My bad

I've neglected this blog, as per usual. Sorry.
What's happened in the last month?
Normal life I suppose. Busy of course, but I love it.

I've been really sick twice this season. REALLY sick. I vaguely thought that I had bronchitis, but never got around to seeing a doctor. The cough was bad. The fatigue was probably worse. They both came out of the blue...I didn't do anything that made me get sick (which usually happens) and I didn't necessarily go through the long process of starting to get sick and feeling all of the different symptoms. All of a sudden I was out. Completely out. I just tried to go through with all of my commitments and at any chance I got, I slept. It just lingered though. I couldn't shake it. The baths (I'm glad I stocked up on L'Occitane) made me feel a little bit better though. It was pretty horrible though. I felt like I was just pushing myself to go from day to day, and couldn't make any efforts to do anything more that school and work. It was tough. Knock on wood that I don't get sick again. I'm wondering if my body is getting used to the N. American germs again. My first year in Europe was similar. I was sick, and a type of sickness that I'd never had before. It kept lingering...it was a persistent cough. I guess after that first bout, every time I get sick now, it follows the same sort of pattern. Mom thinks I've just got a pre-disposition for coughing.

I am living in downtown now. It is a lot more convenient from commuting everyday. The building is new, and I've always liked new things. I guess the space is sort of small, but It really isn't too bad. I think at first it was just an adjustment from a two bedroom apartment that I was used to. I have a wonderful view considering where I'm located. At least I like it. I'm looking out to a big pile of dirt which apparently will be turned into a park at some point. At least it's better than looking into someone else's unit. I also see the highway, which it quite calming for some reason. Watching the cars go by or traffic in rush hour. At night all the lights zooming by. I'm still a sucker for lights. I see the lake peeking out from behind a bunch of buildings, so that's fantastic as well. I also get full sunset sky, which is great. I hope to sit on my balcony when it warms up. Furniture is starting to pile up and I need to take some time for myself to really nest. One afternoon I did clean up my random junk, but I haven't decorated yet. I know it will be even more comfortable when this happens. I need to put aside some time for this.
A friend made a comment that I was still in tourist mode in my own city. It's true, and I'm not ashamed of it. Actually, I hope I will always be in tourist mode. I got home last night and thought a little bit more about the statement and it makes complete sense. Toronto is a huge city with lots of different areas with their own character. Lots is changing and I think for the better. For the past three years, I haven't been in the country. For the five years before that, I didn't live in Toronto either. And that would have been the time to really start to live it up. While I love snowstorms (I find them beautiful), I am looking forward to warmer weather and walking around and soaking in the city. Grad plans for sure - I hope I follow though with them.

I'm still going strong on my (new) Macbook. I have yet to upgrade my RAM, not because I don't feel the need, but I just haven't gotten around to going to the store. A the beginning I had problems with the keyboard freezing up, but apparently that was a common problem and a system update solved that. Or at least, I haven't had a problem since. The only problem that I have had is not touching the right part of the spacebar. It doesn't seem to always register. I guess the keyboard isn't as sensitive as the Dell computers which I have been using in the past. And sometimes my cursor will randomly jump to other parts of the page when I'm typing. That's a little bit annoying. I'm not sure if it's a computer problem or the touchpad being hyper-sensitive. All in all, the switch over wasn't too difficult, however I am using basic applications, so I guess I'm not the best person to say. There are certain things on webpages that I can't seem to do, which can often be annoying, but not enough that I desperately want to make the switch back. What my next computer will be? I'm not sure. Right now, I could go either way. PC, Mac not too big of a deal. I think the one thing that will make a difference will be in a year or two after this computer's gone through its paces. If it starts dying out, then I really don't care what I go with, but if it's still going strong, I may stay with Mac forever.

Speaking of my laptop, I made the trek out to Designer Fabrics to get inspired to make my own laptop cover. I haven't trekked my laptop around much, but the two times I did, I wrapped it in a pashmina. This is obviously not ideal. The basic black laptop sleeves are fine, but I was hoping for something more exciting. I was given a bunch of suggests for alternatives, but none of the ones that I saw grabbed my attention. Then, I figured it would be pretty easy to make a sleeve too. Just an envelope of sorts. Well, Designer Fabrics freaked me out. You really need to know what type of fabric you want going in there, because there's just too much to choose from. I was instantly intimidated. I'm still not sure what my next step is going to be - I definitely need a sleeve because I'm going to toting around my laptop more in the next little while, but the basic black...well, it's just a little too basic (says the girl in black - I guess I am all about the accents and accessories).

That's all I feel like writing right now. I do have to write a literature review afterall.