summer dayz

My favourite summer EVER was the summer of 2008. It's when I really found my friends. It was the summer of new things, new emotions, new friends, new everything.

Last summer wasn't as great as summer 08........ for a variety of reasons. I was basically MIA from my school friends, my grandpa died, and it was productive in spending about 3/4 of it becoming a lifeguard. The true highlight of that summer was my nyc trip, and of course the very last day of summer spent with my friends of many years.

This summer, I resolve to be extremely productive. Not in the work sense, per se, but more in maintaining my relationshps with other people and developing and exploring new skills and talents for myself. I want to build an ultimate wardrobe for the school year, make use of my canvas and oil paints, sketch a LOT, seal in my musical taste (everyone i know's itunes library puts mine to SHAME) and just try to get out of the house every day.


Here we go.

words of wisdom

summer jammin

i'm not usually one to listen to pop music anymore but ALL THESE SUMMER SONGS ARE RIDICULOUSLY CATCHY!!!

celebrity sighting #2

On the bus with friends from kits beach yesterday and saw this girl on the #22!!!!
I didn't recognize her but my friends, who watched Canada's next top model did. And heeey she's a celebrity right? :) I can cross that off my list now!!!
What struck me the most about her wasn't her beauty.... but also the fact that she was extremely nice!
She DEFINITELY looks different from her studio shots on the website than in real life..... but if you ask me...... though maybe not as perfect looking, she's just as, if not more, beautiful.

different city every night

travie mccoy has the most beautiful voice ever!!!!!!!! (besides john legend).



wish i could sing.



and just discovered this guy WHO WROTE HIS OWN VERSES!!!!!! <3333

because quotes about swimming can apply to everyone's lives

“For myself, losing is not coming second. It’s getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I’ve been in.”
Ian Thorpe

"I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that a lot of things can be thrown at me, but it's about how much I am prepared to let them affect me".
Ian Thorpe

as of late

study study study study.
pretend its summer for an hour or two
study study study
swim swim study swim swim swim
work
study study study


this summer/swim season/report card better be REALLY GOOD

more intelligent post later......... i'm saving up all my creative energy for the english exam tomorrow.

another one of those beauty reviews

I'm not one to write beauty review articles but this one i couldn't pass up the chance.............



bare escentuals prime time oil control primer


must say........ I never really hopped on the primer bandwagon until now. with the warm weather coming along, i must say i have the shiniest/grossest/oiliest skin in the WORLD.......... meaning breakouts, melted makeup, etccccc

so i go to sephora and am looking around and i find the "best of" primers and stuff. and this one stands out. oil control? whaaaaaat I definitely need that, i thought to myself, and headed to the cash register and handed over my $29.09 (incl tax) semi-reluctantly.

Needless to say, I'm not dissapointed. I've tried EVERYTHING to make my skin less oily. I've gone the benzyl peroxide 5 + % route, the granola route (HELLO baking soda and toothpaste face masks @ night), the makeup route (resulting in layers upon layers upon layers of cakefaced-ness), the bandaid route (meaning i buy those $6 oily face sheets) and this has been BY FAR the best solution.

I used to use those clean n clear sheets multiple times daily....... like at least 1 or 2 per day....... and since I've started using this primer, I've only used 1 or 2 IN TOTAL!!! (and i bought this like 2 weeks ago).

So now you've got a happy girl with happier skin.


Ahhh, the wonders of modern science.

"the year is yours"

I've said it a million times before, but I'll say it again : the year FLEW BY!!!!!

Hard to believe that in 3 months (-2 days) today I'll be entering grade 12 with 99 (give or take) wonderful people. It's our year guys, let's do it. GRAD XI

But for now.........................

congratulations to the grads of 2010!!! You will be missed!

"we accept the love we think we deserve"

"Whatever amount you put into something is what you get out of it." Never have I heard a phrase in which I could agree AND disagree with more.

The agree side: Effort always counts for something. You want to win the game? You wanna learn how to dunk/do a triple axel/swim a 29sec 50 free? You gotta train your ass of for it. Cause you're not going to get there simply with luck and/or talent. Someone out there is always gonna be more talented than you, so it's up to you to work harder than anyone else because THAT is something you CAN control. Even in retreats, school, et cetera, the amount of work/time/effort you put into something is almost always reciprocated. It's common knowledge for the most part.

The disagree side: I've been in points in my life when the getting something out of the effort you put in is complete and utter BS!!!!! No matter how hard I try to be good at basketball, I'll never be as good as the 6'2 girl who works as hard as me just cause she has the natural advantage. Time and time again, I've put too much effort/time/$/thought into relationships with people in my life and it definitely doesn't come back to me the way I want it to.

The bottom line: No matter how much time/effort/$/etc you put into something, you need to evaluate for YOURSELF what you think you deserve. Though God tries his best, He's got 6 billion people to watch over, and its easy to overlook people, esp. when they don't look out for themselves.
So when something amazing happens to you, don't be afraid to be happy. If you worked for it, if you spent time thinking about it, ride the high. Acknowledge you deserve it, otherwise it'll be gone in a snap and you'll be stuck settling for much less than you really should.

high society

Amazing week, beautiful people, good company. Can't get better than this. Unbelieveably excited for senior year.