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xoxo

Another update

Just in case my gals check out this site...

So I was on my way to work yesterday, and ran into(not literally) Kyle Turner. That was neat, we caught up on whats new and whatnot. He's working part time at Tim Hortons while he's getting his Bachelor of Science degree.

Anyways, thats all for now. Take care.

-paintingwords

The Lost World

Hi,

This blog is pretty much dead, I had forgotten my password for a lonnng time. And I guess the idea we 4 could keep in touch after graduation was kinda lost in the sidelines of "grown up life".

So I guess the reason I am posting on this is on the off chance that electric_violinist, lydiology or ashley <3 stumble upon it. I know all y'all have been beyond busy in your university studies, and things have not really slowed down for me either.

Since graduation, as y'all know, I have continued to volunteer full-time teaching people about the bible. I'm enjoying this work so much, and there is nothing I would rather do with my life.

Secular work, of course to support myself, has been up and down. The past couple years I have been in and out of Zellers and a couple other jobs. However, since March 2008, I have been working for The Linkage Group, and I'm really enjoying that. The company is based in Ontario, and what I do is check product availability and shelf distribution in different stores on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. It's part-time work and I am able to support myself since I (dun dun dun...) moved to the Halifax. WOW.

I'm living on my own, loving it so much too. I have heard from lydiology shortly after I moved here, as she was moving to Hali as well. Oh, another update, I saw DSD of all people while I was waiting for the bus the other day. Missed his bus and we talked for like 1/2 hour. Mostly catching up. He's in a course now(surprise) which will get him a job that takes him travelling in a big rig 6 months of the year. But he's living not too far from where I am actually. Crazy, right?

Anyway, I hope everything is going well for all y'all. Drop me a line if you see this, eh gals?

xoxo,

-paintingwords

Day off

Hi ppl. Once again, it is my day off.
My news: I have a reg job now. I have been working casually as a collator at Flyer Services for around 4 years, and I have just gotten a regular job there. Yay me. So That's a one or two day a week thing, which is perfect, and allows me to regular pioneer.
I will be taking over one of Elenor's bible studies shortly, when she goes in for surgery.
I usually take Tuesdays off, because it's our meeting night, and nobody in the cong really goes out in service then. and it's good to have a day to sleep in longer, and have nothing definite planned.
Today I woke up after 10 am. ^_^ and tidied up most of the upstairs and fed myself, and watched The Pelican Brief, and by the time that was done, it was 3:00..I went out to get mushrooms, and now I'm here checking my websites and updating. I started rewriting my novel Niara, some of you may remember this one. I wrote around 7 chapters, and it was semi-autobiographical. At the time. But I dunno. I've changed so much since I started it, it has been a struggle to decide where the plot is going. And minute details that have bogged me down. But anyway. I am working on it now, have no idea how long I'll take. But I'm guessing awhile.
I've ben thinking lately that I might be experiencing a sort of creative burnout. I think I need to just take some time to nourish my soul and find my creativity stream again. Creativity has just seemed to find me over the years, andit's never been mch of a problem. Yes, I've had not-so-great ideas, and yes, I've experienced writer's block, and yes, I have even had questions about who I am and what exactly I represent. But this feels just a little different. I know who I am, and what I do. But the question, I think, has become more of who am I going to be and where exactly am I headed?
I'm not too terrible worried, I know I'll sort it out. I just need some time.
So my dad fixed our record player a few days ago, so I've been sifting through his massive record collection an I found a few good records. He has a few Fleetwood Mac albums, and a Blue Rodeo one- it has their song Try on it. I love it. And he has a 45 with Barry Manilow's single Mandy, which I've listened to a couple times. I've always shyed away from songs with my name. If you've heard as many renditions of "Amanda, Light of My Life", you'd understand. But anyway. I have heard it, it's not too bad, I guess. But I always spell my name Mandi, never Mandy.
And other things I've found so far are a Beach Boys record(shudders...remembers back to grade 4) that's a story for another time. And there's something by Tim Finn that takes me waay back. Mom used to have that album on tape, and would play it in the car all the time. And a 45 with Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richards. Those are just a few, and like I said, I haven't gone through all the records yet. Seems to me I had seen a 45 of Star Wars Theme Song or something a few years back, I'll have to see about that one again.
Anyways, thats all for me for now. ttyl
~Amanda

Hello all

Hey-o. Ho hum, another day. Well, I was really super hyper today, but that was around lunch time, early afternoon. and since I got home, and have been sitting around(I actually finished reading Airframe!), and then I started watching Appleseed. Very good anime movie, actually.
he reason I was so hyper earlier was because I went to school, saw some people who were really excited to see me, we jumped up and down, ya know, normal teenage girl stuff. Yess, I'm talking about you, Ashley! We're so silly when we get together.
Anyway. I wrote what is probably a very random peice of work describing more about my day on my msn spaces site, Complexic Songstress. Particular post I'm refering to is here.
I took more pics today, tried experimenting with different angles, but that didn't really work. I was trying to get a decent photo as a self-portrait, I got one or two, but my batteries actually ran out. No, I wasn't using it that much, but they had been low for a couple of days. So they're upstairs charging again, and I have a new set in my camera. So much for my self portrait. Not that I needed another one, but I just liked the way my hair looked today- it was all curly cause I didn't have time to blow it dry and straight this morning, and it looks so pretty. But whatever. I did get a couple pics of Rick and his friend Zack, who is staying over tonight.
Tomorrow, hopefully, I will be able to go out in service for at least the morning. If anyone is out in the afternoon, I'll be out then too.
I might attempt to finish that recording I started a few days ago, too. But if that doesn't ork, i'll hve to start it over from scratch, which will be pain. :(.
as I mentioned, I did finish my book that I had borrowed from Seth. Finally. So I can give it back to him soon, maybe I'll go to school on Tuesday at recess, see if I can find him. He wasn't there today, at least I didn't see him.
Anyway, thats all I really have to post here now, I'll ttyl.
~Amanda

happy thoughts keep me going...and going and going.

The following is a blog entry that tragically would not post on my msn space today, so you have to see it here. Thank you and good night.

Hey ppl!
First of all, I will say the weather today was awesomely lovely and sunny!!
But there were a lot of things that went wrong today.
1/ my interview which i was so psyched and prepared for was postponed til tuesday. :( I even got up at 7:30 this morning!! Aside from the assembly, thats the earliest I've woken up in the past 3 months. whoa.
2/we ate at subway, not my most favoritest place in the world...but it's growing on me. Augh!! lol. jk.
3/the battery in our car went dead and we almost were stranded in Walmart- oh the horrors!!! waugh! far too many things there, it makes me a little oh, whats that word?? like, panicky because you can't actually FIND what you want, cuz there's just too much stuff. Walmart is ok, sometimes. But I have limit to how long i can shop there. Moving on...
4/dad came to see about jump starting the car...and we had no jumper cable so were were really stranded, and agh!! Mom's cell went dead.
5/this isn't a bad thing, tho. We finally got a drive home! yay. bad thing to follow...
5/b/ actually bad thing: I was supposed to go to work at Flyer Services today, so we decided ashie would go with me, and yay- we'd work together be dine in like 3 hours and we'd both have $$ and be happy. NOT!! Ashley was in a "mood" and did NOT want to work at flyers.. so I had to go with mom and abbie(who was in my way the whole time they were there) who only stayed long enough to help me with 1/4 of the order...I'm so tired right now...but sleep oughta clear that up for tomorrow..
Here's my much nicer list of happy things from today: YAY!!!!!
1/I did pilates this morning! yay me! Gives me so much more energy to start the day off.
2/I have several days left to be even better prepared and get over my nerves.
3/I got 2 new flavours of lip gloss today- Vanilla and cotton candy. Mmm....hehe. ^_^I dare you to tell me that's not happy!! :P
4/I earned $40- yay! I can now get a battery charger for my dig camera. w007!! And support myself a bit longer out in service... ^_^ of course.
5/I got a phone call from another sister about service tomorrow- that's a car group of 4 of us for service tomorrow.
6/I've gotten my ugliness out in the first part of this blog and now can concentrate on happy moments. Wwweeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! And more to come tomorrow!
hehe...l8ers,
~AmandaElaine

PS: I am not on drugs. this is the result of over tiredness and having the "proper" amount of sunshineyness. ^_^

poem

Hi all, this is a poem I wrote last week, it's called Fragile, and I wrote it listening to my new Norah Jones cd. It's just a little thing I jotted down. :) No, not from experience, tho I shouldn't really have to state that. ;)

Fragile

Fragile eyes
Can't get enough of you
Fragile lives
Remain apart
Fragile lies
Keep me away from you
Fragile thouhgts
Bring me back again
Fragile hands
Hold mine all night
Fragile words
Whispered only to me
Fragile lips
Hold kisses so sweet
Fragile night
I'd never want anything more.
~Mandi Johnson© 2006