Stephanie's Wonderful Blog

I know, I know!!!!

2011-03-01T21:52:00.013-05:00

I bet you never thought you'd see the day when I updated my blog, lol. My excuse is working too much and when I'm not working I'm usually sleeping. Some people wonder why I work so much and I guess it's because I need the money. I do try to have a life too. I've been to so many concerts this past year... Band of Horses, Broken Bells, Angus and Julia Stone, The Decemberists, The Morning Benders, and a few others. Next week I'm seeing Bright Eyes!! Tamara you have a week to get your butt over here! I've also learned how to play pool, apparently I'm a natural. I joined a gym. I've never gone on my own yet, I usually go with my friend Yuliya to different classes. The classes are so intense, I can hardly walk home after. My goal is to loose 15 pounds by July. The reason for this sudden urge to get in shape is because Amanda's getting married!!!!!!! She has asked me to be her maid of honor so I must look good :) It kind of sucks not being in B.C. right now to help with the wedding plans so I have planned out my Summer vacation already. End of June is My Grandpa and Grandma Wiebe's 50th wedding anniversary!!! So I'm heading to Saskatchewan for that. I miss that place. After, me, Leah and my bros are going to take a little road trip to Seattle and then back to Terrace. By then it will be the beginning of July giving me three weeks to help Amanda before her big day. I'm pretty excited.
If you haven't heard, I turned 25. This was the first time in my life I was ashamed to tell anyone my age. It's so depressing. I've decided I need to make some major changes in my life but I can't tell you what. I leave you with some of my Europe pictures of Germany. Bye!

Europe Summary

2010-10-10T02:36:00.004-04:00

I'm back!!! My trip was pretty awesome. I don't think I will post any pictures here, probably just on facebook. Everyone always asks me which country was my favorite, I honestly can't choose. England was England, cool accents, cool taxis, something to see around every corner, and the best looking men in my opinion. France was exactly how I imagined it, all the stereo types were true. People really do walk around with baguettes in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Nice might have been one of my top favorite cities. Sitting at the beach at night eating Pringles was one of the best moments of my trip. Italy was like France but with more people, more history and more sun. Wine was so cheap in Italy, we went to a fancy restaurant and on the menu there were different prices for wine, I assumed the one for 2 euros would be a glass but they ended up giving me a huge jug!! Austria is one of the most beautiful countries ever. Rolling hills, huge mountains, amazing lakes and beautiful trees. I would live there. Vienna was also top of my list. Germany reminded me so much of BC. except their beer is cheaper than water. Oktoberfest was the craziest thing I have ever witnessed!!!!! I'm determined to keep learning German and go back some day. The Netherlands was amazing too. If I had to describe The Netherlands in one word I would say BIKES!!!! I have honestly never seen so many bikes in my entire life. Amsterdam was in my top cities. We met with my friend Elizabeth and her BF there and hung out for a couple days. Belgium... the waffles really are amazing. Belgium by far had the nicest people in Europe. As for Hostels, I was surprised how good they really are and how easy it is to meet people. The trains were pretty good too, we only ever had one minor problem. I'll try do another post more about my trip soon.

The Day Has Come

2010-09-05T12:29:00.004-04:00

So I leave tomorrow for Europe! I'm not even excited yet, maybe it hasn't hit me that it's really happening. I haven't really started packing yet either. It's funny, whenever I go away on trips I get sick right before I leave but I wasn't getting sick this time. I kept waiting for it to happen but nothing. Even at my soccer game last week I was like... this is when I sprain my ankle or get injured so my trip is ruined, but nothing. Then it finally hit me Friday. At work we're calling it the Cineplex flu. Every one in the office is getting hit by this virus and finally it was my turn. So anyways, I don't think I will blog while I'm on my trip but I'll put up pictures when I get back... If I decide to come back. Avior!!!

Less Than a Month!!!

2010-08-07T11:54:00.003-04:00

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! In less than a month I'm going to Europe!!!!!! This may not be that big of a deal to some people but all I've done for the last 4 years is work my butt off and I'm in need of some adventure. Our plans have changed a couple times but we're pretty sure of where we are going now... London, Paris, Disneyland in Paris!!!!, Nice, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Munich (maybe? long story), Berlin (maybe?), some little German villages, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bruges, and Brussels. The reason Munich is a maybe is because of Oktoberfest. EVERYTHING is booked!! I've searched for probably more than five hours, talked to a travel agent and even Leah's dad helped search for hours.... nothing. We're most likely going to stay outside of Munich and make a day trip or something :( When we're in Amsterdam we're going to meet with my friend Elizabeth who's backpacking too! I'm ready for the most part, I got my plane tickets, my different train passes, and my youth discount card. All I need is my backpack and a few other little things. I've been working 5 days a week at one job and 6 at my other job. I've also started selling my possessions on craigslist! I'm a little worried about money but I think I'll be ok. Anyways, there's a little update.

Canada Day

2010-07-05T17:40:00.004-04:00

I had a pretty good long weekend. I wend out after work with a bunch of people to a Karaoke bar... I didn't sing, I would never sing! I didn't get home until four in the morning. On Saturday I went to Woodbine Beach with some friends. It was my first time ever going to the beach in Toronto. It's so nice there but a lot different then the B.C. beaches I'm used to. People here don't go to swim, they go to parade their perfect bodies around. There must have been 300 plus people on the beach and I think I saw three people go in the water. I got burnt pretty bad. I put sun tan lotion on three times and I guess it wasn't strong enough. After that we went and watched the Spain vs. Paraguay game, what an intense game. It was fun, everyone in the restaurant was screaming and running around with their Spanish flags. Then yesterday I played soccer in the 40 degree heat. I thought I was going to pass out. The ref was good, he kept giving us water breaks. Today I got a new room mate, an older middle aged lady. Seems nice. I kind of liked having the place to myself but that's not the kind of place I live in. As for work, my hours at the club have been cut in half because of summer. It sucks, so I've been working at the theater almost 6 days a week. I haven't seen any new movies recently, I've just been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2, LOL.
I survived the G20. My workplace was OK, even though most of the protests happened right in front of it. They told us not to come to work on the Friday it started. Monday, after the g20 weekend I walked around to see all the damage and there were so many places boarded up. Most places were corporately owned businesses like McDonald's, Starbucks, Banks, etc. My friend Darmaine took some really good pictures, here's his web site http://www.darmainequillao.com/ (go to portfolio, documentaries, G20).

G20

2010-06-19T21:40:00.004-04:00

As most of you know I bought my plane tickets, so it's official, I'm going to Europe for a month!!!!! I'm so excited. I still have lots of stuff to get ready. I need to buy a Euro rail pass, research all the cities we will be going to, find places to stay, learn the languages, buy a backpack, and figure out how I'm going to pay for everything. Yah!!!
So the G20 summit is effecting me because I work right in downtown Toronto where all the action is. Streets are being blocked, buildings are getting giant plastic shields, sidewalks are boarded up, traffic is a nightmare and vandalism has already started. People are saying during the G20 you shouldn't go downtown but if you do you shouldn't wear nice clothing because you might become a target. My workplace is shutting down on Friday because they say it's too dangerous. Day off :)
The World Cup!!! One of the greatest things about living in Toronto is how obsessed everyone is about the World Cup. During a game every bar is packed. There are so many people watching that some people have to stand outside and watch through the window. Everyone gets so into it, they wear their jersey, they celebrate, they have flags on their cars, I love it.
So Kevin had his surgery, apparently it went well. Poor kid. Then there is Lauren who is past her due date. I'm anxiously awaiting a text to let me know she had her baby. The best part is no one knows if it's a boy or a girl. Whenever there is life there is death. I had to go to a funeral yesterday. Actually it was a viewing. Michael's grandma died, they were very close. It's so hard to know what to do and what to say when someone dies. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this update.

Concert :)

2010-06-07T22:26:00.005-04:00

I'm back from New Brunswick. I had a pretty great time relaxing and hanging out with Amanda and her family. We were near a town that was completely french. All their signs were french, and everyone in the stores spoke french. I had no idea New Brunswick had little towns like that. I tried to teach Trey how to walk while I was there but he wasn't quite ready.

After I got back from NB I went to a concert, Broken Bells and opening for them was The Morning Benders. I bought my first band t-shirt!! It was funny, after buying the t-shirt my friend and I wanted to pick something out for our other friend who couldn't make it, so we chose a Morning Benders tote bag. The guy selling it was like "Oh my god, are you serious!!!! You're really going to buy that? You'll be the first ever!!!!!" and I was like "whatever, it's not for me. I would never buy that." Later when The Morning Benders came on stage, there was that guy who sold me the tote bag on bass guitar. I'm such an idiot. Over all the concert was pretty cool, we were right in the front pushed up against the stage.

The Morning Benders (below)

Cineplex has started a soccer league within the different theaters and I am kind of organizing our locations team. It's been so much work and we haven't even started playing yet. First of all I had to try convince 23 people to join the team, come up with $700, find uniforms, find a place to practice, organize practices, organize meetings, organize rides to Mississauga (where the games are), convince our players to be referees too, and be on the committee that meets way out in the middle of no where. I don't think I will look for a third job now. On top of all this soccer stuff, I am still on the Woman's league.

You should see my thumb now. It's looking pretty gross, too gross to put a picture up. Basically the whole nail is turning black, not just the bottom and it's trying to push it's self out so there's a big gap in between the nail and the cuticle.

All my fish have died now. Oh well, they lived longer than expected. I might get some more one of these days. That's all that's new with me. Your turn.

Gold Fish

2010-05-17T18:44:00.006-04:00

Things new with me...

- I have two little fishy's living with me now. I rescued four of them from a wedding where they were used as decorations but only 2 survived.

- I'm going to New Brunswick at the end of the month to visit Amanda and Trey!! I can't wait. I've always wanted to go to any part of Eastern Canada.

- I started outdoor soccer. So far I'm the only white girl on the team. My team is so good, one of the best teams I've been on so far.

- I'm sun burned :(

- I slammed the safe door on my thumb at work. For a week I couldn't use it because it hurt so bad. It made it really hard for me to serve and carry plates at work.

Life

2010-05-02T11:15:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone. Today is my first day off in 3 weeks! I'm not sure what to do with myself. Maybe I should clean my room since I haven't done it in six months. It's not too bad, I can still find everything. My German hasn't come very far, probably because of the fact that I'm working everyday. Europe is still a go, even though there is a money issue I will go no matter what. Turns out I owe the government A LOT in taxes. I know it sounds kind of crazy but I'm going to try get a third job! I need one so I can pay all this stuff off and be able to go to Europe. I just finished up my resume and this week I'm going to distribute it. Oh and Kevin, my favorite African Filipino friend is coming back in June!!!! I can't wait to see him!
So that's me, then there is my friend who has been hurt and betrayed so badly that everything that has happened to me combined isn't as bad as what has happened to her. I feel so bad for her and I can't really help. I can tell her that people still care for her and give her my advice but no one can fix what has happened. I keep thinking there are good people in the world, men in particular and they keep proving me wrong over and over again. I swear my blog posts will get more positive soon.

Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit

2010-04-30T23:52:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday to you.

Hallo

2010-03-12T21:32:00.006-05:00

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't been here much in blog land, telephone land or any kind of land. I've been a little stressed lately and just blocked out everything. Anyways on a more positive note, I'm really excited... I'm learning German!!! In September Ryan, Leah and I are going to Europe for a month and since Ryan knows French, Leah is learning Spanish, it only makes sense for me to learn German. I bought a couple books, have a couple apps on my phone, and I watch tutorials on-line. It's such a scary language. The spelling is scary and the pronunciations are scary but I wont give up. Auf Wiedersehen!!!

p.s. Check out this link. The two pastry chefs I work with, Sitrum and Steve are famous! They are the reason I can't stay skinny! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDxBC44yguE

Home

2010-02-25T21:00:00.003-05:00

I have found out why I was supposed to move to Toronto, it was to learn never to trust anyone ever again no matter what. Toronto has definitely given me a thicker skin and brought out this mean side in me I never used to have. I think I'm ready to go home now.

Hi

2010-02-20T22:02:00.003-05:00

I've had little to say lately. Nothings new, nothings happened, everything is the same.

Everything I Can Think Of

2010-01-17T17:25:00.007-05:00

Bonjour!

I think this is the first year I haven't had any New Years resolutions. They are always broken anyway. This year is already different, I feel different. I don't really care about a lot of things anymore. It's hard to explain.

I'm reading this book that Tamara bought me for Christmas called "The Book of Negros". It's so good. I'm only at the beginning but I recommend it to everyone. It was funny I was sitting in Starbucks and I saw this girl sitting near me who was reading the same book . I kind of laughed and pulled my copy from my purse and started to read. A few minutes later an older lady sat beside me and pulled out the same book and started to read too. She later noticed I was reading the same book and we talked about it for a little while. I guess it's a popular book. Thanks Tamara!

I went out last night to celebrate my birthday. I had a really good time, I was surprised how many people actually showed up and how many people actually cared. It's good to have friends. I hate that I'm getting so old. I feel like I should have accomplished something great by now. This is the first year I've felt ashamed to tell someone my age. Soon I will be buying anti wrinkle cream and drinking prune juice, lol.

I can't believe how many of my friends are pregnant right now! First of all Christina's having twins!!! Lauren is having a baby too, she's due in June! And then Ruth who has waited so long is pregnant! I'm very happy for all of them and can't wait to see them with belly's!

My mom is in Vegas right now, that lucky girl. She better post some pictures when she gets back. I want a vacation too but I'm saving up for Europe in September. Ryan, Leah, and I are 85% sure we will be going. It will be so awesome except for the not showering for days part. I'll blog more about that as it progresses. I might be going to Ottawa for a weekend soon with a few people to watch a hockey game. Not that I'm a big hockey fan but I'm always up for a road trip!

Au revoir.

First Post of the Year!!!

2010-01-01T16:38:00.005-05:00

Here I am, back in the city. The entire last month was a huge blur, in fact so was the entire year. So yesterday I rushed to the airport with my parents, the flight to Vancouver was good, I pretty much played Tetris the entire time. Once in Vancouver I had lunch with Elisha. I had an hour until my connecting flight and she had four hours. My flight to Toronto went by so fast. I watched the movies Post Grad and Julie and Juliet. I noticed the funniest thing, older women are so obsessed with that Julie movie like how a teen girl is obsessed with Twilight. While working at the theater I witnessed it first hand, some of the women came back to see it three times. Anyways when I started watching it on the plane the older women sitting beside me looked at my screen repeatedly and eventually asked me to help her find it on her TV. As she watched it she laughed out loud so much and she totally ignored the flight attendant when they offered her a drink. It was actually a pretty good movie even though I never got to watch the end. Mom, I think you would like it... Dad too.
Back to my day yesterday. I arrived in Toronto at 9pm and headed home with a massive head ache. Nothing Motrin couldn't fix (lol, Tamara). At Midnight I was alone in my room but the good news was at 12:02 am I left and headed to the subway. I ended up meeting Michael who just got off work and we went to McDonald's. I needed food so bad because I didn't eat since lunch with Elisha. After McDonald's we went back to the restaurant where Michael worked and they let us in even though they were closed. We hung out with some of his coworkers, then a bunch of us went to an English pub across the street. There were so many people there we could hardly walk. We managed to find a table in the back and stayed there until it closed. It was fun, I met some new people. Thank goodness I wasn't tired because I was still on BC time. Anyways tonight I'm going to a birthday party and then tomorrow back to work :( I had a good time in Terrace, it was just what I needed. Happy New Year!

not much

2009-12-22T13:06:00.003-05:00

Terrace has been treating me pretty well except for the fact that I felt crappy for the entire first week. I 'm feeling better today, less coughing. I haven't been doing too much, mostly relaxing at home and visiting with friends. I still want to go check out the lake while I'm here, maybe do some skating! This post feels so boring, sorry. Yesterday at work they announced that I was "employee of the year"! I'm so glad I wasn't there. I talked to my general manager on the phone and he congratulated me. I guess I get a plaque for my wall. Right now I can hear Kevin singing in the shower, he's singing Lady Gaga. That kid has changed, maybe it's his You tube fame.

2 more sleeps

2009-12-13T16:06:00.011-05:00

This past week I've been insanely busy. I'm almost done my Christmas shopping, I just need the finishing touches on each gift. I haven't cleaned my room for probably 3 months, I got to get on that! I worked a private dinner last night at a members house. It was my first time alone and it was kind of scary. I prepared h'orderves and the appetizers and then served them dinner. I'm so glad I didn't have to cook their roast. After I basically just did the dishes and cleaned up after them. Big money!!! When I go to these kind of homes it makes me wonder if I will ever make it to where they are. The whole time I felt like one of those servants who works for Emily Gilmore. Anyways, on the bright side, I learned how a garbage disposal works and what the Mamma's and the Papa's sound like.

It has arrived in full force, my throat is closed up and soar and I'm coughing, coughing, coughing. I dare this cold to try and ruin my Christmas Holiday! Speaking of Christmas Holidays, I leave for Terrace on Tuesday!!!! I'm excited to get out of my little hole in Toronto and I'm excited to see everybody, and I'm excited to finally meet little Trey! AKA, my godson.
The whole reason for this post today is to let everyone know that today is Ryan's birthday!!!!! HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY BROTHER!!!!!!

Two More Weeks

2009-12-01T20:30:00.003-05:00

14 days until I leave for Terrace!!!! I thought I might be able to break tradition this year but I have a feeling I wont be able to pull it off. That is the tradition of getting sick right before my Christmas holidays. Last night I felt like I got hit by a truck and this morning I've been sneezing, I have a soar throat and stuffiness. I hope it goes away.

So I'm in soccer right... No one ever shows up on my team. Luiza joined two weeks ago, I'm so glad. I have someone to catch the bus with now. Michael usually comes to watch the games too. Anyways for our last game there was only 4 of us! So we played with 4 and the other team played with 7, I think. So one of us was goalie, one defence and two of us played up. We played amazing!!! Luiza had just twisted her ankle the week before and our goalie had an injured wrist. Even though we lost one nothing, it was very close. Everyone was so surprised how hard we played. Soccer is the only thing that clears my mind of everything bad and all my stresses. I wish I could play more often.

Anyways, This video is dedicated to Tamara. I hope it cheers her up a little. It made me laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83vvcDb9Uo

AGO

2009-11-26T22:52:00.004-05:00

I went to the Art Gallery of Ontario yesterday with Anita. I haven't seen Anita in like a year and it was great to see her again. At the AGO they had a special King Tut exhibit with artifacts that were found in his tomb. It was pretty amazing to see artifacts that old. Anyways, after the exhibit we looked around the Gallery and saw paintings by artists like Picasso and Emily Carr. I'm not that good with art but I definitely want to go back and look again. There was a huge section with Art from Haida Gwaii, close to home! We even ran into Nathan and his friend, that was so random. I didn't take any pictures, I wasn't allowed. It's funny I must have tried to go to the AGO like four times and it never worked out. I even went last year on my birthday and it was closed, I was so disappointed. So I have this problem that has been on my mind for a very long time. I work with this man who is very troubled. He's in his 50's and struggles with money big time. He was fired from his last two jobs and only has one left where he only works 3 hours a day. He can't buy food because he can't afford it, he is 4 months behind on his rent, he has no family, and he has a big drinking problem. I want to help him but no one can. When you give him money he buys alcohol, when you buy him clothes, gifts, etc. he just gives it to his lover that totally uses him. I try to give him food and stuff but I can't do this forever. I even help him on the Internet to look for jobs. He only wants to be a server and now a days no one wants to hire a male server who is over 50. A lot of people have tried helping him but just gave up because he will never change. I'm afraid he might end up on the streets or even lose his only job. Right now I just listen to his problems and give him whatever advice I can. Sighhh.

iPhone

2009-11-22T18:30:00.002-05:00

So I got an iPhone!!!! Telus finally got them. I'm still getting used to it but it's seriously the best phone ever. I bought a few Christmas gifts today. I'm not really feeling Christmas this year, I think it's because it's so warm in Toronto. I can't believe I will be going home soon, about 24 days I think! Every time I go home I gain like 10 pounds, not this time! Since September I've lost 15 pounds. People haven't really noticed but I have, my skirt at work keeps falling down, lol.
This is totally off topic but has anyone been watching Survivor? I stopped watching it like two years ago but this season I decided to start watching it again and it's been pretty interesting. I also watch Glee now too. I'm all about the free episodes online.

$$$

2009-11-15T23:15:00.002-05:00

Today I made some good money. A chef and I went to this man's house and served his family dinner. This man started one of the biggest companies in all of Toronto and just sold it for over a billion dollars! I was really nervous to go but everything ran very smoothly and he was so nice. Hopefully I get more offers to do these private dinners. It's unbelievable how much they will pay.

Thanks

2009-11-14T13:11:00.004-05:00

My life has changed so much in the last two weeks. I've been forcing myself to go out and do stuff. I'm working like crazy again just to keep busy. I've met a bunch of people, got together with friends I haven't seen in a long time and have become better friends with the friends I have now. In fact I can't believe how nice and supportive some people are being. Even something as simple as lending me a DVD or asking how I'm doing meant a lot. Thanks guys!

My Boots

2009-11-07T14:54:00.006-05:00

So it's starting to get a little colder and a little rainier so I decided to pull out my leather boots. They were covered in dust and cobwebs, I was pretty disgusted. When I put them on the floor of my room a few spiders scurried away from them. I cleaned the outsides of them and decided to use my flash light to make sure there were no more surprises inside of them. When I looked in I saw the worst thing ever! There in the corner was a cocoon of spider eggs awaiting to hatch and terrorize me. This is something I could not deal with. I can never wear those boots again. I have to throw away these perfectly good boots.

Hi Craig!

I hate..

2009-11-05T19:31:00.003-05:00

I hate being home. I hate my dark hole of a room. I hate working. I hate travelling so far to get places. I hate folding laundry. I hate my slow computer. I hate this cold rain. I hate when my room mate never locks the door. I hate his girlfriend who makes a giant mess wherever she goes. I hate that I have to remember so many passwords. I hate charging my I pod. I hate all my music. I hate taking off nail polish. I hate cuts on my fingers. I hate that H1N1 is used in every one's jokes now. I hate Oreo's. I hate downtown Toronto. I hate my boots. I hate spiders. I hate a lot of things.

Complicated

2009-11-01T09:33:00.003-05:00

Hey guys. I debated whether or not I should blog about what I'm going to blog about but I think it will help if I do. Some of you already know, there is no more Josh and Stephanie, just Stephanie. I know I should be keeping busy but I'm not. It's hard to talk about it but I just thought you guys should know since I mention Josh in every post.

I have my first soccer game tonight, my team from last year broke up (how appropriate) so they are sticking me on another team. This team is really good, I just hope I will fit in and get a good jersey since I missed the very first game last week.

Work has been really stressful lately. The supervisor who usually does the breakfast banquets just had an operation and will be off for two months. They asked me to take over for her while she's gone. The reason it's been hard is because a lot of people are jealous because they think they should have been asked. I agree with them, there are ladies that have been there for 20 years and work breakfast everyday. I don't know why my boss asked me but he said I was the only one right for the job. So I have all these older ladies calling me little miss supervisor and a lot of people trying to make me look bad. I wish life wasn't so complicated.

Stupid time change. I think I'm the only one who didn't want an extra hour of sleep. Sorry this post is so negative. I think it's time to pull out Anne of Green Gables (lol).

Hi to my best girls Tamara, Amanda, and Lauren! You've been great.

Buble

2009-10-12T22:36:00.005-04:00

Hello boys and girls.

This Thanksgiving was actually very nice. I worked Friday and Saturday night. Sunday morning Josh and I went to Orangville and had Thanksgiving dinner with his mom, sister, brother, and his sisters boyfriend. Later that night we went to a neighbouring town called Erin and went to their fall fair. We basically just went to watch the demolition derby. I love watching those things. It's better than racing that's for sure. We saw a few snow flakes that night, my first sighting of the year. Later that night we had pie and then his mom drove us back to Toronto. Its about an hours drive if the traffic is good. The next day I went to his dads place and had Thanksgiving dinner with their family. Vegetarian dinner of course. And here I am now at home, trying to study a little for tomorrows Excel class.

It`s been bugging me, I forgot to put something in my last post. Josh and I were in the Eaton Center and we were going by an escalator near Sears. On the escalator we saw Michael Buble coming down. I was like "Hey, there's Michael Buble" and Josh was like "Your right, it is... his eyes are close together". And that was it.

Tamara, I think you need to start blogging again. When I finally got my computer and the Internet was up and working the first thing I did was open your blog to catch up on everything I had missed. Boy was I ever disappointed.

I"m planning a movie review post soon.

Hi Kevin C from Africa!

I'M BACK!!

2009-10-07T20:35:00.000-04:00

Sorry guys, it's been a long time. My computer crashed a month ago and it wasn't worth getting fixed. So I finally got a new one but ran into so many problems. I don't want to go into it but I have a brand new perfectly working, virus free computer!!! The last few weeks I've been so busy. The course on Excel that I'm taking is very good. It's very informative and my teacher has a way of teaching so no one gets bored. I only have two classes left, one of them being the final exam.

I was just in the shower thinking of everything I wanted to blog about and now that I'm sitting here I cant remember any of it. Hmmm. Point form seems to help...
- I couldn't sign up for indoor soccer this year. They raised the price and I couldn't afford it. I'm pretty dissapointed.

- I'm now a God Mother!!!! Amanda had Trey Kennedy almost a month ago. Still waiting to meet him.

- A tall red head in her 30's walked into my room today. She walked into the wrong room. Not sure what room she was looking for or who she was. I usually lock my door all the time but not this time.

- I tried on 20 winter jackets the other day, no luck.

- My new computer is a Gateway, I thought I would never buy anything except an HP but this Gateway is pretty cool.

- My new favorite snack is the Pringles Select Buffalo Wing Style. Yummmm.

- There is a 90% chance I will be going to Terrace for Christmas.

- I've lost 12 pounds since I left Terrace in August.

- I'm going to say a "Hello" to someone at the end of every blog entry.

Hi Grandma Wiebe!

Summer Vacaaa Pt. 3

2009-08-26T20:20:00.009-04:00

Josh and I went to Prince Rupert to cool down. While we were visiting Terrace the average temperature was like 38 degrees, PR was always 10 degrees cooler.

As you can see Josh's lens is ridiculously too big for his body.

Ridley Island. Kind of trashy but one of my favorite places.It's cool to watch the cruise ship come in. It's not cool being in Prince Rupert when it's flooded with tourists. At the River Boat Days parade. I missed half of it because I was buying slushies for everyone. I have no pictures of the actual parade.

The band shell. Why do they have to demolish it?

Christina and Leah enjoying the music.

Kevin's band playing.

Grouches beach, Christina, Josh and buddons (lol).

Me and Christina

Josh and Buddons (lol, lol).

Promoted

2009-08-24T18:52:00.003-04:00

Josh got promoted at Trek so he's quitting his other job and working there full time. Basically he will get paid salary, get more money, work less because it's only one job, he gets a free bike once a year (no matter what the cost is), he's a key holder, and he may get the opportunity to go to the Wisconsin's Trek headquarters on business. He's very happy because working at a bike shop has always something he's wanted to do since he was a kid and now he gets to work there full time.
I have had a lot of spare time on my hands lately, as you can tell by these updated posts. I wrote a huge list of things I have to do this week and I'm very determined to do all of them. I have to write a letter to BC Medical to prove that I am now in Ontario, join an indoor soccer league, clean my room top to bottom, finish my resume and write a list of places I'm going to apply, pay all my bills, figure out how to use Josh's family's video camera then edit a family video for them, study french everyday, exercise everyday, paint my toe nails, and watch a chick flick.

Summer Vacaaa Pt. 2

2009-08-23T14:14:00.002-04:00

This was during a fabulous night at Kalum Lake.

I Hate Sundays

2009-08-16T16:33:00.005-04:00

I hate Sundays. I always get that horrible feeling that tomorrow is Monday no matter how much fun I'm having. My soccer team had to forfeit our game today because only four people showed up. It made me so angry because it was our last game before the playoffs, I haven't played in three weeks and it takes a lot of effort for me to get there. I don't think I'm joining indoor soccer this year. They raised the price $100 more than last year and they moved the games to Saturday night! I'm in search for another league.
News... I will be taking a course on Excel at George Brown this September!! Basically I've been looking at job postings and everything I want to apply for says knowledge of Excel is a must. I'm actually really excited. I miss school and this isn't much but it's a start. I actually miss school so much that I have been studying French for the last month. I read and do French exercises for approx. an hour a day. I'm lame.
I'm on a diet right now. I've been eating mostly vegetables, salads, yogurt, fruit, the occasional meat (whatever they serve us at work) and sugar free candy. It's so hard not to eat carbs, they're everywhere!!!! As for exercising, I haven't been that motivated. Diets suck but I'm sick of having a belly full of jelly.

Summer Vacaaa Pt. 1

2009-08-13T20:47:00.008-04:00

Here are the first set of pictures from my summer vacation!!! First off Josh and I flew into Edmonton where we met my parents and then drove to Prince George. I got to see three of my cousins who I haven't seen in two years; Craig, Tyler, and Rebbecca. That's more than half of them, lol. And I got to visit with the grandparents. After a few days there we drove to Terrace!!!

Jasper

It's become a kind of tradition. The first main activity Josh and I do when we get to Terrace is take a drive up Shames Mountain.

Also a tradition, I let him drive down the mountain... never again! I got to see Amanda's belly! And some cool people!

It was soooooo hot everyday so we spent a lot of time at the lake.

Back :(

2009-08-09T22:21:00.002-04:00

I made it home from my little vacation. The plane was about 30 min. late and my TV didn't work again!!!!! It sucks when you have nothing to read, nothing to watch, and you just have to sit there for 5 hours. Josh was sweet enough to let me watch whatever I wanted on his TV but I didn't want to put him through that torture. There has been thunder storms here all day. I've never seen so much lightning. It's kind of depressing coming back to this weather and knowing I have to go back to both jobs tomorrow. Noooooo! Overall I had a great trip and I know Josh did too. Pictures to come.

Part 5

2009-07-19T22:37:00.003-04:00

These are the last of the "Leah and Ryan's visit" pictures. They are from when we went to the zoo!!! Most of the pics are of peacocks because they were all over the place.

There's actually a funny story about this peacock that Josh is taking a picture of in the photo below. It was pouring rain so everyone was hiding under the covered area, even Mr. Peacock. After Josh took that picture he went to the washroom and while he was gone a group of half a dozen little boys and their moms joined us under the shelter. Of course they spotted Mr. Peacock and started pulling his tail! It was so mean, I wanted to slap them all. Eventually Mr. Peacock flew down which was a big mistake. All the little boys started chasing him with sticks!!!!! It was like a scene from Lord of the Flies. If you take a look at the next photo you can spot the boys at the edge. The worst part was their moms weren't doing anything, they were just laughing like crazy. I was the only one upset, Ryan and Leah were laughing too. Eventually Josh came out of the washroom and told them to stop.

Josh and his Nikon

blaaa

2009-07-12T19:55:00.003-04:00

I have become the laziest person that ever lived. I simply haven't wanted to do anything lately. I stay in my room and watch episode after episode of "Gilmore Girls", eat nothing but Thai takeout, I skipped out on soccer twice, and turned down a few "hang out" invitations. I'm not even working that much. I hope I get my energy back in time for my vacation, 11 more days!!!!!
If you missed me on Much on Demand last time don't worry I'll be back on Tuesday. Josh's step cousins from Windsor will be in town and we're going to go with them. That's pretty much all the news I have right now because I'm so lazy.

5 Cents

2009-07-02T18:05:00.004-04:00

Have you heard about the strike going on in Toronto? The City of Toronto employees are on strike meaning no garbage or recycling pick up, no day cares, no ferry service, no grass being cut, etc. Toronto is starting to look pretty gross. The garbage is really starting to pile up everywhere. It's been like two weeks already. Still on the topic of Toronto, we has recently stated this new thing, all plastic bags must cost 5 cents everywhere in Toronto. No more free bags. This is good for the environment and everything but I'm still trying to get used to carrying reusable bags everywhere I go.
I'm still playing soccer even though we have never won a game and it takes me and arm and a leg to get there. They're trying to make two practices a week, which is a little too much. I'm lucky if I have two week nights off from work. So at our last game it was pouring rain. It looked like we all jumped into a pool and were playing soccer. During the game this old lady from the other team punched one of my team members in the face after they collided. My player got pretty upset and started to fight the old lady. For like 10 minutes everyone was fighting and screaming at each other. One girl kind of pushed me but I stayed out of it. I was the only white girl, lol.
Last week Josh and I were supposed to go to "Taking Back Sunday" and "Amberlin" concert but when we got there it was cancelled due to a family emergency. It was funny, when we were walking there we kept seeing people with band t shirts walking the opposite way. So instead we went home and watched some "How I Met Your Mother". Josh and I are having a contest to see who can loose the most weight before July 23rd when we leave for our trip. I'm pretty sure he's going to win because he bikes to work everyday and when ever he's not busy he's out biking. I got to step up my game.
I have finally caved in to Lululemon and bought my first sweater. Not the thick hoody, a light one. No sweater is worth $110. I don't know what came over me.

Part 4

2009-07-02T18:04:00.000-04:00

Leah and I went and saw "Giselle" at the National Ballet. It was pretty awesome. This is the only picture I could get, no photos allowed. It was Ruth's idea to surprise Leah.We went to the Ontario Science Center. It was cool but we didn't get to spend much time there.

This device could tell you how fast you could karate chop, Leah beat us all.

I got Ryan to eat Korean food!!!

Ryan didn't want to leave Toronto until he found an outdoor chess table.

Nathan Phillip Square

Part 3

2009-06-11T17:53:00.008-04:00

We went to Much Music! Nelly Furtado

Bradly Cooper

Sarah... MM VJ

Hahahaha there was this creep staring in the window the entire time.

Another creep at Casa Loma.

Casa Loma

Ryan looking at the sun dial, it was actually correct.

Casa Loma

Wonderland

Leah at wonderland. I didn't take to many pictures there.

Josh and Ryan.

Poor Josh

2009-06-07T19:40:00.002-04:00

I started outdoor soccer today. My team isn't so good, in fact we're horrible. The good thing is that they're all very forceful on having practices and getting in shape. I must have lost 5 pounds at our game today.

Anyways, most of you already know that Josh got in a bike accident. He was biking to work and got doored. He shattered his two from teeth and had to get stitches on his lip and chin. He has a massive bruise on his arm and some cuts. He's okay, it's healing quick except for the no teeth thing.

It's official, Josh and I are coming to Terrace at the end of July. We're actually flying to Edmonton, meeting my parents there and then driving to PG for a day or two and then Terrace by the 27th. Any suggestions on places I should take Josh? We already did PR, Kleanza, the lake, etc. etc. He hasn't seen the Lava beds yet.

New post below too!

The City & The Island

2009-06-07T17:50:00.011-04:00

Of course...

Most houses in down town Toronto look like this.

A church. They're on every corner like Starbucks.

Queen Street Of course...His new profile picture

Movie night at Josh's place On the ferry to Toronto Island!!!! Agreed to be the best part of Ryan and Leah's visit.The ferry has the best view of the city.
They were all over the place.

We rented bikes!!!!!
Part of Toronto Island has little houses where people live in. We took a ride through the streets. Ask Leah to see some pictures, she took about hundred, lol.

A bird pooed on Ryan's arm and some how it splattered onto my arm too, lol. Leah didn't care, she kept riding.The girls chose the bikes with the baskets, Ryan chose the bike with the bell.

The board walk and Lake OntarioThis was just a few of the Canadian Geese we saw flying over the water. There must have been at least a thousand.Leah and I got a painful sunburn that day but it was worth it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2009-06-03T20:41:00.003-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMARAAAAA!!!!!!!!

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CN Tower

2009-05-31T15:18:00.008-04:00

Last week went by so quickly. I did so much with Ryan and Leah that it's all a blur.
First of all, I did get to spend a bit of time with Ruth, Mark, Mike, and Moe. We went to Harbour Front and then we went to a baseball game with Ruth and Leah's cousin Niki and her boyfriend Brendan. The Jays vs. The White Socks.

Since we did so much, I'm going to do these posts in segments. This segment is the CN Tower.

MOD

2009-05-25T21:30:00.003-04:00

Ryan and Leah are here, we've been super busy!!! I'll post pics when they leave. Anyways, look for us tomorrow live on Much on Demand. Nelly Furtado will be there.

Wow!!!!!!

2009-05-19T01:12:00.004-04:00

HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!I give you the gift of Silver. Hope you guys have a wonderful day!!!!

update

2009-05-16T13:41:00.006-04:00

I've been trying to clean my room and get it ready for Ryan and Leah when they get here but I get so distracted. My room is really tiny, should be fun with the three of us crammed in here. Other than that I've been just working working working! Josh is out of town until Tuesday. He's in Saskatchewan for his Grandmas birthday. Apparently it's snowing there! Here is relatively nice. Today it's raining a bit but winter is defiantly gone.

I got a new phone. My battery was useless so I went to get a new one and for only $25 more I could get a new phone, so I did. It's a Samsung slide. I got a new phone but Josh out did me on new purchases.He bought a new camera, a Nikon D90!!!! It's one of the best digital SLR cameras out there.

I've been trying to plan my summer vacation but I have so many hard decisions. As I was trying to decide all the plane tickets that I was looking at went up $200!!! This just made my decisions harder. I have a few options to choose from but whatever option I choose someone ends up being disappointed. Vacation planning shouldn't be this stressful!

I never wrote about the concerts I went to. Kings of Leon was alright, it was in the Air Canada Center where the Leafs play. We were beside the stage but in the very back. It was a cold, crowded, and not a very enjoyable atmosphere. Then there was that "punk" concert that Josh wanted to go to. My mistake calling it punk. It's more like hard core screamo. I actually really enjoyed it. There was mosh pits, crowd surfing and the band members spitting at the audience and the audience loving it. I think there were 5 different bands that played. One band called "I Set My Friends on Fire" had two guitar/bass players who were dressed really funny, one was dressed up in a bunny suit with no bunny head, and the other was just wearing regular clothes but was wearing a bunny head with I gigantic long gray beard. Its on You Tube.

Here are a few pics of Kings of Leon

Mom

2009-05-10T13:08:00.001-04:00

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

Happy Birthday Josh

2009-04-30T13:54:00.005-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!!!!!!!!! 21!!!!!!!!!

Point form works better for me

2009-04-19T18:41:00.005-04:00

- I hate both jobs right now. They used to be fun but now I feel like I'm just a shadow.

-I joined outdoor soccer :) I'm not sure why I did it because it's so far away and some games will be in the morning before the subway is running.

-You know how everyone has weird phobias or fears, I have one. I've actually dealt with this my entire life, I thought I would grow out of it but I think it just got worse. I have a fear of phoning people. Sounds stupid but if you ever got a phone call from me you should know that it wasn't easy.

- Today I'm having an O.C. marathon.

- I'm going to two concerts this week. Kings of Leon on Tuesday. Poor Josh hates them and I only like their old stuff (excluding the rock-country songs). I've just always wanted to see a concert at the Air Canada Center. I'm making it up to Josh by going to a concert of his choice on Thursday. The bands are I Set My Friends on Fire, Fear Before, etc. I'm a little nervous because I've never been to a crazy punk concert before.

- I woke up this morning to my landlord looking at me through the window. I thought I was going to have a heart attack! I'm in a basement and the window's are below ground level so there is kind of a pit thing. Anyways they put this plastic dome cover over the pit but I guess the wind blew it into the pit blocking my view of the outside world. So that's what I woke up to, my landlord pulling out the cover and putting it back on properly.

- Amanda posted baby pics on facebook. I can't believe she has a belly already!!! It doesn't seem real. Great news... she asked me to be the Godmother!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

2009-04-12T16:05:00.002-04:00

Not only is it Easter today but it's my Dad's birthday!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!

Easter Weekend

2009-04-12T15:40:00.002-04:00

The one thing I want to do more than ever right now is drive. I miss driving so much. Those of you have cars, appreciate it. Taking public transportation may be helping out the environment and may be helping out on my costs but it doesn't compare to all the benefits of having your own vehicle. Sighhhh.

When I had my gum surgery the periodontist mentioned to me that he noticed my bone density was very low. He said he was surprised I had never broken a bone yet and that if I don't start worrying about it now it will most likely become a problem later on. I know I don't get much calcium but for some reason I thought I was invisible. I've been looking into nutrition and stuff lately and I think I'm in more trouble than just my bone density. Time for some changes.

My phone's battery is so lame! After I charge it all night then make a few texts, it's already in the red zone. I can't even really have a conversation anymore because the battery sometimes dies as I'm talking. Like I have time to deal with this!

I had all Easter weekend off. I pretty much did nothing all day Friday until the evening when I went out for dinner with Josh, his mom, his sister, and her friend. We went to Wayne Gretzky's restaurant, 99. Nice place, good food. Saturday Josh and I went out for lunch, went shopping for a bit and then went to his place for Easter dinner. After dinner we went and saw "Monsters vs. Aliens" in 3D and Imax!!! Today I'm doing pretty much nothing.

Death Cab

2009-04-07T19:30:00.003-04:00

I went to a concert a few days ago with Josh. We saw Death Cab for Cutie. Opening for them was Ra Ra Riot and Cold War Kids. All the bands were good, I enjoyed it except for the part of never seeing the band due to my height. This was a concert hall, there were no seats. It wasn't until the encore when I saw the tops of their heads. Anyways the next coming months are concerts concerts concerts!!!!

I've been working on my top 20 movies and I let someone take a sneak peak at them. Well that "someone" made fun of pretty much every movie on my list so I don't think that post is going to happen anymore, sorry.

I had that gum surgery a few weeks ago, it went fine. I had to wear dressing over part of my gums for a week, it sucked when it came to eating. The pain is gone now, I had to take pain killers and antibiotics for a while. Now I'm $1300 in the hole.

I've been watching the first season of "How I met your Mother" and it is pretty great. Thanks Kevin.

I can hardly believe the stupid weather right now. For weeks it was warmish, occasional rain, spring type weather. Now it's snowing, windy and freezing!!! I went to Orangeville last week with Josh and his dad. It's where the other half of Josh's family lives. We all went and watched his brothers hockey game and went to his mom's place after. The weather was so bad while we were there. Sideways ice pellets and then snow.

No real plans for Easter yet...

Public Washroom

2009-03-27T18:11:00.002-04:00

I just had my gum surgery. It was mildly painful, I think the worst part is yet to come. They removed part of my gums above my back tooth so that a crown can fit on properly. I have a cast like thing over it for a week. They gave me pain killers, antibiotics, an ice pack and some apple sauce.
Arriving home today I noticed a huge board blocking the bathroom door, not knowing why it was there I thought I would hold my pee for a while. When I couldn't wait any longer I climbed over the board into the bathroom only to discover a broken toilet! What the heck. Where am I supposed to pee this weekend? Where are my room mates going to pee? My plan tonight (post surgery) was to stay home alone, watch movies until my head hurt, drink water from a straw and to think about how amazing it is that today is mine and Josh's anniversary (1 year, 5 months). Now my plans are changing, I'm thinking of going out to use a public washroom and not to come home until I'm sure I don't need the washroom again until the next day. Today can't get any worse.

Considering

2009-03-22T19:55:00.003-04:00

Kevin C asked me to post on my top 10 favorite movies. I've been trying and it's way too hard to narrow it down. I forget who, but someone got so annoyed with me for this same reason. Whenever a movie I really liked came up in conversation I would be like "That movie is so great... blah, blah, blah... it's one of my top ten". It made them mad when I would say this because I said it about every great movie, way more than 10. Maybe I'll post my top 20 in no particular order. Basically this is just a post to let Kevin know I'm considering his suggestion.

Movie Review

2009-03-14T12:22:00.010-04:00

My Movie Reviews

Stone of Destiny

My Review: 7.5/10
IMDB Review: 7.9/10

This is a movie about a group of University students in Scotland who plan to go to London and steal back their Country's historic "Stone of Destiny". They think by doing this it might bring back their country's pride. I thought it was pretty good. It was actually quite funny and the cool part was that it was filmed in Vancouver! I'd watch it again but I don't think I would buy it.

Watchmen

My Review: 7/10
IMDB Review: 8.1/10

I never found this movie boring but I don't think I want to see it again. Not because it's a three hour movie but because of.... I always hate saying this because I sound like such a little girl, the graphic violence. If your ok with the violence and you like comic book movies than you'll enjoy it more than I did.

One Week

My Review: 7/10
IMDB Review: 7.2/10

I liked this movie for three reasons and none of them were for it's script. One, I think Joshua Jackson is a good actor. Two, The filming style was unique. There was a lot of jump cuts etc. And three, the way it showcased Canada. The scenes of him driving down a Saskatchewan highway and hiking in Banff. I guess it was familiar. The soundtrack was all Canadian artists and the movie was basically a giant add for the beer Steam Whistle.

Coraline

My Rating: 8/10
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10

I enjoyed it, it was very artsy and creative. It's not really a kids movie, it would probably give a kid nightmares. On second thought maybe kids should see it because it gives a good message. I want to see it again.

Venezuela

2009-03-12T19:01:00.005-04:00

An Update...

I wasn't planning on moving out any time soon but a friend of mines girlfriend was looking for a room mate. I thought about it. It was a house with 3 rooms shared with the girl and her mom, my room would be double the size it is now, it would only be a 5 minute walk to a subway station and it would only be $50 more than what I'm paying now. The only downside is the neighbourhood is a little scary. I really didn't know what to do so I decided I would just take a look at the place and decide from there. The day I was going to see the place she called to tell me her landlord sold the house without telling them and they had to move out by the end of the month. So I'll remain here for now.

So Josh and I are seeing Death Cab for a Cutie in April and Kings of Leon. I've been a fan of Kings of Leon for a few years but not really of their recent stuff. This morning Josh told me that there was someone on Craig's List that was willing to pay $200 for 2 tickets to that very concert. We only payed $50 a ticket so I said "why not". The person might not even want our tickets but in this case money seems better then Kings of Leon.

I went to the World Baseball Classic the other night with Josh and Jeff. I didn't even know what it was. Anyway we watched the U.S. play Venezuela. Venezuela won and we waved Venezuelan flags. A fight almost broke out in front of us, that's what happens when you put drunk Americans in the same vicinity for 3+ hours. I've been to like a dozen games now and so far I've never been on the jumbo tron and I've never caught/touched a ball. My day will come!

Business at work is going down hilllll. so far 35 people have resigned as members. Events keep getting cancelled and next week there is no work for anybody but the few full time staff. Thank God I'm full time. Even some of the full time staff are taking next week off. The room I work in at lunch seats about 50 people, we usually only see about 15 people during the two hours that we're open. We worry our room might be closed down soon and they'll just use the other rooms instead.

Ryan, Leah, Ruth, Mark and possibly Mike and Moe will be in Toronto in May!!!!!!! I'm very excited. I love showing people around the city and it's rare to have visitors from BC come all the way out here. I already have tons of ideas of stuff I want to do with Ryan and Leah since they're going to stay an extra week. Tamara you should come too!

I hate this! Kevin C should move back to Toronto. I miss our adventures and eating Burger King all the time with him. He's the only one who will go with me to Toronto Island no matter what the weather's like. It looks like he's having fun in the Philippines though, even if he won't admit it. Come home young man!

The Blue Devils

2009-02-28T22:25:00.004-05:00

Last night Josh and I were walking to my house from the subway and it was so friggin cold so we started running, then we started racing which was a huge mistake. My foot got caught on his some how and and I tripped. I fell hard on my knees and then on my hands and slid. It hurt pretty bad but I just started laughing because I saw the neighbour watching from out his window and I must have looked pretty ridiculous. I ripped my gloves and my knees are pretty bruised. Poor Josh thinks it's his fault.
So I have my first official soccer game tomorrow. My team is "The Blue Devils" which I find kind of weird because the league is called "Saint Michael's". My game's at 10 pm which I'm kind of angry about. It's so late and it takes me at least an hour and a half to get home by bus and subway. Anyways, good night!

Oscar Results

2009-02-24T18:31:00.004-05:00

If you did the math you would know that Josh and I tied on our Oscar predictions!!! If I won he would have had to watch "Across the Universe" with me. Since we tied I wont put him through that torture and since he couldn't think of a consequence for me it doesn't really matter anyway. Ummm I was going to write a bigger post but TV sounds much better, sorry.

Oscar Predictions

2009-02-20T00:07:00.008-05:00

Josh and Stephanie's Oscar predictions!!!!!!

Stephanie: If Josh Loses... he must watch "Across the Universe" with me, something he refuses to do. Muuhaaahaahaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Josh: I got nothing yet.

Best Original Screenplay

Frozen River, Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh
In Bruges, Martin McDonagh

WALL-E, Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter
Milk, Dustin Lance Black

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Eric Roth
Doubt, John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan
The Reader, David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufo

Best Animated Feature

Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Best Animated Short

La Maison en Petits Cubes

This Way Up Oktapodi
Presto
Lavatory - Lovestory

Best Art Direction

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Changeling
The Dark Knight
The Duchess
Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography

Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Costume Design

Australia
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Milk
Revolutionary Road
The Duchess

Best Documentary Feature

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden

Trouble the Water
Man on Wire

Best Documentary Short

The Conscience of Nhem En The Final Inch
Smile Pinki
The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306

Best Editing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Foreign Language Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan)
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Best Live Action Short

Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt

The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
New Boy

Best Makeup

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight
Hellboy II - The Golden Army

Best Original Score

WALL-E, Thomas Newman
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Alexandre Desplat

Milk, Danny Elfman
Defiance, James Newton Howard

Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
Best Original Song

"Down to Earth,'' WALL-E '

'O Saya,'' Slumdog Millionaire
''Jai Ho,'' Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Editing

The Dark Knight
Iron Man

WALL-E
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight

WALL-E
Wanted
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Visual Effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight
Iron Man

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin, Milk

Robert Downey Jr, Tropic Thunder
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, Doubt

Viola Davis, Doubt
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

Best Actor

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sean Penn, Milk

Mickey Rourke, The WrestlerBest Actress

Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Director

Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Stephen Daldry, The Reader
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk

Best Picture

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Happy Family Day

2009-02-16T17:29:00.006-05:00

Today is Family Day, this is a statutory holiday in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Today I had no work instead I met Josh's mom for the first time and his brother and sister for the second. They live in Orangeville which is a little ways out of Toronto, past Mississauga. Right now in Toronto there is this thing called Winterlicious which is when a bunch of really good restaurants have really good deals all over the city. We hit up one of those restaurants and then went and saw "Coraline" in 3D. Cool movie... different. Yesterday I had my first indoor soccer game. We don't have teams yet, they just watched us play and are going to divide us in to teams evenly. It was so great to play again. My skills just need to be tuned up and I NEED to get in shape. Tomorrow I'm waking up at 5 am to go jogging before work, I feel a little more motivated. Everyone was really nice. Most of them looked about my age or late 20's. I met one girl on the bus who was playing too and we've become bus buddies since everyone else has a car. I'm glad I found her because waiting for the bus late at night can get a little scary. Just a week ago at the same intersection where I wait to get home there was a shooting.

In case you haven't heard yet... Amanda's pregnant!!!!!! I actually knew this since New Years but I was sworn to secrecy. I find myself already thinking about little baby things I could send her. Amanda was always the first to do everything. The first to get a boyfriend, the first to move away, and now the first to get pregnant!! Have you ever seen the movie "Where the Heart Is"? In the movie Natalie Portman's character has a baby in Walmart and names her Americus. Amanda swore after that if she ever had a girl she would name it Americus, she loved that name. I asked her about it, and now that she's a few years older she doesn't remember swearing to anything. Lol.

Summer's slowly getting closer... I want to go somewhere I've never been but Josh wants to go back to Terrace. For some reason he really likes it there, every Ontario bred and born loves BC with all their heart. Of course I wouldn't mind going back either but I was there 3 times last year, it's even cheaper to go to Florida, Cuba, or some where warm like that. Maybe I'll try to do both. Anyone want to go somewhere nice with me in the summer?

Anyway, I hope that makes up for my lack of posts. My next post will be up soon, Josh and I's Oscar predictions!!!!!!!

Hi

2009-02-03T18:54:00.003-05:00

I've been busy and my Internet was having some problems last week, that's my excuse for not posting. Anyways I went to the dentist today. I pretty much go to the dentist every month. Besides the root canal and getting ready for gum surgery I have four cavities!!! It's not like I have a disgusting mouth, I brush and floss everyday, I think it's my bad habit of eating bad food before bed. I will try to do better.
I joined indoor soccer!!!!!! I'm really excited and extremely scared at the same time. I miss soccer so much, it's been almost three years since I played. The reason I'm scared is because I'm extremely out of shape and I don't have time to get in shape for soccer. Another reason is it's really far away. It takes me an hour from my house to get there, I have to take the subway, get on a bus and then switch buses. My games are on Sunday nights sometimes as late as 10pm and it's located in Scarborough. As Kevin C puts it, Scarborough is the "bum hole" of Toronto.
Valentines day is coming up, so is tax season. There's no escaping either of them. I told Josh, no gifts for V-day except a box of chocolates because end of October was our 1 year anniversary, December was Christmas, January was my B-day, April is his, and that's just too many gifts to buy each other during half a year.

Movie Reviews

2009-02-03T18:52:00.000-05:00

ValkryieMy Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10

I thought this movie would be lame, but I guess it was better than I thought. It's suspenseful and shows what it might have been like for the Germans who followed Hitler. The most annoying part, however is how Tom still talks with his American accent and no one else does. Whatever.

Revolutionary Road
My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10

I enjoyed this movie. It's one of those drama's that drags on some times but it is a story of this "perfect" couple who has bigger issues than other people can see. Oh Leo and Kate, you were meant to be together.

Pineapple Express
My Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10

I think I fell asleep during part of it. For the part I was awake I thought it was ok, I guess I'm just getting kind of sick of Seth Rogen's humour. If your a male or a stoner you would enjoy this movie, I am neither.

Gran Torino My Rating: 9/10
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10

I really liked this movie. It had drama, action, conflict, and surprisingly a lot of humour. The way Clint Eastwood talks in this movie will make him one of those iconic movie characters. It's a must see.

Defiance
My Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10

Umm, it was mildly entertaining. It's about a group of Jews hiding in the forest trying to survive during the war. You can probably guess how the movie will go, there will be a few romances, some of them might get killed, they will struggle to survive with nothing, etc, etc. Kind of predictable but it was alright.

Seven Pounds
My Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10

Inspiring and heartbreaking. At first you don't really understand what's going on but it all make sense in the end. I guess at the end of the movie it makes you want to be a better person.

The Reader

My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10

Another tragic love story. I'm still trying to decide if I like it. It was very well done but it seemed that it was laking something. Because I just said that it will probably win the Oscar for Best Picture.

Taken

My Rating: 7/10

IMDB Rating: 8/10

This movie was great for a thriller, not too much action and not to much complicated story line. The reason it lost points from me was because it felt way too short and you rarely got to see the point of view of the daughter who was kidnapped. Instead it was all Liam Neeson trying to find his daughter and killing everyone who got in his way.

Here you are, a post!

2009-01-25T00:41:00.015-05:00

This weeks "Good" and "Bad"

The Bad
- I broke our shower head, replaced it and it sucks.
- My computer has a virus... pop-ups every 30 seconds. I got a temporary anti virus program but it's a little too late now.
- It was my birthday and I feel old and useless.

- On my birthday Josh and I were going to go to the Art Gallery of Ontario but it was closed.

- I want to see Benjamin Button but it's so friggin long and always sold out when I have time to see it.

- I have too many bills, why do they all have to come at once?

- I have to get gum surgery but it's $1300. My dental will probably cover most of that but that's a lot I have to give up front.

- I spilled my ice tea in my new purse because the lid wasn't on properly.

- I hit Josh in the back of the head with a big chunk of ice. I don't know why I did it but I feel horrible about it.

The Good

- This man I know, who has nothing, no money, no family, nothing, bought me a lotto ticket for my birthday.
- With the whole shower issue I've gotten to know my room mates a little better.
- I've lost that extra Christmas weight without trying too hard.
- Josh's dad had a birthday right after mine and after he blew out the candles on the cake they re-lit them so I could blow them out too.
- I'm getting better finally, just a tad bit of coughing.
- I know a huge amazing secret about someone and they thought I was trustworthy enough to know the secret. I'll keep it a secret forever if I have to.

I know these are a bit late but here they are, pics from Terrace during the holidays!!! I'll probably post the same ones on facebook soon.

I Want Soup

2009-01-09T11:51:00.007-05:00

I got back to Toronto. My flight was delayed as expected and I spent New Years in an airplane. It kind of sucked but what made it a little better was when I looked out the window of the plane at midnight I saw fire works exploding all over the city we were flying over. It was perfect timing. On to more happier news, I have strep throat and an ear infection!!!!! My boss made me leave work yesterday to go to the Doctor. I haven't been to the Doctor in like 5 years and it was just to get a bandage changed. I decided not to go to work today. I feel as helpless as a loaf of bread.

Christmasssssss

2008-12-26T17:44:00.003-05:00

Christmas is OVER! On Christmas day my grandparents were over so we cooked eggs benedict for breakfast, mmmmmm. At around eleven Ryan and Leah came and we opened gifts. Later we headed out to the lake. It was so nice there before but since it snowed it wasn't as awesome. Then Leah's parents came over and we ate the biggest meal of our lives. We ended the evening with a movie.
For Christmas I bought Ryan the movie "Harry and the Henderson's". I haven't seen it since I was like ten. When I watched it again it was pretty lame... sorry Ryan. Leah and Ryan bought me the entire collection of "Where's Waldo?" books. The gifts just keep getting creepier from them. Anyways, I have a few days left here in Terrace. I'm hoping I won't have any problems flying out. I was pretty lucky getting here, the day after was when all the delays started. Poor Bonnie.

My Movie Reviews

2008-12-20T13:49:00.010-05:00

Doubt
My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10

Ummm.... It was well done visually, amazing acting, and actually kind of humorous but by the end of it I was disappointed. The ending doesn't really satisfy you. It's one of those movies that has so much hype but doesn't live up to the expectations. I'm done with it.

The House BunnyMy Rating: 6/10

IMDB Rating: 5.6/10

I guess before you watch this you have to know what type of movies Anna Faris does. She does the stupid humour type movies like Scary Movie, The Hot Chick, and Mama's Boy. It's about this Play Boy Bunny that gets kicked out of the Play Boy Mansion and starts a sorority with a bunch of miss fit girls. Anyways I thought it was somewhat enjoyable, it made me laugh, and overall it had a good message. I'd watch it again.

The Boy in the Stripped PajamasMy Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10

This movie is very moving, but I guess any movie about the Holocaust is. The difference about this movie is that it's almost shown through the prospective of a little boy so you see things happening but because the little boy doesn't know what's going on it makes it more innocent. It will probably make you cry.

James Bond Quantum of SolaceMy Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

James Bond... I've never really been a fan. I've seen this one and the last two, but none of the originals. I seem to enjoy them at the time but I forget what it is about the next day. I don't think I would watch it again.

The Secret Life of Bees

My Rating: 8/10
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10

I thought this movie was really good. It's about this little girl who accidentally kills her mother and runs away from her non loving father. She ends up at this home where a family of African American women live and make honey for a living. I thought the acting was really well done in this movie. I'll probably buy it.

Twilight

My Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 6/10

It was cheesy, but a romantic story which I guess is why all these girls like it. Some of the lines were really stupid, and the acting was so so. I guess I would watch the next one after it's made, it entertained me a bit.

Madagascar 2
My Rating: 5/10
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10

I'm not a big animated fan. It was cute and had a good message but like every sequel it wasn't as good as the first.

Milk
My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10

Milkity Milk Milk. I thought this movie was well done. Sean deserves the Oscar. I had no idea about the story of Harvey Milk so it informed me about the history and movement of gay rights. It's a kind of a long sad story but overall a good one.

Home 4 Christmas

2008-12-19T12:58:00.003-05:00

Sorry it's been so long. December is always a crazy month. So I arrived in Terrace yesterday!!!!! My flights were really good but I was so tired and my personal TV wouldn't work, that always happens to me. Last time my head phone jack wouldn't work so I had to share with Josh and watch whatever he was watching. Anyways, I'm almost ready for Christmas. I just have a few more little gifts to buy and I still have to wrap them all. I'm going to be house sitting tomorrow for the entire time I'm in Terrace. I don't mind, I like their place, love their dog, and I get to use their car! Nothing else is new, just wanted to let everyone know I was still alive. I'm working on my movie reviews so watch out for that!

American Thanksgiving

2008-11-29T22:40:00.007-05:00

So I had my first American Thanksgiving. I've been to the United States before but it was always touristy destinations, this time I went to Muskegon Michigan. Everything I've seen on movies about so called "small town Americans" is true. Thanksgiving is a huge deal, convenience is a huge deal, Black Friday is a huge deal, football is a huge deal, and their local high school football team is an even huger deal. I'm not saying I didn't like the place but I guess I had a little bit of culture shock. I actually had a really good time. I went with Josh and part of his family. Muskegon is his dad's home town so he has tuns of relatives there. Thanksgiving day we had dinner with about 30 of his relatives. There was sooo much food, and everybody was really great. The next day was the biggest shopping day of the year in the US so we participated in that. Overall it was a lot of visiting, eating and relaxing. When we left we went through Detroit, and made a pit stop in Windsor for a few hours to visit Josh's step moms family. Then back to Toronto. Tomorrow I'm back to work :(

Lake Michigan. A light house.It was so cold and windy, this was the only picture you could kind of see my face. Josh and his sister are to my left. Check out Josh's Michigan hat. This is for Tamara, it's a picture of Detroit and that big white building is where the Red Wings play. Sorry Tamara, it was too far to throw eggs at.

Thanksgiving

2008-11-19T23:45:00.003-05:00

I'M GOING TO MICHIGAN!!!!!! That's right, Josh's dad is American so were going to go visit the fam. Not only will I be there for Thanksgiving, I'll be there for the biggest shopping day of the year!!! We leave on next week, I'm excited!!

hi...

2008-11-09T20:32:00.002-05:00

I've become like the rest of you... I never update anymore. I've been busy as usual. I cut back hours at the theater but for some reason it feels like I haven't slowed down yet. I'm pretty sure I'll be quiting the theater soon. I'm so unhappy there, I used to enjoy it but now it just makes me so angry and it's turning me into this mean person. Since I'm going home for Christmas I thought I should just stick around a little while longer.
I still haven't had my root canal yet, I've been waiting forever. I also have two small cavities. Thank God I have dental coverage! It seems like I've been to the dentist so much the last few months, that's what I get for neglecting.
It's become really bad, my addiction to "One Tree Hill". Whenever I have a spare hour I watch an episode. It's so good!!!!! It's weird how I just discovered it and it's already on its sixth season.
I went to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra last night. They were amazing. That's my dream job, to just play in a band for a living. They played classical favorites, like Beethoven and Vivaldi. Songs you'd recognized from movies and stuff. It gave me goose bumps.

My Movie Reviews

2008-10-25T01:04:00.013-04:00

MY MOVIE REVIEWS!!!!

Nights in Rodanthe

My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10

If your a fan of Nicholas Sparks or tragic love stories, you'll enjoy this movie. I guess I did for the most part.The only thing is they fall in love too quickly and you see too much of their faces. The story is basically them alone in an inn during hurricane season, she's going through marriage and family problems and he's going through career and father/son issues. It made me cry, I recommend it to the ladies, especially if your middle aged, lol.

Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistMy Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10

This movie wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I found it kind of, I don't know, something I'd enjoy more if I was 14. Michael Cera (the main character) plays the same character in all his movies. He's funny and everyone loves him but I'm getting a little bored of him. I thought the editing, and the music was pretty cool. I might watch it again and see how I feel about it.

How to Loose Friends and Alienate People

My Rating: 6/10
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10

This one was kind of stupid. I must admit some parts were pretty funny but that's all it really had. It also had too much Meghan Fox, her voice annoys me. I wouldn't see it again.

RocknRolla
My Rating: 7/10
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10

I really had no desire to see this one but I did. Of course it had some violent parts, one scene I couldn't watch for like 5 minutes. But overall it had a good story, sometimes confusing, and humorous. It was directed by Guy Richie, I like his style of directing.

Burn After Reading

My Rating: 5/10
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10

Hmmm. I don't know. Kevin Wiebe really enjoyed this movie but I thought it was nothing special. Sure the editing, cinematography, directing, etc. was impressive but I didn't like the story. It was also really short and felt unfinished. Once is enough for me.

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?My Rating: 5/10
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10

This can't really be an accurate review because I fell asleep through most of it. Some parts were boring and dragged on some were funny and interesting.... like all documentaries.

iPod History

2008-10-23T22:48:00.003-04:00

My iPod history this year...

January- I'm sporting the blue Mini 4 GB, had it for years and it's at it's final days.

February?- Mini is dead, still depressed that I got no Christmas gifts, bought black Nano 8 GB.

Around the same time- Bought black old school Nano from a co-worker for $50 intending to sell it to another co-worker for $75. Little did I know Karma was going to pay me a visit.

One week later- Beautiful Nano is stolen from my purse on the subway. Only option was to keep the old school Nano:(

April- Christmas gifts arrive, and there lye's $200 to Future Shop.

Summer- Still using old Nano, still have gift certificates, and now decided to keep old Nano until it's death.

Oct 22nd 2008- Bored of the old Nano, then went and bought the new silver Nano 4GB on a whim! No more gift certificates.

To Be Continued...

Survey

2008-10-19T02:10:00.007-04:00

If a stranger looked in your closet, what would they think? Why does she have so many suit cases?

What's bothering you right now? I'm so friggin hungry. I had a muffin that was in my locker at work and when I got home I took a big bite, then I noticed hundreds of baby ants on it!!!!!! I almost barfed.
Do people underestimate you? No, I don't think so.
What are you doing tomorrow? Sleeping in until noon, laundry, one episode of One Tree Hill, getting some food, reading Harry Potter at Starbucks, then work until midnight.
Did you sing at all today? No I cant sing at home because my room mates will hear and I can't sing at work because I don't even have time to eat or pee let alone sing.
Do you wear a lot of black? Yes, it's my favorite.
Do you have a tan? No, not even a fading summer tan.
Can you sleep without blankets covering you? No, that's weird.
How many hours of sleep do you need to function? 5
Last four things you drank? Water, Coke, Mocha, Water.
Did you wake up happy today? No, my room mate was talking so loud by my door.

Whats the first thing you did when you woke up this morning? Peeeeeeeee
How old do you look? 19
What's the last thing you ate? That ant filled muffin, sick!
What were you doing at ten last night? I was at work, probably in the office counting money.
Did you cry today? No
Do you hate the last person you had a conversation with? I don't know him but I'm sure we'd get along just fine. He was my East Indian taxi driver.
Last person you talked on the phone with? Josh
Did you have a dream last night? I don't remember
How many piercings do you have? 2
Who was your last text from? Josh, he was at the theater seeing a movie with his brother.
Do you prefer warm or cold weather? Both
When is the last time someone of the opposite sex gave you a hug? When Kevin left for Edmonton
Who do you go to when you need someone to talk to? Josh, if it's about Josh Tamara, Amanda, or Renatta.
tattoos/piercings? Just the ears, no tattoos yet.
What language do you want to learn? Spanish, French, Polish, Sign.
Any upcoming vacations? Christmas in BC!!!
What were you doing at midnight last night? Still at work counting money.
The last song you listened to? Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire
If you married the last person you said "I love you" to who would it be? Josh
Are you afraid of falling in love? A little
What did you wear today? My treasurer business outfit. Pink collared shirt, black blazer, black dress pants, black socks, black dress shoes, and a name tag.
What can't you wait for? My loan to be paid off. I would donate a kidney to get rid of that loan.
Where was your profile picture taken? I found it on the Internet

Massive Update and a Half

2008-10-12T23:11:00.014-04:00

Wow, it's been a while since I've been able to blog. I've been so busy and so much has happened since I last left BC. Ok... When I got back Josh and I went to a Wintersleep concert. If you haven't heard them before you should check them out, they're pretty amazing. I've been working pretty much every day. I may have had two days off in the last month and that's because I've booked those days off. One night I worked this private party that payed $20 an hour cash. It was a condo purchasing party, where the buyers signed the papers. I just cleared glasses and served appetizers, really easy for $20 an hour. I don't usually work those things because they're really last minute and I'm usually busy.
A bunch of us went to Nuit Blanche on Oct.4th. Nuit Blanche is when they turn parts of Toronto into a huge all night contemporary art exhibit. It was really fun, I don't think I got home until 3 a.m. The night started out with me, Jeff, Josh, and Kevin but we ran into so many people as the night went on. I've never seen the streets so busy before. Arrrrr, we had to go to Hooters to watch some lame fight on TV that lasted two minutes. Being the only girl, my objections didn't matter. Our waitress was someone Josh fired from Timothy's. That was kind of awkward. This thing was in the middle of the Eaton Centre (Toronto's biggest mall).
This was some huge water fountain thing that they filled with little rubber duckies. People would roll up their pants and try to steal a ducky but there was a security guard in the water chasing people away. It was very entertaining.
This is an Art School, lot's of stuff was happening here but we needed pizza!
We ran into a guy that Kevin knew, lol.This was an alley that was filled with book pages, very cool.

Josh and Kevin booth vandalized this sign in front of a Catholic Church, bad boys.This was another alley full of grungyness but had neon lights and a white panel ceiling. This was one of the coolest art pieces we saw.

Security guards shoesThere were so many things to do. They're was this place where every one was dressed like zombies, there was mascot fights, films played on the side of brick buildings, a waterfall pouring out the window of a 3 story building, etc. We only covered half of one zone, there were three zones. It was a fun night over all. So Kevin moved to Edmonton :( It was really last minute. He said he was thinking about it then all of a sudden BAM he's leaving in a week. On our last day in poured rain. We went to Mandarin for dinner (Kevin's first time), then we went and saw a movie, then we hung out at Second Cup with Jay who was just finishing his shift. It was fun, but I still can't believe he's gone. Saturday night I worked a wedding at the National Club and Brian Mulroney was a guest along with his wife. He sat at my table too, so I had to serve him. He was really nice, his wife Mila was really perky. Brian Mulroney was the only one in my section who didn't drink. Anyways, that was that.

Yesterday I went to Josh's house for a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner. We had something fennel soup, stuffed squash, mashed potato's, stuffing, and green beans. It was really good. The weather here has been amazing so we played outside with his little sisters for a while. Today I finished season 2 of One Tree Hill (finally) and I work later today. I defiantly caught up on some sleep this weekend :)

Edmonton

2008-10-05T14:05:00.003-04:00

This sucks! Kevin, my best Filipino African friend who I have adventures with is moving to Edmonton on Friday!!!!

My Trip

2008-09-27T13:35:00.005-04:00

I know it's been a while since I updated, I'm only home for like 6 hours a night so I kind of thought sleep was my biggest priority. So a few weeks ago I went back to Terrace for Christina's wedding. I wanted it to be a surprise but I told a few people. I brought Josh too, he's never been to BC before. I was scared at first to bring him, but he really enjoyed it. It was fun to show him around and meet everyone. Our flight back was pretty crappy, Josh was sick, we got the front row seats facing the opposite direction on one of those pathetic Air Canada Jazz planes, our flight from Vancouver to Toronto was delayed almost 3 hours, when we were on the plane we were so hungry but since we were in the very back by the time they got to us they basically only had cashews for purchase, then the jack for my headphones didn't work so I had to share with Josh the whole time, when we finally arrived in Toronto it was 2 am. Since I've been back I've been working both jobs full time, I'm exhausted, and now I have a cold. It's too much so I reduced my availability at the theater to only 3 shifts a week instead of 5. Anyways, here are some pics of our trip, which I had a really good time on by the way.

Trip pictures to be continued....

Anne Hathaway

2008-09-07T14:12:00.004-04:00

Yesterday I went to a baseball game with Josh and Jeff, we got all you can eat seats!!!! It was amazing, there was free food everywhere you went. We ate until we got sick. I stashed four bags of chips in my purse to bring home. The Jays won, I think after 13 long innings. After that we walked around downtown where the film festival was going on. Josh and Jeff kept telling strangers on the street that Anne Hathaway was on the other street. People totally believed them and got all excited.
I'm dreading this week. I work every day, all day and the subway route to my house is under construction in the evenings so I'll have to take a bus which will take three times as long to get home. What else is new? Ummm, I finished season one of One Tree Hill today, I love that show, now I'll have to go buy season two. I'm half way into Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (the book). I don't get much time to read, usually only on the subway if I get a seat and in between jobs when I go to Starbucks. Anyways that's about it. Kevin... Tamara... now it's your turn to update!

American Express

2008-08-23T00:38:00.003-04:00

Remember my tooth that hurt me so much? Today the Dentist grinded it down and cleaned the decay from in the roots. He cant do a root canal because it's a very difficult tooth and I'll have to go to a Specialist. Anyways I'm very happy with the Dentist I found. They're very friendly there, all the staff remembers my name and they give me lots of freezing :) My Dental insurance covered everything but I'm pretty sure it will only cover 50% when I go to the Specialist. My Dentist told me it would be around $2200!!!!! I just signed up for another credit card, just so I could pay for that. Seriously if anyone has had bad luck this year it's been me! In fact my bad luck struck again this week, my phone wont receive any text messages or voicemail. So I have to take it in tomorrow and find out why the heck it's doing that.
I went to the CNE today with Josh. I went Last year with Michael, you might remember the pictures I posted. It's like a carnival with rides, different vendors, performers, shows and concerts. It's kind of like the Calgary Stampede. Anyways, that was fun but I had to pretty much drag Josh there. He just got a new I Phone that he's obsessed with. It's pretty cool, it has GPS. Josh and I are kind of back together if you haven't already guessed. He doesn't read my blog anymore so I can talk about him like this. He doesn't read it because he wants to hear it from me instead of reading it, makes sense.

Chisel

2008-08-18T18:12:00.008-04:00

I just saw Sisterhood of the Travelling pants 2, it was really good. It was equally as good as the first in my opinion. I've been digging at this little rock lately. When I was in Drumheller with Ryan and Leah I bought this little rock with a chisel and a brush and inside are "bones". I don't know what I'll do with the bones after, maybe make a necklace, kidding. I'm just rambling about nothing, thought you guys needed an update. Question... If you go two insults on an piece of clothing you wore but also two complements, would you keep wearing it? OK, now here are some more pictures from my vacation.

Prince Rupert with TR and AK!!!!!

Gas prices were CRAZY!Amanda finally found true love

Tamara and her awesome camera!!

Hairy Persian Man

2008-08-10T01:55:00.010-04:00

I'm so disgusted with my new room mate, he sheds so much. I can hear him in my bathroom at this very minute tooting away. I've become a little more persistent in my new house search. Anyways, I've been working practically every day, both jobs since I got back. I have to make up for those holidays. The weather here sucks, it seems no matter where I am this summer it just rains all the time. Whatever, I'm going to slowly post my holiday pictures, I have a lot.

GIRLS NIGHT

Valene , Christina, Tamara, Amanda, Leah and Me

We enjoyed a nice bubble bath but we could only fit four of us and two pairs of legs.

(Above) We hung out at the park where all the drunks go. Ohhh Christina AmandaaaaMe
Me again. I left the group for a while to talk on the phone long distance, Amanda wasn't too pleased. Tamaraaaa Valene, I wish I knew the correct spelling of your name.Us

Back

2008-08-03T23:01:00.003-04:00

My holidays are pretty much over now, I'm back in Toronto. I have a new room mate but haven't seen them yet. The bathroom is disgusting!!! The shower curtain is ripped, there's huge puddles of water all over the floor, and it looks like someone shaved a black poodle in there. The toilet and sink are so disgusting too. Today I bought rubber gloves and tomorrow I will attempt to clean it. Besides that nothing else has changed around here. I had a really good holiday. Even though the weather wasn't the great, I had fun seeing everybody. I hope I can go back for Christmas, most likely.

Ripbum

2008-07-19T18:43:00.002-04:00

I'm in Terrace now. I travelled for a week with Ryan and Leah in Alberta and Saskatchewan. I have so many pictures to show you all. Once I have a free day I'll post a much bigger post.

Wonderland

2008-07-06T21:29:00.010-04:00

I went to Wonderland today and had so much fun. I went with some old friends that I haven't hung around with in a while. It was nice to see them again. We played laser tag and I lost badly, I can't figure that game out.

Me, Luiza and Scooby. We had to wait in line to get a picture with him, pathetic!

Here we are again.

Luiza's Boyfriend.

Me and Lovena.Me, Lovena, and Rigz. Such a bad picture, but it's the only one I had of Rigz.

Some employee was really concerned about Lovena's blister.

Luiza won a Nemo.Missing from this picture... Rigz and Michael.

Before we left I had funnel cake for the first time, amazing.

Summer Vaykay

2008-07-05T02:33:00.003-04:00

I have too much to write and no time, so this is the plan... I'll be in Terrace in like two weeks so hopefully I'll see everyone and can just give the scoop in person. If your not from Terrace message me on facebook, if your not on my facebook or from Terrace, too bad. I'll be flying to Calgary on Friday and meeting Ryan and Leah there. After that we're going to drive to Saskatchewan to visit the grandparents. Then we're driving back to Terrace and I'll be staying there for two weeks. I'm very excited!

HOME!!!!

2008-07-01T22:26:00.002-04:00

I'm back home!!!!!!!!!!! I have a billion things to say and a billion pictures to post. I'll start in the next few days.

still alive

2008-06-14T13:57:00.002-04:00

Things have been a little crazy lately, this will probably be my only post this month. I'm staying with Anita for a while so my computer use is limited. Just wanted to let you know I'm still alive and will return.

quick!

2008-05-30T00:11:00.002-04:00

Just got back from the Matt Good concert!!!!! It was awesome, I'll post pics/videos later. Tomorrow I'm off to New York until Tuesday. See ya.

Polish Chocolate

2008-05-27T23:20:00.003-04:00

So I met with my parents today in Mississauga. We hung out at their B &B for a bit and then went to the LTT convention. After that we went out for Chinese food with the Barkman's. I won't see them again until Friday when we leave for NYC!!!!!!!! My mom brought me a gift from Ryan and Leah, it's the creepiest thing you've ever seen. I'll take a pic and show it one of these days, it's a turnip man. Also today my supervisor/coworker, Renata took me to her house and to a near by Polish store where she bought me about 50 lbs of Polish chocolate. I have chocolate to last me the rest of the year :)

Stars

2008-05-24T23:47:00.007-04:00

Tonight the sky was so clear and the stars were so bright. I wish I had the guts to lay a blanket in the front yard and look up at the sky all night. Tonight walking home I thought of Leah and I when we slept in sleeping bags in her back yard. Early in the morning we got really cold so we went inside to sleep. Later on that morning Leah's dad was up and saw a black bear sitting on their fence in the back yard, so he threw apples at it to scare it away. If Leah and I stayed... who knows what would have happened, Ryan wouldn't have a wife and you wouldn't have this blog to read.
Today I was at the tanning salon and Leah Miller was there (Much Music VJ/ Dallas Green's girlfriend). It's weird that she goes to the same one as me. Anyway the salon has these new beds that talk to you. It tells you random facts about tanning and stuff. You can turn off the voice, it gets kind of annoying.

Answers

2008-05-24T00:26:00.003-04:00

Today I worked both jobs but I had a few hours in between so I went out for dinner with a few friends from the Club. It was nice, I introduced them to the Pickle Barrel's Pina Coladas. Kevin and I had them a week ago and I fell in love with them. Then we went and bought a cork screw because one of the girls I work with lives in an area where four rapes just happened. So she now has a non suspicious self defense weapon. As for those questions from my last post, I'll try my best to answer them now.

Mom: When did you eat Mc Donald's last?
Me: About a month ago, I'm doing good.
Mom: Do you have Ontario Medical yet?
Me: No, not until June 1st!!!
Mom: How many movies do you own?
Me: The ones in Toronto... almost 100, not including my TV series.
Mom: Would you ever move back to BC?
Me: YES

Tamara: Share with us your motto for life.
Me: Oh man. I don't think I have a motto, but Tamara you have opened my eyes and I've been trying to think of one, a genius one. Something to do with being happy.

Kevin: How do you feel about your Roomie?
Me: I wish he would just leave me alone and pretend I didn't exist. Well, I wish he would consider my existence when he's blasting his music, he has no respect for other people. I would also like it if he got a job so that he would be in the house less. Two of my room mates are on disability.
Kevin: Do you think it's true that lefties tend to be more artistic than rightios?
Me: That's hard to say, actually Amanda, Tamara, Lauren, and my Mom are all lefties and they are all very creative in different ways. Kevin, are you a leftie?
Kevin: Do you know anyone in Vancouver?
Me: Not really, just acquaintances. I have a great aunt there, Aunt Helen???
Kevin: Pizza or French Fries?
Me: Both.
Kevin: What is your earliest memory?
Me: When I was 4 years old and we were living in a trailer, I remember my Grandma Porter shouted "They're here!!!!" and I ran and looked out the front window where I saw my dad getting out of the car with my mom who was holding my new baby brother Kevin W.
Kevin: Is Iron Man real?
Me: In our hearts.
Kevin: What are your thoughts on Dr. Suess?
Me: Green eggs and ham, three bears on a bike, sometimes I wonder if he's on the same thing as the guy who wrote Alice in Wonderland.

Thanks for your questions, Darci if you thought of any I'll still answer.

Number Three Zero Zero

2008-05-21T19:42:00.004-04:00

This is my 300th post!!!!!

Today my room mate bought a new car and we went for a drive. I was a little scared to get in a car with that guy but frankly I don't care anymore. He told me I shouldn't wear make up and that I should listen to my parents, lol. He wants to take me to a drive in theater in the summer. I doubt I'll go. What a boring 300th edition entry, how can I spice it up? I know... ask me some questions and I'll try my best to answer. Or give me a topic and I'll tell you how I feel about it.

naaaa

2008-05-20T23:52:00.005-04:00

There's this group of people who are like hard core Wonderlanders. They used to work at the theater; Luiza, Lovena, Geoff, and Michael. I went with Michael last year, anyway I'm joining their Wonderland group. They pretty much go to Wonderland once every two weeks. I probably won't go as much as them but this summer I'll be joining them numerous times. Kevin, your coming too. Speaking of Kevin, he's getting a new Mac the size of my closet. I'm so jealous!!!! We're going to make movies because Nathan has a camera and Kevin will have the editing software, and I'll bring forth my amazing acting skills (I'm only kidding). As soon as I find a place that sells an analog to digital adaptor you're going to see hundreds of my old movies including Tamara, Amanda, Lauren, Kevin W, Ryan and me dancing in my living room with the coffee table pushed back and never before seen footage of Jachin. Anyway, better go to sleep.

Victoria Day

2008-05-19T20:45:00.006-04:00

So today one of my room mates almost burned down the house. I was in the shower when it all went down. Paul was making spaghetti, doing laundry, and cleaning his room at the same time and forgot about the spaghetti. Some how it caught fire and filled the entire house with smoke. I don't think there was any damage, I haven't went to look yet but my room is still hazy.
I had the day off today. I spent the morning with Anne Shirley ;) and the afternoon with Kevin. We saw Iron Man finally, at the new AMC Theater downtown. I agree with everyone, it's the best Marvel movie yet.

Make sure you notice the crazy homeless guy who took the bands tambourine.

24 Years

2008-05-19T08:41:00.005-04:00

Happy Anniversary Parents!!!!!!

24 Years!!! Next year I will give you the traditional gift of Silver.

Not Hungry

2008-05-18T21:02:00.002-04:00

It's been only one week since I broke up with Josh but it's felt like a month. I have good days and bad days, mostly bad. I have more mood swings than a pregnant woman. It does seem to help when I'm working or with friends but it feels like I'll never get better. I know things like this happen everyday and I should just get over it but it's easier said than done.

Creepy Man

2008-05-17T23:32:00.003-04:00

Today when I was working projection I walked by one of the the widows and some guy had his face pressed up against it. It surprised me so much I screamed. The windows are pretty high up, you have to stand on the seats to see inside. So I left for a few minutes and when I came back he was still there. I called my friend Shane to go into the theater an check it out, so he did and said there was no one there. So I went back and there he was again. My manager had to get him to leave. Later that night I went down stairs to help clean a theater and there he was standing by the door, I turned around and went straight back up stairs.

Yachts

2008-05-17T00:07:00.002-04:00

One of my favorite places to go in Toronto is Toronto Island, it's so beautiful. A guy I work with just told me about this yacht club that will take you on one of their yachts to the island instead of taking a ferry. You pay for 16 passes and it works out to be cheaper than the ferry. I've never been on a yacht before, but I think I'm going to try it out.
9 days until my parents arrive, 13 days until I see Matthew Good, 14 days until I go to New York. I must admit I'm getting pretty excited. I'm also excited for the end of June. The National Club is taking the employees to a winery in Niagara on the Lake. We get dinner, a tour, and of course tasting. Before the winery we'll be dropped off at the falls for half the day. Of course most of us will be at the Casino. I work with some pretty big gamblers. I'll probably hit the Maid of the Mist just so I can have one of those ponchos.
I'm pretty sure I'll be coming to Terrace at the beginning of September. Turns out Kevin C is going to Vancouver to visit a friend around the same time so we might go together. I'm trying to convince him to come to Terrace, that way you will all get to see what a Filipino African looks like.

Speed Racer Slow Down!

2008-05-14T22:57:00.014-04:00

I don't want to talk details but some of you know I had a rough couple of days. I'm not the same person anymore and during this whole ordeal I was blown away by how many people cared about me that I didn't think did. I almost thought about quiting my blog, that didn't stick for long. So anyway, today I hung out with Kevin and Nathan. First we went out for pizza, then we went to Eglinton park (our usual hang out).

Some one spray painted the snow, it looked kind of cool
I tried to teach Nathan how to make sounds from a blade of grass, no luck Kevin tried to teach him how to whistle, no luck
A typical photo of me, you can't see my face
This branch was so coolNathanThen we went and watched Speed Racer at Imax. I hated it, the boys loved it, they must have been on drugs. The only thing good about it was Emile Hirsch and the monkey. The Chronicles of Narnia comes out this Friday, that means I'll be working like crazy. Can't wait to see that movie.

Teddy

2008-05-13T20:16:00.001-04:00

Ted Danson was at the National Club today giving a speech. We made eye contact.

Jays vs. Rays

2008-05-07T21:10:00.005-04:00

Josh, Jeff, and I went to a baseball game yesterday. It was The Jays vs. The Rays. The crowd was pretty entertaining. I'll just list off the things that happened, it' will be easier that way.
This couple sitting near our section got arrested. They put up a good fight as the security tried putting on the hand cuffs.
A ball was tossed into the crowd and instead of catching it the old guy just let it hit him in the face.
A drunk guy kept yelling at the players like a true Blue Jays fan. Security tried to kick him out but he got to stay because the crowd started chanting "let him stay!, let him stay!"
There were Pigeons on the field, Josh couldn't stop watching them.
There was a fight outside after. Josh and Jeff went to go watch it, I headed the other way. They made fun of me after.
I bought a $4 water.
Josh had peanuts
Short stop John McDonald sprained his ankle right in front of us, here's the footage... http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200805062652053
And the most memorable part of the game (because it's still stuck in my head), A guy behind us kept hassling The Ray's player Evan Longoria by yelling out Eeeeevaaaaa.... Longoreeeeaaaaaa, Eeeeevaaaa... Longoreeeaaaa.

Asian Poo

2008-05-04T13:57:00.003-04:00

There's nothing more depressing than finishing a season of a TV show on DVD. That's it, there's no more, now you have to find something else to do. I promised myself I would be productive this weekend but Sunday has arrived and the only thing productive I've done is shave my legs. The theater has been busy, busy like it's Christmas. Iron Man is apparently the best Marvel movie since the first Spider Man, possibly better. There have been people crying after because of its goodness. I was off at 11p.m. last night but I didn't leave until 1:30. I could have stayed later. When I got home last night I caught a raccoon eating my moldy cheese cake. Those raccoons are sneaky here. At my last place I saw them every night, here you see evidence of them but you never see them. Now I know it's a raccoon and not the neighbours dog. I also discovered a little secret that I 'm not sure what to do about. One side of my house shares one bathroom and the other side shares the other bathroom. My Asian room mate, who doesn't share my bathroom sneaks into my bathroom early in the morning and takes a poo there. Maybe my bathroom is better for that or it's some kind of revenge, it's just a little weird.