Amberations

Tuesday, October 31, 2006
befores and afters

So work's stressful today and it's time for a break.

I thought I'd post up a pic from Ang's hallowe'en party (this was Jenny and Red-nosed Me just before I passed out). My excuse was the wine in a stein + a nasty cold! Seeing Jenny again was especially confusing for me, as half of her body remains from 2004 and her hair is brown! But it's the same ol' Jenny inside!

Everyone else was the same too: Gina and e-mail were cute and sweet, Ang got mad at me about something minute, Chris took us to "the grizz" ... there just wasn't enough time to enjoy!

Anyway, tomorrow I move, and today I enjoy my last night in my Centre Street townhouse. I'm not sure what will become of life when I have my own place... hopefully it will feel more like it used to! I'm trying to be a cool and fun Amber in Calgary but at the same time my dislike of the city make efforts seem futile.

Attempting to get a life...

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Happy in the East!

Howdy Hey!

Well, here I am, finally done my 10-day work stint which involved following a pipeline from Sarnia to Toronto. It's hard to believe Imperial Oil payed me and Jason for that. In a nutshell it involved 6-hour workdays and driving a rediculous 2007 YUKON to nice hotel rooms and delicious dinners and party nights in various Ontarian cities.

Today my "real" vacation begins as I wait for Mel to get home from work... even waiting is fun though, as she lives in downtown Toronto by the St. Lawrence market and close to many of me ol' Kingston cockles!

Tonight we'll celebrating our reunion via sole filets, brie and wine over fantastic nerd conversation and views of the city. Tomorrow should involve visiting with my dear friends Jennie, Andrea, Jess and John, while the next will be in Kingston!!
I'm reminded how much I love Ontario- it felt like home when I moved here in 2002, and still feels like home now... Eric needs to come to the U of T to do his MBA so that I can follow him out here (hint hint Eric!).

Speaking of which, Eric's on his 4th year MMAT field trip currently, enjoying the seafood and gongfoolery of Seattle and its surrounding areas before he returns back to Van for a series of interviews he has lined up.

The great thing about my Eric is that he is smart (and cute!) and in high demand. This means that many companies are willing to fly him out to Calgary to talk with him about jobs.
This also means that I get to see him at least 3 more times before I go home for xmas! (Not to mention he'll get a great job in Calgary)

So it's an exciting time!

Must run along now and buy some shallots...

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Sunday, October 08, 2006
always with that grain o' salt

This weekend has been frustrating. Jjj;lfdishghrtgkljghsdfh

See, I love talking- really talking- to my awesome relations, telling them my theories, hearing their theories, not holding back.... you know, getting someone to share some of my thoughts with me and vice-versa. But in my family, thoughts aren't things out there in the open for the most part-they are usually private affairs. The spilling of one's guts tends to get you into shit; something that I had assumed would have ended when I came of age...

CAUTION: VENTAGE AHEAD
It's hard to tell my parents how much I care about them, when I'm 50% sure that it will make them suspect that I want something other than their knowing that I care about them. It's hard to ask them to hang out, when I worry that they will feel obligated. I find myself constantly wondering "Do they LIKE me? Do they think I'm cool? If I confess to them that I sometimes don't wash my vegetables, will they tell their friends that I'm useless?"

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If it were up to me, everyone would say exactly what they think and no one would take those sayings without a grain of salt... and some tequila when neccessary.

On a happier note, tomorrow I'm hangin with the Heplers and their traditional TurkDuck feast crew... Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Saturday, October 07, 2006
I am in the mood for a little dark meat!

So here I am in Victoria, land of frizzy hair. It's a small price to pay for the fresh ocean air and gorgeous walking grounds, though!
Lately there just hasn't been any blog-spiration and today is no different, but I realize that updates are necessary or people stop visiting your blogsite.

So, a brief highlight of interesting things that have in Amberations:

1. Eric and I went to NYC! I can't express how amazing this place is! We sat in the VERY front row at David Bromberg's show and went backstage, saw "Hairspray"- the musical, walked the entire length of central park, ate at the site of a mobster-shooting, drank "Co-waw-fee", had a many a lovely French supper among others...

2. Eric moved back to Vangroovey to finish his schooling as quickly as possible so that he can live in Calgary with me and work in the big black Imperial Oil building.

3. Mom and I walked The Great Walk (we did this last year too)- don't do this unless you can handle blisters!

4. I am moving out into my own place in hopes of escaping the evil gossip circle that forms when you live with your sister and your mother's best friends daughter. Moving date: November 1!

5. Going to Sarnia, ON for another work trip- this time for two weeks. The best part is, they've agreed to fly me back from Kingston. This means I will spend hallowe'en with Ang, Assface, Jennay, G, E-mail, Chris, and the other Original Gongstas!

Blah, my writing has suffered and I apologise for that, but I feel the urge to go walking now... the bright country roads are beckoning and Eric will be here in 5 hours!

Working on the creative writing skills,
Amber

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