Markus Schulz Night Baby!

Wow, I never update this anymore!!

So... I totally got my mind BLOWN last night... by Markus Schulz! :D




I can't believe that he showed up here in Edmonton.. wow wow wowww.

Here's the awesome pics my friend Liana took.. mine are coming soon!


Me and Nicky


My friend Superstar DJ Phillipe Lam


Lori, Ray, Liana and I


Liana and Trevor


Crazy Flailers! Brandon and I.


The gang.. aren't Trevor + Brandon the cutest things ever? <3


Markus!

I know it's hard to tell from the pic but he was INTENSE! He threw down some amazing tracks.. and I couldn't have been any closer to the front unless I was in the DJ booth. My friends Phil and Dave opened for him and they also played some beautiful tracks.

Markus' Set:

Ridgewalkers - Find (Remix)
Yilmaz Altanhan - Eighties (Ozgur Can Remix)
Marco V - False Light (Danny Olivera Ghost Ryder Mix)
Dogzilla - Without You (Dogzilla Dub)
Marc Marberg - Guarana
Hammer & Bennett - Language (Santiago Nino Dub Tech Mix)
Nic Chagall - Monday Bar
Gabriel and Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down (Remix)
Mojado - Naranja (Dimitri Andreas Vision)
Armin Van Buuren - Control Freak (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
Departure Feat. Markus Schulz - Without You Near
Andy Moor & Above & Beyond- Air For Life (original mix)
Funabashi - Daylight
James Holden- Nothing (93 Returning Mix) <3 <3
DJ Tiesto - Traffic (Ingrosso Remix) --3rd last song. This was crazy!!!
Yoshimoto - Du What U Du (Trentemoller Mix)

He was a total crowd-pleaser too, and focused on his audience a lot. Smiling, dancing, singing along to the tracks, being totally patient with the hundreds of cameras flashing in his face... At one point he was playing Nothing [93 Returning Mix] by Holden & Thompson and as he was mixing it with the previous track, he kept smiling right at me. I think he could tell I recognized the track. (It's one of my favorites!) When he finally brought the song in fully I gave him the thumbs up and he put his hand on his heart and had this huge grin! <3

It was a killer night.. I danced for like 4 hours straight.. fun until the dancefloor got slippery lol.

In other news.. no longer work for Company X, and I will be finding a new job next week. Also I lost more weight (yay dancing!) so I'm now down to 131! (which is 10 pounds more than when I worked Playdium, rather than my previous 40! woot!)

(xposted to livejournal)

Travels!

I may have an opportunity coming my way in the next few months... so I ask all of you, my loyal reader(s)....

If you could pick ONE country to live in for a year, would you choose:

Australia
New Zealand
Ireland
or England?

Or, rather than ONE country, would you pick a combo of:

both Ireland and England

or

both Australia and NZ?

(Japan was a choice too, but I'd like to become a more seasoned traveller first!)

Your answer is appreciated, especially if you've been to any of these places :) I'm thinking I'll pick one of the double-Visas, but I can't decide which!!

40 Questions About 2005

I've seen this floating around... so I thought I'd give it a try...

1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
   Umm... well.. that is... there's gotta be something! *ponders*
   
   • Travelled out of town to meet someone I've never met before.
   • Bought naughty undies off the internet ;)
   • Wore shoes with more than 3 inch heels
   • Cooked a roast
   • Lived with my boyfriend
   • Shaved my head
     
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
   I didn't seem to make any! I will for this year though, because I'd really like to look back and see that I accomplished something.
   
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
   Nope, no babies!
   
4. Did anyone close to you die?
   No *knock on wood*
   
5. What countries did you visit?
   Countries? Visit..? Canada :/
   
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
   
   • A closer bond with those that I love.
   • Good grades (and study habits lol)
     
   • Money!
   • A job that I love can stand.
     
7. What date from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory?
   This year, there wasn't a specific one!
   
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
   Having the courage to pack up and leave an unhealthy situation (living w/ Jenn.) Making friends with my brother.
   
9. What was your biggest failure?
   This year was a year of setback and challenges, but nothing I'd call a huge failure. Failure is so negative. I didn't really accomplish anything I set out to do though, which saddens me.
   
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
    Not majorly, but I did gain 30 pounds (ugh) and I've been feeling really draggy for the latter half of the year.
    
11. What was the best thing you bought?
    No major purchases this year.
    
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
    My brother, who has apparently finally cleaned up his act.
    
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
    A certain nameless guy :/ And most certainly, my own!
    
14. Where did most of your money go?
    New clothes! Food/clothing/shelter/utils. Entertainment. It was mostly a waste.
    
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
    
    • The chance to continue on with school.
      
    • A couple new friendships I formed this year.
      
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2005?
    I can't think of anything specific, but I did discover a lot of new music this year.
    
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    
    1. happier or sadder? sadder
    2. thinner or fatter? fatter
    3. richer or poorer? poorer (ugh, 3 strikes!)
       
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
    Had crazy adventures.
    
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
    Worrying.
    
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
    Spending time with assorted family and friends, no concrete plans yet! I do plan on buying a little tree from Ikea with some wicked blue lights though!
    
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
    Definitely BJ
    
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
    Love? No. Adoration and fascination? Yes. :)
    
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
    Zero.
    
24. What was your favourite TV programme?
    This year was, as usual, mostly TV-free. I'm happy hockey's back though!
    
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
    I don't hate anyone. I definitely dislike one person who I thought was a friend this time last year, but I'm over that! I'm disappointed that my friendship with another is over, but I don't hate him at all.
    
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
    I didn't read nearly enough this year! Probably the best books were Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (yeah, I'm a crazed fangirl, I know..) South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami, and, for my own growth and self-discovery The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (Thanx Basil)
    
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
    Markus Schulz (thx nexxai), Muse (thx Mark), The Spill Canvas (thx Heather) and Sugababes (as per usual my music taste is a little varied!!)
    
28. What did you want and get?
    The house where I'm currently living. An iPod :)
    
29. What did you want and not get?
    Oh boy... lol. Good grades, an enjoyable job, a Macintosh Laptop, and the continued friendship with someone.
    
30. What were your favourite films of this year?
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, Batman Begins.
    
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
    I turned the big 2-4. I didn't do much. I had a crazy dream the night before, I worked from 2pm to 10pm, I updated my Livejournal about six times, and I got a call from my best friend saying he was moving back from Winterpeg to Edmonton.
    
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
    Actually sticking to my plans when I make them.
    
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
    I actually tried to move a little beyond my favorite uniform of jeans and t-shirts a little!
    
34. What kept you sane?
    Am I sane? Chats with BJ. Writing longwinded LJ entries. Lots and lots of caffinated beverages!
    
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
    Hmm.. Johnny Depp is all tha comes to mind.
    
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
    The whole Iraq... situation. >:|
    
37. Who did you miss?
    The peeps from Playdium, my Dad, and some friends I've regretfully been terrible at keeping in touch with.
    
38. Who was the best new person you met?
    Not so much a good year for meeting awesome new people, but I got to know a few friends on a lot deeper level. But other than that, if I had to choose... Joyce on LJ, Sarah at work, and nexxai on myspace.
    
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
    Pretty much the same one I thought I learned in 2004: You never really realize you love something until it's gone. I'm hoping next year I don't take so many things (and people) for granted :(
    
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
    Hmm.. sadly I can't really think of one right now....

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current beats:
Love Comes Again - Tiesto & BT
Flying to the Moon - Emjay
Case of the Ex - Mya
Bye - Soularis
Alone [Ian Van Dahl Mix] - Lasgo

random thoughts

I am the stupid :P

I downloaded 2 oldie timey games (Epic Pinball and Tempest 2000) and then realized I can't play em because Windows XP doesn't like old DOS games. Oh well. At least I still have my Mac emulator so I can play Number Munchers and Oregon Trail if I want some real old goodness. But if anyone knows how I can play Tempest 2000, let me know!

We went looking at TVs and stereos yesterday, and one of the demo rooms had lime/apple green walls. The exact shade of my iTunes music card. Damn those walls made me happy. Need to get my own place so that I can paint.

I had strange dreams yet again. The only thing I can really figure out, is that my life is just really unbalanced. Has anyone noticed that the longer you have unhealthy habits, the harder it is to break em? I've made New Years Day my deadline (I know that's cliché) to get into a routine for things like exercising, eating breakfast, sleeping, all those simple things. Looking at pics from last Christmas, seeing how even my appearance has taken a toll, tells me I need to change things, urgently.

I have a ton of work to do for school after Christmas Break too. If I was smart, I'd do it DURING Christmas Break, but I think I really need a couple weeks of complete relaxation with family, no work, and no school. I think it will do wonders.

I booked off December 28th ~ January 4th to go to NYC with a friend. I didn't actually believe it was going to happen, but I wanted to be prepared just in case. I was happy for the possibility. It's not happening now, because we are no longer friends. But I am prepared to make those the most fun days of this pathetic life of mine :D

I want to go Christmas shopping, and back to Ikea to get a cheap little tree. Normally I hate Christmas and all it stands for, but for some reason, this year I want to use it the way phone commercials make it seem, as a way to reconnect with friends and family, relax, and have a good time.

I have plenty of work to do in the next few weeks. I want to box up stuff I'm not using (I unpacked it to feel "moved in" but have no place for it so I feel stifled), I want to get rid of any clothing I don't like/wear/use and pass it on to someone who can, I want to clean and rearrange my living space, I want to make plans to hang out with the friends I've neglected.

I need to really figure out how I'm going to finish these classes on time too.
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current tunes:
The Party Song - Blink-182
Trailer Park Jesus - Glassjaw
Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
All For You - Our Lady Peace

yay for online quizzy things...

I've noticed... every online 'personality quiz' seems to pin me as overly-emotional and/or needy and/or in need of understanding!

Erin took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Seeks an affectionate relationship, offering fulfi..." Click here to read the rest of the results.

Also (and don't all think I'm crazy now), my faithful horoscope email says:

Your dream world holds important emotional clues.
Although you may not be as comfortable in the emotional realms as when you are in action, opportunities abound for you to learn new ways of expression. This may be rather subtle at first, but the long-term effects can be profound. Pay attention to the material that percolates into your consciousness now from dreams or in meditation. Seek the knowledge within.

Truth be told, I have been having very vivid dreams the past couple of days, and last night was the sort of dream where I'd wake up, and have the ability to continue the dream from where I left off just by closing my eyes again. However, the subject matter confuses and saddens me, and is hardly something I'd like to pay attention to, or decipher. It's something I'd just like to forget about.

Because it's very obvious that it's not something that's meant to be.

But I still miss you >:|

Oh well. :/

Today was alright though... slept in, and then had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Derek got annoyed that I was drinking the OJ up too fast. Watched quite a few episodes of Enterprise
and then went to watch the Grey Cup.

Yay Esks!

I learned that I really don't understand football!! I also learned that I'm really good at that ntn bar trivia :)

And that's about all.
I can't believe it's already a new week again. Almost a new month. 34 days to a brand new year.

Scary how time flies. I wish someone could figure out a way to go back....
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current music:
Beautiful Things - Andain
Satellite [Markus Schulz Cold Harbour Mix] - Oceanlab
Relations - Erika

t- 4 hours...

Sometimes it's just a bad day...
Couldn't sleep last night. Visitors at our house till nearly 2AM (I guess I can't complain.. it's the weekend for everyone else!)Weird dreams involving events over the past couple weeks. I even dreamt about reading bad things about myself in someone's blog. (I'm not an internet addict... no...)

Slept in. Was 45 min late for work :(

Work is so so busy. Apparently due to a 'scheduling error' we are short staffed by 50 people. FIFTY. On a Saturday.

What kind of ERROR causes such a big discrepancy?

Ugh. I just... can't handle it. Not today. 400 calls waiting, with an average wait time of 40 mins.

Anyone have a spare gun??

call the crazy coats, we've got a 5150

Nothing of note this evening.
I went to see Flightplan with my mom. It was actually a fairly decent movie, although it got me a little wound up.

I need to sleep now, so I can get up at 6:30 to work. Fuckin working on a Saturday... I haven't done it in so long, and it's a pain in the butt because the transit system assumes no one has to BE anywhere on Saturday morning. *sigh*

It's funny how the more you DON'T want to think of something, the more you think of it. When I'm drifting off to sleep, when I awaken from a dream, when I'm bored at work, when I'm dozing on the bus..... I wish I knew why.

(ooo déjà vu... how creepy :/)

Sometimes in life I just wish someone could come up to me and say, I'm sorry, this has all been a huge mistake. You can return to your regularly scheduled life now.

I miss certain people. I miss a certain place.
I lost someone who meant a lot to me, although I was an idiot for letting him fool me. I angered another through my own indiscretion.
I feel like there's a hole in my heart. I'm worried I'll become one of those damn emo kids.

Yet tomorrow I need to get up and pretend that my life is normal, happyshinygood.

I know it could be worse and all that feel better crap. But it also WAS better, a very short while ago.

Gah.
Good night.
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current muzak:
The Longest Day of My Life [Armin Van Buuren Mix] - 24
Walking in the Sky - DJ Encore feat Engelina