About a week ago, I was trying to figure out a way to make this summer more memorable, trying to find a way I could document it without really having to write everything down in a journal. I mean, I love the idea of a journal but it takes so long to write out and try to remember everything that happened, and why the day was so awesome. So a few days ago, an Idea came to me. Why not quote it?
I always carry my iPod everywhere I go, and on my iPod there is a note section. I just started doing this randomly, and that particular time someone said something funny at a party so I put it in notes. Then the next day I started to do this by habit and quoted other things I said, or did 
that was awkward of funny. A few day later when I started to forget the little things that happened I re read and just couldn't help but laughing. So I decided everyday, instead of keeping a full journal, why not make it a journal of quotes?
It really does come in handy. You know when you are busy doing daily chores and such and someone randomly phones you, but have the wrong number? ya, I wrote that down. Or when you get a message and it says this, " uh, now I got to spend hours in the ER just to get a cotton swab out of my ear. Fun." or when you are busy going through security for a show, and it goes as follows,
"Excuse me, I need to check your bag."
"oh, alright, sorry one second."
*unzips purse*
"do you have a camera on you by any chance, they are prohibited."
*Crap! I have a camera in my purse!* *mental Panic*
"no, no, I don't, see? Just my wallet."
"ok, enjoy the show!"
* thank God!*
just little random pieces of information, haha, it really is funny after like a week of not remembering to read them, you should try it!
"We do not remember days; we remember moments." ~Cesare Pavese, The Burning Brand
GOODNIGHT!
Today was an amazing day! I went into the heart of Toronto with my sister and my uncle and got to see Alegria, a Cirque du Soleil Show. It was amazing! For those of yous unfamiliar with the show, it originated in Quebec with some circus performers, and gradually it spread worldwide. Cirque du Soleil specialize in acrobatics, it almost is like a cross between a Circus performance, an Opera, and a Ballet. It really is beautiful and I so recommend seeing one of their performances because they are breathtaking!
Anyways It was so beautiful this story was a battle between life and death and is a story of a man who is dying, and trying to get to heaven. Although it has very little speech everything is explained through the gorgeous dancers and hauntingly beautiful singers. During this piece there is a constant battle between light and dark, and themes such as love, loss, and moving on are explained. Anyways enough of my babbling, here are some pictures.....
(Flame throwers!) There were two of them and they were brilliant, tempting and manipulating the fire with their hands it was so insane It left me awed!
(Insane contortionists.) I honestly don't know how it was physically possible for these two ladies to do some of the things they did. At one point the bottom girls had her legs flipped over her head, and the girl on top was balancing on the bottom girls hips doing a hand stand, I was captivated for their entire act.
(the two singers) these two women were the singers throughout the entire performance, they represented life and death, and were a constant battle of voices in the act. It was entrancing to hear the almost magical harmonies and they both were incredible live singers. They definitely added to the performance!
If you are ever thinking about heading to a place where Cirque du soleil is performing I highly recommend going to see the show, usually they aren't that expensive, and out of the shows I have see so far, I have not been disappointed!
"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein
GOODNIGHT!
haha, today is a wonderful day, a day where all Canadians stands together and celebrate the birthday of their country. Everyone from children to adults partake in the annual celebrations and watch the fireworks as a community. It is also our excuse to party, drink, smoke, and partake in many illegal activities, and best thing ever, (for those partaking in illegal activities) is that they will never get caught.
:(
Today I am not going to blog about Cannada day, (because really it is the same every year) but i will comment on what I saw today that completely disgusted me and made me lose faith in the law enforcement officers in my community.
I was at the park with one of my best friends, her mom, my mom, and my sister, and we were just sitting at a picnic table having dinner because they were going to do the fireworks this year over the lake. There were little groups of people around us basically doing the same thing one group of people behind us were BBQing, this family was flying a kite in front of us and the people beside us were just talking and seeming to have fun. So as we waited we ate, chatted it up, and relaxed. Then we started to smell something a little bit weird. It smelt like a cigarette almost but sweeter. It really was a unique smell. Then we saw it.
The group of people beside us, had taken out bongs, and were smoking up! I had no clue what to do I was completely flabbergasted, (for a lack of a better term!) My friends mother was in complete shock she was so confused as to why someone would even think of doing that, let alone doing it in a public place! We didn't know what to do, it was so blatantly obvious but we also didn't 
want to get in trouble if we were mistaken or something, (which I don't think we were.)
It was when they got to their third round that police began to show up and set up safety railings and such for where the fireworks were going to be. They were not even 50 feet from where these people were smoking and they didn't notice. In fact, they walked RIGHT (three feet) by them and still didn't notice. We were in shock, and those were our law enforcement officers. It was right after they walked by too that the people smoking started to laugh. I was so disgusted that these police officers didn't notice, it was so obvious to it was almost equivalent to walking up to them and saying, "look officer, look what I stole from the convenience store, and oh, here are the tapes to prove myself guilty." and pretending it never really happened.
"really?" I thought, "is this really what our world has come to?" smoking in a public place in front of children, AND police officers and not getting caught. I am thoroughly confused.
:(
"the police cannot protect the citizens at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory." - Jeff Cooper
GOODNIGHT!
Haha, this summer has been pretty good so far, (although i have yet to sleep in past 7 am.... :{ ) and i have been doing a ton of stuff! But today I came across something that was actually really funny, although a tad bit sad....in a way.
anyways.... I went to the doctors with my mom, (she was going in for a check up then we were headed to the cinema.) and I noticed as I was walking in all these signs posted everywhere talking about swine flu, and if you had experienced any of the listed symptoms to kindly put on a mask. this I found a little freaky, because it reminded my of something off of a movie where everyone gets infected by this rare disease and it spreads through the country. everyone is wearing masks and then the disease mutates and we all develop slight cannibalistic tendencies......
the point it, It was a little bit scary because it threw me off guard, (I thought the whole swine flu thing was over and done with) and the doctor was making such a huge deal out of this, everywhere you turned there seemed to be a box of masks and a sign.
Finally we make it into the office, and I was waiting for my mom to finish. I don't know how I came across this, but I was listening to my ipod really feeling my music and I randomly looked up. In front of me was the funniest/saddest/cutest pictures ever......
It made me laugh so hard when I saw it, because it was just so out of place in the professional doctors office, and "really?" I thought, "Winnie the pooh?" I ust had to take a picture of it, (sorry if the pictures a little bit off, it was my sisters cell phone...) But yes it was awesome, and I dubbed it, an Epic Win!
Oh and yeah, as I posted I think a couple posts ago, I am working on a painting, well i finished coloring it, so here is a picture on the updated version of it......
shes a coming along, and I hope I can pick up some acrylics and a canvas board soon! (I am soo excited to start actually painting it!) Painting will be the real challenge.
"We have an escaped convict in hiding in the country side near Christchurch, Dorset, England (true story). He has avoided police for over three months. They say he won't catch the swine flu because the pigs can't catch him!" -Anonymous-
Goodnight!
I have come to a realization, my life would totally suck, if i didn't have the friends and people in it that I have now. Friends are a huge part of my life, (in fact I just got back from a bonfire/BBQ/summer party) and without them nothing would be the same. Friends are so amazing, they are there to support one another, there to relieve stress, there to help each other out, there to talk to, there when your happy, there when your sad, and best of all there because they truly care about you.
I have such amazing friends and it is their little quirks, (like wanting to be beyonce, :D or teasing me to no end about how old men are disturbingly attracted to me, apparently) that make me smile, (well when Im not thinking WTHeck am I doing with these crazy people! :S) and love them even more. Even though they are all nuts, (isnt everyone?) they are truly the best people in my life. And Although I have two more years of high school I already feel sad about leaving, because I know that things will change and people will move on, I only hope that things will work out for the better and that each of them find the happiness I know they deserve. they have given me so much, I hope in the long run they get it back.
Here's to friends!
The Best Of friends
(By Jill Wolf)
the best of friends,
can change a frown,
into a smile,
when you feel down,
the best of friends,
will understand
your little trials,
and lend a hand
the best of friends,
will always share,
your secret dreams
because they care,
the best of friends
worth more than gold,
give all the love,
a heart can hold.....
GOODNIGHT!
Yeah! I have finally decided what my first major project for the summer will be. (Hint, hint, it involves the paint in the photo above. :) It all started the last day of class right before break when I went to go see what my marks were. I was talking with my french teacher who noticed the painting I was carrying, (my religion art assignment) and she really liked it, and started to hint I should make her something. I was like, "OK I guess" not really promising anything but not saying no either, and it is now that I have decided to follow through with this mini assignment. I asked her what she wanted me to paint, she, (to my great relief!) left it entirely open, so I was pretty excited. And today, (after reading Tuesdays with Morrie!) I was feeling rather inspired. So I drew. And this is what I came up with..... (be warned it is still rough, this is the first stage drawing...)
I drew this up thinking about my French teacher, she is really an amazing person, one f the most honest and compassionate people I know. She is also very religious and spiritual, so I decided to throw that component into the piece as well.
This piece has three different parts, Hope, Happiness, and harmony. the hope is in the butterflies, butterfly's are, (and always will be!) my symbol for hope. The are a symbol of new beginnings, growth and rebirth. they are beautiful to look at and are always the little spot of color that brighten my dim days. they are the hope. Then, there is the Happiness, (now comes the religious parts.) In my faith we believe that every Human being is called to happiness. We are all given a purpose in life, and that is to be truly happy. But, we are divided between what we want and what God wants, which sometimes makes us unhappy. But in the end we are always drawn towards that happiness. this is what that ball of light in the center of the painting is. It is the root of happiness on this earth, (and the little circles spontaneously thrown about, are also pieces of the large happiness.) Lastly we have harmony. my french teacher believes in balance, and is constantly balancing things. In this picture everything is balances, and moving in the same direction. The two major butterflies are opposite, (bringing in my own Ying-yang) and the the mini butterflies are all going the same way, and if you notice the positioning of the right side corners are the same and the left corners are the same, and the center of each side are opposite, this was all on purpose, to balance every piece of the picture.
Anyways, now that I'm done my artistic rant, I have a few questions and would love your opinions on them. first I was wondering if I should paint it in black and white, or color? the other question was, does it look too busy? Thanks so much, I am off to go and get some rest, but will be back tomorrow for a very late night blog. (my friend is having an end of the year, vacation departure BBQ party. )
"may the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on, to bring you luck happiness and riches, today tomorrow and beyond." _(Irish Blessing)
Goodnight!
Today was an interesting day for me. Although it rained for most of the day, I have never felt so bright. It started off pretty normal, going to church, the priests retirement party, and shopping. Nothing so extraordinary, but it was amidst these things that I started to notice other things....
I was shopping in the grocery store going to get some burgers for my friends BBQ party, when I began to think about something my religion teacher said.(she has been the most influential teacher I have ever had and if she reads this she should feel super proud of herself for being exceedingly awesome. :) she was speaking to us on one of the last days of school, about how people today don't communicate like they used to. We have been so distracted by our own lives that we forget sometimes that others have a life too. She was saying to us how in our lives today, people have become so secluded that the only way we ever respond to one anthers presence, (I'm talking about those strangers in the grocery store.) is if we are bumping into each other, or if we are doing something negative.
While I was shopping this little class came into my head, and I decided to look around. What I saw was sort of upsetting. People everywhere were shopping around me, but no one was even paying attention to anyone else, it was all robotic, as if they really didn't want to be there but were there for necessity. People would be staring at someone then as that person they are staring at turns to look at them, they would turn away. or they would avoid aisles with more people in them because they didn't want to have to wait for people to get out of their way because they were busy. It was almost as if everyone had no care for anyone else, it was all about what they needed to do and nothing else. Then I looked back on my own past shopping trips and was really upset with myself. I had been no different.
I myself would be the one avoiding aisles, looking at the ground instead of in eyes, mumbling an excuse me as I quickly walked around someone, and trying to get in and out desperately without being noticed. I was just as bad. So I decided to do something. On my way to the check out line, I decided I was going to smile at as many people as I could and actually start to talk to some of these people. I got into line and was waiting, the cashier said her mandatory soliloquy of "Hello How are you today?" and I responded cheerily back and asked her in turn how she was, she smiled and said it was going great. then when she asked me if I wanted any bags, (which now cost 5 cents per bag! ) I said no, then turned to the random lady behind me and said, "It really isn't worth it!" who just laughed at me and said, "ya, I'll just carry it thanks, "
It was here I realized that there are so many different stories in the world if you think about it. Just look at yourself, how many things have you experienced in your life? How many stories do you have to tell when your with friends? You can spend hours at a time talking to someone about all the random things you have done in the past, and never get tired. Now, think of all the people in the world, so multiply the number of stories you have my 6.5 billion. That is our world.
The moral of my shopping trip today, no matter how many things that are going on in my life right now, I can't complain, because what I think is so difficult and depressing, some people find trivial. There are a lot of people, a lot of stories, never take anyone for granted, you don't know what they can be going through.
Now, I pass this onward to anyone reading, that when you go on your next shopping trip, make someone feel good about themselves, complement them, talk with them, or just even smile at them.
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the power to turn a life around." -Leo F. Buscaqlia
Goodnight!
