The Heart of Darkness

I know, you all thought it was a story by Joseph Conrad, but I believe it was really intended to describe Toronto in the winter. Ok, it's not officially winter yet, but it will be in a few days so cut me some slack. All day long it's gray, gray, gray and then around five o'clock it gets dark. Can you say SAD (seasonal affective disorder)? I may have to look into getting one of those special lights. I've been totally bummed out this week for no clear reason. I'm sure the weather is to blame. I guess I should just be happy that I'm not freezing my ass off. The ass freezing will come later I'm sure. Luckily the landlord pays for our heat, so we should be able to stay fairly cozy without going broke(r). No matter where you are, I hope the sun shines on you today. Maybe you could soak up a little for me.

Ah Sweet Freedom

Yay!! I finished the feature article I was working on for my magazine writing class and even managed to hand it in on time. I wrote about teaching in Korea. What can I say, thinking of creative story ideas is not my forte. It was a good choice, though, because I could just interview my friends rather than cold-calling important people. Man I hate that #$%@ magazine writing class. It's the most work of all my classes and I have the worst marks in it. Still, I'm pretty happy with the feature I wrote. Of course I was happy with my last assignment for that class and I got 70% on it :( I don't get those kind of marks!! Ok, I guess I do now. I keep telling myself that I don't want to be a magazine writer anyway, but it doesn't assuage my bruised ego.

So, now that the sucker is done, I'm giving myself a day off. It's a beautiful day and I'm going to go out there and enjoy it. I'm not sure what I'm going to do out there, but I'll do something dammit. Of course, at the moment it's almost noon and I'm still sitting here in my jammies. But hey, it's my day off right? Well, that's all for now. The sun is calling :)

Poor Me

Well, what a crappy day I've had. First, I got bitten/stung in the shower by a freaky looking insect with many waving legs. I later learned that it's called a house centipede. It totally scared the crap out of me and hurt like a bejesus. Then, I spent six hours in class. When I got home I realized that I'd forgotten my keys and had no way to get in as my roommates were both out. I didn't have anyone's phone number with me, so I had to wander around Toronto for six and a half hours, phoning home at regular intervals, until they finally got home at 10pm. I'm so zonked I can barely keep my eyes open. And on that note, time for bed.

Everyone can post a comment

Just in case you previously tried to post a comment to anything on my sight and failed, I've fixed it so that anyone can post as "anonymous," so you don't have to be a blogger member to post. Just click on "anonymous" when you go to post. Sign your name at the bottom of your post so I know who the heck you are ;)

Exploring Laos

One day some friends and I rented bicycles and
tackled Loas' pothole-ridden dirt roads to get to some
caves. We had to leave our bikes behind in order to
trek up to the caves' entrances. Laos is beautiful,
friendly and fun. It's very green and lush and has
the advantage of not being overrun by tourists such as
myself. If you're up for an unusual travel
destination, I highly recommend it.

Photo Problems

Well, I've clearly figured out how to post a photo. Now I just have to get the size right. I'm feeling a little challenged right now. Bear with me.

Drinks with Long Thanh

When I visited Vietnam in April 2004, I met famous,
Vietnamese photographer Long Thanh, who bought me far
too many drinks and was enthralled with the wrinkles I
get around my eyes when I smile. Kind of puts a
positive spin on crow's feet. In case anyone's mind
is heading for the gutter, it was totally platonic.
Sheesh people. Anyways, I mainly included it because
I think it's a pretty nice picture of me. Can you
tell that I'm a tad tipsy?