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I'm Aisling. I'm a "dorkerella," on the never ending quest to be the world's greatest know-it-all. This is my story.16 July 2007
The Week After Billeting: A Rollercoaster of Emotions and Strife. Ha ha.
Whoot! Billeting is over, and I never have to do it again in my entire life!!! Happy dancing for everyone!!!
Our computer at the house is broken at the moment, so I'm using the one at work!
Friday afternoon was congé, and so was this morning, so that was pretty great!
Friday, I went to see Harry Potter 5, which was fantastic, albeit odd with the French voices! Obviously I can understand French, but sometimes I found myself reading lips a bit, which was odd. Oh my God though, the door to the theatre opened at 7pm, we got there at around 7.10pm and the line was out the door! By the time we got into the cinema, there was practically no room for the 3 of us to sit together, except in the front row, stage left. We were so close it was like being under Harry Potter! But, we want to maybe go and see it on a Tuesday or Wednesday when it's cheap so we can see it again, but from a better viewpoint. In any case, it was amazing, and I loved it!
Speaking of HP, the book comes out on Saturday! Therefore, I will be avoiding the internet, since I am not due to receive my book until Wednesday to Friday of the following week! But I'm planning on reading it in record time, a feat I will achieve by not sleeping during the night, and dozing at work.
On Saturday we asked our neighbour if we could swim in her pool, and she said yes! So, that was a lot of fun! Then we had our House Meeting, which was as uneventful as always. And then we watched "Ma Fille Mon Ange." It was pretty good. The whole thing seems really realistic, until the end, and they just throw you for a loop, and you're like WTF? Laurence Lebeouf is GORGEOUS. She was by far my favourite part of the film!
Yesterday Anny went to the hospital because something was wrong with the dangly thing in the back of her throat. So, I went to wait with her. I went to the "cafeteria" to get a snack, and discovered a vending machine with entire meals in it! So, first, I bought a snack. Then Anny and I went to talk to the doctor and found out that she most likely scraped it with a Dorito (I KNEW Doritos were evil!!!). So, we went to the cafeteria again, and spent SO MUCH money on food from the vending machine! I swear, we bought one of everything!
Then we went back home, and were planning a few things for upcoming events. All of our weekends are booked! We thought that was a weird feeling in Kelowna and Orléans, but it was even weirder here, because THAT'S IT. We're planning another day trip to Québec, and then a 3 day camping trip. One night on Île Verte and then two in Rimouski. And we're going to Écho-Fête one day at the end of July. And our Open House is this Saturday, and then the last weekend is obviously dedicated to cleaning and packing up the whole Katima-house since there won't be a project in La Pocatière next year. On the 18th of August, I think, is our Final Presentation, which will be a big deal since we are the last, so we have to make it special since work partners, billets and PLs from the last 6 years will be coming. We're thinking of doing an Awards Show for everyone, and our acceptance speeches will be about our experience and what we learned, and then we'll arrange little entertainment pieces as well. It should be pretty sweet if we go through with it!
Last night was free time, and... Oh my God, it was hell. Earlier in the afternoon, Gwobs found out that his dog died, but didn't tell anyone, he was just really out of it. Then he told us, when we went to the mountain, and proceeded to drink a mickey of vodka. He was so sad and.... argghhh. I felt so bad for him! It really made me realize how good of friends we are though, because I sat with him, and all I wanted in the whole world was for him to feel better. Aggghhh, I don't mean to be sappy about it, but... yeah. Also, I don't think I ever mentioned the Joelle-Nick-Jade triangle of tangled emotions thing before, but that sort of was weird last night. Firstly, Joelle and Jade were getting along really well. Then they went off to talk. Then they came home, and were all crying. Joelle was out of it, pissed, and flipping tables (which I mean literally this time, and not in an ironic way), and... yeah, it was weird. But everyone seems alright today. Joelle and Jade are HMing together, and they seemed pretty cheerful. Hmmm. Anyway, to summarize, lots of ups and downs last night. It was a bit hard to handle, but one of those nights we'll learn and grow from, hopefully. I also cut open my foot on something while going down the mountain in the pitch blackness. So, that sucked.
Well, that's all from me for now!
Our computer at the house is broken at the moment, so I'm using the one at work!
Friday afternoon was congé, and so was this morning, so that was pretty great!
Friday, I went to see Harry Potter 5, which was fantastic, albeit odd with the French voices! Obviously I can understand French, but sometimes I found myself reading lips a bit, which was odd. Oh my God though, the door to the theatre opened at 7pm, we got there at around 7.10pm and the line was out the door! By the time we got into the cinema, there was practically no room for the 3 of us to sit together, except in the front row, stage left. We were so close it was like being under Harry Potter! But, we want to maybe go and see it on a Tuesday or Wednesday when it's cheap so we can see it again, but from a better viewpoint. In any case, it was amazing, and I loved it!
Speaking of HP, the book comes out on Saturday! Therefore, I will be avoiding the internet, since I am not due to receive my book until Wednesday to Friday of the following week! But I'm planning on reading it in record time, a feat I will achieve by not sleeping during the night, and dozing at work.
On Saturday we asked our neighbour if we could swim in her pool, and she said yes! So, that was a lot of fun! Then we had our House Meeting, which was as uneventful as always. And then we watched "Ma Fille Mon Ange." It was pretty good. The whole thing seems really realistic, until the end, and they just throw you for a loop, and you're like WTF? Laurence Lebeouf is GORGEOUS. She was by far my favourite part of the film!
Yesterday Anny went to the hospital because something was wrong with the dangly thing in the back of her throat. So, I went to wait with her. I went to the "cafeteria" to get a snack, and discovered a vending machine with entire meals in it! So, first, I bought a snack. Then Anny and I went to talk to the doctor and found out that she most likely scraped it with a Dorito (I KNEW Doritos were evil!!!). So, we went to the cafeteria again, and spent SO MUCH money on food from the vending machine! I swear, we bought one of everything!
Then we went back home, and were planning a few things for upcoming events. All of our weekends are booked! We thought that was a weird feeling in Kelowna and Orléans, but it was even weirder here, because THAT'S IT. We're planning another day trip to Québec, and then a 3 day camping trip. One night on Île Verte and then two in Rimouski. And we're going to Écho-Fête one day at the end of July. And our Open House is this Saturday, and then the last weekend is obviously dedicated to cleaning and packing up the whole Katima-house since there won't be a project in La Pocatière next year. On the 18th of August, I think, is our Final Presentation, which will be a big deal since we are the last, so we have to make it special since work partners, billets and PLs from the last 6 years will be coming. We're thinking of doing an Awards Show for everyone, and our acceptance speeches will be about our experience and what we learned, and then we'll arrange little entertainment pieces as well. It should be pretty sweet if we go through with it!
Last night was free time, and... Oh my God, it was hell. Earlier in the afternoon, Gwobs found out that his dog died, but didn't tell anyone, he was just really out of it. Then he told us, when we went to the mountain, and proceeded to drink a mickey of vodka. He was so sad and.... argghhh. I felt so bad for him! It really made me realize how good of friends we are though, because I sat with him, and all I wanted in the whole world was for him to feel better. Aggghhh, I don't mean to be sappy about it, but... yeah. Also, I don't think I ever mentioned the Joelle-Nick-Jade triangle of tangled emotions thing before, but that sort of was weird last night. Firstly, Joelle and Jade were getting along really well. Then they went off to talk. Then they came home, and were all crying. Joelle was out of it, pissed, and flipping tables (which I mean literally this time, and not in an ironic way), and... yeah, it was weird. But everyone seems alright today. Joelle and Jade are HMing together, and they seemed pretty cheerful. Hmmm. Anyway, to summarize, lots of ups and downs last night. It was a bit hard to handle, but one of those nights we'll learn and grow from, hopefully. I also cut open my foot on something while going down the mountain in the pitch blackness. So, that sucked.
Well, that's all from me for now!
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posted by Aisling # 11:39 a.m. 
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