Imagine the conversations!

Thirteen people that I would LOVE to sit with and have a cup of tea. 1. The Dalai Lama. He was presented with honorary Canadian citizenship earlier this month. I would like to talk with him about spirituality and learn from him. 2. President George W. Bush. Just to simply find out WHY!! Why he does the stuff that he does. 3. Peter and Bobby Farrelly. I would like to discuss films with these two. for a couple of guys who make movies for frat guys, they seem to posess wicked talent. 4. Pope Benedict XVI. As any Catholic can attest to, (Reformed or otherwise) we are all drawn to the Vatican. I would love to talk shop with The Pope and truly discover what his real thoughts on spirituality are. 5. Emma Thompson. Not only an accomplished actress, but also a fantastic writer. She wrote the screenplay for Nanny McPhee. 6. My Great Grandma (My Dad's Dad's Mom). My Baba had stories of the old country, and running from the Nazi's, plus I hear that she was wicked awesome in the kitchen. She died when I was a baby. I wish I could have heard her stories first hand. 7. Zach Braff. He's a hottie, with GREAT taste in music. Nuff said. 8. Idina Menzel. This chick can sing! She was the original Maureen Johnson in RENT, and most recently was cast in 'Wicked' as Elphaba. 9. Christopher Moore. As a slightly twisted person, I read Chris' books almost religiously. His newest one is to be called Love Sucks and is a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends. 10. Brian McLaren. I'm just beginning the book A Generous Orthodoxy :Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, anabaptist/anglican, methodist, catholic, green, incarnational, depressed-yet-hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian. It's the only book I've ever read that has a "Chapter 0." 11. My Mom. I miss her. I haven't seen her in a few months.... (I know that there are people who go longer than a few months without a visit with their Moms, but there are also people who can see them every day!!!) 12. Anne Lamott. I have fallen in love with her. I have a post on Travelling Mercies that I'm writing now, so please stay tuned! If you have ever felt alone, or abandoned by "god", you need to read this book. The first chapter titled Lily Pads, had me hooked for good. 13. Finally, I would love to have a cup of tea with all of you! My loyal readers! I know a small few of you in the real world, but you all leave your impressions on me with your kind words, and encouragement. Thanks for everything!

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Hell Yeah, I just saw Jackass Two!

Travis got to choose the movie, and I hate to admit it, but my ribs are sore from laughing!

On the ride home I asked him when we would be too old to appreciate fart humor. His answer...

He didn't give me one!

Mega Creep Factor

I just got a very strange phone call. There was some guy, who called me and was like, "Hey, What's up? Remember Me? What are you doing right now?"

I said that I had no clue who was calling. He replied, "If you want to know who this is, you have to go out and meet me somewhere!" I told him that I would have to know who was calling before I made arrangements to go out. He then hung up on me!

WHAT THE F*#&!

Now I have to figure out who I gave my cell # to or decide if it was a random prank call!

Quiz time!

I donated blood today after work and I don't really feel like writing. That means that you all get to take the fantastically difficult test posted below! Have fun :-)

Tracey's Marshmallow Fluff Quiz Take my quiz! Take This Quiz See Scores Make Own Quiz

P.S.- Thanks to Suzy for the inspiration for this one! She's the instigator this time. It was fun to make this quiz... I hope that you all at least attempt to "Label Me" :-)

It's a bird, It's a plane...No! It's the Thursday 13!

Thirteen things I did instead of Blogging or Writing
the Thursday thirteens this summer:

1. I re-watched all six seasons of Sex and the City on DVD.
2. I got crazy busy working two jobs...(What's sunshine? And what does this 'fresh air' that you speak of smell like?)
3. I started deciding what I want to do when I grow up.
4. I began to read Wicked, but my Husband stole it from me!
5. I developed a girl crush on Anne Lamott. I have Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith on order at the library :-)
6. I discovered the single greatest new band on the planet: TV on the Radio Go out right now and buy their album Return to Cookie Mountain, go right now, I'll wait for you to come back!
7. I did read all of your blogs...Religiously! I swear!
8. I got myself reacquainted with the queen, Ms. Hepburn, by having a marathon viewing of her best movies (Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Charade, Two for the Road, My Fair Lady, Funny Face, Wait Until Dark, Love in the Afternoon, Breakfast at Tiffany's)
9. I Planned a whole year's worth of activities for my Spark Group!
10. I started the daunting task of taming my poor kittie's mats. He is so very anti-grooming, that this is a really rough experience for us both!
11. I donated to the annual CFCR FM-Phasis fundraiser. You should too! The theme this year is "Inside Your Head".
12. I have been drinking some tasty teas courtesy my favorite Blogger, and learning about the whole experience here! (Who would have guessed that Tea has it's own website!) ps - my favorite has to be the Twinings Lemon & Ginger in the AM and the Bigelow Earl Grey Green in the PM! Thanks for the cornucopia of flavours to experiment with!
13. Finally, I was nursing a terrible crush on a certain Mr. Braff, and I alleviated it with an opening night viewing of The Last Kiss (Which, by the way, is an excellent movie, no matter what you may have heard. It is very true to life, and it delves into the theory that not every relationship comes along and is perfect. You have to work at at relationship. Just because you love someone, does not mean that you will live happily ever after!)

OK, OK, I'm getting the hint!!!

So I kind of took the summer off, and blogging was, to say the least, sporadic.

Well, now the vacation is over, and you all have to read my blatherings and daily dose of tripe!

...it might suck to be you for a while :-)

I'm kidding! I'm always full of happy Marshmallow Fluff for your enjoyment, just remember to brush and floss after reading.

And now for a proud Girl Moment in History:

Thirty-one years ago today, Billie Jean King beat the crap out of the self-proclaimed male chauvinist, Bobby Riggs.


In straight sets, the former Wimbledon champ won in front of 30,000 people! Way to go girl!



What makes me think of this today? Today I had a "battle of the sexes" at work. I have a co-worker who thinks that Boys are better at EVERYTHING! He has just met his match. I have a racket, and I'm not afraid to use it!

Girls of the world, we're just as good as the boys and we smell better too! I'm going to make this boy cry when I'm done with him :-)

Sparkle sparkle!

Who would have guessed that organizing an hour's worth of activity for five and six year old girls would be so stress-filled!!!

(All the Moms in the crowd stand up and say "Duh!")

I'm wroking out the details for some neat outings for my Spark group this year. I'm dreaming big and hoping that If I cast out a few different lines, I can hook one or two big ones! The thoughts right now are: Airport tour, Radio Station tour, Art Gallery night, U fo S Observatory visit, and maybe a TV station tour. I am 97% confirmed on one of these so far. The best outcome would be that they are all available, and I choose one or two for this year and save one or two for the next.

Also, I'm looking for a co-leader...Know anyone who likes to hang out with little girls, colour inside the lines, prefers campfires to ovens and likes the Chocolate cookies more than the vanilla ones??? They would be a perfect match to me as a leader!! (I always knew that this web site would turn into a personal ad... :-)

Is Melancholy Contagious?

Have you ever felt blue for no good reason at all?

I have tons o' goodness all around, and yet this week, I've been kinda glum. I feel like there i something lurking just around the corner waiting to pounce if I get too excited or cheery.

I guess that it doesn't help that I have been rather sluggish due to a nasty cold that I picked up at work (thanks boss ;-) but still, I just plain feel gross.

Maybe I'm just depressed that the final two in Big Brother are Stupid Erica and Boogie. Boo-Urns! I would totally spend the summer in a house in California to win a half-million. Plus, they get paid to be there, don't they? It would be a win-win situation :-)

Last night I talked to my parents on the phone, and my Mom said that she wants our Santa letters soon. WHAT! Already! It's only September, Ma!?!? That might be the reason for some gloom too... knowing that the mall will start piping Christmas Carols through the airwaves in a few short weeks...

I'm off to the races kiddies, see you all later!

Hanging out on a Late Wednesday Night

Just listening to CFCR 90.5, and finishing a post on the latest issue of Adbusters (post coming soon!)

One of my co-workers has his own radio show on Wednesday nights. It's a pretty awesome show, on an awesome station...

Considering that my musical tastes lean towards "pop" generally, I appreciate CFCR for NOT playing Britney or Christina or even Fred Durst.

Around 9:30 this evening, I was reading Wicked, and listening to these dudes arguing about the political incorrectness of saying (and I paraphrase here) "Sept. 11 is gonna rock and screw the bad memories associated with it previously".

Only on community Radio folks!

Allo, Allo, Allo!

(Imagine the title being said in an "Eliza Doolittle" cockney accent, and it will make more sense)

Hey all of you groovy fellas and schnappy ladies! How are all of you's doin?!?

I'm Great! I'm officially drinking and blogging. I'm having a couple of glasses of wine, and watching the Labor Day Game on TSN. That's not a normal combo is it? My hubster is gone again for the weekend, and I'm here working my bum off at the mall :-( Boo-urns for that!

So in my (GULP!) week long absence, I've been tagged by the super duper Bree! Here goes:

Eight things you never knew about me.

1) I secretly cheer for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers every Labor Day.

2) I HATE one of my supervisors, but I LOVE my job.

3) I won a nation wide contest run by YTV in 1994 and I got the very first version of the Playstation as the first prize.

4) I am a published author. In Grade ten, my English teacher submitted a short story of mine for printing in a book.

5) I finished the Spyro the Dragon game in four days (19:43 total time in game).

6) I cheated on one boyfriend, one time. I felt so terrible afterward, that I swore I would never cheat again, for anything, on anyone, Ever!

7) I have a soft spot in my heart for the movie Clueless.

8) I think that Corner Gas is slightly overrated! Just because they are from a small town, and I am too, a small part of me feels like they aren't always laughing with us but sometimes laughing at us.

So now I'm tagging: Terri, Christy, and my favorite Mama-to-be, Becky.