Ooo….The Excitement

So much to write about…I just don’t think I’ll get around to it all…tomorrow classes begin, and I’m getting up at 5:30am.  Which means I need to be getting to bed early!

I’ve finally got my “new” laptop (essentially on loan for 2 years from SAIT) set up.  It wasn’t necessarily a pleasant experience, but it had to be done.  On the bright side of things though, my dad once again offered to buy me a LCD monitor to use with the laptop instead of the old CRT I had.  This time I took him up on it.  So in the picture you can see the new laptop on the top left (the old laptop is underneath it), and my new monitor on the right.  :-)  I think I’m going to have to rearrange things again tomorrow though, both screens are just a bit too far away from where I sit, and I really don’t want to strain my eyes.  I’m really looking forward to using a 2-monitor set-up though – it’s working great right now, I’ve got Facebook on the laptop screen, and my blog writer on the LCD.

 

This weekend I went to Kicking Horse in Golden, BC with Jason.  His cousin’s wedding was on Saturday.  It was fun, although the ceremony and reception showed me that I want a completely non-traditional wedding when the time comes for me.  Luckily, Jason seems to agree.  Us and our best friends, and someplace warm and far away.  And that’s it.  No reception or anything.  Actually, I could probably handle a larger wedding if I had to, but the thought of a reception actually terrifies me.  I have absolutely no desire to be the centre of attention in front of that many people.  Ick.  I’ll have to get some pictures from someone else (I left my camera in the townhouse).

Originally, Jason and I were just going to drive out Saturday morning, and come back Sunday morning.  But we ended up staying till this morning, and went mountain biking yesterday.  AMAZING!  I had such a blast.  It was a great deal – $125 each for a lift ticket, bike, padding, helmet and glove rental, and then the damage insurance.  We went with Jason’s brother Tom, so he was able to help us find some good trails.  Although I felt a little guilty since Jason and Tom were just flying down the hill, and they kept having to stop and wait for me.  Especially the first run – the second run I figured out that the bike was actually more responsive when I let off the brakes and gained some speed.  Who would’ve thought?!

The only downside to that is when I crashed, I crashed pretty hard.  The first run I basically fell over sideways a couple of times when I hit some rocks.  But I landed on some soft moss-like plants, and had a quick giggle and was good to go.  Second run though, I missed a turn and went over a berm onto some chunky rocks.  I managed to go over my handlebars into the bushes though, so it wasn’t too bad overall.  A couple bruises on my legs, but the biggest one is definitely on my bum.  No scratches though.  My giggle-fest lasted a good minute or so though for that one.  Then I went down a pretty big drop, which went well, but then I ran head-on into a log, and I went over the handlebars again.  Oops. 

I was pretty sore last night – my right leg hurt every time I moved it.  But today I’m a bit better, the pain’s a lot more muted.  Hopefully tomorrow it will be even less.

Jason and I definitely want to go biking again now.  We’re thinking we’ll try to head out next year with a group of people.  Should be awesome.

Anyways, as much as I’d like to continue writing (especially since I’ve got anything but writer’s block right now), I really need to be heading to bed.  Tomorrow is going to come much too quickly.

Under-appreciated

The title pretty much says it all.  Today was such a bad day (and by today, I’m referring to work, not after work).  I couldn’t seem to do anything right in anyone else’s eyes.  Extremely frustrating.

I’m thinking it might be time to move on.  Even though it was only a week ago or so that I decided to stay.  But nightmares and stress just don’t really seem a good trade-off.  Because they bring a lot of bad stuff with them.  And I don’t need crap in my life.

However, my parents are still super supportive (in their own ways).  And my bro and I are close despite never seeing each other.  Jess is essentially back in my life.  Jill has always been there.  Jason just gets more amazing with every day – and I’m not sure I tell him that.

My Sleep Schedule should be thrown out at this point.  It’s not happening, and probably never will at this point.  I’m just not committed enough.  Or something like that.

Camping this weekend!  Montreal next weekend!  Golden the weekend after!

14 days down…3 days to go.  Way too many days to work without a day off.  I should stop torturing myself in the future.  NO needs to get a higher usage rate in my vocabulary.