i made a new blog. that i will actually write in

http://tgilestower.tumblr.com/

this one will stay for posterity

I almost deleted this thing because I thought it wasn't doing me any good anymore. It seemed more like an invitation to whine and dwell on the negative than document my daily adventures. Now that more and more crazy things are happening to me, I realize I would like a safe place to go back and revisit it someday. This occurred to me after I had ( Read more... )

The moment I get back from Portland, after two years of Montreal Winters, we get the most snow we've had since 1968. I'm stranded in Vancouver, but there's no one I'd rather be stranded with than Anna. I'm having a joyous holiday vacation at the Webber family house. We played Guesstures last night, and Anna and I wore our new Christmas-themed ( Read more... )

then:

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It's still weird to stop and think about what's gone on in the last couple months. I've been so distracted with things, not just present but future; planning and organizing. This weekend I'll finish the first and last research proposal of my college career, then it's time to get seriously started on my Dubliner application. I haven't had time to ( Read more... )

Just got home from NYC. Feelings of guilt because I am very much behind in my school work and might have to skip class to catch up (which will actually put me farther behind, but you win some/you lose some). It was a blast and a half. No regrets, though now it's time to buckle down. Now though, I need to sleep. Tomorrow: eating more vegetables ( Read more... )

All my homies in Montreal will be proud to know that I, Taylor, made a beet soup tonight that was very scrumptious indeed. I got the recipe from SOScuisine and executed it with the greatest of ease. Watching a marathon of House helped me out (and made me cry.) I gotta admit, I'm pretty proud considering that usually, whenever I try to cook ( Read more... )

I call all the kids I babysit goobers, and now I found a new word I can use with them: gubernatorial. It has nothing to do with goobers, or children, but it sounds hilarious.

goodbye montréal. thanks for being so good to me. i love you.


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also, while at the park today with the 1.5 year old i babysit, there was a group of older (7-10) kids from a summer camp. i took nica over to the bench to fix her shoes and two girls were sitting there together. as i approached, one girl looked at me and said, loudly, "ew, scary ( Read more... )