Wedding

"And now abide faith, hope, and love, these three, but the greatest is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13

Tomorrow, I'm going to the wedding supper and reception for a very close friend of mine from University. He's a fantastic person, and I'm looking forward to meeting his lovely wife for the first time. I'm pretty certain they were married earlier this year in Bangledesh (where she's from), and this is simply the Ottawa reception (his parents live here).

I decided to blog since I've had mixed experiences going to friends' weddings the past couple of years. Is it wrong that I ask myself how so-and-so ended-up with such-and-such, and if they'll have what it takes to be in the 50% of marriages that end in happily-ever-afters? I guess that probably shows just how jaded I am on the concept of 'true love'. Having said that, I truly wish each couple nothing but happiness...

There's also the question of who to bring to a wedding. I generally just settle on a friend, knowing I'll be comfortable with them. Since I'm usually "happily single", it's difficult to explain this concept to have to explain this to the bride and groom....who of course forget just how enjoyable single life can be.

Anyway, no deep thoughts to end this post with. Weddings are a joyous part of life, and when two people find their soul-mates (did I just throw up a little in my mouth?)....they deserve to be together. Seriously! :P

Books - Breaking Dawn

Those of you who read my 'Books' Facebook note are fully aware of my passion for reading. My taste in books is varied, with leanings towards biographies, classic literature, and Canadian authors. That being said, with a little free time tonight, I managed to finish Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.

Breaking Dawn ranked with Twilight (the first book of the series) as my most enjoyable reads of the trilogy. Even though there wasn't the huge battle that I anticipated, I enjoyed the diplomatic, sappy ending. Edward and Bella got their sweet everafter, which must have made hundreds of thousands of teenage girls (and me) very happy.

One of the things I didn't like about this book, was the 200 pages of fluff in the center, when everything was flowing oh so smoothly. Bella's extreme self-control as a newborn vampire was a lost opportunity to have her act out of character. Speaking of characters, my other big complaint is that Meyer introduced some of the more entertaining and mysterious characters in the last 150 pages of the series, where she clearly lacked time to develop their personalities. There could easily be another four books on any of four or five characters that were introduced far too late in the novel.

All in all, I'm very pleased that I was curious enough to start the trilogy. I've finally remembered that it was an ex who "lent" me her copy of Twilight....so thank you Christine for trusting me with your precious, unread novel, that I'll most likely never return (since I currently avoid you). A secondary nod of appreciation goes out to my former, female, auditor colleagues...for introducing me to the series in the first place.

I'll give the last installment of the triology 3.5 vampire bites out of 5. If you're a chick, you'll love these books....if you're a dude, you likely won't get through the first 100 pages of Twilight.

Birthday Eve

"All this and nothing more
And in this world of people there's only you and I
There ain't nothing come between us in the end
How can I hold you when you ain't even mine
Only you can see me throughI leave it up to you"
Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing (The #1 song in the US on the week of July 29, 1978)


In an hour and sixteen minutes, I'll be 31. I used to go to great lengths to keep my birthday and age a secret, but I've come to accept the aging process, and people's need to celebrate special occasions like birthdays. Plus, I think I look damn good for 31...hell, I've been carded twice in the last year, and got into a movie for the student rate!


Something a little different this year is that I'm working on my birthday. I can barely remember the last birthday on which I worked, and peg it as about 8 years ago. I was a lowly co-op student, who couldn't afford to take my birthday off.


For me, birthdays are a time of reflection. My 31st year was a great one. Being the dork I am, I'd rate my top three accomplishments as:

1. Transfering to a job I truly enjoy.
2. Opening up myself enough to be in a relationship again.
3. Making some wonderful friends.

Since I'm not officially an old foggie, I'm going to head to bed. Afterall, I have loads of foreign companies to analyze tomorrow :P Plus, I'm pretty sure my parents are coming down to take me out to supper tomorrow night. Can't wait to they hand over my new George Foreman grilled I strongly hinted they get me *lol* Here's hoping My 32nd year is as awesome as my 31st...

Lists...

Lately, three people I know have told me about lists they've created of things they'd like to accomplish within a certain period of time. My immediate reaction was to ask the first two friends if there's were "bucket lists", but both of them wanted to finish their lists within the year. The third person is giving herself 1,001 days to accomplish the 101 items on her list. Apparently she got the idea from a website: http://triplux.com/?i=2367

With a birthday coming up, I'm thinking it's time to create my own list. I'm not sure about how many items I'll pick (101 seems ridiculously high), or what period of time I'll give myself (a year would be more manageable than 1,001 days). It's not something I'd likely post or track online, but I might reconsider.

A couple of the categories I'm thinking of including: relationships, travelling, career, fitness, and financial. Hopefully I won't miss any relevant categories or goals...but if I do, there can always be more lists in the future :)