I wanted to get all my pictures from my trip to France uploaded to Flickr before making a post about it.
And I wanted to post about France before posting about anything else.
The picture-uploading took a lot longer than I had expected.
But! They're all up now, at my Flickr page. At the time of writing this, they start at page 2, and go in reverse-choronological order. Nothing is tagged yet, because that's a monumental task and I'm lazy.
The trip, however, was absolutely wonderful. I'm not going to detail a play-by-play account here, because I don't want to spend 8 hours in front of the LJ tonight. Neither do you.
I thought the flight there would be so long and boring, but it really didn't seem to take too long. I flew from here to Toronto, spent 5 hours in LBP, and then flew from Toronto to Paris. There was even a woman and her toddler sitting in my row and I didn't feel like hurting anyone! However, I ended up getting really sick about halfway through my flight. I was sleepy and headachey and sick to my stomach. So when we landed in Paris, and it was pouring rain outside, I didn't care much about anything. I just wanted to get to my hotel and sleep.
This was the view from the hotel room. It was a nice street in the Montparnasse/St-Germain area.
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Now I feel I can get on with my regularly scheduled LJ-posting.
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:The Eternal - Joy Division
- 17:07 watching Moulin Rouge on SCDiva. seems an appropriate way to end this weekend. #
- 19:19 @heartofkudzu Up is wonderful - you'll love it! :) #
- 20:17 between my chequing account & Visa, I can totally afford a MacBook right now. I'm trying to hold off until the end of summer. but we'll see. #
- 22:40 the cure "plain song" ♫ twt.fm/180338 #
- 00:44 first 10% of my Paris photos are up: www.flickr.com/photos/deanno/ #
- 10:43 @essentiallyaspy I actually got it at a sporting goods store here! I don't even shop there, but i was there with roni and saw it. #
- 10:45 @essentiallyaspy It's made by FireFly, which I think is owned by Quicksilver, but i can't find any pics online to show anyone! #
- 11:30 Going for lunch & to run a couple errands w/ mom. i think i need a haircut. i look like crap. #
- 15:15 RT @CourageCampaign Hours left until Lt. Dan Choi's military trial. More than 125,000 have signed his letter. Will you? bit.ly/4mrJ2 #
- 15:50 okay, i'm plucking up all the courage I have and going for a haircut. stupid hair grows too fast! hopefully i don't come home in tears! #
- 12:37 just heard about billy mays. r.i.p. #
- 13:06 i NEED to go swimming/to the beach. I bought a lovely vintage-style bathing suit before my holiday and need to use it! #
- 14:26 confession: i haven't washed my hair since i've been back in the country. i should do something about that. #
- 16:21 @essentiallyaspy yes! I know how to do all of the dance too, but i don't do it in front of anyone anymore #
- 16:22 @essentiallyaspy last time i did the thriller dance, my cousin fell out of his chair, he was laughing so hard! #
- 23:28 Went to parents house when i got in and am just getting home now. been up for 30 hours. im crashing but im no wave. #
- 15:57 so i just realised this month that i really really like coldplay's viva la vida. a lot. #
- 12:17 Im back in the land of hockey, tim hortons & maple syrup. at lbp int'l. #
- 13:09 Watched One Week on the plane. aside from the very tasty eye candy in joshua jackson, it was a very sweet film. #
- 13:11 It was the perfect movie to watch coming back to canada. & i totally didnt cry when he got to saskathewan... #
- 13:42 4 hours and i'll be home. ahhh...... #
- 17:22 Im going to be in paris in like 8 hours!! pardon me while i pee myself with excitement!!! #
- 21:02 packing is going really really easily, and i could probably get away with just one case. this makes me think i'm doing something wrong... #
- 08:23 heading to the airport shortly. will most likely tweet to stave off boredom in the 6hour Toronto layover! #
- 15:01 And there, like a shining beacon in the toronto airport, she saw the words, in red: Tim Hortons. #
- 16:29 Just got a txt from roni: miss u if u miss me. yeah and im totally not welling up in the toronto airport right now... #
- 16:52 Picked up Pride & Prejudice & Zombies at the Virgin store. going to wait for my plane and read. i ttally dont have room in my bag for this! #
- 17:08 making dinner. peanut sauce and noodles. yeah, I can't quite seem to quit peanut butter. #
- 19:12 @skoosie well, my answer to everything is almost always zombies. but robots are pretty badass too. #
- 20:32 it's a really beautiful evening outside. kind of want to go for a walk, but i'm sleepy. i don't want to feel sleepier when i get back. #
- 21:29 it's 25 degrees in my apartment and 16 outside. surely i will melt away into nothing tonight. #
- 11:57 @skoosie yes! I will definitely join anything that is called a Robot Dance Club! #
- 12:18 4 songs that are tied for most listened to this week according to my Last.fm: Young Cardinals - Alexisonfire; Civil Twilight - Weakerthans #
- 12:19 David Hasselhoff - Hank Pine & Lily Fawn, Ismaaouni - Upper Egypt Ensemble. Random? Me? #
- 12:32 so many awesome things going on in town next week. kinda bummed that i can't go, but it makes me feel better when I say "i'll be in Paris!" #
- 13:14 ha, Grant Lawrence just said "hippie-pocrisy". ha! #
- 15:48 god, i fucking hate vacuuming. especially when it's a million degrees in here. #
I finished the shoulder bag I want to take with me, and made a matching wallet and luggage tags (i'm the queen of matchy-matchy). I'll probably take a picture and post it here sometime today.
All I really have to do now is print out my plane e-tickets and various other vouchers I got from Expedia, and then clean my apartment. I love coming home to a clean house. Plus, if I didn't clean it, the filth would probably just swallow the apartment whole while I'm gone. Seriously. It's bad.
I'm listening to the Radio3 podcast for this week. It's the music festival episode (are they still called episodes when it's a podcast done by a radio station?). It's really good - you should go download it (radio3.cbc.ca). This makes me excited for folkfest this summer. I think I kind of missed the boat of volunteering for the festival and thus getting free passes this year. I've been so busy getting stuff ready for my trip that every night I'd get into bed and think 'well crap, I forgot to contact the festival again today'. Hopefully I don't go too overboard in France and actually have a bit of money when I get back.
I just found out that there's a bit of money from my aunt and uncle at my parent's house for my trip. Aww... sometimes being the favourite niece has advantages.
On Thursday night I went to Laura's house to see her before my trip. We ate maple walnut ice creme (favourite!) in her backyard. It was really nice. And it was the first nice day out in like a week. I brought my camera and took a few pictures. I haven't taken pictures "just because" in a long time. Usually it's something that I have to take a picture of, or just to document something. Needless to say, the 365 project for this year is failing big time.
However:
the view from Laura's back yard as the sun was thinking about setting.
I love this old chair, but I was a little scared to sit on it! So we used it as a table.
lots more at Flickr of course.
I think in my last real post, I mentioned applying on a new position at work? I (very nervously) interviewed for it on Thursday. On Friday, they said it was one of the best interviews they'd ever had (!!), but were going with another candidate. I was told that it was a really really hard decision this time, and I know it was for them. It's all supposed to be a secret, who applied and what not, but I know who the other applicant was and he's really good at his job too. But I just thought I'd get it because I've been there longer than him, and I know more about the job. I'm completely cross trained - I know how to do everything at work. There isn't anything else I can learn. I thought that would give me an advantage, but essentially what it came down to, was they needed someone more sociable who could really unite the team. And not someone who's always there a half hour early every day and never grumbles about the work they're given. I was pretty pissed off when I was given the news, but at the same time, you could give the worst news ever, and I'm still going to France, so there.
There will be another position coming up in about a month or so, but I don't know if I want to apply. I've applied twice and there's always someone better than me, so I've got myself convinced that someone's always going to be better, you know? We'll have to see what's going on when I get back from France and get my life back in order. I feel like everything has been disordered and up in the air for the better part of this year. Things are going to change when I get back!
Okay, I do believe that's it for now. Doubt I'll post while I'm away, but there may be the odd tweet.
xo!
EDIT:
new super-matchy shoulder bag, wallet and luggage tag.
- Mood:
excited - Music:bones of man - chad van gaalen
- 18:45 ever read like 10 pages in an LJ comm and still not know if it's for real, or if it's just a place for trolls to be trolls? yeah, me too. #
- 21:47 sat out in laura's backyard tonight with maple walnut ice creme (my favourite!) it was very lovely and idyllic #
- 21:48 ...but i feel like i'm crawling with mosquitoes now. :( #
- 23:48 well fuck you, rubik's cube. no one invited you anyway. i'm going to bed. #
- 07:03 i still say this dress is too fancy for work, but i'm wearing it anyway #
- 09:45 @skoosie listening to simian mobile disco. whenever i do, it always makes me think of your dance cave of deep dispair! lol #
- 10:40 @GuyRipley Yes, but was the pea soup delicious? #
- 14:35 listening to Bishop Allen, trying to cheer up. I really thought I'd get that new position at work. #
- 14:36 oh well, either way, only and hour & a half left of work and then I'm going to France in like 48 hours! :D #
- 15:25 @skoosie ZOMBIES, OBVIOUSLY! #
- 17:26 @skoosie I was trying to find some books to bring on my trip, but all I really want to read on the flight are a bunch of fics on my computer #
- 17:32 ugghh... spamming spammers who spam on twitter... die now. #
- 17:42 if i didnt feel so bad about it, i would just eat peanut butter by the spoonful. but since i'm an "adult" i'll concede to eating it on toast #
- 18:16 RT @DavidSuzukiFDN Recycling an aluminum can takes 96% less energy than creating a new one. So yes, you are making a difference. #
- 20:21 just sent kind of a snarky email to my local Green Party rep. They waste so much paper with mailiings to members though, i've had enough! #
- 22:51 so i have an interview for a new positiion at work tomorrow. i don't think i've ever been so fucking nervous #
- 22:52 it's a panel of like 4 or 5 people and i seriously feel sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I'm totally unprepared for it too. #
- 22:52 so it's tomorrow at 2:30 if you want to throw some good vibes my way... #
- 12:23 Getting outside at lunch was exactly what i needed. lj post later, but basically i feel invincible. going to go back & kill it in interview #
- 15:04 Interview done. i should just change my name to rambly joe. but i think it went well. #
- 19:35 even though they're from Winnipeg and I'm from Regina, the Weakerthans totally sound like home to me. so comforting. #
- 12:58 tinyurl.com/ll4qwq Cancer survivor exhibit in the park downtown. I want to go back tomorrow at lunch when I have more time to look #
- 18:53 @Apey OMFG! That furry video is the scariest thing ever. also, why were you searching for furries on YouTube? Just sayin... #
- 19:08 peanut butter is the greatest food ever. don't every TRY to tell me it's not actually food. #
- 19:54 okay, I don't even like Jimmy Fallon, but i'm going to have to watch tonight to see what all this #Zack Morris business is about! #
- 23:18 holy shit, its Zack Morris!! #
- 23:38 that was awesome. I'm going to bed. 'night! #
- 06:49 i got my WeLoveColors order y'day, so today, i'm wearing bright red tights. #
- 12:38 I bought the cutest vintage-style bathing suit today. do i NEED a bathing suit right before going to france? no.... #
- 12:42 But it was on sale and probably wont be there when i get back. #
- 13:02 So i just realised that i prolly look pregnant in this dress. guess thats what i get for wearing a vintage trapeze dress! #
- 21:22 going through the giant container of vintage buttons my gramma gave me. putting the finishing touches on the comfiest pants i've ever made. #
- 22:30 @essentiallyaspy love that jacket! you look really good in that picture. :) #
- 13:13 i got an interview for Thursday for a new position at work. i'm being interivewed by a panel of 4 people. eeeps. #
- 17:23 holy shit! there's a desk under all this crap... #
- 21:16 i've been cleaning all day. it's been a long time, floor. good to see you again. #
- 21:26 protest the hero "blindfolds aside" ♫ twt.fm/148303 #
- 22:23 @megscreations I saw it last week (and loved it!) - there were lots of kids that age in the audience who seemed to really enjoy it. #
- 11:18 "david hasselhoff" by Hank Pine & Lily Fawn is kind of my new favourite song. IDK. *hands* #
- 11:53 Ooh, I haven't used Audacity in a long time. I can hear the gears in my brain grinding... #
- 12:27 @alivet you have Sims 3? How is it so far? My sister and I can't decide if we should get it. #
- 13:13 i have to look up instructions for installing a fly-front zipper every single time I make pants. #
- 14:10 i'd get a lot more accomplished today if people would stop fucking calling me! #
- 14:41 the weakerthans "one great city" ♫ twt.fm/148991 #
- 18:20 at the hospital. really wish everyone in this ward didnt know us by name for how often we're here... #
- 10:17 @essentiallyaspy thanks. she's doing better and will probably be out early next week. but still, it's just frustrating. xo! #
- 10:35 nerdy excitement time: we have fall out boy tickets! #
- 18:11 this needs retweeting: RT @TheHour 10 things you didn't know about orgasm -bit.ly/K1BiP #
- 19:10 watching Guy Maddin's The Saddest Music In The World. I love everything about this film. #
- 23:48 i worry about the dumbest things ever. like, I just ironed my maxi-dress to wear to work tomorrow, & I've never worn a long dress to work #
- 23:48 so naturally I must obsess over if this is okay and what i'll look like. LAME. #
- 09:54 i don't think i've ever been so happy for friday before!! its been the longest week ever, I #BlameDrewsCancer #
- 23:06 so this even grosses me out a little, but i would totally make out with Jack White. Yeah, I said it. #
- 12:51 hate to go all fashionista on u, but wearing runners w/ a dress, skirt or nice suit is unacceptable! if you cant do heels, wear flats! #
- 12:56 And i mean that for the office. if youve got a denim or twill skirt on with a tshirt, rock the runners. just no nikes w/ wool pencil skirts! #
- 16:27 Baahhhhhurrrrrrgh... moms in the hospital. again. srsly - fuck kidney disease #
I really don't even have time to post now: I should be in bed already. I simply cannot go to bed early, and even if I do get everything done in the evening so that I can get into bed before 12, I can't sleep anyhow. Then I have to try really really hard to stay awake all the next day at work.
So here's a bit of a list-form post:
-the Cathedral Village Arts Festival went okay. Between all the belly dancing costumes I made this spring and getting ready for France, I really wasn't prepared for the festival this year. The first half went really slow, and then picked up in the afternoon. I just felt discouraged. I might not do the festival next year. I really miss being a spectator at the festival! I don't want to stay in my booth and not see anything all day. so I'll have to do some thinking when I get back from France and decide what exactly I'm doing with my life and where I want to go.
- work is going well. They finally put up a posting for this position I've wanted to apply on for months. I'm not counting my chickens just yet, but I have a pretty good chance I think. They're interviewing for it sometime next week.
- On Friday, i went to Laura's house for a PartyLight presentation. I planned on staying until about 10, and then coming home and doing some work. And now buying anything. Instead, I bought really pretty elephant candle holders and teak and cardamom candles, and came home at 2AM, drunk. I've been so busy that I haven't had the chance to just hang out and have fun with people in forever, so it was needed.
- It's nearly midnight, so I can now say "only 10 days til France!" woop woop!
I'm stupid-excited, obviously, but realised today, kinda scared of everything too. There's a million "what-ifs" going on in my head. I know it'll be fine once I get there and realise that Paris is made of awesome, but I'm just nervous right now.
- If you're into fanfiction at all, you must read
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bexless's third and final installment of the Unholy 'verse. Goddamn, I love this 'verse. Even if you aren't into bandom/fanfic, you should read it anyway, because it's just so well written and engrossing and beautiful. (while we're at it, if you like being read to,
aceles podficced the first part of the trilogy, and it's awesome). - speaking of
I'm willing to sit through a fucking Blink 182 show to see them. They're playing, along with All American Rejects in Saskatoon. ugh, hate Blink 182. I was talking to Roni, who likes Blink, and talked it up a lot, and she got pretty pumped for it and THEN asked "oh, who's playing with them?"
I told her FOB and she just made some disgusted noises, but cheered herself up by saying "hey, at least it's not My Chemical Romance!" ha! Pretty excited about this, I must say. I'm picking up tickets on Saturday - if anyone else in town wants to come with us, let me know and I'll pick up a ticket for you.
- this skirt is a lot more work than I first imagined. I've been working on it for a week already! I should be done tomorrow or friday night though. Every time I sew a layer in, I have to try it on. It's getting really heavy, but i LOVE it. I'm using 3 different bohemian-looking floral fabrics in turquoise, brown and peach.
- after that, I need to make my shoulder bag for my trip and a pair of short pants (not shorts, but like mid-calf pants). The pants will be no problem, since the pattern is my old-standby for pants. I can have them done in a couple hours. The bag might take a bit longer, just because I have to sew in pockets and zippers and adjustable straps and a padded section for my camera. I got this really great red Rococo print for it that just NEEDS to come to France with me.
- I do believe that brings us more or less up to date. Aren't you glad you read? I'm going to try and post a couple more things before my trip (IN 10 DAYS!!!!). There are a few new pictures up at Flickr, if you're so inclined.
goodnight, all!
- Mood:
dorky
- 20:30 Watching Earth 2100. fascinating and frightening. #
- 23:26 i really want to see fall out boy & all american rejects this summer in s'toon, but don't want to have to see blink182 to do it. #
- 23:26 i didn't even know they were still a band! #
- 23:59 @essentiallyaspy I know, right?! I get so invested in really intense TV/movies. I was like 'cut to a commercial so I can breathe already!!" #
- 10:02 My sister's the best. she loves blink182, so we're going to see FOB in august! #
- 16:31 Omg - theyre coming out of the woodwork this afternoon. working downtown is never dull. #
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