To say that I was a painfully shy child is something of an understatement. Socially, I think I was pretty weird. Some of those tendencies are still hanging around, but they no longer hold me back from making friends or talking to strangers or being somewhat normal. I remember being little and not wanting to ask if I could do something in fear ( Read more... )

My favourite news from this week is the 15 cm of snow that fell on London. Mainly because CBC radio interviewed small British schoolchildren (I assume they were small because they were children) talking about how much fun the snow was. Beyond cute ( Read more... )

The mind numbing cold is gone (for now). The trade off is that apparently it is going to snow…a lot and then the freezing rain will come. I kind of like winter weather. I love the unpredictability of it all and I enjoy the idea of being snowed in. And there is always the chance of a snow day or as co-worker with hat just put it at least a snow ( Read more... )

Boy of boy do I love budget day. I saw pictures of Mr. Flattery shopping for shoes yesterday. You must need quality shoes to deliver a good budget speech. I hope its a long one with lots of imagery. The media is saying that most of what will be included in the budget has already been released. Finances aren't my strong point (directs attention ( Read more... )

I am supposed to be writing stories for work, but all I want to write about is how Lill is my early 20's mother. She makes sure that I exfoliate and reminds me that vitamins are important and she knocks on my door to make sure that I am up in the morning. Mother Lill is currently crocheting on the couch. Dad roommate is putting the tickle trunk ( Read more... )

I have always pretended to be interested in the study of politics. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be like my sister Katherine and Katherine liked poli sci and therefore so did I. I read newspapers in high school not because I liked them or found news particularly interesting, but because I thought reading newspapers was cool and ( Read more... )

Despite the many things that I can do, I tend to fall... a lot. This first became obvious to me when I was planting trees. Everyone falls while tree planting, there is just too much to trip over. Lee used to tell me that its how I knew I was working hard. One of my favourite memories of planting is when a co-worker found me in my piece, just ( Read more... )

I'll have a dry gin martini stirred please and keep 'em coming.

I wish I was from the South so I could call people sugar and darling without sounding ridiculous ( Read more... )

I know I go on a lot about how wonderful my friends are and this blog could really be called “emily convinces herself she is happy through online confessions of fun” and I know that everyone loves their own friends and as much as I think we are unique by any standard we are actually pretty typical 23ish year olds, however, I think I have a pretty ( Read more... )