i have a killer migraine and have lots of writing to do so i'll be here for a hot minute.

could use the e-company

hope you feel better. i rarely get headaches and have never had a migraine, i can't even imagine.

i realize i'm staring at some sort of screen most of my day. that's terrible. i gotta curb that somehow.

how you liking the new job?

mostly doing training etc right now and next week i'll be shadowing, but it's all good so far.

and we all stare at screens far too much. all of us. ugh.

any resolutions? how you doing with sale shopping? i seem to recall you saying you were gonna experience your first xmas day celebrations with friends - how'd it go?

the christmas(es) were so much fun! two friends invited me over and i went to both. so much food. so much fun. i really enjoyed 'em.

i've been stalking lots of home/furniture sales cuz i'm moving in a month. trying to have all "grown up" stuff/furniture, which is proving to be quite expensive, naturally.

how are you?? do you have resolutions? i don't really do those..

i had wished for a "calm and utterly uneventful 2015" and it's been everything but. lol smh

i spend many hours on interior design sites & pinterest. tell me more, what have you got so far? what do you need? i think i'm in the wrong career.

uh i don't have specific resolutions but i have general aims like 'drink less, work out more' but that's more of a constant goal than a new year thing! haha. Although i think i'm gonna get a p/t again. Do you still use one?

why has the year got off to an eventful & non-peaceful start?

i'm soooo indecisive and want everything. sometimes i want a moroccan/turkish themed room. then i want a beachy one. then i want an almost WASPY hamptons look. i'm a fucking mess.

i need someone to just do it and be liek "aight, this is ur place now. enjoy" lol.

the problem is that it's a new building and i chose the place based on a bueprint. i FINALLY get to see it this friday, at which pt i can get the bigger pieces like couches, a bed, etc.

i've got a full kitchen. minus this blender i really want but costs a grip. since when are blenders so damn expensive??

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i only have a few PT sessions left which i'm hoarding. i'm gonna use them as 'tune up'. i've been surprisingly good on my own. let's hope it lasts lol.

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girl..NYE...i'm not even gonna put myself on blast like that here. imagine all the skeletons in your closet being at the same party & they got a bone (ha!) to pick with you.

just move in and feel the space for a while. you don't have to get everything all at once - in fact i think it's better to wait until you find stuff that you really like rather than feeling you need to get everything & have it immediately finished. and it doesn't have to be mutually exclusive with all those different themes - you can find a way to bring elements of different styles together. main thing is that you like it & it's functional. also, just make a note of spaces/pieces that you like - could be in magazines, other people's homes, even public places, and steal their ideas! lol


haha leave your nye skeletons/bones in the past. i don't think the new year starts until AFTER the party/drunken shenanigans are over!

it's just so tempting to do it all now lol

but you're right. i'll just get the essentials and take it from there. so boring ;)

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you?

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i just keep forgetting to log back

i've actually been more consistent than i've been in a long, long time.

are you still working out?

I've been mixing some bodyweight circuits I found on BuzzFeed with this 5k training program off Nike+ Running.
what are you focusing on these days?

maybe i missed 'em

i've kind of fallen in ... like.. with resistance training so i alternate leg & lower back and upper body days. mostly weight machines with some free weights stuff thrown in.

my new form of cardio is doing 20 mins of 1-2 minute sprints. much more challenging IMO and i'm not wasting an hour on a treadmill, which is torture to me.

i used to go to spin classes which i loved, but that gym closed down and this new one doesn't have great classes. womp.

do you enjoy running?

I didn't think I would enjoy running much when I started but I've come to love it. I only run on tracks now since I need that added element of pushing forward versus running in place. I'm very lucky that my local Parks Dept recreational center has an indoor track and also have an outdoor track within a short walking distance of my place when the weather gets nicer.
The last time I ran on a treadmill I wanted to fall off the face of the earth, I hated it that much.

I kept the posts going in GD for a spell then migrated over to Organix when that board was created. Every Monday I try to put up that week's post, there's one for this week up right now. Feel free to jump back in at any time!

i'd love to run outside, but i would destroy my knees

i shouldn't even be running, period.

i'll check the post out! i'm going tonight and i'll report back :)

and shokingly haven't had much jamaican food in toronto.

i have lots of it in JA tho! lol

u been?

I've kicked around the idea of "appearing" in Toronto sometime in Q3 2015.

A lot of work must be done to get that point.

That cake you posted last night looked ah-mah-zing

http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1113288

i did it last year and i'm signed up to do it again this year. but i may just donate money and skip jumping in this time...


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adrenaline junkie.

was it fun?

what's shakin'?

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Ive obviously never used BC but Goody's is the shit

nothing offers the relief that a BC/Goody's does.

BC more than Goody though because they have caffeine which pushes it through your system quicker. I don't even drink sodas but I'll quickly drink a monster energy drink or a coke + a BC when I have a migraine.

Dilated vessels in the brain are a common cause of headache

In a pinch its a decent headache remedy on its own

wait

veritas is the lawyer, right?

My work and education has mostly been in neuroscience tho

person out of a window due to a b/c powder.

And since bills don't stop because of a sudden migraine, I often have to opt for quick relief, though one time I had to go to the emergency room because I had a migraine that was totally uncontrollable....

And all i was saying was that if you are ever powderless, heavy caffeine works by itself, rather than as a catalyst

Migraines arent really a thing for me and im never NOT grateful for that

for quick absorbtion, i guess.

and i rarely pray

whaddup w/u

i just took a test on hydraulics and pneumatics (ask what the hell that is and i couldn't tell ya) and it's the middle of the week so i'm operating on fumes right now and my brain is fried.

i got a long stretch ahead of me and i'm not looking forward to it. i saw some poutine on a menu somewhere down here and i was "ahhhh...they're invading again" LOL

after years of turning your nose up at it

NO!

you're not allowed to come around now.

looking for a new car

looking into schools

looking into moving to Canada. Me and h.e.r. were talking about it one day.

signing up for all them market research joints y'all were posting (thank you)

Have you ever lived in the US? California?

I HAVE NO IDEA where to begin looking. Moving to a new continent seems daunting.

i always wondered how easy/difficult it is for americans to move here. it's pretty hard for us to move down south.

i haven't lived in the US. if i would, i'd prolly live on the west coast. just to try something totally different.

i'd likely be most comfortable in chicago. it has a toronto vibe.

I need to get off Okp on my phone before I catch one.

straining my eyes would bring 'em on much quicker

sigh.

they need a cure for this shit. ever been to a chiropractor? it's the only route i haven't gone yet. was thinking about it the other day b/c when i get migrianes, i also have an overwhelming urge to crack my back/stretch. i dunno if there's a correlation. i'm just desperate.

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"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
-unknown

"To Each His Reach"

i'm a water, coffee & wine kind of girl.

i don't even like sweet mixed drinks.

ever been to canada?

Then again maybe I did. When I was a kid I went to Detroit. And our relatives there drove us into Canada. So whatever part of Canada is near Detroit, been there.

Also I went on an Alaska cruise two years ago and one of the ports was British Columbia. Man, that place was clean. Even the bums on the street were relatively clean.

But what freaked me out was the food court in the mall.
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"To Each His Reach"

i don't get them often but when i do i need aspirin or something illegal and a bed nearby

i'll be right in an hour

then again, i've never gone that route, ever lol

but if it helps, i'd definitely do it!

at the hospital with my daughter. she's got jaundice, so they're trying to figure out why.

hope your headache goes away soon.

what was that delicious "slice" you had yesterday?

but with REAL whipped cream. so good. omg.

i may or may not have had another tiny slice today ;)

are u a sweets person?

but not a sweets person per se.
i need help.

but i did just buy some strawberries and heavy whipping cream.

it's so sad lol.

i can't wear contacts cuz of my astigmatism..i tried. i'm destined to be glasses'ed up fo life. :( :(

i have astigmatism and i got glasses
is it a particular kind?

my dad wasnt able to have contacts until the late '00s
and hes considered legally blind
mainly he isnt allowed to obtain a drivers license
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I really hope so!

Is an internship a good way to get in the door as far as residency? What's it like to live in Toronto? What careers are in demand out there?

LOL at Toronto being colder than my current place of residence. At least it's sunny out there.