I FINALLY GOT COFFEE SHOP HOTTIE'S NAME!!! WOOHOO!
i'm so giddy i'm buzzing. how silly of me.
so since i stopped blogging about him (until now of course), i have been going to the coffee shop as per usual, and little by little, in my own time, i have gotten to know him a bit better. our conversations get a little bit lengthier each time i see him; he's really laidback, and has an offbeat sense of humour that throws me for a loop at times, as i don't know whether he's joking or being serious, and some of the things that come out of his mouth can be so random.
today was the first time i'd seen him since before easter. he asked me about my trip home so i told him the usual: it was great to see family and friends, it snowed a little, yes, canada's that cold, even in april; an example of his randomness occurred when he suddenly asked me "what type of souvenirs does canada have?" huh? i said "which ones are you interested in, cheesy ones or cool ones?" of course he says "the cheesy ones", so i tell him we sell miniature statues of the CN Tower, as well as t-shirts with moose on them. then he asked if moose are really that big (?); i said that while i've never seen a moose in person before, i have seen them on tv and yes, they are quite large creatures. hmmm...
he then tells me about his trip to wales and i cleverly-yet-oh-so-casually asked who he went with (well, i'm sure it wasn't that clever and it probably came across that i so obviously wanted to know if he had a girlfriend but whatever!); he said he went with a bunch of his friends. then finally, OH YES FINALLY, i asked him "sorry, but i don't think i've ever gotten your name" and then he told me! he asked for mine and i told him, having to spell it out for him because NO ONE ever gets it the first time i tell them; he then proceeds to tease me about it, calling me a name that i haven't heard since elementary school.
when i sat down to eat my lunch he sat at a table near me, as it was his breaktime. i was reading the paper and didn't want to disturb him as he was reading his, otherwise i would've liked to continue the conversation. he left around the same time i left the coffee shop; i saw he headed across to spitalfields and i was walking that way myself. he was quite ahead of me when i suddenly thought "should i catch up to him and ask him out?"
like with scottish guy (though i didn't hide behind any white vans), i called a friend for moral support; this time it was vij. i hummed and hawed with her over whether i should do it, though of course she said yes; by the time i got off the phone however, i didn't know where he had went to. oh well, next time!
whew, i'm just glad i know his name now, the monkey on my back was starting to weigh me down. now for the next step of asking him out - hopefully it won't take me as long to do it!
CET :o)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
the impending storm
we're nearing the end of second year! just over five weeks left! can you believe it? i can't.
to those readers who have been following this blog from the beginning: has it felt like time is moving at warp speed? two years! i'm almost halfway done!
i'm quite tired at the moment, stayed up late last night/early this morning working on a lab report that was due this afternoon. finished it this morning before handing it in and meeting up with evil hypnotist for a coffee and a chat.
ooo, how cool is this: i'm going to dublin in may for ONE day to see the dave matthews band! it all happened so quickly; i was about to commence work on my report last night when my american classmate called with this wacky idea. this is the kind of crazy stuff you do when you're young and impulsive so i thought "why the hell not?" and agreed to go. we're doing this on a budget of course, finding cheap flights and staying with my friend tan. it'll be on the last day of term for us - can't wait!
my brain's disintegrating a little from the lack of sleep; can't form coherent words in my head and type them onto the computer. off for a quick nappy nap!
CET :o)
to those readers who have been following this blog from the beginning: has it felt like time is moving at warp speed? two years! i'm almost halfway done!
i'm quite tired at the moment, stayed up late last night/early this morning working on a lab report that was due this afternoon. finished it this morning before handing it in and meeting up with evil hypnotist for a coffee and a chat.
ooo, how cool is this: i'm going to dublin in may for ONE day to see the dave matthews band! it all happened so quickly; i was about to commence work on my report last night when my american classmate called with this wacky idea. this is the kind of crazy stuff you do when you're young and impulsive so i thought "why the hell not?" and agreed to go. we're doing this on a budget of course, finding cheap flights and staying with my friend tan. it'll be on the last day of term for us - can't wait!
my brain's disintegrating a little from the lack of sleep; can't form coherent words in my head and type them onto the computer. off for a quick nappy nap!
CET :o)
Monday, April 16, 2007
well that was embarrassing...
i started off the term with a bang.
9am, first class of the day; the prof? why the lovely prof b of course. he was waxing lyrical about the importance of communication skills in our area, and looking damn fine in a well-cut grey suit, pale green tie and newly-shorn hair. he likes to tease students when they answer questions, not in a condescending or mean way but more in a fun, flirty kind of way.
prof b (to the class): "name some of the physiological manifestations of emotion."
the first example given by a classmate of mine was crying, whether it be due to stress, sadness, happiness or anger; the technical term for crying is lacrimation.
prof b: "okay, what's another example?"
CET, raising her hand: "blushing."
prof b: "what's the physiological term for blushing?"
now, i am extremely jet-lagged and tired beyond belief; it is barely past 9am on a monday morning. CET is not functioning at 100% mental capacity. while the answer is vasodilation of the blood vessels underneath the surface of the skin, CET cannot physically form a coherent sentence to convey this answer; instead, she gesticulates with her hands on her cheeks, pointing and moving her fingers in a way that denotes an expanding of the vessels beneath her skin. this display is obviously not working.
the class erupts with laughter for a number of reasons:
a) some of them know of my attraction to prof b, and are howling loudly as a result;
b) a lot of them are on facebook and know of a certain (silly) group that i joined that attests to his attractiveness;
c) like my answer, CET by this time is a bright cherry red.
prof b then proceeds to point out my blushing and asks, "why are you blushing? are you in LOVE?" at which point the class is in hysterics and i am laughing at my own reaction and the ridiculousness of it all.
my answer to his question? "perhaps..."
what cheek (literally).
CET :o)
9am, first class of the day; the prof? why the lovely prof b of course. he was waxing lyrical about the importance of communication skills in our area, and looking damn fine in a well-cut grey suit, pale green tie and newly-shorn hair. he likes to tease students when they answer questions, not in a condescending or mean way but more in a fun, flirty kind of way.
prof b (to the class): "name some of the physiological manifestations of emotion."
the first example given by a classmate of mine was crying, whether it be due to stress, sadness, happiness or anger; the technical term for crying is lacrimation.
prof b: "okay, what's another example?"
CET, raising her hand: "blushing."
prof b: "what's the physiological term for blushing?"
now, i am extremely jet-lagged and tired beyond belief; it is barely past 9am on a monday morning. CET is not functioning at 100% mental capacity. while the answer is vasodilation of the blood vessels underneath the surface of the skin, CET cannot physically form a coherent sentence to convey this answer; instead, she gesticulates with her hands on her cheeks, pointing and moving her fingers in a way that denotes an expanding of the vessels beneath her skin. this display is obviously not working.
the class erupts with laughter for a number of reasons:
a) some of them know of my attraction to prof b, and are howling loudly as a result;
b) a lot of them are on facebook and know of a certain (silly) group that i joined that attests to his attractiveness;
c) like my answer, CET by this time is a bright cherry red.
prof b then proceeds to point out my blushing and asks, "why are you blushing? are you in LOVE?" at which point the class is in hysterics and i am laughing at my own reaction and the ridiculousness of it all.
my answer to his question? "perhaps..."
what cheek (literally).
CET :o)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
a fair summer's day
it's been absolutely gorgeous this weekend in londontown - gloriously bright sunshine with the freshness of a summer breeze. perfect.
give londoners an inch of good weather and they run a mile, as exhibited by the sudden cropping of clothing, both in number of pieces worn and length of said item(s)! lily-white skin was on full display in greenwich park this past saturday, with pale arms, legs, chests and backs revealed for the first time this year in all their pasty glory. spots of moving white dotted the green landscape, requiring the wearing of sunglasses.
there is something to be said for the beginning of summer; everything feels fresh and alive. colours are more vibrant, smells are more pungent (both good and bad, eew), and everyone (including myself) seems to be in heat. boys checking out girls in short skirts and tops, girls checking out boys with their bare chests and knowing grins; the whole city's a veritable meat market! grrr...
friday was my market day - i swear i've lost count the number of times i blog about going to spitalfields and kinetica museum - but as always they failed to disappoint. i bought a silver and abalone brooch for five pounds, and some photographs of london as a parting gift for kiwigirl's sister, who returns to new zealand today. she will be missed in londontown very much!
dinner on friday was at marvin the martian's flat (aka "martina" on kiwigirl's blog). he was the quintessential host, plying us with a delectable dinner of choice filipino dishes, cloudy vodka shots and copious amounts of wine. oh, and one must not forget the viewing of a questionable girl-on-girl porn scene midway through the evening, hmmm...
spontaneous dancing erupted after dinner on his living floor, helped along by the continous flow of alcohol. marvin even moved his bottom to the beat a few times (which i've never seen before and which apparently is something he does quite rarely); surprisingly, he was not half bad! i took some videos of the shenanigans; a future screening must be arranged.
needless to say, saturday was "recuperating-from-hangover" day for both vij and i, not to mention kiwigirl and everyone else who was present at that dinner party. i'm surprised i was functional enough to go to greenwich park with e-mail, who was in london on a stopover on her way to south africa. as always it was lovely to see and spend some quality time with her, which is pretty hard to come by as she lives so far away.
tomorrow is the start of term again for me; i think i'm past this melancholy funk/laziness/whatever-you-want-to-call-it, and am ready to tackle the endless nights of study that lie ahead with gusto! at least i hope so...
CET :o)
give londoners an inch of good weather and they run a mile, as exhibited by the sudden cropping of clothing, both in number of pieces worn and length of said item(s)! lily-white skin was on full display in greenwich park this past saturday, with pale arms, legs, chests and backs revealed for the first time this year in all their pasty glory. spots of moving white dotted the green landscape, requiring the wearing of sunglasses.
there is something to be said for the beginning of summer; everything feels fresh and alive. colours are more vibrant, smells are more pungent (both good and bad, eew), and everyone (including myself) seems to be in heat. boys checking out girls in short skirts and tops, girls checking out boys with their bare chests and knowing grins; the whole city's a veritable meat market! grrr...
friday was my market day - i swear i've lost count the number of times i blog about going to spitalfields and kinetica museum - but as always they failed to disappoint. i bought a silver and abalone brooch for five pounds, and some photographs of london as a parting gift for kiwigirl's sister, who returns to new zealand today. she will be missed in londontown very much!
dinner on friday was at marvin the martian's flat (aka "martina" on kiwigirl's blog). he was the quintessential host, plying us with a delectable dinner of choice filipino dishes, cloudy vodka shots and copious amounts of wine. oh, and one must not forget the viewing of a questionable girl-on-girl porn scene midway through the evening, hmmm...
spontaneous dancing erupted after dinner on his living floor, helped along by the continous flow of alcohol. marvin even moved his bottom to the beat a few times (which i've never seen before and which apparently is something he does quite rarely); surprisingly, he was not half bad! i took some videos of the shenanigans; a future screening must be arranged.
needless to say, saturday was "recuperating-from-hangover" day for both vij and i, not to mention kiwigirl and everyone else who was present at that dinner party. i'm surprised i was functional enough to go to greenwich park with e-mail, who was in london on a stopover on her way to south africa. as always it was lovely to see and spend some quality time with her, which is pretty hard to come by as she lives so far away.
tomorrow is the start of term again for me; i think i'm past this melancholy funk/laziness/whatever-you-want-to-call-it, and am ready to tackle the endless nights of study that lie ahead with gusto! at least i hope so...
CET :o)
Friday, April 13, 2007
friday the 13th musings
well hello again.
yes, i've taken a bit of a hiatus from the blogsphere, i was at home in toronto enjoying my easter holiday. most days i would get up, eat breakfast, walk chili and then sit at the computer trying to look for a job for the summer. staring at the computer screen all day, feeling your hopes deflate little by little that you'll get a job in your relevant sector, didn't leave me wanting to blog about it!
there were times though where i made a mental note to blog about a thought, a situation, a funny story; my musings will all come out eventually.
third canadian guy emailed me on wednesday night, asking if i was free to go out sometime. i think i'm going to have to put a stop to this, as i do not want to lead him on, thinking he has a chance with me. extremely nice guy and very talkative, but no sparks on my end whatsoever.
off to spitalfields for a wander...
CET :o)
yes, i've taken a bit of a hiatus from the blogsphere, i was at home in toronto enjoying my easter holiday. most days i would get up, eat breakfast, walk chili and then sit at the computer trying to look for a job for the summer. staring at the computer screen all day, feeling your hopes deflate little by little that you'll get a job in your relevant sector, didn't leave me wanting to blog about it!
there were times though where i made a mental note to blog about a thought, a situation, a funny story; my musings will all come out eventually.
third canadian guy emailed me on wednesday night, asking if i was free to go out sometime. i think i'm going to have to put a stop to this, as i do not want to lead him on, thinking he has a chance with me. extremely nice guy and very talkative, but no sparks on my end whatsoever.
off to spitalfields for a wander...
CET :o)
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