A Series Of FORTUNATE Events!

There is much that I have to say, though I shall try to say it briefly because I am lazy and tired.

By the random, it's been so chilly this fall that now and again I'll think about that greenhouse effect bit that's SUPPOSED to be making everything warmer.. and where is that now that I'm FREEZING?! We learned about it in Astronomy today and ACTUALLY the temperature is steadily rising something like a tenth of a degree on average per year. This doesn't seem like much, we don't feel it, but the nature of the temperature change over the past 50 years is matched only by a small ICE AGE in Earth's relatively recent past. Except the ice age was MUCH more gradual a temperature change.. the rate of temperate rise within the last 50 years is DRASTIC compared to the fairly regular slight up and down fluctuation of the average temperature over the past 500,000 years. It's like.. there's the happy line on the graph going along its way.. AND THEN IT SHOOTS WAY WAY UP! WE'RE KILLING OUR PLANET. Just.. really slowly in relation to our lifetime.

(I think I've absorbed and comprehended more information over the past month of Astronomy than I have in any of my other university courses over the past 14 months combined.)

For those of you who somehow didn't figure it out, I am now WORKING for Unicef.. yes, they pay me to sell their christmas stuff at a kiosk in the Eaton Centre. (Come visit me). I was dreading my first day and despite first day kinks (like the phone line not working so the POS machines not working argh) it actually wasn't so bad and went by really fast. I know the ropes and I know them well. The guitar player dude from CW randomly stopped to chat with me and talked to me for like 2 hours.. (like, actually..) enh it helped the time pass. Hopefully it'll continue to be not so bad.. but 3 more days a week of getting up at 8am-ish bites.

HALLOWEEN!!! Oh my, what a day.
First thing this morning I was greatly relieved to find out that I did ok on my Music exam, I was expecting MUCH worse (the one I wrote the day of the concert).
Instead of our unusual Sub stop during the hour Carolyn and I have between classes I decided for the sake of variety that we should cross Bay Street and that I should get some BREAKFAST! Yeye! *yummm*

Skipping to later on JESSE AND I WENT TO CASA LOMA!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE that majestic hill house. And the towers and underground tunnels at night? SO COOL! The ghost story tour was a bit weak.. but.. oh well.
On Thursday when I'm back in Toronto I'll post some HILARIOUS and cool and creepy pictures for you. Believe me when I tell you that at least a few of them will make you LAUGH! (I swear to god I caught some GHOSTS in some of them.. you know the random floating orbs of light? Jess you're a photographer, is there an explanation for them?)

Having seen my plans to go to Casa Loma in my msn name, Anton gave me a ring-a-ding and pointed out that we should visit his MANSION since it's close by, so we made our way over there after we were finished with C.L. Yeah his house is HUGE! And spooky. I don't know if I'd be comfortable living there.. but.. wow lots of space.. one could have the best gave of hide-and-seek EVER there. He carved THE BEST PUMPKIN EVER (picture of that also to follow).

Now for the most important thing in this post. I will tell you about what a lucky coincidence it was for me to put my msn to what it was.. and for Anton to call me.. and for us to go and visit him.. BECAUSE he had a friend over. And this friend just happens to be the girl who's in charge of the pit orchestra for Hart House Theatre productions. (We remember that I'm obsessed with HH Theatre yes). Anyways.. she needs a bassoon player for the next musical, so she asked Jesse if he would transpose the bassoon part for bass clarinet and play with them.. and I got jealous so she asked what I played and lo and behold.. though Steffi is their clarinet player, there are apparently two parts... and apparently she'll need me to fill in for the main part on a night when Steffi can't be there!!
SO.. what it looks like is that JESSE AND I ARE GOING TO JOIN THE PIT ORCHESTRA FOR THE NEXT HART HOUSE THEATRE MUSICAL!!!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!! IT MAKES ME GIDDY WITH DELIGHT!!
It has honestly been like a life aspiration and desire of mine to somehow be able to play in a pit orchestra.. and for a musical no less (I LOVE musicals) and for HH Theatre no less (I LOVE HH theatre).
OMG!
She's giving Steffi the music to give to Jesse and I at TYWO on Sunday.. and apparently rehearsals start next week.
OMG!
This is -so- exciting. SO EXCITING!!
And Anton gave us candy, that was pretty exciting too.

OMGBESTFREAKINGNIGHTEVER!!!!

*deep breath*
Tomorrow I head back to Markham, so that Laura and I may thrill the Cancer Society function at Angus Glen Golf Club all evening with out clarinet duet skillz.. not gonna lie, it's sketchy.. we don't have enough duet material so it's half going to be us taking turns solo'ing. I looked at solo pieces today that I'll be performing tomorrow? Well it'll be a good experience, I'm sure it'll all come together! There's this solo book that all my high school "jury" pieces were taken from.. good book, but the awesome news is that stuff I struggled at in gr 11/12 is apparently REALLY easy for me now? FUCKING EH, I MIGHT ACTUALLY BE GETTING BETTER! (Not gonna lie, I'm fucking terrified of sucking at this pit orchestra bit.)

Anyway.. SQQQQQQUUUUUEEEEEEE!!! Ok I have to give you at least one picture.. but keep in mind that it is not EVEN the funniest one :P
THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND PROPS FROM LAST CHRISTMAS WERE STILL UP!