lon II

01:34 pm: almost home
ive been in the Tdot for 5 days now. its all been funfunfun. im staying in res with josh in the guest room. it is funny cuz i feel like im in felicity, with all these 1st years. the res is a 23-hr quiet res, 5-6pm being the 1hr of allowable noise. very very keen these little ones here i tell you...

i met steph and gary on the 1st day. christmas shopping began. so fun, i love the holidays. ate in chinatown, then that night went to richmond for some yumyum bubbs with fellow calgary peeps. the next day it was snowing like a mofo and i went and walked around in the storm for 3hrs. it was very fun in this winter wonderland. im so hyped to go boarding!!! i went to the arch. school and watched a final presentation. then walked around kensington. i remember the last time i was there it was summer and mofo hot. i chekked out lotsa vintage stores and food markets. the meal plan in res. is ridiculous rip off.
yestruday josh finished his last exam. so we went out for lunch, then walked around and explored. we went to ballenford's books on architecture bookstore and spent a good chunka time there. there was a mad sale section so i got excited and bought 4 books. nice store. ryan and steph came down later on and we hung on college in italian town. then we ate and got tickets to go see the POCKET DWELLERS again. they were awesome in hali and even better here. it was time to P-A-R-T-Y!!! JOSH IS DONE HIS FIRST SEMESTER!!!!
it was a great show. joshie's first live show and he LUVVVVVVED it. was totally into it. the mod club was a really nice venue. gary and his bestfriend renata came and joined us for the show. afterwards we dropped josh off back home cuz little boy had to sleep, and we all headed to gary's. he lives in a swanky loft next to the c-lounge and when they told us they have an ice-bar now we went down to chek it but it was 2:30 and they werent letting ppl in no more. so we just chilled till 5:30 and thats that.

josh is packing now. we are leaving in the early morn tomorrow. i have a feeling it will be an all nighter. we r gonna meet our cousin Denise in half, then im after we r gonna go to LEE's palace and try to see if anyone is selling tickets for the sold-out show for THE STARS. i wanna see them SO SO SO SO BADD!!! but all of their shows r sold out. tonight we will go and chek out the ice-bar and then after going to yorkville for a party that one of g's friend is having. gotta dress up... boo...

i was thinking that realistically speaking, i need to save some moola before i can go anywhere.. plus being registered here is good to have something to fall back on just in case... so....josh n i think we should live together. it would be C-O-O-L.
k gotta help the little boy re_pack efficiently now.

05:12 pm: incredibly unsatissfied....
im finally here.. final presentation is over. i just presented and now im home.
the crit went well. comments were good, but i am so unhappy and emotional right now.
i dont know why, i should be jumping for joy that this semester is almost over. but i just dont have
any sense of satisfaction. i guess i thought that after 3 weeks of no sleep, blood, bruises, toxicity, and cuts,
that the finished peice would turn out how i had designed and pictured it all this time in my head. instead
its just this giant peice that looks like a clumsy conglomeration of different materials. my freaking fiber optic rods started smoking right in the middle of my presentation from the bulb behind that panel. (sigh)...
i am definatly lacking a certain finesse with my work, and as i looked at everything pinned up, now i know what brian (my prof) meant when he told me i that i need a moment of calmness. we were having a desk crit 2 weeks ago and he told me that there isnt a "single calm bone in my body", now i know what he means.... fuking to late tho.

all i have to say now, is that i cant wait to finish my bookshelf for wood elective, my 2nd draft of the thesis, the laundry that has piled into the bIGGest mound ive ever had, and to finally clean up this STY we call home...
and the biggest highlight is to cook again!!
im outta here in a week. going to t.o. to see josh , then home on the 18th.
i cant wait.

01:20 pm: quarter of a century
i was completely spoiled yesturday. viv woke me up at 8:30 am and served me a scrumptious breakfast in bed. sweeeeetie! then i got ready and walked to school. went to class then went to the gym after. i had a date to go and eat oysters with viv and earl so i came home to drop off my gym stuff and i walked into my room to find my mom sitting on my bed! it was a surprise, oh was it ever....
so me and my mom wen to the fireside for lunch. the we went to steve o'reno's where i get my daily coffee. the guy asked if it was my mother and i said yes she had some to surprise me for my bday and he was so nice and gave us coffee and carrot cake. so we sat there for a while and i told her about my thesis and where i am at now. then after we went back to school and i showed her my studio space and some models and drawings. then came home and she took a nap. viv was rolling sushi for dinner. then nuria and tash came over and prepared a LOVEly dinner. everything was fantastic. matt, geoff, earl, ryan, gina, and alana all came over and we ate. it was really really cool for my mom to be able to meet and hang out with my friends here.
desert was amazing. my mom bought a white chocolate rasberry cake, nuria made VLA!!!! and ryan made his famous tiramisu!!! mmmmmmm!!
i felt like such a little girl when i blew the candles.... and oh did i make a wish ;)
i got extraordinary and thoughtful gifts... THANK Y OU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! MUAH MUAH MUAH to the gummy bears. words are more than anything and you guys have no idea what it means to me :)

around 11 i herded the crew, including my mother, and we walked over to reflections (gay club) for MADONNA night!!! by now i was completely over the top. i ripped up the dance floor with my dancing queens ;) plus mom. i was very impressed that she had some rhythm too!! and the BEST part of the night was that 2 guys, on seperate occasions tried to pick up my mom!!! haha sooooo fuinnnnnny!!!!!!! couildnt believe it!
the last stop was KING of DONAIRS for pizza and i was in bed by 4,.
it was an excellent excellent and UNforgettable day...
:)
THANK YOU!!!!!!

06:41 pm: impulsive behavior
im listening to the radio dept. 'eight years'
blonde burned me the disc. i play it over and over and over again. B download. i know you would like for sure.
so tues he called and we went for sushi. mmmm mmmm... first time since ive been back. i love it, i miss towa.
it was a really nice evening. we talked about lots of stuff. the past week.. when his gf was here. blah blah bla.... they did not get along.
we went to go get gelato afterwards but dio mio was closed. so that was that.
yesturday we were supposed to read at the coffee shop but we enedup up talking the whole afternoon. then after went for gelato and this time got some. then i had a meeting, so as we walked back to school, i told him..... not so smoothly, stuttering 20 times, and then finally said "i think highly of you..." i GAWD!! i feel like a dork. by now we were at school and couldnt talk about it. after my meeting he came and said he wanted to talk so we came back to mine and cooked and discussed a bit. i dont know... good.... i guess but dont wanna think about it.
i feel like im in grade 8 all over again, but in a good way this time. just thinking about it makes my stomach fliip and makes me scream or..... and let out little shreaks. pathetic yes.
we had dinner then decided to rent a movie. yes also a nice evening.
today we were at school. good day.
i went to class, then the gym, then back to school. then loomis (art store) where i was looking for photo emulsion liquid for our next project. a detail of the wall at 1:1 (real size). they sent me to carsand mosher (camera and photo store). talded to ppl there. then went to the library, then back to school. the came home and turned the light on and the light bulb shattered. weird. had dinner then biked to chris' house. he is silk-screening t-shirts for his roommates who are in a band, so i went over to see how its done. very cool. chris is big on making things. he is one of the guys who made that kaYak.
went back to school to pick up my beg. walking by the computers, blonde was sitting there ebaying. the guy lives for music, and is always surfing for records...
wanna stretch now and do my pelvic excerices. i am going to pyshio weekly now for the pain in my lower left back.

05:53 pm: another halloween
i love halloween. it s so much fun. this year i gotta say that our year, the M4's did a wiCKED job. i was a groovy school teacher. i found a token dress at value village. i did makeup for earl, tash, and nur. i couldnt stop laughing when i first put my FRO on. earl bought it in van and lent it to me. FROs are fun... except when they keep falling off your head.
after the party we came back to my place. i had 3 of the 4 smurfs over, and 2 of them took showers. my bathroom was completely blue everywhere. and i mean EVERYWHERE, i dont understand how blue paint managed to get even behind the toilet damn it. the apartment was such a complete sty and ive finally just finished cleaning it up.
i hate going to school hungover on sundays, but we were productive so managed to finish the assignment for tomorrow b4 dinner... amazing....

07:33 pm: pooped
i had a pin up today so i was at school till 2 yesturday night and 4 am last night. it went alright...
so i was done at 1:30 and i came home and had to take care of my bursary and grant forms. i am applying for a $800 grant for research purposes, but there are only 50 a year they give out to all grad students so i doubt i will get it but am trying. there are so many books i (think i need) but more really want. so i started a WISH LIST on amazon.ca haha. in my wood working elective i am building a book shelf and i got all my peices cut and glued yestruday so i will be working on all the joints next. one thing i need to have is a library. currently in my studio nuria and i have a locker of just ourbooks. i have 30 something books out from the library not including my own or hers. yes.... i never thought i would be reading so much. i have a good grasp on the theory i am proposing so i dont think the write-up part of the thesis will be a big deal. more like a pain in the arse than anything. yeahps. so after i filled out the forms i went to main campus and dropped it off, then went swimming. i only had 3.5 hrs sleep and was POOPEd but in the pool i felt soooo good. probably half dazed, i felt like such a fishy swimming about... tee heee.

05:06 pm: joys of being an arch. student
so i am ready to build. just explorational conceptual models. i took yesturday afternoon and went to the hobby store, the dollar store, loomis, and canadian tire. i spent 50 bucks alone at the hobby store on 2 sheets of plastic and CRACK glue (extremely toxic). fuk. also bought sponges, conrete mix, spray paint.... fun stuff i tell you oh yeah.

every friday we have liquid lounge around 5:00. the student body mingling over booze. it was basically just our class though, (thesis year) cuz the M1's are in montreal and the B1's were all keening at their desks too busy to have a beer. i talked to roger and brian, 2 of the professors for a bit and roger gave me really good advice. after i was a bit buzzed, i went home to find a note telling me to go to earls. went there made pie, ate and got drunk. we were 3 drunken fools. went to superstore at 10 and got ive cream. came back to mine and vivs, drank more and spied on the ALways_topless guy across in the other building. that was my friday night.

went to the market this morn. got yyum yum wholesome food for the week. went to superstore got wine and a cheap dvd player. went to gym and yoga, came home and made a bath for viv. now just waiting for the eggplant to roast cuz im making babagonish for the BBQ tonight. it is matt's bday and we are going to gina's to bbq..
yes...
i thought it over and im gonna forget about this mission blonde. not cool... not cooooool.

09:26 pm: productivity
so the last few weeks have been slow in terms of productivity. i just realized today that the crit we r having in 2.5 weeks is actually gonna be marked and its our design mark for the entire semester!! because my group doesnt have a professor (seeing how she is in japan) we have taken it upon ourselves to decide what to do and when it should be done. we had a group meeting today, and out of 9 of us, 5 showed. it was probably the most productive discussion we have had yet so that was good. i had a very good night in terms of ideas 2 nights ago, and now i know what to do and just need to start producing. so after our meeting i went for lunch with matt. we went for korean yumyum. we had a good long chat, and now i am feeling _________....!!! all i wanna say is that there is something, but i dont know what to think about it. and at the same time i DONT and CAN NOT be THAT other girl. (my name is NOT zin). i was supposed to go to his place tonight to watch "THE WALL" the pink flloyd film, cuz that is my concept for the building now. i am hopeing it will give me inspiration. i decided not to go tho cuz i am feeling very awkward about this whole thing. i need to keep SPACE.
my studio space is all set up now. im gonna document it and show u were the majority of my waking hours will be spent. its actually quite nice. i have a window facing spring garden road, facing the west and i get amazing sunlight in there all afternoon..
k no more battery, and i left my charger at school.

02:19 pm: its the weekend!!
last night the boys had the 1st party of the year. ryan, geoff and rob are living in a sweet sweeet house across the street from school. nuria and i went together and i was drunk b4 i walked in the door. met lots of B1 and M1's (the lower years). i must say, there are some fine lookin faces...
the cops busted the party up and sent everyone cuz we got 4 complaints. us cooL m4's stayed cuz we all basically live there. the cops came in the family room and were super cool and said they just had to do there job. they said we were the most respectable party of the evening, cuz they could see we were just spinnin vinyl and chatting. they then ordered geoff to spin for them. he was very shy and wouldnt, so they stood there till he did. HILARIOIUS!! i snapped a few shots... heehee... after a tune he couldnt continue cuz he was uncomfortable about the uniforms...
tash, nur and i left at 4 and went to alexandrias for pizza in dire need for something to soak up my BOMBAY gin. mm mmm mmm
nur crashed at mine seeing how she was too smashed to bike home.
we came home to viv and bitched about men for a bit.
this morn i woke up with a mad headache. we went to the market, met tash, michelle and gina. all of us in the same condition. bought my veggies for the week as well as an oregano plant. bought some cheese from the dutch cheeese man but it kills me cuz it costs an arm and a leg here.... but its all well worth it...
went to the gym, came home and took a bath... i feel great. gonna go to superstore now to pick up some last things for tonight. im having tash n nur over for dinner as we have yet to eat with each other since amsterdam.
gonna make a summer squash and zuccini casserole, salad and hummous. viv made creme brulleee.....
mm mm mm...
i love saturdays...

06:29 pm: new breyers
i just indulged on breyers natural ice cream. kinda dissappointed tho cuz it is no longer "ALL NATURAL BREYERS" and im not a big fan of this new "extra creamy taste." the original was much better... but im satisfied...
being back here feels good. im back in the swing of things. last week we broke up into 5 groups, each with a different professor as our thesis councellor. i got marie-paul mcdonald. who is a visiting professor from the university of waterloo. here is the problem... she is only here for 6 weeks, and out of those 6 weeks she is missing more than 1/2 the classes. she left for japan today for a conference and wont be back for another 2 weeks. wtf... what did i just pay $3800 for? im doing my thesis and wont even have guidance for this semester. all of us in this group are not happy.. but what can we do. therefore we have set up meetings and time schedules for ourselves and will have to trust in each other for guidance and support... its all good i guess...
i finally set up my studio space today. its really good. im sitting with nuria and tash and we have windows that look out onto the parking lot and spring garden road.... most of my fine hours will be spent in this hole. i will take pics as soon as we decorate. let the fun begin!!!!

so mission blonde is slowly progressing. on tuesday it was gina's bday. i was supposed to go out for dinner with the girls but cuz i had a presentation on wed. i had to skip. Mr. blonde called and said he would grab me to go meet them at tribecca for drinks. we walked in the rain, sharing an umbrella and i thought i entered a world i never wanted to leave... we got there, had a few drinks, then decided to go grab food as it was 11 by now and neither one of us had had dinner. we told the others we would come back. i thought we would be quick, just grabbing take out or something. but we ended up dining in. it was really nice :) afterwards we came back to mine. he left yesturday morn to go back to vancouver to pick up his car and is driving back.... long story.... so yeah, he'll be back on monday.
this is bad.... i need to concentrate!!!!!!

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