As I get ready to apply for theology, I had to get a new baptisim certificate as I lost it.

A girl who makes me smile again!

Well, things are getting better. I'm settling in. Not with school but with other things. I wrote a music test today which I don't think I did very well on, but I'm not worried. Guitar lessons are going well. I had one tonight and I learned "Wipeout." Easy song, but a start. My Uncle and Aunt are in Toronto, so me, my cousin Matt, and Melissa have free range of the house. Me and Matt pretty much play pool, eat McDonald's and play NHL 2006 on a 62" TV. But things are even better. I met someone who I really like.

Her name is Natalie, and I met her at the Anglican/United Society. She's super great. She is doing Biology/Marine something or other. She's hot and smart about the problems of the world. I'd say she is a sort of hippie. I always said I hate hippies.... I do, but not here. However, I am a little concerend. Theres a catch. She is 28, and she turns 29 next week! People say age doesn't matter, but I am a little concerned. I mean when I met her, I thought she was younger than me, say 19 or so. She has braces! When she told me she was 28 I was like "WOW"! But there's no denying, it I am falling for an older women. And I don't mind that becuase my last girlfriend I say was a little immature. But Natalie kind of reminds me of Amy in a way, but I'm not going to let that get to me and spoil a good thing. So I met her at this church thingy and we started talking. Since then as a group we have hung out, gone to church, lunch etc. Tomorrow night we are going to a lecture at the Church. But I emailed her today asking if she wanted to do something on the weekend. She said yes... does this mean its a date?
I know she knows I have a crush on her, I can tell. Plus a mutal friend of ours, thinks so too, and he said he has the suspicion that she would say yes if I asked her out.

So I did, and we will see what happens. I am looking forward to this, I am ready now for a new relationship. But things have changed, I don't look as good as I did (loosing my hair), but I can't be hard on myself, as I am my own worst enemy.

I will let you know how things go.................

100 Things about me:

1. Born in Nova Scotia
2. Lived in Edmonton (St. Albert)
3. Started minor hockey in the same rink as Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, and Jerome Ignlia
4. Played the violin
5. Love Star Wars
6. Been to Cali and saw the Tupac Mural
7. Was obsessed with the O.J. Simpson Trial
8. Admits that I watch a soap the Young and the Restless
9. Going to name my kid after Marty McFly
10. Wants to own a Delorean
11. First kiss was in grade four with Sara McLure
12. Went out with Laura Mulligan in grade 5
13. Was a wicked dancer in Junior High
14. Won a T-Shirt at a Much Music Video dance
15. Never made the Jr. High Basketball team
16. Has an autographed stick signed by Patrick Roy
17. Recently bought Roy’s Rookie Card for $200.00
18. I believe in Miracles
19. Loves to go to Church
20. Sang in music festivals against my best friend Keir
21. Played the piano
22. Listens to Tupac, Green Day, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan (never thought I would)
23. Won the Island Hockey Championships in Bantam “B”
24. Likes Beer – Alexander Keith’s
25. First drank in grade 12 at high school prom party (Heineken)
26. Hates MSN phrases but can’t stop making own
27. Thought the latest Star wars movie was amazing
28. Was on a first name basis with my Principal in Junior High (Good ol’ dean)
29. Thinks Wayne Gretzky is GOD
30. Was a page in P.E.I. legislature
31. Thinks Bush is a dick, but a political genius
32. I am a Liberal and I have my card
33. Got my license at 16 and passed no problems
34. Day I got my license I thought a stop sign was a yield sign and almost died.
35. Went to a Green Day concert this spring and met Billie Joe and Tre Cool
36. I am Newfoundland right now and I haven’t been screeched.
37. Going to open up my own radio show at MUN
38. My friend Sara has a horse
39. Girls I should have went for and fucked it up: Christina Nicholson, Sara McLure, etc.
40. Favourite newspaper is the Globe and Mail
41. I listen to mystery radio on Itunes.
42. Went to Mount Allison University
43. Went to the Rolling Stones concert in Moncton
44. I own a Patrick Roy autographed stick
45. Big supporter of Jean Chrétien, not so much of Paul Martin
46. I think Ben Mulroney is an fucking idiot (his father is an ass too)
47. Pierre Elliot Trudeau is the best politician Canada has ever had.
48. Made out with a girl at the pub once loaded
49. Hated the pub in third year
50. Favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox
51. Love the city of Boston
52. Like to play pool
53. Favourite book is George Orwell’s 1984
54. Went to Church camp a lot when I was a kid (kissed a girl there too)
55. I am a goalie.
56. Went to London and met Jack the Ripper
57. Loves football (soccer) and favourite team is the Celtics
58. Loves football (American) and favourite team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
59. If GOD liked a sport it would be hockey and my favorite team is the Montreal Canadians
60. I HATE the New York Yankees
61. Martin Luther King Jr. was an amazing man
62. I believe in Aliens and UFO’s
63. I think that the cup is half full.
64. I think Angelina Jolie is hot
65. I pissed on the Mayor’s parking spot in Sackville
66. I don’t like Greco Pizza
67. Favourite animal is a cat
68. Want to get a dog
69. Like pizza
70. Favourite food is rice.
71. I think Canadian Idol is a stupid show
72. Seinfeld is the best show ever made.
73. I once drank a 24 on the long weekend in one day, and I wasn’t hammered (I paced myself and passed out in a lawn chair)
74. I drank whisky shots like water in Ireland
75. I was at Loch Ness in Scotland
76. I met Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney world in Florida and in California
77. I don’t like Roller Coasters (Bush Gardens sucked)
78. I am thinking of switching to Apple so I can think different.
79. CTV is American crap on Canadian TV
80. CBC is the only real news organization in this country
81. I was a chapel assistant at Mount Allison University
82. I have lots of friends.
83. I am currently taking intro business 1000
84. I like SUV’s fuck the environment.
85. I am afraid of heights.
86. My favourite color is burgundy
87. I think girls with skate shoes are cute
88. Brunettes over blondes
89. I would rather a coke than a Pepsi
90. I live in a Rectory
91. I was in love once.
92. There are too many things that I want to do.
93. I’ll probably end up as a minister
94. I always wanted to be a lawyer
95. I once was so drunk I spent the night in a tub
96. I wish I had done more political theory in university
97. I am Anglican
98. I got drunk with my father and the Bishop for the first time this year
99. I love Christmas
100. There is nothing better than family.

Gary Robichaud 1962-2005

Friend. Teacher. Politican.

Gary Robichaud was perhaps one of the greatest persons that I have ever met during the course of my life. He was one of those High School teachers that touches your life. He was a master of politics, being leader of the NDP on Prince Edward Island. I was a campaign manager along with my friend Dan in grade 12 for one of his candidates. Gary also helped get me a job as a page in the P.E.I. legislature as he was on the selection committee.

Gary was the best history teacher that I ever had. I enjoyed his lectures, and I enjoyed our times at Model UN at St. Thomas and Rotary Youth Parliment. I enjoyed the car rides and the laughs. Robichaud was a man with the media, he could out debate Preimer Binns, and he could make jokes and get away with it on CBC. He was a great church goer, and a great father and husband. He leaves behind a young daughter and wife, and so many students who have thought so dearly of him over the years.

I remeber visiting Gary this past Christmas. I remmeber sitting watching old SNL reruns, and talking about life and the possibilty that I may scrap law and go into the ministery. He said that was "awesome!" I just wish I could have visited him more this summer. I said that I would go but never did. Before he died he selected his honary Paul Bearers. I was one of them, but I didn't find out because the message was left at my old residence.

This quote from the Globe and Mail article sums up Gary:

"Mr. Robichaud's strong sense of social justice was witnessed not just in his teaching and politics, but in small everyday actions. When his colleagues at school found out not long after he had been diagnosed with cancer that his television at home was broken, they bought him a new one. He, in turn, had his old TV set fixed and gave it to a family who had lost almost everything in a fire."

I would have flown home for the funearl but I didn't know. I feel awful. Please check out the last link at the Globe and Mail, it really is wonderful and describes Gary's life.

Here are some links of Mr. Robichaud from the Net:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Robichaud

http://www.ndp.ca/page/1607

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050912/OBROBICHAUD12/TPObituaries/Email

Settling in Better

Thanks for all the advice folks. I'm starting to come around, but not entierly. Its really hard to make friends here at MUN, so different from Mount Allison. You have to really get to know people through classes and thats hard especially when all the kids are 17. Well, I'm hanging out with my cousins friends some and that makes it a little better. I'm also pissed because my history teacher in high school died and I was asked to be an honary paul bearer and I didn't find out until after hte funeral. They called my old residence and not the new. Oh well, I would have flown home anyways to be there, but such is life.

I'm going to try and get my head around. I want to do some reading, but this damn 65" TV is too much for me right now. I want to read, shit books, theological books, etc. I'm trying to get into things but its hard. I signed up for guitar lessons today, I'm not excited for some reason, but I'm going to give it a whirl. I start next wednesday at eight. I emailed the Chaplain and I am going to try and get involved in chapel life as well as the anglican society. Also, I'm going to pull a wheels and see if I can get my own radio show. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT I MY SHOW SHOULD BE ABOUT, LET ME KNOW!!!! My cousin is going to Toronto to see U2 so I may be by myself for the weekend. A girl i like is being a bitch so that's out. Jen Plaxiton is busy and that's about it. May try and see Our Lady Peace if my little cousin can get in.

Well, I'm going to try and stop watching TV, and do some reading.

In Newfoundland

Dear listeners:

I'm in St. John's and I don't know why i am fucking here. I am taking three coures intro business, music history, and relgious studies.

i'm fucking depressed. i mean i'm not going to give a shit about hte courses, i don't even want them, but i might as well pull my weight.

i don't even want to write the lsat. my god its tough to tell others how you feel sometimes about desicions in your life.

i've decided to send my ex girlfriend a letter as her father is dying. i just have to mail it tomorrow.

hope things pick up some tomorrow.