I had a hawww-sual time with my beautiful ladies on Sunday nite!
1. NS Waterfalls. In book form. Signed. With directions. YES.
2. Portable plants! Don't have to hide my green thumb at camp. A candle with "blood" in the name of it ;).
3. Gorgeous tank top. A diary I promise I'll write in.
4. Yummy food and a waitress who loves us! Blarney-stone-licious!
5. Someone patted my head.
6. My prof flirts with Megha.
7. Boy at the bar? Angus? The wedding is off?
8. Mmmmm, pub food, suprises in the menu, ship hull, foriegn money, coffee, babies...
9. Bangalore, Mangalore. Halifax....MALIFAX!!
10. Taking Marianna down memory lane...
11. Sweet flaming crutons!
12. I love my girls.
Birthday party = check.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Country Music in the Morning...
Jessie bangs on Joshes door.
Jessie: "Josh!! Wake up! You should be up by now!
Jessie opens Joshes door.
Josh: "I'm up."
Jessie stops. Joshes music is playing.
Taylor Swift: "I was ridin' shot gun with my hair undone..."
Jessie bursts out laughing.
Josh: "IT'S ON SHUFFLE!!"
Jessie closes the door.
Jessie: "Josh!! Wake up! You should be up by now!
Jessie opens Joshes door.
Josh: "I'm up."
Jessie stops. Joshes music is playing.
Taylor Swift: "I was ridin' shot gun with my hair undone..."
Jessie bursts out laughing.
Josh: "IT'S ON SHUFFLE!!"
Jessie closes the door.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
My Favourite Kid at Work...
7. Bobs at other children.
8. Nudges balls on the edge of the pool deck so they drop on to the heads of kids in the preschool classes.
I think his trickiness is contagious.
There was a man watching his kids swim last nite. He was sitting near the door to the Aquatic Office. He started leaning back against the window and fell asleep. I had to go in the office. I walked quietly over, giggled to myself, went in the office and slammed the office door shut. He woke up.
8. Nudges balls on the edge of the pool deck so they drop on to the heads of kids in the preschool classes.
I think his trickiness is contagious.
There was a man watching his kids swim last nite. He was sitting near the door to the Aquatic Office. He started leaning back against the window and fell asleep. I had to go in the office. I walked quietly over, giggled to myself, went in the office and slammed the office door shut. He woke up.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Admiration
I was never a kid who really had any major role models that I wanted to be like. Well, that's not true. I had Hailey, my babysitter. She introduced me to Muchmusic and Days of Our Lives. She was so cool. She'd tell me all about the boys she was dating. Oh, and I really liked Harriet the Spy. I would write funny things down in a notebook...until my childhood friend found out that I wrote mean things about her in it.
As I've gotten older, I have a couple people I really admire.
1. Deb Wong
Deb is amazing. She is an excellent listener, she always has great advice and has never been preachy or judgemental-while pointing me to what God would desire in my life. Her trust in God's faithfulness during the recent months blows my mind. I don't even understand it, but I thank God for it.
2. Mrs. Symmonds-White
She pretty much has what I want in life. A job in a nice high school. Teaching Biology. She's pretty and fun and her students like her. A husband. A kid. Yup.
3. the man at the pool
He is my hero. He had a stroke awhile back and is limp on one side of his body. He comes in to the pool a couple mornings a week. By himself. Wheels out on a motorized scooter. Pulls himself down the stairs really slowly. He won't accept help from anyone down the stairs. I tried. Then he swims side stroke, good side up, for around an hour. He is incredible.
Favourite songs right now: Sweetest Girl - Akon & Co. :), Inevitable - Anberlin
As I've gotten older, I have a couple people I really admire.
1. Deb Wong
Deb is amazing. She is an excellent listener, she always has great advice and has never been preachy or judgemental-while pointing me to what God would desire in my life. Her trust in God's faithfulness during the recent months blows my mind. I don't even understand it, but I thank God for it.
2. Mrs. Symmonds-White
She pretty much has what I want in life. A job in a nice high school. Teaching Biology. She's pretty and fun and her students like her. A husband. A kid. Yup.
3. the man at the pool
He is my hero. He had a stroke awhile back and is limp on one side of his body. He comes in to the pool a couple mornings a week. By himself. Wheels out on a motorized scooter. Pulls himself down the stairs really slowly. He won't accept help from anyone down the stairs. I tried. Then he swims side stroke, good side up, for around an hour. He is incredible.
Favourite songs right now: Sweetest Girl - Akon & Co. :), Inevitable - Anberlin
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
My Favourite Kid at Work...
1. is a pretty bad swimmer2. randomly licks his armpit
3. tries to karate chop the other kids in his swimming class
4. sometimes pretends he can't feel his legs
5. swims over other kids on purpose
6. swims in to adults climbing the ladder- on purpose (I know it is on purpose because he laughs before he does it and keeps swimming even after he makes bodily contact)
I love Tuesday nites at the pool. Seriously. I don't know why I like this kid, but I really do.
This makes him my fourth fav kid in life.
Friday, April 25, 2008
All Aboard!
I may be the canoe instructor at camp. Kids. Canoeing. In the ocean. I know the basics of canoeing, and I love a challenge. Actually, I don't love a challenge. At all. But, I really do love this challenge. I've got this canoe business sooo covered.I came across something wonderful while I was studying for my Can Lit exam yesterday. I read this poem for the first time recently because I didn't go to class that day. This poem captures my canoeing sentiments perfectly! Pauline Johnson understands me. I've highlighted my fav parts. Take a peek at the blue bits near the end. Totally gonna make the kids sit in a circle and have a little poetry reading before the first canoe lesson ;).
Jessie: the fun, carefree, independent, dangerous, and CULTURED one.
"The Song My Paddle Sings" - Pauline Johnson
West wind, blow from your prairie nest,
Blow from the mountains, blow from the west
The sail is idle, the sailor too;
O! wind of the west, we wait for you.
Blow, blow!
I have wooed you so,
But never a favour you bestow.
You rock your cradle the hills between,
But scorn to notice my white lateen.
I stow the sail, unship the mast:
I wooed you long but my wooing's past;
My paddle will lull you into rest.
O! drowsy wind of the drowsy west,
Sleep, sleep,
By your mountain steep,
Or down where the prairie grasses sweep!
Now fold in slumber your laggard wings,
For soft is the song my paddle sings.
August is laughing across the sky,
Laughing while paddle, canoe and I,
Drift, drift,
Where the hills uplift
On either side of the current swift.
The river rolls in its rocky bed;
My paddle is plying its way ahead;
Dip, dip,
While the water flip
In foam as over their breast we slip.
And oh, the river runs swifter now;
The eddies circle about my bow.
Swirl, swirl!
How the ripples curl
In many a dangerous pool awhirl!
And forward far the rapids roar,
Fretting their margin for evermore.
Dash, dash,
With a mighty crash,
They seethe, and boil, and bound, and splash.
Be strong, O paddle! be brave, canoe!
The reckless waves you must plunge into.
Reel, reel.
On your trembling keel,
But never a fear my craft will feel.
We've raced the rapid, we're far ahead!
The river slips through its silent bed.
Sway, sway,
As the bubbles spray
And fall in tinkling tunes away.
And up on the hills against the sky,
A fir tree rocking its lullaby,
Swings, swings,
Its emerald wings,
Swelling the song that my paddle sings.
Blow from the mountains, blow from the west
The sail is idle, the sailor too;
O! wind of the west, we wait for you.
Blow, blow!
I have wooed you so,
But never a favour you bestow.
You rock your cradle the hills between,
But scorn to notice my white lateen.
I stow the sail, unship the mast:
I wooed you long but my wooing's past;
My paddle will lull you into rest.
O! drowsy wind of the drowsy west,
Sleep, sleep,
By your mountain steep,
Or down where the prairie grasses sweep!
Now fold in slumber your laggard wings,
For soft is the song my paddle sings.
August is laughing across the sky,
Laughing while paddle, canoe and I,
Drift, drift,
Where the hills uplift
On either side of the current swift.
The river rolls in its rocky bed;
My paddle is plying its way ahead;
Dip, dip,
While the water flip
In foam as over their breast we slip.
And oh, the river runs swifter now;
The eddies circle about my bow.
Swirl, swirl!
How the ripples curl
In many a dangerous pool awhirl!
And forward far the rapids roar,
Fretting their margin for evermore.
Dash, dash,
With a mighty crash,
They seethe, and boil, and bound, and splash.
Be strong, O paddle! be brave, canoe!
The reckless waves you must plunge into.
Reel, reel.
On your trembling keel,
But never a fear my craft will feel.
We've raced the rapid, we're far ahead!
The river slips through its silent bed.
Sway, sway,
As the bubbles spray
And fall in tinkling tunes away.
And up on the hills against the sky,
A fir tree rocking its lullaby,
Swings, swings,
Its emerald wings,
Swelling the song that my paddle sings.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Memorable Moments From This School Year
Forensic Psychology
(aka. "Sex" or "Porterpire's Revenge" or "The We Love Steve Fan Club Tri-Weekly General Meeting")
1. the black dress shirt
2. the ripped jeans
3. when our teacher came to class
4. the sex jokes on the final exam
5. "welcome to the fascinating field of forensics"
6. sitting in the front?
7. my buddies
8. THE CLASS PICTURE (blast from my grade 7 past)
9. when Megha disappeared that day
10. the eye contact
11. the heels
Canadian Literature
("Uncle Jack's" class)
1. the girl who brought her chihuahua to our midterm
2. the time Uncle Jack spelled a word wrong on the board
3. when class finally got back to normal, like 2 weeks after "the mispelling"
4. Michael Ondaatje and bp Nichol
5. Uncle Jack swimming across the classroom the moment I mentioned the bottom of the ocean
Close Readings
1. I loved this class, she thinks I'm smart
2. the treats
3. the urgent text message that made me run out of class that day...
Nature Conservation
1. Movie Fridays
2. apologies for the final being on paper
3. realizing what it's like to sit back and let other people do the work in a group project
4. the human trolling ship impression
Transgenic Organisms
("Trannies")
1. dates with Faiza
2. watching clips from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
3. The PCR Song (see below)
4. Dr. P's insecurities about being called "boring" on ratemyprofessor
5. Dr. P's periodic and accidental sexual innuendo
(aka. "Sex" or "Porterpire's Revenge" or "The We Love Steve Fan Club Tri-Weekly General Meeting")
1. the black dress shirt
2. the ripped jeans
3. when our teacher came to class
4. the sex jokes on the final exam
5. "welcome to the fascinating field of forensics"
6. sitting in the front?
7. my buddies
8. THE CLASS PICTURE (blast from my grade 7 past)
9. when Megha disappeared that day
10. the eye contact
11. the heels
Canadian Literature
("Uncle Jack's" class)
1. the girl who brought her chihuahua to our midterm
2. the time Uncle Jack spelled a word wrong on the board
3. when class finally got back to normal, like 2 weeks after "the mispelling"
4. Michael Ondaatje and bp Nichol
5. Uncle Jack swimming across the classroom the moment I mentioned the bottom of the ocean
Close Readings
1. I loved this class, she thinks I'm smart
2. the treats
3. the urgent text message that made me run out of class that day...
Nature Conservation
1. Movie Fridays
2. apologies for the final being on paper
3. realizing what it's like to sit back and let other people do the work in a group project
4. the human trolling ship impression
Transgenic Organisms
("Trannies")
1. dates with Faiza
2. watching clips from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
3. The PCR Song (see below)
4. Dr. P's insecurities about being called "boring" on ratemyprofessor
5. Dr. P's periodic and accidental sexual innuendo
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Woof
I just howled at our neighbour's dogs.
Our neighbour came outside and got mad at them for barking.
I hid.
Our neighbour came outside and got mad at them for barking.
I hid.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Summer Plans!
I'm the new lifeguard at Malagash this year. So excited. Such a God thing.
Summer!
Here are Joshes answers to my camp application questions:
1. How would you handle a homesick child?
"I'd tell them to man-up."
2. How would you handle a homesick child?
"I'd make them feel like nothing. Like dirt."
It was really good to be forced to write out my testimony.
Here it is:
I was introduced to God and the Bible early in life. My mom accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour when I was five years old. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour at a summer camp called Circle Square Ranch when I was 8 years old. It seemed like a very simple and logical decision for me to make at the time. I understood that God loved me, he sent his son Jesus to die to take away the punishment that I deserve for my sins, which were keeping me from knowing God and going to heaven. I decided to commit my life to God and accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour that summer.
As I grew up, God began to show me what a relationship with him was really like. At first, my relationship with him seemed like a strict one and my relationship with God meant that I got to go to heaven and I needed to be really careful to obey the Bible. As I got to know God more by reading my Bible, praying, and learning about him, I realized that there was more to a relationship with God than going to heaven and being good. I learned what it meant to say that Jesus came to live in my heart when I accepted him. The Holy Spirit inside me was what helped me to live the Christian life. I couldn’t do it on my own, like I couldn’t save myself from my own sins.
God has taught me many things about himself. There are two really important things that I learned which I’d like to share with you. One special moment in my life happened when I realized how much God loves me. I had always heard that God loves me. I heard it many, many times. One day, it finally went from knowledge in my head to knowledge in my heart. I finally understood that God’s love for me is different than any love I could experience, from parents, friends, or a boyfriend/husband. God’s love was the deepest and strongest than any love I could ever experience. God’s love never changes no matter what I do and he knows everything about me (even more than I know about myself) and still loves me with a perfect, everlasting love. I realized that I could only find security in God’s love because humans, no matter how much they love me, will eventually let me down. God never will. I learned that only God’s love for me, not the love I get from other people, can truly be my security- what gives me value in life. This is a God-sized need, the need for value and security, which everyone has. God’s love for me gives me value and security. A verse from the Bible that helps me explain this is, and really shows what I desire for you is: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19” This verse says that God’s love surpasses knowledge. So we can’t fully understand it completely, but we can begin to. I’ve learned that I can share anything and everything with God. I can tell him exactly how I’m feeling and he cares about everything, big or small.
God has brought me to the point where I have decided to make him the centre of my life and it is my goal to obey and serve him any time, any where, to do any thing, at any cost. This has redefined what it means to have Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I realized that God sees the big picture and he knows what is best for me much better than I could. Seeking God’s guidance and will for my life has brought me to the schools, workplaces, and wonderful opportunities that I likely wouldn’t have experienced on my own. Allowing God’s Holy Spirit to work through me have allowed me to serve God and given me the boldness to share my faith when I never could have done that on my own either. God wants us to have an amazing, fun, and exciting life- Jesus came that we “may have life, and have it to the full! (John 10:10).” His guidance brings me peace and gives meaning to my life. A lot of people think that the Christian life is boring. It’s the opposite!
In the fall, our family had an unexpected decrease in finances for a few months due to sudden money problems. I was extremely worried, stressed, and questioned God’s care for me and my family. God provided for my family in amazing ways through help from friends and our church. The situation was eventually sorted out. Worry is something I struggled with and sometimes still struggle with. God has been teaching me what it means to trust him with all the details of my life. He has been teaching me to cling to truths like, “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Phil 4:19)” and “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).” These words came alive to me this year. God has totally changed how I view his provision. In the last few years, especially in this year, I’ve learned to cling to him and depend on him instead of push him away during difficult times. He tells me that he “knows the plans he has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me a hope and a future (Jer. 29:11).” I believe that and I have a peace about the future that I didn’t have before. I am amazed with his provision in my life through: experiencing his love, finances, a new home, amazing friendships, and awesome opportunities to serve him, like at camp :).
Summer!
Here are Joshes answers to my camp application questions:
1. How would you handle a homesick child?
"I'd tell them to man-up."
2. How would you handle a homesick child?
"I'd make them feel like nothing. Like dirt."
It was really good to be forced to write out my testimony.
Here it is:
I was introduced to God and the Bible early in life. My mom accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour when I was five years old. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour at a summer camp called Circle Square Ranch when I was 8 years old. It seemed like a very simple and logical decision for me to make at the time. I understood that God loved me, he sent his son Jesus to die to take away the punishment that I deserve for my sins, which were keeping me from knowing God and going to heaven. I decided to commit my life to God and accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour that summer.
As I grew up, God began to show me what a relationship with him was really like. At first, my relationship with him seemed like a strict one and my relationship with God meant that I got to go to heaven and I needed to be really careful to obey the Bible. As I got to know God more by reading my Bible, praying, and learning about him, I realized that there was more to a relationship with God than going to heaven and being good. I learned what it meant to say that Jesus came to live in my heart when I accepted him. The Holy Spirit inside me was what helped me to live the Christian life. I couldn’t do it on my own, like I couldn’t save myself from my own sins.
God has taught me many things about himself. There are two really important things that I learned which I’d like to share with you. One special moment in my life happened when I realized how much God loves me. I had always heard that God loves me. I heard it many, many times. One day, it finally went from knowledge in my head to knowledge in my heart. I finally understood that God’s love for me is different than any love I could experience, from parents, friends, or a boyfriend/husband. God’s love was the deepest and strongest than any love I could ever experience. God’s love never changes no matter what I do and he knows everything about me (even more than I know about myself) and still loves me with a perfect, everlasting love. I realized that I could only find security in God’s love because humans, no matter how much they love me, will eventually let me down. God never will. I learned that only God’s love for me, not the love I get from other people, can truly be my security- what gives me value in life. This is a God-sized need, the need for value and security, which everyone has. God’s love for me gives me value and security. A verse from the Bible that helps me explain this is, and really shows what I desire for you is: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19” This verse says that God’s love surpasses knowledge. So we can’t fully understand it completely, but we can begin to. I’ve learned that I can share anything and everything with God. I can tell him exactly how I’m feeling and he cares about everything, big or small.
God has brought me to the point where I have decided to make him the centre of my life and it is my goal to obey and serve him any time, any where, to do any thing, at any cost. This has redefined what it means to have Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. I realized that God sees the big picture and he knows what is best for me much better than I could. Seeking God’s guidance and will for my life has brought me to the schools, workplaces, and wonderful opportunities that I likely wouldn’t have experienced on my own. Allowing God’s Holy Spirit to work through me have allowed me to serve God and given me the boldness to share my faith when I never could have done that on my own either. God wants us to have an amazing, fun, and exciting life- Jesus came that we “may have life, and have it to the full! (John 10:10).” His guidance brings me peace and gives meaning to my life. A lot of people think that the Christian life is boring. It’s the opposite!
In the fall, our family had an unexpected decrease in finances for a few months due to sudden money problems. I was extremely worried, stressed, and questioned God’s care for me and my family. God provided for my family in amazing ways through help from friends and our church. The situation was eventually sorted out. Worry is something I struggled with and sometimes still struggle with. God has been teaching me what it means to trust him with all the details of my life. He has been teaching me to cling to truths like, “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Phil 4:19)” and “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).” These words came alive to me this year. God has totally changed how I view his provision. In the last few years, especially in this year, I’ve learned to cling to him and depend on him instead of push him away during difficult times. He tells me that he “knows the plans he has for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me a hope and a future (Jer. 29:11).” I believe that and I have a peace about the future that I didn’t have before. I am amazed with his provision in my life through: experiencing his love, finances, a new home, amazing friendships, and awesome opportunities to serve him, like at camp :).
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A Typical Tuesday
1. parking ticket
2. got free coffee from Roll Up the Rim to Win
3. won a t-shirt
4. charmed my way into getting a free foam finger at a movie premiere
2. got free coffee from Roll Up the Rim to Win
3. won a t-shirt
4. charmed my way into getting a free foam finger at a movie premiere
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentines Day!
Valentines Day at Dalhousie1. Girls carrying roses.
2. Boys carrying six packs.
3. English prof lecturing on holocaust poems.
4. The only boy in my tutorial offering his heartfelt sympathies towards women everywhere because of how hard the media is on us.
Bitterness factor: fairly high. What's a girl to do when she is single on the most romantic day of the year?
Valentines Day Continued...
5. Romantic text messages from my ladies.
6. Chocolate from my mother.
7. Dinner from my brother.
8. Valentines Day love from my Megha.
Bitterness factor: quite low. Feeling pretty healthy about being single right now.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Life Advice from my Calender
February's caption: "Dogs generally form a bond with the family they become part of and will watch out for fellow members, especially children. Many family dogs can be trusted to watch toddlers and young children while parents have their backs turned, such as when they are hanging clothes on the line."
It's hard to believe that we got this calender for free. I'm going to start putting up posters for Shiloh's Babysitting Service. Finally a way to make some money off this dog. She's too fragile for the illegal dog fighting clubs*...
I owe you one, Galleria Calender Collection.
*I don't actually support dog fights. That's cruel. As are real fur coats.
It's hard to believe that we got this calender for free. I'm going to start putting up posters for Shiloh's Babysitting Service. Finally a way to make some money off this dog. She's too fragile for the illegal dog fighting clubs*...
I owe you one, Galleria Calender Collection.
*I don't actually support dog fights. That's cruel. As are real fur coats.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Esoteric
My new favourite word is esoteric.
I just learned it.
It is an adjective which means, "understood or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest".
Dear English professor:
I don't believe that I can write an essay on this poem because of the esoteric images, metaphors, and allusions it contains. Unfortunately, I am not one of the select few who are meant to be in on the literary inside joke that the author is making. Thank you.
Sincerely,
B00413512
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/esoteric
I just learned it.
It is an adjective which means, "understood or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest".
Dear English professor:
I don't believe that I can write an essay on this poem because of the esoteric images, metaphors, and allusions it contains. Unfortunately, I am not one of the select few who are meant to be in on the literary inside joke that the author is making. Thank you.
Sincerely,
B00413512
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/esoteric
Friday, February 01, 2008
Ski Hill Friday!*
It feels like my experience at Dal is finally complete. I went skiing on Munro Day with my lovely snow bunny, Amarea!
Megha's mix CD gets Jessie and Amarea to Wentworth.
Jessie takes an unnaturally long time to get her skis snapped on.
Amarea feigns patience really well.
Jessie and Amarea realize that the ski hill is really big.
Jessie and Amarea wonder if they remember how to ski.
Ahmad visits Jessie at the top of the bunny hill.
Jessie and Amarea rock the bunny hill a couple times.
Jessie and Amarea meet Percival at the chair lift.
Jessie and Amarea decide they adore Pppp-erival and they will only ride the chair lift if he is there.
Jessie and Amarea almost die due to premature liftage of the safety bar on the chair lift.
Jessie hears clicking when she turns her head from side to side.
Jessie shakes her head around to see where the clicking is coming from.
Jessie discovers that the snap on the back of her helmet is off.
Amarea almost knocks Jessie over trying to fix it.
People almost run over Jessie and Amarea because they are standing at the base of the chair lift this whole time.
Amarea becomes best friends with the Chickadee.
Jessie and Amarea realize that you can't lift the safety bar on the chair lift with your feet still on the foot rests. When you do this, your feet lift in the air until they are in front of your face. The operator of the chair lift has to stop the entire chair lift when this happens.
Jessie tries to ski without her glasses on. So much white. So little control.
Jessie and Amarea realize that eating the exact same lunch at the exact same time synchronizes their need to use the ladies room. Magic.
Jessie tries a new trail. She realizes that it's covered with ice.
Fall #1: Jessie falls on her bum and slides down the hill backwards with her skis in the air.
A beautiful mystery skier brings Jessie her lost pole.
Jessie finally finds out what it's like to fall in love.
Fall #2: Jessie falls on her stomach and slides (head first) down the hill.
Jessie doesn't even bother to try to retrieve her ski poles.
Jessie returns her skis.
Jessie finds out that the skis she's been using all day are the missing pair of skis that the rental shop has been looking for all day.
Jessie becomes a local hero.
Jessie and Amarea do fine dining the Truro way.
The Spice Girls and the BSB bring them home.
Good, solid day on the slopes :)!
Megha's mix CD gets Jessie and Amarea to Wentworth.
Jessie takes an unnaturally long time to get her skis snapped on.
Amarea feigns patience really well.
Jessie and Amarea realize that the ski hill is really big.
Jessie and Amarea wonder if they remember how to ski.
Ahmad visits Jessie at the top of the bunny hill.
Jessie and Amarea rock the bunny hill a couple times.
Jessie and Amarea meet Percival at the chair lift.
Jessie and Amarea decide they adore Pppp-erival and they will only ride the chair lift if he is there.
Jessie and Amarea almost die due to premature liftage of the safety bar on the chair lift.
Jessie hears clicking when she turns her head from side to side.
Jessie shakes her head around to see where the clicking is coming from.
Jessie discovers that the snap on the back of her helmet is off.
Amarea almost knocks Jessie over trying to fix it.
People almost run over Jessie and Amarea because they are standing at the base of the chair lift this whole time.
Amarea becomes best friends with the Chickadee.
Jessie and Amarea realize that you can't lift the safety bar on the chair lift with your feet still on the foot rests. When you do this, your feet lift in the air until they are in front of your face. The operator of the chair lift has to stop the entire chair lift when this happens.
Jessie tries to ski without her glasses on. So much white. So little control.
Jessie and Amarea realize that eating the exact same lunch at the exact same time synchronizes their need to use the ladies room. Magic.
Jessie tries a new trail. She realizes that it's covered with ice.
Fall #1: Jessie falls on her bum and slides down the hill backwards with her skis in the air.
A beautiful mystery skier brings Jessie her lost pole.
Jessie finally finds out what it's like to fall in love.
Fall #2: Jessie falls on her stomach and slides (head first) down the hill.
Jessie doesn't even bother to try to retrieve her ski poles.
Jessie returns her skis.
Jessie finds out that the skis she's been using all day are the missing pair of skis that the rental shop has been looking for all day.
Jessie becomes a local hero.
Jessie and Amarea do fine dining the Truro way.
The Spice Girls and the BSB bring them home.
Good, solid day on the slopes :)!
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Will The REAL Jessie Christenson Please Stand Up?
Dear Readers of Jessie’s blog,
This is Megha making another cameo (see: October 7 – 21, 2007). In reading this blog, I feel that you people at home don’t get to know the real Jessie. Sure you get to hear her opinions on Santa, the Stadium, and Shiloh, but you never get to know the real her. I’m going to try to fill this informational void.
I firmly believe that the best way to get to know someone is talk to them. Since you don’t all get to do that on an hourly basis like I do, I thought I would throw out some snippets of our MSN conversations so you can understand Jessie’s true thoughts on certain aspects of life. The following are all direct Jessie quotes.
Jessie on Men:
“I think he's been warped for awhile now. He needs a slap in the face....how long has it been since they broke up?”
Jessie on Love:
“I don't know what to do with all these warm feelings inside me”
“I need to buy a gun, in case I want to hook up with one of the gangstas”
“I had my eye on 43 year old Mr. Jones”
“Turn him on and leave.”
“Do you think that it is an irrational request to only date someone who will legally change their name to crazy frog?”
“I hate spindly men. I go for the thick and hairy ones.”
“Double points for his shady character!”
“I just act fragile to get the boys”
“International = Gets Around”
“My kisses are magical”
Jessie on Her Childhood:
“I walked around the house wearing clam shells taped to my chest”
“It's nice to have a parrot for a friend”
“Time flies when you’re having rum.”
“Inappropriate things that will make amusing stories to tell later.”
“I got a breast enhancement.”
“In elementary, some girls were horse girls, I was a whale girl.” ...ten minutes later... “Seriously, I'm a whale girl”
“All I eat is krill – and a bit of plankton”
“The climax of my elementary career was when Free Willy came out”
Jessie on Her Femininity:
“Not everyone can be butch”
“Someday I'll have balls - they just haven't descended yet”
Jessie on Life:
“I like to read things in a logical order.”
“I've gotta go pick up my brother once I find my chauffeur hat and uniform.”
“The easier the better (in regards to EVERY situation and person).”
“I write all my blog entries under the willow.”
“Teach impressionable first years the REAL way to get good grades.”
“Just have some of my special brownies...they make everything better.”
“When I grow up I want to be Ken.”
“We could get it free from the pregnant lady up the street. (it = fresh milk)”
“It took me 3 hours to come up with a rhyme for heart that wasn’t fart.”
Jessie on Megha/Our Relationship:
“I have no problem drawing your blood”
“You are a literary genius. I'm enjoying your wit”
“I want to sing a song when you’re dead.”
“I don't want to eat you. I'd like to see you shot out of a cannon”
“You have a very impressive rack.”
“At least your butt doesn't look like a meteor hit it and left nothing of substance, like it usually does.”
“We can take turns making fun of your butt.”
“You and the cap on the ketchup have more in common than I thought.”
“Megha is so amazing!!”
“Would you like to be Shakira and I can be Beyonce?”
“You should douse yourself in gasoline and throw yourself in the fire.”
“You should cover your body in honey and pick a fight with a bear...”
“I'm going to feed you to the monkeys – they’re more hostile than you think”
“I've always wanted to have your babies”
“After the paper, I'm going to come and harpoon you in your sleep”
This is Megha making another cameo (see: October 7 – 21, 2007). In reading this blog, I feel that you people at home don’t get to know the real Jessie. Sure you get to hear her opinions on Santa, the Stadium, and Shiloh, but you never get to know the real her. I’m going to try to fill this informational void.
I firmly believe that the best way to get to know someone is talk to them. Since you don’t all get to do that on an hourly basis like I do, I thought I would throw out some snippets of our MSN conversations so you can understand Jessie’s true thoughts on certain aspects of life. The following are all direct Jessie quotes.
Jessie on Men:
“I think he's been warped for awhile now. He needs a slap in the face....how long has it been since they broke up?”
Jessie on Love:
“I don't know what to do with all these warm feelings inside me”
“I need to buy a gun, in case I want to hook up with one of the gangstas”
“I had my eye on 43 year old Mr. Jones”
“Turn him on and leave.”
“Do you think that it is an irrational request to only date someone who will legally change their name to crazy frog?”
“I hate spindly men. I go for the thick and hairy ones.”
“Double points for his shady character!”
“I just act fragile to get the boys”
“International = Gets Around”
“My kisses are magical”
Jessie on Her Childhood:
“I walked around the house wearing clam shells taped to my chest”
“It's nice to have a parrot for a friend”
“Time flies when you’re having rum.”
“Inappropriate things that will make amusing stories to tell later.”
“I got a breast enhancement.”
“In elementary, some girls were horse girls, I was a whale girl.” ...ten minutes later... “Seriously, I'm a whale girl”
“All I eat is krill – and a bit of plankton”
“The climax of my elementary career was when Free Willy came out”
Jessie on Her Femininity:
“Not everyone can be butch”
“Someday I'll have balls - they just haven't descended yet”
Jessie on Life:
“I like to read things in a logical order.”
“I've gotta go pick up my brother once I find my chauffeur hat and uniform.”
“The easier the better (in regards to EVERY situation and person).”
“I write all my blog entries under the willow.”
“Teach impressionable first years the REAL way to get good grades.”
“Just have some of my special brownies...they make everything better.”
“When I grow up I want to be Ken.”
“We could get it free from the pregnant lady up the street. (it = fresh milk)”
“It took me 3 hours to come up with a rhyme for heart that wasn’t fart.”
Jessie on Megha/Our Relationship:
“I have no problem drawing your blood”
“You are a literary genius. I'm enjoying your wit”
“I want to sing a song when you’re dead.”
“I don't want to eat you. I'd like to see you shot out of a cannon”
“You have a very impressive rack.”
“At least your butt doesn't look like a meteor hit it and left nothing of substance, like it usually does.”
“We can take turns making fun of your butt.”
“You and the cap on the ketchup have more in common than I thought.”
“Megha is so amazing!!”
“Would you like to be Shakira and I can be Beyonce?”
“You should douse yourself in gasoline and throw yourself in the fire.”
“You should cover your body in honey and pick a fight with a bear...”
“I'm going to feed you to the monkeys – they’re more hostile than you think”
“I've always wanted to have your babies”
“After the paper, I'm going to come and harpoon you in your sleep”
Disclaimer: These quotes have been taken out of context and are intended to be humourous. They do not necessarily reflect Jessie's beliefs or character.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Deck the Halls...
1. The treeFake. But pretty.
2. Our stockings
Real. And pretty.
3. The nativity scene
Josh was in charge of it this year. Each wiseman thinks that a different farm animal is the baby Jesus and Joseph stands in the corner with his back to everyone because he has just realized that he isn't the father. I should probably fix this soon. There's a fuzzy line between funny and disrespectful and Josh flirts with it every year when he sets up the nativity scene.
4. Four Christmas wreaths
Outside the house. Our landlord Mr. Louis made them. Some of his better work. Sometimes he does good things around the house. These good things include: our house (that he built), his watering of my garden, and these wreaths.
5. 10 plastic Santas
Outside the house. They appeared today. 10 of them. Also the doing of Mr. Louis. I haven't decided if they fall in the category of good things he's done around the house or bad things. Bad things include: the non-working space-age lamp that he installed at the end of our driveway, the contraption that he uses to cover his boat (made of plywood and a plastic tarp), the constant rewiring he does with our bathroom lights so you have to turn on a new combination of switches to make the lights work, and the bright powder blue paint that found its way to our back deck (think tuxedo circa 1986).
Actually, I've decided. I really like the Santas. Attractiveness is overrated when it comes to Christmas decorations. Something inside me likes the tacky and ugly Christmas decorations this year.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Musical Changes
I'm starting to appreciate music:
1. with yelling in it
2. with long intros
3. with extended guitar solos
4. without words
Strange things are happening to me.
1. with yelling in it
2. with long intros
3. with extended guitar solos
4. without words
Strange things are happening to me.
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