Unintentional Comedy

I am on a journey to figure out whether or not I can write anything funnier than my real life.
So apparently Ottawa won the title of The Most Boring City in Canada. Now, I’ve lived in Toronto and Vancouver and Ottawa and I can say that I’ve had fun in every city that I’ve lived in. I think that there should be a qualifier for the Most Boring city in Canada, true a lot of people in Ottawa ARE boring but that doesn’t make the city itself boring. Winnipeg for some reason wasn’t even listed, so where is the sense in that? Ottawa doesn’t have the same population to justify the amount of partying that Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver can generate. BUT it does have some really cool venues that I haven’t seen anywhere else. Ottawa has Time Kode... which I can honestly say is adorable. I’ve partied at some of Toronto’s best clubs in the VIP sections and still not has as much as I did just sweating my way on the dance floor at Time Kode. It has great vibes and the lack of pretension you just can’t find at places like say The Ossington on Ossington in Toronto.  I have some irreplaceable memories of skating down the canal during university and there is no where else in the WORLD where I could have had that experience. True Toronto is a bastion of partying, but saying that Ottawa isn’t boring won’t make Toronto any cooler, it just makes it seem like that desperate guy trying to prove how awesome he is by putting everyone else down.  Ottawa is that kid who doesn’t care if it’s nerdy and that makes it cool in and of itself.  Ottawa isn’t boring if you’re not boring!

So apparently Ottawa won the title of The Most Boring City in Canada. Now, I’ve lived in Toronto and Vancouver and Ottawa and I can say that I’ve had fun in every city that I’ve lived in. I think that there should be a qualifier for the Most Boring city in Canada, true a lot of people in Ottawa ARE boring but that doesn’t make the city itself boring.

Winnipeg for some reason wasn’t even listed, so where is the sense in that?

Ottawa doesn’t have the same population to justify the amount of partying that Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver can generate. BUT it does have some really cool venues that I haven’t seen anywhere else. Ottawa has Time Kode... which I can honestly say is adorable. I’ve partied at some of Toronto’s best clubs in the VIP sections and still not has as much as I did just sweating my way on the dance floor at Time Kode. It has great vibes and the lack of pretension you just can’t find at places like say The Ossington on Ossington in Toronto. 

I have some irreplaceable memories of skating down the canal during university and there is no where else in the WORLD where I could have had that experience. True Toronto is a bastion of partying, but saying that Ottawa isn’t boring won’t make Toronto any cooler, it just makes it seem like that desperate guy trying to prove how awesome he is by putting everyone else down. 

Ottawa is that kid who doesn’t care if it’s nerdy and that makes it cool in and of itself. 

Ottawa isn’t boring if you’re not boring!

“There’s only us, there’s only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way. No day but today.”

RENT, as clichéd as everyone finds this musical now… it is still the seminal opera of the 90’s. 

(Source: its-blee, via sunshineprouvaire)

So I have signed up for Ottawa Roller Derby’s Crash Course, and I just bought all my safety gear from Neon Skates. What was funny was that the store was just right behind my new apartment. It was a cute little store and the owner was super helpful. Her dog was also really cute and super friendly. If you’re looking for derby equipment I recommend them, super knowledgeable and always great to support small shops rather than big chains.  So my derby adventure begins, I have high hopes for joining. I’d like to meet some new people and kick some ass in the process.  

So I have signed up for Ottawa Roller Derby’s Crash Course, and I just bought all my safety gear from Neon Skates. What was funny was that the store was just right behind my new apartment. It was a cute little store and the owner was super helpful. Her dog was also really cute and super friendly. If you’re looking for derby equipment I recommend them, super knowledgeable and always great to support small shops rather than big chains. 

So my derby adventure begins, I have high hopes for joining. I’d like to meet some new people and kick some ass in the process.  

How I feel waiting for the day to be over before the long weekend…

How I feel waiting for the day to be over before the long weekend…

When people say that Angelina is not brave for getting her double mastectomy, they don’t know the horror of breast cancer. My mother died of breast cancer and I feel her loss every day. People who know me know this pain, but what they don’t know is that I live in fear of dying early as well. I don’t even have children yet and I am already scared because I know the pain of losing one’s mother at a young age and I don’t wish it on anyone. The fear that at any moment your body could turn against you is very real for many women and we need to recognize that taking preventative measures, especially when you have an 85% chance of getting that type of cancer is always a good idea. People get boob jobs all the time, what is so different about this? I think a lot of people are afraid to admit the staggering reality and far reaching grasp that the specter of Cancer has on our subconscious.   I know that when my mother first told me she had cancer I freaked out, I started bawling because I knew that death was now an ever constant threat just looming its head around every corner.  I now have to get checked far more often than a woman my age should, and I will have to go in for scans earlier than all of my friends because my mother died. The sad thing is that in Canada, because my mother was an only child and did not have any sisters who also had breast cancer the government will not pay for the genetic test to see if I too carry the mutation gene that caused my mother’s cancer. This is the same test that Angelina based her decision on. So while my friends save up for weddings or vacations, I am saving to see if I will one day get cancer. Angelina was brave; she removed the very things that apparently everyone defined her as, her boobs. Angelina is more than just her boobs and so am I.  

When people say that Angelina is not brave for getting her double mastectomy, they don’t know the horror of breast cancer. My mother died of breast cancer and I feel her loss every day. People who know me know this pain, but what they don’t know is that I live in fear of dying early as well. I don’t even have children yet and I am already scared because I know the pain of losing one’s mother at a young age and I don’t wish it on anyone.

The fear that at any moment your body could turn against you is very real for many women and we need to recognize that taking preventative measures, especially when you have an 85% chance of getting that type of cancer is always a good idea. People get boob jobs all the time, what is so different about this? I think a lot of people are afraid to admit the staggering reality and far reaching grasp that the specter of Cancer has on our subconscious.  

I know that when my mother first told me she had cancer I freaked out, I started bawling because I knew that death was now an ever constant threat just looming its head around every corner.  I now have to get checked far more often than a woman my age should, and I will have to go in for scans earlier than all of my friends because my mother died.

The sad thing is that in Canada, because my mother was an only child and did not have any sisters who also had breast cancer the government will not pay for the genetic test to see if I too carry the mutation gene that caused my mother’s cancer. This is the same test that Angelina based her decision on. So while my friends save up for weddings or vacations, I am saving to see if I will one day get cancer.

Angelina was brave; she removed the very things that apparently everyone defined her as, her boobs. Angelina is more than just her boobs and so am I.  

My weird little life

So back when I thought comedy would make me feel fulfilled in life I went on a date with a boy. This boy was THE most attractive guy at the comedy training center I was at. Comedy boys aren’t attractive in general, and this guy was stunning on everyday terms so he really stood out.

After our date which was nice but I could tell he wished we had hooked up, a few days later he told me he couldn’t see me anymore. I didn’t understand what was going on but later I found out that he was actually going out with someone else and was trying to get with both of us. I found out who she was later and was blown away. I looked up to her talent wise and thought she was an incredible performer. 

She now has a sitcom that just got picked up by ABC… and I’m just sitting here on tumblr. 

However, I am actually happy where I am in life now so there is always that…

cjwho:

Staircase Design by Philip Watts

Absolutely amazing staircase. If I were to open a nightclub that would be an epic stairwell up to the rooftop deck. 

myheadis-an-animal:

le-jolie:

“My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of” - My Medical Choice by Angelina Jolie, New York Times (14 May, 2013)

really admire her decision. having breasts should not be inherently tied to one’s femininity or even one’s identity as a woman.

I’ve always loved and identified with Angelina, we both lost our mom to cancer. I wish I had enough money to go through with this procedure after I have children. To get the test and the breast reconstruction is expensive though, hopefully I will be able to afford it. 

(via icantfindanyothername)