March 20/07
well well well...this blog is dedicated to the kindness of strangers becuase i was at pita pit in abbotsford today, and it reminded me of the last time i was there, when i ate my pita on the patio last summer and left my purse on the ground. Came back about 25 minutes later and my purse was gone. After having a panic attack and asking the pita pit staff if they saw it, someone in the restaurant said the neighbouring store owner had found it. So i went there and got it back. I had over 300$ cash in my wallet (plus all my i.d. etc).
anyway! so pita pit today reminded me of that.
Other kind things: today a lady waved me through a stop sign even though she had the right of way (she didnt have a stop sign). WHich was nice. but it also screws up traffic when people go against the traffic laws. but i appreciated it today.
also my "mom" in maternity was SO nice to me, which makes it easier to do my assessments.
well. thats all i have for today...

Hi friends.
Im back for now. I took almost a month off. In that time I skipped a bunch of classes, worked a bunch of shifts, saw a baby be born, and missed all of you ! It was just an awful cycle, of feeling like, man, it's been a week of no blogging. it will take me hours to catch up on everything and post a new blog...i cant do it, im overwhelmed..and then it just got worse as the weeks went by and i wasnt sure if i would ever come back..but here i am! yay!
I hope you will give me another chance.
Look forward to reading about your lives.
Jame

Reading Break: reading break at UCFV consists of a whole 2 days off. yay [sarcasm]. It was actually pretty nice, so i will stop complaining. pretty much i worked on the weekend, had a lovely delicious brunch at Aunt M.E.'s on sunday (if youve seen Heidi's blog then you already know that)...Monday i worked all day on 2 papers, and yesterday i returned some christmas presents that i hadn't gotten around to returning yet: some scrubs from paul (had to go to Langley, so thats why i hadnt done that yet) and a shirt to le chateau (had to go all the way to abbotsford, so that's why i hadnt done that yet). In exchange i got some some headbands and jewelry (and purple scrubs).
anyway, first year nursing students are super excited about being able to wear scrubs, so thats why i mention them.
now its back to school....poo poo.
my skin is breaking out like crazy, i cant stand it right now. I lent my magical mystical mexican zit cream to eric, (this intense goo that dries out your pimples from mexico)...so i am stuck with like, 7 red sore scabby things i try to cover up with makeup and then i look like....i dont know, weird.
to all of you that don't have to deal with that...count your blessings (which is ALL of you).
welp. i gotta get ready for class. peace.

I thought that joke deserved a blog all to itself. hee hee. anyway, not much new going on here. i am dying my hair and my scalp is incredibly itchy but i cant scratch it or i'll have black fingers and fingernails. its frusterating. Question (please respond): Is trimming your hair when you are growing it out worth it? Obviously it makes the ends neater, but does it make it seem...less long and not worth it? I am trying to decide. I have been growing my hair out for years but i keep cutting it. i am tempted to get a trim (its been 6 months).
Also: here is a list of commonly mispronounced words that i've noticed, and maybe you can all spread the word... InteracT (debit) is INTERAC, expresso is ESPRESSO, supposingly, or supposibly is SUPPOSEDLY. That's all that comes to mind right now.
alright, well i hope this has been helpful.
also, related to debit...in australia, the very first day I hung out with Paul in town he said that he needed to find a Tyme Machine, which is what Interac machines are called in Wisconsin. I was so confused, it was really quite funny. I thought he was looking for a "time machine" and i'm like, ok, who is this crazy, and what is he talking about?
I think its a cute story.

Joke of the Day: Why does Snoop Dog always carry an umbrella?
Answer: Fo' Drizzle!

Hey peeps
so i'm sure you've all heard about the fire (check out paul's blog if you want more info) so i am not going to blog about that. maybe i should becuase...i dont really have a lot to say! school is blah, work is blah, i am in a rut right now-paul's still unemployed, i still haven't lost any weight (eating 2 bags of chips, and a litre of ice cream probably doesnt help- plus that day i ate icing for breakfast... ) interesting.
anyway! i am going to be in a wedding show on sunday, against my will sort of. Some regular customer that comes into earls always has these wedding shows becuase she owns a wedding dress boutique and she gets some of the girls to model in it, and she asked me like, a month ago, and (not planning on it) i said, "well maybe...if im not working that sunday and i dont have too much homework..." or something like that, and she must have asked the manager if i'm working on sunday (and im not) and now i have a message telling me to go get measured tomorrow morning for my dresses...yay... just what i wanted to be doing on my one day off. (can random people have access to your blog? I wouldnt really want her to read this...) anyway...thats about it.
if anybody feels so inclined to pray for paul's job situation (we cant really hold off much longer)...and for me-to feel excited about life...that would be cool.
thanks love you all

Some things i have learned...
from laur: how to sing
from jen: what to do with my bangs when i curl my hair (pin 2 pieces back alternately, sort of twisting/overlapping them) THank you!
from heidi: not to expect too much from my brother if he ever yells, "Come quick!" (it's probably just a pile of barf on the family room carpet)...yes, i was there that day.
from kath: mom and "mom things" are/can be fun and interesting. IE: crafts, baking, sewing.
from bonnie: how to post pictures on my blog - oh wait! that hasnt happened yet! (hee hee just kidding, one day it will) I have actually learned that brown eye shadow CAN look REALLY really good on brown eyed people.
from paul: to like coffee
from vicky: strange, unheard of games can be extremely exciting and fun: horse game, popsicle stick game, and also how to take DIRECT comments (some may call it criticism) from vicky's mom. i love it. yes, ive gained 15 pounds, thank you for noticing. (also direct compliments too).
I have learned many other things from all of you, and from others as well, but that sums up the BIG ones.

Jan.20/07
I know it already shows the date when i post my blog, but i like writing (typing) when its the 20th of the month and then its like, 20/07 like the year 2007. Its one of my quirks. IN the 90's i liked writing the 19th of the month: Jan 19/99. sweet.
so last night i worked, today i worked, and tomorrow i get to do homework all day. Tonight we are meeting up with chuck and mer, they are back from thailand, so that is exciting! I totally forgot, i wanted to bring the poo pen to work and use it...
well...not much new is going on. One more sucky thing about you being in australia kath, is that you dont get to meet eric's new girlfriend. she is so sweet and fun. She smiles ALL THE TIME. its awesome. She is super perky and likes to work out a ton. she has callouses on her hands from lifting weights. hard core. but shes not a gross buff girl, she's really pretty.
anyway, thats leah.
Hey jen, emily orr is moving to edmonton. im sure you will see her tons. (at least she can cut your hair!) she's working in a hair salon out there somewhere.
well...yeah, i dont have much else to say..but QUESTION: is it really abnormal for me to have hair on my big toe? Ben and Graeme were making fun of me and saying i have feet like hobbits! ew! Graeme was like, "at least shave it!" whatever, its not summer. do any of YOU have hairy toes?
let me know if im a beast.
thank you