Vinyl Quotes

I love quotes. I will always continue collecting anything that sparks my interest. Anything from funny, thought-provoking or just plain mushy. The interesting thing about it is that I bought one that you can stick onto your wall. They're these vinyl stickers that come pre-cut with words or designs in different shapes, sizes and colours. To start off my collection, I found the perfect quote that will go on my empty white wall which appropriately says...

"LOVE conquers all..."

:)

<3

More Reunions

It seems like winter just came a little earlier than expected. I like the snow but not the freezing temperature that comes with it.

I met up with a good from whom I haven't seen in over a year. She's one of the few girls I love to talk to because I can be myself and not have to watch what I say. Besides, she's one of the few that taught me that dirty jokes are a good thing and among other dirty things. Hehe... I have admired this girl from the moment we met at work, because she always seemed like she had the qualities I look to become for myself. She comes off very confident, witty and incredibly funny. And not to mention she is a good looking girl. But underneath all that, life isn't as perfect as I thought it would be for her. I won't get into details to respect her privacy. I just hope things work out for her.

But spending time with Jose today brought some good memories of the past when we did work together or hang out outside work. We also have a reunion to go this coming Saturday with the rest of the Loomis gang. I haven't seen some of the people for a couple of years now so this will be a very joyous event. The reuinion will be filled of laughter, jokes and more tears of laughter. Haha...

I Blame It On The Rain!

So this weekend was supposed to be about culture and purchasing some pirated DVD's. But none of that turned out how I had pictured it in my head. Thanks to the rain, I didn't get to drive my car to Toronto because I chickened out. Instead D drove and thank goodness for that!

I didn't get to see the newly renovated AGO nor did I get to purchase movies. The only thing that worked out were spending time with my UTM friend, seeing a free magic show (awesome!) and a UFC fight which I didn't anticipate to happen, but it did.

Also, I forgot to mention that I did donate blood for the first time in my life just this past Wednesday. I went with D because it's something he had done before. And of course, it's a for a good cause and I should really do more for this planet before I die. Initially I was nervous about it because of what my mother had warned me with. Basically, one of her co-workers went to donate blood and when she came back for work she fainted. But thankfully, everything went smoothly with my donation process. I got to relax on a huge lazy-boy chair, drank orange juice and ate a stale cookie. Unfortunately for D this was his idea to go and I just wanted to tag along to experience it. He was more excited about it than I was, but to his disappointment he was denied to donate his own blood. Only because there is a rule to donating blood, and it's that if you have left the North American soil you cannot donate for at least 12 months. D went back to India last December, hence being denied to donate blood until January 2009. The oddest part of that whole experience was when the nurse made me hold the bag of blood I donated. It was still warm and that was mainly what creeped me out. This may indeed be something I will do annually from now on. I also cannot wait to find out what my blood type is when I received my blood donor card from the mail.

This whole week has been odd but in a good way...

The Rebirth of the AGO

That's right, after three-long years of reconstruction, the day has finally arrived for the rebirth of the AGO. Today at 4 p.m. is the official public opening and will be open for free admissions for the remaining weekend.

Model design of the AGO.

The large window facade are one of the key design features that are architecturally unique designed by Frank Gehry.

Some things that I'm excited to see are the large window facade facing the street where the experience with art is created with the dynamic relationship with the street. When pedestrians are walking by the gallery they can see the people inside viewing the artworks. Simultaneously, the gallery viewers can see the pedestrians watching them. Frank Gehry definitely created the civic space that artists would be proud to share with the public.

My inner art-nerdiness is jumping for joy! Hahaha...

A Moment Of Weirdness

I am turning 25 in a few months and it feels like I am dealing with a quarter-century-crisis!
Can you imagine when I turn 30? 40?! 50?!?
How did I let this get out of hand?!

As I was packing today to head back home from London, Ontario, I noticed something really disturbing with my wardrobe collection. My clothes consisted mostly of the colour black. In a way, as I have said in the previous post, I am stuck in a rut and it is clearly showing with my wardrobe. This is really worrying me because I feel like I am not myself anymore and it is showing with the way I am dressing as well. I thoroughly enjoy watching any type of makeover shows, such as TLC's What Not To Wear. Before the big reveal of change, the people that get their makeovers done talk about or will be revealed in some form of how they got to where they are at. And some of them, you can clearly see along the way that they had lost their sense of self. Their confidence had faded and so they stopped caring of how they looked. I don't want that to happen to me...but it seems to be creeping up behind me.

I have lost passion for the things I used to obsess over.

Even my behaviour has been very disappointing lately, especially last night. This is not how I want to handle with whatever I am dealing with. I need to create a healthier outlet than what I have been doing lately.

HOWEVER...

I do think this is a great opportunity for me to start fresh and find myself once again. This could also help me refresh my love and passion for art. Which means, visiting galleries (I have a couple in mind already), reading and creating something artistic again instead of being glued to the computer all day. I should also read more books like I used to! I should spend time with old friends that I have not seen in a while. Lastly, become more physically active like I used to. There are so much things out there, and it felt like I have shut the door from everything that was familiar to me.

I know I will be fine and it's just a detour from what I have had planned. I always bounce back from any problems and learn from it. I will be shiny and sparkly once again. You just wait! Haha...

I Can't Think of a Witty Title

I finally got to watch the third episode of 90210 via online. Thank goodness for that option nowadays. I have to say, those kids really do have to deal with a lot of things that I am thankful I never had to go through. I know it's only t.v. but if you isolate their situations it is rather sad to see an adolescent be forced dealing with that. Even though my youth (I know I am still rather young, but you catch my drift) was rather wonderful, it was also very innocent and fun. I'm really enjoying the tension between Annie and Ethan. As always, if my own romantic life is non-existent, I live it through unrealistic people. Hahaha...oh I'm so pathetic. But hey, at least I don't seek trouble outside the bluetube or rather...the fibreglass or whatever material they use for the internet. But then again...maybe I SHOULD? Hmmm...nah, I'm too much of a damn good girl. Stupid morals...why must you almost always win?!

My family finally purchased all the furniture we need for our house from IKEA and I am rather excited it's finally all coming together. This renovation started in January while I was still living in Windsor. We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel with this renovation. Just minor details are needed to be worked but that can be fixed whenever. The big purchase for my room was a big closet considering I once had a built-in closet. For months, I had a HUGE hole on my wall because the closet was taken out to make more room for the adjacent bathroom. So the hole was covered with just brown paper for privacy. The house is looking better and I would be more proud to invite people over. I am still undecided if I should hold my 25th birthday at my house, but we'll see...

After making those purchases, my mom, my brother and myself headed up to Kleinberg (Vaughn area) for a wedding rehearsal. It's rather a quaint 'village' which reminded me of Streetsville, but a nicer version of it. Haha... The couple (very sweet and funny ones) will be getting married in this very small church. It's the typical kind you would see in southern towns where the church is all white and surrounded by beautiful flowers. It'll be very cramped inside but we'll manage to capture the event. The photo shoot (weather permitting of course) will be done around the street area which will be awesome. It's very picturesque and candid which I always enjoy. I always do the second angle and my family knows that's what I am mostly comfortable with, because I am under no pressure taking pictures. After the rehearsal we passed by the McMichael Gallery which I was pleasantly surprised. I have only been there once back in Gr. 9 for my Art class. It is where most of the Group of Seven's artworks are held and it's magnificent to see it in one room. After seeing where it is, I plan to go back sometime this fall. According to my brother, during the fall season, the gallery looks great with the multi-coloured trees surrounding it. So it'll be a good opportunity to take pictures and be inspired by famous artists. I just need to recruit some people to go for a little trip with me. I can name a couple already. :P

That's it for now. Until then!