Waiting Lists & TV Junkie

I got my creativity journals back and got the mark I was expecting - 10/10. I wish this assignemnt was actually worth more of my final mark than 10% - but it's not. Too bad. Because I really outdid myself. My teacher was telling me that students in her other class was jealous and eyeing my journal as she corrected it while they were supposed to be working on an assignment. Hee hee. I even plan on working on more creativity journals - but for myself. I love doing them - so much fun! Below, is a part of one of the covers of one of my journals.

I called the doctor when I got home to find out how long the waiting list was.... I missed my appointment in March 2005, and had I gone, I would have gone again 6 months later, which would have been September, and I would have been half way to my next appointment already! So I told the receptionist who I was - and she said that she had called me about an appointment and gave me the date, or left it on my answering machine. There are only 2 people who live in my house. My husband and myself. And something like a call from the doctor's office when Jamie knows I'm waiting to see him, well... he would have given me that message - that's for sure. Anyhow, she gave me an appointment for January 3rd and said that if she finds my other appointment - she'll cancel it. January 3rd works for me, as I don't go back to school until the 9th. She then calls me back 15 minutes later, she cannot find my file anywhere, and asks if I'm really a patient. I've been going there since I was 16, so almost 9 years now... and I told her that my mother is a patient there - and that the doctor has known me for over 24 years, as he delivered me via c-section when I was born! Ugh! When I told my mother this - she told me that they have lost her file plenty, but they always seem to find it! Good to know, huh? Oh well, I'm sure it will all work out - I just want a regular check up!

I had fever all afternoon, and it started going away after dinner. Nothing too high, just 99.5, but still, I felt like my face was burning up hotter than that - but I kept checking my fever, it never went higher than 99.5. I hope it doesn't come back - one week left of school, I don't need this right now.

This afternoon I took the afternoon to watch Disc 1 of Newlyweds: The final season. Very sad to think that Nick & Jess broke up, and announced it practically at the same time that their final season of their show was being released on DVD. I really like the 2 of them together, and she's so dumb, I love it. I enjoyed Disc 1 - can't wait to watch Disc 2.

This evening I watched Survivor with Jamie, and then at 9pm I watched CSI and then at 10pm I watched ER. I taped The OC, Apprentice and Without a Trace. I am a Thursday night TV Junkie. I don't watch TV on Wednesday, Friday or Saturday nights. And the other nights, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sundays, I don't really watch much except 1 or 2 shows. But come Thursdays - TV is my weakness!

I worked more on my baby blanket tonight, I'm on the 3rd ball of yarn. It's baby pink and I think it's coming out really nice. I'll photograph it tomorrow - I am sure it will be really coming along then. It's working out just perfectly. I'm loving it!

Off to bed, class early tomorrow.

We Won Something! (Well, He Did!)

This morning I got to class early, and started working effeciently on my project that's due next Wednesday. I have a lot of work to finish on it, and it is coming along, but slowly. I think I made great progress today. Things are coming along smoothly. Anyhow, when Olivier, the kid that no one likes, showed up... instead of taking a chair from another desk, since the desk that he always sits at was missing a chair - he took the teacher's chair, so...

I stopped him and said "You are aware that you're taking the teacher's chair - arent' you?"
He replied, "This is my chair."
I said, "Is your name on it."
He said "No, but I always have the chair with the bar to put my feet."
I said, "But you're taking the teacher's chair. You should take a chair from another desk, or atleast replace the chair and give the teacher another one, if you want that one in specific."

Did he replace the teacher's chair? No.

I watched 2 movies this afternoon, first I wanted to watch a chick flick, so I watched The Perfect Man. Turns out, that one of the MAIN characters in this movie alongside Hillary Duff - is Vanessa Lengies - former Montrealer, whom I went to Europe with in 2002!! She's my sister's age, and I know her! That is sooo messed up. Vanessa, who plays Amy in this movie, had a HORRIBLE accent! Vanessa's been getting a lot of film roles lately, we'll see how she does in future movies. Her next movie, Stick It - is with Jeff Bridges. She was on American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski, not that I watched that show or anything, but I thought that was pretty damn cool. Also - in The Perfect Man, she played CHRIS NOTH'S NIECE! AHHH! CHRIS NOTH! Mr. Big from Sex & The City... one of the sexiest men alive on this planet! Hee hee! It was a cute movie, a little cheesy though.

The next movie that I watched was Millions. "Ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very rare film when a 5-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of." "The UK is about to switch its currency from Pounds to Euros, giving a gang a chance to rob the poorly-secured train loaded with money on its way to incineration. But, during the robbery, one of the big bags falls literally from the sky on Damian's playhouse, a 5-year old given to talking to saints. The boy then starts seeing what the world and the people around him are made of. A very rare film in which ethics, being human and the soul all come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, very fun, film. Don't miss this opportunity to your train to heaven!" Very cute movie. I enjoyed it.

Spoke to my professional wedding photographer - I'm going on Tuesday to pick up my proofs - SOOO EXCITED! 3pm - Tuesday. AHHH! FINALLY!

Tonight we had a party for a supplier that my dad's company deals with. It was at the Ritz Carlton, the food was great, the wine kept coming and Jamie won a digital camera - 5.1 megapixels, the Fuji Z1 (see pictures below) ! We both never win anything, so this was a fun thing! We also walked home with 2 bottles of Vodka - as the theme was ABSOLUT for the party.

Ran into the guy who photographed my sweet 16, my brother's bar mitzvah and my sister's sweet 16. He was wondering why we didn't call him for my wedding, however my mom did try reaching him, but at the time he wasn't shooting weddings or something and was importing men's sneakers or something. He started his own company or something, and it's in the computer industry, that's why he was at the dinner. Anyhow, he was amazed that I had completed a 3 year photography course and that I was now a professional photographer as well. (If you want to call me that - I'm currently a non-working professional then). Didn't really know anyone else at the dinner, except for my mother & father, my dad's employee Paul and Jamie...

Tiredness Due To Antibiotic

I just spoke to the pharmacist and my tiredness is related to the antibiotic that I'm on. It's not usually a side effect, it's rare, but she said that it could happen. She also said that headaches are also a side effect, and I had one of those the other day too... was it yesterday or the day before? I'm so messed up with time right now because I slept yesterday from noon til about 6:11 pm and then again today from about 1:30pm until about 6pm again! I woke up again just as Jamie was getting home from work. I was up early today though, at about 7:45 am, as I had to bring my car to get boomerang installed (security device). I couldn't sleep when I got home from bringing my car (Jamie gave me a ride back from the garage place) and then my grandmother drove me back there around lunch to pick up my car. I was able to finish the scarf I was working on, as well as creating a checklist for all the items I have left to accomplish in the next week and a half for school.

When I got back from picking up my car (and stopping at the pharmacy on my way home to photocopy 2 of my drawings 6 times each for class on Thursday (so I have something to do in clas - colour them in!) I crawled up on the couch and put on a fire, and started to read my magazine, but didn't make it past 2 pages, I passed out! Didn't take long! I am not liking this sleeping all afternoon! I need to find time to work on my projects for school, as I only have a week left and there is soooo much to do! And there seems to be something EVERY day! Busy Busy Bee!

I LOVE NeroVision Express. I discovered it today. I was trying to figure out how to transfer Six Feet Under Season 5 so I can watch it on my TV and not on my computer after downloading the entire season. It doesn't come onto DVD until next Spring/Summer or so, there is no release date as of yet, and so I have no idea when it will be out.... and Six Feet Under will be a marathon to watch over Xmas break. Dying to finally sit down and watch it all, from beginning to end! (As well as Sopranos, so I can catch up to season 6 which is airing in March 2006). (I have seen season 1 and season 5 of Sopranos, but I will re-watch everything in order).....

Also on my winter break list of thing to do:

• Scrapbook from disposable cameras from the wedding (Start & Finish!)
• Re-learn my sewing machine (need a table to put it on first... soon, hopefully)
• Watch the movies on my TO WATCH list Start working on baby blanket in baby pink yarn...

and I'm sure I can find more projects to work on!

Zeus went UNDER the blanket I put on the bed everyday - to eliminate cat hair from the duvet we sleep with... this picture defeats the purpose! LOL.

Everyday Should Have Nap Time!

Class this morning was very productive, I finished my Quark Magazine Layout (show above in Quark view with colums and gutters and margins and text boxes!), which I created a front page to a magazine that I created myself, called WG magazine (women's garden magazine). I just have some of the preliminary work for it to finalize, but that project, due next Monday is pretty much all done. 3 projects to finish (Illustrator Colour Project (start and finish for the 16th of December), 2D/3D project (almost done), and my Graphic Design Layout project (1/2 done, I'd say)...) So things are progressing nicely for my school projects! I can't believe next week is the final week of school until our 3 week vacation. Wow - time flew!

After doing a return at Zellers (shirts that I didn't try on in the store because I was too lazy and didn't look good on me!) I came home, put a fire on in the den, and laid down on the couch.... and pretty much passed out for 6 hours. The next thing I know, Jamie's waking me up for dinner, after getting home from work, at around 6:11pm. I can't believe I slept for 6 hours! I must have been zonked!

I feel better that I napped, but I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to fall asleep tonight! At least I don't have school tomorrow, just an appointment to get a tracking GPS device installed into my car.

Anyhow, I'm off to bed. I think everyday should have nap time, but not too long, so it doesn't effect your sleep pattern/routine at night!

Jamie's 30th Birthday Party

Robyn bringing Jamie the cake!

Robyn & Jamie


The poker cake we made for the poker party!

The party last night was a huge success. We had almost 20 people over (I thought it would be more, but there are a couple of people who didn't show up.) My cousin Aaron won the first game, and our friend Sheldon came in second. Jamie didn't even make the cut, even though we gave him a free roll of a chance! (For his birthday). It was fun. I didn't play, because there were a few wives of Jamie's friends who didn't play poker and since I was hosting the party, I had to entertain.... which is okay, because after most people left and we played a second (small game) I kicked my brother out in 3rd place, and it was down to 2 people left, Jamie & I!

I had a lot of fun this past weekend, hanging out with my sister-in-law, and just chilling out. Today Jamie & I chilled, we watched Apprentice which we taped on Thursday night, and then we watched the movie The 40 year old virgin. What a funny but stupid movie. You know what? It was mindless entertainment for 2 hours. Exactly what I needed today. Didn't even get out of my pj's. I love days like that! I worked on my scarf, did a letting bit of sketching for my layout class tomorrow, so I can continue on my project in class tomorrow efficiently.

Craft Time!

This is my sister modeling the scarf that I made her. She absolutely loves it (I'm glad)!

This is the scarf that I started on Friday night, I finished it by 7pm on Saturday! It's chunky and I love it! I can't wait to wear it out in public tomorrow!

This is the new scarf that I started. I really must graduate from scarves to something else! But I love making scarves! It's relaxing and so much fun.

This is a close-up of the colour of the new scarf I'm making. I started it at about 2pm today, and I am almost ifnished it now, actually. From the 6 balls of yarn it will take, I have about 2 left to go, so it's more than halfway done. It'll be finished by tomorrow for sure, and then I just have to decide who I'm making it for!!!

This weekend has been a very productive weekend for crochet! I made a scarf and a half, and that's impressive to me!

I Love Chunky Scarves!

I got a lot accomplished yesterday, cleaned my office up pretty good, and I'm very impressed with myself. I also got a lot of chores done.

After doing my errands, I came home and made dinner, the Chicken & Pasta bake that I made a couple of weeks ago - this time it turned out better! Second time's a charm! My sister-in-law liked it, and Jamie was impressed again, it was delicious. I'm actually about to have leftovers for lunch! MMMmmm!

Last night we chilled out in the basement, Jamie's friend Dan came over after work, and since Daniel decided to give Jamie his birthday gift last night, Andrea (Jamie's sister) and I decided to give him his presents. Andrea got him pj pants (one a poker theme and the other hockey themed) both fleece and comfy for winter! I was actually telling myself that it's about time I get Jamie some new fleece pj pants, because the ones he has are getting holes and old. Great minds think alike! I am glad she got him something useful! Daniel got Jamie a Wayne Gretzky figurine (which Jamie won't take out of the box because apparently it's a collector's item) and a tshirt with the Montreal Canadiens team logo on it, vintage style. Very nice! So I gave Jamie the 11 Star Wars action figures, as well as the Star Wars Risk board game, and the Star Wars Monopoly game that I got him. HE LOVED everything from everyone. I am glad! It's his birthday and he deserves it! I can't wait to play Star Wars Monopoly! (I don't know how to play risk).

Last night while chilling I started my new scarf, since Andrea herself was working on a gorgeous scarf for a friend of hers. I absolutely love the colors in this scarf! It's a multi-coloured ball of yarn (not a skein - which I just learned what a skein is! Pronounced "skain" - so I don't sound like an idiot) and right now it's SUPER long (so I can wrap myself up in it - I'm making it for myself - and I love super CHUNKY scarves!) I think it's going to be 6 balls of yarn, but they're small balls. (See in basket below).

I decided it was about time to photograph my yarn basket! The actual basket Jamie & I got as a wedding present with a bunch of household goodies in it, from one of my friends. Very nice basket - the cats like it too, lol. And now it's full of yarn!

I was telling my sister-in-law last night that I'm absolutely LOVING that I know how to crochet. I love my new scarf, and I like that I'm making it myself! I love being creative and crafty. I just ordered iron-on or sew-on labels on the internet that say Handmade by Robyn. I can't wait to get them in the mail! I also ordered different size and coloured zippers, I can't wait to pull out my sewing machine and start making stuff. Pouches, handbags, messenger bags, etc! You name it! I'm ready! Just need to get a table to put my sewing machine on!

I have some more chores to do, but I'm not going to go crazy cleaning this house for the party tonight. I know I have some vaccuming of cat hair to do, as one of Jamie's friends who will be here is allergic to cats, and I need to scrub down my bathroom. Cut vegetables for the veggies and dip, and a decorate the cake... and shower and make myself pretty! I don't plan on dressing up too much, but nice pants and one of my nice new shirts and presto! I plan on also finishing my scarf that I started last night, it's taking me no time at all.

I finished the dishes, unloaded the clean stuff that I washed last night, loaded up with all the dirty stuff, and the kitchen is coming in order... Phew! Stuff's getting done!

Must go get ready and prepare for Jamie's party. I will let you know tomorrow how it went!

Good Mood Friday

I am in such a better mood today, and things are getting accomplished.

The dishwasher is going, the washing machine is running, laundry will be folded in a few minutes, and my chores are starting to get accomplished. I already have Jamie's handy man TO DO list for him, some stuff he needs to fix either this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon, before his party tomorrow night.

I can't decide whether to give Jamie his birthday gifts tomorrow night, or wait until his actual birthday? Hmmm... I can't decide. I'll see. LOL... It is indeed his party tomororw night, and I am sure some people will probably give him a gift. Maybe I'll wait til his birthday.

I am anxious to get all the birthday gifts that are piling up in my office, OUT of my office....! They are taking up so much room, and I just want it OUT! I have birthday gifts for Jamie, my sister (on the 19th), my mom (on the 22nd), my mother-in-law (on the 23rd), and christmas and chanukah presents for my immediate family and friends. I am exchanging presents for the holidays with 2 or 3 friends. It's always nice. I just want them out of my office already! I want my space back! LOL.... Can the holidays come quicker?

Today I need to:
1. Buy icing for Jamie's birthday cake
2. Finish cleaning my office
3. Figure out dinner for tonight

These are the most important things on my TO DO LIST right now. Then I need to start cleaning the house for the party tomorrow!

Going to get to my chores.

Winter & Party Cleaning

This morning I got an email from FOR ME Magazine, offering a discount for a subscription. This magazine is my favourite magazine right now, and it's ONLY 1.99$! Originally, it is 16$US for a subscription, and then 10$ for International Orders (being in Canada, I qualify sadly for international... so, at 26$US exchanged to Canadian, it was cheaper to buy it at the magazine shop 2 minutes from my house, rather than getting a subscription. ANYHOW, this morning's offer, was 12 issues for 12$ plus 10$ international, becomes 22$ and WORTH IT! With the exchange rate, it comes out cheaper to get a subcription and have it at my door, rather than getting it at the newstand! YEY! Finally something worth it. Instead of paying 2.30$ with taxes, it'll come to 2.10$ around an issue. I'll save .20 cents an issue, PLUS it will be delivered to my door. I just picked up this month's issue, (actually I think it's January's issue) and I plan to sit my ass down on the couch soon and read it cover to cover. This magazine, is the only magazine that I've ever read EVERY SINGLE PAGE and EVERY WORD on those pages! Finally found a magazine that I like! (The one and only pretty much!)

This morning in class, our creativity journals were due. I am soooo proud of mine. She said that they would be ready by next week with a mark, so I only have to be away from it for 1 week, lol... Depressing. They were so inspiring to make, and I loved them a lot, and I will keep them, they definitely won't go in the garbage. No way! Those are keepers!

Today/tonight I started a major clean up. I just felt that I needed to clean up and boy did I make a mess. I am trying to organize EVERYTHING in my office. It's pretty much my office that needs this major clean up. There is just JUNK everywhere. I basically, only kept what I wanted on shelves, and everything else went into piles. The mess and the chaos in my office is giving me anxiety, and I have stuff everywhere. I even have art stuff everywhere, in different locations. Trying to organize everything so it's in ONE place and not three... Stuff that is similar deserves to be together, you know? Anyhow, this is a project that I must finish tomorrow, as I want everything to be in order for the weekend, for Jamie's party. Right now though, it looks as though a Tornado hit my office. Crazy. But I'm feeling better, that atleast there is SOME order to my mess. Is that even possible, or only in my own little world?

I am going to go hop into bed and watch The O.C., which I taped this evening. I will continue my cleaning tomorrow, I'm taking the day off from school, just like that. I have nothing really to work on in class, and it's a workshop class, and I have other things to do at home.

Bad Mood Wednesday

Where did November go? Where? I can't believe tomorrow is December 1st. Jamie turns 30 in 10 days, on the 10th of December. I am not ready for his party yet on Saturday night, a lot of cleaning to do beforehand. I am sure all will work out. Jamie's best friend Dan turns 30 tomorrow, Cindy turns 32 on Friday, My mom's birthday is at the end of the month, my sister turns 21 on the 19th, my mother-in-law's birthday is the day after my mother's.... a month full of birthdays.

Woke up in a HORRID mood this morning.

Right now, I'm feeling a lot better. The day got better after my late lunch around 3pm.

Today when I got home from school I was furious. The Rabbi I share a driveway with, is not supposed to park in the driveway to block my right of passage to my garage, now that I park in the garage for the winter. Anyhow, I probably will be parking there all year round from now on, but that's a whole other story. Anyhow, the car that was in my drive-way blocking, was not my rabbi neighbor's usual car. I didn't recognize it, period. LUCKILY I just wanted to get into my garage, and not out, otherwise I would have called to have the car towed, because there was no one answering the door (I rang numerous times) and no one answered the phone, I called a few times, and finally left a message that I was blocking them in, by blocking the driveway - there were NO spots available on my street. During the day, my street is a hot parking area, because of the senior's home, golden age, the CJA building, the Jewish library, the YMHA, all around the corner. Anyhow, I called the police, (not 9-1-1, but the local number) and asked them what to do, because I don't recognize the car in my driveway, and my neighbor whom I share the driveway with, is supposed to be home if he's blocking my right of passage. (I WILL NEVER BUY A HOUSE AGAIN WITH A SHARED DRIVEWAY - Lesson #1). I go inside, do a few things, then a spot on the street opens up. So I take it. I call my dad, ask him what to do about the unknown car in MY driveway, as I want to put my car in my garage to unload the stuff I have in my trunk. (I couldn't reach Jamie to get his opinion - if I should call the other police number that the first police officer gave me, or towing). As my dad is about to tell me to go re-park my car to block this car, so that they have the pain of finding me, once they are ready to move their car - the guy shows up for his car. I run out my house, to catch him. As he's pulling away, I tap on his window. I find out, it's my neighbor's son-in-law, and his wife left the car in the driveway, and he walked over to pick it up, when he was done doing whatever it was he had to do. Anyhow, I explain to him that I could have towed his car, as I have right of passage to my garage, and I tell him that now I park in my garage, and the rabbi is aware that he can't leave a car in the driveway without being around and reachable to MOVE IT, if I need it moved. Anyhow, he told me that there was no car in the driveway, so they didn't think they were blocking anyone in. I pretended as if my car were stuck in the garage, and told him, that he can't see my car because it's behind my CLOSED garage door. IDIOT! Anyhow, he told me he would tell his wife and that he knows now for next time, not to leave a car there without anyone around. I told him, that if this happens again, that I will have no choice but to call the tow company, to have the car towed so I can get out of my garage. I told him it was a good thing that I didn't have work or anywhere to be, otherwise the tow bill would be sent to him, not my expense.

... I swear, I will NEVER get another place with a shared driveway. My next place will be a house, not a duplex.... with NO ONE AROUND!! That's the plan. I don't recommend for anyone to buy a place with a shared driveway. WHAT AGGREVATION!

Here's the scarf that I crochet for my sister. I love it. It's gorgeous. I finished it last night while watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Jamie. I hope she likes it, I'm very impressed with myself right now!

As I was cleaning out my cubby hole in my bathroom today, the phone rang, and when I got back from answering it, Jazz was sitting in my cubby - the little bugger. This cubby is my favourite thing about my bathroom. Don't you just love my green tiles? I am thinking of painting the wall above the tiles french vanilla cream, since it's right now, the same mint green as my tiles.

Jamie went to see a hockey movie with 2 friends tonight, and I just worked on my chores, forgot about dinner (ended up making some miso soup not too long ago) and I'm shortly ready for bed.

Hunted Down The Yarn

I got up this morning when my mother-in-law called me (8:45 am) to tell me she was outside with the cakes she baked for Jamie's birthday. All I have to do is keep it in the freezer until Friday, and then on Saturday, ice it, however I want. I need to pick up icing, but I am going to wait until my sister-in-law comes into town on Friday night, to buy icing, as I've never iced a cake before. Doesn't look that hard though. I am not worried.

I started doing stuff, and getting things accomplished. Around 11 am I was ready to leave my house. I headed out on the hunt for the yarn for my sister's scarf. I foudn what I needed, but only by random, at a random location I spotted on the way home, after trying my luck at like 8 Dollarama's. Some Dollarama's were well stocked, a huge store, but just didn't have any in stock. Some were crappy small stores, that didn't even carry yarn at all. Boy was I frustrated. I even tried going to La Tricoteuse, a store that a friend got me an expensive ball of yarn from once, and I needed more, so she gave me the information. However, they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Bummer! They probably would ahve had something close enough, yet expensive. BUT... trying to find my way home, I stumbled upon a Dollarama, that I didn't see an address for in the directory when I looked up Dollarama yesterday on Canada411.com - oh well. But just my luck - they had what I needed, and more! They had other kinds of gorgeous colours, of the same soft yarn. So I picked up to make 2 other scarves. Here are the colours:


I was the HAPPIEST girl ever, when I found that random store, with the balls of yarn. I definitely have enough now to make 2 more scarves AND finish my sister's, and make hers even thicker than I was going to! PHEW! (And now I know where to find more, if I need!)At 2pm I got an eyebrow wax and boy did my face (and my spirit) feel SOOOOO much better after getting my eyebrows done! Much needed! The girl that I go to is the only person I trust to wax my eyebrows! I've tried other people before, and she's the only person I like.

I met my mom back at my house after running around the city, she had gone to the vet (our cousin) with Bosco. He now weighs 32.5 pounds! I gave him a tug toy that I got for him this morning out on my adventures around town, and he likes it, but he was pooped from his outing, so mom said she'll let me know later how he likes my toy. I can't wait to photograph him lots lost more.

I got groceries, for dinner and for other stuff to keep in the cupboards, etc... and then headed home. I spoke on the phone with Laura, in my class, and we went over the assignment that is due tomorrow. I just completed it, phew! All done!

I am addicted to these Campbell's Soup at Hand. They are fantastic. I bought myself a few flavors to try, and so far I love the Garden Tomato one. They can be cheap, but they can be expensive, depending on where you buy them. I have my dad looking to see if I can get a case of them at Costco, I asked him to check the next time he goes (since I don't have a Costco membership). I love discovering new things. I am wondering, though, if I can find a case of it at Costco, if it's going to be just one flavor, or if it's going to be assorted. I don't like all the flavors, so assorted may suck!

I finally got a chance to scan my Graphic Design Layout Quiz, which I got 10/10. I am very happy with my mark! We had to include 6 elements: 1 image (rainbow brite), 1 pattern (stars), 1 cropped font (the letter G), 1 line (the blue dotted line), 1 text element (shown by lines) and 1 shape (the green triangle). I really like the work I did here.

Tonight for dinner Jamie and I are having:

BRUSCHETTA CHICKEN BAKE

1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup Water
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese or Marble Cheese

PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Place tomatoes with their liquid in medium bowl. Add stuffing mix, water and garlic; stir just until stuffing mix is moistened. Set aside.

PLACE chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with the basil and cheese.
Top with the stuffing mixture.

BAKE 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through.

Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 40 min
Makes: 6 servings

It's in the oven right now baking, and tonight we're having date night. We're going to watch the movie Mr & Mrs. Smith, perhaps play some cards if there is time, and at 10pm, Nip/Tuck is on tv. We haven't had date night in ages, so tonight it's date night!

Dog Annual Update

UPDATE:

I spoke to Lori-Ann last night, and she told me that she gave me full permission to do what I want with my negative of the dog Tanman, which is actually her mom's dog - but that she was babysitting and training at the same time, when I photographed him at her house. She even remembers giving me the permissions, 2 years ago, Fall 2003. She is curious as to how her mother found out that the dog's picture was in the magazine, because her mother is not part of the dog school, and isn't into doggy things besides owning one. Anyhow, she apologized to me for any inconvenience, as she does NOT get along with her mother, and her mother she said, is a pain in the butt. She said her mother likes to cause trouble where there's trouble to be caused. UGH! Why me! But luckily for me, Lori-Ann gave me full rights to use the pictures for my portfolio, any exhibition purposes, website, print... and she remembers! Phew!

Dogs & Yarn

Two things are upsetting me at the moment, bothering me to no end. One is completely rediculous and totally not urgent or important whatsoever. The other things is more major, so which do I talk about first?


I guess I will talk about the stupid thing that is bothering me. My sister's scarf. I started it and it's coming along beautifully. It looks fantastic. However, I could only find 3 balls of the yarn at the store that I bought it at originally. Silly thing is, I got it at a dollar store called Dollarama. Each ball of yarn was 1$. The yarn, pretty good quality for a dollar store. Anyhow, I have been to about 4 Dollarama's since I left my mother's house on Tuesday when I babysat Bosco, first looking for the perfect yarn, then not being able to find enough of it. At first, I thought 3 balls was enough, but it certainly is not. I need atleast 1-2 more of it. If I find more, I'd purchase 3 more, just in case. That's the plan. I have a list of 9 more Dollaramas to either call or search tomorrow. I am hoping that I find some more of this yarn. I don't understand why there isn't any more in stock. I did find some of the same company, but in neon colours like blue, pink, orange and yellow. Nothing that even goes with beige. You know? Hiddeous colours, is what reamins on shelves. I guess I was very lucky to find the beige one at that random location. Anyhow, I'm hoping there is atleast one ball left - somewhere. I even checked Zellers today, they didn't even have anything remotely close to match. I may check out Walmart after I get my flu shot tonight, which I am expecting a lift to (from my dad) shortly. I really don't want to take apart this scarf, I really like it, and I'm hoping that I can finish it. I really don't want to restart a new one for my sister. If that's what it comes down to - if I really CAN'T find any more yarn, I'll see what I can do. Maybe I'll undo some of it, put another soft beige or white in the middle, then finish it off with the resst of what I unravelled. I dont know. I havent decided yet. I just didn't think it would be an issue to find this yarn.

The major thing that is bothering me right now, is that I got a call today from Dogs in Canada (don't worry I'm still getting paid of the photograph I submitted) but they got a call from Purina, asking about the photograph I submitted. Apparently a lady named Judy called up and bitched about her dog being in a magazine, and how do I have the right... etc... I do have the right! I photographed her dog, yes, she wasn't around, but her daugheter who was dog sitting at the time, gave me full rights to the images I was taking. So - this is exactly how I explained it to the woman, Beverly, that I've been dealing with at Dogs in Canada.

I photographed a dog named Mojo - through the Lakeshore Dog Training Association. I was photographing dogs for a black & white (fiber base - I left out Fiber base, beacause I'm sure she has no idea that this is a kind of photographic paper) portfolio for school in my 2nd year of a 3 year program. When I went over to photograph Mojo - to owner Lori Ann's house, she was babysitting her mom's dog, or mother-in-law's dog, TanMan. She asked me if I wanted to photograph both, and I said yes, if she didn mind, as the more the merrier for my portfolio. She gave me the right (concent) to use these images for my portfolio, exhibition, web usage or in any other way that I choose. Now, this was a verbal concent, which is okay. (It doesn't have to be in writting, but from now on, boy, will I be having anyone I photograph sign a contract for usage of the images). These were images that I used for a school portfolio, and I was given rights to do with them as I please.

So, now, I'm hunting down Lori-Ann, my mother gave me her phone number, she's expected home around 8pm, so I will try calling back soon, and I will remind her that she gave me the rights to the pictures. I would have thought that her mother, or mother-in-law would have been super happy that the image was in a reputable DOG magazine?

My mother told me to be polite when I call - apparently sometimes when I'm angry I don't sound nice, so I will try very hard and be very nice. I will update you after I get my flu shot and call Lori-Ann.

Tea Cup Cabinet

I started working on my sister's beige scarf. The yarn is a little difficult to work with, but I'm managing. Once it is really coming along, I will photograph it! I'm crocheting it, as knitting is no good for me in the winter when my joints in my hands kill. I slept in today until almost 1pm. (I don't know what's wrong with me lately, but I've been majorly sleeping in on the weekends, trying to catch up for lost sleep during the week on school nights). I've also been napping a lot lately too, take 1 hour cat naps here and there.

... My next crochet project will probably be the baby pink baby blanket... for no one particular in mind. I don't know anyone pregnant at the moment, and I'm certainly not...

After getting up, I putzed around for about half an hour and then Jamie and I left to go out for breakfast. I enjoy going out for breakfast, we have our favourite bagel place (St. Viateur bagel).

Jamie put together the tall curio cabinet that I got as a wedding present from my brother and his girlfriend. I LOVE IT. I put all my tea cups that I wanted to put on display in it. Finally, our home is coming together! Here are pictures:

This is a picture of the shelf with the tea cups from my tennants upstairs. It was so nice of them to get us a wedding present after only knowing us for about 3 months. Aren't they gorgeous?

This is a picture of the tea cups from my tennants close up. I love that they are pink!

This is shelf number 2 (above). I got these Tea Cups from my cousins Berel and Idinha in Brazil. They are absolutely GORGEOUS. They hail from Copacabana! (Somewhere I'd love to visit!)

Close up of the tea cup from Brazil. I love the detail work on the cup.

On the bottom shelf I put this set that I got from Jamie's step-Aunt and step-Uncle as a wedding present. It comes with a tray, in the same pewter, but it didn't fit in the cabinet by not even an inch, so I put the tray away in my walunet and decided to put the pot, creamer and sugar pot on display in here. These are more "modern" than the tea cups, and they look like a completely different era, but oh well - it's what I have! I think it looks nice, and I'm very excited that I have my tea cups on display, finally!

It's Nice To Have Dinner Guests

Once I got up today, I started doing chores on my list of things to do - I wanted my house to be tidy clean for the guests that we had over this evening. I actually accomplished more laundry, put the laundry away, vaccumed all three of our carpeted rooms, dust busted up the cat hair all throughout the house, tidied my office up, cleaned the kitchen stove (which has been on my list of things to do for a while....) but to sit there and scrub the stove with the special cleaner really killed my hand. (I'll be okay)

I sent Jamie out to do groceries, to pick up a few things that we needed for dinner, and he also went to buy a dead bolt for our garage door, since my father and him built a ramp this morning (while I was sleeping) so now we can park in our garage. However, the dead bolt that was on the garage door to the house was useless as we had no key for it, and we weren't going to leave the door unlocked, so we had to replace it. (I love having my car in my garage! This is my first time ever having my own garage spot. When I lived at my parents house, I didn't ever get to park in the garage - just my mother's car got access to the garage.) My car is going to be very nice and cozy this winter.

I did a lot of cleaning today, I'm very impressed with myself. I really set my mind to it - and got stuff accomplished.

Our dinner guests arrived 15 minutes early, and I still hadn't changed yet into my nicer clothes, I was still wearing my track pants and t-shirt that I was cooking in and cleaning in. But they were forgiving and understanding, we gave them a tour of the house, I quickly changed, and voila, ready for the evening to begin.

It was really nice to have Fritz and his girlfriend Karine over. I graduated in photography with Fritz this past May, so I've known him for the past 3 years. He's a really nice guy, photographer and professional chef as well.. and they are super sweet.

During dinner my brother called to ask me if he could pass by that he had something for us. Our cabinet for our tea cups! Finally - it arrived. I can't wait for Jamie to put it together tomorrow, and then I am going to place the tea cups I got in it. I got a set of tea cups from my tennants upstairs and also, from cousins in Brazil.

Well, I'm off for now.

What is he doing?

Last night I fell asleep in the den watching TV (nothing much was on because of American Thanksgiving). It was so nice to have a fire going, tucked under a nice cozy blanket and to just fall asleep. I was very good last night, and as soon as I got off the computer, I shut it down and didn't use it for the rest of the evening. I am very proud of myself. Somtimes I need to PRY myself away from the computer!

I finally got in touch with my wedding photographer last night. WOOHOO! Sooo happy about that! I managed to find out that I will have my photos in 2-3 weeks tops. My images are at the lab being printed. (I've worked in a lab and it doesn't take 2-3 weeks to get 1200 photos done)! She took 2000 images at my wedding, and 1200 approx were sent to make proofs. (4x6's which I get to keep). I can't wait to see them! Next week she said she'll call me with the password to view about 25 images on her website... I can't wait to see those. I am dying to see any of the wedding pictures! YEY! So, over xmas break I will be able to go through them and pick out which ones I want for an album... Yey!

This morning, my illustrator project was due, and the teacher collected them. Then half way through the class, while we were working on our final project, one of the kids in my class (and I say kid - because he's not older than 18-19), Olivier, starts wandering around, and happens to "end up" next to the pile of assignments that were collected. This is all next to my computer station - in the middle of the class. He "puts down" a piece of paper on top of the pile of assignments, and then he thinks no one is watching him, he starts peeking at all the assignments. This pissed me off. Especially since Olivier gets up randomly, even during exams, and walks around any classroom he's in, and LOOKS at other people's work. This pisses us ALL off. Anyhow...

I said to him "What are you doing?"

He said "Isn't this the sample that the teacher lets us look at?"

I said, "Uhm, no... those are our finished projects, do you mind?"

He said "Oh, I can't look at them?"

I said "No, go back to your seat and finished yours"

After he was dumbfounded that I knew what he was doing, I went over to the teacher and I asked her to kindly put our finished (and handed in assignments on time) into her book bag, so that Olivier can't look at them "to get ideas". She understood, because she knows what he does, we keep telling teachers that it bothers us (his walking around class looking at people's work) and she put them in her bag. (Olivier isn't passing, so I don't expect him to be back in class in January, but I have to put up with him for atleast another 3 weeks)....He has yet to get a passing mark on a single assignment. I kid you not. This guy is dumb. He cannot follow instructions or directions or even specifications on a handout.

Ok, I'm done venting about Olivier, and I don't want to think about him anymore.

So, we now have to make sure that we keep the toilet seat down, completely.... because Zeus has been going into the toilet. And I'm not talking about just sitting on the seat drinking the water - I'm talking about actually going into the toilet. What a dumb cat! It's cute and funny, but annoying at the same time.

I got home, did a few things, then decided that I was going to walk to lunch to meet up with Jamie and his ex-coworkers that became our friends. It ended up being a 20 minute walk to where I had to go, and I had to pick the coldest day ever! It was freezing! I just wanted exercise. Jamie thinks I'm nuts for walking there, but I just wanted fresh air and exercise. Never again in this weather will I walk that far!

After lunch we watched Survivor and Apprentice from last night, which I taped, and I kind of started dosing near the end. We were on the couch in the den, fireplace going (Oh - I'm going to be LOVING my fireplace this winter!) and it was just so cozy and warm, I had to snooze! I snoozed for over an hour after the shows were over, on the couch.

We had our usual gang over for poker tonight. Jamie won the first game, and neither of us won the second. It was fun though. I love having our regular poker games. It's a nice get together with friends. Next weekend the game is on Saturday night, since it's for Jamie's 30th birthday. I can't believe he's turning 30. It's my 4th birthday of his during our relationship. I celebrated his 27th, 28th, 29th, and now his 30th with him! Time flies! I have to start organizing things for his party.

Tomorrow we have a ton of stuff to do, and I have some chores and house cleaning and groceries to do. We're having 2 of my friends over for dinner tomorrow night, Fritz (whom I graduated in photography with) and his girlfriend Karine.

I started the beige crochet scarf for my sister. It's a harder wool to work with, but I think I will be okay. So far it's coming along very nicely.

Time for bed.

Project Completed

Almost no one showed up to school today - about half the class.. not even. There was a LOT of people missing, which sucks, because it was a workshop, and it was a workshop for our final project, which we have to create our alter ego and a dream world, and I HATE DRAWING, and I CANT DRAW - so this assignment is a difficult one for me - if you can't see! I suck at drawing, I hate drawing, especially humans. I just can't do it. And because there was less than half the class there today, she was able to give more attention to each student, and generally this is a good thing - however, since we were drawing, she focused on drawing today and I just didn't feel comfortable. Do you know what I mean??? Everyone must be sick? Which sucks, because I hope it's not going around, I don't want to get sick. Not at this time of the year, and not with 3 weeks of school left. I finish on December 16th, for this semester. If I get sick - then it can wait until after I hand in my final project - that I don't mind. But I also don't want to be sick over the holidays, I want to be able to ENJOY my holidays, take long baths, watch lots of movies, go out and play in the snow with anyone who wants to join me.... (lol)... (I don't own snow pants so I guess this one's out of the question).

It turns out that there is MORE work involved in my final project for my creativity class. Thank goodness that I finished my creativity journal already, that's due next Thursday, because I don't know if I would have any time to do all my final projects and still work on stuff that has been given at the beginning of the semester, but with an almost end of the semester due date. I am sure that one journal would have even been sufficient, however, I had the time, so I worked on two, and I absolutely LOVE THEM! I hope that she doesn't take 2 weeks to correct mine, because I will miss them while they're in her possession. I can't decided if she's going to "correct" and look at mine first, because she's so excited to look at mine, I wouldn't even give her a peak at them in class - lol - or if she's save mine for last ... to savour and enjoy. (I think I am also the only one who put ANY work in my creativity journal). Laura I think is going to do a decent job - but I think I am the only one who was truly passionate about this project. I even got this really cute little gift bag - to put both journals in to hand them in together, like a package. It's all pink with a girl on it with her cat, a purse and a shopping bag in hand.... Just like me! Same colour hair - same length hair - it's sooo me! LOL... So far the more work involved - I thought it was just 15 sketches that we had to hand in - and 6 of them colour. (Draw about 8 alter-egos and then photocopy 7 of them (8+7=15) and colour them in). However, I got that wrong. We have to do 15 DIFFERENT sketches, and then take 1 of them, and photocopy it 6 times and then colour it in - testing colours and playing with colours, etc. So that's 21 sketches to hand in - but 6 are photocopies from one pencil sketch - then coloured in. We then have to do the SAME exact thing for the landscape dream world that we have to create. Oh, am I loathing this assignment, especially since I HATE drawing! FOR 2.5 HOURS! I definitely perfer other mediums. That's for sure. I wish I could do the landscapes at home - but then what am I going to do in class next Thursday for 2.5 hours? I could prepare my landscapes and then do my photocopies of my 1 alter-ego and my 1 landscape, and then spend 2.5 hours colouring them in next week? That is also an option. But I feel like I should leave the landscape drawings to do in class, and also come prepared with my photocopies of my alter-ego - and colour that in, in class as well. I guess I will see how much time I have to work on it, and if I want to work on it - and figure it out from there, if I want to do it beforehand or not.

I am working on my illustrator project that's due tomorrow. I'm making the changes that are needed to the ones I've already done, (I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to use grey and that it has to be all in black & white), but those changes are very easy to do - so I am working on them! Then I have 4 more to create - I can do it! I should be able to finish it this afternoon.

Next week on DVD is March of the Penguins. I'm dying to see it. It's a documentary I believe, but still, I love penguins! Not enough to collect them though. I collect statues of elephants (and I've given up on my shot glass collection - it was getting way too out of control!) I love going to see the penguins at the biodome here in Montreal. They are sooooo cute, and I love watching them walk and swim and play and slide... I feel sad though, that they are contained in a building for people to see them and stare at them and all that... I mean, would you want to be stared at? I wouldn't want to be disturbed! So, I'm looking forward to this documentary coming onto DVD. I'll be runing to the video store to rent it - let me tell you. I hope that the 1$ rental place near my house will have it in stock. They are like a vending machine where you pop in a pre-paid card, and select the movie you want to rent, and it pops out of the machine like a coca-cola would at a vending machine! Whoever invented this - is genius! Let me tell you! Genius!

I finished my illustrator project. All done. PHEW! It's due tomorrow morning at 8h00 am, and I'm all set to hand it in! I just need to "research" a colour, and then I'm all set! These are all the 10 images that I created for this assignment.


I am really happy with the final results, and when I ran out to do errands after I was done, I looked for number stickers (at 2 pharmacies and 2 different dollar stores, and couldn't find). Why can I never find what I'm looking for when I need it?

Dinner smells ready. Goodnight.

Oh and ps- Troy's name is now Bosco. He's been bossy and just like the character on Third Watch, so my parents think Bosco is a more fitting name. On top of it - my mom wanted a 2 sylable name for the dog, and Troy just isn't. Whenever I thought of Troy, I think of the Brad Pitt movie, and I don't like Brad Pitt, so anything is better than Troy! But my sister says that Bosco is 99% his name. Sounds cute.

Movie Wednesday

I worked on my thumbnails in class for the final project. I think it's coming along great. I'm doing a magazine cover and a 2 page spread. What I chose to do it on - is a dog magazine, and I'm using cartoon images of dogs for it. I hope it turns out the way I want it. There has to be certain elements in it - and I'm sure it's going to turn out okay. I got my quiz back (I'm going to scan it and show you, but at a later date!) and I got 10/10 on that. I also got back my font crop assignment, and I also got a 9/10 - like Laura did (I was sure I was going to get 100% on it). Laura lost a mark because her black marker ran, I lost a mark because you were able to see my pencil marks on some of the areas. Hmm! 9/10. I'll accept that! (LOL). Now it's time to concentrate on my final projects. I have about 3 weeks of school left, and I've got to pull all my attention towards my 4 final projects!

This afternoon I watched 2 movies. First I started with the movie Me & You & Everyone We Know. What a very interesting movie. I really liked it - but it's a weird one. You can check the description here. Then I decided that I wanted to watch another movie, so I popped in The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. I cried. It was a very cute chick movie. I'll let you know how it is. Nothing else on TV tonight! And Jamie's in the mood for a movie - for a change!

Dog Sitting & The Gorgeous Journal

I went to my 9:45 am eye doctor apt first, and my eye sight has NOT changed since 2000, and I'm considering Lasik. My eye doctor recommended me the name of a specialist, (his office is near my house), so I am going to book an apt and see how much it costs and if I'm a candidate. I'd love to not have to wear contacts or glasses ever again!

I tried calling Wendy again, my wedding photographer, and yet again, she did NOT answer her phone. I don't know if she is avoiding my call, or what? But I am starting to get really pissed off.

After my eye doctor apt, I babysat Troy (that's his name officially now, I think). He is sooooo cute. Most of the time I was there he slept, but for about an hour, we both passed out on a rug on the floor in the middle of the kitchen, cuddling. He likes body heat - as he misses sleeping on/with/around his siblings from his litter - which was pure body heat when they were all together.


Think he has enough toys? My mom won't allow him to have any toys unless it's rubber (because he's teething!)

Troy thinks he's a lap dog. In this picture I am lying on the floor and he's in in my lap!

My sister gave me my Chanukah present (a month early) since I was at her house when it came in the mail. She ordered me a journal with a personalized picture on the front. It's more like a notebook, but I love it! The inside cover is personalized as well. Very cute, see below.

I finally got home, from being out all day. I started working on my illustrator project again, and now got 2 more done, so I've got a total of 6 of 10 accomplished. I am not worried. I can do the rest tomorrow, or even if I wanted to - I could do 2 tomorrow and 2 on Thursday and then I'm done before Friday morning at 8h00 am on Friday morning. For now, I am very happy with 60% of my project completed. I am a little stressed, and probably will be okay in the end.

I just finished watching Nip/Tuck - one of the few shows I watch currently on TV. I've eliminated a few shows that I'm getting sick of.. (Regular Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent are now blech - the only one I follow now is Special Victims Unit... it's the only one I enjoy anymore.)

Cranberry Brisket

For dinner tonight I made:

Cranberry Brisket

INGREDIENTS:
1 (3 pound) beef brisket
1 cup Catalina salad dressing
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries

DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place brisket in 9x13 inch pan.

In a medium bowl, combine dressing, soup mix, and cranberries. Pour over brisket, and cover pan with foil.

Cook for 3 to 4 hours, or until brisket is extremely tender. Brisket will get very dark/caramelized; this adds flavor, and doesn't mean that you have overcooked it.

It came out very well, and it only needed 3 hours of cooking, not 3-4 hours. Jamie was really impressed with my cooking lately, and at first wasn't really sure if Catalina dressing would work, on brisket, but in the end, he eat every last bite on his plate. Sorry, no photos of this dish, Jamie pretty much dug into it as soon as the oven was ready to beep that time was up for cooking, as it was getting late already, and he was hungry. Compliments to the new chef! (hee hee!)

Tomorrow, I have an early day, a 9:45 am eye doctor apt, finally getting that over with, but I must stop by my dad's office beforehand and do some photocopies. I have some errands to take care of tomorrow as well, but I'm going to only do that after I babysit the new puppy for my mom, so she can go get her hair done. (Still no name for the puppy - maybe by tomorrow!) I really don't want to babysit a dog that I don't know what to call it! I am so excited to see the little guy.

I got a lot accomplished today, 4 of my 10 pages are now done for my Illustrator Project that is due on Friday. 40% is done, and it's only Monday. I am very impressed with myself. I hope to get a lot more accomplished tomorrow. I aslo finished my Quark Express assignment in class this morning, it's due at 8h00 am next Monday morning. One more project to go in that class. I can't believe the semester is almost over. I'll be a graduate before I know it! I also just finished my CREATIVITY JOURNAL! It's not due until Thurs, Dec. 1st (next Thursday) but I was able to work on the last final pages while I was watching Las Vegas & CSI: Miami this evening. Jamie had a friend over to watch some hockey game on TV, and I had peace & quiet upstairs in the den.

I discovered today that in my pantry I have:

• 17 kleenex boxes
• 24 paper towel rolls
• 64 rolls of toilet paper

You think I'm okay until 2006?

I finished my scarf today, the one that I crochet (my first crochet item!) I will take pictures tomorrow and post them, I'm zonked right now (still running on 4 hours of sleep from last night, as I never got to take that nap today).

I did watch the HBO movie The Girl in the Cafe. I thought I would have liked it a lot more than I actually did. It was just okay. Cute love story, but too political for me. I also started watching My So Called Life - the only season that aired, from 1994-1995 (19 episodes). I have it on DVD, someone downloaded them and passed them on to me, and it's bringing back old memories and horrid fashion! I am going to watch all of it, and then I'm passing it onto my friend Sherrie. I got through the first three episodes today (they are 48 minute episodes each!) The quality is very pixalated, but still clear enough to watch!

I found this gorgeous baby pink yarn today, for a VERY good price (1$/ball) and I'm totally thinking of learning a new stitch and making a baby blanket. (No not pregnant yet!) But I need to get a blanket done - so I can perfect it. My first scarf came out okay, but my next one will be better. Need to do the same w/a blanket. No sense in making that afghan for my bed, until I get a smaller one 100% perfect! Right? I need to find the perfect brown yarn for my sister's scarf that she wants. I haven't found it yet. I need to match it to her coat!

I forgot to mention, I went by the Multimags on my walk from my car to school and asked the guy what time he gets in his Monday delivery for new magazines. He told me in an hour, and then asked me what magazine I was looking for.

I said "Dogs in Canada Annual"

and he said "We got it in already".

So I said, "Two copies please".

I then asked "When did you get these in?"

He replied, "Just after you left last Monday!"

I wish I had known!

I would have picked it up last week! Or all during the week. And I didn't see it in any other magazine shop this past week - mind you - I wasn't really looking. But boy am I excited. I bought one to keep and one to cut out my image and frame! I'm going to hang it up in my office. I think I'm going to colour photocopy it and start creating a portfolio. Oh, it's soooo exciting!

On another note, I feel so lost, I forgot my cell phone at home. I have a few phone calls to make today, and I feel useless without it! I need to call my eye doctor this morning and make an apointment for tomorrow morning, as I'll be in the area of his office, since mom wants me to babysit the puppy for a few hours while she goes to get her hair done.

I hope I get back my marks from my other class from my teacher this morning. I have her twice a week, and since I missed her Wednesday class last week, I hope she can give me my 2 assignments that I should have gotten back. I'm dying to know how I did, although I'm assuming that I did well, as she likes my work and Laura got a 9/10 for hers, and she lost a mark because of her marker/pen running a bit of ink, which I know mine didn't... so as long as I get my concept right, I know that I've atleast gotten a 9/10 if not 10/10. And for my quiz... I know she really liked mine, and since I did mine in inpecable timing, I even did two, which she liked both, which I know I did well on.... just need to see my actual results in writing.

Wow, I can't believe we're on week 12 of 15 weeks of this semester. Where does time go?? 4 weeks left, and SOOO much to do. Assignments here and assignments there. I have 2 more semesters to go, and I'm loving every minute of my new career path!

Off to bed. Jamie just made fruit salad, so I'm going to go enjoy!