when the sun comes through

as i was reading through my courseware for business history i came across a line that i had written on the top corner of a page "you tiny brained wipers of other peoples' bottoms" -> i am sure that i had a reason for wanting that documented, but even if it never serves the purpose i had intended for it (the one that i can't remember) it brought me a really good laugh amidst all this essaying. plus a page on economies of scale and scope, and organizational capabilities deserves some extra flavour. btw anyone remember what it is from (b/c i had to google it)

back to work and then maybe treat myself to TCBY? probably.

essaying tune on a not so lonely day: the great lake swimmers - to leave it behind

call me crazy ... call me what you will: just call me

the nice thing about being home alone is being able to blast music and sing along and not having to worry about anyone reminding you about it in a future wedding speech ... hypothetically anyways. at the same time though ... it is ve-ery quiet.

i did realize this weekend i am going to have to work on my comebacks so i can win the next insult-off from jax she pretty much silenced me last night. and then she thinks i will miss her ... pffff ... sheesh. crazy girl that one. well maybe i dont do canadian beer very well, that could be it. blame canada: always blame canada.

must do work. must ... and she collapses on her computer, only to wake up right in time for church the next morning. actually my room is small enough that if i fall backwards i end up on my bed: so backwards it is!

sing-a-long song for a-lone-some-ness like times: kt tunstall - other side of the world
"over the sea and far away
whe is waiting like an iceberg
waiting to change,
but she's cold inside
he wants to be like
the water,
all the muscles tighten in her face
buries her soul in one embrace
they're one and the same
just like water"

sweet, popsicle sweet, dreams!

progress

one week later and the mountain is not any smaller but there is some progress!

in the meantime (bear with me here) i am intrigued by the new playoff campaign:

i can't help but feel that i have some advantage (and authenticity) in this department ;-)

i realize we are a biological mistake ... but one day we will take over the world. trust me.

essaying tune: landing in london - 3 doors down

blog up the bog down

official signal from the smokey mountain of schoolwork i am currently sitting on:

four papers and two midterms in less than two weeks

talk to you after that :D

in hockey news - alfonzo will officially take over chanting duties for the time being: GO SENS GO!

update: i was thinking for all those wondering about alfonzo, sherry over on her blog (i wanted to put a link to the direct post, but because i can't have everyone reminded of the first part of the particular post .. it is just the main link) posted some pictures of him, and using my saving tools, with all disregard for copyright laws decided to steal it and post 'er here:

ps. no worries, he is in a much larger bowl now

new companion

last night i had the chance to attend a Girls' Night Out organized by some of my fellow christians and wonderful friends at C4C. i had such a great time, and came out with daringly purple/red nails! but most excitingly and importantly i won the door price of a betafish - he has been named alfonzo, which coincidently does make me think of alfie in an italian style -> see everything does relate to hockey! he is going to be living in my room for now, until i buy him a nice home to put him where all the fun happens: in the living room.

on a slanted sidenote: after a 5-1 victory over the leafs last night ... it dawned upon me how much i enjoy the extreme happiness after smoking leafs. i just hope that i, and they (our boys), can keep their heads clear after the joyous occassion.
does that count as an addiction? am i addicted?

i better get some coffee now, pack my bags and get ready for a weekend in the OS
as for my weekend tunes: carlos - silmarillia 2007

GO SENS GO!

replay in slow motion?

i tried to skip class today, because i was so busy and needed to study a bit more for a mid-term today, but at 9.25 rejecting my opportunity cost calculations decided to throw on some jeans, throw my stuff in a bag and run out the door. i was there in 8 minutes. i realized i can probably count the number of classes i have missed over the past three years on one hand, and the number of days missed in highschool on the other hand. i have no idea why i do that to myself.

this past weekend i had a chance to listen to a presentation by paul henderson, whom you could call a canadian hockey legend. i gathered so anyways after hearing a lot about him in highschool. i think people thought that if i was going to be living in Canada i should at least know his name. and of course he is hockey related, so i was not at all interested: but now i am. interestingly however is the fact that he came to speak to us about his experiences as a christian, and impart some advice to us youngsters. and i got a chance to take a picture with him:
anyways, i just came back from a midterm and handed in a paper, which in simpler terms means i am very tired. as such i can justify a nap very easily.

happy birthday andrea!

song: nelly furtado - say it right

sleepwalking through the rain

I am a such a sucker for what we (mostly Sherry ... but it catches on easily) commonly call "our boys" especially when they are about to play their first game as one of them. So I thought this would be a nice picture to share. Plus it is black and white. we don't get that too often, unless we do it ourselves with microsoft picture it! or something. Plus I am pretty excited about hockey coming off a great home-and-home sweep against Carolina, which was not nearly as exciting as the home-and-home game against Buffalo, with lots of fireworks coming out of that one. But, as to not bore my audience with hockey talk, that will probably end with some off-topic comments on eyes and smiles or necessary haircuts, I won't.

I do remember that I promised a more detailed version of the Ottawa trip: well, Frouke met me in Hamilton at 9 am on Saturday, after which we left so we could get through toronto while half the city was still sleeping (kind of). It was a very relaxing drive, with lots of sun, coffee and little reading. Because we were not actually staying in the city, we drove right into what seemed like the boonies (wow, i dont even know if that is how it is spelled) to go to see Vanessa, Becky, Sam and their family. they were busy cooking up a storm for a charity dinner that we would be attending later that night. It was busy, but fun! Plus we got to meet a ton of new people, while constantly being reminded of which guys were single (thanks guys ;-)). After the dinner, around 11pm, we headed out to a birthday party, where interestingly most of the guys were wearing senators apparrel -> nice choice! Funny thing was someone's boyfriend (who shall remain nameless for reasons that will soon be apparent) was wearing his boxers a little too high for our taste. Well, actually, thats a lie the real problem was: they were Leafs boxers. And any sober-minded person should not be wearing those in public. I think he realized that pretty soon when we told him that he was asking for it. We had some people on our side that were not shy to pull a much feared wedgie. I know, pretty childish: but still pretty funny. It reminds me of this one time, when I just started highschool that one of my friends took me to the bathroom to explain to me what a wedgie was. That was back when I did not know a lot of words ... even though that is still a regular occurrence.

Anyways, on Sunday we went to church, which was slightly different than what i am used to, but really nice. On Monday, we got a tour of Kemptville College, went out for dinner, picked up some groceries and had a movie night! always good. On Tuesday we got up pretty early to go skating on the Rideau Canal. It was absolutely gorgeous, and brought back some fond memories of growing up on the canals in Holland. I really wish I had some pictures .. but alas, I don't. I can guarantee though that it was a rather interesting sight, because I can't skate very well. That was Tuesday already, which flew by with a large chinese buffet lunch, and a lot, and i mean a lot of Dutch Blitz. Then of course on wednesday it was, sadly enough, time to head home to Owen Sound. Now, since I had planned to move to Ottawa already the first year we lived in Canada, I realized that plan is not dead yet.

I was supposed to do a lot of studying at home, but that did not really happen. I did work on my poker skills a lot. And had lots of fun times with the family. And the dog. We made an interesting pair running up and down the mountains of snow on our yard. Sometimes I just miss those long coffee breaks with discussion about cows and the like, or going to town with mom, or having a meal together, or ... But I am kind of enjoying the freedom, and the girls, although I did wish we had a tractor to shovel that snow a little faster.

For the next three weeks, I know what I will be doing: 3 midterms and 3 research papers. not the most exciting prospect, but it could be worse as well, plus i have all my topics figured out:
paper 1: the establishment of the Bell Telephone Company and the divesture of the bell system.
paper 2: Personal Income Taxation of non-residence professional athletes: the NHL Player's Tax
paper 3: Influx of Silver and the Seventeenth Century Crisis in Europe

That should keep be me pretty busy for the next little while. I thinkI am hoping for a feezing rain day tomorrow, if not then I am hoping to get some tickets to see Paul Krugman speak tomorrow. Now, back to reading transcripts from some policy issues in the Canadian-American information sector conference from the 80's: it is quite interesting to read the jokes the Canadian presenters make of the Americans, and vice versa.

For a song selection i am going to have to go with Matchbox Twenty - Downfall. For some reason i always associate things and people with songs or smells. Well, this song makes me think of hockey, and my favourite player (who is apparently is a Matchbox Twenty fan) and thus I have declared it my 2006-2007 season song. It is not because of the lyrics, but now that I listen to it I guess it works a little bit: "I want you to be uneased, I want you to remember, I want you to believe in me, I want you on my side"

well then ... there was a little taste of my thought process.
so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night (anyone else still remember what that is from?)