December 17th, 2012 in because "guilt" is a dirty word, because US health care makes me sad, confession of the day, friends, here is my heart, i think my sweetness gave you a cavity, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it happened this week, it makes sense to me, lists, love harder, mindful happiness, people i like, top 10 I know I’m not alone in feeling like Life is heavy these days.
I keep trying to find positives, to talk myself up into a good mood- then I feel regretful, as though by marvelling at the deliciousness of french toast or singing to a good song on the radio, I’m not showing enough reverence and respect to how the world currently stands.
To what has happened.
Which then makes me feel guiltier than before.
It’s a vicious cycle of feeling low, then building up to a good mood then feeling guilty about the good mood. Eventually I crawl into …READ MORE
May 23rd, 2011 in adventure, because US health care makes me sad, friends, hello universe? I love you, i like scotch & table dancing, i think my sweetness gave you a cavity, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, it happened this week, it was a dance dance revolution, life lesson, overwhelmed doesn't even begin..., quote of the day, sometimes you just have to leap, the less i worry the happier i am There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
January 29th, 2011 in and now you might know everything, because US health care makes me sad, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, here is my heart, i may write about the west wing forever, it makes sense to me, it's a long one (twss), it's okay- you can skim this one, love harder, overwhelmed doesn't even begin..., quote of the day, right on my sleeve, sad, self improvement, when i say it anyway, who needs a self help book? Obviously I’m lacking in my usual wit when that is what I can come up with for a title to this post after 34 minutes of hard, squinty-eyed staring at my computer while listening to my go to source of inspiration (*Taylor Swift on repeat).
It’s been a day. It’s been a week. Hell, it’s been a last 12 months. Yesterday started out great then turned into one of the hardest days in my entire life. It involved breaking points, furious texting and confirmation that insurance companies are douchebags. That makes me sound insensitive but I assure you- that’s not …READ MORE
* I’m not kidding. People have also emailed me before asking if: – Canada “celebrates Christmas” – If people really lived in igloos – How it felt to live in a country not involved in a war – Who our President is – If I get lonely (presumably because only 10 people live here. And we all wear plaid, drink beer and play hockey. Sigh, this is not true people, only in my dream world does such a country exist).
For those of you who dislike Canada (and sadly my twitter stream has had a few rather, unpleasant declarations- …READ MORE
January 12th, 2010 in and now you might know everything, beauty can get ugly, because "guilt" is a dirty word, because US health care makes me sad, boy band mania!, confession of the day, earning my dork badge, H.A.D gets his own tag- that's love, here is my heart, i know- we all LOVE him, i should be a P.S.A., I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, it makes sense to me, italics make it appear more thoughtful/interesting, life lesson, lists, people i like, the last line is my favourite, things I don't say outloud, top 10, when I go all Dr. Phil on you I know. I knoooooooooow. We are only 12 days into the new year and already I’m going to bust my enlightened self all on your ass. But you know, I’ve had entire years where the total learning experiences has culminated in learning: 1. The darker the liquor the more likely you are going to want to stab yourself the next morning 2. When your stack of jeans is almost taller of you, it’s time to stop buying 3. Using your student loan to buy jeans will result in you wanting to stab yourself for 5 years after you graduate.
All …READ MORE
August 26th, 2009 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, because US health care makes me sad, confession of the day, disappointment, Gore makes green sexy, here is my heart, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, introspection sometimes causes me to drink, it makes sense to me, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, it's the environment stupid, italics make it appear more thoughtful/interesting, Josh Lyman needs his own tag, let's still be friends?, love or something like it, man I'm such a girl, men, my passive aggressiveness is devastating, no i haven't gotten laid, people i like, pretty hair makes me happier, relationships, so egan will LOVE this, something I won't forget, the one that nobody reads because of the title, things I don't say outloud, this one is about you, vague is vogue, Wednesday nights make me frisky, when i say it anyway I knew a guy once who had the annoying habit of cracking his knuckles before sleep. It drove me INSANE. Nothing is more unsettling than drifting off and being awakened by a large CRACK!, followed by nine more CRACKS! . (Well, of course there are things more unsettling than this but it really does make my top five- sandwiched in between being woken up by someone staring at you and finding out that your ex-boyfriend used to masturbate to your grade 9 graduation photo. Bullet? Dodged.).
So, I did what any girl who loves sleep more than she should- I …READ MORE
October 26th, 2008 in because US health care makes me sad, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, confession of the day, i know- we all LOVE him, i wish i was water, i wrote this just for the picture, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, lists, men, oh dear, people i like, politics, the one that nobody reads because of the title, top 10, who needs a self help book? You may be election obsessed if….
1. Not only do you know who Chuck Todd is, you are starting to find him strangely attractive.
2. You know why Colorado, Virgina and Nevada are suddenly more important than Florida and Ohio.
3. You refer to surrogates by only their first name and act annoyed if people don’t know who you are talking about.
4. Tom Brokaw is the narrator of all your dreams.
5. The number 270 means one thing to you and it’s not your high score in Scrabble.
6. You get emails from Joe Biden, tweets from (fake) Sarah …READ MORE
October 21st, 2008 in because US health care makes me sad, it's a long one (twss), it's ironic because I'm Canadian, politics, seriously, sigh. i've made a tag for THE HILLS., soapbox, the world according to me, thinking, today i am not funny There are certain days in a persons life when I feel it’s imperative to say what you want- what you NEED to say despite the fact that you know everyone around you may not want to hear it. (My brother calls this “day” EVERYDAY). I call this day, today.
I’m tired of people who email me telling me I’m going to hell based on my political views. I’m tired of the notion that a mere mortal feels they hold the keys to my pass into heaven- and more specifically, feels like I would ever want to hear that they don’t …READ MORE
As I write this, there’s still not a 100% confirmation on whether there is going to be a debate tomorrow. My fingers are crossed that there will be one. Not only do I have a drinking game for the event, but I am genuinely curious to what both candidates have to say about the current state of the world and what they thought of last nights episode of Grey’s Anatomy. With that said, I present the:
It’s like they’re…mmmagic 2008 Presidential Debate Drinking Game
1. Drink anytime John McCain says the phrase “my friends… ” . I suggest shotgunning …READ MORE
Read this.
(From Sizzle, who got it from E.b)
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quote of the moment "Once you start googling 'unlikely animal friendships', life gets better."
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