Welcome back again, my smiley faced emoticons.

What's there to say about recent times? One good thing to note is that it certainly has been flying, which is great, because there's SOOOOOOO much to look forward to in the future. And some things not to. Like Sarah moving. Augh. Everytime I think about it, it hurts a little. We were gonna graduate together and stuff. And now she's going away... one cool thing is, though, her new high school is the same one Kalan Porter attended! We've given her the duty of setting up a small shrine in his honor, since apparently there isn't one already (I couldn't possibly understand why not). She leaves during Easter Break, which puts a bit of a damper on what otherwise will be a brilliantly awesome trip to Toon Town. A few days after returning home, I'll be off to Calgary with Carolyn and we'll be meeting up with Sarah to see STARS ON ICE!!! EEEEEEEEEEEK! And after that, in May, our band trip falls on the same date as the MCR CONCERT!!! Luckily, we're only going to Calgary for the trip, so they're just gonna leave us behind at the mall and we'll watch a movie or something waiting for Carolyn's mom to get into town.

Right now, I'm sitting at home on a school day off, wOOt! But I do have to work tomorrow... sigh. But I just got my haircut, HOORAY! I = sexilicious. Even though it's the same cut as before, it's soooo nice to have my hair not be at that extremely awkward length. It's funny, Kelly my stylist was asking me when I last got it done and I said beginning of Decemeber, she's like "What?!?! You're hair grows really fast." Tell me about it. Anyway, we're looking gooooood now, and Mom's gonna re-do my blonde highlights hopefully. I was gonna get Kelly to do that to, but Mom really didn't do a bad job last time so... we'll hope for the best

Oh yeah, and I meant to write down this quote, courtesy of my wonderful group of people who I talk to on the bus first thing in the morning and last thing before coming home. "We'll be able to engage in pyschological warfare!" "*gasp* you could be a magician!"

And courtesy of my usual trio, "pen pal with benefits."

Also coming up shortly is music festival. I'm playing Handel's Allegro for my solo. It's several steps up from last year, and some intricate fingerings are going to take a good bit of practice before they're perfect. Maybe I'll go do that for a bit... but I wanted today to be perfectly care free. Hmm. I'll just wait 'til after work tomorrow. And sit here listening to The Unicorns and playing random miniclips games! And hope Carolyn comes online so we can "meet" lol.

Here's another survery, my homemade whole wheat buns.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your music library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool


Opening Credits:
The Crane Wife pt. 3- The Decemberists (That'd be lovely, but perhaps slightly depressing)

Waking Up:
My Song- Shane Wiebe (Would make sense, I guess. If I was happy that day)

First Day At School:
Coalmine - Armchair Cynics (If it was a tough year, relationships wise, maybe)

Shopping:
Macy's Day Parade - Green Day (the title would fit, ironically, but the song is much too depressing for shopping)

Hanging with Friends:
Walking With Thee - Clinic (Too weird)

First Kiss:
Outside - Aaron Lewis (Wow, that would be... very ironic... and depressing) 

Birthday: 
Animal Collective - penguin penguin (Haha, that'd be random)

Party Scene:
Moondance - Michael Buble (Perfect!)

Falling In Love: 
I'm so Excited - Le Tigre (PERFECT AGAIN!)

Fight Song:
Sic Transit Gloria ... Glory Fades - Brand New (SO FREAKING PERFECT!)

Breaking Up: 
I Summon You - Spoon (That would be the exact opposite of breaking up)

Prom: 
Knights of Cydonia - Muse (Haha, that wouldn't work very well)

College: 

Wicked Little Town - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (I hope that doesn't apply to my college expierience)

Life:
Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers (Don't like this one much anymore... but it could apply to life)

Mental Breakdown: 
Hurt - Johnny Cash (OMG! HOW PERFECT IS THAT?) 

Driving:
Pop Star - Ken Hiyrad (Driving to this would be fun! It sure was in Japan!)

Flashback:
Heart of Glass - Blondie ('80s flashback, right there) 

Getting back together:
Hit That - The Offspring (Ewwww... The Offspring? But this totally works as a hook up song )

Love Scene:
The Scientist - Coldplay (Awwwww!)

Wedding: 
Listen to the Heart - Anthony Callea (I sure wish I could get Anthony Callea to sing at my wedding)

Honeymoon:
Nothing but Green Lights - Tom Vek (Oddly enough, I can see it. If we went to New York or Tokyo or some place with lots of lights)

Birth of Child: 
Come As You Are - Nirvana (Yeah, that sort of works)

Hey there my cinnamon covered juicy mangoes.

 

Sarah's birthday was a good time. The movie "The Last Kiss" is frightening. My whyville account has been hacked. Nathan Cave looks sort of like Sean Biggerstaff. Sarah's mom makes good pizza. I'm going to Stars on Ice April 16th. With Carolyn and Sarah. And My Chemical Romance on May 18th. I love the songs "Fake Plastic Trees" and "Casmir Pulaski Day" to an unhealthy level. For almost the same reason. Tuna and peanut butter are awesome. But not together. Hardcore fascist Christians are the bane of my existence. Luckily they exist mostly south of me. Canadians tend to be much more tolerant. I sell porn. And cigarettes. And lotto tickets. People buy me lotto tickets. It's a thoughtful thing to do. I guess. People always think I'm 18. And Jessica (who comes in for the evening shift) is 15. When it's actually the opposite. Nolan talks like a little girl when he's excited. It makes me giggle. Horoscopes are dumb. But I still read them all the time. And think it's kinda cool when they come true. Life can be unbearably mundane sometimes. Let's get some shoes.

 

I should be doing work right now. But I'm not.

 

I love truth. So what's with all the lies?

*does a survey because of English class boredom*

Name 11 people you can think of right off the top of your head. Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 11 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list
the names first.. No cheating!!!

1. Tifani
2. Sarah
3. Carolyn
4. Katie
5. Zach
6. Nolan
7. Jon
8. Andee
9. Chris
10. Hadyn
11. Anna

DON'T LOOK AHEAD UNLESS U FILLED UP THE TOP!

How did you meet #4? (Katie) I don’t remember. We’ve just kind of always known each other. But we didn’t become good friends until Kirsten came along in grade 2. She became best friends with her, then I did to, and then we became friends with each other J. Oh, the memories of playing Pokemon at recess…


What would you do if you hadn't met number 1? (Tifani) Well, I probably would not have ever known or cared who Alex Rider is, haha.

What would you do if 1 and 2 were going out? (Tifani and Sarah) What do you mean “if?” On that crazy roleplaying website thingie they do, they confessed their love for one another. So… good for them.

How did you meet 8? (Andee) I had heard about her plenty through Katie! But on New Year’s Eve of 2005… aka, Dayna’s birthday, Dayna was having a party at her place that I was invited to! Hurrah! And then Andee and Ben showed up! And we were friends ever after…

What do u think of number 7? (Jon) Oh, wow. He’s awkward on msn… and in real life, haha… and I’m madly in like with him… and I appreciate his being my chauffeur, even though I had that crazy really really scary dream where he crashed his car on the Victoria bridge with Katie, Nathan and Anna riding with him. And he’s a fairly awesome skater.

What would u do if #3 confessed they loved you? (Carolyn) In the non-friends sense? Laugh. And if she was serious, give her a gaped mouthed expression with furrowed eyebrows.

Where does 10 live? (Hadyn) Up to the end of that road by the sign that says “DANGER! ANIMALS ON HIGHWAY! PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY!”

Is number 2 your friend? (Sarah)  (double tree) HELL YEAH!


Who's 9's best friend? (Chris) I would guess Cassandra or Patrick.

Did you ever eat around 6? (Nolan) Um, his usual lunch table is fairly close to our usual lunch table… so yes?

Do you miss number 1? (Tifani) She’s sitting right behind me…



Who's 4 dating? (Katie) Frank Iero, duh.


What is your opinion of number 6? (Nolan) Well, he needs to learn to control himself, haha. And play less world of warcraft. But overall he’s good for a laugh.



What would you do if 3 and 9 were going out? (Carolyn & Chris) At first be weirded out because Chris has expressed his hatred of high school dating. But if it weren’t for that, I really don’t think it would be that strange of a coupling, aside from the differences in appearance :S. I mean, they both have goals to be successful people, they’re both fairly bright…

Would you marry #5? (Zach) No. No. Oh, good gracious, even suggesting that…

When did you last see 11? (Anna) Ummmm, in that dream I had. Yikes.

Do you love #8? (Andee) Andee!!!! I love you, Andee!!! I love you SOOOOO MUCH! Especially on New Year’s when you’re drunk and telling me about your Lululemon pants!

Ever slept in the same room as any of the numbers? Carolyn, Sarah, Katie, Andee… I’ve been close to with sleeping with a few others, oh my…

How many of their phone numbers do you have? Carolyn, Sarah, Katie, Hadyn, Jon. I really should get all the others…

Why hello again my lovely little gremlins. I promised you some info about what was going on here, and I will follow through on that.

Saturday was of course the day of my arrival. Since it was so beautiful, my dad and I decided right away to go for a walk around the inner harbour and downtown. On Sunday, Chinese New Year celebrations were happening in Chinatown so we went to watch the lion dances and the parade. Monday, we went out for a damn good lunch and to two IMAX shows. Those were entitled "Greece: Mysteries from the Past" and "Secrets of the Nile." The Nile one was especially good, as it featured a team of people who set out to be the first in history to raft the entire Nile from the tip of the Blue Nile to the Mediterranian Sea. They met almost certain death several times, with very narrow escapes. Ummm... Tuesday. Tuesday I went shopping for Sarah's belated birthday presents. On Government Street, which is the one with the cool stores. Haha, I had a conversation with this really cool gay store clerk. He was asking me about this inflatable palm tree for a window display... ""What do you figure? Does this need to be inflated a little more?" "Yeah, it's lookin' a little flaccid." "Flaccid! That's the perfect word for it! I had been trying to figure out the right adjective. *inflates* There, much more erect." We talked a bit more, but that might give away a bit too much to Sarah, so... Tuesday evening we went out for the best Chinese food I've ever had. My grandparents found this place walking distance from there condo years ago, went there once and have never gotten Chinese anywhere else since. Every year my dad and I come out, we go there. I made sure to have very small meals that day so that I could have two plates full at dinner . Anytime you're in Victoria and want Chinese, the Dragon Gate is the place to go. Today my dad and I went for breakfast nearby, and then to see my Great Uncle Al. My last great uncle who isn't dead . And I've been watching soooooo much curling. I'm getting sick of it.

That's all I've got.

Hello my barenaked chinese chickens on sticks. Here I sit. In Victoria B.C. with a cool ocean breeze wafting through the spare bedroom window. What a wonderful feeling it is. I really always forget how much I love it here. I'm really a water person deep down. Before I left to come here, however, a few moderately exciting things happened. Such as MY FIRST EVER TIME TO A FLAMES GAME, BABY! The Saddledome will never be the same... watching games kind of sucks now on TV. The atmosphere in the 'Dome is amazing. You're sharing the expierience with thousands of other people who share your passion. It's deafening. It's wonderful. Heckling the opposing team's fans is also a good amount of fun.

Second important thing would be the BARENAKED LADIES CONCERT! They aren't just musicians. They're PERFORMERS. The live stage really gives them a chance to show that side of themselves. It was outstanding.

Hmm. I don't feel like writing about my B.C. adventures yet. I promise I  will, later, though. TTFN

Hello again my jovial gorillas of the north persuasion. Another week+1 has come and gone. Most notable thing to have happened during this time was the Canadian National figure skating, which had me glued to the TV. Or at least, I taped it all and when I got home from work I was glued to it. I honestly couldn't have asked for things to turn out better. Jeff, coming back from his injury, wowed me completely. His program was world class and gorgeous. Tres tres. Chris Mabee came second, upsetting Emanuel Sandhu. Oh, that made me so freaking happy. I really don't like Eman and Chris Mabee is so deserving of a podium finish, even though I was sort of pulling for Shawn Sawyer. The ladies even was highlighted with a pretty much flawless skate from Mira Leung, whom I like immensely, and she came in second. Defending champ Joannie Rochette was not surprisingly the leader again. Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison upset defenders Valerie Marcoux and Craig Buntin for the pairs title. Marie- France Dubreil and Patrice Lauzon of course defended and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir pulled up in second. All in all, a very good weekend of skating.

As of today, I have one of two midterm finals under my belt. It was social studies, and I think it went all right. I definately know of one I got wrong. As for the rest... we'll have to see. After the test, we went to go hang out for the long amount of time until the buses were to come. Sarah got a ride a long time before then, though. Eventually my cousin Robert (he's not actually my cousin, but he's Bob's nephew) offered me a ride home which I could not deny. I did feel kind of bad leaving Carolyn by herself, though. I wonder if she actually got some work done with me not there, haha. I was positive, however, that Roberto wanted to talk about my Xmas holidays and some of the things he had heard discussed... he's a little protective of me, you see. Luckily he kept his lips zipped on those subjects and now I just have to hope he doesn't spil the things he knows at future family get togethers... 

I've been playing the Sims 2 like mad lately, haha. The Karademir family are great fun.

Hmmm... what else. Well, I'm reading the sixth Harry Potter book again. For no particular reason, I just kind of felt like it.

And I miss people. Like Katie. And Jono, I can't help it. But for now I'll enjoy the time between now and Easter and prepare for what will be a very awesome (but definately too short) Easter break.

TTFN, dahlings

Why hello there, my pizza sauce covered cheese buns. I haveth returned to Alberta once again. Aww. I kind of really didn't want to leave this time. I wish my friends just could've come out to Saskatoon instead. But that's not really possible. For a number of reasons. So now I just really, really miss everyone so leftturn. As in so hardcore. But cool people say leftturn. People who are cooler than Pluto. In winter.

Um, so yeah. The week of the last was rather uneventful. I went to school. And work. And read a lot about grunge in my new SPIN book. Cause work was really boring.

Tonight the Golden Globes are on. And a Flames game. I'm actually sort of excited about both, 'cause I want the Flames to win the game, and I want Little Miss Sunshine to win whatever awards it is up for.

One cool thing has happened since I returned, actually. I had just received what I thought was all my presents from Mom and Bob, when Mom hands me a card. Which leads me on a treasure hunt to many more cards. Eventually, I am taken to the Flames calendar in my room (which Carolyn gave me and flip it to February. There, written in the box for the third is "Meredith goes to the Saddledome to see the Flames!" OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOT! THE ONE THING I WANTED ABOVE ALL OTHERS! *dances*

I hope everyone is enjoying their new year thus far. I'm sure it will be filled with mind-numbingly awesome highs, and desperately dispairing lows... and all those moments in between.

Tata for now!

Second post of the day, my Chuck E. Cheeses. Talking about another day come and gone. K so, today.

I headed on over to Katie's in the early stages of the afternoon. Sometimes I wonder if while I'm out here, her house isn't actually my home. It sure seems like it sometimes. Yeah, and Nathan B. was there. And then Mallory came over. And we hung out playing the Sims2 at TEH MALLL!!! I mean, I finished TEH MALLL and then sent Katie's Sims over there. And we talked to Nathan C. on msn, who was being all "ESCHERK" which is his code word for "I already have plans for this evening." So did Anna. But Gavin and Andee promised to come by later! Yeah, and the 4 of us at Katie's house kind of migrated around. Called Matthew in Aberdeen. Oh man, talked to him about random things for like, the whole afternoon. Um. We managed to fit everyone into the loft and spooned. More most definately could have fit. We went back to the computer room later, ate more lasagna from the previous night, and then JON CALLED!!! And Mallory had been bothering me to call him the whole day and I was all "No. I dunwanna." Even though I totally did. It was just, the truth was, I kind of wanted to hang out with him like, without other people around for once. Anyway, so he asked if he, Anna and some random girl who turned out to be much fun named Carley could swing by. And we said of course, that we were planning to go get foodstuffs from Mac's. Oh, and you know what's scary? I've lost four more pounds. Without even realizing it. I checked Katie's scale today and was totally freaked out. And then Gavin and Andee arrived!!! And then Jon + Anna + Carley arrived! And we all walked to Mac's together.

Jon most definately held my hand. That was comforting. When we arrived, I realized I didn't want anything and I didn't have money. So all the huge group just kind of... hung around . And some people bought coffee, slushies... etc. Then we left again! And some people wanted to go to Macdonald's! So they left us alone for a short while. And Gavin and I played where's Waldo. Oh yeah, Andee was gone at this point (already) to go hang with Mac. Then the people came back with Macdonald's. And Jon sat down beside me on this couch with a huge bag of food, looks at me, and says "I hate Macdonald's" and I reply with, "so do I. What are we doing to ourselves?" "I don't know *eats double quarter pounder.* THEN NATHAN C. RANDOMLY SHOWED UP! And it was a massive party in the basement! And Mallory and Nathan claimed the loft! Only they weren't there for long.

But people had to go home. And Nathan C. really badly wanted Macdonald's. So I hopped in the car with Jon and Mallory, and after we dropped Mallory off, we went to meet the other crew (of Nathan C. + Anna + Carley) in the Macdonald's parking lot. Only the door was like, just locked as soon as we arrived, and they were already inside. So Jon held me close because I was shivering and called Nathan on his cell phone and was all "I can see you..." and then they left the store and went through the drivethru. And Jon and I sat in his car and talked about random things. Like why his music was so dark. And skating. And other stuff. And I realized how much I like talking to him. And when he dropped me off at my house I kissed him goodbye and that was all, but it was still extremely awesome. It kind of left my wanting more for next time! Like I don't have to get makey-outty ALL the time...

I finally have it figured out. I don't WANT to break up with him. Believe it or not, I kinda sorta really LIKE him. Like really, really.The problem still remains that I have to go. I don't want to. I want to go like, get coffee with him a million times and learn everything about him and tell him everything about me. Frick, I want to be his GIRLFRIEND. I think he feels the same way about me. But getting all these feelings into the situation is just going to make things worse on that inevitable day that I have to leave. Actually, he's going to be in Calgary for a skating competition the day before I leave. So he'll be gone before me! *sighs* What do I do? I've never felt this way before. This has never happened. Will a long distance relationship work? Will he want to date other people? Actually, one thing I've been thinking about for a long time is that with all his skating and schooling, would he even have time for a girlfriend in town? AND THAT COULD BE THE ONE THING THAT COULD MAKE IT WORK. The fact that he has no time for anything else . Aww. I hope he doesn't break it off. I've decided I'm not going to. I don't want him to be just a fling. I want... relationship stuff. And another plus, with him being in another province, my mom will never have to know. As long as Christina doesn't blab to the wrong people (she's already told a lot... I knew I should never have said anything).

Carolyn, you were right. I know this is what I want. What would break my heart into a million tiny little pieces is if he doesn't want the same thing. But really, I just want to try. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, but people who don't try are LOSERS.

And as for that other guy I like. Well, maybe our time will come someday. For now, I want to see where this might go. But when I get back to school next Monday, I'm gonna try my damndest to give him a big hug because I'm so glad he's my friend!!! AND NOW I'M CRYING! I LOVE MY LIFE AND EVERYONE IN IT!

Why hello there my usual suspects. I promised to talk about yesterday today, so that I will do. I once again found myself waking up next to my darling Katie in the downstairs bedroom. I was deliriously pleased about the previous night's fun. However, again we found ourselves having a completely lazy day of sitting around in our PJs playing the Sims2. Later we were contacted by some friends wishing to come by and hang. Of course, considering these were some of our favorite people on this green, blue and polluted earth, we said YES! And over came Nathan B (also known as fuzzy Nathan), Andee, Gavin, Mallorie and Dayna! And Mac was there to. I don't know him like, at all.

And we watched Click. Which was kind of really not that good. Or funny. What was more fun was being around such awesome people. As they all tried to fit on the couch at once. I was feeling so, like, really happy to have such wonderful people in my life. I guess what I should always realize is that while some things may come and go... friends, true friends, are forever. And that's my little piece of philosophy for the day.

Anyway, sounds like tonight may be a night with the boys... always a good time. I don't what will be happening before then. I kind of really need to go shopping. Maybe I should suggest that...