The Sweet Life

Tuesday

My schedule is crazy. Too many people to see, too many things to do, it's so hard to fit it all in! Today's highlights were: Jean Charles Salon & Village Chill with Caleigh.

Went to training with Rui in the morning. He definitely re-broke my elbow trying to get me to do pushups. I did one and keeled over in elbow agony. Fake elbow agony. it didnt actually re-break, i just have zero ability to put any weight on it at all. He says I need to get accupuncture and massages. And says I need my own reality show. I really really do. It would be a pretty entertaining show.

I'm officially losing my hair. All i've ever been told by hairdressers is that my hair is sooooooo thick and I have enough for two heads of hair, but today was the second time that a hairdresser has referred to my hair as "thin"! Traumatizing! So I went to Jean Charles Salon and Raph's mom heather (who is the COOLEST) lightened up the bottom of my hair. No more weird faded black! And then Jean Charles diffused it and it was CURLY. Like full out ringlet hair. I had NO idea my hair could do that. (Although it makes sense because when i was really little and had short hair it was ringlet curly). Oh how I love the versatility of my hair! And now when I go back to LA i'm gonna go to Rachel Bilson's colorist and do the "ombre" woke-up-in-a-dumpster-homeless-mermaid locks. And maybe, just maybe, if i can work up the guts to get a trim, i'll go see Kelly. Cause it's been FAR too long since i've seen her (and had a haircut).

Made din for the fam and then my lovely hair smelled like barbecue.

Went for fakeberry with Caleigh at Village Chill. It's not a bad imitation, it just lacks a bit of punch. And lacks mochi topping! We then went back to her & Steves and watched pvr-ed episodes (Canadians say PVR instead of DVR - personal vs digital) of Kristen Stewart on various talkshows. Most awkward interviewee EVER.

Wednesday

Tick tock tick tock... Christine is limited edition once again. Less than a week left. CRAZY how the time flies. People keep asking me if i'm looking forward to going back, and yeah i am, but it's been sooooooo wonderful being home and just having fun-filled days with no homework or work EVERY DAY! And having a fridge and cupboards full of food. And gas cards. And the cottage. And long lost loves! And every time i pack up another pile of books to bring back to LA with me, it just makes me sooooooo sad thinking that those books will probably never be on my Toronto bookshelves ever again!

My "orthostatic hypotension" is back with a vengeance. Prior to today I didn't know the name for my condition, but Michael Rooke was kind enough to discover it for me on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_hypotension. I just always referred to it as my blindness (I go blind when i stand up until I bend over and the blood goes back to my head). It always happens at this time of year, every year I tell Dr. Richardson (my nephrologist) about it, every year he says its from low blood pressure and dehydration and the solution is to stand up more slowly. I always choose to ignore this recommendation. I'm a fast-paced girl, I run around like a chicken with my head cut off, I do sudden pivots (right Pip?), I bump into things. My legs are always bruised. I just don't have the time to stand up slowly! I'm not geriatric!

Who remembers when I fainted in Dr. Moses' physics class and Matty B carried me down to the student council office couch? Good times!

But back to today. It was a wonderful day! Went for high tea with mom & Aunt Marcella because it's my favorite thing to do in Toronto. Actually, it was 1:00 tea so I guess it was technically low tea. But whatever. It was glorious as usual. No room will ever be as cool as that darkdarkdarkpurple room. We were there for THREE AND A HALF hours! I was surprised they didn't kick us out, they usually do at 3:30 cause that's when the high tea sitting starts, but it wasn't busy so they didn't tell us to leave. It was also wonderful cause we got my favorite table (southeast corner) and the waiter (it's always the same guy) knows me now! We discussed wonderful things like scoundrel uncles, elves, trolls, hauntingly beautiful twins, Nana's amazingness and hilarity, and the tv show that was filmed at my school that i didn't even know was airing ("Design School") ... i think it might only be shown on Canadian HGTV... too bad I started a quarter too late to audition for it :( After tea we strolled around the hotel envisioning my future wedding. Cause even if I marry an American, I'm dragging him to Toronto to marry me. U of T Trinity Chapel ceremony (all white marble, so beautiful) followed by a Windsor Arms Reception. On a Friday night, in the late fall or winter. I want gloominess. I wanna wear fur. Anywayssss... enough of scaring off any potential husbands...

We got home and it was basically time to go to spinning. It was sad saying bye to Joy, she should probably move to LA and work at the Sports Club!

Came home and had the most wonderful conversation with Leigh! Actually it wasn't wonderful in the slightest. She got ZERO recognition at the Thirst Project Gala last night and I think it's disgusting. She seriously worked her ass off for months and months, and even when everyone (me included) were telling her to give up because it wasn't gonna happen, she still kept on working cause she didn't wanna disappoint the team. She should've been the star of the night. BUT it was really great to talk to her again and it made me realize that i'm ready to go back. It's been so amazing and so fun and so relaxing and just so grounding to be living my Toronto life again, but i'm ready to go back. Gotta move forward in my LA life. Wonderful things and wonderful people are waiting for me back there! I'm really really excited for what July has in store.