Here's the happenins for the weekend...

Bought:

- My very first pieces of artwork. As you know, I've bought several pieces in the last couple of years for friends and boyfriends, but this time it was for my own walls. I met with artist John Redmond on Friday night and, after a lengthy deliberation about which piece I liked the most (and could afford), I walked away with a dreamy work of abstract, textured landscapes. I also purchased a fantastic Jordan Bent print of a painting I posted a few months ago of a man standing by a tree. It is being shipped over from Vancouver shortly.

- Orchestra-seat tickets to the NAC's The Nutcracker in mid-December. A bunch of us decided it would be nice to go all out, buy the best tickets, get decked out and go to the ballet. We'll likely be a real motley crue in there.

Did:

- Almost got run over on Elgin Street on Friday night as I crossed the street with my painting tucked under my arm and my earphones blasting the lyrics to "Live Long". I heard a man scream from across the street, which to me was a diffused and faint "Waaaaa.... OUUUUUUUUUUT! LLoooo..... OUUUUUT!" Like a deer in headlights, I stop abruptly, stunned at the car that was coming directly for me. The tires screeched and stopped just inches from my legs. I blinked in shock at the bumper for a moment, and walked off in a daze. I have to get the hell out of my own head sometimes and start paying attention. Still, I couldn't help but comically muse that being hit while carrying a beautiful painting and listening to a song about living long would be quite fitting for me.

- Went to see the Joel Plaskett/Kathleen Edwards show at the Capital on Friday night. It was a great show, surprisingly emotional and fun actually. The two had a great rapport, the place was packed, and both artists brought their fathers out for a few cameos on stage, which was incredibly cute and hilarious. Afterwards, Allison and I weren't done for the night so we headed to Chez Lucien's for a few drinks and interesting conversations with a few of my co-workers.

- Spent Saturday working on a project and presentation due for class on Monday night. The only break I had was around supper time, when I sat down to watch Sophie's Choice. Then I worked into the wee hours in front of the computer, blasting my music to drown out my partying hick neighbour.

- Going to meet my project partners to do some more work over brunch at - guess where? - Chez Lucien's. Hey, I can't help it if it's got a great breakfast, great atmosphere, is literally thirty seconds away from my home.

- Going to meet an old friend from Halifax this afternoon who's in town for the week. Haven't seen her in years, so it'll be wonderful to catch up.

- Going to try and have Allison work her magic in my hair somewhere in between the brunch, the project, the meeting with my old friend, and more work on the project. Yikes.

The News:

- I got part of my mid-term back and I'm in the top grades. Manon also had the exact same mark. I've been eyeing her in suspicion, and she's been looking at me with a raised eyebrow too. Of course, no cheating took place - we just use our telepathic twin vibes to exchange information, yessir.

- Oh, well I guess there isn't much more news except the fact that I won't get anything done today if I don't log off right away. Man, you're either too bored or then too busy...