after having a friend go through my ipod and conclude that i listen to depressing music, i realized that actually is all i listen to lately. it might have to do with walking in the cold, and being on metros, and having too much time to think and too many things to think of.

but sad songs give me a lot to relate to.
i dont think i could survive downtown without my ipod. i dont know how anyone does. and im new to this whole thing; im used to the comfort of my car and stereo. but i dont dread it. its actually comforting knowing i have a metro ride to look forward to in which i can just sit with my music and think (and all the walking will hopefully benefit me in the long run).

on that note, being downtown for school made me appreciate how wonderful Montreal really is. its full of action, and at the same time is very serene and peaceful. the cold is sometimes painful and dreadful but at other times its refreshing. im beginning to enjoy my university experience; i finally feel a part of something important and productive. and university has given me reason to explore a city i realized i know very little about.

bffe.

a friend's dog passed away yesterday, which triggered a sudden sense of worry within me. he had the exact same dog as mine and his was 11 years old. brook is 10.

when i tell people she's my best friend they find it cute and smile. they don't actually think im weird enough to mean it, but believe me i do. (when i was young, id write poems about her for school and sing her lullabies.) she's been there through everything important that has happened for me. half of my living life was spent with her. i mean, what else can she be to me?

so i decided to devote this blog to my love for my pets. oliver is obviously included, though ive only known him 2 years. hes not a best friend yet, more like a cool friend who sometimes purposely tries to piss me off. but we have that kind of relationship. hes got into the habit now of sleeping on my pillow during the day so i wake up at night choking on his hair. he gets a kick out of it im sure. but i love him all the same.

mexico city '08

i guess to start off my blog i should write about the most exciting thing ive done in the past 3 months. taking a trip with my best friend to visit other best friends in mexico probably is it.

i would never trade that experience for anything, it was priceless. i had the greatest time with the greatest people, enjoying sun in the middle of december. i already established a second home with a second family in the span of a week, that is how much i love it there.

i visited so many places i never knew existed, and fell in love with them instantly.

pictures are worth a thousand words, so ill share some of my favorites.