It's Friday!

This has been an extremely slow, long and exhausting week. I couldn’t be happier that it’s Friday! It’s unfortunate that the weather is crumby, but it’s not going to stop me from enjoying every second of this weekend! This week was spent trying to catch up with work, while getting back on track with all our classes. Things have fallen apart lately because of the videos for the Greg Awards. Now all of the Profs are back on track and normal schedules. Which is awesome and I’m happy to be doing normal classes again, but I’m still swamped with previous work to finish. I’m going to dedicate this weekend to sitting inside! I have been so busy every single weekend and I just want to kick back and relax! I’m going to cook some intense dinners and do lots of baking. As well as, of course, finishing all my school work…video games, and watching UFC. I’m happy that I’ve caught up on all my blogs! Not easy finding 5 things to blog about in one day, definitely smarter to just keep up with doing it weekly. Co-Op starts pretty soon and Mr.Chamberlain assigned me to Red Cross, I’m excited… but extremely nervous because I’m really not good at designing things and this is real marketing material. Needless to say I’m going to put in a lot of effort and the experience is going to be awesome!

Toronto Trip

On Friday April 13^th our class went to Toronto on a field trip. It was a really busy day and we had a wide range of things to do. From going to a Marketing Corporation to being on a live television show. I really enjoyed the trip and experience. The bus ride to Toronto was… interesting to say the least. The bus ride back was spent asleep! Throughout the day my favorite parts were Much Music, getting lost with Jessica and Mr. Chamberlain having to save us. I’m in this course because I wanted out of high school and this was a great opportunity to get the college – because of that going to Fuse Marketing wasn’t much interest to me. I found it beneficial to learn about the working environment, and it’s always cool to learn about others careers as well! The tour around the University was also interesting! It was cool to see how much one school offers for specific fields, but it was unfortunate that we couldn’t go in to many of the rooms. Much Music was unbelievable! I was shocked to see how small the set of New Music Live is, and it was great to be part of the show! Overall Toronto was a great experience. A rate of 1-10 I would give it an 8!

Greg Awards

I am so excited that the Greg Awards are over! Making videos is just not my forte. I find it extremely tedious and overwhelming. I try to keep a positive attitude but in a video, even short ones – every little detail and thing counts and gets noticed. This means if it isn’t done excellently, it probably sucks. Despite days and hours’ worth of effort there is always more that can be done, and it just gets frustrating after a while. It seems every class has had to be devoted to completing these videos, and it sucks not learning about other things. It feels repetitive. I know it’s good to step out of my element and explore things outside of my comfort zone, but I’ve had enough of it now. I’m glad I could learn about shooting and editing a short film, I’m also glad I’m 110% sure I want nothing to do with it, and hope I don’t have to do many video projects.

Blogging

I love writing and ranting. I’m not a fan of blogging though. Maybe it’s because it isn’t personal, or private. It could also be because I fell behind and now I’m working on writing my 5^th blog in like an hour. Either way, I don’t love it. I always have so much to say, and anybody who knows me would think writing a blog would be a breeze for me. I can rant or talk about anything for long periods of time. When I’m put on the spot, knowing I have to write the blog, it has to fit certain standards and it counts for marks I suddenly feel more stressed. It seems easier to write based on my own standards, not someone else's. To me, writing anything should just flow naturally and there shouldn’t be any stress behind it. Of course for more people than not it is a stress, especially if it’s their job, or even for school.

Pembroke Trip

For Easter weekend I went to Pembroke with Brad. All of his family lives up there and ironically that’s where I’m from as well. I didn’t go and visit any of my family though, his was enough. It’s always nice to get away and go back home. On Thursday night we got there really late so we just sat at the water for an hour and then went to bed. On Friday we got up bright and early because Brad was devoted to bringing his car home. He has an imported sports car that he put away two years ago and a truck that he’s been driving. He decided that it made a lot more sense to fix the car and put away the truck for the summer. Unfortunately the car had a broken alternator and since it’s an import and made ridiculously stupid – the entire drivers side tire and drive axel had to come out, to pull the alternator out from underneath since it’s below the engine and can’t fit through the top. Anyways, we spent all day Friday working on the car. Friday night we went to his mother’s for Easter dinner and then spent the evening in the hot tub! Saturday we headed back to his dads, worked on the car more and had a dinner there. That night we went and saw some of his old friends and just drove around Pembroke! By the time Sunday came we were exhausted, but managed to finish the car and go to the country to go four wheeling! It was an amazing weekend and extremely busy, but very productive! Also, extremely nice to have another break off school!

18th Birthday!

On April 3^rd I turned 18! It was a super intense day and by far the most amazing birthday ever! I woke up to my boyfriend – Brad, singing Happy Birthday… like 5 times. Then had a birthday breakfast! After he left for work I went to shower and when I came out there was a big present and a balloon! I then got to school, and Jessica had decorated my entire desk, brought me a present and cake! After school, I came back home and Brad’s sister had bought me cupcakes, balloons and some celebratory drinks! On top of everything, the weekend prior to my actual birthday I went to New York for the first time and bought a whole bunch of bedroom/bathroom and kitchen stuff for my new place! For the evening of my birthday I decided to go to Bingo, and of course my entire family decided to come as well. That was a horrible experience – I’m never going to Bingo again. I was literally falling asleep and hating every second of it. Old lady’s everywhere and it smells like rotting skin. The only good part was I got a hot dog!  My birthday was amazing and I had a lot of fun, literally the day was perfect! Even Bingo just because it was so hilarious.

Last Week Continued...

So to continue from last week’s blog…

Pierre had handed me the guitar pick and I set it in my pocket. After getting home and freaking out showing my friends and family the pick, I set it in my room. A couple days passed by and I hadn’t seen the pick in awhile. Eventually it dawned on me.. I had cleaned my room. I threw out all the garbage, including the tissue.

What I’m getting at is I threw out the guitar pick, that Pierre handed me himself… all because it was in a tissue. My heart sunk. I have a bin in my room that I toss light garbage in; tissues, cotton swabs, makeup removing wipes.

I was hopeful that by some chance I might have tossed the tissue into that bin. I was basically positive I didn’t because I had cleaned my entire room. I didn’t want to look for it  so I avoided it for days. Finally after about a week of my sadness I decided I’d give it one quick look and just move on. It was a really big deal for me because I haven’t been to many concerts and I certainly haven’t met/touched any famous people.  Especially a band I have been listening to for like 10 years. What would have been no big deal to most people was a huge deal to me. I looked and by the luck of life it was there. I then freaked out, ran around my house, put the pick in a plastic bag… taped it to my wall, and now I admire it daily. 

Pierre Bouvier (Singer of Simple Plan)