Going Back

Time: 9:50pm
Mood: Tired
Song of the moment: Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

This week has been pretty hectic for me so far.  I had to travel to a small town outside Chatham yesterday to complete some material trials for work.  The drive was like driving to Detroit.. the same route, except I got to exit the highway earlier! LoL :D  I had to be there for 9:30am, so waking up at 5:30am was not fun at all!

Today I went back... went back to Waterloo that is!  I was there to do co-op interviews.  Man the co-op program has definitely changed since I was there.  I remember having to photocopy resumes on really nice paper, then going to the drop boxes before the application deadline and apply for jobs.  I think there was one time I actually went in my PJs to make an application deadline! LoL oh the memories!  But now, they just apply online!  I didn't have time to walk around campus and check out the new buildings... I was going to do that during lunch but my interviews went long and it started raining.  Oh well.. maybe next time :D  

I realized something today when I was doing interviews - it's a lot tougher being the interviewer!  After the 4th person (and I interviewed a total of 9) I felt like a broken record.  I was repeating the same thing over and over again.  It was brutal!!  But, I did have fun chatting with the students and getting to know them a bit beyond their resume.  I did however encounter some characters... one of which I will call the "loud talker".  It was like he was yelling at me! LoL

Tomorrow I'm off to Ryerson to do more interviews... but the good thing about tomorrow is I'll be downtown so I get to meet my hubby for lunch! *yay* :D

Chasing Rainbows

Time: 10:44pm
Mood: Enlightened
Song of the moment: New Kids On The Block - 2 In The Morning

I was driving home the other day and it was a wicked sun-shower that was happening. Traffic was rolling along the 407. To my left, I caught a glimpse of what looked like the beginning of a double rainbow. To my right... I saw an end of a rainbow. Then I looked up... and I couldn't believe my eyes....

It was a FULL rainbow.

I donno about you, but I've never seen a full rainbow in Toronto. They're definitely a rarity. The only places I've seen a full rainbow were in Hawaii and New Zealand.

I took a picture of it when I got off the highway - caught just as it started to fade....

Childhood Completed

Time: 9:40pm
Mood: Glad It's Friday!
Song of the moment: New Kids On The Block - Single

Last night I got to do something that I had always wanted to do as a kid - go to a New Kids On The Block concert!

I remember being a kid and being so in love with Joey McIntyre. I played their music hours on end on my tape deck, so much so I'm still surprised the tapes still play. If I was obsessing over a song, I would rewind and play the song over and over again, sometimes freaking out when the tape deck "ate" my tape :) I memorized all the lyrics, watched and studied all their music videos. I was obsessed. I remember my parents telling me I was "absolutely not" allowed to go to their concert when they came into town. And I was so heartbroken when they broke up because then I knew I would never be able to see them live again...

Fast forward 15 years - NKOTB is back :D And they were throwing a concert... and they were coming to town!! AND I got tickets!!! :D

The concert was awesome! I went with Flo and we had soooooo much fun! The concert brought back a sense of nostalgia; I felt like a little kid again. Here I was, a grown woman, screaming like a little school girl when the boys hit the stage. They played all my old and new favorites :) I have to say... Joey McIntyre still has the looks :D

The evening ended with quite a surprise. I met up with some of my Mac friends that were at the concert... and we met Jordan and Jonathan Knight's mom! Woah crazy! LoL

The Ups & Downs Of Life

Time: 8:25pm
Mood: Tired
Song of the moment: David Archuleta - Crush


Things have been crazy busy for me lately. Between spending time with family and friends, attending weddings and work, I've had little time for myself. And now that the olympics are on, I have no time for anything! LoL! I love the olympics.... it usually takes over my life for 2 weeks. For instance, this weekend, because Beijing is 12 hours ahead of us, I stayed up until 5:30am just to watch the men's 8 rowing team row for gold (which they did! yessss! haha). I'm such an olympic nut!

So quite a bit has happened over the past month. I'll start with the ups.

Ups: Jimmy and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary! Hooray! The year has definitely flown by. Maybe it's because I spent almost 8 months of it in Detroit? haha! But it's kinda sad now.. I can't refer to us as "newlyweds" anymore :( Work has been really good! I've completely enjoying my job, and I've been told I've exceeded their expectations. That to me is a big compliment! It's been pretty crazy with work lately... so crazy that they're going to hire someone to help me. I'm going to be someone's boss *shock*. I'm a little nervous about being somoneone's boss (**side note... holy crap I just watched the 200m race.. that Bolt guy... CRAZY! he beat everyone by a long shot!).

Downs: And this one is major. My gung gung passed away last month and the news was absolutely heartbreaking for me. He's been in poor health for so long, and realistically I should have been ready for it, but I don't think you can ever prepare yourself for the heartbreak you experience when you get the news. Or maybe I was sort of prepared... I found I've cried less. I remember a few years ago, when even the though of losing my grandfather would leave me crying for days. My uncle suggested making a slideshow that showcased my grandparents - which I helped prepare. Let me tell you... it was such a hard thing to do. I still can't watch that slideshow without bursting into tears.

I miss you gung gung.. more than you'll ever know... but I know one day we will meet again. I love you.....

When Bad Things Happen To Good People

Time: 10:50pm
Mood: Exhausted
Song of the moment: Coldplay - Viva La Vida

This weekend has been absolutely exhausting, but fun! Jimmy's cousins came down from NYC this weekend to surprise my sister-in-law and to see her new baby :D Also, my uncle and cousin from Van-city came for the week. So Jimmy and I ended up hosting 2 family BBQs - on one Saturday afternoon, one this evening. I'm exhausted!

Recently the company I used to work for filed for bankruptcy and completely closed down (it was all over the news...). I still keep in touch with a lot of people I used to work for so I was getting a play-by-play on what happened. I got an email from an ex-coworker when they filed for bankruptcy, and I got a phone call the day everyone got the call that the company was shutting it's doors and they were all out of a job. Even though I hated the job and the senior management staff that ran the place, I really really cared for the people that worked there. It was incredibly sad to hear that everyone had lost there jobs. And the worst part is, no one was offered any severence, even the people that had worked there for over 15-20 years. They were pretty much thrown out on the street like garbage.

I can't say this was completely unexpected because of the way the economy was going and the state of the industry they catered to. But I heard senior management lead people on, telling everyone there was nothing to worry about. People were so angry with how abruptly the plants closed, and how management pretty much left them in the dark that they began to picket outside the main plant. They met with senior management, who all got major pay-outs, in attempts to get some level of severence, but got nowhere. I was told after a meeting they had with the management team that those assholes were seen laughing about the whole matter. Of course they find it funny.. they have their money.

Even though I disliked a lot of the management team, there were some people I had highly respected. Now, I'm absolutely appalled by their behaviour. As far as I'm concerned, they're all selfish and evil, and I hope Karma comes and kicks them all right in the balls.