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I’ve never been a huge fan of cars, so I tend to latch on to the newest and shiniest model as my favourite. My father loves the Pontiac Solstice, and he clings to the idea that upon retirement, he will purchase one and zoom around looking wholly like a midlife crisis on wheels! I guess his choice must have imprinted itself in my mind after being repeated for as long as the car has existed, because I find myself oddly drawn toward this sporty, two-door car. I’m not even sure whether or not I’d have room to take my cat to the vet!
Jul
7
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My favourite class in high school was English, but not until my final year. I finally had a teacher whose methods I understood and enjoyed, and the material was interesting. We wrote about and discussed Shakespeare, various novels, and at one point, we were given an assignment to write a scene from Hamlet that was only implied, not actually in the writing. Being the keener that I was, I took this assignment and wrote three pages of decent iambic pentameter, the rhythm used in Hamlet and many other Shakespearean works. My teacher was tickled pink! At the end of the year, I was given an award the school had only just invented to commemorate the retirement of another English teacher. I was so proud of myself! When I came back the following year to visit, I took a look at the list of winners to see who had won the year after I graduated. It was me. I guess nobody could live up to my proud, iambic legacy..?
Jul
7
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My favourite animal is the llama, and I doubt it will be unseated from this position any time soon. As a child, I got to visit a pet-the-animals farm in the middle of a local fair. There were goats, sheep, and of course, one or two llamas. They weren’t particularly outstanding to look at; their coats were matted and covered in dirt. However, there was a woman attempting to feed an empty ice cream cone to one of the llamas: not a waffle cone, but one of those cheap, yellowish cones. The llama leaned over and began to chew. The woman was positively thrilled. I couldn’t help but wonder if llamas should be eating ice cream cones. Then, the llama spat the wad of food right back into the woman’s face. It turns out that llamas aren’t fans of sugar-cones either!
Jul
7
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One of my favourite websites at the moment is Kijiji, the equivalent of the classifieds section of your local newspaper. I watch for new employment opportunities; the variety of jobs people post on Kijiji is fantastic. I check for collectibles for myself or my partner, and occasionally skim the electronics section. I found a like-new flat-screen TV for just $275, and a PSP for my partner for a good price! Once in a while, too, I’ll coo over the pictures of cute animals in the pets section until my partner convinces me that we shouldn’t have another cat, let alone an entire litter of fluffy puppies.
Jul
7
