So the seventh month is a upon us, as are many other changes. Tomorrow I start my second (and last) time as a preceptor for JBA. Training begins tomorrow (Wednesday) with the kids arriving on Saturday. 'Twill be interesting to see how things are different this time around with different preceptors (in some cases) and different kids (in some cases). I'm looking forward to it. But what's been the big task of the past few weeks has been packing up everything I own, separating things from what I want to be stored for two years and what I want to take to Montréal. It's not hard, I just hate it. I hate packing. I'm not an organized enough person to really be good at this. Oh, well. I'm almost done. Now it's mainly just a matter of getting everything into the van. The reason why I have to get everything done by tomorrow is because JBA doesn't end until August 3 and our lease ends on July 31. On one hand, it's lucky that most of the furniture and appliances belong to Kat; on the other hand, I feel immensely guilty that I won't be here for the bulk of the packing.
As an early birthday present, David and Deb bought me a mini iPad. Since November (when I went to Montréal to visit campuses), they have been letting me borrow their older, slightly malfunctional one, but now I have one of my very own! It's even inscribed on the back. It's encased in a tank-like Otterbox case. Though it was $70, it's definitely necessary, since I seem to have slippery hands. I treat things like their the most precious things on the planet, but they like to jump, I swear.
In other news, Lauren has purchased plane tickets to come see me in Montréal in October! We picked a specific weekend based on when Bruno Pelletier will be performing in town. We figured, hey, why not arrange her visit around one of his performances? It makes sense and that way we didn't have to be like? "This weekend? No, this weekend. This one?" She bought her plane tickets and I bought our concert tickets, so we're all set! We'll be seeing Bruno perform at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve in Montréal on October 16 for Musique et cinéma tour with Guy St-Onge. Incidentally, October 16, 2015 is actually the sixth anniversary of the first time I ever saw Bruno perform and met him after his show, which was back in 2009 for his Microphonium tour. I was eighteen. Dang.
I don't really have much else to report. But I'm insistent about writing at least one entry a month, and I doubt I'll have time to write one during JBA. So.... here I am. Packing and procrastinating have become the entirety of my life. Also Harry Potter. I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series, which is oodles of fun. Other than that... I got nothin'. Other than the fact that I'm tired. So tired.
Oh wait, I just remembered something else that happened. Hurr. Five days after I posted my last blog entry, I was able to participate in a Skype call with Bruno during his show! What this means is I was called via Skype on an iPad, which was given to Bruno. He placed the iPad on a music stand, sang Calling You from Bagdad Café, before introducing me to the audience and explaining how throughout his tour he has Skyped fans from all over the world. He also complimented my French. Teehee. :3
Oh wait, I just remembered something else that happened. Hurr. Five days after I posted my last blog entry, I was able to participate in a Skype call with Bruno during his show! What this means is I was called via Skype on an iPad, which was given to Bruno. He placed the iPad on a music stand, sang Calling You from Bagdad Café, before introducing me to the audience and explaining how throughout his tour he has Skyped fans from all over the world. He also complimented my French. Teehee. :3
