hfx t-2 [UPDATE]
tl;dr: love & laugh. and cry in front of joghurt & cheese.
[austrian artist fuzzman knows what i'm talking about...]
09:30am _ waking up with kind of a headache, realizing how different it feels to wake up after getting wasted. the "noises" of the birds in front of my window annoy me (because of my headache). my annoyment annoys me.
10:00am _ slowly starting the day, keeping it more relaxed than the last couple of days. sorting out stuff, coordinating the first few welcome-home-happenings with some friends in vienna. i have neither coffee nor breakfast at home. bad logistics.
11:30am _ after taking i shower, i put in my contact lenses and take a look in the mirror: WTF did i do yesterday!? ... my bangs are too punky. i adjust the major ups and downs with my nail scissors. hairstyle debugging.
12:45pm _ jumping on the bus, taking my books to canada post, paying the estimated $50 for sending them back to austria. plus, a little envelope for J. to celebrate his new home in my hood, the leopoldstadt!
on my way from the post office, i see rudolph. in the shape of a car!
01:30pm _ getting the very final gifts for my family at the awesome MEC, i even managed to find something for my father (it's always hard for me to find something for him)... and since i guess he doesn't read my blog, it's the only thing i can share it with you ;-) it's a travellers stemless red wine glass - he used to like camping, so i hope he likes it!
02:10pm _ getting to the paperchase to meet Z. (who didn't show up [UPDATE: until 4pm] - "oh, did you suffer?" - haha), working on my website, waiting for my folks do drop by randomply between 3-7pm for a little farewell coffee. having one of the last cafe au laits and an awesome apple-cinnammon roll.
02:40pm _ hurray!! hurray!! my favourite couch finally got free.
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i can't believe EVERY ONE replied to my invitation and almost every one showed up on my little farewell happening (except for M. + K. who had to work):
D., my haligonian big brother J., his girlfriend, the vajayjay-comradess B., discobowling birthday girl N., my french directrice I., french femme fatale Z., warrior of the mystical nocturnal night H., cape breton wonderwoman of holyness A., my hard pink feminist geek grrrl galore! L., p0rnterest punk de cuisine M., princess of propaganda & grand dame de communication theory
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at some point, between hugging, laughing, shouting and rearranging furniture, it almost felt like my birthday. lots of awesome people at one place, and even some sweet little gifts!
travellers survival protein bar from D. & J.:
pussy-manifestation by N. & I.:
DIY jewellery galore by H.:
sweet treat (already gone!) and a very personal and super-sweet greeting card by B.:
05:50pm _ i need to get some food. avocado melts, of course (but this picture is from november because the one from yesterday got somehow broken)...
while A. ordered... a plate of bacon. so hilarious!!
06:45pm _ we change places, go to the bitter end (yes, like saturday. and monday.), get some awesome drinks (candy apple! stiletto! illusion! gin 7up! and... beer!) and really nice appetizers (goat cheese! veggie tempura! and for the omnivores: fish tacos! and some little burger thingies...).
the ongoing social situation starts to exhaust me a bit, i start feeling less capable of interacting with 4 people at the time, and get distracted from conversational ups and downs.
08:30pm _ we decide to leave the bar as A. & L. have to do some groceries and M. is going to get picked up by her boyf. i hate to say goodbye.
09:00pm _ Z. takes us on a ride through the north end, and we hit the superstore. i get some beer and cidre and meet A. & L. in front of the joghurt & cheese section. when L. asks me why i won't meet anyone tomorrow although i'm in town for another day, i try to explain to him why i had to cancel my farewell-party in vienna: i got too nervous and anxious. when realizing that i feel the same thing leaving A. & L., i almost start crying - it's ridiculous. A. walks me to the coffee shelf so i can calm down. fffuuu. we say good-bye in front of cranberry juice and a fake christmas tree. A. hugs me twice <3
09:30pm _ we drink our beer & cidre on the top of the mount. i feel sad but try to listen to Z.'s life lessons from his indian-persian-saudi background. i am grateful for all these incredibly amazing and passionate people i met in HFX. Z. laughs and tells me that i can go any place in the world now, because i now know how it feels to make new friends far away from home. i am not sure if he's right, i feel like this is special. i guess that's normal.
we end up going back to NLSC, getting more beer & cidre, and meeting his little brother and an artist colleague of Z. at his place: a friggin awesome flat with a huge balcony with a view of entire halifax. i almost fall asleep on the couch. we watch TED talks. can you believe it?
01:00pm _ Z. take me back to the mount, we share a smoke in the car, he plays sister nancy. i feel like my little brother is sitting right next to me and get very happy. peace.
[END OF UPDATE]
01:30am _ i just got home. everything feels amazing. i have a bad headache, i'm emotionally exhausted, i almost cried at the superstore in front of the joghurts and cheeses, had drinks and foods and talks and hugs and lurve and incredible situations with Z. up on the mount hill with a breathtaking view of the nighty lights of halifax harbour.
and after getting back to my computer, i received 1. a comment on my FB wall from G. congratulating me for my good canadian grades and 2. the final grade for science comm in my inbox: A+, and a ton of unbelievably positive, encouraging, motivating comments from my prof on the science paper.
#liveisgood
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