The New Floodgates of the Mind

Pizza and studying was great last night (although I did manage to annoy Chantale at one point by going off on a tangent and talking about stuff that needs doing 🙂 ) I went to bed at at 1am and she crawled in at around 3:30am. I fought the alarm for an hour this morning before finally giving up and getting ready for work. Even brought my books along to study in the metro but after 1 chapter my eyes couldn’t take any more and I had to rest them.

Walked into work with a TON of stuff to do! Suddenly all kinds of things came due and I was hopping like mad trying to get through it all. 3 hours later and I can finally breathe easier. All the rushes are done and although I still have tons more to do (read and make notes on mainly), they can wait. Even until next week 🙂 It’s almost lunch time and I’m looking forward to going out for a walk since it’s not really cold today. It’s going to be another busy weekend, so I’m trying to enjoy as much leisure time as I can 🙂

Well, I went out for lunch hoping that a coffee and a change of scenery would help. It didn’t. I was just as cranky and grumpy and wouldn’t take any crap from anyone, especially pushy, arrogant, asshole panhandlers. Hey buddy, it’s not up to ME to give you money just because you make more from donations than from taking a retail job. Don’t you dare PUSH me to give you money or I’ll kick your ass so hard you’ll be coughing up your colon.

Obviously, the scenery change didn’t help. And the coffee only helped make me more jittery. So when I’m passing by those damned strip clubs on St. Catherine’s and I hear the doorman yell, “She just turned 18, man! Just yesterday turned 18! Come check it out!” The only thing I want to check out is a broadsword that I can use to skewer your stinking butt.

*deep breath*

But, I get back to work and immediately immersed myself in problem solving. Figure, let’s get the mind off of life and into some code and maybe my outlook will change. It didn’t for a while. But, at one point, I was brought up to date on some projects affecting the team and, that helped. Some of the ‘grrrr’ came out of my growl and I was able to focus a bit more. Within the hour I had solved 2 big problems and feeling much better.

Now, I’ll be heading home soon where Chantale and I will heat up one of those delicious Delissio’s Rising Crust Pizza, crack open a couple of cans of coke (or bottles of Boomerang 🙂 ) and do some studying. It’s a nice thing to look forward to 🙂 She had an exam today, btw. Did it online and finished in 7 minutes (50 questions). She got 100%. She makes me giggle 🙂

Tomorrow’s friday (casual day) and hopefully means a good mood for me. You’ll read how it goes 🙂

3 hours later and I still feel like I’m climbing the roofs, trying to get out of my skin!!!!!

GAAH!!!!!

What the hell is up with me!?! What’s with the insane negative energy!?!?!!!!

I’m so bloody cranky this morning I can barely stand myself!!

ARGH!!!!

Well the time has finally come and now, four months after the fact, the TV Commercials are off the air. It was a really fun couple of months watching the tube waiting and wondering when I’d see my face again 🙂 But, all is not completely over! The company is now in the process of re-editing the footage to prepare 2 French and 2 English 15 second versions of the commercials to air during January and February. And then, they will re-edit 30 second and 10 second spots to be used March through August. At this point, I don’t know if any of my footage will be used, but when the news is known, and if I’m selected, I’ll obviously let everyone else know!! 🙂

(I wonder if I can start a letter-writing campaign for fans to ask the company to choose me 🙂 )

Keep reaching for the stars! :>

I was going to title this ‘Subway Hell’ but then I realized that I wasn’t only going to be talking about making my way into work this morning!

At -14C, with a wind-chill of -23C, there was no way I wanted to wait in line for a bus this a.m. So, I decide to take the car in and head to Joliette, using the Green Line as opposed to my regular Blue/Orange to get to work. No sooner do I step off the escalator that I see a HUGE crowd trying to get throug the turnstiles. The loudspeakers were stating that service had finally been re-established. ‘Oh Great’ I say to myself, knowing I’ll have to let a few metros pass before there’ll be space for me to get on. Sure enough, it wasn’t one or two. It was about 7 or 8. Fifteen minutes later, I squeeze on the metro. At the very next stop, it stays there with the doors open for about 10 minutes. Then, the driver announces that due to a faulty car, we’ll be delayed by about 2 more minutes. 5 minutes later, we move again. At the very next stop after that, we stop again and an announcement is made that due to some electrical trouble, speed would be reduced. bah. It took me 1 hour to get through a 15 minute ride.

I was quite happy Chantale didn’t have to put up with it, though. After the INSANE traffic on the ‘Met yesterday morning, it practically ruined her entire day. She was so frustrated and angry when we got home that she was just shaking and in tears. I took hold of her and told her she was going to take a hot bath. I ran the water and sure enough it was extremely hot. By the time she got into the tub, she had relaxed and pretty soon was quite mellow.

Sure enough, some times all you need is a hot bath to soothe a bad day 🙂

She was in the mood for my special tuna salad and so I got cracking and put together a bowl of the stuff. It was delicious!! 🙂

I soon had to leave for Parents Council meeting and that also turned out to be quite good. In fact, I was given a round of applause due to the dilligent work I put in of being the council’s Minute-Man :> Hey, appreciation makes everything worthwhile 🙂

When I got home, Chantale and I cuddled up on the futon and watched a string of sitcoms she had taped for us: Dharma & Greg; That 70’s Show; The Inlaws. I think that was an excellent way to end that kind of a day. Snuggly-warm and giggling 🙂

Btw, did get some interesting work news, but nothing I can share publicly yet :>

Ok, almost lunch time. Now I go out and brave the cold again. Insane I am. I would much rather be back in bed; warm under the blankets 🙂

…ever stop to think…. and then forget to start up again?

how about the opposite? … some times i feel i think too much. other times i think i feel too much. some times i wonder if i think too much. other times i think i wonder too much.

it’s a strange feeling to realize you’re experiencing something you’re constantly aware of. thinking.

my brain is always going off somewhere. sometimes i can actually follow it. other times i have no clue as to what’s going on. my brain seems to have a mind of its own. possessed or something.

what am i thinking about right now? things i could be and would be doing if i didn’t have to work every day. of course, if i wasn’t working i’d be thinking about getting a job so i could have money to do the things i wanted and needed to do.

my eyes feel like they’re looking on the inside of my head instead of what’s on the outside; in front of me. and i slowly start to confuse myself as my winnie-the-pooh mug begins to chase the butterflies on my box of kleenex…

i think i need a change of scenery. gonna head out and indulge myself with a cup of coffee and peruse comicopia… deadline coming up soon…

The reservations have been made, and so Chantale and I now have a half-day spa to look forward to! 🙂 As my Graduation gift to her, we’ll be going to the Ovarium on December 15th and enjoying a Floating Bath followed by a Massage 🙂 Basically, we’ll be lounging around being pampered for about half a day, enjoying the peacefulness of the place, relaxing with soft music and warm tea… 🙂

Getting pampered like that is good for the soul, and an excellent way to unwind after a greulling and hectic schedule 🙂

Well, the word came out today. My supervisor, who’s job I’ve been doing since September as he’s been off on leave of absence, has given in his resignation. My manager has asked if I would be interested in the position full time. Of course I accepted. It has to be posted internally, first, though, but I am currently the Interim Team Leader of Application Support – NT, so I’m obviously his choice.

Next week they’ll begin the rounds of seeing if there are other internal candidates and then we go through the selection rounds. Basically, I’ll be interviewing for the role I’ve taken on for the last 3 months 🙂 It should all be decided by the end of the year!

At the gym last night I encountered something I never expected to. A girl comes out of the locker area talking on her cell phone and does NOT stop until I’m almost finished my workout almost a half hour later!! I watched her using the step machine and kept asking myself: is she here to work out her body, or her MOUTH? Pathetic. After I was done, I couldn’t wait to hit the showers. Not just to wash the sweat off of me, but to get that image out of my head. Don’t know why it aggravated me so much, but it did.

Anyhow, driving home I decided that I wanted to stop off at Maxi’s in order to pick up some food. The closer I got to it, the more I realized I wanted to get everything I needed to put together some great meals for the upcoming week. So, from an expected trip of picking up a few items, I ended up spending over $125 on food!!! A lot of money, but what a stash! Fresh chicken breast so I can bake a chicken-mozzarella-salami in mushroom sauce recipe… mmm… Ravioli, 3 cheese tortellini, maple syrup ham, delisio rising-crust pizza (really incredible!), fish sticks, chicken sticks, some new flavors of Lipton Sidekicks (they really help!), lots of juices, bagels, butter, eggos, ground beef (for some hamburger helper!), salad, nachos, yogurts, and I even surprised Chantale with a Rainbow Sorbet 🙂

Speaking of Chantale, with all the hectic craziness of exams and whatnot, we’ve spent the last couple of nights in a nice relaxing way. When it’s time to get to bed, we’ll unwind for a bit with me lying on my back, reading some comics, and she’ll lie with her head on my chest so we could read them together. The best part of this very cozy experience is giving her background info/lessons on the heroes and stories we’re reading 🙂 *happy sigh*