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Merry Christmas all!

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:32:18 GMT

Tonight I'm feeling grateful for friends.... You are all so special to me in so many ways!

Also I just want to say I love "It's a Wonderful Life," it makes me cry every time! ♥

Some quotes on friendship I wanted to share:

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are."

"Friends can be new, Friends can be old, All of them are as precious as Gold"

"Friends are the family we pick for ourselves"

"A friend is like a quilt designed by heart pieced in time sewn by hand and bound to keep you covered."

"It is the friends you can call up at 4 am that matter most"

"It takes a long time to grow an old friend"

"Friendship isn't a big thing. It's a million little things"

"There are small ships and big ships, but the best ships are friendships." (hehe)

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30 Day Project Day 24 --> Whatever tickles your fancy

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:15:36 GMT

Andrew gave me this book for my birthday, it was a very interesting read, I loved going through it...

"While Eeyore frets...
... and Piglet hesitates
... and Rabbit calculates
... and Owl pontificates
... Pooh just is."

Description on Chapters website:

On first glance The Tao of Pooh seems like a frivolous, irreverent look at a philosophy of life that goes much deeper than a 'bear of very little brain.' But that's just the point: Taoism isn't high strung or self important. Like Pooh Bear, it just is. Through an easy-to-read style that's based on A.A. Milne's famous children's books, Benjamin Hoff demonstrates just how much we can learn about this ancient way of thinking from the honey-lovin' bear. Painlessly and with a lot of humour you'll get a great introduction to Taoism that will open your eyes to its simplicity and beauty.

I think I might be getting onto something...

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:05:18 GMT

i don't know...

30 Day Project Day 23 → A YouTube video

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:18:01 GMT

i am getting pretty half assed about this 30 day thing, sorry everyone haha

this is one of the latest videos of the philip defranco show on youtube, it's one of Rob's favorite youtube people, he just talks about current events and such, sometimes he's pretty funny actually

30 Day Project: Day 22 → A website

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:38:05 GMT

A good site to find out about sales and such if you're into that sort of thing

http://www.bargainmoose.ca/

30 Day Project: Day 20 & 21

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:10:41 GMT

Day 20 → A hobby of yours

this project thing is making me feel a bit boring... i was trying yesterday to think of a hobby i had and i had no idea! what is wrong with me?! i need a hobby obviously

this is one that Barry Rivers-Bowerman's girlfriend Melissa posted to Rhonda, and I really want to try it out, I might tomorrow in fact!

Simply Sensational Truffle recipe:
Two and a half pkg. (20 squares)Baker's Semi Sweet chocolate, divided
One Pkg. Philadelphia Brick cream cheese, softened

Melt 8 chocolate squares as directed on pkg. Beat creamcheese in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate, mix well. Cov...er, refrigerate at least one hour or until firm.

Cover baking sheet with wax paper. Shape chocolate mixture into 36 balls, using about 2 tsp. of the choc. mixture for each. Place in single layer on sheet.

melt remaining 12 choc. squares as directed. Dip truffles in choc. one at a time. Return to baking sheet. Refrigerate until choc. is firm. Store in tightly covered container in frig. Makes 3 dozen.

You can add flavor (peppermint, kahlua, etc.) to the mixture before shaping into balls. or I rolled the balls in Skor bits before dipping. or crushed candycane.

30 Day Project: Day 19 → A talent of yours

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:21:00 GMT

i skipped day 18, *that* was what tickled my fancy, skippin'!!

i'm going to say a talent of mine is sign language right now because i can't really think of one!
salmon wrangling?? napping??

Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:53:45 GMT

I almost forgot about today and since I'm posting this from my phone I have no photo but I am picturing Maud Lewis' folk art, in particular the two oxen one. Her stuff is just... Pleasing.

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30 Day Project: Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:46:29 GMT

it's most often country songs that make me cry, and there are dozens... i'm picking two songs, one that makes me cry because i'm sad and one that makes me cry because i'm happy

"Monday Morning Church" Alan Jackson (this hurts my heart... i can't even watch it)

"Watchin' You" Rodney Atkins (so sweet it kills me, can't watch this one either!)

30 Day Project: Day 15 → A fanfic

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:12:15 GMT

since i'm not into the whole "fanfic" thing, i researched it a little, not something i'm really into... i think if you're REALLY into a certain tv show or movie it'd be alright, i get the feeling it's more of a teeny bopper kind of thing

urbandictionary.com says:
1. fanfic
Unlike fanfiction, the word fanfic (also just 'fic') is a single noun (pluralized as 'fanfics').

A story written by a fan of a particular ard (movie, book, tv show, video game, etc.), about the characters and world in that series, usually without the original creator's permission.
By the very nature of fanfiction, there're a lot of really terrible fics out there. But when you find a good one - it's great!

apparently http://www.fanfiction.net/ is where you can find a crap ton of this stuff...

yikes.

30 Day Project: Day 14 → A non-fictional book

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:10:42 GMT

Day 14 → A non-fictional book

i swear i do own and have read more intellectual books but i found this one very interesting... it's pretty one sided but i enjoyed the read... veganism interests me, i often think i could do it but i'm wayyy too lazy to put all of the effort in to it

Skinny Bitch

30 Day Project: Day 13 --> A fictional book

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:48:28 GMT

To follow Jen's post, here is some more Sophie Kinsella, she's just wonderful all of her books are so light and entertaining!

"Twenties Girl"
weird concept at first but then you get sucked in and it's so wonderful!!

30 Day Project: Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:57:57 GMT

this photo is from my grade 10 #1 photo album, so -just- over 10 years ago... the older ones are at my parents house

this is where i was typically found any day after school, on Jen's futon... similar to where i'm found now at Jen's place hah :D

30 Day project, Day 09 → A photo you took

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:07:11 GMT

salmon parr awaiting release in fundy park last fall

"ask, believe, receive"

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:04:18 GMT

i have belief in the law of attraction and i know it can be questionable as to whether or not it works...

just something of interest that happened to me today

i have been panicking about not being able to pay one of my loans this month, the cheaper of the two which is $140 and had no idea where the money was going to come from... i have just assumed it'll work and have been hoping for the best
today i got a cheque in the mail from some back overtime that was owed to me from work i had forgotten about/thought i already got for $142
saving my life, for real

i am so grateful for the gifts in my life and i feel blessed every day to have what i do have the people i have in my life

♥

Day 08 → A photo that makes you sad

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:07:01 GMT

kitties without homes...
this kitty looks a lot like Nina

Day 07 --> A photo that makes me happy

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:40:25 GMT

I picked this because it was a very lovely day, warm, breezy, everything that's perfect about summer... and I love love starfish and Rob climbed down some scary rocks to get one out of the water for me ♥ one of my favorite things is just being outside with Rob

Day 06 --> Whatever tickles your fancy

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:31:22 GMT

I was introduced to this site yesterday and it is life changing!
You don't have to download mp3s!

if there's a song you like on youtube you just copy the url on the right side of the video, paste it into the box on the site and click "convert" and voila, you have an mp3 of it! then you just save it onto your computer!

it's amazing!!

http://www.video2mp3.net/

no joke it actually works :)

Day 05 --> Favorite Quote

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:08 GMT

to continue on the "Eat, Pray, Love" train, this is one of my favorite quotes right now... I could list pages of quotes I love, but this one i've been thinking about a lot lately

"That’s the thing about a human life-there’s no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned out if any variables had been changed."

♥

Day 04- Favourite Book

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:55:12 GMT

Eat, Pray, Love

hands down... this book awakened a lot in me and really made me think about spirituality, relationships, travel, food... really it has it all, i'd recommend this book to anyone

Day 03 → Your favorite television program

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:53:41 GMT

Always,

Sex and the City

this show is one of the few in life i could watch over and over and over again and still love it just as much

“Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.”

Day 02 --> Your Favorite Movie

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:01:57 GMT

i always have a few favorite movies and can't really pin one ultimate one down, but given the time of year i'm definitely going with Love Actually

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion... love actually is all around.

I couldn't get the embedding to work on this youtube video but this is my favorite scene (and i bet if you like this movie it's probably yours too!)

to me, you are perfect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m2T5yfgsZ0

Unemployment: Day 2

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:55:21 GMT

so i'm sitting home alone avoiding housework like i thought i would
i'm sure the motivation will creep in on me yet, right?

i love laminate floor, but not that it needs to swept and/or swiffered 50 times a day... darn you dust elephants!

i wonder how long it will take before i go crazy hanging out with only cats? hmm...

i am going to make a list of goal things i want to get accomplished while i'm off, i think it will be good to give myself a little purpose

i'm tired of our condensation/venting problem in the house, i wish i could get up there and fix it myself... thank goodness for boys who are willing to deal with that stuff
and thank goodness for a running dehumidifier!

Unemployment: Day 1

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:24:00 GMT

i'm thinking in honour of being unemployed, i'm going to do this "30 day" thing stolen from paranoiaebw

Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favorite movie
Day 03 → Your favorite television program
Day 04 → Your favorite book
Day 05 → Your favorite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobbie of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy

Day 01 --> Your Favorite Song

this is hard for me to pick one overall "favorite" song... but today this is the first one that popped into my head, so i'm just going to roll with it

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:30:06 GMT

i can't get out the words