cope and left me on the door step of a convent and the kind Sisters there raised me as one of their own. I would know nothing about the outside world. How would I react to seeing a computer for the first time?

In short, my brain is kind of scary when I’m allowed to think.

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted here. My life has changed quite a bit so I suppose I should get to updating my “About” page. Most things have stayed the same though, except I am now part of the full-time working world and actually a contributing member of society. Somewhat. I pay taxes, I own a vehicle (well, I’m paying off a vehicle that I will own in 5 years time) and I have a chair and a computer in an office-type place where papers are shuffled, stapled and photocopied in a day’s work. And I’m really happy with it except I feel that it’s not the best use of my Honours Bachelors of Commerce. I don’t feel as challenged or stimulated as I could be, but I suppose it’s a good starting point. And it’s not that I give much weight to titles but I don’t like telling people I’m an admin assistant because I don’t feel like it encompasses everything I do. But I don’t want to outright lie either.

I guess selfishly I just want more out of life. I don’t think I’ve experienced all there is. God made the world so vast and so full that I feel like in order to appreciate all of it, I need to seek more of it.

I really am blessed to have the luxury to be able to seek it and I hope that I never forget to be grateful for it.

Security Blanket

I am horribly addicted to coffee, and I can’t help it. I’ll give you guys a minute to get the shock out of your system.

This morning I woke up rather late in the morning thanks in part to it being the start of reading week for me and Premier Dalton McGuinty inventing fake holidays for us (Thanks, Dalton!). I had lunch with my mother and after I came home I thought “Hmm, maybe I’ll have some coffee” but then opted not to since I had woken up late.

Of course I lasted only about 20 seconds before I caved and was scrambling for a caffeine fix. It was worth it. I’m going to get osteoporosis at the age of 30 but it was worth it!

I came back to Mississauga yesterday and so far all I’ve done is eat a lot of food, watch a lot of TV and fold a lot of straw stars. My hands are cramping but I vow to fill up that jar (that I’ve been trying to fill up for the better part of 7 years now). I’m going to have a lot of time just sitting around doing nothing after my surgery on Thursday. I also have two mid-terms when I get back to school so maybe I should fit in studying in there somewhere as well.

I also would like to make some good progress on a couple of scripts I’ve been working on. I can’t keep these stories pent up in me forever. I just end up spacing out in class thinking about them if I do. Something about watching “Bella” just inspired me to write again.

The Bird and the Bee

I first started working at the radio station this past summer where I did everybody’s job who didn’t start until September. One of those was a diluted version of the music director. Basically, I got to open all of the CDs everybody sent to the station and fiddle through the press releases. I got to listen to the CDs if I liked, but most of the time it was up to our programming director, James to decide what went in.

It was really cool because I got all of this great new music delivered right to my door. After starting on as Sports Director, newer music has been somewhat harder to find. Mike Chen, who is also a hockey blogger told me about The Bird and the Bee today and I am officially addicted to them.

the bird and the bee player

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Scattergories

I haven’t quite yet decided where this blog will go, but we’ll see what happens. Thanks for your interest, or perhaps finding this place by accident.