So I'm 30

Yeah, it happened.


I've finally hit the next big milestone after, 19, 21, 25, 29......30.

I don't feel 30.

I certainly don't act 30....whatever that means......


I feel pretty young still inside, I think that's a good thing.  Though I suppose I don't look that young on the outside anymore.  (Though lots of people have been telling me I look 25-27, so thank you, thank you.)

I got two cards from Elizabeth and her mom, Judy, both which were kind of....I don't know, hit on that nerve I have been dealing with for the past two weeks.  Elizabeth said something interesting, that I should look at those cards (that depressed me with their 'now you're old and milestone, etc.' and 'think of all the things worse than being 30' which made me feel even more depressed, since I think about how much I would like the world to be a better place all the time.) as providing me with perspective.

What does that mean, exactly....perspective?

I have been reading a lot lately about perspective and it has been helping me deal with things that aren't going perfectly in my life at the moment, whether at work, socially, or with my family.  And it has required a lot of this word, a lot of perspective.  Nothing is final, no matter how bad things seem, it's not always the end of everything.  But sometimes when you're in the middle of something, it does feel like the end.  Almost everything seems to bring your world crashing down.  And the fewer supports you have, the less 'perspective' that tends to be available.  Everything is a crisis.

I would like to believe that with age....I will gain some perspective.  The good kind.

Zombies!

In honour of Halloween this weekend, here are highlights from the Zombie Walk that goes on in Toronto.  It's an international event where people dress up as zombies and walk around downtown, pretending to be undead.  Cute!  It's a really fun, community oriented event, and you really feel like you're in a movie!

This girl really creeped me out.  She walked right up to me, and just kind of stood there. 

For some reason I love this guy's costume!

I think this was the best shot I took all day.  =)

I LOVED THIS GUY!  =D

Party on, dude.

There were so many zombies/people.  This was the crowd for about an hour, walking by like this.  Insane!

I like this photo as well.

This is one disgruntled librarian!  Brains!

This is a local joke.  You can't read the sign, but it says, "Rob Ford for Mayor."  He's now the Mayor of Toronto, and very divisive as a politician.

I thought this girl gave a really great 'look.'

Hipster zombies!  Only in Toronto's Queen West!

Princess zombies.  I saw a Mario zombie somewhere, but I haven't found the picture yet. =/

Errr, hi.

I loved these gals!  Great idea!

This was hilarious!  I have no idea where she found the body bag!  (Or how she walked around in it for several hours???)

Gumby poses with Jesus.  Apparently the Second Coming isn't as nice as one would think. =/

This was gross.  The girl literally drank blood in front of me and poured it all over her and smiled.  I have it on video, it's terrifying!

And this guy must have been hungry, because he was chewing that hand the entire walk, I think.

Crazy!  I loved it!  =D