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.....have I mentioned that I HATE working in groups???

I am just killing some time before my purchasing test....thought I would pop in an say "HEY!"

I e-mailed a few mines up in Yellowknife and Nunavut....one of my apprenticship classmates has a lead on some cooking jobs for the summer. They pay.....get this.....$8000.00 a MONTH!!!! I would put up with bugs and long hours and away from home for three or four months if that is what they are paying me....that would take care of my tuition, plus a whole lot of other bills for next year....

well, just a thought.....

later,

Bou :o)

my weekend....

Well lets see..... the demo went well, at least from the perspective of those who didn't know what was **supposed** to happen, from our end....? Well the word "gongshow" does come to mind.....Melinda really tried.....but noone could hear the lines as they were said, and really the only reactions from the audience that we got were to the fighting and the dancing (both very positive). With regards to the fighting....it went relatively well, I had a really long and hot sauna in the early afternoon and that seemed to help reduce the coughing fits a bit, When it came time for me to fight, I just looked Griffon in the eyes and let out a bloodcurdling roar(at least **I'd** like to think it was bloodcurdling!), and ran right at him, he ran right at me....our shields impacted (with much noise and cheering from our respective sections) we fought for a good long time, we tied up each other's weapons and shields and headbutted each other, I got in a couple of stout face and body thrusts on him, he got me across my sword arm (upper) (nice bruise!) But the crowd loved it, the students fed us well and we had a round or two of drinks and then I went home to my sweetie!

Yesterday, James and I went out with Trystan and Venice, and then we picked up Paul at work and we went there for supper. Came home fairly early, watched the Acadamy Awards (no choice, only one channel!) Then went to bed, my cough is still there, although it seems to be getting better.

Today we had our Practical exam for my Apprenticship class....this means at 8am this morning, I was handed a brown paper bag with 3 ingredients, and had from 8:30am to 11:30am to make a dish with them....(I was also able to use any other ingredient in the kitchen) there had to be a meat, a starch and 2 vegis. I received a pork tenderloin, a head of garlic and a big piece of fresh ginger root. The tenderloin, I marinated in soy, sesame oil, maple syrup, red chiles, garlic and ginger for about 2 hours, then I took it out of the marinade, dried it off and rubbed it with straight maple syrup, soy sauce and sesame oil and rolled it in toasted seseme seeds. I browned it in hot oil, then roasted it till just the slightest hint of pink juciness remained. I cooked basmati rice in coconut milk that had been steeped with star anise, cloves, cardamom and coriander seed. Then I stir fried the rice with candied ginger and chopped flat leaf parsley. For vegetables I made a marinated vegetable salad, from asparagus tips, julliened carrots and cucumber, red onion and a hint of red chile. The dressing was lime juice, sugar, garlic, ginger, red chile, lime zest , rice wine vinegar and a bit of vegetable oil. Bill, my instructor told the class that mine was the best!!!! Yay!

so not a bad day in all....I didn't even feel like killing Edwin, our Business management instructor...

I get to chat with Soly tonight!!!!! Yay! :0)



Bou :0)

...am I at rock bottom yet?....am I now?....how about now?

......how much crappier do I have to feel before I get off my ass and do something? That is the question of the day, and I will have plenty of time to meditate on it as I stand there in armor tonight, gasping for breath, sweating like I just run a marathon....(after about 30-40 sec) Really, it boils down to this.....do I want to fight or do I want to die young, very simple really....if I want to fight, I have to start taking better care of myself, exercising more, eating less, and better quality food. If I want to die young I can keep on doing exactly what I am doing now.


something to think about....

Bou

Back to school....

....but not much better :0(

We have full dress rehersal tonight for the Medieval Feast....that means in armor...I can't even carry my schoolbooks without breaking a sweat right now....I was kind of hoping to only have to do this once...on the night of the demo...I don't know how much I have in me to give.

I have been thinking a lot about my diet, and I know that it is lacking and I know what it is lacking, so Paul and I have to sit down and budget so I know that I can afford the food that I need to thrive....cause right now it is processed carb heaven....cheap and filling, but not very nutritious.


well, I have to go to class now!

more later.....

Bou :0)

Day two at home....this is dumb!!!!

.....did I mention that I HATE being sick? Oh well, at least I am not just sitting here like a hot/ cold, sweaty, sneezy, sniffly, coughing, congested lump of misery.....no.....I am sewing!! 56 green and white napkins for the College's Medieval Feast....I also have to study for a test tonight.....boy, I just made myself tired...wow! I think I had better have a nap now...zzzzzzzzzz

sleepy Bou :0)

Night and Day.....quil....

Today is a day for the record books....I e-mailed in sick for school! I really needed a day to rest and try to recuperate, since the Medieval Feast (at school) is coming up, and I am fighting in it, and I still have to sew 50 or so napkins...... I have found that Dayquil is a wonderful thing! I can't wait till the school year is over.....not that I don't like school, but it is just getting down to the wire and things are getting pretty intense, reports, oral presentations, essays, practical tests etc.....My apprenticeship classes (Mon & Tues) are over on March 8th, so those days at least will be free....The rest of my classes are over by the end of April.

Time to nap!

Bou

I just hate being sick!!!!

....coughing up all sorts of ucky stuff and my chest, head and throat hurt...***pout***

Well, enough pity...we did have some progress today...I sold the washer and dryer and the TV (ah, the power of newspaper advertising!) So we are actually able to climb mostly out of the hole we are in...yay! James was really upset about selling the TV....***parental guilt alert*** that is the way life is I guess. I worked both jobs to day and walked outside about 10 blocks at a brisk pace. That was all my poor little clogged up lungs could handle. Tommorrow, fight practice for the college demo.

going to cough up a lung now....

Bou

reality bites....

.....I am trying to bite back :o)

Did not go to the gym last night, however, I will go tonight to do cardio and a long sauna to burn this cold right out of my body!!! I do not have time to be sick!!
Reality comes in the form of bills that we can't afford to pay when they want us to. As a result they threaten to withdraw services....essential ones like Hydro. I can live without a phone, or the internet...but I draw the line at not having lights, fridge, freezer and the like...:0P
I *know* that we are bad with money and paying bills on time, so we are doing some drastic things to catch up...we are selling our T.V., and my washer and dryer and my mother's fur coat....this will catch us up and then we will be on a budget....my school ends the end of April, so I can work full time for 4 months and save money up for tuition and books for next year.
I still plan to go to Fighter School, but on a very tight budget. Paul and I decided that WW will only happen if I already have the money put aside for tuition and books.


More later....

Bou :0)

I'm back!!

I am back from the gym! I did 15 minutes on the treadmill, then 2 sets of 12 on each machine in the upper body circut and then another 20 minutes on the treadmill doing random hills.....feeling pretty good right now...we'll see how I feel in the morning!

Bou :0)

you'd think I was going to my own execution......

.....but really I was just going to the gym. It was 7:30pm, I whined, I whinged, I missed my bus....I stomped home, I whined some more, I said "I'll go tommorrow" and plopped my self down in front of the computer....I went to swordmaiden. com and read through some of the old posts, I listened to some music and realized that I ***HAD*** to go....so I went out to the bus stop again, this time Paul came with me to keep me company (and maybe to make sure I got on the bus...***grin***) I had misread the schedule and we waited in the freezing cold for about 20 minutes....the bus finally came at 8:40 or so, and I was off to the gym. I did 45 minutes on the treadmill, running for 1 to 2.5 minutes every 10 minutes and then I showered and took the bus home. I got home at about 11:10pm....so anyways...I gotta go...I am off to the gym!!!

Bou :0)