Tuesday, July 31, 2007

One word at a time

So today you get the cool meme I borrowed from Liz. Normal questions, but you can only give one word answers.



1. Where is your cell phone? Purse

2. Your husband? Work

3. Your hair? Towel

4. Your mother? Assiniboia

5. Your father? Ditto

7. Your dream last night? Nader

8. Your favorite drink? Slurpee

9. Your dream car? Beemer

10. The room you're in? Living

11. Your ex? Which1

12. Your fears? Many

13. What do you want to be in 10 years? Happy

14. Who did you hang out with last night? Alone

15. What you're not? Rich

16. Muffins? Bran

17. One of your wish list items? House

18. Where you grew up? Assiniboia

19. The last thing you did? Lunch

20. What are you wearing? Clothes

21. Your TV? On

22. Your pet? Multiple

23. Your computer? Fantastic

24. Your life? Crazy

25. Your mood? Satisfied

26. Missing? Motivation

27. What are you thinking about right now? Cleaning

28. Your car? Accent

29. Your work? Part-time

30. Your summer? Busy

31. Your relationship status? Married

32. Tomorrow? Zoo

33. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday

34. Last time you cried? Sunday

35. School? Someday

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true
Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me
Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good
Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame
Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.

Monday, July 30, 2007

"I'd do that for a Dollar!"

Shout out to all other Big Brother fans out there!

Eric has been heard saying his new catchphrase already. I like it! Let's hope it does catch on! Poor Nick, He doesn't know that he's on his way out the door... Danielle is involved in the plan and it's killing her. She has an ugly sounding cry on the feeds. I';m not sure if she's going to have a boyfriend when this game is finished....

I've got to get back to my regularly scheduled melting now. See you all later!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Fat or Phat?

It has been documented here that I am on a mission to lose 150 pounds, AKA, my butter half! Buddum Cha! *****For the record, I've lost 15 from May to the beginning of June, so I think it's going well so far!******

I digress, anyhoo, I found this pleasantness staring back at me from my bloglines this morning. Manolo, of the shoe blog fame, has recruited a couple of Grrrls to blog under the heading Manolo for the Big Girl!

This is a huge leap (pun intended) for us larger than life gals who still read Vogue every month and dream of wearing Haute Couture. I love me some pretty clothes and in a market like Saskatoon where the fat girls can't shop in the Frakas or Tonic's, we are stuck in the Penningtons and Addition-Elle's of the world. There is no comparison. The fat stores just aren't Phat.

It's not just the clothes, but the way they fit most of the time. They are made for one body shape and us big girls come in a variety of shapes. I am a mix of bigger through the shoulders, but a gal I used to work with had a ghetto booty and needed a bigger size for pants than tops.

Plus, I find that the local fat chick clothes I buy are made out of cheap fabrics, but still cost a lot! I would pay $80 for a blouse if it didn't get all misshapen after the first wash. (and it's not me, I am meticulous about washing my things with major care. I have so few nice things, I want them to stay nice.)

All this is moot once I get all hot this winter while being a gym bunny. I will walk into Manhattan Casuals and buy some totally skanky outfit and it will be a size 8!!! Yeah!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Here's some Geography fun!

I came across this tonight. This is a game called StateTris. It's like Tetris, but instead of plain blocks, you move the 48 continiental states into place, from the south up!

Go here to play. There are varying levels of hardness. I got the medium set in 6minutes 34 seconds. Post your scores in the comments to share! Best scores get a prize! (No cheating!!!)

I is Spoiled!!!

Look at what My Wonderful Husband Just Bought Me!!!! (ok, it's for "us")


That Monitor is bigger than our TV!!! And I have a printer Finally! It isn't set up yet though. I need a real desk now!

Monday, July 23, 2007

It took less than 6 hours. That's all I can say.

I read The new Harry Potter book in less than 6 hours. It was awesome. I can't say anything more, because I won't spoil anything. :-)

On Friday night, I went with Becky to the book party at McnallyRobinson. That was amazing crazy fun! Huge kudos to everyone there who worked so hard to set that night up! I loved every minute! I just wish that we'd been able to see more. The place was packed and you could hardly move, let alone get to everything they had set up. There was a Sorting Hat, a Department of Magical Artifacts, a Pensive, Professor Trelawny's Tower, The Grave of Tom Riddle, The Forbidden Forest, and my favorite, Hogsmeade Market.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

What to do if it's hot outside...

...You hide out in your basement and eat ice cubes and read.

At least that's what I've done these last few days. I'm not going to complain about the weather, because that's just not my style. I'm not a big complainer.

HA HA HA!!!

I got back from Shawna's Book Club tonight. The next book for the group is A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.

We discussed Kim Edwards' book The Memory Keeper's Daughter. I still don't think it's a great book, It's a good one. I wouldn't discourage anyone from checking it out.

In the last week, I've read three books. I'm running out of material ;-) Becky, I'll be over to raid your shelves again soon if this keeps up! I also tore through Season one of Nip/Tuck. Paul from work loaned it to me. He and Johnny both were raving about the series, so I caved and borrowed it. I have the second season waiting for me to pick it up. There are apparently some major plot spoilers online, so I have avoided any Nip/Tuck websites. Thanks to watching The View last year. all I know is that Rosie O'Donnell shows up at one point and has a recurring role. I wouldn't consider that a spoiler per se.

Does anyone have any suggestions for summer reads? Throw them out there and let a girl know what to buy next!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Friday the 13th, eh?

I'm not afraid of Friday the 13th. I was born on a Friday the 13th, so I see it as a good luck day...My parents might think otherwise though :-)

It's so hot in my house, I keep tossing and turning and trying to lay directly in the path of the fan, but so is my husband, and I think he's won this round. I'm sleeping on the chesterfield tonight. If you have central air, and you are reading this, can I come for a sleepover?

I just finished a book called The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards. I'm not sure what to make of it. It was not my cup of tea entirely, but I still enjoyed it. There were moments when I thought that I might not finish it, but then it would perk back up and I'd be hooked for another couple of chapters. I'd say it's a good library book, or a borrower, but I wouldn't rush out and buy a copy if I were you.

Think happy thoughts for me today. I'm ripping my living room apart in my "cleaning frenzy". I've gone through every space in our house, and I've either tossed things out, Freecycled them, or boxed them up and made tons of space for us to move around again. It feels good to have clutter free as a part of my vocabulary again. I'm nowhere near finished this belated Spring cleaning yet, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (and no, it's not just a freight train heading my way...for all you Metallica fans out there)

Monday, July 02, 2007

I wish I had access to one of these!


Does this store look familliar? Everyone's favorite Kwik stop has become a reality... For a while at least! There are eleven 7-eleven stores in the States that have transformed to Kwik-e-Marts.

Complete with Jasper in the freezers, they have all of your favorite Simpson's treats too!

Any one want a Buzz Cola?