tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92133472011-07-24T08:20:11.938-04:00so yeah, this is my blogCynthianoreply@blogger.comBlogger1101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-64613545062185697242007-08-01T21:23:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:26:27.420-04:00

I've created a newsletter all about it. Click below to download the PDF file. Newsletter Issue 1Keep up-to-date with my coming adventures at www.cynthiagoestoafrica.blogspot.com

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In just under an hour from now I will find out the results of my recent MRI and blood tests. If the blood tests show that my prolactin levels have lowered then I can leave for Tanzania in May but if not we'll have to work out a different treatment and I'll have to postpone. Same goes for the MRI, if the tumor is bigger than thought then we may have to talk surgery. So...please pray for positive

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Yesterday, Michelle and I went shopping for a Bridesmaid dress (she's in a wedding in September). We first went to Sophie's but that was a horrible experience... crappy dress selection above size 12 and horrible customer service. Then we headed to Ballett's. Completely different. We recieved immediate service from a sales girl who immediately knew what styles and types of material would be good

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The past month has been a lot busier then expected. I'm still trying to finish up a few freelance projects. I had a dinner fundraiser to plan and execute. Add to that doctor's appointments, friend's birthdays, me and my twin's birthdays, a new season of LOST, planning for the next few months, social outings, oh and facebook and blogging and you've got my February all locked up.Yep, I did say

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-70999863720650386072007-02-04T22:27:00.000-05:002007-02-04T22:33:07.148-05:00

I really do have other more interesting things happening in my life.I promise to get to them soon. :) but for now here's another Health updateSo my appointment on Friday went well. My Endocrinologist has started me on medication. I am to go for blood work and then back to see her in 4 weeks to see if the drug is working as expected. I've finally been scheduled for an MRI. They're booking into

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-54262696259829551632007-01-28T21:27:00.000-05:002007-01-28T22:54:14.111-05:00

my healthBack in November I went into the clinic because I wasn't feeling well. They gave me some medication and I was fine but while I was there I had some blood test done. Just before Christmas, I got a call from my clinic telling me that because of my last blood tests I need to go see an Endocrinologist. I saw one at the beginning of January. Basically, my Prolactin levels are really high and

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-72167837049115908452007-01-07T02:20:00.000-05:002007-01-07T02:24:31.520-05:00

Well, it looks as though I've got my additional website (focusing on my trip to Africa click here) mostly complete. Now I'll get back to posting on both... :) This one will be more about my personal going-ons and the other obviously will be all things Africa related. Feel free to keep tabs on both.

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... and it's been intentional.I've been really busy the past few months and gave up blogging to free up even a few minutes for myself. Plus, since I was so busy there's wasn't much to write about. Boring stuff mostly.But, I do have some exciting news. I will be moving out of the country! That's right, I'm leaving for Tanzania in May and volunteering with Pamoja Ministries for an entire year!

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Come on out to Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall, UW Monday, Nov. 13from 7-9pm Jamie McIntoch, Canadian Director of International Justice Missions (www.ijm.org) will share his experiences with social justice and faith. He’ll discuss his organization's work fighting the sex traffic industry in third world countries.

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So I'm dating this as an earlier post... basically b/c I want it to appear in chronological order. It really is November 11 (a happy birthday shout out to Nadine) at 3 am. :0I've been really busy lately. I'm just now finding some time to post about things that have happened in the last month. I'll start out now with Hallowe'en. I went Trick or Treating... but for canned food for the Waterloo Food

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again with the being overly busy... here is my Turkey Day weekend summary.Friday night I hung out with Michelle, Steve, Judy, Connie and Kelly. We watched X-men and ate Steve's homemade baked spinach dip. Hmmm yummers.Saturday morning saw Judy and myself loading her car and heading over to Canandian Tire to buy paint and other supplies to paint Dom's office. After a stop at Starbucks we were

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5 people+ 2 coats of primer+ 2 coats of gray paint+ 1 new black rug+ 2 new Ikea chairs+ 1 hook+ mounting hardware+ a piece of plexiglass+ a set of new curtains______________________PRICELESS look on Dom's face BEFORE and AFTER shoots There really are two white chairs even though you can only see one. You can't see the black rug in either of these photos but it's there. Isn't the plexiglass cool?

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I can appreciate all the seasons but I've concluded that I love autumn the best. I love the colours, the crunching of leaves, the memories of leaf-pile jumping, wearing jeans and a shirt and not having to wear a jacket or sweating, the buzz of activity around the city, and yeah I already mentioned it but I'll say it again... the COLOURS! Michelle and I went for a walk on Sunday afternoon. What a

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-1160436292264248012006-10-09T13:16:00.000-04:002006-10-09T19:28:35.646-04:00

Well I guess "soon" is a relative term. It's been 10 days since the last post and over a month since I came back from vacation.Anyways, here goes.Thursday morning I awoke early and met my friend, Thomas at the entrance to the Excalibur. After a few issues with our convertible Beetle we started on our trek to the Grand Canyon. A few wrong turns, lunch at a small diner with the locals, a crazy 40

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Alright, here's another addition to my Vegas trip. Unfortunately, I've been super busy so it's been awhile in coming.PART 2After a super relaxing day at Mandalay Bay we stuffed ourselves at the Spice Market Buffet at the Aladdin. Afterwards we took in the sights on the strip. The light show infront of the Bellagio was my favourite.Wednesday morning I started the day out early by heading to the

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-1158636168369823502006-09-18T22:36:00.000-04:002006-09-19T10:35:53.063-04:00

It's been over two weeks since I arrived home from my vacation. I've been incredibly busy since... still am but at least now I feel like I'm in control of it. In my last entry I promised a vacation entry and photos. So here goes...PART 1It took along time for me to decide whether I should go on this trip or not. Vegas wasn't exactly on my "list". But I really did want to support and celebrate

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-1158678131875731882006-09-09T10:47:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:05:56.643-04:00

11th - Don't be afraid18th - This could get expensive25th - Why does it have to hurt so much?Oct. 2nd - How foolish you are.

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So after a few crazy busy weeks I headed on vacation for a week. It was great! but it's so good to be back. I don't have time to blog about it right now so I'll leave you with a picture with me at the Grand Canyon. :) Sit tight for more pics to come.back to work tomorrow. :( boo.vacation went by way too fast

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again... I'm sorry for the lack of post-edge.As mentioned a few entries ago I've been really busy. I've got tonnes to blorge about but not the time. Ya'll will have to wait until I do...

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(I quickly threw this graphic together yesterday for an insert. Notice the design is created using "2"s? Pretty clever, eh?)

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(I quickly threw this image together for the program as there wasn't a poster created this month.)14: Tipping the Scales of Justice21: Learning to Love Mercy28: Running from PrideWaterloo Rec. Complex,Mondays - 7 p.m.

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so I've been really busy lately. still am.here's me.overwhelmed much?

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mmmm, Mishu made tacos for dinner. I'm spoiled. well, I'd better get to bed before I get hungry and eat the leftovers.out.

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Ya'll are probably sick of hearing about this movie. I took some time a few weeks back to see it at the Princess Twin (my first time there). I could write a review of the movie but there's really no point... besides writing is not my forte. But I do have a few thoughts.We make so many decisions in our lives. We decide where we will live, a level of education to pursue, what kind of job we want,

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this past weekend I attended an Embassy Leaders Camping trip. well, it could barely be described as camping... we were still in the city limits! but we were surrounded by trees, camp fires, tents and raccoons so it did the trick. :) (thanks Sarah for all the preparing and planning)my main reason for my post is to share about an activity we completed mid-way through Brandon's teaching. He asked us

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I've been doing more swimming this month then I did all last summer. :) Still haven't been to the lake to swim but I'm loving the pools. Not so much wearing a swimsuit but meh, the effort is always worth it! We have a/c at my job this summer. I didn't grow up with it so I'm used to the warmth but after the unbearable heat in the loft of the Butternut house having a/c this summer is definitely a

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I spent way too much money this weekend.Friday night I headed to the movies to catch opening night of Pirates of the Carribean II. I definitely bought refillable popcorn which allowed all 7 of us to share. Yum!On Saturday morning I helped my friend move into my building. Yeah! Afterwards I headed over the the mall and bought a bunch of things... necessary things but I spent quite a bit of money

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So the GST dropped to 6% and all the people are happy. fools, we are. it's a brilliant plan by Harper... in our day of instant results, he's giving the people what they want. But if you're like me you get paid this week and you'll notice a nice little surprise... your federal tax deductions are higher. Coincidence? nope. Oh and get this... the less money you make the higher your deduction jumped.

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P.S. I had the privilege of designing the poster this month :)www.the-embassy.org for more details.

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Well, I never stopped being one but it's going to be great having my twin around again. Welcome back to Ontario, TEANY!! (hopefully we don't kill each other :P)XOXO

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water+ sugar+ salt+ olive oil+ lemon wedge+ coffee+ iced tea+ creamer+ cinnamint _____________GROSSNESS!

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the other day I mentioned I needed to work on my skill of taking photos of people.so on Sunday I made off with Mishu's camera and shoot some kids at Elevation.they're sooo cute!I have to learn how to get the right colouring now... thank goodness for photoshop so I'll be able to correct it :)

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on my apartment My friend Judy and I went to IKEA on Saturday. It was a great trip and I spent a butt load of money. I did get quite a number of things and have placed/installed most of them already. I shall post some pictures when it's complete.I rearranged the living room, again!in the balcony gardenOur baby tomotoes are blooming. 4 of 6 bean plans are sprutting up.on my new roomieMost of you

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I saw some pretty pink flowers today. Since I had my sister's digi with me I snapped a few photos. I'm getting pretty good at taking photos of still objects now if only I could master people :S Two weeks before my twin moves in with me! yikes. I have sooo much to do. stay fresh!cyn

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It was my mom's 48th birthday this past weekend so I went and spent a few days with my family. Often when I go to my parent's it can be pretty intense and not very relaxing and I usually get sick. But this weekend was good.On Saturday night I went with my mom and dad to Goderich. We enjoyed a great diner of pizza and then we went to see CARS at the theatre. It was strange to be accompaning my

Cynthianoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213347.post-1149737179591518712006-06-07T23:20:00.000-04:002006-06-07T23:26:19.606-04:00

I'm afraid I killed my gerbera. This is what it looked like a week ago.I don't have a picture of what it looks like now but it's sad. Tonight, I performed a transplant and brought it inside. Hopefully, it comes back. It was so pretty.

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"Many people don’t think they are loved, or held safe, so when suffering and struggles come they see it as an affirmation of their worthlessness. The great questions of the spiritual life are to learn to live our brokenness under the blessing and not the curse." -Henri Nouwen Sometimes I feel worthless. I think that if I was just a little more "enough" of something I wouldn't struggle so much.

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I remember running in the rain. The smell of the coming rain. The contrast of dark skies and bright grass. The strong breeze that accompanies the first burst of drops. The faint rumble of thunder. Twisting and twirling while our skin felt the relief of the plummeting drops. Squeals of laughter and fright. Until the fun ends and we're sheltered from the storm.photo taken Wednesday from my balcony

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for awhile there I was contemplating going back to pen and paper. I've been having such issues with technology and they've been compounding into one huge headache. but then I remembered how much I love my computer and cyberspace :) hopefully this infatuation will help me replace weeks worth of files and data in superhuman time.

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So a few weeks ago I went to help with FNB for the first time. I got to the Unitarian church for 10:45, a full 15 minutes late but no one was there. I waited around for another 15 but no one showed. I left then and meandered through the streets of the 'loo and snapped some photos before meeting my sister.

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I'm back to blogging.Welcome to the new digs.

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1) I got my haircut last week. Took about 3 inches off, of course I don't look as hot as the chic in the picture but it looks pretty good. It's more work to style but all well. It's nice to treat myself to something for a change. I should do it more often.2) I've also joined a gym. Started going about 2 weeks ago. Not sure how much progress I'm making but I do have more energy.

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I've been busy, well, not too much this week but the weeks previous... yikes! After my last entry I was bogged down with freelance projects. Working on my computer 'til 1,2,3 or 4 in the morning, depending on the project. This week I only spent about 3 hours designing so I don't really have an excuse for not blogging except my computer and I were on a much needed break! There's been a few things

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So for my birthday my mom bought me a new duvet cover. She thought she bought me sheets but that's OK because I really like the cover. It goes well with my room and my existing navy sheets. (the wall is greener then it appears)

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Well, it's late so I'm only posting a few pictures of the event. I'll be sure to run down the events of the night in the next few days.*** update: more photos ***This is a portion of the invite:This a portion of the beverage menu:This was my favourite of the night to make:

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Last night I purchased 3 books and a CD for under $25 (thanks to my sister's discount). Rock on. The books are from a series I've been collecting for years now. I've only got 2 more until the set is complete. The CD I purchased was Even More by Anthony Evans. I'd never heard of him before but I saw it and listened to the preview and thought I'd like it. And I do... what a sweet voice!

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Well, another design job completed. I've completed something like 6 projects in 2.5 weeks (too tired to count the exact number right now). This week I've been able to get a little more zzz's in then last week but none the less I'm exhausted and I've still got that crink in my upper back... I think I need to spend a load of cash on a good chair with back support otherwise when I'm 70 I'll stand 5

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1) this past weekend arrived very quickly. It was our Embassy and Elevation Leaders event with Tom Morris. (I'll go through my notes and post more thoughts later)2) the rush of design jobs have been keeping me way too busy3) it's February tomorrow! crazy fast.4) mad dash to the finish to pack up the office... move day is tomorrow! oi, I have a crick in my neck!

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getting out of bed after 3.5 hrs of sleep - 1/10Kat making coffee for me - 9/10oatmeal chocolate chip cookies - 10/10crossing Erbsville at 8:30am - 2/10cold feet - 3/10design validation - 10/10

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Well, maybe it wasn't that long ago but it certainly has felt like forever. Last Wednesday night I got together with some friends that I haven't hung out with in a really long time. Most people I've seen here and there over the past year or so but Natasha I hadn't seen or talked to in a year and a half. I'm glad she's finally decided to reappear on the planet. I was really hurt by how things went

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I just finished 6 business card concepts for my customer. Here's hoping the client actually likes something this time. *crosses fingers and prays

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So I did a great job on the design project. The guy I was doing it for said he thought they were great but the stupid client he represents didn't like anything. How could she not? I just wanna cry. I stayed up really late and stressed myself out on this. Argh, I hate people who think they know something about design and they don't. I'm sorry but let us do our job, if we wanted to produce the

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FourBucks, Starbucks, whatever you wanna call it... mmm you make a yummy caramel macchiatto but where'd the kick go? I needed to stay awake this morning, maybe I should have purchased an expresso.I should sleep more. Yeppers, but it's a choice I made. I got some freelance work to do this past weekend and I've put in at least 9 hours in the last two days untop of my regular full time job. Last

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Chocolate_Covered_OREO_Cookie_Cake Originally uploaded by cyncha. Nope the comment wasn't made to me... though I think my glasses are pretty cool. I went with a few friends to rent a video tonight and the male clerk tried hitting on my guy friend with this comment. I couldn't stop myself and I totally verbalized a laugh. I couldn't hide it! haha. Made for a good story when we got back to

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Originally uploaded by cyncha. I've got a new best friend!Friend bear. My sister gave her to me.

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I often think to write in my blog when I'm nowhere near a computer or even a pen and paper.For instance quite a number of weeks ago (a few days after my Dec 7th post) I was walking through the cemetary a few blocks away and I got to thinking about a few things. I didn't get a chance to blog that night and then never did. So here goes. Lets back track a month.It was a Wednesday night, I believe,

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Dear Santa, I have been a good Girl.It really wasn't my fault what happened at Lisa's Office party. It was Trevor who spiked the punch with too much hot apple cider. I can't help it if I drank 4 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just like Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue.I thought it was funny when I put Steve's sock on my head and danced the the Robot on the brown leather sofa while

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You are a Social Moderate (41% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (23% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat Link: The Politics Test on Ok CupidAlso: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

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Anyone that knows me is aware that I'm very good at bottling my emotions so when they do surface it's sudden and painful.During my walk home on Monday night after Embassy, such a time occurred. My feelings and thoughts of late engulfed me until large sobs erupted. They stole my breath away.I have much prayer and hard questions to ask of myself.Please think of me,Cynthia

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Ring-a-ling hear them sing...seriously though, Christmas is just around the corner and you can see the evidence all over the snow blanketed city. The huge trees at the Clarica building are now lit. Day by day more festive lights and decorations appear. It's such a beautiful time of year! Yesterday Michelle and I enjoyed the sights and sounds of Christmas in Kitchener. We went to the Christkindl

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Tonight I went to the Embassy leaders Christmas Party at the Barn. (It's a barn that has been renovated to be a meeting place.) It was beautiful with a huge tree trimmed and white lights everywhere. As I was looking around at everyone two things struck me. The first thing was that a good number of people didn't even know why I was there. They recognize me for sure but they don't know what it is I

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So about 10 years ago my mother bought 4 unfinished wooden chairs which have been collecting dust ever since. Michelle and I were in need of chairs for our dining room table so my mom agreed to give them to us for nothing. So about a month or so ago I started sanding the chairs but I didn't get too far. Last weekend I decided to get into the project and "get 'er done". I started by finishing my

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Before my last post it had been a month since I've posted regularly. I got told that my blogs are boring and I'm an uninteresting writer. (I didn't know that there were prerequisites for having a blog). It wasn't until Jasmine told me she checks my blog often that I realized even if I'm not the best writer ever people still like to know what's going on in my life and don't mind reading my 'boring

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IMG_8900 Originally uploaded by cyncha. This past Tuesday I headed to the T dot for an event called Passion 2005. It's a night of prayer and worship. It's the first time this event has been brought across the border. The night featured one of my favourite artists, David Crowder. (See picture). It was awesome!My sister, Michelle and I left with MK from Waterloo around 4 p.m. We were inline

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So here are my responses:10 years ago: I was in grade 10 at F.E. Madill Secondary. I remember this school year started out horribly b/c my best friend from gr. 9 suddenly stopped talking to me. But then I found new friends that I would spend the rest of my highschool years with.5 years ago: I was in Second Year of Graphic Design and worked as a tour guide at Conestoga College. I was living with

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um, no that wouldn't be me. Christina, my twin would be the one living on the East Coast.Do I sound eastern? Sometimes I think it would be fun to let people presume I'm my sister... I could make up some great stories and they'd never know the difference. :) Don't worry Teany, I wouldn't do that.

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2 score and decade ago on a stormy day in New Westminster, BC my dad was born!Happy Birthday Dad!Michelle and I took my dad out for dinner at Montana's on Ottawa Street. We had a blast drawing pictures, talking about hockey (Don Cherry, new rules, Nashville, Crosby, TML, etc.), issues plaguing the church, reminisced of the past - my dad's first purchase with his own money was a cassette player

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The lingering smell of yesterdays paint job mixed with the rib roast I cooked today. What a weird smell combo. Well, it's definitely not as bad as the diaper-curry-garbage-b.o.-smelling elevators of late. Just plug your nose and run, errr just pray you don't have to stop at any extra floors.

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Wow, so yeah the past few weeks have flown by. I've been super busy with well, boring stuff. I still don't have much of a life to speak of. It's a good thing my sister is really cool so I don't get too lonely. This is sad. I haven't written in like a month and I'm having trouble coming up with stuff to write about. Well I guess I can think of a few things: a huge shopping trip to IKEA, my sister

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I'm sucked in. Fully entrenched. Tv, music, internet, computer have replaced my life. Blah... to caving in. I'm done.I'm going to go find myself a life. Ya ha, it can be done... but it can wait until tomorrow. lol.(sorry this is a weird post, not sure what's gotten into me today)

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Man, when the winds blow they do howl. Last night I went to bed at 10:30 hoping to make up for only sleeping 3.5 hours the night before but noooo, stupid nature had to get in the way of a good night's sleep. At 2:30am I woke to the screaming wind and pounding rain. It was 2 hours later before I was able to get back to sleep. grr!

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To all my avid readers I apologize.On September 3rd, my sister Michelle and I moved into an apartment together. Since then it's been a flurry of cleaning, working, shopping, painting, etc. It never ceases to amaze me how much work making a place "home" takes. We still have so much to do and buy. Today I was going through some old stuff from college. There were tonnes of photoshoot pictures that I

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Alrighty, it looks as though I have about a month's worth of entries to catch up on. Let's go back to 4 weeks ago.The week of July 25th - 31stThe week started out really well. My dad came up to the city on Monday so we had dinner together with my sister. That's always really enjoyable. Amanda, my roommate, had a bunch of her guy friends here on Monday and Tuesday. That was fun 'cuz we don't see

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Sorry I haven't written in so long. This one's going to be short. I just wanted to let you know that I am still alive. I've been incredibly busy the past few weeks with overtime and freelance projects. I've been averaging 5.5 hrs of sleep a night for the past 2 and a half weeks. I'm heading up to a cottage for the weekend so hopefully that'll give me some time to finally relax.That's all for

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That's right. My room and most of the apartment smells like a sweaty armpit or kitty litter... whichever you pick. It's really nasty. Last Saturday when we had that tonne of rain my room flooded and then the living area flooded. Crappy engineers! Basically the drains to let the water go under the house where clogged or not placed in the right spot so the water had no where to go. Naturally it

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So it's about 20 minutes to 3am and I just got in. Now, if you know me you know that I can never crash as soon as I get home. I usually need about 30mins to wind down so I figured it why not contribute a blog entry.I don't have too much to say. It's been a fairly quiet week. Oh, my sister and I officially have a new apartment. It's within 10mins of uptown. It's a great price, has lots of room, a

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hey tean... this post is for you since I know you check my blog almost everyday. Don't have much to say today. It was stinking hot and will continue to be for the rest of the week. Oh, I'm going to bed before 12 which is the earliest in weeks. Night!

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Holy crap another week as just flown by. How is it that my life is running by me?My last entry was Wednesday. So Thursday I didn't get home from running errands for work until 7pm or so. It was raining alot and I was loving every minute walking in it. I chilled for a couple of hours which was great b/c I've been going non-stop for about a week. Then worked on some web design layouts for the new

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So our wonderful country turned 138 years young this past weekend. Cool. Go Canada... I'm a litte too patriotic. Those who know me well no exactly as to what I'm referring. :P. Celebrating Canada day also means long weekend. wahoo. What started out as no plans for the weekend turned out to be pretty busy.Thursday night I went out with my book discussion group to a bbq and then mini golfing to

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Well, I've been caught slacking again. I promised to update this blog more regularly but I think that lasted all of a few days.My life has been pretty busy lately. Things were running a-muck for a bit there but I'm finally starting to get a handle on things. Definitely not getting enough sleep though. This is like the 4th or 5th night I've been up past 1:30am. Not necessarily a good habit to get

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Here's the Tag:Answer the following questions:1. Total number of books I've owned.Own currently, excluding text books from college, 27 2. The last book I bought.Before and After Page Layout3. The Last Book I read.The Alchemist 4. 5 books that mean something to me. In no particular order: 1. My first favourite: The Oath 2. My font reference books 3. The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker 4. The

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I didn't think I'd ever say it but I've made myself sick on pringles. I don't know what happened. Well, I've been back at work for a few days now. My job is going fairly well. One thing I can't figure out is where the day goes. Seems as though I don't have near enough time to do everything. It's somewhat frustrating, I could totally get in the habit of working overtime but I've gotta watch it

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So I have a song from Downhere stuck in my head. I'm not sure where it came from.Well, so much for me posting regularly. It's been over a month since my last post. Sorry to those who keep hoping to see something new. I'm back on my bandwagon so here goes...I've been kinda down lately. I'm not sure that I can explain why. I do have a great life yet I've been feeling pretty bleak about it lately.

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friends at EM Originally uploaded by cyncha. So I slept in until 11am Sunday morning. It was beautiful. I should sleep more often :SJasmine came over. Yippee. I didn't realize until I saw her how much I miss having her around. Somehow Justin just isn't the same. haha. The three of us went out to this really cool Greek Restaurant. It was really good except for the fried cheese stuff. Ew!

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Chris and Bec were married today!It was a very nice wedding. It definitely reflected both of them well. It was the most fun I've ever had at a wedding! They rock! I'm so going to miss them when they move. I know they are going to have a great adventurous life together. Congratulations dudes!

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I had an interesting night yesterday!The GRITS were in town and my friend Lisa and I really wanted to see them. They were at Waterloo Rec Complex performing for a closed convention. Meaning that unless you paid to attend the entire weekend, you weren't getting in. Very stupid. Anyways, we knew this before hand so I tried to arrange to be volunteers so that we could get in. I talked to my friend

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GRITS will be in Waterloo on Friday!!! I'm so getting in... no matter what!

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new_hair Originally uploaded by cyncha. So my new roommate Amanda (a superb wonderful being!) brought me to the bank to do my deposit for work. We also did a little shoe shopping along the way. I bought a pair of dress shoes. They're swell. I also noticed when I got home that they pretty much match one of the new colours in my hair. Weird. Speaking of hair, like a said a few posts ago I

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Just a warning... I visited the hairdresser today and got adventurous. It's interesting! I really want to love it. I love the cut and the colour but the way the front colouring panned out is bugging me. The colour like I said is great but the front chunk is too big and I wish it was divided up a little more but there's nothing I can do at this point. It's purely an aesthetics issue so I'm sure I

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Oh my, so I got pretty frustrated this evening. It wasn't good (ie. overreaction). So here's how it went down. I had plans to go to Lindsey's place for dinner. I was to be there by 5:30pm. First, I had a busy day at work and didn't have time for lunch therefore I didn't eat anything substantial all day. It also meant that I didn't get a chance to change or put my contacts in. Anyways, 5:05 rolls

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As many of you know it's been horribly cold the past few weeks. Unseasonably so. Most of you that do any hanging out with me know that I've been moaning and groaning about the weather for months now. I got my first taste of spring when I went out to BC at the end of January. I've been wrecked ever since. Anyways, I've been told by Justin that it's supposed to be getting up to 17 degrees by the

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wedding-invite Originally uploaded by cyncha. So my friends Bec and Chris are getting married next weekend (the 14th)! Wow, I can't believe it's almost here already. It feels like just yesterday they got engaged. I'm so happy for them!I got recruited to create their wedding invitations (see image). I had a lot of fun doing them. I think they turned out great! (Abit a few minor mistakes).

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Dreary-ness! Deary Weather ~ So we're having some pretty crappy weather. Last week it was beautiful with a high of 25 but it turned to 0 and snow by Saturday. Michelle and I participated in the Great Ride 'n Stride event in Waterloo on Sunday. It was gross weather and horribly organized but it was a good walk. (more info in the post below)Dreary Me ~ Michelle and I believe we got food poisoning

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Great-Adventure Originally uploaded by cyncha. The Great Ride 'n' Stride Eventis an event held every year in Waterloo in efforts to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.Cancer is a disease that has struck my family hard. Both my Grandmothers have past away from cancer. My Aunt Elisabeth has been suffering from cancer for 3 years now. My Aunt Corrie is living with cancer and my Aunt

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Well it's been quite a few days since my last post. It's been busy!My new job I'm enjoying very much even though it's been frustrating. Almost every task I go to do I find another system that's not in place or I have to do research or I find things that aren't up to date. So basically almost every task takes 2 to 10x as long as it should because everything is all over the place. Guess that's why

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So I was walking home from my friend's house tonight around 10pm, I was about 20 feet from my house and I hear a male voice yelling "Hey". So I turn around and there's this guy about a block away. He yells again, "Hey, how ya doing?". I'm like this is weird but it'd be rude for me to ignore him. So I yell "I'm doing alright," and he says, "Cool, wanna come over for a beer?". I reply with "No

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So today was my first day on the job as Administration Manager at the Embassy. Wow, there's lots of potential to really make some impact here. I'm really looking forward to it. I think the toughest part will be figuring out what to do first!Tonight, I tried Bubble Tea for the first time ever. Not my cup of tea (pun intended). Maybe if I tried it without the milk base and without the bubbles then

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Wow. Tomorrow I start my new job. I'm stoked, what more can I say? I know it will be position full of challenges, change, and growth. Bring it on! I've been stuck for far too long. So I've been reading alot of books lately. (Thanks to Steve's library upstairs!). The most recent book I finished was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I recommend this one. It's a great simple story. Another book that I

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Well it's over folks. I'm been at my job for 2.5 years. Probably 2 years too many but I won't get into that now. Anyways I had my last day yesterday. It was a very busy day. My boss even tried giving me one last job at 4pm (fat chance!) I ended up staying an hour late anyways. At 5:20pm I finally decided to throw in the towel. It's not my fault they have no one hired so they can just deal! I was

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I've got a stupid cold. My lips are chapped. Blagh. I really should be going to sleep. The night has just flown by and I didn't get much of anything accomplished.For now I'll just share with you my exciting news...I have a NEW JOB! Yep, yep. I will be starting April 11th as the new (and first ever) Administration Coordinator for the Embassy. It's a paid position. I'll be working with friends and

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