Aaaaand I'm now heading out to the middle of nowhere with (possibly) no internet. There will be a beach though, so it won't be all bad. =D


Please to be leaving a message. ♥

After much miss-communication, random phone calls and impromptu interviews - I will now be working and living at The Chocolate River Motel starting tomorrow. It's a motel/cabin/campground/restaurant type place and should be great fun as well as challenging; since I'll be multitasking as a housekeeper and waitress again. It's a bit short notice and my boss is sending someone to pick me up early tomorrow morning, which is awfully nice of him.

I have no idea if I'll have internet out there. Probably not? So when I disappear, don't panic. This job is just for the summer (and possibly the fall?) it all depends on how long my employer needs me for. But I'm not complaining since I'll be living right by a beach, close to the Hopewell Rocks and apparently there's hiking trails all over. Did I mention that I'll right by a beach? Fantastic! ♥

In other news - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was fucking amazing and I highly recommend that everyone who hasn't seen it should go see it as soon as they can. It was wonderful and awesome and I really want to go see it again before I leave, but I can't so I'll just have to live with it. But seriously. GO SEE IT. It's absolutely worth it.

Now I have to get back to rapidly packing up all my stuff and praying that I don't forget anything important. Have I mentioned that I'm going to miss the fuck out of all my Moncton friends? No? Well I'm going to fucking miss them! D= Gah.

Have I mentioned that I'll be living right by a beach? ♥

I am now living in my best friends apartment while she's away at Fundy for work (hooray for being away from mom! xD). I moved in yesterday, although I wouldn't really call it moving in. More like dragging my suitcase up the five flights of stairs (along with a couple of other non-important things) and taking over her room somewhat. But that's not important.

What's important is that her roommate is the hottest piece of chocolate man I have ever seen in my life. Seriously.

First encounter with Boy: After dragging my bazillion pound suitcase up the stairs and fumbling into the apartment. The front door opens into the living room, and I find him bent over the back of the couch with his butt in the air. Best sight ever, he has the most amazing ass. It would've been better if my dad hadn't been with me.

(Note about Boy - he's only been speaking English for five months and is horrible at it. He speaks better French, which I'm horrible at. He speaks to me in English because he wants to practice and I speak French to him so I can refresh my lost ability. Despite the broken speech and wild hand gestures, we're able to communicate pretty well and we do so, frequently.)

Latest encounter with Boy: I did the dishes this morning because I dirtied a few of them last night and I figured I'd do all of them to save time, including Boy's dishes. He was quite surprised that I'd done that and thanked me profusely (so cute). Then earlier this evening, just as I was contemplating supper, he knocks on my door and I turn around to find him leaning against my door frame, shirtless, with an amazing looking plate-full of food in his hands. It was like the start of a wet dream only he was wearing pants. (I should probably mention now that he could grate cheese on his abs. Guuuh.)

Sadly, Boy will only be here until Sunday because he's leaving to go back to his home for the summer. Burkina-Faso is where he's from and he won't be back until early September. Which is sad. But until he leaves, I'm sure I'll have more good Boy moments to share. And if I'm lucky, I'll catch him coming out of the shower. x3

Yeey for life adventures of awesome. Everyday things can be fun and adventurous too. You just need to know how to spot them or something.





Like having a ridiculously messy desk (that is surprisingly free of cats), or meeting a family of geese on the walk home, or acknowledging that D-Tox has many awesome Transformers t-shirts that you desperately want, but can't justify buying. "Me, Grimlock, say buy shirts now!" "You're not helping." =.=

YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other.

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?

Hit me~! ♥

1.) Comment to this post and I'll give you a letter.
2.) Open up your music player of choice and post a list of all the songs you have beginning with that letter.

( I got the letter 'S'. )

Well that was an adventure that took up a lot more time than I originally thought it would. Go awesome amounts of music! Whooo~ xD

Hello sweet, fantastic and wonderful June. Do you want to know why June has made it to the top of my list of the absolutely best month ever? Even if you don't want to know, I'm going to tell you anyway. =D

Season two of True Blood will premiere on June 14th. ♥

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is released to theaters on June 24th. ♥

AND!!!

Bon Jovi is having a concert at Magnetic Hill on June 27th. ♥

Seriously. The best month for events ever. I'm going to have a spectacular blast this month! It's going to be absolutely awesome! =D

I want to stay inside and write more of Take A Step Too Far because I've been hit in the face with the brick of inspiration.

But I want to go outside and roll around on the grass and bask in the sunshine and dig in the garden and get dirt under my fingernails and watch the squirrels attempt to be inconspicuous in the tree and steal the birdseed.

Dammit. >.< Making a simple unimportant decision shouldn't be this complicated.

British Colombia was fantastic. Kelowna and Penticton specifically. It was absolutely stunning in a way that the maritimes could never be. There was scenery - we were surrounded by beautiful mountains and sometimes snow capped mountains which was amazing. I loved waking up and looking out the window of my hotel room and seeing the mountains. It was absolutely beautiful!

My sister is now happily married to the man she's been in love with for eight years. It was good times all around! I finally have a brother-in-law. Fancy that!

( Here. Have some wedding and reception craziness! )

If you're interested in seeing more pictures (as well as photo's of the flight and awesome scenery) than check out my facebook. All the pictures (or rather most of them) are up there. Here are the public links to them for those who are interested. --
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257951&id=686655081&l=9b2bb1e2f6
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257968&id=686655081&l=eeb379cef8
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=258187&id=686655081&l=d249ce9a92
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=258202&id=686655081&l=90361b1f89
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257943&id=686655081&l=a69a19b4e3

I had such a blast while I was there and I'm seriously considering moving out there someday soon. Maybe not too soon since I have so much left to do here, but eventually. I guess I'd put it on the top five list of places I want to live someday (the other four being Japan, Scotland, Ireland, and Italy).

I've also been thinking of going back to school. I've been looking at some of the courses NBCC offers and some of them are pretty tempting, but I'll have to think on that a lot longer. It's just something that I feel driven to do.

Now I'm off to go eat something and then hit the pavement for a run. *wave*

AAAAAAND I'M GONE! ♥

See you all when I get back. Eventually. Or something.

♪Leeeeeaaaaving on a jet-plane!♫

PS - Here's to first time plane trips and hoping I won't develop another irrational fear. (Spiders and injections are plenty for me thanks).

String instruments are my new love. Cello, violin, and guitar. Dammit. When played correctly they're orgasm inducing. And recently I've found a lot of music where they're played beautifully. The piano has been shoved into the backseat of the car that holds my love of instruments. Bugger. And I thought I was over this 'classical' love business. Damn. ♥

Things that need to be done before tomorrow:
1) Pack suitcase.
2) Get bridesmaid dress from the seamstress.
3) Make food to bring on the plane.
4) Change the litter in the cat's shitbox.
5) Charge NintendoDS and MP3 player.
6) Put lots of new music and old favorites on MP3 player.
7) Pack books. Like 3-4 books. (this flight is long-ish)
8) Don't forget your sisters wedding gift.

Whoo~ xD Craziness is awesome. First time flying should be interesting if anything. Here's hoping I don't develop another irrational fear.

Whoo! Fun times! This is like the third time my sister and the hotel have had 'words' about the date of her wedding, but it's finally fixed and my flight is booked for that weekend.


Welcome Aboard: Nicole Shannon

Date Flt Depart Seat Arrive Stops
----------- --- ----------------------- ---- ----------------------- -----
Fri 15May09 201 MONCTON 6:30am TORONTO 7:39am 0
* Connect * 699 TORONTO 11:25am VANCOUVER 1:27pm 0
* Connect * 124 VANCOUVER 2:15pm KELOWNA 3:07pm 0

Sun 17May09 632 KELOWNA 11:45am TORONTO 6:54pm 0
* Connect * 480 TORONTO 8:20pm MONCTON 11:15pm 0


Anyone want to come and hang out with me for my 3 hour and 46 minute layover in Toronto? =D

The US is the eagle, Russia is the bear,
Australia is the kangaroo, cause they're kind of weird down there.
Yeah, India is the tiger, that stands so proud and tall,
But Canada is the greatest of them all.



We are the beaver, we're furry and we're free
Yeah, we are the beaver, we got two big front teeth
Yeah, we are the beaver, we can chew right through small trees
We are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver.


(Sometimes the trees aren't that 'small'.)

You might think a rodent is a pretty lame choice
For a national animal, but don't you listen to that voice.
No, cause all them birds and predators, just take from the land
But the beaver, always gives a dam.



We are the beaver, we got cute little webbed feet
Yeah, we are the beaver, it's bark we like to eat
Yeah, we are the beaver, a nickel we complete.
Yeah, we are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver.



The eagle flies the sky above and swoops down on its prey
The big bear will maul anyone who dares gets in its way
The tiger is the greatest of the hunters today.
But the beaver it can build dams. Yeah,
The beaver it can build dams, dams, dams.



We are the beaver, we slap our tails when danger's nearby
We are the beaver, we got waterproof hides
Yeah, we are the beaver, we got big bums and beady eyes.
We are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver.



We are the beaver, our name is often used as a double entendre
We are the beaver, cause in Canada, both French and English belong
Yeah, we are the beaver, and the subject of this song is
We are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver.



I can't hear you.
We are the beaver, we are the beaver, we are the beaver
Are you getting the point?
We are the beaver, we are the beaver.
We are the beaver. ♥

I met a beaver on my walk yesterday and decided to show some Canadian pride because of it. Therefore I'm not putting it under a cut! No sir-ee! =P
Here's the song: Arrogant Worms - We Are The Beaver

Rain, rain go away... AND DON'T COME BACK FOR A FEW DAYS.


Uuugh. I wanna go out and play but the rain made the walking trail knee deep with mud.


There will be vengeance. Someday.

Happy Earth Day!

I hope everyone is doing his or her part to be environmentally friendly today. I spent the better part of the day helping some elementary school kids collect all the garbage and clean up a nearby park.



There's so many every day little things that we can do each day to make the environment a little better.
-- Use reusable lunch containers instead of plastic and paper bags.
-- Use reusable recycled 'green' bags from grocery stores instead of having them bag your groceries in those plastic bags.
-- Rather than bottled water, filter your tap water through a Brita (or equivalent) and bring it with you in a glass or aluminum bottle.
-- RECYCLE any plastic bottles you might have.
There's a tonne more. Confining all the good we could be doing for our planet to one day a year (two if you count Earth Hour) isn't going to be helpful in the long run. Little things, everyday are what's going to help change the earth. ♥

*GLEE*

Now I can finally get my green thumb on. Yeey crocus! ♥




Spring might be here, but I won't get my hopes up of it staying.

HAPPY BUNNY DAY! ♥

Today will be spent re-watching Jesus Christ Superstar, watching more Criminal Minds and then visiting Chrissy, Pete and little Xander! Best Easter Sunday ever. =D

Also - Moncton got snow. And not just a little snow either. Dammit. All the other snow had pretty much melted and now my front yard looks like this =



Yes. It IS April. And here I thought it was supposed to be Spring. I woke up to Easter but maybe Mother Nature got it confused with Christmas? Who knows. Hopefully the snow disappears soon. It freaking better.

I could write an update OR I could post an adorable picture of my photogenic kitten Ghost instead.



Let's face it. Kittens are much more enjoyable than any half-hearted update I might write and Ghost wins every time! ♥

PS - My friend kidcatgemini is now the mother of an adorable baby boy and I had the pleasure of meeting him and holding him yesterday. He's simply beautiful and it was such a wonderful moment. CONGRATULATIONS! =D

Holy crap. This is late in coming, but I had a weekend of awesome sauce! ♥

Animaritime made me happy in my pants and so did seeing everyone that I missed so fucking much! yacoba, neekabe, ameryanne, missrose54 (!!!!), ramenparty, starrbeam, dust_tea_green, mikata, itsbread, jeepersjournal and I think I got everyone? =D; If I forgot anyone then I'm sorry and it was good to see you too! ♥

( Here come some goodie pictures! =D )

That's all I got for an update! Last weekend was fun and filled with love! If you want more pictures go check facebook! =P *hugs*

Yesterday was filled with awesome, crazy, fun times! Waiting three hours in line for 'Watchmen' was completely worth it. I absolutely loved the movie. I still like the comic more but the movie rocked my socks and I won't say anymore than that.

Instead have some ridiculous pictures of us waiting at the theater.

( Well, he pulled it on Rorschach and Rorschach dropped him down an elevator shaft. )

I love hanging in line with friends. It's probably the best part of going to the midnight release of anticipated movies, aside from the movies themselves. ♥

I'll be hitting up Animaritime tomorrow so hopefully all you staffers that I want to hug won't be completely dead on your feet! There will be many hugs and loves. I miss you guys hardcore and tomorrow's going to be awesome! I'll be an attendee for the first time in three years. How insane is that? =D *flails*