Day Thirty-Four

Notice Sarah's facepalm.

Not gonna lie, I'm a little late making with the update, but Last night (Saturday) was pretty exhausting, so you'll have to excuse me.

Laura is house-sitting for a friend of hers, so she decided to have a party to celebrate exams being finished, or something like that. It was quite the night. I'm really tired though, so I don't think I'm going to go into great detail about what happened. Plus, if I did, you would probably think a lot of my friends are morons, and/or very gay. Your would probably be right, but believe me, it just wouldn't translate well to a blog post. Just know that everyone got very drunk, there was a lot of joking about a certain person's genitals, Jeremy and Woodsie are lyrical geniuses, there were a few 'prank' calls, and an exciting trip to China Garden.

The end of the night was pretty funny as well. Five-six people cramped onto a folded out futon, watching Veronica Mars until 6:30am. We attempted to sleep, but only Richard could manage to get any Zs. He actually slept sound from 6-11:45am. He even managed to sleep through us talking and laughing around him, a smoke detector going off, and Jeff making pancakes in the same room while the rest of us watched TV.

Probably not the craziest party to ever happen, but it was definitely memorable for all involved.

Day Thirty-Three

Success! We made it to the Frosty Treat!

We decided to drive to Kensington once again, this time for Choose Your Own Adventure Day V2. It was a cold day, but we wanted to continue the tradition that we started last year, so we loaded up my van and headed out. In the spirit of the day we ventured off the beaten path and explored some crazy dirt roads with my Minivan, eventually arriving at our destination. This should not be attempted by anyone who is not me. I'm pro at minivans.

Tomorrow night Laura is having a parrrrrtayyy at her place. It should provide for some goodtimes and hopefully some funny pictures.

Goodnight,

Patrick

Day Thirty-Two

Today was great. I wasn't sure if I would be able to do all of things I wanted to accomplish, as my plans were quite ambitious, but I managed to do everything on my list.

I worked all morning in order to bank some hours lost earlier in the week due to exams. Then, after work Kailee and I wandered around campus taking pictures with an old camera from work (Bronica S2A for those who may care). I'll put them up on flickr whenever I get them developed. I think it went very well.

Afterward, Kailee and I went back to the studio to meet up with Nathan, to do his headshot. I've known Nathan since highschool, but we're not very close. We're the kind of friends that say hi when we see each other in the hallway, but never really hangout. So, naturally, we resorted to talking about highschool, and the conversation ended up being quite hilarious.

Laura picked me up after her exam and we headed in town for our Europe meeting. The meeting was fun, and now we are proud owners of $800 Eurail passes. Yay. After the meeting, Jen, Laura, and I watched 4 episodes of Veronica Mars and laid around being all sleepy and stuff.

That is how I want to spend the rest of my summer break. Just taking pictures and lazing around watching Veronica Mars. It doesn't get any better... well, I guess if Veronica Mars were real and my friend, then it would get better, but until then.

Cheers,

Patio

Day Thirty-One

It was really nice out today, so I walked to work.

Great call Patrick, great call. It was the perfect spring day.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy, photo-filled day.
-At 10:30am I am helping Shelly take pictures of Canine Acupuncture in the studio.
-At 5:00pm I am taking pictures of Kailee with the Bronica we have at work.
-At 7:00pm I am taking a headshot in the studio for an actor friend of mine.

Excited!

Patio

Day Thirty

Today brought with it the end of exams and the start of my summer vacation.

The exam kinda sucked, but I'm just glad to be finished. Nothing could get me down really. All I have to worry about now is taking picture and getting set to go to Europe! Speaking of which, we leave in twenty days! Woah.

Tomorrow I am going to work in the morning, and then I'm going curling for the last time with Carver Sarah and Tim. Followed by some Lost chez Laura. It should be a good day.

Cheers,

Patio

Day Twenty-Nine

Chloe and Tim's girlfriend (Erica) were home for the weekend from Montreal/Ottawa, so Tim and I took them curling. Jillian joined us for a while as well, as you can see from the picture. hah. It was a lot of fun and it was nice to catch up with Chloe; I hadn't seen her in a year.

Curling has always been a part of my life, for as long as I can remember. My parents both curled for years before I was born, and my dad has been the head bartender at the curling club, here in Charlottetown, my entire life, so it is not surprising that I have grown up playing the sport. I started playing when I was in the first grade. My cousin Matt and I would go to the curling club every Tuesday and Thursday and goof around on the ice for an hour, then my mom would take us to go buy POGS at the dollar store. We were actually pretty stellar for our age, and I have so many ridiculous little trophies to prove it.

In my later elementary school days I started to resent the fact that I curled, I guess because it wasn't perceived as being as coooool as hockey, but I am really glad that I stuck with it. Curling has brought me all over the country, and that is more than most kids who played hockey can say. I had the chance to play in tournaments as far away as Victoria BC and Stephenville Newfoundland. Curling also has an amazing ability to attract the nicest people in the world, and I have been lucky enough to become friends with a lot of them, even if I only get to see them once or twice a year, in the dead of winter.

Turning 21 is actually pretty significant in the curling world, as it means I can no longer compete in junior tournaments. I am officially an adult in curling terms. Because of this I think I will take a couple years off from curling, I'm not going to have enough time to play against 40 year-old men every weekend, but I will be back someday. That's one of the great things about curling, it's like riding a bike, once you learn how to do it, you never really forget.

Cheers,

Patrick

Day Twenty-Eight

Meet Bennet. He is the newest member of our family and my first cousin once removed, I do believe. He loves the camera.

This morning I woke from an incredible sleep. It was fueled by a fun, but exhausting, day at the market yesterday. It wasn't until I went out into the kitchen that I realized that it was Easter, though. Mom had laid out some candy for me and my brother (he doesn't even live with us hah). I even won $13 on the Easter themed scratch ticket. Woo.

Later on I went to my grandmothers house for Easter supper with most of my relatives. It was a fun, and it was a good chance to get to see them all before I leave for Europe. My grandmother gave me a little care package; which includes, among other things, a first aid-kit, a sewing kit, sunscreen, and a hair comb which quite obviously came out of a McDonald's Happy Meal from ~1986. It rules.

Other than that all I did was watch ANTM Cycle 9 and think up a bunch of sweet photoshoots for the summer. I can't wait for nice weather so I can take some pictures outside. If anybody is interested in modeling, give me a shout!

Cheers,

Patio