Crazy Weekend over!

I HATE CRUISE WEEKEND!

Sorry folks, but What a waste of a good summer weekend. I was at "The Phone kiosk" all weekend, and if I have to say "_____ and ______ are two separate companies" again in the next 24 hours, I will make a shiv out of a bic pen and a cell phone battery, I swear it!!!

The mall was packed all weekend, but today was the worst. 1st Avenue was blocked off and they had cars all up and down in front of the Midtown. It was brutal. There were so many people. Plus, there were these kids in pink t-shirts, from some youth evangelical group, who were stopping people, and asking them about their relationship with Christ. Now, I've got no problem with people talking about God, but don't start bothering strangers in a packed mall. That's how people get irritable!!!

On a funny note, today among all of the strange people, and car people, and religious people I talked to today, there was a very nice man and his son who came up to the Kiosk. He and I talked for a bit about different phone stuff, and we gave his Son and Daughter some cute stickers. They all looked familiar, but I couldn't place them. Then as they were getting ready to leave he said his son's name, and I realized that I had been talking to Terri's Hubster and JJ!!! What a small world! Girl, next time you are in the mall, stop by and say Hi!

An Ode to my Craptastic Computer

Oh, Computer! How do I loathe thee? Let me bemoan all of the ways!

You are slow, so very slow. To watch a video on you takes the patience of a saint. My You-tube clips are painfully choppy, and any streaming video is more aptly defined as trickling video.

You are filled with poorly-maintained software, (Because we are much too cheap to treat you well) and you like to crash if not lovingly tended to.

Your monitor has the words "1024 = NO!" lovingly tattooed on it, a previous owner's warning to all future users.

The best thing about you, my piece-of-crap-computer, is the fact that you are going to be leaving us sooner than later, and I'll be able to hold my head up high and proclaim:

I'm getting a Dell!

Big Brother is AWESOME this summer!

Have you been watching Big Brother All Stars? This season is really fun. There is so much backstabbing going on! I was really excited for Chicken George to win HOH this week. He seemed so out of sorts when he won :-) I hope that Mike Boogie keeps the Coup d'Etat to himself again this round. I'd like to see James get booted on Sunday! Gotta love Double Eviction weeks!

If you didn't understand ANY of what I just said, Where have you been all summer?!!? Big Brother is one of the top ten shows of all time. BTW, if you don't want to pay for the live feed, here's a great link to a daily update site hosted by the guy at the Movie Spoiler.

On to real life (at least my own real life)...

The Ex was great! I was spoiled rotten by my loving hubby. We dined on fair food, took in the hypnotist show, wandered through the trade show, played a few games, watched some chuckwagon racing, and finally, went on the Ferris wheel. It was a lovely evening all round.

Travis even "won" me a $10 teddy bear (that means he paid $10 to play for a $1.00 toy) I can't imagine taking children to the fair though. It was freaking expensive to go on the rides plus admission and treats, a day at the ex could easily run a family $100 or more!

I've been enjoying the summer. The dog and I went for a very long walk down by the river last night. The weather was perfect! I wished that I had brought my camera. There were all kinds of birds along the Meewasin trail last night, and Tika had a blast chasing them all!

It sounds like that the Sask blogger meet - Saskatoon edition - is planned for the weekend of September 23rd. I hope to be going, and meeting all of you live and in person. Remember - I'm not a stranger, I'm just strange :-)

Have a great night Everyone!

So Sleepy...

I have this strange insomnia coming over me lately. I cannot seem to fall asleep. This week, It's either been the heat or last night, it was the storm. I dunno what to do.

This is going to be a long weekend. I have worked every day since Sunday, and will continue to do so until the Sunday after next :-) That's my problem now, I have no time to get into trouble anymore! What was I thinking!!! Two jobs! CRAZY!?!?!

I think that Travis and I are going to the ex tomorrow night. He has passes for the ex and the chuckwagon races. I'm kinda excited, because I've never been to a chuckwagon race. I'm really not sure what a chuckwagon even is! (That's not very country of me, I realize.) I'm sure that I'll have a funny story to tell tomorrow.

See Y'all then!

Received in an email this afternoon

I received this in one of those "please forward this to everyone in your email list" kinds of emails. I Had to wonder if A) it's true, and B) where these #'s came from.

If anyone knows if this is true, can you let me know?

Only in Canada. Do not apply for your old age pension. Apply to be a refugee. It is interesting that the federal government provides a single refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and each can get an additional $580.00 in social assistance for a total of $2,470.00. This compares very well to a single pensioner who, after contributing to the growth and development of Canada for 40 or 50 years, can only receive a monthly maximum of $1,012.00 in old age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement. Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees! Let's send this thought to as many Canadians as we can and maybe we can get the refugees cut
back to $1,012.00 and the pensioners up to $2,470.00 , so they can enjoy the
money they were forced to submit to the Canadian government for those 40 to
50 years.

Here's my two cents: EVEN if this is true, why make a villian of a refugee who has come to Canada? They are here for a reason. Their country was in some turmoil of some sort, and they were either forced out, or they fled towards safety.

Instead of "getting the refuges cut back", why not provide more for Canadian Seniors, or better yet, COMPROMISE!!! Give a little to the seniors, and take a little from the refugees. Was that so hard? Why would someone start this chain letter? Their only focus was, As far as I can tell, to point a finger and blame foreign refugees for another one of the Canadian government's shortcomings. I'm sure that during the creation of the last budget, some random refugee had his or her hand in the mix, and was doling out the cash. :-)

Free to Be...You and ME!!!

Today, I found out that a friend's brother came out as a gay man a few weeks ago. He had a girlfriend in high school, but was never really happy. He met a man a couple of months ago, and they became close. He realized that he was attracted to his friend, and had been suppressing his homosexual feelings for a very long time.

He came out and was TERRIFIED of the response that would come from his family and friends. I'm glad to say that everyone who matters, has been happy for him, and had guessed a while ago :-)

I jump from this story of self-awareness, discovery and acceptance, to the cd in the picture.

If you were a child in the 70's and early 80's you have probably heard this album. It was dreamed up by Marlo Thomas and had a great number of big celebs (for it's time). Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, Carol Channing and Dick Cavett to name a few.

I am surprised that so few people remember this record. It has had it's place in American culture, I mean it was mentioned by Carrie and Stannie in an episode of Sex and the City ("Stanford: I also got them a CD of Free To Be... You And Me. Carrie: I loved Marlo Thomas! I played that album all through the fifth grade. I wanted to run as fast as the wind. Stanford: I played "William Wants A Doll" so many times I almost turned my little sister into a gay man!")

Free to be you and me had one main message to share with kids and grown-ups alike: No matter who you are, or what you want to be, That's OK!

There was a lot of concern because the content was radically feminist at the time. It's ok for girls to be masculine and boys to be feminine. A football star told us that it's ok to cry. A mommy and a daddy told us that they are just regular people. And, in one of the albums most famous songs (and controversial) It's alright for a boy to want to play with dolls.

I played this record over and over as a child. I have truly fond memories of my Mom singing along with me to "Parents are people". It made me laugh to think of my Mommy as a kid like me at one time.

I found this on cd just a couple of months ago and I snatched it up again. I have been reliving some happy times as a child with these songs and skits. I recommend finding a copy and sharing it with a child in your life, or even sharing it with your inner child. It will make them really happy. Trust me on this one. :-)

In that same episode of SATC, in a voice-over, Carrie wonders "When we were younger, Marlo Thomas sang to us about accepting each other and our differences, but then we got older and started singing a different tune. We stop celebrating each other's life choices and started qualifying them. Is acceptance really such a childish concept, or did we have it right all along? When did we stop being free to be you and me?"

That's a good question that we should all ask ourselves!!! Comment on this post, Please! I really want to know what you all think about this idea of Celebrating ourselves and everyone else for being the real you. Why do we find ourselves afraid to admit our true feelings sometimes?

Best Week Ever!

Old Navy doesn't have the best week ever. My Mother-in-Law is having the best week ever.

Two Months before Travis and I started dating, she had a couple major surgeries beacuse she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer and a Brain Tumour. She was in really rough shape for a long time. This week, her doctor old her that most of her cancer is in remission, and that she is going to be fine. That was amazing news! Then, tonight, she went to bingo, and came home with $5000!!! She had $2000 in twenties! That was amazing!

Travis and his Dad are fishing this weekend. I hope that they have a good time.

Yay! Thunderstorm!

They (The Weather Network) are threatening / promising a thunderstorm!

I PROMISE to post tomorrow or even later tonight / this AM...

What a lot / whole bunch of slashes in this quickie :-)