I voted today in the By Election YaY! Very exciting. Even though when I presented my voting card I was not on the list. They lost me...or as the woman put it, I was missing in action. Even though I have voted before. Well, eventually they found me....not the same people...I had to go to the 'help' desk, and that woman actually knew what to do. Turns out the first woman was looking for my name under one of my middle names...even though my mother...who has the exact same last name as me....had just voted before me at the exact same station...duh! Some people are just naturally a little slow I guess...Anyways thats my election story, and I'm stickin to it:P

Hoo-Ray for Voting!

Election days Rock!

Proud to be a Votin' Canadian!

I never want to let my age define who I am. I don't want it to limit how I act, how I dress, or who I'm friends with, what I want to do or what I think I can do. Sometimes other people define who I am by it, but I hope that I never fall into that trap and do that to myself. My age is only one part of who I am, only one small facet of what makes up my personality, I recognize it's not who I am, but only one part of it. And in knowing this, I try not to judge other people by their ages, not to define who I think they are or what they are capable of doing, just by how many years old they are. I try to just take it as part of who they are, and I hope that I am able to break through some peoples preconceptions of me by my age, by showing how capable and talented I am through what I do and how I choose to act. You know how there are some people who will brush you off, or treat you differently because you're younger....with the idea in their mind that you can plainly see in their attitude, 'oh, she's just 22'. Well, I know some people like that, and I'm not going to let them define who I am, I can show who I am by just being me and letting them see that.

I am so lame sometimes I just have to laugh. Well, maybe that's not really being fair to myself, but I certainly am an emotional wreck from all the stress I've been under lately.

Example.
This morning I was getting ready to go the school I volunteer at Friday afternoons, and as usual I was running late. So I was hurredly brushing my teeth, and upon suddenly looking closer, I realized to my shock HOW much the spaces in my upper teeth have actually closed in from the braces. I was so happy, I just started to cry. It was ridiculous, here I am, running late, brushing me teeth, crying in the bathroom. I was just so happy, and relieved, and kind of in shock I guess that it is actually working. It's been six monthes this month since I got the upper braces on, and it seems like both such a long/and short time. It's a really frustrating process because I can't really see the gradual process in my teeth myself. But you know, it's like every once in a while I'll look closely and be amazed by what I see. I have been really self conscious about my teeth for so long, and the braces have seemed to been on for so long already, it just seemed like one of those things that will never happen. Like I know eventually I will have nice straight teeth, but I can't really imagine it. And seeing, REALLY realizing that the spaces where I had teeth removed is at LEAST, if not more, than half of what was there originally after the extractions, just really hit me. On one hand, I felt so happy, on the other hand ridiculous because I was crying in my bathroom over the fact that my teeth had moved. It just really got to me, it's like it's actually happening. And I have been self conscious about my teeth for so long, the fact that the braces are actually working, that I can see it starting to happen, just overwhelmed me with joy and shock and relief and I don't know what else. Even now it's bringing tears to my eyes because I'm so happy, and thankful. And maybe that sounds ridiculous, but I am an emotional person, what can I say, my emotions often run away without my consent. However this constant waiting to hear from teachers college (10 days til admission letters are mailed....I mean 9 now!) is just really stressing me out so much, and making me feel like an emotional trainwreck right now. I know, this too shall pass...but in the meantime I think the stress is making me overemotional and sensitive. However that's my little sharing piece for the day, it might not mean much to anyone else, but it was kind of like my little epiphany for the day, and maybe it will give some hope to someone else reading this and suffering through braces. :)

Know what?

I am now officially on the Backwoods Board of Directors, I have been offered a new babysitting job, I have a new pretty necklace my brother brought me from Spain, and I have lots of chocolate (some of it is even from europe oooohhhh:P).

I am having a very good day :)

York Interview is done, and now only a few weeks to go until I know what I will be doing this fall...

And so the countdown begins...

HAPPY ST.PATRICK'S DAY!

It's the wearin' o' the green day, and I definately will be wearing plenty of it. Very proud to be a Canadian with Irish heritage, from both sides of my family. With a name like mine, how can I help but celebrate? :P hehehe Hope everyone has a great St.Paddy's Day, and remember.....Go IRISH!

P.S. going to go put green food dye in my hair now :)

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Update: Very disgruntled. Someone used up all the green food dye, and didn't get more, so I had none for my hair.

This is freaky...apparently I act exactly my age? NOT! I took another quiz and it told me my inner child was six...but here is this quiz result anyways...

You Are 22 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

and more quizs to procrastinate...even though I should be doing other things....

Your Inner Child Is Angry

You're not an angry person.But when you don't get your way, watch out.Like a very manipulative kid, you will get what you want.Even if it takes a little kicking and screaming.

How Is Your Inner Child?

Ok much as I hate to admit it, this one is kind of true...:P angry inner child :P

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness.Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connected to your soul.You are wise and bright: able to reason and be reasonable.Occasionally, you get quite depressed and have dark feelings. You have great vision and can be very insightful.In fact, you are often profound in a way that surprises yourself.Visionary souls like you can be the best type of friend.You are intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and a good healer. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Your Seduction Style: The Coquette

You are a pro at playing the age old game of hard to get. Your flirting style runs hot and cold, giving just enough to keep them chasing you. Independent and self-sufficient, you don't need any one person to make you compelte. And that independence is exactly what makes people pursue you.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

Your Pimp Name Is...

Peachy Tease

What's" Your Pimp Name?

Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

Inside you've got the passion and ideals of a teenagerAnd your intensity for life is what attracts most of the men you dateYou also like to party - and quite often you're the life of the partyYou've brought the best of your younger years with you... at least most of the time.

Are You A Girl Or a Woman?

You are Bettie Page

Girl next door with a wild streakYou're a famous beauty - with unique lookAnd the people like you are cultish about it

What Famous Pinup Are You?

I GOT MY INTERVIEW LETTER FOR YORK! YES!! FINALLY!!!
That just made my day yesterday. After monthes of anxiously waiting, once I had given up checking my mailbox everyday, my letter giving me an interview date for york's teacher's college program finally came. I am so glad, and so relieved that I at least got an interview...that means they are actually considering me! The interview is schedueled for Thursday though, which is really freaking soon! Less than a week to prepare! So I am already anxiously plotting what I am going to say, and wear, and how to wear my hair...:P Hey that stuff is important too, haven't you ever watched What Not To Wear? However my interview also got schedueled during a really busy week for me schoolwise; on top of interview stress prep I also have to do two short (2-3 pg) english assignments, a 10 pg essay, prepare a seminar presentation to run by my prof by Wednesday, and I have another whopper of an essay which I am supposed to have started by now, but haven't...who has the time? Oh yes, and I am supposed to have another essay proposal done but it's not technically worth marks, and I am just going to ignore that one for now...and that's not including the readings I am supposed to have done for this week such as history chapters, 2 or 3 plays, and a novel...
So already I am crazy stressed out about the week to come. But I am going to focus and try and cut at least 2 of those assignments off my list tonight. I will have all the assignments done (hopefully) by the end of this week-end, or Monday at the latest, so I can focus on my seminar presentaion and teachers college interview. Oh and on top of everything else, I am trying to find a summer job, filling out applications and such. So I'm feeling a *lil* stressed and crazied out, but I just gotta focus and get it all done. Although my interview came at such a crazy busy time, I am so glad to have it that I am beating back my natural procrastination skills and tryingto put my weekend to good use. It's the only way I'm not going to give myself a stress related ulcer/ or anxiety attack by the end of next week I think :P
All the busy things need to be done early in the week, so at least I have the comfort of knowing I will be done this batch of busy time after Thursday, and be able to enjoy next weekend a little...there are people I want to hang out with!

There are two things in my life that you don't fuck with; my family, and my acting. Anyone who really knows me know this, and yet various people have messed around with one, or the other, or sometimes even both at once. I'm a pretty open person and I'd say most people know that those are two aspects of my life that are tremendously important to me, and that I am very protective of. I am far liklier to forgive someone who has done something to me, than to someone in my family. While I can get over things done to me, I am far less likely to forgive someone for hurting my family; that is one of the few areas I definately hold a grudge in. I may sound like a gangster here, but I do have that mentality of 'you mess with my family, you mess with me'. I could understand someone who didn't know me not knowing how I would react to those areas of my life being threatened, I wouldn't condone it, but I could understand it. However, what baffles me is the people who know me not getting that; people who I have spent considerable amounts of time with in the past, not understanding how I would react, how I would take offense to those areas of my life being threatened or messed with. I don't understand it, and I don't think I ever will, but I guess that's just life.

There is SO going to be Elvis music played at my wedding.