Don't Go Awash In This Digital Landscape

Really good angst/screamo music is hard to find these days... Even the new Alexisonfire lacks proper balance and mood. Then my daddy played me this song:


codes in the clouds (ft paul mullen)

wow, c'est bon! 

Bitter Sweet

Yesterday was a bitter sweet kind of day. The bitter stems from me finding out that I didn't get the job that I interviewed for two weeks ago. The sweet is that after 7 loooong days, I finally got reunited with Chocolate. I'm not going to lie, the week we spent apart was long, and I almost gave into temptation twice! Being able to satisfy my chocolate craving last night felt amazing and even comforting. But as much as chocolate can be satisfying, it can't mend the feeling of rejection that I felt. Like a lemur hugging a stuffed mom, the feeling of comfort lasts only momentarily, because it's not real. Strangely enough though, I'm not sad, because I know I'll always have some sweet in my life to balance out the occasional bitter.

Wings

Bunny Chez Nous

This summer, there was a bunny that made frequent appearances around my house. I haven't seen him/her around lately... Most likely getting ready for the winter months ahead? 

My First

Yesterday I received my first ever bouquet of flowers. What made this bouquet even more special was that it was given without any obligation. There was no pressure of a special occasion, no need to say sorry, no birthday or holiday. This bouquet was a given as a complete surprise, and that makes it that much more special in my eyes. Thank you Benjamin! XOXOXOOOOOOX      o

Pug Life

I'm not super interested in having a rat anymore... Mainly because I have recently fallen in love with the pug. These dogs are so cute and sad, I just want to cuddle them forever.  


Video stolen from Daily Sin (thanks Andrew!).

Cute Babies

Dear Chocolate

Dear Chocolate,

Our love affair has escalated to a level of excess, and frankly, it's just not healthy anymore. It's time that we take a break from each other. I'm not ready to break up with you all together, but I feel that a week apart would do us both some good.  

I crave your taste and the comfort you provide. The assortment of chocolates taunting me in the vending machine at work, the chocolate chip cookies in Benjamin's pantry, the decadent double chocolate brownies that dad made, Ben & Jerry's peanut butter & chocolate ice cream, and my favourite, Nutella smeared on tea biscuits... I will ignore all of it.  

Frankly, my love for you has turned into an obsession and it's just not healthy. As much as I like sneaking around with you late at night when everyone else sleeps, I need some time apart to find my healthy self again. My “chocolate fix” will just have to wait for at least 1 week, 7 days, 168 hours... This is going to be hard for me too chocolate. Love,

Ings xoxo

White part 2

Sad Sundays

I work on Sundays, and always wish I can just stay home. Knowing that I can't makes me sad.

To Speak Lapine

I just finished re-reading one of my favorite books: Watership Down by Ricahrd Adams. It's the tale of a band of rabbits forced to leave their warren and embark on a dangerous journey to find a new home. Rabbits have their own special language, Lapine, and here are a few select words that I learned:

Elil: An enemy, e.g. fox, weasel, cat, owl, man, etc.

Embleer: Stinking- the word for the smell of a fox.

Flayrah: Appetizing foods such as lettuce or carrots.

Frith: God.

Fu-Inlé: Midnight.

Hlessi: A solitary rabbit living in the open, wandering for long periods without a hole. Plural: Hlessil.

Homba: A predator.

Hrair: a lot or a thousand. Rabbits can count up to four, so any number above is Hrair.

Hrairoo: Little Thousand or the little one of a lot.

Hraka: Rabbit droppings.

Hrududu: Tractor or any motor. Plural: Hrudrudil.

Marli: a doe (female rabbit).

ni-Frith: Noon.

Owsla: A group of strong or clever rabbits, second year or older, surrounding the Chief Rabbit and his doe and exercising authority over the warren. Owslas vary- they may be very military in style or they may consists of clever patrollers or garden-raiders. Sometimes a good story-teller may find a place, sometimes an intuitive rabbit.

Silflay: To feed.

Tharn: The state of staring, glazed paralysis that comes over terrified or exhausted rabbits.

U Hair: The Thousand. Used to mean the collective of all enemies.

Zorn: finished or destroyed.

“'All other elil do what they have to do and Frith moves them as he moves us. They live on the earth and they need food. Men will never rest till they've spoiled the earth and destroyed the animals.'” Holly a brave rabbit who survived the destruction of his warren.

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DEAR GOD from THE DOG

Dear God,

Is it on purpose our names are the same, only reversed?

When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still
the same old story?

If a Dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him,
is he still a bad Dog?

More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to
apologize?

Bon Iver

Listening to his songs, I feel like everything is going to work out, even if sometimes I too feel that I'm moving water shore to shore...


flume


lump sum

Fingers Crossed

I have a job interview tomorrow, and I actually considered not going. In my mind, it somehow made sense that it would hurt less to keep doing what I'm doing then to go through an interview and be rejected. I realize how silly that sounds but I sometimes like to run away instead of facing things for fear of the outcome. Tomorrow, I'm not going to run. I'm going to prepare and do my very best and whatever happens happens, at least I tried.

I Cried

I cried at work today. I think it was a combination of things that made me so sad: not having enough time for my sisters, a sleepless night, the denial of my first ever loan application, terrible vegan cheese cake ;) and the fact that my schedule is going to change for the worst (it's so bad that I don't even want to write it for fear of more tears). I'm hoping to be able to find my footing soon because today I just felt like giving up.

I's Love

I'm feeling a little bad about my September 2nd post. This blog is supposed to be about I's Love and not her complaints. I tend to like to complain a lot, and though sometimes it can be constructive or a way of challenging the status quo, complaining is highly pessimistic in nature. Truth is, for every job there are good things and bad, and it's up to us to make the best of it... I am in no position to be judging anybody, because if I were a manager at my job, I would be doing the same thing!

Teeth

Farmer's Market

This weekend, Benjamin and I went to the Jean-Talon market and bought fresh local fruits & veggies and created some lovely memories. Along with Jean-Talon, Montreal has two other markets: Atwater and the new Marché Duluth on the Plateau. We're really lucky to live in a city and have so much access to fresh produce from local farmers. Thanks for a really great weekend B! xoxo

Good Luck Sybil!

Despite our differences, my sister Sybil is truly my best friend. It is her who listens to all my complaints, who looks out for me, who pushes me to try new things, and who makes me believe that any dream is possible. Where I am more inclined to stay still, Sybil's drive and sense of adventure has brought her to many different places; and tomorrow begins a new experience: a move to Toronto to begin a Master's program. I'll be sleeping when you leave, so I just want to say that I'm going to miss you Sybs! I wish you all the luck in the world and just think, if ever you're home sick, we are just an hour away (by plane).

Light

Bird Brain

If anyone tells you that you have a bird brain, consider yourself complimented!

Upsetting Day

Today at work I was given a rank of 5 out of 10... Why? One of the reasons is that I was "caught" reading something on the Internet. It upsets me that the managers at work spend their time surfing the Internet and calling their girlfriends while we get rated on a point system, spied on, and get punished for things like being 1 minute late or forgetting to apologize for an inconvenience. It saddens me seeing the wrong people getting hired for better positions, people with amazing University degrees being treated like children, and having computer screens monitored because there is a lack of trust in employee competence. I have learned how to deal with insults from faceless clients and I can tolerate the lack of privacy at work, but one thing that I cannot tolerate is coming home and being subject to the same kind of treatment- that to me is pathetic.

delphine durand

Colour part 10