Princess Jazz

Yesterday was my sister's birthday and her bf took her to toronto to see Mama Mia. that's a sign of a good boyfriend. Todd took me to see Lion King a couple years ago. It was awesome. that was one of the best dates (if not the best) we ever went on. boys are good. i'm missing mine right now, but i'm excited because he's coming home tomorrow (i think). long distance really takes its toll on a relationship but i'm not worried about us. even though we go through rough patches, i think we can withstand anything. and i guess it could be worse.... i have one friend whose guy lives in australia and another friend whose husband lives in albania and it will probably be six to eight months before they see each other again. so i guess tha moral of the story is this - as much as it sucks living far apart, it is possible and in the end it will be worth it.

Working like a doozer

(remember those little doozers from Fraggle Rock that work all the time and they sing about working? yeah that was was I was making reference to in the above title. just in case some of you are too young to catch that.)

I'm working at T.K.'s again for the holidays. I worked today and made mad cash. eighty bucks for five hours work. i think that's a pretty good deal. if every day is like that i may not have to work at Mel's again. although i don't want to work too much over the holidays as i need to spend time with family and friends and my man. but T.K.'s is such a lovely place. i basically get paid just to hang out. I love my job because i'm good at it. that's a good feeling.

The grandparents are now here, with their wonderful Christmas baking. (yay to fatness.) and kris got home tonight. i got a very brief phone message from her saying "heyjasmineit'skrisi'mhomecallme!" but by the time i got the message it was too late. there's always tomorrow.

for all you people who went to see Lord of the Rings tonight (Todd), i hope it was as wonderful as you expected. i'm sure i'll hear all about it (and i'd be cool with that).

I got my grandparents today. that was exciting. and before that i went to my old high school to pick up my brothers.... it was cool but weird to be there again and see all the crazy little dressed-in-black kids with the weird makeup.

my boss called me tonight and asked me to work this friday and saturday. i'm happy about that. he also asked me about working on the 26th and 27th but i need to check with my man about that since i'm supposed to be going away with his family. (Todd if you read this - call me tomorrow... i need to get back to Tony). it would be awesome to make some money since i am broke broke broke. plus, working there isn't really like working. it's like hanging out and getting paid. plus i get to eat amazing food while i'm there and talk with my friend Aida. good times.

i'm having acrazy time trying to figure out how to archive stuff. i don't think my plan will work

December 16, 2003

I am at home, and happy to be done exams. I'll be able to catch up on some much needed sleeping. yay to that.

i made dinner for my family tonight and it was really good (go me) but i ate too much and made myself sick. i'll get over it.

i'm superexcited that i'm now officially half done my degree. that's awesome. i'll be very happy to be done. but until then i'll just enjoy where i'm at.

December 13, 2003

So last night I actually went out... julia came up and we went out for bubble tea which was good because i had really been craving bubble tea. and it was good to see her again. it's funny because out of all the people i met during first year, she was probably the one who seemed most unlikely to be a solid friend (initially) but we've done remarkably well at keeping in touch. there are people who live in the same city as me that i see less often. i like it.

I realized today that I only actually have to get a 65 or 70 on this last exam (instead of the 80 i thought i needed) that's a relief but i still need to study like mad. school sucks, but at least i've begun to really care about it. i take my advice to all those still in high school - don't give up and do nothing with your life. you'll definitely want to at some point. but hold out, and keep looking for the right direction. i haven't really found mine yet but i think i'm getting there. the idea of being done school next year and only doinga three year degree really excites me. i'm pretty sure that's the way i'm going to go. so i just wanted to update my advice to the youth - don't give up, keep going, life is worth putting out some effort.

December 12, 2003

I rocked my abnormal psych exam today. it was sweet. i was done in half an hour... but they're not allowed to let anyone leave until at least an hour is done so i had to wait around. it was nice and easy though. so i'm feeling good

I wrote out many christmas cards yesterday to pass the time. i love writing out cards because you can use stickers and confetti and all that fun stuff to make them beautiful. in retrospect i wish i had made my cards. i'm feeling very crafty lately. it's probably a response to not wanting to study. whenever i have a lot of stuff i have to do, i can easily list off about 10 things that i really want to do/make. haha i guess that's what procrastination is all about.

December 11, 2003

I spent today alternating between studying and not studying but thinking all the while "i really should be studying." i'll be super hyper once exams are done.

I did get some Christmas cards written out. That was productive. and shopping last night was great fun. so all in all i had an alright day. and ER is on tonight so that will cap things off perfectly.

December 10, 2003

i really like figs. they're right up there with chocolate. but they're healthier (i'm assuming) so today i'm all pro-figs.

i also really like eating in the shower. unfortunately this shower has no little table beside it to put stuff on.... not like the one at braeside where you can set your food on the sink. lemonade is the best though.

i am going shopping tonight with miss becky j. should be some fun times. which reminds me, i've got to go get ready. bye.

December 9, 2003

I finished another exam today... only 2 left. I fell asleep today ona couch at school and slept for two hours. if you know me, you know that i never sleep in the day time, and i don't fall asleep easily... ever. so that's really unusual for me. i guess i was more tired than i realized.

December 8 2003

I should definitely be studying since i have an exam at 9 am tomorrow but i feel as if i need a break.

i had a great weekend - went home, friday night i was supposed to go out with the girls but it didn't happen so i spent the evening with my littlest brother, (also known as the Ferkel). Ferkel and i went to the mall, and then to see School of Rock, twas an alright movie. at the mall though, we saw a friend of mine from elementary school, Bradley. that made my day... actually it made my 6 months.... i've been missing that kid. he's insane. so i had a good evening. that night, and the fact that my other brother, the Jedi, made me a fantastic pasta lunch today has me completely convinced that brothers are good creatures.

we got out christmas tree yesterday from the coffe man from t.k.'s. it;s the shortest tree we've ever had, but it's nice.

i came back to my waterloo home today (carissa i totally know how you feel, being torn between two "homes" it's such an odd feeling) and my dad took me out for cheese cake at a place which my roommate describes as "ghetto". i kinda liked it. it felt like it was from a movie or something (either that or it's the kind of hole-in-the-ground, trailer-trash place i can see my sister working at, haha, kidding Burr)

so now i am sitting in my room procrastinating as usual. but i really should get back to stuff.

oh! i forgot to mention that i went thrift-store shopping on friday with some girls from church. i bought knitting needles, a knitting basket, sweet pink velvet fabric for cheap, and a rocking plaid skirt. it was an eventful and fruitful day. i quite enjoyed myself. so thanks to those ladies for bringing me along.

goodnight all.

December 3 2003

Well, all i've done today is study and knit and watch HGTV. i love that channel. i finished a hat for morgan (i'll bring it for ya when i come home this weekend morgan), and now i'm knitting myself some sleeves. they're like leg warmers but for your arms. we'll see how they turn out. i'm gona be knitting like a madwoman over the holidays, i just told 2 people that i would knit them scarves. that will be fun. (seriously, it will be)

i'm not excited about my exam tomorrow.... actually i think i'm a bit afraid. but i haven't got that exam urgency yet. y'know when your fear makes you super productive.... it's not happening. well, whatever happens happens. but i should get back to work.

December 2 -

poo on a stick, i wrote a whole bunch yesterday but apparently it didn't work. grrr to that. well, i'll just say it all again then. yay for repetition.

i'm excited about the fact that it's december. and there's tons of snow which is making it look like christmas. i'm also excited that one of my final exam/papers is now OPTIONAL which means i don't have to do it. sweetness.

i'm not so hapy about the fact that todd might be staying in friggin ottawa until the 22nd. that's garbage. so grr to that too.

but overall, i'm pretty happy. there were baptisms at embassy last night which was very cool. the embassy rocks my world.

but now i should go and get some studying done.