Well. So I've been a pretty thin presence on LJ lately - and on my other blog too, actually. Um, exhaustion, lack of time, general stress - I blame it all ;) Frankly I suck at keeping up with one blog, let alone two! I haven't been reading all that much lately either - been having trouble sticking with a book. I can't even count how many have bookmarks sticking out of them - it's embarrassing. And I haven't reviewed a single book I read in November yet. That list will have to wait.

So, what have I been up to? Nothing exciting. Well, I do have news but it has to wait. We went to see Sarah Harmer in concert at Massey Hall - Adam really likes her and I don't mind some of her songs, but I find them to be a bit same-y. But the cover band!! They were so awesome!! I absolutely loved them, it was well worth it just to be introduced to them - it's a band called Hey Rosetta! from Newfoundland; they did an acoustic set and it had me spellbound. Click here to see/listen to an acoustic version of one of their songs, "Red Song", which is particularly lovely, though it also seems a little sad to me. When they did it at the concert it was very intense and moving. Another that I love is "I've Been Asleep a Long Long Time".

I did turn 31 recently - thank you for all the good wishes here and on Facebook! It was so lovely! I didn't do anything fancy, just took the day off, my MIL and Adam's grandmother popped over for a visit and a cuppa, and in the evening I had dinner with Adam at one of our favourite Indian restaurants (then gelato in Little Italy - well, Adam had gelato, I was full!). Adam got me the Hey Rosetta! album I wanted, and I've been listening to it pretty much non-stop ever since!

So! Less than two months till the wedding! I haven't been getting excited about it, to be honest, because I've been so anxious about my job. It finally became a permanent position, y'see, which means it's up for competition. Which means I had to apply for it, and now I sit biting my nails (not literally - I'm not a nail-biter!), waiting for an interview, and if I don't get the job I'll have no one to blame but me! Plus I'll be unemployed with no job to come back to after the wedding. I have a great shot at getting the job, I really do - interviews just make me extremely nervous and tie me up in knots. I learnt today though that they're not doing interviews for it until January, so I've decided to try and relax and take the time up to Christmas to de-stress. What else can I do?!

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Last Sunday Adam took me Tommy Thompson Park, a place he loves to photograph. It was bloody freezing and a bit of a snowstorm whipped up at one point - and my face felt like it was burnt it was so cold! - but you wouldn't know it to see the photos! The park is a fascinating place, a man-made peninsular that trails out into the lake, beyond the islands, made up of clean-fill and rubble from when they dig out subway tunnels or demolish a concrete building.




I'm loading more on my Flickr page, which you're welcome to come see. :)

I'll be back, I promise! It's after 9pm now, and I want to snuggle on the couch ;)