I have to wonder....Do boys/guys/men think women are stupid? Do they not think that a woman who they are dating/living with/married to would not notice the change in personalities when their eyes begin to wander? Seriously, do we look like the kind of people who you can pull a fast one over? And what makes people think that dating more then one person at a time is a good idea?!?! Doesn't it get expensive??? You have to buy more birthday presents, more Christmas presents, more I love you gifts.
Ok I'll admit when I was younger I did date more then one person at a time, and more recently I hung out with two guys that were in the military who were roommates. Nothing was serious between me and the military guys, it was just nice getting to know them while they were here. Mostly just out for coffee one night with one of them and the next night with the other. They were both leaving in a couple of months so I didn't see the harm, especially when I wasn't serious about either one of them and I wasn't dating either one of them.
It's the people who date more then one person long term that bothers me. Or the ones who after a 3 year relationship get the big idea that someone else would be good to have around. I think that most people who have ever been cheated on know the signs to look for when someone is cheating, even those who haven't had someone cheat on them know what the signs are...So how is it that people get away with it for so long?
I have a few ideas...The big one is denial. People deny that the person they are with are seeing someone else, they don't want to believe that the relationship they are in is falling apart and there is nothing they can do to fix it. It'll stop...That's a common thought, I'm better then this other person, he/she has been with me longer...They'll come back to me.
What I think is funny, is that when I get dumped, or I get cheated on I feel like I've lost. Not necessarily the love of my life, I've just lost. I'm not the one breaking up the relationship, the other half is, therefore they have won and I have lost. And I HATE losing! Besides all the other feelings that come with being dumped or cheated on I have this big feeling of losing.
It's funny how things end and other things begin....I always wondered how long after a relationship is long enough to be over the other person, to be over the hurt and pain, and enough time to allow your heart to heal so that you can love again. I heard once that you should give yourself one month for every two months you are dating, which means I personally should be over my ex and ready to move on...But I think I've held myself back in a lot of ways.
I'm not ready to open up to someone new, I'm not ready to let someone else in, I'm not ready to meet parents, I'm not ready to get to know someone in a relationship setting, I'm not ready to love and I'm definitely not ready to trust. I guess that maybe I need more time to heal then others? It's been over a year since my last serious relationship....Actually a year and 4 months. The thought of starting a relationship scares me, I wonder if I can trust again, is that something that I am capable of?
Not too long ago, a friend of mine and I decided that maybe we should try a relationship. It lasted a week...Everything felt so uncomfortable, not like oh my God I'm kissing my brother kinda uncomfortable, it just felt really uncomfortable. I felt like my mind and my heart were pulling me in different directions. Part of me wanted it to work so bad, the other part of me was hoping to God the guy felt the same way. And apparently he did cuz we broke it off shortly there after. I tell people that it was mutual, but I am really not that sure. It's really hard to go from thinking of someone as a friend then to thinking of them as a boyfriend then back to friend. The back to friend transition has been hard for me. I'm not sure why...but it has been. Neither of us wanted to ruin a great friendship by complicating things and having things not work out, but honestly I don't feel as close to him as I used to, I think that maybe it's because I lost. I don't like losing much. Because it was more his idea to end things then it was mine...I feel like I've lost.
And I wonder do other people feel this losing feeling after a break up? or is it just my messed up mind thinking that way? Maybe I'm too competitive, but I really don't think I am.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Great Big Sea and Blockbuster
Great Big Sea was playing in Halifax in Feb. Troy, Tim, and I decided it would make an awesome road trip. We started making the plans to go down to Halifax to the concert. We decided to take the Echo down and that Tim would be the driver, we also decided that we would stay the night in Halifax at the Lord Nelson Hotel. It looked to be a pretty nice hotel and it was within walking distance of the concert site, which was in the University SUB(student union building). Tim ordered the tickets and I booked the hotel...the plan was set in place. Now none of us are all that familiar with Halifax, I had only been there once and it was a short trip, Troy had never been there, and Tim didn't know the city that well either.
The day of the concert we hop into the Echo and head towards Halifax. It's a great trip down, lots of laughing and singing along to Great Big Sea tunes which were blaring from the Echo's speakers. First things first when we arrive is to get our tickets from the SUB. That was an adventure in it's own. We didn't know the city let alone a university, which is it's own little community in many ways. We drove around for what seemed like forever and we finally got there and picked up the tickets. Troy and I decided that Tim should be responsible for holding on to the tickets until Concert time.
Next stop...Lord Nelson Hotel. Let me tell you, I felt like royalty staying there, with it's valet parking and beautiful landscape. The hotel sits in what I would call a downtown type area, there were lots of shops and pubs around. The inside of the hotel lobby is something that is nearly impossible to explain properly. It had cathedral ceilings, with a huge chandelier. There was a pub off to the left of the lobby and an entrance to the street outside to the right. As well as a curved staircase on the right that led to the upper level, where there were chairs and tables and maybe banquet halls or meeting rooms. It was a wonderful hotel. The elevators looked like they were built way back when since I don't know the history of elevators, I can't guess, however they looked kinda like the ones that they had on the Titantic movie. The hotel room however was your normal hotel room, with a tv, two beds, a dresser, a bathroom, just typical. I felt rich tho when I was standing in the lobby!
After we threw our stuff up in our room and we sat on the beds for a min, we decided it was time for some food and to get some beer before the concert. We ventured out into the city in the search of a liquor store. We drove for what seemed like hrs and finally found one. We got our beer and decided to head back to the hotel, as we thought we could either eat at the pub there or get McDonalds or Subway since both were right next to the hotel.
The trip back to the hotel was quite an adventure. We drove around the same block like 6 times. On the 6th time around the block we were stopped at a set of lights and straight a head of us was a Blockbuster. We are sitting at the red light and out of no where Tim says "Look there's Blockbuster, I know exactly where we are!" Troy and I started laughing and Tim says "What?" Troy says "We've passed that Blockbuster 6 times! Even I know where we are!" We laughed for quite a long while as we circled around the same block once again. Then came the back seat driving, I think we need to go this way, no it's that way...by the time we got back to the hotel room, it was later then we had expected, none of us felt like drinking and we were starved.
We went to Subway grabed a sub and had a few beer then headed up to the concert.
This Great Big Sea concert happens to be the best concert I have ever been to, it was a little crowded, no sitting room, but Tim, Troy and I were about 7 rows back from the stage! And you might know I didn't have my camera with me. I am so upset that I didn't have it, cuz I would have got some awesome pictures!!!
Great Big Sea was awesome in concert that night, and we really enjoyed it all, my legs were pretty sore the next day from all the jumping and stuff, but it was awesome. No one pushed to get a head of you at the concert, everyone was really friendly, which I think helped make this concert the best one I have ever been to.
The day of the concert we hop into the Echo and head towards Halifax. It's a great trip down, lots of laughing and singing along to Great Big Sea tunes which were blaring from the Echo's speakers. First things first when we arrive is to get our tickets from the SUB. That was an adventure in it's own. We didn't know the city let alone a university, which is it's own little community in many ways. We drove around for what seemed like forever and we finally got there and picked up the tickets. Troy and I decided that Tim should be responsible for holding on to the tickets until Concert time.
Next stop...Lord Nelson Hotel. Let me tell you, I felt like royalty staying there, with it's valet parking and beautiful landscape. The hotel sits in what I would call a downtown type area, there were lots of shops and pubs around. The inside of the hotel lobby is something that is nearly impossible to explain properly. It had cathedral ceilings, with a huge chandelier. There was a pub off to the left of the lobby and an entrance to the street outside to the right. As well as a curved staircase on the right that led to the upper level, where there were chairs and tables and maybe banquet halls or meeting rooms. It was a wonderful hotel. The elevators looked like they were built way back when since I don't know the history of elevators, I can't guess, however they looked kinda like the ones that they had on the Titantic movie. The hotel room however was your normal hotel room, with a tv, two beds, a dresser, a bathroom, just typical. I felt rich tho when I was standing in the lobby!
After we threw our stuff up in our room and we sat on the beds for a min, we decided it was time for some food and to get some beer before the concert. We ventured out into the city in the search of a liquor store. We drove for what seemed like hrs and finally found one. We got our beer and decided to head back to the hotel, as we thought we could either eat at the pub there or get McDonalds or Subway since both were right next to the hotel.
The trip back to the hotel was quite an adventure. We drove around the same block like 6 times. On the 6th time around the block we were stopped at a set of lights and straight a head of us was a Blockbuster. We are sitting at the red light and out of no where Tim says "Look there's Blockbuster, I know exactly where we are!" Troy and I started laughing and Tim says "What?" Troy says "We've passed that Blockbuster 6 times! Even I know where we are!" We laughed for quite a long while as we circled around the same block once again. Then came the back seat driving, I think we need to go this way, no it's that way...by the time we got back to the hotel room, it was later then we had expected, none of us felt like drinking and we were starved.
We went to Subway grabed a sub and had a few beer then headed up to the concert.
This Great Big Sea concert happens to be the best concert I have ever been to, it was a little crowded, no sitting room, but Tim, Troy and I were about 7 rows back from the stage! And you might know I didn't have my camera with me. I am so upset that I didn't have it, cuz I would have got some awesome pictures!!!
Great Big Sea was awesome in concert that night, and we really enjoyed it all, my legs were pretty sore the next day from all the jumping and stuff, but it was awesome. No one pushed to get a head of you at the concert, everyone was really friendly, which I think helped make this concert the best one I have ever been to.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
My Friends
When I was growing up, I never worried about friends, I always had lots of friends, some closer then others. Some of my "friends" in school weren't always the best of friends or even friends at all, but they were people I shared my time with. Growing up in a small town I don't have much choice as to my friends were, I tried to pick out of the few people that were there, the ones who were nice, and kind and thoughtful....and of course a little popular!!! Everyone wishes to be a popular kid!
Now I'm 26...I have friends, and my friends have to be the best of all. Each and every one of them carry something special with them and I take great comfort in knowing that my friends have helped make me who I am today. We've had our differences at times, but the true friends are the ones who are willing to work through the bad to get back to the good. I love my friends and I've decided the best thing to do now is to do a little tribute to my friends! Cuz they are so special and I'm going to tell you all why I love each of them so much! I have a lot of friends so this might get lengthy...LOL...I'm going to only include in my post the friends who I feel the closest to, there are many others who have taught me things along the way, but the closest ones will be listed here. I'll also explain how I know these wonderful people.
Jennifer - We go way back........High School. Jennifer has been there for me through thick and thin...sometimes we didn't always agree and i'm sure lots of times I have gotten on her nerves with my "boy" problems, but she is one person I can count on to be there if I need her. We don't get the chance to talk very often, our lives have moved us kind of in opposite directions, but my happiest moments with Jen were on her Wedding day and on the day that Riley was born. I love Jen's Mommy voice she gives me when I do things that she doesn't exactly think are a great idea. I love the way even tho she may not think they are good ideas she loves me anyway. I love the advise that she gives me and I value her input.
Debbie - We go back to my birth...LOL...my mom..a great friend. I don't know how I would have gotten through all the rocky things that life throws at you with out my mom. She's a great woman and always there to support me..no matter how stupid the decision I make is. She tells me all the time that I drive her nuts..but I know she loves me.
Troy - If someone had of told me when I was 13 that when I got older my brother would be my best friend.....I would have laughed in their face and told them that they were crazy. But here I am, and here Troy is..and with out him I would have never have gotten over a few of the hurdles I have had to face. One thing i love about family is they have to love you no matter what you do or say. I would never have imagined the relationship that troy and I have...I hope he's ready to wear the pink dress and be a brides maid at my wedding...in about 40 years!!! LOL
Melissa - I met this wonderful person 5 years
ago or so. She's a co-worker and she's a very close friend. I can count on Melissa to be there to listen to me when I need her, and to make me laugh when I need the laugh. We've been through a lot in 5 years and our friendship is still going strong. I know that this friendship is around to stay for many years to come. I love the way Melissa and I can talk about everything and nothing, I love the way that we share a lot of the same interests, I love the way her smile can light up a room, and most of all I love the look she gets in her eyes when she is up to something! One of the traditions Melissa and some of the other friends from UPS have is taking a bathroom picture! They always turn out the best!!!
Darcy - I met Darcy Lou in my training class at UPS. Since that first day where we were thrown together we have been friends ever since. We have seen each other through some tough times. and we have had some great times. I love how Darcy is beautiful, but doesn't know it, I love how she has a warming personality and would jump at the chance to help a friend.
Fonda - I met Fonda in training as well. Fonda has so much good coming from her that it would be nearly impossible to not like her. Fonda has a great way of seeming happy even when something is bothering her. She finds the good in everyone...she's just amazing. I had the biggest compliment once. Her sister was visiting from Calgary and she said to me "You have to be one of Fonda's friends because I see some of her in you" and that has literally got me through some bad moments in time. To have someone who is a stranger tell me that she sees part of a person who I respect so much in me...I feel it is an honor to have her of said that! Thank you Tina! I love Fonda's creativity, I love her personality, I love the way she is with people and I love the way she tackles problems.
Stephen - We started out kind of dating and some how ended up more friends then lovers. I wouldn't change my friendship with him for
the world. I think we make much better friends then we did a couple. We have seen each other through a lot of bull...I love the way Stephen is so mechanically inclined...altho this is not my only or biggest love...it's definitely a good thing! I love the way Stephen has a look that makes you know he means business, I love the way he carries himself and how he presents himself to people, I like the way he pretends to be a meanie, but inside he's a romantic screaming for someone to notice.
Tim - He's a quiet guy, but he's always there when you need him. He may be quiet, but he gets his comments in and when he does it's either a really good burn or it's really
funny!!!! I met Tim about 4 years ago, when my dear friend Melissa decided that him and I would make a good couple. That didn't happen, however I gained a good friend. I love how Tim is ready to go any where just about any time, whether it's a trip to Moncton or St. John just to get Taco Bell or a concert in Halifax. Tim is always easy going. I love how he is so thrifty, altho I bug him a lot about it, I wish I was like that!
Darren AKA Dumpy - So about a year ago, I was online chatting and I started talking to this guy,
he was funny, entertaining, and he lived about a block from my apartment. You can say we kinda hit it off. Since then we have been pretty good friends. I think he's worth mentioning, I haven't known him near as long as I have everyone else here, but he's a pretty good guy. He gets a little vulgar when he's drinking and I'll be the first to admit that. But most of the time I just find him entertaining and easy to talk to. I love how darren calls at 1am drunk and wants to talk...can't get the guy on the phone any other way!!! I love the way he makes me laugh and is pretty easy to tormet seeing as he works at the dump and all! I love how he gets dump goodies!!! I wish I could get dump goodies!!!
Those are the friends that I spend the most time with. There are others who are important, but these are the ones I know outside of work, and I hang out with on the weekends.
Now I'm 26...I have friends, and my friends have to be the best of all. Each and every one of them carry something special with them and I take great comfort in knowing that my friends have helped make me who I am today. We've had our differences at times, but the true friends are the ones who are willing to work through the bad to get back to the good. I love my friends and I've decided the best thing to do now is to do a little tribute to my friends! Cuz they are so special and I'm going to tell you all why I love each of them so much! I have a lot of friends so this might get lengthy...LOL...I'm going to only include in my post the friends who I feel the closest to, there are many others who have taught me things along the way, but the closest ones will be listed here. I'll also explain how I know these wonderful people.
Jennifer - We go way back........High School. Jennifer has been there for me through thick and thin...sometimes we didn't always agree and i'm sure lots of times I have gotten on her nerves with my "boy" problems, but she is one person I can count on to be there if I need her. We don't get the chance to talk very often, our lives have moved us kind of in opposite directions, but my happiest moments with Jen were on her Wedding day and on the day that Riley was born. I love Jen's Mommy voice she gives me when I do things that she doesn't exactly think are a great idea. I love the way even tho she may not think they are good ideas she loves me anyway. I love the advise that she gives me and I value her input.
Debbie - We go back to my birth...LOL...my mom..a great friend. I don't know how I would have gotten through all the rocky things that life throws at you with out my mom. She's a great woman and always there to support me..no matter how stupid the decision I make is. She tells me all the time that I drive her nuts..but I know she loves me.
Troy - If someone had of told me when I was 13 that when I got older my brother would be my best friend.....I would have laughed in their face and told them that they were crazy. But here I am, and here Troy is..and with out him I would have never have gotten over a few of the hurdles I have had to face. One thing i love about family is they have to love you no matter what you do or say. I would never have imagined the relationship that troy and I have...I hope he's ready to wear the pink dress and be a brides maid at my wedding...in about 40 years!!! LOLMelissa - I met this wonderful person 5 years
ago or so. She's a co-worker and she's a very close friend. I can count on Melissa to be there to listen to me when I need her, and to make me laugh when I need the laugh. We've been through a lot in 5 years and our friendship is still going strong. I know that this friendship is around to stay for many years to come. I love the way Melissa and I can talk about everything and nothing, I love the way that we share a lot of the same interests, I love the way her smile can light up a room, and most of all I love the look she gets in her eyes when she is up to something! One of the traditions Melissa and some of the other friends from UPS have is taking a bathroom picture! They always turn out the best!!!Darcy - I met Darcy Lou in my training class at UPS. Since that first day where we were thrown together we have been friends ever since. We have seen each other through some tough times. and we have had some great times. I love how Darcy is beautiful, but doesn't know it, I love how she has a warming personality and would jump at the chance to help a friend.
Fonda - I met Fonda in training as well. Fonda has so much good coming from her that it would be nearly impossible to not like her. Fonda has a great way of seeming happy even when something is bothering her. She finds the good in everyone...she's just amazing. I had the biggest compliment once. Her sister was visiting from Calgary and she said to me "You have to be one of Fonda's friends because I see some of her in you" and that has literally got me through some bad moments in time. To have someone who is a stranger tell me that she sees part of a person who I respect so much in me...I feel it is an honor to have her of said that! Thank you Tina! I love Fonda's creativity, I love her personality, I love the way she is with people and I love the way she tackles problems.
Stephen - We started out kind of dating and some how ended up more friends then lovers. I wouldn't change my friendship with him for
the world. I think we make much better friends then we did a couple. We have seen each other through a lot of bull...I love the way Stephen is so mechanically inclined...altho this is not my only or biggest love...it's definitely a good thing! I love the way Stephen has a look that makes you know he means business, I love the way he carries himself and how he presents himself to people, I like the way he pretends to be a meanie, but inside he's a romantic screaming for someone to notice.Tim - He's a quiet guy, but he's always there when you need him. He may be quiet, but he gets his comments in and when he does it's either a really good burn or it's really
funny!!!! I met Tim about 4 years ago, when my dear friend Melissa decided that him and I would make a good couple. That didn't happen, however I gained a good friend. I love how Tim is ready to go any where just about any time, whether it's a trip to Moncton or St. John just to get Taco Bell or a concert in Halifax. Tim is always easy going. I love how he is so thrifty, altho I bug him a lot about it, I wish I was like that!Darren AKA Dumpy - So about a year ago, I was online chatting and I started talking to this guy,
he was funny, entertaining, and he lived about a block from my apartment. You can say we kinda hit it off. Since then we have been pretty good friends. I think he's worth mentioning, I haven't known him near as long as I have everyone else here, but he's a pretty good guy. He gets a little vulgar when he's drinking and I'll be the first to admit that. But most of the time I just find him entertaining and easy to talk to. I love how darren calls at 1am drunk and wants to talk...can't get the guy on the phone any other way!!! I love the way he makes me laugh and is pretty easy to tormet seeing as he works at the dump and all! I love how he gets dump goodies!!! I wish I could get dump goodies!!!Those are the friends that I spend the most time with. There are others who are important, but these are the ones I know outside of work, and I hang out with on the weekends.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
FrUsTrAtIoN!!!!!
So I get home last night after a 10hr shift, which I volunteered for, so to say. I like overtime, cuz I like money, and that's why I did the 10hr shift.
Anyways, I got home only to find a note stuck to my door by Rogers Cable. I was like ohh great. I open it up and inside it says that it has been disconnected. DISCONNECTED....I thought!!! I was so angry.
The first thing I did was get on the phone and give Rogers a great little call. I knew that there was pretty much nothing I could do, because if they did say ok we'll reconnect it it wouldn't be reconnected until next week and I would have to pay the reconnection fee. When I finally got a hold of someone, which was quite awhile..and I hate waiting.
The guy on the phone told me it was because 40 dollars of my bill was 38 days past due.
I said ok and no one could call me and tell me that?? If someone had of called I would have paid the 40 dollars and had it done and over with.
He said someone was talking to you in August.
I said but she didn't tell me that I only had to pay 40 dollars she was talking about the whole amount of the bill!!! Which I wasn't sure when I was going to be able to pay as I'm in the process of moving.
He said well you could have figured it out with your past bills.
I said ok, I will give you that much, I could have, however, it would have made more sense for the person I was talking to in August to tell me that. After an arguement that lasted at least an hr or so, I gave in and told them to come pick up their stuff.
He said someone would be by in a few days to pick it up and if I wasn't home that I would have to drop it off at the Roger's location.
I said I'm not dropping it off...You'll have to come get it..I'm not wasting my gas on Rogers.
So currently my Digital Cable box and my high speed modem and my remote control (w/o batteries) is sitting in the hallway of my apartment waiting for the Rogers guys to come get it. This way I'm sure I don't have to go down to Rogers!
I also informed the guy that I would not be using Rogers Services ever again, and that I did not want a call from them for anything, not a cell phone, not internet, not cable. He said ohh no we won't call. And I really hope they don't.
Anyway that was my exciting day yesterday!
Anyways, I got home only to find a note stuck to my door by Rogers Cable. I was like ohh great. I open it up and inside it says that it has been disconnected. DISCONNECTED....I thought!!! I was so angry.
The first thing I did was get on the phone and give Rogers a great little call. I knew that there was pretty much nothing I could do, because if they did say ok we'll reconnect it it wouldn't be reconnected until next week and I would have to pay the reconnection fee. When I finally got a hold of someone, which was quite awhile..and I hate waiting.
The guy on the phone told me it was because 40 dollars of my bill was 38 days past due.
I said ok and no one could call me and tell me that?? If someone had of called I would have paid the 40 dollars and had it done and over with.
He said someone was talking to you in August.
I said but she didn't tell me that I only had to pay 40 dollars she was talking about the whole amount of the bill!!! Which I wasn't sure when I was going to be able to pay as I'm in the process of moving.
He said well you could have figured it out with your past bills.
I said ok, I will give you that much, I could have, however, it would have made more sense for the person I was talking to in August to tell me that. After an arguement that lasted at least an hr or so, I gave in and told them to come pick up their stuff.
He said someone would be by in a few days to pick it up and if I wasn't home that I would have to drop it off at the Roger's location.
I said I'm not dropping it off...You'll have to come get it..I'm not wasting my gas on Rogers.
So currently my Digital Cable box and my high speed modem and my remote control (w/o batteries) is sitting in the hallway of my apartment waiting for the Rogers guys to come get it. This way I'm sure I don't have to go down to Rogers!
I also informed the guy that I would not be using Rogers Services ever again, and that I did not want a call from them for anything, not a cell phone, not internet, not cable. He said ohh no we won't call. And I really hope they don't.
Anyway that was my exciting day yesterday!
Sunday, September 11, 2005
A Reflection of the Weekend
Why do the weekends go by so fast???
Friday Night - Melissa came over and we hung out for a bit while we were trying to decide whether or not we should go to the FREX or not. We spammed Dumpy/Darren's phone with text messages as he was supposed to go the FREX with us. After a few hours we decided that it was to late to go the FREX anyways. After Melissa left, Troy came home and I hung out with him and we watched a movie until about 5am.
Saturday - Needless to say I slept in pretty late, with being up until the wee hours of the morning. After I got up the decisions started. We were trying to get people together to go to the FREX as it was the last day it was going to be in town. Dumpy/Darren and I were going for sure so I called Melissa to see if she wanted to go, but she was going to a bbq at the cottage. I called Tim and like always he was ready to go. So about 3pm Darren, Tim and I headed to the FREX. We went on a bunch of rides and played some of the games. I have to say that I kicked some serious butt on the water games!!! I won twice, Dumpy/Darren won once. Dumpy/Darren is pretty good at the Wack A Mole game. He won there and got a stuffed Froggie and gave it to me.
One of the rides almost made Dumpy/Darren sick, he was hungover from the night before. It was the Star Tropper. He handled all the other rides ok and towards time to go home he wanted to try the Zipper, but I wasn't feeling like going on the Zipper by that time. We left the FREX at around 815pm as the plan was to go bowling in the evening.
Saturday Night - When Dumpy/Darren dropped me off at home to get ready to go bowling, I checked the messages on my phone and Tara had called. So I invited her to come to bowling with us and I invited my friend Stephen to come as well. We arrived at bowling around 9ish, and we waited for Melissa and Tara to show up, by the time we had all arrived, bowling was going to close in a half an hour....Like what bowling place closes at 10pm on a Saturday night? Then we stood around in the parking lot trying to decide what to do now. Finally we decided on going to a pub downtown. The Rogue became our back up plan. After a beer and some food everyone pretty much went their seperate ways. Melissa came over to my place and we watched big brother and talked for a bit. Then she went home, and I went to bed.
Sunday - No plans for today, just going to relax and try not to spend any money since I spent so much yesterday!
So I had a pretty exciting weekend...even tho I'm sure it might be a little boring to read..but hey I had fun! haha
Friday Night - Melissa came over and we hung out for a bit while we were trying to decide whether or not we should go to the FREX or not. We spammed Dumpy/Darren's phone with text messages as he was supposed to go the FREX with us. After a few hours we decided that it was to late to go the FREX anyways. After Melissa left, Troy came home and I hung out with him and we watched a movie until about 5am.
Saturday - Needless to say I slept in pretty late, with being up until the wee hours of the morning. After I got up the decisions started. We were trying to get people together to go to the FREX as it was the last day it was going to be in town. Dumpy/Darren and I were going for sure so I called Melissa to see if she wanted to go, but she was going to a bbq at the cottage. I called Tim and like always he was ready to go. So about 3pm Darren, Tim and I headed to the FREX. We went on a bunch of rides and played some of the games. I have to say that I kicked some serious butt on the water games!!! I won twice, Dumpy/Darren won once. Dumpy/Darren is pretty good at the Wack A Mole game. He won there and got a stuffed Froggie and gave it to me.
One of the rides almost made Dumpy/Darren sick, he was hungover from the night before. It was the Star Tropper. He handled all the other rides ok and towards time to go home he wanted to try the Zipper, but I wasn't feeling like going on the Zipper by that time. We left the FREX at around 815pm as the plan was to go bowling in the evening.
Saturday Night - When Dumpy/Darren dropped me off at home to get ready to go bowling, I checked the messages on my phone and Tara had called. So I invited her to come to bowling with us and I invited my friend Stephen to come as well. We arrived at bowling around 9ish, and we waited for Melissa and Tara to show up, by the time we had all arrived, bowling was going to close in a half an hour....Like what bowling place closes at 10pm on a Saturday night? Then we stood around in the parking lot trying to decide what to do now. Finally we decided on going to a pub downtown. The Rogue became our back up plan. After a beer and some food everyone pretty much went their seperate ways. Melissa came over to my place and we watched big brother and talked for a bit. Then she went home, and I went to bed.
Sunday - No plans for today, just going to relax and try not to spend any money since I spent so much yesterday!
So I had a pretty exciting weekend...even tho I'm sure it might be a little boring to read..but hey I had fun! haha
Saturday, September 10, 2005
The Pond - A Memory
This is all about a memory I have of my high school years. The times I had in high school are precious to me, although I don't talk to many of my classmates and high school friends anymore, I remember them well and hope that some day when I have alzhimers and can't remember what I had for breakfast or what I did 10 seconds ago that I will be able to still have this space on the internet that is full of my memories.
The pond story is one that has gone down in DCHS history, I'm sure. It all happened in Science class in Grade 9.
Mr. White, our teacher, told us that we would be making a trip to the pond to collect specimens to be analyzed in our class.
Everyone was told to bring in some jars and other things to keep the specimens in until we could analyze them. Two guys in my class, Derrick and Jamie, showed up with waders. (Derrick and Jamie were the "bad boys" of the class.) Mr. White looked half scared and half proud that the boys had taken a keen interest in this experiment. The boys reassured Mr. White that the only reason why they had brought the waders was so that they could get samples from the middle of the pond. The look of pride was very apparent on Mr. White's face.
We could walk to the pond from our school. It was on the other side of the road from the school, and towards the bridge just a little bit. It was probably no more then a 1o min walk. Everyone was excited to get out of the classroom for a little while.
When we first arrived at the pond we took samples from close to the sure, capturing everything that was in the way of the jars, little fish, mud, scummy water, and any other insects that happened to be there. Then Derrick and Jamie put on their waders and started out in the pond, at first they were very well behaved, just walking out collecting samples and tossing them to the people on the shore.
I turned around for just a brief moment and then all the sudden I heard Mr. White yell at the boys, I turned just in time to see Jamie push Derrick into the swampy water. When Derrick finally got his footing back he very quickly returned a shove to Jamie who also fell into the water. Then the splashing began, pretty soon even those of us up on the shore were sprayed with water.
Mr. White was at a loss, there was nothing he could do to get the boys to stop. He couldn't go in after them as the bottom of the pond was muck and he would have sank and probably have lost a shoe. Derrick and Jamie continued their little water fight, which now involved several of my other classmates, who didn't want to miss out on the fun. I remember looking at Mr. White, whose face was as red as an apple. He always got red when he was angry, but I had never seen him this red, it seriously looked like his head was going to explode!
I have to give the boys some credit here, because they knew that as long as they stood in the pond far enough away that Mr. White could not reach them, there was nothing that he could do. However, they did not think of what would happen once they got out of the pond!
When the water fight finally came to an end, we were marched back to the school and lectured first by Mr. White and thena gain by the Principal of the school. Telling us that we were old enough to know better then to be have like that, and that we would not be allowed to go on anymore school trips as a class. I know that the boys must have been punished, but I don't remember the punishment.
The principal held her word, the next trip we went on together as a class was Safe Grad. And I have to say for the most part we were very well behaved. I'm not sure that any other class got to go to The Pond, we might have ruined that trip for everyone else.
The pond story is one that has gone down in DCHS history, I'm sure. It all happened in Science class in Grade 9.
Mr. White, our teacher, told us that we would be making a trip to the pond to collect specimens to be analyzed in our class.
Everyone was told to bring in some jars and other things to keep the specimens in until we could analyze them. Two guys in my class, Derrick and Jamie, showed up with waders. (Derrick and Jamie were the "bad boys" of the class.) Mr. White looked half scared and half proud that the boys had taken a keen interest in this experiment. The boys reassured Mr. White that the only reason why they had brought the waders was so that they could get samples from the middle of the pond. The look of pride was very apparent on Mr. White's face.
We could walk to the pond from our school. It was on the other side of the road from the school, and towards the bridge just a little bit. It was probably no more then a 1o min walk. Everyone was excited to get out of the classroom for a little while.
When we first arrived at the pond we took samples from close to the sure, capturing everything that was in the way of the jars, little fish, mud, scummy water, and any other insects that happened to be there. Then Derrick and Jamie put on their waders and started out in the pond, at first they were very well behaved, just walking out collecting samples and tossing them to the people on the shore.
I turned around for just a brief moment and then all the sudden I heard Mr. White yell at the boys, I turned just in time to see Jamie push Derrick into the swampy water. When Derrick finally got his footing back he very quickly returned a shove to Jamie who also fell into the water. Then the splashing began, pretty soon even those of us up on the shore were sprayed with water.
Mr. White was at a loss, there was nothing he could do to get the boys to stop. He couldn't go in after them as the bottom of the pond was muck and he would have sank and probably have lost a shoe. Derrick and Jamie continued their little water fight, which now involved several of my other classmates, who didn't want to miss out on the fun. I remember looking at Mr. White, whose face was as red as an apple. He always got red when he was angry, but I had never seen him this red, it seriously looked like his head was going to explode!
I have to give the boys some credit here, because they knew that as long as they stood in the pond far enough away that Mr. White could not reach them, there was nothing that he could do. However, they did not think of what would happen once they got out of the pond!
When the water fight finally came to an end, we were marched back to the school and lectured first by Mr. White and thena gain by the Principal of the school. Telling us that we were old enough to know better then to be have like that, and that we would not be allowed to go on anymore school trips as a class. I know that the boys must have been punished, but I don't remember the punishment.
The principal held her word, the next trip we went on together as a class was Safe Grad. And I have to say for the most part we were very well behaved. I'm not sure that any other class got to go to The Pond, we might have ruined that trip for everyone else.
Pet Peeves
I have a good list of pet peeves but we are going to start with my biggest pet peeve. It's funny how in high school it was two faced people and tattle tales, and now it's on to bigger and better things for pet peeves. I have a few things that annoy me A LOT!
Number 1 - People who make plans then back out of them!
For example...tonight I was supposed to go to the FREX with a bunch of friends. One of which we couldn't find come time to go and one got too drunk to do anything! That annoys me so much!
Number 2 - People who can't drive!
Seriously am I the only person in Fredericton who knows which is the gas and which is the brake???? Ok there are some good drivers out there, but I hate waiting to pull out of some place in this city cuz you could wait for hours!! I guess you could say that I have a bit of road rage....I know where the horn is and I do use it on occasion.
Number 3 - Trouble Makers
These people are the combination of your high school pet peeves....you know, the tattle tales and the two faced people. The ones who go over your head and directly to the boss. Just annoying!
These are just a few of the things that bother me..I guess they would be the top 3, since I can't think of any more...then again it's 2 am and I'm not really thinking straight anyways! Really tho, who writes in a blog at 2 am on a Friday night?!
Number 1 - People who make plans then back out of them!
For example...tonight I was supposed to go to the FREX with a bunch of friends. One of which we couldn't find come time to go and one got too drunk to do anything! That annoys me so much!
Number 2 - People who can't drive!
Seriously am I the only person in Fredericton who knows which is the gas and which is the brake???? Ok there are some good drivers out there, but I hate waiting to pull out of some place in this city cuz you could wait for hours!! I guess you could say that I have a bit of road rage....I know where the horn is and I do use it on occasion.
Number 3 - Trouble Makers
These people are the combination of your high school pet peeves....you know, the tattle tales and the two faced people. The ones who go over your head and directly to the boss. Just annoying!
These are just a few of the things that bother me..I guess they would be the top 3, since I can't think of any more...then again it's 2 am and I'm not really thinking straight anyways! Really tho, who writes in a blog at 2 am on a Friday night?!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Another day in Paradise
Alright, so it might not be paradise...but in my la la world it certainly is like a paradise. Today was another long day with a quick ending at work. The day seemed to drag on, so I amused myself with things like planning Friday's supper outing and doing up some paperwork that could have been done a week ago. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday, I've had such a hard time concentrating today.
We got our errors back today, they give them to us once a week..why they wait until Thursday I'm not exactly sure, but I had a huge stack of paperwork and I've decided that for Christmas I would like a stamp with my signature on it! haha. Anyway, that made my day very rough and I was quite hard on myself for awhile, but eventually snapped out of that mood.
Just before I was to come home this evening, I was elected to make a phone call to what they described as a very upset customer. I thought oohh goooodie....this is going to be so much fun I can tell! But to my surprise they guy wasn't upset, he was just confused and once the confusion got settled, he was fine. Talking with him however made me 30 mins late leaving work, and when I go in tomorrow morning I still have some work to do for him.
I think confusion and misunderstanding is the root to a lot of bad moods. People take things in the wrong way and end up blowing the whole thing out of proportion!!! And people get mad and ask questions later, instead of getting to the root of the problem right away.
Anyways there is some insight to my wonderful day! I hope you all have had a good one!
We got our errors back today, they give them to us once a week..why they wait until Thursday I'm not exactly sure, but I had a huge stack of paperwork and I've decided that for Christmas I would like a stamp with my signature on it! haha. Anyway, that made my day very rough and I was quite hard on myself for awhile, but eventually snapped out of that mood.
Just before I was to come home this evening, I was elected to make a phone call to what they described as a very upset customer. I thought oohh goooodie....this is going to be so much fun I can tell! But to my surprise they guy wasn't upset, he was just confused and once the confusion got settled, he was fine. Talking with him however made me 30 mins late leaving work, and when I go in tomorrow morning I still have some work to do for him.
I think confusion and misunderstanding is the root to a lot of bad moods. People take things in the wrong way and end up blowing the whole thing out of proportion!!! And people get mad and ask questions later, instead of getting to the root of the problem right away.
Anyways there is some insight to my wonderful day! I hope you all have had a good one!
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Just Me
Here is a picutre of me...I think it's the most recent one I have of myself, and it was taken in April....I have more pictures of my cats then I do of myself....but i figure it's been awhile since some people have seen me and thought I would share it with you anyway!
What Music Means
I always wonder if the person who wrote the first music ever thought that music would mean so much to people. When you think about it music is more then just a sound, it's a memory, a thought, a vision to the person who wrote it, a smell...It's truely amazing how much songs mean to people.
A few songs that remind me of my past and what exactly they remind me of......
Ironic by Alanis Morrisette - Driving around with my friends, Andrew and Donald...hard to believe I don't talk to either one of them anymore.
More than Words by Extreme - My friend Mike...Everytime I hear that song it takes me back to the first time I heard that song, which was when he played it on his guitar and sang it to me!
Any Beach Boys song - when I hear the beach boys I think of my dad and the Chevelle.
Guns and Roses Songs - reminds me of my junior high years and maybe my early high school years...the school dances, the dances at the curling club....
Darkhorse by Amanda Marshall - reminds me of university......the friends I made there.
This is how we do it - Montell Jordan - Frosh Week....It reminds me of walking down the hill on the university and hearing my name....I thought maybe it was meant for someone else, but the person was pretty persistant in saying my name, and when I had a look around me and the girl I was with were the only two people around other then this person yelling my name from the first floor of Aitken House. When we got down as far as Aitken House, I found that the voice belonged to a fellow Doaktowner...Marty and I became pretty good friends that year, we watched each others backs and he was like a brother to me. I'll never forget those times...and not to many kids my age in Doaktown liked Marty, but that year I got to see the real Marty. I should also mention that the song was the theme song that year...so that is why it reminds me so much of Frosh week.....I also remember a very drunk Marty saying...."put it on #3" Which if you have the cd that's what number it is! haha
A few songs that remind me of my past and what exactly they remind me of......
Ironic by Alanis Morrisette - Driving around with my friends, Andrew and Donald...hard to believe I don't talk to either one of them anymore.
More than Words by Extreme - My friend Mike...Everytime I hear that song it takes me back to the first time I heard that song, which was when he played it on his guitar and sang it to me!
Any Beach Boys song - when I hear the beach boys I think of my dad and the Chevelle.
Guns and Roses Songs - reminds me of my junior high years and maybe my early high school years...the school dances, the dances at the curling club....
Darkhorse by Amanda Marshall - reminds me of university......the friends I made there.
This is how we do it - Montell Jordan - Frosh Week....It reminds me of walking down the hill on the university and hearing my name....I thought maybe it was meant for someone else, but the person was pretty persistant in saying my name, and when I had a look around me and the girl I was with were the only two people around other then this person yelling my name from the first floor of Aitken House. When we got down as far as Aitken House, I found that the voice belonged to a fellow Doaktowner...Marty and I became pretty good friends that year, we watched each others backs and he was like a brother to me. I'll never forget those times...and not to many kids my age in Doaktown liked Marty, but that year I got to see the real Marty. I should also mention that the song was the theme song that year...so that is why it reminds me so much of Frosh week.....I also remember a very drunk Marty saying...."put it on #3" Which if you have the cd that's what number it is! haha
How I got the nickname Loopy Lisa
I figured that some of the people reading this site might just think that "loopy moments" is to describe the things that happen in my life. But that is not actually the case!!! I got the nickname Loopy.....gosh I don't know how long ago...maybe 3 or 4 years ago.....Melissa might remember since she's the one who mentioned it first. We were thinking of names for each other we had Marvelous Melissa and Loopy Lisa...My name just happened to stick...it's really the first nickname that has been given to me by my friends...
My dad always used to call me Breezy and when people ask me why....I have no idea...maybe I should ask someday...haha.
So now all my friends leave my name off the nickname and just call me Loopy or Loop. So this sites name has more meaning then just loopy things that happen in my life...cuz prolly most of it won't be so loopy..just my thoughts and what happened that day.
My dad always used to call me Breezy and when people ask me why....I have no idea...maybe I should ask someday...haha.
So now all my friends leave my name off the nickname and just call me Loopy or Loop. So this sites name has more meaning then just loopy things that happen in my life...cuz prolly most of it won't be so loopy..just my thoughts and what happened that day.
My First Real Post
As some of you might know, this is completely new to me....I honestly have no idea what i'm doing...it's seriously a work in progress!!!!
I'm doing this on the advise of my friend Jen...Great girl she is...I was telling her about me writing a book about what has happened in my life so far and she said....why don't you do it in the format of a blog. And I thought about it and had a look at a few peoples blogs online and thought it would be a great way to be creative, and I don't have to dig out my scrapbook stuff to do it!! It's a nice clean way to be creative...not gluey fingers, no marker where there shouldn't be marker...because I left the top off and marked on myself!, no little pieces of paper everywhere! My brother is so gonna love that!
I'm sure this site will change some as time goes on...but for now I'm going to keep it simple as I'm waiting for Jen to learn more and teach it all to me! Go Jen Go!!!! haha.
What I liked best about this idea is that Uncle Ted, Melana, Nanny and Grandad, Cheryl and Ben, Aunt Bev and many other friends and family can keep up with my life (not that it is all that exciting) at their own pace. There is a comment section please feel free to make use of it.
I'm doing this on the advise of my friend Jen...Great girl she is...I was telling her about me writing a book about what has happened in my life so far and she said....why don't you do it in the format of a blog. And I thought about it and had a look at a few peoples blogs online and thought it would be a great way to be creative, and I don't have to dig out my scrapbook stuff to do it!! It's a nice clean way to be creative...not gluey fingers, no marker where there shouldn't be marker...because I left the top off and marked on myself!, no little pieces of paper everywhere! My brother is so gonna love that!
I'm sure this site will change some as time goes on...but for now I'm going to keep it simple as I'm waiting for Jen to learn more and teach it all to me! Go Jen Go!!!! haha.
What I liked best about this idea is that Uncle Ted, Melana, Nanny and Grandad, Cheryl and Ben, Aunt Bev and many other friends and family can keep up with my life (not that it is all that exciting) at their own pace. There is a comment section please feel free to make use of it.
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