Tuesday, January 31, 2012

New Start

Yup yup. Semester 2 begins tomorrow. Doesn't seem fair, right? I knoooow.

I'm just gonna say, because I'm kinda proud, that these past two days have been the most productive days I've had in months! Seriously, I've gotten so many things that needed to be done, done! Feels grrreat! (about a million year's worth of laundry, and a room cleaned and re organized..)

Last weekend at the barn mom got some clips of Mach's dogwalk. I haven't put it in sequence for a while, so I was just doing straight on, straight off. He was awesome! Look!

I took some pictures on my little old camera...better than nothing, right?




I also made fudge yesterday...and it's almost gone. Okay, I'm sorry, but it's really addicting. nom nom nom. I'm craving something healthy though..ugh, so sicky.

I found this on philly's website a while ago and I make it whenever we have all ingredients...so yummy!!


Bagel, cream cheese and thin apple slices! nom nom nom

This is my mug that I painted at Clay Cafe...I'm so pleased about how it turned out! And yummy tea, too...nom nom nom.


I made these a while ago, but thought I would share anyways. Crafty crafty.


and of course I colored a drawing of the woostock poster, of course I did... :)




And filling out my lovely journal is always fun :)



and reading...I'm becoming somewhat of a book worm. I kinda like it!



I'm still kinda sad :( all over...

and here's one my favorite things in my room, my dream catcher!

 
My mom wrote this for me when I woke up on thursday (the day I was supposed to write math) Isn't she the cutest? :) hehe, I love her.



and I straightened my hair! Haven't done that in ages it seems. Feel so good now that I got a trim..sad to let go of two inches though :( haha My hair is precious, don't ya know.

Okay, wanna see another video? Here's Mach and Rowdie doing handstands :)


Oh, oh, oh! Today, I found three new people, music wise!!
Very exciting!!!

Griffin House

Great Lake Swimmers

Gary Jules

So lovely :)

Also, I'm now obsessed with Walk Off The Earth, because of this video so I started watching all of their videos and I love love love this one. So fun!


:)

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Trilogy, over.

I am sad already. That I have nothing but the movies to look forward to now. No more books to let myself get lost in. Sigh. But the books are so amazing. But I'm sad. But I am super excited to see the movie. March 23 is such a long time to wait, it seems, though I know it'll be upon us with a blink of an eye.

Just how I realized that today is the 29th of January. Where has the time gone? Who knows. I do, in fact, remember when months seemed to drag on forever, don't even get me started on years. Those were eternities while you waiting for your birthday and were declared a year older. But now...now my days are muddling together, it seems that I'm just going through the motions on most days. So bogged down by school, due dates, rules, winter and lethargy. All I really want to do most of the time is sleep. Or eat. With the rarity of my feeling energetic, I crave agility, or at least to shape a new trick. But most days I just want to sleep.

And as the depression, of finishing a series of unmistakably incredible books coming to an end, creeps up on me, I will want to do nothing more than to sleep. All the time. Or write about it and whine and complain and emit fake sobs. haha

thank you pinterest.


And tomorrow, in my state of a neutral mind set, I will go write that damned math exam. It's long overdue.

At least I will get the afternoon and tuesday off. Sigh.



Lets let Jimi have the last words...




"All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel."

Thursday, January 26, 2012

I am almost donezo

One more exam. one. it's math, however and that totally sucks, but I only have one more. :)
I should be studying right now, but ...meh.

And I'm really excited for next weekend. Really excited. Did I tell you that I'm really excited? Huh, huh, huh? But yeah, I'm super excited.

I wish I had something to say, but I really don't. Still no pictures..

But I am going to say this; and I can't belive I'm doing so, I HOPE THERE'S SCHOOL TOMORROW.
?!?! What? Yeah, it's calling for snow, apparently, and if school is cancelled AGAIN, that means I have to go in on monday to write my math exam. I just wanna get it over with! Ah.

Random, inspiring picture? Yes.


Yes, do well by doing good.
In the words of Ellen DeGeneres, Be kind to one another.
Peace.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

I heard your heart say love, love, love

Today was a "snow day", although it was only because it was really icy when they had to make the call. It warmed up, and the ice on the roads enevitably went away. I think it went up to 9 today. Welcome to the January thaw! I like it, because we didn't put our agility equipment away in the fall, so the dogwalk is just out there, calling our names.

We did two seperate sessions and did them with greatness. Mach was a rockstar! The second time around, I brought the camera out to get some clips. Still struggling with going into nothing, but it's getting better. However, I think he's now relying on me throwing the toy...I haven't tried him on equipment afterwards in a while, so we'll see if he's gotten any better with that...hmm.

Anyhow, here he is!

I'm giving vimeo a shot...not sure if I will stick with it. But it always seems like the vimeo videos that I watch are way better than youtube ones. And maybe it won't always take my music away from people in Germany? We'll see.

I don't have any photos, though. Grr. Okay, I will take some tomorrow! I promise...


Pictures from Christmas break...how I miss you.

And this is a photo that a friend edited. She took these in early fall, but she just came across them now and edited one for me...needless to say, I love it.




And I know that I belong somewhere entwined with the graciousness of life.


I had an ortho appointment today. They've been monitoring my growth since like...grade 9? when they wanted to put braces on. But because of my underbite at the time, they thought it would be best to wait until I stopped growing. But I kept growing, growing, growing. Finally, I have stopped, I think

So we're going to go ahead with treatment. My teeth aren't crooked by any means, but they are off bite..meaning, they are off by a half tooth, and they aren't lined up. Good news though! I don't have to get braces, but instead I'm getting Invisiline.

(I said "Justin Bieber had this" and the lady was like "Yes! hah, yes he did!") I'm now finding this funny that she knew....

So that's better than a mouth full of metal for 2 years, right? Ah, there's a positive in everything. :)


Because of the snow day today, all the exams got pushed back, so there's two days off for me! (plus the four day weekend coming up)

I'm so ready to get this school year over and done with...bring on graduation!!


p.s Nationals is in 189 days, 10 hours. jus saayinn.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

Yup, nutrition was a cake walk.

I didn't sleep last night, so when I got home, I had a nap. (y)

I should probably study for math, which is on thursday, but I just can't bring myself to do that. Too lethargic. All the time.

But I finished another book, Carpe Diem. When I started reading it in September, I wasn't that into it, trying to save it for english class next semester. But I needed something to read, while waiting for the third book, Mockingjay, to land in my hands, so I said What the heck?.

It turned out to be the most fantastic book! So glad I picked it up! At first it was the cover that attracted me to it (yeah, you caught me...judging the book by its cover..) and then the title Carpe Diem, which I just so happened to have henna tattooed on my arm at the time. And it is something I'm trying to live like each day. So when I read the back, I knew I had to pick it up. Backpacking with hippie Gramma in Southeast Asia, falling in love and her life changing forever...com'on, that has Erin written all over that.
Bring on the LIMming!


I think I've found out how I'm going to stay off the computer...Read!! How simple (duh, Erin)

Overall, my life is great lately. So much love and happiness. Couldn't ask for more :)

Although, I haven't been taking pictures lately, so I'm at a slight lost. Nothing but book covers to fill my blog posts...old photos?

sure.


Oh, to be summer againg. Freedom.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Catching Fire

My mind is on fire, right now. I just finished the second book in the Hunger  Games series. AH.
For those of you who have not read the books, I will not say anything other than AHHHH!!!!

I probably finished the book at the worst time possible in all of existance. Because it's Saturday. And exams are this week, so I will not be seeing Erin (the friend who I'm borrowing the books from) until we resume normal classes next semester and see her in homeroom (which is Feb 1) HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT A WEEK AND A HALF? I might just have to buy the book. But then I'll have to buy the first two books. Ahh.

I might go stir crazy. And that doesn't help any since I'm already going to be stir crazy due to having to stufy for exams. Thank goodness I only have to write three. Only monday for nutrition, wednesday for leaderhip and thursday for math. I love exemptions and easy semesters.

But still. Imma go crazii.

On another note, I volunteered for the SPCA today, manning the table selling calendars and cookbooks and gathering donations at the mall. I met a new friend. It was great. I had lunch with another friend and cruzed around Chapters for a bit, before driving myself home in terrifying traffic. (okay, it's really not bad, but much worse than the back roads I'm used to. haha)

And with that, I must to begin studying for my exam on monday. haha.

Boo on school, eh? I just wanna get caught up in the futuristic fantasy world of Panam.

Here's a picture.

Monday, January 16, 2012

District 12 Love

Hunger Games.
Is this what love feels like? Okay, I've only just finished the first book, but I can say for certain that it is a situation easily comparable to a crack addict and her crack. My crack is Hunger Games, at the moment. Answer me this: WHY HAVE I WAITED SO LONG TO READ IT!?!!!!???!

Oh Catnip. Oh Peeta. Oh Gale.

I will admit, I cried, throughout the book. Yeah....I'm like that.

I borrowed the book from a friend, so I have to wait, like two days to get my hands on the second book. You know, I have to take it back to school, she has to go home, and bring it the next day. I might go insame. Ahh.

But for now, I will just show a picture of the novel, because it's so beautiful.






OMG. LOOK. AHHH. I'M SO EXCITED!




 I will try to survive these next days, bookless. Can I read it again before I give it back to her? Ehh. Wahn.

Okay. enough.


Today I found out my result from my french interview! ADVANCED. Say whaa? Yeah, that's the highest you can get. Dude, you don't realize how surprised I am. I suck at speaking french. haha! Yay me!Officiellement bilangue. C'est un peu bizarre d'y penser. Mais je suis terminer avec le francais apres ce semaine. TELLEMENT EXCITE!

Avoir une belle repose :) xox

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Nationals flashback!

Weooo, my brother got me a really nice 3-photo frame for Christmas, so mom suggested that we order pictures from nationals (like I've been begging to do since August....).

So we did. I got six of them.

Here they are!
(bad scanning, but they are really nice in person, haha)













Getting excited for this years nationals....big trip!!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Questions for the universe..

Sometimes I like looking out the window and watch the world go by. Wonder about everyone's story. What's happened to them to bring them the these roads? Was it good? Was it bad? Was it either? Perhaps their life is mundane, perhaps it's been spectacular.

What's going through their mind at this moment? Things that could change the world? Or just what they're going to eat for supper? All important things, I suppose.

Do you ever wonder how we got here? Like people, trees...or just how long the earth has exsisted? Erosion and all...sandy beaches..

Sometimes I wonder about the universe. How big is it? Does it ever end? It's such a beautiful place.

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
- Buddha
 I was going to go on, but tonight has taken a change of direction. I don't feel like finishing this post, because greater things are awaiting. Frienships forming, universes that keep spinning out of control in a way so magnificient I can't comsume enough gratitude that's been put forth.

Love is divided, heart beats faster, music fills your soul, gives flight to the wings in your mind.

The universe....ah, such a glorious wonderment.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Trouble

First, listen to this.

Then look at this:


Then read this:

 - It's trivial compared to what you guys are going through.

Maybe it's the most important thing happening in the whole universe. How do you know?

 - I'm pretty sure it's trivial, you know, in perspective.

Perspective is what shuts out the universe. Everyone with their little perspective. It keeps the love out.


Last year, in OP, a former student of LHHS now a teacher went to Africa to teach for a year. I remember her talking about how we can't compare our troubles to the person's sitting beside us. Everyone has their own trouble, their own darkness. Yes, when you do look at it in perspective, living each day without sufficient food and water is much worse than having an argument with your brother.

BUT, to you that argument is something that protrudes on your happiness, right? So to you that is your trouble, and that is the most important trouble in your entire universe. And it's alright to be upset about it.
No need for comparisons, no need to feel guilty.

As for me, today my troubles were none. I had a spectacular day.
I slept in - much needed until 11:30 - ate left over veggie pizza from last night, took a picture, sorted through pictures from my childhood, finished my nutrition test - that wasn't as hard as I thought it was, started putting pictures into an album, knitted and watched some CSI: NY.

Lovely day. Don't you just love productive, lovely days? I do.

Friday, January 6, 2012

I have decided...

That I am going to make photo albums. Putting actual photos in actual albums, rather than digital photos in online albums.
Keep sakes, you know.

The other night I looked through every single photo album that my mom and dad have. So fun to look at. The memories that are in those albums are priceless. I love photos, and I love documenting, so doesn't it just seem like the perfect project for me to do?! I think yes.

Yesterday I spent some time gathering photos that I would like to print off and put in my first album. I have way too many.

I want to make sure I capture the important moments, as well as the mundane ones. I need to start taking more pictures. Last year I took a lot. I think I took too many. Is that possible?

I started the 365 project, but it was so hard to find creativity each and every day. It ended up with my just taking pictures of random objects around the house. Or the dogs. Mostly the dogs.  I quit. I don't like quiting something, but I did. Oh well..

I was thinking that this year I might do a photo a week, instead of a photo a day, because some days you just dont want to take a picture. I still have two days to decide if I want to.

All in all, I need to take more pictures.

That is final.

Here's a good memory for ya:

Sunday, January 1, 2012

A New Year, A New Journey!

HELLO 2012! I welcome you with open arms and an open heart.

Last night I spent with some of my closest friends, and I couldn't be more grateful for it.

Since my last post I recieved a very cool letter in the mail; an acceptance letter to university.
YES.
I am going into Science of Kinesiology.
I'm very excited!

Today is the first day to an ever changing, opportunity of growth year, and I am failing at my resolution already. BUT, it was for good reason. I was looking for inspiration. There's just so much, it's hard to stop. Curse you Pinterest!!!

Today I went for a walk and I ate chinese food and I watched Taking Woodstock (for the fourth time, never gets old).


This year, I will focus more on my mental game, and take big steps into the ocean of my dreams. My dream ocean is very full.

Dreams like a trip to Australia or Ireland, dancing in front of people and not having a care in the world, and ride in the drivers seat of a volkswagen van with the windows rolled down, the breeze blowing throwing my hair and not have a clue where I'm going.

As far fetched as those are, I want them to happen. Highly unlikely this year, but eventually.

More specifically for this year; The Year of Mach. (and Tof, too)
Toffee is just perfect and it's hard to think of things to work on with her. Of course it's the usual - dogwalk contacts in trial, speed around 270/180s, things like that. But she's just so good; I go out with her, come up with, what I think is, a ridiculous course and then she goes and aces it the first time. Silly dog. I like her, though.

This year, Mach and I will be doing some more, much more, growing together. He's becoming a radical dog. Seriously. I can see he just *loves* it now.

I came up with 3 goals for him and I this year.
1. Get into Master Standard
2. Get Master Jumper title
3. Compete in 2 CKC trials

Those are the big picture goals.
Of course I still have the more important ones:
1. More accurate dogwalks
2. And aframes, for that matter
3. Faster weaves (trying to shave off 0.5 secs)
4. THREADLES
5. Driving the line - work on proper striding in between obstacles, etc
6. RECALLS (so much better, though)
7. Ground speed. (which, I guess is linked with 5.)

A goal that I have in the back of my mind, but I don't really want to think of it too much is Regionals. They're in June. Nationals are in August. Worlds are in October (2013).

Ahh, see, now you all get the picture. (CKC trials, Masters)


I wont be doing regionals with Toffee this year. It's going to be really weird. But I think it'll be good. It'll give me a chance to focus on Mach, plan for Mach, think Mach all weekend. Mach Mach Mach Mach Mach.

And perhaps something glorious will come of it.


Ah, the bliss of the future and not knowing what is waiting around the bend.
Just paint with all the colours of the wind.