Feelin' Hot Hot Hot!

So it's about 32 degrees Celcius right now in Vancouver.  And it feels really hot to me.  I've been acclimated to the weather here. In Ontario, this is hot but it can get worse of course.  Here this is probably the hotest it's been since I moved here.  I'm very lethargic today (although I'm trying to be productive despite that).  

Speaking of hot...yes he's still around.  Shocking I know.  Nearly a month later and he still puts up with me!  

We went to White Rock the other night and walked on the beach and then had dinner at a restaurant over looking the water.  It's very beautiful there.  Oh, to have a place on the beach...

The countdown is on...

it's only 4 weeks, 19 hours, 16 minutes and 30 seconds til my birthday!!

My new favourite snack!

Ok, so I feel a little grade 6 admitting this, but it's apples and peanut butter.  So yummy!

Five Factor Personality Profile

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have low extroversion. You are quiet and reserved in most social situations. A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you. You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people. Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You're generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it. Agreeableness: You have medium agreeableness. You're generally a friendly and trusting person. But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism. You get along well with others, as long as they play fair. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is low. You're a pretty conservative person, and you favor what's socially acceptable. You think that change for novelty's sake is a very bad idea. While some may see this as boring, many see you as dependable and wise.

The Five Factor Personality Test

You may not be aware of this...

but I'm not the most domesticated person. 

I don't like cooking, but since I need to eat to continue living I do the bare minimum when it comes to food preparation.  Now given, this is because I choose not to cook.  It's really just not that fun for me.  I'm sure if I wanted to I could do so without causing me or anyone else any major illness. 

And while I do get some joy out of laundry, it really is the sense of accomplishment that comes with having it done and put away and also with the knowledge that for a week or so I have an abundance of clean clothes.  

(There is some method to my madness here, so stay with me people!)

Maybe you should sit down first before we continue.

I went shopping today.  And I bought...an iron!  

Ok, I know that it isn't really that amazing, but
considering I've based my decision on whether or not to buy an article of clothing in the past on what kind of care it needed, this is a big step for me.  Before, if a shirt was dry clean only or required ironing it was an automatic no for me.  I didn't want to put that much effort into my clothes. 

But I bought a cute little cardigan a month or so ago and while it didn't require ironing per se, the bottom tends to curl up after coming out of the dryer, so an iron seemed like the only logical solution.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that not only did I not burn the clothing, but I didn't burn myself either!  

It's all baby steps on the path to change.

Snapple "Real Fact" #42

Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open.

Bet you didn't know that!

MEC, Gigi's and 1 Hot Boy

So my aunt and uncle are in town tonight. They've been travelling across Canada from Ontario to BC on a 3 month photography tour. Check it out here.

I met them at MEC because it was an easy spot to find for them and also because they needed to pick up a new tent. After that we went to Gigi's for dinner. Gotta love pizza #35...it's quickly becoming my usual! They're only in town for tonight before they head over to the island. I'm glad I had a chance to see them on their short stop in Van.

P.S. - Hot Boy is still in the picture. I'm debating downgrading him from Hot Boy though. He's read this blog and I don't want his head to get too big! : p

The long and the short of it

So I've been doing some thinking about my goals in life. And mostly about the fact that I really don't have any at the moment. Now I know that probably sounds bad, but it's just that I'm between goals, shall we say.

Around the time that I was graduating from high school I had two main personal goals.

The first was to buy a new-to-me car. One that had a few more features than the '86 Chevette I was touring around in at the time. Good ol' Blue Betty. She was a great car, but she lacked some of the finer things in life, like power anything (steering & brakes for instance) and a radio that didn't turn off and on at every bump in the road.

The second was to live alone. At that time I had only ever lived with my parents and brother (like most people that age I think), but I also knew that I was embarking on a period where I would be living with roomies at least until I graduated college. Suffice it to say that my first roomie situation didn't exactly turn out well. The next ones were much better, of course. But I still wanted to live alone, for many reasons. I wanted to have my own space and be able to decorate it the way I wanted to. I wanted to be able to come and go without an interrogation. I wanted to only have to clean up after me or alternatively, not clean up if I so desired. But ultimately I knew that if I one day I got serious with a guy and we lived together/got married then I'd regret not having that alone time even if it was just for a year or two.

So fast forward about six years. I've realized my two goals. I got my new-to-me car, Silver Stella, in 2003. She was everything I was hoping for and more. I've recently moved to an apartment for one, me! And I've also done some other super cool things like move across the country and find a great job that I really enjoy.

So the question is, what now? I guess I have some thinking to do.

Any thoughts, suggestions, stories you'd like to share? Maybe you've done (or are working on) something that might inspire me?

So just so we're on the same page...

I don't want you to think that this thing between Hot Boy and I is more than what it really is. We had our 3rd date last night. It was lots of fun, dinner and a movie at my place.

But really, it's only been 3 dates. I guess I'm just really happy about meeting someone so nice. It's been a while since I've had some nice in my life and I'm ready for it. Of course it does help that he seems to think I'm pretty great!

Bottom line is that I'm pretty happy with things in my life right now, and Hot Boy is just adding more happiness. And really, who's going to complain about that?