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It's been forever but had to do this one!
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My grandma passed away Monday, February 12th this year of Alzheimers. This weekend we put both her and my grandpa's urns into a niche at Park Lawn Cemetery. We had a very small service that was family only...not really a service, more of a gathering really. My brother and I carried the urns into the mausoleum - I had my grandpa's and he had my grandma's. There was already a ladder in place so my dad could put them into the niche. My dad had prepared a speech. It was a very nice speech.
My grandma did not want to be mourned, just remembered. She didn't want a big service or anything really expensive. In his speech my dad mentioned remembering them through a song or something that reminded us of them. I remember my grandma through movies. While I was growing up, she would look after me once in a while, and we had a couple movies that we would always watch, most of them musicals. I'm working on collecting these movies, so whenever I want to really remember her, all I have to do is put on a dvd.

Some movies:
Pete's dragon
Calamity Jane
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (my first Indiana Jones movie :))
Sound of Music
The King and I
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Brigadoon

She also used to tell me a lot of stories about when she was young. During the summer I'm going to start writing down all her stories. At the beginning I'm planning on having something like this and at the end, my dad's speech at the inurnment. I might post some of her stories here. All of the are going to printed and handed out to family. :)

All my applications and stuff have been sent off to the universities and colleges...all there is to do now is wait. aahhhhh. Well...waiting and soon applying for many many summer jobs. Oh the fun never ends....

I've been watching CSI: NY lately and I've noticed some issues...
- there doesn't seem to ever me a detective or police officer with the CSIs when they go to someones house
- the CSIs do almost all their own lab analysis
- sometimes they will pick things up without gloves on!
- the coroner seems way too young to me (maybe I'm just used to Doc Robbins too much?)
- there doesn't seem to be guards nearby when they are questioning someone...so many incidents on the Las Vegas one prove those are necessary
- the main guy reminds me a lot of Horatio from Miami...though this is also amusing.

I don't mind the story lines. From what I have seen so far these are not bad, they're pretty entertaining, dark and twisty. So far I don't mind the characters too much. Right now the History channel (go figure) is playing them every weekday 7 and 10pm.

Oh, and if there is one thing CSI: NY has taught me this week, its that glucose is murder on pleather :P


Random other things:
In Turkey there is a "Batman River"
Fullhouse had an unaired pilot where Danny was not played by Bob Saget
Not every moment is awesome

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Worked in a factory

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Nope, I don't bother anymore. I might for next year, we'll see.

3. Did someone close to you give birth?
Not that I know of.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes, my kitty Newton. He had diabetes but something else contributed to his weight loss. He was down to 5.5 pounds so we had to put him down :( He had an awesome ride to the vet though...I let him sit on my lap and look out the window instead of being in the cage.

5. What countries did you visit?
The U.S. and parts of Canada I've been to years ago.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?.
More fun

7. What dates from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
September 9th - a really good birthday

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Just recently found out that so far I have straight A's (still 2 more marks to get but thats ok, for now its all good!)

9. What was your biggest failure?
AR241...stupid class

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Accidently cut my hand a couple times, hurt my back pretty good during the summer

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Um...I dunno...I bought my brother a clapper board to make his films

12. Whose behaviour should be celebrated?
My brother's. He has finished a couple documentaries this year, written a script for a mockumentary and is currently applying for college and university. Also my great aunt Rose. She has been awesome taking care of my grandma (her sister). I think maybe a building should be built with her name on it or something equally big and cool.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
They shall remain nameless here

14. Where did most of your money go?
School, bus trips, groceries/food

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Osteology class - all the cool bones with trauma

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars, Merrick - Infinity, Just - Black and White, Barenaked Ladies - Sound of Your Voice

17. Compared to this time last year,

i. Are you happier or hardened?
Hardened

ii. Thinner or fatter?
Maybe a little fatter but mostly the same :P so much good food so little time

iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Been more relaxed, read more books, studied

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worried

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
My family, Zac and his family (around christmas)

21. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Kinda

22. Any one-night stands?
I don't think so...

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Thats currently on T.V...Grey's Anatomy and Corner Gas

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes

25. What was the best book you read?
Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Producers

27. What did you want and get?
Certain classes, references for grad applications

28. What did you want and not get?
More visits

29. Favorite film of this year?
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to the Keg with family and Zac :) I turned 21

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
No ***** (a certain person who also will not appear here :P)

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
The usual, possibly nicer pants

33. What kept you sane?
Zac, music

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
George from Greys I guess

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Hazel is mayor again! :)

36. Who do you miss?
Zac, snowball, some of my old high school buddies

37. Who was the best new person you met?
Marianne

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
I'm ok and stronger than I think

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
It's in the singing of a street corner choir
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
It's true
Wherever you find love
It feels like Christmas
A cup of kindness that we share with another
A sweet reunion with a friend or a brother
In all the places you find love
It feels like Christmas
It is the season of the heart
A special time of caring
The ways of love made clear
It is the season of the sprit
The message if we hear it
Is make it last all year
It's in the giving of a gift to another
A pair of mittens that were made by your mother
It's all the ways that we show love
That feel like Christmas
A part of childhood we'll always remember
It is the summer of the soul in December
Yes, when you do your best for love
It feels like Christmas
It is the season of the heart
A special time of caring
The ways of love made clear
It is the season of the sprit
The message if we hear it
Is make it last all year
It's in the singing of a street corner choir
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
It's true, wherever you find love
It feels like Christmas
It's true, wherever you find love
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas

Good weekend :) seemed a little short but the fun continues next weekend.
Looking forward to Christmas...of coarse I must get through essays and exams first...boo-urns. I have ideas for most people... except my dad. This happens every year.

So I just got back from seeing the Grudge 2. It was scary like it was supposed to be, but unlike the first one it made no sense! Apparently there are 2 different stories going on, one in Chicago and one in Tokyo that you THINK are going on at the same time but they aren't. I think the Tokyo one happened first and the Chicago one came next.
If you saw the first movie, you know that if you go into the house where this curse is then you're pretty much screwed. The scary lady with the long black hair is going to find you where-ever you are and kill you. After that, you're done, you have disappeared. This one breaks a whole bunch of rules randomly. Towards the end of the movie you find out one of the people who you think was alive has been walking around dead for some time and can all of sudden appear dead when she wants to...or just when she can creep out one of the many main characters.
Also, in this one it seems that if you are cursed and travel to another city, like...I dunno Chicago, you bring the curse with you and it can transfer to the apartment next to you and make the people there do some weird stuff. It would appear that they are acting out what happened at the original house but the the wife kills the husband and I think drowns herself and the step-daughter.
I read some reviews to see if anyone at all can make any sense out of it...and they can't. But the best thing I read was this:

"There are also a three times as many main characters, whose individual tales are presented out of sequence with each other to the point where you're practically begging for that freaky boneless chick to show up and start snapping necks."

I wasn't really begging for the creepy "chick" to show up but it was very confusing.

Holy shit...my cousin was arrested today. Its not really a shock that she was arrested, that part has been a long time coming...what is shocking is that it was her parents that actually did something! She has to go on some program, and if she is caught stealing or with drugs she gets taken to court and has a record. I'm pretty impressed with my aunt and uncle right now, they've finally realized they need to do something other than deal out punishments that never stick.

Ok, let us get one thing straight - WE ARE NOT A 24-HOUR HELPLINE! Calling between 10am-10:30pm is fine before or after that is waking people up!
Oh and another thing, why do some girls always have to be the hostesses? Would it kill you to walk 10 minutes?

Ugh! This weekend sucks!

Next week begins last year at laurier (if all goes well :P)
Looking into stuff for next year - 3 options i think: museum studies, graduate archaeology program or work. I think I'm leaning towards museum studies. And for that it looks like my options are (yes, in this order) Ontario Museum Association (OMA) Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Toronto Museum Studies program, Fleming Museum Management and Curatorship program or George Brown College. George Brown seems to let anyone in but on the other hand its still close to everything but it shall be the last resort I think. It doesn't even have an internship program. The OMA doesn't really either but its got other good things going for it.
Work would be ok I guess if it involves a museum or digging in a field somewhere :P Still have more stuff to look into...and present school stuff to worry about as well.

Goodnight...

Took a break from studying awful AR360 and found a wonderful online store: http://www.archaeologystore.com/
Here are some of my favourite things I found there.
Shirts:
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/black_ts/archstore.40021969
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/black_ts/archstore.39500078
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/black_ts/archstore.38582403/-/2
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/valuetshirts/archstore.34894487

Bumper Stickers:
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/bumperstickers/archstore.10196151/-/2
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/bumperstickers/archstore.8079866/-/2
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/bumperstickers/archstore.7002883/-/2
http://www.archaeologystore.com/store/cpshop.cgi/bumperstickers/archstore.4731913/-/3

If it's over 40, you're one spoiled jerk.

(x) cell phone
( ) own phone line
( ) own bathroom
(x) 2+ story house
( ) built in pool
( ) hot tub
( ) guest house
( ) game room
(x) tv in your room

total: 2

( ) your own queen bed
( ) more than 10 pairs of shoes
( ) 10+ things from a designer store
(x) good grades
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) name brand wallet
( ) ipod
( ) xbox
( ) ps2
( ) mp3 player

total: 1

( ) range rover
( ) basketball hoop
( ) air hockey table
( ) pool table
( ) ping pong table
( ) foose ball table
( ) trampoline
( ) live on a lake or pond or by one? or a cottage
( ) own a snowboard
( ) own a surfboard

total: 0

( ) has a boat
( ) has a jet ski
( ) has a beach house or cabin
( ) only child
(x) stereo system in bedroom
(x) dvd player in room
( ) 100+ dvd's
( ) gets $50+ for allowance each month.
( ) goes shopping every month
( ) shops at american eagle

total: 2

( ) goes snowboarding or skiing every week or something expensive every week
(x) 2+ family cars
(x) a mom AND a dad
( ) step mom/dad
( ) cologne/perfume
( ) aim
(x) msn
(x) yahoo
( ) 5+ trophies
(x) digital camera
( ) walk in closet

total: 5

( ) electric scooter
(x) bike
( ) 3 or 4-wheeler
(x) guitar/drums
( ) hammock
( ) been on a cruise
(x) traveled out of the country
( ) personal fit trainer
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) met a celebrity

total: 3

( ) straightener/curling iron
( ) gets hair done/nails/spas
(x) on/was on a varsity team for school.
( ) own batting cage
( ) 100+ in wallet/purse right now
(x) own savings account
(x) 1+ best friends
( ) been to the caribbean
( ) been to europe
( ) been to hawaii

total: 3

( ) been to new york
( ) shopped in seattle
( ) been on the eiffel tower in paris
( ) been on the statue of liberty in new york
( ) been on honor roll for 2+ years
(x) moved 3+ times

total: 1

( ) sports car
(x) pet(s)
( ) ranch..
( ) verizon
( ) cingular
( ) virgin mobile
( ) t-mobile
( ) sprint
( ) alltel
(x) been to 5+ states in the us
(x) have a job
( ) 100+ buddies on messenger

total: 3

(x) alarm clock
( ) home cooked meal almost every day
( ) eat out almost every day
( ) been in a limo
( ) own camcorder
(x) own laptop computer
(x) own desktop

total: 3

TOTAL: 23 - not bad

*phew...finally finished the essay for my seminar course! 26/57 pages is actual writing and the rest is figures, tables, charts, bibliography and my three databases. just one more essay to go, though this one is only 12-15 pages. me likes.
so close...and yet so far...

Guilt	What is yours?	Explain yourself
Culinary:	popcorn	i dunno...its yummy and easy to make...buttery goodness :)
Literary:	Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters	Its about a family of egyptologists...enough said :P
Audiovisual:	TV	i have a bunch of shows i watch mon-thurs and then lacrosse games on the weekend
Musical:	The Ramones, Queen, Oncejust, Beatles, Weezer	I got lots...can't explain
Celebrity:	Harrison Ford	Indiana Jones

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DESCRIBE YOUR
Wallet - Pirate skull + hearts
Hairbrush - grey, nothing special
Toothbrush - purple!
Pillow cover - Lord of the Rings
Blanket - Lord of the Rings (hehe, yes i am a nerd)
Coffee cup - i have a bunch...one is blue
Sunglasses - n/a
Underwear - mostly boring
Shoes - running shoes and steel-toed work boots
Favorite top - my archaeology shirt
Cologne/Perfume - none, gives me headaches
CD in stereo right now - Pavement
Makeup - none!
In my mouth - timbit
In my head - random thoughts...
Wishing - that all my essays were done
After this - going to sleep
Fetishes - er...
The last thing you ate - a timbit :P
Something that you are deathly afraid of - needles
Do you like candles - sure
Do you like the taste of blood - of course...in fact i think i'll go get some right now...
Do you believe in love - yes
Do you believe in soul mates - undecided
Who is your worst enemy - people who try to copy notes off my laptop during class
Can you eat with chopsticks - yup yup, as of last summer

Have you ever...
Fallen for your best friend? not my best friend, but a friend
Made out with JUST a friend? nope
Been rejected? yup
Been in love? sure :)
Been in lust? all the time :P
Used someone? probably
Been used? i think so
Cheated on someone? nope
Been cheated on? possibly...never got confirmation
Done something you regret? yup

Who was the last person...
You touched? gave my mom a hug as she was leaving
You talked to? Mom and Dad
You hugged? my Mom
You called? my Mom
You instant messaged? Jane!
You kissed? Zac
You yelled at? yelled about my job...does that count? oh and about someone who tried to copy notes off my computer during class.

Have you/are you/do you...
Considered a life of crime? no
Considered being a hooker? jokingly...
Considered being a pimp? no
Are you psycho? a little...
Split personalities? no/yes
Schizophrenic? nope
Obsessive? about certain things
Panic? sometimes
Anxiety? a little
Depressed? no
Suicidal? no
Obsessed with hate? nope
Dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, and gore? nope
Dream of doing those things instead of just seeing them? yup yup
Understanding: i think some people think they understand me :P
Open-minded: most of the time
Arrogant: nope, i'm amazing :P
Insecure: sometimes
Interesting: i can be interesting sometimes
Hungry: nope, i'm good for now
Friendly: sure
High IQ? depending on who you compare me to...
Moody: sometimes, depends on how my day is going :P
Childish: sometimes, but its fun!
Independent: mostly
Hard-working: yeppers peppers
Organized: depends on where i am...
Healthy: i try
Emotionally Stable: some of the time
Shy: yah
Difficult: hehe, always
Have tattoos? nope
Bored Easily: oh yah
Thirsty: not right now
Responsible: sometimes
Sad: occasionally
Happy: sure...
Trusting: depends
Talkative: depends on who i'm talking to...
Original: probably not
Lonely: not at the moment...just tired
Colour your hair? i've dyed it red twice, the second time didn't work so well
Piercings? ears
Have a boyfriend? yup
Floss daily? lol, no
Own a webcam? yup
Ever get off the damn computer? sometimes, when i'm kicked off
Sprechen sie deutsche? Ja, Ich liebe Deutsch. Es ist sehr cool!
Habla espanol? si...actually no

Currents...
Current Clothes: the usual jeans and sweatshirt
Current Mood: tired
Current Taste: timbit
Current Hair: shoulder-length, down
Current Annoyance: a certain roommate who shall remain nameless...
Current Smell: i dunno...my room?
Current thing you ought to be doing: writing an essay or sleeping
Current Desktop Picture: the evil guy from Majora's Mask, hehe
Current Favorite Group: The White Stripes
Current Book: my textbooks
Current DVD In Player: None, but i kinda wanna watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory right now...
Current Refreshment: Was drinking a hot chocolate half an hour ago
Current Worry: Essays and tests
Current Crush: Alan :P hehe, j/k
Current Favorite Celebrity: i dunno.

Favorite...
Food: pizza
Drink: orange juice
Color: Blue
Shoes: running shoes
Candy: cane
TV Show: CSI
Movie: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Vegetable: ?
Fruit: clementine
Number: 5
Holiday: easter - i like the bunnies on the cadbery creme egg commercials :P
Radio station: Edge 102
Place: Waterloo Park - it has bunnies
Flower: i don't really care about flowers...sometime blue?
Scent: brownie!

On Dating...
Long or short hair? long
Dark or blond hair? dark
Tall or short? really tall! :P
Mr. Sensitive or Mr. Funny? Mr Funny
Good girl/boy or bad girl/boy? ...
Dark or light eyes? dark
Hat or no hat? meh...sometimes you need to wear a hat
Pierced or no? meh
Freckles or none? meh
Stubble or neatly shaved? FUZZ!
Rugged outdoorsy type or sporty type? meh

Random...
If you could be anywhere, where would you be? Egypt - valley of the kings, in those tombs no one is allowed into
What would you be doing? exploring!

1) What's on your bedside table? you mean my desk...clock, computer, glass, advil...etc etc...
2) What's the geekiest part of your music collection? er...
3) What do you eat when you raid the fridge at night? i raid the fridge whenever...whatever i have in there will do...lately its been clementines.
4) What is your secret guaranteed weeping film? well if i told you it wouldn't be a secret now would it...and its not so much a movie as an episode of a show
5) If you could have plastic surgery, what would you have done? nothing, that would be creepy
6) Do you have a completely irrational fear? i'm not sure my fear of needles is irrational...they're scary and creepy.
7) What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments? my face going red
8) Do you ever have to beg? ...
9) Do you have too many love interests? all the time...i don't know what to do with them all
10) Do you know anyone famous? er, no
11) Describe your bed: didn't we go over this already? lord of the rings, enough said...
12) Spontaneous or plan? depends...
13) Who should play you in a movie about your life? Alyson Hannigan
14) Do you know how to play poker? kinda...
15) What do you carry with you at all times? my keys
16) How do you drive? i don't!
17) What do you miss most about being little? the toys
18) Are you happy with your given name? mostly...but there should be less sarahs out there, its very confusing sometimes.
19) What was the last song you were listening to? i think it was something by Pavement
20) Have you ever been in a school play? back in grade school, i was a minstral
21) Have you ever been in love? i'm almost positive we already had this question
22) Do you like yourself and believe in yourself? sometimes

4 things I would eat on the last day of my life:
1. new orleans pizza
2. chocolate - the kind in the christmas countdown calendars
3. americanized chinese food
4. lasagne

4 Cd's I will never get rid of:
1. The White Stripes
2. Queen
3. The Ramones
4.

4 movies that made me think:
1. Big Fish
2. Soul Survivors (what does that opening scene have to do with the rest of the movie?)
3. Finding Forrester
4.

4 vacations I have taken:
1. Colorado
2. Florida
3. South Dakota
4. Baumann! So much fun!

4 songs I constantly get stuck in my head (not on purpose, mind you):
1. My Humps - *cries*
2. Apple Blossom - White Stripes
3. 1,2,3,4,5,6 switch, I am slowly going crazy...etc
4.

4 things I want to learn:
1. how to surf
2. ancient middle egyptian
3. more songs to play on my guitar
4. public speaking w/o turning red

4 beverages I drink frequently:
1. Hot chocolate
2. Coke
3. Juice
4. ...more juice

4 TV shows I watched as a kid:
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2. Batman
3. Care bears
4. Smurfs

4 places to go in my city: Waterloo
1. the park
2. the mall
3. the other mall
4. the bars

1. Strawberries or blueberries? neither, gross

2. "Legally Blonde 2" or "Terminator 3"? terminator 3, if i have to

3. Hamburgers or hot dogs? hamburgers...especially if it has cheese on it,mmmmmmm

4. Boating or hiking? hiking

5. Suntan lotion or sunblock? does it matter? i just don't want to get a sunburn

6. "Big Brother" or "The Amazing Race"? Amazing Race if i must choose.

7. Beach Boys or Jimmy Buffett? Beach Boys

8. Grow your own produce or buy from supermarket/greengrocer/farm stand? buy

9. Drive with car windows/top down, or with air-conditioning on? windows down

10. Go away for vacation, or stay at home? vacation

Last...what? four or five days I have been waking up during the night between 2:15 and 2:30am. I can't explain it. There isn't any noise that wakes me up or anything. No one else seems to know what it is. Though my roommate had an interesting thought. Shes seen that in a horror movie, guy keeps waking up at 3am and eventually goes crazy and tries to kill his family. Hopefully I don't get to that point :S creepy.

Me and my family usually have a movie night on weekends. Tonight we watched episodes of Soap, started in 1977 and lasted for 4 seasons. So far its been pretty good though four hours of it is a little much. :S Its a good show in small doses. Bob and Chuck are great :)

Happy New Year!