The Last Day of Summer

Fake Plastic Trees Lyrics Artist(Band):Radiohead Her green plastic watering can For her fake Chinese rubber plant In the fake plastic earth That she bought from a rubber man In a town full of rubber plans To get rid of itself It wears her out, it wears her out It wears her out, it wears her out She lives with a broken man A cracked polystyrene man Who just crumbles and burns He used to do surgery For girls in the eighties But gravity always wins And it wears him out, it wears him out It wears him out, it wears... She looks like the real thing She tastes like the real thing My fake plastic love But I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling If I just turn and run And it wears me out, it wears me out It wears me out, it wears me out If I could be who you wanted If I could be who you wanted All the time, all the time

Juanes - Luna - Luna de todas las noches, ilumíname esta noche. Dime si ella es la reina y la dueña de todo mi amor. Luna lunita lunera, luna llena luna perla, dime si ella es la reina y la dueña de todo mi amor. Y dime si ella es de mi voz la piel y dime si ella es mi razón de ser. Luna de tantos amores, luna viva, luna hermosa, dime si ella es la reina y la dueña de todo mi amor. Luna de noches en grima, luna de la nochecita, dime si ella es la reina y la dueña de todo mi amor. Y dime si ella es de mi voz la piel y dime si ella es mi razón de ser. Yo te doy todo mi amor, luna de mi corazón yo te doy todo mi amor. Si tú me lo cuentas todo, luna yo todo te doy. Luna de mi corazón, yo te doy todo mi amor. Si tú me lo cuentas todo Luna luna lunita lunera cascabelera bendita seas. Ven y alumbra este andaluz que viene cargando esta cruz. Y dime de una vez si es ella la que yo quiero. Luna luna lunita lunera, dime todos tus secretos. Y dime...

I'm feeling alright, a lot better than I expected to actually. I've been working a lot at the high school this week and I will be doing the same next week as well as going to my convocation. This weekend I am going away up North to relax. I've already taken out two books from the library and there will be board games and swimming as well as BBQing. My kinda time for sure. :) I think I will go lie in the sun on the balcony for a bit and grab some pre-dinner or post-lunch.

My heart hurts. and this is how it goes. all the things we were supposed to do. All the things we have done. and we move on. We have to move on. Even though it hurts Like there is a real hole in our hearts.

The weather is definitely changing here in Montreal. It's 24 degrees today and next Monday it will be 28. I remember those temperatures being reaching only in July/August when I was growing up. Not that I am complaining, because the hotter the better for me, but still, I do notice that it's different. The same when it comes to the snow, it used to snow sometimes starting in October, and now we are lucky if we have snow for Christmas. (again... not that I'm complaining :D) Whether it's global warming or just the natural cycle the Earth takes, I have to say I like it. Of course not if we are ruining the planet and throwing everything out of whack, but I like less snow and more heat. I've been thinking about spending my life somewhere else, but really it's not so bad here. Only about 4 months of winter when it used to be something closer to 6. I do still want to see the world, I just have this ever-increasing love for Montreal. Yesterday I spent some time around ...

Jobs Jobs Everywhere, and not one for me Okay well that's not exactly so, I only started applying this week. I am in the process of getting on the subbing list at the Lester B. and EMSB school boards. I am already on the list for subbing at Kells. So I guess I have to just keep on trucking and eventually I will start getting work. I can't wait to start making real money. Then I can pay back my $30 000 of students debt and maybe even manage to save some money for traveling. We'll see.

I'm so excited to come home. All the people to see and things to do. I can't wait! Plus, it's going to be my favorite season of all and Montreal is the absolute best in the summer! I don't think you can beat it. I'm already dreaming about camping, BBQs, late-night star gazing, fireworks, festivals, dancing, sangria on terasses, the magic and romantic summer breeze, summer cottages, road trips, movies in the park, waterslides, swimming, bathing suits, shorts, tanktops, flip-flops, dresses, parties, and of course anything else wonderful that I have forgotten to mention. Somehow 50% of what a write about ends up being a dedication to summer. I just can't seem to help it. On another note, I really love the students I have here and I will really miss them! Thinking about leaving them makes me sad. :( I so think teaching is the right career for me and I am actually happy going to stage everyday. I hope they will all remember me.

The Valatoos Its wings were bent It was underweight And its hair was Beginning to fade From the vibrant fushia It had been To a washed out mauve Its laugh that People came from miles Just to hear Was now nothing more Than a faint ripple Of that inaccessable ocean Of pure joy The curative powers The creature was treasured for Were no longer potent In fact, Upon gazing at the Once mystical beauty In its protective encasing The people felt instant sorrow What had they done? They had only been trying To keep it from harm And wrongdoing Guarding it from those Who may covet its abilities Sully its glossy coat They had bent its wings To prevent it from Flying into danger They were afraid of losing This blessed spirit that Had come so willingly And freely to them But now, As the people looked at Its emaciated body And its inward posture They knew that they had Done wrong They decided to let it free They tried to unbend Its wings To let it fly But...

It feels as though I am on the right path. I don't have this feeling often so I have to savour it and hope that it lasts. My experience in the Dominican has been amazing thus far. It has made me consider what I want to do with my life and what options are opened to me. I think I want to live in a country similar to this one for a year or three. I will be going back to Montreal April 17 and I already have some work lined up at Kells Academy. In fact there may be a chance that I will be hired there to teach full time starting next August. I think I would take that opportunity. I do want to teach elementary but realistically it does not seem as though I will find a full-time job right away at the elementary level, especially in English. I could probably take the year to experience and experiment with teaching high school and also to pay back my student loan. Pay back as much of it as I can that is. Then perhaps the next year I could go to the Dominican or to Mexico or to some place...

Blah Blappity Blah, oh boy I need to pack!

The weeks are just flying by. I can't believe how fast it's going. Before I know it, it will be summer again! Woo Hoo! So I'm leaving soon and I am getting nervous. I hope that everything will go well. I'm also very excited! Oh Boy! When I get back, it will be real life tho. I will graduate and I will find a real job, a career. I think that is going to be the tough part tho because as as English teacher in Quebec, there aren't many jobs and there is a lot of competition for the few jobs that are available. Oh boy!! Who knows? Maybe I will even have to move and live somewhere else. It's gonna be big the changes coming, I can feel it.

My mind has been blank. I have abandoned learning and I have given up on language. I just got tired of it. Now I think I see that I got tired of academia rather than of language. I can't go for very long without writing. I just have to stick it out for a few more months. I need to re-awaken some sort of passion. My life is a very scary place these days. The inside of my head more specifically is the scary place. It does not want to get interested, it does not want to get involved, and it does not want any sort of responsibility. Most things are like chores and I'm not sure where my enjoyment has gone. I have to snap out of it. People are school were talking about marriage and about dresses, food, centrepieces, blah blah blah and all I could think was "man, i don't want to worry about ANY of that. THank god it's not me getting married". Another day people were trading recipes and talking about how they made certain things and I couldn't have cared less. May...