Believe it or not, I'm not deceased.

Things have been ridiculous in so many more ways than one, and I'm only just starting to get it all straightened out. I essentially dropped out of school this semester, as I was sick so much and missed so many classes that it was either beg for academic concession or fail. So I'm withdrawing from everything, and giving it another run next year - my FIFTH year of university. Joy. I'm only hoping the government doesn't penalize me too much when it asks for its loan money back.

I'm job hunting atm - by which I mean I'm sitting on my ass playing WoW and halfheartedly checking Craigslist. I play too much WoW. I have too little money. See the problem? I need to find something within the next week or so, or rent for June might be a problem. However, I applied for this wicked little deli/restaurant type place in Gastown yesterday through email, and since I haven't heard anything, I'm thinking of heading down for a face to face impression today - gives me the excuse to try the food, too. Depending on how I time it, too, I can bus home when Alex gets off work, and possibly convince him to go for gelato. This will make me happy.

What also makes me happy is that Alex and I hit 9 months yesterday. Which makes it 9 times as long as his longest relationship, and just under 3 times as long as mine. We've settled into our groove, and we just fit with each other - it's nice to not worry about that area. I love my muffin. Speaking of, maybe I'll play hero and buy him muffin caps to celebrate...

FUCK my fingertips hurt. Stupid non calloused skin. I have a love/hate relationship with my steel strings. But I'm improving for the first time in years. Wish me luck with that.

Hello world!

Cheers,
- over and out.

I have a positively hideous cold. It's making me fairly miserable, and in response, I've done almost nothing the last three days but play Burning Crusade. It's a little sad, I know, but I feel icky and thus, I don't care. It makes me happy and I don't have to move around too much, which makes me feel like I left my head resting in the last place I sat. Ick.

I say almost nothing, as there was one thing that inspired me off my bum and out into the world. Saturday was Alex and my 6 month anniversary Yes, we spent the day playing WoW, but in the evening we had dinner at CinCin, the Dine Out Vancouver menu, and it was worth almost freezing to death on the way home. I'm hoping to feel better by Wednesday, as we have reservations at West, and I REALLY want to be able to enjoy that to the fullest.

Alright darlings, I'm back to geeking out and sucking on lozenges. Cheers!

Well, darlings, it's New Years Eve, and 2006 is ending on a high note. A quick check of my bank balance just brought the pleasant surprise of my student loan funds coming in 2 days early...just in time for party time

Speaking of party time, we're venturing away from the tried and true (if slightly stale) Blarney to ring in the new year, and instead, burn_bomb and myself will be making merry with friends at the Chaz Royal NYE Burlesque at the Lamplighter...at least I'm still sticking to Gastown I started my toilette early this afternoon, and my precisely curled bangs are being held in place by a hope, a prayer, and a lot of hairspray. I did, however, manage to spill red nail polish on our duvet cover...any hints for getting it gone? Hopefully it's not permanent, but at least it's of a hue with the pattern.

As of 2007, I'll be back off my lazy rear end with a shiny new gym membership and a mostly willing work out buddy. By the time I'm to decide whether or not to shoot a set come summer, I'll be back in fighting form. In addition, I'll only be in class 2 days a week (though Tuesdays are looking rather long), so will hopefully have more time to devote to independent study. Here's to no late papers this semester!

Christmas was lovely, of course, if a bit quieter than usual (body count at dinner this year was ~11, as opposed to last year's 27), but I got to spend it with Alex, which was a nice gift in itself. Boxing day/week shopping was fruitful, even if all I spent my money on was lingerie and pyjamas. Oh, and socks! They're all lovely (and heavily discounted), and thus worth it.

Overall, the end of 2006 leaves me contented. It's been a good year in some ways, and trying one in others. It's been filled with massive changes that have forced me to find and hold strong to my centre, something I intend to improve on. It's also, miraculously, found me love, for which I am both grateful to the powers that be and my lovely significant other. Mostly, though, it leaves me looking to 2007 with hope for what may come, and the strength and confidence to have personal agency in it.

Happy New Year, all, and best wishes for 2007. Now go drink in the new year!

I'm sitting here before my computer, the blinds open to let in some winter sun, a little tub of butter cream icing in front of me, half heartedly working on the intro to my Soviet history paper (A Sense of Responsibility: The Dilemma of Women's Familial Responsibility in the Soviet Union), and browsing threads on the Silliness boards - that board is productivity kryptonite. I need to get this paper finished today, and I'll keep hacking at it, but I am so ready to just be done with it. I NEED this break.

On the bright side, it's exactly one week today until Christmas Eve! I'm terribly excited. We're getting our tree this evening, and I'm very much looking forward to wasting a little more time decorating it I should also be done all the shopping tomorrow, which is also the day my cousin/best friend will be meeting burn_bomb for the first time. Quite the event, I'm sure.

Alright, off to attempt productivity. Wish me luck!

Cheers, over and out.

Well, I'm about halfway through all my paper writing. Haven't even started studying for my one sit down final. To make me feel better, I shall post a couple of cute pictures of my boy and myself.







Aren't we cute? And isn't he damn hot?

Okay, back to paper. Yay...

blooper.

Well, I'm about halfway through all my paper writing. Haven't even started studying for my one sit down final. To make me feel better, I shall post a couple of cute pictures of my boy and myself.






Aren't we cute? And isn't he damn hot?

Okay, back to paper. Yay...not so much...

Well, an update - we moved! A week ago, today, in fact. Moving day was a gong show, and we ended up not getting to the new place until 7, and getting everything out of the truck at midnight...not fun. I did, however, discover a love of Red Bull that day. Since then, things have been a little easier...the place is slowly but surely getting unpacked, and while we could be settling into cohabitation a little more smoothly, I think it's all up from here.

Note: I CANNOT stay on this pill. I either need to change brands or drop it entirely. While I'm lucky, and the only physical side affect I have (really bad cramps the first day) is offset by the fact that I'm only out of commission for 3 days, the hormonal effect on my mood is killing me...and I would say it's not too much fun for the boy either. 'Tis driving me absolutely nuts, and there's got to be some sort of solution. In the meantime, I'm working to deal with it through sheer will power...should be interesting.

Oh, and CHRISTMAS IS COMING! Barely over 2 weeks! I've still got a bit of shopping to take care of, but the gifts I do have (particularly Alex's) kick all kinds of ass. Anyways, off to write the papers that are already late!

Cheers, over and out.

I'm taking a break from packing at the moment. I think, just maybe, we left this a little late. Well, by we, I mean 'they', as all my stuff is sitting neatly in boxes in the kitchen. Now, one of them has been sitting on his bedroom floor staring at something for the past 15 minutes, and mine doesn't get home from work until nearly midnight...and we pick up the UHaul at 8. Yeah, fun.

On the bright side, I'm going to order Chinese or something soon, which will hopefully perk me up before I have to tackle the kitchen. Packing, that is. Cleaning is still a LONG ways in the future.

Alright, off my bum now. I'll come back with something cheerful when we're in the lovely new place.

Cheers, over and out.