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Hi there! This past week, I’ve been slowly adjusting to life
without New York and just not being on vacation anymore. I know it sounds kind
of silly, but despite only spending less than a week away from home and only a
few days in the city, I miss it.
And I want to go back ASAP.
Anyway, that aside, I had a few days at the beginning of the
week until I’d have to start summer school on the Thursday. On Monday, I went
out and finally bought “x” by Ed Sheeran. Yes, I know, I’m a terrible Ed fan if
I’m a week late, but sometimes, being on vacation, albeit NYC (believe me, I
hunted it down, but it just didn’t want to be found) prevents you from being a
crazy fan and getting your hands on a newly released album as soon as it comes
out.
For me, when it comes to artists that I really, really like,
so basically Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, I don’t want to do anything online –
I want the “real” experience of going out and buying the hard copy of the album
and getting all excited about being able to touch it as opposed to buying it on
iTunes or pre-ordering it, or something like that. I know, I’m weird.
My favourite songs on the album right now are:
- "I’m a Mess" – the beat’s just amazing and addictive, and the title is just
perfect for the song and you can totally feel his desperation and just how much
of a mess he was feeling
- "Nina" – I don’t really know what to say about this song
besides how it’s rather wistful while being really catchy
- "Runaway" – this is a super upbeat song that is just so fun
to sing along to, but is also a bit rebellious which makes it even better and I’m
so in love with the lines “how long you leaving?/well, Dad just don’t expect me
back this evening” – it just sounds so good
- "Thinking Out Loud" – this is just your typical Ed love
ballad, but it’s a bit different than the ones on “+” in the sense that you can
really tell that he’s grown since his debut album
- "Take It Back" – it’s only available on the deluxe version
and it’s one of his rap songs and you guys know how much I love those and of
course it’s about the music industry (he seems to have a lot to say about that)
If you guys haven’t already, you should totally check out
his album. It’s truly, truly incredible and I just adore it so much.
Tuesday was Canada Day and it was the first time that I
celebrated the patriotic occasion with a group of friends. I usually just go
somewhere in town with my family if we go at all, but in recent years, we haven’t
done much to celebrate. When a friend of mine suggested that we should all hang
out, I jumped at the opportunity to spend a day in the sun and I had the best
time.
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A small group of us just went to a local fair-type thing
that also had a concert mixed in along with lots and lots of different types of
foods. There was a small clump of rides and my brother along with two other
friends (we somehow ended up splitting off) paired up and went on them (the
friend and I managed to go on three in the space of three hours due to the
crazy lines) and it was just a blast from the past. I got to go on the
Strawberry Ride as I like to call it where it’s basically where you sit in a
strawberry… and you spin around. Yeah. We went on it twice because it was
something I loved as a kid and I still love it today, so it was fun to revisit
those childhood memories.
We then walked over to the A&W nearby for dinner and
returned to the fair for the fireworks. We sat on this huge toboggan hill, got
some food, a Beavertail and chocolate fondue, to be exact, and watched the
fireworks light up the sky with a sea of people around us. It was a pretty magical
night.
Then on Thursday, I started summer school. It was pretty
much what I’d expected, but I was upset to find out that I wasn’t in the same
class as the friends I’d pretty much gone to that specific school to see even
though it was expected. It’s really great to see them everyday because we live
pretty far away from each other and don’t go to the same school during the regular
school year.
School itself is pretty chill and relaxed. I have Civics in
the morning which is just a lot of information memorise and Careers in the
afternoon, so I always have something to look forward to. So far, we’ve just
taken personalities tests and learned about ourselves, which I really, really
like doing, so I’ve had pretty enjoyable afternoons. But hey, it’s only been
two days.
If you guys are into this personality stuff, you should
check out 16personalities.com and it’d take you a bit over ten minutes to
complete the test and it’ll tell you your personality type. If you answer
truthfully, your result should be pretty darn accurate. I’d say mine was (I got
INFJ).
So yeah, that was pretty much my week. I’ve started planning
out my summer and seeing what I can squeeze into my schedule even with summer
school and I’m really excited for the posts that will come up in the near
future, particularly in the décor department. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. ;) I’m
not going to say anything else in case my plans fall through, so I’ll leave it
at that.
Have you heard Ed's new album? What do you usually do for your country's Independence Day? If you're taking summer school, how's it going so far? Share your stories below!
- J
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