tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63665352011-04-21T22:38:26.808-04:00under the bodhi tree"i went to the doctor, i went to the mountains; i looked to the children, i drank from the fountains; there's more than one answer to these questions that keep pointing me in a crooked line..."Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1080287656981928342004-03-26T02:54:00.000-05:002004-03-26T03:02:15.420-05:00Sesame Street Newsflash...
Unfortunately, I have no Kermit The Frog to read my news for me. ;) Bad blogger Larissa, not posting for ages...I'm suggesting 50 lashes with a wet noodle for myself. Anyway, without further ado...
Today I got my invite to Ryan and Kat's wedding (although, being part of the bridal party, not a huge surprise :). I'm really looking forward to it, and some people haveLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1079323285556538312004-03-14T23:01:00.000-05:002004-03-14T23:04:40.403-05:00The shit hath hitteth the fan...eth...
Props to those who recognized the quote from 10 Things I Hate About You. And I can certainly think of at least 10 things I hate about my workplace right now...
This weekend has included: A distressing revelation about one of Larissa's partners. A lot of tears. Two partners barely on speaking terms. Larissa caught in the middle of it all. Larissa Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078971290268784942004-03-10T21:14:00.000-05:002004-03-10T21:34:07.060-05:00Quote of the day...
From an interview in Time Magazine with Mr. Depp:
"The challenge for me is still to do something that hasn't been beaten into the moviegoing consciousness. Otherwise what am I in it for?
The dough? Well, the dough is cool, but I don't want to be 85 years old and have my grandkids go, 'Ewwww. Grandpa did some dumb shit.' I'd rather have them say, 'Wow, man, you're nuts!'"
Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078885979186725442004-03-09T21:32:00.000-05:002004-03-09T21:36:06.793-05:00Gotta lay off the peanut butter-and-sardine sandwiches...
It's a rare occasion for me to remember my dreams, so I thought I'd share. I think this one might rival some of Bean's dreams for weirdness.
Much of this dream is probably attributable to the fact that I watched Buffy on Space right before going to sleep...
So, there was me. And another girl (who I didn't recognize). And we were inLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078554416357148012004-03-06T01:26:00.000-05:002004-03-06T01:31:20.966-05:00Office politics bite the big one...
I hate office politics. And I hate gossip. And I hate having to worry about the reaction of other Area Managers, when I want to do something good for my area; "What? You can't do that! You're going to make the rest of us look bad!" I don't want to play this game - I've never been good at gossip, and "keeping my ear to the ground" and all that other crap Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078433676719526372004-03-04T15:54:00.000-05:002004-03-06T02:06:38.356-05:00A brilliant day for muggles...
Wow, these entries are really turning into being all about movies, books and music...
(Edited to add - my entry somehow deleted itself. So now I'm trying to reconstruct. This bites.)
J.K. Rowling did an online chat for World Book Day, and gave away some interesting information (at least for Potter nerds such as myself)! The full transcript can be read here, Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078264508377418472004-03-02T16:55:00.000-05:002004-03-02T16:59:27.123-05:00Something Beautiful has happened...
I don't know how much other people are out of the media loop, but I didn't know that there was a new Great Big Sea album out - Something Beautiful hit stores on February 24th. I read an article about it in the National Post (regrettably, I can't link to it, because of National Post's rules about access for non-subscribers...not that I'd ever want to Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1078155215877606992004-03-01T10:33:00.000-05:002004-03-02T12:54:26.450-05:00Oscar, Oscar, Oscar...
Well, how'd I do? Looking at my predictions for the major awards, 6/7 ain't bad (poor Bill...I still love you! And so does everyone else - great moment with Billy Crystal calling out to him, "No, Bill! Don't go!"). Although, it really wasn't that hard this year. It's actually somewhat unsatisfying when the Oscars are this predictable...Moments like Adrien Brody's win Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077833503548820382004-02-26T17:11:00.000-05:002004-02-26T17:14:34.576-05:00Yes, another one...
LAYER ONE:
-- Name: Larissa Katherine Haluszka
-- Birth date: April 2, 1981 (I'm almost 23...eep...)
-- Birthplace: Ottawa
-- Current Location: Peterborough
-- Eye Color: Brown
-- Hair Color: Brown
-- Height: 5’9’ ish
-- Righty or Lefty: Right (hand, not politics)
-- Zodiac Sign: Aries
LAYER TWO:
-- Your heritage: Ukrainian and WASP
-- The shoes you wore today: Columbia Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077830176339918512004-02-26T16:16:00.000-05:002004-02-26T23:06:13.246-05:00Surprise, surprise, I've been really sad and angry ever since Bush announced his support for a constitutional amendment prohibiting same sex marriage. Even though I'm not American, I firmly believe that, as Martin Luther King Jr. put it:
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
And I'm gearing up for the battle if our federal government tries to pull any "notwithstanding" c*** Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077828269178566842004-02-26T15:44:00.000-05:002004-02-26T15:52:50.733-05:00In a break from Oscar frivolity...
Soooooooooo...how many people are regretting voting for McGuinty now? I become happier with my NDP vote with every passing day...
Sorbara urged to step down
The RCMP, the Ontario Securities Commission and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency are conducting multiple investigations into the financial affairs of Royal Group Technologies, a major supplier of Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077507586282553812004-02-22T22:39:00.000-05:002004-02-22T23:48:32.746-05:00If you don't care about Oscars, stop reading now... ;)
The SAG (Screen Actors' Guild) Awards were this evening, and three movie awards (Charlize Theron - Best Actress for Monster, Renee Zellweger - Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain and Tim Robbins - Best Supporting Actor for Mystic River) were totally predictable. However, there were two HOLY F*****G C**P awards -
1. Johnny Depp - Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077502416205854192004-02-22T21:13:00.000-05:002004-02-22T21:16:21.950-05:00I went to see 50 First Dates this afternoon - I never thought that Adam Sandler would be capable of being adorable. Colour me wrong. I also give the writers kudos for not wrapping everything in the neat bow that I had expected at the end. It was a very sweet movie - but disappointing, because by focusing more on the love story, and cutting the stupid toilet humour, it could have been really Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077395076800465242004-02-21T15:24:00.000-05:002004-02-21T16:01:28.373-05:00For your interest (and in the interests of promoting procrastination):
The Mystery of Time and SpaceLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1077393540554493102004-02-21T14:59:00.000-05:002004-02-21T18:57:21.140-05:00Reading Week Roundup...
Boo and hiss for Reading Week almost being at an end...and this being my last free weekend, probably until April...
Reading Week itself was very good. Greg came up to Peterborough on the 13th. I engaged in some fun culinary efforts over the weekend (this is an awesome cookbook), including making pancakes from scratch for the first time! (Go me!). Greg also fixed all Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1076613066758066042004-02-12T14:11:00.000-05:002004-02-12T14:33:15.903-05:00BARBIE, KEN, SAY IT AIN'T SO!!! (From CNN)
It's splitsville for Barbie and Ken
Couple 'will remain friends,' says Mattel
Barbie stands alone in a Los Angeles, California, store. She and Ken have broken up, according to Mattel.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Just like J.Lo and Ben, the romance is over for Barbie and Ken.
After 43 years as one of the world's prettiest pairs, the perfect plastic couple is Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1076560008840415522004-02-11T23:26:00.000-05:002004-02-11T23:37:26.530-05:00First best friend(s): My friend Aine, from Grade 1 - Grade 5 (I think she might go to Guelph now...)
First real memory of something: Walking around my house in Ottawa, while showing it to people who were interested in buying (I was 4-ish)
First car: I'll let you know
First date: Apart from hanging around school/school dances/being with friends...probably Greg Light
First real kiss: Hmmm....Greg LLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1076541887973462392004-02-11T18:24:00.000-05:002004-02-11T18:28:25.903-05:00I try not to indulge my instinct towards knee-jerk stereotypes of Texans, and those living in the US Bible Belt, I really do. But then I see something like this, and I just have to shake my head, and wonder just how completely and utterly *backwards* some people (and laws) can be.
Texas mom faces trial for selling sex toys
DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) -- Joanne Webb is a mother of three, a Baptist,Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1076484740530733012004-02-11T02:32:00.000-05:002004-02-11T02:34:49.793-05:00And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
~Simon and GarfunkelLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1076484218168336092004-02-11T02:23:00.000-05:002004-02-11T02:40:15.560-05:00So, I heard Patch Adams speak today at school - it was really neat, and he's a very inspirational man.
I entered medical school in 1967 to use medicine as a vehicle for social change. I used my free time to study the history of health care delivery around the world and to look at contemporary models with the idea of creating a medical model that would address all the problems of the way care Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075959022855409472004-02-05T00:30:00.000-05:002004-02-05T00:55:59.920-05:00And when everything seems to be turning to crud...what's better than a retreat into the past?
School and year you graduated
Newmarket High School, Class of 2000
Nickname in High School
Larry, Larryissa
Sport you were into
I did Field Hockey for two years, and then Swim Team in OAC
Had a circle of friends
the best! I concur! And in the interest of not leaving anyone off the list, I'll just say Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075957260650696532004-02-05T00:01:00.000-05:002004-02-05T00:03:21.920-05:00Ever have one of those weeks in which you feel like almost everything you say and do is wrong? (Email advocacy notwithstanding.) This is one of those weeks. I feel like I should be avoiding interpersonal interaction at all costs.
I can strongly identify with Alexander:
Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075852529797135452004-02-03T18:55:00.000-05:002004-02-05T01:00:41.420-05:00Courtesy of "everything's coming up robin":
What is the middle name of the first person you ever slept with?
James
What kind of underwear are you wearing and what color?
Normal cotton...yellow with colourful stripes (they match my sweater)
What is the song you want played at your funeral?
Long Day is Over - Norah Jones
What would your last meal be before getting executed?
Lemon and herb chicken,Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075832796073327272004-02-03T13:26:00.000-05:002004-02-03T14:28:24.653-05:00Yaay me! (aka A Little Healthy Activism can be a Good Thing)
Of late, I've had a lot of what I'll call "Grouchy Old Lady Complaining to Management" impulses (for example, complaining to the supervisor at Jack Astor's after Kate, Irwin and I had crappy service). Anyway, last week I learned that Sandals resorts don't allow non-heterosexual couples to be their guests. (Grrrr...Fist of Death to Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075771526575370492004-02-02T20:25:00.000-05:002004-02-02T20:27:44.560-05:00I always enjoy, and find something to ponder in, the writings of Lama Surya Das.
From Beliefnet:
To think that Buddhism is all about meditation is to misunderstand it. Westerners attracted to Buddhism and Eastern thought and practice often make the mistake of seeing meditation in the most narrow sense of going into a quiet room and closing your eyes. In fact, there’s a lot more to these things,Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075700750659782982004-02-02T00:45:00.000-05:002004-02-02T21:35:33.700-05:00I don't know how I'm going to make it through this week. Two tests, and I need to be getting stuff ready for my lifeguarding instructor course on the weekend (the emphasis this year is on "creativity and originality in teaching methods" - translation: hours of work for Larissa). Add into the mix a little stress about work (my two partners are in much more often than I am, which means they're Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075508749206204442004-01-30T19:25:00.000-05:002004-01-30T19:28:02.983-05:00It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
~Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter (wisdom is found in the strangest places)
I've been contemplating the wisdom of spending a lot of time wrapped up in daydreams about the future. On the one hand, the fact that I have hope that things will turn out amazingly is a good thing, I think. On the other hand, see the above quote. Also, Pema Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075446696499793342004-01-30T02:11:00.000-05:002004-01-30T02:13:49.543-05:00I'm hurting. It's amazing how I can live in different spheres simultaneously - that I can watch funny videos and do silly quizzes, that I can have coherent conversations about work and plans for the season - but when forced to confront how I'm really doing, it hurts so much that I'd do anything to retreat from it - to shut it down and wall it off, and live in a space where everything's fine. Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075433035384154472004-01-29T22:23:00.000-05:002004-01-29T22:26:07.996-05:00Oh Leonard Nimoy, you crazy bugger...
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, complete with vintage video. This is one scary-@ss trip. Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075402367581723712004-01-29T13:52:00.000-05:002004-01-29T13:55:14.686-05:00Submitted for your amusement:
Which Empire Records character are you?
I am apparently Corey:
DAMN THE MAN! SAVE THE EMPIRE!Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075213467425860102004-01-27T09:24:00.000-05:002004-01-27T09:26:36.640-05:00Oscar noms this morning! Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075151904312910762004-01-26T16:18:00.000-05:002004-01-26T16:27:27.500-05:00From Bean's blog...huzzah for time-wasting!
[Spell your first name back wards]: Assiral
[The story behind your msn name]: Wanted to change my MSN name...and couldn't think of anything really good
[3 words that sum you up]: Introvert, perfectionist, pensive
{DESCRIBE YOUR}
[Wallet]: Bright colours, purchased at...Edgefest...?
[Hairbrush]: One round one - kinda blue/green/silver...and a flat oneLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075089320691448772004-01-25T22:55:00.000-05:002004-01-25T22:57:27.390-05:00Golden Globes tonight! Party time for Larissa's movie obsession! (eep) Although, every time I feel badly about all the pointless movie trivia I remember, stats about who's won what, etc., I tell myself that it's no different than remembering all kinds of crazy sports stuff. And everyone is entitled to a few frivolous interests.
Anyway - huzzah for Peter Jackson and the LOTR folks! Best Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1075015592167637602004-01-25T02:26:00.000-05:002004-01-25T02:28:38.106-05:00This is frustrating. I've deleted my post about five times now...my head feels like it's filled with fog. Perhaps the fact that it's 2:20 am has something to do with it. Or the fact that I'm in the grips of some pretty intense (but totally irrational) worry right now. And I'm so tired (and have to be up at 7:30), but I can't make myself get to bed. Nor can I come up with a good ending for Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1074893275226640632004-01-23T16:27:00.000-05:002004-01-23T16:38:03.076-05:00So I was on the indiebride forums earlier, and someone posted the news that Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) has passed away. :( The list of my childhood TV idols is becoming alarmingly small. This news led to some nostalgia-ing, and I found myself on the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood website. I'm told by my parents that it was one of my favourite TV shows. And having come through my bratty Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1074838469007531052004-01-23T01:14:00.000-05:002004-01-23T01:23:18.733-05:00Matthew Broderick was on Letterman tonight. He's developing a bit of a receding hairline...which was a little depressing. But, he'll still always be Ferris Bueller.
Bueller, Bueller...
Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1074812138369799332004-01-22T17:55:00.000-05:002004-01-22T17:57:40.653-05:00Well, back to work this weekend...another year, another season. And now that my season ends in November and starts in January, it seems like time is going by even more quickly. I start out planning all the things that I want to accomplish, all the projects I want to get involved in, everything I want to learn...and too soon, it's back to the Wonder-grind.
That's part of why I'm trying this Larissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366535.post-1074754717142908952004-01-22T01:58:00.000-05:002004-01-22T03:26:23.966-05:00now i'm cruising through a chromakey blue sky
but i know that in an hour or three
the sun is gonna be in my eyes
and i know that sometimes all i can see
is how i feel
like the whole world is on the other side
of a dirty windshield
and i'm trying to see through the glare
yes, i'm struggling just to see what is there
~ani difrancoLarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530506545365584023noreply@blogger.com