"nar"

My newly created word... alongside with "informating"...

nar = no/not; nar, I don't want any peanut butter;
informae-ting = interesting/informative; Really??? you like swimming??? --- informating!

Today seemed like a busy day... Today marked the last day of my winter schedule, and the start of my summer schedule... teaching, volunteering, soccer, football...

Some news came in about piano exams for my piano students... 1 good, 1 bad... so I guess it's even... I'll keep my fingers crossed for the rest, including my own.

We got cable finally! --- now I can start watching tv like regular people do:P Well, at least there will be something to watch during the days, except, I don't think I will have time for tv over the summer... the other thing that sucks is that it's in the basement... cold... dirty... scary...

Yesterday we watched "Land of the Dead"... not what I expected... kinda more humourous than anything else... I guess it's made to entertain though.

---update--- 10:29pm

BRILLIANT! Man, congrats to three of you out there who made me laugh hysterically at the computer screen by myself in the basement due to your blogs/comments...... man, kudos to you guys, and a whole new respect too.

what the?!?!

My day has passed me by. I woke up drowsily today, looking out the window and seeing that it was still gloomy outside. Rolling over, I looked at the time on my phone, which said 1:00pm. What the?!?! I couldn't believe that I slept in by so much... I guess my body was more tired than I thought.... Don't know how it would've reacted if we actually played football yesterday.

Well, all that I got done today was making wontons with my mom, and then eating them. Here I am at the computer updating my blog, and then I teach... Last week of lessons for all of my kids except the few keeners who are going through the summer... Don't know what I'll do tonight though, since the game is cancelled.... maybe go for another movie?

*yawn*... I'm still really tired for some reason... man, I feel bad for all of you guys who have to work everyday... I can only imagine how tired you guys are feeling.

@ Geo's, Part 1.

I don't like losing... I've been last place at MArio Kart for all of the games... I quit! THus, I find myself at the computer blogging... HAHA...

Boy, my muscles are not used to this much exercise... They are fatigued. Nonetheless, exercise is good, so we are on for Monday night football.

"hi karen," she just walked into the room, and then walked out after she saw me typing on the computer...

nightmare comes to life...

Last night I was sound asleep... I didn't have a nightmare... instead it was real life. I woke up to the sound of Geo's voice... man, he called me in the morning... it was an awful way to start the day ;P Don't worry though, the day got better. I went outside to do some gardening adn then went fishing with my dad and Mr. Hui. He is such a cute old man... very funny too... anyways, I defeated teh fish, and caught 3... I even caught one of them on teh side just behind the gill... kinda weird... but yeah. Oh yeah, the other good news is that the ants are gone!!! I guess taht stuff that I bought from Canadian Tire actually works, but just takes a week or two to set in... Now that I know it works, the rest of those ants are going to get it.

Today I feel like...

... tanning... except in Calgary it's kinda weird to tan... I feel like a beach... I feel like Hawaii... instead, I will go fishing... Dad said that he went yesterday with my oldest aunt, and they didn't even get a single bite... we'll see how I do.

Had trouble sleeping last night... I seem to always be wide awake after sports... WAtched Robin Hood Prince of Thieves before going to bed until 2ish, and then was up early this morning at 8:30... weird that I can't sleep in.

Surprisingly, I haven't been sore at all since playing... soccer still seems to be an embarassing event for me, so if you want to see me make a fool of myself chasing after the ball only to miss kicking the thing, due to lack of hand-eye coordination... now is the time. Our next game in Tuesday at 7.

Anyone up for sports on Saturday after the hike? I won't be at the hike cuz I have my piano students coming over in the morning but can meet up wtih you guys after... Sarah, if yo'ure reading this, call me because I keep missing you since you are working during the days, adn then I work in the evenings, and then I forget to call you after...

smell like timmy's

Hmm... I smell like Timmy's.

A bit wired and not feeling tired at all, even though I should since I had a full day... ran lots of errands today, grocery shopping, fishing and football... fishing was horrible! It consumed my whole afternoon... Before we left, my dad and I were in disagreement with what to bring... We travel light already (2 fishing poles, 2 bags, and bait), but I insisted on bringing the tackle box since we had 4 hands anyways... I figured it'd be worth it if something happened. But yeah, he was right, we usually just carry that box around and never use it... My first cast in, and the fish were biting like crazy, I pulled... and thought, oh, there was no tension on that tug, so I didn't get it... Well, my weight was lost... (don't ask me how, cuz I do'nt know... the line wasn't broken, and there was still a loop at the end for the weight...) So I found a rock on the ground and tried tying it as a weight... While my dad was helping me do that, his rod caught a fish on it's own, and I reeled it in... It was small, so we released it thinking that the fish are hungry today and we'd be sure to catch more. Well, we sat there for the next 3 hours without a single bite. I was only intending to stay for about an hour, but knowing me, I don't like to be defeated... especially by fish. So we stayed. I did end up catching 1 for teh day, but it was small, and not a very satisfying afternoon. I will go back on Wednesday to reclaim my victory of those fish.

Football was actually okay cuz it was 4 on 4, so everyone got the ball lots. I think we'll make it a regular thing, so every Monday night at 8:30. Everyone's invited. We went to Timmy's after... large double double steep tea please...

game tonight

For those of you reading... we're trying to get a game of football going for tonight... Probably around 8pm or so... Call if interested.

Looking forward to dinner tonight... going to Yamato... Mmmmm.... oysters...

Today I went to Superstore with mom. Bought lotsa fruit... fruit seems to tickle my tummy in just the right way when the weather is good out...

five minutes spared.

Yesterday wasn't too bad... Jackson ended up coming home in the afternoon and we went shopping for mom and dad, and jackson. The soccer game was pretty fun except that noone was really passing... it was too short though... I couldn't sleep afterwards cuz I was still energetic.

Well, I woke up this morning and layed in bed... no clue what to do. Staring at the ceiling I could hear my mom walking up and down the stairs and in the kitchen... I didn't know if my dad was up yet, so I took the chance and tried to go on the computer as I do every morning... No such luck. Dad was already at the computer, and so I tried the TV with my fingers crossed, but the channels that I watch are still out. They'll probably be gone forever... sigh. So I found myself sitting on my couch, staring at my pianos... nothing going through my head.

A phone call stirred things up... but in a bad way... apparently my cousins are in town from Toronto... now my mom says I have to entertain them... What am I supposed to do??? They are no very friendly... so we're going downtown to "shop" in the 1 or 2 good stores that TD has... that means I have to talk to them... and what's worse?!?! I have to be NICE!!!! Yuck!

Gotta go now... they're almost here.

now what?

Well, this morning at 8am my neighbors decided to fly their little mechanical plane which is louder than a lawn mower. My window was open. I was extremely annoyed, as I always am whenever they fly that thing.

So... now I'm up... what to do? So far, I tried to convince Andrew not to go to work... and then I tired to convince Jackson not to go to work. Both, unsuccessful attempts. But Jackson said he might take a half day and go shopping... let's keep our fingers crossed for that one.

After not being successful at keeping people in my company, I was left at home by myself... Yesterday the thought of being at home without anything to do was appealing... me and the tv get along wonderfully... but something awful happened yesterday. The cable box went funny, and all the channels that I watch dont work anymore... seriously, only teh channels that I watch... China vision still works and those other stupid channels, but no Ellen, and no Phil Mc Graw. I found myself sitting at the dining room table with my hands crossed on the table. The table was clear except for maybe a pencil and a binder, but both had nothing to do with me. So far what I've accomplished in the day is sitting at that table and looking around... out the window, at the surface of the table, at the pencil, at my hands... the things running through my head??? Nothing... just a blank mind... it was actually quite nice... Just came on to check my email... I don't usually stay online for too long.

What next? Back to the table and staring...

two times squared blown

ugh... my exam is over... unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I failed the same 2 things that kept me from passing my first exam.... which means, also no supplemental. It was horrible cuz I did well on my pieces and technique, which are the most work and what normal people usually get caught on... and so it should've been a breeze from there on in... sight and ear... well, I got caught up on both, making it impossible for me to get 70% on either. *frustrated* the guy muttered under his breath "oh boy" after I did the last sight clapping... i either got 6/10 or 6.5/10...

utterly speechless.

So I checked the online marks for my piano students who did their theory exams back in May. Ummm... I was blown away. I mean, I was scrambling at the last second to feed the info into their young, undeveloped brains... I guess it kinda gives me a boost in confidence for when I teach it for next time.... like I actually know what I'm doing and not just faking it :P

Yesterday was the last supper. Yep. the last supper. :(

Tomorrow is my piano exam. yikes. My piano teacher says I should pass, but I create a mental barrier for myself like I don't want to pass. IT just sucks cuz when I walk into the exam room I start thinking about how bad I want to finish and have no more exams to worry about, and how bad I want to have that certificate. It's always been so close yet so far... ARG! Anyways, today will be a day of practice and teaching in the afternoon. I'm even missing our game tonight.

Oh, got my placement for Septemeber too... They actually fulfilled my request of being placed in a SE school. YAY! So I will have a 5 minute drive to the school every morning, AWAY from rush hour... how nice is that?

the day after yesterday

Up at 9 today... weird... having troubles sleeping in. Well, the recital went okay... lots of talking... most of my kids did okay... some had nervous breakdowns, but there's not much I can do about that. I decided that I'm very lucky to have the kids that I do, because they are very cute and hip, and usually don't smell... I guess as a whole, one could say that they are the upper class of kid society:P This morning I reap the benefits of the recital. I had 2 homemade cookies with my tea... one ginger snap and 1 oatmeal chocolate chip. YUM.

So today is the day that I have been looking forward to for the whole month... it's the day after the recital. AH! --- a sigh of relief... well, I guess the real day that I should look forward to is next thursday (the day after my piano exam), but I can't really because that's also the day that my parents get home... which means, no more house to myself and no more use of the tv. Now I really don't know what I'm going to do with my hours in the day.

What a dreadful day...

Well, the day has come... lots to do... I was up at 8:30am... had to go to Staples to run off the programme for piano recital tonight, and then I have piano lessons myself, and then I teach 1 girl inbetween and then I have to go set up for the recital. UGH. What a dramatic life I live.

Oh, I watched About a Boy a few days ago... I thought it was quite amusing... the awkwardness of it all... awkwardness is such a funny thing... an awful thing for those who have to live in awkwardness for all their life... I would never wish that upon anyone... it would just be so uncomfortable and uneasy... it's like living 24/7 on your tippy toes while constantly walking on egg shells.

rained out.

This is a good thing. Now instead of going to the soccer game, I can go shopping instead! YAY! Normally I don't get to go shopping cuz by the time I'm done teaching and eating dinner, the malls are closed... Tonight is different though, cuz I moved my students up for the game... now I can go shopping instead... hmm... maybe I can tack a cheap movie at Canyon Meadows on to the end of the evening... that would be nice.

Gotta go! --- got 10 mins to make my lunch before Ellen starts... Yes, I know what you're all thinking.... and I once vowed never to support her show either, but I stopped to watch once, cuz Shania was on, and man, she's funny...... I think I'm addicted...