he still wins, and you lose.

"The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they're often just the person you happen to meet the first time you really, really, really want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else."

- Chuck Klosterman


♥

run away.

got up on the wrong side of life today.
crashed the car and i'm gonna be really late.
my phone doesn't work 'cause it's out of range.
looks like it's just one of those kind of days.

you can't kick me down.
i'm already on the ground.
no you can't, but you couldn't catch me anyhow.
blue skies, but the sun isn't coming out.
today is like i'm under a heavy cloud.

and I feel so alive.
i can't help myself.
don't you realize?

i just wanna scream and lose control.
throw my hands up and let it go.
forget about everything and run away.
i just wanna fall and lose myself.
laughing so hard; it hurts like hell.
forget about everything and run away.

so-so's how i'm doing, if you're wondering.
i'm in a fight with the world but i'm winning.
stay there, come closer.
it's at your own risk.
yeah, you know how it is.
life can be a bitch.

and i feel so alive.
i can't help myself.
don't you realize?

run away.
run away.


♥

too bad i fell for it.

Do you wanna run away together?
I would say it was your best line ever.
Too bad I fell for it.

And I walked alone,
waiting for you to come along.
Take my tortured heart by the hand,
and write me off.

You forced me to become strong.

it's about taking chances.

I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place.
I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.

The littlest things make me laugh.
I'm not hard to please.
I'm a free-spirit.
I hate making decisions.
I'm strong and determined.
I love just being me.
I'm a girl.
And that's all I want to be.

I guess, if anything, it's about taking chances; even when you think you're all out of chances.  It's about giving forgiveness and unconditional love, even when it seems like you should only do the opposite.  It's about trusting that God puts people in your life at certain moments so that you can capitalize on the opportunity. It's all about the possibility. It's all about what you do with those possibilities. Life is short, but it moves so fast. Hang on and enjoy the ride. And when someone comes along with whom you enjoy spending the ride with, hold on tight.

No one falls in love by choice.
It is by chance.
No one stays in love by chance.
It is by work.
And no one falls out of love by chance.
It is by choice.


♥

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I know I'm a little late with this, but better late than never.

I hope everyone had a fantastic long weekend, as I did.
I was lucky enough to have two turkey dinners on Sunday and Monday.
I met so many new people this weekend; hopefully people that I will be seeing more often from now on.  They all seem so great! <3

I was also lucky enough to spend Friday night at the Fox and the Fiddle with Steph, Steph and the guys like old times.  And then Saturday night started off at a party at Greg's house and then we moved the party to The Beaver and the Bulldog in Burlington.  Ally and I then left there to meet up with Jeff and his buddies, where somehow one of them thought it would be a great idea to just lick my face, lmao!  Don't ask.

And thank you to Dave and Mindy for hosting a wonderful campfire Sunday night.  I had such a great time.  :)

It was a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend.  I have so many people to be thankful to have in my life, and so many new experiences to be thankful for and to look forward to.
It was a beautiful weekend.

♥

new chapter?

So I haven't written in quite a while.
Summer is now over.
September has come and gone.
It is already October and I can hardly believe it.

So much has changed.
So much new.
So much unknown.

I am a different person.
On second thought, I really don't think it's me that's changed.
I've been the same me all along.
It seems to be others who have changed.
And from that, I have simply learned.
I have learned a lot.

Things aren't always what they seem.
People aren't always who they seem.
People lie.
And people make mistakes.
And people give up far too easily I've found.

It's crazy how much your life can change in such a short span of time.
It's crazy how a love that you thought was so strong; something you thought could last forever, can be taken away from you so soon, and so suddenly.
It's crazy how friends you thought would stick by you through anything, can just turn around and be something completely different than you ever thought they could be.
It's crazy how someone who has a really good sense of people can be so unbelievably wrong.

I wish you didn't have that hold on me.
I hate that I let you.
You can tell it and look at it however you want, but in the end, it was your decision that did this, not mine.
And at the time, I was devastated.

In another direction,
I hate that I trusted you.
You took advantage of that.
You took advantage of the situation.
And I guess you got what you wanted.
I hope you're happy.
And I'm over it.  I really am.
But I just don't have room in my life for your bullshit.
I don't need it, or deserve it.

But don't flatter yourself.
Either of you.

On the other hand,
It amazes me how it only takes one person to make you realise..
It's not the end of the world.
No matter how much you believed it was.
Yeah, maybe life -as you knew it- is done with.
But there is still so much room for new, and more than likely, better experiences.
It just takes one new person in your life to make you see the light.

The crazyness is over.
And I'm ready to come back down to earth and regain my sanity.
I'm ready to see where this new road takes me.
'Cause so far.. I'm doing better than okay.
I have my roommates.
I have my best friends.
London is great.
MIA is great.
And I have something new.  :)
Who knows where that will take me.

♥



I've always loved Pink.. her new song is fantastic.
It seems to fit for me.


Right, right, turn off the lights.
We're gonna lose our minds tonight.
What's the dealio?
I love when it's all too much.
5am, turn the radio up.
Where's the rock n' roll?


Party crasher; penny snatcher.
Call me up if you are gangsta
Don't be fizzy, just get dizzy.
Why so serious?


So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways.
All my underdogs.
We will never be, never be anything but loud and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks.
Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and raise your glass!


Slam, slam.
Oh hot damn.
What part of a party don't you understand?
We should just freak out.
Freak out already.
Can't stop.
Coming in hot.
I should be locked up right on the spot.
It's so on right now.
It's so fucking on right now.


Party crasher, penny snatcher.
Call me up if you are gangsta.
Don't be fizzy, just get dizzy.
Why so serious?


So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways.
All my underdogs.
We will never be, never be anything but loud and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks.
Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and raise your glass!
Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and raise your glass!


Oh shit! My glass is empty.
That sucks!


So if you're too school for cool,
and you're treated like a fool, you can choose to let it go.
We can always, we can always party on our own.
So raise your, oh fuck.
So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways.


All my underdogs.
We will never be, never be anything but loud and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks.
So raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways.
All my underdogs.
We will never be, never be anything but loud and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks.
Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!
Just come on and come on and raise your glass!


Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass for me!
Just come on and come on and raise your glass for me!


 
♥

Was it all proven wrong?

Maybe your first love is the one that sticks with you because it's the only person who will ever receive all of you.
After that, you learn better.
But most of all, no matter what, a piece of you forever remains left behind in the heart of the one you loved - a piece no future lover could ever get; no matter what.
That piece holds innocence; the belief that love really can last forever.
It holds friendship and pain.. trial and error.. that one kiss you'll never forget and that night under the stars you can never get back.
It holds youth and everything you thought love would be - everything that was proven wrong.

thunder.

Today is a winding road that's taking me to places that I didn't want to go.

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer.
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder.
And I said, you're eyes are the brightest of all the colours.
I don't wanna ever love another.
You'll always be my thunder.

So bring on the rain, and bring on the thunder.

Today is a winding road.
Tell me where to start and tell me something I don't know.

I'm walking on a tightrope.
I'm wrapped up in vines.
I think I'll make it out.
You just gotta give me time.
Strike me down with lightning.
Let me feel you in my veins.
I wanna let you know how much I feel your pain.

So bring on the rain.
Oh baby, bring on the pain.
And listen to the thunder.


♥

not enough.

There's nothing you can say.
There's nothing you can do.
There's nothing in between.
You know the truth.
There's nothing left to face.
There's nothing left to lose.
Nothing takes your place.

And when they say you're not that strong..
You're not that weak.
It's not your fault.
When you climb up to your hill; up to your place..
I hope you're well.

There's nothing left to prove.
There's nothing I won't do.
There's nothing like the pain that I feel for you.
Nothing left to hide.
Nothing left to fear.
'Cause I am always here.


It's not enough to be here without you.

♥

survive.

Somewhere between happy and total fucking wreck.
Feet sometimes on solid ground, sometimes at the edge.
To spend your waking moments simply killing time,
is to give up on your hopes and dreams, to give up on your..

Life for you has been less than kind.
So take a number and stand in line.
We've all been sorry, we've all been hurt.
But how we survive, is what makes us who we are.

An obvious disinterest.
A barely managed smile.
A deep nod in agreement.
A status quo exile.
I shirk my obligations.
I miss all your deadlines.
I excel at quitting early, and fucking up my life.

Life for you has been less than kind.
So take a number and stand in line.
We've all been sorry, we've all been hurt.
But how we survive is what makes us who we are.

All smiles and sunshines.
A perfect world on a perfect day.
Life isn't like this.
Life isn't like this.
 
 
♥

My Darkest Days. ♥

So last night Jenny, Ally and I hit up The Corktown to check out My Darkest Day's set.  I've seen them once before during Canadian Music Week and thought they were great then too.  They were fantastic last night as well!  I haven't seen one of those bands that just makes you feel so good in quite a while.  Something about them just gives you this rush while you're watching them play.  They make you want to "Move Your Body" (as one of their songs is titled). 

Every one of their songs reaches me on some level.  And I just think that their songs are just so catchy.

Like I already said, it's been so long since I've been to a show where the band just grabs you and gives you that feeling that makes you believe in the power of live music again.

I've missed that.

♥

when you find you, come back to me.

You say you gotta go and find yourself.
You say that you're becoming someone else.
Don't recognize the face in the mirror looking back at you.

You say you're leaving as you look away.
I know there's nothing really left to say.
Just know I'm here whenever you need me.
I'll wait for you.

So I'll let you go, I'll set you free.
And when you've seen what you need see,
When you find you, come back to me.

Take your time. I won't go anywhere.
Picture you with the wind in your hair.
I'll keep your things right where you left them.
I'll be here for you.

Oh and I'll let you go, I'll set you free.
And when you've seen what you need to see,
When you find you, come back to me.

And I hope you find everything that you need.
I'll be right here waiting to see.
You find you, come back to me.

I can't get close, if you're not there.
I can't get inside if there's no soul there.
I can't fix you, I can't save you.
It's something you'll have to do.

I'll let you go, I'll set you free.
And when you've seen what you need to see.
When you find you, come back to me.
Come back to me.

I'll let you go, I'll set you free.
And when you've seen what you need to see.
When you find you, come back to me.

And I hope you find everything that you need.
I'll be right here waiting to see.
You find you, come back to me.

You find you, come back to me.
When you find you, come back to me.
When you find you, come back to me.

♥

♥

He is the most amazing person I have ever encountered in my entire life.

When I was a little girl, I always bought into those fairytales and stories.
As I grew up, I unfortunately learned that situations and people come into your life that deceivingly appear as fairytales or appeal to you as such.  I learned in awful ways that you can be easily deceived by those hopeful moments in our lives.
As a result of this, I became pretty jaded.

Someone then came along who took that away.
He made me realise that those fairytale moments are possible.
He turned my hopes; things I never thought I could have, into a reality.
He gave me my faith back.. faith in the human population.. faith in love.. faith in life.

I wish he could see how much he's impacted my life.
I wish he would realise that this is worth the fight.

He is everything that I have ever wanted.

I have never felt happier or more content with myself and my life until him.
Everything just sort of fell into place when I met him.
He filled that hole, that void that was there.
He was the something that was missing.
He proved the rest of them wrong.
He proved to me that I deserve better than what I had.

I was skeptical in the beginning, because of the past.
But this was different.
I listened.
I reconsidered my original thoughts.
I trusted.
That jaded feeling faded.
I eventually believed.
I fell.
I allowed myself to become completely immersed within another person.
I had never felt so sure.

He is my best friend; the person I can tell my biggest secrets and my deepest thoughts to.
I trust him with my life.
We have so much fun; always.
We make eachother laugh.
He has this ridiculously contageous smile.
He makes me feel beautiful.
He is sensitive and not afraid to feel the things he wants/needs to feel.
He is so caring and generous.  There is nothing he won't do for his friends.
When we work as a team, I feel like we can take on anything.
He has this amazingly sweet side that not everyone gets the chance to see.
He accepts me for who I am; quirks and flaws included.
I can always be myself around him.  I never have to hide anything.
There is a comfort in his arms that I have never felt.
He is who I see myself going on life's adventures with.

The thought of losing that, is suffocating; devastating.

And despite everything, I am still so sure of what I want and what I forsee.
I have never wanted anything more in my entire life.
"Standing here until you make me move".
There is not a single reason that I can put into words as to why we shouldn't be together.
This is worth every ounce of energy that I have.
It is worth everything.

I love you.

♥

The Script

So I've discovered a new band.  I'm actually not sure how new they actually are, but they're new to me.  I'm in love with them.  They're called The Script and they are not only fantastic, but also Irish, haha.

I absolutely LOVE the feeling of finding a new band that you just can't get enough of.  I can't describe it, but it's just such an awesome feeling.  I'm sure everyone knows what I mean.

They have a single on the radio right now called, "Breakeven".  It is a fantastic song.  The lyrics are phenominal.  In fact, lyrics are definitely this band's strong point.  I find that after listening to their self-titled album many times, all of their songs' lyrics are very well written.  I love the lead singer's voice as well.  Something about it just draws me in.  Many would say they sound just generically pop, but there's just something about them.  They blend their hip-hop style of lyrics with their pop music and have a great result.  I'm not sure what it is, but I've listened to the whole album many many times in a very short span of time and I am not even close to being sick of it.

The song from the album that has currently been my favourite is called, "Before the Worst".  You should definitely check it out.  It is a faster song than many of the songs on the album.  It tells a story of heartbreak; feeling lost and wondering how to get back what you once had and loved.  It sounds cliched, and some of the lyrics are.. but in this case it works and there are so many other lyrics through the song that are expressed in such a cool way that you dont even notice the cliches, at least in my opinion.  I just love how they choose to say things.  Maybe I'm just a sucker for songs about heartbreak with a great piano melody.  It's just a catchy song; worth checking out for sure.
They also have a video on their website for this song, as well as many others. 
Check the video/the band out at:  http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ca/home/

They're pretty great!
Now all I have to do is wait for them to tour in Canada!
You should for sure check out The Script, and let me know what you think of them!

<3

Summer is here!

Summer vacation is finally here!
I hope everyone is relieved to be done exams and what-not and now can enjoy the wonderful warm weather!
I am now back home in Hamilton for the summer.  Hopefully I can make some money so I won't be broke for the better part of the school year next year.
I can't wait to see what summer will bring this year!  ..hopefully good things.

♥

MIA banquet!

Last night was the Music Industry Arts (my program's) banquet!
It was a lot of fun.  Everyone got all dressed up and got together for an awards show in the early evening where many awards and scholorships were handed out.  There was food and a bar and desserts.  It was a very nice evening.

After the awards, Becky and I went back to my house to hang out for a bit and have a few drinks before heading over to the afterparty where my whole program got together and partied for the last time this year.  It was so much fun.  I wish everyone a great summer and for those who aren't coming back next year, good luck with wherever it is that you end up!

♥

Rob Szabo.

So we've been having guest lectures at school all week.
Yesterday we had someone come in who I feel is worth mentioning.  He is an artist named Rob Szabo.  He is originally from Kitchener, but is now based out of Toronto.  He came in to talk about his career as an artist/producer.

At the end of the lecture, he played two songs for us.
The first song he played was called, "That Cold Hard Sell" and it can be found on his myspace at http://www.myspace.com/robszabo.

The second song that he played for us literally almost brought me to tears as I was sitting there in the lecture hall.  It is a beautifully sad song called, "Incandescent".  The song can be purchased at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robszabo2/from/viglink or you can view live performances of the song on youtube such as the following:



It's such a beautiful song.  I dunno, I just love it. 
At the end of the song, he had us sing along with the chorus.. it was wonderful.

But yeah, I just felt like it was worth mentioning him.
Check out his myspace at the link posted above or go see him if he's playing a show near you.  He just seems like an all-around cool guy.

<3

last week of school.. finally!

So next week is finally the last week of school.
As fast as it went, these last couple weeks have seemed extremely long.
I just want summer.

I am happy to report that both of my lift projects and all other assignments are now done.  Although, I am starting to wish that I handed in my Heart lift for my recording class and my Jack's Mannequin lift for my digital production class (I did it the other way around).  I feel like I did a better job on my Heart one.  But oh well.  It is such a relief to have those done with.  As fun as they were, it was also a TON of work.  All I have left this week is my digital production practical exam.  Next week I start with the written exams.  I have a total of seven running from Monday to Friday.  BRUTAL. 

Summer couldn't come fast enough.
I just want to feel relaxed again for a little while and be able to focus on other things for a while. 
Someone put me in a time machine and let's fast forward a while please.

<3

savior.

It kills me not to know this,
but I've all but just forgotten,
what the colour of her eyes were, her scars or how she got them.
As the telling signs of age rain down, a single tear is dropping.
Through the valleys of an aging face that this world has forgotten.

There is no reconciliation that will put me in my place,
and there is no time like the present to drink these draining seconds.
But seldom do these words ring true when I'm constantly failing you,
like walls that we just can't break through until we disappear.

So tell me now.
If this ain't love, then how do we get out?
'Cause I don't know.

I just want to save you while there's still something left to save.
That's when I told her I love you girl,
but I'm not the answer for the questions that you still have.

For no man does it ever wait.
Like memories of dying days,
that deafen us like hurricanes.
Bathed in flames we held the brand,
uncurled the fingers in your hand.
pressed into the flesh like sand.
Now do you understand?

If this ain't love then how do we get out?
'Cause I don't know.

I just want to save you while there's still something left to save.
That's when I told her I love you girl,
but I'm not the answer for the questions that you still have.

There's nothing left to say.
But so much left that I don't know.
We never had a choice.
This world is too much noise.
It takes me under.
It takes me under, once again.

I don't hate you.
I don't hate you, no.

perfect.

Falling a thousand feet per second.
You still take me by surprise.
I just know we can't be over.
I can see it in your eyes.
Making every kind of silence,
takes a lot to realise,
it's worse to finish than to start all over and never let it lie.
And as long as I can feel you holding on,
I won't fall, even if you said I was wrong.

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying.
'Cause that's what I said I would do from the start.
I'm not alive if I'm lonely.
So please don't leave.
Was it something I said or just my personality?

Making every kind of silence,
It takes a lot to realise
It's worse to finish than to start all over and never let it lie.


And as long as I can feel you holding on,
I won't fall, even if you said I was wrong.


I know that I'm not perfect.
'Cause that's what I said I would do from the start.

I'm not alive if I'm lonely.
So please don't leave.
Was it something I said or just my personality?
When you're caught in a lie and you've got nothing to hide,
When you've got no where to run and you've got nothing inside.
It tears right through me, you thought that you knew me.
You thought that you knew.

I'm not perfect but I keep trying.
'Cause that's what I said I would do from the start.
I'm not alive if I'm lonely,
so please don't leave.
Was it something I said or just my personality?

I'm not perfect but I keep trying.

'Cause that's what I said I would do from the start.
I'm not alive if I'm lonely,
so please don't leave.
Was it something I said or just myself?
Just myself.

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying.

♥ ♥ ♥

broken.

I wanted you to know that I love the way you laugh.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away.
I keep your photograph,
and I know it serves me well.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain.

'Cause I'm broken,
when I'm lonesome.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away.

You've gone away.
You don't feel me here anymore.

The worst is over now.
And we can breathe again.
I wanna hold you high and steal my pain away.

There's so much left to learn,
and no one left to fight.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open,
and I don't feel like I am strong enough.
'Cause I am broken when I'm lonesome,
and I don't feel right when you're gone away.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open,
and I don't feel like I am strong enough.
'Cause I am broken when I'm lonesome,
and I don't feel right when you're gone away.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome,
and I don't feel right when you're gone away.


♥

Clash of the Titans.

So I went to see "Clash of the Titans".  It is not a movie that would ever normally be my first choice to go see, but my plans got messed up so I ended up in "Clash of the Titans" with Steph, Luke, Dan, Daryl, Brent and Leah. 
I went in thinking I was going to hate the movie.  I was actually impressed.  I am normally not a fan of 3D movies.  They sometimes make me feel sick or give me a headache, but this one did not.  Some people said that the 3D in the movie sucked, but maybe that was why I liked it so much.  It wasn't overpowering like it is in some other movies.  I actually found myself enjoying the storyline, which was surprising to even me.  Don't get me wrong, it's still a "boy" movie.  But if you're in for a real adventure/action movie, then I would suggest going to see "Clash of the Titans".  It was pretty good!

♥

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter. 

My weekend was spent job hunting.  I handed out tons of resumes.  I am in serious need of a job for the summer!  So, please hire mee!

On Friday, Ally, Allan and I took a nice walk down the beach at Hutches.  I love that place.

Saturday night Allan and I got dressed up and  headed over to Ashley's for her birthdayyy.  We had a little pre-party at her place and then went down to Rokbar in Hess to dance the night away.  It was a good night.  Hope you had a good time Ashley!

Sunday was Easter of course.  We got up in the morning and went to church.  This was Allan's first church experience, ever.  haha.  I'm not sure if he loved it, but he survived.  We then had our annual family turkey dinner at my house.  It was so yummyy.

I am now, of course, back in London.  Only a few more weeks 'til summer!  I can feel it coming!

I hope the Easter bunny was good to everyone!

♥

tying up stressful loose ends.

So after a long weekend of basically living at my piano, I have finally almost gotten "Kill The Messenger" to the point that it should be at.  I am still have an issue with playing it as fast as it needs to be played though!  I sat at my piano for a good three hours tonight just playing the song over and over again, each time moving the metronome a notch faster.  I started at half time, which is 80 bpm.  I now have the song at around 130something bpm.  It needs to be at 160!  It's absolutely ridiculous.  But I think with one more solid block of practise time, I should be set.

I am recording it very early Wednesday morning so I definitely have to get on this!  This song has been much more of a pain in the ass than I ever thought it would be though.  But hopefully it works out alright.

I am sad to say that I had to bail on playing "Beautiful Goodbye" for Caitlin's lift project.  Although to defend myself, I technically did not fully bail.  I found a replacement.  I am excited to say that Lindsay will be coming to London to record it in my place.  I have been practising this song like crazy too, but when I went to play it along with the recording tonight I realised that I'm playing it much too slow and that I had done the phrasing totally differently than how Amanda Marshall does it.  I am so disappointed that I don't have the time to get it to the point that it needs to be at because it is such a beautiful song!  But I know Lindsay will do a great job for Caitlin.  I just wish we had a few less assignments to worry about and then I would have no problem spending the extra time to learn it.  Sadly, I just can't give it the attention that it needs right now.

Another moment of this weekend that was filled with progress was Allan's orientation at Fanshawe.  We went to gain some more information on his transfer to their Police Foundations program.  It was a beneficial visit.  We learned a few things that we didn't already know.  Who knew that tranferring between schools would be such a pain?!  Why can't all programs with the same title just be exactly the same between schools, haha.  Then there would be no need for taking extra courses and paying extra money.  But that would just be silly wouldn't it.. ?  Life of course is never that simple.  But all I can say is that I am so excited to have Allan be living with me for next year.  Caitlin and Nikki will also be living in our house.  It is just going to be a fantastic living arrangement, which will make for such a fun year!  I just can't wait!

Now, here I am, back in London.. preparing for yet another stressful week of stressing and cramming to get my assignments done on time.  It just seems as though there are not enough hours in the day!  I find myself needing more and more sleep after my days, yet I seem to be getting less and less.  I suppose that's just the way it is.

Wish me luck for this week because I'm desperately going to need it!
I'm just glad that this weekend is Easter weekend and we get to have Friday off.  Thank God for that.

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4am.

So it's after 4am and I'm still sitting in the MPL at school.
As much as I love my program, I am in definite need of a break from all the crazy assignments.  I still have a million things to do within the next month.. three recording assignments to finish recording and editing, two presentations to do, an interview/paper, weekly assignments that I am a few weeks behind on, and then two practical exams and however many written exams I'm going to end up having to do.
I know I sound like I'm just whining.. I'm not even gonna try to make an excuse.  I'm whining.  I'm at that point, lol.  So if anyone wants to make a quick buck by helping me out on some of my assignments to lighten the load.. please be my guest, haha. ;)
The craziness needs to enddd.. I am just longing for the carefree feeling that summer brings!
Until then...


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Green Zone.

On Saturday night I went to see the movie "Green Zone" with Allan.  I had previously heard that it was very similar to the "Bourne" series that Matt Damon has also starred in.  I found out that those rumors were correct.  Although it did have its differences, I found that the basic storyline was very similar.  Matt Damon's character is given specific orders and he chooses to stray from those orders and do what he thinks is the right thing to do.  It was still a decent movie, but it was nothing out of the ordinary.  Even my boyfriend, Allan, didn't think that this action-packed, war, typical guy's movie was all that fantastic; which is saying something, haha.
So again, it's not a terrible movie.  But if I had the choice now, it would definitely be one that I would wait to rent.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! ♥

I hope everyone had a very fun and safe St. Patrick's Day this year!
And I hope all of you were festive and wore tons of green! 
I sure did.  :D

So much fun!
Love you all!  ♥

A Night at The Horseshoe.

I am sad to say that this was the last show of Canadian Music Week for me.  The line-up was huge outside of The Horseshoe and not to mention that it was POURING rain.  But finally they us in, and it was absolutely PACKED inside.  For sure a sold out show.  It was my first time at The Horseshoe and I quite enjoyed it.

The first band that we saw was called "Two Hours Traffic". 

I had never heard of "Two Hours Traffic" before but I definitely liked them!  They were all talented musicians and some multi-talented.  They had everyone up dancing and a lot of people were singing along with their lyrics.  They were a great lead into the next band. :)

The final band of the night, and of CMW for me, was The Junction.  They were great!  They were very high energy and a lot of fun!  They even had a saxophone player helping them out for the show!  It was also so cute; on their final song, the singer went on to talk about how he wrote the song for his girlfriend whom which on the day of the show, he had been with for exactly seven years and how ironic it was that this particular song came to have commercial  and radio success.  And she then came up on stage and it was super cute!  I really liked The Junction.  Again, I had never seen them before, but I thought they were great! (not to mention the have some pretty hilarious drunken hardcore fans, lol)

Good-bye Canadian Music Week!  Can't wait 'til next year!

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CMW - Day Four: OUR LADY PEACE! ♥

Sadly, it was the last day of Canadian Music Week. I was sad that it was coming to an end, but at the same time, I was so so sooo excited to see Our Lady Peace! ♥

Our Lady Peace one of my favourtie bands EVER and I couldn't wait to see them at Massey Hall.  Throughout their tour, they have been doing two different shows at each stop.  One show has a starting set from their "Clumsy" album and their other show has a starting set from their "Spiritual Machines" album. 

Diana, Jenny, Scerina and I attended the show with songs from "Spiritual Machines".  Although this is the only album that I am not entirely familiar with, it was still an AMAZING show.  After they do their first set from the specific album, they come back after an intermission to do a second set of their new songs and some other hits.

This is a video of them singing "Life".  I love this song.  ♥

The picture isn't the best because it was pretty dark and I was standing a fair distance away, but the sound is great.

There was a part in their second set where Raine climbed on top of this huge speaker on the right side of the stage, and then kinda jumped over from the speaker up onto the first balcony!  He carefully walked along the edge of the balcony until he got to a spot where he could stand in the crowd.  It was insane!  And there was this girl who came from like, an entire section over.  She made her way over to him to dance with him, haha.  But they both seemed to be having fun!  He was singing with her and they were dancing and holding their arms around one another.  It was awesome to see him have so much involvement with the audience! 

This is a video of them singing "Somewhere Out There". 

Again, the picture is pretty dark because of where I was standing, but the sound is pretty awesome!

And at the end of the show, he said that anyone who wanted to come down to the front of the stage could, so of course we were right there; front and centre!  I almost caught a drumstick, but the guy beside me scratched me, hahaha.  Diana caught a guitar pick.  And due to our bugging of the security guard, I got the set list.  Once we realised that there were two set lists taped together, we each took one!  We lucked out big time!  :)

It was just an absolutely fantasic show.
I LOVED it!

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Videos of Slash's Q&A at CMW.

This is a video of SLASH discussing how he's never been in the business for the money, but at the same time, artists should be compensated for their work.  Also, he discusses his experience working with Ray Charles. 




This is a video of SLASH speaking about his drug addiction and touches on Michael Jackson's death and use of downers; explaining how he relates and understands why Michael would be using them.
Slash shares the story behind his famous top hat and how he stole it.
He also discusses his solo album and an upcoming tour!



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