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Well, I'm 22, female, and from Canada... That's usually the first thing people ask right?
I have been defined as interesting, crazy, extremely hyper, and somewhat obsessive compulsive. I see myself as...hmm... let's say unique.
I have a lot of likes and not so many dislikes. I'm fun to be around, I've been told, and I'm always smiling (well, most of the time).
I'm living in Toronto now, right smack downtown, and living the busy crazy life as a Torontonian now. I've finished school, and working, and having a blast so far. Let's hope it continues like this for a while.
I went to school in Sudbury, Ontario at Cambrian College. I studied Theatre Production and honestly enjoyed it (besides certain crummy course politics and moody teachers). I had a great three years in that city, but I'm glad to be away and starting my life in the big TO.
I'm working for the mega-corporation Starbucks at a busy downtown location. I'm a huge Starbucks junkie, so not having to pay for my drinks is really helping out my budget. The company is great to work for, and it's so much fun. I work with great people, serve great customers (most of the time), and am making friends here left, right and center. Man, and now I'm even getting full benefits! I'm living the coffee slinging high-life.
I have the tiniest of apartments, that I share with someone. A two-room apartment. No, not a two bedroom... a two room. And I'm sharing it!! It's starting to weigh a bit on me now after about four months, but I've made myself a little refuge by hanging curtains from the loft bed that I live under. It's cute, and I've totally made the doorway to the Mines of Moria from Lord of the Rings. It kicks *ss!
Anyhoo... What else is there to tell...
Over the past year, I've had some wicked downfalls...
A fairly deep relationship was ended (not by my doing) resulting in my single-ness for the past while. I'm dealing fine, and I'm basically over the whole thing. It was an amicable split, and I still talk with him, so that's cool.
I was FIRED from a job...me!! Fired!! That was a wicked messy situation that has left me without a reference from my favourite teacher. I was totally in the right and it was a wrongful dismissal that was cunningly planned.
Here's what I had on here for I updated today about it -
So, I finished school, and now I'm working for one of my teachers. I absolutely love my job, and don't mind getting up in the morning togo do work. I'm almost frightened... aren't we supposed to hate doing that? The place I work at is called Stage & Street. It's a dance and theatrical supply shop with a huge costume rental department which I basically run. We make costumes for both dance, and theatre, and I've been doing that quite a bit of that lately. We just finished a contract with a dance school in Southern Ontario making 670 dance recital costumes... My hand is crippled from cutting so much. But it's still fun. Seeing the finished product is so rewarding.
~*UPDATE*~ July 11th, 2002
Yeah, so I've been fired from that job, and I'm quite bitter about it. It was very unjust the way things went, and I no longer have anything nice to say about that company and/or my employer. (Yeah, it was quite messy - but no worries, I'm so not the bad guy in this) Grrr..
SOOoooo, I'm moving back home to work for the rest of the summer, then I'm moving to Toronto to really start my life. No more bullshit. I've learned so much from this whole ordeal. No more taking it up the ass. (Employee-wise anyways) ....naughty me... I heard it hurts quite a bit though.
But yeah, I'm in Toronto now, and surviving. Having a good time with friends. Meeting new people. I haven't talked with that teacher since it happened, and frankly I don't care what's going on with her. Apparently there was a big write up in the Sudbury newspaper about the new store, and she took all credit for everything, and never mentioned me. Poo on her.
So that's what's up with me nowadays, and here's how it was before...
I grew up in a little town called Brighton. It's like most small towns. It's got its donut shop that too many people spend too much time at, a haunted house, a provincial park that's infested with psycho raccoons, and a town drunk that's supposedly the wealthiest guy in the area.... Yup, I could go on, but I'm sure you get the picture.
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TidBits Some Favourite Movies of Mine:
Empire Records
The StarWars Saga
Shakespeare in Love
Lord of the Rings
Lock,Stock&TwoSmok..
Snatch
Billy Madison
Being John Malkovich
Moulin Rouge
Harry Potter
Magnolia
Grumpy Old Men Favourite Bands of All Time:
Coldplay
silverchair
U2
Incubus
Finger Eleven
Radiohead
By Divine Right
Philosopher Kings
Tragically Hip
Celebrity "I Would's"
Lenny Kravitz
Brandon Boyd (from Incubus)
Ewan McGregor
Orlando Bloom (Legolas)
Ethan Embry
Jimmy Fallon
Robbie Williams
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon
Jude Law
Joseph Fiennes
Gwenyth...yeah, I would.
"I do not regret the things I've done, but htose I did not do." Lucas -from Empire Records Television Shows I Hate Missing:
Saturday Night Live
the Lofters
Survivor
undeclared
ChangingRooms/TradingPlaces
That 70's Show
Queer as Folk
All of MuchMusic CD in my Stereo:
Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay
Some hobbies I have:
Music music music... drawing, painting, canoeing, gardening, Skiing (although I haven't done too much this past year, none at all really), laughing, I don't know... I like doing stuff. Origin of 'LynLyn'
The name I go by is Lyn, and you know those conversations that you have with friends about what people's middle names area? Well, people ask me and I say 'Lyn'... And sometimes I get "So, your name is Lyn Lyn Sigurdson?" Some people... I tell ya... So, yeah, this past year, it kinda stuck. It's almost catchy. Thing I Want To See Before I Die:
The Australian Outback
Venice
Stonehenge
The Great Wall of China
Eiffel Tower
Rome
My new friends in Germany
Tokyo
A real live whale I used to be so afraid of thunderstorms that I had to go and sleep in my parents room. I'd cry and shake, I was so scared. I also was afraid of spiders. I hate them. My friend Amanda and I would stay up all night just to watch a spider so we know it wouldn't get us. If it ever came close to where we were, we'd run to the other side of the room. I'm still afraid of them. And loud noises. I hate loud banging fireworks... that, and balloons! I get SO nervous around balloons! I recently won "Best In Class - Novice" in a costume masquerade at the TorontoTrek16 convention. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this, and I ended up winning... How nuts is that. I was Queen Amidala in her throne room gown from StarWars Episode I. I help make the costume myself at the shop I worked at. Quite the rewarding experience. Literally.
Yeah, so this is me. I took this at the end of February, at a cafe that I spend way too much time at. I didn't have a recent pic, so I thought I should take one.
Yup, this is me.
The pic below is one of me about three years ago. It was really the only one I had until now and I'm sure everyone's seen it before. I've changed a bit, I think. Meh... I still don't like pictures of me...
I'm volunteering some of my time this year with the planning commitee of Toronto's biggest sci-fi/fantasy convention - TorontoTrek. By all means, I'm no trekkie, but get me talking about Lord of the Rings/StarWars/Harry Potter and I won't shut up. My dear friend Michael is one of the organizing Chairs, and he talked me into lending a hand. My job is heading the 'Staff Lounge' and it's kinda fitting...working in the service industry and all. The Staff Lounge is a place where volunteers/staff/and ConCom (planning commitee) can go to sit down and grab a bite to eat. And I'm in charge of it... along with another guy named Rob. I've gotten a few people pretty excited by getting Starbucks to be donate the coffee and tea. Man, people are gonna love me. So, I'm pretty excited about that, and if you like sci-fi, you should check out their site (on my 'links' page).
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