foi_nefaste

I must say, I enjoy the location of the new office. Right across the street from the Cathedral, I can see all the sculptures along the tip of the rooftop from my office window. The bells go off every hour, and they change the tune of the bells depending on the day.

Also, rain falling onto the top of the steeple is quite beautiful, especially when it is raining so hard that the building looks like it is covered by fog.

The Montreal cityscape is spectacular from a few stories up - I wish I had a camera. The mix of old cathedrals and ultra-modern buildings, especially in the rain, is striking.

I really love my life right now.

1) I left the window open last night, and my room was cool and my duvet was warm and I slept so very well. It was glorious!

2) I've got a pile of super-cute t-shirts I've been wearing, and I feel really confident about them!

3) The haircut I got two weeks ago is now just the way I want it to be, and I love it! It's short and choppy and swishy all at once!

4) A friend brought over someone really interesting to breakfast on Sunday, and she lives a block away from me, and we're going to have tea tomorrow!

5) I have a PILE of interesting-looking books waiting to be read, and they all look so fascinating!


Also, happy 6-month birthday to Callum (the most adorable baby I know!)

I haven't been posting much lately... lack of sleep, too much work, and only occasionally seeing friends really doesn't leave me with much to post.

I do miss everyone I haven't been hanging out with, though! Hopefully, I'll see you guys sometime soon?

And, on a completely unrelated note: I've never known the National Post to produce anything I can look at without wanting to leave the room. However, this - http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=283931 - isn't bad.

I've temporarily given up coffee.

I realized that, when I have a migraine (more and more frequent, and Highly Unappreciated), I can't deal with smells. And coffee has a fairly strong scent, so I can't get near it.

The problem, of course, is that then I get to deal with a headache from the caffeine withdrawal.

I have decided that I damn well refuse to be chemically dependent, and I don't CARE if this is a socially acceptable addiction. So, I've put up with two days worth of withdrawal headaches and general pissiness, and... I woke up this morning and I was functional, without coffee. No headache. No needing coffee to get awake or to function.

I think I like this.

That said, I still love the taste of coffee, so I'm not intending to cut it out altogether. If you see me going out for breakfast, chances are I'll have a coffee with my pancakes. If I'm reading in a bookstore, I'll have a latte. But I refuse to be dependent on the stuff in order to function.

Right.

See alternate journals:

http://foi-nefaste.greatestjournal.com/
http://foi-nefaste.insanejournal.com/

Because 6A are sell-outs and hypocrites.

I know you guys probably all think I'm insane, but I LOVE this weather.

I just spent an hour sitting by the river in the old port with a really awesome co-worker, discussing books and watching boats go by.

Last weekend was spent out of the city - I'd never been to the Laurentians before, but I've got to say that the lakes are gorgeous, and that kayaking is quite fun. Thanks, Kat!

And, as of tomorrow evening (or, y'know, however early I can get out of here...), I am on holiday for two whole weeks. So, I've got a pile of new books ordered that should be arriving soon, I have movies I want to watch, I have friends I haven't seen in a while that I'd love to hang out with, and I'll have time to do all that.

My life rocks so hard right now...

I would like to thank my Friends list for being quite wonderful about spoiler cuts.

In other words, I STILL haven't finished the book, but I've managed to remain completely and utterly unspoiled. Yes, this INCLUDES things that JKR was saying about her book in interviews months ago - which is why I didn't read them!

Oh, and: Holiday. In less than 8 working days.

TWO WHOLE WEEKS OFF.

There will be sleep, and possible travel, and a whole lot of reading. It will be glorious.

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(Yes, slash fans should seriously check this out.)

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