That's right, I'm claiming to have purchased the best grapes, EVER. Nothing beats these grapes. They're absolutely perfect. I shall eat them when I'm finished my pizza.

Also, I'm beta testing an MMO called Gatheryn. I was attracted by it's claim to be a steampunk (!!!) MMO for casual gamers. Though I'm not a casual gamer, I suffer from GADD (Gaming Attention Deficit Disorder). It's a crippling disorder which causes the sufferer to have no attention span for games and therefore leaving many games half-played, nay, abandoned.

Pizza time! (btw, this pizza is perfect too)

Amanda out!

Okay, okay, I've decided it's time to make a ceremonious post after close to a one year hiatus. Honestly, a lot of stuff happened but I didn't really feel like talking about it - and I don't mean that it's a sensitive subject. I realized that in the grand scheme of bloggers, I'm terribly terribly uninteresting - nothing witty to say, no interesting stories to share, so on and so forth. The only time I felt inspired, if you could even call it that, was when I was upset with someone and wanted to passive aggressively let them know what I was feeling. Occasionally, I would "turn my life around" and make that determined first step to let my entire reader base (which is one person *cough Brenna cough*) know that I was doing so and then promptly give up a week later and pretend it never happened (yeah, I gotta stop writing about it and destroy all evidence that I ever tried - then it's like I never failed at all!)

Yeah, it was like ego stroke to think that anyone really wanted to read that garbage.

So I moved my usual ramblings into a actual paper journal. It was, or is, a lot more private, messy, honest, and tangible. I stopped writing what I thought people would like to read and just wrote what was on my mind - kind of like what I'm doing now. I'll still keep my paper journal - until it's precious contents become compromised and I'm forced to eat each page, one at a time, until I develop a weird paper-ball in my stomach and become a case on an episode of House - I imagine they'll try to figure out why my tumor has bad haikus written all over it.

I'm all blogged out for the night. I think tomorrow I'll write a stunning article on soup or my apartment.

Here's my puppy. These are the cutest pictures so far! I've sent to nearly everyone all ready but you can look at him again!

( *shows everyone his cute-as-a-button face* )

Time for an update post!

So I've applied for a new job at CCI-LEX teaching ESL. They haven't gotten back to me and probably won't get back to me for quite a while, but I really think it's time for me to move on from Telus. The biggest problem is scheduling - it's near impossible to get the days off that I need without getting guff about it - I would like to be able to schedule things like hockey and whatever other curricular activity I want to do. I do need a job that pays well too.

Does anyone have any ideas if CCI-LEX doesn't work out?

Also, on Thursday, we're going to pick up our new puppy. His name is going to be Marlowe - he's a well-read and classy little fellow I've decided - or maybe he just eats and poops. I'm really nervous about all the costs and responsibility that goes with a puppy but I've done all my research and I'm so ready for this!

I've been alot happier and have been taking better care of myself and keeping my house clean. My house is kind of a bitch to take care of by myself - especially since I'm trying to rid all the cat hair from my place so as not to kill Greg - but it feels like an impossible task @.@ Also, I have no fan/vent in my bathroom and there's mold on the ceiling - I know that's gross but I can't freaking get it off. A: Too short B: The ceiling is textured so I'm having a hard time scrubbing them off. Does anyone have any tips (other than get a chair to stand on - I know that all ready)?

I've been really enjoying hockey and want to get into more sports. I'm thinking it'll be easier to get into more stuff when I'm done here at Telus. I want to do pilates again, try belly dancing, play more hockey and/or ringette, and maybe get into badminton if Josh will be my partner. 

I made a friend at Telus today - he said "Ah sou" on the phone and I was like "Wait a second, that's Japanese" and we befriended over our mutual Japanglishisms and apparently he's a photographer who spent some time in Japan - that is wicked awesome. Too bad he's in Montreal.

I think that's all I have to update for now.

Please come be mine sooner. Greg just sleeps all the time - so I really wish I had some company right about now.

Amanda

PS: I want to dress you in a top hat.

 So I took a change and decided to actually talk about my problems to the only person who I should really be talking about my problems with, and my anxiety was put to rest.

So indeed we'll be adopting our four-legged surrogate child.

Anyone have some ideas for dog's names? Apparently it's not allowed to be too complicated so I was thinking Toby after Sherlock Holmes' dog (well, not really his dog, but the dog he borrows). Of course, meeting the puppy before naming it is important but I'm just looking for ideas.

 One more sleep until I get to see Greg again. I feel like it's been forever but I realize the whole thing was rather painless.

I had my first hockey game last night - I really enjoyed it though I really don't know how to play hockey. If anyone wants to come watch Coleen, Glen and I play some hockey - give me a shout.

I miss Greg so much. I hope he's having fun.

In other news - my sunflower might not actually be dead.

Animals who think they are people. 

Specifically animals in little top hats among other victorian accoutrements.