Salt and Pepper

So, yesterday my blogging routine was cancelled, because there were people in my room until 2:30 am, at which point I went to bed...but here it is for the last two days!

When I was lying in my bed on Thursday night, I was listening to the traffic. And some times, if it was just right the whooosh of cars passing my window kind of sounded like the ocean. Maybe I'm going through withdrawal? Maybe I was hallucinating? Or maybe I just really needed to go to bed.

Friday morning I made my self a sunny-side up egg, toasted my bread in the toaster oven (which I've never done before) and had some delicious breakfast, except that it needed salt and pepper.

Friday noon-time I put together an Ikea pot with a bobby pin, because I dont have a screw driver yet. Then I made soup, which might have been more delicious if it had salt and pepper.

Friday afternoon I went downstairs and checked the mail, found a little pink slip, and picked up a parcel from Grandma Helen, Grandpa Merv, and Auntie Karen...I opened the package, which I was expecting to bevery nice, but it was AMAZING because it included salt and pepper! (And shakers for each!)

And then...I went to class, which didn't need salt or pepper, but did need me to stop over- thinking. For English we had to read a 60 pages about essay writing, which was about choosing a topic, writing a thesis, and description. Then we had two read two descriptive essays in preparation for Friday's class, where we'd do a "homework quiz." Now, Professor Sacks (that is actually his name) said that the questions would be about the basic things in the essay, and the things that were really important. SO, I was expecting the questions to be comparing the rhetorical devices used, and discussing theme. That's what I prepared for. Instead, the questions were about specific silly things from the essays. "What is an Esker?" "What lesson does the author say people learn when going up north?" "Where was the author born?"

...good thing that wasn't my midterm, or I'd be losing my scholarship for next year. After English I had French, after French Amber and I had dinner at the cafeteria Yes, it needed salt and pepper, but I wasn't going back to get it.

Amber and I went to a Campus for Christ meeting when we'd finished dinner. Near the beginning of the meeting they asked for four volunteers to play a game, so we volunteered and ended up playing the price is right. I won some Kleenex and Purell...but no extra bonus prize for being only 13 cents away from the actual price. The rest of the meeting was really nice, there was some good worship time, which was such a wonderful way to finish off the week. At the end of the meeting, Amber and I spent 5-10 minutes lost in three buildings, as they are all connected on the level we were on. When we finally figured how to get out, it was nice and dark outside. I walked Amber home, because the walk was along the Rideau Canal, which I hadn't walked along yet. It was definitely not as nice as the boardwalk, or Whiffen Spit, or the breakwater. But in a few short months I'll be able to skate on it, which I can't do at any of those other incredibly-breathtakingly-beautiful places. When I got home...it's weird calling my room home...Taylor came to get me and take me over to Kathleen's room, where she and Veronica (both our floor mates) had been hanging out. They'd been drinking, but they weren't too drunk. I had half a drink, and then helped them make popcorn. Somehow the popcorn turned into a junk-food feast for just about the entire floor, which then led to Veronica, Taylor, Kathleen and I playing Apples to Apples in our room. Than Kadim, one of the guys on the floor came in an joined us, then Geoff, Kadim's room mate, and his girlfriend joined us, but by then we were just hanging out. Geoff and his girlfriend left shortly before midnight, Kathleen also left at midnight (after a colouring session with Mr. Sketch markers!). After Kathleen left we were pretty much just hanging out and watching funny videos online. We had such a good time! When Kadim left he gave us all hugs, which though it was strange, since we'd just met, it was the first hug I've had since coming to Ottawa, and it felt really good. Veronica, Taylor, and I had a pretty intense laugh after Kadim left, just about how weird it was to meet such a huggy-guy, and about how awkward their hugs at been (Kadim is really tall, and they were sitting down. Veronica had a backwards hug, and Taylor got hugged from like 3 feet away.) When we could breathe again, Veronica left. It was shortly after 2:30, and I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

tired.

I slept until 11, which I'm not that proud of, but I really needed it! I did some work, and spent some time relaxing, and then went to the Byward Market with Kathleen, Veronica, and Laryssa (Veronica's room mate). I bought a toque and a giant lollipop, which I dont intend to eat, but looking at it makes me happy! We spent the day exploring, tried on the most ridiculous sunglasses I've ever seen, Veronica and Kathleen got piercings (V=Belly-button, K=upper ear) We went for dinner, came home, and talked for a while before parting for bed.

In the pictures:

Rideau at Night,

Amber and I (and my new sweater!)

Leaving the Byward market