A Job and an Education

So I finally applied to the school and they have accepted me as long as my student loans go through.

LD is going alright. There is so very much to learn and people are very sensitive about their pictures. I think it would be easier to be in the Lab just developing the pics instead of at the counter being the middle man. I do have a lot of repeat customers from Starbucks though.

Also Christmas is almost here. I am very excited about that. I already decorated a week and a half ago. I was very anxious and I am being made fun of for being so early but it is nice to wake up to and it is a motivator for card-making...

I hope all of you are well and I hope to talk to you soon.

card=carte

Christmas=Noël

early=tôt

Deb

I did, I did...

Sorry about the delay but Blogger wasn't letting me update my blog! Yeah, so I got the LD position, started my training on the 6 and just had my second day in my store (Yates) today. I have a lot to learn about pictures and all that but it should be pretty fun and I think it will keep me busy whenever Aur is out of town. Speaking of Aur being out of town, he left last monday and will be gone for three weeks. The nights are lonely sleeping alone but other than that I am so inexplicably busy (I think that word means what I think it means) that I don't really get a chance to miss him. I still haven't written my application letter to the school yet so I am being a big lazy head about that but I still really want to go so it will happen. I just went over to IKEA this weekend with my parents and we spent some money and had a whole gay ol' time. I hope all of you are well and I hope to hear from you soon.

Deb

I think I got one

So I think I got a position at London Drugs at the Photo Finishing Counter. That should be fun. And I am still in the process of applying to the Interior Design...Things look pretty groovy. Not much else going on in the brain so I am sorry about the lame upkeep on my blog.

Deb

Still Looking

Well, I have been applying away to all kinds of places. It turns out that Student Loans will only cover my tuition so I will have to keep on working once I start school but millions of students do that so I am sure that it wont be the end of the world. Just have to pull my socks up some...Mike, thank you for the tip! I did apply but unfortunately they informed me that they are only looking to hire full time.

I will keep you posted.

Deb

Job-less

Looking for a job now. Hope to find one soon.
Did you know?!
To apply at London Drugs, you first need to apply online! Yep. And it takes a while to fill out the info too.
Hope to have good news soon,

Job=Emploi
London=Londres
Drugs=Drogues

Deb

Not Valid

Well, I was really hoping to get onto EI so that they would sponsor me to go take this one year Interior Design program at the Pacific Design Academy. I was very sad to hear this morning that unfortunately, because I quit Starbucks to go back to school I am not a candidate for EI. That sucks. So I guess I will be getting a job to hold me over until January when the program starts and I will be (hopefully) getting student loans to get further and further into debt. I am not having a good day. I feel like I am the biggest-lazy-silly person with no direction and no motivation to support myself. Yuck! What a sick feeling.

Sick=malade

Morning=matin

job=emploi

Deb

Fantastic

It is done. I have cooked my first complete Thanksgiving meal. I am proud and tired. It took me 7 hours but I did it. Made everything from scratch. Apple-Butternut squash soup, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing and dressing, candied yams, turkey, gravy, peas and carrots and pumpkin pies. A lot of food and so much fun. I sort almost panicked when I tried to clean out the turkey and called Aur in to do it for me but other than that...I really did good. I wish I could post some pictures of it for you all to be so amazed by my talents but I don't know how to.
Pumkin=citrouille
pie=tarte
Thanksgiving=action de grace

Deb xoxo

Thanksgiving

Last weekend I had the luxury of eating of of Aur's mom's incredible Thanksgiving dinners. It was incredible. This Saturday I get to try my hand at cooking up a Viger Thanksgiving dinner for none other than the Vigers. Well, and Aur. I am pretty nervous about cooking this great big meal and don't have a recipe for candied Yams. If any of you have any please email me! Thanks.
Besides that I worked on my resume this week and am getting ready to get out there and apply, apply, apply. Hope something comes up!
Not much else to report...I finished my scarf box though so I will get pictures of it ASAP.
Box=Boîte
Scarf=Foulard
Week=Semaine
Take care,
Deb

Coffee and Stuff

I can't come up with anything good to write about so brace yourself, this is going to be a mindless rant:

Tim Hortons makes a fine cup of Joe. It was the one thing I woke up for every morning this summer. I would stop in on my way to work at 6:45 and pick up a coffee and a bagel. Yum-eee. Then I would try and handle shifting gears and not letting the cup drip (which for some reason did about 90% of the time) and going over the speed bumps and...It was all worth when I got to my desk, sat down and had that first sip of goodness.

Since Aur has to go to the Unit Tuesday and Thursday evenings I try to spend this time with my Mom and tonight we plan to watch Something's Gotta Give and girltalk and maybe even paint our toenails.

My Dad finally got up the courage to get one of his wisdom teeth out yesterday. It was nice to be able to hang out with my parents and Aur in the middle of the day and watch some of the Horatio Hornblower episodes. For any of you who have not heard of this and like myself have a tendancy to get hooked to Television Series on DVD, this is a good one. There are six episodes in all and they are about a British Naval Officer in the 1790's (I think). Anyways, they are good and I recommend you rent them.

Navy=Marine
Boat=Bateau
Dad=Papa

Love, Deb

Octidlyober

I have been out of town a lot and I apologize to anyone who has come a lookin' for some news and has found none.

The first of the month is Aur's Birthday and we had a nice little celebration. I gave him presents a day early and we went out for a wonderful dinner to a great little restaurant on Government Street called Brasserie L'école. It was incredible. If anyone is looking to go I suggest you have an assortment of appys to share along with a platter of cheeses. The staff was awesome and the food was exquisite. I highly recommend everyone go there. They even served us the best tasting Chocolate Truffles ever on the house for the Birthday Boy. Really really great place!

Besides that I have been keeping very busy. I looked into some schooling options and found what appears to be my dream degree. A bachelor in Applied Science in Interior Design. Really could it be any better? Well, yes, it could be on the Island so that I could attend! Unfortunately for me this excellent program is offered at Kwantlen University College in Richmond. Uber-sad for me. Aur is stuck here for the next two years at least and we really can't afford to have two apartments and the school is too far from his parent's for me to commute...So I am at groud zero again. I am thinking of applying to Micheals though. Crafts are fun and at least I would feel like such a big Stain.

Stain=tache

School=école

Pub=Brasserie

Take care everyone,

Deb

Progress

I finished the napkins.
I also took a glass beadmaking course yesterday at Starfish Glassworks in downtown Victoria. It was amazing! Everytime I get to do something creative I realize how much it all means to me. I got to make about thirty or so beads and I had the opportunity to really try out some neat stuff. While everyone else was making nice round beads with spikey things I was venturing into the land of chili peppers and strawberries. I really loved it. The teacher (who doesn't really teach anything but is there to answer any questions) kept saying how big my beads were...Yeah. I would recommend this workshop to anyone and they also have a glassblowing workshop which is what I am hoping to take next.

Glass=vitre

Califlower=chou-fleur

Spinach=épinard

Deb

Good Intentions

So I started a new project without finishing the old ones. Now I have some napkins to sew from cheap curtains I found. As I sat down with my wine and set up the sewing machine, the material and put in the first disc of season three of Sex and the City I noticed that I had to wind up a new bobbing of red thread. Shucks. I hate that. I wish I had a room in the house where the sewing machine would be set up and I would have all the colors of thread I needed and working on a project would just be that easy. Anyways, after reading the instructions again on the proper bobbing-winding steps I started to sew...then the thread snapped. Double shucks. I re-threaded the needle and started over. Then the thread snapped again. And again, and again. I think six times in total. Apparently, I couldn't read instructions as well as I thought and I had done something wrong. Triple shucks. I fixed the problem, started up again and to my complete dismay, the needle broke. Damn, crap shucks. After replacing the needle, I started up again and one napkin later, that needle broke. Damn, crap double shucks. By this point I had drank way more wine than I had intented and I was putting in the second disk of season three. I had but one needle left and I really wanted to get this stuff done and out of my parents way! I replaced the needle again and started on my second line of my second napkin. Then the thread snapped again...

Deb

Hello

I have been so ridiculously busy since last Friday. My last day of Co-op. I went up to Whistler on the weekend and had a really great time. We got to go up the mountain and sight see and were fed incredible food the whole time we were there. Fun.

I also managed to fit in a trip to Ikea which I really needed even though I couldn't really get anything. It is my favorite place and the meatballs are so good. Did you know that when eating in the restaurant part of Ikea you can enjoy a personal size bottle of delicious red wine?! Yes, favorite place.

Now I am trying to keep up with all the projects that I want to accomplish and it is proving to take me way longer than I had planned. My coolest invention yet has to be the scarf box I am just painting up today. It is very practical and I can't wait to get it home and house all my scarves and hats in it.

Hope you are all being treated just as well,

Deb

Taking out the Goods

I do believe Lorna is right. Fall is here. And because I live in Victoria I can say that with a glitter of excitement in my eye. It is very exciting to take out my sweaters from the back of the closet. Bring out my box of Scarves (that is my favorite!) and tuques and vests and socks.

I will definetely miss the Summer but I am looking forward to taking advantage of Autumn. The thing I miss the most about living out east is the changing of the leaves. All the vibrant colors that make up the foliage for Miles are so beautiful. For all of you out there, don't take it for granted because the next thing you know winter will be here and unfortunately for you it is going to get really F#!*ing cold.

Summer=été
Fall=automne
Leaf=feuille

Deb xoxo

Fast Times

Is tomorrow really September?
I think I dated my rent check with August 1.

Sunday...

Sun-day...Suuunnnday.
Day to relax
Not pay any tax
Make sure you take care of your...self?

Sunny...Sun-eee....Suuunnny.
Beautiful weather
Brings upon Pleasure
To people who want or...deserve it?

Monday...Mon-day...Mooonnnday.
Day after Sunday
End of the play-day
Maybe you should have been...ill?

I hope you all had a good weekend. I did. I feel much better. I flushed out all of the medicines that made me feel sick and I started some home projects that I had been wanting to do for a while.

Sunday=Dimanche
Monday=Lundi
Enjoy yourself=Amusez-vous

Deb

UGH.

(You may contact me regarding the correct pronunciation of the title word.)
Well, it is now Thursday a week after my extraction. For those of you who send me well wishes, thank you. For the rest of you, well whatever, nothing for the rest of you.
It all happened quicker than I had imagined however I have been having a bad reaction to the pain pills and the antibiotics, (I have tried two different kinds now), that makes me vomit...a lot. Not the best thing for recovering after this kind of surgery. So I feel like throwing up all the time and I can just barely stay concious from the pain. Other than that, great.
s'all for now,

Deb

Losing my Wisdom

Today is the day I go in to get my wisdom teeth removed. I have been putting this off for many years and I am not looking forward to the experience at all. I have my grumpy-pants on despite my attemps to to wear something else and I am nervous. I look forward to it all being over and I will update on my progress as it happens...

tooth=dent
nervous=nerv-eux/euse, boy/girl
Friday=Vendredi

Deb

Birdie Numnums

After more than a week of having nothing to report I am sitting here with all kinds of things racing in my mind...So much I want to share; where sould I start?! Biggest to smallest, important to less important, in order of relevance to me...so many choices. I think I will go with reverse chronological.
Right now, I am feeling under the weather. My family and Aur are all flu-ish as am I. It really sucks. I have always had a problem with getting sick in the summertime. It really upsets me to feel yucky when the sun is shining like never before. (Okay, I know it has always shone and today isn't all that different than yesterday, last week or ever, but it feels like it when I am sick in the summer.)
On my ride home today I got pooped on by a bird. It landed right on my hand/wrist area. A whole range of emotions flooded as I realized what had transpired. Let me share some of these with you:
Wow, my wrist feels cool compared to the rest of me
(Look down)
Oh my, I got pooped on!
Huh, I would have thought it would be a warm sensation as aposed to a cool one
But then I guess it did just fly through the air at a pretty rapid rate
It really feels cool though...more like cold actually
Boy am I ever glad I am wearing gloves and a leather jacket
(Chuckle)
I wonder if any of those idiots who ride without a shirt on ever get pooped on
I wonder what I am going to use to clean it off...

All that just cause a load landed on one of my extremeties. I know it is incredible really.

Before that I guess the thing to talk about is how I have insurance on my motorcycle again (Cougar) and how I love to ride and how great she is. I went for a ride out to Sooke with my dad and it was an awesome good time.

Previous to that incident, the starter on the car (Snowracer) blew on me again so that sucked.

Aur also left this week to go on the boats to get his sealegs. He called a couple of times and he is having a gay ol' time doing lots of fun stuff and other things. He also hasn't thrown up yet which is very cool.

Boat = bateau

Sick = malade

Vomit = vomir

Thanks for visiting and come again,

Deb

Back to Reality

After a beautiful long weekend it is only too soon that reality comes and nips me in the butt.

Aur and I went up to Port Alberni (the Salmon Capital of the world) this weekend. I had never been up island before so I was very excited about this wannabe road trip. I hardly slept Friday night and woke up early Saturday to begin packing. Like a good girl, I packed for the both of us. Bathing suits, wine, toothbrushes, did I mention wine? Yeah. So then we went over to my parents for breakfast and hit the road at around two thirty.

I drove because Aur was on crutches. (He got hurt at work on Friday and couldn't walk. We spent all of Friday evening/night at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. I could go on and on about what we saw there...) So I didn't mind driving since I have been driving so much lately anyways. The Snowracer and I get along pretty well and she hasn't let me down even though she can be quite the workout at times.

It took just under three hours to reach the Port and we only made one quick stop at a candy shop on the way. They had lots of fudge! We used their loos, bought some fudge and then on the way out, I saw it there. It was so silent and looked so alone that I had to go to it. You guessed it! A Slush Puppie Machine. I haven't had the pleasure of a Slush Puppie in a dozen years! (Slurpies just don't cut it for me, even when you put gummie candies in them) I had a hard time chosing a flavour and I thought it best not to go multi-flavour after so long, but after a few groans from Aur I went with Cherry. It was so good. Even the cup was a genuine Slush Puppie cup.

When we got into town it was hard not to notice the exorbitant number of Cold Beer and Wine stores. Just about every corner had one. As Mike pointed out, it was comparable to the number of Star$ in Vancouver...

The view was really spectacular and our hotel was nice. We were pretty lucky with that because we just called around numbers from the phone book and reserved at the first place that had availability! It was actually the nicest place in town.

Sunday we went out to Sproat Lake and chilled out on the beach reading, tanning, swimming. It was good fun and very relaxing. The water was really warm and they had the last two water bomber planes anchored there so Aur was very excited and told me lots of stories about forest fire fighting.

Before heading home yesterday we stopped at the Cod Father Fishery and got us a selection of Smoked Salmon. It is SO delicious. They had many different flavours and it was hard not to buy a lot of everything but we managed to chose four kinds and leave with very happy smiles on our faces!

Arriving back at the Shoebox yesterday was a little sad but we had a great time and I cherish that.

Salmon = saumon

Tasty = goute bon

work = travail

I will hopefully hear from all of you soon,

Deb

I Miss my Friends

I am not really the type of girl that has many girlfriends. It isn't really a conscious thing. It's just that I never really got along too well with them. I got picked on A LOT in elementary school and at my high school in Quebec by girls. I never had the little possy of girls that I grew up with and we were all best of friends like Now and Then or the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Actually, the girls in school decided every few months to form the "Against Debbie Club". That was fun, for them. So I started to hang out with guys instead because I found that they were more forgiving of the little things. They don't compete with you on every little thing. It was better.

Then when I moved out to Victoria 3 years ago I started to meet some really cool girls. Awesome girls and really good friends. (This is where the title fits in) It hasn't failed though, that just when I meet girls that I really get along with and that we have things in common...Bam. They move away. All of them. It never fails. And it sucks. I feel like I am somehow cursed to not have good girlfriends. Now don't get me wrong, I am not looking for them and believe me, it is still for the mostpart easier to hang out with guys...But I'd like to make a friend and put the time and effort into a friendship that isn't just going to have to turn into a long distance thing as soon as it gets to the comfortable stage. When you know that if asked for their opinion, it wont just be nice, it will be the truth.

Friend = ami (guy) amie (girl)

Nectarine = nectarine...hahaha

Duck = canard

For Mike:

Lloyd Christmas: I'm talkin' about a place where the beer flows like wine, where the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' about Aspen.

Harry Dunne: I don't know Lloyd, the French are assholes.

Deb

Trying to go to Tofino

Believe it or not.

When you are trying to make plans by yourself, for two who have never been there, it can be a challenging thing. Especially if you are silly and you have left making plans to the last minute. Having a fear of bear and/or cougar attacks, camping doesn't sound like a good night sleep. (I rather fake camp at Goldstream where I have slim to no chance of running into wildlife)

Trying to search the internet for information is confusing and all the prices I am finding for lodging start at $115/night. That just seems extravagant. Even the hostile is $80/night. wtf.

I do hope to go up there though because my friend is heading there this weekend and she says that she will teach me to surf. That is cool.

The problem with that is that I am afraid of being in water that I can't see the bottom of. Yeah. A big scardycat is what I am.

If any of you know what you can do to help such fears please share them with me so that I can crawl out of my shell and do something besides drink.

 

wet chicken = poule mouillee

chicken wings = ailes de poulet

chicken breast = sein de poulet (but you say poitrine, just because)

 

Looking for some Valium,

Deb

 

Just When I thought She Couldn't be Better...

Okay. So I have been talking a lot about Lola lately. I know. The rest of you are all jealous. Well, I just have one more little rant.

 

You see, for the last I don't know how long my mom has been coming back from hair appointments looking like a great great grandmother from the 80's. It is as though when she turned 35 the hairstylists just decided that she would now need to have roller-hair and puffy nanny bangs.

 

How GROSS.

 

Even when I used to go the appointments as a teen and tell the so-called professionals NOT to make my mother look old and used up...They still would. Well, maybe they would tease the bangs more than if I hadn't of said anything, but definitely still old lady.

My mom had an appointment with Lady Lola on Sunday and I had the (believe me when I say) Awesome Pleasure to see her hair yesterday. I mean really. It could not look better. It has some sass. A fantastic color. And my mom loves it too. She is excited about her hair. She did NOT run home and wash out the AGE. She ran home and loved it. When I saw her yesterday she still couldn't stop touching it. My dad loves it. She's hot.

 

Thank you Lola. You have really made yourself two new loyal clients who will be willing to follow you where ever your path takes you.

The End.

 

Deb

 

 

What a Great Haircut Can do

I must say that I haven't been in very high spirits lately. I have been on the verge of what has felt like a mental breakdown for way too long now. Things were just a little too much for me to handle well and it was really getting the best of me...

After my hair cut last Wednesday I went home feeling sorta not like myself. Maybe it was the instant loss of 6 inches off the length of my hair or maybe it was just time for me to snap out of it but regardless of the reason, every day since then has felt better than the last.

I am motivated to look into schooling options for this fall and to continue my quest for a full time job so that if school is not possible, I wont be unemployed. I am motivated to make the best of this long weekend coming up. I am motivated to tell my family and friends just how much their patience and support is appreciated and I am motivated to get out of yucky situations as quickly as possible. That is alot of motivation!

Thank you to everyone who has had to put up with my impossible moods lately and I apologize for not giving you the time and energy you deserve.

 

Helpful stuff:

Spoon = Cuillere

Fork = Fourchette

Knife = Couteau

 

Take care and toodleloo,

Deb

 

P.S. If any of you are in the market for an amazing hair stylist who will make you look your best, check out Lola at Wiink on Johnson Street in Victoria.

Oh Brother

Happy Birthday Scott!
I hope you have the most amazing day today. I can't wait to see you later. I hope that the birthday armadillo brings you everything you wished for and that you feel like you are on top of the world...

To everyone else, I hope you can come down to the Canoe Club tonight. We will be there at around seven and I don't really see us leaving for quite a while! Party on Wayne. Party on Garth.

In the words of Samir Naeinanajab, "Mother Shit"

Blessings in the name of Because Friday,
Deb

Hungry, Hungry Hippos

If only we could get hypnotized into thinking that we had gone fishing all day when we got home from work. Ah, what a great dream to have. Maybe a million-dollar idea...

 

I found this funny.

 

University Admissions Criteria for unsaid US University:

Evidence of a new birth in Jesus Christ
Likelihood of a successful college experience
Ability to contribute to the life of the college

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. I spend all day in a database so my perception of humor tends to warp a little...

For Graham:
Seal = Phoque
Seal = Sceller
Late = Retard

Ok, that is funnier than my stuff.

Deb

 

Motivation to Learn

Today I am going to buy a book. It is called Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug. I am looking forward to reading it because if I am interested and stimulated by what it has to say then I may have a potential career path to head down. I am very excited about this prospect because it is very depressing not to know what you want to do when you grow up and everyone around you has figured themselves out.

 

Car = Bagnole

Mustard = Moutarde

Point of No Return = La Femme Nikita

 

I am willing to take some personal requests for translations...just leave me a comment.

 

Props,

Deb

He Said "You're Beautiful" and She Melted...

Tuesday.
What a great treat for making it through Monday.
I have an appointment to go get my hair did...with Victoria's bestest HairStyleest, Lola. SO excited!
I also want you all to know that you are invited to the Canoe Club Patio Friday at 7pm for some good times. So, if you have any questions, ask and they shall be answered.
 
I apologize for the ubershort post but work is almost done so that means I get to go home...
 
Michael Bolton = Dan Bigras
Girlfriend (ghetto) = Ma Fille, La
 
See yous,
Deb
 

White Water

After what felt like a weekend from a V.C. Andrews novel...
 
I am having a rough time with certain aspects of life right now. What I thought used to be limits to points of no return seem to be fading away into nothingness. I find it interesting that a person can go so long thinking they have themselves figured out to a certain degree and then something happens that tosses everything into a salad spinner, gives a good spin and then that same person nanoseconds later can have a totally new outlook.
 
I feel like that person. That is all for today.
 
new = nouveau
found = trouver
something = quelque chose
 
Deb

Remembered My Username

What a relief it was to wake up this morning and remember my username.  It came to me in the middle of story-telling and put the absolute biggest smile on my face.
I went out to a bar last night for the first time in about two years. Now don't get me wrong, I do get out but for the past while all my expeditions have been out to the Pubs. (I like Pubs). So I was taken out to Evolution by some really nice cool people and was encouraged to have a good time. I did. It was nice to see that nothing had changed and I was happy this morning when I didn't wake up with a crazy hangover as I usually do on Saturday mornings.
Thank you Grant and Lola for being good people.
I think I am going to try and keep these first posts fairly short in hope that I don't discourage people from coming here and so this brings me to the french bit.
 
Mullet= Coupe Longueil
Sidewalk= trottoir
Tooshie= cue
 
Hope you are all enjoying the weekend,
Deb

Day One

My very first Post. Wow. The big question of "Who wants to read about me and my life?" is now the only thing that comes to my mind...
 
Well, I guess some people will have nothing better to do, perhaps at their jobs or instead of following their significant others to bed and might stop by to see what the ol' Debster is thinking, talking and blogging about.
 
So, right off the bat I'd like to warn all future visitors to this site that not very much happens in my little life and I am not the wittiest or cleverist with words but I promise to include some of my magnificent french canadian spins in each and everyone of my postings.
 
To kick things off light and slow for all you beginners:
Cat = animal du diable
Dog = le meilleur ami de l'homme
Rain = pluie
 
Thanks for stopping by and don't be shy,
Deb