Behind the name..

I dont' know why, but i just started wondering what my name stands for.. I know it's French and all.. but what it really means...


I checked on this site: http://www.behindthename.com/
The masculine version is Rene and apparently it stems from the word "renatus" which in late latin means "born again" just thought it was intereting.. haha

Speaking of born again, i am quite furious this week that i've almost been run over by cars on the street 3x in the span of 2 days. If this keeps up.. i might have to be "born again!" argh... there was one that seems like he was deliberately aiming to HIT me! I was crossing the road (which i got the little white man sign to say i can do so.. so i was NOT jay walking) and the car was turning left. I say he was deliberate due to the fact that his turn was into the wrong side of the road.. (on coming traffic) in which i was situated at that moment! beejeezzz!

Well.. i'm just really procrastinating.. which i should stop now! Good luck for all those still surviving TAX!

A while...

It's been a while since i've blogged.. it's partially because i'm lazy.. thanks to facebook or the lovely TV shows I get easily wrapped up in. But life has not been bad. It's back to school... but spending new years in Waterloo was tres fun! It gave me time to collect my thoughts, catch up with my loo friends.. and really veg out in front of the TV and have my first CSI miami marathon! But have to say it was good quality time with my bestest:


School:
School is same old same old. Its the 2nd month into the year and i'm still not 100% sure what i'm going to keep and what i am going to drop. But one thing for sure is that i NEED to graduate this year. That's for sure. I can't wait until JUNE 15th where I go to CON hall and accept my piece of expensive paper.. heeh. Next week is when all the stress will roll in. 3 midterms and in class composition for francais.. ah.. c'est dommage!

Family:
It's been a better at home now. The arguements have toned down. But i can still feel the tension. I think my dad has finally taken an interest in dancing (which my mom is sooo into now) so i pray that its going to help them re-connect or at least have something in common. But I still don't think my mom sees/recognizes the effort. Sometimes i just want to move out when i grad and live on my own for a bit.. just to experience a life where you are no long stuck in between. And my brother FINALL Y remembered to get me a present.. but not for my birthday.. but for xmas.. nope its not a snowman from winnipeg (which he went for new years) so i'm relieved.. hehe

Life:
It seems that everyone around me is hooking up. Left, right and center. My lil group of single friends are getting smaller and smaller. I guess it's a good thing.. but sometimes it just feels weird... but i'm still in no rush. From past experience, getting into a relationship because of pure pressure is sure not good. Just sometimes you think.. when will he come.. like Cammy from laguna beach saying "cat fight cat fight!" but my mind screams "boyfriend boyfriend!" Then i just realize its because everyone is in a realtionship w/ a significant other. But its tres exciting to see my friends couples that have lasted for sooo long. its like i can hear the wedding bells! Which brings me to my nexxt exciting news. My cousin had asked me to be a bridesmaid for his wedding.. TRES suprise! but si'm so excited.. cause i've never been one before! i wonder what that entails.

Life AFTER school:
That is still up in the air. But i really hope to find a full time job soon so i can be more confident in planning my euro trip in the summer. I've debated on going.. but then i realize that life IS short and its always been my dream to go to Paris at least. What if i don't see the day.. or if i become a work attic (which i doubt). I want to see la tour eiffel, eat la pain francais, take the euro train, and see the world from the other end of earth. C'est mon reve! Hopefully it'll work out!

Neways.. i'm outtie!

Have a heart..... all it takes is a stamp and a card!

SHANE's WISH

Location: Ottawa
Date Listed: 24-Jan-07

I KNOW THIS MAY NOT BE THE PLACE TO POST THIS BUT I WANT TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!

If you have other suggestions where I can send this to please email me at jreid004@rogers.com

Please take a moment and read this!!

This is about a very sick little boy who has been in CHEO for 1 year! His wish is to break the world record for receiving the most greeting cards. He'd like to do this by his 8th birthday which is May 30th. It doesn't take much -- just a little time! Please help make this wish come true! Mail him a card (get well, valentine, birthday, whatever) and then PLEASE forward this email to everyone you know! Let's make this little guys wish come true so his family can have that sweet little smile for many, many years to come!

Name: Shane

Age: 7 Diagnosis: A.L.L. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Likes: all sports, building things, video games Dislikes: being in the hospital for long periods of time Favourite thing in the whole world: Lego

At almost 5 years old Shane was diagnosed with A.L.L. After 1 month into the treatment he was in early remission, meaning there were no cancer cells in his blood. Shane's family was very pleased with the early results, but his protocol called for 130 weeks of treatment. Then on July 6th, 2006 Shane relapsed after completing 108 of the 130 weeks. It was a shock to everyone including his doctors. Shane may have to undergo a bone marrow transplant down the road, but the good thing is that his brother Jacob is a match. Presently, there is no sign of cancer in Shane's system since relapsing.

Have you ever wished that something you did could make a major difference in someone's life? Well here's your chance! KISS FM wants you to know about Shane, a soon to be 8 year old - battling Leukemia at CHEO. You can join Shane's battle with a simple Birthday Card. It may seem like an overly-simplistic gesture, but to Shane, it would mean the world.

Simply mail (or drop off) a birthday card to:

SHANE
C/O KISS FM
2001 Thurston Dr.
Ottawa ON, K1G6C9