It was nice to know I wasn’t the only geek at work obsessively refreshing Mac-related sites today.

I’m trying really hard to be a lady and not drool - the new iMacs are here. They look so sexy! Beautifully thin and check out that aluminum frame - perfection. All I need now is Leopard, a new video iPod and the iPhone to be released in Canada and all my Apple dreams would be complete for 2007.

I just convinced my sister to drag her new boy toy to see License to Wed, I’m not a huge Robin Williams fan but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE John Krasinski and Mandy Moore (whom is a much better actress than singer, in my opinion). It’s a pretty funny movie and has its cute moments. I’m also very excited to see Hairspray one of these weekends.

The new Interpol record is still blowing my mind.

This sucks, and I wasn’t even at work. I think a lot of my co-workers aren’t going to be happy.

I’ve obviously been having a hard time keeping this blog up-to-date. Work has been busy (just hired some new peeps) and I’ve been making preparations for Grad School in the Fall. I successfully enrolled in my courses this morning. I’m really enjoying my summer so far. I recently got back from a 2 week vacation to Vancouver/Victoria and had a great time. I saw a lot of the Island and did mini road trips during the day. It’s a beautiful city and I finally got to meet my favourite cousin’s daughter who is 6 months old. She is adorable and has taken permanent residence in my heart. We got along so well, and she is such a good baby. She hardly cries and sleeps through the night - 8 hours easily!

I was on my way to the airport when I flew from Toronto when I realized that I had forgotten to pack my iPod. How retarded is that?! Out of all the things I could have forgotten..I was so mad at myself. My Macbook was pretty much my savior on the trip since I had quite a lot of music on it too. I love seeing other Mac users in public, and there were plenty at the airport. We would always smile at each other when we notice the glowing Apple logo. It’s so sexy and charming and you always get envious looks from other people. I can’t get enough of this machine. I would put it in the corner of my room at night and play songs on it like it was a stereo. My cousin thought the Macbook was super cool and we had a lot of fun playing on it. I hope I can convince her to get one! Macs are the only way to go for me. My sisters are also enamored. I finally got rid of my Dell desktop for good and this is now my main computer.

So these are the new albums I’ve been loving lately:

Interpol - Our Love To Admire
Travis - The Boy With No Name
Blonde Redhead - 23
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Editors - An End Has A Start

The new Interpol is orgasmic. I totally love it. Never as much as their debut, but the first track (”Pioneer to the falls”) is amazing and my favourite on the album right now. My favourite part has to be when the guitar totally kicks in, Daniel is just totally rad and I’m so in awe of his fine guitar skillz. I can’t wait to see these boys live in action again. The new Spoon & Editors is great too, and I can never say anything bad about Blonde Redhead albums. I haven’t listened to Travis in a looooong time either so I’m glad I got hold of their new album.

I’m really looking forward to the new Matt Nathanson and M.I.A. this August.

Oh, and I got tickets to THE CURE. Yes!

After a very satisfying meal of Thai food at Salad King with my favourite sexxxy librarians on Wednesday night, I was off to the Joshua Radin show @ the El Mocambo. The weather was crappy, but I was in good spirits. I had been looking forward to this show since it was announced and pretty much listen to his album on repeat on the iPod. I joined the long line-up to get in only for the doorman to tell me the show was sold-out and there was “no way” I would be getting in. I guess I totally underestimated the show would sell-out and cursed at myself for not buying a ticket in advance. I was bummed but hadn’t lost all hope. Surely there was someone who would sell me their extra ticket because I know friends ditch their friends at concerts all the time! I was there in the cold and rain for almost 30 mins when who would walk right by me? Josh, himself. I went up to him and introduced myself and told him I couldn’t get into the show. The man was so nice that he got me on his guest list and let me in even though I told him I really wanted to pay for my ticket. We chatted for a while before and after the show and I have to say he comes across as one of the nicest, most genuine musicians I have ever met. I’ll never forget it!

The show itself was superb and the crowd was super awesome and supportive, laughing along when Josh attempted to give us a Geography lesson, talk about beer and donuts, and all that good banter that happens in between playing songs. Schuyler Fisk (hehe, I remember her as Kristy in The Babysitters Club movie!) opened the show and also sang harmony with Josh for many of his songs - they sound so beautiful together and hope they record more material soon. It was great to hear Josh tell us the inspiration behind a lot of his songs like how “Everything’ll Be Alright” was written as a lullaby to help put his friend’s son Will to sleep. That song is one of my favourites off his album We Were Here. The Yaz cover of “Only You” (one of my favourite 80s tunes) was also the highlight for me.

I can’t wait until he comes back again but for now, We Were Here will help put me to a blissful sleep.

The Easter long weekend obviously seemed to pass by way too fast, I feel like I’ve hardly recovered from the craziness that was work on Saturday. Two programs at the same time was obviously too much for me. I can’t believe the snow we had either. I can’t wait for the sunshine to come back again.

At least today I was able to try Johnny’s Hamburgers in Scarborough for lunch, my friends have been telling me all about this joint for ages and it’s pretty close to where I live so it’s funny that I’ve only tried it now. It was packed for lunch but it was oh-so-good! My sister and I both had a burger and then shared an order of fries with gravy and the vanilla milkshake. I haven’t had a milkshake in years and it was really yummy. The fries were very, very average though but the burger was juicy and not at all greasy which I really liked. I will deffo be back.

I guess the rest of the weekend involved going out to eat several times with my parents, visiting Pacific Mall for some bubble tea + DVDs, downloading geeky mac-related podcasts, and having The Office viewing marathons, including watching all the deleted scenes on the DVDs. It’s great that I have a new must-see television show on Thursdays now, NBC used to have Friends and everyone knows I was obsessed with Ross + Rachel. My friend June introduced me to this BBC dark comedy Nighty Night which I just started watching. I have to start watching more shows on BBC.

A few co-workers and I constantly joke about how our place of work should really be featured in a reality t.v. show. Not only would we become instant starz(!) but finally get the individual endorsement deals we’ve always dreamed of (me: Lacoste) Some people may think working in a library is boring - but at our particular branch, there is nothing that is further from the truth. There is always something entertaining going on - behind the scenes, among the staff or with our kooky patrons. I really think it would be a big sleeper hit. No one would predict we would gain such a fanbase! There seriously are some characters that work here. I’ve always said it’s like a cross between Jackass and The Simple Life with a touch of Laguna Beach drama on the side.

…and if reality television doesn’t work out for us, you know how certain shows bring attention and spark interest for certain professions like CSI and Grey’s Anatomy? I think it’s about time that library workers be part of the next day’s water cooler gossip. If we had an hour drama on ABC/NBC/CTV (take your pick), we would expose the everyman to the glory of doing trace lists, weeding, cataloging, acquisitions, standing orders, micro forms, and abstracts.

You would watch…er, right?

P.S. Totally unrelated..but I’ve been on a total Sufjan Stevens kick lately. Michigan is such a good album.

Does anyone remember that ultra cheesy Peabo Bryson ballad “If ever you’re in my arms again”? I just heard it on the radio and I remember loving it so much. I love cheesy love songs. This is the guy who also did the duet with Celine Dion (”Beauty and the Beast”) for the Disney movie. He also recorded the “A Whole New World” duet with Regina Belle in another Disney movie, Aladdin.

The Frames new album The Cost is in my ears right now. “True” is so beautiful. Le sigh. These guys are killer live too. They are @ The Phoenix April 20th…hopefully not sold out yet.

Hey, I’m featured on blogTO. Hi, new readers

When I grow up, I’ve decided that I want to buy a house in Bloor West Village. I took a walk there this past weekend with my boyfriend and it’s a great area. The weekend was also filled with Thai and Japanese food. Yeah!

Inspired by Douglas Coupland’s Microserfs, which I’m sure I will finally get around to finishing one of these days. These are my dream categories if I ever make it on Jeopardy!:

-iPods and iTunes
-The Beatles
-1990’s Boybands
-Sushi
-1980s British rock bands
-Friends t.v. show Trivia
-Ghost World Quotes
-Dewey Decimal System

Don’t you just love my little areas of expertise. I’m curious to hear yours.

…and one last question: Are librarians really hiding something?

I’m listening to one of my sister’s mix CDs that her good friend made for her. It started off really impressive (Tracks #1-3 are so beautiful and haunting) but then it broke the mother of all mixtape rules! It started having multiple songs by the same artist…tsk tsk…you can’t just do that to fill up space, ya know. I guess I really can’t complain about a 13 year old who already has such wicked taste in music. Maybe my sister will pick up something new. In the meantime, I will teach her friend how to make a proper mix CD.

Tracklisting:

01. “Mad World” - Gary Jules
02. “For The Widows In Paradise; For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti” - Sufjan Stevens
03. “Running Up The Hill” - Placebo
04. “Breathe” - Anna Nalick
05. “Cut” - Plumb
06. “Breathe Me” - Sia
07. “Empty Corridors” - Luke Pickett
08. “Bring Me Flowers” - Hope
09. “Who Am I To say?” - Hope
10. “Samson” - Regina Spektor
11. “Bartender” - Regina Spektor
12. “December” - Regina Spektor
13. “Carbon Monoxide” - Regina Spektor
14. “Hide and Seek” - Imogen Heap
15. “The Walk” - Imogen Heap

I listened to the Peter Bjorn & John album Writer’s Block at HMV today and really fell in love. Must get my own copy soon. Joshua Radin has posted a remix done by Imogen Heap of his Yaz cover “Only You” on his Myspace page for streaming - it sounds beautiful. Remember he’s playing @ El Mocambo April 11th.

I had a great day off work today and spent it with my little sister. She’s growing up so fast. I’m trying to hang out with her every chance I get because I don’t want to miss out on anything, especially because one day we won’t live in the same house anymore. We had Lick’s for lunch (best burgers evarr) to start off with. Then we saw Blades of Glory which is extremely funny (It’s no Borat, but it’s well worth watching). I was laughing so hard during some scenes I was seriously crying. I’m a figure skating fan so it was cool to see all the cameos and all the funny stereotypes. I thought the cast did a great job, especially my girl Pam Beesley. I think Jenna Fischer should do more comedic roles outside of The Office. We had a nice, long walk all the way from Yonge/Eglinton to the Eaton Centre and then down Queen to Sushi Time for dinner. Oh, and green apple bubble tea ended the night. Yum.

I’m having shit luck getting a decent price for a round-trip flight to Vancouver this July. I’m still majorly pissed at Harmony for fucking over my travel plans by deciding to go bankrupt. I’m not getting my refund for another 8-12 weeks?! ARGH.

Joining the Facebook community has turned out to be more than just a fun time waster. I’ve actually been able to re-connect with a lot of old school mates which has been very interesting. It’s nice to see that the majority of us has grown up and I’m totally in this reminiscing kind of mood with all the memories coming back. I even broke out an old high school year book today! I’m such a sappy person. Not only did it make me think about old friends and enemies (though I’m really not focusing on that crap anymore - all is pretty much forgiven), it made me think about myself and how I’ve changed. I’m not going into specific dramas, but I didn’t always have a happy childhood and I was quite withdrawn from others at school. I was painfully shy even all the way up to high school graduation. Like a lot of people, I felt I couldn’t relate to my classmates and only had a small group of select friends. Even with these friends, I didn’t always feel free to be myself (but I guess I didn’t really know myself back then). At times I desperately wanted to fit in and be popular, but the more I tried, the more I failed. That’s when I really got into music and started making tons of friends in the music scene. I was secretly so bitter and angry with most people I met in high school. Cliques and stereotypes and all the rumors and backstabbing was so dumb yet it was so hard to ignore.

University turned out to be a lot better. Being surrounded by real academically-inclined, open, modern, intelligent thinkers really made me happy. I told myself that I would change and consciously reminded myself everyday that I could be a better, more well-rounded person. Unfortunately, I still didn’t end up making a ton of real friends, but at least I grew more and more sure of myself each passing year. I went to A LOT of rock shows (at least twice a week) and made tons more music buddies. I still adore being surrounded by good music.

Post-graduation has turned out to be the time of my life though. Everything is just falling into place. I’ve never been happier than I am right now and I am so sure of myself and what I want out of life. I love my job and have made such good friends who make me laugh every single day. I love my family who continue to teach me life lessons, I love my boyfriend who loves and supports me no matter what, I love my friends who stick with me through thick and thin. I’m so glad I didn’t “peak” in high school and I still don’t understand why a lot of people think high school is the time of your life. I do have fond memories, but equally awful ones as well even though I don’t think about them too much anymore. I’ve been really good at this staying positive thing the last couple years.

It’s amusing watching my younger siblings go through the same dramas I did in school, I always try to remind them high school is not that important in the end and it hardly should count that much in the game of life - I really hope they learn eventually.