(500) Days of Summer

I recently watched (500) Days of Summer with one of my friends, and I was greatly impressed! I had wanted to watch it since I was shown the first trailer a few months ago by one of my good friends. Though with many movies I get excited to watch, when I actually DO watch them, I tend to get disappointed as I had made high expectations for the movie. Thus I was greatly relieved when the move turned out to be exceptional! Now, I don't want to give away the movie, so I'll give you the basics: the movie starts Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen and Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn. The plot revolves around Tom and Zooey and their whirlwind office romance, and the many stages it goes through (the good, the bad and the ugly). Like I said, I don't want to give away too much, but the main thing I liked about this film, was that it was not your classic boy meets girl movie. There were times when I'd turn to my friend, or she'd turn to me and say, "Oh, I know what's going to happen next!" only to be completely surprised! Definitely a movie I would go watch again, as well as buy on DVD (to add to my growing collection). I also found the soundtrack to be quite good as well! I have posted my favourite scene from the movie, and though there are no spoilers, I would suggest for those of you who really want to see the movie, to watch it after you've seen it. Only because it was such an awesome scene, and it was even more awesome because it was so unexpected (although I believe I've seen a part of it in some of the trailers/previews).



Anyway, that's really all I wanted to say, oh and I have started a photoblog for all the pictures I have taken/will take. If you're curious, it can be found here: The World Through Queen Sheba's Eyes

It's not much, but I'm hoping people will provide criticisms, suggestions or what not, which will in turn help me to become a better photographer. Well, that's really all I had to say!



SA

Procrastinating

I received an email from a good friend the other day, and she was telling me about her accomplishments thus far. Like any good friend, I was extremely proud of her and wished she was telling me the good news in person, so I could give her one big hug! However, I couldn't, so I had to settle for trying to express my pride via email. Once I finished typing said email, I realized that of all of my friends, I felt like the only one who hadn't accomplished any of the career goals (or even come close to) I had set out when I started university. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I am disappointed with how my life has been thus far, I'm just saying that I seem to be stuck pretty much in the same place since I graduated. Whenever I tell this to anyone, they give me the usual, "Oh don't worry, you're destined for great things! It'll take some time, but it'll happen" speech. Now I've been guilty of giving this speech to many a down and out pal, but now that I think about it, whenever I get this speech I usually feel like shouting, "WHEN IS THAT TIME GOING TO COME??????" I know that probably makes me sound so ungrateful, but really, I wonder how I can be stuck in one place for so long, while others are rushing past me. Though it's true that other people might be looking at me and saying, "Wow, look at how much she's done, and I've done nothing" (because let's be honest...the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side) but still!

The worse part is, while most friends are telling you not to worry, your parents are on the other end going, "Oh look at so and so. Look how much THEY'VE done!" When you tell them that this isn't helping, they just say it's because they "love you" that they tell you these things. True, my parents do love me, but can't they find more positive and encouraging ways of doing it? I guess not, I think it's just a parent thing to do.

Oh, and then when you see someone after so long and they ask you, "So what are you up to these days?" I always seem like such a loser responding with, "I'm working, still trying to figure my life out" while they dazzle me with all sorts of adventures they've had in the last year alone. Yes I've traveled and have done little things here and there, but nothing ever seems to compare with what everyone else is doing!

Anyway, while we're on the topic of doing nothing with my life, I thought I'd share the videos I have been watching as of late and find particularly hilarious:



CommunityChannel (click on link to go to her Youtube page), to me, is funny. I particularly enjoy the sarcastic comments to everything! The fact that she's got an Australian accent AND reminds me of my best friend, is just a bonus! I don't know if anyone actually reads anything I post here, but if you do, hopefully you'll find her as amusing as I do. That's all for now!

Hugs!

P.S. Coming soon...my thoughts from my Europe trip (2-3 months ago)! I know, exciting, isn't it?

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!!!