"i'm an alien. a legal alien."

(nobody says it better than sting).

this is how i feel like sometimes. like a legal alien. like an englishman in new york. well, minus the fact that i'm not english, a guy or in new york. *technicalities, technicalities* :P

anyone wanna go away with me? maybe to fields of gold? haha. i'm so cheese. i love it.

speaking of new york, if you're reading this Liz....i'm thinking of YOU! * and listening to sting in the van in boston. and all the other silly things that happened/we did in boston this past summer. ("if you're listening whoa...*enter drums, electric guitar, bass and crazy headbanging*" hehehe.) wish i could go back. wish i could be there with you right now...can't wait until Christmas... :)

what u may not have known about loopoo town. :)

- the squirrels here are fearless. fearless.
- seagram has the BEST leaves on the sidewalk. yay crunchy! :) i LOOOOOOVE it.
- there's a new sidewalk on one side of lester
- it looks super great in fall and winter
- there are no snow flurries here. just snow storms.

today at volunteering i was standing outside in the park watching the kids, when all of a sudden i realized that my hands were numb. numb inside my mittens. they're usually cozy in there. this can only mean one thing...

who's ready for winter? :)

oh midterms...

so my week of death has officially started.
monday: skills, theory (listening)
tuesday: child developmental psychology, music history
wednesday: theory (written analysis)
thursday: paper due for intro to music therapy

oh gosh. time to go to theory. please pray for me....thanks. :)

good luck on your midterms everyone!

Already Complete.

*for the guys, just sub in the appropiate words. same message. :)*

Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize what a gold mine you are, doesn`t mean you shine any less. Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can`t be topped, doesn`t stop you from being the best. Just because no one has come along to share your life,doesn`t mean that day isn`t coming. Just because no one has made this race worth while, doesn`t give you permission to stop running. Just because no one has realized how much of a woman you are,doesn`t mean they can affect your femininity. Just because no one has come to take the loneliness away, doesn`t mean you have to settle for a lower quality. Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level, doesn`t mean you have to sink to theirs. Just because you deserve the very best there is,doesn`t mean that life is always fair. Just because God is still preparing your king, doesn`t mean that you`re not already a queen. Just because your situation doesn`t seem to be progressing right now, doesn`t mean you need to change a thing. Keep shining, Keep running, Keep hoping, Keep praying, Keep being exactly what you are already; complete.

top tens.

top 10 things essential in university:
10. calendar.
9. bright lightbulbs. none of this wimpy 40watt stuff.
8. a desk lamp that actually works properly.
7. box of cheap papermate blue pens. *i love these.*
6. posters. lots of them. cover nasty walls.
5. pictures. to cover up parts of walls that posters can't.
4. slippers. definite must.
3. toothbrush and soap/shampoo/conditioner (obvious. but easily forgotten.)
2. computer.
1. kraft dinner. *mmmmmm. :d my new best friend.*

top 10 things i miss from home:
10. showering in bare feet
9. all the lights in my room. 100watt lightbulb lights. :)
8. tv. in general. with superchannels. and tlc. (probably better we don't have tv here...) :P
7. the posters on my wall.
6. driving. so much more convenient. especially on rainy days.
5. having a washroom for myself (when liz isn't there...)
4. the rest of my warm clothes. (it's freezing up here now.)
3. grand piano. these practice room pianos suck.
2. mommy's cooking. :d
1. my room. :)

top 10 things i should be doing right now:
10. practicing piano. (maybe not. it's too late.)
9. reading.
8. reading.
7. reading.
6. being more productive.
5. reading.
4. reading.
3. reading.
2. reading.
1. reading.

oh gosh. the life of a university student. *sigh* better get to that reading. have a great day y'all...bye! :D

music for my soul...

today in my intro to music therapy class we listened to Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings and it hit me smack dab in my gut. i don't know what it was about this piece of music but it totally captured me and my attention and didn't let me go until the last note. we were told to close our eyes and just visualize mental images while the music played, and just hearing everyone's interpretations was really amazing and super cool.

there's something about music that reaches deep down inside of you - more than any words ever could. something about it that speaks to the very insides of your being. something that allows it to unleash feelings that you might not have ever realized you felt...now i'm not talking about the music you hear on the radio (although some of that stuff is pretty good) but i'm talking about the real juicy music that leaves you feeling a sense of satisfaction...

ah, music....*sigh* need i say more? :)

h a p p y one year a n n i v e r s a r y justinhead. :) *muah*

there have been ups and downs...but somehow we managed to get through it all, and in the end that's the most important bit. you're a special one...thanks for everything. couldn't have done it without you - literally. *heehee* :)

bye summer...hello autumn. :)

good grief! good bye summer! :D hahahaha. no. i'm just joking. (honest). summer this year was an interesting one. it wasn't my best summer but there were some high points.

as i look back and reflect, i guess i've learned a lot. a lot about myself - what gets me happy, down, annoyed, giddy and generally what areas of my life that need improvement.

this whole summer has been about change. and if you know me i don't really deal with change the best. everything has been changing and the end of it all everything seems different. i'm glad that through everything, God has continued to be the one constant in my life. we heard a sermon about it yesterday at church. i think that i needed to heard certain parts - thanks God.

anyway, it's so easy to want things to go back the way they were - to live in the past. but, that's not what life is about. like switchfoot so eloquently put, "yesterday is dead and over".

so *cheers* to summer, but i'd be lying if i said i wasn't looking forward to autumn - it's my favourite season of the year. i loooooove it. :)

switchfoot | this is your life

yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
yesterday is a promise that you've broken
don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes
this is your life and today is all you've got now
yeah, and today is all you'll ever have
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

yesterday is a kid in the corner
yesterday is dead and over

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes

this is your life are you who you want to be
this is your life are you who you want to be

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

and you had everything to lose

hello, from boston... :)

currently: sitting in liz's office, waiting to go for dinner.

places visited:
- MFA (Museum of Fine Arts - we spent almost the whole day there. some really great stuff in there.)
- Cape Cod (beautiful...AND yummy seafood :d)
- Martha's Vineyard (looks like Stars Hollow. hahaha. nice island.)
- Boston Public Library (such great architecture such beautiful murals. it's soooo pretty in the old section.)

places yet to go:
- Boston Museum of Science
- Aquarium
- Children's museum (maybe.)
- Mystic, Connecticut

ahhhh. i'm so excited!! i'm loving this trip, Boston is great. :D and it's SOOOOOOO great to see Liz again. *yay!*

anyone miss me? hahaha...hope y'all are having fun in toronto!! :)