Follow the Mome Raths

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Some brief notes:

-had my final presentation today, it went well all things considering
-work has been exhausting this week, but also going well considering
-last day is tomorrow, I'm flying home this weekend

Karlie@11:50 p.m.

Thursday, August 19, 2004

I've still been sitting around, playing Uru some more and watching more TV. I'm so BORED, but hopefully today I might get to go out for a little while with Janice, who needs to return some things to the mall.

Still planning on Edmonton this weekend!

Karlie@1:04 p.m.

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Funny anti-Bush link.

Karlie@1:05 a.m.

Monday, August 16, 2004

I found one of these buried in my inbox, and decided to post it. Some of the info is obviously not complete, but it's all part of the mystery...

LAYER ONE: On the Outside

Name: Karlie
Birth date: Sept 14, 1983
Birthplace: Northwestern Ontario
Current Location: Southern Alberta
Eye Color: Very golden brownish
Hair Color: Natural - med blonde, Now - dark auburnish blonde
Height: *sighs* 5'3.5"

LAYER TWO: On The Inside

Your heritage: Canadian 3 gens, really. But Scandanavian and UK, mostly.
Your weakness: Cheese, believe it or not. Dairy in general really.
Your fears: That I'm never going to accomplish anything truly significant, both in life and love
Your perfect pizza: Loads of various cheeses, with fresh tomatoes, red onions, and spinach
Goal you'd like to achieve: I'd like to do Grad School at Cambridge or another school in the UK

LAYER THREE: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Your most overused phrase on AIM: lol
Your thoughts first waking up: "Maybe if I ripped my sinuses out they wouldn't plug like this"
Your best physical feature: My cheekbones - thank God for Scand ancestry, they are very high and sculpted. :D
Your bedtime: Like it to be 10, more like 11
Your most missed memory: Feeling absolutely content with my life. I've only felt like that once, and I'd like to feel settled again!

LAYER FOUR: Your Pick

Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi, Coke is way too strong tasting
McDonald's or Burger King: Mickey D's I guess. Since we never had a BK
Single or group dates: I like groups when it's awkward at first
Adidas or Nike: Since I have the world's narrowest feet I have to say Nike. Plus their new Olympic "You're faster than you think" commercials are funny
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton brewed, not disgusting BRISK
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla with chocolate chips/sauce/coating/etc.
Cappuccino or coffee: EW try a vanilla steamed milk instead

LAYER FIVE: Do You?

Smoke: Disgusting habit. So, obviously, no.
Cuss: Occasionally, not sure how often really.
Sing: All the time.
Have a crush(es): There's a hot guy on my softball team.
Think you've been in love: I think so.
Like(d) high school: DHS had good friends with zip education. And I adored my SJR years.
Want to get married: Very much.
Believe in yourself: Depends on what you're talking about. Academics yes, music mostly, love/beauty not so much
Get motion sickness: Ever since I started having stomach problems I've been susceptible.
Think you're attractive: Depends on the day. Right now I look like crap because I just had surgery, so my abdomen is swollen and weird looking.
Think you're a health freak: I obsess about all the wrong things. One should enjoy their food! And I need more excercise
Get along with your parents: 95% of the time, so I'd say pretty awesomely!
Like thunderstorms: Love them.
Play an instrument: I did my Grade 10 piano (no exam) and Grade 5 voice

LAYER SIX: In the past month have you...

Drank alcohol: No
Smoked: No.
Done a drug: I was on morphine and percoset at the hospital...
Gone to the mall?: Yes, but to go to the Devonian Gardens for lunch
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Don't really like them so no.
Eaten sushi: I can't, it's all got rice!
Been on stage: Nope, but hopefully once I get to Lakehead and in the TBSO Choir
Been dumped: You'd have to be dating for that to happen.
Gone skating: Um, it's summer. So no.
Gone skinny dipping: Not THIS summer...
Dyed your hair: Not in the past month, but I do every 8 or so.
Stolen anything: No

LAYER SEVEN: Ever...

Played a game that required removal of clothing: No, but I could be convinced.
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Admittedly yes. But in the past year I've only been tipsy, not really smashed, and only twice.
Been caught "doing something": Nope
Been called a tease: By both people I don't know AND my friends. Apparently I flirt as often as I draw breath.
Gotten beaten up: Sort of - does mental abuse from bullies count?
Shoplifted: I admit, I took a hershy hug from the bulk food store once. I still feel guilty about that.

LAYER EIGHT: Getting Older

Age you hope to be married: I dunno, hopefully before 40! I'd like to have a serious relationship before 30 (25 optimistically, but I can wait)
Describe your dream wedding: Outdoors, Irises in the bouquet, girls in sapphire. Honest, I don't think about it that much...
How do you want to die: Good Lord, what a question! Preferrably NOT drowning, burning, or a plane crash, and not young.
What do you want to be when you grow up: A University professor in Europe with a family.
What country would you most like to visit: New Zealand and Australia.

LAYER NINE: In a boy (or girl)

Best eye color?: Meh
Best hair color?: Meh again
Short or long hair: Depends on the long. As long as it's no longer than earlobes and is half-styled.
Height: Taller than me - not hard to do.
Best first date location: Movies, or a beach day.

LAYER TEN: In The Numbers...

Number of people I could trust with my life: A good percentage.
Number of CDs that I own: Um, 30? Not including DVD's and computer stuff?
Number of piercings: Three... one in each ear, and one navel that the surgery left untainted, thank God.
Number of tattoos: None.
Number of times my name has appeared in the Newspaper?: Quite a bit, mostly the local paper. I have been in the Thunder Bay and Winnipeg papers though.
Number of scars on my body: Well I'll have three new ones from laparoscopy.
Current Mood: Bored, a little tired.

Karlie@11:26 p.m.

So it did turn out to be appendicitis, so my rock-solid excuse for not updating for a few weeks was that I was a) in the hospital b) in surgery c) recuperating from said surgery in Okotoks at my Aunt Jean's with my parents. When my parents found out I was having surgery, right before we had to move out of SAIT, they decided to drive up to help us move everything over to Janice's. I'm glad they did, since I'm in no shape to move everything, plus I'm not allowed to lift over 10 lbs for 2 weeks. I also can't go back to work for 2 weeks, how lovely. I'm still hoping to go to Edmonton for this weekend though, and say my goodbyes to people. Therefore, Edmonton friends, you know who you are, don't go anywhere this weekend, kapiche?

I'm scared about moving to Lakehead, kind of. I'm worried that I'm not going to make new friends, and I'm going to spend my evenings alone/at dance and choir. I guess it's because at U of A I made friends from res, and they're pretty much the friends that I actually hung out with/did things with on a regular basis. I had friends in choir and stuff too, but I didn't usually do things outside choir/etc. with them. Now, the choir isn't a school choir but for the TBSO (Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra), so if I get in I don't know how old the people will be or anything.

Dad's doing somewhat better I think, since they upgraded his prognosis to Relapsing-Remitting, which they can treat with drugs. He's still slower and much weaker though. We have to have Uncle Dimitri help us move in in Thunder Bay, because there's stuff Dad can't lift anymore. I'm glad to be closer to home, but I know that I want to go to Grad School, peferrably in Europe, and now I feel like I shouldn't do that anymore. But I've always wanted to! And now I feel selfish looking into all these schools. Did you know that I can do a Geology Masters or PhD at Oxford or Cambridge? How cool would that be?

Karlie@12:37 p.m.

Thursday, August 05, 2004

Here's a quick update. We went to Buck Lake for the long weekend, and had lots of fun playing with the cat, Charlie, we went tubing once, suntanned, read, and put together a few puzzles. One of them has no border (so that the edges are puzzle pieces with tabs and slots), comes with five extra pieces, and has a repeating pattern. It took 3 hours for us to put it together, and it had 750 pieces. Not too shabby.

I woke up yesterday with stomach pains, that turned into another ER visit where they decided I may or may not have appendicitis and put me on an IV with morphine. Wow, that stuff screws you over fast, when it drips straight into your veins. I almost passed out when they took it out for some reason too. I wasn't scared, wasn't watching, just came over sick and dizzy and the next thing I new the nurse was taking my pulse and saying I looked pale, as I lay on the gurney. Since it hasn't improved so far over the day I'm probably going to end up going back, and who knows what they'll do then. I just hope the wait is shorter, yesterday I got there at 8 PM, got a bed at 1:30, and didn't see a doctor till 3:00. I then proceeded home at 8 AM. Loverly.

Karlie@4:17 p.m.