Facebook

I joined Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I kept getting invites from different friends and family members, so I gave in.

How wild is this tool! I keep browsing the site in different groups and I keep finding people that I knew years ago. I am freaking out over some of these people! It's neat to see what they are doing and who they are becoming!

I like Myspace for the music and I like Facebook for the people! {I think I spend too much time online :-P}

Do you want to be my online friend?

My Mental age is 39! Ugh I'm old!

[x] I know how to make a pot of coffee.
[x] I keep track of dates using a calendar.
[x] I own more than one credit card.
[x] I know how to change the oil in my car.
[x] I vote every election.
[x] I can cook for myself
[x] sometimes I think politics are exciting.
[x] I know how to balance a checkbook.
[ ] My parents have better things to say than my friends.

total: 8

[ x] I show up for school/college/work every day early. (note: Now I do, but I NEVER used to... Right Mr. Cowan?!?!)
[x]always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[x] I've never been suspended.
[x] I have never smoked a cigarette.
[] I have never gotten my room dirty
[] I have forgotten my own birthday at least once.
[x] I like to take walks by myself.
[x] I've watched talk shows.
[x] I know what 'credibility' means without looking it up.
[x] I drink coffee at least once a week.

total: 8

[x] I know how to do the dishes.
[x] I can count to 10 in another language.
[] When I say I'm going to do something I do it.
[x]my parents trust me.
[x] I can mow the lawn.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.
[x] I remember to water the plants.
[x] I study when I have to.
[x] I pay attention at school/college.
[x] I remember to feed my pets.

total: 9

[x] I can spell 'experience' without looking it up.
[x] I work out on a regular basis.
[x] I clean up my own mess.
[x] The people at Starbucks know me by name.
[ ] my favorite kind of food is take out.
[ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get caffeine.
[x] I can go to the store without getting something I don't need.
[x] I understand political jokes the first time they are said.
[x] I can type quickly.

total: 7

[x] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[ ] My only friends are from my place of employment.
[x] I have been to a Tupperware party.
[x] have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[x] I have more bills than I can pay.
[] All my friends are older than I am.
[] I can say no to staying out all night.
[x] I use the internet every day.
[x] My wardrobe hasn't changed in a while.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it.

Total:7

Add up all the numbers and repost this as: "My Mental age is __"

Jerry Falwell...RIP, I guess. (I Mean, That's What Jesus Would Do!)

Yesterday, I was watching The View and they interrupted Rosie (THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE!) to have an ABC News bulletin that Jerry Falwell was dead. He had not shown up to some church meeting, so the people there went to his home and found him there.

I had a few reactions go through my head immediately. First I was almost happy, then as soon as that thought came, I was horrified by it and shamed that I would be so rude! I felt for his family and friends, not his politics or any of that, but for the people he hugged goodnight and who would miss him like crazy.

Other Bloggers that I have read in the last day have not been split. One of my favorite posts is from Bitch Ph.D. She was a little Snarky (in her bitchy way) and it was a good chuckle and all, but I still feel kinda bad.

He and I may not have been on the same page, but he was still a person who Jesus would have loved. Jerry had flaws and so do I. All I can hope for is that he has found his eternal peace.

Friendly Neighbour Hood Spider Man!

I was treated to a Date Night last night! We went to the Galaxy Theater to see Spider Man 3.

As a fan of the Spider dude franchise, it was a great movie! The special effects were amazing, the fight/action sequences were spectacular and the cast was well chosen. There was only one problem... The script was too rushed. There was little character development for some of the side characters, and there were too many "coincidences".

For example, Pete and MJ just happen to be in the woods, and miss seeing a HUGE meteor that contains the black ooze dude, Venom. In the comics, MJ's Astronaut boyfriend brings Venom back on his rocket ship (unknown to him, of course). Also, the Eddie character is snubbed, what, like twice, by Peter Parker, and he ends up HATING Peter so much that he wishes him dead? Meh, I'm being EXTREMELY picky. It was a great movie, and if you liked either one of the first Spidey movies, you'll like this one too!

On the Downside, I was not at home to see the Sopranos, so NO SPOILERS!!! Although, I kinda think I know what happened... People around me can't keep secrets that well :-(

Finally!

This has been a very long week here in my house.

My Husband, in his infinite wisdom, decided to literally rip our computer apart and install both XP and Windows 98. This took a week to do because it was trial and error to get the configuration right. I know very little about hardware issues so the two separate hard drives were Greek to me!

I am happy that he did it though now, because I can play my old DOS computer games again! (XP does something to dos programs, and blocks them from running), Plus he has somehow sped up our internet connection.

The down side... In a week of not checking, I had over 200 emails in two accounts that I had to deal with and my poor Neopet was STARVING! :-)

I need a nap now!

Well, I just got back from the gym. That 9:30 Step is BRUTAL! Who ever decided that people should be that active that early in the day, should be thouroughly examined! :-)

The Ladies in the class are fantastic! They are so supportive and encouraging. I still stumble over the moves and the steps, and they are really great about helping me stay encouraged.

Here's to one more down, and ten thousand four hundred to go! (4 times a week x 52 weeks x 50 years)

Today's Step class will be my third one, and I still feel like I have no idea what I am doing! This whole "getting fit" thing is TERRIFYING to a fat chick!

I got an email from my buddy this morning saying that she can't make it today. It is taking every ounce of will power to not climb back into bed today...

I heard that it takes 21 days to make something into a habit. If I can just get through these next couple of weeks, it should be smooth sailing. Send me some of your will power (if you can spare any!)

Question?

How do you know that Grey's Anatomy is going to be a good episode?

It starts with a Feist song!

For Tara

I caught some serious shit from Tara last week:

"I think it's time you up date your blog, I'm tired of reading about the soprano's!!!"

Well, I think that was her giving me shit... I guess.

I have been too busy having a life to blog about it. For starters, Easter kinda sucked. Instead of having the traditional family dinner with ham or turkey, Handsome Hubby and I had, Get ready for it, KFC. You heard me right. KFC. The Colonel made my Easter supper. The really strange thing (to me at least) was that the place was packed with family-type people and loads of peoples picking up things for take-out. But on the up side, I did get to spend the whole day with Hubbie all to myself!!!

Then, the next weekend, my parents were here in the City for the Co-op buyers trade show. I helped them set up the booth on Friday afternoon and had a blast helping out at the show. There were loads of orders placed for my Dad's product and I have a feeling that it will be featured in your local Co-op store soon. :-) Yay Dad!!! There was a cabaret on Sunday night and the band that played was the Canadian 70's supergroup Chilliwack. This had my Dad in his element.

In the early 70's (1972-ish I think), my Dad and some of his friends moved from my small-town hometown, to Downtown Vancouver. Dad and his cousin were in a band called Twitch. Twitch actually recorded a couple of 45's (for those of you who are either young, or simply unfamiliar with vinyl, a 45 is a "single" on a record. They held only two songs, one on each side of the record). Anyhoo, the studio that they were recording in was also being used by both Chilliwack and Nazereth.

Chilliwack had finished a set for the afternoon, and being the 'bigger' band, they had left their amps and drum kit out. Twitch was heading into the studio and had the opportunity to record using that equipment. That is my Dad's claim to fame.

The following weekend was dominated by a visit from my sister Christine. She lives in Lethbridge, and I rarely see her. She has dropped almost 50 pounds since Christmas, and while she looks FANTASTIC, I am just as jealous as I am proud of her. She came for a visit, and to throw a spa party. It went well and everyone had a lot of fun. I was really sad to see her go. I never get to see her enough now that we are older, and I appreciate her. [The sister who lives here in Saskatoon is not really one that I get along with yet, although it is getting better. I love her, but I don't always like her :-) ]

On April 19th, The Husband and I celebrated a strange milestone. I was bored one day while at guest services (like a year ago), and I came across a website that calculated the time elapsed since a certain date. I cannot remember where it was, but I calculated that from the day we went on our first date to April 19 was 2000 days! (Again, further proof that I am a tard.)

I have made it official. Becky and I ARE INDEED joining a gym. We're taking advantage of a two week free membership and then we'll have to fork over some cash. I know that this will be a good thing. I'm gonna get so hot, you are all going to be JEALOUS!!! Oh yeah, all hot and shit!

Tara, is that good enough of an update? Oh and BTW, Tara (and anyone else who is interested), you are a food goddess, so please email me any HEALTHY recipes that are easy to make, and are tasty! On a scale of 1 - 10, one being Craptastic and 10 being Julia Freaking Child, my skill is a four, so keep that in mind. Along with this gym thing, I am going to make a VERY concerted effort to cook better things for both of us to eat. Healthy fuel, healthy bodies, or something lame like that! :-)

The Sopranos Season six begins to end...

The Sopranos just aired the first of the last episodes tonight. This begs the question, "How will it end?"

Here are my top 3 answers:

1) My guess: Tony will die. Somehow, I feel a violent and painful ending this way comes. I don't like it, but I think that is what is in store.

2) My Husband's Best Friend Noel's guess: Tony will take over Carmine's territory in New York. Right now this area is being horrifically mis-managed by Phil Leotardo, while Johnny Sack is in the big house.

3) What I would HATE TO SEE: Tony getting busted by the Feds on the RICO case that they have been building for a long time. I would rather see Tony dead than in Jail.

What do you think will be the end of Tony Soprano? Or will it even be an end?

Hoppy Easter!

Yah, I'm a dork, but that's why everyone loves me!

Here is something that my Dad sent me to cheer me up because I couldn't go home for Easter. I hope that you all are having a wonderful Easter, whether you are with your families or with friends, I hope you are with people you love!

Rock and/or roll is EXHAUSTING!

Thank the good Lord that the Junos are OVER!

That was the most exhausting, and thrilling two weeks of my life!

I met Dallas Green, Patrick Watson, DJ Champion, Karl Wolf, Chris Murphy, Bob Rock, Sass Jordan, and many other people in the Biz.

I have no photos (I thought that it would be tacky to take pics while I was 'on the clock') so I'll just have to bask in the glow of the memories. :-)

One question/comment to the Juno Organizers and to CARAS in general... Why make the host of the show a nominee? There is so much incredible talent in Canada, this year, it made us look Silly to have the awards turn into the Nelly Furtado Show. I mean have someone like Jim Carrey, or Joni Mitchell host. It just seemed like too much Nelly... And I like Nelly!

CBC's Test The Nation

I am a freaking GENIUS!

I scored a Whopping 128. How about you? Take the test at CBC.ca/testthenation

Tough questions intertwined with Marshmallow Fluff

• The furnace is fixed... It was a broken fan belt. What a fuss over a small rubber hoop!

• I am about to pay off my student loan. It's kind of a scary thought. I mean, it's a good thing, but when it's paid off, and my diploma is still nowhere in sight... what was it all for? My Dad is wanting me to take the last five classes and finish what I started if only to get that piece of paper. I keep putting it off, partially because of the money (but Dad would pay for the tuition), and partially because I don't want to be an administrator... That leads to the question: What DO I want to be?

• I washed the floors today! Be proud of me. I haven't given the floors a complete cleaning (other than spot cleaning when a mess was made) in probably a year! GULP! I mean I moved EVERYTHING and mopped and scrubbed every square inch of flooring.

• Life seems to be getting harder, instead of easier. I am second guessing every move I make lately. Question: If you have to talk yourself into something, should you still do it?

• I have probably fifty candles in my home, and I want to light at least one of them, but I have no Matches!!! This is a big problem right now.

• I want a caesar salad right now. I would give my right arm for a Caesar Salad.

Not a good time to be doing this!!!

Saskatchewan, for some reason forgot to read the memo, and has ventured back into winter territory.

At this same time, our furnace quits. I woke up to a house temperature of 12 degrees. Freaking cold! I am wearing two pairs of socks and three shirts! Not even Paula Dean's Cooking was enough to warm me up this morning.

The furnace guy just showed up, but It's not fixed yet...

Vagina is not a dirty word!

In regards to this... and this... and John's Challenge:

I was chatting with my Vagina, and she was upset that I had not posted more about her. She thinks that I should talk about her, my Vagina, every day.

I told her, Isn't it enough that I know you are there? I mean, look at Paris Hilton's Vagina, or Britney Spears' Vagina. They get enough attention for the rest of the Vaginas in the world.

Vagina, Vagina, Vagina!

Use the word with pride! In fact, I think I will make an effort to say Vagina at least once a day. It is a clinical term. Vagina is not a dirty word!

I used the word ten times. How about you?

In a Manner of Speaking

(To hear this song, go to P.C.P. Productions / Captain Midnight's Myspace page)

In a Manner of speaking

I just want to say

That I could never forget the way

You told me everything

By saying nothing

In a manner of speaking

I don't understand

How love in silence becomes reprimand

But the way that I feel about you

Is beyond words

Oh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me nothing

Ohohohoh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me everything

In a manner of speaking

Semantics won't do

In this life that we live we only make do

And the way that we feel

Might have to be sacrified

So in a manner of speaking

I just want to say

That just like you

I should find a way

To tell you everything

By saying nothing.

Oh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me nothing

Ohohohoh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me everything

Oh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me nothing

Ohohohoh give me the words

Give me the words

That tell me everything

- Nouvelle Vague from the album Nouvelle Vague I

I just got back from the airport. My husband is on his way to Toronto for the rest of the week. He has started a new job, and he is going there for some training.

The ONLY good thing about getting up at 5:00am and going to the airport... Tim Hortons in the Terminal!

EDIT: So It was all rush, rush to get there and get him on the plane for 7am... but the darned thing was sitting there for an hour (passengers and baggage loaded) and an hour and a half after they got de-plained... The Husband didn't hit the skies until 11 am!

He did, however like the view as they flew into Pearson. Quote: "It was like there was city EVERYWHERE I looked!"

1:38AM

I have been in tv hibernation. I have watched approximately 1440 minutes of Grey's in four days, (that's two seasons minus the season finale) and decided to stop only when presented with the realization that I just cried out loud (correction, sobbed uncontrollably) at Izzie about to cut Denny's LVAD wire and her exclaiming to George that everything would be fine because Preston was on his way... (he's not, he's lying in front of the hospital with a bullet inside of him).

Two questions:

1) What is the cure for this behavior?
2) How did this show get so damn good?

I know that everyone on the planet is in love with it, but SERIOUSLY!

By the way... I asked my husband the other day, "where does the good go?", and he didn't understand the question. Does that constitute grounds for divorce?

Seriously? SERIOUSLY!

My fine is $465.60

I was sent this in an email today and I thought that it would be fun / embarrassing to post this instead of emailing it to a select group. My fine is high, but the person who sent it to me had a fine of $820.60. I feel good about myself after that! I want you, dear readers, to list your fines in the comments.

Here’s how it works: You don’t have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine. And NO, it is not PER incident (otherwise, some of us would have totals more than the national debt).

Smoked pot — $10
Did acid — $5
Ever had sex at church — $25
Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you — $40
Had sex with someone on MySpace — $25
Had sex for money — $100
Vandalized something — $20
Had sex on your parents’ bed — $10
Beat up someone — $20
Been jumped — $10
Crossed dressed — $10
Given money to stripper — $25
Been in love with a stripper — $20
Kissed some one who’s name you didn’t know — $0.10
Hit on some one of the same sex while at work — $15
Ever drive drunk — $20
Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk — $50
Used toys while having sex — $30
Got drunk, passed out and don’t remember the night before — $20
Went skinny dipping — $5
Had sex in a pool — $20
Kissed someone of the same sex — $10
Had sex with someone of the same sex — $20
Cheated on your significant other — $10
Masturbated — $10
Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend — $20
Done oral — $5
Got oral — $5
Done / got oral in a car while it was moving — $25
Stole something — $10
Had sex with someone in jail — $25
Made a nasty home video — $15
Had a threesome — $50
Had sex in the wild — $20
Been in the same room while someone was having sex — $25
Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars — $20
Had sex with someone 10 years older — $20
Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27 — $25
Been in love with two people or more at the same time — $50
Said you love someone but didn’t mean it — $25
Went streaking — $5
Went streaking in broad daylight — $15
Been arrested — $5
Spent time in jail — $15
Peed in the pool — $0.50
Played spin the bottle — $5
Done something you regret — $20
Had sex with your best friend — $20
Had sex with someone you work with at work — $25
Had anal sex — $80
Lied to your mate — $5
Lied to your mate about the sex being good — $25

Tally it up and Title it…”My Fine Is…”

The Arcade Fire

Watch Saturday Night Live tonight. Really, Turn on your tv right now. The Arcade Fire are blowing minds right this second, as they perform.


WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?! Don't you want your mind blown? :-)

Random thought...

... Do you ever wish that it rained skittles?

I do.

I disappeared...

"Like I said, disappearances happen. Pains go phantom. Blood stops running and people, people fade away. There's more I have to say, so much more, but... I disappeared." - Meredith Grey

Last Thursday saw Meredith of "Grey's Anatomy" drown, and presumably, die. That pretty much sums up what I have done for the last six weeks. I went under. I could see the water above and the water below. I chose to sink.

I have had this self-pity and loathing and hate for myself...and for what reason? I am stumbling through this life, while others are celebrating and cheering their daily victories. I can choose to continue to sink, to drown, or I can choose to come out of this strange dark place.

Why choose to come to the surface? I have friends and family who love me (At least they say they do) But I have been a terrible friend...I was rescued in January by Kimberly, and How do I repay her? I don't call or write or visit in a month! I was loved by Janelle and I ignored her emails. I was comforted by Darren in a time of need, and just today, I beat him up for talking to his ex-boyfriend (who I think he should avoid)...Do I deserve any of these people? (Probably not.)

I am tired of being tired. I am Tired of being in the dark. I am tired of complaining.

I am tired of disappearing. No more.

People, today was Mardi Gras. A celebration of indulgence to counter a period of fasting. My "Lenten preparedness" is going to be slightly different than previous years. I think that I'm going to not cut so much out or abstain during Lent, I'm going to indulge. I will force myself upon people, and come up for air. I will indulge in my baby girl Kailey's smiles, I will take crazy long walks across the bridge with the dog, I will go to Calories for cheesecake with Janelle, and we might eat a whole cake together, but then I will go to the Gym with Becky (please come to the gym with me!!!) and I will make all of those cheesecakes vanish into THIN air!

There is so much more that I have to say, and I will say it. I cannot allow the person I have become to disappear. I like me. I like being opinionated. I like working in a "crappy retail job". I like hating George Bush. I like country music and screamo punk too. I like being who I am and I refuse to disappear.

Fuck That Noise!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes....

Hello everyone!

Due to some unfortunate personal matters, I may be off-line for a while. I am not going to be at home, so if anyone needs me, please call my cell.

I am not able to speak freely right now, but there are some rough times ahead. I would appreciate any "good thoughts" and support that you could send.

I do thank all of you for everything. I hope to see you all soon. I may make it online, but Tara, you still have to call me!!!

Snow day

What the Eff?

It hasn't snowed like this for ever, and I shouldn't say this too loudly... I like it!

I love snowstorms. Travis and I curled up this afternoon and had a nap together. On what 'normal' Thursday can you do such a thing?

The roads suck, but who needs to be out? Stay in, make some cocoa, watch some old movies and snuggle with someone you love (or at least someone who is warm) :-)


HAPPY SNOW DAY EVERYONE!

New Me!

Here's the new me! I am happy to see that Yahoo finally has avatars that aren't super skinny! She could still be different, but she's getting closer to the real me! (Plus this one is in the mall vs. the office setting that it used to be in)

I had a FANTASTIC idea for a post today while at work.

I got home, and There was Garbage from the kitchen all into the living room... (the dog is still slinking around and will not look me in the eye... I wonder why!?)... so I was distracted from posting my fantastic idea.

Now, I'm sitting here and I couldn't remember what I was going to say, even if you paid me a million dollars!

What is wrong with me today!?!?

If anyone finds the marbles I lost, please return to me ASAP! :-)

What does that say?

I was playing with Gizzoogle this morning, and I just have to share my last post after being 'Gizzoogled". I don't think that Anne Lamott would approve. She might giggle, and shake her head, but I don't think she'd like it...

Happy New Year...or baller.
The holidays came n wizzent witout any fanfare on mah behalf this year.

That is truly sad . Hollaz to the East Side. I wrapped gifts, n baked a few cookies, but I had little, ta no Christmas spirit.

My New Year's Resolizzles. To git out of this funk fo my bling bling! To move into a bigga space n really git ta unpack our chillin' , niggaz, better recognize. I think that if I can bitch mah home, I can rappa mah heezee.
(Does that makes sense?)

Anyhoo, I gots a boatload of books fo` Christmas, n I have already begun ta devour them. First up, Pizzle B . Slap your mutha fuckin self: Playa thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott.

Happy New Year...or whatever.

The holidays came and went without any fanfare on my behalf this year.


That is truly sad. I wrapped gifts, and baked a few cookies, but I had little, to no Christmas spirit.

My New Year's Resolution... To get out of this funk! To move into a bigger space and really get to unpack our things. I think that if I can de-clutter my home, I can de-cluter my head. (Does that make sense?)

Anyhoo, I got a boatload of books for Christmas, and I have already begun to devour them. First up, Plan B: Further thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott.

Hey Y'all!

Ok, I'm cold. I'm sick and I'm cold. I'm not feeling good at all. I'm achy and fevery and chilled and coughy and tired and grouchy.

Yuck.

I hate being sick!

More info later. I promise. I'll see you before next year.

Shut Up and Sing private screening review

"In the land of the free... Can you dare to be brave?"

That is the question asked in the trailer of the new Dixie Chicks documentary, Shut Up and Sing. The film follows the girls from 2003 when Natalie Maines made "the statement", through to this past July when they returned to London, England (the scene of the crime) to kick off this years world tour.

One of the hardest parts to watch though, was the footage from July 6th, 2003. This was the night that the Dixie Chicks performed a concert in Dallas, Texas. It was also the night that a man had threatened to shoot Natalie while she was on stage. Obviously, the law enforcement officials were able to prevent anything from happening, but it was still very hard to see the nervousness and fear from the girls and everyone backstage.

There is a new song, that the Dixie Chicks performed in concert called The Neighbour. They played it in the movie as well. If anyone knows where to get this song let me know! I can't find it on any album that HMV can order in. Maybe itunes???

On a lighter note, I watched this on Monday night. After my Spark meeting, I went to the late showing at the Cap 4 downtown. It was supposed to start at 9:10, so I showed up a little before nine. I was the ONLY ONE THERE!!! I bought my ticket, and joked with the employees that I felt like Roger Ebert at an advance screening. I got free popcorn, because they were cleaning up, and it wasn't fresh. She told me that if I didn't take a bag, she'd just be throwing it out. It still tasted good to me! It was awesome to be the only person in the whole theater. The cashier told me that people usually pay $500 for a private screening, and I was getting it for a bargain!

They started the movie 10 minutes early, and I had to laugh out loud at the little message they always show before the movie starts. You know the one, the "please turn off your cell phone, and be courtious to the other movie goers" I thought, "If I want to answer my phone tonight, I will!".

Cheeky Monkey

Dirty little Monkey! That's not what the internet is for!

(Photo courtesy Jared formerly of Telus)

It's been a long week here at monkey central.

I am this close to being done my shopping. There is so much that I'd like to buy for everyone. That's my problem. I'm a giver. I have always been one. Even if I can't afford it, or I shouldn't do it, I always do. I spend and spend. I bought The Husband 5 things because I saw them, and I knew that he would like them. I spent way too much money on him. I went over our limit, and now I am scrambling to pay for other important stuff, like my Starbucks addiction.

(Christmas Blend only comes once a year!)

I have been Santa to everyone, and now I'm almost done being Martha too. I've just got a little bit of baking to finish up, and then that's it.
No more holiday spirit for me! :-)

I'm not going home for Christmas this year. It's kinda bad, but I don't really feel like it's Christmas. We didn't decorate the house at all. There is no tree, no stockings, no lights, candles, cards, anything! I get my fill of "Christmas" at the mall. And even there, we aren't playing Christmas music in the store, nor has there been any "decoration" put out in the store either. Why do I have no holiday cheer?

I'm not a grinch or anything... I mean, I would love to go and see the Enchanted Forest, and go to friends houses and be merry, and such, but it hasn't happened. Frankly, unless we get invited to go out, it probably won't happen either.

Meh, I worry too much.

On a completely unrelated note, (and Terri, if you are reading this you have to help me!!!), I am stuck on Weffriddles Set two level 35. The level is INSANE! I have been here for a week. I look at it, try an answer, go to an error page, get mad, leave the computer, come back, try again, and get completely frustrated. The answer is probably right in front of me, but I'm stumped. I've gotten this far without help. (Travis tried to help a couple of times, but I've used google or wikipedia for the rest of them. Where are you right now Terri? Have you passed this one? Please, for the love of all that is holy, someone out there give me some help on this darn thing!

Sometimes People Just Need Extra Reassurance.

You're not alone
together we stand
i'll be by your side
you know i'll take your hand
when it gets cold
and it feels like the end
theres no place to go you know i wont give in
no i wont give in.

Keep holding on
'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
just stay strong
cause you know i'm here for you, i'm here for you
theres nothing you can say, nothing you can do
theres no other way when it comes to the truth
so keep holding on
cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.

So far away i wish you were here
before it's too late this could all disapear
before the doors close, this comes to an end
but with you by my side i will fight and defend i'll fight and defend yeah yeah.

Hear me when i say, when i say
i believe nothings gonna change, nothings gonna change destiny
what ever is ment to be
will work out perfectly yeah yeah yeah yeah

lalalalalalala...

Keep holding on
'cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
just stay strong
cause you know i'm here for you, i'm here for you
theres nothing you can say, nothing you can do
theres no other way when it comes to the truth
so keep holding on
cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.

- Avril Lavigne (From the Eragon Soundtrack)

C - C - C - Cinnamon Lips by Ok Go

C-C-C-Cinnamon lips and candy kisses, on my tongue. Fun!

B-B-B-Buttery eyes, if only cries could come from those eyes. Oh!

Have you landed yet and, if so, would you let me know?

I'm tired of looking up into those starry eyes.

Does it rain where you are? Does it snow?

And, if so, remind me not to go there, the weather affects my knee.

I've never felt this way before.

C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips, go powder your cheeks and meet your

new beau, oh...

C-C-C-Counting sheep, if only sheep could put me to sleep, oh...

I've never felt this way before.

Some day (one day) you'll miss me.

Mundane Sundays, when I'm gone.

One day (some day) you'll miss me.

One day when I'm gone (adieu and so long)

One day when I'm gone!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Have you landed yet and, if so, would you let me know?

I've never felt this way before.

It's 1:42 am and I'm ready to crash.

To Everyone I've ignored lately, I'm sorry.

To Everyone I've offended lately, I'm sorry.

I'll be better soon.

This is slowly turning into a music review website (and that's a bad thing...?)

Tonight during the late-a-thon at the Hemvee (as I like to call it), I asked about the band Death From Above 1979. I was in for a mind-blowing experience!

It's basically two guys, a drummer and a bass player, and they can make the most wicked awesome sounds that you've ever heard! It's definitely a hard rock sound and is best played LOUD.

The bad news is that the band broke up. They split and decided to go on their own separate adventures. :-(

I have to own at least the Remix album. Fantastic stuff here people. I know good music. That's it! I'll become the Martha Stewart of Music. Well...maybe not Martha. I want to drink and swear and get tattoos. I don't know if the Marthinator puts up with people like that :-)

Long Days, Long nights.

Today was my first official "night shift" at the Music Store. It was very productive to work and not have to stop doing your tasks and help someone find something, or to ring items in at the cash desk. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy helping people. I am able to make them smile most of the time. If you have other tasks that need to be done, the people always come first, and the lists of tasks tend to grow and grow...

Plus, you can listen to any off-colour music you may want to and watch a crazy, zany comedian in his #1 hit comedy dvd Vicious Circle, which uses words like "F**K Tards" and other phrases which may be offensive to the general public.

I have these shifts all week. Late nights... Anyone up for an inappropriate breakfast? Or Drinks??

On Sunday, the two locations of the Music Store got together for our Christmas Supper. We ate at Aroma in the Radisson Hotel. The food was really fun. It's hard to explain. The food is classy, the names of the entrees aren't. For example, I ordered chicken stuffed with some exotic cheeses and some kind of bitter greens that really blended with the cheeses nicely. The name of the dish... The Padded Bra.

Really.

Grade school humor. At a classy restaurant.

After supper we all went back to my Boss' for some refreshments and free stuff. I walked out of there with 4 new dvd's, a Martin Scorsese Box Set, and 15 cd's. It was crazy the amount of product that we got! Merry Christmas! I stayed and rocked out with the boys until after two. There was some sitar playing, and some crazy techno music sampling, and margaritas. A perfect evening was had by all. (I even got to confess a secret to Enver in the car on a Beer run... it was a goofy night!)

I have a new favorite song. Local group Chimpan-a to Chimpan-z has their first disc called Designs. The song is called Aurora Boreaopus. I love, love, love this song! Go to their MySpace page to hear the song, and then go and buy the record today!

Aurora Boreaopus

The rain falls.
We crash into the waves.
This glorious night explodes into glass.
The way we were...
well we can't avoid this crash.
We watch the stars.
A gentle dance that steals your breath.
A thief in the night.
We blame it all on
but we can't wait for morning
so we send a call for light.
A long way down.
The way we were
well we can't.
It's a long way down.

This is one of the reasons I had to leave Telus

Illiteracy:

(This is an actual cut and paste of a letter that a co-worker sent to a high-ranking senior member of the team) Emphasis is mine to protect the innocent and prevent some form of Dooce-age...I did not change the spellings, the punctuation, or the grammar.


Hi (person at head office)
I need to order a few things for (boss) and if I don't do this soon she is going to kill me so I tried to order them threw RIS and it want work so I am hoping you can help me
We need (item) we need 7 of those and (Item number) and we need 7 of these And (Item number) 12 of these
Thank you You’re the best (Person who sent this atrocity)


So what do you think?!?!

How cool is this...

I check my emails, and I have a new comment on a post. I open up the comment, and it's for this post about the book, Goodbye Lemon.

The comment was from Adam Davies, the book's author! Adam, in case you are checking out my blog on a regular basis, I should tell you that I LOVED this book! I hope that you are working on another story, because so far, you're batting 1000!

Thanks for the comment. I'll give you a rave review any day!

Effing Weffriddles!!!!

Fellow Blogger Terri introduced me to the worst webgame EVER!!!

By worst, I mean the best, except that it's so easy, it's freaking hard...nay Impossible!!!

Weffriddles are my latest obsession. I've been working on these for the last week (and doing little of anything else!)

If anyone else is obsessed, er I mean, playing this game, I am willing to trade information about levels and/or perform like a trained Monkey to get hints! I need help folks! Any help you can send this way is Awesome. I'm stuck on the first puzzle in batch two.

Baby, It's Cold Outside...

I'm beyond tired, and again, I cannot fall asleep. I am jealous of my husband. He begins to snore even before his head hits the pillow. He falls asleep so quickly, I wonder if he even hears me wish him good dreams!

Saturday night was fun. Some of the Telus folks and myself went to Earl's for some rather potent potables and some fantastic foods. It was the "So-long-suckers-you-have-to-stay-at-Telus-and-Jared-and-I-don't" party. aka: Goodbye supper. :-)

Let me just say for the record: If you want to drink responsibly, do not order the Earl's Sour Grinch. One will lead to two, which leads to trouble!

We ate and were merry and then went home rather early because a good number of us had to work at nine this morning. I think that there might have been a hangover or two even though there was an early night...Oh to be younger and more irresponsible!

Dane Cook

I am in love with Dane Cook.

Seriously.

In LOVE!

Like, I would marry him in an instant!

He's funny, and usually that's not enough for me to give someone instant-marriage access, but he's cute too! (In that special, third year arts student, I haven't seen my Mom in a while so my laundry hasn't been done, "dude, let's get a pizza, I'm starved", scruffy kind of way!)

If you have not seen Dane or heard the material on his two top selling disks, go out and get them. Then go see him in a movie that Jessica Simpson's boobs almost ruined, Employee of the Month.

("Someone S**t on the coats!")

Movie Alert!

Get your pens at the ready. Mark your calendars!

Pack up the kids, and bring your popcorn money. Charlotte's Web opens in Saskatoon on December 20th! Who's coming with me!

Have the Blogging Police Arrested Me Yet?

My last post was on November 15th! I'm not deserving of your love... Sorry. By the way, To blatently plagerize a fellow blogger's contest thread, Brea of Daring to be Remarkable wins a Giant Gold Star for correctly Identifying the blog in my picture! Yay Brea!

Life just hasn't been interesting around here. I gave notice at Telus. I'd liked to have stayed there longer, but really, the music store was my main focus, and Telus was really unable (and some days just plain o' unwilling) to be flexable with my hours.

Phooey on that! I still love them as a service provider. I was a customer long before I was an employee, so Please don't read negative thoughts into my leaving.

On a completely unrelated note. I am attempting to retrieve things like Episodes of Gray's Anatomy in cyberspace, but I can't find good ones. A friend told me to use BitTorrent to get music and tv shows / movies. Any good places to find these torrents once you have the program?

Look at what I got!

Yessir, I can watch videos without that annoying slow and choppy feed, I can play games at the right speed, I can see all of your Lovely webpages in the correct size and shape that they belong in!!! (in fact, a round of applause goes to the person who can Identify the webpage I was currently looking at! Hint: She's on my Blogroll) Now all I need is a proper desk, and a way to hide all of those cords!

Yay! I have a new computer!!! And I am so very happy!

I've been a busy girl though, re-installing all of my bookmarks, and programs. I am a happy camper! Plus, I'm a little over-caffinated. I've had three big Eeyore mugs of tea tonight.

Now, I'm off to do more visiting and exploring instead of sleeping like I should be doing!

Ahhh! Home again!

I'm still sorting out my pictures of this weekend, but since Someone already mentioned it, here's my knee-shaking, stomach-turning, brain-scrambling, awesome first ride on a roller coaster. Please, keep your laughs to yourself... :-)

OH MY GAWD!!!

I got The World's Best Present!

My boss came up to me and said " How hard are you going to work for me?"

My reply, "I always work hard!"

He responded by giving me a ticket to the DIXIE CHICKS CONCERT HERE IN SASKATOON TONIGHT!!!

I just got back and it was incredible! They played all of the hits and songs that I love to death!

Now I can't wait until Saturday night for part two!

The Meanest show on Television

I'm sitting here doing laundry and getting ready for my trip to Edmonton, and I flipped through the channels. I stopped on Channel 21 to watch the Shopping Bags, a consumer information show that I really enjoy. I went to get another basket of clothes to fold, and when I came back the worst show in the world had started!

On the W Network there is a show called Style by Jury. They take a person, put them in a room with a two way mirror, and have a 'Jury' of regular folks judge the person's style and look.

Then they correct all of the person's physical flaws (as chosen by the jury) and put them back in front of a new jury to re-evaluate the person's look.

The thing that I think is really cruel though, the people are usually the nicest, kindest people who have nothing wrong with them, and they are made to feel badly. Often the recipient of the intervention cries when they hear what everyone says about them. They might not have a lot of money to buy new clothes, or get their teeth fixed, but they are socially concious and good people.

Maybe I'm just a fan of be happy with what and who you are! :-)

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

Would someone please pass me a tissue?

I Just finished watching The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio and I think that I need to call my Mom!

It's based on the book The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less By Terry Ryan. I've got it on order from Amazon as of three minutes ago. :-)

Terry is one of ten children in a family that is dealing with alcohol abuse, violence and poverty in the 1950's. Her Mother, Evelyn Ryan kept her children fed, clothed and housed during the 1950s and '60s by winning contests for jingles and ad lines for various products and brands. The movie was very entertaining and obviously made me want to know the rest of the story.

A Dangerous song to have as my current obsession...

Snow Patrol

"Chocolate"

This could be the very minute

I'm aware I'm alive.

All these places feel like home.

With a name I'd never chosen,

I can make my first steps

As a child of 25.

This is the straw,

final straw, in the

Roof of my mouth as I lie to you.

Just because I'm sorry doesn't mean

I didn't enjoy it at the time.

You're the only thing that I love.

It scares me more every day.

On my knees I think clearer.

Goodness knows I saw it coming,

Or at least I'll claim I did,

But in truth I'm lost for words.

What have I done,

it's too late for that.

What have I become,

truth is, nothing yet.

A simple mistake starts the hardest time.

I promise I'll do anything you ask...this time.

Thursday 13

Today is my one year Blogiversary! To Celebrate I'm putting together a list of Thirteen Posts that have given you TOO Much insight into me and my Crazy world! 1. November 20,2005 Rocking out to Franz Ferdinand on Austin City Limits late one night. 2. December 27, 2005 A Rant about going home. 3. January 3, 2006 Postsecret hits close to home. 4. January 27, 2006 "I Put Out" - -Best Picture Ever! 5. February 16, 2006 For Miranda 6. February 20, 2006 Spirituality vs. Religion 7. March 19, 2006 "...in the bedroom!" 8. April 25, 2006 Waiting (a post written during a post-dental surgery prescription drug fest) 9. May 20, 2006 Live Blogging with Josh 10. May 29, 2006 Bachelorette shower pictures 11. June 12, 2006 A Letter to Kim's baby 12. July 12, 2006 Three things via Terri 13. August 6, 2006 Free to be You and Me!

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If only life were as good as a book...

I'm reading Goodbye Lemon by Adam Davies (he also wrote the kick-ass book The Frog King) and I get to chapter 12 and I am ready to cry.

Here's the whole chapter: (Adam, please don't sue me...if they aren't moved by this passage to go buy your book, then there is nothing I can say or do to convince them otherwise!)

Windows Open

The first time I kissed Hahva was in the parking lot of the Ark, after hours, when the residents were all asleep. We were standing under a cone of sputtering canary light from the streetlamp, listening to the rataplan of the rain coming down on the hot asphalt. The burned-cabbage smell of the chicken plant was vivid and heavy, awash in my nose. Some kids rattled past, drinking from paper bags while pushing each other in a grocery cart. When they wrecked in the gutter the liquor they spewed out of their mouths looked like a spray of diamonds.

When I kissed Hahva at that moment I felt hundreds of windows fly open inside my heart. It made me wish that I had never kissed anyone else.

That's the whole chapter. I am in love with this book!

Spooky Movie Suggestions?

I'm looking for some good and scary movies to watch this weekend. I want to really scare myself.

It's either going to be a scary movie fest, or I'm going to lock myself in a room with Tiffany and we are going to watch the third season of The O.C.!!! That in itself, could be scarier than any horror movie!

:-)

You Mean I Have to Post Something Every Day!?!

National Blog Writing Month.

Putting a thought down each and every day in November. As someone who has a hard time thinking / censoring her thoughts of daily life into a reader friendly format, this sounds both hard and scary.

I guess that since I signed up for it, I'd better do it.

Here's my motivation:

11 days to go!

Actually, it's 10 until we leave for Edmonton! (Pointer Sisters song turned up) I'M SO EXCITED! AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT! I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL AND I THINK I LIKE IT!

Sorry about that spontaneous busting into song... I'm working on medicating those outbreaks...

Sunday night was INCREDIBLE! I went to the Bassment with Tiffany to see Volcanoless in Canada! Geronimo was supposed to open, but they couldn't make it, so Saskatoon's own Josh Palmer threw together a jazzy little set to open up the show. Then Our Mercury took the stage. That was an amazing set! They are one of Tif's new favorite bands, I think. Mine too! :-)

Finally, around 11:30, Volcanoless takes the stage, and of course played crowd favorites like She Moves and Funny Like Strange, Which is my favorite song.

"Smothered to sleep, in the glorious "maybe"
...4am, alone in between these sheets
Is the wine in France as great as you dreamt it would be?
Is distance killing you like it's killing me?
at 4am the tears feel like home."

What a fantastic song! Great show Guys! I LOVE YOU ENVER!!! Just kidding, (everyone knows I have a thing for the drummer) (Drummers always get the chicks!) (BTW, Still kidding Kyle!) :-)

If you haven't heard any of these songs, Please go to their respective myspace pages and check these indies out. Local music can truly be awesome! Support your local Rockstar!

After the show, we went to Denny's for "breakfast" at 1AM, because Tiffany wanted bacon... and I decided to have a happy ending. (please, it's on the back of the menu there, I'm not being perverse... yet) After my Happy ending, which was fantastic by the way, we all went back to Tif and Josh's place because She wanted MORE BACON! This girl is like 115 at most, and she can pack the bacon away! Where does she put it? In her shoes? I really have no Idea. Here's to more BACON PARTIES! Except that Josh burned, charred, destroyed the said bacon, and nearly burned his apartment down! Good times!

While at the apartment, my secret blogger identity was revealed to a certain cute boy...let's call him "The Suit" (does that sound ominous and scary?) I hope that he keeps my blogger secret identity a secret! (Hint hint!)

By the way, I realize that a lot of you do know my secret identity, but none of you who know me, know my co-workers, and people that I may talk about here :-)

Any hoo, I think a good, nay, GREAT time was had by all. I am eagerly awaiting another night like that one!

A Much Needed Wake-Up Call

Watch This Video!

Thursday

Thirteen Jobs That I've Had 1. My First Job: Babysitter for my family and my Cousins. 2. I worked as a janitor in my Dad's office. I vacuumed, dusted, cleaned the bathrooms, and took out the garbage and recycling every Sunday night. (I earned $50 a month) I did this for a couple of years, then my sister took over. 3. In grade 11, I started working for the Assiniboia Child Care Services. I loved my daycare job! 4. For two summers, I worked for Assiniboia Economic Development. I was mainly an office gopher the first year, and the second, I developed some real projects. 5. After high school, I worked for two years at the SAAN Store. MMMM...Retail Clothing! Exciting! 6. I then moved to Saskatoon, and needed a job to pay my rent, so I worked for a few months in a small daycare, Just Like Home. 7. I worked at Pizza Hut on 8th St. (for way too long) as a cook and a waitress. (I'm not such a great waitress, but I can cook a mean Pie!!) Plus, It was while working here that I met my Fantastic, Handsome, and Loving Husband! 8. I got tired of being a "Pizza Slut" and went to work in Midtown at The Bombay Company. 9. I got "stolen" from there to become the Assistant Manager at Roots Canada... 10. ...Only to get passed over for a Management position there, So I went to work for the mall... not just AT the mall! I started working at Guest Services. 11. I recently quit the Administration job, and took on two Part-time endeavors. I am of gainful employ at a retail telecommunications outlet and... 12. At a popular Music Retailer. 13. My next Jump will be in a completely different direction. I am applying to Nursing School for September 2007. I have done a bunch of soul searching, and this is where I truly want to be. Wish me luck, (and donate to the tuition fund please :-)

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That was Fugging Funny!

Have you been to Go Fug Yourself? You must have, because it is one of the funniest places on the internet. I was catching up on the bitchiness this morning, and actually laughed out loud. I copied the text directly from the page (permalink).

PARIS: Dude, I'm so happy we're friends again.
NICOLE: Me too.
PARIS: You make me look so tall and healthy.
NICOLE: You make me feel so small and delicate. And smart. I enjoy that.
PARIS: I'm just glad we're over that thing that happened.
NICOLE: Me too. Our friendship is more important.
PARIS: I know. I mean, bros before hos, right? I seriously never would have hooked up with him if I knew you really liked him.
NICOLE: What?
PARIS: Stabby. If I'd known you were THAT into him, I never would have stolen him from you.
NICOLE: Huh?
PARIS: STABBY. STABBY NACHOS.
NICOLE: Who is Stabby Nachos?
PARIS: You know, tall? Greek? Your boyfriend?
NICOLE: Stavros Niarchos?
PARIS: That is what I SAID. STABBY NACHOS.
NICOLE: He's not my boyfriend.
PARIS: He was until I stole him from you.
NICOLE: What?
PARIS: Or was that your sister?
NICOLE: I don't HAVE a sister. YOU have a sister.
PARIS: We both have sisters, dumbass. We're both the skinny sister! Woo! Remember?
NICOLE: Paris. I don't have a sister.
PARIS: Um, did they give you electroshock therapy when you were in that eating disorder thingie? You totally have a sister. You guys were on that TV show forever, like when you were little kids? Remember? You guys are twins, or something.
NICOLE: Paris, that's Mary-Kate Olsen.
PARIS: YOU'RE Mary-Kate Olsen.
NICOLE: NO, I'M NOT.
PARIS:...are you sure?
NICOLE: YEAH.
PARIS: Really? Because I think you're wrong. You look just like her. Do you have your driver's license with you? Because I don't think I believe you.
NICOLE: I'M NOT MARY-KATE OLSEN.
PARIS: Then who the hell are you?
NICOLE: It's NICOLE.
PARIS: Richie?
NICOLE: YEAH.
PARIS: Oh.
NICOLE: YEAH.
PARIS: Um. So, this is awkward.
NICOLE: YEAH.
PARIS: I guess the friends thing is off again, then.
NICOLE: You know what you did.

About time!

Hi. Do y'all remember me? I used to actually blog here. I'd have snappy comebacks and serve really great drinks and appetizers.

Today was day 13 of 13 days-in-a-row. So I'm going to crawl into bed and cry just a little. See you in the morning!

Happy Thursday!

Thirteen Things That are Great About Canada:(Note: I said ABOUT not A-BOOT) 1. Corner Gas. It's a tv show about a small town (Very small town) in Saskatchewan. My first 18 years were in a town very much like this fictional "Dog River, SK" 2. Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale should be required reading in most every high school in the world. 3. Great Big Sea. Three boys from Newfoundland who rock the socks off of most parties! 4. Smarties. I eat the Blue ones last - not the red! M & M's are a very close second in my heart, but smarties will always be the best! (American 'Smarties' are those tiny pressed sugar discs that are super sweet too, but not chocolaty) 5. Trailer Park Boys. See previous posting. 6. Bannock. Not so much fried dough, but cooked over the campfire! AWESOME! 7. Ben Mulroney . He's a cutie. That's all! 8.Crispy Crunch, Coffee Crisp. Again, with the Canadian candies! I'm a sucker with a sweet tooth. 9. Our footballs fields are bigger and we go further in less downs! CFL RULES! 10. Mr. Dressup kicks Mr. Rogers ass. Note: I realize that Mr. Dressup was an American, but how many other children's performers could get away with telling the children that "He didn't want to play because sometimes grown-ups need time away from children." 11. A Canadian invented Superman. Only one of the best superheros EVER! 12. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass. But Krispie Kreme is the supreme ruler of fried dough land...Only in Canada could an ex-NHL-er who died in a drinking and driving accident be a national hero and have coffee and doughnuts named after him. 13. CBC news. No comparison to FOX or even CNN...

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Trailer Park connections

I started this life in a double wide in the good ol' Assiniboia Trailer Court (#42 on the map). My parents and I moved into a house when I was two years old, because My Sister was born, and there was a need for more space than we had.

(Good story though, My parents had everything packed. Dad and some friends were already at the new house moving stuff in. My Mom and Grandma were cleaning up the last of the small stuff, and mopping the floors before they left. Dad had taken the keys and given them to the real estate agent, so Mom had no key for the Trailer. Grandma took me by the hand and put me in the car. Mom grabbed the mop and pail, and pulled the door shut. Now, anyone who is familiar with trailers knows that there is a window at the front of them. As my Mom and Grandma and I drive away, I look out the window, and say, rather cheerfully, "Bye Duffer! Bye house!". My Mom now realizes that she has left her child in the trailer (mind you, she was sleeping quite peacefully in her car seat) and she has no key to get in! What could she do? Grandma and I went to get Dad, and the real estate guy, and Mom waited with the baby hoping and praying that she didn't wake up!)

Why this long story about Trailer Park life? Why to set up this photo! That's why!

A couple of weeks ago, my cousin Norm sent us a Trailer Park Boys "care package". He's a VP at Alliance Atlantis, and is responsible for the quality programming on wonderful Canadian networks like History Television, HGTV and Showcase. He sent the Official Sunnyvale jersey, t-shirts, ball caps, posters and more! Have you seen the movie yet? If not, GO ALREADY!!! If you like the show, you'll love the movie! Support this Girl's Family, and Go see this show!

(A Late) Thursday 13 Quickie

( Here's a late entry. I went through my CD's, took one counted 13 spaces down and took the next one. I thought that would be a very random sample and a fair selection.)

Thirteen of my CD's at random:

1.) Counting Crows - August and Everything After

2.) Nirvana - Unplugged in New York

3.) The Arrogant Worms - Christmas Turkey

4.) Matthew Good Band - Underdogs

5.) A disc of various rap and hip-hop that my sister burned for me a few years ago that She titled "Sex Me Up Songs"

6.) The Beatles - Rubber Soul

7.) The Meligrove Band - Planets Conspire

8.) The Shins - Oh Inverted World

9.) Ok Go - Ok Go (self titled debut)

10.) The Tragically Hip - Live Between Us

11.) The Doors - The Soft Parade

12.) Great Big Sea - Play

13.) Emm Gryner - The Summer of High Hopes

U of S events

There is a week-long celebration at the U of S this week. The USSU is hosting Queerapalooza! Have a Gay ol Time! There are a variety of events planned for the week.

Tuesday night there is a showing of God Only Knows: Same Sex Marriage sponsored by the Campus Chaplains and the Student Christian Movement. This documentary originally aired on CBC's The Lens last February. I missed it then, but will be at the LGBTA in the MUB this Tuesday at 7PM. After the showing, there is going to be an open discussion with the University Chaplains.

If anyone wants to join me, send an email to me and we'll expand out horizons and "have a Gay old time"! :-)