As I walk down the street with my pedicure, my salon dyed hair, my brand new cell phone attached to my ear, and an ipod attached to the other, I suddenly look around. I walk this road every day. Sometimes 2 to 3 times. Why haven't I taken it in. Thats when I realize that I don't want to take it in, because perhaps that I acknowledged my surroundings that I would try to do something about it.



I stop and smell one of the many lilac bushes that line the street. "Hello." A voice from inside the bush says. After the shock has subsided, I realize that I am envading into ones home. This woman had set up a matress and tarp inside this bush. "Sorry." I replied hurriedly and went on my way.



Thats when I look around. It is like I am seeing things for the first time. There are matresses, and clothes, and garbage bags all around this area. Sure, I see homeless people all the time. Which is tragic. But I look around at the majority of these people, and they look normal. In fact I recognize some of them. I ride the bus and the train with them, I see them going into work.



These are the working homeless class that I read about. I didn't know or maybe I just didn't care before. But these people are my neighbours. They live in the ravine across from my house. I live in the richest province of Canada. Yet this province has the lowest minimum wage. There is a major housing shortage at the moment. And the houses and appartments that are available are so overpriced that it has forced 'normal people' on the streets.



This is absolutely unacceptable. What can we do about this? How can we change this?

So I wrote this yesterday. Well today I walked down the road again. Things were different. What changed? Oh yes that lilic bush that I had refered to, where the one woman was living. It was gone. Is that how we are dealing with the problems in society? Just pretending they don't exist. If there is no place for the person to go they won't stay in that area..is that what we are doing? Just sweeping this problem under the rug?

What can I do? What can we do?

Calm

Funny story. People think I'm calm. I know its a laugh. You and I both know that I am not that calm of a person. Apparently I have become calmer. Ya I know. I laugh every time I hear it. People at work tell me I'm so calm all the time. They ask me how I can be so calm. Which is amusing because well at work is when I am the most high strung. The gym too. My personal trainer tells everyone that I work with that I am calm. That I just go with the flow.

If only they knew what went on in my head :) In my head I freak out alot. Do you ever sit there and realize that you've said something you meant to say in your head aloud? That has happened to me more and more frequently. ITs weird :)

Today was a good day. I got to go to a baby shower for a really really good friend of mine. I would consider her my sister. Her mom was the one that took care of me for many years. I am so fond of that family. Yes thats right...fond. Her mom told stories about me...haha I was such a brilliant child. I mean, finally someone realizes how truly brilliant I am :)

Yes anyways. I'm gonna go play poker right now...I have an amazing poker face...haha. haha.haha. not really. I Don't even know how to play poker. But I told everyone that I do...ya...

ciao

Bad luck with roomates...

Maybe its me. Maybe it really isn't someone else's fault. Maybe its me. Maybe I'm a bad roomate. Its me than. 2 out of 2 people that I've lived with. Hmm. They both have something in common... Me. Then its settled. Hense forth and forever more I shall not be allowed to live with anyone.

Well this time, hmmm. Not sure if I'm actually to blame. A girl I know is living with me, and has been for the past month. She didn't have a job, or money. Well, she still doesn't have money. How can a person live off someone else for a month and not get a job????? Does she think I am made of money? I don't get it. I don't get it. Like, who does that?

I talked to her today. I guess she got a job. She starts on Monday. Its about bloody time. A month. I've supported her for a month. I'm tired. Can I afford to have a 20 year old child?
I am still at a loss. How long can I go on like this? I've worked hard for my stuff. I know that stuff isn't the be all end all. But I started with nothing and I made something ya know?

And she has a cat. It stinks. My house smells like cat. Ok correction the litter box is a rotting pit of smelly disgusting fesces and I don't think that I should be the one to clean it. Ya, anyways I know I am just being selfish. But I don't think I should have to take a second job to support someone else.

Anyways, I am actually in a good mood. ITs nice and glorious out. Obviously I am not outside. I swept off my sidewalk, and played with the dog. Actually I threw this ball and it got stuck on the neighbours side of the fence and I had to like reach my hand thru the narrow fence and try to pull the ball out all while trying to distract the dog as to not eat me :) Meanwhile the neighbours were watching me out their window. Haha.

I'm cool beans.