Blurrrggggggggg

These last 2 weeks have been nice.

Last weekend I went to Edmonton with a few of my Ponoka pals to see Chad Vangaalen play at the Myer Horowitz  theater, it was a magnificent show. The opener though i have to say was really terrible. It was a single woman act named Castle Music i stuck around for about 3 songs then i sat outside with Brennan Heeks until she was done. Ponoka isn't so bad these days now that I ve found a group of individuals who share the same interests. Anyways Chad was magnificent, this time around he had a band and they played most of my favorites. But i dont think he will ever play anything from infiniheart ever again which is too bad because that is one of my favorite albums. Its been nice getting to know these individuals. then on Friday Laura and Cole are picking me up on their way to Calgary where we will celebrate Halloween together!

p.s.

kikiiiiiii!

To Sarah

iT takes me a while to write things in here. Things are well, I ve been thinking about things i will buy when i get my first pay cheque, some of these things are:

New pants

bookshelf

tiny trash can for my bedroom

fix oil leak in car

dishes

i would like to get them all. but i know that realistically i can't do that. 

Im really into insence right now. And my roommate/land lord Kirsten has a ton of them.  Honestly i think she should  win landlord award of the year. I am watching her cute dog Willow for 2 weeks in november while she is away on vacation, and Kirsten wants to pay my utility bills for that month. I don't have to pay my utility bills because i stayed at home with a really cute puppy. My duties will include  walking, feeding, petting, stroking the cutest dog ever. I told kirsten that she doesn't have to do that, but she insisted. So i told her that she can do whatever she wants. Work starts soon, i get paid for orientation, and thats moneys. With this pay cheque i am going to pay my rent and put away some money for tickets to London.  Everyone here works at the hospital, i met some people through my friend Czarina, some nice boys that moved into a big house by the hospital, they are all Aides there. One boy is dating a really crazy girl who is an undergrad at the hospital. She is so aggresive and kind of scares me. So there is lots of drama too. Everyone at the hospital dates each other. I once heard a co-worker of mine say "Don't piss where you fish". I think that applies here. I am going with Czarina, her boyfriend, and their other friends to Chad Vangaalen this Sunday, should be good he puts on a really good performance. Thanks-Giving was O-K.  As much as i love my family I find it really hard to be around them sometimes.  But dinner was good, and i lost my GST cheque some where in thats house.  Oh well. This is why I am actually quite content in Ponoka at the moment. I have met some decent people here. Czarina is my best ponoka friend thats for sure. But Things are swimmingly. and i will day dream about one day moving across the ocean. asap!

Grilled cheese and salad

So i didn't end up making pancakes yesterday. Oh well. Yesterday was strange, I definately didn't get as much studying done as i wanted. I did my budgeting, I can't find that stupid form saying how much i will be getting next semester. And i dont think my land lord cashed my cheque yet. So I am in job search mode. I ve handed in a few applications here and there but it will be a few weeks until i hear back from anyone. I think ill edit my resume and start handing it to places around town. Ill be happy with anything that can help with gas and food. I know i shouldn't be so anxious because things always have a way of working themselves out.  But yes. i now have a budget and i will do everything in my power to be under that. I am feeling a lot better today so i think i can get much more accomplished. i love my 3 day school week and 4 day weekend. i was looking at my schedual for next year and its tough. i have the option of taking some 200 level courses, but i don't think i will. it just means i have to work much harder this summer. and its about time haha. Also i ve noticed the abundance of milk cartons and bottles we use in this house, so i ve decided to collect them and take them to the bottle depot. i bet theres already like 5-10 dollars. or less. the size of the containers may be an illusion to my sick mind. Im not going back to edmonton till the 30th, then i write a physiology test and head to calgary. I am refusing to let go of summer quite yet and hopefully i can relive some of those precious summer memories. 

Coffee, blogs, broken social scene

I decided this weekend and for the next few weeks to just recluse a bit and stay in Ponoka and do things that need to be done. I ve applied for a few jobs, one as a nurses aide in Lacombe and one as a psychiatric aide right here in Ponoka. I feel very lucky to be internal still. it will make it a lot easier to find a job. I was thinking about perhaps finding a job at Boston pizza or something, but you make way better money at the hospital. We will see what happens. My classes are all good, for once i can actually follow what my professors are saying. I LOVE physiology, thank God i took so many of my classes ahead of time. And i have the house to myself for the weekend which is lovely. I am going to make pancakes now. Also congratulations Sarah for finding a new home!

Finally

Okay. I am terrible at this blog thing sometimes. I am going to split everything into a few seperate entries just because one extremely long one would be boring. So i arrived here on September 7th, Kirsten was here when i arrived, we chatted as i unpacked things from my car. I had yet to meet the other roommate. Her things were here but she wouldn't arrive till later. When she finally arrived she was the opposite of all the things i thought she was going to be. Her name is Danielle she is 26 years old and this is her first time away from home.  She is a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is a nice girl, but not very open to things like different foods. . She has been having a rough few weeks due to her turbulent relationship to a black dead beat. She loves jay zee and baby phat.  I really like my landlord/ roommate Kirsten. She is really small and beautiful, she swears sometimes and is into dry humor. she also has the cutest dog. The orientation was already quite intense. We were told right away to keep chains, shovels, and axes out of the back seats of our cars and to keep the windows up and the doors locked. Having your school attached to a Psychiatric ward makes it quite interesting :). I am enjoying a few of my classmates. Its quite the mixture of people. i will elaborate in my later posts. I should attend some banking.. and make a list of tasks for tomorrow and the next few days. Im going to be a recluse for a while. Get some much needed things done and search for a job. Life is lovely and I am excited for my future/ present. 

jelly bones

I should write in here but im far to lazy for now. but all is well i have some interesting stories to type out when i feel the need too :)

Ponoka and Calgary

So i finally moved all my things to Ponoka, it was a very easy move and a decent drive. Ponoka isn;t the best place or the worst. i don't think this is a good time to write right now because iam currently in calgary with people

i move all my things in 10 days and i am nervous.

my friends are ships

I ve been busy. I move in about 2 weeks. How scary is that? So scary. I still have a few tasks to complete..i hope i can do them all. I need to be optimistic. Today was lovely. i talked to all my friends who have fleed the province. I had a lovely surprise call from my friend Amanda today. She recently moved to Vancouver with her funny pants boyfriend Lee. I am very excited for the both of them. I honesty didn't think i would hear from her again/for a very long time because we both suck at the internet, so the call from her was a very welcomed surprise. She is an old new friend whom i reconnected with about a month before she moved. Quite the pleasant person. We chatted and she said that she too enjoyed the reconnection, and said that I am welcome to stay at her home any time. It does sound lovely, she says that she can see Stanley Park out her window. I am so happy for her because she has never left the fine province of Alberta before.  So another folk fest has passed, and of course it was wonderful. How great was it to have Matt's place at the bottom of the hill? Thanks Matt! We lost Laura several times, but thats expected. I had the opportunity to hang out with G. Simms for a few days. I really do enjoy her and i wish i could see her more often. I had a very good time seeing her so often. ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i should sleep. i only have one day off this week. poo.

Titles

Bread & Circuits: The electronic era tendency to view party politics as corny -- no longer relevant or meaningful or useful to modern societal issues and many cases dangerous. (Thanks S.P.)

I guess that some what applies to me. I have never voted nor cared much for politics. I find them boring and useless to what I want to do with myself. I don't necessarily think that they are useless or that Canadian politics are dangerous. I get a lot of flack for not voting. But i don't complain about the government or taxes, so i figure its somewhat okay that I don't vote. Its not that I am against it. But I never take the time to learn about those running for office or what kind of things they can do to improve my life. Oh well maybe I will vote next time. 

I am watching the neighbor across the street socialize with my mother while she does the gardening. The neighbor next door is sitting on his step listening and chatting to them about the giant tree branch that has been sitting on his front lawn since July 18th. I can't see him but I know he is there because i went outside to be a jerk and pick up the cigarette butt that the old neighbor lady threw on our lawn it is sitting by her feet. But mother told me not to.  So i didn't. Summer feels like its practically over. There are a load of things to do before i leave. Fuck. Its stressful to think about but... it will be over with soon. I am going to miss my friends here because i know i won't find anyone as agreeable as my best friend here. But Im not going anywhere too far away. Im still nervous though. I have committed myself to some place i know nothing about for 2.5 years. It will be worth it in the end but i know absolutely no one there. It would make it go by faster if i was enjoying it. The neighbor lady is walking away now. She is wearing olive green cargo pants. I bet there are a pack of cigarettes in every pocket. I hate Nancy Grace.