This was perhaps the most awkward picture in the world before Kalvin saw graffiti on the drinking fountain that said "suck me off". Then this ensued. Today I went to school. Handed in my assignment. Hung out with Kal had pizza, london fogs. Went to Chapters, tore apart the graphic novel and new age sections, and walked home. Good day.

My mom and I went on a shopping spree at HomeSense yesterday. Then we came home and made a tea area! Too many good things to binge on. Earl Grey biscotti, orange cookies, those flakey chocolate tubes... mint chocolate tea, creamy earl grey, lavender sugar, vanilla syrup, milk frother. Here is a bucket to collect your drool.

I'm late! I didn't have my camera yesterday. Went to Jack Astors for Claudia's birthday (Happy Birthday Claudia!). I ate too much, again. Felt sick, again. Went back to Meagan's and watched the Office (Season 4). And enjoyed the company of this BUNDLE OF JOY. so cute. Maximus is amazing. I love puppies. I want at least 20 to keep me happy at all times. Time for tutorial. I wanted to go to the gym again today but I pulled something in my back yesterday. I may still go and suffer tomorrow. Have a good day!

Even though I think our drawings on the Jack Astor's table were a hundred times more impressive than anything we saw all night, this is the most accurate representation of the evening. I had my hopes way too high for this year's Nuit Blanche. Maybe if it wasn't so cold. Maybe if there weren't hoards and hoards of people making it impossible to actually enjoy anything it would have been more successful. Things are only fun before everyone knows about them. Crowds ruin everything. My stomach feels so sick. Never eating at Jack's again. Rude waiter, bad food, forced tip. Everything I hate in a dining experience. Could I write anything more negative? I enjoy the company of those I love :)

Godliest food ever eaten. Went to an amazing Indian restaurant at Yonge and Eglington today (Chakra) with Barbara. These are the leftovers. Closest to the camera is amazing stir fried spinach with legumes and spices, and the orange is baked cauliflower with cumin. Delicious. Wandered around, went to a used book store. I got the Secret Life of Plants. Watched Blindness. Drank a pumpkin spice latte (I love fall). These events are completely out of chronological order because it is late and I am sleepy. I have to meet a girl at St. George to sell her my Polaroid camera for twice as much as I paid for it at 1 tomorrow. And then Nuit Blanche. Going to be a long long day. I don't know why this photo uploaded smaller than all the others. Technology is beyond me. Goodnight.

It is impossible to verbalize the awesomeness that is Spots. This is also what I meant by Spots translating awkwardly in photos. A demented, cross-eyes, Frankenstein cat. He is haunting. What this photo lacks in artistic merit it makes up for with sheer horror.
Today was such a long day. Had my meeting with the head of the lab that I am volunteering at. This position sounds really intense. Basically I am booking participants into the lab, administering all the tests, and then entering the data for the study. It's all pretty overwhelming, but for now I'm just in training to make sure that we all do the test identically, don't rush the participants, and make sure it's good science.
Went to the gym today after class. Rowed myself into oblivion. Definitely have to start exercising regularly, I can't feel this sore every time. I am too young to be sore! Time to hang out with my abnormal psychology textbook again. I am in need of, in no particular order: sleep. tea. love... a vacation?

Today is a cop out! as I am stuck inside all day learning. I'm actually getting things done but time is flying. Here is a shot from my balcony, how creative... I really do like the way it looks. I tried to take pictures of Spots but he is the least photogenic animal on the planet. His face just looks so awkward in every shot. I wish I had time to go for a long walk today rather than being stuck inside on a date with my Abnormal Psych textbook. With a warm coffee and a scarf. This is my favourite time of the year. I want to go down to the lake and sit on the rocks and read a good book.

I guess I'm posting a little early to know if there will be really awesome photo taking opportunities later on in the day. But i really like this one, and I am spending the rest of the day being a nerd catching up on everything I need to read for class and starting on a few assignments. So chances are this is as good as it gets.
This is Quinte on a log at the park. I love walking her after a rainy night because our tiny creek gets exponentially larger and turns into this crazy rushing river. Quinte is always disappointed because she can't go swimming on days like today without being swept away to Lake Ontario. So she is forced to watch the creek and think about other times she has swam in it. So there she is thinking nostalgic puppy thoughts. Fall is coming, not that you'd be able to tell because I took it in black and white. But you should take my word for it, it was beautiful.

There's nothing I love more than coming home to a clean room surprise. Both my parents are sick so they stayed home from work today. My mom went on a cleaning spree and I get to reap the benefits. The apartment feels smaller now that they're home again. Everything is in my way, and my need for personal space is greater than usual. I am really happy to see them though. Just as long as they don't spread their diseases to me. Now would not be the time to get sick. Not at all.
I have really never hated a whole branch of academia more than I hate sociology. I am just so utterly uninterested in it my brain is numb as soon as I walk in the door. Maybe its just this class, sociology of religion, but as soon as a slide pops up about Marxism, Weber, and Engels my brain goes out to lunch.
Anyways, I love gloomy days like today.

I quit my job today.
Just letting off some steam.
Yesterday was amazing.
Alice in Wonderland surprise birthday was better than anything I could imagine.
Friends. Love.
I'm learning Dutch, and sign language :)
Dutch basically stole elements of French, English, and German and made a language out of it. Its hilarious and amazingly fun. My parents are home today and that makes me happy :)
Had birthday dinner with Chris tonight, at Dennys. So sweet, I got a psych book and a card with old polish ladies on it. Ate a gigantic veggie burger and orange juice. I swear I could be hooked up to an orange juice IV and be perfectly happy for the rest of my life.
ps. this is day one of the next 365 days till I turn 21 and i will take a picture every day. Or at least that is what I would like to do.