| 5 May 03: Mmmm. I'm dreamy and sleepy and giggly and sparkly. All because of you! Who knew eight hours on a hot, faux-leather couch could make a kid so happy? |
| Did time exist before May? Find out here... |
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| 6 May 03: An important cultural lesson for my sweet Brazilian exchange student..."You have won a five day cruise in the Bahamas!" pop-up ads on the Net tend to be scams. (She was going to take me though, if I let her use my credit card...the Bahamas must be nice this time of year. Betcha they have coconuts.) |
| 9 May 03: I'm gonna change the world! |
| 11 May 03: Six years ago I was homeless and destitute in the hot sands of Santorini, Greece, living off bread and nicked oranges from the neighbour's tree. I phoned home and found out that I owed Mr. Cretien $350, which I very clearly did not have. I wrote a letter to Mr. Cretien and told him that if he could convince me that he needed the money more than I did, I would pay it. Months later, I received a form letter explaining that for the benefit of all Canadian citizens, I needed to understand the importance of the tax system and pay up. I did, and sat back, waiting for vindication. Yesterday I got a cheque for $3300. Wait. Listen. Do you hear that? Is that palm trees I hear, swaying in my none-too-distant future? |
| 25 May 03: Did somebody say haiku? Feeling much better. Nausea, the shakes, headspins, All fading away. |
| 27 May 03: Can'topenmyeyesforfearmybrainwillexplode. Mustsleep. |
| 2 June 03: Wow, that was unpleasant. Hey, Roel, 'member the time we thought I had malaria? And in other news, it's June 2nd! I am hurling at break-neck speed to the finish line of my first full year. Yiiiiiiiikes! On the other hand, it's June 2nd! The countdown is on! Yippee! |
| 7 June 03: Here's a theory: boy time is completely different than girl time. In my world, we finished almost five weeks ago, and he just wrote the email now. Bizarre. Isn't it funny how two people want the same vibe, but can't create that space? Story of my life man, wrong time, wrong place. It's not me, it's all of us. As we walk our paths, we pick up baggage. It's left in the back corner of the mind and, unexamined, contorts from quirky habits to full-blown demons. They take up all the bedspace, and all the covers, until you've got two strangers (so intimate but so unknown) huddled up, hoping for warmth. |
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| 24 June 03: A summary: The two people I'm gonna miss the most next year are the custodians. Beer is always better in the hot sun. Israeli boyz make me smile more than any other kind. |
| 2 July 03: Happy Canada Day! Beer and smiles and fireworks oh my! I've been on holidays for five days. I've kissed two boys and punched one out. Yay summer! |
| 8 July 03: ACK! What happened to my last page of photos? Rrrrrratsafratsin grumblegrum. I can't handle this lack of high-speed Internet anymore! I won't tolerate it! (Oh? There's no chance of ever having anything else here on the bald prairies? Oh.) Tomorrow I leave for FolkFest. Yahoo! Buddy Guy! John Hammond! Bob Geldof! Billy Bragg! Ani herself! And that's just the music. There are hot boyz in sarongs, too. Hmmm. Must pack yummy smelling bug spray. |
| 4 July 03: Well, everyone, you'll never guess who just called. Well, sure you will. Think big. Think ridiculous. Think, "Is it really time for this again, already?" That's right. Jason. |