April 11

Today is April 11th. I could technically be celebrating 8 track tape day, or the Second Battle of Rivas in Costa Rica but I decided that I would acknowledge a few weekly holidays for the second week in April:


National Bra Fit Week - This is a good one ladies. Treat yourself to a bra fitting, there's nothing like letting a pushy sales lady feel you up. 
But really, a great fitting bra is where it's at.


Reading is Fun week- I thought this was fate. This holiday sums up what my week is going to be about. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest (by Ken Kesey) is due tomorrow for my English class. Luckily I've finished this one, and recommend it to anyone wholeheartedly. It is the first novel I have thoroughly enjoyed in AP this year.
My reading focus is currently on Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe. Defoe is well known around the world for his famous work Robinson Crusoe. 
Moll Flanders was written in 1722, making it one of the first major novels to be published in literature. It is a new kind of read for me, one involving incest, prostitution, and thievery. A bit of a tricky read, with long sentences broken up by a minimum of 10 commas (the most I've found so far is 24!) but I am enjoying it so far.
Hopefully it will be finished, analyzed and critiqued by myself in 7 days for my big project lecture to my class.. 

renting this the minute I finish the book!

National Library Week- See rant above.
Go sign out a library book :) Reading is the best way to satiate oneself with knowledge!


All for now,


Aimee OC

Muy perezosa.

I'm a busy girl. Honestly.

Occasionally lazy.

This is my pitiful explanation as to why I have not been documenting my life on a daily basis. School has been a big priority of mine lately, and unfortunately the blog suffered a bit from that.
But I'm back, and I will cast my mind back to the 12 days that I have missed...


March 30- Hot dog day
This was a good one. I am actually not a big hot dog fan, ever since my Grade 5 teacher told me there was animal pus and "floor meat" in them. But I ate one that day.. it was a pretzel wrapped hot dog actually. Needless to say, once it was salted and doused in a cheesy sauce, I enjoyed it immensely.

The Eiffel Tower- March 2010
Photo by myself.

March 31- The birthday of the Eiffel Tower 
*Also, tater tot day. Just throwing that out there.


At this point we were still travelling around Nevada, so I didn't go out of my way to celebrate that one. However, it has officially been a year since I went to Europe with my school, so sadness obviously ensued.

Europe 2010- One year since travel
 gave me true happiness, and a great boy-toy.

April 1 (my personal favorite)- This technically is not an official holiday.. but it is close to my heart. April 1 marks one year since I went out on my first date with my boyfriend. It has been a year of amazing experiences, and lessons. On this day, my mind was plagued with memories that bring a giant goofy smile on my face.
Oh yes, 
and it is also April Fool's day. But thats less creative.




April 2- Ferret lovers day.
I admit, I did s*** all to celebrate this day, but I love ferrets. I don't know why.
I know they are creepy looking and smell funny, but there's something about the squeaky noises they make and the fact that they can sit on your shoulder. I just like them!

April 3- Chocolate "Moose" Day

I don't know if this was a typo.. but I have never seen a chocolate moose.

So I ordered chocolate MOUSSE at the Olive Garden.

It was actually a dark chocolate and coconut "Dolcini". But it had dark chocolate mousse in it. The obvious criteria.

And it was yummy.

April 4- Nap at Work Day
This was the first day back at school, so i technically didn't have work. But I definitely napped while working. Kind of embarrassing actually.

aww, ferret.

April 5- Read a road map Day
Okay, I cannot say why I had to do this..  I will explain at a later date.
But I had to read a road map (yay google maps) and navigate to my destination ALL BY MYSELF. It was a major moment of Independence. Sad, but true!


April 6- Post-it Notes Day
I was really stressing that day. All of my homework finally piled up to a point where I could no longer deny its existence. I dealt with this with my famous "Note to self" notepad, and a stack of multicolored post-its. Now, (Being April 10) I am actually caught up. This is quite the accomplishment.


April 7- National No House-Work Day
This was easy as pie for me to accomplish. But to take it to a whole new level... I let my room cleanliness fall by the wayside. We had my cousin from New Zealand with us.. and she wanted to see my room. Before I could stop my Mother, my whole family was witness to the messiest room on O'Connor track records. Really embarrassing.


April 8- Milk in a glass bottle day (est. 1879)
I actually attempted to get a glass milk bottle for this. But apparently they don't sell those anymore.. so I had milk in a glass.
And my mom made fresh oatmeal chocolate chip cookies... Mmmm :)


April 9- Listening day
This should have been considered to be "Don't listen Day" as my girlfriends and I shrieked, yelled, screamed and everything in between during a full-fledged karaoke night. Most fun I have had in a while though :)

April 10-Encourage a Young Writer Day
Well, this is going to sound a little narcissistic.
But I received the encouragement, instead of giving it. Thanks G-ma :)


That pretty much covers it all... 
Hopefully this week will go more smoothly, and the posting frequent!


All for now,


Aimee OC

PH of 2.5.. Yum.

It sure is nice to feel the warmth of the sun again. After the record breaking snowfall in southern Ontario, I welcomed the sun rays from Bull City with open arms. It was an incredible treat to stay in my family friend's home which resembles a homy, yet exotic resort. The sunny day was not wasted as I spent the entire day out in the sun reading, floating in the pool, or making amusing attempts to play volleyball. All in all, it was a much needed change from the hustle and bustle that has exhausted me during this spring break. In May 1886, popular soft-drink Coca Cola was invented. Now, I do not condone drinking pop really. I never have liked it, the carbonation and the acidity burns my throat to the point where it is just not enjoyable. However, since it is the birthday of the drink.. I figured I would just suck it up. Literally.
My Coke of choice was Vanilla Coke- any one who knows me will know its a 95% chance I will love something if vanilla scent or taste is involved.
Honestly, I have to admit I enjoyed this treat immensely. It was the perfect alternative to my usual iced tea or pink lemonade for a thirst quencher when I'm poolside.
I don't think this will become a habit of mine, but today.. I set aside my previous judgements about the unhealthy drink and appreciated it in a different way.

I feel sometimes in life, you just have to set aside your thoughts to make room for new ones.
Just a little food for thought.


All for now,

Aimee OC

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words.

Happy Photography Day! I do not have too much background knowledge on the art of photography, however I do enjoy having photographs to peruse from time to time whether they are my own or famous iconic photos in history. Below, I have taken a good 15 minutes researching to find some interesting photos to share with you. Some are my personal favorites, some I just found amusing, and some were major moments in history that should always be remembered.

All for now,

Aimee OC

My personal favorite.

Lunch atop a NY skyscraper



A recreation of above.



Nothing Gold can Stay;

        One thing I was seriously looking forward to at the start of this holiday was to read. I have 4 titles that I am forced to read during the break, and I was hoping to delve into a few more if time allowed. I finished my first novel yesterday morning, and started Keesny's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" yesterday afternoon. I am only about a quarter way through, and the first thing I noticed was how graphic and gruesome the sounds of the said, "cuckoo'a nest" was. What I have come to find now that I have stayed a measly ONE NIGHT at my Nana and Papa's house, is that more and more this house is starting to resemble a psych ward all on its own. I couldn't tell you if it's the hard hearing that is causing all of the yelling, or maybe the freezing cold house temperature is causing tempers to boil over... It is a mad house here.
Little by little, I see my dream of curling up in the sun on a lounger getting closer and closer.


     Yesterday, was the birthday of the pancake. My aunt, who has joked about considering food and eating her two main purposes in life, was all for indulging in home-made crepes with ice cream centers and butterscotch drizzle made from scratch. My mouth is still watering..

And today, being Robert Frost's birthday I leave any readers of this blog with a quote from one of my favorite poems that surely will be recognized:


Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.


Take from this poem what you will, as I believe there is no set analysis for any poem. Each person may interpret an underlying message differently than the person beside them, and therefore should embrace their thoughts and feelings.


All for now,

Aimee OC

On Top of the World.

What better way to begin the visit in Toronto than getting delayed by a freak snow storm and ending up waiting for almost 2 hours for a taxi? 
Today made up entirely for yesterday's havoc however. To celebrate the birthday of the Cable Car (est. 1958) today my mother and I solely depended on Toronto's streetcar for transportation. I am a near virgin in the area of public transit, and heading downtown Toronto felt like an entirely different ball-game than busing to the Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna. It was however, a success! We did not get lost once, and other than sitting behind an absolutely repulsive man who smelled of alcohol and pee and insisted on picking things out of his hair and eating them... it was an enjoyable ride. 
We made it to the Eaton Centre and walked through enough slush and snow to completely soak my poor choice of footwear. It was all worth it though, as I got to purchase a new pair of boots (a steal at $15!) and a lavish pair of high heels for prom :) I am so easy to please. 

Love!

The tour of Ryerson was adequate. We would have loved to go inside a few buildings instead of standing like a herd of sheep on street corners in the freezing weather. However, it was amazing that I was able to actually see the university, and get a pretty good picture of how life would be like living there. And that picture is rather nice, if I must say.


To conclude this little post, the best suited holiday March 24 has to offer would be Family Day. In about 5 minutes, I will be off to a little corner restaurant called the Eggplant with my aunt and two cousins. After dinner, my uncle will be home from work and we will probably sit around the fire and drink orange pekoe tea like we did last night. And I am perfectly okay with that, in fact.. I love it. 

All for now,


Aimee OC

Let the fun begin

Day one of my family's spring break extravaganza began yesterday. On our 6 hour drive to Seattle, we took in sights of agriculture, birds and flowers..which I'm going to say count for Bird Day, National Flower Day, and Agriculture day. I make up the rules in this challenge of mine as I go if you haven't noticed already..



The beach- area where I will be staying in Toronto.
Unfortunately, with the anticipation of snowfall tomorrow.

 The next few blogs are going to be few and far between, and when they occur.. chances are they will be sparse. However, I will do a recap of all the holidays that I acknowledged or celebrated during that time at the end of the trip.

This 'vacay' of sorts is going to be an interesting one.
One for lots of reading (5 books to be exact.)
One for some shopping.
One for a little bit of self discovery (Ryerson??)
One for reconnecting with extended family.
And finally, one for relaxation.. Hopefully.

Toronto bound tomorrow at 8 am.. yay.

All for now,

Aimee OC