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[Sep. 21st, 2025|04:49 pm]
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This week felt so long and I feel like October is going to be an annoying month for work. I got a couple new clients and so did Clarissa, and one of hers who she got is extremely complex and renews end of October. She's going away on vacation for two weeks so not the best time to give her this client. Honestly I'll try to help out but I also have my own stuff to worry about.
Simon and I saw Pulp again on Tuesday. It was pretty good, but I think I enjoyed their set more at History when we saw them last year. We also had to leave early because they started almost at 9pm and my mom was watching Ava and I felt bad making her stay up late with her. So we didn't see the songs played at the encore.
We also have been mandated to be back in office three days a week. I know it's a lot better than some places (all the major banks here are making people go in four days a week and the Ontario public sector is mandating 5 days in office come January), but it still sucks. I feel like society is going backwards with this. While I accept and sort of agree that exclusively WFH is kind of unrealistic (maybe depending on your job) I don't think we need to be in office more than at home. I think 3 days WFH 2 days in office is fair. I hope this isn't something that will increase in the future, but I wouldn't be surprised. I'm just grateful I don't live outside the city and my commute is generally 40 minutes or less.
Dalhousie's stupid lockout is finally over and classes are beginning this week. I have class Tuesdays and Thursdays though I don't think I'll have actual class as these are in class courses. I did say I'd be part of some group discussion for one of my classes so I will work from home on Thursdays for sure. I can't say I'm excited at all about starting school again. I'm very much ready to be done with this program and it didn't help having the year start three weeks late. I don't feel very motivated, but I need to make myself be.
Simon is also going back to work the 29th. He's been acting more stressed out lately and I think it's because of that. I'm hoping once he's back into the groove of work he will feel better but who knows.
Yesterday I ran some medical errands. On Thursday I randomly cut my arm on some outdoor box-type thing getting off the GO and got paranoid I would get tetanus as it had definitely been more than 10 years since my last shot so I went to get that. Then I had a requisition for a chest x-ray I totally forgot about so I went and did that too. Honestly both procedures were super quick, I was expecting to wait much longer. Then I got some cookies at a bakery in the same area as the x-ray and was greeted with the Gen Z stare i.e. they don't even say hi to you they just stare until you tell them what you want. It's weird and bizarre...especially as someone who unwillingly worked in customer services for years...you at least pretend to be nice...
I have an unrelated medical phone call with my doctor for the 29th, and I guess if there's any weird things on the chest xray he will notifiy me about it.
I have Sunday scaries bad today and not feeling mentally my best. May head to the gym in a bit, very grateful for that luxury in this building, maybe physically working out a bit will help me feel less blah.
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[May. 12th, 2024|10:56 pm]
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I haven't had a chance to catch up on anyone's LJ's/DW's this week, so I'll be reading probably tomorrow as it's almost 11pm here but I wanted to write an entry before heading to bed.
This week was so hectic but in a good way for the most part. Monday and Tuesday I had off from work for study days for the RIBO exam. On Monday night Ayda and I went to see The Decemberists, which I said I wasn't too excited to see, but it was actually pretty good considering I know like one of their songs. I also loved the venue (even though it's owned by Drake...), and I'm seeing a band I'm super stoked for in September there, and I'm more excited now, because even if you are at the back you still have a pretty good view of the band. Sadly I couldn't spend any time with Ayda on the Tuesday because again, studying. I basically broke my brain studying insurance stuff for four days in a row. Wednesday morning was my exam, and of course while on my way there the TTC decides to break down. So I ended up catching a cab and making it there with a decent amount of time to spare (though it was on no coffee/food because I didn't have time for that).
Despite all the dumb crap, I managed to pass! I got an 80% (you need 75% to pass this exam) and I was so relived because I did NOT want to do it again. It's actually more common to fail than to pass this exam (some people I work with haven't passed it yet). So I'm pretty proud of myself and again, extremely happy to have to never think about that shit again. I have no desire to become a Broker, but I'm sure it's a good thing to say you have, and I didn't spend a dime of my own money obtaining it.
Thursday I ended up going into the office and the TTC broke down AGAIN aka sommeone's stupid bike fell or was thrown on the tracks at some station so like half of the line I take was down. Luckily I live about a 15 minute walk from the GO station, so I took the train in from Danforth. It's actually a lot more convenient once you are on it, and honestly if I lived a bit closer I'd likely take it more as it takes me right to where I need to be for work. So yeah, it was a fun commuting day.
Friday I felt really anxious and weird all day, and I was almost going to bail on seeing this Radiohead tribute band I had bought tickets for. But I decided maybe if I order some sushi it will make me feel better and it did. Plus I know when I get in these weird moods the best thing for me to do is leave the house. The concert took place at a church really close to my house (same areas as the GO train so like a 15 minute walk) and I ended up sitting next to a girl from Brazil who was also by herself to see the show. They had a strings and horns sections so they were able to play some rarer Radiohead songs and it was honestly really awesome to see. I'm really impressed by the cover bands I've seen so far, it really is a pretty decent substitute for seeing your favourite band if you can't and the band is good.
Saturday I didn't do much. I got a much needed hair cut and also opted for a hair mask as it was super dry.
Today Simon and I walked Ava around a bit in the Beaches area, walking around all the big houses and being annoyed at the rich people. Then I dropped off some clothes at Value Village and got three shirts (two I don't like and am going to go exchange), a really nice blazer and then a picture to hang up. I put together my record stand earlier this week too (it was fucking annoying as hell) and I also bought a chair during WayDay. It's honestly so annoying slowly decorating an apartment when you basically had none of your own furniture. It's coming along and other than some more wall art and a table my mom is going to give me soon, I'd say most of the furniture stuff is done thankfully.
Tomorrow is Simon's first day at my job. I hope he ends up liking it because he basically has no choice lol. The job market is clearly shit here and if you don't know people you are screwed. We're doing opposite schedules so I am going to the office tomorrow and Tuesday, so I should try and head to bed.
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[Mar. 24th, 2024|08:59 pm]
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I can't believe it's almost the end of March.... It feels like 2024 is going to be a fast year. I should make an effort to update more because I always forget what I've been up to since the last time hahaha.
Well me and  amazingleigh hung out again a couple of weeks ago. We got some delicious sushi, walked around Bloor street a bit checking out book and thrift stores and then got some Starbucks. It was really fun to chat with her again about life happenings, and we are planning on meeting up when the weather is nicer and going to a patio with Bonnie and maybe Ava. Ava can be annoying when it comes to barking at other dogs/people, so I'm not sure how she'd be on a patio but we'll see.
Speaking of Ava, last weekend we got her groomed and so now she looks cute and less mop-like. Simon's OCD is getting annoying again as he's upped his medication, so his anxiety has been bad, so lately he's been all worried about Ava dying. It didn't help when he took her to the vet for her updated vaccine a couple was there putting their cat down. I hope his medication anxiety levels off soon. He's been too paranoid to work out becuase it's given him higher heart rate, which sucks because he finally joined the Community Centre with me and we were going together for a bit.
There's also been some annoying confusion with him applying for a job at my work. So he applied a couple of weeks ago when a posting for the role I do came up. So according to the bosses everyone who gets a referral gets an automatic interiew. So we were waiting for him to get the invite and this past Wednesday he got a rejection email. So Thursday I decided to bite the bullet and ask my boss about it even though I felt super awkward. My boss is very approachable, but I didn't want her to think I was questioning hiring choices, but I honestly thought maybe some weird glitch or something happened because of the way he applied (long story short, he applied through LinkedIn, should've applied through me, Katharine(bosses boss) fixed it so I'd get a referral bonus if he got hired/stayed for three months but I'm not sure him applying through LinkedIn messed it up). Jacquie (boss) emailed me and said this has been an issue for a couple other people and that Katharine was speaking with recruiting about it. So I'm not sure what's going on. Friday I was off, and he hasn't gotten an email, so I'm hoping maybe tomorrow they fix it. I'm off tomorrow too, but I told him I'd log onto my email and check it out to see if there's anything about it there.
I hope he gets at least an interview as he's had no luck at all with jobs and it's getting onto almost six months now. I get it's hard to find jobs out there, but he's not even getting called for shitty jobs. So yeah, it really is who you know when it comes to getting your foot in the door (I got into Aon miraculously without a referrral (my boss said it was because I was fantastic which was so awesome to hear), but other than one other people hired in my group of about 10, the rest were all referred by Aon employees.
Simon and I went to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) the Sunday before last, as my brother gave me tickets he won. I forgot it was the start of March Break, so the place was swarming with kids. Honestly, not to be a museum snob, but after experiencing so many FREE amazing museums in Scotland last year, the ROM is pretty weak for what it is and how much it costs. I guess it would be fun with kids, but not much has changed since I went a couple years ago/in my youth. But it was a fun free thing to do and it was nice to spend time with Simon.
This weekend I went to Ottawa with Laura to see this comedian Matteo Lane who I had bought tickets for back in November. Even though I've been many places in Canada, this was my first time in Ottawa. I left at 8:30am on the train and got there at 1:30pm. Laura went the night before to see some musician play there, so when I got there she was at the National Art Gallery of Canada. I met up with her, and we grabbed lunch at an Irish pub in the area. Then I decided to wander around, because by then it was 3pm and I wanted to see the gallery, but it closed at 5pm so to me it wasn't worth rushing through for a couple hours. I ended up wandering around the Byward Market, which I didn't realize was outdoors, and it was very cold that day so I wasn't feeling it. Then I walked by the Parliament building which was pretty cool to see. Our hotel was a short walk away, so I went there and chilled until she was done. We hung around a bit, then took transit to the place where Mateo was performing. He was so hilarious, and I really liked one of his openers, Tranna Wintour, who was this really funny transwoman. I'm really glad I was able to see Matteo, and even though the show was sold out, the people sitting right in front of Laura and I never ended up showing up so we had a pretty unobstructed view which was very nice. We ended up just getting some A&W for dinner on the way home, watched some Drag Race than went to sleep.
Saturday Laura woke up and felt like she was getting sick. We already had plans to do our own thing yesterday which I was grateful for as she ended up bailing early on her plans. So I went to The National Gallery of Canada on my own to view art for about three hours, then I treked to the Canadian War Museum which I liked a lot more than I was expecting to. It was honestly very fascinating, and I felt near the end I was rushing a bit, as it was almost closing, but seeing war basically from Indigenous times to now and how Canada has been involved was enlightening. It's scary how close we came to almost being Americans at certain points in time. I also had no idea that up until I think the late 40's Canadians used British passports since we were subjects of the British Empire. I wish we still somehow maintained our UK passports as well so I could easily move to Scotland haha.
Anyway, after the musuems I came back to hotel where Laura was resting. We went to get some ramen which apparently she thought her's was nasty but I liked mine so *shrug*. We watched another Drag Race episode and then the movie Bottoms which I thought was pretty stupid, and then she fell asleep around 9pm. I rewatched It Part One on my phone and then fell asleep around 12:30am. Offtopic, but speaking of media, I'm entirely addicted to this show called From, it basically is about a bunch of people stuck in a town full of creatures that are a cross between the people in the movie Smile and vampires, and a lot of other crazy stuff. It's really good. I have to stream it off a sketch website because I don't even know where it's streaming normally but not a service I use. Anyway, I recommend if you like weird horror shows. It was also filmed in Nova Scotia which is pretty rad.
The next morning I woke up around 8:15am as Laura was making no effort to be quiet at all which honestly annoyed me, but I had to get up around then anyway. We packed up our stuff, got some coffee and headed to the train station around 9:30am as our train was at 10:30am. She got back to Kingston in about two hours and I got back to Toronto in four. I booked tomorrow off to just relax, and I'm glad I did as I used today to catch up on a bit of cleaning/groceries.
Overall it was a quick but fun trip to the capital. I'm kinda glad we didn't end up moving there as it is a bit too quiet for my liking, meaning everything closes down way too early....like stores not talking about bars or shit like that. First time in my life I've seen a Tim Hortons not opened on a weekend as well. It was fun to see Laura and it sucks she got sick. I really really hope she didn't give it to me, but so far I've been feeling ok. Though I find the more I travel with people, the more I just prefer solo travel so much more. Nothing happened that was really annoying (well other than her need to always be playing music which I don't enjoy, I like quiet time in the morning), but I like doing my own thing a LOT. Plus the last two times I saw her it was in a travel setting, so I think next time it will be nice to see her here.
Oh and out of nowhere I'm going to three concerts this year. I randomly decided to get tickets to see The National with War on Drugs and Mia is going as well so I invited myself to hang with her haha. They were a decent price. Then Ayda and I bought tickets to see The Decemberists which I'm honestly not that excited about, but it'll be nice to hang out with her. Then one of my favourite bands who I never thought I'd see live ever, Pulp, is touring North America and is going to like 5 cities and Toronto is the only Canadian stop. So my lucky ass was able to snag tickets to that. It's during the week of my birthday, so I booked that week off.
This week is my last week of my stupid RIBO course. I have to book the exam, which I think I am going to aim for early May. My work gives you two study days off as well, which is good. I'm very worried about this exam as you need 75% to pass and a lot of people fail the first time they do it. It's also $300 which thankfully my work reimburses for. It's just a lot of insurance information and it's overwhelming. But I'm going to try my damn best.
I feel like I need to write a "my thoughts" entry soon, as lately it's just been what I've been doing, so probably do that this week as I have been thinking about things lately regarding my 40's/things I wanna do etc.
Anyway, that's life up until now.
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