so much, so little, so what?

since i last wrote we've had snow, several days of shovelling, several days of rain which has taken away most of the snow, i still have no money for december, canada's minority government fell and we're having an election in january.

snow.
every time snow falls here in toronto, i begin to wonder about all the people who are new to this country. the ones who have lived their entire lives in a much warmer climate and then all of a sudden find themselves in the middle of ice and snow and slush and grey skies for months on end. and the worst bit of all... the bitter bitter winds. actually, i don't think i mind winter too much - except for the winds. i am no fan of the winter wind. this snow had me wondering about my poor little mexican friend i met a few weeks ago... it was a warmish autumn day and he was absolutely freezing... poor guy. he's probably was in shock when the snow came and stayed.

rain.
the several days of snow were followed by several days of rain, in fact, it's still raining. now, that's more of the toronto weather that is expected. normally november is the month of umbrella's and soaked pant cuffs. i think they are calling for more snow tomorrow... looks like we're in for a long winter.

job / money.
*sigh* don't think i want to write about this. energy follows thought and i'm right now in a pretty low-ebb of positive energy about this topic. anything i write will probably just damage further. though, i will say that when you have an interview with a company and you send them a thank you note asking for the timeline of their interview process, it's only proper that they write back to you. i'm sending them a little 'follow-up' request today.

government.
a year-and-a-half ago we had an election and the ruling liberal party was voted back in, though as a minority government. minority government's are tricky things... so tricky that last night a vote of non-confidence was introduced and was passed. the liberals could not defeat it. this is a very simplistic view, by-the-way. i also have very little positive energy for our politics.

so on january 23rd, we're off to go vote to put a party in power again. my guess is that it will be a liberal minority government again. though, it could easily become a conservative-minority. it will NOT be a safe and comfy majority government, that is for certain. it also appears to be shaping up to be a rather negative campaign.. the liberals must fight for their lives and will come out slinging mud and arrows any which way they can. the conservatives already have the reputation of being negative... so my guess is that they will try to position themselves as the moral high-ground (they will do their best to ape the success that bush's right-wing christian moral majority republican's won in the last american election. urgh.)

somewhat happy things.
i am planning on seeing an amazing artist tonight. the unique chris koster is having a free show at the horseshoe tonight. i want to go... but mentally and emotionally i may not just be up to it.

my dear friend kelly is having her annual winter artshow in her house this weekend. she comes across the most 'interesting' people... last year i had a long and painful and protracted conversation with a creepy-strange man from her neighbourhood that drums in his basement and likes to invite the 16-year-olds to come hang out and learn to drum. ahem. he also then tried to tell me what a serious buddhist he is and how healing mediation can be. there are always characters at her events. she's been working on her smithing lately... yes, my wee friend kelly is a blacksmith. these are a few of her creations and this summer she sold the piece on the far right-side of the photo. yey!

this thursday another friend of mine is holding an event called, "dine, wine and divine" at mitzie's sister on queen west. it's a fund raiser for a pagan conference she is putting on next february and she has tarot readers for 10.00 a pop. as you may or may not know, i do read tarot for other folk, but i have the most difficult time getting a decent reading for myself. and not that i rule my life by divinations... but i think in this time of such wild uncertainty... a little tarot is a good thing. tarot tells you nothing you don't already know... it just brings things up and puts them in a context for you to move forward from. hard to explain... you're either a tarot gurl/boy or you're not.

finally.... don't you all just want to be this baby giraffe?


[music | chris koster, "if you see me"]