Canceled!

I knew it would happen, and it did!

I posted about babysitting and was all excited about it and stuff, and I got canceled on. Ah well. It's all good though; I think they might try to have me over next week instead!

Not going to go into too much detail about this, but just for Calgary residents to note, the number for the Calgary Police Station non-emergency line is (403) 266-1234. Do not call (403) 262-1234. That is the Palliser Hotel. :)

Excited to get my presentation mark back today! Hopefully it all went well. I'm looking forward to just sitting there and watching other people present today.

Oooh, and it seems like I talk about Twilight a lot on here, making it seem like I absolutely love it (which I don't really), but when I was talking to my aunt the other night, we were talking about how silly all the hype is about the books and the movie etc., and I found out something interesting! Apparently my uncle's company is the one doing the editing on the whole movie. Kinda cool I guess.

I met Matt for coffee last night after he worked, downtown, while he was still in his uniform and we got this crazy woman who came up to us and started preaching about how useless the war in Afghanistan is, and how useless Canada's leaders are etc etc. I took this opportunity to tell her how important it is to VOTE, but she didn't get it. "All politicians do is argue and spend money!!" Uhh... yeah? Like always? I don't know. She couldn't see any of the points I was making about Afghanistan, not that I necessarily support it, because I'm not entirely sure about how I feel about it, but the way she was talking about it (complete with copious logical fallacies) just made me want to defend it. The uniform is an idiot attractor, that's for sure.

I like updating this week

As you saw from my post last night, I HAVE APPLIED FOR GRADUATION!! I am so excited! I just randomly checked to see if we could do it yet, and we can! So yay for that!

I am excited for it to be Thursday tomorrow. It will be a pretty sweet day I think. My first class of the day is canceled and in another class all we are doing is watching a movie! It will be great to have a break from note taking (which we do pretty much the whole class time - 75 minutes). Plus, in lab I'll get to see how I did on my presentation and just sit and watch other people present. That will be nice for sure. And then time for the regular Thursday festivities with Lo! It will be even more fun this week because we decided to not watch ANTM tonight and watch it tomorrow after Survivor. We always have fun watching and making fun of how self-absorbed Tyra is.

Friday I actually get to see Matt for a while! It seems like it has been so long...

Saturday I don't really have any plans. I told Warren that I would babysit his [adorable] kids, so I guess that's what I'll be up to that night! It really takes me back. I babysat SO much when I was a teenager, but seemed to have been on hiatus the last couple of years, which happens, I guess, 'cause kids tend to grow up. It's kinda nice though, being back at it, and it makes me remember other kids and feel like I just took care of them yesterday.

Sunday is double feature day! Lo and I are going to hit up the cheap theatres for some cheap movies, which I am excited about. We were going to do it last Sunday, but I was recovering from the flu and didn't want to go when I couldn't properly gorge myself on popcorn. Now that I'm recovered, I'm ready to go!

Today at work I had an "innerview". Haha. A bunch of the higher-ups are taking a leadership course, and they had to conduct these innerviews to get to know the employees better. I actually enjoyed mine with Rob. He seemed very interested in what I had to say, and I think learned stuff about me. As hokey as they sound, maybe innerviews are a helpful tool in building relationships and stuff.

Another exciting thing is that my Aunt is coming in November! Hooray!

I didn't realize when I started writing this that it would be a weekend scheduler, but there it is!

OMG...

I just applied for graduation.


!!!!!!!!!!

November (soon anyway)

I was looking at a calender at work today, and have you realized that in less than two weeks, it will be November?! Hooo-ly! Time has been FLYING by recently. I should start Christmas shopping before it's the last weekend before Christmas and I have to brave the insane malls. Another (or two more) reasons to get shopping done early? TWO of the shopping malls in the south (the only two big ones?) have half of their parking lots closed for renovations. Ugh. If that isn't motivation to get shopping out of the way early, I don't know what is!

I was excited today though... I bought a housewarming present for someone. (I think you know her very well!). Lo has been talking a little about moving out lately, and I think I have part of a housewarming gift. Ha. So I'm pretty excited for that. Also JEALOUS! That moving out is in the very forseeable future for her!!! :) <3

And, not to be all romantically gross or anything, but I have to share what Matt did yesterday so I can read back and remember. I hadn't seen him since probably Monday last week and he came over on Sunday night after being out with the army all weekend. He had a shower while I was hanging out and watching tv, and when he came out, he said "Nat, can I ask you something?"
pause "What was THIS..." pulls out the Sex and the City Movie with a flourish "...doing in your bathroom?!" It was so nice. And he definitely surprised me.

Lo and I were talking last week about the Twilight series and about how I didn't really care for it much... but... this weekend I got really into the second book. It was perfect while I was feeling like crap! I think I read (in the last week) the first one and 3/4 of the second one. They are actually quite good! I always am wondering what happens, and they are a nice, light, fluffy read. Which is just great sometimes. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm actually EXCITED for the movie to come out.

What a crappy weekend

First of all, another thanks to Lo, who took her break on Friday and sat with me in the waiting room for my blood test AND got me a juice and some candy for when it was over. <3

Friday night after I got home I absolutely crashed! I slept from about 5 until 845, which was unusual for me; I am just not a nap person. At about 10 o'clock I went to Walmart to get some stuff (how handy is it that they are open til 11!) including some really delicious new tea.

Saturday I woke up and did some stuff, then fell asleep again from about 3 until 8, and felt like death warmed over all night. I couldn't keep anything down. So awful. I hate being sick.

Today I am finally starting to feel a little bit better, just in time to go back to work and school! Ugh! I'm thinking I had some version of the flu, just because of how TIRED I was, and the stomach problems all weekend.

Anyway, that was the crappy part of my weekend, but the good part was that today Lo texted and said that this very hilarious comedian, Dat Phan, is coming to town! She said she will get tickets for us, so I am very excited, especially considering the fun we had at Gerry Dee last week!