tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33883152011-04-21T20:21:40.324-04:00kaleidoscopeyesclimb in the back with your head in the clouds and you're gone....alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-64893464656409770602009-01-11T18:14:00.002-05:002009-01-11T18:17:08.056-05:00wow, it really has been a long long time. i had almost forgotten. i find i have a lot less to rant about living in canada, though....crazy to think i've lived in 3 different states, 2 countries, and spent a month+ living in 3 other states since i started writing this. i don't know if i ever imagined that.and no, none of those states was confusion. i think.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-2477906991549932002007-12-12T18:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T18:15:42.823-05:00finally, something to 'say'....http://www.storyofstuff.com/in an approachable and clear way, this asks the question: 'what, exactly, have we done? and what can we do about it!?!'say no to stuff.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-62703195723009146212007-08-05T01:22:00.000-04:002007-08-05T01:23:25.779-04:00um, someday hasn't yet arrived, apparently.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-6789839323001742042007-04-30T18:03:00.001-04:002007-04-30T18:03:44.785-04:00someday...alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1158028610740681942006-09-11T22:35:00.000-04:002006-09-11T22:36:50.750-04:00still here. :) will update this again, someday? i think?funny how things have changed in the last 5 years...who'd have thunk?alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1156884053085188992006-08-29T16:38:00.000-04:002006-08-29T16:40:53.096-04:00it must really be a bummer to be a baggage handler right now. everyone has to check their bag. imagine how much larger thier work load is....and messier. i wonder how many shampoo bottles have leaked in luggage in the past few weeks.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1140709234481587512006-02-23T10:37:00.000-05:002006-03-26T05:52:23.980-05:00new ben and jerry's flavours!mmm...this one sounds really yummy: Vermonty Python™ Original Ice Cream New in 2006! - Coffee liqueur ice cream with a chocolate cookie crumb swirl & fudge cowsmmm...ice cream....two new bands to check out:the electedthe old soulalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1138832143238896682006-02-01T16:11:00.000-05:002006-02-01T20:54:20.783-05:00maybe less of your traditional 'jam bands', but i think this reflects bonnaroo being a true festival of music. lots of bands - old and new - i've always wanted to see...radiohead, ben folds, rusted root, death cab, radiohead, clap your hands and say yeah, mike doughty...i didn't think i'd want to go back to bonnaroo again this year, but the lineup is much more than i expected. Phil Lesh & alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1134067999126385922005-12-08T13:50:00.000-05:002005-12-08T13:53:19.136-05:00rest in peace, john lennon. what would the world and music have been without him? here's a great bbc tribute program:bbc radio - john lennonyou may say i'm a dreamer,but i'm not the only one,i hope some day you'll join us,and the world will live as one.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1133368262384455642005-11-30T11:23:00.000-05:002005-11-30T11:31:02.396-05:00US Environmental Stance Draws Heat"When you walk around the conference hall here, delegates are saying there are lots of issues on the agenda, but there's only one real problem, and that's the United States," said Bill Hare of Greenpeace International.a coworker of mine in washington worked on stopping drilling in the arctic wildlife refuge and said that she has started calling the 'climate alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1133220189034042582005-11-28T18:14:00.000-05:002005-11-28T18:23:09.036-05:00found myself looking for some music today. i think i gushed about josh ritter here last february, when i saw him in my university town of kingston, on. i first heard of him when i attended the banff mountain film festival a couple of weeks before he played kingston. the music in one of the ski movies was so intriguing that i waited to see the credits to find out who it was. apparently, many alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1132936527679450182005-11-25T11:30:00.000-05:002005-11-25T11:35:27.690-05:00it snowed last night.quite a bit.happy WINTER! :)that, or hell has frozen over, as i FINALLY am only weeks from being able to work here in canada. thought the day would never come....i now have a very official looking open work visa for canada. which means i can work any job with it. which means i can finally work the job i have (supply teaching) with it. however, i have to wait for my social alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1132186159439070702005-11-16T19:02:00.000-05:002005-11-17T11:22:02.660-05:00i've just spent three weeks on some of the most gorgeous beaches in the continental US: olympic national park in washington state. the reason i was there? to collect 'marine debris' - aka beach garbage. volunteers during the summer collected the debris (everything from ropes, boat floats, a giant 40 gallon plastic barrel that once held greek olives - complete with greek writing, lots of tires...)alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1129140561133082222005-10-12T13:59:00.000-04:002005-10-12T14:09:21.140-04:00I AM CANADIAN!well, at least in principle. according to the letter from immigration, as long as my info in my application is correct, i'm in! (though, sheesh, it took them 7 months to tell me it was ok, NOW they need 5 more months to 'check' the info.)sooo...i'm going to put on my touque and walk around the neighbourhood. maybe stop at tim hortons. then watch some hockey while drinking a creemorealissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1127076460333207722005-09-18T16:43:00.000-04:002005-10-12T14:12:14.173-04:00They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life? at the library the other day a dvd caught my eye: 'waking life'. had never heard of the movie before, but something about the dvd case intrigued me...watched it last night. great move, definately trippy, but will really get you thinking.are we sleeping through a dreaming life? or dreaming through alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1124817840657284902005-08-23T13:22:00.000-04:002005-08-23T13:24:05.926-04:00these two headlines were listed in my yahoo health news today. Report: Obesity Rates Up in Most States Annan in Niger to Focus on Food Crisis pretty sad, eh?alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1123696108406868162005-08-10T13:41:00.000-04:002005-08-23T11:40:33.183-04:00the book baton....Name three books on your book shelf. One from each end and one from the middle.beyond civilization - daniel quinnhope's edge: the next diet for a small planet - frances moore lappe and anna lappeoryx and crake - margaret atwoodWhat reading material is in your bathroom?2 issues of relix, an issue of ascent, an issue of pasteFavorite authors and why.margaret atwood - not many alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1123638001472841922005-08-09T21:22:00.000-04:002005-08-09T21:40:01.480-04:00wow, am i behind here!my summer job was the best ever. who knew high school kids could be so much fun? not to mention an entire month outside in the glorious mountains...bonnaroo, which i was at just before (meaning i drove home from bonnaroo and hopped on a plane less then 12 hours later to go to california) my summer work crew, was awesome. after going for the past 3 years, the 4th year finallyalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1121118251626396592005-07-11T17:42:00.000-04:002005-08-09T21:42:34.310-04:00hello from a tiny internet cafe in idyllwild, california. just got done spending 3 weeks in the woods/mountains with 4 high school students doing trailwork. it was awesome...only have a few minutes...goin' to take them to the beach at san onofre...cheers!alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1117821438368092342005-06-03T13:53:00.000-04:002005-06-03T13:57:18.373-04:00woo! dmb in toronto. i was hoping for a canadian date - even better that it's at the end of the summer. once again i get to 'spread out' my shows: bonnaroo in june, darien lake in july and toronto in september. :)i now have a very very cool job. i will be working the summer for the student conservation association, or SCA. high school students from around the country (US and canada, mainly US) alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1115168911937168292005-05-03T20:53:00.000-04:002005-08-10T13:51:31.406-04:00Position Code: SBNF-I Area Name: San Bernardino National Forest Location: Idyllwild, CA Start - End Dates: 06/17/2004 - 07/07/2005 Features Of Area: Project Summary: Clean air, two renowned climbing areas, and exotic wilderness describe this internship site. The San Jacinto Ranger District is located in the San Jacinto Mountains near the town of Idyllwild in Southern California. The San Jacinto alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1114776504785790792005-04-29T08:04:00.000-04:002005-04-29T08:08:24.786-04:00today is my last day of school...funny, no matter how many 'last days' you have (i think this is my 19th), they are so damn exciting. it's like you're a little kid and the bright sunny summer days of playing, swimming and riding your bike are stretching across the horizon, and you can't wait to experience them.never mind the fact i still have no plans beyond next week or so. :) two weeks from alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1114124151895177912005-04-21T18:54:00.000-04:002005-04-21T18:57:37.096-04:00i love this band...finally, i hope, they will become more widely known. they're awesome...one of the few bands i listen to where i really enjoy ALL of the songs...they are all a little different, and all very fun. take a listen. and, hey, if you pre-0rder the CD, you get a signed copy. pretty sweet, me thinks. :)alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1114122775855565202005-04-21T18:31:00.000-04:002005-04-21T18:32:55.856-04:00AHA! an invention for those who don't like the television:http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/755e/turns off any tv, anytime, anyplace. funny, they advertise it on a geek site, but i would think that many wives/girlfriends would love to have one...alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1113242150403084772005-04-11T13:36:00.000-04:002005-04-11T14:00:22.346-04:00"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." in 3 weeks i am finished with school. my second degree...woo! (glad this one only took 9 months, though. :) ) i've been a bit apprehensive...maybe it's just because for me there always seems to be 'something' that won't allow me to fully relax. i couldn't figure out why schoolalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1112390813689562192005-04-01T16:24:00.000-05:002005-04-01T16:26:53.690-05:00bring ice cream back from the dead! (melt?)ben and jerry's is going to bring back flavours from the flavour graveyard. go vote for your favourite:http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_graveyard/raise_flavor.cfmi am especially partial to 'chocolate raspberry truffle'. the best flavour combo ever. however, i also loved 'from russia with buzz' (white russian + coffee coffee buzz buzz buzz)....alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1112361617330902672005-04-01T08:18:00.000-05:002005-04-01T16:24:04.813-05:00 Meditate outdoors. The dark trees at nightare not really the dark trees at night,it's only the golden eternity.Jack Kerouacthanks to anna, for this marvellous quote.everything has been so good for so long...job i like, love the place i live, great friends, great significant other, dog is awesome, fantastic plans for the summer...spring is always such a sweet time of year. :)alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1112146593060104172005-03-29T19:07:00.000-05:002005-03-29T20:36:33.063-05:00i'm wearing SANDALS. no socks.it's spring. really, i know, it was march 21. however, in canada spring is signaled by the first day where the temperatures reach double digits. it was 11 today.i couldn't believe the number of people outside. there is a different appreciation you develop for spring when you've been living through winter. it has new promise, a different feel. people act differently, alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1111583543141345232005-03-21T07:26:00.000-05:002005-03-23T08:14:29.700-05:00ah, spring. mud season. i miss the snow, but am enjoying the warm. i never thought that i would be putting the windows down in my car in temps WELL under 60 degrees F!i spent the past saturday in collingwood, and on saturday night went to marcos' ski instructor party. the theme was jimmy buffet-esque, an island party. people showed up in sandals, hawaiian shirts, tank tops, shorts. suddenly i alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1111071456274927572005-03-17T09:55:00.000-05:002005-03-17T09:57:36.276-05:00yesterday it was 0 degrees. celcius. as i discovered, 0 degrees in march is considered warm. how, you may ask, did i discover this?4 people out running in SHORTS.2 people out walking in FLIP FLOPS.now, i hate shoes. hate them...can't wait to wear my sandals.but blue toes just aren't all that appealing!alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1110635778458150092005-03-12T08:52:00.000-05:002005-03-12T08:57:51.626-05:00it's march 12th.and it's snowing. still. canada, the land of the never-ending winter. i love it, really. i'm kinda dreading spring - melting snow, mud and rain are not nearly as appealing as fluffy white snow! can we just skip to summer?i am seriously considering an ipod. for christmas i got a 2.5 GB mp3 player, and it was only $150...but now that marcos has spent the time i never would putting alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1109767823775720482005-03-02T07:45:00.000-05:002005-03-02T07:51:43.246-05:00yahoo! is 10 today. (wow. that means i've had my aagres@yahoo.com address for 10 years. wild, eh?) a couple of cool things:they are giving away free ice cream at baskin robbins! woooooo! can't beat free ice cream, even when it's minus 15 with the wind chill outside...http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ - an interesting 'netrospective' of net info.jerry garcia's death was the first yahoo newsalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1109710873581297942005-03-01T15:56:00.001-05:002005-03-12T08:58:12.043-05:00an interesting term i heard by a hip-hop artist on CBC radio yesterday afternoon: hip-hop head. there just is something interesting about hip-hoppers using a term coined from the grateful dead, eh?there was also a story about our culture and free time. they spoke about the idea of our jobs being so stressful and taking up so much of our time that we don't have time for hobbies and other interestsalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1109710929689837672005-03-01T15:56:00.000-05:002005-03-01T16:02:09.690-05:00an interesting term i heard by a hip-hop artist on CBC radio yesterday afternoon: hip-hop head. there just is something interesting about hip-hoppers using a term coined from the grateful dead, eh?there was also a story about our culture and free time. they spoke about the idea of our jobs being so stressful and taking up so much of our time that we don't have time for hobbies and other interestsalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1108646450181945092005-02-17T08:14:00.000-05:002005-02-17T08:20:50.183-05:00we need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment no matter what - george santaynaschool is ending. tomorrow is my last day of classes until april...headed to teach at outdoor centres. it's an odd bittersweetness. alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1107955845180495282005-02-09T08:20:00.000-05:002005-02-09T08:30:45.180-05:00NEW BEN AND JERRY'S FLAVOR!
it's my most favourite-ist flavor ever.
chocolate and raspberries.
it's a dave matthews band flavor.
proceeds benefit 'lick global warming'
and it's called magic brownies.
i wish ben and jerry's wasn't $5 a pint here in canada. :( can someone send me some!!????!
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1106868600845359752005-01-27T18:25:00.000-05:002005-01-27T18:30:00.846-05:00today is an exciting day.
i have ontario license plates! i'm not sure why i find this so damn exciting, but i do. it somehow makes me feel more 'canadian'. haven't put them on yet, gotta wash my icky, salty car first. so, if you are in ontario and see a subaru with bumper stickers driving really slow in the snow, wave. it's probably me. :)
i'm going to bonnaroo!!! gonna turn 30 (holy shit, 30!)alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1106161800195342262005-01-19T14:08:00.000-05:002005-01-19T14:10:00.196-05:00damnit...i wasn't going to go this year, but with dmb headlining, how can i not??!?
2005 BONNAROO CONFIRMED ARTISTS (many more to be announced):
Widespread Panic (2 shows)
Dave Matthews Band
The Allman Brothers Band
Jack Johnson
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Modest Mouse
Gov't Mule
Bela Fleck Acousticalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104958974786845682005-01-05T15:57:00.000-05:002005-01-05T16:02:54.786-05:00The road I've taken these five years has been a long and twisted one... - pam houston
what do you say to someone who knew you in the past, knew everything about you, many many years in the past, and appears out of the blue? it's suddenly as if those five years of growing are gone, and the insecurities and holes you thought you buried and covered up so carefully are suddenly exposed again. you alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104886176893166642005-01-04T19:47:00.000-05:002005-01-04T19:49:36.893-05:00hmm. interesting...
i've grown much more lax in writing here in recent months, but there are still many times when i'm glad it's still here. i think a couple people may still read....regardless, it's interesting to me, how this was here when i needed to type something...not for someone neccesarily to listen, but simply just to have spoken.
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104885748831124972005-01-04T19:40:00.000-05:002005-01-04T19:42:28.833-05:00happy birthday, marcos! :) he's only 28. young kid.
i'd sing, but you really don't want me to. you know how painful that is. enjoy hogging the 'vortex'.
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104803093978886792005-01-03T20:41:00.001-05:002009-01-11T18:14:16.857-05:00this is from this very blog, circa 2001. considering it's the 'statment' that i used to get into the outdoor education program here at queen's...and in light of some recent slightly whacky events in my life...it just feels write to have it posted here again...in part to remind myself why i'm here:i don't know about all of you, i need this again: follow your heart. think big.love open space. alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104212740599498262004-12-28T01:41:00.000-05:002004-12-28T00:48:32.236-05:00Well hello there,
It's been a long long time
How you doin, How I'm doin
I guess I'm doin' fine,
It's been so long,
but it seems it was only yesterday,
Ain't in funny how time slips away...
it's funny..and happy and sad. you hardly notice things are changing,
then suddenly everything's different.
i went to dinner with my first 'real' boyfriend (i was 14) and his wife.
good times...but so alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1104108823957914212004-12-26T19:45:00.000-05:002004-12-26T19:53:43.956-05:00merry day after christmas! :)
in sunny southern california...after being in the snow, it just doesn't seem like christmas (aside from the mobs of people at the mall buying oodles of stuff)...palm trees with lights on them just don't do it for me.
on wednesday, i'm flying out of LAX and back to buffalo. then driving to waterloo...dad asked me to look on the computer to find out how early we havealissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1102973564439507572004-12-13T16:30:00.000-05:002004-12-13T16:32:44.440-05:00teaching is great. love it. dig the kids.
am having a tough time with the office politics....driving me crazy! ugh. it's funny, in some ways a consider myself a people person, but in others i feel like i have no ability to deal with people who i don't see eye to eye with...it seems as if people really like me...or really don't. if that makes any sense....
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1102799757216256762004-12-11T16:07:00.000-05:002004-12-11T16:19:58.420-05:00why?
simple....
if we don't inspire young people with the things that matter, the things that matter will be lost.
-sylvia earle
good education is preventative action. if students at a young age had been encouraged to purse their hearts' desires, would there be as much low self esteem, as much midlife crisis, as much need for anti-social cheap thrills to fill the voids in people's lives? in alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1102039411528106762004-12-02T20:50:00.000-05:002004-12-02T21:03:31.530-05:00more props to relix.
this month's magazine is headlined by umphrey's mcgee. my music-loving-earth-mama friend julie sent me a cd of theirs a year or two ago...fun groovin band. check 'em out.
AND! the other headline article is about gomez, a brittish kind of anti-jamband (they call it 'offroading') whom i've been raving about for years...a friend turned me on to them a few years back (to make alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1100825621894356622004-11-18T19:52:00.000-05:002004-11-18T19:53:41.896-05:00my immigration application goes off in the mail tomorrow, and i just paid citizenship and immigration canada over $1500.
please keep your fingers (and toes!) crossed for me.
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1100825511186100242004-11-18T19:48:00.000-05:002004-11-18T19:51:51.186-05:00if you ever were a phish phan, wanted to be one, or wondered what the hell those crazy hippies found in that music, check out this month's relix. unforunately, nothing is available online, just a link to the 'subcribe to relix page'...but it's a pretty sweet music magazine. got a steal $10/year subscription (even to canada! woo!) at bonnaroo...anyways, it's a fitting tribute, in my opinion, to a alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1100726732327315222004-11-17T16:22:00.000-05:002004-11-17T16:25:32.326-05:00IT'S BACK!!
festivus has returned. well, the ICFKAF - ice cream formerly known as festivus. it's now yule fuel. yup, i could do to eat that and only that until christmas.
i am SO EXCITED.
but, i'm not so excited that ben and jerry's is at least $5 a pint here in canada. :( hmm...need to drive to states to smuggle carloads of ice cream...really, mr. border patrol, i NEED THIS ICE CREAM. you alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1100292348449253022004-11-12T15:42:00.000-05:002004-11-12T15:45:48.450-05:00haha. fortunately, i already have a canadian...though we're not getting married any time soon, i'm able to apply for permanent residency because we've been living together for the past year....
canadian boys rock. :)
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1100005701693169062004-11-09T08:03:00.000-05:002004-11-09T08:08:21.693-05:00let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...
got our first snowfall here yesterday. it was glorious! only a little dusting, though. quite exciting. my classmates think i am nuts, though, being giddy about the cold white stuff falling from the sky. it's still new to me, different, and i love it. kinda like walking though the grass in the fall and hearing the leaves crunch beneath your feet. things ialissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1099479174832264802004-11-03T05:26:00.000-05:002004-11-03T05:53:34.683-05:00shit.
my immigrations papers are almost ready to be sent off...thank god for canada. i have a feeling i won't have to do much explaining anymore as to why i am an american who much prefers canada. it's hard to explain, but i never felt proud of my country...but i do feel proud to live in canada. i love it here. it feels like home.
america: no longer the land of the free, but the land of the alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1099314876935594202004-11-01T08:11:00.000-05:002004-11-01T08:14:36.936-05:00tomorrow will change the world. it's a funny feeling, thinking that - wondering, waiting, watching. a nation divided will choose its leader. one who some consider to be the leader of the free world - but that is chosen by only one country's votes. it will be a powerful day.
please vote.
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1099256781979896302004-10-31T16:00:00.000-05:002004-10-31T16:06:21.980-05:00happy halloween! friday was my first school halloween party since i was a student - oh my, a school full of kids on a sugar high! it was crazy. the day was a total write-off, learning wise. but, you have to have days like that every so often.
i helped chaperone the grade 7/8 dance in the afternoon. so fun and funny - just like i remembered my junior high dances to be. not a lot of dancing, a lotalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1098833833010664922004-10-26T19:29:00.000-04:002004-11-03T05:53:54.383-05:00i now live across the street from the waterloo public library. :) yoga a 10 minute walk, a gelato place a 5 minute walk, a park a 3 minute walk - and no yard to take care of! i love my house.
aside from an absurd amount of magazines, i spied a new chuck palahniuk book - 'fugitives and refugees'. he's also the author of 'fight club' and 'choke' (and many more...). his books are slightly (well, alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1098539512233754262004-10-23T09:47:00.000-04:002004-10-23T09:51:52.233-04:00hi! remember me? i seem to be saying that with every other post - life has gotten so busy! i'm student teaching grade 4 science and math in the morning and kindergarten and grade 7-8 phys ed in the afternoon. love it - but, sheesh, it is tiring. plus, i now can sing the canadian national anthem. 'o canada' sure beats the 'star spangled banner'!! i always remember singing 'my country tis of thee'alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1096288803125026412004-09-27T08:36:00.000-04:002004-09-27T08:40:03.126-04:00five years ago today, i lost my mother.
i miss her. a lot. i was talking with some friends the other day about her, and one of them said 'i don't know what i would do if i lost my mom.'
i don't know what i would do either. you don't really think about it, you just move on, keep going, but with a heart that will never feel the same.
i love you, mom.
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1094946719841605252004-09-11T19:41:00.000-04:002004-09-11T20:04:41.473-04:00hope is believeing, in spite of all evidence, then watching the evidence change - jim wallis
back to the nomadic life. i had finally gotten settled, my blue bins neatly lined up and filled with my worldly possessions, my mattress on the floor and covered with a warm duvet when kingston, my new university town was hit by 13 cm of rain in less than 7 hours. i spent the day helping to lead the alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1093963909521860152004-08-31T10:45:00.000-04:002004-11-03T05:54:30.863-05:00once again the rubbermaid bins are full, my life shoved into the back of my subaru. it's very exciting to have my car full again, packed for a new adventure. i start school tomorrow - with a five day camping trip - which is part of one of my classes. love it - camping as a class. i'm certainly in the right place.
funny how the road took such a bizarre path to get to this place i dreamed of yearsalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1093635689817659572004-08-27T11:11:00.000-04:002004-08-27T15:59:09.306-04:00i doubt anyone reading here hasn't read shep's blog, but in case not:
a phishy tale
it's written by a man who lives in coventry, and lived through the festival there...enjoy. :) (and don't forget to check out the pics of the cars stuck in the mud. i've been there, at bonnaroo. it sucks. big time)
as he observes, there are 'four types' of phisheads. crunchy granola, dreamy lefty, party hearty alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1093372034927749212004-08-24T09:38:00.000-04:002004-08-27T16:01:48.240-04:00woo! queen's (my university, which i start in *gasp!* one week) has a climbing club...here are the details of joining the club. permission to climb campus buildings! too cool. worth the $25 right there. :) plus, they meet at the climbing gym and climb every wednesday night.
Your $25 membership entitles you to:
free use of club gear (everything you need)
free access to professional alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1093309253401627502004-08-23T20:40:00.000-04:002004-08-23T21:00:53.400-04:00i 'found' my library on friday. well, i always knew it was across the street (practically) - i finally had something to prove i live here, so i could get a library card. it's a good thing they don't offer shopping baskets or carts at libraries. i'd be in trouble - at least i was limited to what i could carry.
one thing i picked up was a copy of adbusters. an interesting letter someone wrote:
ifalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1092929122685696222004-08-19T11:14:00.000-04:002004-08-19T11:25:22.686-04:00i miss reading shep's blog...i haven't been reading much of anything online lately, aside from school stuff and emails. he linked to a site where they 'discover' the amount of gold actually in goldschlager. wandering through the site, i found they also tested 'how much is inside a roll of paper towels'.
now, i have been wary of paper towels for many years - because the idea of using trees to alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1092927215096835312004-08-19T10:46:00.000-04:002004-08-19T10:53:35.096-04:00attending university in 2004 sure is different than it was in 1999! i haven't even started school yet, but already have noticed many changes. no more calling (and calling and calling...) to register. no more 'capture' (the phone registration sysytem at my old school) lady telling me 'sorry, section 4392 of psyc 139 is closed' - registration is all online, simple and easy. i can look up my books alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1092678211661252152004-08-16T13:32:00.000-04:002004-08-16T13:46:48.260-04:00the day...the music died...
i know there is so much music out there....but the passing of phish is most certainly a significant event to many. after reading about the mud-filled mess and day long traffic jams, i'm glad i decided not to make the journey. but, i am still jealous of those who did.
"For me, it's time to start something new," she said. "I'm thankful it ever happened."
it's been aalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1086407969591246512004-06-04T23:39:00.000-04:002004-06-05T00:01:40.980-04:00before i left for argentina, my family was worried about my safety and crime. while we were in san rafael, in an ice cream store/internet cafe (what a combo, eh?) marcos accidentally left his wallet there. he didn't realize it until the next day, when we were 3 hours away, back at fortunately there wasn't much money in it, but there were credit cards and such that were going to be a hassle to alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1086113749467069372004-06-01T14:07:00.000-04:002004-06-01T14:15:49.466-04:00i'm watching trey anatasio on charlie rose. charlie asked trey if there was anything he regretted. trey said that in the past couple of years, phish shows just became an excuse to show up in a city and party. and he regrets that he may have had anything to do with that.
i first started listening to phish in 1993. i went to my first show in 1997. in 2003, the music was the same, but the crowd hadalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1085757154584656082004-05-28T10:27:00.000-04:002004-05-28T11:12:34.586-04:00story one...(geez, i've been a slacker about this!)
the avalanche.
we had been camping for three days in torres del paine national park in chile. it is probably the most beautiful place i have ever been.
the first day we hiked up to the paine towers, three spectaclar peaks towering above a turquoise-blue lake. The hike was long and the last 45 minutes were up a boulder field - scrambling and alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1085518123882758972004-05-25T16:47:00.000-04:002004-05-25T16:53:18.303-04:00ohmigod. i guess i knew this would come one day. but i sure as hell did not think it was going to be today. this is sad. very sad. i understand, to the best of my ability, why...but, still. crazy. phish is the reason i got into live music. over 10 years ago. i fear the day i get the same announcement from dmb. :(((((
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P H I S Halissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1085082433726967362004-05-20T15:33:00.000-04:002004-05-20T15:49:24.436-04:00"nature in these desolate scenes . . . moves us more deeply than in others." - w.h. hudson
patagonia pictures!
finally, here are some pictures from my trip. unfortunately, they're not mine. the CD with my pictures on it was stolen out of my boyfriends bag in mendoza (it was in the luggage compartment of the bus). fortunately, his cousin was able to go back to the internet cafe we downloaded alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1084846746501334002004-05-17T22:05:00.000-04:002004-05-17T22:19:06.500-04:00my dad has come to visit me in canada. it's great having him here. but it's also interesting.
we went to niagara falls today, the canadian side. as he was walking back to my car in the parking lot, he was talking on his cell phone. he didn't realize it, but he was walking in the middle of the street. a man in a minivan came up behind him, and tapped his horn to get my dad to move. later, when wealissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1084756438781468482004-05-16T21:09:00.000-04:002004-05-16T21:22:04.676-04:00dave matthews:
"although there was a surprising large amount of our fans there.
i'm always amazed...
no matter where we go in the world...
that there's a good percentage of the audience that belongs to a fraternity.
surprises me...
i think it's backpackers."
hmm, i think that i'm a member of that fraternity. :) funny, my backpacking friends are the ones who got me into dave matthews band in alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1084466232918962232004-05-13T12:36:00.000-04:002004-05-13T12:37:12.916-04:00mom, it's my birthday! 29...are you sure 30 comes after 29? i don't feel that old!!!alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1083863517722361722004-05-06T13:11:00.000-04:002004-05-06T13:16:17.670-04:00i recently moved (really moved this time - i even unpacked the storage unit. all of my clothes are in my closet, my kitchen stuff is out of boxes...it's very nice. i'm very excited) to a loft here in waterloo. it's in the old seagram's distillery. funny thing: it's in an old distillery, yet it's on father david bauer drive. doesn't that seem odd? they tore down the whole building aside from two alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1083773708857144102004-05-05T12:15:00.000-04:002004-05-05T12:20:26.700-04:00i really dig tom robbins. i'm currently reading 'jitterbug perfume' which i picked up at a book exchange in a hostel in argentina.
our individuality is all, all, that we have. there are those who barter it for security, those who repress it for what they believe is the betterment of the whole society, but blessed in the twinkle of the morning star is the one who nurtures it and rides it, in alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1083258246448481792004-04-29T13:04:00.000-04:002004-04-29T13:39:02.763-04:00i'm going back to school...
Queen's University: Outdoor and Experiential Education (OEE)
The Outdoor and Experiential Education Program Track is intended to facilitate integration of conventional teacher education and preparation for leading dynamic school and community-based outdoor-oriented education. Courses are based on experiential education theory with emphasis on methodologies appropriatealissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1083083548986603932004-04-27T12:32:00.000-04:002004-04-27T12:36:36.530-04:00i'm back! wow, talk about an adventure. i had an absolutely fabulous time. i loved argentina. beautiful places, friendly people, fantastic food...couldn't have been a better trip. now i have the travel bug though...where to next?!?
i'll have pictures up soon...my pictures from patagonia are almost surreal...i can't believe *i* was there. i traveled from ushuaia (the southernmost city on the alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1079818348032410442004-03-20T16:32:00.000-05:002004-03-20T16:35:45.606-05:00bye! no...
au revoir! no...
adios! chao!
that's better.
off to argentina...excited, nervous, a little scared...i'm sure it will be an adventure!alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1079627919638694682004-03-18T11:38:00.000-05:002004-03-18T11:46:16.623-05:00 "Environmentalists are a socialist group of individuals that are the tool of the Democrat Party. I'm proud to say that they are my enemy. They are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans." - Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Alaska Public Radio, 08-19-96
this is from a link i found on shannon's site. which i love - if you have some time, give it a read. good stuff. :)
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1079566706891995452004-03-17T18:38:00.000-05:002004-03-17T18:46:14.200-05:00i finally went to see the indigo girls in concert. i first started listening to them my freshman year of college, because an old boyfriend's new girlfriend liking them. how silly is that? listening to a feminist band because of a boy, go figure. never had anyone to go with. their music represents a turning point for me. i had seen that there were other ways to exist in society and the world that alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1079192291451985142004-03-13T10:38:00.000-05:002004-03-13T10:41:46.250-05:00from debbie's rhyme and reason:
"because one of the properties of music is to entertain and to,
i don't mean this lightly,
distract us from the things that pull us down.
music should be not only a source for political ideas
but also a source of hope, for the simple things in life
like dancing..."
~djm--rolling stone--12.6.01
alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1079131891906237042004-03-12T17:51:00.000-05:002004-03-12T17:54:39.810-05:00rant: i think my most despised sound is that of gunfire. i never realized how bothersome it was until i moved into a house w. two guys who like to watch violent movies and play violent video games. and like to listen to the TV really really loud. to me gunfire = people getting killed = not a good thing = not something i'd like to see. i just don't get it. why the fuck would you want to watch alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1078857358717874212004-03-09T13:35:00.000-05:002004-03-12T18:00:56.936-05:00thanks to shep...i'm a book! i'm a country! i swear i only took the quiz once - and i'm canada! :) see? there was a reason i moved here. and i still love it even though it's march 9th and there's still a couple centimeters of snow on the ground.
You're Canada!
People make fun of you a lot, but they're stupid because you've got a much better life than they do. In fact, they're probably alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1078416909611580962004-03-04T11:15:00.000-05:002004-03-12T18:02:06.326-05:00
You're One Hundred Years of Solitude!
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Lonely and struggling, you've been around for a very long time. Conflict has filled most of your life and torn apart nearly everyone you know. Yet there is something majestic and even epic about your presence in the world. You love life all the more for having seen its decimation. After all, it takes a village. Take the Book Quiz alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1078330449509135652004-03-03T11:14:00.000-05:002004-03-03T11:17:47.750-05:00the supersized days have ended. mcdonald's has finally decided to stop the supersize promotion. supposedly, that is: McDonald's said in a prepared statement that drinks will still be available as a promotional option.
hello? that's not exactly getting rid of supersize! maybe they should only allow you to supersize diet drinks...alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-107815271531405722004-03-01T09:51:00.000-05:002004-03-01T09:54:47.170-05:00we're having a heat wave (according to cbc radio this morning) here in canada. it's supposed to be 10 degrees celcius! today's forcast:
Collingwood 4...9 C
Waterloo 4...10 C
Costa Mesa, CA* 9...14 C
collingwood is where i go skiing/snowshoeing in southwestern ontario, waterloo is where i live, and costa mesa is where my family lives in southern california. it's going to be almost as warm alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1077635644968497322004-02-24T10:14:00.000-05:002004-02-24T10:16:51.810-05:00i go for walks almost everyday - usually to run errands to the post office or to yoga and such - and i always think of things i want to say here. they somehow seem to leave my brain when i actually have a keyboard at my fingertips. it's like pushing a key is the button in my brain - 'a ha! you pushed the 'E' key. 'E' is for 'Evacuate' - poof! all your ideas gone! maybe i'll wear a hat more often alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1076687970360902872004-02-13T10:59:00.000-05:002004-02-13T11:02:08.670-05:00dave and friends at bonnaroo! not to mention the dead, trey, string cheese, moe., gomez...yay!
2004 Bonnaroo Confirmed Artists:
The Dead
Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
Willie Nelson
David Byrne
Primus
Wilco
Burning Spear
String Cheese Incident
Ani DiFranco
moe.
Gov't Mule
Los Lobos
Galactic
Yo La Tengo
Femi Kuti
Medeski Martin & Wood
Gomez
Yonder Mountain String Band
Damien alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1076360687170781182004-02-09T16:04:00.000-05:002004-02-09T16:08:31.623-05:00i expected to find weapons
well, of course you're not going to come to us and say 'well, i just wanted to have a war to finish what my father didn't so i decided looking for scary weapons was a great, plausible excuse.'
saying 'i expected to find weapons' is like when a kid says 'but i thought you said it was ok' after they took their parent's new bmw for a joyride and crashed it. sounds like aalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1076116170930903812004-02-06T20:09:00.000-05:002004-02-06T20:11:52.106-05:00i wish the thought of WWDS (what would dad say?) didn't hover over every decision i make. sometimes i hear it, try to tune it out, try to tone down its infuence. other times, it just kind of floats there while i make up my mind, waiting to jump in when something goes wrong.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1075397654788972632004-01-29T12:34:00.000-05:002004-01-29T12:43:02.000-05:00NEW BEN AND JERRY'S FLAVOUR!
i love cheesecake ice cream.
in risk of sounding like bill bryson - 'alissa's notes on the great white north' - more snow observations. most people in wintry climates probably don't see the novelty in the snow stuff, but i love it.
the whole breaking and not stopping thing. i'm amazed at how many cars i see moving (sometimes frighteningly fast!) without their alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1074888707527774822004-01-23T15:11:00.000-05:002004-01-23T15:13:49.950-05:00SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
Alissa has the most amazing adventurous spirit
Alissa - I love your free spirit
Alissa is so strong and courageous :-)
there's one of those 'survey' emails going around amongst my friends now, and the above question was one in the survey. wow. me? funny how sometimes i feel so scared and directionless that i want to curl up in a little alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1074813106989825922004-01-22T18:11:00.000-05:002004-01-22T18:14:50.716-05:00i wonder how long the snow will continue to be an adventure and will just become a pain. going to the grocery store became an event. my car had been sitting for awhile, and was covered in snow and ice. it was about -11C (that's about 12 in 'stupid degrees' as my boyfriend would say...), windy with snow flurries.
one: dress warmly. put on jacket, scarf, gloves, socks, shoes. like an idiot, forgetalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1074619509269988182004-01-20T12:25:00.000-05:002004-01-20T12:27:07.326-05:00whew....after a whirlwind trip o' three weeks (it seemed like such a short time...i thought, being on vacation, that i'd have a ton of time to post here, but didn't seem to find much), i'm back in canada. i miss wearing my birkenstocks and tank tops, but other than that i'm very happy to be back in the great white (and it's very white and snowy!) north. funny how much more like home it seems herealissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1074014874049704662004-01-13T12:27:00.000-05:002004-01-13T12:29:42.890-05:00"i want to, as desperately and joyfully as possible, fill my life with unusual experiences -- make my life full of challenges and accept them.... change is a vacation." - dave matthewsalissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1073501984344514542004-01-07T13:59:00.000-05:002004-01-07T14:17:02.840-05:00my comments are working again! yay! comment away...(if you feel so moved, of course)alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1073501030588400542004-01-07T13:43:00.000-05:002004-01-07T13:45:31.873-05:00it always suprises me that they need a study to figure obvious things out....
fast food tied to higher calorie intake in kids
on a junk food note...natural cheetos? this just doesn't sound right. those two words to not belong in the same sentence. it's kinda like 'healthy artificially flavoured funny coloured food'. nope, doesn't work.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1073277445758425752004-01-04T23:37:00.000-05:002004-01-04T23:50:17.903-05:00"For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted Time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze."
i'm planning on traveling to argentina in march with my SO (who lived there for the first 11 alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388315.post-1072290998737764862003-12-24T13:36:00.000-05:002003-12-24T13:38:01.153-05:00merry christmas eve from kinda-sunny southern california. out here visiting family and awaiting a terrorist attack...and i'd rather be in canada. the longer i am away from southern california, the more i despise it when i visit. there's just something different...that i can't pinpoint, but i know i don't like.
i flew 'el al' airlines from toronto to LAX. i purchased my ticket thru delta, though.alissa lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226006494082500310noreply@blogger.com0