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Saturday, October 23, 2004
Smushed Daisies
This is kind of what I feel like right now.... Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's that dastardly seasonal affective disorder that I never thought would get to me, or maybe it's just me. Things aren't well in Shirley-land again; I'm swamped with schoolwork, recently acquired a cold, and am not on good terms with Sociological Theory or the one person who's been important to me for the last 6 years. I realized last night that I don't have too many close friends around in this city. After calling some friends from home and still not feeling better, I thought to myself that blogging about it was the next best thing. For some reason, that makes me sad. (No offense to you lovely internet people of course, I just never thought that virtual space would ever be a substitute for a friend.) 3:46 pm Monday, October 18, 2004
'Tis The Season To Go Crazy...
Midterm season is upon us all and what better way to celebrate than to procrastinate! So I hope that you lovely internet folk will help me in not studying for tests and not doing my assignments. Yes! I'm so tempted to try this game again that I am actually going to do it. Well, I kind of have to since I've recieved a few requests already. And it's fun. Right? So here we go, the Request Photos Of Things From Shirley's Life Game...Again. What to do: Request pictures of things that you want to see (things from my life, not impossibly hard things to find PLEASE), but probably not pictures of people since that would require waiver forms and what not so I don't get sued (I will ask their permission first though). You can ask for specific things like "your bathrobe" or "stack of books to be read for classes", or you can request abstractions like "something you made" or "most recent purchase". And since I still owe y'all pictures from Louisville and Chicago, you can ask to see pictures from those cities as well. And if you want to see the good old town of Waterloo, ask away! This will be fun I swear! And it'll be better than last time because I'll be able to take the pictures myself without having to resort to Google and these will actually be items you're interested in! Stuck for ideas? See Leah for some good examples. Whee! 8:19 pm Thursday, October 14, 2004
The Photo Game That Didn't Turn Out To Be As Fun As I Thought It Would Be
This is me, disgruntled. Okay, so here they are. But I have a confession: I don't have all of them. (And I admit, I didn't take all of the photos myself either.) I tried really really hard at finding all the things y'all requested, but honestly, I'm just a big fat liar. I thought I could, I said I could, and then I didn't. But I have most of them! And they're neat. Next time, I'm putting it in the rules: suggest things you want to see from MY LIFE. Things that are easy for me to get a hold of. But all this is my fault as I was way too vague and am at your bidding for now. For mj, who wanted to see a squirrel and pigeon about to face off, here is a picture of a squirrel and a (freaky) pigeon. They both look angry enough to face off eventually. For Jason, who wanted to see a horse, here are TWO horses! For Chien, who wanted to see a Thai transsexual, here's a whole stage of them. For Leah! The house cat. A view out my front door (the tree looks particularly amazing this time of year). And TWO things I absolutely adore (I couldn't pick just one!). These earrings Jason got for me from Hawaii and this purse I bought in Halifax from a little shop that didn't get many customers. For Stumpy, who wanted to see a monkey eating a banana or M&Ms; I opted for the banana eating. For Will, who wanted to see a monkey and a baby holding a puppy, here is a monkey (with a banana) and a baby (my cousin), and the puppy (on a bun). You can work some photoshop magic to make anyone hold anyone. For Ashley and Maestro, who wanted to see a turkey baster and a wishbone and an action shot of one of those propeller leaves falling respectively, here is a photo of my apologies. I tried, I really did, but I don't celebrate Thanksgiving (I know, how weird) so there was no baster and no wishbone. And there just aren't any propeller leaf trees around where I live. Sorry to disappoint, people. If you request something else from my life that I can easily get a hold of, I'll gladly post it for all to see. And in case you're mad at me and really want to see the things you requested, here's a neat link for Google. Oh come on! Look at how many links are in this post! You have to give me credit for at least doing all this right! 1:28 am Monday, October 11, 2004
This Thanksgiving...
I am thankful for - new opportunities, new friends - every moment that I feel young - fresh air - sunshine (like I am every day) - random acts of kindness - smiles and laughter (from myself and others) - hugs - phone calls and visits from friends far away - chances to re-live my childhood - my mother, who gets up at 5am to cook me enough food to last me a week while at school - moments of truth and faith - clarity - love Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 5:34 pm Saturday, October 09, 2004
I'm Working On It...Well, I Will After Monday
The photos that you lovely internet people have requested will come soon, I swear. Maybe not the impossibly hard ones, although I do give you my promise to try very hard at finding a pigeon-squirrel face off and a monkey and a baby holding a puppy.... Why couldn't anyone have said "I want to see your favourite bowl" or "Your comfy Ibex blanket" or "The colour green"??! Yeesh. Anyway, you have to wait a few days because I'm home for the Thanksgiving weekend and have no laptop with which to upload photos and such, just this old cranky computer from 1999. Anyone remember the Pentium II? Yeah, I didn't think so. So in the meantime, I hope everyone enjoys their turkey, or other sorts of fowl. And if you want something to do while waiting for your photo request to come to life, check out the Boobiethon. I've submitted a photo of my own pair this year; see if you can guess which ones they are! I mean, don't do that. That's creepy. 10:19 pm Monday, October 04, 2004
I Got This From Blogger
A quick question: What three photos would you like to see me post here? Ie: a picture of the cat we have in the house, bowls, a tree, the colour red, anything. 9:49 pm Saturday, October 02, 2004
And Speaking Of Professors
Spicy chili peppers that remind me of the autumnal colours outside. Here are some quotable quotes from my lovely profs this week: "This slide is from our collection of erotica pottery..." - Classical Mythology, on hermaphrodites "What about Arnold Schwarzenegger? I was thinking 'bout Arnie." - Social Inequality, on admirable politicians "I'm sure those priests don't share the same views as the choir boys they're molesting..." - Social Inequality, an example for why religion isn't considered a 'party' (group of people who share the same beliefs/values/goals) "You know girls, you could've doubled your income over the summer by working as call girls..." - Social Inequality, on prestige and honour As you can tell, my Social Inequality prof makes for quite an interesting class. Yay for higher education! |
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