on being a guy

Hey sexy...how you doin...

i've noticed some guys really go overboard to try to impress a girl. they want to look confident but end up saying something or doing something that makes them look or sound cocky (hahaha). a note to all you guys out there: you don't need to try too hard! just be yourself and thats attractive in itself. :)

finance types

i was playing tennis the other day with friends... we went out to eat later and i had this really interesting conversation with this guy (tKM) who, apparently, has no job :b his company closed down and was going to move to Calgary so he took the severance package. 6 months of salary!!! what a bum :b must be nice tho, to relax for a bit, not have to worry about getting up in the morning to get to the office. those finance-types have it made ;)

West Coast Feasts Official Launch Party!

i was at the West Coast Feasts Launch Party last night at Salmon House on the Hill. what a blast! free food, free wine, free liquor... what more could you ask for? oh and of course, great company ;) ...

i met quite a few people last night and put faces to names, while mingling with the tourism and restaurant industry. it was an awesome night! had to sober up a bit but i got home alright and dragged my weary self into bed at 2am...

in transition

i'm slowly moving into this new look and feel for my blog :) so bear with me if things look a little wacky right now... ;)

i had lunch with an old friend the other day. actually, he was a good friend of one of my ex-boyfriends. we had a great lunch, talked about what was happening in our lives, etc. i remember thinking that he hadn't changed a bit -- still looks the same, but i guess a little bit more mature :b

so we talked on the phone the other night and i couldn't help but wonder how he thought i had changed, if at all, from when i first met him while i was going to university. i *had* to ask. :b

he said, i looked the same, still bubbly and happy... and then he said that i've always been an easy person to talk to. "whaT? ME? really?!" i was a bit shocked... guess no one really has told me that outright. and i was very glad to hear it.

i think back of all my friends, past and present. there have been a few friends who have really leaned on me when they were going thru hard times -- breakups in relationships, especially. am i easy to talk to?

then i think of my past relationships. i was always big on talking about anything.. even stupid trivial stuff :) yah.. talking is important. maybe thats why i love 3 hour dinners -- good food and engaging conversation :)

toast toast...

i was having a really good breakfast the other day with a friend of mine... poached eggs (! yum!), toast, homemade potato hashbrowns, and ham... i was going to eat my toast and stopped to contemplate eating the crust...

friend: (laughs) you don't like the crust?
me: actually, no. but everytime i have toast, i've always eaten it even tho i don't like it!
friend: (starts to cut the crust off my toast) here, enjoy!

hahaha i couldn't help but laugh. i can't believe i've always eaten the crust!

perfect dates...

i was talking to MP the other day about perfect dates. to me, a great date can be a number of things -- 3 hour long dinners with great food and good conversation, doing an activity that both people enjoy (ie. sports, walking the beach, enjoying the market @ Granville Island for example), swinging on swings in a quiet park just chatting... thats all i can think of right now...

Good Job!
Nice Up!
Nice Hit!
Good Work!
Nice Set!

... we all need words of encouragement sometimes...

i'm so tired of being here
surpressed by all my childish fears...