Ongoing

REQUEST

There's a song in everyone and there's a song for everyone. For every song there's a memory and for every moment there's a song. So play me a song that reminds you of:

-your favorite movie

-a long-lost friend

-a children's show for adults

-your first kiss

-breaking bottles on the seashore

-discovering mud in your Sunday school outfit

-fireworks

-fountains in winter

-chugging a beer

-waking from a nightmare

-talking to houseplants

play me a song that reminds you of:

-a foreign accent

-balancing on a high beam

-wearing underwear that isn't yours

-building a skyscraper that'll last forever

-being in pitch-black isolation

-eating strawberries in the bathtub

-paradise

-playing a violin

-a black and white rainbow

-a strobe-lit shower

-the taste of blood

play me a song that reminds you of:

-hard times

-the best times

-shadowboxing

-graduation

-stepping into a homeless shelter

-cursive writing

-sex without a condom

-playing hide n seek

-pagers

-visiting the dentist

-gambling (your last love on the next)

play me a song that reminds you of:

-drinking underage

-space travel

-a sunrise from a plane

-a bug zapper in summer

-a barefoot bicycle ride

-a crossword puzzle you actually finished

-paid vacation

-hot tub fantasies

-assisting an elder

-sharing a secret

-a complementary drink thrown in your face

play me a song that reminds you of:

-Jack Kerouac

-vandalizing

-a wrong turn turned right

-a politician

-fake fruit

-beating a bad habit

-discovering something for the first time

-breathing underwater

-watching your house burn down

-experiencing deja-vu

-falling into clean laundry

play me a song that reminds you of:

-driving off a cliff

-choosing between your mother or your father

-a country legend

-thinking naturally

-volunteering at your regular place of employment

-frustration (a bottle of wine without an opener)

-sunrays

-a powerful harmony

-a leaky faucet (a waterfall in your own home)

-coping with death

-well water

play me a song that reminds you of:

-a gorgeous necklace

-singing soprano

-the pacific northwest

-being mysterious

-burning your tongue (losing patience)

-carrying cheeseburgers in your pockets

-confidence

-a residual metaphor

-morning coffee

-a slow dance

-an unexpected visit

play me a song that reminds you of...

Just Write Something, No One will Read it anyway

I tried to get my Canadian license yesterday, which apparently is usually just a quick sign of the pen and an eye test. BUT of course it wasn't. You see, first of all, for everyone in Canada, you need to prove you've been driving for at least 2 years to get a full license...fine by me, I've been driving for 12. BUT my OH one was renewed in July of this year---hmmm, ok, well, you know, the US and Canada are friends and all so they should be able to bring up the original info on the computer. Type, type, type goes the lady. Well, my computer record that they could pull up only showed me driving since July 2008. Ahh. So now I have to get an Abstract from the DMV. No problem the lady says...you should be able to get one faxed this afternoon or tomorrow. Here's our fax number. BUT after searching dmv.com they only accept applications via mail (costing $2, check or money order) or in person (which bizarrely costs $5.50!!!--makes no sense). Why are government agencies the last to catch up with the rest of the world? Oh, wouldn't that be easy! Then, on the application for an Abstract that I can print off, there's only space for a US address for shipment. What good will that do me? And of course: Allow 14-21 days for processing.

Frustration

Frustrated with the following:
Frustrated with trying to be the right person.
Frustrated with trying to be the patient person.
Frustrated with sharing a household.
Frustrated with no income.
--Temporarily drunk--
Frustrated with living in a foreign country.
Frustrated with living out of a suitcase.
Frustrated with taking a backseat.
Frustrated when pumpkin pie falls on my shirt.
Frustrated with following.
Frustrated with which way's north.
Frustrated at this point with...
Take a deep breath--
What can I do?

The first day of the rest of my life

Time to get it together and get back to my creative side so here it is, my very first ever blog entry. How do I post pictures? Ok, I think I got it.

Moose are different in each Canadian province, at least that's what the road signs portray. They range from "charging aggressively" (in Ontario) to "out for a Sunday stroll" (in New Brunswick) to this one, my favourite: "furry beast, printed in caveman style" (in Nova Scotia).