dreamer

Photos

2009-05-18T21:05:30Z

There are some hastily taken preliminary pictures of my house on my facebook. For those of you that want to see them.

It will look better once we`re done.

Crazy Shit

2009-03-20T21:56:12Z

This past week/month has been completely hectic. A couple of weeks ago, Andrew and I booked some appointments to go look at some houses in Milton, because we need to move out of this place for multiple reasons. We ended up finding a gorgeous house that had just gone on the market that day, and our agent advised us that if we wanted it, we had to move fast because it wouldn't last long. We decided to go ahead and put in an offer.

Let me tell you, that is scary enough to make you shit yourself.

It so happened that another offer was made on the house the same day (let me say again that this was the first day the house was put on the market), and it was higher than our offer, even though we had offered slightly over asking.

So, we did not get that house.

On Tuesday, we had a few more houses lined up to see. We went, we saw, we were unimpressed...until the last one. It was perrrfect. Open kitchen for me, unfinished basement for Andrew, pantry, hardwood floors, three bedrooms, 1.5 baths, good sized master, everything we really wanted plus a few extras. We made an offer that night, because by now we are experienced home buyers and we know exactly what the process is.

Putting in an offer is very easy. Working your ass off to meet the time deadlines set by the conditions of your offer when it is accepted is fucking ridiculous.

On top of this, I was infected with the Death Cold, I worked a 6 day week last week, Andrew got hit by a car while riding to work yesterday (not as serious as it sounds but still really frightening), Andrew now has aforementioned Death Cold, and I had to go to a baby shower last night after work while Everything had to be done for The House.

By now, we (Andrew) have (has) submitted the astronomical ($8000!) deposit to the sellers, been approved for a sufficient mortgage, booked a home inspection, and lost a lot of sleep and probably a few years off our lives. Now we just have to find a lawyer, send the bank all the appropriate documents, pray that there is nothing wrong with the place, and find some time to move in.

I am SO EXCITED.

So, that's what's been going on with me.

Also, I am trying to get my natural hair colour back. It's not as easy as I thought it would be.

I Can Paint

2009-02-01T21:15:36Z

I was always alright in art class, as long as I was given a defined procedure to follow. Any time we were just told to draw something, or paint something, mine was a piece of shit. I have a very analytical mind. It's one of the reasons I enjoy working in a lab but not if I have to design the experiments. Anyway, I painted today.

For real.

See my blog for more pictures. Finished product will be up soon!

Because it is different

2009-01-30T18:38:27Z

Rules:
Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.

Post the first definition it gives you.

Tag 10 people. If I tag you, do this!!

Name?
Marsha: To be the first to initiate your step-brothers in a sexual act. In the same manner as Marsha Brady of the Brady bunch did to each of the boys Brady. (I thought I should mention that the second definition is as a street name for cocaine. I...never thought of myself that way. Also? Marcia Brady didn't spell her name the way I do. Fucking prawns.)

Age?
Twenty-two: The second funniest number in existence. Can be used to answer almost any question. The number really just has a decent ring about it.

One of your friends?
Katie: A happy person who is a good listener and reliable friend. Likes to party and is always there when you need her. (awwwww)

What should you be doing right now?
Looking for a job: When someone smokes the cannabis all day, drinks beer and gorges themselves on sweets. This is primarily done when one has a wife, girlfriends, friends or roommate. He then lies to them and says he was "looking for a job." (HA!)

Favorite color?
purple: Extremely potent marijuana, specifically marijuana buds that have a purple hue to them. Also accompanied by a fragrant, usually fruity smell and mad perma-grin.

Birthplace?
Cobourg: No definition! That should be remedied

Month of your birth?
March: Month in which creative, laid-back, dreamy, cool people were born.

Last person you talked to?
The boy: Homer's main reference to Bart, even when speaking to Bart.

One of your nicknames?:
Marsh: Amazing last name of a man with a bright future and dreams to be accomplished. Sexually the best thing a woman has had. Intelligent and Strong. One of God's best creations. Honesty is his best policy. Selflessness is his hobby, and he would never hurt anyone unless they were a douche. (I don't understand this reference because it's probably to something extremely mannish. Like Rambo.)

The Unemployment Era

2009-01-29T13:12:53Z

Man, I am so. bored.

My fitness level has sky rocketed because with so much free time, I just work out.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO CALL ME BACK. I am good! I am qualified! I will give you what you need!

I'm talking about a lab job, not what you were thinking.

Okay. On to

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
A woman named Marsh in a book. I actually do not know what book though.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Oh, last night. I was reading. I get quite into it.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
I don't hate it. It's legible.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Probably summer sausage. Mmmmm, drool.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I do not. Not even kid singular.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Very likely, assuming me-as-someone-else actually meets me-that-is-actually-me

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Only always.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
They are hanging out in my throat as I type this

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I think that I would, if the sky diving option wasn't available. I would sky dive before bungee jumping.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL?
I've never been a big cereal person, but in a crunch, I like honey nut cheerios.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No, I never do.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM?
The one with the most chocolate/cookie/caramel/peanut butter flavour. I like my ice cream to make me fat.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
I don't know, I don't think it's the same thing every time. It's different depending on the person. If someone has huge teeth I'm going to notice that first. If someone has beautiful eyes I'm going to notice that first. If someone is turned away from me, I will notice their hair before their nose. You see?

15. What is your favorite colour?
Purple

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
It changes every day. Yesterday, it was that my nose is always red. Today, I'm not sure yet. I'll keep you posted.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Probably my family. My friends. Everyone I know, no one lives around here.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
I'm not going to hold a gun to their heads.

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
I've got on jeans. And no shoes. I never understood wearing shoes in your own house.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Nothing much, unless you count the cat's sorrowful cries from his bedroom where I locked him because he's a little imp.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Brown. Earthy and comfortable.

23. FAVOURITE SMELLS?
vanilla

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Andrew

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I like the person I snaked it from

26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Hockey, especially OHL. The boys are cuter, and faster, and just...better.

27. HAIR COLOUR?
Red-brown

28. EYE COLOUR?
Blue-grey

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
I do not

30 FAVOURITE FOOD?
Potatoes.

31. SCARY FILMS OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Anything except scary films

32. LAST FILM YOU WATCHED?
I have no idea. Oh, I saw the last bit of Forgetting Sarah Marshall on the weekend. Although I'd seen it before so I don't know if that counts.

33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black, with Sesame Street characters on it. That's right. I have Cookie Monster on my shirt.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer. By a very, very, very small margin.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs

36. FAVOURITE DESSERT?
Excluding the ones I don't like, anything. Best would be cheesecake, ice cream, pretty much anything related to chocolate, cookies, etc.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No Idea

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No Idea

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
The third Twilight book, and some other book, um, Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop. Also sort of making my way through my book of Fairy Tales. I've always been a sucker for Fairy Tales. Also I have a bad habit of reading too many books at once.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
It's just red. It has a nice gel pad to red my wrist on though. It's nice.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
LOST. AND IT CUT OFF IN THE LAST 10 SECONDS. PS, Amy, what did John/Richard say in the last 10 seconds? If you've seen it yet? Stupid network switches.

42. FAVOURITE SOUND(S)
violin, laughing (that's a good one Rachel), sneezes (funny and satisfying)

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
PEI

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I can blow spit bubbles. It's certainly special, but I don't know if it qualifies as a talent.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Cobourg, Ontario

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anyone

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
I went to school with him. He was in my class in grade 7 but he was "cool" and I was a total dork so of course, I never talked to him ever and he really, really didn't talk to me. So, it was actually Bowers' math class in grade 12. Which one was that? Geometry and discrete. Ah, so romantic and geeky.

49. BE HONEST TELL ME. DID YOU WONDER WHERE QUESTION 12 WENT?
Only because I read Rachel's answers first. Otherwise, like her, I would not have noticed.

cat bastard

2009-01-20T22:39:33Z

I need a job, in a bad way. Unfortunately, I am riddled with an abundance of laziness and unwillingness to do any actual legwork required to find a job.

That's not true, actually. I look on 3-4 job sites 10-15 times a day (I have a lot of free time), but no one is hiring anybody right now. They are all firing. I emailed McNeil and begged for a job and they said sorry but we have actually for real no monies and we let half the team go already and so, sorry.

That's not a good outlook.

Paul is fucking scratching my elbows as I type and it's REALLY FUCKING PISSING ME OFF. Excuse me for a minute.

Ahhh, that's better. Trapping him in his bedroom by using the word "food". Heh. The cat knows like 3 words, and they are "Paul" (and variations on his name like "Paulie" and "You-Fucking-Little-Piece-of-Shit-Mother-Fucking-Bastard-Get-The-Fuck-Off-the-Desk-So-Help-Me-God"), "food", and "treat". If you want to make him meow really loud, you just keep saying "treat" over and over again and walk to the kitchen where the treats are. He goes apeshit. It's kittie drugs.

I need some non-cat friends.

Since 2009 started, have you..

• Had a boyfriend/girlfriend:
I have, yes. Three or four actually.

• Had your birthday:
Nope

• Been to church:
I have not, although I watched a comedian talk about his first (and only) experience in a Catholic church, and I nearly peed my pants laughing.

• Cried:
A little bit

• Had someone close to you pass away:
Yes, not extremely close, but she was my neighbour and I used to babysit for her in high school.

• Pulled an all nighter:
Only once in first year in between physics and calculus.

• Drank tim hortons:
Yes of course

• Gone on a shopping spree:
Yes and I bought nothing except towels. It was great.

• Gone to the movies:
No

• Bought something over $100:
Definitely not. Unless you count rent.

• Met someone new:
Nope

• Been out of your home town:
Yes

• Done something craazy:
Not likely

• Thought about moving:
Oh yes, almost every day.

• Kissed someone:
Yes. A few people.

• Slept in a friend's bed:
Nope

• Snuck someone over:
I can't say

• Snuck out of your own house:
Yes. I can't have my parents knowing that I sometimes run errands in the middle of the day. From my own apartment.

• Been to a bar:
Not technically. I've been to a restaurant that had a bar, and we were seated in the bar section, so.....yeah.

• Been cαlled α whore:
Not yet this year. Keeping the old fingers crossed though, maybe this weekend.

• Drove somewhere:
Every day

• Done something you regret:
I don't think so

• Drαnk αlcohol:
Of course

Last :

• Thing you bought:
I put money on the laundry card. Oh! The excitement of my lifestyle!

• Person you hugged:
Paulie

• Person to call you:
Andrew, last night at the pool to tell me to get my ass outside

• Person who messaged you:
Andrew, to ask me if I'd gone out yet. I hadn't. I still haven't.

• Time you took a bubble bαth:
I honestly don't even know.

• Time you felt stupid:
All the time counts, right?

• Time you walked a mile:
I'm not sure how far a mile is. The last time I went for a run, it was about 7.5 kilometres, which is not the same unit and is also not the same mode of transportation, but I am Canadian and we measure things more logically up here. Also, I probably walked a "mile" on Saturday at Square One.

• Person who saw you cry:
Andrew

• Person who made you cry:
Barack Obama. Actually, it wasn't him, it was Aretha Franklin. No, it was even before her. I think what made me cry was realizing that today is the day that finally, finally, Bush has no power anymore.

• Person you watched a movie with:
Andyroo

• Person you danced with:
Paulie

• Person you yelled at:
Paul. I yell at him a lot. The last time, he was on top of the tv trying to catch the light reflection on the ceiling. THE CEILING. He is dumb.

• Person that told you they loved you:
Andrew

• Friend you missed hanging with:
All of them

• Person to hαve α serious conversαtion with:
Andrew

• Song you listened to:
Something by the Barenaked Ladies

• Thing you did last night:
Went to the pool to read while Andrew swam

TOMORROW IS LOST!!!!!!!!!!

Must find all my old LOST icons.

update

2008-12-31T21:29:00Z

Christmas was orgasmic this year. I got everything I asked for plus lots of stuff I didn't and now my entire kitchen is rearranged and I have this mythical counter space I've heard so much whispering about and I looovvvvee it.

Andrew's sister got me Twilight which at first I was like, "uhhh, thanks. I hate reading books that are cool and everyone is into them because they usually suck. Hard. But thanks" Then I read it. HOLY SHIT good book. It's totally exactly the kind of book I always read that no one has ever heard of before. So, lucky Stephanie Meyer there.

Today, I am sick. I actually took my temperature because I felt so shitty, and I have a fever. Of 38. Or 100.4, as google calculator informs me. This is not cool, because for the first time ever in our relationship, Andrew and I had fun plans for New Years. We were to go out to downtown Toronto. We cancelled earlier, actually, because he has a migraine plus a death cold that won't go away, but wow. New Years eve plus us does so not equal love (NYE + AM ≠ ♥). It's disheartening. Sigh. Maybe next year.

In other news, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and enjoys a very happy New Year.

I am Bored

2008-11-21T19:40:37Z

1. If your doctor said you were pregnant, what would you do?
"Didn't I come here for a flu shot?"

2. Do you trust all of your friends?
I think you need friends in order to be able to not trust them

3. Would you move to another state or country to be with the one you love?
Yes of course

4. Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
I do believe so

5. Name things you would NOT tolerate in a relationship.
Cheating for sure.

6. Which one of your friends do you think would make the best doctor?
NOT me, I would be horrrrible. I'd be alright with the knowledge and theory part, but as soon as I saw your bloody leg, I would faint. But Carolyn would be awesome, which is good because that's what she's doing.

7. When was the last time you snuck out? Who was it with?
I don't think I ever snuck out. I'm boring.

8. Are you afraid of falling in love?
No, I'm not afraid.

9. Is there someone who pops into your mind at random times?
Oh yes

10. Would you stop talking to your friends because you hooked up with a new person?
No, I would not.

11. When was the last time you flew in a plane?
I have never flown in a plane. I am very sheltered.

12. What did the last text message you sent say?
"Yes. Much more." I believe it was in reference to the groceries that we needed?

13. What features do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?
Smile, humour, friendliness

14. Fill in the blank. I like ________.
big butts (and I cannot lie)

15. What are your goals in life?
To get a job so we can get a house

17. When you get married, how would you envision your dream wedding?
I will be gorgeous and fit and tanned enough that I don't look washed out in my dress. It will be outside and it won't rain and it will be beautiful and sunny and warm but not hot and there will be butterflies and flowers and flowing water. It's very vague.

18. If you could say just one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I would want to say "can you pass me a pen and paper so i can tell you what I want to say?"

19. If you were to wake up from being in a coma for an extended period of time.. what would you say?
Where the hell am I?

20. How many kids do you want to have?
Two. A boy and a girl. And that is final.

21. Would you make a good parent?
I will make a tremendous parent.

22. Where was your default pic taken?
In my parents' front yard

27. Honestly, what’s on your mind right now??
How long I have to sit at school pretending to do work

28. Are you musical?
Yes

29. If you could go back in time and change something, what would you ?
Um, nothing specific. I'd be nicer and friendlier and more helpful and less selfish.

30. Shoe size:
7-8

31. What are you wearing right now?
brown pants and a blue sweater

32. Righty or lefty:
righty

33. Can you make a dollar in change right now:
I can, I found money in my winter coat when I first put it on this year. Best day ever.

34. Best place to go for a date:
I like dinner and a movie too. Movie first though, so you have something to talk about over dinner if the guy is a real dud.

35. Favorite jeans:
My bootlegger jeans that I bought in like, grade 9. Holy shit, they're like, 7 years old. Well, I love them. They still make my ass look great.

37. Favorite animal:
Elephant. African elephant

38. Favorite month:
December. I love Christmas, and the beginning of winter.

39. Favorite juice:
cranberry. I am also partial to orange juice and apple juice.

40. Have you had the chicken pox?:
Yeppers

41. Have you had a sore throat?:
Um, yes.

42. Have you had plastic surgery?:
No

43. Who knows you the best?
Andrew

45. Do you get along with your family?:
I do get along with them

44. Do you wear contact lenses or glasses?
I wear glasses to try to correct my blindness

46. Ever been in a fight with your pet?
I am always in a fight with my pet. He is a supreme asshole and I hate him. He tried his best to take a chunk out of my shoulder last night. With his teeth. You can see four red lines where he sunk in and tried to clamp together. But I love him, he's soft and cuddly and fun.

47. Been to Mexico?:
I have not. But I do have a blue guitar from Tijuana.

49. Did you buy something today?
Not yet. Yay for me!

50. Did you get sick today?
Not yet. Yay for me!

52. Do you miss someone today?:
Not yet. I've been missing my family recently. My aunts mostly. Been having dreams about them. I should go home more often.

53. Did you get in a fight with someone today?
Just the cat. See above.

55. Last person to sleep in your bed?:
Andrew

56. Last person to see you cry?
Andrew

57. Who made you cry?
Hilary Swank. I cry in movies. A lot.

58. What was the last TV show you watched?
Robot Chicken. Hilarious and very, very offensive. I can't even handle it sometimes.

60. What are your plans for the weekend?:
Write a paper for metabolic processes, do a problem set for metabolic processes, read chapters for personal financial management, go out for supper tonight with my biochem posse plus amy who ditched us for pharmacy school

Is there a guy that knows everything or almost everything about you?
Yeah, there is

Beer, whiskey, or wine?
I've never had whiskey, beer makes me violently ill, and so does wine.

Wine. NOT strawberry wine though. NEVER AGAIN will I drink strawberry wine. I was puking all night and all day the next day the last time. Uuuggggghhh.

Have you ever done something outrageously dumb?
Oh yes. Outrageously.

If you could go back in time and change one thing, would you?
I already did.

Would you ever kiss anyone 16 and over?
I always kiss someone over 16. I don't understand this question. Am I too old for this survey?

Is there something that you are currently frustrated about?
Metabolic Processes. Personal Financial Management. No one will hire me.

Have you told anybody you loved them today?
Yes

Have you ever taken a nap with a member of the opposite sex?
Yes

Are you slowly drifting away from someone close?
I always am. I'm not good at keeping in touch.

Did you have plans for today?
Doing work, going out for supper.

If you found out you couldn't have kids, would you adopt?
Yes, I would.

Have you ever lied about your age?
When I was little my parents always made my lie so they didn't have to pay as much for like, zoos and stuff...and to get into movies obviously.

Name 4 things you did today?
1. sat through metabolic processes
2. looked around Fair November
3. sat through biochem tox
4. came to the library and snagged a computer

When playing truth or dare, which do you choose?
Truth.

Whats one thing you miss?
Being able to climb trees

How long until your birthday?
4 months, 5 days.

Who was the last person to call you?
Andrew

Any siblings?
3 sisters

What was the last thing you bought?
Groceries last night. I'm outrageous like that.

Have you ever had a pet fish?
Yes

Do you like surprises?
If they're good surprises

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
I believe this question was already asked

What made you cry last?
A movie, duh

Has anyone upset you in the last week?
Yes

Are you a forgiving person?
Yes, because I often forget why I was mad in the first place

What were you doing at 3 AM this morning?
Sleeping peacefully

Something that made you mad today?
Some guy in a Honda

Is your room clean?
No, there are clothes everywhere.

Any piercings?
Ears

Where'd you get the shirt your wearing?
I don't know. I'd check the tag, but I'm in the library....

What is your name?
Marsha

Are you taller than 5'5"?
No :( Almost, but no.

Do you have any weird friends?
Oh yes

Do you have curly hair?
I have hair that is in between straight and curly.

When was the last time you did the dishes?
This morning

Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
Mine

Have you held hands with anybody in the past week?
Yes

Do you like to cuddle?
If it's not too hot

What color shirt are you wearing?
Blue

Do you have a friend you can tell stuff to and you're sure they wont tell anyone?
Yes

Could you go a day without eating?
No way. I'd faint. Been there, done that.

Do you miss anyone?
My aunts.

Are you waiting for anyone to call right now?
No

Have you ever kissed anyone with a name starting with C, L, D, or G?
Nope

Do you have someone who you can be your complete self around?
Yes I do

Is this year the best year of your life?
It's alright. I've had better.

Who was the last person you gave up on?
Keisha. I don't know her. But, I gave up on her because she's a deadbeat and wouldn't pay me.

Do you feel comfortable with answering personal questions?
Usually I do. Especially if you've gotten me liquored up.

Would you rather gorgeous eyes or a gorgeous smile?
Eyes. Definitely eyes.

If your ex came up to you within a week and told you he wants you back, what would you do?
I have no ex...

Do you normally say "cute" or "hot"?
Hot. I never say cute except in reference to babies and animals.

Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
Once Andrew did when I had my glasses off. I think I look weird without glasses. Probably because without them my vision is completely blurred and I can't tell who the fuck I'm looking at. Other than that, not really. I have normal eyes.

Are you happy with life?
I am content.

Who did you last talk to for longer than 10 minutes on the phone?
My mommy

How many kids do you want to have?
Still 2

Have you ever found it hard to tell someone you loved them?
Just the first time. Like Hayley.

How often do you talk on the phone?
Never ever. I hate the phone.

Do you call anybody by their last name?
No, I don't think so. Profs I guess. Brauer, Manderville, etc.

Have you ever been called a bad influence?
No, I'm an angel. OH WAIT, yes, I have. Mandy's mom. Haha, oh that was awesome. She thought...oh nevermind. Mandy was much worse than I ever was. Hehehehe.

What's the connection between you and the last person that you called?
He's my roommate.

What happened at 10:00 am today?
I was driving on the 401

When did you last cry?
A few days ago

What is your favorite thing to eat?
Potatoes

What do you want in your life right now?
Christmas

Do you carry an umbrella when it rains, or just put up your hood?
Umbrella

Do you wear crocs?
No, they are retarded

What do you smell like?
Probably not much of anything. Shampoo and deoderant.

What's your favorite gatorade flavor?
I like blue. And red. But I don't drink it often. You're not supposed to drink it unless you're working out...this is what I learn in metabolic processes.

Whats your favorite thing to have on your bed?
Me, asleep.

Do you still talk to the last person you spent the night with?
Yes

Are you wearing anything you borrowed from someone?
I think I'm wearing socks I "borrowed" from my mom

What was the last movie you saw?
Kill Bill vol 2. I stayed home Tuesday and had Kill Bill marathon.

Do you have justin timberlake music on your ipod?
No

Do you live near your ex boyfriend/girlfriend?
No

Can you sleep in jeans?
No, definitely not

Something you just don't understand?
personal financial management.

Where were you on august 3rd,2008?
I have no idea. I was either in Cobourg if that was one of the wedding weekends, or I was in Oakville.

Who was the last person you were in a car with that is under 20?
Ummm, Jillian?

What is the last thing someone bought you?
Gas. Oh that was nice :)

Do you trust people easily?
No, it takes me a really long time.

Have you ever dated someone named Derrick?
No

Who was last to cook for you?
Andrew

when you sleep do you dream about heroin addicts?
No...

What color is your underwear?
Purple. Hehe.

Do you care what others think about you?
I pretend not to and that usually results in actually not caring.

What are you doing this weekend?
not repeating my plans again

When was the last time you drank alcohol?
halloween

Do you think you'll be married in 10 years?
Yes

What do you look forward to in the next 3 months?
Christmas, being done school

Who's the most annoying person in your neighborhood?
Hahaha, hooligans in the park. Oh Hayley. The most annoying person in my neighbourhood is the scary Indian guy with the hip problem who drives into your car in the parking garage. One time I walked up 6 flights of stairs to avoid standing in an elevator with him. He's creepy and scary and might be insane.

What were you doing at 9 pm friday night?
Last friday, I was...watching TV alone because Andrew was in Cobourg. Tonight, at 9, I will hopefully be watching TV with Andrew.

Who do you trust the most?
Andy

Go to your wall and list the last twelve people who wrote on your wall *IN ORDER*. If someone has written twice, skip to the next new commenter.

1- Hayley
2- Amy
3- Yi
4- Julia
5- Anatoli
6- Rachel B
7- Xavier
8- Carolyn
9- Rachel S
10- Ashley
11- Taryn
12- Susy

Q: Have you ever kissed number 7?
A: HA no

Q: What's the best memory you have of 9?
A: Watching that crazy movie at her house...I don't even remember what it was about

Q: When's the next time you're gonna see 4?
A: Probably never, I haven't seen her in forrrrever

Q: Is number 8 pretty?
A: She is gorgeous

Q: What was your first impression of number 10?
A: I have no idea, I probably thought she was nice.

Q: How did you meet 3?
A: We worked together and she was awesome so we got along well

Q: Is 5 your best friend?
A: no, he's not, but he is very cool

Q: Have you seen 5 in the last month?
A: No, I haven't seen him since the summer :(

Q: Do you think 2 has a crush on you?
A: She's told me she does, so yes, I believe her.

Q: When was the last time you saw 12?
A: Oh man, like, last August. As in August 2007.

Q: Have you ever been to 1's house?
A: Not her new house. I've seen pictures though.

Q: Would you ever kiss 6?
A: I would for sure, she is super sexy

Q: When's the next time you'll see 10?
A: Probably never

Q: Are you really close to 3?
A: No not really, but she is definitely one of the greatest people I've ever met

Q: Have you ever been to the movies with 4?
A: I don't think so...she was never at school on the weekends when we would go

Q: Have you ever gotten in trouble with 2?
A: Haha, I don't think so. I met her in second year, so...the only "trouble" you can get into is with the law, and that's never happened

Q: What do you and number 7 talk about the most?
A: we used to talk about work, how he doesn't know what my last name is ("Is your water bottle green because of your last name?" "Uhhh, what?")

Q: Do you even know 9?
A: I do, actually

Q: Would you give number 3 a hug?
A: I think I did hug her.

Q: Would you ever go on a date with number 10?
A: Not likely

Q: Are you in love with number 12?
A: No, I am not, but she's super nice.

Q: Have you ever lied to number 6?
A: No, I don't think so

Q: Do you know a secret about number 8?
A: I don't think so. She's not incredible secretive

Q: Describe the relationship between number 9 and number 5.
A: I do not believe that they know each other. Unless you know something I don't.

Q: What is the best thing about your friendship with number 4?
A: She makes awesome food and is fucking hilarious

Q: Have you ever danced with number 7?
A: Nope

Q: How long have you known number 12?
A: Almost 2 years

Q: Have you ever been in a fight with number 8?
A: No, we're both too easy going

Q: Does number 5 have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
A: He has a boyfriend

Q: Have you ever been a co-worker with number 2?
A: No, I've been a co-inhabitant though...

Q: Have you ever wanted to punch number 6 in the face?
A: No! Haha, no. She's way too nice.

Q: Has number 1 ever met your mother?
A: Yes for sure

Q. How did you meet number 6?
A: Through band. We played the same instrument. It was love at first sight.

Q: Did you ever accidentally physically hurt number 5?
A: Ummm, I don't think so.

Q: What is the best memory you have with number 12?
A: The baseball game. We kicked some ass. And got some ass kicked.

Q: Do you live close to 7?
A: Um, about an hour. He lives in Toronto.

Q: What is number 2's favorite food?
A: Shit, I don't know. I probably should, I used to live with her. I didn't share her kitchen...

Q: Out of your top 12, which one would you say is the funniest?
A: Julia. Hands down.

Q: Who is the most flirtatious?
A: Amy.

Q: If you could change one thing about number 10, what would it be?
A: Not much, I don't really have any contact with her anymore.

Q: Say something nice about number 11.
A: She is perhaps one of the most perfect people I've ever met.

Q: Which one lives the farthest away?
A: Hayley :(

Q: Which one do you hang out with the most?
A: Carolyn

Q: Who is the loudest?
A: Ummm, Taryn?

Q: The quietest?
A: Xavier

Q: What kind of car does number 3 have?
A: I have no idea. She might not even have a car.

Q: Have you traveled anywhere with number 11?
A: No, except school trips in high school.

That was huge.

Stolen from Rachel

2008-11-14T17:29:05Z

A
- Age: 22
- Annoyance: school work
- Animal: elephant
- Actor: George Clooney (I agree)

B
- Beer: Rickard's White
- Birthday/Birthplace: March 26/Cobourg
- Body Part on opposite sex: hands. Is that weird?
- Been in Love: yes
- Been bitched at: yes
- Believe in yourself?: yes
- Believe in miracles: yes
- Believe in God: not usually
- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: usually
- Believe in Evolution: "believe"? IT'S NOT A BELIEF SYSTEM. Fuck. /rant.

C
- Car: Toyota Corolla is what I drive. Toyota Matrix is what I want.
- Candy: chocolate.
- Colour: purple
- Cried in school: no
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate
- Chinese/Mexican: Chinese
- Cake or pie: Cake
- Country to visit: anywhere in Europe, Australia and/or New Zealand

D
- Day or Night: day
- Dream vehicle: Um, I don't know. I don't dream about vehicles.
- Danced: I have been known to shake my booty.
- Dance in the rain?: Oh yes
- Do the splits?: Never have been able to do that

E
- Eggs: Over easy
- Eyes: Blue
- Everyone has: a mother
- Ever failed a class? no

F
- First crush: Michael Fulton
- Full name: Marsha Joan Greer
- First thoughts waking up: Holy shit, it's almost 10. I should be in class.
- Food: Ice cream.

G
- Greatest Fear: The dark, and everything my imagination creates in it.
- Goals: To get a job. To not be poor.
- Get along with your parents?: I do
- Good luck charm: I don't think I have one. Hmm.

I - in boys
Eye colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Dark. Andrew has light hair. :(
Height: Yes, definitely taller than me is preferable
Clothing Style: Nice, put together.
Characteristics: Understanding of my crazy.

H
- Hair Colour: red(dish brown)
- Height: 5'4.5"
- Happy: not right now
- Holiday: Christmas
- How do you want to die? old age
- Health freak?: Definitely not
- Hate: You know what Rachel, I also do not like white running shoes. "Hate" may be a strong word though. I do hate monday mornings and jell-o.

I
- Ice Cream: chocolate peanut butter honey corn syrup.
- Instrument: I could fake my way through playing the flute.

J
- Jewelry: I wear one ring, Andy gave me. I used to wear a lot of earrings, but I'm too lazy now.
- Job: I'm looking.

K
- Kids: None now. Two later. When I'm old.
- Kickboxing or karate: Kickboxing. Less preaching and theory, more kicking asses.
- Keep a journal?: I used to. I miss it.

L
- Longest Car Ride: Plainville to New Brunswick. Two days.
- Love: Andy. Mommy Daddy and sisters. Aunts and uncles and cousins. Sometimes my cat (though not often)
- Laughed so hard you cried: Almost every day
- Love at first sight: No

M
- Milk flavour: 2% is to die for. I drink 1%.
- Movie: I can't stop watching Juno. I don't know. I love her I think.
- Mooned anyone?: I think I mooned Justine once.
- Marriage: Someday. Apparently not any time soon.
- Motion sickness? Yes, in the car. Sometimes.
- McD’s or BK: Neither. BARF

N
- Number of Siblings: 3 sisters
- Number of Piercings: 2 (ears)
- Number: 42

O
- One wish: I wish I was 2-3 inches taller.

P
- Place you’d like to live: Vancouver. (I've never been there either but it does seem like a nice place)
- Perfect Pizza: The pizza place across the road makes the best pizza I have ever tasted. I don't even remember the toppings we usually get, but wow. Wow.
- Pepsi/Coke: Neither. BARF

Q
- Questionaires: Uh, yes?

R
- Reason to cry: Sad movies.
- Reality T.V.: Does The Office count? Oh, LA Ink. Shut up.
- Roll your tongue in a circle? I have that ability.

S
- Song: I've been listening to Taylor Swift. Yes she is country. No, I don't care. I AM FROM THE COUNTRY.
- Shoe size: 7-8
- Salad Dressing: Ranch
- Skipped school: Yes, today.
- Smoking: Is disgusting
- Shower daily? Yes, usually
- Sing well?: I cannot carry a tune to save my life. Tone deaf McGee, that is me.
- In the shower? Sometimes, if I am alone. I'm not usually alone. I sing more often when I'm in the kitchen.
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Strawberries

T
- Time for bed: 10-11. I'm old.
- Thunderstorms: I love thunderstorms.
- TV: Heroes, The Office, Family Guy
- Touch your tongue to your nose: No

U
- Unpredictable: I don't think I am. Unless I'm in a mood.

V
- Vegetable you hate: Carrots.
- Vegetable you love: Do potatoes count? I like most vegetables. I like beans and peas and corn.
- Vacation spot: Somewhere warm. Hawaii.

W
- Weakness: Ice cream. It is the way to my heart.
- When you grow up: I want to be an astronaut.
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: None of them? Maybe Carolyn.
- Wanted to be a model?: No, not in the slightest. Tyra would make me cry.
- Where do we go when we die: Wherever we felt happiest in life. According to psychic Nicki, if you die when you're old, your soul reverts back to 30 so no one's spirit is older than 30 years old and everyone is young and vibrant and happy. I like that idea.
- Worst weather: Freezing Rain

X
-X-Rays: I've had some for my teeth. Obviously.

Y
-Year it is now: 2OO8
-Yellow: It's alright as a colour. Not as a Coldplay song though.

Z
- Zoo animal: elephants. Lions. Anything from Africa.
- Zodiac sign: Aries

LAST PERSON WHO…
1. Slept in a bed beside you? Paul. He's a mean guy to sleep with. He bites.
2. Last person to see you cry? Andrew
3. Went to the movies with you? Andrew
4. You went to the mall with? Andrew
5. You went to dinner with? Andrew
6. You talked to on the phone? The guy at Save the Children. Before that though, Andrew's mom.
7. Made you laugh? Andrew. I am dull, yes?

maarshaa @ 2008-11-13T19:38:00

2008-11-14T00:51:52Z

HONEST SECTION
Honestly, what color is your underwear? pink
Honestly, whats on your mind? i should be working on my tox paper
Honestly, what are you doing right now? waiting for good tv to start
Honestly, who is your best friend? Andy
Honestly, bad today? Not terrible, it rained and Andrew went home so I'm alone with the devil incarnate cat
Honestly, do you watch disney channel? I do not. I do not get it. If I did, I would not watch it.
Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? No, not really
Honestly, what makes you mad most of the time? I spend a lot of time in my car, and bad/aggressive/dumb/incompetent drivers make me very irate
Honestly, do you bite your nails? nope
Honestly, do you want to see someone this very moment? Somebody would be good. Alas, I know no one in Oakville.
Honestly, are you keeping a big secret right now? Not that I'm aware of.
Honestly, do you have a friend you don't actually like? Not anymore
Honestly, are you in denial? About my love for ice cream? Nope.
Honestly, do you like anyone? I like many people
Honestly, does anyone like you? I've been told I'm tolerable

THE CANS:
Can you blow a bubble? Yes
Can you do a cart wheel? When I was little I could. Not anymore. Funny how that happens.
Can you touch your toes? Yes. My knees are bendy.
Can you whistle? Yes I can
Can you wiggle your ears? No I cannot
Can you make a clover with your tongue? No :(
Can you make bird calls? No

ANGER SECTION
What do you do when you're mad? Pout and give the cold shoulder and slam doors and be really mean
What's the worst thing you've done when you were mad? I think the worst thing in my mind that I ever did was say "fuck you", which I immediately felt bad about because it just seems so harsh
Have you ever made someone cry when you were mad? I don't think so. Maybe my sister.
Do you swear when you're mad? I swear all the time. It's been getting worse.

CRYING SECTION
Ever really cried your heart out? Oh yes
Ever cried yourself to sleep? Oh yes
Ever cried on your friend's shoulder? Yes
Do you cry when you get an injury? Oh yes. I am a wuss.

HAPPY SECTION
Are you usually a happy person? Yes
What makes you the happiest? Andrew. Friends. Vodka.
Do you believe in yourself? I believe in myself.
Do you wish you were happier? Not really, I like where I am and I'm happy with my decisions and I've been trying to change everything I have control over and realizing the things I can't change, and that helps with happiness.

LOVE SECTION:
How many times have you had your heart broken? Not many, just a couple times when the guy I had a crush on ignored me or started dating someone else
Has anyone besides your friends and family ever said 'I love you' to you? Yes

HATE SECTION:
Do you actually hate anyone? Not actively
Ever made a hit list? No. I used to have a list of like, three people I really really hated. I don't remember who was on it. Lenters I think.
Have you ever been on a hit list? Not a successful one, as I am still alive.

LOOK AT ME:
What is your current hair color? reddish
Current piercings? Ears
Have any tattoos? Nope
Straight hair or curly? Straight today

CURRENTLY WEARING: My lulu pants (♥) and a blue sweater

HAVE YOU EVER:
Hugged someone? Yes
Been on the phone until the sun came up? No. I haven't the stamina
Laughed so hard you cried? Almost every day
THE LAST Person you talked to in person? The cashier at No Frills. I don't know her name, we're not really that close.
last person you talked to online? Pammy Whammy
Person you talked to on the phone? Some guy at Save the Children
Do you like surveys? I do. They fill time.
Do you get along with your parent(s)? Yes I do

CURRENT:
Current mood: Bored
Current music: Daily Planet. So, Jay Ingram talking about fish farms.

evil evil monkey

2008-10-31T20:10:54Z

I FINISHED IT!
It only cost me four days, a lot of knives, and a killer backache, but I fucking carved the evil monkey into my goddamned pumpkin.

You can totally see my marker outlines and pinholes...but pretend you don't, and just bask in its awesomeness. Soak it up.

Mmmmmm.

Happy Halloween!

If you haven't already...

2008-10-05T13:31:09Z

Check out my etsy shop:

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
menaliase.etsy.com

I finally found an outlet to sell all the crap I like to make. Buy something from me, and help me make money to make more things. Tell your friends!

It's been eons, I know

2008-09-12T02:11:41Z

And all I have is

Have your parents ever caught you drinking?: Not that I ever was aware of

Do you love the last boy/girl you were talking to?: Yes

Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?: Yes

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?: Hemming Andrew's pants. I'm pretty much a housewife.

Honestly, who was the last person to tell you that they love you?: Andrew

Last restaurant you went to?: The Pickle Barrel a week or two ago with my work people. Unless you count Tim Hortons, and then it was Tim Hortons a couple of nights ago. Or actually, Second Cup today.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?: Ian from Scotiabank. He told me to get my ass into a branch so I could stop a bastard from stealing any more money from me.

Did you have an exciting last weekend?: I totally did. I went to Virgin Festival, I made really good food, yes. It was good times.

Have you ever crawled through a window?: Yes. And Hayley YOU TOTALLY HAVE. Strings class? You and Taryn crawled in just as Riccio came back into the classroom and I nearly suffocated by trying not to laugh because he was pissed?

What do you spend most of your money on?: Food, rent, phone, cable, school.

Where were you at 1AM sunday morning?: The GO train. Lakeshore West.

Ever kissed someone over 30?: Just all my relatives.

Is there a secret you've never told your parents? Of course.

Do you like yourself?: Most days.

Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes.

Are you wearing a necklace?: No.

Who is someone you wish you could fix things with?: I cut my losses. Actually, I think there's not really anyone who is really mad at me right now.

Is there anything in your past that you'd like to try again?: I think I would become a chef instead of a biochemist.

Are you an emotional person?: YES

What's something that can always make you feel better?: Definitely food. The less healthy, the better.

Did your parents spoil you as a child?: No. I was the least spoiled child I have ever heard about.

Do you still have pictures of you & your ex?: No

How's your heart lately?: It should be alright. Although I eat a lot of shit food.

Are you a cuddler?: I get into moods. Generally, no.

Will this weekend be a good one?: Not likely.

What do you want right now?: To read my book and then go to bed because I am exhausted for no good reason.

Who can always cheer you up?: My friends.

Have you ever gone nude/streaked in public?: No

Who hugged you last?: Andrew

Have you ever worn the opposite sex's clothing?: Yes

Are you a kissable person?: This depends. Do I love you? If no, then no, I'm not a kissable person. If yes, then yes, I am.

Has someone ever spread a nasty rumor about you?: Who hasn't had a nasty rumour spread about them?

What is your relationship status?: Taken

Who was the last person to come to your house?: Andrew's parents and sister and Gramma

Look behind you, what do you see?: Birth control pills. HAHA.

How many rooms does your house have?: 5. 8 including closets with doors and the hallway...

Have you ever worked in a food place?: Sort of. A farmer's market.

What would you name your future daughter?: I have no idea.

Who and where was the last concert you went to?: Virgin Festival, it was a lot of bands but we saw The Fratellis, Against Me!, Bloc Party, and Foo Fighters. It was on Centre Island which is the WORST VENUE EVAR.

Any summer plans for 2009?: Hopefully be working at a job.

What did you eat for lunch today?: A banana.

Whats on your schedule for tomorrow?: Metabolic processes, sitting around, biochemical toxicology, sitting around, birthday shopping.

The last song you heard?: It was a Coheed and Cambria song on Andrew's hockey game.

What do you think of love?: I think things.

When is the last time you went to a party?: The beginning of summer

When is the next time you'll hit up a club?: I've never enjoyed clubs. I like pubs.

Do you still talk to any of your ex's?: Nope

If you had to eat 1 thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?: Pizza. All 4 food groups, and it's delicious.

Name 1 thing good about Myspace?: I don't use it anymore

How do you feel about abortions?: I think it it up to every individual woman.

Do you eat junk food everyday?: Yes. I do.

How often do you drive?: Every day, now.

Where did you last drive to?: Home, from school.

Describe your bestfriend?: He's tall.

Who was the last person to touch you?: Andrew. He's touching me right now.

How late did you stay up last night and why?: 11ish because I was falling asleep at that time.

What's the connection between you and the last person you texted?: She was my roommate for a few years.

Do you like someone?: I like some people.

How's your life lately?: Pretty good. I like it.

Do you know anyone that is currently locked up?: Yes. My cat is.

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year?: Yes.

What do you think about the current gas prices?: They make my money go away.

Have you ever been so drunk that you blacked out?: Not before I was safely in bed.

Do you think that you’re a good person?: I'm alright.

Have you ever loved someone so much that it hurt?: Yes.

Are you happier single or in a relationship?: In this relationship.

Have you ever flirted with a friends crush?: I don't think so.

Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?: A few days ago. I have tomatoes on my balcony. They're yummy.

Ever ordered from an infomercial?: No

Do you believe in love at first sight?: No

Have you ever requested a song on the radio?: Yes, but they wouldn't play it so they recorded me asking for a song I didn't even like, and I obliged so I could be on the radio

Do you hate the last girl you were talking to?: No

When is the last time you took a nap?: I never nap

Whose bed did you sleep in last night?: mine

Have you kissed anyone in the last week?: yes

Do you miss anyone?: Not really

What are you listening to?: Andrew making fun of my answers.

Is there one place you'd like to visit?: Anywhere in the world. I haven't been anywhere. I need to go somewhere tropical. Also Europe, and Australia. And Antarctica.

Have you held hands with anyone today?: No

Do you like winter time?: I like it until January.

Do you regret anything?: Sure

What are you excited about?: Sleeping in on the weekend. Well, Sunday.

Plans for today?: To go to bed.

Seven days from now will you be in a relationship?: Yes

How many different people of the opposite sex have you cried over?: Maybe three or four

Do you want to dance?: No, I'm too relaxed

Who do you not get along with?: Mostly everyone except people I can't stand

Last movie you watched?: The Golden Compass

What are your plans for the weekend?: Go home Saturday, give everyone birthday presents, visit my Nana and aunt, visit Andrew's professor because we're cool like that

What do you notice first about a guy?: His eyelashes

Something interesting happen lately?: Yeah, someone stole all my money

Last time you took a shower?: Last night

What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?: Driving to school

Have you ever been around someone who was high?: Yes

Do you like where you live?: I like the area, I'm not a fan of the apartment

Last thing you purchased?: a textbook

Where are you right now, and how do you feel about where you are?: In bed. I feel comfortable.

Are you a jealous person?: Oh yes.

Did you have a good birthday this year?: I don't really remember.

Are you tired right now?: Yes

What are your outlooks on gay/bisexual relationships?: The same as my outlooks on straight/heterosexual relationships.

Do you chew on your straws?: No

Do you have curly hair?: Only rarely

Who was at your house last?: I already answered this

Do you lead people on?: It's a game to me

Is there anyone who doesn't like you because of something you didn't do?: Very likely

Have you kissed anyone today?: Yes

Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?: No. 36 maybe.

Last person you cried over?: I don't know, what was the last movie I watched?

Do you cry easily?: yes. I really, really do.

Do you have any brothers?: No

What do you think of them?: You mean the ones I don't have?

Where did you go today?: To school

What should you be doing right now?: Sleeping

Are you a heavy sleeper?: yes. I sleep like the dead.

When was the last time you hand washed the dishes?: A couple days ago.

Name everyone that made you smile today?: People at school, Dean, Jason, Todd, gay Jeff, Andrew, Paul.

Three feelings at the moment?: tired, bored, achy (breaky)

The highlight of your week?: Friday at 1:30 I will be done school.b

Who were the last people you ate with?: Andrew.

What really makes you mad?: When people steal all my money. Also Paul.

Ever had a drunken night in Mexico?: I can't say that I have.

What are your plans for tonight?: Sleeping

What's the last piercing you got?: Ears at 12

Do you want to be married right now?: Hells no (I have to say that because Andrew is right here)

What do you usually do first in the morning?: Pee

Do you have college plans?: No

Are you mad at anyone right now?: Yes. I am mad at Andrew because he never wants to marry me.

Do you want children?: Yes

You're in the hospital, who out of your friends would come to visit you?: All the ones that want to be my friends when I get out

If alcohol were banned, what would your reaction be?: I really wouldn't care that much. I'd just smoke more pot.

Do people underestimate you?: Sometimes.

What's something you're scared of?: the dark

Name some of the people you love?: no one

Ever been kissed under fireworks?: No

Do you wish someone would call you?: No

Is there someone you wanna date right now?: NO

Are you usually the heart breaker or the heart broken?: breaker

Do you believe that what comes around goes around?: Yes

Who was the last person you were mad at?: Andrew

Is your best friend pretty?: No. He's butt ugly.

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?: Yes right now.

What do you miss? Andrew because I kicked him out.

Do you give out second chances too easily?: No he's never allowed back.

Ever felt that no one relates to you?: No.

Had plans and broke them?: Yes

When was the last time you saw your grandparents?: I can't remember...but I am seeing her this weekend.

Who are you jealous of?: People with good jobs

I want to believe, too

2008-07-26T13:04:54Z

So, The X-Files movie was a very broad and grave disappointment. I'm not sure, exactly, what I had been expecting, but what I got was a long, drawn out romance affirmation between Mulder and Scully and very little by the way of, I don't know, a story?

It wasn't very X-Filesy.

It was all about faith and God, and believing. Somehow, coming away from the theatre, I had the feeling that Mulder had been portrayed as a sad, pathetic figure, and Scully was valiantly trying to rescue him from wasting his life, whilst performing medical miracles herself. The X-file was little more than a series of murders that a man may or may not have had a psychic link to - not the strongest plot line.

Where were the werewolve, the vampires, the Loch Ness monsters? When they said it was a "monster" movie and not following the mythology story arc, I was excited because all my favourite X-Files episodes (with a few exceptions) are monster of the week episodes. This monster wasn't scary, and very upsettingly, was predictable and boring.

I did enjoy the pencils in the ceiling though. Heh.

I'm going to go have an X-Files marathon now so I can remember why this show was the most awesome creation ever. Sigh.

I miss LOST

2008-04-17T02:46:33Z

I wrote an exam at 8:30 this morning after about 4 hours of sleep due to a hyperactive mind that wouldn't shut the hell up. The exam was pretty good. I needed a 59.25% on it to get an 80 in the course, or an 84.25% to get a 90 overall. I can say with reasonable confidence that I got at least 59, and I actually probably got more than 84. To translate, I effing rocked that shit.

When I got home I dicked around for a good amount of time. I was actually "preparing for a run" by drinking some water and reading digg. Then I decided to turn on the TV and What Not to Wear was on so that of course delayed my run for another hour. I finally did get out for a run though, and it really was a beautiful day today. The sky was so blue, and the trees were so green, and the road I was running on is a gravelly back road, and at one point I just thought "Wow, I wish I had a camera".

I'm a country girl at heart. I've never been awed by a cityscape. Give me trees and a clear sky anyday.

Anyway, I had been planning to take a nap at some point during the day but somehow I never got around to it. Like I never got around to studying for immunology either. OOPS. I blame Tyra Bands and then whoever that bitch is (Robin?) on Girlicious. I am addicted to these shows. I am a sad case.

All of this, of course, has resulted in me being SO. TIRED. LIKE. WOW.

But I still haven't studied immunology.

How to lose 10 pounds in five months

2008-04-16T01:15:11Z

1.     Register for four 4th year hardcore science courses and one 2nd year hardcore harder-than-4th-year-hardcore-science-courses physics course for the upcoming Winter semester.
2.     Wait five months.
3.     Experience exams.

This program works, my friends. Probably even better than I've yet realized, since I'm only just over halfway done.

Maybe I should study instead of writing multiple posts on here.

Maybe I don't want to.

Advanced cell bio: advanced in CONFUSION

2008-04-15T20:08:00Z

I wish the cell cycle didn't involve approximately five billion molecules that are all shortened to 3-letter acronyms that start with "c". I also wish apoptosis did not involve the same molecules plus about 3 billion more, as well as 2 billion that start with "b". Who the hell designed this? Cdk, Ch1, Cln, Clb, CED, CDKI, cdc2, cdc6, cdc20, cdc28 (I could go on), CAK, CKI, etc. etc., and then we get to bax, bid, bim, bcl, bh3, bad, bak, bok, bik, bmf, and to make matters worse, there are bcl-2, are bcl-xl and bcl-w and etc. Additionally, some of them are the same fucking thing. For example, cdc28 IS cdc2 and ALSO is cyclin B. FUCK THIS.

The sad part is, I am not making this up.

ETA:
THIS IS WHAT I AM DEALING WITH:

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2008-04-14T19:27:14Z

Life really has a way of kicking you right in the ass as soon as you begin to think you're finally pulling it together.

H2O

2008-04-10T15:45:23Z

So my second year course beat my ass. The exam was so hard, frak. Goddamned russian son of a bitch. Biophysics of excitable cells = worst course ever.

I think I might subscribe to the belief that chronic dehydration is the root cause behind many if not most of the world's chronic health problems. I make this statement based on readings I've done by Dr. Batmanghelidj (coolest name ever), as well as personal anecdotal evidence. I get headaches that I think are probably migraines every once in a while. The usually last for about a week, and then go away for a few weeks or months. A few weeks ago I was having a headachy week. The first day I took Advil, which, as always, did less than nothing. The second day I went to bed at about 4 in the afternoon because I couldn't sit up and keep my eyes open. The third day, I drank three glasses of water when I felt my headache coming on shortly after noon. Within 20 minutes, it was gone. GONE. I continued to drink shitloads of liquids the rest of the day, and I never got the headache. The rest of the week I tried to drink helluva lots of water every day (and I paid for it by peeing every 15 minutes), but my headaches stayed away.

So this doctor, I think he is dead now, but when he was alive, he regularly cured people's pain by having them drink water. I can't remember a whole lot of his stories, and I'm pretty sure all they are are personal stories. I don't think a clinical trial has been done, but I could be wrong about that. At any rate, I don't necessarily need someone to tell me that a treatment works for a significant number of people if I already know that it works for me. Anyway, one story of his I remember in particular is about a patient with a stomach ulcer. This patient had been tortured for a long time with unbearable stomach pain. He had been given the strongest drugs known to man, but nothing worked. Then Dr. Batmanghelidj came along, and gave him a few glasses of water. Within a few minutes, the patient's pain had subsided to a manageable level.

On a scientific basis, I think the theory is pretty sound. We need a lot of water to perform all of our cellular processes. When we dont drink enough, or when we drink too many diuretics, we are robbing our cells of water. In an attempt to function without water, they steal it from other places. For example, our body is in general agreement that the brain is pretty important. So, if brain cells are thirsty, they're the first ones to get water from other parts of the body. A lot of our water is lost by breathing - you can see this in the winter when you have frosty breath. When our brain cells don't have water, a signal is sent to our lungs (in the form of histamine) to constrict the airways, and decrease respiration, to free up that water for the parched brain cells. As an individual, we perceive this as asthma, and doctors treat the symptom with antihistamines that allow us to breathe again. BUT this treatment does nothing for the root cause, which is insufficient water.

So, I'm going to try to drink more.

reality tv is pretty damn addicting

2008-04-08T01:31:12Z

A study break that I pilfered
Set your iTunes to shuffle. Hit a new song for each question.

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About Me

Your name is... Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (Beatles)

Your goal in life is... Swingtown (Steve Miller Band)

Your greatest accomplishment... Don't Look Back in Anger (Oasis)

Your greatest mistake... Down (Metric)

The best thing about you is... Big Casino (Jimmy Eat World)

How do you feel right now? Nothing Good About Goodbye (Hinder)

How will you die? Quand les Hommes Vivront d'Amour (Serena Ryder) - english? When men live love There will be no more misery And begin the beautiful days But we will be killed my brother

The world is... Up Against the Wall (Boys Like Girls)

You are most proud of... You Can Still Be Free (Savage Garden)

Ultimate piss-off: Glasgow Love Theme (Craig Armstrong - Love Actually soundtrack)

What makes you happy? Rocking the Suburbs (Ben Folds)

What makes you sad? My name is Jonas (Weezer)

Your outlook on life is... Imaginary (Evanescence)

Friends

How would you describe your friends? Travelling Riverside Blues (Eric Clapton)

How would they describe you? Ray's Dad's Cadillac (Joni Mitchell)

Your best friend is... Romeo and Rebecca (Blink 182)

Sex, Love and Relationships

Your crush/boyfriend/girlfriend is... Apparitions (Matt Good) - that's probably not good

(S)he treats you like... Let it Roll (Train)

When the two of you are alone, you like to do... I'll Be There for You (Goo Goo Dolls cover of the Friends song)

Your first kiss was... Blind (Train)

Life in General

What are most days like? Again I Go Unnoticed (Dashboard)

Do you enjoy life? Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised (Catatonia)

What is your life theme song? Homesick at Space Camp (Fall Out Boy)

The Soundtrack to Your Life

Opening credits: Wild Mountain Honey (The Tragically Hip)

Waking up: Pigeon Camera (The Hip)

Breakfast table: Bleeding the Orchid (Smashing Pumpkins)

Average day: Larger than Life (Backstreet Boys) - yep

First date: Meet Virgina (acoustic) (Train) - this is so appropriate

First kiss: Six Cycle Carousel (Lifehouse)

Falling in love: That Girl (Lindsay Lohan) - why do I have Lindsay Lohan music? I don't know...

Love scene: Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)

Break up: Shine (Cauterize)

Loneliness: How do you? (Radiohead)

Breakdown: Short Skirt, Long Jacket (Cake)

Flashback: R. K. On Death (OLP) - damn, one song later would have been perfect

Death: Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana)

Funeral: God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You (NSync) - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

End Credits: Running For Home (Matt Good Band) - this is a really good end credits song

NITROcellulose

2008-04-07T03:52:06Z

Oh the toys they let us bring home from school!

We use nitrocellulose membranes in Western blots (and Northern and Southern blots) in many labs, and are often forced to take the membranes home to scan the blot in order to add the results to a report, etc.

Nitrocellulose, as you may have already guessed, has something in common with nitroglycerine. You win if you said...the nitro group!

Wikipedia?

"Nitrocellulose (also: cellulose nitrate, flash paper) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. When used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it is also known as guncotton.

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An episode of MythBustersinvolved guncotton being fired inside of a miniature cannon. When the formula was revealed, sulfuric and nitric acids were censored by animal noises, and the two final steps were not included."

Hee! Mythbusters!

I am studying for biophysics. I printed off all the sample finals...

2008-04-06T22:15:36Z

This was a good weekend. I managed to do a 5 k run yesterday, and a 16 k bike ride. Today my legs don't hurt anywhere near as much as I think they should, which I am taking as just another bonus.

I think I finished my immunology lab report. It's a piece of shit, but it's pretty much as done as it's going to be. My level of caring about it is off the chart in the negative direction.

I'm having trouble initiating the studying schedule. All I can think about is moving in with Andrew in May. It makes studying about chemical synapses and non-stimulatory membranes pale in comparison.

On the 19th us biochem geeks are going on a total bender. It should be a blast, especially because we're having a shot-in-a-test-tube making contest since Paula stole a massive box of test tubes for us. Carolyn may bring Cranium, which is probably the nerdiest game that could turn into a drinking game EVAR. I can't fucking wait.

Clipless pedals actually scare the shit out of me. On Friday we went out for a bike ride around the subdivision here, and as I may have previously mentioned, clipless pedals? Clip your shoes into the pedals. Also? I can barely touch the ground when seated on my bike. Also? I can't touch the ground with my toes in fear of damaging the cleats on my shoes. This combination makes stopping very, very dangerous for me. Late in the ride, I was approaching a stop sign, and I tried to unclip my feet in preparation to stop. However, I lack talent in the unclipping of the feet category, and therefore, when I actually came to a stop, I just...fell over. Kind of in slow motion. And of course in doing so, my feet were torn out of the pedals, giving me the freedom to save myself just after I needed it. The main problem with this was that I scratched my pedals on the cement. Also the guy driving the truck on the intersecting road totally saw me and I'm sure had I had the time to look up from my impending impact, I would have seen him guffawing.

safe sex, birth control, you know, the major questions of the nineties

2008-03-31T20:37:24Z

I am so tired of missing Andrew. I make a career out of it, and I am way past the age of retirement. Fack.

This enzymology report/immunology presentation/immunology report is/are kicking my ass. All weekend, all day today, and it's only 4ish. I'm also tired of school. I'm so glad this semester is almost over.

Beverly Hills 90210 is probably the best show they could put on at 4 pm on weekdays. It's sooo eighties, and I'm totally into the storyline since I caught a few episodes over the past few months. You've gotta love a show on which everyone has had sex with everyone else.

My new Kona zing is my new boyfriend. Although I feel as though if it were given a pronoun, it would be feminine...so, my new Kona zing is my new girlfriend. She's sky blue, and shiny, and so fucking beautiful. I'll find a picture to share the love.

Isn't she pretty? Aren't you jealous? She and I have been getting intimate on a pretty regular basis. It's sexy. I took her outside for a ride as soon as I got her, and I almost (ALMOST) fell when I was trying to stop. This was partly due to the fact that with clipless pedals your feet are clipped into the pedals, partly due to the fact that I was going downhill at the time, partly due to the nature of the shoes which, as it happens, one cannot stand on the toes of because one might damage the clip, and partly because due to my freakishly long femurs (as I've been told), my seat is up pretty high and I can't really reach the ground. But, did I fall? NO. I am a lady.

Saturday night I made the most awesome dress I have ever made. It looks professional. And it looks like I paid a LOT of money for it. In reality, I paid under $10 for the fabric, and spent about two hours cutting and sewing. And voila! Beauty! I'd post a picture of it too, but then it would detract from the surprise factor when I wear it out on the miaden voyage. I was just too excited not to mention it.

Group work is the devil. Working with someone who speaks five languages of which English is only one is especially challenging. Communicating with this guy is so frigging taxing, I'm exhausted. I have to correct almost every sentence he writes because it doesn't make grammatical sense.

Oh my god, there was a Seinfeld episode type thing on earlier where they did a bunch of recap things, or something, they took scenes from all throughout the series and stuck them together. At one point they were doing bloopers...I was laughing so hard tears were actually streaming down my face. TV shows generally don't make me laugh that hard. Oh man, Seinfeld is hilarious.

OK, I should get back to my fucking enzymology report. Fucking enzymology.

Someday, I will exhibit a level of maturity appropriate for my age

2008-03-27T19:07:41Z

Setting: Immunology II lecture, earlier today

Kaushik: (crazy accent that is very difficult to comprehend) "Vell, you know, some viruses practice molecular mimicry, and this can lead to autoimmunity. Let's say, for example, the cocksucking virus shares an epitope with myocytes..."

Me: experience a moment of shock, then collapse into uncontrollable giggles.

Stella leans over: "I know you're thinking what I'm thinking." She chuckles.

Kaushik: "...and so this cocksucking virus..."

Eric leans over: "Did he just say...cocksucking virus?"

Me: "Oh yes" return to uncontrollable giggles.

Stella: uncontrollable giggles.

Stella and I are 12. I honestly have no. clue. what Kaushik was actually saying, but it sounded exactly like "cocksucking", and holy fuck, I am still laughing just remembering. Today was our last lecture with him, for which I am grateful, and I am glad it ended on a high note.

Hahaha, could you imagine?

ETA: I actually did some pubmedding, and I think he was referring to the "coxsackievirus", which does indeed sound like "cocksucking", even when spoken by someone who's first language is english. Hehehe.

surrvey

2008-03-27T03:22:40Z

1. What is your favorite thing about spring?
Days like today. Warm weather that isn't really warm but feels nice because you're acclimatized to crazy 20 below zero temperatures. Running water after months of frozen wasteland. Birds, skunks, racoons.

2. What is your favorite thing about Summer?
I like that I can wear summer clothes, and nice shoes, and be comfortable inside and outside in the same gear. I live for the summer.

3. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
The crisp, refreshing air. The pretty colours. The hint of change.

4. What is your favorite thing about Winter?
Spring.

5. How do you feel about racism?
I think by default I take a scientific look at it, and wonder why someone could ever think another member of their species is inferior based on the land they hail from. We're all from Africa, the only difference is how we've evolved over the years based on our own environments.

6. How do you feel about global warming?
I feel like people have no understanding about what it is and what it could potentially be, and it's become a widespread joke. "Wow, it's been winter forever, so much for global warming eh?" This is weather change, global warming is climate change. I'm bitter.

7. How do you feel about recycling?
I feel like it's a great idea that isn't really working.

8. Can you cook?
Yeah, I can. I can totally cook like, amazingly well.

9. Do you own a bible?
I used to have a New Testament that they handed out in school one time (and now that I think about it, I have no idea why they did because...I went to a public school. I didn't see them handing out any Korans or Torahs). I don't know where it is now, and I don't care to.

10. What are the best things in life?
The little moments that everyone has. Awkward hugs, clean sheets, seeing Jay Ingram.

11. Look outside, how's the weather?
Oh today was fucking gorgeous. I got out for a run, and I loved it.

12. what kind of vehicle do you drive?
A crapster that somehow starts at -20°C. Chrysler neon.

13. What is your least favorite thing to do?
Study.

14. do you grow your own vegetables?
No, I don't have a garden. I rent.

15. Name something great that happened today?
I went for a run. I got my hat I'd ordered from Spring. It was my birthday and I made myself spaghetti for supper.

16. One place you would love to visit?
Australia

17. what is your favorite holiday?
Christmas

18. what is you favorite color?
Purple. It is pretty in all its forms.

19. who is your best friend and why?
Andrew because he knows everything about me and therefore responds absolutely perfectly.

20. what two characterisitics best describe you?
I'd say...independent, and grounded

21. finish this sentance: "Children need...."
love

22. Have you been happy recently?.
I'm almost always happy

23. do you like getting flowers?
I love getting flowers. I have almost never gotten flowers though. Except once.

24. who do you shop for most?
Me. I live alone, I rarely see Andrew.

25. What are you currently listening to?
Daily Planet (JAY INGRAM!)

26. who do you miss the most?
Andrew. Sometimes I miss my mom but mostly I am just happy to not be responsible to her. Many friends who for various reasons I haven't been as close to as I once was.

27. what is something you think everyone should try once?
Whatever they're most afraid of

29. do you own a bicycle?
I just got a new bicycle! Oh what are the chances of this question being asked? It's a Kona Zing and it's blue and gorgeous and I love it to death.

30. Is lying ever acceptable?
Yes.

31. What was the last movie you watched?
I caught the end of 40 Year-Old Virgin the other night. I think the last full movie I saw was Dirty Dancing. I had an urge one night.

32. Name someone who has turned your life around?
Andrew. I am so much healthier than I once was. I have never been this thin and toned. Nor have I ever thought about entering a duathlon, but, look at me. Training.

34. what is your favorite TV show?
The X-Files. Movie, July. I live for it.

35. Who was the last person to give you a hug?
HA! Kirill, yesterday. It was awkward and Stella laughed at me.

36. Was today a good day?
Today was one of the best days.

37. what is something you are excited for?
Moving to Oakville with Andrew and getting a cat and not going weeks and weeks without seeing each other.

38. Do you believe in God?
I believe in the possibility of God, but I don't think it is what the bible says it is. The bible was written by men, and contains so many assertions that I can't agree with that I couldn't possibly accept it as a personal holy book. There are unexplainable things, things that can't be explained by science. Wow. I sound like Steve.

39. What are you good at?
I'm good at baking, sewing, laughing, and procrastinating. Also I am good at making goals and not attaining them.

40. What is your Zodiac sign?
Aries. But I am not an Aries. I'm not very well described by any of the signs. But, I would say, least of all Aries.

41. Do you like to sleep late?
I love sleeping. I hate missing half the day. I try to find a happy medium.

42. what is something that makes you sad?
Winter.

43. can you sing?
No. Just...no.

45. what is the most important trait in a friend?
Trust

46. Last person you saw?
Morgan. One of the girls who lives upstairs.

47. What do you say most when you're trying NOT to curse?
Frig, damn, heck. You know, "soft" curse words. It's what they were invented for.

48. what are you doing today?
Not too much more, it's almost my bed time.

49. What is your favorite store?
I enjoy Spring (Transit?), La Senza, and Zellers. And Futureshop.

50. Do you enjoy garage saling?
Only occasionally.

and it's my birthday so I can not study if I want to.