I left Ryan's early tonight... as per the use' (yooj - I really must find out how one spells the abbreviation for 'usual'. Anyone?) we had a potluck and played Taboo (ok, I've been there what twice now?). It's great fun, I like hanging out and Ryan is good at guessing my Taboo clues. It seems that the tireder I get the better I am at the game, so I'm almost convinced I should stay and keep playing, but tonight I was starting to feel shaky and stuff.
Then I got home and realized that it FUCKING rained on my FUCKING clothes AGAIN, the ones I keep putting on the line (without clothespins) and that keep getting rained on, FUCK YOU rain. They get tossed off the line onto the dirty ground and then rained on, and it sucks. For some reason it made me really really angry, but I think I'm just beyond tired. But enough about that. It's sum-up time.
So, my last paper of my Spanish masters at the University of Toronto was due in on May 8, and as I was scheduled to be back home in Yellowknife at that point, I finished it in my new house and e-mailed it in. Right, so, as a recap, the 'rents moved to the Northwest Territories this past November and were renting a house which I visited at Christmas; they have now purchased a home that is cute and backs onto a park for Bou to run around and terrorize people in. It's also near the lake we walked on at winter. In May when I was there there was still snow, but it wasn't -35 which was a nice change, and instead of 6 hours of twilight we got... oh I don't know, a lot of sunlight. Much longer hours than here.
So I spent a week in Yellowknife just chillaxing at home, which consists of watching movies, reading as much as I can, going outside with Bou and hanging out with the parents. Reub wasn't home the same time as me because he started work at the Peterborough zoo on May 1st I believe... man how cool is that? He works at a zoo! I've got to go visit. No wait, it's in Peterborough. Maybe not.
After Yellowknife I came back to Toronto for the May 2-4, that is, Victoria Day weekend, which I spent with Ben, Anna, and Evan at the cottage in Kettle Point. It was nice although too short; we didn't really get a chance to settle in, but then again it was probably a blessing considering we ran out of water the last day we were there and had to boil bottled water to do the dishes. What a cushy life we lead.
Then I really spent a week just doing nothing but keeping busy; I have yet to see the dentist, however... I'll try to get an appointment for the next couple days. I have no idea if that's doable.
I got a job in a creamery/café type place that Danielle whom I know from school is opening up. I was soooo happy not to have to look for work, and I'm really looking forward to the job. I've only worked about 15 hours so far... actually probably less than that... since we're still working on opening. So I've made and painted furniture, cleaned and sanitized stuff, and today I painted a blackboard on the wall. That was fun. It looks pretty good. So I'm planning on working there for the summer. I applied to be an "auxiliar de conversación" in Spain for next year, but of course the Spanish government is snail-slow in getting back to us. I say 'us' because Jocey and Brysey also applied and as far as I know they haven't heard anything. Maybe they're just lying to me, though.
I have ten minutes. So what else is new? I had delicious perogies in Roncesvalles with Jeannine and co. on Thursday night. I thankfully avoided the copious amount of vodka being passed around, although some of us weren't so lucky (*cough* Evan). Oh! and my iPod kicked the bucket. Oh, Sammy... it's hard to see you go. I got the sad iPod icon and was told by the Apple people that there was nothing they could do; it was simply his time. Isn't that bullshit? You spend x hundred dollars (I can't remember how much I paid for him now) on a beloved iPod and it's due to die in two-and-a-half years? I don't know about that. He always seemed a bit sickly, but nonetheless, he should've lasted longer, in my opinion. I bought a Shuffle coincidentally, which is great for running and moving around, but it just doesn't do the same thing for me that Sammy did. Where's the variety? Where's the option to choose?
The only other semi-interesting things in my life are that I'm reading a good book right now - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - and I kind of learned how to shoot a basketball correctly. I'm still working on it. Ok, it's time for bed now. Eventually hopefully I'll put something of merit on this blog - but oh, who are we kidding. I think only Inga reads it anyway. . ........ Inga?! hahah.
GOOD NIGHT
