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Monday, 6 October 2014
It's been a while
It's been about 2 months since I last graced y'all with a post. So what has happened in the last 60 days or so? Well in my last post, I told you that I was going to Boston. It was a really great trip! We made almost perfect timing on the drive down. It was something like an eight and a half hour drive. We arrived at the hotel at around 8:45. After we checked in and put our bags in the room, we went to an Irish pub across the street. Before I move on, so I booked a handicapped room. When we got there it didn't seem very accessible. Then we opened the door to bathroom. The bathroom was huge! That caused the front hall to the bedroom part very narrow. I was lucky that my wheelchair is quite slim. If it had been a bigger disabled person, they would shit out of luck.
I don't recall the name of it though. It was a really nice place, with a great atmosphere and tasty food! I tried deep fried pickles for the first time that night. My verdict is: Very delicious, if you only eat 3 or 4. After that the grease became too much to handle. That is only my opinion though. I had some weird chicken sandwich, well not that weird. It was on nice thick bread. It was an enormous chicken tender with cheese, bacon, and barbecue sauce, Now I normally don't like barbecue sauce, but this sauce made the sandwich! I realize i'm describing a sandwich, but man oh man, it was like the best sandwich I've ever had!
The Next day we drove to Boston and took in some sights. Our hotel was about 40 minutes away from the heart of downtown Boston. That day was gorgeous! We decided to visit Fenway park first. Okay so parking for Fenway is like, finding a 1930's nickel in your loose change. After about a good hour, we found a handicapped spot just a couple minutes away from the gate, where tour tickets are sold. First of all, in no way am I a baseball fan. However, when you are in Boston, you must visit this historic building! The view from the park is just breath taking. I felt all these amazing feelings, just from being in a building, with so much history behind it. After Fenway, it was time for the New England Aquarium!
Apparently they had just recently finished construction, and for the first time ever people could look down into the centre tank. The aquarium is such a beautiful and calming place. I don't know if I could spend all day there, but I definitely could spend a good chunk of the day there. We were in and out in about two hours, because it was approaching the time, my friend and I was meeting agreed upon. So I went to just outside Quincy Market and stopped to wait for her. While waiting there was a street performer, performing. I don't remember exactly what she was doing, but I do remember being a little amazed.
A few minutes after the performance had finished , my buddy showed up. She could only hang out for like two hours, but it was enough time to meet a good friend. Meeting people is always a lot of fun. We had dinner at some Burger place and we talked. I really enjoyed my time with her. I thought she was nice on twitter and when we text, but in person, it really stands out!
The second and final day we visited the Science Museum. I have to admit, the first full day was much better than the second. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the museum. It was very interesting and informative. A lot of the exhibits had hands on things, with me being disabled, I was not able to enjoy the museum to the fullest. After the museum we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. This movie theater was huge. The movie in my opinion, was incredible! The movie had equal parts comedy/humour, drama, and action! Usually movies can never pull off that magical trio. Usually is the keyword! Why? Because this movie executed it perfectly! And to top it all off, the music in the film is off the hook! So all in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Beantown!
In other News, I never got back to finishing my Jean story. My motivation for writing just came back today. So hopefully this post sparks something and I get my story finished! Maybe I can write some more poems, as well. I don't know what else there is to say. So I will end this here. You should, more than likely hear from me again. I promise it will be much less spread apart. See you again, for more blog insanity! And remember, When in despair, eat a gummy bear!
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Hey y'all
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
"Moving On"
One of the hardest things to do, is let go of the feelings you have for another person. Every time I have to do such a thing, it seems to become more and more difficult. It is different this time though.The last two times, well they kinda gave me a valid reason to let go of my feelings for them.
This time It seems like I can accomplish getting rid of my feelings for this girl. First of all, she didn't freak out when I told her I had "said" feelings for her. Second of all, I see her as an incredible friend. Third of all, she is not a bitch. I'm sure these feelings for her will never 100% vanish, but I know in my heart that I will be okay with that.
What I mean by that is, the feeling of me being in love with her will be so miniscule that it won't come to my attention. I'm still gonna be worried about her at times, but friends worry about friends. I will love her the rest of my life, because of the bond we share.
What I'm trying to get at is, my "romantic" feelings for Taylor will soon be replaced completely by my "plutonic" feelings for Taylor. It'll still take some time for these changes to fully take effect. I don't really care how long it'll take, because no matter what I'm still going to be her friend.
I'm ending this post there! I will probably be back sometime next week, unless something important happens that I feel I want to share with y'all! Peace! When in despair, eat a gummy bear! Sorry I have no quote today.
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
More changes??? plus a poem!
I know I said I'd probably be posting new content every Tuesday and Thursday. Now I'm thinking I'll just post something whenever I feel like I need to share something. For anybody that wants to hear about how my new story is going, it is going quite well! I will be surpassing 25 pages today and hope get up to 17,000 words. I've been working on this story for 3 weeks, I believe. So I've definitely been making great progress. I plan on writing another Jean adventure when I finish this one. I still cannot forget about my novel through! I still haven't broke 30,000 words and I've been working on it for over a year now.
What else? Oh ya, I wrote a new poem on Friday! I feel that it is my best work, by far! I'm not sure if I'll show anyone the poem. I'm sure I will include it in a post in the future, but as of now it's for my own enjoyment. I plan on writing more poems in the foreseeable future, so don't fret, you will have many other poems to read and hopefully enjoy. Also, there is a pretty good possibility that I will be visiting Boston in August. That's about an 8 hour drive or so. I plan on leaving on a Monday, spending all day Tuesday and Wednesday in the city, and driving back home on the Thursday.
In that amount of time I should be able to see things, I may not have had the time to five years ago. There are things in the city, I loved so much the first time that I want to visit them again. I'm not a baseball fan, but Fenway Park is on my list of places to visit. It's kind of an important part of the city, that it makes it very important that I visit Boston's "Cathedral" if you will.
In other news, I don't think I'll be going back to College for a few years anyway. Don't get me wrong, I want to get a college diploma. I just don't feel up to it, maybe I need some more time to adjust to the major change in my disability. Besides, I find my writing to be the most important part of my life. With my writing, I still feel I need more practice to realize my potential. I know I won't be some international writer, but the thing is I don't need to be! If people like my stuff, cool. If people don't like my stuff, that's fine too. As long as I have people that dislike my work, I will work at it to improve my craft. Other than my writing, I don't know what else really matters to me.
Here's a poem that I wrote a while back! When I wrote this, I wasn't in the best state mentally. However the best writing emerges in the down times. Anyway here it is!
Anyway this is the end to my post. I might be back on Friday. If not, you will hear from me next week! Peace! Remember kids, When in despair, eat a gummy bear!
Quote of the Day:
"Each person has an ideal, a hope, a dream which represents the soul. We must give to it the warmth of love, the light of understanding and the essence of encouragement." -Colby Dorr Dam