Busy Bee...

Lately I've been keeping myself busy with various different thing. The Underwear Affair is coming up quickly and I am starting to panic. Why? I don't know. I've managed to raise almost $1 500 and our team will hit at least $4 000. That's something to be proud of... no? Well I guess I am panicking because I want all of the girls and guy to run/walk in this event and there's a few that haven't raised their required minimum.
Last Wednesday we had a team meeting and that was a great idea because it sure saved ALOT of e-mailing back and forth about fundraising, team uniforms, people's preferences etc. It also woke the sleeping organizer in me. I was proud of myself, until now I hadn't done too much for the event this year and I figured those who raise funds can participate, those who don't... I'm not going to help them. Boy that didn't last long...
Sunday July 1st we have a Thunder Panties BBQ for the Cure... hee hee :) Maggie came to me and was really worried about not being able to raise $300 before July 7th. She was thinking she'd like to organize a BBQ but couldn't do it alone. After some brain storming, we figured it would be possible and tada! BBQ on Canada day at the last minute! I hope it's going to rock! We're ready for it to rock and I'm ready to rake in a shitload of cash for the BC Cancer Foundation!
Now comes preparation time. We've got to make signage, tickets, invite people (that should probably be number one), write to the local papers to let them know what's going on etc. I've done the last two. I've invited EVERYONE I know... and if you're reading this and you live in Vancouver... You're invited too! Hopefully the rest will fall into place. It's tough though because Maggie is working Thursday, Friday, Saturday and I am going to school on those days... we'll have time to go to Costco to pick up the BBQ stuff on Saturday AM then Saturday PM after school I'll be on BBQ prep detail.
Yeah so if anyone has connections with mother nature... can you please ask her to bring sunshine for Sunday... Thanks :)
On the plus side, team shirts are taken care of. I got those in today :) I'm impressed that I managed to get them done in a week's time. But I did. Thanks to everyone's promptness in replying to e-mails, my quick shopping skills (not really, that was an adventure in a half... who would have thought white fruit of the loom beaters were so hard to find?) and Cherry Bombs friendly and professionalism they're all done!
Oh and while all of this is going on, I'm still going to school, studying, learning to crochet (3 squares done), looking for a job, taking salsa lessons and spending time with the people that are important to me. Two weeks to go and this will all be over.

T. Nile & Joanna Chapman-Smith

Last night Eric and I went to the Railway Club to listen to some live music. A friend of Eric, Tamara, had just come back from tour and was playing at the Railway Club. Joanna Chapman-Smith played the first set and I was blown away by the velvety smoothness of her voice!
I wasn't too sure I would like this type of music, because I never really listened to folk... and my only experience with banjo's was the dueling banjo's that were playing in the hot springs bathroom. I guess they want you to get changed really quickly because it was horrible and our family made fun of it for the rest of the trip home.
I didn't think anyone could be better then Joanna but when Tamara came on, she was just as good as Joanna! I had shivers most of the time... and that's a good thing :) Anyways I really really enjoyed the music last night and it's made me want to go out and see more live shows. I've always enjoyed live music but being the night hawk that I am, I'm usually in bed my 10pm :) so needless to say, I am usually in bed before anything good happens...
Well today's a gorgeous day... it's supposed to be up to 25 degrees! So I think I am going to study a bit, then hit the beach or at least a park where I can lay in the sun and enjoy the sunshine! We've had a REALLY slow start to summer. It's almost July and I can't remember when was the last time that I wore shorts... Hopefully summer comes soon.

My first granny square!

Woo! I'm finished my first granny square! Yay! I am so proud of myself! I've been working on and off since Friday and I am really happy with how my square turned out! Now I have 29 more to go!

As you get older fridays go from partying to crocheting...

This came up when I was talking to Eric earlier... I asked if he was going out tonight and he said he wasn't too sure because he was tired... but it WAS Friday night and it would be a blow to the ego if he stayed home on a Friday night! Then I had to chuckle when I was sitting on my living room couch with Matt teaching me how to crochet. I guess we're getting older :)
Gillian initially taught me, but I don't think I spent enough time practicing each stitch and forgot. I then tried to teach myself but that was not cool. So Matt to the rescue! Who would have known that this guy could crochet. I was surprised! Anyways he was a good teacher once he stopped being a hard ass. I think it took me telling him that I felt like I was going to cry and he softened up. So far if I make one granny square a day I'll have this finished in a month.
Grand Mum is feeling better and mum suggested that I maybe wait until winter to give it to her because if I were to give it to her now, it may be discouraging for her or something like that. I think that's fine because I will probably want to keep my first crochet project.
This week has been a damn long one! With all the finals and exams it's left me worn out and tired. Today's exam, I failed. I actually failed the whole course. I don't know what to think really but for some reason I am not sad. Slightly disappointed but I want to take the course over again because I don't think the grade I got was acceptable. So I'm going to take Systemic Pathology again.
Tomorrow I have a quiz, which I didn't know about... but oh well I don't have a morning class, so I'll get up at my usual time, study then head to the market towards 11 to pick up what is needed for Italian night. I am quite excited for Italian night because everyone will be over. Deb and Geoff are coming up from Seattle, Auntie Madeleine & Uncle Raymond, Uncle Steve & Auntie Marcy are all coming over. Mum & Dad will be there too, along with my bro and Eric. And it's just going to be good food, good wine and good company. It really doesn't get any better then that.
Well I am going to hit the hay, I'm exhausted!

EEWWW I ate a lady bug and it peed in my mouth!

Well damn that'll teach me to slack off! I decided to take a break from studying and go pick some raspberries and strawberries and eat them :) We have bushes in our back yard and it makes for yummy fresh fruit. I was eating a raspberry when I heard a crunch and then it tasted like lady bug pee... how do I know it was lady bug pee... well lady bugs like to pee on me. I'm like a lady bug porto potty... ever so convenient and every time a lady bug lands on me, it leaves a little yellow pee spot that SMELLS! Anyways after to crunch I spat out my berry and saw the poor little lady bug 1/2 eaten mushed in with the raspberry.
Things have been good... The two finals have passed and I have one more tomorrow. They both went well... ok the first one, I'm really disappointed in but I don't know if I should be disappointed in me or in how the teacher was totally unfair in marking and a bit of a hard ass. The second, I don't know what I got as my exam mark, but I passed the class with 78%!! I was and am SO excited! I thought I was going to fail! But nope the endless of hours of studying really paid off!
Sure it's made me really not interested in studying now but fuck I passed that class and though tomorrow's exam isn't AS hard, it's hard but... I just don't care right now. My brain is recovering.
Anyways I am going to go pick more berries and procrastinate some more!

Nothing new to report...

Today has been an incredibly good day for studying. It's tough though because it's very sunny outside and 22 degrees... At least my plants are enjoying the sunshine (I put them outside so they could bask in the sunlight instead of stay cooped up in the basement). Anyways I've managed to study from 10am until now (4:50pm) and I am hoping to go until about 8 or 9 then I'm going to take it easy, maybe go for a walk and hit the sack.

I'm very proud of myself right now.

Word of the day: Panhyterosalpingo-oophorectomy

Panhyterosalpingo-oophorectomy... Probably the longest word I've seen to date. I found it in my medical dictionary while I was looking for an other word.

Panhyterosalpingo-oophorectomy - Excision of the entire uterus, including the cervix, ovaries and uterine tubes.

I guess this is what happens when you look up many things in your dictionary... I know I sure do! Any time I come across a word that I don't know or am not too sure I open up my Tabers and find it in there. Best 124$ I've ever spent!