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]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/7661336/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/7661336/ Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:28:16 PST ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/7568266/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/7568266/ Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:50:25 PST
Not too much new and exciting to report. Trying to start putting some pieces together, but work overwhelms my artistic life. I'm still hoping the barter system is going to make a comeback. This whole working for money to pay for things is so passe. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/6565084/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/6565084/ Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:46:54 PDT ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/6403357/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/6403357/ Sat, 03 Sep 2005 07:49:08 PDT
1) Seeing Paul Hogan sitting on the steps of a bed n' breakfast down the street from my apartment.

2)Ordering a drink that a bartender had never made in the thirteen years he'd been working.

3)My roadtrip to Weymouth. Small town fun is the best kind of fun.

4)Wedding shower treats.

5)The first ferry ride from Halifax to Dartmouth, after living in the city for 2 years.

And so many more that I can't recall at the moment. I should really be writing these things down as they happen. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5928022/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5928022/ Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:48:12 PDT ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5842743/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5842743/ Mon, 04 Jul 2005 23:40:45 PDT
If you're anywheres near Halifax this summer check out a band that goes by the name "The Metric System", that plays every Sunday night at a place called Tribecca, and you'll understand.

Unemployment has lead to insomnia. I shall bake many plates of cookies and see many sunrises over the course of the next few weeks. Life couldn't be finer. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5589129/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/5589129/ Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:43:27 PDT
I have officially declared it to be patio season here in Halifax, and I couldn't be happier. Especially since I just recently quit my job and can just hang out on patios whenever I feel like it. I never quit a job in my life until 2 weeks ago and doing it was utterly liberating, and recommend everyone to do the same. I'll throw something on the BBQ for the next 10 lucky viewers who do so. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/4703845/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/4703845/ Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:56:47 PST ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/4545684/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/4545684/ Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:49:44 PST ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/3013503/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/3013503/ Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:24:42 PDT
It's been much too long. This has actually been the first time in a loooooooooooong time that I've had access to the internet and well 20th century commodities that I've been accustomed to having. Things in Halifax are going alright. I'm working and non-homeless so that's always a bonus. But I haven't been able to explore the city as much as I'd like to have done because my job takes up too much evil time. I did however get down to see the tall ships that floated their way into town. I'm not sure what's so entoxicating about boats, but people sure do flock to see them. They were pretty cool, but not cool enough for me to stand around in line ups all day so I could walk around board.

I haven't written anything in a while, and I'm hoping that with the long weekend, and the massive amounts of sunshine I'll get something started. I also want to get around to viewing all 309 deviations this weekend, while I have the chance. So if I send a comment on a piece you submitted a decade ago, I apologize now for the lateness. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2323885/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2323885/ Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:47:15 PDT
Anyways, I'm all set up here, and in the process of finding employment, hopefully something comes up before my next month's rent is do ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2049524/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2049524/ Sat, 20 Mar 2004 13:38:18 PST
Just a few more days 'til spring
And I'm crossing my fingers
Let this snow melt into rain
The city is deserted
As if everybody heard
That this town doesn't
Want us 'round today
And I've got that feeling
My life is caving in
I can't help but feel that way

Don't you tell me that
All in good time
That I'll be just fine.

I'd feel so much better
If you'd loosen my tether
As I'm tossed about your
Cold white pole
I'd get on the freeway
Keep driving 'til next Tuesday
And put a thousand miles
Between us, or more
But I know that's not possible
All the streets here run in circles
I wouldn't even make it
Out of the core

So don't you tell me that
All in good time
That I'll be just fine
Don't you try and ease my mind
Don't waste my time

If I do get through this
I promise you this
Next time around I'll get it right
I'll walk through your ghost town
In nothing but my night-gown
And you can blow with all your might
And I'll face you smiling
Whether dying or surviving
But for now I've just got to try and
Make it though tonight

Don't you tell me that
All in good time
That I'll be just fine
Don't you try and ease my mind
No, don't waste my time
Don't you tell me that I'll be just fine
'Cause I know I'm not fine
Don't you ask me to try and be kind
'Cause it's personal this time ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2024870/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/2024870/ Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:58:53 PST
Spring is definitely in the air, and by that I mean the smell of skunks. They must be coming out of their winter hide-a-ways because campus absolutely reeked the other night. It's sort of weird, the place my parents live have no skunks, and the reason always given is because it's an island.....but I always wondered how bears, and deers, and porupines and all the rest of the animals got over there, except the skunks. It seems very odd that they never discovered the bridge that connects the island to the rest of the mainland. I think skunks have been given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to intelligence, but I've just blown their cover. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1871356/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1871356/ Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:07:14 PST
But on a completely different note. Do you know what the world needs now? And no, it isn't love sweet love. We need more anonymous games of x's and o's. I've been putting up a sheet of paper starting the game on my room door, and it's always exciting to come home to see someone has joined in. My record is horrible, with only one win. But honestly, how does one improve their x and o skills? Either way, it's gotten me through a stressful week of midterms. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1768059/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1768059/ Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:41:16 PST
I'm taking a Genetics class this term, which is a complete change of pace from my regular coures, and I'm finding it a bit tough because I'm much too accustomed to the world of political science. I just hope I get to start playing God soon enough ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1621588/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1621588/ Fri, 02 Jan 2004 22:25:04 PST
A question about New Year's Eve. Why the heck does everyone order Chinese food that night? Noone seems to know the answer. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1473078/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1473078/ Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:42:16 PST
Oh yes, here's Wintersleep's website. [link] Check out the mp3's. If you don't love them as much as I do, I'll do your laundry for a month. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1412909/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1412909/ Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:03:24 PST
There's only 2 weeks left of this term, and then Christmas break finally arrives, and I don't think it could get here any sooner. I feel like I'm really running out of steam, but I still have 3 more papers to do. It's too bad I'm not addicted to cocaine or something, that always seems to perk people up in the movies.

I can't stop playing the song, I Believe(When I Fall in Love) by Stevie Wonder. I've said it once, and I'll say it again, Talking Book is *the* greatest album ever made. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1379693/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1379693/ Sun, 09 Nov 2003 22:05:48 PST
We had the first snowfall of the year the other day. Fortunately I was in a different city that didn't have snow yet this year as it occured. Winter is slowly creeping up on me, and I'm not ready to break out my winter coat yet.

Question: If you owned a boat, what would you name it? ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1343112/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1343112/ Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:57:05 PST
Speaking of bread, how often are people supposed to talk to their parents while living away from them? It seems like everyone I know around here talks to their parents nightly. While I, on the other hand, haven't spoken to my parents in almost a month. I'm feeling like a bad daughter. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1328384/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1328384/ Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:14:27 PST ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1296518/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1296518/ Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:37:03 PDT
I'm trying to catch up on all of the work I didn't do over the weekend. I had the best of intentions to do all of my Canadian Politics readings before my group meeting tonight.........but my studious plans got interupted by pure, unadulterated drinking binges. My stomach is performing some sort of voodoo magic on me as we speak.

Halloween is coming and I still haven't decided on a costume yet. I'm not what age you're supposed to stop getting excited about Halloween, but 24 definitely is not it. I've yet to have a disappointing Halloween in my life, hence it being my favorite holiday. Much more loved than the disappointing Christmas and New Year's bit.

Well, I guess I put off the inevitable for too long, so it's off to read about multinationalism. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1273539/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1273539/ Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:40:20 PDT
I'm once again procrastinating. I have a paper to write on neo-liberalism, which really is a pretty interesting topic. I just don't feel like writing anything of academic value right now. Tonight at the library, my mind kept drifting off, and I'm sure by the end of the night I'll have more lines of poetry than of an essay.

The long weekend is over, and everyone is back from their voyages home. I must say although it was pretty creepy around here with everyone gone, I miss the quiet. Plus, I can no longer drown out that quietness with my music, due to my neighbor existing. Speaking of, I'm playing some Rheostatics. Mmmmmmmm, fulfilling. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1267407/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1267407/ Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:14:29 PDT
I went for a walk downtown, and upon arriving back at residence I ran into this girl, Brooke. She's a very interesting person in a way. She came up from Boston to go to school here, and she has this hard, backstreets of Boston accent, even though she's clearly from a wealthy American suburb. And she's always dressed very.....hip-hopish I guess you would say, but then she is always carrying this very cutesy purse. And to top it off she smokes these really long, menthol cigarettes, when some might expect hand rolled cigarettes. She's a real walking contradiction, and I think it's great. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1259687/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1259687/ Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:59:29 PDT
Campus is very quiet.....a little too quiet. I think mostly everyone on my floor has gone home, although I just heard the jingle of keys so at least I'll have someone to conversate with over the next few days. This is the first Thanksgiving that I haven't gone home, and I'm already feeling nostalgic. A box of stuffing made in the mircowave will have to suffice. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1246770/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1246770/ Tue, 07 Oct 2003 12:37:42 PDT
My trip home for the weekend was alright, didn't get much done, but I never do when I venture to Cape Breton. Ran into a few old friends, had a few too many drinks, and watched a lot of horrible TV. Now I am suffering with a Social Psychology lab due tomorrow at noon. I'm off to take up residence on the 3rd floor of the library. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1227690/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1227690/ Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:01:44 PDT ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1220533/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1220533/ Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:52:32 PDT ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1217963/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1217963/ Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:18:47 PDT
I'm still working on my paper. The first two pages went well, but then I took a break to make some rice, which went horribly awry. I'm not sure why I have no problem cooking a turkey dinner, yet am completely obvlious when it comes to rice. I'm think I can blame my genes somehow, it seems to be a trend these days. And now back to interest group lititagion...... ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1212791/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1212791/ Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:36:45 PDT
So anyways, my birthday is fast approaching this week. I'm not one who looks at birthdays as depressing (well except for my 20th, that was depressing), but I do always reflect on the passing year and that gets me to thinking that maybe I missed out on growing up again for another year. I guess that I just had these pre-concieved notions of where I should be in my life at each year. Turning 24 I always assumed I'd be finished school, and maybe settling down and starting some sort of boring career. I am however still in school, living in a wild residence, and still have no clue as to what I really want to do with my life job-wise.

People always say that the most interesting people they know are the ones that are never really sure of what they want. It somehow makes them, " spontaneous", and "exciting". I however see it the exact opposite. I'm really in awe of people who know exactly what they want in life, especially ones that are passionate about what they do. This floating around business is tiring me out, and I'm really sick of having an obscure answer to the never ending question, "So what are you going to do after graduation?"

On a completely different note, do people who hold hands in public trigger your gag reflex? Or is it just me? ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1201591/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1201591/ Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:52:58 PDT
I have my drawing class in another hour, and I feel as though I'm still not really improving even after extensive hours of practice. I wonder how long it took Picasso?

Lastly, anyone named Jerome is more than likely a little off when it comes to matters of the head. If anyone is named Jerome reading this, I apologize, but it's true. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1195942/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1195942/ Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:54:08 PDT
On a completely unrelated topic, I've come to one of my many conclusions about humanity in general today. Rugby players have completly no inhibitions what so ever. On the walk home from visiting a friend I was strolling by the field, where a game had just finished up, and right there in plain sight was a player stripping down to his birthday suit. I strive to be as carefree as him one day. As for now, I shall zip up my sweater.

I have many things I should be doing right now, however I feel very inclined not to be doing them. I'm more inspired to do everything else that I shouldn't be doing, which means I might possibly have something new to submit. *cue suspenseful music* ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1188898/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1188898/ Sun, 21 Sep 2003 19:37:28 PDT
You can see why it was so easy for me to tear myself away from it and waste my time entering yet another pointless journal entry.

Speaking of pointless, I've noticed that bees and wasps are still hanging around since it's still been quite lovely this month. But where do bees and wasps go in the winter? Do they just die off? Hibernate? Or just fly down south? After 23 years of existing on this earth, 17 of those being in school, you'd think I'd know the answer. But I honestly don't.....and that frightens me. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1177323/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1177323/ Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:05:57 PDT
Classes are going good. I don't have any of Fridays, which is superb. This will probably be the last year of my life where I'll have a long weekend every week, so I'm taking full advantage. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1145437/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1145437/ Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:04:20 PDT
I also had to go the library to pay off a fine I'd acquired over the summer, after not realizing I packed away a book I had out on loan. Thankfully the library stops charging you late fees once it reaches $13.25. So since I was yet again allowed to take out books I started looking for this book of poems I hadn't read since highschool, but knew had one of my favorite poems. And I found it! So I'm going to leave this certain poem for the ending of my journal entry, for anyone who does read this. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


"Shopping with a friend for her Wedding Dress"
by Sheree Fitch

The saleslady
has a nettle
of straight pins in her mouth
and a tape measure necklace

She smiles a porcupine smile

Precisely, she hems the dress
meticulous
about the distance from the hem
to the tips of the peau de soie toes

There are rows
of dresses
swathed in plastic
the soft plastic
my mother warned me never to put over my head
because I could suffocate that way
could die that way ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1140809/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1140809/ Mon, 08 Sep 2003 13:15:14 PDT
Everything else is going great here in Antigonish. I love the month of September. Everyone is happy to be back to school to see old friends, the workload is light, and the weather is still reasonably nice. The leaves have just started to change, and it seems like fall is going to set in earlier than usual. However, I did make it to the beach yesterday, which was wonderful. I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1130350/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1130350/ Fri, 05 Sep 2003 08:22:49 PDT
I hooked up the computer that I had in storage when I got up here, and I re-discovered all of the music I was listening to last term. Right now it's Yes it is, by The Beatles; a very wonderful song, but then again anything by The Beatles is usually pretty wonderful.

I'm still in the process of picking my courses, since I didn't get to register until I got up here. So far I have: Christians in Dialouge, Communist Political System:China, and Canadian Public Policy. I'm still waiting on a few others because all of the classes I wanted to take were full, so I have to see if the professors will give me permission to register late.

Well it's off to buy some books. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1103106/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1103106/ Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:27:57 PDT
He's going into his final year at St.FX as well, however, taking something completely different from me. He's going to be graduating with a degree in Music, his focus on bass. It's so great to hear him talk about all of it. From the music, his professors, even right down to how he has to transcribe every second of a given song for certain assignments. Even though I really don't have a clue about any of it, it's wonderful to just sit and listen to him, because he's so amazingly passionate about it. You can't help but smile. I'm really proud of all that he's accomplished over the past 3 years, and sure to accomplish this year. I don't think I've ever told him that.....maybe I should. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1096310/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1096310/ Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:03:13 PDT
The other night I discovered a neurotic , and some might even say paranoid, habit of mine. When I do finally go to bed and try to sleep, I have to lay down facing the door to my room. I *can't* go to sleep otherwise. I'm not too sure why I do it......maybe I think facing the door while asleep will keep intruders from opening the door up and coming in and killing me or something.

I'm totally convinced that I'm either going to be murdered, or killed in some unnatural way. It just seems like a lot of people in my family have died in the most unusual ways, and I think it skipped the last generation, making it inevitable for mine.

On a brighter note, I just finished making peanut butter cookies. Nothing beats home baked goods at ungodly hours of the day/night. There's something wonderfully relaxing about baking. I think Betty Crocker was onto something. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1081246/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1081246/ Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:39:51 PDT
So I was supposed to go out tonight to see two amazing bands: By Divine Right and Wintersleep. However, I just heard through an anonymous source that instead both bands were replaced by karaoke. I have only one word.....KARAOKE?!?!?!?! *sigh* ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1068774/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1068774/ Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:16:34 PDT
Waiting around for my drive to the beach, not sure how many more days of summer Cape Breton has, so I'm taking advantage while I can. Hopefully I won't get a burn because I plan on going out tonight, and that ripe tomato look is so passe. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1041734/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/1041734/ Wed, 06 Aug 2003 13:43:56 PDT
Canada is a great place to live, don't get me wrong, it's just pretty funny that the government in power usually only gets about 40% of the votes, which is enough to win, since our political system is so divided. So that means, that 60% of the people are usually pretty pissed off the day after dropping their ballot into the box.

I personally think Russia has a great democratic system......but I don't know how many politicians would agree with me on that, since they might be condemed commies or something ridiculous like that.

Anyways, it's raining, so I'm stuck inside, hence this journal entry.





]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/993848/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/993848/ Sat, 26 Jul 2003 23:09:16 PDT
I guess the problem is living behind a church.....and living down the street from another church.....which is just up the street from yet another church! The more I think about it, the more pointless it seems to have some many churches around here. They outnumber the Tim Horton's coffee places, and believe me, in Cape Breton, that is truly a feat. God - 1, Tim Horton's - 0.

I wish I was asleep. I looked over at the clock, and it was 2:22am, so I followed through with the supersticious act of making a wish.........and I'm not asleep yet, so it didn't work.



]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/964359/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/964359/ Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:46:30 PDT
Tried to get some new writing pieced together tonight, but I found myself easily distracted, as per usual. I think I'll have something new to submit by morning though. I'm wide awake and don't see sleep anywhere in the near future. That probably has a lot to do with sleeping in today.......due to going to bed when the rest of this city was arising to hot cups of coffee.

So yeah, back to the creative world of scribbles and scratch marks.


]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/961341/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/961341/ Sat, 19 Jul 2003 02:00:15 PDT
Question:
"What's a song that makes/made you cry at one point in time?"

Oh, and I cut my precious nails.



]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/949824/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/949824/ Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:24:08 PDT
Speaking of which, I'm not so sure what I want to do about my nails as of now. I usually like to keep them fairly long.....about an inch or so, nothing close to a guiness world record or anything. But lately people keep telling me they look, "scary". I guess it's just because they look fake, and people usually keep their nails short.....or something. I'm not sure really. It seems like such a shallow thing to actually be putting in time to think about...but really, what else do I have to contemplate. I've pretty much came to my conclusions on everything else the universe has offered me.

Started flipping through the course selection book for next semester's classes, and it got me to thinking about something someone said to me once. They told me I looked like an Economics major.....which I never fully understood. What exactly does an Economics major look like? For some reason a horribly boring person pops in my mind. Noone ever guesses my "real" major.

]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/938008/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/938008/ Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:26:22 PDT
Today was one of those days that just seemed to last forever. It was grey, humid, and had an overall sleepy feel to it. It reminded me a lot of when I was younger and we'd be spending a few weeks out at our bungalow. Most of the time we didn't have enough time in the day to do what we wanted, but on days like today, we'd be stuck inside, playing endless games of cards, and wishing nothing more than to run down and jump off the wharf my father had put up. Definitely not the feeling of a Saturday night.

I was going to call a few friends to venture out to a fairly new bar that opened up downtown. It's called the Rum Jungle, but I've already heard it referred to as the "Scum Jungle", a few times, so I decided against it, and am now spending a quiet night alone.

Kind of regretting it now that boredom has set in.....I'd go for a drive, but my car has recently become a dumping ground for whatever my father drags home. The last time I checked I saw a set of dishes on my front seat, but that's a whole different story.
]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/935105/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/935105/ Fri, 11 Jul 2003 20:55:55 PDT
Hung out with a friend from university tonight. She's not going back next year, which is disappointing, she's a really fun girl to hang out with. And she never seems to run out of things to say. A single story leaves me in tears most of the time, just because she's so descrpitive about every action in the run of a day.

Getting kind of sleepy now, although I'm not entirely in the mood for bed. Might take a stroll down to the corner store to get some candy.......I've been dying for those disgustingly sweet marshmallow strawberries. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/930528/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/930528/ Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:32:54 PDT
On a completely different topic, I was talking to one of my friends about planning a trip somewhere sandy and warm, next May after I graduate, and this was here response:

*Ahem*

"Remember how I said I wanted to have a big wedding? Well now I don't want to do that anymore, and I'm going to get married in Mexico or something, do you want to go to that?"

I have no idea what that has to do with going down south next May, considering she isn't planning on getting married within the next 5 years......unless she's not telling me something about her and the guy she's been seeing for the whole *2* months. My friends will continue to confuse and baffle me until the day I die.


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Listening to some Sublime. They're a great band to listen to any time of the year, but especially during the summer for some reason.

I burnt my hand on the plug of an appliance. I forgot how evil electricity was for a moment, and just when I let my guard down.....bam! My mother keeps telling me to put some emu oil on it. She's pretty adiment on it being able to cure everything. Maybe I should alert the cancer society.



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I have this continuous twitch thing going on in my left eye, and it's really starting to get annoying. I've recently started to wonder if people with glass eyes can get twitches.....note to self, befriend someone who has one to ask pointless questions.

Went out last night, saw some good live music, and got to sit out on patios. Canada Day is always good for patio sitting, oh and fake tattoo wearing. For some reason the holiday and the wash off body art is corralated.

Trying to work on some new writing that has some sort of rhyme scheme, it's coming along.....slowly. It's hard to write when I'm not wrapped up entirely in the moment. Procrastination strikes again! ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/877590/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/877590/ Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:31:05 PDT
Can't sleep again tonight. My diet is consisting of popsicles and cigarettes. I have a feeling those two aren't in Canada's food guide.

Just disovered a new pet peeve the other day. While sitting down and talking to someone, they kept mentioning how bored they were just sitting there, obviously not realizing that it insinuated that I somehow contributed to their boredom. Why can't people just sit and talk anymore, without thinking there's something better to do?

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I went out last night to celebrate a friend's birthday, a few days earlier than it really was. It felt weird wishing someone a happy birthday when it really wasn't for another 3 days. Anyways, I took off early, and when I got home, I noticed that I missed 3 phone calls. And not just any phone calls....phone calls from people I wasn't expecting to hear from. So for the past 24 hours, I've been going over the reasons why they'd place a call to my house. Needless to say, they all seem to be negative ones. Optimism is harder than it seems.

My favorite charm fell off my braclet....and I have no idea how to get it back on. Maybe I should start dating a jeweler. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/785497/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/785497/ Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:10:10 PDT
I hope there's lightening. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/771119/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/771119/ Wed, 28 May 2003 20:11:36 PDT
My friend asked me to go down and meet her at work, have a few drinks, play some pool. I don't know if I'm up to it. My car broke down, so it means I'll have to walk. And although it was extremely nice out today, it cools off a lot at night. Plus there are some shady characters one might run into while walking through the North end of town.

I tried to quit smoking, but I gave in and bought a pack the other day. Cost after taxes....$9.99. Went down a bit since the last time I bought a pack. No more breaking a twenty, that always sucked.

Maybe I'll go try to read. ]]> ~veronicavoltage http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/576841/ http://veronicavoltage.deviantart.com/journal/576841/ Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:47:30 PST
I do an awful lot of stupid things when I'm enebriated. Last night the following included, "several" phone calls, late night attempted visits, sliding of notes under certain doors, etc. Maybe I should stop drinking instead of smoking. God knows I can't do both at the same time, I may self-combust.

I'm trying to convince people into walking somewhere other than the meal hall for some food consumption. So far, I'm not very persuasive. Rice krispie squares it is.



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Me: "Hey, what are you guys watching?"

Phil: "Law & Order."

Me: "Ahh, good show. We actually watched an episode in one of my classes the other day."

Phil: "That's awesome, I wish I was in class that watched Law & Order episodes."

Me: "Uhh, Phil.........you are."

I found it pretty amusing, considering we're going into the second month of this semester. Anyways, I'm off to the gym.




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A pet peeve just came to mind. When I tell someone that I have the feeling that a certain person doesn't really like me, you know, I get vibes from a person that they just don't care for me. Well, I hate it when the person whom I told such things, goes and asks the person if they really do hate me. Then of course they say no, and then the next time we see each other, we have to act extra nice to one another just to make it known that there's no bad feelings. It just makes me realize how fake we all are.


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It is most definitely a Monday. Sometimes I really hate Mondays, today wasn't too bad. Natalie and Ben came knocking at my door at 10am, which at the time I didn't find too amusing, but it did help me wake up, so I could make it to my 12:15pm class........The History of Political Thought. I think that class is the only one I can honestly say I hate to miss. I love my professor. He makes bores like Aristotle.....hilarious. And at 9am, that's hard to do.

So, it's Monday. Monday......Monday is chicken burger day. Things are so damn repetetive around here. I've been picking up on the way things work. Every little detail about how this campus is run. I swear, if someone just stole all the instructions to follow this place would fall to shambles.

Well, I'm tired, and I think I'm due for a nap. It's rainy, and grey and it just seems like the perfect time to catch up on some necessary rest.



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