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suitcasegnome) wrote2006-06-15 10:42 am
suitcasegnome) wrote2006-06-15 10:42 am
Who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are? Ha ha ha; bless your soul.
Well, ladies and gents, it's official: I'm going to be spending the rest of my summer in lovely (I hope! ;P) Calgary, Alberta. How did this sudden change in events come about? I'll tell you.
I got a job offer working for a catering company, and I'll get to do a bit of everything; working in the dining room (I have to dress all in black, which is unfortunate considering the heat, and wear pants instead of skirts) work in the kitchen (uniform provided, thankfully), behind the bar (oooo, does this mean I get a liquor license and learn to mix drinks?! Because that would be kind of awesome! :D), and a smattering of administrative stuff (easy-peasy). It's nice to diversify. I was too tempted to refuse.
Luckily for me, I will be staying with the wonderful and generous duo of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cellel and mialythila, who for some reason are willing to put up with me until I move into an apartment or something of that nature. If you ladies ever need anyone to bear you children, I gladly volunteer. And I will cook you things. :)
I was hired Monday morning. Mom woke me up all, "Meg, there's a man on the phone for you!" and within ten minutes I was hired and had agreed to start next week. Ever since I've been running around getting things done, and I will continue doing that until I fly out on Sunday morning, at which point I won't really be able to do anything but enjoy my flight, though there is a stopover in Toronto, during which I will run around retrieving my luggage and finding my gate (hopefully, since it's not an international flight, I won't have to change terminals this time, and yay for no US customs!).
Unfortunately, because of time constraints (one week isn't nearly enough time to get my life together), I won't have a chance to actually stop and visit in Toronto, which is very sad, as I wanted to meetmintroses (I'm sorry, wifey! *apologetic smoogles* I know you understand, and I'll be sure to try my very best to schedule said visit on my way BACK to Nova Scotia) and stay with my dear friend Ji-Eun, who I've been trying to find a way to go visit for a few years now, as I miss that gal. She's an exchange student who used to live here, but then she moved on to Toronto, and she's been my excuse to whine about not having gone to Toronto ever since.
My mom's not taking me leaving for the rest of the summer so well, which is understandable. One of our conversations yesterday, though, was kind of awesome.
Mom: "I'll be okay if you bring me back a cowboy."
Me: (laughing) "Okay, Mom, I promise I'll bring you back a cowboy, and I'll make he's not all Brokeback Mountain."
Mom: "What did you say?"
Me: "Well, you said you wanted a cowboy, so I said-"
Mom: "I said I wanted a cowboy HAT."
Me: *blushes*
And then we burst out giggling. I love my momsy.
Anyway, I digress. I have to go find a goth outfit for working in the dining room and do a bajillion other things. Love you all!
Kisses,
Meg xoxo
I got a job offer working for a catering company, and I'll get to do a bit of everything; working in the dining room (I have to dress all in black, which is unfortunate considering the heat, and wear pants instead of skirts) work in the kitchen (uniform provided, thankfully), behind the bar (oooo, does this mean I get a liquor license and learn to mix drinks?! Because that would be kind of awesome! :D), and a smattering of administrative stuff (easy-peasy). It's nice to diversify. I was too tempted to refuse.
Luckily for me, I will be staying with the wonderful and generous duo of
cellel and mialythila, who for some reason are willing to put up with me until I move into an apartment or something of that nature. If you ladies ever need anyone to bear you children, I gladly volunteer. And I will cook you things. :)I was hired Monday morning. Mom woke me up all, "Meg, there's a man on the phone for you!" and within ten minutes I was hired and had agreed to start next week. Ever since I've been running around getting things done, and I will continue doing that until I fly out on Sunday morning, at which point I won't really be able to do anything but enjoy my flight, though there is a stopover in Toronto, during which I will run around retrieving my luggage and finding my gate (hopefully, since it's not an international flight, I won't have to change terminals this time, and yay for no US customs!).
Unfortunately, because of time constraints (one week isn't nearly enough time to get my life together), I won't have a chance to actually stop and visit in Toronto, which is very sad, as I wanted to meet
mintroses (I'm sorry, wifey! *apologetic smoogles* I know you understand, and I'll be sure to try my very best to schedule said visit on my way BACK to Nova Scotia) and stay with my dear friend Ji-Eun, who I've been trying to find a way to go visit for a few years now, as I miss that gal. She's an exchange student who used to live here, but then she moved on to Toronto, and she's been my excuse to whine about not having gone to Toronto ever since. My mom's not taking me leaving for the rest of the summer so well, which is understandable. One of our conversations yesterday, though, was kind of awesome.
Mom: "I'll be okay if you bring me back a cowboy."
Me: (laughing) "Okay, Mom, I promise I'll bring you back a cowboy, and I'll make he's not all Brokeback Mountain."
Mom: "What did you say?"
Me: "Well, you said you wanted a cowboy, so I said-"
Mom: "I said I wanted a cowboy HAT."
Me: *blushes*
And then we burst out giggling. I love my momsy.
Anyway, I digress. I have to go find a goth outfit for working in the dining room and do a bajillion other things. Love you all!
Kisses,
Meg xoxo
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See you soon =^_^=
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See you soon indeed. ;)
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Thanks for the well-wishes. ;) I'll be sure to keep everybody posted.
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Congratulations, darling! It sounds like a wonderful job, and it's so incredibly exciting that you get to go to Calgary! And no worries about the not having a chance to stop and visit in Toronto, I'm sure we'll do that some other time! :D
Keep us updated on all your cross-country adventures! ;)
*confettis and smoogles* ♥♥♥
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I don't think I'll ever let Mom live down asking for a cowboy. :P My gay uncle, upon hearing the story, asked for a cowboy too, one that WAS Brokeback-Mountain-y, but that's not as funny. :P
Trust me, you will hear many tales of the crazy hijinks sure to come in the weeks ahead. Honestly, as if there was any doubt. Although some of the informing might not make its way from MSN onto LJ. :P
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~sarah
xo'z
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Oh, the things my mom has said over the past few months always crack ME up! :D
Here's one that actually has something to do with your post:
My sister and her friend were going out to see BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN one night. They did the "courtesy invite" to Mom, who was watching TV. Then Mom said: "Isn't that the one with the LESBIAN cowboys?!"
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LESBIAN cowboys?! Sign me up! :P
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I could tell you so much more, but just go to my Hilarious Quotes memory section (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=glowing_dragon&keyword=Hilarious+Quotes&filter=all) and read. I promise you that it'll cheer you up if you're in a bad mood. :D
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