urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese Meg Meg 2006-07-05T06:10:36Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:37774 2006-07-05T06:10:36Z 2006-07-05T06:10:36Z dispatch- the general ok...<br /><br />best soccer game i've EVER watched<br />best july 4th dinner i've EVER had<br />best fireworks display i've EVER seen<br /><br />so maybe being back in Portland isn't so bad after all... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:37432 2006-05-16T06:43:32Z 2006-05-16T06:43:32Z lfo-summer girls (not actually) costa rica tomorrow morning! aww, its been fun being home for a few days.... but now, i get to go party it up with my girls...<br /><br />:) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:37339 2006-05-13T09:43:32Z 2006-05-13T09:43:32Z omc- how bizarre home.<br />weird.<br /><br />dylannn come visit me this summer. omg. how am i going to stay here without everyone all summer? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:36891 2006-04-29T08:44:27Z 2006-04-29T08:44:27Z the who- baba o'reilly almost 5. again. every night the time slows down right before the sun comes up. <br /><br />bed, i guess...if i can sleep<br /><br />3 more exams to go.<br /><br />i leave in 2 weeks. ill be in costa rica in 18 days. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:36697 2006-04-27T07:59:33Z 2006-04-27T07:59:33Z greenday- brain stew 3:56..... ive become nocturnal. i havent gone to bed before 7 oclock in the morning in a week. <br />my first exam was yesterday, or i guess.... 2 days ago now. went ok. 3 more to go. <br />studying for arch and polisci are frustrating since its hard to know the specifics on what youre supposed to know..<br />ive been watching too much 'house'. im addicted. what can i say.<br /><br />mum and dad and lindsay come in the next few weeks. that im excited for, i have to say.<br />im just so tired all the time.<br /><br />its like my body won't let me go to sleep until the sun's up. i've been trying, but it's so out of whack. <br /><br />so i was studying till almost 4 tonight. and i started at 6. go me. wait, i took 1 hour off to watch top model. <br /><br />i feel so fucked up. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:36394 2006-04-21T03:47:19Z 2006-04-21T03:47:19Z primitive radio gods- standing outside a broken phone booth fourtwentyyyyyy<br /><br />getting up early, sleeping almost none, hanging in the quad, trip to the island, dinner out, long ass walk back, nap, fire alarm in rez that tripped me out, now moviiiiiiie... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:36344 2006-04-13T17:01:15Z 2006-04-13T17:01:15Z omc- how bizarre last assignment of the year completed this very moment! im going to turn it in to my professor across the street, and then im done!<br />classes are officially done today, its the last day of my unicef stuff with the kids at lord lansdowne... my first exam is in 13 days....and im going home in almost exactly a month.... <br />the weather is gorgeous<br />who thought that the year would have gone this fast? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:35093 2006-03-04T00:57:26Z 2006-03-04T00:57:26Z i was just outside, any yes it was really insanely cold.<br />i came in, marc asked me how cold it was.<br />i said:<br /><br />i'm guessing -7 with a windchill of -15<br /><br />marc replied: <br /><br />it's -5 with a windchill of -14...<br /><br /><br />booyakasha...<br /><br />thats right. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:34391 2006-02-09T00:13:30Z 2006-02-09T00:13:30Z my camera came in time! and that can only mean one thing. pictures! or can you say... 100 pictures? yikes...<br />ok, a few pictures. but just because it was just as amazing as was predicted- <br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000d1xs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000d1xs/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />annie and me. yessss<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000ef7r/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000ef7r/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />all the kids<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000f4pw/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000f4pw/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />dylan and me....<br /><br />plenty more where that came from...<br /><br />in other news. mum and dad are visiting right now and its great. so nice to have them around. ahh home cooked meals!!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:33837 2006-01-27T00:58:09Z 2006-01-27T00:58:09Z weezer- island in the sun <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000c09k/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000c09k/s320x240" width="297" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />what will be going on in may- awwww, yasmin, annie, anna, and me in costa rica urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:33725 2006-01-24T06:36:11Z 2006-01-24T06:36:11Z everything's gonna be alright so we now have creepy rapist eyes man as our prime minister. right. <br />damn the conservatives.<br /><br />at least its a minority government. none of his pro-american shit will pass if the liberals and ndp have anything to say about it...<br /><br />i was hoping for better results tonight.... but at least i voted in my first federal election!! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:33440 2006-01-23T06:43:19Z 2006-01-23T06:43:19Z jack johnson- better together <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000bgr5/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/0000bgr5/s320x240" width="174" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and annie's probably the best friend in the world for drawing this for me.....<br />this picture has totally made my entire week. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:32905 2006-01-19T17:24:42Z 2006-01-19T17:24:42Z build me up buttercup ok ok, a few more....but only because u asked, lindsay<br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/000068c8/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/000068c8/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />un mono, aww<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00007ksw/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00007ksw/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="0" /></a><br />san jose<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00008tgz/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00008tgz/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br />happy at the hot springs<br /><br />back to work... wait, lindsay, didnt u bring your camera? dont u have pictures? <br /><br />chinese was amazing today.... i spoke. full sentences... dear god. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:32673 2006-01-19T15:40:23Z 2006-01-19T15:40:23Z oh yeah, i remembered i was gonna post a few pictures too....<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00003y7r/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00003y7r/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />big pretty volcano- arenal. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/000046b4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/000046b4/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ernesto and me... on new years<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00005a4t/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00005a4t/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and a gorgeous sunset<br /><br /><br /><br />ok. now im going to class. i swear urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:32361 2006-01-19T15:34:37Z 2006-01-19T15:34:37Z powderfinger- my happiness another day another dollar....spent?<br />got some essentials at winners. wooo. they gave me the plastic winners bag instead of the sleek black 'winners on bloor bag'.... kind of a disappointment. but this time i didnt leave my credit card there! and i checked 3 times. <br />so my printers out of ink. i go to grand and toy to get a new one- they want 75 bucks. so i come home, go on to the hp website, find it for 35, but they dont ship to canada. hpshopping.ca doesnt even SELL ink cartridges....so i got it sent home, and then someone at home will have to send it to me? how messed up. <br />buuuuut<br />hp right now is oh so wonderful and is doing free shipping on everything no matter how fast u want it delivered...so i checked on the order this morning, and its already in portland...and i ordered last night at around 1030.... how beautiful is that. <br />so hopefully, when canada post gets ahold of it ill have it within 2 weeks or so haha.<br />ok....time to get ready to go to class. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:32011 2006-01-17T23:26:21Z 2006-01-17T23:26:21Z oh yeah, i changed my major.<br />im specializing in east asian studies.<br />fuck...i guess that means i really do have to study chinese? <br />our new t.a is on speed. she's all talking away in chinese and im like 'huh?' and then tommy somehow answers her in chinese and shes like 'ah very good tommy' and renee and i are just sitting there 'ummm'... but today! she asked me a question, and i was just like 'ta da le dianhua' and she was like 'ah meige, hen hao' and i was like 'yeah, damn straight.' <br />that was the highlight of my day.<br /><br />ok, back to work. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:31754 2006-01-17T23:15:15Z 2006-01-17T23:15:15Z bob marley- buffalo soldier hey, thanks lindsay for reminding me...i guess it has been a while, hasnt it?<br />well, being back at school isnt as amazing as i thought it would be. id rather be back in costa rica, but hey...what can you do?<br />annie yasmin and ana are all up to going in may which is making me pretty excited.<br />ive decided to defer from taking the hong kong trip until next summer. i wanna know more chinese before i go, and then i can go and spend more time there after the trip, too. i dunno, i think its also that i wanna take some classes at psu this summer and i dont want to be away for most of the summer. <br />the work is still really coming in, and i had a test last wednesday and a paper due tomorrow...but such is life and whatever, you just get through it.<br />its really nice to be around my friends again though, i missed them while i was gone.<br />brett and i are going to see the body worlds thing at the osc this friday...and lets all hope that i dont pass out...im actually super excited...<br />yoga started yesterday, and dancing on thursday....pilates and more dance start next week. im trying to keep busy, its stops me from eating so much junk food. <br /><br />damn, the break went so fast... and now that im back, its only been a week and it feels like a month.<br /><br />fireball's in 3 weeks though, so the girls and dylan are all going shopping this weekend to buy mostly shoes and jewelery...!! and reading week's in just over a months...we're thinking montreal?<br />i gotta go get my id back from the phoenix...stupid bouncers recognized my fake....rahhh<br />oh well.<br />damn, i have a paper to write. and i have to learn all that chinese that im getting stuck on. fuck<br />love u lindsay, ill call u tomorrow or at least soon. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:31528 2005-12-12T05:55:11Z 2005-12-12T05:55:11Z talking heads- once in a lifetime im home for the holidays! wow its weird being back, for sure.... <br />so, following ilana's lead, the first line of the first entry of every month:<br />january: well everyone, i'm writing an honest to goodness entry this time<br />febrary: hmm so although i havent posted in about 3000 years i still find myself at a loss for words<br />march: so its almost friday!<br />april: I'M GOING TO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO!!!!<br />may: Why Craigslist ROCKS<br />june: well....high school's over, i guess.<br />july: I'm 18!<br />august: heyyyy i got my courses!<br />september: this has been the most incredible week of my life.<br />october: i havent been enjoying archaeology. until today.<br />november: Happy Diwali!<br />december: aww my beautiful quad- the view from my window..... at 530 this morning...<br /><br />wow. so i guess its been a damn good year. <br />hope everyone has a really good holiday break! happy holidays!<br />hmm... i miss the snow and the city...<br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00002qkz/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00002qkz/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:31478 2005-12-10T07:02:09Z 2005-12-10T07:02:09Z annie! come back! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:31068 2005-12-10T02:58:33Z 2005-12-10T03:01:42Z journey- dont stop believing <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00001gcs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/megalese/pic/00001gcs/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="0" /></a>'<br /><br />aww my beautiful quad- the view from my window..... at 530 this morning...<br /><br />damn a month is a long time to be gone from here.....<br /><br />home tomorrow! getting home in the evening. if anyone's gonna be home itd be fun to get together! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:30775 2005-12-09T07:53:23Z 2005-12-09T07:53:23Z silent, just like the snow its snowing. the most beautiful, the fluffiest, the most amazing snow in the world. the quad is all white. annie just went outside to toast to her last night in toronto for a month<br />im gonna be sad to leave this place for a month too... because its wonderful and perfect here...<br />i love you toronto urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:30536 2005-11-22T15:29:14Z 2005-11-22T15:45:36Z bnl- you will be waiting well its been a few days. <br />a really packed few days and i guess i had to make some hard decisions and such in that time. im being dragged down with work, and well, i guess thats just my priority right now. <br />terry comes tomorrow, which im excited about.<br />its funny to hear everyone talking about going home for thanksgiving, cuz thanksgiving here was 6 weeks ago, and so everyones already all into the holidays here and everything.<br />so thursday my friends and are i are all having thanksgiving dinner. and guess whos doing the cooking?! yours truly. i ordered a 15 lb turkey, baby. yeah.<br />its gonna be great.<br />i need a break from the insanity of school anyways.<br /><br />i handed in my polisci paper on monday, which felt good. i read through the chinese chapter last night that we're working on and i actually understand it!!! that never happens, haha. i guess we'll see whether i actually do when i go to class in half an hour.<br /><br />byron and i sat on the couch last night talking about our futures. we flipped through old course catalogues, talking about what we want to do. university's going to go by so fast, i know it....i wonder how i can make it slow down a bit....<br /><br />i come home for break in less than 3 weeks! december 10th! if any of you are home then give me a call. i leave for costa rica on the 14th and i dont get back till the 28th.... but make sure you're all at my house for new years! its gonna be amazing. <br /><br />so today is thanksgiving shopping with annie! ahh its gonna be a party. god im so excited for good food......<br /><br />i hope you're all doing well<br /><br />~ megan urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:30357 2005-11-19T19:17:31Z 2005-11-19T19:17:31Z the decemberists- we both go down together 3 papers<br /><br />4 exams<br /><br />3 weeks.<br /><br />this is gonna be one hell of a ride urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:30174 2005-11-18T19:49:42Z 2005-11-18T19:49:42Z let is snow let is snow let is snow i woke up this morning to a phone call from my parents. 'we hear that the high today there is 0! so we had to call and see how you were doing'.<br />i walked down to young and dundas with annie, and its snowing pretty hard, and its wonderful.<br />im coping with the cold so much better than i thought id be. with only a tank top and a long sleeve shirt, a turtle neck sweater and a cord jacket on i was very toasty and warm. gloves and a scarf too, mind you....<br /><br />so now im at the apartment looking out over the rooftops and seeing everything covered in happy whiteness.....ahh.<br />im thinking that this elation over snow wont last for long but for now i can say that its so nice to be somewhere where its winter and it actually feels like winter....<br />i love it here.<br /><br />:-) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:megalese:29632 2005-11-13T14:38:49Z 2005-11-13T14:38:49Z elliot smith second allnighter in a row. problem? ehh, maybe. but i get more studying done at night<br /><br />going to bed now. gnight all.