I'm boring

I'm boring, that's why I haven't updated!

highlights of my week:

-Going to Ottawa last week and visiting my cousins, and their many kids. It was like being back in NZ, 4 little blond girls, a few toddlers etc.. reminds me of christmas at our house about years ago!

-Getting and reading Harry Potter last sat - it took me 6 or so hours.

-Finding out courstesy of a game called Whoonu? (who knew? in an american accent) That I like making lists better than bunnies. But my little 2nd cousin doesn't. Fun game for kids.

-going for beer multiple times with the CS crew, and planning my trip to Montreal

-making lists, now I know I like it.

Does this count as a list?

umm yeah. So nothing much. Am going to Montreal next week though, so I'm sure I'll have something more interesting to write about soon!

love and hugs,

updates again

So.. umm yeah. It's been a while.

My life over the last month in bullet points:

-It was my birthday June 8th. I got:

• A card from dad, mum and from Shineen.
• A dinner and a movie from Shineen
• A book voucher and $100 from shineen
• $200 to spend from Mum(no I havent't bought anything yet... soon I promise!)
• A call from Dad, Mum, and my sis
• An iRewards card from my sister - which means I get 10% off books ALL year! WOo
• I used this book card plus my voucher from Shineen to preorder harry potter. double yay
  
  Other than that it was pretty quiet. Thanks for all the emails though!
  
  
• The weekend after my birthday, Grant came up from boston to see how awesome Toronto is. On the friday when he arrived we went down to Niagara Falls, because I hadn't been for 7 years, and Grant hadn't been for 20!. It was awesome as always, and I got soaked, as expected. Grant took a whole heap of photos with his new super zoom lense, so I felt like I was hanging out with paparazzi. Very strange. But yeah, considering the day was about 35 degrees, standing in the splash of the falls was pretty nice after a 2 hour drive, and lunch at a great little cafe in St Catherines on the way! Grant's Niagara photos are here: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~grant/wp/v/NiagaraFalls/
  
  The rest of the weekend we chilled in Toronto.. went up the CN tower (the tallest in the world apparently) and looked out all over the city and to NY state.. and then went to a festival in little italy and saw lots of yummy food! Sunday we went for a drive up north and saw another lake. Basically, a chilled weekend with lots of sun. Grant has photos here: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~grant/wp/v/Toronto/

• After that I started my new job. Basically it was door knocking trying to get sponsers for kids for World vision. The people were cool, but the hours were shite (11am -9pm every day, plus an hours commute each way), and after two 35plus days where I was boiling alive and the resultant asthma of trying to breathe in the humidity and smog, I quit last thursday. Shortest job I've ever had I think - 2 weeks of 4 day weeks! I still haven't even got paid yet, as they pay a week in arrears... lol.
  
• In the weekend in the middle of my 2 week job, it was pride weekend here in Toronto. So I joined some friends to see the parade on Sunday. OMG, longest parade EVER. Some of it was cool, dancing people in body paint and glitter, other was just plain old commercialised.. the bank float with bank staff in bank t-shirts getting in on it, but it was fun. We arrived after the parade had already started, watched it for an HOUR or more, then gave up (it was HOT) and went for a beer. The parade continued for an hour after that! I was lucky enough to score a free t-shirt that someone threw into the crowd.. everyone was pretty jealous. I would show you a photo of me in the t-shirt, but it has yet to surface from my friend's camera.. so in summary it was green and said "straight, not narrow". Perfect for pride parade anyways.
  
• Lastly, last weekend I joined Shineen and her friends up at her boyfriend's family cottage on a lake up north-west (don't ask me where exactly I have no idea.. sorry). We had a chilled weekend lying around in the sun and enjoying the lake. Some excellent fireworks were provided by the guys on sunday night (being Canada day) and altogether it was a great time.
  
• Now, I have to get myself sorted now I don't have to be at work all day every day, and find me some groceries and do my washing! Yay fun. And maybe find another (part time!) job for the next 7 weeks.
  
  Finally, I have bought tickets to Europe! I leave here August 25, am in London August 26, fly to Valencia Aug 27, ready to throw tomatoes on Aug 29th! Anyone want to come with me?