Finally a break
Sure I could have said that the heat can go fuck itself but I'll reserve that sentiment for the F18s that were assaulting my senses for the past week thanks to the fucking F1 races going on here in Edmonton. Why they felt the need to have F18s streaming past my building and over downtown, I can't tell you. Why they chose to do this at nine in the goddamn morning yesterday is beyond me as well. To quote Matt, "the only time I want to hear an F18 flying over my building is if it's dropping a fucking bomb on me".
Aside from these and the screaming ninnyhammers that decided that four in the morning was a great time to stop in front of my building and have a huge drag out fight that lasted for at least half an hour, things have been pretty decent around here. I know it doesn't sound like it but you'll have to trust me when I say that things are pretty okay. I'm coughing less, the apartment doesn't feel like it's sitting on the threshold of hell and the kitties have reassembled themselves from being mewing fur puddles to being bratty and sleepy cats again. To the best of my knowledge no one is hospitalized or in trouble and that alone means that all is basically well.
To pass the long, ridiculously hot hours over the last couple of weeks, I've been working a ridiculous amount and I'm pretty happy with the results. I only hope that this doesn't result in the burn out it did in May because there's nothing more frustrating than getting so excited over something only to crash and then it's a struggle to even get the bare minimum done. Granted, working on three projects keeps things interesting so at least I have that working in my favor. I hope I can keep up the momentum through August because that will be a nice way to end off the summer.
Speaking of which, holy hell. You know, I joke with people that half the time I wake up and wonder if it's still March but a part of that is kinda true. Granted, thanks to the heat, I can't help but know that it's July but it still feels like just yesterday I was watching the trees get all their leaves back. It's hard to believe that within a week or so here, I'm going to be paying the big bill that will let me go back to school this fall. And that's not that far away either. Crazy indeed. Still not sure how to feel about going back to school. It's going to be different, that's for sure. I want to be excited but I think it will take a little while for me to wrap my head around the idea. I've been out of classes for three years now so it's a little hard to think about what it'll be like. Of course I have the best intentions thing going and all kinds of plans on how I'm going to be a better student now but we'll see how that pans out. I guess that's something I am looking forward to. I've been to post secondary now so I can at least jump in the saddle on some level as opposed to the first time. I know a little bit of what to expect so midterms and finals won't be the blindside assault they were the first year I was in college.
I wish I had my appetite back. This is the problem when you love cooking and you have a picky system that will occasionally go stupid on you. It's not that I can't eat. I'm well enough I can but between that and the heat, I'm going through my "I don't care if I never eat again" phase which sucks. I get half way through something before I feel like I'm full and then I don't want to eat again for two weeks. I've been making myself eat little things that will at least tide me over and keep me basically fed for an evening but I'll look forward to when I can make things again. I think this is why it's great when August comes over. I have a chance to pull out the cookbooks and put my vegan skillz to use. Some people complain bitterly about having to feed veggie people. I thrive on the challenge. Sadly, I only know about two or three veggie people and have only cooked for one of them at this point. Still, it's hard to want to turn on the oven when it's hot enough that that you could just set stuff in the frying pan and leave it to cook for a while without needing to turn it on. I'm so looking forward to fall. Hello animal free baked goods! (Goodbye waistline!)
And those are the mad haps these days. Sure I could tell you more about my coat that I'm knitting for fall or how my ears are at a 4 ga now but neither of those things fit in "mad happeningz" category of life. Though I suppose I just did tell you about them anyway. Yeah. I'll let you get on with your day now. :P
Aside from these and the screaming ninnyhammers that decided that four in the morning was a great time to stop in front of my building and have a huge drag out fight that lasted for at least half an hour, things have been pretty decent around here. I know it doesn't sound like it but you'll have to trust me when I say that things are pretty okay. I'm coughing less, the apartment doesn't feel like it's sitting on the threshold of hell and the kitties have reassembled themselves from being mewing fur puddles to being bratty and sleepy cats again. To the best of my knowledge no one is hospitalized or in trouble and that alone means that all is basically well.
To pass the long, ridiculously hot hours over the last couple of weeks, I've been working a ridiculous amount and I'm pretty happy with the results. I only hope that this doesn't result in the burn out it did in May because there's nothing more frustrating than getting so excited over something only to crash and then it's a struggle to even get the bare minimum done. Granted, working on three projects keeps things interesting so at least I have that working in my favor. I hope I can keep up the momentum through August because that will be a nice way to end off the summer.
Speaking of which, holy hell. You know, I joke with people that half the time I wake up and wonder if it's still March but a part of that is kinda true. Granted, thanks to the heat, I can't help but know that it's July but it still feels like just yesterday I was watching the trees get all their leaves back. It's hard to believe that within a week or so here, I'm going to be paying the big bill that will let me go back to school this fall. And that's not that far away either. Crazy indeed. Still not sure how to feel about going back to school. It's going to be different, that's for sure. I want to be excited but I think it will take a little while for me to wrap my head around the idea. I've been out of classes for three years now so it's a little hard to think about what it'll be like. Of course I have the best intentions thing going and all kinds of plans on how I'm going to be a better student now but we'll see how that pans out. I guess that's something I am looking forward to. I've been to post secondary now so I can at least jump in the saddle on some level as opposed to the first time. I know a little bit of what to expect so midterms and finals won't be the blindside assault they were the first year I was in college.
I wish I had my appetite back. This is the problem when you love cooking and you have a picky system that will occasionally go stupid on you. It's not that I can't eat. I'm well enough I can but between that and the heat, I'm going through my "I don't care if I never eat again" phase which sucks. I get half way through something before I feel like I'm full and then I don't want to eat again for two weeks. I've been making myself eat little things that will at least tide me over and keep me basically fed for an evening but I'll look forward to when I can make things again. I think this is why it's great when August comes over. I have a chance to pull out the cookbooks and put my vegan skillz to use. Some people complain bitterly about having to feed veggie people. I thrive on the challenge. Sadly, I only know about two or three veggie people and have only cooked for one of them at this point. Still, it's hard to want to turn on the oven when it's hot enough that that you could just set stuff in the frying pan and leave it to cook for a while without needing to turn it on. I'm so looking forward to fall. Hello animal free baked goods! (Goodbye waistline!)
And those are the mad haps these days. Sure I could tell you more about my coat that I'm knitting for fall or how my ears are at a 4 ga now but neither of those things fit in "mad happeningz" category of life. Though I suppose I just did tell you about them anyway. Yeah. I'll let you get on with your day now. :P