Hey, my name is Aisling (say it like “Ashleen”), but my friends call me Ling, Aisy or Ash! I’m a 22 year old extremely liberal girl living in the conservative heartland of Canada. I am a past
Katimavik participant, a current
New Media student (working for an online marketing agency over the summer), a future know-it-all and an
aspiring xylophonist. I enjoy cupcakes, bright colours, loud music and smart, talented people who read this blog!
Well well, look who’s on summer vacation. Jealous? I think so.
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably are already well aware of how I kicked off my summer break from school. As a quick recap, I spent Tuesday evening at a BBQ at a friend’s, Wednesday evening at the on campus bar with a bunch of classmates and our instructors, Thursday evening shopping with friends followed by a crazy night around town with some other friends, Friday I went home at 9am and then went shopping all day and then for dinner with some family, and Saturday night … read more?
Monday May 3rd, 2010 — 7 Comments ✯ Posted under { Life • Photos
It’s safe to say, from hanging around my classmates, and the people in the other classes in my program, that we all pretty much range from moderately-geeky to full-out-geeky on the scale of geekiness. Quite a few of them are sort of stereotypical in their geek ways– they enjoy video games, and Star Trek, and… naming Greek gods while we’re at the bar.
It can be strange, but they’re my friends, so what can I do?
Well, what I usually do is sit there looking confused, sit outside of a lot of video game stores (EB Games is like … read more?
Thursday April 29th, 2010 — 12 Comments ✯ Posted under { Blabbering • Life • Obsessions • School
You should know now that I am crazy about musical theatre. I honestly believe that film adaptations of Broadway musicals are mystical things sent from some sort of higher power. I’ve taken endless emotional beatings from my friends for being a huge fan of High School Musical, even though I am well outside of their targeted age demographic. I’ve been raised on musicals. My entire family is musical, except for me (well, I’m musical, but I wouldn’t consider myself to be talented, like my brother).
I don’t really watch TV. Ever since it was outlawed when I was in Katimavik, … read more?
Wednesday April 28th, 2010 — 8 Comments ✯ Posted under { Blabbering • Life • Music • Obsessions