Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
I'm a Hamster Mama!!
Pouki-Helmut is here!!
I've had her since Friday. Yes, it's a girl, and I'm thinking about calling her only Pouki, but at the same time, my dog was also a girl and her name was Elvisse, so it would be in line with the family tradition...
She is the cutest little thing I've ever set eyes on, it was really love at first sight. She already climbs into my hand as soon as I open her cage. I built a playground for her out of carboard boxes and toilet paper rolls. I'm sorry, I know for most of you this sounds pretty crazy, but I'm really in love with my pet, so please have patience and put up with the hamster pics that will surely come inthe next days...
She's 5 weeks old, my bf loves her, even my mom, who hasn't too much experience with rodents saw this pic and told me to "give her a kiss from grandma"...
Aww!!!
Isn't she cute? Tomorrow I'm going to buy her a new wheel (the one I had doesn't work properly) and we can do our exercise together...
Hehehe
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Back to Quebec!
How could anyone talk about music in Quebec in the nineties without talking about Jean Leloup?
Coeur de loup
I knew this song by heart when I was about seven years old... It's not from Quebec, though.
On another subject, Claudine mentionned to me in a comment on the last post that comparing Mitsou to Madonna isn't exactly accurate... and I totally agree. All apologies!
On another subject, Claudine mentionned to me in a comment on the last post that comparing Mitsou to Madonna isn't exactly accurate... and I totally agree. All apologies!
Monday, January 21, 2008
The nineties...
We also had our own french canadian Madonna in the nineties, Mitsou.
This video was banned from Much Music and various north american stations for being too erotic, but not from musique plus or french canadian television:
Celine in the nineties!
This video was banned from Much Music and various north american stations for being too erotic, but not from musique plus or french canadian television:
Celine in the nineties!
Eighties Music from Québec
Our "Céline nationale"! in 1984... she was sixteen.
and here she is again in a video full of 80's flair!!
and here she is again in a video full of 80's flair!!
Beau Dommage
Another "classic" from Québec in the seventies. The percussionist of the band was one of my neighbours where I grew up + dad of a childhood friend of mine. (Yeah, Québec is small like that)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
F'd up biological clock
I admit it, in the past months I have been increasingly often having dreams about being pregnant / having a baby. It's only gotten real worse since a friend of mine is pregnant (3rd month). Sometimes I'm in the hospital ans am holding my babies in my arms (that time it was twins), or I just learned I am pregnant, or like I dreamt last night, I'm in the hospital about to give birth.
The thing is, when I dream I'm pregnant, it often comes with this incredible feeling of unconditional love, and when I wake up I'm really sad to find a flat tummy...
I'm 25, and haven't finished my studies yet. I want to work a bit before getting pregnant, and have money and be older...
I really don't get it. Stupid biological clock.
The thing is, when I dream I'm pregnant, it often comes with this incredible feeling of unconditional love, and when I wake up I'm really sad to find a flat tummy...
I'm 25, and haven't finished my studies yet. I want to work a bit before getting pregnant, and have money and be older...
I really don't get it. Stupid biological clock.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
R.I.P. Elvisse
Our family dog died today. We got her just before my 12th birthday. I still remember how cute and cudly she was. She was a really good dog. She always knew when we were sad or hurt and would instictively come up to us to cheer us up. In my teen years, she made sure I got up in the morning if my mom was working. She was a real part of our family. She was a companion to me when my parents divorced and was there to support me throughout my teenaged sorrows. When I moved out, she came to visit my new appartment and seemed so curious about it. Even though my boyfriend didn't really like her, she would just wag her tail and be all over him whenever he came over to my mom's place.
I know this probably sounds stupid, but frankly I don't care. Last year, when I was home for the holidays, as I was leaving she sat down in front of the door. I bent down to give her a hug and she just put her head in my neck and was really quiet for the longest time. It's like she knew it was the last time I would see her.
She had a tumor in her lungs and had been having a hard time breathing for the past couple of days. She was put to sleep this afternoon.
Now I really regret not having been home over the holidays.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I WANT A PET!!!
I'm feeling pretty lonely since the bf is away in Cologne during the week, and have been thinking about getting a pet. Last night I had a dream in which I had bought a really cute hamster and had named him Pouki. He was really cute!
I WANT ONE OF THESE!
Monday, January 07, 2008
Happy New Year!
I came back last night and was so exhausted that I slept 12 hours in a row!
My holidays were a bit stressful. My boyfriend was ill from December 25th to January 31st, which really drove me crazy ( he had a really high fever and nothing would lower it). The first night he was sick I didn't sleep, taking his temperature every hour, waking him up to give him aspirin or a cold bath... Nothing was helping.
The following days weren't so bad, but he was really weak and couldn't eat anything. Then his mom was totally stressing us out because we missed the family dinner at her place on the 26th. When my boyfriend was finally better, she suggested friday evening, that we should come over and sleep theree and stay until saturday. The thing is, I was leaving on Sunday and because my bpyfriend was sick, there were a lot of stuff we wanted to do we hadn't done, and would probably do on friday night, like go out, or to the theater, or meat up with friends we had cancelled before... On top of that, sleeping there on Friday would have meant losing half of saturday (she lives outside of cologne). On top of that, we know she hates cooking for people and having guests, so we thought she would be happy if we invited her here instead, I would cook for her, and she didn't need to pay for wine. We told her she could chose any other evening, we would love to have her over, and she could see where her son is living know. Well, she got insulted that we didn't want to come over on the date she chose, under the conditions she chose, she got pissed off and called it all off.
We then got presents through the mail with a card saying " if you don't want to come to the presents, at least the presents come to you". How mature. And she made sure to leave the price on my present. I don't know if it's the same here, but back home this is really impolite.
Besides that, we had a great time at the boyfriend's dad's and stepmom's place. We had a great Christmas evening there the 24th. As usual, I was showered wth gifts and love. These people are so generous. We also went with the whole family to a spanish restaurant, which was really nice.
On the 31st we had a beautiful view on the Dome of Cologne and watched the fireworks on the shores of the Rhine. We visited my boyfriend's Granny on the first and she told us funny stories of when he was little. On my last day in Cologne, I was really spoiled by my boyfriend: we went shopping the whole day, got new shoes, clothes, a necklace and in the evening we went to this great italian restaurant, and then came home and watched a movie with a good bottle of wine. Needless to say, it was difficult leaving yesterday...
On the other hand, I was happy to be in my lovely little nest here in Berlin today. The boyfriend will be here on Friday night for the weekend.
What are your new year's resolutions? Mine are simple: write a good bachelor paper, live in a more healthy way, and I mean that physically and spiritually: more exercise, better quality foods, less stress, less work, less worrying, more yoga and meditation :)
I am going to start my meditating by meditating on my vacation in march :) We're probably flying to marocco for 10 days, but still looking around for other good last minute deals.
2008, here I come!!
My holidays were a bit stressful. My boyfriend was ill from December 25th to January 31st, which really drove me crazy ( he had a really high fever and nothing would lower it). The first night he was sick I didn't sleep, taking his temperature every hour, waking him up to give him aspirin or a cold bath... Nothing was helping.
The following days weren't so bad, but he was really weak and couldn't eat anything. Then his mom was totally stressing us out because we missed the family dinner at her place on the 26th. When my boyfriend was finally better, she suggested friday evening, that we should come over and sleep theree and stay until saturday. The thing is, I was leaving on Sunday and because my bpyfriend was sick, there were a lot of stuff we wanted to do we hadn't done, and would probably do on friday night, like go out, or to the theater, or meat up with friends we had cancelled before... On top of that, sleeping there on Friday would have meant losing half of saturday (she lives outside of cologne). On top of that, we know she hates cooking for people and having guests, so we thought she would be happy if we invited her here instead, I would cook for her, and she didn't need to pay for wine. We told her she could chose any other evening, we would love to have her over, and she could see where her son is living know. Well, she got insulted that we didn't want to come over on the date she chose, under the conditions she chose, she got pissed off and called it all off.
We then got presents through the mail with a card saying " if you don't want to come to the presents, at least the presents come to you". How mature. And she made sure to leave the price on my present. I don't know if it's the same here, but back home this is really impolite.
Besides that, we had a great time at the boyfriend's dad's and stepmom's place. We had a great Christmas evening there the 24th. As usual, I was showered wth gifts and love. These people are so generous. We also went with the whole family to a spanish restaurant, which was really nice.
On the 31st we had a beautiful view on the Dome of Cologne and watched the fireworks on the shores of the Rhine. We visited my boyfriend's Granny on the first and she told us funny stories of when he was little. On my last day in Cologne, I was really spoiled by my boyfriend: we went shopping the whole day, got new shoes, clothes, a necklace and in the evening we went to this great italian restaurant, and then came home and watched a movie with a good bottle of wine. Needless to say, it was difficult leaving yesterday...
On the other hand, I was happy to be in my lovely little nest here in Berlin today. The boyfriend will be here on Friday night for the weekend.
What are your new year's resolutions? Mine are simple: write a good bachelor paper, live in a more healthy way, and I mean that physically and spiritually: more exercise, better quality foods, less stress, less work, less worrying, more yoga and meditation :)
I am going to start my meditating by meditating on my vacation in march :) We're probably flying to marocco for 10 days, but still looking around for other good last minute deals.
2008, here I come!!
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