September 16, 2008
i like to be embarrassing
a survey about my bf.
1. He is watching TV. What is he watching?
he's probably watching something about cars/motorcycles or maybe ufc.
2. You're out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
tough one. he probably ordered fries. or maybe caesar?
3. What's one food this person doesn't like?
seafood, if i only get to list one.
4. You go out to the bar. He orders:
whatever's on tap.
5. Where did he go to high school?
michigan.
6. What size shoe does he wear?
thirteen.
7. If this person were to collect anything, it would be:
motorcycles. we'd have 'em lined up down the street. or, in a dream world, filling up an ironman style car warehouse/workshop.
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
meat, cheese, margarine on a huge french baguette loaf. only the manliest.
9. This person could eat __________ everyday.
pancakes.
10. Favorite cereal?
today i think it's corn pops. last week, shreddies. just scopin' the deals in the cereal aisle, i think.
11. This person wouldn't be caught dead wearing:
man-styled skinny jeans.
12. Favorite sports team?
the blue jays, by default.
13. Who will he vote for?
i don't think he even really knows who's running. he's a us citizen though, so i would guess obama.
14. What is his sign?
aries. but he's on the cusp, so i sometimes read him the taurus horoscope if i find it more fitting.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you didn't?
oh, please.
(take too many naps, leave my dishes in the sink, forget to use my emergency brake, nag..)
16. How many states has this person lived in?
just michigan, i think. he's an international dude. england, usa, canada.
17. What is his heritage?
british to the core.
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday. What is his favorite flavor?
sugar.
19. Did he play sports in high school?
x-country.
20. This person could spend hours...
reading motorcycle magazines whilst pooping.
1. He is watching TV. What is he watching?
he's probably watching something about cars/motorcycles or maybe ufc.
2. You're out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
tough one. he probably ordered fries. or maybe caesar?
3. What's one food this person doesn't like?
seafood, if i only get to list one.
4. You go out to the bar. He orders:
whatever's on tap.
5. Where did he go to high school?
michigan.
6. What size shoe does he wear?
thirteen.
7. If this person were to collect anything, it would be:
motorcycles. we'd have 'em lined up down the street. or, in a dream world, filling up an ironman style car warehouse/workshop.
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
meat, cheese, margarine on a huge french baguette loaf. only the manliest.
9. This person could eat __________ everyday.
pancakes.
10. Favorite cereal?
today i think it's corn pops. last week, shreddies. just scopin' the deals in the cereal aisle, i think.
11. This person wouldn't be caught dead wearing:
man-styled skinny jeans.
12. Favorite sports team?
the blue jays, by default.
13. Who will he vote for?
i don't think he even really knows who's running. he's a us citizen though, so i would guess obama.
14. What is his sign?
aries. but he's on the cusp, so i sometimes read him the taurus horoscope if i find it more fitting.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you didn't?
oh, please.
(take too many naps, leave my dishes in the sink, forget to use my emergency brake, nag..)
16. How many states has this person lived in?
just michigan, i think. he's an international dude. england, usa, canada.
17. What is his heritage?
british to the core.
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday. What is his favorite flavor?
sugar.
19. Did he play sports in high school?
x-country.
20. This person could spend hours...
reading motorcycle magazines whilst pooping.
August 31, 2008
2008 summer reading list
(please note that this is postdated, new entries will be below it)
april
1. late nights on air - elizabeth hay
2. the edible woman - margaret atwood
3. the kite runner - khaled hosseine
may
4. the satanic verses - salman rushdie
5. guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies - jared diamond
june
6. the house of god - samuel shem
7. brick lane - monica ali
8. tuesdays with morrie - mitch albom
9. the gathering - anne enright
10. anil's ghost - michael ondaatje
11. kafka on the shore - haruki murakami
july
12. the golden spruce: a true story of myth, madness, and greed - john vaillant
13. reading lolita in tehran: a memoir in books - azar nafisi
14. the inheritance of loss - kiran desai
15. the birth house - ami mckay
16. under the banner of heaven: a story of violent faith - jon krakauer
august
17. interpreter of maladies - jhumpa lahiri
18. twilight - stephenie meyer
19. new moon - stephenie meyer
20. eclipse - stephenie meyer
21. breaking dawn - stephenie meyer
22. the executioner's song - norman mailer
in progress:
three cups of tea - greg mortenson and david oliver relin
and some short story collections i'm picking at:
paul theroux
fresh air fiend: travel writings
constance rooke (ed.)
writing life: celebrated canadian and international authors on writing and life
jeffrey eugenides (ed.)
my mistress's sparrow is dead: great love stories from chekhov to munro
zadie smith (ed.)
the book of other people
as always, recommendations are appreciated. especially non-fiction.
april
1. late nights on air - elizabeth hay
2. the edible woman - margaret atwood
3. the kite runner - khaled hosseine
may
4. the satanic verses - salman rushdie
5. guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies - jared diamond
june
6. the house of god - samuel shem
7. brick lane - monica ali
8. tuesdays with morrie - mitch albom
9. the gathering - anne enright
10. anil's ghost - michael ondaatje
11. kafka on the shore - haruki murakami
july
12. the golden spruce: a true story of myth, madness, and greed - john vaillant
13. reading lolita in tehran: a memoir in books - azar nafisi
14. the inheritance of loss - kiran desai
15. the birth house - ami mckay
16. under the banner of heaven: a story of violent faith - jon krakauer
august
17. interpreter of maladies - jhumpa lahiri
18. twilight - stephenie meyer
19. new moon - stephenie meyer
20. eclipse - stephenie meyer
21. breaking dawn - stephenie meyer
22. the executioner's song - norman mailer
in progress:
three cups of tea - greg mortenson and david oliver relin
and some short story collections i'm picking at:
paul theroux
fresh air fiend: travel writings
constance rooke (ed.)
writing life: celebrated canadian and international authors on writing and life
jeffrey eugenides (ed.)
my mistress's sparrow is dead: great love stories from chekhov to munro
zadie smith (ed.)
the book of other people
as always, recommendations are appreciated. especially non-fiction.
August 15, 2008
peru, aqui yo vengo!
i leave on october 3rd. i'm going to to hunt down this view. it's stunning. to be honest, i know less than nothing about this place. two months of my life will be spent there and i saw this picture was like "huh, so that's what it looks like.. not bad at all." i'll let you know how accurate that really is. i set up my "days left" counter and it's at 49. i remember when it was 49 days until we left for mexico and that trip has come and gone.
i'm a lot more nervous than i'm letting on, but really, and i'm almost embarrassed to admit it, one of the main sources of my hesitation is the fact that i will be without pete for that long. it seems unbearable. you know that old saying absence makes the heart grow fonder? man, that shit is true.
(ps. does that title make any sense? combing through spanish phrase books is a tough way to learn the language.)
June 25, 2008
to do
I've got to learn how to blog again. Every time I come over here and try to write something down it ends up getting saved as a draft, never to see the light of day. Bummer for you, hey? The thing is that I just haven't had any good life changes that are that worth writing about. I spend my money on practical things like rent and contact lenses (430 bucks!). Pete and I argue about who swept the floor last and whose clothes make up the majority of the laundry pile (mine). Looks who's a grown up. But I'm gonna start practicing. We'll see how it goes.
There are actually a lot of things to write about. I've been here and there this summer doing this and that. I went to Edmonton for my cousin's wedding and Baba's 90th birthday. I went again for the MS Bike Tour. I started rebuilding my relationship with Meston. I got registered for bootcamp against my will and dropped out halfway through, but lied to everyone about it. That was a bad one. I started this daily budgeting log so that I can stop being absolutely ridiculous in my spending habits. I discovered lamb curry, which is my dream come true. And I got a new camera!!
Things like that.
Stay tuned.
There are actually a lot of things to write about. I've been here and there this summer doing this and that. I went to Edmonton for my cousin's wedding and Baba's 90th birthday. I went again for the MS Bike Tour. I started rebuilding my relationship with Meston. I got registered for bootcamp against my will and dropped out halfway through, but lied to everyone about it. That was a bad one. I started this daily budgeting log so that I can stop being absolutely ridiculous in my spending habits. I discovered lamb curry, which is my dream come true. And I got a new camera!!
Things like that.
Stay tuned.
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