So today is…

Suicide Prevention Day

I find this somewhat

Non-plussing.

Why should a person

In pain not be allowed

the time, the place, the manner

of their passing?

Why is euthanasia a grey area

But suicide a folly and a sin?

Do they think that Death is to us

is as to them,

a grim terrifying spectre,

that swoops down to gobble

helpless victims whole?

That ( Read more... )

Inspired by Janet Devlin:

Baby GirlBaby girl, your heart full of dreams ( Read more... )

Dear Hart Hanson ( Read more... )

This is utterly hilarious and, now that I think about it, quite true:

Six Reasons Why Sri Lanka Is More Badass Than You Could Ever Hope To Be

Only she left out the part where you can’t wear shoes or hats when you’re visiting ruins in Anuradhapura, Polllonnaruwa and (Oh God) Katharagama, because it’s disrespectful to wear shoes on holy ground. So ( Read more... )

 

I GOT VISA! Booked the flight (well, almost)!

IMMA GOIN' TO CANADA, BITCHES! WOO HOO!

(Actually, it's more blank terror and can't-leave-my-Boy tears right now, but I'll get to the Woo Hoo in a bit.)

G'day, peeps! It is I, the one who appears, disappears and reappears at random. Today, I have arrived with the expressed purpose of imparting some news.


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And the winner is: Wilfrid Laurier University. I think ( Read more... )

So the choices essentially boils down to Wilfrid Laurier University and York University.  I AM STILL CONFLICTED. Do we want Barney to get together with Nora or Robin ( Read more... )

University application situation:

York University: No decision yet.
Simon Fraser University: Accepted.
Wilfrid Laurier University: Accepted.
University of Ottawa: cancelled due to documents not arriving on time. (Boo!)
Carleton University: No decision yet.
University of Prince Edward Island: Accepted.

WHICH ONE DO I CHOOSE?! I've been kind of fixated on ( Read more... )