I have already begun saving money for a new tree to replace the fuzzy stick...and it will be PRE-LIT!
I don't have many days completely clear, however, I do have today as a complete day off. In between laundry and a nap, I believe I will be writing.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Merry Christmas!
I have already begun saving money for a new tree to replace the fuzzy stick...and it will be PRE-LIT!
I don't have many days completely clear, however, I do have today as a complete day off. In between laundry and a nap, I believe I will be writing.
Friday, December 16, 2011
A bit of time to update
Vive le vent d'hiver...even though there's not a flake of snow to be found, which apparently hasn't really surprised many here.
A dusting before Christmas would be nice.
This is what I have been doing:
-Christmas prep (gifts to Quebec and Ontario were sent out yesterday!)
-Work (Which I LOOOOOOOOOVVE, and not just for the perks either :D)
-Volunteering (Pioneer Clubs and Youth Group are done for the year, but there is still kettles!)
-Squishes of time in between for quick hugs and five-minute cuddles
As you can see, writing/painting are not on the list.
I would like very much to post some of my previous work, as I am distancing myself from DeviantArt (shhhhhh, he doesn't know :P), which may or may not include paintings. I haven't decided yet.
I am spending Christmas on the big red rock with my fiance and his family.
...also...
WEDDING PLANNING!!! Yes I went all out on the capslock :P
The first draft of the guest list has been completed, and there will be more discussion as to what we will be doing for a reception, when the service will be, etc.
On my end, I still have to find a dress. Thanks to an evening devoted to looking up styles (and also asking the beloved opinion of my mother), I have come up with what I am looking for :D
Apparently, planning a wedding is not all incense and peppermints, so my friend Cat has offered to help with the invites as well as the planifications. W00t!!!
I'm off to the showers to get ready for a kettle shift, work, and hanging out with the Hill family...and find Paul's gift...shhhhhhhh ;P
A dusting before Christmas would be nice.
This is what I have been doing:
-Christmas prep (gifts to Quebec and Ontario were sent out yesterday!)
-Work (Which I LOOOOOOOOOVVE, and not just for the perks either :D)
-Volunteering (Pioneer Clubs and Youth Group are done for the year, but there is still kettles!)
-Squishes of time in between for quick hugs and five-minute cuddles
As you can see, writing/painting are not on the list.
I would like very much to post some of my previous work, as I am distancing myself from DeviantArt (shhhhhh, he doesn't know :P), which may or may not include paintings. I haven't decided yet.
I am spending Christmas on the big red rock with my fiance and his family.
...also...
WEDDING PLANNING!!! Yes I went all out on the capslock :P
The first draft of the guest list has been completed, and there will be more discussion as to what we will be doing for a reception, when the service will be, etc.
On my end, I still have to find a dress. Thanks to an evening devoted to looking up styles (and also asking the beloved opinion of my mother), I have come up with what I am looking for :D
Apparently, planning a wedding is not all incense and peppermints, so my friend Cat has offered to help with the invites as well as the planifications. W00t!!!
I'm off to the showers to get ready for a kettle shift, work, and hanging out with the Hill family...and find Paul's gift...shhhhhhhh ;P
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ventolin's a Heckuva Drug+RIP Marjorie
Ouf, mon homme...
So it would have to take a really bad cold to make me miss two and a half days of work and catch up on my blog...which I haven`t been taking care of due to work, volunteering, and spending time with my friends.
The past few days have been wheeze-fest 2011. I haven`t been this sick since I was a kid, and it takes a lot for me to miss work. I am on new meds for the next two weeks, and hopefully, I will be back to normal...tomorrow? :(
While I was sick, I was browsing facebook, and came across some sad news. Back home, a girl named Marjorie Raymond took her own life this past Monday. She was fifteen years old and, apparently, the victim of years of bullying and intimidation. It was so bad that she ended up failing Sec II (grade 8) because she didn't go to her courses, and sometimes missed days of school. Harassed online and in school, she confided in her mother over and over again 'I can't do this anymore.'
Her mother promised to send her to adult education when she turned sixteen, but Marjorie took her life long before that. One of my friends had posted in her facebook pictures a screenshot of a post made by one of her tormentors that sickened me down to the core. This same tormentor apparently used to physically fight her on a nearly weekly basis.
What truly frustrates me is that her mother met with the principal of the school on numerous occasions and, unfortunately, they did not take her plight seriously. She had moved to the Gaspesie from Granby about three years ago, and her integration had been more than simply difficult. Her mother spoke to the principal on several occasions.
I do think about poor Marjorie, and her grieving family but I'm also thinking about the students that were aggressive towards her. Did they know how far they were taking it? Did they really realize that what they were doing was hurting her so badly that she would miss school and flunk a year? I'm sure they didn't, but what type of lives are they living where they think that behavior like this is acceptable? I also think about them, and wonder what role-models do they have in their lives that would promote this behavior. I'm not excusing them, but I do pity them for not having sensible roots or someone to shake them by the shoulders to wake them up.
Is there anyone else fed up of the Mean Girls behavior? Why is it that most women I meet consider themselves feminists (or 'equalists', some people are scared of that F-word) and yet have trouble keeping friends that are girls? Is there anyone else that agree that talking behind someone else's back is a cowardly and hollow way of feeling better about someone else?
Is there anyone else afraid to have a daughter that will grow up in an environment like this?
Also, were there not other students that noticed? Did nobody ever talk to the principal and say 'I'm worried about Marjorie.'? Why did nobody else step in? What were they afraid of? How much did they enjoy seeing her victimized with the relief of 'It's not me'? Where did all the Good Samaritans go?
Sleep well, Marjorie
You are missed more than you know
So it would have to take a really bad cold to make me miss two and a half days of work and catch up on my blog...which I haven`t been taking care of due to work, volunteering, and spending time with my friends.
The past few days have been wheeze-fest 2011. I haven`t been this sick since I was a kid, and it takes a lot for me to miss work. I am on new meds for the next two weeks, and hopefully, I will be back to normal...tomorrow? :(
While I was sick, I was browsing facebook, and came across some sad news. Back home, a girl named Marjorie Raymond took her own life this past Monday. She was fifteen years old and, apparently, the victim of years of bullying and intimidation. It was so bad that she ended up failing Sec II (grade 8) because she didn't go to her courses, and sometimes missed days of school. Harassed online and in school, she confided in her mother over and over again 'I can't do this anymore.'
Her mother promised to send her to adult education when she turned sixteen, but Marjorie took her life long before that. One of my friends had posted in her facebook pictures a screenshot of a post made by one of her tormentors that sickened me down to the core. This same tormentor apparently used to physically fight her on a nearly weekly basis.
What truly frustrates me is that her mother met with the principal of the school on numerous occasions and, unfortunately, they did not take her plight seriously. She had moved to the Gaspesie from Granby about three years ago, and her integration had been more than simply difficult. Her mother spoke to the principal on several occasions.
I do think about poor Marjorie, and her grieving family but I'm also thinking about the students that were aggressive towards her. Did they know how far they were taking it? Did they really realize that what they were doing was hurting her so badly that she would miss school and flunk a year? I'm sure they didn't, but what type of lives are they living where they think that behavior like this is acceptable? I also think about them, and wonder what role-models do they have in their lives that would promote this behavior. I'm not excusing them, but I do pity them for not having sensible roots or someone to shake them by the shoulders to wake them up.
Is there anyone else fed up of the Mean Girls behavior? Why is it that most women I meet consider themselves feminists (or 'equalists', some people are scared of that F-word) and yet have trouble keeping friends that are girls? Is there anyone else that agree that talking behind someone else's back is a cowardly and hollow way of feeling better about someone else?
Is there anyone else afraid to have a daughter that will grow up in an environment like this?
Also, were there not other students that noticed? Did nobody ever talk to the principal and say 'I'm worried about Marjorie.'? Why did nobody else step in? What were they afraid of? How much did they enjoy seeing her victimized with the relief of 'It's not me'? Where did all the Good Samaritans go?
Sleep well, Marjorie
You are missed more than you know
Thursday, October 27, 2011
New Blog!
Hello!
So, I have decided to abandon Deviant Art journals in favor of a full-fledged blog. It is more personal, but you can also expect original writings and other neato-fecto-ness.
Just a quick note! Will post more later!
So, I have decided to abandon Deviant Art journals in favor of a full-fledged blog. It is more personal, but you can also expect original writings and other neato-fecto-ness.
Just a quick note! Will post more later!
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