Are we allowed to register for wedding gifts at Thinkgeek?
May 062009
May 052009
It was November 2003, and I was nervous about attending the Christmas Banquet of my university’s Christian Fellowship (IVCF) group. It was the semi-formal of the semester, so everyone was all dolled up, and I tried to pretty myself up as best I could, as I was quite taken with one of the guys in the group. He was in my program at thmalee university, and though I knew he considered me a friend, I didn’t think he’d ever thought of me in any romantic light. I was hoping to change that. The dinner passed uneventfully and though I was having fun, I wasn’t at the table I really wanted to be at. Seemed like the table by the door was having all the fun, and that’s where the guy I liked was.
These Christmas events are usually pretty bland affairs. We eat food, then there’s a goods and services auction, where group member offer up their talents to raise money for the rest of the year’s programming. This year, we were also having a few people come in and give us salsa dancing lessons, which I was not looking forward to.
As people began coupling up for the dancing instructions, the guy I was after was snatched up by one of my friends, and disappointed, I scanned the room for a guy who was free. I paired up with this guy I didn’t know very well. He went to the local college, and was high school friends with one of the group members. He’d been coming off and on to IVCF for a few months, but didn’t talk much and didn’t really seem very social.
It was pretty awkward at first. I wouldn’t consider gracefulness one of my strengths, and dancing with a guy I barely knew was a little weird as well. Then he said “oh, I see… it’s just a simple algorithm…” and made me laugh. He had really pretty eyes, and once I realized that I was dancing with a really smart, socially awkward person like myself, I was hooked. I couldn’t look away.
We danced all night, and though I wouldn’t say we were good, we did have a lot of fun. Once the banquet broke up, about 15 of us went to a local Chinese restaurant for food and more merriment. I figured out how to use chopsticks, ate all sorts of awesome stuff, and the night ended with me not getting his number or anyway to get hold of this boy.
That was more than five years ago now. Alan and I started dating in January, and we’ve been together ever since, and that was how it started. Oh and that guy I was originally after? I have no idea what he’s up to now.
May 042009
Hi dear bloggy friends,
I don’t really know how many of you there are, but I would like some input from you, and it’s easy. I need new books to read. I’m in a bit of a sci-fi rut, and need a way to snap out of that rut. I know everyone who reads this is a wonderfully bright, intelligent person and I would love your book recommendations.
Guidelines:
- The book should be a trade paperback so I can fit it in my purse
- Under $20.00
- Not sci-fi or fantasy
- Not by Douglas Coupland as I’ve read all of his books already
I would love it if you would simply comment below with a recommendation. Authour and Title, and if you want a brief synopsis.
Thanks!
May 032009
Robert A. Heinlein - Starship Troopers
1959
I’m so done with sci-fi for a bit. Ugh.
I did not love this book. Liked it more than Stranger In A Strange Land, but meh. Wanna read a soldier’s memoirs? In space? Then read this book.
Otherwise, don’t. I didn’t find it entertaining or fascinating. I didn’t feel like I had any idea of what the main character was about, his motivations, his reactions to the events of the book. I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, as they all seemed like automatons rather than people. And maybe that was the point, but like I said before, meh.
All in all, not my type of book.
May 012009
- Saturday: Go to Gord and Vanessa’s wedding back home. I’m really excited about this wedding, from the sounds of it, they’ve got much more of a DIY ethic than most weddings I’ve been to lately and I’m interested in seeing what good ideas Alan and I can steal.
- Grocery Shopping
- Laundry
- Finish reading Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein. So far I’m liking it much more than Stranger In a Strange Land, but I’m not too sure I actually like it.
- Work on my secret project
I’ve been leading a dull existence lately. The problem with a stable life is that I don’t have much to blog about. However, I love living a stable life. I’d rather have a boring blog than crazy crap going down all day.
