Flash from the Past
I had been so busy since I got to Toronto last Wednesday. So...let's start things off with talking about what happened Thursday!
THURSDAY
I met up with Tiff and Steph for lunch at Jack Astor's, and then we went to visit Woburn (where we met Neena!). It was great to see all the teachers again, especially since the last time was reading week...they still all look the same. When I got to Woburn, I got a call on my cell phone from M&M Meat Shops. The woman said they had a opening for me at a shop near my house which is quite exciting. Now I don't have to mooch entirely off my parents over the summer time, I have my own money to spend! Plus this job can possibly open up a lot of retail jobs since I have to do everything from selling food to cooking food for sampling. Plus, half the store is a gigantic freezer so it's alright if it's 35 degrees outside, I'll be chillin' indoors.
After the Woburn visit (where Mrs. Houghton guilted me into going to Music Banquet), we all went to STC to go shopping for the banquet. I realized after we went shopping that I left my dress AND my shoes in Hamilton so I decided to go to Fairview mall the nextday to buy something nice.
FRIDAY
Bright and early in the morning I had to go to M&Ms to sign some papers (including tax forms which are oh so confusing). I also got my M&M sweater...and that made me feel special for some reason. After that, I followed through with my plan and went to Fairview and bought myself a nice beach dress (that I will probably wear often) and a $10 pair of black pants for work.
Tiff came and picked me up from my house after that and we both head over to Michelle's to pamper before the banquet. I loved Michelle's straightening/flattening iron. It had these ions I think that made your hair extra straight and I finally found out how long my hair actually is. I love it!
The banquet itself was pretty nice, I have some pictures, if you want to see them I can post them up later. There were a lot of people and I ended up having a pretty good time. It definitely felt a little weird sitting at the "adult" table with the teachers.
I left a little early because I had a regatta to go to the next day...
SATURDAY
The Milton Regatta! My mom drove me at 6:30 in the morning to Milton, a city that is halfway between Toronto and Waterloo. I was dead tired, but the good weather heightened my spirits. I bonded more with the team and I enjoyed the races. It was pretty interesting racing because we haven't learnt starts yet, power series or finishes so it was just kindof a uphill battle. Plus the boat that I was on (there are two Mac boats) we only had 13 people paddling and it was hard! We went pretty slowly but in the last and most important race, we ended up beating a full boat which felt amazing.
After the racing finished, we went to Jon's place in Mississauga for a barbecue. His house is like a frikkin mansion. When you walk in, there's a knight there...a KNIGHT! Fancy.
His backyard was beautiful and we had a great time laughing and eating craploads of meat. Later that night, the bugs came in swarms and we all sat inside watching the hockey game and trying to find Jon's cute little kitten. The kitten was eventually found behind the couch we were all sitting on.
It was the first time I had beer other than Bud, and they didn't taste that bad until you chug them, then it just tastes like ass. Yuck. I left the party a little early too so I could get some rest for the next day.
SUNDAY
We had practice bright and early in the morning at Sunnyside and people were feeling sore and tired from the day before. I had a pounding headache that wouldn't go away, but once we started paddling it slowly faded. My muscles ached from the very beginning and after did starts, I felt like my arm was going to fall off. We focused on power after we practiced the starts and I thought I was going to die.
What happened was we paddled at 90% for 30 seconds, then we had a break for 30 seconds. Then we go for an extra 20 seconds, so for 50 seconds we paddled at 90% and then we had a break for 30 seconds. It went like this until we went to 2 minutes and 30 seconds, so you can imagine how hard it was. For the 2:30 one, we actually raced the other boat that had more people on it, and we beat them! It felt awesome!
Now I'm back in Hamilton and I'm trying to START studying for the bio test that is coming up on Wednesday.
In conclusion, I had a busy couple of days. I found a flexible job over the summer time, and I hope people visit me when I'm working! The M&M Meat Shop that I'm working at is the one at Steeles and 404.
I had an excellent weekend, and I can't wait till next weekend when we have our Pickering regatta!
THURSDAY
I met up with Tiff and Steph for lunch at Jack Astor's, and then we went to visit Woburn (where we met Neena!). It was great to see all the teachers again, especially since the last time was reading week...they still all look the same. When I got to Woburn, I got a call on my cell phone from M&M Meat Shops. The woman said they had a opening for me at a shop near my house which is quite exciting. Now I don't have to mooch entirely off my parents over the summer time, I have my own money to spend! Plus this job can possibly open up a lot of retail jobs since I have to do everything from selling food to cooking food for sampling. Plus, half the store is a gigantic freezer so it's alright if it's 35 degrees outside, I'll be chillin' indoors.
After the Woburn visit (where Mrs. Houghton guilted me into going to Music Banquet), we all went to STC to go shopping for the banquet. I realized after we went shopping that I left my dress AND my shoes in Hamilton so I decided to go to Fairview mall the nextday to buy something nice.
FRIDAY
Bright and early in the morning I had to go to M&Ms to sign some papers (including tax forms which are oh so confusing). I also got my M&M sweater...and that made me feel special for some reason. After that, I followed through with my plan and went to Fairview and bought myself a nice beach dress (that I will probably wear often) and a $10 pair of black pants for work.
Tiff came and picked me up from my house after that and we both head over to Michelle's to pamper before the banquet. I loved Michelle's straightening/flattening iron. It had these ions I think that made your hair extra straight and I finally found out how long my hair actually is. I love it!
The banquet itself was pretty nice, I have some pictures, if you want to see them I can post them up later. There were a lot of people and I ended up having a pretty good time. It definitely felt a little weird sitting at the "adult" table with the teachers.
I left a little early because I had a regatta to go to the next day...
SATURDAY
The Milton Regatta! My mom drove me at 6:30 in the morning to Milton, a city that is halfway between Toronto and Waterloo. I was dead tired, but the good weather heightened my spirits. I bonded more with the team and I enjoyed the races. It was pretty interesting racing because we haven't learnt starts yet, power series or finishes so it was just kindof a uphill battle. Plus the boat that I was on (there are two Mac boats) we only had 13 people paddling and it was hard! We went pretty slowly but in the last and most important race, we ended up beating a full boat which felt amazing.
After the racing finished, we went to Jon's place in Mississauga for a barbecue. His house is like a frikkin mansion. When you walk in, there's a knight there...a KNIGHT! Fancy.
His backyard was beautiful and we had a great time laughing and eating craploads of meat. Later that night, the bugs came in swarms and we all sat inside watching the hockey game and trying to find Jon's cute little kitten. The kitten was eventually found behind the couch we were all sitting on.
It was the first time I had beer other than Bud, and they didn't taste that bad until you chug them, then it just tastes like ass. Yuck. I left the party a little early too so I could get some rest for the next day.
SUNDAY
We had practice bright and early in the morning at Sunnyside and people were feeling sore and tired from the day before. I had a pounding headache that wouldn't go away, but once we started paddling it slowly faded. My muscles ached from the very beginning and after did starts, I felt like my arm was going to fall off. We focused on power after we practiced the starts and I thought I was going to die.
What happened was we paddled at 90% for 30 seconds, then we had a break for 30 seconds. Then we go for an extra 20 seconds, so for 50 seconds we paddled at 90% and then we had a break for 30 seconds. It went like this until we went to 2 minutes and 30 seconds, so you can imagine how hard it was. For the 2:30 one, we actually raced the other boat that had more people on it, and we beat them! It felt awesome!
Now I'm back in Hamilton and I'm trying to START studying for the bio test that is coming up on Wednesday.
In conclusion, I had a busy couple of days. I found a flexible job over the summer time, and I hope people visit me when I'm working! The M&M Meat Shop that I'm working at is the one at Steeles and 404.
I had an excellent weekend, and I can't wait till next weekend when we have our Pickering regatta!
posted by barbara at 10:20 p.m.
1 Comments:
OOOOH utsc is going to the pickering one! (i think). i'm gonna see if i can go up and watch =)
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