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Today I officially signed my moving out papers and gave in my keys. This marks the end of my five years living in Waterloo. Surprisingly I’m not that sad…a little sad but it wasn’t like last year when I finished undergrad. Maybe because this time I wasn’t saying goodbye to my very close roommates who over four years had become my sisters. This year I had stupid roommates so I wasn’t that upset to leave my apartment or say goodbye to them. It’s not that I hope I’ll never see them again; I just don’t care if I don’t. And on one last rant about the roommates, the emotionally needy one (roommate #2) left a bunch of her stuff behind for me to throw out before my inspection. Thankfully I cleaned up that shit and got my $120 back. Honestly though, she shouldn’t deserve her deposit money back. I wish I could get it as compensation for living with a socially awkward weirdo.

I’m a little sad to leave the city, but I’m also looking forward to eventually living in downtown Toronto with Jack. We won’t move in together until we’re married, but at least I have something to look forward to. In the meantime I’ll be living at home with my parents. *groan*

Goodbye Waterloo. I shall miss thee…ish.

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You know when you were a kid (or a student in university) and your parent or teacher would say there is no such thing as a stupid question? They lied.

Askoxford.com FAQ
Q: Why can’t I find the word ‘perjorative’ in my dictionary?
A: Because it is spelled pejorative…
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I recently purchased some high end makeup and I’ve been itching to try out new eyeshadow techniques. For the past year I’ve been wearing one eyeshadow for everything - boring! So I went on youtube to find out about Indian bridal makeup and I found some really awesome youtube clips. Check them out.

I liked the music in that one - maybe I’ll download some Arabic music. I also tried out the eyeshadow technique shown at 0:50. My eyeshadow is a shimmer and not matte, so it didn’t look the same but it was close enough. I’m happy with it.

This one really was a transformation and I can’t wait to try this one out as soon as I get more matte colours. I don’t think you can pull this off with the shimmer kind. =/

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One of the problems of being very petite (almost too petite) is that others invalidate my recognition that I have gotten chubbier. Yes, it is possible for a size 0 person to become a size 1 and *gasp* a size 2! And yes it is possible for people of these sizes to have too much fat. There is such a thing as accumulating fat internally - on your organs to be precise. Read this article: Thin people might be fat on the inside.

Anyway, when others (most often people who are larger than me, which is 99.9% of the adult population) decide to start working out because they want to lose some flub and become healthier, people generally support them. What happens when I convey the same ambition? I get that look. The look that says I’m crazy and I should trust the judgment of those who have no idea what it’s like to have a very small body that is far from being healthy (read: asthma, fatigue, poor stamina, weak muscles, etc.). I do not look at models and think “that’s what I want to look like” because quite frankly, their body types are unnatural and unhealthy for the majority of the population. So no, it’s not all in my mind. I think I know when I’m out of shape. I walk up one flight of stairs and I’m panting. That’s not good! And I refuse to use my asthma as an excuse for not being more active. Damn you asthma!

So anyway, I started doing my morning exercises again. When the weather isn’t shitty like it was yesterday, I intend to go for a half hour walk. I would like to do an hour but Waterloo is not good for my asthma - not sure why. So here is to being healthy - cheers!

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