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Dazed and Confused

2006-11-01T23:01:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I feel like I need those glasses...the ones that make things clear. Did I ever have them?...are they lost or not yet found? Really, are they...I can't help but say that I just don't understand...I just don't...understand...I am getting a new car, a new apartment...a new life??? and my patience is growing...the rolling eyes now make me laugh instead of agitated...the things that annoy me become a new challenge and every day I love to keep busier and busier because I have become a bit of a workaholic....and I'm paid for half of it ;). I think I like this because none of it actually feels like work. This may mean that I'm doing the right thing. Well I hope so because that would mean that I have one thing sorted in my crazy life. My crazy but incredibly fortunate life. There are so many things to figure out..and yet I am already 23. In some ways I want to be back under that deck again 10 years ago when I had my first kiss and then ate the candy cane shaped like a ring. After playing in the snow in those boots that you gave me where we were innocent, or sort of, and even the mere touch of feet sent shivers up my spine. It is not that first kiss or the person from it that I want but instead the time frame. To love without cynicism and jadedness...to trust that people can really love you forever...instead of wondering whether everything I have been led to believe is a lie.......................................................................................................................................................................................................?

2006-10-15T20:47:00.000-03:00

Trip to Hali...some highlights....

freaking out in the car and screaming at Chera Lee to tell Ginger that we were not by an Egyptian thing but the Casino so we could not be lost anymore
ending up on the way to Yarmouth after already arriving in Halifax
ending up in the pouring rain :)
buying new clothes...some in 5 minutes
Learning the new code :)
I saw my girls!!!
all in all it was a good weekend
oh and did I mention my car didn't start for 1/2 an hour and I fixed it!
crazy times in the world of Kelly ;)
no more driving in Hali for me.....ever
:)

Changes

2006-09-24T11:00:00.000-03:00

It's amazing how many changes can happen in a person's life all at the same time.... craziness. The more changes that arrive the more I want to run away from them all. It is amazing how real the movie The Last Kiss is also. I would recommend that people see it. It may be depressing but it really gets at the heart of a lot of issues. There was one particularly meaningful quote that I think says a whole lot.

Anyone can say they love someone but talk is cheap. It is what you do to those that you say you love that matters.

How true is this?

I'm a Teacher!

2006-04-23T23:31:00.000-03:00

So I am now a teacher...only one week of fun little sessions and partying and it is official!!!! It was super sad to leave my practicum school but I am excited to be done as well. We all celebrated at a super fun ball and now frosh week begins! Yay!!!!!!

My Love Profile

2006-04-12T18:08:00.000-03:00

***Your Five Variable Love Profile***
Propensity for Monogamy:
Your propensity for monogamy is high.You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person.And in return, you expect the same from who you love.Any sign of straying, and you'll end things.
Experience Level:
Your experience level is high.You've loved, lost, and loved again.You have had a wide range of love experiences.And when the real thing comes along, you know it!
Dominance:
Your dominance is medium.You tend to be the one with more power.You aren't a total control freak in relationships..But of course you don't mind getting you way!
Cynicism:
Your cynicism is low.You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance.No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter.You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate.And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon.
Independence:
Your independence is low.This doesn't mean you're dependent in relationships..It does mean that you don't have any problem sharing your life.In your opinion, the best part of being in love is being together.
The Five Variable Love Testhttp://www.blogthings.com/thefivevariablelovetest/

Happy Birthday to Kristen and Beanie Bopper!

2006-04-10T19:49:00.000-03:00

Two of my longest friends turn 23 today! Yay! I met these crazy twins for the first time in kindergarten...I can still remember telling my mother that I could not tell them apart and crying in order to get attention even though they looked quite different, beautiful but different, even when they were five. Now today and since grade nine we have been great friends, laughing, eating food, hanging at the beach, bad mouthing boys, good mouthing boys, plotting schemes, and spending almost every Canada Day together. I love these girls...there are no two people on this planet who have seen more water descend from my eyes than these two girls and they are always there and ready to fight my battles, hug, and pick up the pieces. They are the best and I am very, very glad that I can proudly say that I will be friends with my high school pals forever. We have gone to prom together, on several band trips, had pool parties, picked up boys at Blockbuster and Cows to name a few places and we always have a ball. These two great girls have gone on to be very successful at university and beyond! They know how to party, make everyone else party, and of course make people laugh! I have only set them up with a few guys unsuccessfully, sorry girls, Happy Birthday Girls!!!! We'll celebrate on PEI soon with the 3bs barbeques, beaches, and boys...sound good? Oh and I almost forgot these girls actually make Sex and the City Come True at the Pilot House...I will say no more....

Love ya Kel xoxox

Sooooooooooooooooo

2006-04-02T15:32:00.000-03:00

I haven't blogged in a while I know...but I go through spurts, what can I say. Hmmm....the latest, well

I suppose most of my blog readers know I will be moving back to PEI and in with Brad...kind of a big step and am excited about it... as long as I am allowed to through my subway wrappers in the garbage ;) We will be having a party for our new place so stay tuned
I am also teaching grade four at the moment and having fun with it...I get to teach the kids hip hop as well as gymnastics...the kids are angels and the school is really fun as well even though I have to leave at 5:50 in the morning :(. I am getting used to it though and I get to talk to interesting people in the a.m.
Only three weeks of prac to go..seems kind of crazy that I am almost a teacher...but it won't be long and then it will be time for the all incredible FROSH week!!!! YAY! A week of no assignments, evaluations, nothing...a.k.a. a week to have fun, drink, play pranks on idiot ex boyfriends, have pretend bachelorette parties and overall have a girly awesome time. Oh an if any of the K.X.C. happens to read my blog...no worries, I do not mean you
Other than that I do not have much news other than looking forward to coaching again...is it bad to give up 2000 for a job that will make you happy? hmmmmm

Oh, by the way, something is making me laugh hysterically but I can't really post it here, hahahahahhahahahahahaha, but there you get the benefit of my hyena laughter...a shiny new era is tip toeing nearer, so where do we feature? just listen to teacher ........

It was 22 in Ottawa the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :)

Assignments :S

2006-03-03T15:03:00.000-04:00

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! They are about to begin! In the next two weeks I have eight assignments due. The craziness is about to start...Yikes

Pillows

2006-03-03T14:59:00.000-04:00

It is funny that historically flowers have been such a big deal because new pillows are so much more thoughtful and swoon worthy. When somebody thinks enough about you to buy you a brand new pillow you know you have it great.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

2006-02-14T01:52:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good day. Brad and I celebrate two years today!!!!

Crazy Night with my Teaching Buddies

2006-02-10T12:22:00.000-04:00

My thursday night involved the following:

Went out for Ioana's birthday when I had an assignment due today:S
Had dinner at Kinky, where they gave all seven of us a shot, dessert (chocolate brownie with chocolate sauce, strawberries, and cherries...Yum!!!!), an extra large dessert in the middle of the table for us to split, a bowl of extra chocolate sauce upon request, and a glass of milk ALL for free!!!!
The waiter also called collection, which is a martini bar, and asked them to give us 10 free drinks when we got there. There were female bartenders, however, so we only got 5 for free but still....
Sometimes it is so nice to be a girl and really nice to have friends who flirt!

The night, however, became even crazier when we went to Foundation, or rather dropped in:

We were in the doorway, which had a black velevet curtain with bricks to keep it down on three of the four sides
Nobody in the dining room could see us as we first came in because of this curtain enclosure
We decided to take some pictures and went to lean against the wall behind the curtain only for two of my friends to discover that there was actually a flight of stairs behind the curtain. Before we knew it two of my friends went tumbling down the stairs (they literally did two sommersaults each) through the curtain with the bricks tumbling behind them. They are extremely bruised but lucky that they did not break their neck. These particular girls were not even drunk!!! The club was just so hazardous.
Anyways, you can imagine the surprise on the peoples' faces who were enjoying a quiet dinner down below when two girls came tumbling down the stairs.
Needless to say, the seven of us made a very quick exit and erupted in fits of hysterical giggles down the streets of Ottawa.
Finally I was dropped off at midnight, at which point I began my assignment that was due this morning. Three and a half hours and a glass of diet pepsi later, I was finished and in my warm cozy bed ready to wake up for class at 6:30 a.m.
Gotta love being in Teachers College
Oh what a night!

3 more days

2006-02-08T00:11:00.000-04:00

My B is coming!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay, and we are almost 2 years old :)!

2006-01-27T13:50:00.000-04:00

Converstations can be silly, serious, argumentative, passionate, sweet, loving, intelligent, informative, flirtatious, and fun. It's even better when you are able to have all of the kinds with one person and sometimes all at once :)

Today is Election Day...well almost

2006-01-23T00:45:00.000-04:00

O.k., so I have spared my blog readers the agony of hearing tiresome political rants for the extent of the election but it is fitting to incorporate at least one, seeing as the election is tomorrow. This haunts me for several reasons.....partly because I have no idea what I am hoping for. I know that I want the NDP to win good representation but other than that I am a bit worried. I have strong fears that Harper will actually have an opportunity to move ahead with his right wing agenda and yet Martin's liberal party has been far too comfortable to stay in power. His party has screwed P.E.I. over royally and yet apathetic and uninformed voters continue to vote for arrogant guys like Murphy who do not do anything in the Island's interest. Are people even aware that the federal government recently broke a contract with the provincial government regarding the equalization agreement? What has our country come to if we cannot trust the ethics of one party and the ideology of the next? That's it rant is over....just make sure you go out and vote tomorrow regardless of the party you choose.

The smell that was.....?

2006-01-17T00:39:00.000-04:00

Today Lindy and I experienced a strange smell in our building....Lindy associated it with cat food, I was not too sure. I am a bit worried that it mayt be rotting mice. It was of such intensity that it managed to break into our apartment, penetrating it such that even when we opened our doors to the minus 30 weather it not only remained but strengthened. Sometimes our building is a bit sus... For instance, the other day we walked up eleven flights of stairs in very high heels after dancing in the bars until 2:30 a.m. because the elevators were not working, neither one, another night Lindy and Li heard blood curdling screams and I came home alone at 3 a.m. to see several police cars accompanied by police people roaming around inside our building. There is also an interesting person who lives in the penthouse who I suspect is up to something but I believe I am alone in my suspicions. The odd part is that we are not at all worried or concerned in our building and despite the series of random odd incidents that occur here, we very much like our place. We have excellent rates, and our polling station is even going to be here. Interestingly enough I got in trouble once for having wine outside, after taking J on a random caroling wild goose chase. We never did, however, find out why the security guard/police officer was standing in our lobby in the first place. Hmmmmm, Brad is also worried about the Rogers people who came to our door to change our phone package. Deedeedeedeedee

Mmmmmmmm Brownies

2006-01-16T00:31:00.000-04:00

Lindy and I made brownies and watched Desperate Houswives tonight!!! Can you think of anything yummier! Yay! This weekend I have experienced the following clubs in Ottawa! Yes it has been a busy weekend :)

MASH...rating: good food, very fun atmosphere, even a dj, funky place
Bull Dog: all right for dancing, the girls dancing on the bar made it a bit skanky
The Drink: jumped line, which was good, no cover!!, again a wee bit skanky though
Space: fun dancing...I danced on a platform :p! Music was o.k....

Hip Hop for Kelly and Lindy

2006-01-10T16:45:00.000-04:00

Yay, Lindy and I started a hip hop class today!! It is lots of fun! My only beef is a girl that keeps asking to slow down, but I should give her some credit because maybe she never did dance before.... All in all it is loads of fun and it gets me exercising so that I do not continue to get fat. Observation....when I flatten my chest it seems as though I look thinner. Logical Analysis...if I did not have such a big chest I would not look as fat....grrr re: the stupid chest....

Going Skating

2006-01-09T12:47:00.001-04:00

Yay I am going skating today very soon!!! and to vote I simply need to go down to the floor of my building! How sweet is that! It is faring up to be a good day so far :)

Going Skating

2006-01-09T12:47:00.000-04:00

Yay I am going skating today very soon!!! and to vote I simply need to go down to the floor of my building! How sweet is that! It is faring up to be a good day so far :)

Back in Ottawa

2006-01-08T22:28:00.000-04:00

Sarcasm as the local tongue
Hold the door for you?
What does that mean?
The city

Urine scent in the bus stops
Pollution in the streets.
Gray, black, brown white...
No colours

I am about to embark upon the scariest part of my life as I know it. What does it mean to not be in school? What will it mean to be without a job in my field? What will I do? Debt to be paid, careers to be started, but where and when and how? Growing up they made it sound so easy... we were told we could do whatever we wanted, to follow our dreams and that we could be whatever we wanted to become? What about the obstacles, what about when there are no jobs where we want to go? Is the only option the city? The city, where so many of the people resemble nothing of the people we have left at home? How can we exist in a place where we constantly feel as though we don't belong, where some people seem as though they constantly have giant poles up their ***? and what about the person we love? How much should I sacrifice to get to my goals and how much should I relax and let everything work out? Will it be the worst thing in the world if I do not get a job right away? No. Will I regret going home to be with the person I love at the expense of work? Absolutely not ...so why can't I just sit back and be satisfied...why do I feel so guilty and as though the grand judges of life are going to step in and say WAIT!!!! You may spend an entire year working at a job that pays only slightly above minimum wage! Would that be so bad anyways? Really, is money that important? Obviously not...I think I have resolved that money should never come at the expense of happiness. I could be gone tomorrow and in that case I would want to die happy.
Solution: Live with no regrets, live for happiness, live for life, live for love.

I am drunk

2005-12-27T02:47:00.000-04:00

I have been drinking at a stagette
I had lots of fun
I am dizzy
I want to see Brad and hug him
The Gate kicks ass I have decided
I can spell drunk
I feel sleepy
I need water
Tomorrow I coach
I can't believe how much fun I had
Ass Jackel gave me his busines card for Brad
Him I like not say Yoda
Chera Lee is fun! Jamie Lynn is getting maried and is fin as well
spelling well I o not
i am getting tired of spelling
soon I will see the person like not well I but this is a secret. Hmmm wehn what is the day Go back to Ottawa not want to do I
tis trueywas
remember not the pass word to my ottawa accoun do I and i AM Confused too
i have a headband with jingle bells and I am an elf namerd lf and I had a task bit filled not did we. we got in for free and I got i ddses and so did chera Lee
wleep no i go so tired need water no china garden for me yet...brad said I could go and he lovees me so it is promising. miss him I do

o.K. ENOUGH POSTS

2005-12-17T15:27:00.000-04:00

Time to write some poetry. No you can't read them!!! They are private, and no believe it or not I am not insane just very bored...rescue me?

Me again

2005-12-17T15:16:00.000-04:00

O.k. I have filled my belly with food and now I am back. I have also found something to keep myself entertained...wait for it...wait for it... O.k. I am going to stare at people, random people, and then describe them. I see an interesting person in front of me with a bald head...He has not yet noticed that I am spying on him...I could be a secret agent. He has now put on his glasses and was scratching his head. He waits and ponders. He may have just noticed, oops, I wonder if he is getting paranoid. Now he is staring at me. Do you think he knows that I am writing about him. I want to write about his clothes but I think he will notice. Now he plays with his cup there is a t bag inside of it but he has the string between his fingers and is thinking again. He may be thinking about his family, or perhaps his flight. I am not sure. Oops, was caught again. He just checked out some girls walking by and smiled a perverted sort of grin. I think he may know that I caught him. Still playing with the string. Now he brings his hand to his face and rests hiw chin on it. I think he is really getting suspicious because he keeps looking at me over and over again. Maybe because I am sitting directly across from him. Perhaps I should select a less obvious subject. O.k. I have found her after scouting my prospects. She sits at a table eating her soup with a spoon...perhaps from Tim Hortons but perhaps not. I have discovered that she is not as fun as the man who knows I am spying on him and is not as much of a challenge so I will go back to discussing and spying on the man. He looks to his left and is scouting out the people. Oh, a new development, he works for Air Canada...I just saw the uniform!! I wonder what he does, maybe he is the individual who looses all the baggage. Do you think? I hope that he doesn't lose my baggage. I really want my luggage to arrive on time and o.k. because it has my Christmas presents in it. Oh he has a friend now. The friend wears green pants and a baseball hat. They discuss top secret baggage losing information briefly and the friend leaves. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder what they are upo to. The guy wears a very large gold ring on his finger. Bigger than a wedding ring. Maybe he will marry the lady who is working at Burger King. I wonder or perhaps one of the people that he keeps staring at. I am starting to be more discreet now.

Technology Rocks

2005-12-17T14:20:00.001-04:00

I bet you didn't think you would hear this from me but I truely appreciate it to day for I think the very first time :). I am stranded in Halifax for a while buit lucky for me I have both the internet and my laptop to keep me occupied. I would like it to be known that I even set up the wireless all by myself!!! Yes this makes me proud...very proud. I am excited to go to P.E.I. I can't wait to see everyone and it won't be long now until I get to do this. I had an annoying person sitting next to me on my flight from Toronto...he kept complaining over and over again and I wanted to scream!!! Thank goodness the flight was short., Some people need medicine for complaining I think. Just make the most of it buddy and if you still can't deal then keep your silly comments to yourself. I just realized that I am hypocritically complaining now so I will move on. I miss my kids already :(.... they were amazing... one little girl even cried when I left. I am very excited to visit the gym though, maybe I can go there tonight for just a second...we'll see. I am getting kind of hungry so I think I may go treat myself to lunch, I have just realized that I have been up for eleven hours without eating a single thing. No wonder I am getting ranty and cranky, maybe I will blog again after lunch to keep myself occupied.

Technology Rocks

2005-12-17T14:20:00.000-04:00

grumpy

2005-12-06T23:47:00.000-04:00

Long distance sucks at the best of times but is worst when you're tired. Stupid things happen and then you don't even get to hug and make things better. Everything is over the phone and sometimes certain people feel so far away. I don't want to be far away....

Brad is coming!

2005-11-29T22:33:00.000-04:00

Yay I can't wait :) This weekend will be the best!!!

Playing match maker tomorrow

2005-11-27T01:40:00.000-04:00

Should be interesting!!! and Fun :) Hopefully I'll have another success! Brad comes soon :).

The education program is designed to kill us...

2005-11-16T22:18:00.000-04:00

I am not kidding...we are all dead, I have completed three assignments totalling over 100 percent of my mark since I have slept last and I have another one and a half to complete before I have the opportunity to sleep again. This is insane...and I have not been procrastinating, which is the astounding part. Not fair. The student council told the director how insane it is today and we met with very little response. I did, however, have an opportunity to tell her that everyone is sick. Professors have such pity on our poor souls that they have just been letting us go from some classes so that we can have a chance to sleep. I am seriously waiting for us to all get the bird flu since our immune systems are so low. I have never been sick for three weeks before in my life. Aaaahhhhh, I cannot wait until this week is over...I am starting to second guess the condensed program, I swear we do nothing less than if it was two years...yikes.

Brad's Birthday!!!

2005-11-13T23:34:00.000-04:00

Since it is Brad's Birthday today and I am feeling pretty bad that I can't be with him on his special day I figured I would say a little bit about him here....
1. Brad is such a caring person, he cares about all of his friends, and me, and is very conscious about being true to everyone and being a good friend.
2. Brad is always there when I need him to be.
3. He is the most social person I know!!! I have met so many new friends through Brad! He is amazing at meeting new people, young and old.
4. He is the sweetest uncle I have ever met and is very good to his family.
5. Brad is an incredibly hard worker. He works over time lots!!!!
6. Brad always makes people, especially me, laugh and smile. I can be in the worst mood and Brad immediately brightens it up for me.
7. Brad gives the best advice and knows a lot about pretty much anything...especially stats. Ask him the population of Japan and he can probably tell you.
8. Brad gives the very best hugs in the entire world...the kind that let you know that everything will be o.k. even if you are sad or sick or anything he makes you feel safe!
9. Brad knows how to have a good time, when Brad is in town everyone comes out...even people who never do.
10. Brad tells it like it is, he is so honest and I can trust him more than I have ever been able to trust anyone. He always tells me the truth about everything...even when it is hard...he tells everyone the truth about everything!

Happy 26th Brad I hope it is a good one, and I hope this doesn't embarrass you too much. I will make up for not being there :).

Hope

2005-11-09T15:56:00.000-04:00

Hope is truly one of the most poweful things I have ever encountered. Even when everyone tells you that something is over, or not for the best, or bad for you... hope can eat through the negative. It may take time and patience but a lot of hope can help everything to work out for the best. If you believe in something strong enough, eventually others will believe too in order to make it happen. Sometimes we need to give people hope. This is more difficult. I am learning that there are eleven year olds in this city who do not have enough hope to go on. Lets start to take care of each other and pass on hope. Smile at people and let them know you care because they just might need that little piece of kindness. Caring does make a difference and so does taking the time for others.

I have also discovered that the best thing you can do for yourself if you feel like you want revenge of some kind is to accept and to forgive. We are strong if we include those whom we want to exclude the most from our lives. They just might need that inclusion, as there is probably a reason that they act the way they do. Instead of getting frusterated we should feel fortunate that we do not behave in mean ways. Strong instead of petty and understanding instead of angry.

Final thought: I see that there are many kids who need saving of some kind. Please do not let your future kids be among them...

2005-10-28T16:02:00.000-03:00

Teaching Grade Three

2005-10-28T15:47:00.000-03:00

I absolutely love teaching grade three! The kids in my practicum class are adorable and 70 percent of the kids in the school speak a first language other than english, how cool is that? Things are going great! My mentor teacher is really nice too and is having me teach a gym lesson already! I'm going to try and make it really awesome. Brad is coming soon too! It is so great that he gets a work trip up here. I am so lucky to see him twice this fall :). I only have three weeks of classes left which is weird and kind of scary because we have eight assignments left to pass in. Needless to say the only goblins I will be entertaining on Halloween weekend are my creepy books...oh well, that's ok.

2005-10-25T20:21:00.000-03:00

Best Weekend Ever!!!!

2005-10-23T22:02:00.000-03:00

Wow!!

This weekend was so incredible!!
1. I got to see Brad :) He is amazing!
2. I got to go to Brad's favorite, and my new favorite club!!! The Mercury is awesome I love it!
3. I got to hang with Brad's super nice and cool friends. They are all so sweet!
3. I got to eat the most amazing food ever at the Baton Rouge...their ribs are unreal
4. I went to the super fancy steak restaurant The Keg
5. I got so many awesome hugs. I need more though ;)
6. I smiled more than I have ever smiled in a weekend before :)
7. I hosted people at my place!

The best part is that Brad will be back in a week and a half!!!

I loved this weekend. I am so lucky and probably a little bit spoiled too.

Teaching Kindergarten!!!! :)

2005-10-17T18:17:00.000-03:00

Yummy

2005-10-16T22:37:00.000-03:00

Today I had a great supper!!!!! Jason cooked me and Lindy Lou the best meal ever!!!!! It was so good. Also, I finished an assignment several days early!!! This is a first in a very very long time. I am hoping Brad will be proud, I wanted to tell him sooo bad but now I have to wait until Monday...that is ok though, I can wait. Yay though! and I was even worried about it :). Yesterday I had trouble finding my way home but eventually I made it there. This is a very good thing because I wasn't sure if it would happen or not. Better get back to work I guess. I don't have to go to bed early because I still don't have a placement :( This makes me really sad.
3 more days till hugs :)

No more placement for Kelly Lynne Miles

2005-10-14T14:42:00.000-03:00

They took my placement away. I was so excited and now my placement is gone. Gone, gone, gone. There is no more placement for me. Also, my entire program is streesed and going nuts. Picture hundreds of me running around stressed.

On a very good note... Brad comes to see me in 6 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is so exciting!!!!!!! Yay yay yay yay :) :)

I am singing songs it is called " No more placement but Brad is coming"...it starts with a melancholic undertone and then gets very happy Lalalalalala

Hey diddle diddle

2005-10-07T23:34:00.000-03:00

My kleenex box is animated by a marching band. "A marching band" you say! "Yes" I say, "a marching band"!. This is not just any marching band either. My marching band is composed of all humans except for a monkey on the base drum. Do you think that the kleenex company is sending a subliminal message about percussionists? Is this some sort of implication that we are monkeys? This is interesting because I can remember several occasions when our particular section was referred to as a bunch of monkeys. I am not a monkey!!! All of the other band members on the box are human. Not fair! Or perhaps there is an implication that "a monkey" could play the base drum suggesting that it takes little talent or skill. I hereby declare that I will boycot marching band kleenex boxes...or maybe not...they are cute after all...and maybe it is a compliment that the percussionist is a monkey. Primates are supposed to be very intelligent. So, therefore, perhaps the implication is that percussionists are smart...naturally. Speaking of subliminal messages...

I have a theory that Scotia Bank is trying to brain wash us all...seriously this story happened to me:

I was withdrawing money recently from a Scotia ATM and a message quickly flashed on the screen before the screen asked me what I wanted to do. The message said "You have more money than you think you do" and quickly disappeared. I am a quick reader so I read the entire thing but I suspect that most people may not notice it, as it appears so quickly. I have only witnessed this with one machine but I would encourage you to watch your machines closely and let me know if this is happening else where....this can't be good.

Question to ponder: Why are people less considerate in responding to emails than telephone calls? What is it that makes people think that responding to emails is no big deal?

More pondering questions to come. Feel free to comment :)

The ghost, the ghost of apartment 1103

2005-10-04T00:39:00.000-03:00

I went on a haunted walk tonight only to discover that the entire thing was a biography about Lindy!!! This came much to my surprise because Lindy is my roomate and I was not aware that she was a ghost. I found out all about her history, however, and it turns out that she has been alive since 1864, which is why she has all those clothes!! Lindy spooked many on the tour but since I have experience with her antics I told them all that she was harmless...that is unless you say the word kazoo, which sends her into a massive frenzy causing all to shudder kazoooooooooo, kazooooooooooohhhhhhhh. Halloween should be interesting in our apartment with my roomate the ghost...suddenly many things are starting to make sense, like why Lindy is so excited to decorate for Halloween:) Horraayyyy, Horrayyyyy for Lindy the ghost...I have even seen her walk through walls and the elevators in our apartment have started to go a bit crazy. Da da daaaaaaaaannnnnnnn

Tagged by Lilly

2005-10-03T20:25:00.000-03:00

5 Quirky things...hmmmm not so easy considering I am so normal...yeah...right
Well, here goes:

1. I procrastinate until the very last minute because I have a fear of doing things poorly and yes I realize this makes absolutely no sense.

2. I cry at everything, especially when I feel bad for someone, including as a result of talk shows.

3. I scrunch up my face when I am thinking hard and people often think I am mad at them...woops :S

4. I am incompetent at cooking, which results in me eating many raw green beans for sustenance, oh and lots and lots of bagels. Lately I have also been ordering pizza and eating it for five meals in a row. Yes I know I am healthy :)

5. My favorite thing about Thanksgiving dinner is turnips...yum!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hereby tag...

Lindy Lou
Bean
Sten and by association Bradley (You both have to do this)
and my Brad even though he doesn't have a blog.... but there is always comments !!

Yay!

2005-09-30T12:21:00.000-03:00

My life has been very good lately!! My friend Rachel got engaged and Brad is coming to visit me twice this fall!!!! This is going to be awesome :) I am very happy for Rachel because she is a very sweet girl and deserves to be very happy. Brad and I are going to have a blast when he comes. This week I have explored the roller blading paths and the art gallery! Both were fun events. Tonight should be good because Lindy and I are hitting the town. Madonna anyone? We will be missing Kris and Bean on the dance floor for "Like a Prayer" It just won't be the same. Yay for the fun weekend that is about to come :)

Gymnastics Day!

2005-09-26T16:30:00.000-03:00

Today is gymnastics day! This is exciting. I have missed many classes from being sick so I cannot wait to get there.

My class thinks I'm gay

2005-09-24T02:24:00.000-03:00

So interesting advances in the life of Kelly. One day I mentioned that I want to do queer advocacy and empathy education in class. Not thinking anything of it, I assumed that my classmates would understand that the very purpose of empathy is putting yourself in another's shoes...not necessarily being in those shoes. To my surprise after discussing how amazing my wonderful boyfriend is today someone said to me "but aren't you gay"...hmmm, interesting...to which I replied "no quite straight actually". It's a good think many of my classmates have heard me talk about Brad. I'm not sure how many people actually think I am gay but lets just say people will be hearing even more about Brad soon.
Not that I care what people think, but ya know...people should know the truth.
Twas an interesting day in Kelly land, I even drank at 1:00pm.
I miss you so much and I wish I could talk to you :) I know you will find this funny.

The Day that was Kelly's

2005-09-21T17:23:00.000-03:00

- wake up to realize that I was already an entire hour late for class
- remember that the attendance is passed into the director and I can get kicked out for such a thing
- realize that I was desperately in need of a shower
- leave stinky and ugly and stressed
- end up crying in front of entire class because I was embarrassed about arriving late

Day gets better:
- teacher is nice and doesn't give me extra work
- friends are nice
- build car in science
- car wins contest!!!
- Yay Persistant lizard!
- Lindy likes booties

Future day plans:
To do:
Buy new alarm clock
Buy back up new alarm clock
Make sure they work
Fret about alarm clock working for tomorrow

Aiiieee

Sick on Gymnastics Day :(

2005-09-19T16:29:00.000-03:00

All week I have been looking forward to gymnastics day. Everyday I think "Is it gymnastics day yet?" and everyday I remember that gymnastics day is not until Monday. Last night I went to bed excited for gymnastics and I woke up sick!!! Imagine that! It is not fair to be sick on gymnastics day. I may go anyways, but I'm not sure if that would be wise since I can't really eat. Boo, now I have to wait until Wednesday to go to gymnastics. I miss it already. Perhaps if I go upside down enough I will shake the sickness out of me, here is to hoping....

Looking up!!

2005-09-18T17:12:00.000-03:00

Our phone is now working!!! Yay!!! So now everyone who I gave the right number to will be able to call us. This makes me happy. Also I was actually productive today and found picture books for my assignment. I found one picture book that actually deals with empathy education!! Yay! Another yay thing is that I am going to dinner with some of Brad's really good friends! I think we are going for Thai! One of his friends is so nice that he is picking me up and driving me so that I don't have to take the bus :). I had real Indian food last night! I was a bit skeptical because I can be picky but I liked it very much and the people were really nice. Soon the two Ls will be home which is good because I was a bit lonely sometimes this weekend. I will never ever live alone. Notice to all that miss Lindy Lou's b-day is September 21st!!! Have a good day everyone!!

Apartment!

2005-09-11T03:55:00.000-03:00

Our apartment is 100% ready and we love it!! Yay! Our visitors were even impressed!

Bell Sucks

2005-09-06T21:16:00.000-03:00

So we have been living here for almost a week and Bell officially sucks. I thought it was bad when they mixed up our phone but now we have no line at all so I am sitting here all by myself and can't even call anybody. Stupid bell. On a brighter note our apartment is looking less and less like a disaster zone and I am becoming a builder! Well not exactly but I put together a computer chair and a table today all by myself! I am so proud :).

Ottawa here I am

2005-08-31T06:41:00.000-03:00

So Lindy and I arrived in Ottawa and are currently wet, at an internet cafe, in the middle of the night but we are happy and excited to move in.

I spent the day at Grennich Monday and have decided it is a wonderful beach. I don't know whether it was the heat, the view of the dunes, the water, Brad or a combination but it made for an absolutely wonderful day. I think when you are leaving something or someone for a while it makes you cherish them even more than you already do. Like the song lyric "turn you upside down don't wanna waste it", you are compelled to make every single second count. I think I may mostly be referring to someone here. I am so happy right now.

Tomorrow is moving day...this will be interesting,also little Rico wants to hit a bar in Hull or possibly the casino where he is legal. Ottawa and I get along pretty well so far. I will be shopping for pepper spray soon to make Brad and also myself feel safe. Soon I will learn how to post pics!!

Miss you everybody :)

Leaving :) and :(

2005-08-25T17:52:00.000-03:00

So I am leaving soon...I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I am very excited about this and on the other hand I am a little sad. I am very excited to become a teacher but I will miss Brad. I thought that it would be easier to leave because I can't wait to get to the city. I know that everything will be fine but I will definately miss the smiles and the hugs. Good thing I get to see Brad in October. Yay!!! for sweet boyfriends who go half way across the country to visit you. This will make things better. And of course I will have my great friends Lindy and Donya there!

The best place to go in the world is Stoneham!!! A lodge with chalets on top of the mountain!! Nothing can beat this. You all should go. I had the most amazing weekend ever there! I will never forget my awesome weekend on the mountain :).

Growing

2005-07-10T23:16:00.000-03:00

Have you ever noticed that the things that strike you as the most offensive in other people are the things that you dislike about yourself? I had a rude awakening this weekend when I was driven to tears by the mean comments of someone in my company. I felt in a very deep way for the people whom this person was talking about. The person clearly felt that he was better than others. He wasn't...and neither am I...and neither are you. No person is better than another and no person is lesser. People are different and it would not only be a boring world if everyone were the same but a short lived one, as diversity is what keeps our species in existence. So why then do we have such an aversion to diversity? I say we and I mean WE. We all have our prejudices, whether or not they are mainstream. Perhaps we are accepting and tolerant of people of all cultures, perhaps we are accepting of people of all sexual orientations and identities, but are we accepting of different religions? Are we accepting of people who see things differently...? Have we ever thought we are smarter than somebody else? Intelligence is a broad word. Can you actually define intelligence, and I don't mean you should look in the dictionary. Everyone is intelligent in their own way. Think of the flower that instinctively knows to grow toward the sun despite the fact that flowers do not have brains. Is this intelligent. In order to grow as people we must first realize that we ALL have biases and we ALL have weaknesses. We all have room to grow. So next time I cry tears for a society filled with intolerance I will cry again when I seek to realize how much I am contributing to that society and how I can make a difference starting from within. If we want to change the world we have to start from within. Thank you to the wise person who exemplified my hypocracy. Let us love and respect everyone...

I'm alive

2005-06-04T19:44:00.000-03:00

I have discovered that losing your wisdom teeth is not all that bad. It is not all that painful either. Going under the anesthetic, however, is quite frightening. You feel like you have no control and they are taking your body away from you. Scary scary but so glad it is done...now hopefully my teeth will go back to being straight, with any luck...we shall see. One thing about it though is that it is very boring lying and watching TV for two days. Thank goodness I have so many wonderful friends who visit me :)

Paying for silly things

2005-05-31T23:00:00.000-03:00

They are going to rip my teeth out...the ones that make me smart...and I have to pay for it? What! Yikes, I am scared...scared of losing my teeth, scared of the pain, I don't do well with pain, not well at all...ever. Does somebody else want to have the surgery for me, please? On a brighter note though...Brad took me to the beach Yay!!!!! I love the beach, it's the absolute best! And he found me some awesome shells too. I have decided that shells are way better than flowers. They are in the moment and much more unique. They also mean more because Brad knows how much I love them. He even searched them for bugs. Yay for my bouquet of shells.

Suggestions Please

2005-05-23T23:07:00.000-03:00

I am going to get a digital! Any suggestions?

SLEEPOVER!

2005-05-23T23:00:00.000-03:00

Gotta love a long weekend! So many fun things.... I got to:

Attend a wedding and dance in the country, I hope the moonshiners are feeling all right.

Dance with Brad :)

Go to the Gate!

See my favorite kids! Kristen and Andrew are adorable!

Have an awesome sleepover, breakfast and rollerblading extravaganza with the girls!

Inherit an entire new wardrobe!

Yay for the weekend.

No Hats!!!

2005-05-14T01:02:00.000-03:00

I want a hat. I spent 4 years graduating so I could wear a cute little hat. How come we do not get hats? Perhaps I should wear a crown or a magic beanie or a tiara. A hat is important because it protects my delicate hair follicles that are bound to turn purple from the acid rain that falls from the luminous thunder clouds. Yes I need a hat. What if it rains? A hat would serve as an umbrella! Especially with the little cap :) What if it snows? The cap will keep my head warm :) What if I feel a sudden desire to play the drums? The cap will serve as a tapping tool. And what will I throw up in the air? :( No hats, how can this be. Yes, I need a hat.

Happy Happy

2005-05-14T01:01:00.000-03:00

Lately I have been very happy for a good reason. Sometimes you have to have faith. I'm glad I have faith :)

Lost

2005-05-14T00:57:00.000-03:00

Now, as many of you know, I have a slight difficulty with directions. Today I demonstrated this when I somehow managed to get lost coming back from O'Leary. To get from O'Leary there is a single turn to be taken in order for me to arrive at my house. Somehow I managed to fail at this and ended up driving around in circles. Fortunately I stumbled upon a Charlottetown sign and followed it home. I am now safe and sound. I have not drove off the island yet :)

My car is dying a slow and painful death

2005-05-08T23:21:00.000-03:00

As you may have read on Sheena's blog, my incredibly painful day met with another marvelous adventure. While going to rent a movie my muffler apparently fell off and started dragging on the ground. As Bean and I came out of the video store she noticed this so we called my Dad. While waiting we pondered about how this predicament would be solved. Sheena jokingly suggested that we would just tie it back on. Interestingly enough that is exactly what my father did with clothes hangers and black rope. Lets just say we received quite the looks with my father on the ground under my car as we stood in the pouring rain. My poor car, I know that I need to let you go but I will miss you so incredibly much. Note to world...please do not crap on me tomorrow...I have had enough.
3 good things though:
1. My fortune says I will have a happy and harmonious love life :) We'll see...I
2. Lindy gave me an apple for my future teaching and a book, such a thoughtful friend
3. I have such good friends...ones that will be there for me, ones that will listen and ones that care, and especially ones that tell me the truth know matter what.

A microwave for me...little do they know :)

2005-05-03T23:47:00.000-03:00

Pretty soon I will live in an apartment for the very first time and I am very excited. Lucky for me I have a wonderful roomate Lindy and a microwave. Both of these things excite me greatly despite the fact that I am a danger to microwaves everywhere. You see I once set one on fire while attempting to cook soup. Apparently soup needs water so as not to be set on fire. Who knew? Anyways, this would not have been nearly as embarrassing if I had not been in the music lounge at UPEI at the time. Yes, believe it or not I am culinarily challenged. But Lindy promises to help me with this. Anyways, I promise to try my very best Lindy not to set our apartment on fire and Brad I will try not set your microwave on fire:) Perhaps I will stick to pasta salad...

Light in a day

2005-05-03T23:34:00.000-03:00

So did you ever notice that flowers brighten your day regardless of who they are from? They have a certain way of telling you that you are special! Today one of my tiny tots brought me a dandelion. It was an absolutely adorable gesture and it left me smiling for hours. It was a particularly happy day actually because I got to run by the water also! There is nothing more exhilarating than running along the water with three awesome friends of course. Yay P.E.I., how awesome it is to live on an island! I think I will always want to live near water! Enough of my corny post though :) but at least I haven't stopped blogging yet right? I promise I will get better at this :)

So so so excited for Seusical!

2005-05-02T00:03:00.000-03:00

Rico's musical is coming up and I so can't wait to see it! I can't believe that it was four years ago that we put on Beauty and the Beast. We put on such an awesome show and I hear that Seusical is going to be even better. The musical is such an amazing thing because somehow it manages to break down all of the silly high school barriers and bring people together. I will never forget the feeling of being on stage with a group of people who were so genuinely happy to be there. Looking back, a lot of things have happened since then. Some of us have grown up and many of us have changed but we will always share that common experience. I hope that it will be as cool for Rico as it was for me. Lots of Luck Gray musical of 2005.

Plagarizing Lindy's blog...

2005-05-01T20:44:00.000-03:00

This is totally fun, enter lots of names and try it out!

How to make a Kelly

Ingredients:

3 parts pride

1 part self-sufficiency

5 parts empathy

Method:
Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of fitness

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

Putting on my blogging hat!

2005-05-01T20:35:00.000-03:00

Hello to the blogging community...Due to popular request I have decided to commence a blog. I would like to thank Lindy Lou and Kris and Bean's computer access for making this all possible. :) and so it begins... I apologize to all future readers :p.

to be continued...