I'm a rockin' Vagina DJ

I don't know what it is about those Black Eyed Peas, but almost every song they've ever put out seems so stupid at first, and then it becomes unbearable to go through a day without listening to it three or four times. Except that stupid graduation-y song... that one is just unbearable.

I came home today before the storm hit, jumped in the shower to cool off after walking around in the sunshine, and when I got out the wind had picked up so much that I had to throw on a skirt and tank top and run out on the balcony to rescue my couch cushions and other balcony accessories. As I rushed around collecting all of our stuff the wind nearly knocked me over and it wouldn't stop blowing my skirt up over my head. So if you were on Yonge street near my place today around 6:20pm, you're welcome!

I've been off the blogging for just over a week now due to final paper time, but I am now officially done my course work and I'm taking a little break before I head into thesisizing. Yay! I've done very little all week. Responsibilities pick up a little next week, but not too badly! There will be plenty of time for napping! I'm realizing that being out of school might mean that I have to budget my restaurant spending a little more. All I want is lunch specials when I'm here for lunch time! Very dangerous. I may have to invest in some fancy cheeses and satisfy my lunch cravings with delicious grilled cheese. This seems like a reasonable solution.

Oh yeah, my team raised $1,534.50 for the MS Walk! Go team!

nonononononononono NO!

I am kicking and screaming into this next essay. So tired! Just want to eat snacks and watch X files! Bad bad bad. How come napping doesn't produce papers?

Comin' Atcha!

On April 19th I'm participating in the MS walk for the second year and I'm excited! Team Comin' Atcha! will be enthusiastic and accompanied by a puppy. We will also eat as much free food as possible. If you're only going to to donate to one cause, pick this one! Donations of $20 or more get a tax credit, but every little bit helps. If you'd like to pledge me or my team clickhere and search Rebecca Wood. Help me raise some sweet cash for MS research and supporting people with MS and their families! Since being diagnosed three years ago (in June) I figure if I walk now, maybe when I need it the funds will be there for me and my support network.

From the MS Society of Canada website:

What is multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord. The disease attacks the protective myelin covering of the central nervous system, causing inflammation and often destroying the myelin in patches. In its most common form, MS has well defined attacks followed by complete or partial recovery. The severity of MS, progression and specific symptoms cannot be predicted at the time of diagnosis.

Who gets multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis can occur at any age. It is usually diagnosed between the ages of 15 to 40, during the career and family building years. It can make its first appearance in young children and in older adults. MS is more than three times as likely to occur in women than in men and is seen most commonly in people of northern European background.

What are some common MS symptoms?

MS symptoms are unpredictable and vary greatly from person to person. Symptoms may include: vision disturbances such as double or blurred vision; extreme fatigue; loss of balance; problems with coordination; stiffness of muscles; speech problems; bladder and bowel problems; short-term memory problems, and even partial or complete paralysis. Please keep in mind, not all people with MS will experience all symptoms and often the symptoms will improve during periods of remission.

Sodomize Intolerance

Last night Jess and I had the perfect rainy day evening to reenergize our moods and our love for one another! We went for some delicious pasta and then headed back to my house after a quick stop at HMV where we enjoyed the end of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and all of the special features. It's becoming apparent that we are developing another painful irrational crush. Let's face it the screaming, squealing and holding of breath has been going on for weeks and now and the dreams have started. Baby it hurts to love them! They would just love us so much! Why don't we know them?

After Sarah Marshall we watched some youtube, some Baz Luhrman Romeo and Juliet, and then we listened to his sunscreen song and reminisced about grade eight dances and overwhelming love for Leo. Sometimes it's terrifying to me that those moments are gone. My memory of those dances feels so close. They were so intensely steeped in emotion! I'm not good with endings. I never have been.

Today I did some craft show running around and now I'm watching Moulin Rouge and periodically doing dishes. I don't want to do school work tonight. So I won't. Bah! I just learned last weekend that there are actual rules to doing dishes. Am I the only one that didn't know this? My dad used to tell me he'd give me a lesson on how to wash dishes and I always thought he was just trying to trick me into doing dishes! Anyway... dishes and movies. That's what I need right now.

in need of dry socks

I'm feeling bizarre and unsettled. Maybe it's just a rainy day feeling, or maybe it's the ominous cloud of 'ending' hovering over me despite the fact that the end is actually weeks and pages away. I'm disturbed, disquieted, discomforted.

Today was a day of scissors and glue, and babies and boys. A day of poetry, eating, sharing, and worrying. I sat in class and channeled my anxiety into peeling little flecks of orange paint off of my pencil, trying to reveal all of the soft wood, bending and chipping my nails looking for that organic centre.

My feet are damp and my heart feels soggy.