The End Is Now

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There are no more excuses, because the end is now. I haven’t been writing for a long time, and only one fundamental reason exists to explain this dilemma: I decided to officially stop this blog. Now there is no definite reason, because the reason lies within a reason…

How ironic can this be; the fact that this closing post is my 100th post! I couldn’t ask for more, it seems so right in a kind of way.

My mission here is accomplished; I brought significance to the once troubling question that is now so simple in my mind. Here we are surviving, now here I am living. Through the few months that preceded the creation of my blog I really found who I am, finding equality in friendship and love, school and home, life in general and what seemed to be an aching task…

Now there’s only one thing left to say, goodbye and farwell. This is the last post I’ll possibly ever write; if ever the urge comes again to revive this piece of my life I’ll let you all know, but right now I’m burying this part of me and discovering a new one, or maybe an old one I had once lost.

P.S.: I love you to everyone who stood by me, who encouraged me, and most importantly who loved me infinitely during this short but enriching journey.

P.S.: I…to the people who wasted their time judging me…

I put my shades on
I wave goodbye
I wish the world goodnight
As I walk away into the midst of my life
Never turning my back…

Feeling Montreal

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All week I’ve been in this whole “Montreal” mood. I’m not so sure why, but my guess is that if I had to chose between Montreal and Toronto I would most definitely choose Montreal because it’s such a different city. Toronto is the replica of New York in Canada, but Montreal has a different history, culture, and overall life to it. Maybe it’s just my opinion but I’m just saying.

To elaborate on this ambiguous subject I would say that Montreal is the French city that is slowly starting to get assimilated with the rise of the English community. Sad...maybe not quite; it’s a fact of life, although Montreal will always say Montreal in my heart.

This is without a doubt the shortest post I have ever wrote, but it’s because right now I’m very late on the whole blog posts and I need to get up to date…and it’s so hard.

The Daily Beat : Panic Attack – Dream Theatre

A Bit Morbid

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I finally got to use my camera at its full potential! Yes, I had my first ever photoshoot with my new Canon EOS Rebel T1i! Where to start now? Hum….how about this: I’ve been constantly telling myself that I’m not a photographer; instead I’m more of what you call a creative photographer. What’s that? Well it’s basically someone who takes pictures but in a creative way. For example, my images might reflect certain emotions that aren’t always channelled correctly with the audience. Anyways, once you see the new pictures I took with my new camera you’ll know what I’m talking about, other than that you’re probably just lost!

Talking about my very first photoshoot, well I chose Em as my model, because of course she’s very special and I promised as well. I really wanted for the weather to be cloudy and kind of morbid in a sense, to incorporate this depressing mood into the pictures. Of course nobody wants to take depressing pictures, but that’s just what I wanted, and nobody was going to tell me to do otherwise. Miraculously my wish was granted…but when there’s rain there are bugs, because the air is humid. No joke, I have bug bites on my face! I hate nature when it comes to photography, it might be beautiful but once it has enough it simply sends out a swarm of mosquitoes to chase after you. Oh, and before I forget, the picture up above is my favourite frame from the whole photoshoot. Why? Maybe because it’s very different in a way, and it’s really expressive; not your usual smile and pretty eyes.

You might have noticed that I changed the format of my posts. It’s due to boredom…of always adding two insignificant pictures with text under them. Now my goal is to put up pictures that are actually linked to the subject of the post…so you guys can have a visual aspect of what I’m talking about. Genius right!? Okay, maybe not quite, but sure is different!

The Daily Beat : 100 Years – Five for Fighting

Emergency In My Life

Where did my CPR learning ever go to?

Before I start talking about the main subject of this post I just want to state that I’m done with my very first week of 11th grade. What a relief? Right, still have some 30 something weeks or more to go; hopefully it will go by very fast.

I have a problem; I’m not able to say no. Every time somebody asks me to do something for them I say yes, without hesitation. It’s becoming kind of a problem because I’m putting other people in front of myself. This said, my friend Steph called me up on Friday night to ask me if I could take another friend’s shift at the aviation museum on Saturday morning from 11 to 3. Of course I answered yes, because I’d rather be doing that than being on a couch all day.
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Secretive Bloom

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In a damned paradise

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Now I got up at 9 this morning, got ready as usual, ate 2 Nutella toasts (that stuff is good, never tasted it before but now I’m hooked on it; it’s chocolate in a jar…but that’s good for you!) when suddenly one of my friend text’s me and ask me if I can please go online and check her mobile phone bill for her because some construction guys cut their cord at home. I said yes, I did…and I needed to leave home at 10 when it was 9:45. I took to many things, because I didn’t really have time to get her thing done so I just left it there. So I get to the aviation museum on time, and we’re 2 people working in the cafeteria, being Steph and I. Let me enumerate everything that possibly went wrong during the day…

1. I get there and this man comes up to the counter and starts yapping on how the place shouldn’t been run by “kids” and that we don’t know what we’re doing, blah blah blah. I really wanted to tell him to shut up at some point but some nice man told him instead.
2. A man comes up to the counter and asks for two cups of boiling water. Right next to him stand his two kids, one being about 6 years old and the other one being about 3. When Steph put the cups on the counter the 3 year old boy tries to reach for it and accidentally spills all of the content on him. PANIC!!!! The man picks up his son and starts screaming out that he needs ice cold water. Next thing you know the kid is in the kitchen sink and some employees are trying to help out. I could see from my angle that the kid was pretty badly burnt. In the end they brought the poor boy to the hospital, and by that time he was still crying and screaming.
3. The coffee machine busted twice, meaning that the coffee was spilling everywhere on the counter and onto the floor, like a massive flood. After today my shoes smell like coffee.
4. Busiest day of the year, Steph had never seen that much people at the cafeteria in her employee life. Let’s just say that I chose the right day to say yes…
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It's In My Head

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These voices, they're drawing me closer to the edge!

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But to end a day in a positive way what do you do? You go buy you’re camera that you wanted FOREVER!!! Yes! I finally bought the camera I wanted, although it’s not a Canon EOS 50d. Instead I opted for the model that comes diertly acfter it, being the Canon EOS 500d, also known as the Canon EOS Rebel T1i. It’s absolutely wonderful, and I took my very first picture called “It’s In My Head” posted above. I now have a camera and two lenses, and its works for me so much!! I’m really happy, as you can see.

The Daily Beat : Somewhere Only We Know - Keane

Back To School

Surprisingly isn’t that bad!

Cedric is back in school! It sure does feel weird to be one step away from being the oldest in high school, because I actually feel as if I got started yesterday. Time is seriously going by way to fast, and I was all excited to be 16?! Now I only wish time could stop and I could stay 16 forever, because everything is kind of perfect right now; not to old, not to young, you’re chasing liberty, you’re getting responsibilities, you don’t need to pay for a lot of stuff, you’re not a kind nor and adult, yet my life is incomplete. We all are!
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The Corner of My Heart

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Hidden away, inaccesible to love

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Super anxious when I first stepped into the school on Wednesday! I hadn’t felt that feeling in a year, and I don’t really like it. Remember how last year I got to school an hour before class started, well it’s still the same. Sometimes it’s long, but on the first day I didn’t mind since I needed to go see my counsellor for this schedule problem. Of course there’s a HUGE line waiting outside the door, because everybody has problems this year. Not only that, but to many people tried to get into our school this year so they had to limit the number of student, hence it’s a full house…meaning there’s A LOT of people in the hallways. Anyways, I finally got to talk one on one with my counsellor, and she figured out my problem, it’s just that now I don’t have my economy class anymore, instead they had to give me a psychology class. That’s just great; I don’t see myself listening to other people’s problems, absolutely not. I guess I just need to give the class a shot. So now my classes for this semester are Writing, Psychology, French, and Law. All my classes are fine, and surprisingly I like my Psychology class…because all of my very close friends are in it. Isn’t that like the perfect period everybody dreams for? At least now I have two classes that I really like, talking about Psychology and Law. Yes, Law, and it’s so entertaining. Best of all is that we had a random quiz to put into practice what we know about Canadian Law, and surprisingly I scored one of the highest in the class. This is looking promising!
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Caught In the Moment

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It doesn't get more realistic than this

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I’m so excited to see my friends again; I all missed them SO much, without forgetting that I’m really late on all of their lives. I finally get to see Em on a day to day basis, that’s a plus! And now we’re back to the river, our usual spot where we hang out, good memories, and bad ones, but in the end it’s just tradition.

Today I finally decided to start this project of mine, although it’s personal…meaning it’s not academic, and I call it my Photography Notebook Project. It’s basically this journal that my cousins gave me on my 15th birthday, that I never used until this day, in which I insert my photography idea and once the pictures are taken I simply add them to the journal, tadam!

The Daily Beat : Pictures of You – The Last Goodnight

Space And A Dash

Because I want it done

Oups, my bad, I’m so sorry! Why have I been absent for 4 days?! I was tired, I had other engagements, and maybe I didn’t feel like it? Well whatever the reason is I’m back and not ready to write a lot. I just feel like going to bed right now…so sad. Let’s make it quick, in this kind of bullet point format…if you don’t mind. It’s because I have school tomorrow and I want to be energized for the big first day!
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Hidden Crystal

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Like a diamond in the rough...

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Saturday, August 22nd 2009:

- We won our second baseball game, only one left and then we have a perfect score.
- Em and I we’re talking when she started poking at my ear and finished by piercing my ear again, as in I once had a piercing but I took it out. I don’t see myself with and earring, so I won’t be putting one. Instead I’ll wait until the hole closes again and then I’ll pop it open over and over. It’s called boredom (joke).
- I met up with my friends that night. We had a blast; I seriously don’t see them enough.

Sunday, August 23rd 2009:

- Finally purchased the hot tub my parents we’re talking about. It’s so big and spacious; I’m so excited to finally get it installed in the backyard and enjoy some quality time with family and friends.
- We lost our third baseball game. I guess nobody is perfect after all.
- I assisted the final baseball game where my friend’s team won. Congratulation for him; better luck next year for us.
- Went to some friends until late at night to catch up on each others lives since we don’t see very often.
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Ocean of Yellow I

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Yellow under, yellow over, yellow...I'm a dreamer...

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Monday, August 24th 2009:

- Took the initiative to take random pictures of nature, because I don’t have models or ideas right now.
- We decided where the hot tub is going to go; getting even more excited.
- Added new pictures on deviantART: www.cedricgigoux.deviantart.com

Tuesday, August 25th 2009:

- Went to Em’s for the day.
- Updated my musical library because I needed it.
- Got another vaccine for preparation for China.

The Daily Beat : The Man Who Can’t Be Moved – The Script

Not My Crowd

It’s just human nature

I just came back from my baseball game that’s part of this weekend long tournament, and let me just say that it really was something. The baseball part was fine, I had fun and I even got the chance to score a point…which is really hard because of the whole concept behind being fair and everything, hence men are obliged to swing on their wrong side and after an advance of 5 points the winning team’s male members must swing with only one hand. Hard, I know, but it sure doesn’t take the fun out of the game. The “something” was this gang of people that used to go to my school, well…some, who were completely drunk while others were stoned; not very pleasant when you try to meet up with them in such a state. I guess it’s just not my crowd after all, and maybe it will never be. Heck, maybe destiny wants me to stay away from the “cool” kids…the social and stereotypical norm of “us” teenagers. There’s nothing I can do about it and as long as they stay out of my way everything I don’t have anything against them.
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Tell Me the Truth

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And only the truth

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Guess what! My parents decided today that they were definitely buying a hot tub! It’s so exciting! Okay maybe I’m overreacting but we wanted one in forever and now we can finally add this new addition to our backyard, meaning that we can take a swim in the pool during summer and take a dip in the hot tub during winter. Although I’m not a huge fan of water sports and swimming, etc, I’m sure we’re going to make good usage of it. On my way to the hot tub store I dropped off some flowers at Em’s house as a welcome back gift. I thought it would be kind on my behalf to do so, and in the end she really appreciated it.

It sure makes you feel well when you see your mom, sitting on a swing in a park with one of your best friend right and front of her, and they’re talking. It shows at what point you’re parents are dedicated to your social life and how they appreciate your choice of influential people around you. I love my parents for everything they do and above all for their charisma with all of my friends. I don’t know anybody who hates my parents, because they simply get along very well! I’m glad that my parents are always there for me to catch me when I fall…
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Whirlpool of Love

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Take me away, wash my pain away

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So it’s getting pretty late, and this never gets old. My brother has two friends over and for once they aren’t annoying or anything. He’s slowly making better friends, and it’s an improvement. Better head off to bed now because I have another baseball game tomorrow, wish me luck!

P.S.: Forgot to mention that we actually won the baseball game…oups…

The Daily Beat : Collide – Howie Day

Best Night Of My Life

And total rip-off!

Still not up to date with my blog and it’s seriously starting to become an unnecessary stress. With school in not even a week I really need to stop procrastinating and get in gear.

I had one of the best nights of my life yesterday. A group of friends and I get together once every few months and we go out for dinner. We always have a blast, catching up on each other’s lives and driving crazy in the car. Laughing gives us headaches and after a few hours we have abs. It’s efficient (not) and yet we have fun. The highlight of the night must be when we drove back to one of our friend’s house and we all hanged out in his living room, with us three guys on the big couch, hitting each other with pillows half leather and half fabric. It gave you this kind of slap and comforting feeling at the same time…such an oxy. I don’t get to see them often, and when you hang out until midnight and you have a ball it sure feels good.
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Forgivness Never Acquired

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Still waiting...

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The only thing is that my camera on my BlackBerry broke and I couldn’t take any pictures to post. It really sucked, so what I’m going to do now is bring my BlackBerry to the store and try to make them fix it. If they can’t they’ll simply have to replace it…AND…if the price isn’t too high, I might get a bigger version of the BlackBerry. Ah well, I guess that I just like these gadgets and gizmos…and I can’t live without them.

I forgot to talk about my school thing that I went to. I really didn’t want to step into that facility just yet, because I don’t really like the whole ambiance…nobody does. Sure I miss my friends and all, but summer compared to school is WAY better! Anyways, I got my schedule and I was surprised to notice that I have a spare period even though I didn’t ask for one, and I don’t have Math class for a whole year!?!?!?!? Some might think it’s heaven but I think its hell, even though I hate maths. It’s because I want the maximum education for my future, that’s all.
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Little Dog In the Prairies

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Running along playfully, waiting for something to happen

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Reference to the title, today we decided that we wanted to go to the movies to see the new Harry Potter movie (I know, I’m kind of late) as a family, including my brother’s friend. I’m a big fan, not total fan, of Harry Potter and I was looking forward to the movie. BUT (of course, there’s always a but) as the movie starts everything suddenly shuts down and nothing seems to work. What a bummer, at least we got refunds and free passes, so it’s a win/win situation!

Better head off to bed now, since I need to go to school again tomorrow for my brother, YAY! Em’s coming back from Europe as well! Excited! Bye bye!

The Daily Beat : I’m Running – Mistress Barbara ft. Sam Roberts

HOME!

Finally, but sadly…

I’m home, and I didn’t post in forever! My bad, it’s just that I’m really busy right now trying to get everything back in place and getting used to the life back home, although it’s not hard at all.
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Beautiful Nightmare

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Get out of my head, my life, my soul!

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The trip to Vancouver, from Monday to Tuesday, was simply fabulous. We stayed at this awesome hotel right in the heart of downtown. I loved the feeling of getting up in the morning and opening the huge curtains, covering the floor to ceiling, wall to wall windows that gave onto a new day amongst the beautiful city high-rises. On my way to Vancouver I finally got those yellow Converses I desperately wanted, and I’m glad. Now I didn’t plan on buying anything once I got in Vancouver but I couldn’t resist the temptation when we walked in front of a Zara, which is this store that we don’t have in Ottawa. I bought another pair of shoes there, high-tops to be more precise. When the day grew old (hahaha…so cheesy) we decided to dine out at this very nice Italian restaurant and it was DELICIOUS! I have never eaten spaghetti like the one they make, and it’s not super simple. It’s made with this Japanese beef, and like this spicy tomato sauce with herbs, as well as this cottage cheese mix. Anyways, it was really good, so good that I actually ate the whole thing! But that night when I woke up at 4 in the morning I had acid reflux…if that’s how you call it. Really not pleasant…but in the end it was worth it, awkwardly.

Upon leaving on Tuesday to get to the airport my aunt brought me to the China town district of the city to show me what it really was like. Not a pretty site; people everywhere, needles in hand, drugs, smoke, prostitution…simply ugly. So much for that, next thing I know I’m in the airport, ready to leave Vancouver for Ottawa. Security doesn’t really frighten me but the thing is, when I passed I beeped so they had to search me 3 times: with the paddle, with rubber gloves, and by taking my shoes off. So annoying, like I’m not some dangerous freak who wants to kill everyone! Everything was okay after that and I got to go home!
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Is There A God?

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Or something even better?

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Now I’m home, and I’m happy although sad to leave my aunt and her boyfriend because they have been like my second family for a while. Now I better go to sleep because I have to go to school tomorrow…sadly…to do this sign-up for next week, because we’re starting school next week…bummer.

The Daily Beat : Mr Pitiful – Matt Costa

On Top Of The World?

Ya right, now I’m on top of the universe!

What’s up with me being all cocky all of a sudden? It’s not like me to be like this...and I’m not even sure if I can consider this being cocky, anyways. Remember a few days ago how I mentioned that I felt as if I was on top of the world on that mountain that my aunt and I climbed, well that was nothing compared to what we did today. Ever heard of Mount St-Helen, the volcano in the state of Washington that exploded in the 1980’s and that lost one third of its composition due to a huge landslide. Well we went there today, my aunt, her boyfriend, and I, and let me just say that it was absolutely fabulous. I have never seen something so morbid that it was beautiful. Why morbid? It’s because as a result of the explosion the whole landscape around the volcano got destroyed and was turned into a wasteland. At first vu you could actually be fooled into believing that someone dropped a nuclear bomb in the area, no joke. It was such a sweet escape for the day; we were so high and the view was simply incredible. I wouldn’t give away this doing for a single thing, because it was really one of the best days of my life. I might never travel to such a location in my life, and I’m glad that my aunt and her boyfriend had the kindness to have brought me there.

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Escape to Blue Mountain

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And never come back

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Is it late now or what? I just finished packing my stuff because it is indeed the last night I’m spending here in Seattle. It’s really sad to come to think of it because this is like home for me right now. But I really couldn’t ask for more because I had the time of my life, I laughed and I had fun, and now it’s time to head back to dear old Canada...home sweet home. I’m going to miss my aunt and her boyfriend so much once I get on that plane, my one way ticket. They have been so nice to me and I’m so happy that I got to spend some much deserved quality time with them, and like I said: I will be coming back, no doubt about it!

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Where They Once Stood

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Mighty trees, bent like twigs...

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I should head to bed now, because it’s really late and I’m leaving first thing tomorrow morning for Vancouver, where we’ll spend the night, and it’s separate routes from there on. I hope you all have a great one, goodbye!

New pictures on deviantART, don’t forget to check them out: www.cedricgigoux.deviantart.com

The Daily Beat : Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis

A Bloody Mess

In every single way

Blood, heads exploding, mutilated bodies, guns, explosions, guts everywhere, and much, much more. Just your typical scene of an R rated action/science-fiction film. Well, typical isn’t the word that I should use because District 9 isn’t your typical movie after all. Yes, I went to see the intriguing District 9 movie yesterday night, which was the day of the premiere in cinemas. Based on the commercials on TV the movie actually looked different, and I’m not denying that it’s not different because trust me, it’s WAY different...in a bad way. Now, I’m not really talented at writing critiques so don’t blame me for my poor communication, although I know how to paraphrase and shorten stuff into a few words. So, to summarize the whole movie I only have 3 words, not IT WAS AWESOME, more like A BLOODY MESS, and that’s meant in every single way. Why? Because you’re sitting in your chair, wondering what the story is based on and what the whole concept behind the entire plot is, hence making of it a mess...accompanied with a lot of blood. The verdict: yes I’m not pleased with the whole of the film, because honestly the trailers on TV might win Academy Awards while the movie will simply slip in its shadow. Sad to say but that’s just how things are.

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Mist of the Past

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Unveil my future

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I don’t feel like writing a lot tonight because I skipped out on writing yesterday since I fell asleep in the car, on my way back from the Space Needle (which is like this miniature version of the CN Tower in Canada...or maybe not quite) and all I wanted to do was sleep. Even though I got up at 8:30 today I still fell asleep in the car on my way to the locks...which was kind of awkward because I thought I had a full night of sleep. This said I’m getting up early tomorrow morning because we’re going on a hike to gaze at the beautiful Mount Rainier, with the glaciers on top, and then we’re taking another hike near Mount St-Helens, which is this active volcano that blew up, meaning it didn’t just erupt, a few years ago and turned the environment around it into a wasteland. There should be good pictures opportunity, although I only have my point and shoot camera with me at the moment. I’ll keep you posted tomorrow.

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The Tallest May Live

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Unfortunately this isn't reality

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Now I’m heading to bed now because I’m really tired, although we didn’t do much of our day, other than getting stuck in massive traffic we saw some HUGE salmon down by the locks, which was pretty cool. Have a good one, each and every one of you. Take care!

I added new pictures by the way on deviantART. Check it out; the link is in the left margin.

The Daily Beat : Now You’re Gone - Basshunter

Lead Role

As a tourist!

Awkward little bags, confused face, foreign little couple, camera and city map in hand, perfect description of what you call a tourist. When you see a tourist you think that he, or she, is visiting the city and he, or she, has no clue of where he’s, or she’s, is going. As a citizen of the city you’re lead to believe that you know more about the city than anybody else when in reality it’s interesting to take notice that tourists end up knowing more about the city’s historical background as well as it’s landmarks than most of its residents. Isn’t that awkward when you think about it? It’s like if we had aliens that came and invaded planet earth and that turned out knowing more on our planet than we do. It’s generalized but it’s the whole concept. I just thought of that today, very random I know. But why am I talking about tourists anyways? Well it’s because I’m here, visiting from Ottawa, and my aunt lives here, so basically she has seen the entire city, or that’s what I thought. Today we did stuff that was new to both of us, like take the new train/metro that links the airport to the downtown area, take a harbour cruise around Seattle’s waterfront, and take the water taxi that links the downtown area to West Seattle. The day overall was really different because of several factors: we spent all of our day on the piers, we didn’t have any car, we saved a lot of money, and we walked a lot. But it was fun, especially the walking part in West Seattle, along the beach where you have the sea on one side and these very modern condos, as well as random ugly beach houses that are sold for almost 1 000 000$, on the other side. And another reason why the day was so different, it’s because it was the first time it rained while we were outside. See the thing is we were waiting in line to get onto our ship when all of a sudden it starts pouring on us. Major problems: we don’t have any roof to go under since we’re in line, we aren’t dressed in consequence of the temperature, and it’s freezing because we’re on the side of the ocean. How worse can it get...okay, maybe it can’t get worse. If only the ship had crashed into something and we would of had needed to jump overboard would I have said that something went wrong...but that wasn’t the case.

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Yellow Lies

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Not lines...because lines guide me...

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Did I even explain why I was talking about tourists?! I’m not so sure, so here’s how I can put it to you in a phrase: my aunt and I both tried new things in the city that we never did before, like tourists.

I ate Chinese food for supper and it seems that my mouth is on fire. I don’t do to well with spicy food, and to me spicy is simply tangy to some normal people. I don’t know why, I just don’t like it. I’m not the type of guy that sacrifices flavour for spiciness when in the end the only thing it does is makes your mouth so numb that you can’t taste anything else. That’s my point of view, think what you want.

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My Only Purpose

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Is to be with you...

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We finally found those yellow Converses I desperately want, and the nice girl at the store put them on hold for me until Monday! Now the only thing I have left to do is to go to the store, try on the shoes (which fit, I already checked) and purchase them. It’s easy and simple.

Before I leave, we took the train to get back home tonight and I was sitting in the back with my aunt. Behind me was a guy slightly older than me, and to my right 2 girls, one in the seat in front of the other one. Anyways, it’s not important; my point was that when we leaved the station we suddenly stopped after entering a tunnel. We stayed immobile for quite a while until some people came to peek at the cabin window to see what was going on. Turns out a bus had broken down in front of us and it was impossible to continue through without moving the bus. Great, what are we supposed to do now? Funny enough after 5 minutes people started talking to each other, obviously letting out their frustration on the problem at hand. My question was: Why do people wait for disaster to strike to socialize and create a bond between two individuals. Can’t we just cross somebody on the road and start a conversation with them, and will it ever be achieved. I’m guessing no...because I’m the type of guy that just walks right through your scenery without saying a word.

The Daily Beat : Love Drunk – Boys Like Girls

Going Asian

Ya Ya!

I promise you this won’t be a long post because I’m exhausted and I really need some sleep...and my eyes are starting to get bloodshot, never a good thing.

Okay, why is everything turning around this Asian context recently? No, it’s not because Seattle has a large Asian population nor is it because I’m going crazy. It’s because I’ve been eating at Asian restaurants lately and I like it A LOT. Sometimes I wonder why I was so reluctant to try different stuff, because I was seriously missing out on a lot. But I can’t really blame myself because everything happens at the right time, and this is right because it’s this kind of crash course before I go to China in March. It’s coming my way so soon and I still haven’t realised that I’m going on the very other side of the planet, crazy.

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Soul Sisters

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Together forever

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Searching, searching and still searching. I haven’t found those yellow Converses I want to buy so desperately. I’m starting to think that they don’t even exist. Or maybe they do and I’m just not looking at the right place...that’s a more valuable answer. As a matter of fact my aunt called the Converse outlet here in Seattle and they confirmed that they indeed have them in yellow. My life is saved...and complete, not really. Long live the outlets! The only thing is that the store is situated a bit far from Seattle and it would be useless to go and come back, so what my aunt decided to do was to head down to the store on Monday while on our way to Vancouver. It’s a great idea...let’s just hope they can keep them on hold for that long.

I can’t believe my trip is already coming to an end...and that school will start in a few days after my arrival in Canada. Summer is short after all...and the less you can do is watch it go by. Heck, I’m kind of excited to start school again but at the same time after my first day I’ll be screaming I WANT SCHOOL TO END SOON. It’s just the way things are...relativity. Speaking of Seattle (I wasn’t really speaking of that but who gives) we did this underground city tour today. It was really intense, authentic and bizarre at some point. Bizarre because the guide we had randomly told us at one point that the next room we were going to enter was one of the most haunted and that the History channel went there as well as The Ghost Hunters...or something like that. It’s spooky when you’re caught off guard.

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Word Is I'm In Love

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Truth is, I'm lying...

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Last paragraph before I leave: Today I met this person on the street, although I didn’t really talk to it. I’m saying it because when you see that person at first you’re really puzzled and you wonder whether it’s a he or a she. I know, it’s mean of me to say that but the person, which turned out being a she in the end, had a man’s face but a women’s breast. It’s not like the person was normal or anything...well okay everybody is normal but I mean she obviously ruined her life in one way because she was begging for money in front of Starbucks. When you see these type of people you really wonder how they got to that point of life deterioration. It’s sad, but there’s nothing you can do about it...and I seriously don’t know what I’m writing right now...

The Daily Beat : 21 Guns – Green Day

Cedric Was On Top Of The World!

And Now In China?!

What the heck is with this posts title? Seriously, is it even possible in both cases? Well I’m certainly not lying! Actually it’s believable once you get the facts straight, but other than that it’s just messed up. Oh, and about last night...you know...me not posting. Well turns out I was really tired and I didn’t care much about the blog because the only thing that was on my mind was a good night sleep. Simple...excuses excuses...

How can I be on top of the world? Well...it’s pretty easy; I even have pictures to prove it, no joke! It’s because my aunt decided to bring me to this awesome place here in Seattle...or near Seattle called Rattlesnake Ledge (or something like that) and it’s a mountain that you can climb. Since the day was very cloudy we figured that it was the perfect condition to take a healthy walk in the woods. Why not? I don’t usually hike and do cardio but I must say that it really works your body and that in the end you can really benefit from it. At first the summit seemed unreachable, but once you get there you notice how easy it is and how much more higher you can go...like so much higher. On our way up we talked, and talked, and talked, and it was really fun to get some time to really socialize. Sooner the later we were on the top of the mountain...or of the world, as I should say. That place was high, and the summit was divided by this crevice in the ground that seemed to go down forever (okay, maybe not that bad but still) and the view was amazing. Here’s the picture to prove it.

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On Top of the World

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That was really a moment that lasts forever!

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When we sat down to eat lunch we got our fair share of entertainment. This Asian family was also on the summit with us, there were many kids, and almost every family member was sitting on the side of the mountain, feet dangling in the open. There was this anxious mother, scared to death of heights (like me) who was constantly telling her kid to sit down and stop walking around. Obviously the kid found contentment in her mother’s fear because she just wouldn’t listen. Soon enough the mom started this anxiety attack and it was, I know it may sound weird, but actually funny. It made the moment so much funnier, not as if it wasn’t already!
Now, how did I go from the top of the world to China? Okay, maybe if you look at it on a more geographic point of view, the top of the world, known as Mount Everest, is close enough to China. But I wasn’t on Mount Everest so who gives...like really. The real answer to the burning question is...I was in an Asian market today! Such a different experience from your everyday supermarket errands. At first it seemed all fine, because we were in the vegetable and fruit aisles, but once we got into the meat and fish aisle it wasn’t a pretty sight. No joke, I saw decapitated bull frogs that seemed still alive, spitting oysters, and 3rd degree burnt ducks. The funny thing is I’m not traumatised at all...awkwardly enough.

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In China

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Not really...

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And did I forget to mention that we ate at this amazing Thai restaurant today, that I ate Tofu for the very first time in my life and that it was delicious, that I bought another pair of jeans (because I don’t have enough...right), and that I drove my aunt’s convertible for the very first time? Talking about the convertible I can safely say that I feel more in control in a smaller vehicle than in a big SUV...although when you hit a curve at high speed with a SUV you don’t necessarily tip over, nor do you get killed when your co-pilot tells you to accelerate in a curve when clearly you need to brake...hahahaha, moments that will forever stay in my mind!
And funny parentheses, my aunt started the radio in the car and blasted the volume so that everybody around could hear the music, and then we searched endlessly from channel to channel, going from rap to country to hip-hop to gospel to a guy signing a song about a bear...and finally Halo...what a coincidence.

I have said enough for tonight, there’s supposed to be a meteor shower soon enough...well at 1 in the morning and my aunt is going to wake me up so we can watch it, that’s if she can even get up. We’ll just have to wait and see.

I added two new pictures on deviantART, here's the link : www.cedricgigoux.deviantart.com

The Daily Beat : The Last Song – The All American Rejects

Yes Or No?!

OMG!

First sunny day in forever! I was seriously wondering if they always had cloudy skies here in Seattle because of the huge mountains that surround the city. I guess I was wrong because today the sun came out of his hole! And what do you do when it’s super sunny? Well you head outside of course. This is why we decided to head in the downtown area where the market is situated. That place is unbelievable; to bad I didn’t have any camera on me apart from my BlackBerry because they were some very nice shot opportunity. But in the end I didn’t really want to run around with a camera and ignore the people that were around me, because that would just be stupid because I’m having a blast with my aunt and her boyfriend. I didn’t buy anything, thank god because I’m nearly broke. But see, the thing is I really want some yellow converses, like mentioned in yesterday’s post, I think. So we went around the city and we looked a bit, but no such luck, until we pass in front of a store named Sneaker City or something like that and my aunt asked me if I wanted to go in. Although I was hesitant at first I gave in at the end. There were a wide variety of converses but not the type I was looking for. Too bad, I guess I just don’t need them after all.

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Overlooking the Bay

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This place was really high!

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What else can you do on a sunny day? Take a walk along the beach of course. But it’s kind of weird here, because you have everybody in bathing suits, tanning on the beach, but nobody is actually swimming in the water. Why is that so? Maybe because the water is so damn cold. Even in the middle of summer the temperature of the water isn’t favourable for swimming. Although I must say that the beach and the view from where we were sitting was magnificent, breath taking to a certain point because the whole context seemed like a mix of two different locations, being a sandy beach from Mexico and an alpine forest background for dear old Canada.

And I forgot to mention that we visited the very last photography shop here in Seattle, not because I visited them all but more because I finally got mom and dad’s consent regarding the purchase of my new Canon EOS 50D...and it’s a green light! I can finally proceed to the purchase of the camera...only as soon as I get back to Canada. It’s because the prices here in the United-States might be lower but in the end with all the money conversion, taxes, warranties, it seems as if I’m better off buying the camera in Canada where I’ll be able to return the product if ever something goes wrong. And I finally made my decision on what I’m going to buy with the camera. Here, at first I was really inclined to this Sigma lens that I saw online and I really wanted it...but I’m really new to photography and I still don’t know much so if I stick to the industry I’d be better off with the kit that Canon offers, being the camera’s body, an extra battery, a filter, a protective bag, as well as a standard 18-200 IS Canon lens with image stabilizer. This lens will let me zoom in further more and I will greatly benefit of this if I desire to take wildlife photography. Anyways, my point was that I’m getting my new camera once and for all and I’m super thrilled and happy as well as looking forward to the purchase, but let’s not rush things since I’m in Seattle with my aunt and nothing can make me want to leave this place! Quick parentheses, I was amazed when my mom told me the cost of the camera’s warranty, being 400$...it’s crazy...yet worth it.

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Down by the Ocean

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Such a pretty sight

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It’s getting kind of late here and I better go to bed since I’m going hiking tomorrow with my aunt. I’m so looking forward to this hike since the view is supposedly phenomenal. My aunt makes me discover so many new things, I like her so much! I don’t know what I’d do without her! Got to go now, enjoy!

The Daily Beat : Ton Avion – Les Trois Accords

Stop Motion Project

This stop motion project is completely random, I just felt like trying it out. It's quite spontaneous, hope you enjoy anyways!

I Wanna A New Camera

Now!

I’m still alive and doing just fine, to all of you who were starting to wonder. Life’s great on vacation, I don’t have to worry about anything other than myself. Isn’t this awesome, b
Today, while my aunt, her boyfriend, and I were walking on the University Campus we came across a camera shop. It instantly caught my attention and I had talked to my aunt about the new camera I wanted to get; I didn’t hesitate to step in. As soon as I got close to the guy standing at the counter I asked to see a Canon EOS 50d, and there it was...in my hands. The guy actually took one out and let me feel it. It was truly amazing, like a little taste of what might be coming up ahead. We checked the prices, and it was what I was expecting for a camera of this complexity. Now the only thing left to do is to call up the old folks back in Canada and ask them what they think of the purchase. If they say yes then the camera is mine in a few days...and if they say no well I guess I’ll just need to wait a bit more. But I had enough of waiting and I kind of want it NOW! I’m not usually demanding but I’ve been looking it up for quite a while and I had enough of this anticipation. Let’s be optimistic now.

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I'm Dreamy

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Because you're so beautiful, and I can't even talk...

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What was I doing on Campus anyways; shopping of course, duh. I really wanted to go check out Urban Outfitters since we don’t have it in Ottawa and I did a search on their jeans ant they’re quite nice. So I bought 2 pairs of jeans, and afterwards we headed to American Apparel. We indeed do have an American Apparel in Ottawa but I always was quite hesitant to visit the store due to its somewhat unique nature. One thing that particularly turned me off in Ottawa was that the dressing rooms didn’t have mirrors so you were forced to step out of the room and show your clothing to every employee in the store while they`re telling you how beautiful the pieces are when in reality it`s completely false. I guess it`s just a way of life as well as a strategy to make money. But to my surprise when I chose out my pieces I noticed that the changing rooms did indeed have mirrors; A plus for me since I don’t need to embarrass myself and play the model in front of complete strangers. In the end I bought two more pieces there as well. I`m proud of what I bought and the thing is that I still have money to spend. I might check out a pair of yellow converse in the next few days because my old pair at home is getting pretty worn out. You got to love them Converses.

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Asphyxiated

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By your hatred girl

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I was surprise to see how many Apple stores they are here in the United-States, as well as the number of people who own iPhones. In Canada they are so damn expensive that almost nobody has them, here it`s a common sight. It`s weird how everything changes so drastically from one country to another, even though we`re neighbours. We just have to keep in mind that the grass is always greener on the neighbour`s lawn until you find out it`s artificial. That`s called thriving for more...but look at where I`m at right now, this doesn’t even make any sense.

Sorry for the random pictures of me, I was outside having fun with the webcam on the laptop. You know, boys and their toys, there`s nothing you can do about it! I think this is enough for tonight, good night everybody!

P.S.: I found some pretty good Lady Gaga music recently and I`m really hooked, so if you`re not a fan of Gaga might as well ignore the Daily Beat!

The Daily Beat : Boys, Boys, Boys – Lady Gaga

Waking Up In Seattle

And it’s a whole new day!

Yep! This morning I woke up in dear old Seattle! What a feeling...although the time is quite cloudy outside. For me it was a bummer not to see the beautiful sun but for the people here it was a miracle. They had scorching hot weather for so long and now all the grass is yellow. Anyways, this is totally random. I’m glad to be here and there’s no doubt about it.

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Solitude of a Mushroom

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Not only human beings are lonely

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So I just got here, and it hasn’t even been a day yet, and when I wake up this morning my aunt tells me that we’re going shopping. I had planned to do my back to school clothing shopping here in Seattle but I didn’t plan on it being this early. I guess you just need to float with the boat, as they say...is that even a phrase?! I had a few places that I wanted to check out since in Ottawa we don’t have much boutiques; and I planned on getting there alive, alive because my aunt told me that I was going to drive. At first I was a bit hesitant because I didn’t drive a lot yet and I’m still pretty fragile, but then again I couldn’t just say no...right? Next thing I know I was behind the wheel, pulling out onto the street. The worst part is I`m not even sure I`m street legal here in the United-States. Apart from catching a curve at high speed and driving to close to the sidewalk I was all fine, until I spotted a police cruiser in my rear-view mirror. I constantly told myself to stay calm and not to panic because if I look suspicious I`m surely going to get arrested. Well that wasn’t the case because the cruiser simply drove by me as if everything was normal...or him, not for me.

So we got to the mall in one piece, and alive; I’m not that bad of a driver after all. The malls are huge here, or maybe it`s because the malls in Ottawa are so little. They are stores that I completely blew me away, and in the end I found 9 pieces of clothing, all tops. Amongst these stores we went into H&M, and I must say that I adore this store because of the uniqueness, awkwardness and loss price of the clothing. Some may argue, but I found some cool stuff. I also went to Hollister, Abercrombie&Fitch, and American Eagle, your typical stores.

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Vulnerable

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And yet so powerful

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My aunt decides to take me to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch, and the way she described the food made it sound so tasty and yummy. We got there and she sure was right, the food was delicious and very appetizing. I’d sure go again...but I kind of forgot the name of the restaurant. Ah well, some things are better left unsaid!

I finally found the time to put all of my pictures up onto deviantART, and I had a lot of pictures. Overall I`d say about 150 pictures, but the effort was worth it. I hope you`ll enjoy my gallery because there’s much time and effort put into it. Take care.

The Daily Beat : Paper Gangster – Lady Gaga

Going, Gone, And Now I'm Here

What does this stand for?

Hey! Sorry if I didn’t get the chance to post yesterday night, it’s because I was really busy packing…or at least I think. My mom pretty much did everything since I had some last minute picture editing to do. Why picture editing? Well I now have a collection of pictures that I found worthy of showing, that will be added to DeviantArt later on during the week. My gallery presently only has 3 pictures in it but by the end of the I’ll need to upload every single picture one by one makes me nervous, but who gives because someone has to do it, right?

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Picture in a Box

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Frame my face and throw my body to waste

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To resume yesterday I can say that I stressed a bit, I did some last minute photo editing and Em came over until the next day to spend time with me and the family. If I do recall correctly I went shopping with my parents in the morning…although the shopping wasn’t exactly for me. It was for my dad…and I’m not really patient when people are slow to try on stuff…so I got bored, and I kept on looking at myself in the mirror for no reason until my mom got annoyed. What can I say, I just was that bored…although in the end it was some good quality time with my family!

Where am I right now? Well ladies and gentlemen I’m in Seattle! I took my plane and I’m finally here, and it sure does feel well to escape Canada for a bit. I love my family to death, as well as my friends and my love, duh, but I was looking forward to this trip since forever and I wasn’t going to let anything get in my way.


As I was saying, this morning I woke up early since I still had some last minute packing to do and I was supposed to leave home at 2 to get to the airport. I was stressing more and more as the minutes went by since I had this constant reminder in my head that I was going to forget something. Well, I can’t really blame myself because I did forget something after all. When we were half way between home and the airport I realized that I had forgotten my running shoes that my aunt wanted me to bring so we could do some hiking. How dumb can I be? The worst part is that she reminded me the night before. When you’re half way to destination and you have a flight to catch there’s nothing much you can do. It’s up to you to figure something out so that you can equally benefit from the situation, even though it might not be possible.

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And The Cat Came Back V
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The very next day

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So we get to the airport safe and sound, we drop off the luggage and the guy at the counter tells me what gate to go trough at what time. I now have an hour and a half to spare. This is when we sat down at this restaurant place overlooking the runway and we talked, and I stressed, until my parents decided that it was the right time to bring me to the security gate before entering the main hall where all the terminal things are. This was my final goodbye for 13 days, and I felt sad to leave the ones I love behind. But in the end I’m sure this whole trip will be beneficial from every aspect, at least I hope.


Now I need to wait at my gate for about 30 minutes, and there’s a woman next to me that is constantly stating that the flight will be delayed due to heavy air masses in the sky or whatsoever. I didn’t know whether I was supposed to believe her or simply ignore her, and ignore I did. Turns out she wasn’t talking about the right thing since my flight wasn’t delayed, although there was a lot of turbulence. 5 hours in a plane sure is long, even more when you’re stuck in the middle of to random strangers, one on your left that keeps on closing the window that I want open and the other one on my left that keeps on drawing the frame of the TV touch screen. And to add to that there are individual screens behind each seats on which you can watch actually new movies, one of them being Wathcmen. I has heard of the movie although I wasn’t quite sure what the whole concept was based on. Anyways, this steamy scene starts to play all of a sudden and the guy next to me is starring at my screen intensely, like he never saw a thing of the sort before. It was kind of funny, yet a bit weird, but at least what he did pushed me to write something random on my blog.

I landed in Vancouver at around 7:30; it is there that I met up with my aunt. We drove from Vancouver to Seattle in her sick convertible, a Lexus SC430, and the temperature was PERFECT! I have never seen so many mountains in my life…because in Ottawa we don’t have much.

Anyways I’m in bed now, typing on a laptop. I should get some sleep to catch up on the time difference between here and home. I’ll keep you guys posted. Take care, see ya.


The Daily Beat : Use Somebody - King of Leons

A Haircut!

Yay for me!

Huge storm happening right now and it’s kind of scary. We lost power for a few seconds, which means my computer shut down and I lost all of my documents on which I was working. That’s why I’m in the office, pressing save every 2 seconds while my dog is hidden away between two pillows, shaking. Despite the whole “apocalyptic” atmosphere (yes I used such a word) I kind of like this natural ambiance. Deep down it’s a sort of reminder that they are forces that work beyond our control and there’s nothing we can do about it other than sit through it patiently. But that’s just me being philosophical again and there’s nothing really to it.
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But the Cat Came Back I

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He just wouldn't stay away...

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I finally got my haircut today, and I’m so happy! Usually I hate going to the hairdresser’s since I don’t like the way she places my hair so artificially, like I like them naturally messy. Anyways, I watched a few makeover shows and I finally decided to try on something new, and it works. I won’t take any pictures because obviously it’s “ugly”…in my head, although I’m sure it suits me well; the famous paradox. But I really was in the need of a desperate haircut since my hair was WAY to long and I looked kind of dead every morning. Not only that but it was also very hard to manage. The thing is that I’m leaving for Seattle in 2 days and I don’t have anybody to do my hair (yes, I don’t do my hair alone, Em does them all the time because I’m to incompetent) so by cutting them they’re going to be easier to straighten, this way I don’t look like a fool abroad.

Like I said, I’m leaving in two days and I’m so excited it’s unbelievable! I just can’t wait to see my godmother and her boyfriend and get to spend time with them alone. I love my family but sometimes it’s good to get away, to get a bit home sick and then want to leave...but that won’t be the case. I’m going to be so idependant for 13 days I’m starting to wonder how it’s going to turn out. For example, I decided to do my back to school clothing shopping in Seattle but I never actually went shopping for clothing alone. I’m used to having a second opinion, but I’m sure my godmother will help me with that. Another example, I now officially have the money to buy my camera (I might be repeating myself) and I might buy it when I’m going to be in Seattle. But I don’t really feel comfortable buying such an expensive electronic device without my dad by my side because he’s always the one giving tips and advice.
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Multicolored Bubbles

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Matches every color of your soul

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I’m sure I’ll do just fine and that I’ll have a blast. Anyways I should start packing my stuff now before it gets to late, because I have a lot to bring. Until next time take care, see ya!

P.S.: There has been this huge misunderstanding on Internet where the public mistakenly identified the song Silly Boy as being sung by Lady Gaga ft. Rihanna (I must say they would make a great duo) while all along the artist behind the brilliant song is Eva Simons and that is why I’m putting the song twice in the Daily Beat.

The Daily Beat : Silly Boy – Eva Simons

Guess Who's Back

Obvious!

Look at who is back from vacation! Being away for 4 days sure is tiring. I have so much to talk about but I have this headache so I can’t really concentrate, hence I’ll probably go through this weekend’s events very quickly.

Where to start, right, Friday (this I what I hate about multiple day posts, they’re based on enumeration). We left Bourget in excitement to get to who knows where, expecting but the best. We had a blast in the car, entertained by the GPS that was all screwed up and that kept on marking our situation as in a random field as well as laughing at the awkward town names like Bathville, Monkland and Salaberry de Wakefield. After about 2 hours we got to the camp site and let me just that the place was HUGE. It didn’t take much time before we were settled down and next thing you knew we were on our bikes, ready to explore the rest of this humongous camping. After 4 days of non stop biking our legs gained muscular mass without a doubt. I can’t remember much but one thing that I do recall is a midnight golf cart off-road ride that turned out a bit illegal; illegal as in we needed to hide in bushes to escape security guards. I’m not the outlaw kind of guy that gets in trouble all the time but once in a while it sure feels good to get your blood pumping twice as fast through your veins.

Saturday, most beautiful day ever, although I woke up burning; the sun was scorching. On every Saturday there’s a flea market across the street and since we were at the camping we took the time to visit a bit. Prices were unbeatable...but the thing is that I couldn’t find my money back at the lot so I ended up not buying anything. Ah well, more money for me I guess. When we came back from the flea market it was obvious that we couldn’t ignore the pool and overheat. Truth is I’m not such of fan of swimming, and I rarely go in pools…even if I have one at home, so it was quite an exception when I got in the water. Afterwards we headed to the beach where my friend and I laid down to “tan” while my 2 other friends went back to the pool. I guess “tanning” is just not for me, because after a few minutes I was back at the pool, but this time with sunglasses on my face and a shirt on my torso. Clearly I wasn’t in the water until my friend’s dad came and pulled me in. It was HILARIOUS. Some people might have had reacted badly but I don’t let stuff like this bring me down, never. That night I was exhausted and I fell asleep in a golf cart with my friend next to me who was on MSN on my BlackBerry. Supposedly I was saying random stuff…but I don’t remember really.
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3 Friends

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And a load of laughter

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Yep, Sunday, last full day of camping before we started packing to head home. It was the first day with rain since we left and it was kind of a set back because everybody was so isolated. The rain stopped at around 4:30 in the afternoon. Nothing really happened in the afternoon, the major took place at night when there was a dance organized at the community hall. I’m not that into dances, I don’t have any problems with the whole concept I’m just not that outgoing. Anyways, after an hour or so I got really bored and I just felt like leaving. My friends on the other hand wanted to stay longer in case good songs were played, but obviously that wasn’t the case. So I stood there, arms crossed, waiting for someone to make a valid decision. It didn’t take long for my boredom to spread all around. That night I was exhausted and really looking forward to coming back home into my stuff, despite all the fun we had.

When I got up on Monday I could breathe a sigh of relief. Finally we were packing and heading back home. I’m getting worse with the time that passes. I don’t know why but I’m just comfortable at home. Some teenagers seem to seek liberty away from home while all I can say on my behalf is that I love my life at home. Crazy yet realistic, it’s all I can say.
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Paper Plants

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Inside and artifical world

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Did it feel good or what to finally relax on my bed!? My TV, my iPod, my computer, my everything, and the best part (as well as the worst) is that my brother is away until Wednesday. I remember watching TV on that night and landed on a candy commercial. Coincidently I was eating the same candy at the very moment, but the thing is that after seeing the commercial I was left wanting more?! How is that even possible, wanting satisfaction over satisfaction? Clearly it’s one of those publicity tricks that gets you hook but then again why do we fall for it? Anyways, it doesn’t make any sense it’s just something I noticed.

The Daily Beat : New Divine – Linkin Park

Leaving Soon

For 4 days!

Hello! I don’t have much time this morning because I’m leaving in about 2 hours to go camping with friends. This said my blog post might be a bit short, even though I’m incorporating two days in one post since I didn’t feel like doing so yesterday. Little reminder; I won’t be posting for 4 days, but I’ll try to resume everything when I get back.

I finally got the chance to finish editing all of my desired pictures from the photoshoot with my two friends and let’s just say that the pictures are amazing. I’m proud of myself since I put much time and effort to capture the perfect moment and it really shows. Now I won’t post all of the pictures on the blog and that’s why I’ll add them on DeviantArt as soon as possible. The thing is since my computer broke down I didn’t had the time to continue adding the pictures on DeviantArt, and my Internet is really slow. What I’m going to do is bring my USB when I leave for Seattle, and from there I’ll be able to upload everything and be up to date with the pictures from the laptop that is put to my disposition.
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Summer Girls

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Let's make it happen

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This post is going to be really short. Sorry if I repeat myself it’s just that I’m looking at the two first paragraphs and it’s depressing, because I don’t have much to talk about.

Never mind I just found something to talk about. During the photoshoot I discovered this mode on the camera that lets you take many continuous pictures while consistently pressing on the shutter. After 400 pictures or so I thought to myself that I could do a stop motion film with the pictures. Well that’s what I did during yesterday’s afternoon, and let me just tell you that it takes A LOT of time. Seriously, my film is not even 30 seconds and it took about 3 hours to do. It’s time consuming but in the end it catches the eye.
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Country Living

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This is where I am, this is who I am...

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I forgot to mention in the older post how I now officially have the required money to buy my camera I’ve been wanting for a while. It’s a Canon EOS 50D, for those people out there who don’t know a thing about photography this camera isn’t any kind of camera. If I could best describe it I would tell you that it’s the most professional camera for amateurs. Coming in at a price of 1200$ it’s really a slap in the face…but in the end a good investment, well in my case. It’s because I grew tired of using lame old digital cameras. My first camera was this “point and shoot” style camera from Olympus. My parent’s bought it for me, as well as my Sony Camcorder, as part of my 8th grade graduation and birthday present. Anyways, it was up to par with what I needed since I was only taking pictures during vacation and stuff like that. Later on my father bought this Sony high-performance camera, yet not professional since it was to use around the house, and I kind of started using it without him knowing until now, where it’s the only camera I use. Now I look at the image quality of his camera, which is quite amazing and decent, and I just can’t wait to see how my pictures will turn out on my new camera. I’m excited and looking forward to my next photoshoots!

Anyways I better wrap this up before my friend comes knocking on my door while I’m in the middle of my writing process. I’ll keep you posted…when I come back. Take care, have fun!

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