thunderstorms.

I finally just got what sara meant when she says, "I actually love your life"

b/c when I take a step back and look at it all,
it is beyond entertaining.

both sides have a story; so don't believe so much in yours.

I gave you way too much credit.

hearing someone tell you everything that they think is wrong with you because they have this perception of you that couldn't be further from the truth is shitty.

you showed me a lot about myself
and that I am thankful for.


But all I can say is
gl to you my friend,

as I said to you,

it's been a slice.

progress of a mad hatter.

pro⋅gres⋅sion [pruh-gresh-uhn]

–noun

1. the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
2. a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession;sequence.




my life is a constant work in progress.

lovers do, lovers you.

it is funny how much can change in a year
looking back to last year at this time I would have never thought I would be in the place I am today.
I wouldn't change any of it for the world,not a second of any day that has passed. All those generic quotes that people use and tell you, "the journey is the destination", well sometimes they really do make sense.

I write my last exam of my tenure here at McMaster in less then three hours and for the first time in a long time everything is starting to make sense, everything is sort of falling into place. I feel like I actually am figuring out who I am and who I want to be, there is so much more I want to learn, need to experience and have to give and I am ready for that.




"Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it."
— Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia)

everything in transit.

dear bff,

keep your head up
you are stronger than you'll ever even realize.

xo.

don't underestimate party music.

please remind me why we didn't make it out to coachella this year?
OH YA.
fucking exams.

Friday, April 17th
* A Place To Bury Strangers
* Alberta Cross
* Bajofondo
* Beirut
* Buraka Som Sistema
* Cage the Elephant
* Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
* Craze and Klever
* Crystal Castles
* Dear and the Headlights
* EL gran silencio
* Felix da Housecat
* Franz Ferdinand
* Genghis Tron
* Ghostland Observatory
* Girl Talk
* Gui Boratto
* Leonard Cohen
* Los Campesinos!
* M. Ward
* Molotov
* Morrissey
* N.A.S.A.
* Noah and the Whale
* Patton & Rahzel
* Paul McCartney
* Peanut Butter Wolf
* People Under the Stairs
* Ryan Bingham
* Silversun Pickups
* Steve Aoki
* Switch
* The Crystal Method
* The Aggrolites
* The Airborne Toxic Event
* The Black Keys
* The Bug featuring Warrior Queen
* The Courteeners
* The Hold Steady
* The Presets
* The Ting Tings
* We Are Scientists
* White Lies

Saturday, April 18th
* Amanda Palmer
* Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
* Atmosphere
* Band Of Horses
* Billy Talent
* Blitzen Trapper
* Bob Mould Band
* Booker T
* Calexico
* Cloud Cult
* Crookers
* Dr. Dog
* Drive By Truckers
* Drop The Lime
* Electric Touch
* Fleet Foxes
* Gang Gang Dance
* Glass Candy
* Glasvegas
* Henry Rollins - spoken word
* Ida Maria
* James Morrison
* Jenny Lewis
* Junior Boys
* Liars
* Mastodon
* M.I.A
* Michael Franti & Spearhead
* MSTRKRFT
* Paolo Nutini
* Para One
* P.O.S.
* Surkin
* Superchunk
* The Bloody Beetroots
* The Chemical Brothers (DJ Set)
* The Killers
* Thenewno2
* Thievery Corporation
* Tinariwen
* TRV$DJ-AM
* Turbonegro
* TV On The Radio
* Zane Lowe
* Zizek Club
* Joss Stone

Sunday, April 19th.
* Antony and the Johnsons
* Brian Jonestown Massacre
* Busy P.
* Christopher Lawrence
* Clipse
* Devendra Banhart
* Etienne De Crecy
* Friendly Fires
* Fucked Up
* Groove Armada (DJ Set)
* K'naan
* Late of the Pier
* Lupe Fiasco
* Lykke Li
* M.A.N.D.Y.
* Marshall Barnes
* Mexican Institute of Sound
* My Bloody Valentine
* No Age
* Okkervil River
* Paul Weller
* Perry Farrell
* Peter Bjorn and John
* Plump Djs
* Public Enemy
* Roni Size Reprazent
* Sebastien Tellier
* Shepard Fairey
* Supermayer
* The Cure
* The Gaslight Anthem
* The Horrors
* The Kills
* The Knux
* The Murder City Devils
* The Night Marchers
* The Orb
* Themselves
* Throbbing Gristle
* Vivian Girls
* X
* Yeah Yeah Yeah's




I need my summer festival booked like yesterday.

there are so many decent concerts this summer
my bank account almost can't handle it.

all of a sudden i miss everyone.

i just embraced nostalgia
a little too hard.



le sigh.

friday night lights soundtracks.

here's to:

being in the library since before 9 am.
arizona red apple green tea.
the lessons of Somalia.
explosions in the sky.
this much closer to being done at mac.
this annoying his boy who is clicking his pen like it is his job.
text messages.
union market bagels.
the girl who wore maroon tights to match her mac hoodie.
vanilla chapstick.
scarves.
leopard flats.
my ibook.
political science 3y03.

empty metaphors.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

- Oscar Wilde.

loud chewer.

horoscopes need to stop being dead on.
multiples of three need to go away.


....the above things
are freaking me out.


HIMYM + GEMSTONES FTW!

yeah we kill them, another killing on the dance floor.

I plan to be in school for about three more years therefore my birthday will always be in the middle of exams. I celebrated it ten days early this year and it was a wonderful time. You know when you're sufficiently drunk before 8:30 WITH YOUR FAMILY that it is going to be a good night. Di surprised me and came down from London which was so so awesome. It was a wicked time with everyone that came out. Summer will be fun but will definitely need a lot of trips to the GTA as some of my favourite people will be residing there.
<3.

It is my last day living with Sara and that is not a fun thought. She has been the best person to live with and a friggen amazing friend at that, we have a summer / fall full of plans so I think that is what is keeping me from becoming an emotional wreck. We started talking at the end of first year because we were making fun of someone at 5 am as opposed to studying for our exams, a true testament to our personalities. Another friendship came out of my friendship with Sara and I could not imagine not having her around. I think our daily bbm convos really hit this point home.

Random Chatter:
- I have two exams on Thursday and still do not have the reviews for them. However Thursday night will more then make up for it.
- I've had easy love stuck in my head all day.
- New Hills season!!!! Fuck, MTV owns my life.
- Stoked for family dinners this weekend.
- Where in the hell is the lolla lineup?
- As a certain date nears it is becoming more clear to me that I never want part of that ever again. These after effects have been some of the worst / best.
- Kurt Halseys new sketch is perfect.
- May 16th needs to be here asap.

Another chapter is ending and I think I am finally about ready to move on.

eff you algebra!

I did it.

we could stick around and see this night through.

Everything really feels like it's coming together finally
Family
Friends
School
Work

But I can't help and shake this feeling that something is missing.
What this something is I've yet to place.

to lock the door. to go to sleep.

At this point

I care to not make it anymore obvious.


This may actually work.

roll the credits.

and when I'm done
I'm done.