What a cuntingly good weekend!

So this weekend has gone by so fast. Well actually the week has too. So on friday I was going to take it easy and play a little ds but I ended up going out (who didnt see that coming?). I ended up going to the Academy on friday for a fundraising social for a sick baby. It was a very interesting night. I was glad to say that I wasnt even hung over on saturday.

Saturday-

I decided to re-organize my closet. It took me like 5 hours and I'm not even joking. I also swept and mopped but still. I also met up with my work friend Tara in the afternoon and we went to dollarama and I am saddened to say that they now have items that are more than a dollar. Shame. I took a quick nap and then some of my peeps came over and we played some pretty rediculous drinking games and laughed until we almost peed. Then we went to the toad where more rediculousness happened. Ah life is so cuntingly funny.

:)

25 things about me (the non facebook version)

Well for those of you who frequent facebook, I'm sure you've seen the "25 things about me" notes that are circulating. Well I had so much fun writing and reading them that I've decided to do another one. I figured it would be less confusing just to post it here instead of doing it on Facebook. So here goes 25 (more) things about me:

25. I've never named any of my body parts but my period's name is Steve

24. I cannot whisper (sometimes I think I can but everyone can still totally hear)

23. I do not have "real" furniture in my place. I sleep on a futon and have patio furniture in my living room

22. I think my sister is one of the coolest people I know (she's super fun too)

21. when i'm drunk I cannot remember my phone number

20. I am so clumsy, I always have bruises from running into things or falling

19. I hate being cold. I would much rather be too warm then too cold

18. I dont mind doing laundry but I hate folding socks

17. I dont like songs that dont have words

16. I am no good at keeping secrets (even my own)

15. I am totally a cat person

14. I am lactose intolerant (but I love cheese)

13. I have never seen an ocean

12. I take bus etiquette seriously. I hate it when people sit in the outside seat so that no one can sit with them when the bus is full. arg!

11. I believe that attitudes are contagious. So be nice to everyone and see the difference it makes.

10. I am terrified of dying alone

9. I've been almost hit at crosswalks so many times that I've lost track. Drivers pay attention!

8. I am very critical of myself

7. I become the biggest baby when I'm sick

6. I would much rather be early, than fashionably late

5. I would much rather be fashionable, than functionable

4. I love junk food

3. I am constantly on the prowl

2. I would rather be hurt by someone than hurt them ( I think it's more painful to know that I've hurt someone else)

1. I dont feel like I'm 28, can I be 24 again?

I've got some mad skillz!

So one thing that I've learned from being newly single, is that I am awesome at picking up. I know that probably sounds bad. I think that I'm fairly average when it comes to my looks and I have managed to successfully pick up some super hotties. I think a big part of picking up that other person is to not think badly of yourself when it comes to image. Rock what you have! Most of the time other people have no idea that you have jiggly arms or cankles. You just have to be super confident and just walk up and talk to people and see where it goes from there. If you dont think you're awesome then the other person will pick up those bad vibes. Confidence is attractive and really you are pretty special anyways so just act like it (without being super cocky). I know this may sound really scary and rejection is aweful but I've never really been turned down by someone single that I've pursued at the bar. I am as surprised about this as anyone. And if you dont get a hook up out of it, well then at least you'll meet some interesting people and have some interesting conversations.

And even if you're not out in the dating scene, you should still think highly of yourself and still rock what you've got and you will start to feel pretty darn good to be you.

Cheers!

Holy crap

Well this weekend has been intense (extreme even). Here's the breakdown:

Friday- "To the Sugar Shack!"

Well this has been a super busy week so by the time friday hit I was completely exhausted. I was tired from working really hard and from lack of sleep. So when Friday rolled around I was seriously considering hibernating especially since I had to come in and work on Sat morning. Well I thought about it (WWPSD what would party shannon do?) and decided to suck it up. Well Taryn and Ryan came over pretty much as soon as I decided that I wasnt going to wuss out. We had some drinks and then went to Festival (bar #1) to watch Becks band play (in a tent called the "Sugar Shack". We caught the last part of their set and grabbed the rest of our posse and headed to a bar in St Boniface (bar #2).

I was at the head of the line almost paying cover when everyone else decided we didnt want to be there. So we split into two groups and me and Taryn peed behind some parked cars (brrrr!). Then me and Tary, Beck and Jen went to meet the rest of our group at Times Changed (bar #3). We were there for like 10 min and then Beck told us he was supposed to be playing some little gig and that he was late. So we went to the Fort Gary hotel (bar #4) and he snuck us into a Festival VIP party where we got free drinks. So me and Taryn danced and partied our asses off (remember I have to work at 9:30am ) and eventually got kicked out. Great time.

Saturday "the longest day in the history of days" and Valentines day

So I woke up with a mini panic attack thinking that I had slept through my alarm clock (but I didnt). So just got up and tried to get ready the best I could (so tired, still a little drunk). Well I made it to work on time but I was seriously out of it. Well my co-worker was super tired, hung over and out of it too. It was super slow in the mall and time just crept by. Then it was finally time for me to be done work. I was having people over to pre drink before we went out for valentines day and because I went out and have been working so much, my apartment was a disaster and I had zero time to clean (no one seemed to mind so thats good).

Ryan, Marsha, Jen and Jesse came over and we rocked the card games (with my nudie male card deck of course, aka the Icky dicky cards). We headed over to Alive to dance and party it up. Well if you remeber back to the post about my bday and how I asked to guy this guy a drink and he turned me down (if not go read it). Well he was there last night and of course I confronted him about it (not in an obnoxious way). I finally found out that he didnt want me to buy him a drink because he thought I was out of his league. Wow, me. Thats crazy. Apparently I'm hot (who knew?). Well he ended up dropping me off and against his better judgement came up to my place. Well we kept it pretty PG and i would have to say that he wasnt the best kisser, in fact it was quite bad. Oh well, you cant win them all.

Sunday " the greatest day of all days"

I got to sleep in!!!! That was the most amazing thing ever. So far I've just been drinking lots of water, texting and of course, writing this post. I think me and Ryan might go see Coraline later. It sucks that today is my only day off because I have so many things I should do like laundry and dishes. This is technically a long weekend but I worked a full shift yesterday and tomorrow (the holiday) I'm working a double at IMAX (while getting paid for my other job, sweet!). So yeah I'd better take full advantage of this day and its lazy opportunities.

Life is good

So I have been in an amazingly happy mood all week. I'm not sure if its because I've started going to the gym (every day so far) or because the sun is shining (or a combo of both). On wednesday I went to a potluck at Beck and Jen's place. I had so much fun. It was Beck, Jen, Tammy, Ryan, me and the kids. It was a really nice time.

On Friday I went to another little potluck with the gals from work. It was a lot of fun too. We drank margaritas and chatted. I had another party to go to that night but when I got there everyone had apparently just left. Oh well.

On Saturday I went to Beck and Jen's again. This time we had a "drink your dad's beer night". Which pretty much meant that we each bought a really cheap bad beer and ranked them. We did our tests 3 time and consistently Standard was the best tasting beer and Pilsner was the worst tasting. We were all pretty drunk but the ladies decided to sneak off to the Toad. I dont know how I did it cause I was super hammered but I managed to pick up this super hot Australian boy and brought him back to my place. Seriously he could have been an underwear model or something. I love living in the village.

Today is Sunday and I'm pretty tired and sort of hungover. I am trying to make myself want to go to the gym but all I want to do is to go back to sleep. I'm kind of curious about how many people are going to call me laughing cause I think I had a bad case of the drunk dials last night. Yup I was that drunk. Oh well. I regret nothing.

: )

V day

So Valentines day is coming up soon (not that everyone isnt aware of that). And being newly single, I would have to say that I wasnt exactly looking forward to it. That was until my bff Ryan told me that he was taking me out for dinner and dancing. Aw. So we're going to go out for sushi in the village and then go to Alive. I am so pumped. I have a feeling that it is going to be my best Valentines day yet, not that anyone has ever planned anything for me or anything. I really appreciate the thoughtfullness, especially on a day like that that could end up so depressing. Thanks Ryan!!