<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631</id><updated>2011-06-08T01:07:15.557-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the brotherhood</title><subtitle type='html'>.where the world comes together.

Here one enters a new sector of Venus. Things are not always as they seem but they are good. The treasures found here are predictably chraming to the insider and absurdly alluring to the outsider looking [perhaps longing to be] in.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>apt129</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15604851020768548254</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-115058070572359305</id><published>2006-06-17T17:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-06-17T17:45:05.733-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the old crew</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4289/2299/1600/DSCN1032.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4289/2299/320/DSCN1032.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I know that the apartment looks different, and that Lea's not coming back, and that Hannah had to give up her room yesterday, and that life goes on and all that mumbo-jumbo...but I miss what we had.  We should have spent more time together.  Hope summer is treating you all well. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mandy.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-115058070572359305?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/115058070572359305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=115058070572359305' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/115058070572359305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/115058070572359305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/06/old-crew.html' title='the old crew'/><author><name>apt129</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15604851020768548254</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114670900424077264</id><published>2006-05-03T22:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-05-03T22:16:44.250-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>too bad that the asian wants her photo back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the wall was so bare that i rearranged the furniture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but yes, you girls are miss "muchly"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you get so used to a lifestyle and then within moments it all changes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;much love.  mand.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114670900424077264?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114670900424077264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114670900424077264' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114670900424077264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114670900424077264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/05/too-bad-that-asian-wants-her-photo.html' title=''/><author><name>apt129</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15604851020768548254</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114634432188766857</id><published>2006-04-29T16:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-29T16:58:41.896-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>To my beloved - already missed - roommates,&lt;br /&gt;I just hung the picture of the four of us in my room...well actually my sister's room but I took one of her pictures down so I could see you all the time. So now we are placed among her african/wildlife themed room...still together!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Sultry &lt;/span&gt;love to you&lt;br /&gt;Elea&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114634432188766857?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114634432188766857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114634432188766857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114634432188766857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114634432188766857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/04/to-my-beloved-already-missed-roommates.html' title=''/><author><name>Hofman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10690867014600197343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114477837106422658</id><published>2006-04-11T13:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-04-11T13:59:31.086-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sub Letters</title><content type='html'>Guys, a heads up; Someone called Sweater is coming to join us. It'll be great!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(P.S. Any of you readers want a place for the summer? Let us know!)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114477837106422658?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114477837106422658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114477837106422658' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114477837106422658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114477837106422658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/04/sub-letters.html' title='Sub Letters'/><author><name>Hannah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15101079107149417113</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114248344162881965</id><published>2006-03-15T23:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-15T23:30:58.780-05:00</updated><title type='text'>An Addition</title><content type='html'>I just wanted to make a point of saying that this week we have an honourary 5th roommate. Meet Jessica Lappala. She's superb. Most importantly she laughs at everything but in a non-annoying, good way. An excellent addition indeed because she's so easy to chat with and get to know. So let's just pause and have a round of applause for her. Clap clap clap clap clap clap.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114248344162881965?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114248344162881965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114248344162881965' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114248344162881965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114248344162881965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/03/addition.html' title='An Addition'/><author><name>Hofman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10690867014600197343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114114277806389931</id><published>2006-02-28T11:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-28T11:06:18.073-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For the love of roommates</title><content type='html'>Usually April is the last one to come home after a week off...but this time it was ME! And what a marvelous experience it was! I walked in the door to see all of my roommates standing in a line, itching with excitement. It is so affirming to see how much your friends appreciate you...and as a rule, we girls need affirmation. SO, thanks First Floor Ladies...you make my life - I don't know what I'd do without you!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114114277806389931?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114114277806389931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114114277806389931' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114114277806389931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114114277806389931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/02/for-love-of-roommates.html' title='For the love of roommates'/><author><name>Hofman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10690867014600197343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114079406480138525</id><published>2006-02-24T10:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-24T10:15:29.980-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Howdy!</title><content type='html'>In case anyone reading this wanted to know who these first floor ladies really are..well here we are! Hannah, Amanda, April, Elea. (from left to right)&lt;br /&gt;Together we equal greatness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3266/868/1600/Aoartment%20129%21%20Hannah%2C%20Mandy%2C%20April%2C%20Elea.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3266/868/400/Aoartment%20129%21%20Hannah%2C%20Mandy%2C%20April%2C%20Elea.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am off on a retreat tonight, so I hope you all have a great weekend girls, I will see you sunday. &lt;br /&gt;xoxo&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114079406480138525?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114079406480138525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114079406480138525' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114079406480138525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114079406480138525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/02/howdy.html' title='Howdy!'/><author><name>Hannah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15101079107149417113</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114053397502848034</id><published>2006-02-21T09:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-21T09:59:35.036-05:00</updated><title type='text'>everyone likes lists...</title><content type='html'>THINGS YOU HAVE MISSED SINCE BEING HERE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  being alone&lt;br /&gt;2. me having new underwear that feels like bathing suit material.&lt;br /&gt;3. finding out that if you put salsa, sour cream and cheese over pasta its just as good.&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;em&gt;the fire alarm this morning&lt;/em&gt;.  damn...its cold outside.  I'm pretty sure that I would have died if there was an actual fire.  I spent a good couple of minutes in bed resenting that stupid noise and then I had to put clothes on.  As I hoped over the balconey (with a nostalgic thought to Emily) I figured that I wouldn't see anyone outside...cause everyones on break, except Mike, but I thought he had class.  Anyhow, I didn't see Mike, and I forgot that Matt's apartment still lived here.  ha. oops.  So, I put some Counting Crows on my IPOD and walked over to Andrew, Jon and Matt, and Bella. &lt;br /&gt;5. ...there will be more to come I'm sure...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"come home, I love you.  come back"&lt;br /&gt;        what movie is that from?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114053397502848034?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114053397502848034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114053397502848034' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114053397502848034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114053397502848034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/02/everyone-likes-lists.html' title='everyone likes lists...'/><author><name>apt129</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15604851020768548254</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22584631.post-114045320518726509</id><published>2006-02-20T11:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-20T11:37:57.403-05:00</updated><title type='text'>2006-2007</title><content type='html'>Less than two months left girls...unless we follow my trusty recipe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recipe for next year.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amanda&lt;/strong&gt; - goes to Ryerson next year with the occassional plane trip out east or west to keep her restless spirit in check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elea &lt;/strong&gt;- finds her social calling at U of T (the non denominational part) and begins to write a book...because she has a lot of good things to say. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April &lt;/strong&gt;- George Sweetman insists that she takes the Worldview class and stays at Tyndale - and who can defy George Sweetman? (Hi George, I heard you like to read blogs) She also becomes the star of the Tyndale Girls Basketball Team.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hannah&lt;/strong&gt; - Takes York by storm and becomes an activist for humanity...or something like that. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Result&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: Everyone stays in Apartment 129.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any questions?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22584631-114045320518726509?l=firstfloorladies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/feeds/114045320518726509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=22584631&amp;postID=114045320518726509' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114045320518726509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22584631/posts/default/114045320518726509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://firstfloorladies.blogspot.com/2006/02/2006-2007.html' title='2006-2007'/><author><name>Hannah</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15101079107149417113</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>
