New York!

As promised here are some New York pictures. I really love it there. We were only there for a few days, but it was so much fun while we were. I'm petrified of flying, so to calm my nerves I took pictures. It was pretty cool getting aerial photos that you can't get any other time. We went to this really great restaurant that I really really love. It was soo laid back. It was healthy food and it was good. I can't remember the name of it, but so good. Our hotel was right near a subway stop too which was perfect. It was soooo hot though, we ended up doing a lot of stuff in the early evening and later at night. A friend who was there a couple weeks prior, told me some really cool places to go and one that he recommended was Washington Square Park, for the culture. It's right by NYU, so there was a lot of younger people and a lot of things going on.We went and met up with a friend the next day that was there on tour and afterwards went to a bar that Pete Wentz owns. It's so cute and small, just like him haha. Definitely a place I'd go back to though. After we left there we decided to go for a walk and enjoy our last night and I saw a bunch of skateboarders in Union Square Park, so we sat and watched them for awhile, while a bunch of guys behind us were filming a music video.

Day by Day: 1: When we arrived we got there in the early evening and spent the night going around to Times Square, John Lennon's old house, Trump Tower, The Late Show, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, and Grand Central Station.

2: The next day we went down to Bleecker Street, Washington Square Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, Battery Park, and The Empire State Building.

3: The next day we went down to Chinatown and then that night went to see a concert.

John Lennon's old house

The small part off Central Park that I did see

Times Square NBC StudiosRockefeller Center A cool spot we found just outside the Rockfeller Center Grand Central Station

Bleeker StreetWashington Square Park Statue in Washington Square Park
New York Stock Exchange - Wall StreetThe Brooklyn Bridge Top of The Empire State Building

Toronto = home :o)

New Beginnings

I've decided I'm going to try and use this to expose and promote my photography. Why pay for a site when I can use this for free :p As of right now you can check out some on here http://mariam1.sites.livebooks.com/ That's a temporary site right now, that I'm testing and you can find more on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldrush21 I'm always adding to that one too :o)

As for updates:

SCHOOL, eh. It's December and I'm still exactly where I was 6 months ago. I have more contacts, but no closer to a job.

I don't know if I even want to go back to school. I want to finish the program I started, about is how I'd have to study something, or do homework and study things at certain times, and if I don't want to, then I end up hating it in the end, and want nothing to do with it. I just want to make the right decision if I do go back. Not that the first course was a wrong one, but I can't get a job. The second one though, was very wrong. I want a program that interests me, that I can work around my schedule, and that I'll end up with a job afterwards. It's just such a pain, there are way too many options, end of story.

LIFE: I got a kitty! He's a menace, but he's cute :o) Isn't he cutest? He such a curious little guy and he has to be involved in everything :o) He's had a rough couple months, but it's all good now. At least it better be :p

Soo this building; not so cool. Won't get into details, but let's just say too many people and too many problems. I do however, like living in a building much better then a house.

New York was sooo cool. I want to go back and spend lots more time there. I love the pictures that I took while I was there. I took sooo many and I want to take soooo many more. I'll post those in a new blog after this one.

Went to my brothers birthday the day we got back from New York, like literally hours after. Sooo tired and ended up staying awake until about 5 that morning. It was an interesting night to say the least, it was fun though and met some cool people.

Never made it to Wakestock, and although it sucks, I wasn't that upset. There wasn't anything there that I really wanted to see. It just sucks that I missed it, because I do like going and seeing everything and just enjoying the sun, the outdoors, the culture, and of course taking pictures.

I was planning on going to Warped Tour, but never made it there either. I don't really remember what happened, but I do remember we left it until too late in the day. I also remember a sinking feeling every time it was decided we weren't going and then getting excited again when it was decided that we were. I remember sitting on the court stairs asking if we were going or not haha Then finalizing plans with a friend that I'd broken everytime we decided we were going to go.

I kind of gave up on the south pacific swap. I think I'd rather go there on my own, for the amount of time I want, do things that I want to do, and not have to worry about working or any other stressors that come with working in a new country.

Jumping on a tour didn't happen either *thumbs down* it's just soo hard to get an opportunity in that field period. It sucks.

No TFC game either. My brother couldn't get the tickets this year, and nobody wanted to go with me. I need more athletic friends or at least ones that are interested enough to go to games with me or try the actual sport itself.

Summer was still fun, got to know new people and did some things in the city that I haven't done before or don't really get to do that often.