Midge's Blog

snot.

waaah. i'm sick. someone come take care of me and do my homework for me. pleaaaase? bah. stupid disease. apparently it's spreading around the whole city, so if you are healthy, keep washing your hands and avoiding children, or it'll get you too! and it's so nice outside. waaaah. i want my mom.

midge.

I'm so jealous of Tegan and Sara

I finally got the new Tegan and Sara cd, So Jealous, a week after it came out. It was well worth the wait. Really good stuff. You won't be let down, so go get it!

midge.

100th entry!

remember how good i felt last night after the concert? well i feel the equivalent of that in shittiness now. i just got up about 20 minutes ago, but did i sleep at all the entire night? hard to say. i think i remember a weird dream, so i must have gotten a couple hours. at least this kind of brutal insomnia only happens to me a couple times a year at most now. when i was about 17-18, i would get this for days in a row. so that's something to be thankful for, right? i really don't want to go do my office hours this afternoon--i know that no one will come.

blah.

insomnia sucks

i can't sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tegan and sara

Just got back from the Tegan and Sara concert at Mesa Luna. It was fucking awesome. They are so rad live, and are such good song writers. I'm all hyped up!!!

I've still gotta go pick up their new cd--they were all out at the little booth. I did get a stylin Tegan and Sara bunnyhug (hoodie) though. I'm such a groupie.

The opening band, the No No Spots was alright too, but I've always found it a little hard to sit through the opening band when I really want to see the main show.

Had a nice brunch at Julie's (from school, not Jules) place. I'm glad I went cause I don't go to stuff with the other grads very often. My day was semi productive (cleaned kitchen, did laundry) and super fun! Can't beat that!!!!

midge.

Success.

I made it--a week without television. Though it was a challenge, by the last couple days, it was almost to the point where my routine had re-adapted completely. And this is what I learned:

1) TV is a HUGE waste of time. I got so much more done this week, it's almost ridiculous. This is probably one of the best things I got out of this little exercise--a realization that I am capable of being significantly more productive than I had been.

2) Most shows are crap anyway. There really wasn't much to miss. I think what I missed the most was the news, cause it's really hard to get local news without watching tv. I suppose the few shows that I watch consistently haven't started back up yet, but I realized how little is really important.

3) I think TV was impacting my mood. I have this whiteboard in the office that I use to keep track of how I'm feeling in relation to other things, like how late I sleep, what I eat, what exercise I do, and how I spend my time. One thing was consistent throughout the week: the days that I didn't watch TV, I felt good overall, even though my stomach has been feeling really bad. Yesterday was kind of an off day cause my stomach was bugging me so much, but other than that, I was happy as a clam all week. Then this morning, I watched some tv, and ended up feeling lethargic and apathetic. When I realized this, I shut off the tv and came to do some work on the ol' thesis. Now I feel better. Is all of this a coincidence? I think not.

So, overall, I'm glad that Scott and I did this. One of the other things I think made me in a good mood this past week was that we spent some good quality time together too, instead of just watching tv when we were taking breaks from working or during supper.

Of course, I'm sure this will all wear off to a certain extent, but it was a really good reality check of what an impact the boob tube can make.

Next issue to tackle: Why my supervisor refuses to return my calls and emails. It's driving me crazy!!!

midge.

TV is a drug.

Day Six: cravings not gone

Lets see--withdrawal, depression, and after that residual (and might I add quite strong) cravings to watch TV that have not gone away nearly a week later.

TV really is a drug. And I can conclude this: If you watch a lot of TV, you should be careful going off it cold turkey. I'm serious. It fucks with your mind.

Especially when you tend to work from home a lot, and are home alone most days, and want some distraction while you're eating lunch or doing other menial things. I can't believe I've made it this far--I'm doing this out of sheer willpower now, and I don't even really want to keep doing it. It's just to show that I can.

Like any other addict, I've already reasoned in my head why watching TV isn't really that destructive, it's merits, and told myself that in the future I will cut back. But it's at the point where I don't really trust myself on these things.

2 more days to get through. Thursday, life goes back to normal. I can already foresee the guilty relief I will feel when I sit down to a bowl of cereal and a little teevee. I really will try and cut back, but it is hard to break a lifelong habit.

The week has been really productive so far though....I've even gone jogging (not very far--don't get crazy). Twice.

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free body shop stuff

hey--

i forgot to add that i went to buy soap at the body shop, and they were giving away a gift package worth 45$ with a purchase of like 30$ or 35$ (can't remember). it's a sweet little package, has 2 kinds of lotion, shower gel stuff, eye gel, eye shadow and lipstick. don't know how long the promotion is, so i'd hurry if you want some sweet body shop lovin.

midge.

No TV: day one.

My car failed Aircare yesterday. Suxors.

Day one with no TV...rough, but not too rough. Did some shopping, some cleaning, some listening to CBC am, and Scott cooked up some wicked pasta and sauce for dinner.

Things I've discovered this week:

-Students have poor organizational skills.
-I actually do like La Senza bras...mainly because they have a good size selection.
-The Gap is currently selling really great tights. They are the most comfortable tights I've had in my entire life, and generally I hate tights. I'm going to go back and get a couple more pairs so that I can keep wearing skirts as it gets colder out.
-A & B Sound, which is generally the best place around here to find CDs, even obscure ones had sold out of the Garden State soundtrack, and didn't have Frou Frou. Lame.
-I like Bust magazine enough to renew my subscription even though their subscription service sucks.
-Scott makes THE BEST pasta sauce.
-Mmmm...I still love Jones soda.

Alright, that's it--I gots to get up early for TA day tomorrow.

midge out.

garden state

scott and i went on a 'date' last night to see garden state. it was really quite good, and not nearly as self-indulgent as it could've been seeing as the main actor (from scrubs) also wrote and directed it. definately one of my favorite newer movies. and if a soundtrack is released, it would be awesome to get. coldplay, nick drake, zero7...and the main song (the one in the commercials) at the end was really good too (not sure who it was by). i must go see movies more often--judging from the previews, it looks like some good ones are going to be coming out.

ps.

i just bought tickets for tegan and sara! lalalalala!

an expensive month!

after 2 trips in the last month or so, and september coming up, yoiks--life is expensive! i know there's a couple people still in school here who know what i'm talking about. tuition is due in a week and a half, and to top it off my car insurance is due all too soon.

my question to you: would it be better to split up car insurance and tuition into monthly payments?