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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:14:05 GMT

synopisis:

-no dvd/cd sent from sweet little Illinois has arrived yet. like i say, the postal lady pilfered it.

-gorgeous GORGEOUS fall day. with sunshine even. with the kind of breeze that is fresh and new and sweet and delicious. i actually had sunshine rest on my skin for about 10 minutes at lunch. fab.

-my good friend Hope from work is dressing up with her boyfriend for Halloween. they will be going as the guys from "dick in a box" and have worked a little magic with cardboard boxes, fake mustaches and paper machie. not all box contents were created equal. Hope will heartily sing all the lyrics to you at a moments notice when prompted.

-i got my FIRST EVER BUSINESS CARDS TODAY. :) with my name on them, "BA of Applied Interior Design", and they say "Interior Designer" on them along with the very officious architectural firms logo and address. i'm sending a clutch to my papa in the mail. :) he will be so proud.

-just got back from a "Poetry Slam" up at UBC with my roommate and her jewish drama queen friend from Toronto. was regretting not bringing my trusty audio recorder because these people were brilliant. spinning, twisting, merging words and allusions, cutting it down to the rawest bones of bravery, tweaking inflections and near explosiveness and drawing you softly in... to the end. :) it was cool. and the ciders were $2! :D

-have to part with my creative zen, which many of you know was a 30gig video and audio mp3 birthday present from my parents from just 3 months ago. and it's the one that josh scrawled his signature on and beamed at me when i asked him if he would sing with bjork. and it's the one that rusty sniffed. (lol rusty) and it's broken. :/ it fritzes when i try to play the video... which just doesn't give much value to the $200 pricetag. so i will have to send it in for them to fix. my poor baby. be well! come back safe to me! *strokes it*

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:57:24 GMT

aahhhh man.

i saw the most incredible show last night. :)

remember me writing about the highlights of some musical discoveries after browsing through a music magazine? i was falling all over the music of basia bulat and owen pallet, aka "final fantasy".

i was determined to get tickets for the three of us: my friend Hope (an architect from work- i ♥ hope! she's from Portland!) and her boyfriend Sebastian. but the show had been sold out and all of the tickets on craigslist had been snapped up super quickly. so we headed down to the venue after having an awesome dinner at Hope and Seb's place (homemade beer & amazing food!)and waited around to see if anyone had extra tickets to sell. a girl had one to sell and so i snapped that up, and then at the last minute the bouncers said that the 8 people outside who didn't have tickets were allowed to come in and see the show. so yay! we all got in!

basia's voice is amazing. here she is in ottawa a few months ago. :)

i'm totally infatuated with her at the moment and can't wait to get the cd. :)

next up was a group called "the great lake swimmers" who i didn't think sounded so hot on myspace, but ended up being incredibly impressed with the singer's vocals. holy. his voice was like... so pure. all of the artists from last night had just the most amazing vocals. it was truly truly an epic show. the swimmers had a really (and i mean Really) slow sound, haha which seriously put Sebastian to sleep. lmao. so i wouldn't have it playing in the stereo 24/7, but it's a really relaxing sound to have in the background so i might have to pick up their cd as well.

and now! the headliner-- OWEN PALLETT (also known as) FINAL FANTASY and holy man! did he ever have the entire crowd in complete and utter rapture. it's just him up there! he gets up there as a solo artist and begins to play a melody or tap a rhythm on the violin or piano and then instantly & effortlessly records this on a loop and then plays this while layering other vocals or other melodies or instruments on top of it, all the while making it incredibly tight and multifaced and BRILLIANT. at some points it's nearly orchestral, at others it's like... well hard to describe. but i profress my ♥ for owen pallett- he had the audience in the palm of his hand. :)

watch this one right to the end- he's not afraid to scream!

and i mean, how can you not love a man who titles his latest cd as "he poos clouds". ? :D

as an overall, i just couldn't help but fall completely in love with basia and owen... they seem like such lovely people and their talent is far beyond magnificant. their music make me blush with pleasure.

xoxo
heath.

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:00:07 GMT

yay! have arrived in Chicago! It's FLAT! haha ^_^ but really really cool. actually i've arrived on the outskirts of chicago, i've only seen the skyline in the distance from the airport as we were descending, but I'm headed into downtown tomorrow.

annie and her folks picked me up! they're such a great family~ so sweet! :) and we went out for japanese and then they just dropped me off at my hotel. the room is GORGEOUS! it's almost like a small european apartment in the way that it's laid out- gorgous bedding, crisp white sheets, french doors opening to the bedroom and a small suite in front-- completely new and i'm *very* happy. (annie i wish you guys had seen it before you left, it's that nice!) i may just stay here for the next 2 nights until i head to the hostel because the small difference in price between this and a sad, cheap hotel... well- i'd rather have less money to spend sightseeing and stuff than stay somewhere i was less than comfortable. mmmmmm.... so heather will be living the high life for the next few days, and then it's straight to the hostel for you, young lady :P on monday. which also seems really new and nice for a hostel, so yay!

eeeee! annie's dad is game for getting us to the venue early to try to meet josh-- haha that will be so fun!

mkay i'm off to chill-- the internet is not free in the rooms and i only have 15 minutes down here at the business centre, so meh. you'd think they'd provide free internet, oh well. ciao ciao! will write more about chicago tomorrow night!

xoxoxo heath! :D

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:11:00 GMT

yay!!

soooo tired so i'm probably not sounding as excited as i was about 2 hours ago--- my mom's friend wrote me back and she's super thrilled to have me stay with her and she's all over being my tour guide for a few days in Chicago! yuuuhoooo!

so after feeling a little like it was going to be a bit of a lonely trip, it's just totally worked itself out. :)

She wants to go see Wicked the musical with me !!! and would love to take me shopping and see Frank Lloyd Wright's houses and the gigantic art gallery etc etc etc. FABULOUS. I can stop worrying about being alone in a big city. I mean- alone is not so bad- I've done Europe alone and had an amazing time, but it's just much more fun with two. I will be very well taken care of, in fact. :)

She lives in Glen Ellyn which she says is 25 minutes south of Barrington and that probably makes it like, 40 minutes from downtown. So I'll just get Annie's folks to drop me off there after dinner. -- if she doesn't have a cat that is. i won't be able to stay with her if she has a cat, due to deadly allergies, but i'll find out tomorrow if she does. cross your fingers for me.

Annie- I'll call ticket guys tomorrow. My visa has been charged and so *threatens* those dudes better get that ticket out to you protissimo!

((((wishing lots of love and light out to my momma right now))))) she's worried about a medical test she just had. i'm sure it's all good, but she has to wait a week for another conclusive result so that she knows it's nothing. so (((((♥ ♥ ♥ ♥))))) x's infinity x's forever.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:20:36 GMT

from tonight/last night's tuesday show in East Rutherford. (wherever that is)

check out the rest of the photos on the main jg page. :D some goodies.

Loosh Love.

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:24:44 GMT

holy F*CK!

aaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

I get to see THIS three times in AUGUST.

*dies and dies and dies and dies* of happiness.
she shreds her bow and she's not even at Kashmir yet!!!
*bows to the master*

Mirth

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:24:01 GMT

from behind!

*much laughter and, let's face it... (oogling)*

but also!
alskdfjlasd. O.O
what gorgeous contours in his back!

i love this man. :) (((love))) ^_^

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:15:35 GMT

*mumble mumble mumble*

tiiiired. work kept me until after 9. that's -pm- ladies and gentlemen. when the sky was beginning to get dark. :P ah, the romance of the design world.... erm... haha yeah.

but today was a good day in that i got a raise- and medical/dental coverage aaaaand my vacation days in august are now possible because they'll be paid for. Montreal!!!! Portland!!! AND--- get this! i mentioned to one of the partners that i would love to get a better handle on loose hand-sketching perspectives, and he was like, "well if there's a course you would like to take, just let us know! we'll happily pay for it." :D!

fabulous. so i will look into this on the weekend.

there is a potluck tomorrow at work and so i'm bringing marinated shrimp with sweet chili sauce and rolled in toasted coconut. thank god it was something that took all of 5 minutes to make before i fell into bed. shit. speaking of- i have to get up in less than 7 hours, so i'm out.

i get to see JOSH in under FOUR WEEKS!!!!!!
*starry eyes* :D

haha, and i ordered this thing that i'm going to give to him when i see him. lmao. it's really funny- i will post a video of it when it arrives here. :)

oh, and i was late for work this morning because i rescued this lost dog named Duncan who was fat and jolly and built like a tank! haha. he must have wanted to come home with me because if he didn't, trust me- hehe we would still be chugging down the street! lmao. he had such a jolly face. and he ate pancakes and gulped water (and lumbered across my bed- ewww! Duncan!!) while i called his owners. (good idea to put your house # and their name on the dog tags- not just the regestration #)

night all~ love you.
xoxox ♥

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:14:12 GMT

hehe, the OC. "chrismukka"

hey! i found out i *can* actually have a crush on adam brody- he's only 4 years younger than me, and therefore totally imaginary fair game. :D hey- you never know. ;) and now i have 2 to choose from. josh and adam. ^_^ it's good to have a spare.

went to Dairy Queen and the beach with my mom today. the sun was out for a few hours before it was overtaken by a massive unending layer of clouds. tomorrow's weather report used to say sun. now it says clouds. yay. i'm thrilled. :/

birthday plans... TBD.

montreal--- do i actually go? my friend says i am more than welcome to come stay with her, i guess i just have to commit to the $640 plane ticket. hmmmm... looking forward to montreal, but where else could i go for $640? there are probably a heap of other cities to go check out. Hawaii? but yeah, i don't know anyone in Hawaii and would have to spend money on a place to stay as well as not have someone to hang out with, so montreal is still sounding great. :) wish i knew someone in ny. or california. ^_^

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:23:26 GMT

am loving the OC. :)

i've never seen it before, and i'm up to season 1 episode 5. if i were younger i would be madly in love with Adam Brody. his character gives me fits of giggles with his quick wit and comic timing. he's probably really fun to hang out with too.

the horrible weather finally broke! tomorrow is supposed to be 29 degrees and --HOT---. mmmmmm, FINALLY. :) i'll have to make sure i eat dinner before i leave for yoga- this way i can go directly to the beach after yoga as it's only 2 blocks away.

have decided that one of the things i do on saturday when i hang out with my mom is to get our butts down to the Dairy Queen and get some chocolate dipped soft ice-cream cones. gah. i saw these 2 dudes eating these on the sidewalk as i looked out of the bus window and man, did they ever look good. ^_^

tonight was an ice-cream eating night- everyone in the city was out walking around and luxuriating in the warm evening breezes. except for my roommate- she was stuck watching "Transformers" with her friends Jenni and Dennis (because Dennis has been apparently counting down the days until it opened). i thought the previews looked cool, but she was decidedly non-plussed. :)

past bedtime (again) i shall go. love and love and love.
summery thoughts~
h.

1:30 am

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:38:33 GMT

muahahaha

there are currently 2 irish, 1 american and 2 canadians (myself included) sitting in the living room watching josh groban in "Chess" and talking animatedly about musicals and films. hehe, i love it. i'm also getting a good education about greek history and the history of the irish gaelic language, along with the structure of some euro pop singing contests. :D the irish are good storytellers. ^_^

so much for going to bed at a decent hour. :D ah well.
happy canada day!

Crackle of Excitement

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:53:16 GMT

I want to be braver.

i want to believe
in myself
utterly.

i want excitement in my life, i want to be surrounded by and influenced by people who are completely alive, i want to fall asleep each night and look forward to having the next day feel so full and alive and bursting-- and dramatically different from the day before it.

i want this.
very much. :)

july 1st, 2007

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:27:09 GMT

i get another day off tomorrow, and i am SOOO all about that. :)

too bad the last two days have been spent staggering around completely exhaused because i can't sleep later than 8:30 due to the crappy soundproofing to the suite upstairs. So- yay- i work or play until late and fall asleep by 3am and then bam- wide awake (and muttering a few choice words) 5 hours later. GROWL. 0.o same thing happened when i lay down exhausted this afternoon to try to take a nap- CRASH/ BAM. THUNDEROUS FOOTSTEPS. argh. i just gave up. i will buy earplugs tomorrow.

but! :D yesterday the sun was shining! the WHOLE DAY!!! hard to believe i know. and today it was nice for... 5 hours. and then it got all crappy again. :( but then there is always alcohol to turn to i suppose for consolation. :P it being canada day and all-- the clouds mean zero visability for fireworks and national celebrations which really bites.

oooh, yesterday i went to this tiny consignment store on west 4th avenue and---!!! found the most amazing things! haha i spent 2 hours in there, trying heaps of stuff on and rummaging, and rifling. :D it was GRANDE. :D they had amazing things! i bought 2 pairs of high heels, a small evening shoulder bag, two skirts, a delicate white dress tunic, and a shirt. all for $100! the shoes were $13 and $20. so satisfying. :D i will have to post some photos tomorrow. :)

managed to find a pair of jeans at the mall that *gasp* actually fit like they were made for me, and make my rear look pretty seecksay if i do say so myself. it's rare that i can turn around and look admiringly at my own butt, but in these?? (*oogle*) LMAO. i'd better buy a second pair- never know how long it will be until i can find another sweet pair.

went for brunch with my roommate and her friends on sat morning. that was nice- i splurged and got a soy latte as well. (ah, the good things in life) :) and last night i went over to a friend's place and met her bf and their friends who were visiting from the states. they were ridiculously well educated about fine wines and coffees and stuff (*snort* good thing i brought over a cheap bottle of white- oops!) and haha, at one point of the evening i had 4 different small glasses of alcohol in front of me. they had recently arrived here from living in south africa, and they had brandy creme (YUM!), s. african brandy (holy hell it burns! it burns!), red wine, and a martini that Hope had made out of vodka and the chocolate flavored mint plant on the windowsill. i really want a chocolate mint plant of my own! i tried just a leaf and it's so delicious! it really does taste like chocolate. and mint. :P and i was so classy that i borrowed a roll of toilet paper from her to take home because it's my turn to buy toilet paper and i forgot. hehe, just stuffed that baby in my shoulder bag and i was set. :P

holy hannah. so tired. *groan*

i've decided that i *do* want a boyfriend. quite a bit. :) which is good, because for the last forever period of time (i'm not even telling you how long- it's been that long) i haven't really wanted one, which clearly leads to the outcome of not meeting a single damn person i would even consider kissing. and the ones i do meet and feel a chemistry with- they are married. :/ or taken. la.

that brings me to this graphic designer at work. he is one of the most charismatic people you will ever meet and in fact he very much reminds me and others of micheal buble. not in looks necessarily but more in character. he has a fabulous sense of style (and a GORGEOUS cologne- mmmm it's unspeakably sexy to catch as he walks by), and his wit is drier than anything - the things that fly out his mouth are hysterically unexpected (sometimes dark)and deadpan, with an underlying level of charm, vulnerability and sweetness. i met his wife the other day (she is gorgeous in a very real way) and the two of them together seem nearly like a hollywood couple- but one with integrity and real charm. :) they are expecting their first baby in december, and i'm so happy for the two of them.

anyways, yeah- so he is clearly taken, but then...

lean closer, boys and girls, it's:
---honest journal confession time----
why do i feel a sense of electricity when he stands close to me, or brushes my arm at my desk or when a bunch of us are out for drinks after work? yoikes. i'm not joking- when a group of us went for drinks a few months ago, he sat beside me at the table and brushed my arm with his many times, and also left his arm lightly resting against mine for an extended period of time... and i could feel a chemestry there. (please note i didn't realize he was married at this time- most especially because of these small flirty (?) touches).

anyways, now that i know he is married, i am very careful to not be more than professional around him- it would just be wrong. but he came over to my desk on friday to talk about a work project, and he ended up showing me an item on the internet and so he was leaning against my desk quite close to me and i swear- when he brushed my hand to take the computer mouse, i felt an electricity to the point that i felt my cheeks blush a bit, and i had to subtly catch my breath and pretend that my mind was completely focused on the item we were researching. meanwhile, my insides were feeling lightheaded like in "Amelie" when she rides in the haunted house and her crush stands behind her dressed as a frightening ghost and breathes "whooooooo" "ooooooh" in her ear.

that's just great.
:/ yoikes. more like "horrible". but whatever. these were totally secret thoughts, and it's not like he can tell i've experienced this (there's no way) and, **most importantly** nothing would ever happen between the two of us. it's laughable to even think something would. pffft. not even plausible, not even part of the equation. so in that case, i think i will just enjoy the feeling for what it is, (just something inexplicable and interesting) and just wait for it to pass. because it will soon enough- that's the way these crushes go. :)

mmkay, getting really tired now, so i will wrap this up and make my bed up with freshly washed sheets and climb in with gently sun-kissed and warmed skin. took the dog for a walk to the beach today and even though it was overcast, i still got a nice bit of sun. that dog thinks he owns the neighborhood, he is such a funny thing. (who needs to learn to "heel!") hehe. ^_^

random:
mmmmm: listening to chess on broadway
mmmmmmmmm mmmmmm: "all i ask of you" josh groban and sarah brightman put tears in my eyes while watching that today. it doesn't get more gorgeous than that, and i usually run screaming to hear sarah brightman's voice, so that's saying a lot. so beautiful. :)

night, lovelies~
heath.

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:24:13 GMT

annie, your writing is simply amazing. it's clear that you've finally had time to just get inside your head and really feel the story and the characters. your writing has always been stunning, but this last chapter was like... - it just flowed, it seemed extra inspired, and extra effortless. it's amazing what happens when we let ourselves go into our creativity and really roll with it.

just wanted to say how much i loved it. :)

omg, you are going to publish such gorgeous stories in the future- you know- you could easily change the names in this story and then submit it somewhere. i'm quite serious. :)

love you,
so happy to know you~ :D
heath.

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:20:11 GMT

i have this plugged into my stereo and have been replaying it like whoah.

it's helping me feel better about the weather and just better about... stuff in general. :)

*whispers* so. gorgeous~ :)

%$#@!@!!!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:21:18 GMT

upcoming long weekend:

*cries and cries and cries and cries and cries*

ya okay sure we don't have any drought, any forest fires, aren't struggling to move because of the heat--- but it DOESN'T MEAN A MOFO THING WHEN YOU ARE DEPRESSED IN THE MIRE AND MUCK OF AN UNENDING OVERCAST GREY AND RAINY SKY!!!

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!!!!!!

MOTHERFUCKERRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!!!

(is a little sun too much to ask?)! we **earned** a nice summer by suffering through rain from October until May ---and this includes the 32 consecutive days of rain in January!!!

*facepalm facepalm facepalm facepalm*

can't. handle. it. any. more.

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:21:25 GMT

MOST PWNING SONG OF THE DAY:
"shake down" by Akon

oh crap- now that i listen to the full version, i think it's all about gangsta murder though. :( that's really not cool. it's actually pretty perverse that a song written about violence be so brilliantly melodic and rhythmic. meh. they completely ruined it.
i know, i'll send them a new set of lyrics so they can re-record it. i'm sure they'll be delighted to know that i've taken the trouble to tweak it for them.

i JUST started watching The O.C. tonight. can you believe i've never seen it before?

Episode 1 ROCKED.

i can't wait to watch all the rest.

i want to live in california.

god, the coastline is beautiful~

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:12:07 GMT

heather is moody...

and meloncholy...

and doesn't really know why.

it may have something to do with the crappy june weather we've been having-- (rain/clouds/rain/tiny sun/rain/clouds), and it might have something to do with work. work itself is fine, but it's the coolish atomosphere from 2 of the girls i sit close to that are making things decidedly... boring and lame. i mean, come ON guys, you can't be THAT busy to not lighten up even for a second. UGH. pet peeve: people who turn into robots at work. it IS possible to get a lot of work done as well as enjoy doing it, you know. the non-atmosphere of killjoy is wilting my spirit. the suck-ups. :P

well at least i still have fun with heidi (the senior int. designer), and a few other people across the floor, so all is not lost. i guess i'll just find myself plugged into my headphones a lot more than i thought. going drinking and dancing with one of the american architects though, this weekend! her name is Hope and she's super cool, we will do it up right. :D and, i've bought rye whiskey (sounds so hardcore, mmmph!) and ginger-ale to make (you guessed it) rye-and-gingers for Canada Day (g.damn it you'd better be hot and sunny, you weather, you!). it's my tradition to get really quite buzzed by mid-afternoon on canada day and go to the beach and then watch the fireworks across the water at night. ^_^ whoo, bring it on!

mkay, i'm off to book a car rental, a bus ticket, and a hostel room for *sings* the josh shows in august!

hmm.
still moody, but... eh, i'll just roll with it.
it's been 3 days so far! what is up? :/

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:07:45 GMT

i am so envious of anyone who lives next to a "steve and barry's" store in the states. it carries sarah jessica parker's line of clothing, and it is stylish with mind blowingly cheap prices. like, why would they even charge you money for the items, they might as well give them away for free!

http://www.bittensjp.com/collection.php

i am particularly coveting the black shirt dress for $19.95 and the black strapless dress also for the astounding price of $19.95. straight leg jeans for $14.98?? is this for real???

there's a store in the everett mall- which is 1 1/2 hours across the border, but i don't have a car. hmmm, maybe i can convince my mom to drive down to do some shopping for my birthday.... :)

I am SO in LOVE with the song "Rainbowwarriors" by CocoRosie. LOVING. they just came to Vancouver too, i so wish i had gone!!! www.myspace.com/cocorosie

go listen!

Happy Rainy Sunday, Everyone!

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:38:55 GMT

eeeeeuucch.

it's 8:30 am and it's half-dark outside and rain is pouring down. O.o nice work for june 24th, there, weather.

well-- at least it's a fabulous day that dictates staying inside and getting all crafty and creative and cozy! :D

this means i can:

-start brainstorming & designing my sister's cafe/lounge reno
-clear out my computer from school stuff (hurrah!)
-buy bus ticket, hostel reservation, and car reservation (for j shows in august!) and think on if i buy the ticket to montreal to visit jody. ^_^ i think yes. :)
-research all these new leads for new music. download & burn to my heart's content!
-practice the piano
-figure out how to use my new serger (sewing machine donated from grandma) that looks so complicated!
-cook new recipies from my new cookbooks and make food for the rest of the week.

and since i was woken up at 8 this morning by some little angelic kid dropping something really heavy against the floor upstairs, i am bright eyed and awake. so i might actually even accomplish 2 of those things on my list, lmao. :D

EDIT
10:10 am
and now the sky is bright blue and sunny. hahaha. bizarre.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:34:21 GMT

i think i would like a boyfriend again.

sort of.

mostly.

kinda.

maybeish

...undecided.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:40:01 GMT

omg- Sharmin, thank you so much for introducing me to this!!!

i LOVE him!!! so blissed out right now, i adore his music. :)

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:37:46 GMT

dear vancouver weather,

you may not realize this, but we have only 8 weeks give for the remainder our our Summer. Vancouverites are a tough bunch who survive 9-10 months out of the year feeling ourselves damn lucky indeed if it doesn't rain once during 2 consecutive days, and we have learned to cherish the windows of opportunity when indeed the sun does break through the clouds and chase them away.

However, again I felt the need to remind you that the clock is ticking, and thank you for the hot week two weeks ago, we appreciated it, but we are all feeling rather dissappointed that for the past 2 weeks it has been mostly clouds and rain with a teasing amount of sunshine very late in the day.

The weather report for the next 3 days bears no better news... :/
Please do what you can to remedy this situation! We are grateful for our wealth of drinkable water and lush greenery and blooms, but could there perhaps be a bit more balance to the equation? I am concerned we all may soon become poets and start drinking straight from morning until night.

Sincerely,

heather,

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:06:34 GMT

eeeeeeeeee! i've been waiting all day to come home and listen to john lennon's song "imagine" be sung by one of the sweetest and most sinciere voices known to man. :)

a german woman and josh fan saw that i wasn't able to hear the song yet, and out of total kindness- has sent it to me via e-mail! that truly warms my heart. :)

this is her chatting it up with josh up at the stage. :) i love the moment that was captured. :)

wow. i just listened to it, it's gorgeous! :)
josh puts his own special spin on it, and you can tell it's straight from his (considerable)heart, but i think john's original version is truly the best. (as it should be). :) but so lovely! this is going to be on repeat for a good few days. karin, i have to thank you for being so kind! :)

in other news...
my roommate hasn't cleaned the tub and has promised to, but it's to the point where i am gingerly standing in sandals to take a shower while i wait... and wait. UGH! clean the frigging showeerrrrrrrrr! it's not hard!!! lol!!!!!

in MORE news...
i bought new shoes!!! :D
they are green. pics will follow tomorrow. :)
*edit... still considering about the shoes. return/keep yet undecided.

yay weekend!! *bounce bounce*

Etc.

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:35:31 GMT

wow, can you believe that i actually had more time to spend on livejournal when i was still in school???? ack!

sorry about the lack of responses and stuff lately- 40 hour workweeks plus the commute plus errands don't leave much time at the end of the day for chill-time. and when there are 2 nights a week i go straight to yoga and then one night where i go straight to work at my sister's until the wee hours of the morning-- it makes for a very light lj situation. :)

gosh, just when i'm going to have a chance to keep at practicing the piano and re-design my sister's cafe/bar is beyond me.

mini update:

-*guffaw* i was eating a grapefruit and tonight the girl at the reception desk for yoga asked me "so are grapefruits man-made?" (meaning i suppose, "are they a hybrid?") i was like, "er, no, they're pretty much their own thing." hehe.

-no "imagine" josh groban cover for me yet, must wait until june 18th or somesuch. i supppose i can wait to sob. because it's just going to happen. that song, plus that voice? i'm dooomed.

-my dog came hoooooome! :D :D :D his owners were away for a wedding and he went to a bording place and made friends with all the other dogs when they were away. but he's back! and so i got some happy toe-stepped on, jumped up on, wagging, drooley, excited dog lovin', yay. :)

-tried yoga WITH WEIGHTS (!! as if it wasn't already hard enough) on monday night- oya! that plus tonight's intensive class left me feeling like an absolute noodle afterwards. but SO HAPPY. i can't even begin how to express how amazing yoga is for your body and mind. it's like you become new or something. ahhhh. the world seems a lot more pleasant after a good yoga session. plus, it tones your butt. and a whole lot more. benefits, ladies- benefits! :D

-*snort* and in direct opposition to this, for the last 2 days, i have been craving junk food like a mofo! as in- i had to run up to the store and buy a bag of doritos because i had no choice in the matter!! and today-- wtf- for lunch i was craving one of those sub sandwiches with like, the crappiest fattiest salamis and stuff in it- and so i bought one for lunch and it was DELICIOUS. haha, wtf is wrong with me! lmao. if there more than the 0.000000 chance of me being pregnant, i would really be wondering.

-speaking of... where's my cute curly-haired musical, intellectual, goofy boyfriend.
hmmmmm? :)

-have been searching high and low for the perfect pair of flats but damnit! invariably i get to all the shops too late and they are completely out of my size. grrr. it's not for the lack of looking, either. i can't wait to do a little more shopping, it's so fun! :) found a gorgeous blue/purple dress yesterday for $35. i lurve it, but it needs a hemming, so i will have to wait until i get my grandma's serger that she is giving me, as it is jersey material and needs a proper seam.

and- i had a whole lot more to say- but apparently my brain has switched off and would like to go to sleep now. adieu mon amies! :D ciao ciao! love you all. :)

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