This Is Good...

....I could die OK that may be a bit of an overstatement, but today is the day folks. My dearest mate is departing for the wonderful land of Aus. Although my heart aches at the thought of all the fun she will be having without me I must say jealousy is not the emotion that I feel. We all have that one person in our lives that is always genuinely happy for you. Doesn't matter what minuscule thing you accomplished, they congratulate you. They don't care if you beat them in the race. If your art project turns out better than theirs they relish in that fact! Funny thing is you don't even think twice that they mean this from the bottom of their hearts because it is just second nature for them. Well I am having one of those feelings. I am so happy and overjoyed for my friend. I can't help but smile when I think upon all the grand adventures she is going to have. Sure, I would love to do those things too but I can't help but think of how happy I am that she gets to do this...

Love me when I least deserve it.... ...cause that is when I really need it. - Swedish Proverb.

Sometimes, the girl that's been there for everyone else needs someone to be there for her.

Now we all know that I, being the so-called "hipster" that I am, tend to get a little artsy from time to time. One of my favourite, most cherished art forms is spoken word. Now there are a select few that have cut right to my core, such as the "That line was so Gay," Chris Tse's "I'm sorry I'm a Christian," 'HypoChristian," "Maybe I need you," by Andrea Gibson, and last but not least "Shake the Dust" by Anis Mojani, the one I loved enough to get a tattoo of. My friends knowing this about me jumped at the chance to share a new spoken word with me, this one is simply titled "Why I hate religion and love Jesus." My Facebook newsfeed has been overwhelmed with people sharing this four minute long video which shows a young man eloquently speaking about religion vs. Jesus. I was instantly hooked by the intense chamber music that starts the video off and once I started listening to the words he was speaking I knew...

Groan.... I need to move. Friday night involved me and a good pal going to my favourite Island city, Victoria, and spending a fantastic evening with a grand group of mates, but, alas, we had to return home and instead of getting a 'fix' from seeing my dearest friends I am now left missing them even more than before. I've always been told that God places us in certain places at certain times and although I'd like to think Duncan needs me I can't help feeling a tad out of sorts when I think of all the things waiting for me elsewhere. It's the age old situation of you don't know what you've got til it's gone and man have my eyes been opened to all I am missing out on. I just keep imagining how much happier and satisfied with my life I would be if I could just have it my way, if I could just be around those who are dearest to me but then I realize even if I could have it my way I would always be wanting more for I will never be truly satisfied if I don...

Well it's been a while folks and for that I apologize, but nevertheless life has been uber cray cray as of late, let me fill you in. Over the Christmas season my sister got engaged, moved to Edmonton, had a ridiculous trip getting there (she drove with a less than agreeable car) and caused us all a brain aneurysm waiting to hear if she was alive or not, but nonetheless she made it and things are grand on her end. As for me I feel like I am in a constant state of change, looking back on this year I feel like I have matured so much, just in decision making and how my brain formulates it's views on things is so evolved from the way I used to be and it's really neat to be able to recognize that. But this wouldn't be a blog post without a few "this is good" moments so here are some recent ones... on New years day I woke up intending to go up Mt. T with some pals of mine, I dressed the part, layering myself with moisture wicking materials that would keep me cool and...