it was nice to be gone. it is nice to be home ( Read more... )

last night, the furriest of my roommates died while in my arms. she'll be quite missed.


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yesterday a second job fell right into my lap. sooooo...rather than the leisurely 32 hrs/wk that i've been squeezing by on, i'll be doing a punishing 50-55 hrs/wk of kitchen work for the next three weeks until i drop all responsibilities for a month of travelling minstrelsy. here's a prediction!: i'm gonna be quite tuckered out. but, here's a ( Read more... )

blair and i have given our lawn a mow that is very much similar to the haircut i gave myself in french class when i was in grade four ( Read more... )

well, well, well, it seems that this september i will remain a scholar without a school. i'm actually just glad to finally know for sure. perhaps i will put plan b into action and start planning a fun trip to some exotic locale, like atlantis or the moon or vermont.

fact #1: certain aspects of my routine have grown tiring. therefore, i am quite glad that in little more than a month i will be dropping that routine for travel, adventure, and most likely eventual poverty.

fact #2: non-routine things have been balancing it all out. in particular, fun times with both visiting and non-visiting confidants/cronies/ ( Read more... )

last weekend's excursion to nanaimo to use the washroom led me to do some research. apparently, their mascot is a giant nanaimo bar named nanaimo barney. zuh!? also, elvis costello lives around there. zuh ( Read more... )

it seems that our lovable kitty cat has fleas and also needs an expensive toothbrushing. she's in top form other than that.

dear tiny diary ( Read more... )

new thoughts can sometimes be like a new pair of pants or shoes. on that note, those pants which i initially worried were too tight, in fact, fit perfectly and those shoes that used to hurt my feet now feel as comfortable as mr. palmer intended when he designed them.