December 2011
1 post
Watchanthems of a 17 year old girl
May 2011
1 post
Kelly Cutrone's "If You Have To Cry, Go Outside"
I’ve been a fan of Kelly Cutrone since seeing her for the first time on “The Hills” and “The City.” Later, I watched “Kell on Earth” and fell in love with her honest, direct, no-bullshit attitude. I’ve been inside boutique PR firms and more often than not, find myself face-to-face with the “typical PR girl” — stick-thin and...
March 2011
1 post
Why Georgia by John Mayer
I am driving on 85 in the kind of morning that lasts all afternoon Just stuck inside the gloom Four more exits to my apartment but I am tempted to keep the car in drive And leave it all behind
‘Cause I wonder sometimes about the outcome Of a still verdictless life Am I living it right? Am I living it right? Am I living it right? Why, Georgia, why?
I rent a room and I fill the spaces with...
February 2011
2 posts
January 2011
4 posts
Limbo
If someone could please tell me where I’ll be in six months, for planning purposes I’d really appreciate it. I hate being in limbo like this, fully dependent on the ultimate decisions of others for my future.
one down and three-point-six tomorrow, and i'm...
this song is how i feel about my last semester. just take out the lines about music and replace it with, well, life. ha. thanks ben folds.
i got up and i drove to work on the wrong side of the road what the hell would i do? i must admit i didn’t know then andrew came along y’all to add a couple of lines or so i’ve got one i finished yesterday, and i got three-point-six to go
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December 2010
1 post
living your life to the fullest
i was reminded tonight of eva markvoort’s blog, 65redroses. if you’ve never heard her story before, look her up because it is the most inspiring thing, and the ultimate example of living one’s life to the fullest. i don’t know. sometimes i get afraid that i’m not as good those that are good to me, that i should be doing more with what i have, and that i’m not...
November 2010
1 post
a day in the life
woke up, fell out of bed dragged a comb across my head found my way downstairs and drank a cup and looking up, i noticed i was late found my coat and grabbed my hat made the bus in seconds flat found my way upstairs and had a smoke and somebody spoke and i went into a dream
- the beatles <3
October 2010
5 posts
High school nostalgia
For my Community and Writing class, I have to write seven pieces about a community that I once belonged to, and I chose to write about the Drama Club at The Woodlands School. I’m remembering things that had rested dormant in the back of my mind for years. I’m really trying to resist the urge to scour through my Livejournal. That would be a terrible idea. (I should really gather the...
4am in the West Coast, waiting for a flight
I am sitting in my friend’s living room in Southern California at 4am PST, watching late-night television. In two hours I will have to wake everyone up and we’ll head to LAX for the flight back to Toronto. Right now, my parents are just waking up for their day. In thirteen hours I’ll be back in Canada. I’m not going to lie, I’m slightly afraid of flying, which is...
California v2.0
The first time I went to California was in 2005. I had just turned seventeen. I visited my friend Luke, who lived 45 minutes from Los Angeles. We drove eight hours to San Francisco, and I had my first ocean kayaking experience, my first trolley ride, and my first second-degree sunburn. For years after, I fondly looked back on that trip as the pinnacle of my teenage years.
This week, five years...
August 2010
1 post
I've been neglecting you.
I remember when I used to write for myself all the time. I don’t remember the last time I wrote something recreationally. Ironically this waning-off of writing began shortly after I entered the Professional Writing program in university. I guess I write so much for class that the idea of writing for “fun” just sort of turns me off.
July 2010
1 post
Last year of university planned out
My course list for next year:
FALL 2010 CCT200 Intercultural Communication WRI370 Writing About Place WRI310 Social and Professional Languages WRI325 Community and Writing WRI330 Oral Rhetoric
WINTER 2011 CCT316 Communication and Advertising CCT314 Representation in Language, Mind and Art CCT356 Online Advertising and Marketing WRI340 Critical Reading and Listening WRI380 Documentary Script...
June 2010
4 posts
May 2010
5 posts
More quitting stuff.
In one month, you spend about $139.50 on cigarettes. If you quit smoking on May 03, 2010, you will save $1062.18 by Christmas, 2010. If you don’t smoke for three months, you’ll save $405.00 If you don’t smoke for six months, you’ll save $810.00 If you don’t smoke for one year, you’ll save $1642.50
“I think the time when I began to see the most clearly was after I turned 30. I...”
– Julianne Moore
Not smoking.
18 hours, 37 minutes and 24 seconds smoke free.
11 cigarettes not smoked.
$4.56 and 2 hours of your life saved.
Your quit date: 5/3/2010
In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have...
April 2010
10 posts
“And sometimes when you’re on, you’re really fuckin’ on, and...”
– Rilo Kiley, “A Better Son/Daughter”
“I’m a modern girl, but I fold in half so easily when I put myself in the...”
– Rilo Kiley, “Pictures of Success”
March 2010
15 posts
Where do you live?! I’m in Toronto and it’s fifteen degrees and sunny! frakintosh:
I feel like the fact that it’s snowed more than a foot in the last 4 hours means that I need to drink a lot and watch La boulangère de Monceau or Cléo de 5 à 7.
An Apology, A Century Too Late
Papa was one of the proudest Canadians I have ever met. He loved hockey – his favourite team was the Toronto Maple Leafs, since he lived in Toronto for several decades. He cared deeply about his community, and looked after the churches in the area near his Huntsville, Ontario home, repairing broken windows and leaky church ceilings. Papa adored the country that raised him, and cherished the harsh...
March 17-March 25
WRI320 Ex 15, Ex 16, A 7, A 5, A 4.2, A 6.2
WRI303 Ex 6.2, Ex 8.4, A 3.2, A 4.2, A 1.4
“Focus on those you care about and avoid those who don’t care about you...”
Gah, nightmare.
It’s five in the morning and I was just jolted awake by a nightmare. I almost never get nightmares.
In the dream, I’m walking around outside my house when I see a guy with a gun in the bushes. I manage to duck somewhere and hide until he gives up and leaves, then when I’m walking home I see another one. I think it’s strange so I lock all my doors when I get into my house....
Spring forward, fall back down.
I don’t have anything in particular to write about, except for the fact that this is the first Saturday night in recent memory that I’ve spent at home in my pajamas. I was supposed to go to my co-worker Richard’s goodbye party (he’s moving to Vancouver next week), but Matt fell asleep and I didn’t know this until it was too late to call a co-worker for a ride. So I...
Things I have to do
WRI320 Ex14, A 6, Ex13, Ex12, A 4, A 5, A 3.3
WRI303 Ex 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, A 1.3, Ex 6.2, Ex 8.4, new assignment revisions (all 5)
Submit income tax Make payment on credit card G1 on Thursday?
im off to work... ill be back around 10...
Yay I’m working with you!! dearshennn:
add me to aim while im gone =)
ShenBee
To do for this week
WRI320 Ex 12, Ex 13, A 4, A 5 WRI303 Ex 7.2, A 4, A 1.3, Ex 6.2, Ex 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, A 5, Ex 8.4, Ex 8.5, Ex 8.6, Ex 8.7 VCC308 Assignment 3