In the middle of a desolate Wednesday afternoon

this blog is dying a slow death.

Apparently the Chinese packages from China are almost ready for us :D Happy and excited. They are waiting for the visas to go through the red tape on their end. Seriously, I think for my next trip I am going to go somewhere with less red tape. Though, I think I have already singled out the 2 most red-tape countries out there - Go team China and Russia. Mongolia is friendlier but still has loads of hoops in order to get the visa. Maybe I should make a habit of going to countries that have the most and hardest red-tape to get through and then travel to less interesting places later. Oman

So, yeah. I am excited. My Russian stuff should be here by Friday. Which means, I am quickly going to send off the Mongolian information, and then have all my Chinese stuff here and send that one off in January with the expedited service. Huzzah

Though, I must admit, I am starting to feel nervous. Nervous that everyone needs to get their passports, visas, information, flights, classes, life and everything else done in 2 months. Yikes~! Oh, and it is 85 days until we leave~!

Good Ol' Chick Flicks make any girl happy.

I am quite miserable this evening. Hopefully, some booze, fantastic pizza, a hot bath and maybe a movie will cheer me up.

~YAY! My Russian visa is going to be finished by December 1ST! Which means - that the Russian Super-Insano Crazy Red-Tape Government thinks that either:
1) I have jumped through enough hoops to be allowed into their country
2) I am not going to destroy the ideals that their country has
3) They actually might want some of tourist dollars

I am super excited. This also means that I may be able to get my Mongolian visa set away ASAP. And then get the majority of everything done before the new year, allowing me to focus on funding and get on a plane :D

~We are going to be booking our flights the second our China information comes through the mail. Which I hope comes soon (the school says it will....). February 23.

~I would like the Canadian dollar to be a little more ... well strong. Even a dime more would make me extremely happy. But comme ci comme ça. It would free up almost an extra thousand dollars.

~Still trying to figure out what I am going to do after we are done in Russia. I really want to be out of the country for my birthday (July 29) and I would love to find something to do in order for me to stay out of the country. But it is all going to depend on how much money I have. If I have $2000.... I will be able to do whatever I want. And that is all I am trying to get to now.

Not much going on in my life: work, school, sleep and repeat.

~Waiting for my mail to come (China and Russia).
~Waiting for Mongolian letter of invitation and to mail off Mongolian stuff
~Waiting to be finished with school

~I did get my holiday hours for Christmas. I am going to have 4 whole days to come home and visit the family. Yes... 24 - 28 le sigh . I am not going to be that upset about it, only because in another month, I am off from everything for 9 months and living in China.

~We are still trying to find an apartment in China. I am not sure how we are going to get this done. But we'll find somewhere, but there is no way I am going to stay in a hotel for 4 months. I would go crazy.

~only a few more weeks and then I will be gone. I am starting to feel the pinch of all this though. There is still so much to be done, and all I can do is wait.

~On going drama at school. It is looking like I am going to have to stay here and do that stupid course. I am not sure what I am going to do about it.

As well we clinic. I am not sure what I am going to do about that one, but honestly, the time that I picked for clinic doesn't work with my new schedule and I am getting not but deaf ears at school. le grrr, le sigh

71 days until I am finished with all this bullshit

~I had a great day with Mary, Maya and TJ. I miss them like whoa and loved spending the day with them.

It is weird thinking of your future based on the things you are willing to give up.

76 days left.

76 days too many, if you ask me.

and on that awesome positive note:

My former roommates are still sucking a giant bag of dicks and being assholes.
All I want is my super ridiculously important mail (my passport, visas and information for school) and all they want to do is jack me around.

Now, all I wanna do is kick them in the balls and egg their house

I love living alone - albeit for only one more week. I think I really am a person that prefers to be alone over anything else.

I just went for brunch. Yeah, by myself and I forgot how much I love doing anything by myself. Movies, dinners, brunch.... Peace in my life is taking the time to do things just on my own. I am going to have to really work hard in China in order to make sure I get enough "me-time" or else I might just go crazy. Though how I am going to get a lot of alone time when we are going to be lost in a country and don't speak the language is beyond me. Honestly, I don't like being around people all the time. I think that is more the reason to why I am not fond of roommates. Just having them around is enough to make me go crazy.

Anyhoo, about brunch. I went over to this awesome classy joint across the alley / courtyard from my place to have breakfast. Last night, everyone was talking about going out for brunch, but then because we stayed out ridiculously late, everyone was too tired to go out this morning.

I got up, and I wanted breakfast.

I ended up getting this weird spicy yam hashbrown with andouille sausage and eggs thing. It was the most delicious thing I have eaten... probably since we went to "The Coup" a couple of weeks ago. So spicy, but so good.

I ended up getting this awesome caramel latte with pretty art designs on it (the girl working there was awesome nice!) and my favourite much-o expensive tea - the lavender earl grey tea of awesome.

JFYI, 92 days until we leave!

~So my schedule at work has been changed. I am now working Monday - Friday, same shift.

Bad:
Monday through Friday means 4 of the days I am going to be doing 15 hours days. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
This week I am going to be working 10 days before I am going to get a day off.

Good:
Working with 2 people all the time
I am going to get my weekends completely off. Which means, nothing, nada, nothing to do on them. I am going to have my weekends free again. I have wanted this for a long time.

Besides, it is only going to be for a few weeks.

Combined with the fact that I am going to be done school for December on the 12th, and then we are going to be mostly finished with everything else within the month, I am thinking that I am going to be able to handle it.

~I am really thinking I am going to be going back to school in order to do Western Medical. Though, I am thinking I am not going to be going to UofA for the first few years. I really think that I am going to go back and go small. Like, out of the city, in the middle of nowhere small. I am thinking butt-f*ck Alberta.

( man, oh man.... more school.... really??? )

Cats = Love

Dogs = not love, bordering on loathing.

Probably the last thing that I wanna do after a 15 hour day is come home and have to take the dog out for a walk. Seriously, if this wasn't for a friend, I would not do it. There are reasons to why cats are awesome.

~Living here without anyone for the next 2 weeks reminds me to why I love living by myself. I love having the place to myself. I love not having anyone here. And I love that things get doen by me when I want them to be done. There is no one's dishes around, there is no one's crap around. Just me. I love it.

( FEMALE SURVEY: DON`T CHICKEN OUT GIRLS! )

~Happy Birthday _consume_. I wish you all the best.

Rules:
1. Post a Comment and I'll randomly assign you a letter (A - Z in the English Alphabet);
2. Then you have to respond by listing ten things you LOVE that begins with that letter.
3. Afterward, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

I was given "G" by dark_nymph but my Brother wants me to do "T" in honour of him.

1)Teddy Bears . I love all teddy bears. Due to the stories "The Teddy Bears Picnic" and "The Velveteen Rabbit", I secretly have more sympathy for stuffed animals than I do for humans.

2)Toilet Paper. I have a feeling in the next few months, I am going to love this stuff in ways most people cannot understand. Well, unless you have used a squat toilet

3) Trans-Siberian Express. Yeah. I am going on it. It is going to be awesome

4)Terracotta Warriors. I love history, I love that there are upwards of 5,000 buried soldiers in Xi'an.

5)Taoism. It my identifiable religion. It (along with many other things) has brought me some peace in my life.

6) Tea. Black, Green, Oolong.... Mate, I love tea. I drink far too much of it on a daily basis.

7)Tattoos Well. I kinda like them. On me. But not really.

8)Tanith Lee. My favourite Author. What else could I say?

9)Television. Um, I am running out of Ideas.

10) Tempera. Yummy in my belly

~I am in a great mood. I really feel like something has been lifted off my shoulders. Plus, I have an insanely cute puppy to keep me company.

~My brother is going to be here in about 45 minutes :D I am happy for that :D

~I went out last night with Amira after work. We ended up at 1410. I love that place. It was really awesome. I had the Big Rock Winter Spice Ale. I loved it, everyone else hates it cause it is like a spiced cider, but it is beer. So like a spiced beer. How could I not love it?

~I have today completely off. I am going to revel in not having anything to do other than hang out with my brother and maybe watch the game tonight.

I don't think I am ever going to have roommates again. The bullshit that my roomies jut put me through is ridiculous. And now I am going to have to sue them in order to get my money back. I am so not impressed.

At least, I am out of there and out of the bullshit finally.

I am starting the campaign to have my brother come to - China, Mongolia, Russia and wherever else we go - with me.

I really think he would love it and he really needs to do something other than work in Fort Mac 24/7