Empty Air..

Its beenEXTREMELY busy! I haven't had hardly any

time to blog anything lately! BUT just to fill the empty air I'm going to put a few photos I've taken recently.. Nothing special, just some randoms.

Enjoy (More to come) ..

NSCC Strike??

Community college workers have given the province the required 48 hours’ notice that they plan to strike.

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union, which represents the 900 faculty and staff in the provincewide college system, filed the notice Wednesday with the labour minister, as required under the Trade Union Act.

"We’re not settling on a date just yet," union president Alexis Allen said in an interview.

"It’s really in the government’s ballpark now."

In electronic balloting held across the province Tuesday, about 91 per cent of faculty members voted 93 per cent in favour of striking. Some 96 per cent of professional support employees voted 90 per cent in favour.

They will start receiving strike training next week while the union executive chooses a strike date, Ms. Allen said.

The two sides are at a stalemate and haven’t been at the negotiating table in months. The college workers accuse the Education Department of being unwilling to provide the same 2.9 per cent salary increase and improvements to medical benefits that it gave the province’s public school teachers last year.

Ms. Allen said she’s hoping more money will be made available in the provincial budget, being tabled today, to reach a settlement. She called for Premier Darrell Dexter to step in if nobody else from his government is willing to intervene.

"The silence is deafening in that there’s no response at all from the government," she said.

"It’s unfortunate that it’s gone this far."

My Eye's Burn..

I'm so tired.. I know i need more sleep than I'm getting. And i know tomorrow I'm going to be even more tired.. Tomorrow is my long day at school.. Today was nothing! All we did was shoot with film cameras for an hour and a half and then we left. It was a pretty good day because of that.. But of course the rest of my day was spent on Design homework.. That I'm not even happy with at all! And now it's late at night, I'm waiting for Chris' call.. And i so much want to go to sleep.. But then again i don't because i know i'll be waking up that much faster if i do.. (Although i just found out that I'm getting stood up with the phone call tonight.. How nice.) So i guess i will be going to sleep sooner than i thought i would..

Lets just say i wish it was tomorrow when I'm home.. So i could just go to sleep! For hours! I'll blog again when i actually have something blogable..

Farewell.

Changing Our Ways, Taking Different Roads..

This past weekend has been an eventful one.. For the better.. But also for the worse. Starting on Saturday night my home church (Rock Church) began a 3 day celebration.. Celebrating the past, the present and the future! Our senior pastor of almost 40 years is passing along the torch to Pastor Russ.. Who is currently the senior pastor now.. Of course it is a little sad that Pastor Ted is stepping down.. But it's also so exciting because he is stepping into something new! And Pastor Russ will be leading our church family into something new and exciting as well! It was a great weekend filled with laughs and tears and of course Jesus! :)

But there was something else going on this weeken

d that made it more for the worse.. My best friend growing up and in the present day.. Annie Morton has moved away!! She left this morning for Atlanta, Georgia. She's going to be there for 9 months doing an internship with over 100 other interns with Master's Commission. So this past weekend along with all the celebration, we were all dreading to

day because she was leaving us! We h

ad a going away party for her on Saturda

y night after the church celebration that night so everyone could say there goodbyes. It was tearful all around! But more so on Annie's side, Haha.

Anyway.. So thats what happened on the weekend.. Annie's gone.. Pastor Russ is a senior.. It's all official. Ha. So I'm going to show a few of the photos i took over the weekend.. The last pictures of Annie and i together! We will miss you Braunwin!

My Life..

Here is my life for the next 8 months...

Monday: Photography 10 30 - 12 30

Tuesday: Design 8 30 - 12 30, Illustration 1 30 - 5 30

Wednesday: Communications 9 30 - 11 30, Computer Applications 1 30 - 5 30

Thursday: OFF / Work 9 00 - 5 00

Friday: Photography 8 30 - 10 30, Communications 10 30 - 12 30, Photography 1 30 - 5 30 (Optional)

Saturday: OFF / Work 10 - 6 / Homework

Sunday: Church / Cadre / Homework

Things are going to become very busy and hectic in the near future for me.. It's all very bitter sweet because I'm going to be doing things i love with school.. But it all takes a lot of time.. Which i don't have that much of when you throw work into the mix. So I'm anticipating some long nights and of course lots of early mornings. I know it will all be worth it when i see the outcome of all my work in the end.. I just can't wait until i get there. Before nscc my life was very slow pace.. All i did was work a couple days a week, sleep and hang out with friends. Now it's completely different and it's all happening at the same time. the one thing i don't want to happen is me having to schedule people in.. I never want to be so busy that my previous life just stops. Then it's not worth it at all.. But so far i don't think I'm going to have that problem.

So far I've only had Photography, Communications and Computer Applications.. And they are great! I'm so excited to get started in these classes along with all the others! The only thing i know for sure is that Communications may be the one course that i won't really like.. It's easy, but it's just not the course that will have the fun work.. But other than that I'm sure everything else is going to be awesome. I'm SO excited to Photography and using film for the first half of the semester, it will be interesting for sure.. But I'm excited for the challenge!

Anyway.. Chris is coming over for a late night movie.. Hopefully we both aren't to tired. It's just been one of those non stop weeks already. Luckily i have tomorrow off so I'm able to sleep in.. I'm praying i will be able to from all the getting up at 6 this week.

So, I'll be filling you in on everything from school as it happens and i will defiantly be posting as much of my work as i can :) This is life.. Hopefully i will get used to it faster than i think i will.

tori

First Day Of Collage..

Well, I'm here at school.. Nova Scotia Community Collage! I got here a lot earlier because of my drive.. My program starts at 10 30.. about an hour from now. So I'm sitting here in a little cubicle trying to kill some time. It was a little overwhelming trying to see where everything was.. and where to get everything done.. Like my student id card and photo.. and locker. Which i have received now. I'm actually fairly happy with my student id.. One of the best pictures i've taken for school for sure. Anyway.. So now all i have to do is go to my program and get all the information i need to get.. And I'm hoping.. and praying that it works out with the times.. My drive's program is done a little before mine is.. So we're hoping i get out early enough that she doesn't have to wait to long for me.. If it takes too long.. I might have to bus it home.. :( But i think everything will be fine. It turned out that i can get a ride TO school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.. but I have to bus it there every Tuesday and bus it home all of those days.. Unless i get picked up by some miracle.. But.. it's not so bad.. I'll make it.

So.. This is my first few moment of collage.. I meant to document it with photos as well.. But i didn't bring my camera as i thought i was going to have to bus it home.. But thats ok.. I'll be bringing it on Friday.. So maybe you'll see some photos then. :)

So.. as i sit here listening to Broken Social Scene.. Waiting for my program.. Feeling hunger pains.. I will say so long until my next addition..

tori.

The Time Travelers Wife..

I saw the movie.. And even though many people have said that it was a bit of a let down.. I disagree! It was beautiful! I cried, i laughed and i got butterflies all at the same time. Its probably the most romantic, bittersweet, horribly sad movies I've even seen.. And thats a big statement to make!

One of the greatest things i took from this movie.. other than the extreme romance is the song.. "Love will tear us apart" Which is originally sung by Joy Division but for this movie is redone by Broken Social Scene.. AND is performed in the movie by the band! I was very surprised when the scene came about and i saw Kevin Drew up on that stage! It was the best feeling because that scene also happens to be the most romantic in the movie.. In my opinion. I had tears in my eyes let just say. :)

I saw this movie last night with Chris for our 9 month celebration.. And even he enjoyed the movie.. Which is good because we will defiantly be watching it again together when i own it! :)

So yes! I recommend this movie to everyone! Especially those who are love sick, heart felt, just plain hard core romantics! If you want to cry out of sheer sadness and beautiful love at the same time.. This movie is for you! And also.. If you want a piece of the movie to take home with you.. Get the soundtrack! Most of it is instrumental from the music throughout the movie.. But the song from BSS is also on there as well... And as you can see from my Last.fm player.. I'm listening to it non stop! Literally.

Farewell

Love Will Tear Us Apart : Broken Social Scene

When the routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And the resentment rides high
But emotions wont grow
And were changing our ways,
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again

Why is the bedroom so cold
Turned away on your side?
Is my timing that flawed,
Our respect run so dry?
Yet theres still this appeal
That weve kept through our lives
Love, love will tear us apart again

Do you cry out in your sleep
All my failings expose?
Get a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good
Just cant function no more?
When love, love will tear us apart again

Hello Tomorrow..

Well..

Chris is home!! The last 2 days with him have been amazing! Although today he started Grade 12.. But.. All is not lost, He's coming over for lunch and we still have after school and tonight.. But this is the way it's going to be now, Chris going to school everyday, both of us working, me going to to school starting next week.. And i still

don't know what my schedule is :( So yes.. Our time is v

ery precious.. But he's here.. Thats all i want is

for him to be close! Not far. And with that.. We will sur

vive.

Other than that, I start school in 6 days.. Not sure about how I'm getting there yet.. Probably the bus I'm thinking.. Which Isn't that bad

.. But the whole school thing.. Yeah. It's sca

ry. The first few days won't be that bad.. I'm hoping, as we aren't really doing any work for that time. But i know I'll get used to it.. I have to.

OH, and I've tested out the camera downtown with Chris the other day.. The photos are amazing! I love it. I'm bringing that camera everywhere i go! I'll post some of the photos here for all to see.. :):)

BYE.

tori.