Genevieve's Place

I know, I know, it seems all I've been saying is, I'm almost done, I'm almost home. Blahblahblah, who cares. But now, I can say it, I'm done. I won't mention it again. I almost promise. I spent the last two days very much not studying for my last exam. And it was easier than easy. When I was walking home from my exam, a car passed me that I was sure I recognized, and then looking at who it was I did recognize him. I was quite a ways away, but of course that didn't stop me from shouting his name. Wow I'm a dork.

So, now that I'm here, and my internet actually works here (Garret rocks!! my new hero, oh, and I guess my dad tried too, go Dad!), now what? Hm, I start working on Monday, and tomorrow night there's supposed to be a surprise party, but I don't know if I'll go, we'll see. I've got quite a to-do list tomorrow. The mail, return my router, more mail, work stuff out at work, etc. Wow, I might have to get up before noon. We'll see if that happens. My room, my room is a mountain of boxes, and it sucks. I have stuff. I don't know what to do with stuff. Especially now that I'm a displaced person. I don't feel like I can take up more room in my house than just my room.

Anyway, this is the place where I say Garret has a blog and you should go read it. Also, my little sisters have blogs now too. So, read at your caution.

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One last cruise around the city, a couple more wrong turns, another late night adventure. Tonight, instead of going for our almost nightly coffee, Rae and me decided to get the thursday special from mcdonald's, since it was in fact Wednesday after midnight. But, we ended up being disappointed with the mcchicken. Oh well. We drove around a bit, and I saw the north end for pretty much the first time. And tomorrow I'll be done. Maybe it's just late, but i could cry. Back to winkler.

Do you think Phil is bored without Holly?

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One more exam to go!! We'll just not discuss how yesterday's went. Well, actually I believe it went well, but you can never go by that. Oh, so you want to talk random? I was in Baked Expectations (yes, again, I know, I'm sorry) with Marc, and who walks in but, someone I know!!! My cousin who now lives in Steinbach to be exact. Strange times huh? Now that's what I'm talking about...randomness. In just over 24 hours, I'll be done school for four months! Woo! Rae's done school for a whole six days, because she starts classes on tuesday! Ha! My exam tomorrow is worth a whopping 10% of my final mark. So, pretty much I haven't studied much yet. What have I been doing? Nothing, not cleaning, not much packing. Oh well.

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The profound entry once again will have to wait, as I am currently filling my mind with all things Irish potato famine, whig oligarchy, chartism, jacobitism, mercantilism, etc... I know, my life is very enviable. But tomorrow, after my exam...I'm getting a facial...ahhhh....exciting and relaxing all at once.

My car's been making funny noises lately. It's going to the garage as soon as I get home (thursday!). Yup, it's going to see pistol pete (har har). So, this evening, me and Ra(y) ventured out to catch the last snippets of sunlight in the air. The Weather Network forcasted a mere twenty more minutes until the sunset at 8:40, so we had to make quick business of it. After first stopping by Blessings to buy preliminary mother's day presents, and getting recommendations for coffee from the guy who 'knew' what Rae's email address included, we actually went to Tim Horton's for our nightly coffees instead of Starbucks, as the friendly Blessings/Starbucks employee readily offered. Then it was straight to Dairy Queen, where I had my latest, very unfortuate, craving satisfied. That is, a blizzard with anything cheesecake. This time I chose brownie pieces and cheesecake. It was...so-so. Anyway, after waiting and waiting for the drive thru line to subside, I could back out of my parking spot. Upon doing so, I realized that my car would make a horrible noise whenever I would turn left, or accelerate, or pretty much...drive. Cruising down Pembina, we could pinpoint the problem down to the front left tire, something was making an awful scraping noise, but distinctively was related to speed. Insert hilarious conversation about how to explain this sound to a mechanic. Really, hilarious it was. Once arriving at home, I was determined to get a grasp on what was wrong so I could explain it to someone competent...or as Ra(y) mentioned...oh I won't go there. Anyway, climbing out the car, I simply discovered that........the mud flap-thinger for the front tire had somehow gotten not where it was supposed to be (like one of those plastic things you used to put on your bike frame, and would hit the spokes) and was the obvious cause of the disgusting noises previously emanating (yes that's how you spell it, I checked) from my poor car. Long story, not so funny.

I was expecting and was prepared for you to be angry, so just be angry...just don't expect me to feel.... anything.

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I was about to sit down and write a really profound entry when Eric signed onto MSN and it turns out he was in osbourne at a cyber cafe. Hey, I'm not really studying, so I figure we should hang out. We walk around the village, where I see more people asking for money than I ever have in Winnipeg. Anyway, I call Gina, cuz she's someone we have in common, and it turns out she has moved already! So we get to see her new place, and it's super nice, I really like it. Then we went to Baked Expectations for supper, which was good. Anyway...I think I had these profound thoughts to write about before, and now I'll just have to write about something else. Now that we've had a grade 10 conversation about who we 'like'.

So, we were talking about how nothing is random. Like when you really think about it, almost everything is kinda deliberate. But, that also brings into question how you define the word 'random'...like do you say it's random when you find out that someone you know also knows someone else you know? Or, like when you see someone you hadn't planned on seeing? Or when your waiter(ess) bears the name of the same person you're talking about? (sorry)

Oh! I talked to Annie on MSN today as well! She was in the swiss alps. Very exciting. Tomorrow (well, i guess now, or today) she'll be taking a train to...amsterdam, spending the night in the airport and then flying home! I'm so excited to see her!

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well, at least the one involving the least amount of coherent thought. And I only worked four out of five days. Now I'm back in the city, one exam down, two more to go. Now this feels like normal life again, just sitting here in the dank dark basement up too late again. Rachael already asleep. Life as I know it. I wrote an exam today and I don't know if it went well. I don't think so. Well, as long as i get a 'B' I'm happy. Oh! I checked my marks online today and I got an A+ in calculus!!! Go me!!!! I guess you know if you've been online at all. But it seriously made my day :D

So I spent the week grinding...building some serious neck and wrist muscle (the most attractive muscles!!! (you have to know i'm kidding)), and now I guess i won't be grinding anymore. First I felt really guilty because of all the people who said I couldn't do it, guess I'm just proving them right, although I can do it, I just choose not to. Anyway, I'm doing a different job at the same place, which pays, well the difference from the whole summer will be $1600 less than I would've made from grinding. Almost makes me want to stay with the hard, dirty work. Oh well. I'll just have energy this way and maybe a second job...who knows.

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Just because it seems I have a little bit of energy right now, and it probably won't last, I'll stay conscious enough to type this. Now, I can say, wow, it feels good, like an accomplishment to work an grueling eight hour shift. Ask me during my shift, I'll say shoot me now, please. The work is eh, so-so. The pain is, well, you get the idea. What with the shooting and all. Having black boogers is still something I don't think I'll get used to. Or the smell. Boo. Nothing beats getting used to smelling like something and then discovering that, well, you don't smell what you think you smell like. I still have like...a quarter to a half of the manicure that I got last week. It's gross believe me. Just be glad that I've had no contact with anyone besides family in the last long while. I'm msning with Kendra, and I haven't msned with anyone before that for about...oh two or three days. Can you see I'm miserable? I don't even get emails from people I like anymore!! ok,ok, just think of the money. That's what I keep telling myself. Whew.

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One exam done! w00t! But it was probably my easiest one, and now I'm really not looking forward to history. What's wrong with me? I spend all my time not looking forward to things. Blech, waste of time. I went to church today. That was definetly something that I had been missing in my life in the past little while. Glad to be back guys. Very glad, now that it's been two months after Mexico, that I can finally join you for lunch again. But just another thing to complain about...why does it seem that everyone's moving away?...And it always seems to be out west. Maybe that's where it's at. I consider myself leaving, then I think, oh yeah. University. Gotta take a couple more years to take care of that. But, argh, I'm getting the urge to leave again. Bad timing considering I start full time work...tomorrow.

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Wow, so, okay, I start my new job tomorrow. Tomorrow! Even I wasn't expecting that. Crazy crazy times. Now, I'm just worried concerned about having enough time to study, but I suppose this calls for me to kick into my awesome time management skillz. Wicked awesome skillz. Yeah, so apparently Annie won't make it, and is in Germany for these weeks, or whenever. Sad, so sad...I'll have to sell off your guys' tickets...Oh well... :)

It is admittedly strange to be at home...kinda feels like I'm at a stranger's house, or that I'm not staying permanently (well, technically I guess I'm not). I can't wait for summer to start!

Every once in awhile, you need to take stock of your life, and despite the no-money-can't-pay-credit-card-no-gas-in-the-tank-no-money-for-fun-stuff blues, you gotta think, life's awesome. It just is.

So, now for your entertainment, me as an object of amusement:

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In honour of being home, and trying out my parents' new scanner, I present to you..."WC" the pig outside of the bathroom of the place we were staying in Mexico.

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I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

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You know, the funniest part of the drive back to Winnipeg from Steinbach is the part going north on the 59, where you come across a sign that says: Winnipeg 14 , and then less than a minute later, you get one saying: Winnipeg 8. Yeah, I thought it was interesting.

Today I went to a really awesome prayer summit in Steinbach at southland community church. It was really good. I also went to my church on Saturday night, which was less than good. I thought I'd be okay not knowing anyone there, well, of course I knew the worship leading people but that's different. But there's really really low attendance on Saturdays, I had forgotten that. Not exactly what I was used to. Oh well.

Watched the Junos tonight. Only reason why probably is because they were so close to here. Wouldn't really care otherwise. Well, I didn't have any expectations about what Winnipeg could do, so well, I wasn't disappointed.

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A couple of weeks ago we went on a young adults retreat to camp moose lake. That's right, almost two full days of no cell phone reception at all! *gasp*...luckily when we were in range again, there were four text messages and two voice mails waiting for me :)

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The ice we played broom ball on.


our broomball team


the...other team
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It's finally warm enough outside to not actually need a jacket. That's actually pretty exciting for me. Winter's officially over...I think I'm in a completely different state of mind when there's snow on the ground. Not the beginning nice part when Christmas is, when everything's fluffy and light, and just getting cold and you're looking forward to holidays, but this part, when everything's dirty and gross and wet, and it just seems impossible to be happy. Argh.

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