263. these kids are my best friends!

264. somebody thought of it first

Dangit. This has been my idea for years now. It would bring me my fifteen minutes of fame, and what I hoped would turn into millions of dollars. I was never a business-oriented person, I hate bargaining at garage sales and shopping or budgeting was never really my thing. Nor was I ever a creative entrepreneur. But this, this was my idea first (so were Blaisins* but don`t get me started...). Some may think nose warmers are silly, but just wait till you see them in stores and on all the coolest kids!

266. Freya

Have you ever met someone and become instant best friends, before even really knowing who they are? That isn`t quite what happened with me and Freya, but after living with her (and 39 other random people) on a boat in the middle of the ocean for 10 days, she became one of the best far-away friends a gal could ask for:) They all did, really. It`s one of those lifelong commitments that just sort of happens in a situation like such.

Freya and I were kind of forced into friendship when Sam put us on the list for night watch together on our first evening at sea. There we sat, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the ocean, in the middle of the deck. We hadn`t even spoken a word to each other before this and it was possibly one of the most awkward conversations I ever had in my life as I tried so hard to interact with this stranger while I was still half asleep. But it turned out alright. She is one of the funniest, most talented, huggable person I have ever known. Freya tells it like it is, and it`s hard to find someone like that these days. So Freya, thanks:) You rocked my boat.

267. back to december

"So this is me swallowing my pride,

Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I'd go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right
I'd go back to December all the time"

Yes, I just quoted Taylor Swift. Whatchya gonna do about it? She is cool, ok, I don`t care what you say. And she is friggen adorable. What twelve year old (may also substitute eighteen instead of twelve) wouldn`t idolize T-Swift?!

But srsly, these lyrics mean a lot to me. I don`t even know how the melody goes, but I saw these written down one day and it brought back many memories of a certain night that I`d go back to all the time (although it wasn`t December). And now, I am swallowing my pride and saying sorry for that night because it turns out that freedom is nothing but missing him, and wishing I knew that when he was already mine. <3 hurrah for second chances.

268. you know it`s semester-end when...

1. Meals are non-existent, but rather survival is based on pop tarts, noodles, licorice, and snow peas.

2. Your body replaces the water in your system with coffee.

3. Sleep is unimportant. Unless you are in class.

4. Classes are unimportant. Unless you are sleeping.

5. Day and night are no longer applicable, but instead they are meshed together to become a never-ending study block.

6. Your backpack becomes about 10 lbs heavier, with books and note paper and study materials.

7. You start learning things you never new, after opening your textbook up for the first time since September.

8. Beauty is in the eyes of no one. Mirrors are just nightmarish reminders of how much you have let go of yourself.

9. Pass-times once hated, such as washing dishes, cleaning your room, and vacuuming the house suddenly seem much more appealing.

10. Procrastination is the most common way to pass time.

269. i should have seen it coming

Just days after my "coffee is a lifestyle" post, I believe I finally overdosed on caffeine. My loyal cup of joe turned on me just when I needed him most. After drinking two large cups of coffee before 10 am, peeing three times in the following hour, and driving home with the inability to sit still, I realized that this time, I had too much. So, from now on it`s decaf or no caf...I am admitting myself to my own rehab week starting Monday. Wish me luck!

Also, ask me about the law list;)

270. Introducing the one and only turducken

The Thanksgiving turkey is probably long digested, for both Canadians and Americans. Now as we prepare for Christmas celebrations, the menu must be set. And what better main course than the incredibly unique and delicious turducken ?! Tastier than chicken, more tender than duck, and far better than the famous "turturkeykey", the Turducken brings a whole new level of exquisite taste to the increasingly obese country of America.

Doesn`t it look delicious?

The profound creation of the turducken is now on my list of things to do before I die. Wish me luck, and pray that I do not die from eating a thousand times the dose of daily calories (which is found in a single serving...)

272. Coffee is a lifestyle

Srsly. Once you start, you can`t stop. Coffee is the new gateway drug.

Street names include Brewtus, Joe, Cuppa, Java, Go Juice, Morning Mud, Rocket Fuel, Wakey Juice.

Nutritional factors are slim to none.
But its deliciousness has potential to stun.

A human being can go weeks without food. Sometimes, I can only go hours without coffee before I have a meltdown due to a four hour sleep.

Non-addicts question my intentions: "Why don`t you just sleep longer? Why infuse that black liquid into your body with hardly any nutritional value?" They warn me: "Don`t drink the kool-aid!" (err...coffee)

But how can I not? Its delicious murkiness calls my name every morning, every afternoon, and sometimes at night (only when working on a paper or studying for an exam and in dire need of a wake-up call). There are only so many hours in a day, not enough to finish everything on my to-do lists.

I was not always like this. I used to be a tea drinker of sorts, with the occasional soda. But after getting my first job that started at 07:30 hours this past summer, I began to see the necessity of changing my lifestyle from  chai to coffee. I learned so much from my coworkers; how to make a pot of coffee, what to put in it - I even learned to combine chai and coffee! Soon enough I had no other choice but to resort to the lifestyle of coffee. And what a rewarding lifestyle it is. I can get everything done in the time allotted without dozing off! So join me on this journey with the gateway drug...enjoy:)

BTWS; Mcdonalds has free coffee. Do it.

273. negative eight

That was the outside temperature when I left the house this morning. Eight degrees below zero. And despite the freezing temperatures (like, literally freezing. As in my shoe laces are frozen together. My car doors are frozen shut. My nose is FREEZING - mental note: remind me to discuss entrepreneur opportunity with concept of nose warmers later on), despite the practically double negative, no triple negative - cos two double negatives make a positive, I still continue to wear t-shirts and peep toe flats. 


What was I thinking when I got dressed this morning? That the inches of snow would just disappear? That Summer break would come early this year? That I had slept through the next two weeks of exams and flown to Mexico already?


Hopefully I will learn my lesson and dress warmer tomorrow. Snow`s a-comin`again on Thursday. That`s what you get for living in Canada. Now I`ve got to go ride my polar bear home...

274. No Make Up Monday

It is that day of the week again, in which I show my pure (or some would say impure) beauty in its perfection (or rather imperfection).

Who says we need make up anyways? Well, I guess we do. And when I say we, I mean you too. We all do. We have even tricked ourselves into thinking that we are naked without it. How is this possible? Materialism. Consumerism. The attempt of perfecting something that is perfect because it is not.

Before cake facing, there was cake baking. Before eyeliner, there was eye contact. Before lipstick, we had our own lips to lick. Before blush, we were made to blush. Now we just hide our blemishes behind bottles of cover-up and cosmetics while we spend our time, money, and efforts on looking good rather than being good. The amount of money that the United States and the United Kingdom spend on perfume every year is enough money to solve world hunger. That is so wrong! But who is going to do anything about it? No one. Instead, the cosmetics industry expands while the quality of life decreases.

While I am here to tell you that there is beauty in the broken, in the breakdown, in the blemishes. It`s all about perspective!

These are my raw thoughts on the subject, but alas I must go. And as strongly as I feel about it all, I will probably wake up and put some make up on tomorrow to tell you the truth.

275. All children, except one, grow up

Unfortunately, I am not Peter Pan, as much as I try and fight it. I am growing up, slowly but surely. I have to pay bills, fill out tax forms, and get a job (not necessarily in that order). The farther I get from being a care-free, wind in the willows, kind of kid, the more I miss it. Thank goodness for carousels, they make me feel like I`m six again (although I never particularly enjoyed them, actually...).