So today’s my birthday. I almost forgot it was today. I feel freakin’ old.

Okay, so 27 isn’t that old, but it’s still a year closer to the 30 milestone and there’s still plenty to do before I take that leap to settle down (you know… travel, maybe go back to school, etc…). I just came back from stuffing my face with buffet at Tucker’s Marketplace (free meal on your birthday!), and this afternoon I was a guest speaker at my former college (Humber), talking to a class about my current job in the multimedia industry. That was really fun, and I hope I helped some of them with some insight on the industry and their decision-making process after their studies are done (Thanks, James!).

No partying tonight though… I’ll save that for Saturday as I’m planning a 80s theme party to celebrate my old age. Should be cool… picked up karaoke for my Wii just for the occasion. Maybe I should bake a cake and ice it like a Rubik’s cube? Still don’t know what I’m going to wear though. I was thinking the usual leg-warmers, and off-the-shoulder sweat top with tights, but I wanted to be a bit more original. Perhaps Shana Elmsford, the drummer/bass player from Jem and the Holograms? :D

At least I got the day off work today to extend my 3-day Easter weekend. Band to the grind stone tomorrow (will post those dog sled photos then!)

You read right: This Saturday, Yours Truly is stepping on a sled and is going to be pulled by a bunch of huskeys in the cold snows of Haliburton with Winterdance Dog Sled Tours.

My friend (yes, she’s white) sent me an email a while ago asking if I wanted to go dog sledding. I thought about it for a second: me–an urban, black chick who doesn’t like the cold or snow, and would rather be at home chasing her cat around the living room with a spray water bottle after seeing him scratch the sofa–out on a sled being pulled by dogs… Sure! Why not? I made a resolution to myself this year to be a bit more adventurous and this certainly fits the bill. Especially seeing the look on my co-workers and friends faces when this scenario plays out:

Friend/Aquainence/Co-worker: “So, Monique… what are you up to this weekend?”

Me: “Going dog sledding”

Friend/Aquainence/Co-worker: ——

I wonder if I’ll be the first black woman in Toronto to go dog sledding… much less in Haliburton? :D I’ll be sure to post some photos when I get back… IF I get back. So if you don’t see any new posts published by me within the next week, then you’ll know I’ve got eaten by dogs or that my ‘friend’ abandoned me in the woods.

Just when Torontonians think Spring is going to poke it’s head around the corner, we are hit with another snow storm.  The latest weather forecasts predict about 20 centimeters by Sunday.  Check out this report by CityNews.

This weather really sucks monkey balls! I bought some nice shoes a couple weeks ago, but I can’t wear them now because I’m either walking in 2 feet of snow, or stepping in shin-deep puddles of water!  It snows, it melts… snows some more, then melts!  Arrrgghhh!  Nature is being tricksey!

It’s a damn good thing I have no weekend plans.  Thank goodness I don’t have to shovel!