December 4 2009
Bus/Subway

40 yr old lady with a wolf coat came on the bus.


That's it. That's my story. Who owns a graphic wolf coat?


So I went back to listening to my music or whatever on the bus but it's hard to forget someone with a fur coat. And I saw her again at the subway. And there was lot's of room to sit however I wanted to sit at the front. Because I'm like a 5 year old kid, I wanted to sit at the front of the train like the train conductor.

The wolf coat lady however was sitting there though and I sat in front of her lol. She then said "There are so many seats it's hard to pick one. :)" And I blurted out yeah I like sitting at the front. And she's like you can sit beside me. Mm no thanks that would be weird. But then she started to ask about the book I was reading and it would be even more weird not talking to her throughout the subway ride when we already had a mini conversation. And she would just be starting at my head. Haha. So much complications with this right?

So whatever sat beside her and we talked and I didn't look at the track like I intended to. We talked about traveling to Ireland, the humane society, burgers, book covers, etc. It was a nice half hour chat with a random stranger I might not ever see again. I almost missed my stop. But you know it made my day. Miriam and the lady in the wold coat, great book title.

Orientation Day
September 2007

Other people have Frosh/Orientation week which are really exciting (I hear) and there are ballons and free t-shirts. At our orientation we began with an early morning start and we got to register for our courses! Yay!!

I think we got free rice or something and I met one girl because we both didn't have any friends) and we sat outside eating whatever it was they gave us, oh I remember there was corn kernels. And then some guy comes up and starts talking to us, ok cool we are all new here and this is how you make friends.

After some talk we learn he is into folk music and he asks if we want to go to the Eaton Centre. We agree (who knows why, I think I had no idea what the Eaton Centre was and wanted to see the amazing strung geese I googled that summer) and yeah this story was a lot more funny in my head. So we ended up walking around the mall and never saw him at school ever again.

None of our classes, and pretty sure he did not even go to our school in the first place because he was a wee bit older. But the Eaton Centre was awesome!

New Year's 2011
Nathan Phillip Square

If I like you I probably texted (not a real word?) you 10 minutes before midnight on New Year's and sent a little "HAPPPPY NEW YEAAAAAR." So I got some replies back (thanks guys, for you others what the heck guys? Are we friends or not?)

Anyways, so I sent this message to tata (my dad).

Me: Happppy New Yeaar.
Tata: Ok.

Who replies to a happy new year, happy birthday with ok?! When I approached him after to ask he said he didn't have time because they were watching the countdown and ok wa sjust faster. Oh tata.

January 5 2010
Bristol Rd, Hamilton

Sitting in the car people getting off the bus or kids walking back home from school. Until I spotted this lady walking with her two daughters. One daughter was really into Rocky because she was 6 and punching and doing all these hooks and stuff in the air.

The best part was their mom. Who was getting a bit cold and decided to wrap one of her baby daughter's sweaters and wrap it around her like a head scarf. The many uses for children sweaters.

New Year's Eve 2011

Some 18 year old kids on the GO train 1:30 AM ride back home.

18: You guys want to smoke a joint?
Us: No. I just want to get home, don't make the train stop.
18: Oh ok. (Tries to light it 2 times and fails)

M: I feel so dizzy, do you want to scrouch (a word I made up because after that weird Pink drink M bought I had no idea what English was). But we figured it made sense croutch & squat put together equals scrouch.

Throws an emergency exit poster at us.

We can't see outside the windows because we are so low! We are like cows on a train!

Guy throws the GO train map poster from the wall at us.

Girl on phone apologizes for her friend Tyler for his behaviour.

M: Yeah John cut it out.

18: You don't even know my middle name!

What is he talking about?

M: Tyler John cut it out.

Then upon leaving I hit them all with my purple balloon and yell happy new year.

We then proceeded to taping the emergency sign back onto the train wall and putting the map back..somewhat..it was hard you know.

I forgot I had this blog until today when my brother said something funny and I thought I should write it down and decided to do it here! I know he's not really a stranger but whatever it's my blog.

So my brother has been jogging lately more than usual around the neigbourhood and this is our conversation.

Me: Are you going out jogging again, why do you always go so late?
M: Because that's when I get the most motivation, because I feel like I'm going to get mugged so it pushes me to run faster. I sprint you know.
Me: Ok M don't forget your hat. Why is your sweater so small?
M: Because it shows off my pecs.

Lately my sister E is always hanging out with me. Like I can't go to any room without her following me, its's getting weird I don't want to be friends. She even sent me this creepy photo and was sitting right across from me eating the pasta I had prepared. I can see her eating it why does she have to send a photo?

Salty.

And she is always taking the cat from me and flaunting it in my face that our cat likes her better than me, what a sister right? Oh E what are we going to do with you and your E jokes.

My lack of updates is due to the fact that I have been sitting at home a lot. Like yesterday I dropped off the girls at school and then from 10 AM to mmm 11 PM I sat on the computer and watched re-runs of Gilmore Girls and Ugly Betty..I did not move from the couch only to pick them up and perhaps make something to eat..actually I ate a whole bag of sunflower seeds that day.

So there is not much strangers to actually encounter so I fail at this blog, I'll try to be more social. Actually, today on the subway this man in a leather jacket and receeding hair line was stuck with a bunch of us packed comutters during rush hour. And I guess he really wanted to get off at his stop fast and the subway speed was just not doing it for him.

He got really angry and started kind of kicking the subway door and then punching it with full force! It was a bit scary actually and I never say that. And then asking people if they had a problem with him hitting the door. Yes we did actually. Thankfully he got off at the next stop.

And last week at work I had one customer who had to use the fitting room and I've gotten used to half naked people running out of the fitting rooms and whatnot. Or when ladies need to zip up the back zipper in the dresses. But I have never had to button up a grown man before. I felt like his mother he was probably 28 and was too lazy to pull down his pants to button the sides instead asked me to do it.

School is starting next week so I'll be around more crazy people soon! :)