quirky

Ever since watching the movie Amelie a few years back I've been trying to be mindful of the things that make me me. Not just a question of what my favourite colour or food may be but more of my preferences and habits that may even seem odd to someone else. This almost feels like a Post Secret confessional but here is a gratuitous list of some that I've come up with: 

1. I feel slightly uneasy sitting on the left side of the backseat of a vehicle. Maybe because growing up I always sat on the right side as the oldest sister, guarding the sidedoor of our van, and I've prefered it ever since. I also feel rather naked when I do not wear my seatbelt.

2. It may sound strange, but I love breaking in a new Bible. As in, skimming my thumb over all the thin feathery pages; feeling the crackle as the edges of the pages unstick and loosen up. Amazing.

3. I have a strange number of occurances of the number five in my life and therefore it is my number of choice. A few examples: I was born in the fifth month, was five weeks premature and I graduated in 2005. Maybe this is less of a quirk and merely facts about my life, but I find it fascinating nonetheless. I used to set my clock alarm only to multiples of five. I also think groupings of five are aesthetically pleasing.

4. I seem to get really obsessed about one colour for a certain amount of time and then I switch to another. When I'm drawn to a certain colour I tend to buy things only in that shade. Currently I am loving all of my past faves at once: Blue-Green-Purple-Teal-Mustard/Gold-Pink-Grey. Hurrah for variety.

5. When I make toast or sandwiches, I always cut them in half. I hate looking at a full slice of toast, and I don't enjoy ripping it apart to make it smaller. I also prefer my sandwich bread toasted, so it doesn't stick to my teeth. I usually claim to not be a picky eater but this is proof of otherwise. I guess for me its not about taste but more about presentation.  

And since I really do love the number five, I think that's a good place to stop. Hope you enjoyed a look at the inner workings of my mind. Try not use this deadly information against me. ;)

december in rambles

It seems I have disappeared for a bit too long. I have lost interest in blogging for awhile and only a few events stand out to write about. This past month my time spending has mainly consisted of going to work and sleeping. When I wasn't doing either of those things, starting the Harry Potter series, watching seasons of shows borrowed from a friend (Glee and Roswell), going on friend dates (which were too few in my opinion), and occasionally picking up my drawing book filled in the rest of the hours of my days. I have been pretty wiped out the last couple of weeks with doing mostly night shifts, plus not sleeping properly due to my princess & the pea syndrome + noise outside keeping me from dream land. These two things made me not feel overly productive or motivated.

Some good news in my slump of a few weeks was that I finally went and picked out a camera as my graduation gift. It's the Canon Rebel T2i. I haven't had many opportunities to use it yet, but I hope to put it to good use soon. I have been wanting one for several years, and it was worth the wait to have the version with HD video capabilities. I like options. I am excited!

Other news is that I won a blog giveaway! I got a free spot in Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas class on shimelle.com. Pretty neat to actually win, since I'm such a sucker for signing my name to anything to see if I will!  (Thanks to http://heyjenrenee.blogspot.com/ for hosting the giveaway). I bought a bunch of sparkly things to use in the potential album, but I have yet to actually put something together. It's hard when I have no physical pictures to inspire me. Trips to Walmart are random and unexpected (no buses!) so I forget to bring a cd of pics to print off. Anyway, it felt good to win something, and I do intend to put some pages together soon. Including some of these gems:

Going to the SASF Christmas banquet, getting to eat a festive dinner from Swiss Chalet and take pictures with friends all while lookin snazzy was a highlight. Making a people photo-flip-book, whipping hair back and forth, introducing the awkward leg and getting a gift card for Booster Juice in the longest-ever chinese christmas gift exchange wasn't too bad either. (Above pictures are Robyn's!)

Having some brunch with Sarah made one of my Saturdays significantly better, and seeing at least one of my immediate family members at some point in each of the last five days has made me happier. Walking around shopping and talking with my mom felt good last night. (I am hoping that one of my bestest friends is feeling a bit better now that she is at home with hers in CB.)

Finally, I am looking forward to spending Christmas at home. I am looking forward to pestering my sisters every day and to my double bed waiting for me every night! I have Christmas Eve off so I'll get a full three days away from work. And on the 28th, I'll be picking Chandler up from the airport in the wee hours of the morning to welcome him to windy & wet ol' Newfoundland once again. (I'm hoping I'm not scheduled for work too much, or too inconveniently for that week.)

Well, this has been a very unorganized update on my life. At least I decided to go back and add pictures. When I start liking the Internet again, I'm sure I'll post something more thoughtful! xo

One more thing. Here is something that Robz put together after we hung out one night about a month ago. Quite random, but the more I watch it the more I love it, and the more I want/need fun random nights like this in my life.