Robyn's Realm

I've moved.

2010-11-12T09:21:00.000-08:00

dear friends,

I decided this past year to write for myself on a new blog. I decided not to share it with everyone, because I wasn't sure if I wanted all of my friends and family to know about it. If you would like to read where I have been writing lately you can go here. Right now I am participating in NaBloPoMo and 30 Days of Truth. Come on over and leave a comment :)

Updates and Free Music Giveaway!!

2010-09-07T19:11:00.001-07:00

So I know that I haven't posted in forever!!! Well...not on here at least. You can check out updates from the last year here.

In other news:
In case you haven't heard Jen Miller (my amazing roommate and best friend!) is back in the studio recording a new album. It is sounding amazing!! Do you want to be the first to hear it?! Do you want to win FREE MUSIC?! Of course you do! So here's how you can do it.
1. Become a fan of Jen Miller Music.
2. Go to her YouTube page and choose your favourite video and post it on your facebook or link to it on your twitter. Just make sure you tag Jen Miller Music (or @Jenmillermusic on twitter) so that she knows that you've done it.
And that's it. When it is released you will receive a link to where you can download the VERY FIRST SINGLE off of Jen Miller's new album! AND you will be entered to win a draw for a FREE ALBUM! (2 entries if you post on FB and Twitter!) Let your friends know about the contest and have a good day!

Update: It has been released! And although it is not yet available on itunes, you can listen to it on her myspace or click below! Post your fav video on FB, let her know and you will receive the link to where you can download it!

Find more Jen Miller albums at Myspace Music

The New Year's Meme 2009 Edition

2009-12-31T18:12:00.000-08:00

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?

Went on a cruise
Directed a summer camp!
Went Parasailing
Went crab fishing

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Last year I didn't make a new year's resolution. People never keep them in anyway. This year I decided to make a Vision Board which you can view here.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

There were definitely a quite a few babies born this year, but none that were extremely close to me.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Although people close to me had family and friends die, no one close to me did.

5. What countries did you visit?

Belize, Mexico, Caymen Islands, Honduras and the US of A.

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?

I think what I want most is for things to be less... up-and-down. I'm not saying that I'm seeking "balance" or something, because I think I've come to the point where I just don't believe such a thing is achievable. I think that we do the best we can, and that "balance" is not really possible if one is doing lots of things - something will have to give. BUT. I do think that not being over the moon and then dramatically in the depths of despair would be positive.

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

June 14-August 21: Summer at RABC

March 7th: the day I got my tattoo

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Surviving directing RABC for the summer!

9. What was your biggest failure?

I think my biggest failure was not staying true to my heart. Enough said.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Not really. I did discover I was lactose intolerant though!

11. What was the best thing you bought?

I am trying to decide between my Macbook and my iPhone....oh wait since I paid completely for my iPhone myself, then that will be it!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

The staff at camp this past summer. Everyone was so incredible and behaved well!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

There are only a few people who have "made me appalled or depressed" but that is in the past. It's a new year.

14. Where did most of your money go?

To an evil credit card company. Also rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Going to camp, being at camp. Going on the cruise, coming home from the cruise. MJ coming home!

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?

Spoken For - Mercy Me

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

a) happier b) healthier c) about the same

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Taken better care of myself financially and physically.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Procrastinating and just being lazy.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I spent Christmas with my roommate and her client. We had Christmas earlier in the month with my parents.

21. Did you fall in love in 2009?

Did I fall in love? Well, no. But I've got lots of love, both coming in and going out.

22. How many one-night stands?

Zero.

23. What was your favorite TV program?

GLEE. How can you not love singing, dancing, drama and comedy all in one!

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nope. I'm not much of a hater, really.

25. What was the best book you read?

Hmmm. Let me see.... I didn't actually read a lot this year...which is kinda sad. I did reread My Sister's Keeper which is still a favourite! But do yourself a favour and don't watch the movie! It's not very good!

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?

FM Static. Owl City. Glee Cast. The Rescues.

27. What did you want and get?

So many things. A great summer at camp, an amazing vacation to the Caribbean, lots of great conversations with friends, nice meals both cooked by me and friends, accepted into university, just lots of things.

28. What did you want and not get?

zero debt

29. What was your favorite film of this year?

Avatar. I saw it in 3D. Epic!

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 23. I believe I went out to dinner with a friend. It was a pretty chill day all in all.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Not being in debt.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?

Early 2009 was tights, sweater dresses and boots. June-December was comfort. Tank tops, shorts/jeans/sweatpants.

33. What kept you sane?

My incredible roommate!

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Taylor Lautner. Even though he's far too young for me :)

35. What political issue stirred you the most?

I really have no idea what was happening this year. Which is sad. I was in a camp bubble for 3 months and never really got out of it.

36. Who did you miss?

My family. This summer Jen. The past 2 months Matty J.

37. Who was the best new person you met?

I'm not sure

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

Good friends are hard to come by. Value the ones you have.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

Now I have a peace
I've never known before
I find myself complete
My heart is spoken for

"Spoken For" by Mercy Me

4 months later

2009-10-29T21:13:00.000-07:00

So how was camp you ask?AMAZING! It was the most amazing and wonderful and hard and frustrating and rewarding experience of my life so far!

I worked with an incredible staff! There were 11 of us that were full time, 9 paid

and 2 volunteer, and many part time volunteers.

After years of not connecting with the staff I am so happy to say that we bonded like crazy! We really worked as a team, which is something I am so proud of.

So I have been trying to think of the most memorable moments all summer to share with you. Not in any particular order

1. Staff Training: Meeting the people I would be working with for the next 7 weeks. The many games that made us want to hug each other/strangle each other/laugh and cry!

2. Jr Boys: 56 9-11 age year old boys. Do I need to say more? Horrible and amazing all at the same time.

3. Watching the staff skit at Teen Camp. Seeing Mud howl at the moon and Super!'s amazing bail.

4. Pick Up Line Night in the Cabin Star Wars! "You look cold. Eccl 4:11"

5. All of the other awesome times! Including the week Blitz's mom was head cook!

Thank you to all of the prayers and support I received from my friends and family!

Today...

2009-06-27T16:05:00.000-07:00

Today has been an interesting day.

It started out with a bang...quite literally...as I was falling asleep we were "woken up" by fireworks. They were pretty and reflecting light on the lake. I was a good photographer and didn't think to grab my camera until they were almost done, so I only got 2 not so nice pictures.

The "we" would be me and my "big sister" Meghan. She came in for a wedding in town, and I offered her a bed for the weekend in exchange for hanging out with me :) It was great to catch up with her and have some good quality girl time complete with junk food, Dad's rootbeer and Oreo's this morning!

We went for brunch this morning in Houston where we ended up seeing the bride across the parking lot. Although, in a way I was slightly saddened by the nostalgia, I am also incredibly happy for the two of them! Seeing people in love is and always will be a "peak" in my life.

Meghan needed to come back and "get pretty" so after she got dressed, I took her down to the lake to get some pictures of her. This shoot also ended up in a "Modeling 101" course that resulted in a lot of laughter. And also reminded me of several summers of "modeling" down the docks at camp as a much younger girl :)

I am excited for today to come to a close. Why? Because then it will mean that Elise is here, and that camp will officially begin as Staff Training starts tomorrow. I have been planning for this summer for months, and would just like to start already! :) I mean, who wants to wait to play "pudding twister" and "Mission Impossible" and sing camp songs!? You do? Well then it's a good thing I'm here this summer and not you! :) Because I am beyond excited!

Enjoying NBC... Northern BC that is

2009-06-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

It is absolutely amazing to me how beautiful it up here. I would not have traded in my childhood growing up in Northern BC for anything! It gives one a different perspective on the world. I know that I love living in the city, or near it, and the convenience and SHOPPING there is, but the beauty that there is up here is astounding. I just sat and played guitar for over an hour while looking out over the lake. It absolutely POURED rain for about 5 minutes, and the steam off the lake with the incredible rain was beautiful. The rain has now stopped, and the birds are singing. Apparently we just needed a little watering.

Because I am a nerd...

2009-06-18T15:02:00.000-07:00

I recently discovered that somebody with a lot of time on their hands decided to translate the Bible into LolSpeak. srsly.

For whatever reason, today I decided to look up some verses and see how they translate. Hey I work at a Bible camp...this is entertaining stuff!

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13:

Luv is pashient n kind, luv haz no jelusniss or showin offz, luv no is stuck-up5 or r00dz. Luv no insistzes on doin it 4 itzelf, itz not pisst off alla tiem or rezentflufflele.6 Luv izzn all happiez about doin it wrong, but is happiez about teh truthz.7 Luv putz up wiht all teh stuffz, beelivez all teh stuffz, hoepz for all teh stuffz. Luv putz up wiht all teh stuffz... i sed that areddy?

8 Luv no haz endingz.

13 Nao faithz an hoepz an luvz r hear, theses threes, but teh bestest iz teh luv. srsly.

Habakkuk 1:5

Ceiling Cat sez

5 Jus be patient H-kuk. Ima do sumthin so awezum u won't bleeve.

Isaiah 43:1-3a

Dis iz wut TopCat sez: "Ai maded yuz, mai kittehs. Don b scardeyCatz; don b afrad. Ai luvz yu; yuz r mien.2 Wen yu gose n 2 watr, ai b wif yu. Wen der b rain or fier, ai b wif yu. Yuz no drownded or b burnded.3 Dis all cuz iz TopCat, yur Ceiling Cat.

Alright, maybe I should do some actual work now....maybe....

Home

2009-06-14T23:12:00.000-07:00

Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out without any sensation of awkwardness and without any dread of ridicule.

~Frederick W. Robertson

As I was flying in over the mountains, I couldn't help but smile a little. I had butterflies in my stomach as we pulled out of Smithers. I started getting anxious, good anxious, as we drove up the hill and around the corner in Telkwa. As we pulled through the gates of camp I got really excited! When we turned the corner and drove down towards the camp centre and I got out of the car and took my first big breath of camp air, I knew I was home.

Too many clothes

2009-06-10T22:01:00.001-07:00

How do I know I have too many clothes? Is it the over flowing closet? Is it the fact that my closet is still over flowing even though I have an overflowing suitcase of clothes? Is it the fact that I have TWO closets and several laundry baskets full of clothes at any given time? Nope, I realized I have too many clothes today when I did 2 loads of laundry and they mostly consisted of underwear, because I still have lots of clean clothes....and I have enough underwear to get me through almost a month without having to wash a pair!

I have never in my life owned as many sundresses as I do now. In the last month I have bought probably about 5, and the sad thing is that I can't even wear them this summer as I will be at camp!! I have way too many shorts and tank tops, and for some reason sweatpants! I have no idea why I have accumulated soo many sweatpants! Yoga type, both long and capri and a couple of each, actual sweatpants, again both capri and long!

I have always reasoned with myself saying it's okay since I have different wardrobes, city clothes, camp clothes, fall/winter clothes, and summer clothes. But even though yes I do have separate clothes for each, there are the basics that go all throughout.

I know now why I am always broke. I should have listened to my mom when she told me I shouldn't work in a clothing store. But at least I look cute :)

A Visit With an Old Friend

2009-06-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet up with an old friend and meet her daughter. She is everything I thought she would be and more. Her mother's daughter. Full of energy and the most amusing words. You are truly "lovely" Jordan.

May the Words I say and the Things I do...

2009-05-29T22:55:00.000-07:00

...Make my Lifesong sing, Bring a Smile to You.

As my life approaches summer, I am starting to get very nervous. It's a mix of good nervous and worried nervous. I am going to embark on an adventure that I'm not sure I'm ready for. For those of you who don't know yet, I am director of a summer camp and I begin in 2 weeks!! It's a very daunting task. I have some very BIG shoes to fill!

I know that there is a reason why, for whatever reason, the board decided to trust me with this position. I may not know what was going through their heads when they made that decision, but I know it was meant to be. If you don't believe me, this spring I got a tattoo on my foot that says "Spoken For." About a week later I found out what will be our camp theme this year. Anyone want to take a guess at what it is?

Our theme verse is Isaiah 43:1:

1 But now, O Israel the LORD who created you says: "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.

I have a crazy, exciting, wonderful, most likely stressful, but most definitely fun summer ahead of me. Please pray for me and the rest of the staff as we prepare for the summer and throughout the summer as we sing a new verse in our "lifesongs."

this one is for you jen

2009-05-05T21:16:00.000-07:00

today

woke up

showered

did my hair

did my makeup

looked in fridge

saw yogurt

thought of roommate

thought of roommate not being home

missed roommate

was saddened :(

got dressed went to work

nothing too exciting happened

helped some people

got frustrated with some people

went on break

walked home

thought of roommate

thought of roommate not being home

missed roommate

was saddened :(

went back to work

nothing too exciting happened

helped some people

got frustrated with some people

realized i was missing the game

was saddened :(

thought of someone

kinda wished i was watching the game with someone

was saddened a little

wished i could talk to my roommate

thought of roommate not being home

missed roommate

was saddened :(

went home

checked facebook

deduced that we won the game from everyone's statuses

turned on gilmore girls

decided to eat ice cream for dinner

forgot to take the lactaid

now realizing it was not such a good idea

was saddened

and not feeling so well

kinda glad roommate isn't here... ;)

Yesterday in a montage...ish...

2009-04-28T21:06:00.000-07:00

I recently watched Marley & Me and quite liked the "montage" of dude's life, so much so that I have actually been thinking in this form. And Jen and I (sidenote: we finally moved in with each other again!!) have actually been talking in this form....on occasion...usually i start it...

It began yesterday when we went for a walk...

grabbed some money

locked the door

got to the elevator

realized i had to go pee

made jen unlock the door

went pee

went back into hallway

waited for elevator

got into elevator

talked about renting a lens for my camera

walked out of building

realized that I should probably bring my camera

made jen unlock the door

jen refused to go up - gave me the keys

went back into the elevator,apartment,room

found camera

back into elevator

met jen outside in the sun

started on walk...well coffee break first...

mentioned how hungry we were

decided to walk first eat later

walked towards the park

walked by "my last name st"

thought we were lost

finally found the right path

found some purple flowers

took pictures of flowers

found a tree

jen climbed tree

took pictures of jen in tree

laughed when jen decided it wasn't such a good idea on the way down

climbed tree myself

had same thought on the way down

walked along stream

saw some kayakers

wished i was kayaking

took picture of them instead

walked across dam

found a water pump

reminded me of sealey lake pump

took pictures pump

got splashed

tummy started to eat itself

turned around

found a spider

took a picture of spider

found some horses

took a picture of the horses

almost stepped in poop

joked about pushing jen in poop

jen joked about punching me if i pushed her in poop

joked about how hungry we were

not for poop

finally made it back to civilization...

ate lunch

went home

had a cat nap

went to the hannah montana movie

watched and enjoyed the movie

got out of movie

wanted to do the hoedown throwdown on the skytrain platform

didn't

wanted to do the hoedown throwdown on the skytrain

didn't

wanted to do the hoedown throwdown on the skytrain platform

did it...a little

(I wish there was a picture of that...)

My Friend Leah

2008-11-21T23:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend my friend Leah came to visit me. She lucked out and picked a weekend that I had two photo shoots, AND she even got to come in a few shots. This one is my favorite of the two of us that I have seen. I think that it was my favorite day of shoots in quite awhile! We had some MJ playing and were dancing around and having fun with the photographers. It was really nice to be able to share my day with her and show her a little of what I love about my side job.

Other than that not much is exciting with my life lately, so I won't bore you with the details.

No NaBloPoMo for Me!

2008-11-02T23:31:00.001-08:00

So this year I decided not to do it. I've tried the last two years, failing the first and succeeding the second, but decided this year not to commit since I know I would fail miserably. This is why:

I started a new job which is incredibly time consuming and will only become more so in the weeks to come.

I am currently doing a lot of writing off of my blog and really don't have much of anything interesting to write on here anyway since I am
a) not engaged/married
b)not pregnant and
c) not a mommy
oh and d) nobody cares what I ate for dinner

Any spare time that I do have when I'm not working or writing will be spent building my relationship with my friends and learning how to play guitar.

I will update sporadically...as per usual...if anything exciting happens or I get the urge to update, like today.

2 Months 'Til Christmas!

2008-10-25T23:56:00.000-07:00

That's only 61 days away!

Today I baked eggnog cookies! They taste amazing!

Ok so I made have gone a little overboard with my excitement today. I will admit I jumped the gun by a lot today! I have been known to make fun of people who do anything Christmasy before American Thanksgiving (well at least before Halloween!), and I'm somehow in the festive mood already!

COOKIES!!

2008-10-19T22:55:00.000-07:00

I have become somewhat of an addict as of late. Not so much in the eating of cookies, but in the baking. I love baking cookies! I don't know what it is about it, but I LOVE it! And not just cookies, breads, cinnamon buns, cakes, you name it, I'll make it.
Now that I am single again, I don't have someone to bake for, so I end up eating a lot of my baking myself...thus the extra bit of muffin on my top. I have given some to my building mate(old roommate and good friend living in the same building), and my roommates eat some, but I still end up with the majority.

One day my husband will either be a big baking eater or will love a big woman.

Wonderfully Complex

2008-10-18T22:27:00.000-07:00

Today, I was reminded of the love I had for skating, the joy it gave me. I couldn't wait to get out on the ice and feel the ice under my skates and hear the sound of my blades on the ice. But there were so many people there. All I wanted to do was to do something, a spin, a jump, anything! I kept building up some speed, and then when I was about to do something, somebody would get in my way. My friend told me that I looked like I just wanted to bust out! I realized that I do want to just bust out, and not just on the ice! I want to let my passions out! I want to do make a difference in this world! My friend tells me I am like a ray of sunshine, and that's what I want to be. I want to take the complexities that God has made in me and shine for the world. God made me wonderfully complex. I don't completely understand why God made me the way I am, but I'm sure one day He will use my quirks in a way that will build his Kingdom, or I will come to understand how to use my quirks.

Psalm 139:13-14:

13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

Mistaken Identity

2008-10-05T21:15:00.000-07:00

Today I was mistaken for Jen. I don't know who Jen is, but the guy who thought I was her, was determined I was her, even when I said "I'm not Jen." I have never seen this guy before, but he sure seemed to know me. He started a conversation with me like he knew me, and I thought that he was just being nice, but apparently he was convinced he already knew me. He thought I was just joking around, and that I WAS Jen. I looked "identical to her...maybe you have a twin" he said. Maybe I do. This hasn't been the first time I have been stopped in Vancouver and had someone mistake me for someone else and then look really confused.
Mom, is there something you need to tell me?

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Listening to: Damien Rice - Volcano

Fall Into Me

2008-09-22T00:07:00.000-07:00

I have somewhat immersed myself in music these past couple of days. Thanks to Heather, I have found a new favorite song. I have been listening to this on repeat for the past day. I love it, so I thought I would share it with you. If you are on my actual Blog you can listen to the song, as well as some others, by using the player on the right had side.

Fall Into Me - by Sugarland

when the weight of the world
bares down so strong
you leave footprints on the street
and there's too many miles to face
without a few more hours sleep
the storm clouds overhead won't shed
any rain to quench your thirst
i wanna be the one you reach for first

when your faith is stretched so thin
that you can see straight through your soul
and you can't find a nickel to buy a smile cuz your pockets all got holes
you wanna shut the door and
hide before the day can get much worse
i wanna be the one you reach for first

fall into me
my arms are opened wide
and you don't have to say a word
cuz i already see
that it's hard
and you're scared
and you're tired
and it hurts
and i wanna be the one you reach for first

i wanna be the bottle you've been drinkin with your eyes
or the road you run away on
you've been runnin all your life
the third row pew that you last knew
as a child in church
i wanna be the one you reach for first

fall into me
my arms are open wide
and you don't have to say a word
cuz i already see
that it's hard
and you're scared
and you're tired
and it hurts
and i wanna be the one you reach for first

(just before) before you turn the key
(just before) before you fall asleep
before you drift away to fight those demons waiting for you in your dreams
(just before) before your arms are stretched wide open
(just before) before you're reaching to the sky
(just before) before you're searching for direction
and all the answers to your life

fall into me
oh my arms are stretched wide open
you don't have to say a word
because i already see
that it's hard
and you're scared
and you're tired
and i know it hurts
yes it's hard
and you're scared
and you're tired
and it hurts
and i wanna be the one you reach for first

I am Delicate

2008-09-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

There seem to be way to many moments in my life where I feel like I have lost a part of my heart. I invest a lot of myself into my friendships and relationships, so when those friendships and relationships end or turn sour or change in ways I'm not prepared for, I hurt. I am an extremely emotional person, especially at certain times of the month, so I tend not to take these situations very well. In the past couple of years I have lost a lot of friends, through moving, changing social circles, breakups, etc. One thing I know for sure is that it doesn't get any easier

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Listening to: Mercy Me - Spoken For.

Who is Robyn?

2008-09-11T21:02:00.000-07:00

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

I was recently told that I need to take some time to figure out who Robyn is. This is a potentially very difficult question for me to answer. But here goes, for all the world to see...

Not long ago I figured out, in the history of Robyn, I have melded myself into someone who fits in with any group or person. Although some may think this is a great ability, it's also quite dangerous, as I feel I have lost sight on who I really am. But this has also helped me find some things in life I really enjoy, like peanut butter, comic books, and the occasional zombie movie.

Last night on the way home from hanging out with the coolest boy on the planet, my brother, I started making a list of things that I love to do, and that make me me. I ended up with two lists. One is more who I am at camp/back home. And one is more of city Robyn. (Side note: these are in no particular order, they just randomly came out of my head as I started writing)

Country

camp
mud football
water trampoline wars
pudding twister
archery
riflery
jello slurping contests
tshirt/jeans
flip flops
no makeup days/weeks/months
making campfires
singing
cooking over campfires
stargazing w/ a cute boy
freezies
endless hours on the dock with Bucket

City

shopping
facials/manis/pedis w/ the girls
talking about boys
reading magazines
flirting
cosmos/apple martinis
chai lattes
dressing up/ wearing heels
makeup
cuddling on the couch while watching movies w/ a cute boy or a good girl friend
cooking
watching the food network
photo shoots
photography
sushi
coffee sessions with my girls

Ok I think you get it. So who am I? The Country Camp Girl or the City Girlie Girl? Well I don't think I can choose just one. I am both. I can rough house with the biggest of boys on the water tramp, and then go inside and make jewelry while watching She's the Man/The Devil Wears Prada/The Princess Diaries for the 100th time with my roommate. I can get my hair and make up done, do a photo shoot and then go home...and...play mud football! (I haven't done that, but I would if I could!)

So that's who I am. I am a mutt :) and I love it.

So to finish off this post, just a little bit more about me...

FIVE THINGS FOR WHICH I HAVE PASSION:

God. He is everything to me. Sometimes I ~~forget~~ allow myself to let other passions become number 1, but truly God is the reason I am able to keep going every day.
Family. My family is awesome and will always be there for me, no matter what. Plus, my brother is the coolest person in the world!
Friends. I love my friends. They help me when I in need, lend me dvds when I'm bored, make me tea and talk when I'm in need of ranting, and take care of my kitty with minimal complaining.
Camp. Anyone who has seen me at camp, or talk about camp knows how I feel about it. I feel like a different person when I am there. Just driving down the road and seeing the main building and the lake brings a calmness and peace. It's not just the place that is amazing, it's the presence of God, the staff, and my girls, and of course the amazing food(TACO SALAD and Buttercup's sticky buns!) too.
Acting. It has been an escape, a release of emotions and creative output. Those who act understand.

FIVE THINGS I’D LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE:

Travel...anywhere and everywhere
Act in a feature movie...preferably where I get an on screen kiss with a Hollywood hottie! :)
Get married and start a family
Finish my degree
Experience a miracle

FIVE MOVIES I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN FIVE TIMES:

Sweet Home Alabama - "So I can kiss you anytime I want!"
The Princess Bride - "As you wish...."
The Wedding Planner - "Love cant always be perfect. Love is just love"
The Devil Wears Prada - "Don't make me feed you to one of the models."
Monty Python's The Quest for the Holy Grail - "I fart in your general direction. " (yeah that one had a bit of a different tone to it didn't it?)

FIVE SONGS I'M LOVING AT THE MOMENT:

"Spoken For" Mercy Me
"Love Song" Third Day
"Delicate" Damien Rice
"Love is Waiting" Brooke Fraser
"Nicest Thing" Kate Nash

FIVE THINGS I'M GOING TO DO TOMORROW

Wake up - that's a good start right!
Do laundry - it's been a long time coming
Put clothes in closet! - It's new and still has no clothes in it!
Pick up my cheque! - very important!
Go grocery shopping! - fresh fruits and veggies here I come!!

Weird

2008-08-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

Well I just happened to look at the time, and somehow managed to get into blogger before the minute changed.

Today on postsecret there was a postcard that made me stop my usual read through. I had to save it and post it on here....I highly doubt I know who sent it in, but....

me too.

Because I'm a Comic Book Geek....

2008-08-25T11:56:00.000-07:00

Your Life Story In Six Words...

2008-08-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

...That's what SMITH mag is asking of people. They have already published one book of Six-word memoirs and are working on 2 new ones: Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak and Six-Word Momiors.

I have been enjoying reading some of them, as well as trying to think of my own...obviously I can't add to the Momiors yet, but reading is still fun.

Some of my favorites from reading today:

Momiors

Two toddlers. Too tired to type.
by Emily Laber-Warren

Puppies would have been much easier.
by HerminiaB

Three years, three kids, I'm tired!
by Monique Holmes

On Love and Heartbreak

he's weird, but he's MY weirdo!
by kevin rendon

He even liked my granny panties...
by Susan Breeden

Wish love had a "backspace" key.
by Susan Breeden

Wish love had a "backspace" key.
by Susan Breeden

Invited ex to wedding. Should've known.
by Sara Weiner

They're all frogs, Princess. Get hopping.
by 46wits

Men come and go. Sisters stay.
by sisterpoet

One of mine....

Found my diary; missing the past.

You should check out the website. And then comment your own memoir. Can you choose only six words?

Relaxing

2008-08-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

Right now I am getting ready for an audition. It's for a student film, and for some reason, even though I am completely prepared, I have started to feel the nerves. So to help me relax I decided to take a self portrait for all of you out there in Bloggerland.
Enjoy!

Oh Happy Day

2008-07-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

For some reason I am in an incredibly good mood today...and now I feel like watching Sister Act 2.

This picture was taken just over a week ago while I was hanging at the beach with my good friend Jen. I figured a picture from the beach would be a great image for today. That beach has been a really cool place for me recently. Last night I decided to go to the fireworks alone, as everyone else I knew who was going was heading to kits. I grabbed my keys and cell phone and headed down to the beach. As I made my way through the crowds trying to find a place to stand and watch the fireworks, I saw a space and maneuvered my way as quickly as possible towards the spot. The guy beside me started talking to me, and turns out he's from Germany (it's impossible for me to meet anyone who is actually from Canada), and his friends quickly showed up. We ended up hanging out for the rest of the night, had all you can eat sushi, and then they eventually drove me and my bags (I have been house sitting for 2.5 weeks downtown) home...to Burnaby! So here's the cool part (other than getting a ride home!): on a beach of several thousand people, most smoking weed, drinking beer or whatever else, I end up standing with a group of Christians. Yep God is good. I can't wait to check out their church and hang out with them again.

Congratulations Dan and Alexis

2008-07-22T11:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I joined my family in Victoria for my cousin Dan's wedding. It was the most beautiful day full of family, friends and sunshine. Everyone was a little bit redder after the ceremony in the sun, but cooled down nicely at the extravagant reception at the CFB Esquimalt Wardroom. The amazing view of the ocean was overshadowed by the beauty of the bride and groom.

"He Loves me....He Loves me not...."

2008-07-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

Taken on the Island at the "G's" a couple of weeks ago.

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Listening To: Kate Nash - Nicest Thing

Hidden

2008-07-08T21:36:00.000-07:00

Ever feel like you have so much more potential than what people see in you?

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Now playing: Hello Goodbye - Here (In Your Arms)

Home

2008-07-07T23:28:00.000-07:00

After two weeks of being away from home, I am finally going to be spending a night in my own bed. It's weird, but I'm looking forward to it. This picture was taken while I was in Maple Ridge recently. The clouds remind me of angel wings.

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Now playing: Damien Rice - Delicate

My Back Yard

2008-06-17T19:21:00.000-07:00

Today after having coffee with my friend Jen, I decided to take me new camera to the "lake" behind my building and take some pictures. Oh I didn't mention I bought a new camera? Well, I bought a new camera! It's a Nikon D60. It's my baby and the best birthday present ever! Thanks mom and dad!

Back to my story....I have been wanting to get out to take some pictures for awhile, but since it is perpetually rainy on my days off I haven't had a chance. So today after it had rained a little and stopped I ran out and took as many as I could before the rain started again. I've uploaded 4 of my favorites. The 5th and my most favorite is my new border.

At some point I hope to take a class and actually learn how to use my camera instead of just playing around and seeing what works. :)

It's Been Awhile

2008-06-13T23:31:00.001-07:00

Everyone seems to have cool weekly posts so I'm making one now....Foto Friday!

All of the following pictures were taken by Benjamin Luk:

I promised I would add pictures from my fake wedding when I got them, so here are a few, and I hope I will get more eventually.

My fake husband Sean Green is a local comedian. Go see him if you are in town and free on a night he is performing.

This last picture is from a fashion shoot with Ben last weekend. We had a lot of fun in the middle of the night in creep alleyways and abandoned parking lots.

Special Treat

2008-05-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

I did a "Mime Fashion" photoshoot on Friday with Incantico Photography. Above are a few of my favourite from the 60+ photos I got sent.
The whole afternoon was pretty fun. We started late, and the other model never showed up, so the whole story line had to change. Originally it was "Mimes in Love" and it was an opposites attract kind of thing, but buddy never showed up. But we all agreed that it worked out pretty good!
Enjoy.

I am Unique

2008-05-14T00:52:00.000-07:00

Because of Jen I decided to check it out for myself. Apparently I am special :)

HowManyOfMe.com

There are
0
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

The Stats were

ROBYN

There are 59,292 people in the U.S. with the first name Robyn.
Statistically the 709th most popular first name.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Robyn are female.

BONNEVILLE

There are 1,125 people in the U.S. with the last name Bonneville.
Statistically the 24960th most popular last name.

A real post to come soon...I promise.

Moved...again.

2008-04-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

It has only been 6 months since my last move, and although I know I want to move again soon, I really hope it's not really soon! No, the place isn't horrible, it's really nice actually(I haven't gone to the gym yet...I will... eventually), it's just so far away from work. It's easier to get to work than my old place, it just seems longer, although today I zoned out listening to music, and before I knew it I was one station away from my stop!

Ok so in other news, I did get the promotion. I asked my manager what kind of availability I would need, and we worked it out so I could get more hours but still stay available for doing the acting/modeling stuff. It's pretty great, and some people are a little jealous of my schedule...4 days on 3 days off...it's nice.

I have a couple of pictures for you from the last shoot I did...the outdoors one. I think they actually turned out pretty well. The photographer for both of these is Joy Zhao.
I also received 2 emails regarding paying modeling gigs. One is for a portfolio/class assignment with one of the photographers I have worked with a couple time at one of the photography schools, the other is with another student photographer (the one who borrowed glasses frames) who is interested in working with me for a catalog and in store advertisements. I'll let you know what becomes of all that. But for now...I'm off to bed!

I HATE Moving!

2008-03-30T20:50:00.001-07:00

There is absolutely nothing fun about moving! The being moved part and having a new home part is fun, but the actual moving part SUCKS! I think this is mainly because I hate packing. In my life I only know of one person who actually enjoys moving, and she is the reason my last 2 moves were particularly easy. This time she is in Mexico and I have to do this all by myself. It sucks.

I am excited about being moved. My new place has a pool and gym! Which means I might actually get back into shape, which I'm really looking forward to!

Ok so today I had a photoshoot (no there are no photos to show yet). I was really excited as I had been planning what to wear and how to do my hair/makeup for awhile. Most of my pictures so far have been kind of a rocker look, and I wanted something really different. So I wore my pencil skirt, dress shirt and pulled my hair back tight for a "severe business fashion" look. I got to the studio and was informed it was an outdoor shoot. Boo. I had to get changed (thankfully I brought jeans and a tshirt as well...but unfortunately no sweater) and headed outside into the sunshine and wind. It was freezing and I started to cry on more than one occasion over the following 3 hrs. Not because I was complaining and diva, but because it was so windy my eyes just kept watering. I have to admit though that I got some really awesome shots though. One group got some really high fashion looking shots and I can't wait to get copies of them for my book. They looked awesome!!!

To finish off, here is a picture from a shoot at the beginning of this month. The photographer's name is Vivian Chung. She bored optical frames from her Optometry person for us models to wear. This one is my favorite.

Oh and as a side note...no promotion, because of my lack of complete availability due to acting/modeling. But I did get offered another job for extra hours at a restaurant down the street. A customer who works there told me to come in because she thought I was great...so who knows maybe I'll give serving another chance.

PROMOTION!

2008-03-09T20:17:00.000-07:00

Yeah so I got it. It's not official, but I'm 3rd key. Which doesn't mean a whole lot other than I get a key and security code and can open the store. Eventually I will learn how to the paperwork and stuff. It wasn't going to happen for a few weeks, but an emergency happened and there was no one to open the store tomorrow, so I get to. I'm not complaining at all though!

I don't have much else to blog about, but I am going to tell you about two movies you NEED to see. Well the first one anyway. JUNO. If you haven't seen it yet, go see it. I love it. AND I am now in love with 'the song'. "Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches. Apparently Barbara Walters "doesn't get it", but I love it. My favourite lines from it at the moment are

"Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see in anyone else...but you"
and
" Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart"

The other movie I will suggest you see is being released next month. It's called "Young People F---ing" You probably won't want to bring your kids or grandma to this movie, but if you are interested in seeing a Canadian movie that is hilarious then this is a movie for you. Obviously there is a lot of "sexual scenes", but I still think it's pretty awesome. The director was at the screening I went to last month and did a Q&A and it was really interesting to hear what he had to say about the whole process of writing (written by his friend and him over email and msn), casting, filming and promotion of the film. He's been given some free promotion by a guy in politics that is trying to get all Canadian films with noneducational sex scenes banned. You can read more about that in yesterday's National Post if you really want.

Now I'm off to do laundry...yeay!

2 days in a row!

2008-03-07T22:00:00.001-08:00

I know it's crazy! But hey, maybe I can start getting the hang of this again.
I have news!!! I just picked up 2 more shifts a week, which is going to totally make my life financially easier! I am completely excited about this, especially since I will have 4 days in a row! AND one of those days I will be in charge of the floor (which is a hint at possible management training in the future!!!). I'm pretty excited!
AND I have an audition tomorrow so wish me luck!

Here's a little bonus...a couple of pictures from shoots this week:

This one was taken by Johan Bos. I think I look like one of those animals with a big head & little body, but I still really like it :)

The following three were taken by Elaine Wong. I love my tshirt!

Terrible Blogger

2008-03-06T12:30:00.000-08:00

Yes the title would be referring to me. I am sorry for any of you who read this and have been wondering what in the world I have been up to. Truth is...a lot! but I still had time to blog but just didn't.

Ok so since February 7th I have been working at Mantique, done quite a few photo shoots, and worked on my first student film. (I feel like this entire past week has been in front of a camera!)

I have had an amazing dinner at Romano's Macaroni Grill on Davie for Valentine's day, which included lobster, steak, chicken and crab!
I have had to say ~~goodbye~~ see you later to a couple of friends. Pierre has moved back to France for an undetermined time to apply for his dual citizenship and stuff so he can move back to Canada and become a famous and rich actor. We had a day long shindig for him which included BeaverTails in North Van, sushi at Shabusan(Pierre's first taste), a Munny, pool, dancing, frolicking in a fountain of bubbles(found out later it was Tide laundry detergent - definitely paid for that later) and Denny's.
Snejina has gone off to Toronto for Toronto Fashion Week (which is a month long process with casting and then shows), but will thankfully be back at the end of March. But I'm sure if all goes well this month she won't be in Vancouver for long. We got an awesome day at Stanley Park in before they both left. Brendon wasn't up for a picture :)
I have celebrated a birthday(Brendon's) with lots of "free" meals and more pool. Apparently it's now our fun new thing...hey it's cheap!
Oh and I'm moving. Yeah I know I said before everyone else was moving and I was staying, well things happened and I decided living in this environment was not the greatest decision. BUT, I found a place which is right beside a skytrain station and it has a gym and pool! Yeah so hopefully that means that I will actually use them!

So hopefully I will be better at this whole blogging thing and won't wait until next November to pick it up again.

Short

2008-02-07T23:07:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of my training happened today. It was pretty easy. Monday we will see if I actually remember anything!

Yesterday at the bus stop, a nice Italian man offered me his coat, because it was so cold! (All of you Northerners who are laughing at me can shut up now...I've become acclimatized!)

Both of my roommates are moving out within the next month and a bit, so I'm looking for new ones. The house is a mess so I also have to clean it up before having people to come look at it. Oh and the only people responding to my ad on Craigslist are guys...not so cool.

I'm heading to bed now. I'm tired.

My Name is Robyn. I'm Here to Help!

2008-02-03T18:11:00.000-08:00

This weekend I took and passed my Standard First Aid and CPR Level C. It was pretty easy. I was worried going into it that since it has been almost a full year since I was in a "classroom setting" that I might find it hard to keep my attention on the course, but it was so intriguing that the days actually went by really fast. I aced the exam (the easiest ever!). So yeah, now I am terrified that someone is going to have a heart attack or car accident near me and I will have to react and do what I am now trained to do...since by law I now have to help.

In other cool interest news. If you have ever lost your camera, found a camera or found film, you should check out this website Found Cameras and Orphan Pictures. It's a pretty neat idea.\

Oh and I quit my old job and found a new job this week. I walked into my new job with a resume, got an interview within minutes of talking with the manager, and was hired at my interview. I'm excited to start training.

Also, check out The Satellite Nation if you haven't heard of them yet. Great band. Just got signed with Universal. The bass player is my new manager.

I agree with Jessica Simpson on one thing...

2008-01-28T15:18:00.000-08:00

...Proactiv is amazing stuff AND it works! I just started using it this week, and already my skin is nicer! and by nicer I mean more clear and soft!

Ok so what a way to start a post after several weeks of silence right! Ok so I'm going to add another title right here:

Vanity

That's because I'm going to share some pictures with you guys. I was asked to do a photo shoot at one of the photography schools and over the past week I have been receiving photos from some of the photographers. Here are 3 of my favorites:

Photo by Rob Hebden

Photo by: Naomi Maya

Photo by Wayne Wiens

The other exciting event that has happened in the past couple of weeks was the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Mom flew into Vancouver with some ladies from work to see them, and bought me a ticket for the final day. I saw the Ladies Freeskate, the Parade of Champions, the Medal Ceremonies and the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame induction of Jamie Salle and David Pelletier. After the Parade of Champions Jamie and David skated. I recorded it one my little digi cam. So it's not the greatest of quality, but special.

(The video that was supposed to be here refused to load, so I'll try loading it later)

I also got to see Shae-Lyn Bourne and Victor Kraatz (the MCs for the PoC) do some hydro blading and such. That was also pretty awesome because they are hilarious and haven't skated together in quite awhile!

Well that's enough from me for today. Other than to say if you haven't seen the movie Juno yet...GO SEE IT!

Happy New Year!

2008-01-09T15:32:00.000-08:00

I'm Back!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I sure did. I spent a few days in Kamloops before heading up to Hazelton for almost a week (Valemount was cut from the trip). I actually enjoyed my time at home. It was great to see my parents and my brother, although he was there for maybe 5 hours :) I even got to see a friend from high school who moved to New Brunswick and was back for Christmas! It's been about 6 years since I had seen him, so I was pretty excited. I also got to visit with some of my guy friends from highschool and my "little sister" Meaghan. Oh and I watched a LOT of television! And I do mean a LOT! There was a Roswell marathon on Boxing Day. It was many hours! Mom kept asking me questions about the series (we used to watch it when it was on tv) that I couldn't remember. My roommate Jen has the Roswell series on DVD so I am pretty excited to watch them all again! Especially now that I have seen a few of them!

After Haz I went back to Kamloops for about a week. I spent a couple of days at Pam and Brents and then headed over to Brendon's family's house. New Years Eve was spent at my friend Chantal's house. We had a nice little party with some of my friend's from church. We played a game at around 11 to help us with "resolutions". We were all given a piece of paper with a resolution and a task on it. The first person to get their task completed won a prize. My resolution was to be more observant. I had to photograph 15 boats around the house. I won. I guess I am pretty observant after all.

The rest of the trip was pretty much spent with Bethany, Brendon's sister, playing games and shopping. Oh and we saw Alien vs Predator Requiem on Bethany's birthday. I don't like scary movies. But it was alright. I would recommend to any women who are pregnant or are planning on being pregnant not to watch it. There's one scene that just wasn't nice. That's all I am going to say.

So now I am back in Vancouver. The night I came in I spent about 2 hours talking with Jen. I missed her :) It's nice to be home.

oh and PS

De-lurking Week will be January 8-12.

That's right now. So leave a comment, let me know who's come by. Just say hi if you want :)

Heading Home

2007-12-19T14:55:00.000-08:00

Today is the first lag of my journey. So before I leave I thought I would leave you with a couple of pictures from the past couple of days.

We had a "Secret Santa" gift exchange at my house that really wasn't so secret. Jen got me this "Spi-dog" that I can plug into my ipod and it will play music and light up and move it's head to the music. That part is really cool. It also needs love and attention apparently, I just turn it off, but Micah loves it. It has become our house's favourite babysitting trick.

The other night Brendon and I went to see the lights in Stanley park, but we got there too late to get any tickets for the train, so we just walked along the seawall and looked at all the boats instead. The names of some are pretty funny, and some annoying: "Just Because" made us think that it belongs to some rich person who thought one day "I don't have a boat! I should go buy one!"

Here is a picture from some of the lights we did see while in Stanley Park. These ones you didn't have to pay to see! This is my favourite one of the ones I took:Well I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

I'll Be Home For Christmas

2007-12-15T22:52:00.000-08:00

Yep that's right, I am heading back to Hazelton for Christmas! It's been awhile since I have done that; the last two Christmases I have spent in Kamloops and Valemount. This year will be a lot of traveling, but it should be worth it since I will be spending time with all of my families. I'm starting by heading up to Kamloops for 2 days, then heading to Valemount for 3 days to spend with Brendon's family, and then heading to Haz for 5ish days to spend Christmas with my family, and then back to Kamloops for about a week to spend some time with my family there. Oh and there will be the trip into PG on Boxing Day with my brother for some shopping! I will be on the road a LOT over the holidays, so please keep me in your prayers! As most of you know, BC roads are not the best in the winter!

hmm...what else can I share with you...today I got my Christmas shopping finished. Brendon and I went to Metrotown today...it's a Saturday...it was a tad nuts!

I decided to do some experimentation with my kitchen skills again tonight. I tried these thanks to Jen. I haven't tasted them yet post chocolate dipping, but the dough tasted pretty good as I was making them :) I'm going to serve them to the girls tomorrow at our house gift exchange. We drew names for a secret Santa. But we know who got who...Jen got me, I got Jen, Ashley got Kim and Kim got Ashley. It's kinda funny. But yeay I get to open a present tomorrow!!!

Concerts and Private School

2007-12-08T22:17:00.000-08:00

The last 3 days have been insane! I have had so much fun! On Wednesday I was in "Metropolis" at a One Republic concert, Thursday I was a student in an advanced English class at the prestigious private school "Douglas Academy", and Friday I cheered our home team at the "Douglas Academy Pep Rally" as a cheerleader! Oh and I got paid enough in those 3 days to make rent!

So if you haven't guessed already, I was on set for three days. Wednesday was for Smallville, and Thursday and Friday were for a TV movie called The Room at the End of the Hall. It's a thriller starring Sarah Rue. Although I may never see it, I really want to. The story actually sounds pretty cool, and hey I have camera time as a cheerleader!

"The Room" was pretty fun and the crew was really awesome. For the bonfire/pep rally scene it was -5 and, well, we were in cheerleading costumes! It was a little cold. So they got a tent for us with 2 heaters, and as soon as the director yelled cut we ran to that tent! All my years as a figure skater cure paid off though, I was not nearly as cold as the other girls!

Well I was just informed that my roommate now owns all the seasons of One Tree Hill, and since we have only a month to watch them all before the new season starts we better start now!

MIA

2007-12-04T16:06:00.000-08:00

I had the best of intentions to post after November, but then life happened. It has been absolutely nuts these past couple of days. I have had some crazy adventures in the snow, played lazer tag, and had an awesome Christmas party.

On Saturday it snowed. And not just a little bit...it SNOWED! This was really funny, because Vancouver has no idea what to do when it snows. The buses were 15-45 minutes late, people were freaking out at all the shoe stores(getting winter boots). It was a riot. Well we drove to Superstore and picked up a Christmas tree. It's big and beautiful and REAL! It's my first real Christmas tree ever! So I was pretty excited. Actually by this time there wasn't a lot of snow yet. It really started to come down that night. We went to Denny's for a farewell party for Pierre, since he is heading back to France for a month. Then we headed down to the seawall for some snowball fights(which started the moment we stepped out of Denny's). A few passer byersmay have been hit in the process. :) It was crazy fun (and cold) and we lost track of time and almost missed the last bus home. If it hadn't of been snowing we would have, but the bus was 45 minutes late!!! So while I was trying to call a cab, 2 buses show up, neither let us on the bus to warm up, and after waiting for like 10-15 minutes more in the cold we finally get on the bus and head home.

On Sunday, Brendon and I had tickets to the Avirl Lavigne concert. The concert ended up to be pretty rad. I was very cold, very wet, but still had a blast. ~~Here's a video.~~ no video today, Blogger won't let me If you are on facebook check out the video on there.

Last night was our Christmas party. I'll get pictures of that up eventually.

PS If anyone can tell me how to keep the background fixed and only the text scrolls please let me know!

The End is Here

2007-11-30T17:56:00.001-08:00

30 days hath November...and it's over! This concludes my postings for NaBloPoMo, and hopefully I'll win a prize, but if not it definitely got me into the habit of updating this thing. Thank you to all of you who read. I hope you enjoyed this peek into my life. I will try my best to continue updating on a regular basis. And if you notice an absence let me know, all comments get sent to my email so I will be notified! For those of you who are leaving my realm now that NaBloPoMo is over, have a wonderful holiday season!

B on the Big Screen

2007-11-29T22:37:00.000-08:00

Tonight was the screening of the student film Brendon was in. I SAW HIM KISS A BOY! He was really good, and it was really hard for him. But it was an artistic choice, and it was a good one. I definitely thought that his short, Wake Up and Notice, was the best of the 21 we saw tonight.

Now I have to slap Brendon because he is slurping his hot chocolate REALLY LOUD! Good night.

City Splash

2007-11-28T16:13:00.001-08:00

It was like in the movies. The beautiful girl is standing at the crosswalk waiting for the light to change, when a bus drives by through a puddle splashing the beautiful girl with cold, muddy water. Yes, that is what happened to me today. I am very thankful I have a black coat and not the cream one I was going to buy. I am now home, changed into my lulupants and drinking a hot mug of chai. I am finally warm and not as miserable and cold and wet as I was earlier. Thankfully the splash happened after I was done work, although it was on my way to see my boss.

In other wonderful news Leitha had her baby!!!! So congratulations on the birth of your daughter Hayden Breanne. She is absolutely adorable with a full head of brown hair! I was bald 'til I was 2 so babies with hair intrigue me. :)

And on a festive note. If anyone wants to get me presents this year...I would love money. Living in Vancouver is expensive. :)

Threes

2007-11-27T22:32:00.000-08:00

Because I'm tired and can't think of anything interesting to write tonight:
Three Things about me you may not have known. (And the nice thing is, it is a short version! Yeah!)

Three jobs I have had in my life:

1. Librarian's Assistant
2. Summer Camp Assistant Program Manager
3. White Spot Hostess(for 2 days)

Places that I have lived:

1. New Hazelton
2. Kamloops
3. Vancouver
(the only three places I HAVE lived)

Three TV shows I like to watch:

1. Heroes
2. Chuck
3. House
4. The Big Bang Theory (It's so good it had to be added too!)

Three of my favorite foods:

1. Steak and prawns
2. Hot Dogs
3. Waffles

Three of my favorite drinks

1. Chai Latte (preferably real aka made by someone from India)
2. water with lemon
3. Cherry Coke

Three places where I would rather be right now:

1. Somewhere hot
2. Somewhere hot filming a movie
3. Anywhere filming a movie

Three people I am tagging:

I only know of 2 people who actually read this so
Heather
Tiffany

Good Night!

Escape Artist

2007-11-26T19:22:00.001-08:00

After the parade, a group began to gather around the steps of the art gallery. We figured it was a protest so we were just going to walk by, until Brendon saw a guy chained up in a straight jacket. So we had to stop! It sort of was a protest in that he was doing street theatre (which rocks!) and telling the crowd that it is a dying art (which it totally is!).

So here he is at the beginning talking with the crowd.

This is right before he dislocated his shoulder (EW)

And it's off!

The pretty lights at the hospital

Each star has a name in it of the supporters/donation givers

And that's about it for me today. ONE MORE WEEK! Lets see if this year changes at all and I actually blog AFTER November! haha.

A Magical Day Comes To A Close

2007-11-25T22:02:00.000-08:00

B and I had another amazing day. We discovered at noon that the Santa Clause Parade began downtown at 1pm, so we quickly got ready, met on the skytrain and made it downtown to see the parade just as it was beginning. The crowds were crazy, the moms were crazy(I'll address this seperately later) and it was a dream come true day. Here are some pictures of some of the sites we saw today.

This is the Purdy's Hedgehog..they were giving chocolates to the crowd but ~~we got stuck in an area of crazy moms so~~ we didn't get any.

A favourite of B's and mine...The CocaCola float! (they weren't giving away coke...which would have been pretty awesome!)

It's Tigger and Winnie the Pooh!

This was our favourite float. It's the Ice Queen. It was a really cool float.

The WorkSafe BC float was just funny with it's cute little guys.

There were the Who's...

...and of course the Grinch on the back.

Then came Frosty the Snowman...

...Rudolf...

...and of course Santa came last...

...along with some creepy guy looking out the window!(I think it's supposed to be an elf)

After the parade we wandered around downtown until we ended up at this awesome Greek restaurant called Olympia. I remember it from the news a while back. The Olympic committee tried suing them for using the Olympic name or something like that.

After dinner we wandered passed some awesome lights to head back to the sky train.
(These pictures won't load tonight, so I will add them tomorrow along with the Escape Artist)

We ended our evening with a movie. B let me pick. We saw Enchanted! It was such a cute movie. I love it! B actually enjoyed himself, as there were quite a few humorous moments, but made sure I knew that I now have to go to a movie of his picking(it's bound to be scary and one I would not go to willingly).

Crazy Mom Note: I know that there is a large portion of bloggers out there who are moms...but this has to be said. Just because you are a mom and you have your child with you does not mean you are royalty! In a setting such as a parade, your stroller takes up the room of 2 people! You and your child are now taking up 3 people's places. When you put your child on your shoulders, you are blocking numerous people behind you, including other children's views, and your child will probably kick someone in the process of putting them on your shoulder. Also, when you start swearing at people who are trying to move through the crowd, and you refuse to move your stroller so people can walk through, you are the one being rude, not the person who is trying to get to work, and a poor example to your children I might add. Oh and I don't appreciate you pushing me while trying to keep other people from walking through the crowd to go to the bathroom with THEIR children.

Ok that is enough from me for the night. It was truly a wonderful day. I was saddened by the attitudes and behavior of some people near me today, but we live in America (by that I mean North America aka Western Civilization) so I should be used to the snobbery, stuck up, rudeness that is American. Sorry Canada...you really have given away all of your kindness.

Left out in the cold...

2007-11-24T22:22:00.000-08:00

in Tsawwassen! Yep that's right, we got stuck...in ~~hell~~ Tsawwassen! We went to this art show which was actually pretty cool. It was in this little cafe with good pasta and close enough to the beach to walk to, where Pierre and Brendon had to do this hilarious crab walk(which really made the entire evening worthwhile!). The thing is, the girl who invited/brought us out, who also told us she would drive us back to Vancouver, left us at a bus stop at 10:30pm to wait for a bus which didn't show up for HALF AN HOUR! It was very cold and I was wearing heals! I tried to stay happy, but it was really hard. Any woman who has been made to stand out in the cold in heels, never been worn brand new heels I might add, will feel my pain.

Ok so enough of that...today was another stellar day with B. I'm happy to be so close to him again. :)

side note: I discovered this new show called Chuck. I love it. You should check it out! Monday nights rock on tv! Chuck, Big Bang Theory AND HEROES! Unfortunately the first 2 are on at the same time, but modern technology has aided me in that problem.

Yeay for no work Fridays!

2007-11-23T16:48:00.000-08:00

Brendon and I have been having the most amazing day ever! I have so missed days with him where we do absolutely nothing, and yet have such a great time together. We decided a day like this was important, since we haven't had a whole lot of time together since I moved down here. We played the Question game (yeay Pam!!!) which ended up with some pretty hilarious questions and answers, and actually just talked. I've missed that.
Bren made me brunch at like 2pm. We had pancakes, eggs, toast, and ham. He makes the BEST breakfasts ever! Dinner is my area of expertise when it comes to cooking; breakfast is definitely Brendon's.

We are now off to some party out in Tsawassen with Pierre. I figured I should blog now since who knows when we will get back to civilization.

Love Thursday

2007-11-22T12:42:00.000-08:00

I realized a few weeks ago it has been long forgotten on this blog that Thursdays are an important day.
I am so thankful for the "loves" in my life. I have been having so much fun with Brendon here in Van, and am so thankful for him. I am also grateful for my friends in Kamloops who continuly pray for me while I am away. I miss you guys and can't wait to see you in a few weeks!

In other news, work is going GREAT! I really am still enjoying it, which is a huge answer to prayer!

9 days...

2007-11-21T21:57:00.000-08:00

...til the end of NaBloPoMo and payday! I am so excited for both of them!

Today started out horribly, but ended up alright. I woke up at 3am after a good solid 6.5 hrs of sleep...yep I went to bed at 830pm with a killer headache. Somehow I fell back asleep, slept through turning off my alarms and woke up with 20 minutes til I had to be on a bus to head to work. I somehow managed to get showered, dressed, hair and makeup somewhat done and on the bus in time to not only get to my destination on time, but early enough to get coffee and a danish! (It helped my boss was late!)
Work was good. Sales were better today then they have been all week. AND I got to have lunch with my amazing friend Justin! I haven't seen him since we both lived in Kamloops (I think we may have had dinner in Terrace after he moved?) Anyway, it was awesome to catch up with him. We chatted about school, and life, and possibly fulfilling our dream of bungee jumping?!(since he went skydiving without me argh! ) I'm really looking forward to hanging out with him(and his girlfriend) again. It should be fun!

oh and Jen, Brandy and I made shortbread cookies today. It was a fight to see who could get the most of their cookie shape in the dough...which ended up in some pretty mutilated hearts stars and flowers. And there was a huge flour fight at the end...pictures to come.

Working life is tough...

2007-11-20T20:01:00.001-08:00

...especially when you haven't worked in 2 months!
I am finding it extremely hard to get up at 6 or 7 in the morning and make myself go to work. I am also finding it hard to have a social life, because when I get home I just want to relax and watch tv or sleep. Right now is the Open House church at my house and I was falling asleep so I decided that since I am up super early in the morning I would just head to bed now. Which is rediculous since it is 8 and there's so much noise going on (the are watching a Bono interview), and I will probably end up wide awake at like 3 or 4 am, but I don't care. I am exhausted.

So there is my post for today.

2007-11-19T22:37:00.000-08:00

I'm so tired. People are crabby. I don't want to post anything. ~~So here is a picture I took the other day while waiting at a skytrain station.~~

Blogger sucks. No picture tonight.

Beowulf in 3D

2007-11-18T23:08:00.000-08:00

Today I got to experience Beowulf in Imax 3D. I was very impressed!The entire movie, from trailers to ending credits, was 3D. That was something I have never experienced before (I've seen movies that are both 2D and 3D but never all 3D) and it was a pleasant experience to say I actually flinched/jumped when things, such as rocks, knives, and blood, came flying at my face.

The animation of the characters was very impressive for today's standards, but I do agree with critics that this movie would have been far better had it been done with real actors. So much can be said through the emotions of an actor's eyes, which is something that animation has yet to capture. At times the characters seemed very wax like and unhuman.

In other news Bren and I had Marble Slab today before the movie. It was marvelous!

Homemade Bread

2007-11-17T22:53:00.000-08:00

This is what I did today. Well and watched a lot of tv. I also did laundry. It was a pretty lazy day. Baking bread is very easy and well worth it. It's so much better tasting the store bought.

Now to answer Heather's Q. My favorite song I skated to was Sogno by Andre Bocelli. It's a gorgeous song. It was the very last solo I did before "retiring" hehe. Andre Bocelli is one of my dad's favorite singers, so I chose a song off of his newest, at the time, cd. Sogno is dreams. I felt it suited, since I was graduating from high school.

Congratulations Ang and Ryan!

2007-11-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

Even though they probably don't read this, or have any idea about my blog, I want to congratulate my friends Angela and Ryan on the birth of their son, Aiden. He is incredibly cute, from the pictures I have seen, in that newborn baby kind of cute. I am very excited to go back to Kamloops and see him, and how incredibly adorable Ryan must be with his son!

Ok so in my news....I LOVE MY JOB! so far anyway :) I've been doing a pretty good job at selling, and am excited to see where my points are at for free merch. I already know what I want :D

Ok for those of you reading this...and I know you are out there as I get about 25 hits a day. Tell me something about yourself, or something you want to know about me....like how many times I can spin around without getting sick...or how many waffles I can eat without getting sick...or something. I don't know. Just leave me something! I'm curious as to who you are.

100th Post!!

2007-11-15T22:17:00.000-08:00

Wow I can't believe I have only hit 100 now! It feels like I have been blogging forever, and if I had bothered to actually blog regularly I might have hit it a long time ago! But anyway YEAY!

Ok enough of that. Today was pretty fun. I opened this morning. By myself. Totally freaked out on the 1 hr bus ride to UBC, but when I got there it was a breeze! I almost tripled sales from yesterday in 3.5 hours. I sold everything that I was wanting to buy, which made me sad, but my bank account happy. There was this really cute jewel tone blue sweater dress which was so nice, but I kind of convinced a girl to buy it. She tried it on, and although it was a tad tight she decided to buy it anyway, because I mentioned I was dying to try it on and buy it. So maybe this is a good business for me to be in. After all, anyone who has ever seen my closet/floor knows how much I love clothes!

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2007-11-14T22:47:00.000-08:00

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Sometimes It's Worthwhile to Answer the Door

2007-11-13T13:43:00.000-08:00

Generally Jen and I don't answer the door when it's someone we don't know, but today a chef was at our door. He was giving out free pizza as a promotion for Delissio! He gave us 2 pizzas and a coupon, and then we had to ask if we could get our pictures taken with him! It was so incredibly random and we needed proof! Afterwards, as he was about to leave, he gave us a 3rd pizza just because we were so cool (and probably because we are hot girls :) ) We were pretty excited as you can imagine! Now we don't have to worry about lunch or dinner tomorrow!

Thankful for Answers to Small Prayers

2007-11-12T23:29:00.000-08:00

Tonight on my way home from Brendon's, I prayed a small prayer. I prayed that the bus that I would be transferring to after the skytrain would still be there when I got there. As I got off the skytrain I saw some people running towards the bus, and I quickened my steps. As I turned the corner, I heard the air being released from the brakes as it was ready to take off. I started to run for the bus, and...the doors opened and a kind-looking older gentlemen was smiling at me. He waited 'til I sat down and the bus began. It was very nice, as I usually end up arriving shortly after the bus has left and end up waiting the 10-15 minutes for the next bus.
This is why I thank God for answering my small prayers.

Wonderful Sunday With Brendon

2007-11-11T20:39:00.000-08:00

Brendon and I had a wonderful day together. It was one of those days where it is gross and raining outside, but that just makes things cozier inside. We started our day off at the new church we have been going to. It's really awesome, but we have yet to really meet anyone. I am thinking about checking out the Young Adults group this week.
After church we headed to Brendon's where we made grilled cheese sandwiches, cuddled on the couch with a blanket and watched Equilibrium. Such a good movie! I strongly recommend it to anyone who has yet to see it!
I convinced Brendon to play some Puzzle Street Fighter with me afterwards, an arcade game we found a few weeks back at the games night, and I ended up playing against the "computer". I made it to the very last boss, but just could not beat him. I played for like an hour! It was nuts and I got so frustrated! Basically the game is like playing Tetris and the bubble game where you have to match colours together. Anyway it's fun in a geeky kind of way.

Now we are waiting for Family guy to come on, because it's the continuation from when Stewie killed Lois, but Lois came back! ?!

umm......right I was going to explain about Larry...
Ok so basically he is this guy that kind of looks like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys, but not so thick glasses. He ALWAYS forgets something from somebody's order, and when you ask him about it he looks up at the ceiling and goes " ahhhhhhh right.....what was that....oooohhhhh...." like the answer is up on the ceiling! Pierre got this great idea that we should write messages for him and post them on the ceiling. I have yet to experience Larry for myself, as he has never been there when I am, but now we know he only works late nights. Next time we go it will be after 1030!

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I know it is Remembrance Day, and I don't want anyone to think that I forgot. I just didn't want to write a conventional entry. I am so incredibly grateful for what my grandfather, and other men and women have done to make and keep our country free. Thank You.

Cutting it Close

2007-11-10T23:51:00.000-08:00

I had a lovely day today in the sun. I wish it was sunny more days. But...I am in Vancouver.

I would upload pictures of my events tonight, but Blogger apparently hates me and completely froze my computer when I tried to upload them. So no pictures today. But I will tell you that I went to Denny's tonight with Brendon and Pierre, and although we didn't have Larry serve us (and subsequently get a free meal out of it...I'll explain on a later date), I did get to see Larry. He walked in as we were leaving. All I can say is that he was everything I hoped and dreamed of. I will have to elaborate more later...but I am very tired. So I guess that is a teaser to what is to come.

Good Night.

PS. Brendon and I ate out twice today and with both meals I only spent $20 today. And I paid for it all. I am impressed...oh and we were both full...and they were healthy meals :) and no salads!

I am getting old...

2007-11-09T19:15:00.000-08:00

...and I have proof. The other day while waiting at the bus stop, Brendon starts picking through my hair because he sees something. After a bit he tells me that he has found a white hair! Yes people a WHITE HAIR! I am 21. I cannot have white hair! I know my mom has found one single white hair on the crown of my head since I was a little girl, but this was in a different spot...which means I have 2! But wait...it gets worse...Brendon didn't find and pull out(yes I made him pull them out!) one, no he found and pulled out 3!!! 3 white hairs from my bangs! I am going to be like Stacey from what not to wear :(

Today...

2007-11-08T16:24:00.000-08:00

...I don't feel like I have done too much. Really that is how my week has felt. I still have no job, but things are looking up in that area. I have 2 interviews, which I'm feeling pretty good about.

I really don't have anything else interesting to say. This is sad.

Oooohhhh....Heather guess what I found in my move and am currently reading and really need to get back to you, or owe you dinner or something for!!!!???? The Protector. I don't remember you bringing it over. I do remember saying you couldn't find it though....so I'm guessing you brought it over at some point and it got lost somewhere. It was on my bookshelf which means Pam probably saw it and put it there, thus me never realizing I had it. But i'm finding great enjoyment out of reading it now. Especially because I am so bored!

Ok readers and lurkers...give me ideas of what to write about...so this won't happen again! Is there something you are dying to know about me? Leave me a comment...leave it anonymously if you wish. Just let me know that somebody is reading!

It's 11:30...

2007-11-07T23:34:00.000-08:00

...and I am too tired, talked and cried out to blog anything interesting. I'm writing this now because it's November and I have to.

ahhh

2007-11-06T22:31:00.000-08:00

OK so there is some kinda of schedule outage in 7 minutes so I'm going to make this really short.
Tonight was really awesome. I wasn't totally feeling like going to the open house tonight, but felt like I should. We talked about what we wanted out of our group and we all kinda agreed that we needed more evangelism and just giving of ourselves in some way. SO i'm helping making a list like the on Pam is doing in Kamloops. It should be really awesome. I will develop more on that later, but I need to go so I can actually get a post in today.

Oh and Christmas has officially arrived here...including watching more Christmas movies and having gingerbread scented oil burning....mmmmm

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

2007-11-05T23:26:00.000-08:00

Today is/was my parent's anniversary. I don't remember what year it is...29 or 30 I think??? But Anyway HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Ok so like I said yesterday, today was nuts! I had a job interview, audition, and I had to go to the bank and grocery shopping, plus I made a huge dinner for my house mates(which included a roast, home made buns and cinnamon buns), AND we had a meeting with our house manager. It was all kinda nuts, but I got through the day and tonight Jen and I chatted for like an hour. It's really cool how I am connecting with her. It was my biggest worry about moving here...not getting along with my roommates and not having a "girl" friend.

So I was going to take pictures of our dinner, but my mind was more on my audition, so I didn't. I'm sorry. But it was really good!

Well now I am going to bed. I'm tired and have some big plans for tomorrow as well....such as laundry! YEAY!

Lazer Tag and more

2007-11-04T22:53:00.000-08:00

Well first of all I have to start this post with:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Ok now back to the regular program:
I started out today by trying out a new church. It was pretty awesome because it was basically one big worship service, which is exactly what I was needing. It was wonderful.

Afterwards, Brendon and I headed to my house where we made pancakes and scrambled eggs and ate a huge meal.

We then did random stuff til 6ish when we headed to Planet Lazer for an awesmoe evening of shooting people. We originally thought we would have a large group, but only 5 of us ended up going. BUT our first game was with like 30 other people! Yep it was pretty insane! Everywhere I went I got shot at! Let's just say I'm not the best at Lazer Tag....BUT I had a lot of fun and that is what mattered.

I'm really tired so I apologize for this post and it's incoherentness.

Oh but I had a wonderful surprise from my roommate tonight as I stepped out of the bathroom. There was a trail of candy that led to my room! She is, as Pierre taught me today, stuntastic! (stunning and fantastic) ((YES! I used it in my post! woo!))

Yeah I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow will be crazy...but I will leave that for tomorrow night's post.

52 days til Christmas....

2007-11-03T16:19:00.000-07:00

...but it's already starting to look like Christmas in my house.

We started off our day with yummy pancakes, fruit and whipping cream.

Then the fun began....we put tree garland stuff...whatever it's called...on the banister.

Decorated our mini tree...we will be getting a real tree in December.

...unraveled..ummm...decorative stuff...

...and decorated some more...

We can't wait for Christmas!!!

Haircut!

2007-11-02T13:41:00.001-07:00

So this morning I went into the bathroom and decided to straighten my hair. When I got to my bangs I decided they were too long. So I grabbed the scissors and instead of just trimming like I planned....I got this:

I personally really like it. It's something I have wanted for awhile, and I figured it was something easy enough I could do myself.
What do you think?

Trick-or-Treat

2007-11-01T10:54:00.000-07:00

This is Micah the Lion. He is by far the cutest out of all my house mates...sorry ladies!
This was his first Halloween, and although he didn't particularly like his costume(it was really warm), he looked pretty cute in it!

Kim and Ashley decided to ~~use him~~ bring him Trick-or-Treating and get some candy.

They did alright. We had fun emptying the pillowcase and seeing what we had. Micah enjoyed playing with the packaging and making fun noises with them.

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T16:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween Everyone!

NaBloPoMo starts tomorrow!

I'm Scared!!

Why I love it here....

2007-10-28T22:31:00.000-07:00

1. I have amazing roommates! Jen, Kim and Ashley(and Micah) are a dream come true. Coming from past roommate experiences I couldn't be more blessed. They are awesome, and although I really haven't gotten a chance to spend much time with them, I really want to! This picture was taken just before Ashley and Micah moved in. We got another picture taken at our first dinner together, but Jen hasn't posted it on Facebook yet so I can't steal it yet :)
(Micah is Ashley's baby :) he's really cute)

2. My house is in a beautiful area of the city. My street is tree lines and all the leaves have turned colour and are falling and it's gorgeous and "fally". And I'm on transit so it's easy to access the city easy.

3. BRENDON LIVES HERE! (This really isn't number 3...more like number 1...but it just came out of my fingers in this order)

4. I have access to living out my passion! Today I had my first experience on set. I was doing background with Brendon for Helen, a movie with Ashley Judd. It was pretty cool. and the food was amazing!

Reason I don't like it here:
I miss my Kamloops friends! :(

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I'm still considering doing NaBloPoMo....I have a couple more days to decide. I'm just not sure if I actually have something interesting to write about every day.....I guess if there are any lurkers out there...if you think I can do it...post questions and I will answer them?? I am going to say any question...embarrassing or not...this could get scary!

VANCOUVER!

2007-10-16T12:26:00.000-07:00

I moved! Yes that's right I have finally made the move to Vancouver! I am absolutely thrilled with where I am living. The place is gorgeous, and my roommates are awesome! So let me take you on a tour of my house.....

Here is my living room....complete with a fireplace and balcony.

This is the kitchen. I haven't unpacked my stuff yet for here....that is happening today. The girls get to see all my kitchen stuff...like my pampered chef stoneware!

This is the dining room....it's so fancy haha

This is the bathroom...double sinks!! There is lots of room for all my stuff!

and last but not least is my room! I love the colour! It's almost the same blue that was in my room back home! It's smaller than what I had before, but everything I need fits in nicely.
Note Brendon showing off his new comic....yes we went comic shopping my first day here :D

I'll post pictures of my first night here with Pam and Jen later, but right now Jen and I are going to watch Heroes! She loves it too! I'm so happy!

Potter Puppet Pals

2007-09-29T11:08:00.001-07:00

I love this video! I just had to share it with any of you who actually read this!

I'll try to do an actual post someday soon.

An actual entry? NO WAY!

2007-09-25T15:35:00.000-07:00

I know I know...it's been forever, and who knows if anyone will actually read this.
So as some of you know, Season 2 of Heroes began last night. It was pretty amazing, but what I actually want to write about is a new show that premiered last night. It's called The Big Bang Theory, and it is surprisingly hilarious! It is about what "happens when two hyperintelligent scientists meet a beautiful woman--and realize they know next to nothing about life outside of the lab."(tv.com) It's totally worth checking out, and if you missed it last night and want to see the pilot, you can see it here.

hmmm....ok now about my life news....there really isn't a whole lot to say. I'm currently unemployed and trying to move to Vancouver. So if anyone can help me out in either of those two areas please let me know :)

Lifehouse's Everything Skit

2007-09-24T22:56:00.001-07:00

This was sent to me by my friend Mykael. This is why I love and am so passionate about drama!

Talk Like A Pirate Day

2007-09-19T10:20:00.001-07:00

Because it's today, and I felt like finding a video with Relient K's version of the song!

Summer...

2007-08-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

...is almost over...at camp anyway. I have been kept very busy lately, between paperwork and chores and other camp stuff, and I haven't been able to update this thing. But here goes...what I have done so far this summer.

I have made some awesome friends...

I have been thouroughly enjoying the cuteness that is the twins!

And the the hilarity that comes from the Mud Bucket squabbles and comedy!

I was reintroduced to Dutch Style Cinnamon Bread from Paul's Bakery....

...joined with camp food you get this.....

just kidding...that's 2 life jackets under all those clothes! Although my clothes are getting a little tight from the food and lack of exercise!

I went to Nanaimo last week for my Nana's memorial. A lot of family came and my brother and I had some quality time together...he helped me get up on this rock and then even came back to help me get down!! By the time it was his turn to come off the rock the tide had come up quite a bit...he was wearing shoes...I was smart and wore flip flops!
And then yesterday we celebrated the twins' 2nd birthday. The girls got some pink Holey Soles shoes, at some point in the afternoon they had switched one shoe each...Allison had 2 lefts and Allysa had 2 rights :) I got the to model them for me....aren't the adorable! They are definately going to be fun when they are teenagers!

Life at Camp

2007-07-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

I'm halfway through my summer here at camp. And although I miss everyone in Kamloops so much, and I am having an awesome time here. We have had 2 camps so far and are currently on day 2 of Sr Girls. I have had quite a few girls ask if people from our group were here. So hello everyone from Kamloops who were here last year. We miss you.
The Lifeguard came June 28th. Her name is Allison (Bucket) and we get along great! Yeah it's pretty awesome. She has already cracked an egg on my head and tried to get me thrown in the lake several times, but hasn't succeeded yet. She has been thrown in though...for instigating other people being thrown in the lake.
We also have a Maintenence Supervisor this year. His name is Christoff(MUD), and he has been very helpful in doing cleaning stuff and making sure that there is firewood chopped for everyone. He also has shown his usefullness when we went into town for some shopping and he carried all our bags :)
So yeah...I will add some pictures to this eventually...I will have to use the other computer though, but if you would like to see what is happening out at camp this summer we have a blog that you can visit at www.theroughacresdaily.blogspot.com I try to update it daily.

PICTURES!

2007-06-24T19:13:00.000-07:00

First off here is what I saw this morning when I woke up. It was 6:30am and there was a lot of sunlight coming into my window. The weather was nice like this until about noonish when it turnded to the usual northern weather of sunny and hot for 10 minutes then cloudy and cold for 10 minutes...I finially got fed up and went inside. Now I'm thinking of heading back out since it is nice once again. Ok so now for a cute kid pic. We got this truck full of stuff for the kitchen and tuck shop, so we had a lot of boxes around. All the kids were dragging them around and climbing in them and such. So here is Allison who dragged this huge box into the tuck shop from the kitchen.
And just because Allison wanted me to, and I was curious, I decided to see if I could fit in the box....
Room for too.
Allison has an identical twin sister...and yes I am starting to figure them out...sort of.

Still "Roughing" It

2007-06-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

OK so I'm really not "roughing" it at all. I have hot showers, food and a warm bedroom indoors, which for the next 2 weeks I don't have to share. I really love being up here, and wonder why more people don't just love the whole camp experience!
My days have been spent mostly with the kids who come up for the School Free Days teaching them archery. I have always loved archery, so it's kinda cool to see these kids really getting into it. Over the past could of weeks I haven't really been doing my shooting myself, because I really didn't want the kids to see how bad I was. Well this week I decided to go shoot myself while I was up there with them...and you know what?!? I'm actually good! I still got aim from way back when I was a camper! All that time spent up at the archery range with Lynnea and Tara actually helped! ha ha! I had some pretty impressive kids yesterday when we decided to put a balloon over the target, and I popped the balloon and my arrow got stuck in the canvas just below the bulls eye! And yes getting the arrow stuck is a big thing because usually the arrows just bounce off the canvas. SO it was pretty cool I must admit!

Yesterday the black paper arrived so I could start decorating. We also got another "decoration" that I must say freaks me right out! Our theme this year is "Mission Impossible" with our theme verse being John 3:16. (Finally a year where I already have the them verse memorized!!), but anyway some lady made us this life size stuffed man! Right now he's just sitting on the bench outside the office, so whenever I walk up the stairs or walk out of the office I think someone is there and freak out! All I can say is I am going to be having a lot of fun with him this year :D oh the girls camps are going to be fun ha ha! Other decorations I'm working on is a huge silhouette of a dude creeping around the dining hall. I'm also doing a huge map of the camp on one wall, and a mural in the chapel. I think the mural is what I am most excited about! I get to paint!

But anyway I should get to work...and go enjoy this gorgeous weather! I hope all of you are having a great summer!

Living at camp

2007-06-04T19:42:00.000-07:00

Well I know it has been forever since I did an actual post, but here is a bit of what has been going on lately.

May 23 was a day from hell! At Jill's we were preparing for this HUGE catering job and I was left alone with a trainee for the morning, which wasn't too bad, but I had to make breakfasts...which I don't like to do. The frying pan handle was left over a pilot light, which you wouldn't think would get too hot, but yeah totally burnt my hand!!! I was so mad. I really couldn't do much for a couple of hours til I got some burn ointment on it with pain killers in it.
Later I go to the grocery store to get some chocolate for the chocolate covered strawberries and in the store parking lot the axel breaks and the front passenger side wheel comes off! yeah! SCARY! I got some help from some very nice gentlemen, and eventually had to use my only free tow for the year and about 2 hours later I deliver the chocolate which has already started to melt in the sun.
Later that night at the catering event, a lid didn't get taken off a chaffing dish after being taken out of the oven and I grab it to take it off, and WHAM burnt 3 fingers and thumb on my left hand! So now both hands are burnt, I'm in the back crying because this day sucks...not neccessarily because I'm in pain. And these 2 old men won't leave me alone! I was like dudes I'm PMSing and I've had a bad day leave me alone! oh and then some Blondie kept flirting with my boyfriend, but at that point I just didn't care anymore!
The next day some hits and drives over our baracades for the "patio" and gets a post up through his floorboard...and then tells us it's our fault! So after that week I was really happy to be done for a few months....which brings me too.....

I'M AT CAMP!!!
I'm so happy! I got here on Thursday for Tara's batchlorette party. For which I had a terrible case of food poisoning and spent almost 24hours in bed! yeah it was gross. But i was better for the wedding on Saturday which was AWESOME! like really we got to go swimming and play games at the wedding! it was stellar! And Tara was so gorgeous.

So today was my first official day on the job and after 4 gorgeous days of 30 degree weather...it rained and was like maybe 15 degrees. It was miserable, and I spent 3 hours at the archery range getting soaked! And there are so many mosquitos out here! The sunny weather was great but they all hatched and I am COVERED in bites! It's so gross! and itchy!

This afternoon I was supposed to be cleaning the office and my deesk...yeah that's right I got a desk and office(shared with Sarah), but I have been so lazy, and my parents stopped by and I ate. I did get my desk cleaned and all the shirts organized and out of the boxes...now I just need to fold them all :S so much work!

SO if anyone wants to come out this summer, we are in need of staff for several camps this summer! let me know!

Photoblog

2007-05-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

I know I have been horrible with the whole updating on here, but I'm not really up to writing and explaining everything in detail form, so pictures will have to do. I uploaded them to my Picasa Album. They aren't edited or anything, so you can see the blurry ones and everything...

Enjoy.

Spring 2007

Any Lifeguards Needing a Job?

2007-05-11T22:55:00.000-07:00

If so let me know! Rough Acres is in desperate need of a lifeguard this summer! We have had no applicants and well camp just isn't camp without swimming and water/lake related games. So if you are or know someone who is a lifeguards and would be interested in a paid job for 3 months out at a camp, let me know! or email Sarah at the camp. Her contact information is on the camp website. She is the program manager, so has more authority to do the whole hiring thing.
If you don't know anyone your prayers that we find someone would be helpful :)

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2007-04-25T15:55:00.001-07:00

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Rough Acres Here I Come!

2007-04-11T12:07:00.000-07:00

I finally got it! This summer I will be spending the entire summer, June-August, at Rough Acres as the Assistant Program Manager! I have been dreaming of this job for years, and this year I finally got it! I'm so excited! YEAY!

Reminiscence and Resignation

2007-03-22T13:36:00.000-07:00

So today I went on a bit of a cleaning spree...no not in my apartment, though it really needs one...it was on my email inbox. I deleted so much. It's been awhile since I did that. So while I was deleting I decided to go on a little bit of a trip into the past. I have mostly deleted emails from highschool, except for the folder of emails from my best friend in highschool. It's pretty funny. For the life of me I can't remember who K is!?! Apparently I like him?...so I'm going to take an idea from Amy and share with you a part of the email (instead of her Friday Confessions from her Diary). Maybe I'll keep it up and share some more at some point...but if you have been reading for awhile, you know I never keep up with anything I start :)
Well here goes...an email to my best girl in grade 11:

Hey Caitie..How's it going? I'm so bored! We just had our Math test. It was pretty easy but still it was tough! What are you going to do for the English essay? I'm going to find my stuff from history to see how Dodd told us to write the introduction. I don't like changing things. I'm just stubborn I guess. Three days until Valentine's Day!!! I'm kind of looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. I really want to find out if W likes me "that" way or not...but I still kinda like J....I'm wierd and confusing! Oh well that's over....move on....and then there's K! AHHHHH life is so tough on teenage girls!
Well i'll talk to you later.
*Robyn*

The life of a teenager...haha!! So anyway...if anyone knows who K is let me know. For the life of me I can not figure it out at all!

So in light of this...and that a few emails later I found something cute.

RESIGNATION
I am hereby officially tendering
my resignation as an adult. I have
decided I would like to accept the
responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.
I want to go to McDonald's and think
that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud
puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and
run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day. I want
to return to a time when life was simple, when all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
I want to think the world is fair.
That everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is
possible. I want to be oblivious
to the complexities of life and be
overly excited by the little things
again.
I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
I want to believe in the power of
smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth,
justice, peace, dreams, the imagination,
mankind, and making angels in the snow.
So . . . here's my cheque book and my
car keys, my credit card bills and my
bank statements. I am officially
resigning from adulthood.

5 Hours In Front Of A Camera....

2007-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:00

....and I loved it! I'm definitely going into the right career! Today Brendon and I did some modeling for our friend Carmen who is a photographer. I did six different looks and we traveled around town to different locations. We did a few alley ways, some stairs, Riverside park - park area and pier, Cowboy Coffee, and some stuff outside of the old BMO bank and RBC bank downtown. It was a lot of fun, and I will definitely post some of the pictures when Carmen is finished with them. We are going to have a look at them tomorrow night after watching the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars! I'm excited about that too...not as excited as Carmen, but still excited. So I'm sorry this is short, but I really need to go wash all this make up off my face and get some sleep. I am exhausted!

No Hard Drive...No Computer...No Internet

2007-03-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

I was in withdrawals, but have surprisingly come around and am doing okay now. I have actually really enjoyed the free time that not having computer access allows. I have had time to do all kinds of neat things, like cleaning, shopping, visiting with friends. I am definitely going to be giving myself strict guidelines to how much time can be spent on the internet from now on!

In other news, a few days after my computer crashed, my phone died too. I was deeply saddened with this news until I learned I was going to be getting a new phone and I wouldn't have to wait til September to get a new one. So my new phone looks like a car! It's very exciting. I am in need of naming it, since every car needs a name :) So if any of you have any ideas that would be grande!

So I know disasters happen in threes, so I am hoping that nothing else breaks down, and Brendon's move was disaster 1, although it was really a blessing, for all parties involved I imagine. If you read my last blog entry and proceeding comment I have decided to grant the wishes of the poster and not delete the comment. Although I have a lot of things I wish to say to them, I will not post them on here. As I did not name names, and suppressed my feelings in the previous blog I would have appreciated the same. But apparently not. This will be the last post on this subject. I feel that the issue has been dealt with and no longer wish to drag it up. I would appreciate it if all parties would follow this. It's over.

Now for something funny....last Sunday Pam, Brent, Brendon and I went to an Academy Awards party and I won two prizes. One for Most Nominated Movies Watched (at the time I had seen 10 that was on our list not including Superman Returns and another one...I now have seen 12.5...still waiting to watch the end of The Last King of Scotland) for which I won a book of Sudoku puzzles and a pen. The second for Least Amount of Awards Won (we voted on which movies/actors/directors/etc would win the awards, I only got one out of the list that we were voting on...I got a couple more on the ones we weren't voting for :) ) for which I won a big mug. The evening was a lot of fun. We had a potluck and just hung out. I have to say though that Ellen was an amazing host for the awards. She is awesome!

Ok well I need to be off and get some stuff done before work. And then going to a Blazers game after work...maybe the Blazers will actually win ?!?

and last but definitely not least:

Happy Birthday Brendon!

Shortened Trip But a Fun One

2007-02-21T16:04:00.000-08:00

I went down to Vancouver on Saturday to visit with Brendon and get some stuff done, but the second day I was there we get hit with a bomb from his roommates. They wanted him out by Tuesday. So after a couple of conversations trying to get a few extra days, 2 days really isn't very long, we realized how pathetic they were and decided just to leave even though legally Brendon could stay there. So we packed him up and Heather came down to save the day.
Some cool things did happen while I was in Van though, I bought a new pair of jeans that are sooo awesome! I love them. Oh and I found out that while trying on jeans that I am a LOT smaller than I thought I was. I was trying on size 7 jeans, apparently I can wear size 3. The ones I bought are size 5, because they were the only ones I could find in the style i wanted, and I could only afford to buy one pair. They fit nice, but I have to wear a belt. Oh and I bought a really awesome belt! I love Urban Planet. So yeah that was very exciting!
Another thing that I did was get headshots done. I figured it was something I was going to need to get done, so I went for it. It was so much fun! and I have realized that I really want to start working in the industry so I am contemplating moving there this summer ? ? !! I don't know for sure yet though. But yeah when I get the proofs I will post some up here so you can all see how hot I look in them :)so much fun.
Last night Heather, Bren and I met up with my mom for dinner at Rosie's on Robson. It was yummy, and free :) I love my mom.
Bren and I had so many plans for the week, like go to Granville Island, see a live play down there, do some other fun stuff, like a lot of window shopping and meeting up with some of hs friends(I did meet 2 which was awesome), but our time was shortened. But there will always be next time.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2007-02-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Last night I went to bed at 8 o'clock not feeling very well. Today I woke up at 8 feeling great. I turned on my computer ready to send my boyfriend a text (I'm cheap and was going to use the telus website to send a free text :) ) but there was already something waiting for me when I logged on to msn. Brendon had added something to our share file with instructions not to look at it just to play it. So I did. It was a slide show of pictures of us throughout the past 2 years and some cute little personal notes. It made me cry, becuase I'm emotional like that. So here is to all of you. I hope you have a great Valentine's Day with your special someone, whether that be your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, mom, dad, son, daughter, bestfriend, good friends, etc etc. Have a great day!

Emotional Adolescent and others...

2007-02-12T10:45:00.000-08:00

My life has really not been overly interesting the past week, but there were a few highlights that I can think of at the moment. On Saturday, our girls' small group got together, like we do, and had a great lunch and talked about emotional maturity. We took a quiz that helped us understand where we were on the emotional scale. The quiz was based towards leaders in the church, but we applied it towards our own lives. I started the quiz fully expecting to get a really varied score, but was surprised when my results were almost a straight line right across the bar graph, except for the last two. I ended up with one on the border of child/adolescent and one in adult. I was pretty proud of my one in adult :D It was atually really helpful. We all agreed that we were surpised at our results, more in the fact that we knew abouts where we would be, and that sucked. But now we know what to work on, and I know it will help us all bond, seeing as our group is only going into our third week of exsistance :)

OK so afterwards, Pam, Brent and I headed to the Brick to go couch shopping. I was there to test out the second couch i guess ? ? since that is where i would sit. We were testing a bunch out for confort and all that stuff. They finely decided on a set, couch and loveseat, that is beigeish and really pretty and comfy. They got a good deal too, since there was a small rip on the loveseat it was buy the couch get the loveseat for free. The rip will be easy enough for Brent to repair. So yeah..exciting!

So after couch shopping, I went, for the first time in 2 years, SNOWBOARDING! It was so much fun. Every winter my church rents Harper Mountain for a night of skiing/snowboarding/tubing/skating/games and fellowship. Heidi had an extra ticket so I went up with her, Jodi, Karey and Micah. I had never been boarding at night before, so it was a little scary, but it was well lit enough. The snow was really icy and chopped up, so that wasn't fun, but it was still a good night. I only fell twice. The first time i just went down and came back up right away and kept going, no stopping at all. The second time though I wasn't so lucky. I was going really fast, hit an edge and did a whole lot of somersaults resulting in my board hitting my arm, fingers, back and twisting my knee. I kept boarding though after that. I'm tuff like that :) Yesterday I was pretty sore, but realized that where I hurt the most was actually on my inner thigh where I have a nice blue bruise from where i was being towed by the t-bar. It's in a nice bar shape too. Very painful.

My last little tidbit of funness was last night. Carmen called me around 6 and asked if I liked hockey and if I wanted to go to a Blazers game with her. It was so much fun, and getting to know her was awesome. I'm really excited about that new friendship. The Blazers won 8-0 so it was pretty stellar! I was wishing it was one of the nights where everyone in the audiance would get a free teen burger if the Blazers cored 5 goals, but sadly that is next week.
Well I should head out and finish/start getting ready for my day. I just got the phonecall that I am in the kitchen today at work, so I have to be there earlier than I usually am. so know I have to figure out what bus to take. Have a good week everyone!

oh and just so you all know today is

Clean Out Your Computer Day

When : Second Monday of the month

Clean Out Your Computer Day is a day to logically review, and delete old files and programs.

Most of us add programs and files to our computer with reckless abandon. After all, computers have huge storage capacity. Many of these files and programs are forgotten over time. Overtime they clog memory and cause confusion during retrieval and use of other files. And, some may slow down your computer.

Somewhere along the way, a (most likely) computer geek or service person, created this day as an opportunity for us to remember to cleanup and delete old and unused files.

So, get into the spirit of the day, and clean out the old computer.