Truly

I know good things, I know bad as well
Any witness to the world will tell
If there is sorrow, then there is beauty and trust
A secret pearl inside the heart of us...

So truly, if there's light then I want to see it
Now that I know what I am looking for
If there's joy then I want to feel it

And there is magic now, under blood red trees,
All the sky will scream a mystery
And if we're strangers here, from the day we are born
Why be afraid of freedom if it is yours?

All the world is calling, calling out my name
All the world is saying it won't be the same
All the sky is showing how it's gonna be
But I'm scared and I'm tired of being like me...

SILVERSCREEN

Sweet Seduction in a Magazine
Endless Pleasure in a Limousine
In the Back Shakes a Tambourine
Nicotine from a Silverscreen...

Has any national government ever succeded in cutting revenues and improving services?

Red vs/ Blue

con-ser-va-tive (kn surv tiv) adj. 1) conserving or tending to conserve; preservative 2) tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and to resist or oppose any changes in these

lib-er-al (libr l; often librl) adj. 1) giving freely; generous 2) large or plentiful; ample; abundant 3) tolerant of views differing from one's own; broad-minded; specif., not orthodox 4) favoring reform or progress, as in religion, education, etc.; specif., favoring political reforms tending toward democracy and personal freedom for the individual

I came across some arguments between liberals and conservatives, concerning the election coming up. Below, in quotes, are some interesting comments:

NEW LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA:
Removing the GST: 0$
Promising Day Care Twice: 0$
The look on your face when we break all our campaign promises and steal from you again: Priceless

"Let me see - Paul Martin wiped out our deficit, put in economic policies that have given us the lowest unemployment and mortgage rates ever, and created three million jobs. He has turned us into one of the greatest developed countries in the world. And now he wants to make us even greater by putting billions into our social foundations that are recognized the world over as amongst the greatest of any nation. By contrast, Stephen Harper wants to put us $50 billion in the hole with unrealistic tax cuts and spending promises that don't even work (not to mention buying more freakin' military crap) AND he wants to build walls around his home province, work with the separatist Bloc, put all the power into the hands of the provinces (we all know what great track records they have!), and open up the door to banning abortion and instilling homophobic attitudes about our country's gay population. Yes, I'm just as peeved about this whole sponsorship scandal as anyone, but I'm not about to throw my entire country down the toilet because of it. Paul Martin still has time to make it right in my eyes. "

"Paul Martin wiped out the governments operational deficit by slashing transfer payments to the provinces, not a hard thing to do. You can thank old Pauly for contributing big time to our ever increasingly poor health care system. A slash here and there saves a lot of bucks, so all these social program promises are only going to be topped up to the levels they were before old Pauly brought out the ax and made the chops, sad you cannot see that.Haha you would love Pauly to take credit for low unemployment and low mortgage rates eh, if only that were true. You should be thanking the Bank of Canada and first and foremost the U.S. Treasury Board for the low interest rates, not Paul Martin. B of C adopts the decision for the most part of the U.S. treasury board to cut interest rates to the current levels because they have to. Its called perfect capital mobility, the interest rates of our coutries have to be in line with each other, because capital will flow to the other country where people would seek greater returns, but borrowing would be somewhat curtailed. Ahh thats too much information for you. Yes based on GDP and productivity we are falling drastically behind the Americans. Wow must have been some great initiatives that Pauly implemented. "

"Wow, it really shows that the Liberal's don't care about our men and women serving are country when they don't see the need to put them in better equipment. As for abortion and gay rights, if you want to live in a judicial dictatorship so be it, but about 50% of Canadian's support the traditional definition of marriage, I guess in your view 50% of Canadian's are bigots."

"I heard Harper eats cute (only the cute ones) little puppies and kills baby seals for fun."

"This country was flushed down the toilet when all of the hippies who dodged the draft came to this country instead of fighting for theirs. Did'nt your hero Pierre Trudeau say he wanted to turn this country into Mao's china. "

What do you think?

Lotus

The Buddhist cosmology reveals Lotus to be the first flower bloomed in the beginning of this cosmic world. The Lotus symbolise eternity, purity and prosperity. It is always clean and pure and usually grows in the cool and clean water. Although it comes out mud and water it is not spoiled by the soil nor it is soaked with water. It blooms above the surface of the water so elegantly that it beautifies the entire pool. The blossom floats above the water dancing up and down, in accordance with the changing current.

Why Do Men Chase Women?

Its because...

"You might be familiar with this story. Its one taken from the Bible..umm, one about Adam and Eve? Yeah. Well apparently God took a rib or something from Adam and made a woman...and I guess Adam has always felt like something was missing...and just wants his rib back.

I think it is because men are afraid of death..."

Visiting London

We (Sarah, Brandon, Ian and I) are officially coming down to London on January 28th (thats the Saturday).

See you all then! Please come out that night!

Love ya,
Annie!

Some Art that has caught my eye this week

Marine

Ribs of Time (Night From Day) 

Summer Garden  

All Moved In - Finally We're Here!

Well, Ian and I have finally moved into our fabulous new apartment!!!!

Thanks to Ian's friend Spence, who is the greatest because he helped us move in ALL of our stuff- and there was PLENTY!!! Thanks to my brother Jimmy, who helped Ian move all my crap in the morning while I was working!

I must say..this place is looking A-OKAY - meaning...just amazing! Its so cozy and I'm actually beginning to like the area. I'm only minutes away from the Eaton's Centre, and only 20-25 min. away from work! So its great! I look forward to coming home and spending the evening with Ian...I can only say that I'm loving him more and more each day (and I didn't think it was possible!!!). He is truly the most amazing roommate anyone can have (and I"m not saying this just cause he's the most amazing boyfriend either).

On New Years Eve, Ian's good friends Butler, Murphy and Topher came up to spend time with us! It was a chilled out New Years, however, lots of fun!

Today I started my first day on the new job. I basically had to read a million pages in these 2 manuals I received, but I did get to sit through during an SIT (sensory integration therapy) session and ask a lot of questions. I got off work today at 2:30 p.m. because we went through lunch, otherwise, I would have finished work at 3p.m. Its truly a nice change to be finished work so early, and since it only takes half an hour to get home (at the most), it leaves me with a lot of time to actually enjoy myself.

Alright, well that is the latest update from moi! Thanks to everyone who has sent their best wishes along to Ian and I....you guys mean a lot to us! Also, Sarah and I (along with Brandon and Ian) MAY be visiting London on January 28th. So all you London sluts...get ready to hang with the poons (and the poonie wannabees, aka Ian and Brandon).

Cheers!
Annie
xoxoxo