Skeletons in the Closet

It was raining. Just like it had been for the past few days, every day. It was never expected though. Well, the weather man would say that there would be rain in the forecast, but he'd been so off lately, that no one paid any attention to him any longer. Who could blame him though? With global warming, nowadays, nothing made sense in the world (at least weather-wise). I sighed. It was going to be one of those days again. I jumped off the window seat (I was sick of looking at the rain rolling down the window). I figured, if it was going to be a gloomy day, might as well do something that I had been meaning to put off on brighter days. As I stood, I gazed around the room. Well, there was a lot of work to be done there! My room had looked like it had been in the path of a hurricane! My mother always complained of the mess, but I never really got into the mood of finishing it. I would always start, with dreams of a clean, and organized room, but then would get distracted and stop. I sighed again. I guess this was as good a chance as any to tackle the mountainous task before me. Where to start? I eyed my room. The drawers seemed like a good place to begin, but I knew that there was nothing inside; at least nothing exciting! I looked at my closet. I knew there were tons of secrets that lay behind those doors. Old pictures, cards, notes that had been passed in class, and long since been forgotten. Things that had seemed of such great importance, that now, were just silly. I smiled. That would be a perfect place to start! I rolled up my sleeves, and walked towards the doors. This was going to be a trip down memory lane. I don't know if I was at all prepared by what secrets had been buried behind those doors, but whatever lay hidden there, was going to make this gloomy day a lot more interesting!

To be continued...

Dear Grandpa

Dear Grandpa,

I woke up this morning, and thought of you
Though you've been gone for many years,
The thought of you still brings me to tears.
Little things remind me of things you did.

I see candy orange and lemon slices
A smile plays across my face,
A tear lingers on my cheek,
For I remember how much you loved them.

You were always so strong,
Your passions have become my own.
I try my best to make you proud.
I have come so far.

I wish I could have asked you more,
Listened to more stories.
All that remains now, are pictures
And all the happy memories.

I hope wherever you are,
You are happy and at peace
I hope you are smiling down on us
Knowing that we miss you so.

So to answer your question,
You posed, long ago;
No, we will never forget you
You will be in our hearts forever!

I love you

The Slumber

So this is a poem I wrote eons ago, but I figured it's not going to do me much good sitting in my hard drive...so I figured I'd share it with the world (or whoever decides to stumble across it!) Anyway, enjoy!

The Slumber

I open my eyes from a deep slumber
The warmth of the sun on my face
I haven't felt its warmth for a while
How long have I been sleeping?
I can't seem to recall
There is only one thing I know,
I survived.

Papers, pencils and books, oh my!

You'd think after graduating from a prestigious university, you'd be on your way to accomplish bigger and better things. Who knew that bigger and better actually means, "Nothing to do at all with what you studied in school but you'll still earn a decent living!" That's right! You stress, slave and study to no end, constantly telling yourself that it is all worth it. That despite going to the end of the world and back to get a somewhat decent grade, the final result will be much better. You'll get into that graduate school you've had your eye on, back when you first started your post-secondary education.

Back then, it seemed that life was so happy, full of hope and prosper! By the end of your three or four years, it seems you have learned how to convince yourself that you're fine, even when you know there not. True, this is an important skill one should have (making the best out of even the worst situation), however, the point is that whatever dreams we may have had when we were younger, they have all been washed away.

So what has university taught us? Not how to take knowledge and use it for the betterment of society. No, it has taught you how to make dreams, and break them when things get too difficult. However, there are those who hold on to their dreams, and in this case, the question then becomes...when is it time to let go? When do you know that your dreams will NOT come true? When is time for us to be realistic, and face the music? I guess there's really nothing more to be done, then to continue to have faith in oneself, and to continue working on our dreams. I suppose sooner or later they're bound to come true. Who knows, maybe someone eventually feels sorry for us, and decides to reward our persistence. I guess I'll find out at some point. Perhaps I should postpone these questions until a few years. I might finally have an answer by then!

SA

Provincial Election 2007 - the NEW amazing race!!!

Well, in less than a week, it will be that time again...the time to vote!!!! Most years, I am all a flutter with the excitement of election time, with the thought of someone new being elected, and finally keeping their campaign promises, and leading us into a new era!!!! Unfortunately, every year, I am disappointed...and it seems, that this year will be no different. From what I've seen from the candidates (specifically Dalton McGuinty, John Tory and Howard Hampton), they're not concerned with many of the BIG issues out there. McGuinty and Tory seemed locked in the faith based schools discussion, while Hampton is concerned with showing the flaws in the McGuinty government. The more I read about these three candidates, the more confused I seem to get!!!! The election is on Wednesday, and I'm still uncertain who I will vote for!!! I will probably remain confused until I reach the polls, and then sit in the booth for so long a period of time, I will probably be forced to leave, regardless of if I've voted or not!!!! To me, so far, the Green party is starting to look appealing...they're the only ones that seemed concerned with the real issues! It's sad that no one seems to be taking them seriously (they were kicked out of the debate too, which I found unfair!) McGuinty, Tory and Hampton, seem to be concerned with making promises they can't keep, which is frustrating, because you know once you vote for them, more than have of what they're saying they'll do, they will not!!! So I suppose, any way you look at it, my vote is being lost! I'm either going to be voting for someone who won't listen to what is important to me, or I'm voting for someone who will never be elected!!! This is starting to seem like a lose-lose situation to me. Let's just hope that whoever we vote for, doesn't make us regret it some time down the road!!!

Jumping on the band wagon

So it seems that almost everyone, and anyone has a blog these days (I swear my neighbour's cat has one!!!) I figured, try as I might, I could not prevent the inevitable, so I might as well jump on the band wagon now, and start a blog myself!!!! True, I do not have anything quite so important, or no desperate need for a blog, but I've always been partial to writing out my thoughts, so why not, right? Well, this is only a short post because it seems that everyone's first post is usually a detailed explanation as to why they have taken up the art of blogging. Well, as mentioned previously, there is no real need, I just thought it might be amusing to put down any random thoughts that might pass through my mind on any given day (there are usually quite a few!!!!) Anyway, stay tuned for more random thoughts, pictures, and anything else that happens to pop into my head!!!! No idea who will want to read these random musings, but for anyone who does...I hope it's worth the read!!!!

Salut!

SA