Well, my Montreal days are ticking to a close - 5 days left. It seems bizarre that in a week, I won't be waking up in this apartment, won't be hopping on my bus to go to work every day. I've become very settled here, settled into routine - although never fully settled because I knew living in Montreal was only ever temporary.
I've been training my replacement at work, and it's exhausting. The first day I felt like I just talked non-stop for 9 hours, and now I feel like she knows everything and me being at work is rendered useless. For the last half of today, the minutes ticked by oh so slowly. I've done the pass-off and now I just want to get out of there!
I hate goodbyes so much. I'm so terrible at them. It's just tough. I've met some great people here - the people I work with, my friends. And so I'm kind of dreading all of the goodbyes I'll have to face in the next few days...
But, such is life. They'll only be temporary goodbyes. And you've got to say goodbye to say hello, right?
Labels: montreal, moving, work
Some photos from bowling on Friday night...
So I'm preparing for my acting debut tomorrow. Yeah you heard me. I'm gonna be a movie star! Err, a TV star, rather. For one of the TV shows we produce at work, they needed someone to act as a potential condo-buyer, so tomorrow morning I'm going under the bright lights of the cameras with a mic and etc (I don't really know how all this is done) to pretend to be a serious client and say intelligent things like, "So, what are the condo fees?" and "What's the building's occupancy rate?" Blah blah blah. All the while trying to sound like I know what I'm talking about and not giggle and look like a star-struck teenage girl. Think I can pull it off? Tune in tomorrow, folks...
Labels: friends, photos, work
So I've almost survived my first week at my new job. And it's been great. I think it's going to be a perfect fit for me there. I really like my co-workers and I really like that I do a variety of different things so that the day passes by quickly. I will seriously be happy at 6PM tomorrow though and I will be even happier on Saturday when I can sleep past 7AM...
I bought the wickedest
shoes this week and I am in love with them.
I am going to NYC in 2 weeks to collide trips with Jenn who will be on her way back to Africa, and I am so excited to see the city in autumn. It's going to be absolutely beautiful. This trip I'm going to make a point of visiting the NY Public Library, as I've never been and always mean to go when I'm in the city. But seeing
this photo of a fashion show set there during Fashion Week makes me neeeeed to go. How amazingly stunning and gorgeous is that. Seriously.
And in 3 weeks I'm going to go HOME for Thanksgiving! I am soooooo beyond excited and I can't even believe it's only 3 weeks away. Okay granted I haven't booked my flight yet or asked for an extra day off work yet (which I am crossing my fingers for!) but I will definitely be coming no matter what. Turkey with family is something I can't pass up!
Belatedly, the wedding I shot last Friday went amazingly smoothly. It was a beautiful day, beautiful location, beautiful couple. I haven't finished editing all the photos, but when I do I shall post some! I also did a photo shoot last Sunday afternoon, but maybe I'll just include some of those shots in a giant photo post too... Be on the look out!
Labels: travel, work
I'm now officially a working girl again. And it feels pretty good. I think I'm going to like it there - everyone is super friendly and there's lots that needs to be done, including some giant tasks like organizing and putting together Press Kits, which will use my Photoshop and InDesign skills - fun! Today went by smoothly and without a hitch, except for the few times I almost answered the phone with, "Thank you for calling Dr Ei..." a la my last job!
I will also probably turn into a coffee snob from working there. They have both a regular coffee machine as well as an espresso machine, and slowly everyone's been converting to espresso... I'm kind of weird about coffee, though, in that for some reason I don't want to become dependent on it and have to need a cup (or more) every morning. Maybe it's because my mom needs a cup every morning or she's not awake without it. I guess the good thing about this is that it will cut me back on my Starbucks Cafe Mistos that I love so much... Mmmmm.
It's not even 9PM yet and already I'm feeling pretty beat. Maybe it was because I barely got any sleep last night because my stupid neighbours were up late talking about girls - yes, I could clearly hear snippets of their conversation - and playing music. I ended up falling asleep around 4AM with my head at the opposite end of my bed, trying to get as far away from the wall as possible. LAME.
Labels: work
Let me suuuuck your blooood
Today a group of us girls from work decided to give blood. This was not my idea - I fully got roped into it against my will. I was maybe just a little nervous. But I figured it was a good way to start off 2009, by conquering a fear (at least that's what I told myself so I wouldn't back out at the last second).
Seven of us showed up to the clinic this morning and after going through a quick iron check, waiting, extensive health and sex questions, more waiting, I was finally seated on the donor chairs. Four out of seven of us were deemed unqualified to give blood (because of travel or health conditions), so it was up to me and two other girls.
The nurse had to check which arm had bigger veins to draw from, and they decided that both were tiny but the left was slightly better. So I was seated in the chair, my heart pounding, looking away at the blank walls (why did they not have pictures or something to distract you?!) while the nurse swabbed my arm with iodine and then jammed me with a needle.
Okay, it wasn't that bad. It only hurt a tiny bit. That is, until it still hurt when it shouldn't, which meant the needle wasn't in the right position, which lead to another nurse coming over and both of them jamming it around to make it fit better. Meanwhile, they had given me a glove filled with warm water to squeeze to help the blood come out of my arm better. Because my veins were so small, this was supposed to help, though they told me it would still take about 15 mins for me to fill the bag (average is 8-10 mins).
I don't know if it was because the needle wasn't really in the right spot, or because my vein was so tiny, but my blood flow was just a trickle and then it stopped altogether. So with both nurses still on me, still fiddling with the needle, they decided I wasn't fit to give blood. I won't lie that I was a little relieved. One of the other two girls felt faint after giving half a bag and had to stop giving blood, have a blanket put over her, be given juice and a sugar pill and cookies. So only one of the seven of us gave a full bag of blood!! Insane! I wonder if the odds for the general population are so bad...
A good experience, but I'm not sure I'll be giving blood again... I think my body wants to hold onto it!!
Labels: random, work
Spectacles!
Okay, I never thought I'd be obsessed with glasses. Considering I don't even
need glasses. Now I notice glasses everywhere, no matter where I am, I'm unconscious of it. And I have opinions on glasses, I decide if I like the colour, the shape, if they suit that person... It's a little ridiculous. Anyway. It's that time of year again when I get another free set of glasses. What do you think about this pair?
These are not the Vera Wang ones I was initially interested in. These are a new pair I just saw today. They're Dior (oooh la la) and "fuschia" and I think they're pretty amazing.
And feel free to hit me now because of all this glasses talk. :P
Labels: glasses, work
Do these glasses make me look smarter?
I'm a big fan of my fake glasses. In November I'm able to get another pair and I'm thinking about a cute pink plastic Vera Wang pair...
Labels: glasses, work
