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Marsha

She wasn't the most careful of girls

About Me

I'm just about ready to hand in my thesis, which means that soon I might actually have a real job! And not at Tim Horton's, either... I'm aiming a tad higher than that, so wish me luck in the job search.I'm a born and bred Newfoundlander (and proud of it). I spend my spare time reading, writing, hanging at the barn and riding my horse Boone, playing guitar, and drinking many pints at Bitters with my friends on Beer o' Clock Fridays.I guess that about sums it up for the most part!

My Interests

Horses and riding, music, playing guitar, wine, beer, literature, film, science, politics, singing and entertaining (or annoying) people with my corny sense of humour, travelling and exploring, trying new foods, the ocean (and everything that lives in it!), and going for hikes.

I'd like to meet:

You

Music:

Newfoundland/Irish - The Irish Descendents, The Navigators, Stan Rogers, Shanneyganook, The Masterless Men, John McDermott... the list goes on.Otherwise - Just to name a few: The Guess Who, U2, David Gray, Tom McRae, Ryan Adams, Leonard Cohen, The Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, The Lowest of the Low, AC/DC, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, and once again the list goes on (and on and on). It is long and may include anything EXCEPT hip-hop and whatever the hell they are playing on the Top 40 Shows these days (if I hear one more Nickelback song I will smash the radio of whatever car I'm sitting in, I mean it!).

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Amelie, Rare Birds, Saving Grace, The Thin Man, Delicatessen,The Usual Suspects, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Neverending Story, Garandiru, C.R.A.Z.Y., Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas... etc.

Television:

Uh... the Discovery Channel? Canada AM? Not a big tv watcher.

Books:

Shantaram, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lord of the Rings, The Thornbirds, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Kit's Law, Gone with the Wind, The Collective Poems of Pablo Neruda... and so on and so forth.

Heroes:

The ones who don't give in and don't give up... whoever they may be.

My Blog

I have nothing of value to say....

...but it won't prevent me from saying it anyway.I never use this frigging MySpace account anymore, and I blame it all on that damn Facebook. I'm sure it's really an instrument of world domination. Ev...
Posted by Marsha on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:52:00 PST

If you were a Care Bear, what would be on your tummy? and other randomness

I haven't quite decided on that one.. but maybe a foaming pint of beer (in which my name would be Drinks-a-lot Bear). Or maybe I could have a constantly changing tummy image - and then my name wo...
Posted by Marsha on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:01:00 PST

Is that how they do it in To-rooooon-to?

I'm watching this new show on CBC called Little Mosque on the Prairie. It's hilarious. I recommend.
Posted by Marsha on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:55:00 PST

Oops... I missed the ending.

I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that I slept through New Years Eve. I mean, all the cool people were out partying and watching the fireworks, or stumbling drunkenly around the streets screaming obsce...
Posted by Marsha on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:45:00 PST

Christmas Time's A-Comin'!

Whew... only one week til Christmas Day! I cannot believe how fast this year has went by. I'll be heading out to Mudder and Fadder's for Christmas this year (unlike last) and that should be a nice cha...
Posted by Marsha on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:35:00 PST

Big Weekend Ahead!

Hey all, Well, after weeks of stressing and working and stressing and working, it's the Big Weekend. I am so excited, and I know it'll pass in a whirlwind, but I also know it'll be a hell of a lot of ...
Posted by Marsha on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:26:00 PST

When I grow up, I'm gonna be a cougar.

Well, the weekend is pretty much over, and while it wasn't all too eventful, it was certainly not bad. On Friday night Bruce and Sabrin hosted a curry potluck at their house - complete with a hired ma...
Posted by Marsha on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:11:00 PST

I have a MySpace? Cool!

Ha, it's been awhile - I completely forgot that I have a MySpace account! But well, here I am. I am supposed to be studying for the Stats exam I have in an hour and a half, but let's face it - stats a...
Posted by Marsha on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:09:00 PST

Here's to Joe

Joe Brown, a prof and administrator at the OSC, where I"m doing my Masters, recently and unexpectantly passed away. He was a great person, and he will be greatly missed. He was one of my committee mem...
Posted by Marsha on Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:00:00 PST

The Boys at the Bar

Last night I dragged Shana out for a 'drink' downtown. Which turned into 'several drinks' downtown. We went to the Sundance where there was a band playing, plunked ourselves down at a table, a...
Posted by Marsha on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST