goodbye best male friend forever: dennis...i know him as wayne =(

old school web cam-ing fun =) 

so long, farewell, auf wiedersehn, goodbye...

another april full of goodbyes. this is sort of what happened this time last year when it seemed like everyone was just picking up and getting ready to leave. just like that. everyone was so busy finishing up their finals, and packing, that there wasn't really time to say goodbye. i guess it's times like this when i start to realize how much i've taken my friends, and time with them for granted. sighs.

it's seems like everyone's graduating and getting on with their lives. they took the linear road to success. and here i am going off on all sorts of tangents. i've got a lot of reevaluating, reorganizing, and prioritizing to do on my year off. then...it will be my turn to get on with life.

haha what am i talking about. in just a few months i'm going to be throwing a goodbye party of my own! it's looking like i'll be out of winnipeg indefinitely. europe, whistler, then t-dot. well only if i get my shit together and get into a school in toronto.

grr. i can't even go on my notorious vacation/weekend/day trip/not-even-a-day trips at all this summer to visit everyone that's leaving. i can't even go to nldc in montreal because i'm saving up to go to europe...oh well delayed gratification i suppose. it will be worth it in the end. and for the past two years i've been spoiled with holidays. so...i guess i can wait!

here is a summary for the past two years:
may 2003 - aiesec conference: toronto
july 2003 - toronto, toronto (yes i went twice this month)
october 2003 - aiesec conference: edmonton
december 2003 - aiesec conference: toronto
january 2004 - toronto
may 2004 - aiesec conference: ottawa, toronto
july 2004 - vancouver, montreal, toronto
august 2004 - toronto
september 2004 - montreal, toronto
october 2004 - aiesec conference: victoria, toronto
november 2004 - minneapolis
december 2004 - aiesec conference: calgary
january 2005 - toronto

i guess i dont really need to take a vacation this summer =)

calgary kevin. you will get a surprise at nldc. lol i'll be in montreal...in spirit =)

devirginized? melanie you're so funny!

anyways...from here on out i guess nothing is ever going to be the same.

randomness

so i actually learned something valuable this school term. no...nothing to do with net present values, futures and forwards, options or the capital asset pricing model. i took this elective physical activity, health and wellness, and it was actually quite interesting. i realized how much i've been taking my health for granted. you should see the statistics of people who live sedentary lives and have developed life threatening illnesses only because they don't get enough exercise! it's crazy!

people it only takes 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, only 3 to 5 days a week to increase your physical and mental well being, and decrease your chances of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and a plethora of other life threatening diseases! my gym pass: $600 well spent. i don't care what it takes, you can't put a price on health. i'm also pro-chiropractic. so, a combination of being physically fit, and my body free of nerve interference, makes me the healthiest i've ever been in my entire life.

public service announcement of the day: get chiropractic adjustments and get off of your bums and MOVE people MOVE!!! you'll be healthy as a horse (whatever that means!)
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ever since i passed my belay test at the gym, i actually get to climb! my climbing tuesdays have become crazy busy for some reason. but now aynsley and i can belay each other so we never have to wait. woohoo so more top rope and less bouldering for me and ayns!

its getting so nice out and i'm dying to go climb outdoors with the boys. but finals are right around the corner...so it's going to have to wait.

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kevin made me all mushy about leaving this place the other day. don't get me wrong, since i've been traveling, and have a lot of friends from abroad, i've come to realize how many things about winnipeg i've taken for granted. but at the same time, because i've been traveling and have so many friends abroad, it makes me want to explore.

sure i'll miss climbing tuesdays, or sunday night cruisin, and the annual cabin trip, and late night chats with mommy, or summers at grand beach, drinkin beers on the patio, and the list goes on and on and on. but i wanna kiss the blarney stone, and ride a bike around amsterdam, go island hopping in greece, visit arnault in paris, and andrea in denmark...etc etc. when you live in a small city you get this trapped in a box syndrome, and you forget that there is life beyond this city. and being in aiesec has taught that you have to explore and experience other cultures, and life changing experiences comes when you view life through different perspectives.

i have goals. i still have the opportunity to take as many paths to achieve those goal, because nothing is holding me back. i'm going to miss my friends and family, i'm going to make a lot of sacrifices. but for all of my selfish reasons, i gotta do this for me. buh bye in four months...

anyways, let's make this summer count...well as soon as finals are over =)

only four more months and buh bye

in a just a lil over four months i will be trekking around europe! argh i can't wait! winnipeg is just so suffocating and it keeps getting smaller and smaller. it's so old school and its unbelievable how many people you meet that are so close minded. so...i think it's about time to expand my horizons and get out of here. i know i've been saying that for ages and ages... but i think when i leave for europe i'm not coming back. mitch has inspired me to work a season out west, and this summer i'm getting all the documents together so i can go to school elsewhere. any where i don't even care if it's u of t or ryerson or austraila or istanbul. if it means being a non-degree visiting student or i have to take every course through athabasca then so be it. all i know is...once i leave i think i'm outta here for good. wishful thinking i suppose, but even if i can get out of here for a year or two, then maybe everyone would have grown up or not be in winnipeg by the time i get back lol =)

i can't wait for my big juicy tax return to be deposited directly into my bank account! i can buy my eurail pass and my plane ticket to amsterdam with it...ooh i'm so excited!

anyways, back to my date with my textbooks =)

it's over...it's over and done with...=(

executive 2004-2005 

finals. yikes.

so finals are just around the corner. and every waking moment there are butterflies in my stomach and anxious nervousness. it's not a good feeling. but at least i have some time to let off some steam rock climbing or at body combat. and at least its getting warmer outside so i can start studying on the patio.

so i went to st. vital with aynsley yesterday before the gym, and i spent over $100 on m.a.c. stuff. it's hard not to splurge.

"oops, i did it again." my bad.

anyways. i'm going back into hibrination for the next month. what i have to look forward to. working my ass off to save some $$$ for europe (i can't wait to get out of this fuckin city!) and rock climbing outdoors! woohoo i can't wait to get outside and get some colour! i'll see you guys in may!

oopsies.