Friends, classmates, random people who creep my page... (which I have put a stop to recently...) I have now joined and have become wrapped up in the latest technological advancement when it comes to getting in touch with people from your past. It is weird and awesome at the same time how many people I have "met again" through this website! There are some I went to Elementary with, some I did Brownies or Guides with, some I skated with, some I went to Jr or Sr High with, people I know through choir, from camp and a bunch of people I know through TEC or church. It's funny because some people have joined because I have invited them! It is also funny to see what a small world it truly is as on each of your friend's pages, it shows your "mutual friends" so the connections are sometimes weird! That "six degrees of separation" is SO true that sometimes it is a little scary! *lol* I was talking to someone I went to JH with and she and I have since gone for coffee and it was as though basically no time has passed which was awesome! I'm not sure how often we will get to hang out but for sure I have someone new to talk to on MSN and she knows I'm there if and when she needs me! Many of my friends (and even my mom!) have it and we share stories, quizzes, pictures and other such things which is tons of fun! I am finding lately that I use it more than I use Nex and MySpace combined, for a variety of reasons. I like that it e-mails me when there is something new that directly relates to me. Also, that everything that is new and important with the people I am friends with is right there when I log in so I don't have to surf around to see new things or changes that have been made, I can check them out if I chooe to but it is nice to know what is new/different either way! I'm sure there are people on there that I have yet to find or add but my theory is that they will find/add me if it comes down to it! :)
Anyway, life is going ok right now... I've been keeping busy with school and stuff and while I am feeling a bit overwhelmed currently, I am looking forward to the end of the semester! I got my info for GRADUATION this week!!! I also got my grad photos back from the photographer! If people want them, they need to let me know before my mom sends them off to the rel's in B.C. :) I'm so stoked to be done and I have applied for next year so I just need to be patient and wait! For those people who are praying-types, please pray! :) (Thanks tons! ;D) So, less than two weeks left, exams will be over and I will be FREE for the summer!!! YAAAAY!!!
On another good note, I have a specialist appointment for my knee on the 17th to find out of anything can be done about it. I am both anticipating and dreading this appointment! Oy vay! :S Oh well, nothing really bad can come of it other than knee surgery which at this point may be more of a blessing than a curse!
On that note, I'm off to bed, I need to be up early to bake cinnamon rolls before Holly goes back to Lethbridge! Night! ;)
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Amber's House. :)
Tonight, we went to Amber's house. This isn't the first time but the vibe from the people who went tonight was completely different. See, last time it was Jordan, Matt, Amber, Kurtis, Jade, the parental units and I. This time, the parents were around but it was Kurtis, Jade, Amber, John and I. We had fun. :) We played Rummoli and it was good because we weren't TOO competitive. The only thing was, John didn't know that Jade doesn't know about the current situation with the others and was making occasional jokes. I texted him (keep in mind we're sitting beside each other) that "Jade doesn't know." I get back, "about tard and sis?" to which I replied out loud, "yes." It was rather amusing that we were texting each other while sitting next to one another. Almost as good as the night Amber and I were texting each other across the table. :P I almost killed Kurtis though! I told him to "bite me" at one point and he said, "I'll let Nathan do that!" I'm not 100% sure what he meant by that but thank God John didn't notice! I'm not sure how I feel about Nathan right now... I think that may be a "one step at a time" kind of thing...
Monday, March 12, 2007
"The life and times..."
*lol* I could be writing a newspaper with a title like that one!
So, I have fought health problems and money problems. I haven't worked basically since the end of December with the exception of a few hours over reading week before I relapsed health-wise and then ended up being majorly sick again. I have been having some guy "issues" (needless to say, I think many people with a Y chromosome need to pull their heads out of their butts) and I have figured out that while I love many of my friends, some of them I can only handle for small periods of time. Lately some of them have been getting on my nerves more than usual and while I occasionally chalk it up to it being my time or their time of the month, when it is a guy, I'm not sure what to blame it on.
I have been spending a TON of time with Amber lately. So much, in fact that her mom has commented that she seems to be running away from home (or something similar). In reality, I'm out of town from Sunday night to Friday afternoon and we hang out when we can all weekend. Some weekends she crashes at my house overnight, other weekends we hang out until really late and then I make sure she has a way to get home (either I drive her or someone else does). It's the same way I hang out with Em many times. Lately, we have been spending a TON of time at my house as a group. The group has changed a bit lately. It has expanded to include a couple of John's friends, Kurtis and Nathan. Also, Matt hasn't been hanging out with us as much and Jordan has brought Jeremy a couple of times. Em brought Minetta a couple of times as well. :)
It's interesting and weird hanging out with a group of people that is quite a bit younger than me. I have friends who are my age and older but what it comes down to is that many of them are couples or are married and many of them are planning weddings, having children, already have families established or are into things that don't have anything to do with school or youth group-type activities. I love hanging out with all of my friends, no matter who they are or how old they are. I don't believe in judging someone based on age. That being said, I'm not saying that applies to all aspects of my life. Anyone who knows me knows that I have an age limit (older and younger) when it comes to dating but I don't think it has to apply to friendships necessarily. A few of my closest friends are younger than me and for now, that is fine with me.
On that topic but as a slight aside, I do miss some of the people I used to be friends with. But if they "haven't changed" or "can't see" how I've changed then I don't need the bs of dealing with them. Apparently our friendships were "all about" me, which wasn't my intention but if that is how they see it, that is their perception and not something I can change. To be honest, nor is it something I am going to go out of my way to try and change. I made that decision months ago. It's funny (in a sad, not a "haha" kind of way) but I've heard that a few people I used to be really close to have recently gotten into other relationships, had kids, changed their phone numbers or moved and I am happy that some of their personal goals have been achieved. It does suck that they felt that they had to cut me out of their lives but that's fine. I'm actually more content with who I am now then I have been in a long time.
Self-confidence and self-esteem... Gosh... These are two things that I have always struggled with. I have to admit, I'm not the prettiest, smartest, skinniest or anything ending in "est" out of any of my friends. Hell, I'm not even the loudest! *lol* I was hanging out with some of my friends this weekend after THING and we went to Peter's and then went back to my house and played "Boxers or Briefs?" I don't remember the last time I have laughed so hard. I am the person who makes jokes about myself before anyone else can. But this group of people (Tammy, John S., Matt, Jordan, Em, Kurtis, Amber, Adam and I) were having so much fun and were so comfortable together that I didn't have to worry about it.
Anyway, there is so much more I could say but I am tired and fighting the end of a migraine so I'm going to bed... Night! :)
So, I have fought health problems and money problems. I haven't worked basically since the end of December with the exception of a few hours over reading week before I relapsed health-wise and then ended up being majorly sick again. I have been having some guy "issues" (needless to say, I think many people with a Y chromosome need to pull their heads out of their butts) and I have figured out that while I love many of my friends, some of them I can only handle for small periods of time. Lately some of them have been getting on my nerves more than usual and while I occasionally chalk it up to it being my time or their time of the month, when it is a guy, I'm not sure what to blame it on.
I have been spending a TON of time with Amber lately. So much, in fact that her mom has commented that she seems to be running away from home (or something similar). In reality, I'm out of town from Sunday night to Friday afternoon and we hang out when we can all weekend. Some weekends she crashes at my house overnight, other weekends we hang out until really late and then I make sure she has a way to get home (either I drive her or someone else does). It's the same way I hang out with Em many times. Lately, we have been spending a TON of time at my house as a group. The group has changed a bit lately. It has expanded to include a couple of John's friends, Kurtis and Nathan. Also, Matt hasn't been hanging out with us as much and Jordan has brought Jeremy a couple of times. Em brought Minetta a couple of times as well. :)
It's interesting and weird hanging out with a group of people that is quite a bit younger than me. I have friends who are my age and older but what it comes down to is that many of them are couples or are married and many of them are planning weddings, having children, already have families established or are into things that don't have anything to do with school or youth group-type activities. I love hanging out with all of my friends, no matter who they are or how old they are. I don't believe in judging someone based on age. That being said, I'm not saying that applies to all aspects of my life. Anyone who knows me knows that I have an age limit (older and younger) when it comes to dating but I don't think it has to apply to friendships necessarily. A few of my closest friends are younger than me and for now, that is fine with me.
On that topic but as a slight aside, I do miss some of the people I used to be friends with. But if they "haven't changed" or "can't see" how I've changed then I don't need the bs of dealing with them. Apparently our friendships were "all about" me, which wasn't my intention but if that is how they see it, that is their perception and not something I can change. To be honest, nor is it something I am going to go out of my way to try and change. I made that decision months ago. It's funny (in a sad, not a "haha" kind of way) but I've heard that a few people I used to be really close to have recently gotten into other relationships, had kids, changed their phone numbers or moved and I am happy that some of their personal goals have been achieved. It does suck that they felt that they had to cut me out of their lives but that's fine. I'm actually more content with who I am now then I have been in a long time.
Self-confidence and self-esteem... Gosh... These are two things that I have always struggled with. I have to admit, I'm not the prettiest, smartest, skinniest or anything ending in "est" out of any of my friends. Hell, I'm not even the loudest! *lol* I was hanging out with some of my friends this weekend after THING and we went to Peter's and then went back to my house and played "Boxers or Briefs?" I don't remember the last time I have laughed so hard. I am the person who makes jokes about myself before anyone else can. But this group of people (Tammy, John S., Matt, Jordan, Em, Kurtis, Amber, Adam and I) were having so much fun and were so comfortable together that I didn't have to worry about it.
Anyway, there is so much more I could say but I am tired and fighting the end of a migraine so I'm going to bed... Night! :)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
School...
Ok, so I'm not a straight A student and I never will be. I have resigned myself to that fact and although I still work my ass off in most of my classes, I do the best I can and still don't get the marks I always want. So today, I had a listening exam in my history class. I know, most of you are like, "a listening exam? Easy!" Here's the thing... They are all classical works, there are approximately 15 works, plus a few of them have more than one movement. So, I needed to know them, know the composer and know why the composer was important. I know this stuff! But I was diagnosed as "disabled" a couple of years ago because I wasn't testing well and no one knew why. Turns out, it's not that I "suck" at tests, it's that I am really easily distracted and that my being in the classroom with my peers makes it worse. So, I'm allowed to write in a separate location and I get some extra time, plus I can write (type... whatever!) on a laptop or computer. But today the professor didn't have the accomodations set up the way they were supposed to be and I wrote in the classroom. I am 100% sure that I BOMBED it! :( I guess it means that I will have to work my ass off on the paper and project in this class... :( I found that I was SO distracted that I got things mixed up and didn't remember stupid things like spelling of composers names. I think that when I get the mark back, I might get a better mark than I am anticipating but I am trying not to be too optimistic or pessimistic either way. :P
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Pneumonia Sucks... Or, the trials and tribulations of being sick.
Ok, so I was feeling slightly ill on January 1st and consdering I hadn't been drinking the night before, I found that odd but just went to bed early and didn't think much of it. So, when I woke up on the 2nd and was feeling like I had been it by a truck (dizzy, nauseous, sore throat, congested, etc.) so I called in sick (which I NEVER do, my boss seriously thought I was dying) and slept for most of the day. I saw a doctor the next day and was told I had a sinus infection which I get a lot of so I figured, "oh well, another one" and took the prescription and left. I was supposed to be back in class by the 4th and that wasn't going to happen. My mom and I drove down to Lethbridge on the 5th to buy my textbooks and I slept the entire way down and back in the passenger seat. By that weekend, I was feeling worse.
My mom took me to the Foothills because all of the walk-in clinics were booked solid and not taking anymore patients and they were on 10-11 hour wait. She called the Health-Link number and was told she should take me to the High River or Strathmore hospital's because neither of them takes trauma patients. So, she packed me back into the car and we drove to High River. After 4 hours in their emergency room, I was told I also had bronchitis. I hate being sick and while I don't normally let it knock me flat, by that point, I was willing to take whatever they were going to give me. I was barely eating and pretty much living on Green Tea and water. So, the doctor gave me a prescription for Robitussin with codeine and I took it once and it made me throw up. I figured it had to do with the food I tried to eat before taking it and tried again and the same thing happened. So, we're (my mom and I) not sure if I'm allergic to Robitussin or codeine. I've taken stuff with codeine before and never had a problem but it also could have been my body rejecting it.
By Thursday of that week, I was still hacking up a lung, I only had two days of my original prescription left and I was so unsteady on my feet it was stupid. I went to the walk-in clinic by my house and the doctor there sent me for blood work and x-rays (which he was surprised no one had done yet) and he gave me a new prescription. The clinic where I had my bloodwork done made me lay down because they were afraid I was going to pass out. (Apparently I looked like crap...) The next morning, I got a phone call from the clinic telling me I had microplasm(ic?) pneumonia in my right lung. It made me feel a bit better (mentally anyway) to know that I wasn't stupid and coughing all the time for no reason.
So, I went back in to check in with the doctor a week later and was told that I wasn't allowed to go back to school until after Jan. 21 and even then, I had to take it easy. I went to the Orchestra Cabaret with my mom, my brother, Emily, Jordan, Bradford, his friend Vicky and my friend Steve and while I didn't dance (it would have probably knocked me flat on my butt) it was nice to see my friends and mingle a bit. I mostly sat at the table and chatted with people. Plus, my mom and I had a bunch of stuff that was donated to the silent auction so we wanted to see how it went. I donated a bunch of bracelets I made and a watch and such and while they were listed as "anonymous donor" apparently a couple of people knew and they mentioned it to other people... On one hand, it was cool to get kudos for my designs but on the other, I was having a hard time accepting them... Either way, they seem to have sold well, my mom actually ended up buying a couple with a metronome (they were a "package") and I bought a mani/pedi thing and negotiated with a friend so I ended up with the bear from the Valentine's Gift Basket we had donated (he's a Build-a-Bear and he's wearing a bee suit and it says "Bee Mine") and some movie passes for John and Holly. All in all, it was a good night.
I went back to class on Jan. 22 and I felt like I was WAY behind. I was still pretty wobbly and my mom didn't want me driving so I didn't have my car down here... I took a cab to and from school (with the exception of a couple of days when John picked me up) and it made life very interesting. I had missed almost three weeks of class. This semester, I'm taking Kinesiology 1000 (its my last General Elective and Social Science requirement), Music 3000 - Seminar in Music History: Electronic Music post-1945, Orchestra and Musicianship IV. The only course I don't need to graduate at this point is Orchestra and the others are all required in some form. I can't currently play in Orchestra and it's frustrating. I tried once and it caused me to have a major asthma attack, or what felt like one anyway. In regards to my classes, it's funny (in an ironic kind of way) because Kines 1000 is the prerequisite for almost every other Kines class and I have a bunch of senior level classes but not that one. I'm looking forward to finishing it as some days, I feel as though I know a lot of it and I've "heard it before" and it's frustrating at times. I'm still getting caught up to a point and it's annoying. I hate homework some days and most days right now, I have hours and hours of it. I have labs for Kines, listenings for Musicianship and History, Chapter summaries for History, etc. and I'm finding it overwhelming... Gah! All I want to do some days is crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head and just ignore the rest of the world!
On the 26th, I went in for a check-up and follow-up x-rays. The doctor I saw said he'd rather wait a week as pneumonia will do damage to the lung and it would be hard to tell anything. I was just finished my prescription and he said I would still be coughing and to take my inhalers but not to worry too much and come back Thursday or Friday the following week. So, Thursday I went in for x-rays. When the doctor came in to look at the x-rays and then called me in, I still have infection in my right lung and there is also infection showing on the x-rays in my left lung. So, I'm back on meds. It makes more sense as to why I have still been feeling tired and coughing a lot. I hate being sick and while I am told that the new meds should kill this, I have already been told that twice and I am going to go at least check in with someone later this week. I have to say, I'm glad that we don't pay per doctor's visit. I hate doctor's as it is but lately, I have seen a lot of them. :(
My mom took me to the Foothills because all of the walk-in clinics were booked solid and not taking anymore patients and they were on 10-11 hour wait. She called the Health-Link number and was told she should take me to the High River or Strathmore hospital's because neither of them takes trauma patients. So, she packed me back into the car and we drove to High River. After 4 hours in their emergency room, I was told I also had bronchitis. I hate being sick and while I don't normally let it knock me flat, by that point, I was willing to take whatever they were going to give me. I was barely eating and pretty much living on Green Tea and water. So, the doctor gave me a prescription for Robitussin with codeine and I took it once and it made me throw up. I figured it had to do with the food I tried to eat before taking it and tried again and the same thing happened. So, we're (my mom and I) not sure if I'm allergic to Robitussin or codeine. I've taken stuff with codeine before and never had a problem but it also could have been my body rejecting it.
By Thursday of that week, I was still hacking up a lung, I only had two days of my original prescription left and I was so unsteady on my feet it was stupid. I went to the walk-in clinic by my house and the doctor there sent me for blood work and x-rays (which he was surprised no one had done yet) and he gave me a new prescription. The clinic where I had my bloodwork done made me lay down because they were afraid I was going to pass out. (Apparently I looked like crap...) The next morning, I got a phone call from the clinic telling me I had microplasm(ic?) pneumonia in my right lung. It made me feel a bit better (mentally anyway) to know that I wasn't stupid and coughing all the time for no reason.
So, I went back in to check in with the doctor a week later and was told that I wasn't allowed to go back to school until after Jan. 21 and even then, I had to take it easy. I went to the Orchestra Cabaret with my mom, my brother, Emily, Jordan, Bradford, his friend Vicky and my friend Steve and while I didn't dance (it would have probably knocked me flat on my butt) it was nice to see my friends and mingle a bit. I mostly sat at the table and chatted with people. Plus, my mom and I had a bunch of stuff that was donated to the silent auction so we wanted to see how it went. I donated a bunch of bracelets I made and a watch and such and while they were listed as "anonymous donor" apparently a couple of people knew and they mentioned it to other people... On one hand, it was cool to get kudos for my designs but on the other, I was having a hard time accepting them... Either way, they seem to have sold well, my mom actually ended up buying a couple with a metronome (they were a "package") and I bought a mani/pedi thing and negotiated with a friend so I ended up with the bear from the Valentine's Gift Basket we had donated (he's a Build-a-Bear and he's wearing a bee suit and it says "Bee Mine") and some movie passes for John and Holly. All in all, it was a good night.
I went back to class on Jan. 22 and I felt like I was WAY behind. I was still pretty wobbly and my mom didn't want me driving so I didn't have my car down here... I took a cab to and from school (with the exception of a couple of days when John picked me up) and it made life very interesting. I had missed almost three weeks of class. This semester, I'm taking Kinesiology 1000 (its my last General Elective and Social Science requirement), Music 3000 - Seminar in Music History: Electronic Music post-1945, Orchestra and Musicianship IV. The only course I don't need to graduate at this point is Orchestra and the others are all required in some form. I can't currently play in Orchestra and it's frustrating. I tried once and it caused me to have a major asthma attack, or what felt like one anyway. In regards to my classes, it's funny (in an ironic kind of way) because Kines 1000 is the prerequisite for almost every other Kines class and I have a bunch of senior level classes but not that one. I'm looking forward to finishing it as some days, I feel as though I know a lot of it and I've "heard it before" and it's frustrating at times. I'm still getting caught up to a point and it's annoying. I hate homework some days and most days right now, I have hours and hours of it. I have labs for Kines, listenings for Musicianship and History, Chapter summaries for History, etc. and I'm finding it overwhelming... Gah! All I want to do some days is crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head and just ignore the rest of the world!
On the 26th, I went in for a check-up and follow-up x-rays. The doctor I saw said he'd rather wait a week as pneumonia will do damage to the lung and it would be hard to tell anything. I was just finished my prescription and he said I would still be coughing and to take my inhalers but not to worry too much and come back Thursday or Friday the following week. So, Thursday I went in for x-rays. When the doctor came in to look at the x-rays and then called me in, I still have infection in my right lung and there is also infection showing on the x-rays in my left lung. So, I'm back on meds. It makes more sense as to why I have still been feeling tired and coughing a lot. I hate being sick and while I am told that the new meds should kill this, I have already been told that twice and I am going to go at least check in with someone later this week. I have to say, I'm glad that we don't pay per doctor's visit. I hate doctor's as it is but lately, I have seen a lot of them. :(
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Work and the Christmas Season..
Work...
All in all, I love the people I work with. The only problem being that many times they smile at each other and then complain as soon as the other person leaves. It's SO frustrating! Then again, it hasn't changed much from one job to another... Although, when I worked at the pool, we had separate change rooms from the guys and a 3:1 ratio (times 4 or so...) instead of a 7:1 ratio.
Christmas season...
So, I love Christmas and all but what it comes down to is that by December 28, I am really sick of the overcommercialization of this holiday, as well as the "tin can Christmas Carols" that are STILL being played in the mall. The other thing is that when you work in retail and you put up a sign saying "No refunds or Exchanges on December 26 or 27th. Thanks, Management." you would expect the crap to hit the fan. Surprisingly, we didn't have too many complaints... We did have a couple of customers who came in, screamed at us, threatened to call head office and stormed out... But really, no major complaints. *rolling eyes* We had staff snapping at each other, complaining about switching (or not switching) shifts, stupid customers, large sales, etc... Gosh, it was retarded!
So, the nice thing about this time of year is that hopefully people are almost done with their petty, stupid attitudes and soon people will go back to their normal selves because lately they have been acting ridiculous!
All in all, I love the people I work with. The only problem being that many times they smile at each other and then complain as soon as the other person leaves. It's SO frustrating! Then again, it hasn't changed much from one job to another... Although, when I worked at the pool, we had separate change rooms from the guys and a 3:1 ratio (times 4 or so...) instead of a 7:1 ratio.
Christmas season...
So, I love Christmas and all but what it comes down to is that by December 28, I am really sick of the overcommercialization of this holiday, as well as the "tin can Christmas Carols" that are STILL being played in the mall. The other thing is that when you work in retail and you put up a sign saying "No refunds or Exchanges on December 26 or 27th. Thanks, Management." you would expect the crap to hit the fan. Surprisingly, we didn't have too many complaints... We did have a couple of customers who came in, screamed at us, threatened to call head office and stormed out... But really, no major complaints. *rolling eyes* We had staff snapping at each other, complaining about switching (or not switching) shifts, stupid customers, large sales, etc... Gosh, it was retarded!
So, the nice thing about this time of year is that hopefully people are almost done with their petty, stupid attitudes and soon people will go back to their normal selves because lately they have been acting ridiculous!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Post Open House...
The open house went pretty well! We had a good time overall and at the end of the night we had some... interesting adventures. We ended up going to Wal-Mart and then driving all over the city and taking photo's with the stuffed cow we bought and random people. I think the best picture is with the bouncers from Coyote's! :) Although, my brother and the cow on the back of the police car being "arrested" is pretty good too. (The pics are on Adam's Facebook and possibly his Nexopia as well.) We ended up back at my place after hitting Timmy's for doughnuts and made tea, hot chocolate and coffee. We didn't go to bed until 7am but it was a ton of fun! :) All in all, I think everyone had fun!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Before the Open House
So, last year I had an Open House. One of the reasons for it was my grandpa telling me a story of his parents inviting all of his friends over to their house at random times for parties and such. Most of my friends had been to or through the house and had met him but not all at once.
So, we planned it, bought the food, tidied the house, decorated and it was all in order.
My friends came, we played games, watched movies, drank a bit, ate, went for a walk at around 2am and went to the park. Many people crashed in my living room on the floor, chairs, love seats, etc. and it was like a large sleepover. :)
It was a fun evening for everyone... My grandpa said he liked having my friends around and my mom said she liked seeing everyone.
Tomorrow we are doing somewhat of a repeat... The thing is, there is no grandpa this year. I have to admit, that makes me very sad but there is nothing I can do to change it. I'm looking forward to my friends being here but I'm kind of apprehensive about it at the same time. Oh well, I will have to see how it goes...
So, we planned it, bought the food, tidied the house, decorated and it was all in order.
My friends came, we played games, watched movies, drank a bit, ate, went for a walk at around 2am and went to the park. Many people crashed in my living room on the floor, chairs, love seats, etc. and it was like a large sleepover. :)
It was a fun evening for everyone... My grandpa said he liked having my friends around and my mom said she liked seeing everyone.
Tomorrow we are doing somewhat of a repeat... The thing is, there is no grandpa this year. I have to admit, that makes me very sad but there is nothing I can do to change it. I'm looking forward to my friends being here but I'm kind of apprehensive about it at the same time. Oh well, I will have to see how it goes...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Christmas is coming
So, with Christmas less than a week away, many people around me are asking, "what did you get me?" or "I wonder what I'm getting for Christmas?" It doesn't surprise me as much as it used to that many people look at Christmas as a time to get "stuff" from their friends and families. Anyone who knows me knows that I love giving people presents. There doesn't have to be a reason but I was told by someone once that I was trying to "buy people's affection" and ever since I have been very careful about what I buy and when I give it to a person. With Christmas literally just around the corner, I have bought small items or made small items for most of my friends. As per usual, my theory being that it's the thought that goes into the gift that counts, not its overall monetary value. So, for anyone who was hoping for diamonds or pearls from me, probably not this year.
One of the aspects of Christmas that I love is spending time with loved ones. I had an open house last year so my grandfather could meet my friends, we could see each other before Christmas and just to fill the house with "holiday cheer." One of the main differences between last year and this year is that neither of my grandparents will be here and that is upsetting but something we are all trying to deal with. We each have our own ways of dealing... My mom has said that any of my friends who don't have somewhere to be on Christmas Day can come to our house for dinner, my brother is throwing himself into his D.J. stuff and contemplating playing Christmas and New Year's parties and I'm planning another open house. It will be odd without my grandpa there but it will be good to see my friends. I just know that thinking about last year is hard...
Christmas Day last year was kind of a gong show. My grandmother sisn't remember where she was and why she was there, nor that it was Christmas. My grandfather spent a lot of time that day convincing her to come home and then trying to get her to feel comfortable while at home (which was tougher than any of us thought). My dad didn't get up all day, he wasn't feeling well and he slept all day. My brother and I helped my mom and grandfather make dinner after opening presents and then helped clean up at the end of the night. My mom spent most 0f the day making sure everyone else was okay, especially my grandmother. Dinner didn't get any better and by the end of the meal, most of us just wanted to curl up and ignore what was happening. By the time my grandpa got back from dropping my grandma off, we had most of the place clean and he was exhausted. It was a good day to spend with family but it was tough on all of us.
This year, my mom has told me that all she wants for Christmas is my brother and I to be home. My dad "doesn't want anything" which is the same thing many of my friends told me. My brother and I have done a lot of our shopping together so that everyone is covered and they should like what they got. I am a little sad though... I walk through shops and see stuff that reminds me of my grandparents and I think, "they would love that!" and then remember that they won't be around to enjoy it. *sigh* I am in a melancholy mood today and I think it's ok. Sometimes people need to be a little sad to appreciate all of the good things that are going on. :)
So, on that note, I need to go sleep... I have an exam tomorrow and I need to rest and take a break from studying (which is what this is!) before I write it.
One of the aspects of Christmas that I love is spending time with loved ones. I had an open house last year so my grandfather could meet my friends, we could see each other before Christmas and just to fill the house with "holiday cheer." One of the main differences between last year and this year is that neither of my grandparents will be here and that is upsetting but something we are all trying to deal with. We each have our own ways of dealing... My mom has said that any of my friends who don't have somewhere to be on Christmas Day can come to our house for dinner, my brother is throwing himself into his D.J. stuff and contemplating playing Christmas and New Year's parties and I'm planning another open house. It will be odd without my grandpa there but it will be good to see my friends. I just know that thinking about last year is hard...
Christmas Day last year was kind of a gong show. My grandmother sisn't remember where she was and why she was there, nor that it was Christmas. My grandfather spent a lot of time that day convincing her to come home and then trying to get her to feel comfortable while at home (which was tougher than any of us thought). My dad didn't get up all day, he wasn't feeling well and he slept all day. My brother and I helped my mom and grandfather make dinner after opening presents and then helped clean up at the end of the night. My mom spent most 0f the day making sure everyone else was okay, especially my grandmother. Dinner didn't get any better and by the end of the meal, most of us just wanted to curl up and ignore what was happening. By the time my grandpa got back from dropping my grandma off, we had most of the place clean and he was exhausted. It was a good day to spend with family but it was tough on all of us.
This year, my mom has told me that all she wants for Christmas is my brother and I to be home. My dad "doesn't want anything" which is the same thing many of my friends told me. My brother and I have done a lot of our shopping together so that everyone is covered and they should like what they got. I am a little sad though... I walk through shops and see stuff that reminds me of my grandparents and I think, "they would love that!" and then remember that they won't be around to enjoy it. *sigh* I am in a melancholy mood today and I think it's ok. Sometimes people need to be a little sad to appreciate all of the good things that are going on. :)
So, on that note, I need to go sleep... I have an exam tomorrow and I need to rest and take a break from studying (which is what this is!) before I write it.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Random things.
At some point I turned on "comment moderation" which is good. However, if you commented on my blog and it wasn't posted, check again, it will be now. Also, if your comment was inappropriate, it will not be posted.
If I feel the need to express something by use of punctuation instead of profanity as an example, I will do so and if people don't like it, they don't have to read or comment upon my blog. If I make a comment about something, it is probably because I want to remember it for later. If I refer it to something else that other people in my social stratosphere can understand, so be it. Therefore, whoever was leaving me sanctimonius comments with atrocious spelling mistakes, don't bother. If you want to refer to someone as "uneducated" I suggest you take a look in the mirror.
As an aside: whoever posted the song lyrics (I know who you are)... I love the song "Needs" and I love that there is hidden meaning in that and that you chose that song for specific reasons that pertain to you in the first place. I'm sure you did the same with the other that you posted. However, I don't need people taking shots at me on MY blog so I posted them but I read very different things into both songs than you do. Also, I tried "searching" my Russian name and this blog doesn't come up so thanks for lying about that as well. The only way to find it would be on the SproutWorks search, which I found by searching the entire name of my blog. I'm not sure why I was surprised you lied. You tell me people change but I guess you haven't as much as you'd like to think.
If I feel the need to express something by use of punctuation instead of profanity as an example, I will do so and if people don't like it, they don't have to read or comment upon my blog. If I make a comment about something, it is probably because I want to remember it for later. If I refer it to something else that other people in my social stratosphere can understand, so be it. Therefore, whoever was leaving me sanctimonius comments with atrocious spelling mistakes, don't bother. If you want to refer to someone as "uneducated" I suggest you take a look in the mirror.
As an aside: whoever posted the song lyrics (I know who you are)... I love the song "Needs" and I love that there is hidden meaning in that and that you chose that song for specific reasons that pertain to you in the first place. I'm sure you did the same with the other that you posted. However, I don't need people taking shots at me on MY blog so I posted them but I read very different things into both songs than you do. Also, I tried "searching" my Russian name and this blog doesn't come up so thanks for lying about that as well. The only way to find it would be on the SproutWorks search, which I found by searching the entire name of my blog. I'm not sure why I was surprised you lied. You tell me people change but I guess you haven't as much as you'd like to think.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Sick... and Exhausted....
Ok, so I'm just writing because I'm sick and exhausted but I slept for part of the day and I have some energy to burn.
The highlight of my day was getting a phone call from Shannon and it was SOOOOOOO great to hear from her!!!
The TEC pizza making day was this past weekend and the day as a whole went pretty well. Other than a minor snafu with the orders (freaking computers! I'm glad my laptop is in being fixed!) the day ran pretty smoothly. There were a lot of people that didn't show up for random reasons but it worked out okay in the end.
THING on Saturday was good. Anne is back from Germany and it was the first time I had seen her since she got back. My small group is an odd combination but fun now! The people that were there on Saturday were Andrew, Jordan, Matt, Anne, Amy, Amanda and I. We had an interesting discussion... Bethany was the speaker and I liked what she had to say. After THING, a bunch of us went to Moxie's and it was interesting. We ended up with two large tables and at one was Andrew, Amanda, Alessa, Cory, Meghan, Kateryna and Adam and at the other was Jordan, Emily, Minetta, Sarah, Matt, Amber and I. Fun times were had by all and there was a ton of food sharing going on... I'm not sure which was funnier though, Amber stealing Jordan's salad before he got any or Cory and Adam licking the dessert plates clean... *lol* It was amusing either way. :)
Sunday was pretty uneventful... I got to work and my knee was killing me so the DM ended up sending me home early. My mom and I hit Costco to pick up a few things and I got these great pink fluffy pillows and then she and I went out for vietnamese food for dinner. Afterwards, I went to Chapters in search of something very specific, had to go to two different Chapters stores to find it and then went home to hang out with Tammy and update my Nex and MySpace.
Monday I worked and then I wasn't feeling very well so I went home and had a nap and then hit Ikea on my way out of town and picked up two dining room chairs (we bought this gargantuan dining room table at the thrift store and only have two chairs so I've been sitting on my yoga ball at the table when Holly is over for dinner) and a dresser. I needed 2 but the tall one I need was out of stock so I need to go back. I got back here quite late and was exhausted but ended up being up most fo the night sick. :(
So, now I'm up, I have helped John and Holly fill a 10 gallon fish tank. Yes, we are apparently getting fish... And now, I'm blogging before I try to get some sleep. Tomorrow I need to finish off the stuff for my new parking pass (for anyone who hasn't heard, I screwed up my knee to the point that I'm not supposed to walk long distances or carry anything over 20pds) and go downtown to "run" (lol, riiiight... *rolling eyes*) some errands.
For those of you who are also sick, I hope you feel better soon! And for those of you I haven't talked to in a while, know I'm thinking about you and we should hang out soon!
For now, goodnight to all...
The highlight of my day was getting a phone call from Shannon and it was SOOOOOOO great to hear from her!!!
The TEC pizza making day was this past weekend and the day as a whole went pretty well. Other than a minor snafu with the orders (freaking computers! I'm glad my laptop is in being fixed!) the day ran pretty smoothly. There were a lot of people that didn't show up for random reasons but it worked out okay in the end.
THING on Saturday was good. Anne is back from Germany and it was the first time I had seen her since she got back. My small group is an odd combination but fun now! The people that were there on Saturday were Andrew, Jordan, Matt, Anne, Amy, Amanda and I. We had an interesting discussion... Bethany was the speaker and I liked what she had to say. After THING, a bunch of us went to Moxie's and it was interesting. We ended up with two large tables and at one was Andrew, Amanda, Alessa, Cory, Meghan, Kateryna and Adam and at the other was Jordan, Emily, Minetta, Sarah, Matt, Amber and I. Fun times were had by all and there was a ton of food sharing going on... I'm not sure which was funnier though, Amber stealing Jordan's salad before he got any or Cory and Adam licking the dessert plates clean... *lol* It was amusing either way. :)
Sunday was pretty uneventful... I got to work and my knee was killing me so the DM ended up sending me home early. My mom and I hit Costco to pick up a few things and I got these great pink fluffy pillows and then she and I went out for vietnamese food for dinner. Afterwards, I went to Chapters in search of something very specific, had to go to two different Chapters stores to find it and then went home to hang out with Tammy and update my Nex and MySpace.
Monday I worked and then I wasn't feeling very well so I went home and had a nap and then hit Ikea on my way out of town and picked up two dining room chairs (we bought this gargantuan dining room table at the thrift store and only have two chairs so I've been sitting on my yoga ball at the table when Holly is over for dinner) and a dresser. I needed 2 but the tall one I need was out of stock so I need to go back. I got back here quite late and was exhausted but ended up being up most fo the night sick. :(
So, now I'm up, I have helped John and Holly fill a 10 gallon fish tank. Yes, we are apparently getting fish... And now, I'm blogging before I try to get some sleep. Tomorrow I need to finish off the stuff for my new parking pass (for anyone who hasn't heard, I screwed up my knee to the point that I'm not supposed to walk long distances or carry anything over 20pds) and go downtown to "run" (lol, riiiight... *rolling eyes*) some errands.
For those of you who are also sick, I hope you feel better soon! And for those of you I haven't talked to in a while, know I'm thinking about you and we should hang out soon!
For now, goodnight to all...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Uplifting.
Yay for friends!
This weekend, I was dreading going home... I knew that I had a ton of stuff to do for work, TEC, school and life in general and I didn't want to go home. Then again, when I leave to come back, I don't want to come back either so it seems like a tough choice either way.
So, I decided that hanging out with my friends was something I needed to do this weekend. I needed a break and I keep getting told that I don't make enough time just for me in the week. It's weird because I have had people in the past tell me I'm selfish and think about myself too much and then I had a few people tell me to take more "me" time. :S Anyway, I got the chance to hang out with Emily and Jordan a lot this weekend. We had movie nights at my house both Friday and Saturday and tried to go swimming when I was off work Saturday but the pool was closed. We watched "Grease" and "Serendipity" on Friday (Em and Jordan wanted to see the first and I had just bought the second) and Matt hung out for the first and left before we started the second. On Saturday we rented movies and I let Em and Jordan pick and they chose "Rent" and "Transamerica." I'm not sure if this was a "musical" weekend or if Saturday was a "gay themed night" but they were an interesting choice. I love Rent and I was amazed they chose it. Transamerica was interesting... The actress who plays the "father" did an excellent job. Matt and Meghan joined us for those two and it was nice to have people around. I often feel like there is no one around when I'm in the Bridge and I can't do things like this weekend all the time but sometimes it makes for a nice change of pace. I love hanging out with Jordan and Emily... Every time is completely different! We always have a ton of fun, whether we are completely serious or insanely silly and I love it!
I also read a bunch of my friends blogs in the past couple of days. I ahven't been able to keep up with them very well because I have been without internet access. It's cool to read what is going on in people's lives...
Random things... I'm not sure what to make of these two guys I talk to on MySpace and Nex occasionally. They seem to be flirsting with me and I'm considering it harmless but... One's display pic is of him cuddling a teddy bear and the other keeps commenting on my eyes. :S Guys are strange creatures!
Speaking of strange creatures or circumstances I guess, my mom has decided she needs a part-time job and has decided to go apply at DHL. She figures if she can carry an 8 foot long box by herself, she could turn it into something profitable. I laughed my butt off when she called me to tell me that. I know she's kidding but it was definitely amusing!
I posted about TEC on the Nexopia Christian forums and it would be cool if people come check out THING and such. It would be cool to know that my posting an itty-bitty topic made people notice that there were things going on.
Anyway, I'm going to bed. I have pent-up energy... I spent the last hour and a bit working on a theory assignment for my conducting class. I now have the instrumentation for "O Canada" written out for something like 14 different Wind Orchestra instruments. Why? Because my prof thought it was a good idea apparently! Night!
This weekend, I was dreading going home... I knew that I had a ton of stuff to do for work, TEC, school and life in general and I didn't want to go home. Then again, when I leave to come back, I don't want to come back either so it seems like a tough choice either way.
So, I decided that hanging out with my friends was something I needed to do this weekend. I needed a break and I keep getting told that I don't make enough time just for me in the week. It's weird because I have had people in the past tell me I'm selfish and think about myself too much and then I had a few people tell me to take more "me" time. :S Anyway, I got the chance to hang out with Emily and Jordan a lot this weekend. We had movie nights at my house both Friday and Saturday and tried to go swimming when I was off work Saturday but the pool was closed. We watched "Grease" and "Serendipity" on Friday (Em and Jordan wanted to see the first and I had just bought the second) and Matt hung out for the first and left before we started the second. On Saturday we rented movies and I let Em and Jordan pick and they chose "Rent" and "Transamerica." I'm not sure if this was a "musical" weekend or if Saturday was a "gay themed night" but they were an interesting choice. I love Rent and I was amazed they chose it. Transamerica was interesting... The actress who plays the "father" did an excellent job. Matt and Meghan joined us for those two and it was nice to have people around. I often feel like there is no one around when I'm in the Bridge and I can't do things like this weekend all the time but sometimes it makes for a nice change of pace. I love hanging out with Jordan and Emily... Every time is completely different! We always have a ton of fun, whether we are completely serious or insanely silly and I love it!
I also read a bunch of my friends blogs in the past couple of days. I ahven't been able to keep up with them very well because I have been without internet access. It's cool to read what is going on in people's lives...
Random things... I'm not sure what to make of these two guys I talk to on MySpace and Nex occasionally. They seem to be flirsting with me and I'm considering it harmless but... One's display pic is of him cuddling a teddy bear and the other keeps commenting on my eyes. :S Guys are strange creatures!
Speaking of strange creatures or circumstances I guess, my mom has decided she needs a part-time job and has decided to go apply at DHL. She figures if she can carry an 8 foot long box by herself, she could turn it into something profitable. I laughed my butt off when she called me to tell me that. I know she's kidding but it was definitely amusing!
I posted about TEC on the Nexopia Christian forums and it would be cool if people come check out THING and such. It would be cool to know that my posting an itty-bitty topic made people notice that there were things going on.
Anyway, I'm going to bed. I have pent-up energy... I spent the last hour and a bit working on a theory assignment for my conducting class. I now have the instrumentation for "O Canada" written out for something like 14 different Wind Orchestra instruments. Why? Because my prof thought it was a good idea apparently! Night!
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Randomness...
Ok, so I know that a blog is supposed to be a type of online journal of sorts. I have a few people who read this and that's all good. I haven't updated it in a while because I've had a lot of stuff on my mind...
I guess part of what has been going on is that while I don't hate Lethbridge anymore (I did my first year) I am just sick of school. I want to be done and I have done my classes in the order they need to be done in and I have this year and I should be done my degree as long as the University doesn't throw some stupid rule at me that I haven't yet heard... I'm also sick of the driving and the dryness and the lack of people and things to do.
My classes this semester consist of two history classes, a conducting class and orchestra. I am trying not to kill myself with school work while at the same time keeping my GPA up and my energy and enthusiasm about school up as well. It's tough but I'm hoping to make it work.
All I know is that right now I am feeling pretty bummed and I hate that. I have become such a "glass half full" kind of person that feeling like this is awful. My mom says things will get better when I get back into the swing of school.
I am enjoying my classes thus far, we have covered a lot in just a few days and I feel like I know my stuff but it's only the second week. The hardcore stuff is still coming. On a bright note, I'm pretty sure I have narrowed down what I want to write my history essays on and if I can get a thesis and opening paragraph done, I can get the topics approved and get the paper done sooner rather than later.
On another topic, the pizza making day is in a week and a bit and the deadline for orders is in less than a week and I have no orders at all yet. This worries me a bit. Some people have said that maybe if we don't sell enough we could try something else next time and it would prove it has been overdone. However, as a fundraiser, it would be nice if it did just that. The money goes towards helping people who wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise come on the weekend and that's important! I'm just feeling impassioned towards the TEC community lately. My vision of the future (while people are talking about full TEC weekends, which would be awesome) would be for not only that but for us to be better known and for the fundraising to end up paying for almost everything so that participants and team pay very little or nothing to be there... I know, "ideal world" but it would be nice if it worked that way.
Anyway, I'm tired and I'm not sure what else to say... I've had kind of a bad day and I normally try to keep this blog all peppy and positive but I'm just not feeling it right now.
I guess part of what has been going on is that while I don't hate Lethbridge anymore (I did my first year) I am just sick of school. I want to be done and I have done my classes in the order they need to be done in and I have this year and I should be done my degree as long as the University doesn't throw some stupid rule at me that I haven't yet heard... I'm also sick of the driving and the dryness and the lack of people and things to do.
My classes this semester consist of two history classes, a conducting class and orchestra. I am trying not to kill myself with school work while at the same time keeping my GPA up and my energy and enthusiasm about school up as well. It's tough but I'm hoping to make it work.
All I know is that right now I am feeling pretty bummed and I hate that. I have become such a "glass half full" kind of person that feeling like this is awful. My mom says things will get better when I get back into the swing of school.
I am enjoying my classes thus far, we have covered a lot in just a few days and I feel like I know my stuff but it's only the second week. The hardcore stuff is still coming. On a bright note, I'm pretty sure I have narrowed down what I want to write my history essays on and if I can get a thesis and opening paragraph done, I can get the topics approved and get the paper done sooner rather than later.
On another topic, the pizza making day is in a week and a bit and the deadline for orders is in less than a week and I have no orders at all yet. This worries me a bit. Some people have said that maybe if we don't sell enough we could try something else next time and it would prove it has been overdone. However, as a fundraiser, it would be nice if it did just that. The money goes towards helping people who wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise come on the weekend and that's important! I'm just feeling impassioned towards the TEC community lately. My vision of the future (while people are talking about full TEC weekends, which would be awesome) would be for not only that but for us to be better known and for the fundraising to end up paying for almost everything so that participants and team pay very little or nothing to be there... I know, "ideal world" but it would be nice if it worked that way.
Anyway, I'm tired and I'm not sure what else to say... I've had kind of a bad day and I normally try to keep this blog all peppy and positive but I'm just not feeling it right now.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
John and Holly...
So yesterday I was at work and I randomly called my mom because we were supposed to be meeting up after I was off work. She told me, "John wrecked his truck, I'll call you back!" and hung up on me. I was shocked!!! I called John and he told me he was in the process of being loaded into an ambulance but was feeling ok considering... All he knew about Holly at the time was she was in a different ambulance and he would call me back with updates. Needless to say, I was rather upset. My mom called me back to say that they were waiting to hear whether the injuries were severe enough to warrant airlifting them to Calgary as there would be no point in driving to B.C. if they weren't there. She called me at work to say that they were going to be kept in Cranbrook and I needed to meet her ASAP at my house so we could leave. John kept us updated throughout the trip about how they both were!
So, Praise God for John and Holly! And Praise God that they are relatively unscathed!
They were driving into Cranbrook, B.C. and were broadsided by someone who was trying to turn left across the highway. John tried to swerve but the momentum with which he was already going and the movement of the other vehicle caused his truck to roll. It rolled at least twice they figured and then slid on its roof for about 150-200 meters. It sheared off the metal toolbox that was bolted to the back and squashed it as flat as a pancake (a large one but a pancake none-the-less) and broke off both of the doors of the box, the back and front windsheilds both broke, the back one smashed out completely and the front one looked like it was caving in, the doors were sealed shut from the impact, John crawled out through his window and someone smasked in the window on Holly's side so she could get out... There are marks from where it slid all over the vehicle and the gas cap looks as though it is closed, only it is facing the wrong way. John found one of the stickers he had on his window with part of the window still stuck to it when he showed us the scene in the dark last night. We cleaned up the truck and took all of their stuff away from it today... Most of it is covered in glass or rocks or oil but most of it is still usable. The digital camera Holly got for grad didn't make it and John's laptop was thrown and is smashed in the case and all of the lights that John added are broken and many of the things they had in the back is mangled and most of the camping stuff is ruined. My mom and I looked at the truck today and John and Holly stood and held each other while they both cried.
My mom said that it's amazing that they both came through it with so few injuries. John's pretty shaken up, he has some bruises and scratches and is achy and other than he is refusing to drive, he seems pretty normal. Holly on the other hand has scratches all over her feet and her hands, road rash on her wrist, stitches in one hand and some bruises. They gave her morphine for pain and had her on I.V. because she fainted at the scene. They will both become more sore as time goes on... It goes with the after effects of the accident. Holly said that her dad won't believe her so we took a ton of pictures of the truck which I need to go get developed soon.
The one thing that came through the entire ordeal without anything more than a little dirt on it was a framed picture of the two of them that John always takes with him...
So, Praise God for John and Holly! And Praise God that they are relatively unscathed!
They were driving into Cranbrook, B.C. and were broadsided by someone who was trying to turn left across the highway. John tried to swerve but the momentum with which he was already going and the movement of the other vehicle caused his truck to roll. It rolled at least twice they figured and then slid on its roof for about 150-200 meters. It sheared off the metal toolbox that was bolted to the back and squashed it as flat as a pancake (a large one but a pancake none-the-less) and broke off both of the doors of the box, the back and front windsheilds both broke, the back one smashed out completely and the front one looked like it was caving in, the doors were sealed shut from the impact, John crawled out through his window and someone smasked in the window on Holly's side so she could get out... There are marks from where it slid all over the vehicle and the gas cap looks as though it is closed, only it is facing the wrong way. John found one of the stickers he had on his window with part of the window still stuck to it when he showed us the scene in the dark last night. We cleaned up the truck and took all of their stuff away from it today... Most of it is covered in glass or rocks or oil but most of it is still usable. The digital camera Holly got for grad didn't make it and John's laptop was thrown and is smashed in the case and all of the lights that John added are broken and many of the things they had in the back is mangled and most of the camping stuff is ruined. My mom and I looked at the truck today and John and Holly stood and held each other while they both cried.
My mom said that it's amazing that they both came through it with so few injuries. John's pretty shaken up, he has some bruises and scratches and is achy and other than he is refusing to drive, he seems pretty normal. Holly on the other hand has scratches all over her feet and her hands, road rash on her wrist, stitches in one hand and some bruises. They gave her morphine for pain and had her on I.V. because she fainted at the scene. They will both become more sore as time goes on... It goes with the after effects of the accident. Holly said that her dad won't believe her so we took a ton of pictures of the truck which I need to go get developed soon.
The one thing that came through the entire ordeal without anything more than a little dirt on it was a framed picture of the two of them that John always takes with him...
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