1. First grade teacher’s name: Miss Campenelli
2. Last word you said: “Old.” (Finishing off “I’m getting old” as I lamented about the time of a performance I’d like to attend tomorrow evening.)
3. Last song you sang: Switchfoot – “Only Hope.”
4. Last person you hugged: Uhhhh… maybe Jasmine?
5. Last thing you laughed at: The Simpsons.
6. Last time you said I don’t remember: I don’t remember.
7. Last time you cried: I don’t remember.
8. Date of birth: February 30, 1983

=PRESENT=

9.What color socks are you wearing: None. Socks + Sandals = Lose.
10. What’s under your bed: Stuff I didn’t want to put in shelves.
11. What time did you wake up today: 11:40am.
12. Current taste: Vanilla ice cream.
13. Current hair: Short and spikey.
15. Current annoyance: My bank account.
16. Current longing: More time to do a smashing job on the Embassy’s website.
17. Current desktop background: “Watching The Cross.”
18. Current worry: Playing at Jasmine’s wedding.
19. Current hate: Injustice.
20. Current favorite article of clothing: Blue shorts.
21. Favorite physical feature of the preferred sex: This is a bit of an odd question… face, maybe? But if a girl is not particularly good-looking, how can her face be my favourite? *boggle*
22. Last CD that you listened to: Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream.
23. Favorite place to be: With friends.
24. Least favorite place: In a hole that I’ve dug for myself.
25. Time you wake up in the morning: Morning?
26. If you could play an instrument, what would you play: N/A.
28. Do you believe in an afterlife: Yes.
29. How tall are you: 5’something”
30. Current favorite word/saying: Stink! (Ahhh I’ve been infected!)
31. Favorite book: Impossible to narrow down to one.
32. Favorite season: Winter. It might have been summer, but a recent sunburn reminded me that my stupidity doesn’t go unpunished.
33. One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: Craig Kielburger.
34. Current wish: To know what I ought to be doing with my life.

=FUTURE=

35. Where do you want to go for university: University of Waterloo. (Yay! I win!)
36. What is your career going to be like: I wish I knew.
37. How many kids do you want: A bunch.
38. Married: If the stars ever align…

=HAVE YOU EVER=

39. Said “I love you” and meant it: I guess not.
40. Gotten in a fight with your dog/cat/bird/fish, etc: Nope.
41. Been to New York: Yep.
42. Been to Florida: Yep.
43. Been to California: Yep.
44. Been to Hawaii: Nope.
45. Been to Mexico: Nope.
46. Been to China: HA! Nope.
47. Eaten snails: I don’t think so.
48. Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day: I don’t think so.
49. Played strip poker: Nope.
50. Dyed your hair: Yep.
51. Owned a Furbby: Nope.

=RANDOM=

52. Do you have a crush on someone: Haha! Answering this last time put me an undesireable position… I know better now.
53. What book are you reading now: The Last Word and the Word After That. Sort of.
54. Worst feeling in the world: Hopelessness.
55. What is the first thing you think when you wake in the morning: How much more sleep I can get without endangering the rest of the day.
56. How many rings before you answer: Depends on who is calling. 2, on average.
57. Future daughter’s name: Somethingcoolerina.
58. Future son’s name: Somethingcool.
59. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: Yep.
60. If you could have any job you wanted: I’d be able to change the world.
61. Wish were here: A completed Embassy website.
62. College plans: Get out as soon as possible.
63. Piercings: Nope.
64. Do you do drugs: Yep. (See below.)
65. Do you drink: Yep.
67. What kind of Shampoo and Conditioner do you use: Herbal Essences. No conditioner.
68. What are you most scared of: Failing.
69. What clothes do you sleep in: St. Paul’s shirt and boxers.
70. Who is the last person that called you: Dan Bruce.
71. Where do you want to get married: I have no idea. Mars?
72. If you could change anything about yourself what would that be: Be perfect.
73. Who do you really hate: Hate is a very strong word…
74. Dogs or cats: Dogs.
75. Are you timely or always late: Early or on time. I despise being late.
76. Your grade: Greater than or equal to 50%, but less than 100%.
77. Do you like being around people: Most of the time.
78. Best Feeling in the world: Accomplishment.
79. Are you for world peace: Absolutely.
80. Are you a health freak: Not a freak, but I do care about my body.
81. Do you have a “Type” of person you always go after: Sort of.
82. Do you want someone you don’t have: See answer to Question 52.
83. Are you lonely right now: Sort of.
84. Ever afraid you’ll never get married: Yep.
85. Do you want to get married: Yep.
86. Do you want kids: Yep. See answer to Question 37.

=IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE YOU…=

87. Cried: Nope.
88. Bought Something: Yep. Hope you enjoy it, Jasmine!
89. Gotten Sick: Nope.
90. Sang: Yep.
91. Said I Love You: Nope.
92. Wanted To Tell Someone You Loved them: Nope.
93. Met Someone: Yep, although I doubt I will be seeing any of them ever again.
94. Moved On: Huh?
95. Talked To Someone: Yep.
96. Had A Serious Talk: Nope.
97. Missed Someone: Yep.
98. Hugged Someone: Nope.
99. Yelled at Someone: Nope.
100. Dreamed About Someone You Can’t Be With: Yep. But that’s because I like girls.

So tonight, I committed to going to British Columbia over most of the Christmas holidays. The plan is to go to Panorama (a resort on the Rockies) for eight days and snowboard my brains out with friends from St. Paul’s.

I know, I know. I’ve lost it. Here I am, strapped for cash as it is, and I’m going to BC for a week! The two questions that I think many of you may be asking are “WHY?!” and “HOW?!”

Why: I’m 21. I’m young (sort of) and not tied down to a job or anything. This is a prime opportunity to do this sort of thing in life. Granted, even when I am tied down to a job or whatever, I’d still like to relax and have fun 🙂 But I think you know what I mean. Besides, after three straight terms of school, I need to unwind a bit or something. Furthermore, this is one of the things that I’ve been dreaming of doing for years and years. With free accomodation (thanks, Keith’s parents!), now is a pretty good time to do it.

How: Income tax refund! So while my bank account is not looking overly happy, there will not be any noticeable dent in it (in the long term) because of this little adventure. Hopefully that cheque comes in sooner rather than later!

So, even with this purchase, I’m still looking at finding a good guitar. I don’t think I’m thinking as high-end as I had originally planned, mostly because I want to be able to take it around and play it wherever without much regard to preserving it’s condition. If I get a crazy high-end guitar, I’d be too paranoid to take it out of the case. Am I crazy?

I’ll just add that, today, I had my first conversation with KAT in like a bajillion years. It was great to hear about her time at camp and to get a couple of things straightened out before she moves in next month. Huzzah!

Oh it’s such a relief to be home with nothing left to do for the rest of the day… it’s been so hectic and stressful and I’m glad that it’s about over.

Where to start! It started off with a phone call from Laura, who said that she couldn’t make it to the coffee house tonight (which meant that I was doing the announcements). Laura, if you’re reading this, I’m praying for you!

I then went over to the Embassy office to talk more website stuff (as that is my usual practice… the website has been completely owning me lately!) and that laid the tracks for the next few days.

Then Jessica, Rachel, Laura, and a couple of their friends (Jennifer and Janna, I think) came over and watched as Rachel cut my hair. She says that the next time she cuts it, after the back can grow out a little longer, it’ll be “perfect.” I look forward 😉 Thanks so much 😀 Note to self: I owe Rachel!

Next was zipping over to Brandon’s to pick up a (sweet!) guitar to use for tonight’s coffee house. Sarah roped me into doing guitar for a couple of songs that she was going to sing with her sisters. As I am still without an acoustic, I had to borrow one and, boy, I picked a really nice one to borrow. I’m not looking forward to the day I have to return it 🙁

We went to Sarah’s parents’ place and I met her sisters (although I definitely have met one of them before). Two songs became one song, and three sisters became two sisters. The song was Light In Your Eyes and, well, take it from me that I had never heard of it before. But I felt determined to stick it through and be a good sport. We rushed through the song haphazardly and sped our way to set up for the coffee house.

That, in itself, took a long time and things didn’t actually get underway until around 7:30pm. A bunch of people showed up just as Randy K. was about to kick things off. I couldn’t hear myself when I was playing, but I was told that there were no glaring mistakes. Next time, we’ll practice more and I’ll be a bit more confident 🙂 Jasmine showed up with her brother, too! All in all, it was a good event, although I remarked that a number of people advanced their ulcers by putting it together. Props to all of those who helped orchestrate everything.

I just got back from eating (something I didn’t do at all today, save a bit of watermelon that the Michielsens brought over), and I’m ready to unwind for a bit.

Good night, world.