thankful

Be forewarned. The following post may get all serious and deep up in here. It may be sappy and cheesy but it's 100% true and from my heart. Now with that disclaimer, let's get an entry written up in this bitch!

I was originally planning to do a "year in review" type post in December, and I will likely do a post at the year's end complete with pictures documenting the highlights of 2013, but today's post is more of a coming of age story about my life in the past year.

You see, Thanksgiving weekend 2012 was when I started to think about making some big changes in my life. I was deeply unhappy and unsatisfied with my life. I was more heartbroken than I think I would've liked to admit at that time. As someone who has struggled with depression in the past, I recognized that this was a path that I could not continue on. There were some very negative aspects going on in my life and I needed to do something, anything, to change it.

Now, I don't do anything at 50%. I flipped my entire life around as much as I possibly could. I switched jobs and decided to go back to school without looking back.

At first I felt a little bit discouraged, because I still had unpleasant feelings about myself and my life (even though it was comforting to know that it would be temporary). Throughout the past few months at school, I almost felt like I was in a coma at times. I got through my days on very little sleep and felt like a zombie for most of the time. Between work and school, my social life was nearly non-existant. I eventually left my job at the end of my first semester because the course load was increasing dramatically. Fortunately, there has only been one emotional meltdown caused by finances since then.

I officially finished school on September 20. I guess you could say that I have been doing some "freelance" administrative work between then and now. Although I am currently unemployed, I'm finding my job hunt to be rather fruitful, which is amazing.

It's kind of funny how when one thing in your life starts going really well, your overall outlook on life becomes positive as well. I have the energy to work out everyday... I'm finally starting to look and feel more toned and I'm eating a lot healthier as well. I'm much happier and I feel a lot more like an adult every day. I have the most supportive and caring friends and family. These are all things I'm grateful for this Thanksgiving and I hope to carry this positivity into 2014 (it's sooner than we think!).

While in so many ways, I feel like I haven't changed, but I really and truly have grown up this year. A good friend told me back in January that 2013 would be a good year for me, and I never really believed him until now. I've made so many discoveries about life and people, such as how it is possible to end a friendship on good terms, and that only you can really change the things that make you unhappy. I've learned that alcohol can't always hide your problem. I've learned that saying "I can't do this anymore" to something that is causing you great grief doesn't make you failure. You can't help someone with their problem if they're not helping them self. Just to name a few things I've learned.

I think the next time life knocks me down, I'll just look back and remember these things. I have a lot to be thankful for this weekend.

happy holidays vs merry christmas

So this debate pops up every holiday season. You know the one I'm getting at. Basically, people who celebrate Christmas get all butt-hurt when someone wishes them "Happy Holidays", and people who don't celebrate Christmas cry when they get wished a "Merry Christmas".

You didn't ask for my opinion, but I'm gonna give it to you anyway: Both sides of the debate are stupid.

HAPPY WHO GIVES A FUCK!

Here's the deal, if someone says "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays", chances are they're not doing it to intentionally piss you off. In fact, they don't have to wish you a merry or a happy anything. It's really no different from someone saying, "Have a nice day". So shut the fuck up, say thank you, and move on. If you're gonna get all bent out of shape over something, anything, don't let it be this. It just makes you look like an oversensitive douchebag. Have a nice day.

halloweener is here!

So, it is once again Halloween and thus I will present to you a new list of 10 scary things! 

1. Pancreatic cancer

2. Some people actually take Republican candidates seriously

3. People your age are getting married and having kids

4. Not knowing if you're going to puke or not

5. When you're driving with the windows down in the summer and a bee flies into your car

6. Gastrointestinal allergies

7. Going out in public looking like shit and then meeting a really hot guy! Ahhh!

8. Using the restroom and then realizing that there is no toilet paper left

9. Discovering that you may have accidentally ate celery

10. Heights

So... are you SCARED yet?

halloween halp!

Who's all stoked for Halloween? OH I SURE AM! Last year I was Meowth from Pokemon, and my costume was pretty half assed. At least I admitted it. This year I'm going to be a toddler in a tiara!

Me.

I'm still not 100% sure how I'll pull this off though! Should I get a wig or just struggle with doing my hair? Should my makeup make me look like a whore? Should I get a tan? I feel like I should get a tan. Most of the shock value that comes from watching Toddlers and Tiaras is when mothers tan their daughters. Okay yeah, I'm gonna tan.

Needless to say, I am very, very excited to scare everyone with this costume! I hope everyone pukes when they see me!

valentine's day

Oh my God you guys! Valentine's Day 2011 is going to be the best Valentine's day ever, because I actually have a Valentine! And she's not a random stranger! You may know her as Kirsten.

This is me and Kirsten at grad. Double babe alert, am I right?

Sadly, a provincial border is keeping us apart, so we won't physically be seeing each other this coming Monday, but we're still Valentines, and that just makes me even more excited for when I can see her next! I can't wait! We're gonna hug and cuddle and maybe make out a little? And maybe we can be Valentines next year and go all the way ... to Whistler for the weekend.

I hope that all my widows out there have a Happy Valentine's Day!

now accepting valentine applications

Are you dying to be my Valentine this year? Well you're in luck, because I am looking for one! Just send me your answers to the following questions:

1. What is your name?

2. What position are you applying for?

_ Full Time _ Part Time

3. Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?

4. Have you ever been convicted of a crime in which you have not been pardoned?

5. Are you a smoker?

6. What is your availability:

Sunday:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

7. What do we have in common?

8. Why do you want to be my Valentine?

9. What kind of hobbies do you have, if any?

10. Valentine History:

Please give a brief summary about your history as a past Valentine:

11. Valentine References:

Please leave past Valentine contact information here.

Signature____________________________ Date: ________________

Sarah thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only applicants that are being considered will be contacted.

sarah's nye 2010 extravaganza!

Holy crap you guys, tomorrow is the last day of 2010! Can you believe it? I will always look upon 2010 fondly because it is a multiple of five. I have some goodies planned for this entry, so sit down and enjoy.

Okay, so first of all, here are my top 5 blog entries as chosen by you, the readers!

Ah, some good choices.

Next up, I have a list of all the cool and interesting things that went down in 2010:

-I said hello.

-I turned 20!

-filming stuff.

-Olympics!

-I had my first surgery! So long wisdom teeth!

-I finally got closure from a person I desperately needed it from.

-I acquired awesomeness.

-May long camping!

-Tofino!

-I quite possibly fell in love this year. It was very brief but pleasant. I'd do it again.

-Capilano bridge with Tony!

-I learned how to fight this year. Not physically, but verbally.

-I experienced the singlehanded most awkward moment ever.

-Pokemon Halloween!

-I wrote a lulzy short film with Tanaya.

-I GRADUATED FILM SCHOOL!

-I relocated to Calgary.

-I said goodbye.

Funeral count: 1

Birth count: 1

Here's a list of things I LOVED in 2010:

-The Golden Girls

-coming to Calgary for home cooked meals and visiting friends.

-School!

-Red wine.

-Japadog!

-getting money.

-hitting on teachers.

And finally, a list of what I hope to achieve in 2011:

-Twenty fun!

-Travel

-Be happy always! (aka drunk)

-Get that brazilian.

-headshots!

-make a lot of money.

-move back to Vancouver!

-play more video games.

-evade rehab.

Happy New Year everyone!

merry christmas from widows on the dock

Oh hey, it's almost Christmas. Maybe I should acknowledge that.

My gift to you this year is a helpful list of things you can do to turn your "holiday" into a "loliday":

-drink alcohol

-buy shit for other people

-make your guests sit down and watch your favorite movie when they come over

-feed the dog alcohol

-feed the baby alcohol

-record yourself smoking salvia and put it on youtube for all your friends to see! :)

-tell people what you really think of them

-punch your mother in law in the face

-reminisce with your friends about the time you all went to this sick night club on Elbow Drive, and get violently angry when they tell you that there is no such night club on Elbow Drive, and that you must've dreamed it

-kiss everybody

-football tackle the christmas tree

-get really offended when someone says "happy holidays"

-scream randomly

-get 'a wonderful christmas time' by paul mccartney stuck in everybody's heads. THEY WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER FOR IT

-steal some bread. if you get caught, tell people that you're gonna give it to some starving children like a motherfucking modern day jean val jean

-go to the extreme with your emotions

If you try just one or all of these things, you should be LOLing in no time!

Merry Christmas everyone!

sarah's list of scary things!

It's Halloween tomorrow! In honor of this day, I thought that I would present to you a list of things that are scary!

1. Responsibility

2. Sharks

3. Dinosaurs

4. Lorne Michaels

5. Hexxus

6. Wasps

7. Waiting rooms

8. Clowns

9. Celery

10. Driving in terrible road conditions.

If you didn't like that list, then surely you will enjoy this Charizard jack-o-lantern. Have a happy and safe Halloweiner everyone!

things to be thankful for

The season of Thanksgiving is upon us, and I must say that it is quite possibly my favorite holiday. I mean, Christmastime is rad and all, but it goes on for like 2 months and I'm not ready to get back into my life routine until like, January 15th. Thanksgiving is awesome because it's just a weekend and that is just the amount of time I need to spend with my family before I start hating them. Enough about that shit, today I'm going to list the things I am thankful for.

1. Betty White. If there's one thing the world needs, it's more Betty White. She may look like a precious old lady but we all know that she's a pistol. I want to adopt this woman as my third grandmother. If I make it to 88 and am half as badass as she is, I'll consider myself pretty lucky.

2. All the sexy people I know. There are seriously WAAAAAAAAY too many to list, but they probably know who they are.

3. Peanut M&M's. If M&M's were WWII, Almond M&M's would be the Nazi's and Plain M&M's would be the Jews. Peanut M&M's would be the Allies and... I'd want to eat that war.

4. The fact that I only puked twice this year! Oh wait... maybe three times. I don't even know.

5. Great music came out this year! Sadly horrible music came out this year too... but a lot of it was great!

6. As of tonight, the 2010-2011 NHL Season is underway!

...That's it.