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rumour has it that knickers eloped. this has yet to be confirmed. regardless i'm rather amused by this news.

the freedom sale at next turned in to a great opportunity to chat and get to know people better. sales were a bit slow, which allowed for ample time to visit. i left feeling like i knew a handful of people much better. it was a great day to be outdoors and left me feeling fully satisfied with my use of a summer day. i snagged a number of handy things at the sale, plus a few fixer-up-ers that are coming together really nicely after a few coats of paint and some T.L.C. i sat out on the balcony painting and listening to my audio book, growing increasingly frustrated with the motorbike festival taking place across the street. at one point they seriously had a "revve your engines" competition that was so loud i couldn't hear the sound of the book reading right beside me. on the whole, the patience of the neighbourhood was greatly tried over the full week of bikefest. ugh.

shanno and i ventured over to the new leo lefleur waterpark yesterday. it was super fun! the water was a little chilly at first, but it was nice once we got used to it. we were there for a full 2 hours :D the lazy river (which wasn't particularly lazy, so when i told brendan about it later he said "sounds more like a lazy rapid") was really fun, it was so crazy and a little confusing! i also went down the big big slide! it was a little bit scary because i was waiting to hold my breath for the water at the bottom but had no way of guessing how close i was to the bottom. it reminded me of luge.

my trip to berlin has been pushed back by approximately 2 weeks to accommodate another (more important) meeting taking place the week we were supposed to be there. these new dates fall in mid-december and mean that i'll be in berlin on my 32nd birthday. that will be neat, and very memorable!

you may or may not recall that i've been taking a sales marketing writing course by correspondence. it's gone very well and i've enjoyed it a great deal. while i've always enjoyed writing and obviously feel a compulsion to write frequently, i didn't realize how much i would love writing professionally. i'm starting to wonder if i find it more satisfying that graphic design. it's hard to say because it's something new, meanwhile i've been designing for 10 years. anyways, i got my final mark today... 95% to be fair, it was an easy course. however i don't want to downplay my own success, so i'm pleased. i did very well :D

brendan helped me take my stitches out last night. in fact, he took them out while i squirmed and whined. it was creepy and gross. my toe seems to be healing well, it had got to the point the any remaining discomfort was the result of the stitches and not from the cut itself. i can walk normally again, which is great :)

all of these words whispered in my ear.