Toronto

I am falling in love with this city.

When I first heard that for our family vacation this summer we were driving to Toronto, Canada I wasn't extremely excited. After all, last year we had flown to California and before that, sunny Florida. I wasn't sure I was prepared for two days worth of driving to a place that had the same temperature as the state I was currently inhabiting (Minnesota).

That all changed the minute we rolled into the city.

I could feel the energy just rising from the pavements, from the pedestrians with their fashionable clothes, from the street performers crooning to the crowds that had formed around them, and from the exotic smells emmanating from restaurants. I can't help but look up at the architecturally beautiful apartment buildings and wonder if one day, I could live in them.

As of right now, I'm sitting in the hotel lobby of the beautiful Delta Chelsea listening to a jazz band, I never want to leave.

ps

I forgot to bring my camera cord down with me, I'll post some photos up as soon as I get the chance.

Help

I've managed to put off this Family History project due in my American Studies class for the past 4 months.

That's right. You think your procrastination is bad? I have avoided this entire assignment for practically half of a school year.

And spring break? Yeah, there's two more days left and I haven't even touched it.

But there's still salvation. I have two weeks until it's due. That's 14 days!

So what exactly do I have to do for this project?

• create an extended family tree, as far back as I can possibly go
• interview a family member and create a brochure on their life
• write a personal narrative on my life thus far
• trace back the very first immigrants to America in my family (this one isn't so hard, they were my parents)
• create a family quilt with squares that represent my family
• write a textbook entry about 2008 elections, complete with graphs, other info
• brocure/document/pamphlet that highlights your culture
• present differences between immigration today and in the past
• +4 extra projects that show off own culture/family history

Phew. I currently have three things done. Can I do this? Now that I've written the entire list of requirements out... I'm a bit intimidated.

But I guess it's really a need to just sit down and finish it. Nothing seems top difficult I guess, it'll just be time consuming. And once I've got all the research done, I can try and scrapbook all together in some way, which isn't too bad.

Okay, I need to go plug in my iPod and finish this.

Hope all you kids learned a lesson and choose not to follow in the footsteps of this procrastinating perfectionist.

PS

Anyone still interested in that collaborative blog I was talking about in my post yesterday?