doing the improbable, one step at a time

A very belated update

2010-01-03T22:29:00.000-08:00

I realize I haven't posted since I relearned how to walk. Strangely, I found that with the use of my legs, I suddenly had a desire to be OUT, always. I mean, that and I met a boy, started school. Still in school, single again though.

This is what I've inadvertedly done in the last 5 months in regards to the list. To be honest, I forgot it existed, but I still managed to complete a few of the items on the list.

5. Make friendship bracelets and send them to random people all over the globe.
- I quit that some months ago. So...I guess I'm done.

8. Get my grades up.
- Not out of the frying pan yet, but definitely out of the fire. Still on academic probation...but nearly out.

19. Travel somewhere spontaneously.
- Went to Seattle in October to see the musical, Wicked.

25. See at least 2 concerts. (2/2)
- Since July, I have seen Our Lady Peace, Great Big Sea, Bif Naked, and Armchair Cynics. I will be seeing OLP again next May.

31. Play a full game of Risk.
- Been there, done that.

32. Learn to like wine.
- Been mulling it ALL season. Om nom nom.

49. Take Belly-Dancing Lessons.
- Tried it. Couldn't continue because it hurt my knee too much. I'm not really 100% better yet.

55. Eat perogies at Granville Island.
- ...and they were delicious.

62. But a CD instead of downloading it.
- Done it. Bought about 5 since I wrote the list.

64. Be a tourist in someone else's city.
- Seattle.

85. Stay sober at an Earth Sciences Social.
- Seeing as I am the Social Coordinator this year, I don't really have a choice. (1/1)

86. Read a book out of my normal genre.
- Gods Behaving Badly, Marie Phillips. It was actually pretty funny.

94. Pay back the money I owe to Alex.
- Oh hells no. I've since decided to consider that compensation for severe mental, physical, and emotional distress.

97. Brass bowls.
- I found one at the Sally Ann. It now serves as my incense holder atop my TV.

99. Detox.
- Sometime in...July, or August?

Still working on:
41. embrace all that I love.
47. Standing up for something I believe in.

Bwa-hah-hah-hah...

2009-07-07T10:07:00.000-07:00

I ditched the cane last week. I can walk again without an aid.

That is all.

#12 - complete!

2009-07-02T21:45:00.000-07:00

And it was tasty, too.

Garden porn, little kitties, and my failed social life

2009-06-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

This blog is picture heavy!

I haven't actually done all of these things super recently, but I've been lazy about posting about them.

This blog contains:
#5 - BFF Global
#9 - Get a kitty
# 13 - Walk again
#35 - Solstice Party
#43 - Organize my recipes
#44 - Grow a garden

#5 - bracelet making and I have been on a hiatus. I apologize deeply to anyone who's requested a bracelet and hasn't received one...and I promise to start making them again soon. I've just been busy with the moving, and the unpacking, and the walking again. I'll get to it - I swear!

#9 - I DID IT! I have a kitten now. In my house, trying to attack my back as I sit on the couch and type this...I'm so glad his claws don't draw blood yet...

His name is Cedric. He's a small, cute, furry fartbag who attacks everything in sight, meows at me constantly, and follows me around. My lap is his favourite place to be, and that suits me just fine.

Being cute.

Cleaning himself on my knees. His second favourite spot. Especially when I'm not wearing pants. My legs almost look 'artistic' with all the skin scratches I have.

Not only does he have a foot fetish, but my shoes are pretty tasty, too.

Eating food, not shoes. Yes, you can see books in this picture.

Sleeping on my bed.

Sleeping on the couch. He sleeps on me lots too...like right now, but it's too hard to take photos of. It's cute though, I promise. ...and makes it hard to type.

#13 - I'm almost there! No more crutches, just a cane now, and I almost don't need that anymore. I'll consider 13 done when I can walk without the need for a cane at all. I can walk without it for very, very short distances (ie: my house) but I still need it for farther distances. So close!

#35 - I totally blew the solstice party. I TRIED TO PLAN ONE, and only Thomas wanted to even come. Well...that's being unfair. Some friends had to work, but the rest of them were being douchebags. So, Thomas and I hung out, baked cookies at my house, BBQ'd at his house, and went to the Fraser Downs Horsetrack and Casino. I'd never been in a casino before, and the racetrack was fun, even if we lost our $2 we bet. The total damage after I was introduced to the slot machines:
Thomas: +$9
Katee: -$12

...and then we went home. So I guess I can't really count it, since it wasn't a real solstice party. I celebrated by myself at the exact celestial time of the solstice that night...but by definition, it doesn't count.

#43 - I did it! ...sorta. Here's two sample pages:

#44 - my garden has been all set up for a few weeks now. We just planted carrots on the weekend, and that's the last of the garden for the summer. Now for some garden porn:

My corns, and the bed the carrot were planted in.

A better view, and a little random flower plant I planted in the corner, for loss of what to do with it.

Forget-me-nots.

Green leafy things hiding in the upper left corner - hosta that I salvaged. Empty pot has carrot seeds, pot next to that is wormwood, and the urn has spanish lavender and roman chamomile.

regular lavender, and it's one tiny little flower bud.

Little white flowers are alyssum, there are ice plants in there somewhere, and I've no idea what the rest of it is.

DO YOU SEE IT? Cayenne peppers! ^_^

Random caterpillar.

Flower, flower, flower, and parsley.

Peas.

Mmm...basil. There is lots more where this came from.

See? Told ya. I have even more than that, though.

...this is the last of the basil. Look at how big this has gotten though! When I got it, I thought it was gonna die. Oregano is the funny vine thing, and the shrub is thyme.

Roses. (I'm almost done, I swear)

Feverfew.

Oriental poppies.

'Cukes and peas. (the peas are in there somewhere, I swear)

TOH-MAE-TOH!
(Roma)

TOH-MAH-TOH!
(Patio)

...that's essentially it. I have a few more flowers, but flowers are boring, and I've been uploading photos for AGES! How people with photo blogs do this is beyond me...

OVER AND OUT!

#73 take two

2009-06-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Edit: I learned something new today. Blogger timestamps your post for when you START the post, if you let it sit as a draft.

I'm going to consider this the last post for #73. When I listed it, it didn't occur to me that I could be writing from now until eternity. I covered a bunch in my first post, and I've decided to do this one list form, since it would take me ages to complete in paragraph form. It covers a whole plethora of ideals, some of which will be expanded upon at a later date, some not.

- the body is sacred and beautiful, regardless of social and cultural norms.
- a person can love many other people.
- marriage is for life.
- People shouldn't be buried. It's a waste of space. (somebody, somewhere, is going to hate me for that...)
- if men don't have to shave, neither do women.
- marriage for reasons other than love is acceptable, but only if both partners are totally committed in their decision.
- Gay love is acceptable.
- So is gay marriage.
- I am pro choice.
- There may not be anything after death, but until I find out, as far as I'm concerned, it's reincarnation.
- As the human race, we should practice religious and ethical tolerance, not hate.
- The government system doesn't make a difference to me. When there is someone I like, I will vote. When there isn't, I won't. I feel no obligation to my country to vote. If Canada goes to hell, I'll move to a better country.
- I think homelessness is bad, but feel no pity for the people who are homeless by choice of drug addictions.
- The supernatural is real, and it is something to be afraid of.
- The perfect family unit isn't always perfect.
- Being "hip" and "in" is overrated. I will dress how I feel, and wear what I want, regardless of whether it is "so yesterday" or not.
- Drinking alone is unacceptable. Always.

And this...

"There's only one race, and that's what the show brought out. That is the human race. There is only one race, period!"

SO SAY WE ALL!

(alright, so I geeked out there, a little. But I think it's pretty profound for the cast of Battlestar Galactica to be invited to a United Nations meeting. And Commander Adama speaks truth.)

Arr, I'm a pirate!

2009-06-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

Two more weeks. That is all.

#73, and respecting June as Pagan Values Month

2009-06-15T08:44:00.000-07:00

I get the distinct feeling I'm going to find this harder in practice than I'm currently thinking it is in theory. I was going to put #73 off for a long time yet, because honestly, I have no idea what I believe in, but in honour of June being International Pagan Values Blogging Month, I thought I would at least give it a shot. This may end up as a series of posts, simply due to the length (and the verbosity of the writer!)

Disclaimer: My beliefs are my own. I don't make fun of your beliefs, and I request that you refrain from making fun of mine. That said, take everything I say with a healthy dose of skepticism, because I do the same. (Hey, I could be crazy, and I'd never know...)

I am a Pagan. I am a panentheist. Panentheism, as defined by our beloved Wikipedia is "a belief system which posits that God exists and interpenetrates every part of nature, and timelessly extends beyond as well." Basically, "God" (that is a poor choice of words, and I will get to it in a moment) is in everything and everyone. It is a belief that "God" didn't necessarily create the universe, but that a force exists behind the universe (and as part of the universe). I don't always believe this, but generally, I do.

Now, I need to point out, that I do not actually believe in "God" in the conventional sense. I think that there is 'something' in the universe 'somewhere' that can be called Divine, and I think the proof for it is in the fact that we can find something of beauty in every living and non-living thing, no matter how ugly, deformed, or grotesque the person or item in question is. I think that ability to find beauty is part of the Divine, and as such, it exists in everybody and everything, because everybody and everything is beautiful in some way. That's what makes me a panentheist.

I don't worship the Divine. I respect its reason for being, but that's it. I don't have a God. What I do worship, is the Earth. For convenience's sake, I refer to her as a Goddess, because in my head, it makes sense to me. When I liken the Earth to a human being, or something more identifiable to the masses than a giant ball of magma chambers and tectonic processes, I picture her as a pregnant woman, almost full term, generally dressed in a simple, partially transparent white dress.

I also picture the statue created by Oberon Zell, called "Millennial Gaia".

Women with giant, pregnant bellies seem to signify everything that is right in the world, to me. And the imagery makes sense. The idea of a Primal Goddess, or an Earth Mother has been around for thousands of centuries. I guess, in a round-about way, I technically worship Gaia, the primal Greek goddess who represents the Earth. It wasn't just the Greeks that came up with the idea of a the Earth being a fertile, female woman, though. Countless other civilizations have all had the same figure. Gaia just happens to be one of the more easily recognized figures. The imagery for her is endless, but essentially, she is one of the two images I posted above.

In addition to being a Pagan, I am also a geologist, and thus, a scientist. I do not believe in creation. I will admit to being uncertain how the universe formed, but I know without a doubt how the Earth was formed, and there was nothing Divine behind it. Charles Darwin had the right of things in 1859 when he stumbled upon evolution. Did you know we share 98% of our genetic makeup with a primate, and 50% of it with a banana?

Science, ultimately, is the way to go. In ancient times, religion was created to explain the unexplainable. Countless times have scientists been persecuted for trying to discover what's going on in the world, and having it go against religious scripture (but then again, so have other religions). Now, science has taken much of the mystery out of our world. We know where the tides come from. We know now that lightning is a complex interaction of charged particles during a storm, and not the wrath of the Gods. We know that when it rains, it's due to a buildup of precipitation in clouds, and not angel's tears, or any other such nonsense. Why then, am I even spiritual/religious/what-have-you at all?

Because science cannot explain everything. We will try, I can guarantee you, but we will never find out the meaning of life (no, it's not 42), we will never find out how exactly the universe formed, and I doubt we'll figure out how to travel faster than the speed of light.

Just as Paganism isn't solely about worshipping gods, it's not all about casting spells or doing hexes, either. Nor is it about being a little fluffy-pansy ass-good witch. We are people, too. We have our ups and downs.

Some Pagans do spells. Some do not. In the end, spell casting is just another way of praying, but with all the bells and whistles of ritual-work attached. ...and just like praying, it only works if you believe in it. Unicorns are real to me, because I believe. Unicorns to the next person are just myth, fairy tales from childhood, and nothing more. Spells and praying work the same way, although, some would disagree with me. Praying is a way to speak to your gods, but if you don't believe in the gods, then what good is praying?

Paganism, to me is about the raw power of the Earth, and being in awe of it. Paganism is knowing that the "Earth is our mother, and she gives and she takes" - natural processes put us into this world, and natural processes will take us out again. The ability to call yourself "Pagan" isn't predetermined in a guidebook, bible, or any type of religious scripture. I've met plenty of people who could easily pass for Pagan, if going by the following list:

- earth based spirituality (respect for the earth, but not always necessarily earth-worship)
- spell casting, and/or some other kind of ritual work
- generally try to follow a path similar to pre-Christian times
- generally polythetic

Am I all of the above? No. So then why can I call myself Pagan, at all? Because it comes from the heart, and in my heart of hearts, I am a Pagan, no matter how little or how much I believe, I'm always going to be Pagan. I don't need the gods to be Pagan, I don't need to cast spells, and I don't need to wave fancy wands and walk deosil three times in a circle, invoking the great flying spaghetti monster, or any of that nonsense.

100 Things That Make Me Happy

2009-06-10T21:36:00.000-07:00

#6 - Haha, I'm done! This list took me almost a week to write.

I didn't realize how hard it is for me to come up with things that make me happy, and I'm so glad it's over with.

Travel Frog.
Watering my plants.
The smell that comes from the bakery.
Listening to my toads 'merp'.
Drawing and getting covered in charcoal.
When it is just the right temperature outside to suntan and sweat, but not feel too hot.
Listening to "Cowboy in Me" by Tim McGraw.
Kittens.
Kittens on Catnip.
Morning sex.
My sheepskin rug.
Going to Granville Island Market.
Mountain biking.
When my tarot cards are right.
Pet rocks, with googly eyes.
Things made out of construction paper.
Homemade gifts, both given and received.
Snail mail.
Couch Buddy.
Playing a board game, and winning.
Soccer.
Seeing the Canucks score a goal!
Ladybugs, caterpillars, and butterflies.
Weird Bug.
Finding lost treasure...or trying to.
Browsing the aisles of Chapters with a beverage in hand.
Reading.
Being able to walk.
Having my hair long enough to cover my breasts.
Getting a good night's sleep. (how rare)
Finding seashells on the beach.
Sorbet.
Being in love.
British accents.
Cooking.
Parasailing.
Pushing my limits.
Tired giggle sessions.
Good friends.
Mojitos.
Cymraeg.
Douglas Adams.
My Staedler eraser pen.
Rocks, and their associated minerals.
Staring into a campfire.
Candlelit massages.
My miniature speakers I snagged from Madame Tussauds in London, for only £2.50.
Traveling.
Watching cheesy science fiction movies. The cheesier, the better.
Seeing the stars away from the city lights.
The colour of the sky on a sunny day.
Putting on a freshly washed sweater.
Hiking in the rain.
My camera collection.
Eskimo kisses.
Cuddling.
Kayaking (in calm water).
Running my toes through the sand.
Butterflies of the stomach.
Laying in the grass.
Pity-parties with Thomas.
Being barefoot.
Ren Faires.
Bonfires.
Forget-me-nots.
Forest smells.
Random acts of kindness.
When children have lemonade stands in their front yard.
Gigantic lightning storms.
Rainbows.
The first puddle in the arctic, after a long winter.
Discounts and bargain shopping.
That feeling of buying a book after you've waited for it to come out for a whole year.
Seeing the northern lights.
Being a geologist.
Cloverdale Rodeo.
Waking up before dawn.
Souvlaki, and other assorted Greek dishes.
The way Alex washes his bum in the shower. (the hands stay still, the bum moves, I'm just saying...)
Oh My Gods! webcomic.
Pure apple juice.
Having the bridge of my nose rubbed.
Apricots.
Starting projects.
In the spring time when it finally gets warm enough to ditch the toque and winter jacket.
In the fall when the first leaves start to change colour.
Talking to friends online.
Tattoos.
Camping.
Chocolate soymilk.
Cross-stitch.
Sewing and designing my own clothing.
(Mis)adventures.
Wreck Beach.
Skinny Dipping.
Pumpkin pie.
Reading the Hobbit for the umpteenth time.
Telling stories about the stupid adventures I've been on.
Bad puns.
Finishing this bloody list!

Edit: I thought of #101, and I'm adding it simply because I can't believe I didn't think of it earlier. The fundamental reason for my sanity...herbal tea.

Shameless Kitten Promotion

2009-06-10T21:27:00.000-07:00

Three more weeks alone I'll be,
until I can take this kitten home with me.

TUH-MAY-TOE

2009-06-05T06:58:00.001-07:00

Not really of any importance, but this was the ninja-tomato picture I was originally referring to a few posts back. I found it hiding amongst my massive collection of unsorted bookmarks. (I should really get on that...)

...and come to think of it, they aren't really ninjas.

Fo' Shizzle

2009-06-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

WARNING: BE PREPARED TO DIE OF CUTENESS

...are you prepared yet?

Meet Cedric. He's just a little guy, but he'll grow into his name, and be a distinguished member of the feline species.

For now...meet Ce-dizzle, my gangsta kitten, yo.

Look at him, Ce-dizzling it up. Gangsta style.

And now for your Public Service Announcement

2009-06-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

This blog contains:
#4 - Better my French
#5 - BFF Global
#13 - Walk again
#15 - Get rid of everything I don't need
#44 - Grow a garden
#84 - Travel Frog

And it has begun. With this totally awesome book. Not for the faint of heart, this book is meant if you already know French, but you completely and utterly forget everything you've ever learned. Yeah, that's me.

I've done Chapter 1 so far, which was a review chapter. It's not bad. I need to go over it again before I do the second part, and I skipped the bits where I listen to audio and then write down what I hear. I'll do them in the second run through...if I ever find time. I'm moving on Saturday - and it blows upchucked monkey testicles, but that's besides the point. Clearly. Anyhow, moving on...

Okay, not moving on. BFF Global-making stuff is packed. So that's not happening for a while, either.

"...This can't be happening to me, this is just a dream...and she held on to all she had left of him, oh and what could've been..."

Travel Frog #3: Travel Frog will miss his home. =(

Ahem. I'm down to one crutch. I'll be moving to a cane soon. The scars are almost totally healed, and my knee still gives out on me a lot, but I can walk...ish. I have a bit of a limp still.

#15 is being put on hold for a while, too. I'm not well enough yet to make it all the way to a Sally Anne or anywhere else, so I'm packing all that shit I don't want. It gets to come with me, until I get a chance to pawn it off on someone, or several someones. It's going in a separate box though, because I'm not sorting it...again.

Now for the fun bit where I get to show everyone photos of green-leafy things (better than sex. This is pornography for patio gardeners.):

De Zebra Cactus. Sunshine - it has it.

A recent edition to the household...the get well gift from Alex's mom. It's a cactus. That's all I know about it. How a plant can go without water and not die still baffles me.

For the meow-face when he presents his little kitty body in my house at the end of this month. Cat's grass!

My baby. Mom kills aloe vera, and it grows prolifically when I take care of it. See all that green stuff coming out the top? Yeah. New leaves. 5 of them, in fact. Grow, my precious, grow!

The Norfolk pine, affectionately referred to as "Tree".

My patio tomato plant! And if you look carefully, you can see the first little tomato growing on the right side of the plant...but look really careful, it's a ninja. I had a link I wanted to share, on the tomato ninja side of things, but try as I might, I couldn't find the picture. But I found this.

It's what a full-grown ninja tomato looks like. I'm going to eat you next month, Mr. Ninja Tomato Man, you.

'Nother 'mater. Roma.

Dope for the meow-face...in a hanging basket. 'Cuz I has smarts like that.

Pretty purple flower, pretty pink, and pretty white flower, and some elfin thyme. Can you tell I'm a herbalist, and not a botanist?

This mass of beer cups and soil are my peas. Mmm...peas. They'll be going in the ground as soon as I move, because my new place has a real garden. Sorta. It has dirt instead of grass, so...it will have a garden. Yeah, that's it. The pink thing in the background is dianthus, purchased only because it's common name is Wicked Witch.

Corn. I grows it. Or I hope to, anyhow.

Sweet basil, thyme, and an oregano plant that's trying to die on me, regardless of any effort I put into making it live. It's cursed. Fucking zombie oregano.

There are lots of plants in this photo! Dianthus, greek basil, parsley, two types of cucumbers, feverfew (lots of feverfew...muah-ha-ha...), wormwood (yeah, that stuff absinthe is made from), pansies, forget-me-nots, two flowery plants I know nothing about, a baby ivy plant in a little pot, and a dead plant.

A close up. That plant is not really dead, by the way. It's a game we play. It dies, I water it, it revives. It dies the next day, I water it, it revives. It dies...

Also, the heat here has been atrocious. The plants aren't the only unhappy campers. *cough* ...ahem. If I sweat any more, I'll get Paris Hilton skinny. (Note: That's not actually possible.)

Curly grass. Purchased for sheer coolness.

My Mother-in-Law's tongue. Just a wee baby...I can't wait until it gets to be of epic proportions!

...and that's all of them, so far.

'Nother note: the grammar mistakes are on purpose. lolcats, I has read too much of it.

2009-06-03T10:10:00.001-07:00

...Cedric?

If I had two, it would totally be Lewis and Clark.

I chose...

2009-05-31T09:14:00.000-07:00

...but I still can't decide on a name.

Can't choose...

2009-05-24T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well, I went to see the little kitties again, but since they've gotten bigger, they've also gotten, well...cuter. And now I can't choose.

I can't decide if I should pick the white-nosed grey guy from my previous post, or the little black kitten with the white toes...he does the cat-paw thing EVERYTIME he nurses. It's freakin' adorable. Not only that, he cried when I tried to give him back to his mother, but would quiet down whenever I held him. *awwww*

But the grey kitty (the one on the right with the all white paw) is the biggest, and will probably be a manly tomcat, and he has his mommy's markings, even though he's a different colour.

And I thought finding a name was hard!

Shame on me for not posting!

2009-05-21T16:51:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I've been busy/lethargic/unmotivated/whatever...

Oh, and before I forget: It's incredibly annoying to update two lists, so from now on, the original post is going to stay as it is, and the list on the side panel is the one I'm going to update. Seriously, annoying.

--> Here's an update! <--

This blog contains:
#5 - BFF Global
#9 - Get a kitty
#10 - Beat a video game
#13 - Walk again
#14 - Get another tattoo
#15 - Get rid of stuff I don't need
#44 - Grow a garden
#69 - Watch Supernatural

and...I FINISHED #52 - Get rid of the books I have, hate, and don't want! (which allows me to say #15 is in progress...it's a start!)

Alright, backwards order. I have a pile of about 20 books on my floor at the moment which I carefully hand selected out of my enormous book collection because they're terrible, or they just plain suck. I'm going to give them to a used bookstore, as soon as I can walk around again.

Speaking of walking, I went to see the surgeon today, and I'm almost there! My knee is healed, and now I have to work on getting the strength back to walk, because right now, my leg doesn't have enough muscle left to support all of my weight. It buckles when I try. So I'm still on the sticks, but I can hobble around pretty good with part of my weight, and tomorrow marks the seventh week on crutches! I swear all the upper body fat has migrated south due to our wonderful friend, gravity. My bum is fat. =(

I'm on episode 8 or 10 (I forget) of the first season of Supernatural - halfway through. Then it's onto Season 2, and 3, and 4... (I'm so behind! Don't tell me what happened, I will kill you if you spoil it!)

I'm almost done beating Final Fantasy X - I'm on the last level. I haven't been playing much lately because the last level is so freaking hard...

I'll be going for my third tattoo soon, as well - it's the above picture, which says 'freedom' in french, and it will be tattoo'ed to the back of my neck, right between the hairline and my necklace line. As soon as I can get to the tattoo shop, I'm going to get it done. There's a wonderful tattoo parlor in PoCo where mom and Tommy got their tattoos, and the tattoo artist there seems way better than the dude that did my other tattoos.

and, I almost have a kitty! My mom's cat had a litter of kittens last week, and I've picked out my kitten. I get to take him in July, which isn't too bad - I'll already be moved into my new place, and I won't have to worry about him trying to run away. I haven't picked a name yet though...I really like Schrödinger, but so far the consensus is out on that one...

and, and, and last but not least (actually second-last) ...I STARTED A GARDEN, OH YES I DID! We went to the garden store today, and I purchased almost $100 in plants....and I thought I did well...

I got: a sweet looking little zebra cactus thing to keep me company on the stove, a teensy-tiny baby ivy plant that's so small it's freakin' adorable, wormwood, feverfew (about damned time I found it), some cute little flowery things I know nothing about, greek basil, parsley, 2 tomato plants, thyme, catnip (for the new kitty, of course!), mother-in-law's tongue, and probably something else I can't remember. I already had sweet basil, oregano, thyme, cat's grass, aloe vera, and my norfolk pine which I affectionately refer to as "tree". I'm also germinating more cat's grass, peas, columbine (for the second time, grr...), majoram, pumpkin (but I doubt it will take), forget-me-nots, and soon to be calendula and alyssum. Once I move (two weeks) I'll put a good deal of this in the garden, along with carrots for Nicholas.

Go big, or go home, right? - this is the only summer I've been home in the last 4 years, and likely to be the only summer I'll be home for the next few as well, so perennial city, here I come!

And lastly, (for realz, yo) - BFF Global has bracelets in the mail! Spread the word of happiness, peeps!

#76 - watch 10 sci-fi movies

2009-05-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

This blog contains:
#76 - watch 10 sci-fi movies
#21 - take vitamins everyday
#5 - BFF Global
#13 - walk again

In a bout of super crappy feeling last night, I crawled into bed with a hot water bottle on my tummy and watched Battlestar Gallactica 2003 on my laptop. ...and I'm hooked! I must go and find myself all the TV series now. So that's 1 of 10! Oh, and for the record, I'm only allowing strictly sci-fi movies to qualify here. No fantasy. I watch a lot of fantasy. It does not count.

Also, I've given up on keeping track of the days I take my vitamins. I got lost at day 5 - so, while I'm still taking them everyday, I'm not keeping track anymore. I'm not a crazy person, after all!

And BFF Global is well under way. I've got quite a few bracelets made, but I need to make it to the post-office to buy stamps (I have canadian stamps, but I need US and international ones) - and it is ridiculously hard to get to the post-office on crutches. So bear with me, people - your bracelets are coming, I promise!

I don't know if this qualifies for the list or not, I guess it does - but I will be able to walk again at the end of this month. My two months of no-walking is halfway over!

#16 - Go on a picnic!

2009-04-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

This blog contains:

#5 - BFF Global
#10 - Beat a video game
#16 - Go on a picnic
#21 - Taking my vitamins everyday
#32 - Learn to like wine
#84 - Travel Frog

Well, first real official item ticked off the list today. Myself and a few friends went to Hume Park in Burnaby today for a picnic, and it was GORGEOUS! We found this amazing little greenery, covered in dandelions and daises, but sadly, there was a man mowing the lawn in one of those giant machines, and he made us move to a place where he had already mowed. He killed our pretty flowers, and I didn't think to take a picture of the lawn before hand. :(

Despite having to move (twice), the picnic was a success. We had tons of snackables - samosas and fresh veggies provided by Travis, Vanessa's amazing 8-cheese cheese platter, complete with two bottles of homemade wine, lots of fresh fruit provided by yours truly, and just so it doesn't sound so healthy, some fried chicken, provided by Michelle. I brought chocolate and muffins, too - but we were too full to really eat those. Besides, the chocolates melted.

And because I live by the phrase "Go big, or go home" - I worked on a few other items on my list, as well. I drank two glasses of Vanessa's homemade red wine, and LIKED it (mind, it was only a month aged), I took a photo of Travel Frog, which you can see below, and I made friendship bracelets for everyone involved. :)

In other news, I am 80% finished playing Final Fantasy X for PS2 (although, I admit, I was at least half way when I posted beating a video game as a goal), and although I only started the list three days ago, I've taken my A&D, and iron vitamins for almost a month straight. :)

#5 BFF Global

2009-04-28T13:41:00.000-07:00

#5 is officially in progress. I've made a facebook group which can be viewed...here. So far, I'm the only one wearing a bracelet, but I have a few made for other people already.

I really hope this turns out the way I want it to, and people don't think I'm just some dumb, crazy hippie who's asking for their address. You don't have to be a hippie just because you want to make other people happy.

101 Things in 1001 Days

2009-04-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

[incomplete] [in progress] ~~[complete]~~

The List:

Learn to swim.
Get my bachelor's degree in earth sciences.
Learn to read runes.
Better my French.
Make friendship bracelets and send them to random people all over the globe.
Make a list of 100 things that makes me happy. (0/100)
Draw something beautiful with pencil crayons.
Get my grades up.
Get a kitty.
Beat a video game.
Get "Ministry of Silly Walks" t-shirts made for Adria and I.
Buy lemonade from a lemonade stand.
Walk again.
Get another tattoo.
Get rid of everything I don't need.
~~Go on a picnic.~~
Have one real good girls night out, complete with makeup.
Go to the spa.
Travel somewhere spontaneously.
Cook something new every week.
Take my vitamins every day.
Travel someplace hot.
Go back to the arctic.
The Lemonade Stand For Charity, Beach Edition.
See at least 2 concerts. (0/2)
Start biking again.
Get good at biking again.
Rid myself of evil torso and bum fats.
Sew curtains for my new home.
Get better at chess.
Play a full game of Risk.
Learn to like wine.
Get a real tan, not a farmers tan, or a sock tan.
Have a threesome.
Hold parties for the solstices each year. (0/6)
~~Actually finish writing this list.~~
Learn to knit.
Write an entry about each item I finish (except # 36).
Learn how to put my hair up using only chopsticks.
Spice things up in that room I sleep in.
Embrace all that I love.
Get my driver's license.
Organize my horrendous pile of random recipes.
Grow a garden, even if it's in pots.
Leave a lucky penny somewhere for a total of seven days. (0/7)
Lay under the stars and contemplate the universe...without alcohol.
Stand up for something I believe in.
Make 10 new friends. (0/10)
Take belly-dancing lessons.
Host a themed party.
Have a tea party.
Get rid of the books I know I have, can't stand, and won't read.
Take a random person out for coffee.
Go geo-caching.
Eat perogies at Granville Island.
Go out for Vegetarian food.
Find Cecelia, and write her a letter like it's 1994.
Send 10 letters in a bottle into the ocean. (0/10)
Visit Anthony.
Go to Victoria.
Go to Tofino.
Buy a CD instead of downloading it.
Be a tourist in my own city.
Be a tourist in someone else's city.
Fly in a hot-air balloon.
Take mom hiking.
Convince mom to go camping someplace without showers.
Read all of the books I own, but haven't read yet.
Re-watch Season 1 and 2 of Supernatural, catch up on Season 3 and 4.
Discover a really awesome sci-fi writer.
Write a letter and send it to someone.
Discover what Midnight Mass is all about.
Write down what I believe in, instead of keeping it shoved inside my head.
Set up a new altar.
Buy that Millenium Gaia statue.
Watch 10 science fiction movies. (1/10).
Read the 25 best fantasy novels of all time. (4/25) Here
Have pinup photos taken.
Roll down a grassy hill.
Dance in the rain.
Stay naked for an entire day.
See somebody hurt themselves, and not laugh hysterically.
Watch the sun rise, and set, in the same day.
Take 101 photos of Travel Frog in different locations. (2/101)
Go to an earth science social, and stay sober.
Read a book totally out of my regular genre.
Have sex in a (semi) public place.
Buy lingerie to make myself feel sexy, not to look sexy to anyone else.
Go on a 2+ day hike.
Visit someone I met online.
Get myself a real suit.
Save all of my loonies for 1001 days.
Send Violaine an entire email in French.
Pay off the debt I owe to Alex.
Start and finish a cross-stitch.
Hike the Squamish Chief.
Find cute little brass bowls.
Light the house using only candles for one whole week. (0/7)
Detox.
Do something with all the rocks I have.
Eat raw-foods vegetarian for one month. (0/30)

Start Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
End Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012.