whats new?

well, i sold my bike. right away too, so that was awesome.

trying to sell the couches now. might take less than im asking on them to get them out.

i am thinking now that i might not take a trip at all and just move to a better apartment.
i was going to tough it out here til january, then give it up and put my stuff in storage and go away for 2 months. i could couch surf when i got back and find a new place then.
one that i would spend more money on but feel a bit more settled in.
right now i feel like this is not somewhere that i can 'be'. i feel very.. immature in here, if that makes sense. its not very grown up.

almost makes me wish i hadnt left my last place, but i needed the change. i did.
its just frustrating.

went on a date last night with a boy that i have a crush on.
im not sure if he was totally aware that it was a date though, or if he just thought we were hanging out as friends. dinner and a movie. come on.
but i am going to go with my friend holly's advice, and hang out with him a few more times, just us. she says that after about 4 hang outs, if there isnt anything sparking, then its just friends.
he is very friendly and fun, but i suspect he may not know how to deal with dates and such so much, so maybe thats it. or maybe, just maybe, i have another friend.
time will tell.

still feeling in my funk but at least being active about it.
hung pictures up last week, so that it feels a bit better and lived in in here.
got my magnets up on the fridge too.
today i need to clean stuff and go through my boxes again and try to condense some more.
and laundry. damn that laundry...

i would also love to go shopping for a new pair of jeans, but maybe i can do that on the weekend... hmmmmm.......

why do i drink again?

well, mostly a waste of a weekend..

had a good friday out with guys from work.
got very drunk but got to hang out more with one of my favourites.
if i could find him, but without a girlfriend, it would be super.
as it is, he is just a good friend.

le sigh.

saturday i stayed in bed til about 6 pm basically cause i was so friggin hung over.
why do i mix my booze?
i dont have a good reason for this.

saturday night was a fondue party at adams house!
cheese, oil AND chocolate. oh boy.
so much food and beatles rock band!!

today i slept in lots as well, but then went out and met peter for breakfast.
we walked down to taryn and syx's to see the photo display of syx's work and a visit.
i then stopped at sarahs and went through some old clothes of hers and got 4 for myself.
yay new/old stuff!
i then came home and hung stuff up on the walls so it can feel more like home.

i also got all my magnets on the fridge!

just have to figure out the best way to get allans prints up now.

ive also decided that i will give up this place when i take my trip.
put everything in storage as ill be gone for 7 weeks, and then find a place when i get back.
why pay rent for 2 months when im not here?

we'll see how that all pans out...

so much food. i love fondue!

monday-ne

today wasnt a monday-ish as it could have been.
i think work can get better with sarah helping out.
she is so great and im so happy to have her as part of the team.

i still love my job, but my spirit is broken.
maybe that can get better?

good news for the day: i have heat!
glorious glorious heat.
*inside* my apartment no less.

now i just need my arm to stop being all tight and itchy and hurty.
i may have to drug myself to sleep tonight, otherwise ill be up all night when i move my arm.
(did i mention i had a crap sleep last night? well i did)

its after 10 pm
normally id be going to bed now cause i have a circuit training (read:torture) class at 730 in the morning on tues and thurs, but with my arm in healy mode, im skipping it tomorrow.
i should go to bed soon though anyways.
after i dry my hair.

the dishes can wait until tomorrow.

from PAX in seattle a few weeks ago
graham/mario, the amazing wil wheaton and yours truly

yep

its been a month since that last post.
or at least i think it has been.

i cant figure out why the date doesnt show up.
every setting i look at seems to point towards it being there.
suggestions?

work is crazy.
im burnt out.
im not happy.

planning a big trip for feb to miss the olympics here.
how big.. that is the question...

i was almost hit by a lady today who didnt fully stop at a stop sign.
i actually had to jump to my right so she didnt hit me on the left.
the she shook her head at me.
i yelled.
i wish i had yelled more or gotten her to answer more for her neglect of pedestrian safety.

my kitchen faucet drips, and its right behind me.
haaaaaaaaaaaate that sound.
ive asked to have it fixed. lord knows when that will be.
i also got them to turn the heat on in the building today, cause its freakin freezing in here.
i dont know how much good it will do.
this place is fine for now, but not forever. i dont like it *that* much..

my arm is almost done too, so that is at least some good news?
one more sit to finish up my shoulder.

and now, i leave you with me at lost lake in whistler last weekend.

home again

ill get pictures and updates up soon.
for now id like to restate that i hate having a roommate.

i havent been in the house for a week and a half roughly.
i got home around 11 pm last night.
sink is full of dirty dishes, dishwasher is full of dirty dishes.
no glasses to use.
since the sink is so full, i dont really want to cook either.

he knew when i was coming back.
make some sort of fucking effort?!?

fuck this...
i cant wait to get out...

blarg

i hate... well, alot right now.
but im being dramatic.

there is alot of stress at work right now, due to one 'coworker' thinking they are way better than the rest of us, and actually going behind our backs to sabatoge us.
its documented.
and their manager is out of office til friday. has been for two weeks.
amazing.

so, hopefully when i am back from my week away, they will be gone.
that would be super.

so, as per my earlier post, harper-lee is in town.
we went out tonight.
i dont know if it was a combo of my stress, and lack of money, and ...a full moon?
i just dont know, but i wasnt into it.
i am in a hermit mood, and i had to be out.
i dont like to be forced to do stuff, but sometimes... *sometimes* i am too nice to say it.
i did say it later in the eve, but i was already out so what did that do?

basically, i was out when i didnt want to be in public, and spending some few dollars that i dont have to spend on being out when i dont need to be.
and they were getting other rounds, so then i feel obliged to pay as well.
and i dont have it.
so that not only makes me feel cheap, but it just makes me feel bad too.
like, i cant keep up. not like i need to, but its this weird thing i have.
so i didnt have a good night.
i just want to go home and be alone.
i dont want to be here and feel like i have to go out.
but i will. whatever.
ill just eat dollar slice pizza. i dont know.
arg.

two more days.
AND THEN.

i fly to albuqueque, NM for a day of hang outs with my friend jamie!
and then we road trip it through arizona to las vegas!!!
then its five days in vegas with my besties.
i am so excited for that!!

i am also extra excited cause this year i decided to afford a room alone.
(hence my stress about spending money where i dont need to here)
my own sanctuary. ill need it.

man, these next two days cant go by fast enough!
so much to do at work. boo.
and my camera battery died so you get nothing else.

until later!

really?

ok, i know i have catching up to do. but maybe now it will be more like a surprise to see when the pics appear?
maybe...

the first week back at work was tough. some things changed, and when you like things the way they are, its hard to get used to the change. but ill manage.

finally getting settled in the new place. it will come together for sure.
carpets get shampooed this weekend, so while that is good news, it will be annoying as i wont be able to be home for a while til they dry a bit..

went to a good friends baby shower last sunday. it was so good to see her.
im actually happy that i should be here for when her little girl is born.
she is due in six weeks and i couldnt be happier for her.

it also makes me want to get over to the island to see my nephew soon.
man i love that guy.
if i can figure out how to post videos, i will post some of him.
so damn cute!

at the shower, i ran into my friend euvie, who actually went to denmark to do a year in school in copenhagen.
i asked her how it was, and she said that it was very hard.
she said that danish people were very hard to get to know, and didnt open up very quickly.
that when you opened up to them, they acted like you were crazy. or if they did open up, it was when they were drunk, and the next day acted like it never happened.
i dont know if its because she is russian that she had a different experience?
or maybe ive just met 'different' danes.

help me out here

i sent my resume off to my contact in denmark, who works in sweden.
he had written me to say that something came up in the sweden office.
its a marketing job. ive never done marketing.
but it looks very exciting and definately challenging.
it would be a great experience for sure.
after seeing my resume, they asked if i would be up for a video conference meeting, to say hello and put some faces to names.
we'll see what they say when i get in to work today. when that might happen.
i had to point out that although my resume says i took part in a bachelors degree program for accounting, i dont actually have a bachelors degree.
i dont know if that will matter at all.

i wish i had my vpn still, so i could log into my work email from home.
should have that back soon.

well, its almost 6 am.
ive been up since 3 for some reason.
yay for 4 hours of sleep. ill be a real treat today.
early to bed tonight for sure! right...
might as well get in the shower now and do my hair all nice.
just cause.
if it wasnt still pouring outside id walk to work.
stupid rain...

van-boooo-ver

so im home. im not stoked.
well, i guess i kinda am. but not fully.

i do have lots of pictures and stuff to post about hawaii still, but at least ill keep you up to date as of now..

was up til 230 am on thursday night.
got up at 730 am to go for a surfing lesson. (nothing like last minute)
the waves were too crazy so i got to go kayaking instead which was super fun, however i used my poor shoulder and upper back muscles that i never do.
got tattooed.(pic later!!)
got on a plane at 10 pm
said muscles from earlier started cramping, making for a very uncomfortable and painful flight.
landed at 715 am (415 am hawaii time)
caught a cab home.
passed out for 4 ish hours.
moved all my crap from old apartment to new one.
visited kristin who was getting her back done by steve (its so hot!!)
talked to steve about my other arm (march 31!!!! ahhhh!!)
came home, organized, cleaned alot since my roomie steve cleaned to boy satisfaction, not real satisfaction.
got tired of all that and went and bought snacks
watched how to lose a guy in 10 days
passed out for 10 hours.

today i am up. its snowing and gross.
im going to meet deandra for breakfast and go to superstore to get some essentials for the home, like a garbage can for the kitchen (they had been using an open waste basket before. smelly)
and i have to call shaw to get internet hooked up in the new place.
so i dont have to sit here at the internet cafe.
though the music is nice and the hot chocolate is good.

ok, thats me. gotta get running!

need more pics

So in an effort to provide those, here is my home. For the next two months minimum.

The view from my couch:




















Closer..




















The home operation centre:




















The rest of my living space:




















My combined literature for learning Danish, minus the software I have: