Strike Strike Strike!

Time: 7:29pm
Mood: Icky (It's so hot!)
Song of the moment: Keane - Is It Any Wonder

Woah momma! It was a whopping 36°C outside when I left work today. The humidity almost killed me! If this is spring weather, I am really not looking forward to the temperatures summer will bring :S Eks!

So the big news for today was the TTC strike. These are times where I'm glad I'm not dependent on public transportation. I mean, I would take it if I could, but it's really inconveinient for me to take public transit. It's only good if you work downtown. Then again, I didn't get the day off like Jimmy did. He had no way of getting to work.. stood outside waiting for a bus for 20 min before calling it quits. Haha he was going to call home to tell his parents but ended up calling my house instead. I was wondering who was calling at 6:30am! Woke up my dad! lol!

I have to say this weekend was quite eventful. It included a movie (X-Men... pretty good!), clubbing @ Seven, and a trip to Port Perry. The trip to Port Perry was unexpected. Jimmy and I drove to Oshawa on Sunday to book a limo service for our wedding (Southport Executive Services Inc.... I'm so happy we booked w/ them! I was tempted to book a Bentley too... haha). Anyway, the guy we were dealing w/ told us about this wedding store in Port Perry, which was not too far from where we were. So Jimmy and I decided to check it out. When we got there, the store was closed, so we decided to head to downtown Port Perry for lunch. Their downtown area was like Main St. Unionville.. very small town feel to it. We stopped by a little cafe for lunch.. The Piano Cafe. After lunch we took a stroll by the lake. It was a really nice afternoon!

So yeah.. one more thing booked for our wedding! *yay*! And I signed up for marriage classes. Next task - find a DJ! :D

Beautiful Day

Time: 9:00pm
Mood: Full... going.. into.. food.. coma..
Song of the moment: U2- Beautiful Day

What an awesome day! It was like 30°C outside today. Nice sunny, slightly breezy day. I love days like today!

Jimmy and I went to play our first squash game today. I kicked his ass :D But in his defense, it was his first time playing. I'm sure he'll get good really soon... haha! It was so much fun! But I'm definitely out of shape.. I got dizzy after our first match point :S

Since it was such a beautiful day, Jimmy and I decided to BBQ our dinner outside on my brand new deck. My parents had a new deck made in our back yard... it's bigger than our old deck. BBQ-ing our dinner was totally spontaneous, so we didn't have any BBQ foods. So I went out to get some food while Jimmy set up the BBQ. I ended up going to T&T (closest grocery store to me... Rita calls it "Tit & Tit" hahah). Man.. T&T SUCKS ASS!! Fine it's ok if you're looking for Chinese food, but if you're looking for "white" food.. good luck! The bloody place doesn't sell burgers! *grr* curse you Chinese ppl! I shake my fist at you!! So I call Jimmy to rant, and he told me to check out Shoppers. I did, and to my surprise they sold burgers AND buns! Another reason to love Shoppers... another reason to hate Chinese supermarkets.

I'm so excited... I managed to get tickets to see the Foo Fighters concert in August @ the Hummingbird Center. I think it's an acoustic show.. Awesome! I'm going to Kathy :D I'm so glad I have a sister that loves the same bands as me! Hooray! :D

Starvation

Time: 7:00pm
Mood: Excited (I just had another bright idea for my wedding! *yay*)
Song of the moment: Modest Mouse - Float On (it's playing on my iTunes)

I never bring enough food to work. No matter how many snacks I bring to work, I always end up rationing my food just so it can last me through the day. Ok I lied. I don't vary the amount of snacks I bring to work, I actually end up bringing the same snacks each day, knowing fully that it will not last me through the day. I guess it could be because of the lack of snack selection I have at home. My parents aren't big snackers. They have like trail mix, seeds, nuts, both in loose and bar form. What they call "healthy" snacks. But I want junk, so that stuff doesn't appeal to me. My parents tell me to buy my own snacks. I do, but I either get yelled at because of the trans fats content, or I end up eating.. maybe 50% of it. Who takes the other 50%? My parents... more specifically my dad. I think the way my parents see it is this: buying junkfood is bad. Eating it is bad, but buying it is even worse. Since I've covered the greater of two evils, eating it isn't all the bad.

So back to this whole business about not bringing enough snacks. By the end of the day I am absolutely starving. To minimize the starving-effect, I've planned it so I have my last snack at around 4:30, half an hour before I leave for work. It kills the hunger pains for the ride home, but the moment I get home, I snack like there is no tomorrow.. and I completely ruin my appetite for dinner.

So what's the solution here? I bring the same amount of snacks, I end up starving by the end of the day (and possibly ruin my dinner due to all the snacking I do when I get home). If I opt to bring more snacks, I have to buy my own snacks, potentially loosing half of it to my parents, which will lead me back to square one. I've tried to store snacks at work, but then I over-indulge and I eat all of it (I have no self control!!). Not to mention the fact that several weeks ago I had this small cockroach crawl across my desk. That was discusting. And that has discouraged me from storing food for prolong periods of time in my desk. I feel as if I'm destined to starve....

And Time.. Goes By.. So Slowly..

Time: 3:16pm
Mood: Blah (I'm @ work.. explains it all)
Song of the Moment: Mobile - New York Minute

I'm beginning to find time drags. Especially at work. Work has been slow over the past 2 months. Either I have become super efficient, or I just don't have much to do. I'm banking on the latter. I've been feeling sluggish lately, partially because I've been sick for 3 weeks. I hate the fact that it takes me so damn long to get better when I do get sick. It's also due to the lack of exercise. Who likes exercising when they're sick anyway?

I went on a mad man-hunt last week for a place to play squash. I've been wanting to get back into playing squash for quite some time now. It's either I pay for a gym membership, or I pay for a membership to a squash court. I rather go with the squash court. Why? I've been looking for an activity that Jimmy and I could do together that's fun. He's not big on gyms, and I've asked him on a number of occasions to take a ballroom dancing class with me (from which he answered with an unenthusiastic "uh.....*sigh*... fine...", which translates to "no.. but if you want to... we can" hahha. Anyway, I managed to find a court that's close by! hooray! I'm quite excited!

I've been keeping myself busy with wedding plans. I think about the wedding every single day. I feel like I'm obsessed! This month I've managed to book my florist (Fran.. she was so sweet when Jimmy and I met her! And definitely an amazing florist!) and my hair/make-up stylist. I put down deposits for both on the same day (I did a "deposit" run :D hehe). So excited! We're going to book the limo service this weekend... and hopefully a DJ by next month. I feel like I've snowballed into this huge world of planning weddings. It's crazy, overwhelming at times, but fun! I can't wait til Rita comes back... dress shopping & cake tasting! Woohoo!!

.... 1 1/2 hours of work to go. Will I make it? Stay tuned and find out....

Another Reason To Hate Office Politics

Time: 4:24pm
Mood: Sleepy...
Song of the moment: Mobile - Tomorrow Starts Today (the whole CD!)

So I'm sitting at work... blah. It's been really slow. I guess I can't complain b/c when it gets busy, it get CRAZY busy. I'm trying to keep myself busy but damn it's hard. This is the problem w/ working in the automotive industry... it's either super busy, or super dull... nothing really in between. I really need a job that just has steady work. It keeps me interested. Right now, I'm just bored w/ my job.. and I feel like I'm not really moving ne where (I'm not really learning anything new... I think I've reached my learning curve pinacle).

I found out recently about a R&D job opening within my company and it's pretty much what I want to do. It sounds like an awesome job. The lab manager I work closely with was nice enough to recommend me for the job. I even sent in my resume. But there is one huge problem: Office politics. Apparently the guy looking for a new R&D engineer is afraid that if he was to offer me the position, management that I currently work under won't be too happy, because essentially he would be "stealing" me away from their department. That sucks. I hate the fact that an opportunity will be missed because of the ever-so-dreadful office politics. I feel stuck. I know one way or another, I will be leaving this position eventually. I really like my company (the people are awesome) but the job I have is not one that I want. I hope at least I'll be considered for the job, but I have a feeling it's a long shot for that to happen.

This weekend has felt really long and I'm still recovering from it. I went to Char's bachelorette party this weekend. We went to Easy and the Fifth. Man I havn't been clubbing in so long :S By the end of the night, my knees were killing me, and I couldn't walk properly (when I got home I almost fell over when I was talking off my shoes! haha). It was fun w/ the girls :D We spent the entire night checking out cute guys :D Hooray for eye-candy :D the bouncer.... looked exactly like Paul Kariya! hehe! Us girls are so silly!

So the countdown officially begins..1 more year until the house closes!! YAY! That is... if there are no delays (I pray there aren't any!). Oh I can't wait! My parents are driving me up the wall!! :S