I don't know if it's just me, but what is it about having free time that makes it only worth having while you're busy?
let me explain.
so i've just switched cities and am unemployed. i've been told to relax, enjoy the time off and catch up on all the things that i've wanted to do but didn't have the time for.
however, the thing is: i don't feel like doing them.
it's true that i can only spend so much time handing out resumes and making callbacks.
after that, i should have tonnes of time to catch up on my hobbies - scrapbooking, sewing, making jewelry and taking and editing photos. except that i can't. i can't let go and relax.
something about having too much time makes it not worth having.

lOvE tHiS.

saw this recently and fell in love with it.
by a digital artist at http://vladstudio.deviantart.com/
i wish i had this painted on my wall.

Vive La France!

woke up this morning to check the usual facebook, email, blogs, etc... and to my surprise (because i wasn't supposed to find out until June) there was an email of congratulations - i've been accepted to teach english in the fall. my placement will be in Nice, France with high school students. which is ideal - my cousin lives in nice, and at the high school level, i'm actually not supposed to speak in french to them (my french is rusty at best)
wow. i'm hyper with excitement, a bit freaked out, and not sure what to do next! do i study to improve my french or english grammatical skills? ahhhhh! so much to consider, so much i don't know! need to look into things...
but for now, i can dream of weekend trips returning to this:

Moving On....

In the latest adventure in my life, I have once again moved cities. I have spent nearly a year in Toronto, and really did like it there. It has been truly bittersweet to leave. On one hand I begin a new chapter, which is exciting. On the other hand, a chapter closes. There are many things that I've come to love about life in Toronto, but I will miss these things the most.
Above all else I will (and already do) miss my Toronto family. Mainly my roommates and old classmates from college, they have been spectacular. Cindy especially - she has become a veritable sister to me. I'm not sure if I'll ever have such a great set of roommates again. I'll miss the Huron house parties, the mini film reunions every month, and even, perhaps down the road, miss Brad and Frank's plastic pellet gun fights.
The TTC. Torontonians complain about it every second they get, but wow. It was an incredible machine. It manages to move millions of people everyday, in a ballet that everyone takes for granted. Kudos.
The ladies at the Urban Scrapyard. Thanks so much for coming to visit me every week, and I hope you all manage to find the time to use up the stashes you have at home. ;)
Oddly enough, I grew a sort of attachment to a tree in Toronto. More specifically, the weeping willow that I would pass every morning on the way to work, in the Mount Pleasant cemetary near Davisville. I can't wait to visit the tree to see what it looks like in the summer. It's striking.

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please excuse my lack of actual posts, i have completely fallen into an unending pit of blog customization possibilities. it's so much fun!

hello! welcome to my blog! essentially - a place to share my adventures, things i love, my art & photography - things that hopefully will make you smile. this is one of the most recent things i've had to smile about - a fun adventure to the beautiful Toronto islands, on a slightly chilly evening with some great friends - my fave shot, of the city i call home (for now)