http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/5025 Mon, 15 Jul 2002 14:07:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/5025 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/4902 Mon, 08 Jul 2002 13:14:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/4902 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/4857 I've been super busy which is why I have not been able to grace you all with my updates sooner.

Happy Birthday to Mike, and happy Belated Birthday to my sister Jenn...welcome home. Its great to have you back, even if it does mean I have to go back to sleeping on the couch.

And Ashley, if you're reading this, get back to work! ]]> Thu, 04 Jul 2002 14:58:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/4857 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/1779 Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:14:00 EST http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/1779 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/748 I cannot believe what is about to take place. I am completely blown away!! And as sad as I am that I have to leave the people and surroundings that I love so much, I am looking forward to tackling on a new adventure. Even still, I am starting to realize that I won't see the most important people in my life, for at least a month. And that sooner or later, while everyone will miss me, they're going to move on without me, and when I do come home, things just won't be the same. It'll be hard. It'll be tough. But I think that it'll also be the best experience of my life, and I am so happy that I am embarking on this journey.

Thank you so much to everyone who supported me, and even everyone who didn't. You all, in your own little way, helped me accomplish one of the greatest goals of my life.

To my wonderful family, I love you so so much, and will miss you to death. Thank you for everything. I hope I make you proud.

Well...I'm outta here!!!]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:49:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/748 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/728 Tue, 28 Aug 2001 23:33:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/728 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/717 Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:14:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/717 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/650 Me and Ash played on the same hockey team when we were 9, 13, 14, and 17 years old, and now we're going to the same University. Its cool how things turn out.
Anywho, in rememberance of all the hockey memories we've had, and the ones we're going to have, here is a picture of us looking like dorks!!!
Enjoy!]]> Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:55:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/650 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/649 Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:27:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/649 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/640 The main event was a 10-round fight for the Women's World Flyweight Title, between Twin Dragon's Chantal Nadon, and Mary Hart, who was from England.
Chantal is awesome she is so nice and sweet. You'd never expect her to be a lethal fighter!! Last summer, I sparred her...She kicked the crap outta me! She's small, but she's quick and STRONG. You don't want to mess with her!!
Anywho, Mary Hart was a DIRTY fighter. She kept putting Chantal in headlocks and pushing her head down and even kicked below the belt a number of times. I did not like her one bit. She was also a little cocky and kept smiling which ticked me off. It seemed as though whenever Chantal would attack with some combinations, Mary would grab her or put her in a headlock to slow her down. That pissed me off.
She also dropped her guard whenever she kicked.
Needless to say, Chantal won the fight by a unanimous decision. Way to Go, Girlfriend! It's cool knowing the women's world kickboxing champion. :)
THe only thing I didn't like about the event was the ring girls. They had these ugly girls in tasteless clothes holding signs with the round number on it and first of all they were ugly, and second of all, they were SKANKS. It was all in all, very UNCLASSY.
But other than that the event was awesome. If you haven't seen live kickboxing, you should. It's way better than boxing! And if you haven't tried it, you should!! Its the best workout ever!!
For more information, go to www.twin-dragon.com

I enclosed a picture of Chantal kicking the arse of a girl from Spain to give you an idea of who I'm talking about over here!!

Thats it for now!1
Ciao ciao
]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:18:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/640 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/639 Mua ahaha ahaha]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:06:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/639 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/638 Welcome to another boring episode of my inconsequential, mind-numbing updates. I'm sure you'd rather do a million other things than read my crummy updates, but guess what: YOU'RE NOT. SO to quote the irreverant Breslin.."Muahaha!!"

Well it has come to my attention that some of my updates and comments in other people's updates are offensive. You see, that is how I show my LOVE...I don't really mean to be mean...so don't worry. I'm not being a jerk to people or trying to insult them...I'm just joking around because I like them so much. So once again, I am SORRY! :)

On to more cheerfuly things...I love Matthew Good Band. I work at Canada's Wonderland, and got to see them live when they performed there this year, and let me tell you...they are absolutely AMAZING. Those guys are just so good. To hear Hello Time Bomb and Apparations, and Strange Days and Rico and Running For Home live is absolutely amazing and made me love them even more than I already did. Treble Charger and Sloan also performed that night and it was the same with them. They're just so awesome!! And hearing thier songs live is just so so good!!! For your pleasure, here is a picture of Matt Good. I hear he's an....well you know the rest!!!

Wow. Precisely 2 weeks today, at this time, I'll be in Boston...this is too crazy!! I know I keep saying that, but its because its true!! I cannot believe what is happening!! Its nuts! I don't think I'll ever get over it.

Well...Thats it for today! Thanks for tuning in!]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2001 23:03:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/638 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/617 Quite an amusing name, eh?
It is named after a man named Henry Pennypacker, who was a former president of the 'admissions committe'. It was built in 1956, and is the most recent dormitory. It was originally used as a temporary housing, but is now permanent space for first-year students.
I had a picture, but it was too big. Darn. :(

Anywho...I have 3 roommates, all of whom are American. One is from Vermont, one from Massachusetts, and one from Montanta.

My dorm has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a common room.

This is quite exciting information, is it not? ;)

Wow. I cannot believe how close I am to moving!! 16 days. Thats a little more than 2 weeks!! How nuts is that? To be completely honest, it has not hit me yet. It has not registered in my brain that in two weeks and two days, I will be at Harvard College, as a STUDENT in the Class of 2005. How this is happeneing to me, I have no clue. This is too crazy.

Ok...i've babbled long enough for today.]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:48:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/617 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/556 Thu, 09 Aug 2001 22:47:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/556 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/529 Tue, 07 Aug 2001 21:30:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/529 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/528
I also worked. I am so tired. I can't wait until school starts so I can have a break!!! Yeah right. As if training five days a week (at least) is a break...mind you, I'm training nine times a week right now. Don't ask how I still wake up in the morning...I don't know!!

I was pretty moved by Ashley Banfield's update...I guess because I am going through the same thing...its nuts really. Sometimes I still can't believe that I am actually going to Harvard. I mean, yes, it has ALWAYS been a dream of mine, and since I was 10 years old, I would always tell people that I would go to Harvard one day, but all of this was not with any real conviction that something like that would ever happen to me. Even right now, I don't think I fully believe waht is taking place. But still...in 24 days, I will be leaving for Harvard. Just thinking about it makes me cry. And the funny thing is, I still don't know if they're happy tears or sad ones. I am just so overcome by emotion at the thought of what will materialize in the next four years.
Well, I've bored you enough.
Ciao Ciao!
~Nicole]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2001 21:02:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/528 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/504 You see...a long long time ago, when I was at the tender age of 13 years old, I played on the Toronto Lady Marlies Hockey team, with 15 and 16 year olds. I was the youngest player on the team and the smallest. I was like 4 feet or something ridiculous. Anywhoo...our jerseys were blue, and since I was so small and in blue, one of the fathers, Mr. Allen Piper, started calling me Smurf. In fact, Ashley Banfield was on the team too, and together we made up the "Smurf" Line...well, that name stuck and I liked it, and I liked the smurfs, so "Smurf" has sort of been my nickname since. I just put the 'Stinky' in front because I thought it was funny...
Well, now you understand the meaning behind my name. You can all go to sleep, and even die happily, knowing why I am who I am.]]> Sun, 05 Aug 2001 00:19:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/504 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/486 In a completely unrelated topic, the Rock came back to Wrestling this week, and I still get goosebumps whenever I see him!! He calls himself 'The Most ELECTRIFYING Man in Sports Entertainment', and to be quite honest, I could not agree more! Wrestling is getting good these days...Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWF bought out WCW, and hired the owner of ECW to work for him, so basiclly, he has a monopoly over the entire wrestling industry! Now, they are having an 'Invasion' with WCW/ECW vs. WWF which is so amazing. If you've never watched wrestling before, I suggest you start up now.
Anywhoo...gotta go!! But I put a picture of the ROCK, so you might feel his ELECTRICITY too!!]]> Fri, 03 Aug 2001 16:52:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/486 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333 http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/467 Thu, 02 Aug 2001 18:20:00 EDT http://stinkysmurf.tigblog.org/post/467 42.3333333 -83.033333342.3333333-83.0333333