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if there's something you'd like to try, ask me, I won't say no, how could I? [13 Jan 2004|02:16am] For the first time in a long time, I feel like writing an entry. So here it goes, my day in the this world. It for sure had a bad start, I was so nice and cozy and warm in my bed that I slept in two hours, which meant I got to school late, and couldn't hand and assignment in on time. It won't kill me but if I keep screwing up the little things, It'll all add up. Me an Travis stayed at school until about two and worked then we went on the subway after getting Kris. I met Kate at Bloor-Yonge. I was glad to see her again, it had only been a few days, but I really miss her when she's not around. We went to Pizza Pizza to get a pizza for dinner and as we were waiting near the window, Megan walked by with some of her friends, so I knocked on the window, and waved hello, she had a very confused look on her face. We got the pizza, walked home, cuddled up on the couch and lit candles, started the movie (American Beauty) and everything was perfect. I just can't get enough of the the time I get to spend with her. The only downside was that she had a head ache that was bothering her varying degrees during the night. We layed down for a nap for a while as well which was nice, really nice. I think I slept for about twenty minutes. It was hard to leave her again tonight, but after taking her to Kennedy, I had too. Eventually I made it to Travis's. Interesting occurences on the trip include, a passed out teenager throwing up on the train near kennedy and a guitar guy at Bloor-Yonge playing a Neil Young song. Tomorrow is Risk with Kris and company. Then I'm going to Kate's spending the night and going to Yorkdale Sunday morning with her to see the antique show. I need re-find my writing mojo, this diary isn't providing much entertainment value. No on wants to hear facts about your day, that want a story, something that can invoke emotions, thats what I want this diary to be, a story, that people care about, I don't know if I ever was entertaining, but I know I'm providing not to much of it now. I would like this diary to be more than a soapbox to tell everyone boring details about exactely where I went that day and how much I love Kate (which is a lot). I'm going to work on it. Goodnight, my life is awesome. 3 comments|post comment

[11 Jan 2004|02:49am] Again it's been a while since I've done a proper update but here it goes, I've been out (in, actually) twice with Kate this weekend. Friday we watched the Clerks cartoon and ate dinner and hung out. Tonight she came over and we had perogies with wine and watched Bowling for Columbine. Which was just as satisfying to watch the second time. I've spent so much time with Kate in the last little while, and the greatness of it doesn't seem to be wearing off. We always have a good time, we can always make each other smile, it's just wonderful. I'm very lucky. It just seems when ever my life turns to good I don't ever have the time for journals. I'm going to try to make a better effort and continue to provide at least some small entertainment value and not allow this to turn into nothing but snappy-ness. I'm very lucky, and happy, and life finally feels like I've always been looking for it to feel. 2 comments|post comment

[09 Jan 2004|09:31am] =(D6*10^3)/(4*(3.141592)*(E6*10^3)^2) ^Power ^Distance 6 comments|post comment

[04 Jan 2004|11:31pm] Me and Kate spent the day together again today. It was amazing as usual. We saw Intolerable Cruelty, although we thought we were seeing School of Rock, a surprise for sure. School will be a little less, school-y knowing that there's someone who cares about me and I really care about her. It just makes life, good. Bonus, got a $65 dollar income tax check post comment

[03 Jan 2004|04:21am] This morning I was awaken by a call from Travis who had just gotten back from New Brunswick, where he spent his holidays, he came by, and we decided to go to the Church St. pawn shops to buy a N64 so he could get a part he needed for his. It was great seeing the guy again. A reminder that school is soon again though. The pawn stores didn't work out. They were all full of power tools and old cameras, staffed by grumpy old Russian men playing backgammon. After that we started walking to the Goodwill store because it was in the neighborhood. On the way we came across the Indonesian Consulate, which was located next to a Petro Can. I sure hope our Consulates in backwater countries aren't located next to gas stations or McDonalds or anything like that. Despite the less than prestigious location it did have a pretty statue in the courtyard and I took a picture Later in the day I picked up Kate and we went off to check out Kensington Market for my and her first time ever. It was definitely an interesting, and intimidating place, and neither of us were really looking to buy anything. Now that we know what to expect, I'm eager to go back. Although it doubtful as to when the weather will be as nice again as it was today. Also on the way from the subway we walked through Chinatown, which is always a nice stroll, although I'm starting to get upset about the rudeness of the people towards me while I'm there. After that we walked across the U of T campus to the ROM, and I was disappointed to find out that the Art Deco exhibit wasn't part of the general free Friday evening admission. We still had an interesting time although we swept through the place in about an hour. There were some nice art deco pieces in the modern collection on the top floor. The batteries for my camera I had borrowed from Kate were running out of charge by then, and my set of rechargables had died earlier in the day. If I had a good set of batteries I would have taken a lot more pictures. Art deco statue The lobby ceiling After the ROM we went to my place, watched a DVD then met back up with Mel and Shawn. I got food with the girls in Scarborough and ate at Kate's house. I ended up staying there watching Muchmusic with Kate all snuggled up until 1 AM. Then I ran down to Lawrence because I could see the bus coming. Bus to RT to Subway, Ossington bus and home fairly standardly. This was another great day, one I can look back on while writing this and realise, that I'm one of the lucky ones, I live in city where so much is at my fingertips if I just reach out and grab. I always havein my head divided people into two categories, the curious and the un-curious. Toronto is a great place for the curious, but full of the un-curious, people who never look up and smile when they see the CN tower poking out from behind a building or can't help but walk down Yonge street head looking upwards in all directions trying to take in all the signs. I was once told that if you just keep looking at the trees, you'll never see the forest, and that's Toronto, if you just look at it, it's cold and grey, buildings, semi-detached brick houses, taxi's, ugly buses, and pizza pizzas. But if you take a step back inside your head, and look around and see the city, that's when the magic happens. 2 comments|post comment

[03 Jan 2004|03:58am] This is just an awesome picture, it's near Kensington Market. I'm almost tempted to get a t-shirt made from the graphic on the sign 2 comments|post comment

[03 Jan 2004|03:53am] Some more of the pictures I took while at my parent's house on Boxing day while walking with Kate. This urban sprawl is getting out of control! My parent's 'skyline' This looks like a posed modern art piece, but really it's just a hub cap, I swear 2 comments|post comment

[03 Jan 2004|03:48am] Some pictures I took in and near Urban Outfitters on Yonge while out with Kate this week Also available, the 'A' is for Anarchy version Alternate title, Oshawa: A History in Hair (just kidding, I love all my buds in the 'shwa) What's his position on public transportation? A Star Wars Cartoon, Mark Hamil would be turning in his grave, if he wasn't... not dead. 2 comments|post comment

[02 Jan 2004|03:21am] from rotate.com (=cool site, cool store) Scalpers One of the more entertaining aspects of working in a record store is dealing with scalpers. Scalpers think they are very clever, and that by disguising their voice, we will never know that they are scalpers. We have one scalper who phones regularly, and always tries to disguise his voice by pretending to be Darth Vader. Needless to say, any show they ask for is always "sold out, sorry" - click. Scalpers, like all humans, are very predictable, and all behave in the same manner. Common Scalper traits include, but are not limited to: A: Referring to tickets as "pieces", ie: "Yoo got enne pieces for Richard Ashcroft?". B: Completely unable to pronounce complex band names, such as Jamiroquai (Jam-err-awk-wee). C: Always ask for six tickets (pieces). Never five, never two, but always six (6). D: Always adorned in brightly coloured sports clothing, usually replete with Toronto Maple Leaf logos. More accurate imagery can be seen by watching any episode of The Sopranos. E: Enter store. Skulk around bins looking very lost. Approach counter casually, and then as an aside, ask if we have any tickets for "A Purple Circle". F: "They're for my kids. I got six kids. Can I get six pieces?". G: "Do you guys know where Sugar Ross is playing?" More scalper tales to come. Stay tuned! 2 comments|post comment

[02 Jan 2004|03:19am] Tonight I went and saw Elephant with Kate and Mel. Everyone was kind of in a bad mood because our plans got messed up by Shawn missing his bus. Originally we were going to go see school of Rock. While we were waiting to go to the theatre, we watched Home Alone on TV, and that seemed to cheer everyone up. Elephant was an interesting movie, the director seemed to think that the steadicam was the greatest invention ever. It really did give the movie a feel of following someone around. The movie overall is about a school shooting. I guess I enjoyed it. It was short, it didn't drag on. It was definitely an experience. I've decided chili powder is one of my new favorite food items. Since we got back late and Kate hadn't driven to the station we took the Lawrence bus from the RT station and then I walked her to her door. I walked back to Lawrence and at the post for the stop there was a half ripped sticker for Matchbook Romance, it looked neat so I took a picture. 2 comments|post comment

[01 Jan 2004|05:17am] The 'MerryCruises.com' Christmas Tree 6 comments|post comment

Year We Go (aww, great I broke my resolution already, I promised myself 2004 would be pun-free) [01 Jan 2004|05:03am] So after much planning and waiting, tonight was New Years. We all met up at the Eaton's Centre and walked on Yonge to find food. I wanted $1.69 Whoppers but Burger King was closed. We ended up going to McDonalds, I had a Big Extra, very tasty. Afterwards we walked over to Nathan Phillips Square, found a place to stand, and watched Much Music Retro videos for an hour. They played "Paradise by the Dashboard light", the video rocks. It was I guess, like opera. There was some t-shirt gun shooting by Rick the Temp, and various performers which weren't that interesting. The Salads came on eventually and that was fun. I got a couple good pictures and got to test out my camera's capabilities. The video clip feature is actually pretty neat for concerts. I guess it was kind of cold out, but I didn't really mind because I had Kate there to hold. It made the nutsy rest of the crowd and Shawn's complaining seem almost tolerable. David Miller made an appearance shortly before midnight and that was exciting, he seems like a great guy. The countdown came fairly standardly, there was a big cheer, and it was 2004, I gave Kate a kiss and that is a wonderful way to start a year, I'm always going to remember it. Sean Cullen and the other guy from the Producers came on and sang the New Years song, and David Miller stayed on stage and sang along, which was neat. We all met back up, conducted ourselves eastward, and quickly the night was unfortunately over. The people beside us were smoking pot, and I still smell like it. This year holds all kinds of promise, I'm in Toronto, I have an awesome apartment, I'm going to a school that I can't wait to go to every morning, I have good friends, and most of all not only do I have someone that I really care about, she cares about me. I guess, my real resolution for this year, is to take advantage of everything this city has to offer. I already made that promise to Kate, I never want us to be the kind of people who go see a movie at the Cineplex every weekend. If I wanted to do that, I could have stayed in Deseronto. Happy New Years everyone, make this the year where you'll never look back on it and wish you hadn't passed up any opportunities to expand your fabric of experiences. Because experiences lead to experience, and experience leads to wisdom, and a greater understanding of everything. Whether or not you go to that book reading or rally or ethnic dinner you got invited to might not seem that important right now, but every little adventure, adds a patch to much bigger quilt, and once you've seen enough, the world will start to make a whole lot more sense. David Miller, talking and singing The Salads 2 comments|post comment

[30 Dec 2003|11:29pm] Creepy tree near my parents house. 2 comments|post comment

[30 Dec 2003|11:26pm] This is my first entry I've written at least partly on my palm pilot. It's not very efficient to say the least. Today I went downtown to hang out with Kate & Mel & Shawn. Meeting up without a specific plan kind of caused a few minutes of us standing around not knowing what to do. Things picked up though after we decided to split up . Me and Kate went to Old Navy and she bought a grey, fuzzy and soft bag/purse. Kate wore her hair down today and it looked really nice. She's very pretty, but gets all flustered when I tell stuff like that. I just rode from Kennedy to Spadina and only got this much done. So I think I will finish this at home. A picture I took of city hall while wondering around outside the mall post comment

[29 Dec 2003|04:21am] Christmas day at my parent's house was nice. I got my palm pilot and digicam. My brothers got a 4x4 because it was part of the deal when my parents told them they were moving to the country. Boxing day I drove to Scarborough and picked up Kate, met her grandparents again. I had a conversation with her grandfather about our mutual dislike of city driving. We drove back to my parent's house and sat on the living room couch and watched muchmusic. It was very cozy. Soon the relatives started to arrive, my whole Dad's side of the family showed up, enough of them that I couldn't identify who some were. The whole experience was surprisingly unpainful. My Mother gave me and Kate a Blockbuster card and a box of popcorn. Kate brought my Mother a burned copy of Clay Aitken's CD, which I'm sure she'll appreciate. Later in the day I took Kate for a walk down the road to this really pretty old house and then out onto the trail that follows the old railroad tracks. This led to a church and a graveyard where I took some really pretty pictures. We walked back and then hung around my house for a bit more. I drove Kate back to Scarborough and I ended up sleeping over on her couch, since her Grandmother had previously offered it. We decided against unfolding the couch for me because we determined that it may look suspicious in the morning. Although when we awoke the first thing out of her Grandparent's mouth was how much of a bad host she was for not unfolding it. Her grandparents are really nice. We headed out to pick up Mel at the train station. Went to the grocery store. Went downtown to meet Shawn at the Skywalk and then set about finding something to do. Through the great and rocking randomness of the city we ended up heading down to Ontario place on the Harbourfront streetcar to see finding Nemo at the Cinesphere. It was good again, but seemed very short, probably because the last movie I saw was the Return of the King with Ryan earlier in the week. After the movie we walked to my house after stopping at the King and Dufferin McDonalds which has a special place in my head because it was where me and Ryan ate after getting lost in downtown Toronto the first night we stayed here. At my house we watched Iron Eagle, and Ryan called halfway through and I invited him down. He's living in the city now, at Yonge and Eglinton with his Aunt and Uncle. After the movie was over we rode back to Scarborough. We all, minus Shawn went to Kate's house and watched TV for an hour while I waited for traffic to die down so I could drive the car back through the city to drop all my stuff off at my apartment. Unfortunately, when we left the traffic hadn't died down at all so I ended up driving the 401, DVP, and the expressway in very heavy traffic, followed by some always entertaining downtown city driving. It all worked out though. We unloaded, and I waited some more, then left to drive back to my parent's house. I left Ryan there because my Aunt was driving me back and she only had one empty seat. When I got to my parent's house everyone was still awake despite it being almost 3 AM. I played a movie trivia board game with them for an hour or so and then went to bed. I got up in the morning, caught my ride with my Aunt. Went home after being dropped in Scarborough, got in touch with Kate and her and Mel and Shawn came over for movies. We rented Donnie Darko, which didn't work, and Pirates of the Caribbean which was awesome. I took the girls back to Scarborough and Kate drove me to Victoria park and I took the subway home. As we were all running to catch the Ossington bus my palm pilot fell out of my pockets suffered some scratches to the casing and screen flip cover, but as I said, it just adds 'character'. I'm going to try to do something about Donnie Darko not working because I want to see it. It's been a great couple days, the more time I spend with Kate, the closer we get. I guess in theory, we're already past our one month anniversary. I'm really really happy with my life right now. I couldn't ask for anything to make it more awesome. 5 comments|post comment

[24 Dec 2003|03:23am] I would like to wish everyone out there a very merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart. 4 comments|post comment

I had the best year ever, yeah I really got lucky, I was nobody's robot, I was nobody's monkey [23 Dec 2003|02:40am] So 2003 is almost over, and it was my best year ever. I think a full scale summary entry is in order. Quite a story that will be, but I've got nothing but time over the next couple days. For now here's a nice survey. Things all turned out great, school is awesome, everyday is an adventure, and since I found Kate I've had someone to share it with. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before? This year was full of firsts, I'll try to think of them all Moved out on my own Started College Got a credit card Hurt a girl emotionally Started wearing a hat Told someone I loved them, and vise versa Had a crush on a girl in a band Rode the TTC by myself Went to a Funeral Had a relationship last more than a month Went to a concert with a girl Drove a Mercedes Made out in an empty train car Ate veal Liked a bluegrass song Lost a close relative Went to a dance with a date Saw Less Than Jake in concert Shopped for my own underwear Payed a bill and some things that shouldn't be mentioned in the spirit of keeping this PG Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't have any last year, I was quite happy with myself and I still am. I think this year I'm going to keep on trying to practice what I preach. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope Did anyone close to you die? My Grandfather, My Great Grandmother What countries did you visit? Canada, although I think Toronto should count as another country on it's own What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003? I didn't lack much in 2003, things are pretty neat and tidy at the moment What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Warped tour on the 2nd of August was good, because of Less Than Jake and all that So was the party on March Break with Megan and Prom The firt weekend I spent with Kate was the best part of the year though What was your biggest achievement of the year? My 92 in Grade 12 University level Physics What was your biggest failure? I got a 55 in Algebra and Geometry? Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope What was the best thing you bought? My Suicide Machines hoodie Whose behaviour merited celebration? Huh? Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? Ryan screwing up his life Where did most of your money go? CDs and fast food before I moved, since then I've had little money to spend What did you get really, really, really excited about? My first time I got to meet Kate Everytime I got to see Kate so far Warped Tour All the time I got to see Megan Moving/ my last day or work/ first day of College What songs will always remind you of 2003? Make War- Bright Eyes Hey Ya- Outkast thinner or fatter? thinner, no more free food richer or poorer? poorer, College means no extra money What do you wish you'd done more of? reading, homework What do you wish you'd done less of? spending frivolously, worrying How will you be spending Christmas? I'm at my parents house, presents on Christmas day, my dad's family on Boxing day, hopefully Kate will be coming, and then I'll go back home that night, new years eve with Kate at Nathan Phillips Square Did you fall in love in 2003? I'm not sure, I was defintely 'in' something, it feels cheap to call it love if it could be broken so easily. I don't know what love is, but again I'm defintely on the way to somewhere, maybe love?, who really knows, but it's good, really good. How many one night stands? I'm baffled at the truth, but there was one/some depending on your definition What were your favourite TV programmes? Six Feet Under, the OC Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I don't hate people usually What was the best book you read? Catcher in the Rye American Gods Neverwhere What was your greatest musical discovery? Bright Eyes Ultimate Fakebook Deathcab for Cutie Piebald Jets to Brazil Johnny Cash and Bluegrass What did you want and get? Someone who likes me just as much as I like them, and who things are normal with, their [grand]parents know me and like me, I can call her whenever I want, and if I want to do something with her it's not a big production. It's a simple and honest relationship, I couldn't ask for anything more and couldn't be happier What did you want and not get? Nothing? What was your favourite film of this year? Donnie Darko What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 19 and I don't think I did anything. I probably was at work What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? I dunno, I was pretty satisfied this year How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003? Band t-shirts and jeans, my Suicide Machines hoodie everyday since September, thrift store sweaters with long long sleeves. Lots and lots of layers. What kept you sane? Not taking anything seriously What political issue stirred you the most? TTC funding issues in the Mayoral election and the still on going issues related to that Who did you miss? I spent a good chunk of the year missing Megan, now I miss Kate, but that's short term thing, like a few days Who was the best new person you met? Kate, obviously but also all my new friends at school, Jandrew, Travis, Kris, Cassy, Shane, Sasha, Fabian, Jason, Mike, Cliff, and Hrut, and the rest The people I've met in the Ska community, AJ, Joe, El, Maria, Krysta, Jackie, they're all pretty cool too Along with all the neat people I've met here on blurty and the rest of the net, Diana, Jenna (in real life that is), and even though I don't know your name, you too redhouseroad Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003. Never take things too seriously, always go with the flow, the only control you have in your life is your own karma Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "and the truth is i've been dreaming of some tired tranquil place where the weather won't get trapped inside my bones and if all the years of searching find one sympathetic face then its there i will plant these seeds and make my home" June on the West Coast- Bright Eyes 2 comments|post comment

[22 Dec 2003|02:34am] I'm at my parent's house. On highly unstable internet, on a highly unstable computer. It feels so odd using a computer that isn't mine. It's my little brother's, and it's got that 'used by a teenager feel', skateboarding mouse pointer, Jackass wallpaper, and annoying sounds when a MSN message comes in. Beside that the mouse isn't optical, therefore a piece of crap, and the keyboard is a mushy mess. I miss Kate (which just by randomness, I had named my computer that when I bought it). I miss my Kate too. She bought our tickets to Something Corporate. I'm really excited. Going to a Something Corporate show with a girl has always been a goal of mine and now it looks like it's going to happen. I can't think of a more perfect moment than holding Kate tight listening to Konstantine. Kate might also be coming to my parent's house on Boxing day. Boxing day is the big family Christmas for my Dad's side of the family and it should be rocking as usual. Friday evening Kate and I had 'our Christmas' or rather 'our Christmukkah' (No, Kate's not Jewish, it's just an inside OC joke). I woke up and had to go downtown and meet Jenna to receive a Christmas card which was very nice of her and I felt bad I had to leave so quickly. I met Kate at the STC at 3 and we drove back to her house and I got to meet her Grandparents. It went expectently painlessly, and they seem very nice. I hope they were impressed with me. Then we headed back crosstown after a quite an ordeal finding a parking spot at the STC (think following people from the store exits back to their cars to find a spot and people just pulling there cars up on the sidewalk), got pizza to take home, snuggled up on the couch and after exchanging presents we 'watched' The Shawshank Redemption. Kate got me the Hey Mercedes CD and a tin full of cookies she baked me herself along with packets of hot chocolate, which I think is the nicest, most thoughtful gift anyone has ever given me. The cookies are really tasty too, I brought them home with me and all of us have been eating them. I gave her the Piebald CD and the Jets To Brazil CD, wrapped in a Telus ad because she loves the pigs, although now all the ads seem to be of puppies, atleast on the bus and subway. I also wrote a note which I can't remember the exact contents of, but I know it was sappy. At about 10:30 I rode with her back to the STC, walked her to her car, and once again the night was over much earlier than I would have liked. It was a great night, my first Christmas 'with' someone. The way things are going, I don't think I could be happier. Rode downtown this morning, took back my books en route. Caught the GO to Pickering, met my parents and went back to their house. I'm staying here until like the 29th I think. Free food has never been more appreciated. 1 comment|post comment

[19 Dec 2003|07:22pm] Next week my best friend from high school Ryan is moving to Toronto. He's going to be living with his Aunt and Uncle somewhere along Bloor West. which would put him under an hour away from my place. Strangely his cousins are friends with Kate. Also my mother has met Kate's mother already. Small world. On Thursday me and Kate went to see Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail at the Paradise theatre which is on Bloor almost due north of my house. The movie was great, it was the first time I saw it. Besides the movie being great, just being anywhere with Kate is good too. I feel so comfortable with her, it's like we've known each other a lot longer than we actually have. This week at school was nothing special, everyone is going home for the holidays. So am I on Sunday. Last weekend me and Kate went to see Dazed and Confused at the Royal which also was a good movie and the theatre was very pretty. I'm glad we got memberships, it's going to be nice going to the movies and being able to know whatever playing is going to be good, and cheap. Things with Kate keep getting better every time I see her. I knew things would go well. post comment

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