No Fly Zone

I've become completely immersed in my etsy addiction. It has become so much more than just trying to advertise my work.... It is like when I first got on pinterest. A ridiculous amount of time has been spent creating "treasuries" which are much like the boards you pin on. BUT EVERYTHING IS HANDMADE!
I am very excited to begin working as it means I will get off my bottom and move around. It also means money which will be great because my GD money tree hasn't been growing at all.
Heh.
My Dad and I are watching "The Grey" with Liam Neeson, who is bad ass. Though I like wolves so I may root for them. Plane crashes are terrifying. I remember when Lost first aired and I had nightmares of my plane going down and being trapped on a magical island full of polar bears.
I have also been powering through The Wire. Season four is my favourite. It has to do with the school system so it is kind of like Dangerous Minds. But awesomer.
This movie has made me vow that I will never fly over any kind of arctic terrain. If by some divine intervention I survived the crash I would definitely be the first to be eaten. I would probably volunteer as long as we did some kind of Sam McGee style bbq....
This movie is intense.
As if it isn't bad enough that they are injured and in the Great White North, but now wolves are going to hunt them? And these aren't the regular kind of wolves, these are some kind of direwolf hybrid straight out of George Martin's imagination.

House Arrest

What have I learned in the last two weeks of selling cards? A) that I have an incredibly supportive community B) That it is weird selling your own art C) Etsy is addicting D) June is the start of tourist season (I already knew that actually) and E) Ordering things online is fun and cheaper... it brings together my two favourite things, buying things and receiving mail.
As you readers know, I spent all my money in Seattle. Clifford (my red volkswagon beetle) is out of gas. So I cannot go anywhere and I cannot do anything. That is an exaggeration as I am doing things, they are just things that I can do in my pyjamas. This includes watching The Wire, eating cereal, drinking coffee and playing on my computer. I'm planning on going for a walk to my mailboxes which will be a party I'm sure.
My Corona umbrella I won came in the mail! But I cannot go get it because as stated earlier I have no wheels.
I have now convinced my Dad that the Seattle Outlet Mall is the Mount Olympus of shopping. I believe we will be going there for retail therapy and a baseball game.
In other news I'm now reading the fourth Game of Thrones book. It is good to be back in Westeros. I'll write a whole post about it soon.

Postcards from the bed

Well, I'd like to begin this post by congratulating myself for the extra clever title I came up with just now, on the spot. I'm sure no one has ever used the Carrie Fisher (She is so much more than just Princess Leia, okay?!) film to provide inspiration for a play on words. Nope, just me. The most clever in the land.

Sometimes you just have to congratulate yourself on those trivial triumphs.

So, other than making reference to Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine, why am I writing this post? Mostly because I am actually sitting on my bed, surrounded by postcards. I bought many a post card in Vegas to be sent away upon return to Canada (cheaper that way) to my posse of postcard lovers. Actually I'm not really sure if people like me sending them postcards, but I like doing it SO! Onward and upward!

What happened when I returned from my trip to sin city was that I began my practicum. And my practicum became my number one priority while my poor pretty postcards sat abandoned upon my shelf.

So, what better time than now to write my friends? Friends who I just spent the weekend with?

No better time than now.

I have some other news to report. I got a job! YAY FOR EMPLOYMENT!

Employment that doesn't begin for a month so YAY FOR TIME OFF!

It is amazing how quickly I get into the routine of having time for myself. Already I've caught up on television, visited my friends and began watching The Wire. Which is a damn fine television series if I do say so myself. Damn fine. Also damn depressing. I highly suggest watching it if you are in a very stable emotional state and you do not happen to get too attached to sympathetic characters. You should probably read the newby edition of "What's Alan Watching?" as you go along.

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Strong blog. He points out a lot of things I miss due to the tears blocking my vision. Perhaps my emotional state isn't solid enough to be experiencing "The Wire". I tried to take a mental health break after the first season. Then I realized that shaw exo on demand has the whole series online for free. Season two here I come! I've learned my lesson though, I refuse to get attached to any loveable characters. Nope, I will not.

Because I have time off I have time to plan my next adventure(s). This is both wonderful and dangerous because I have a tendency to become single minded. My dear, sweet, patient boyfriend has already told me if I become too attached to the idea of going to Disneyland in December (that's right) before the plan is plausible he will begin to veto the topic in daily conversation. I both hate and understand his reasoning.

It really isn't my fault though as my friends and colleagues are the ones that are planning it. How can I not hop on the bandwagon when they talk about it in front of me? I am not strong willed when it comes to all things Disney.

I will be going to Seattle in two weeks which is very exciting. I wish I had more cash, but I'm excited regardless. Torrie and I will be staying at the Tulalip Resort and Casino, which is fannnnncy. Reminds me of a newer, smaller version of Caesars Palace. Just... no statues and more totem poles..... Okay, mostly they are just both super nice and I feel like a queen in the king sized bed.

That is all I really have for the world tonight. There is more Wire to watch before the night is through and the streets of Baltimore are calling.