Memories that hurt

At 6 O'Clock tonight, we had a little trick-or-treater who I would guess was around 5 or 6 years old. She was a princess and her little brother was a pirate. She was very talkative. She told us all about the other houses she had seen and the ghost next door who gave her some raisins (She doesn't like raisins, she's going to give them to her Daddy).

Then she told me that she was going to go to her Grandma's house next because her Grandma makes special candy for her and her brother. That set a memory off in my head. I vividly remember going to my Maternal grandparents house, and having special bags made for us there with different candy for each child. My sisters like those rockets, so they had more of those than anything else, and I was always partial to the halloween kisses, so I got those. and then we would go to my paternal grandparent's (Pictured above) and Grandma would have made us a bag of goodies, and then they would pull out one "big" regular sized chocolate bar, and tell us "Don't tell the other kids, because all they get are the tiny halloween sized treats!"

That made me really sad. I remember thinking I can't wait to have kids, because they will get to feel special too, when my family does this for them...

My Dad's parents both died last year, and my Mom's Dad passed away when I was 15. Lately I have been thinking about them a lot. I wonder if they are proud of us grandkids, and if they miss us on special days as much as we miss them.

Halloween

At work today, we've been handing out candy to the kids that are Trick-or-Treating. There have been loads of really cute kiddies. This is one of the days of the year that I really want a child. Travis and I have been trying for a while, but so far the only pitter-patter at our house so far, is our Dog and Cat.

There were two cuties who stood out today. A little Dragon who made the cutest little Roar, and a cheerleader with these adorable pig-tails and pom-poms. They win my Cutest Kids Awards for the day. I hope that we get a bunch more at the house tonight!

I loved Halloween as a kid. I'm a bit of a Drama Queen, so the dress-up aspect of it was really the draw. I could take or leave the candy no problem. I still like to dress up and go out. In fact, I was excited to go on Saturday night to the Broadway Theater because they did a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I had never seen it in a setting as such! It was awesome. There were people throwing things at the screen and saying lines, and dancing along with the cast! It was the most fun I had ever had at the theater!

I Can't Wait Until Next Year!!!!

Puzzling Lifstyle Choice

I am gaining awareness of a trend that baffles me. Fat people who want to be fat, or want to be fatter.

Now, before anyone throws stones, yes, I'm fat. No holds barred. I'm not plump, or big-boned. I'm downright fat. I've struggled with my weight my whole life it seems. I was somewhat active in high school, and at my thinnest, I was in a size 36 Jean. That's still not very small.

I currently go to a gym three times a week or more, and I try to eat sensibly and drink lots of H2O, but I still weigh too much.

In the current slate article America's Waistline: The politics of fat, Laura Kipnis discusses not what is causing the obesity in America, but why it is being accepted, and even desired.

I recently came across a blog which a woman is TRYING to gain weight. She got some feedback that was negative, and she shot back that it was her life and her body. Yes, it is your body, but as someone who is trying to lose weight not only for personal esthetic, but health as well, she isn't giving the "fat community" any support for our cause.

Am I being unrealistic that She should shut her pie hole, or am I jealous of her ability to tell the world to F-off, and leave her alone? I don't know...

From Small Dead Animals:

The top five captions for this Picture:

5: "I'm pleased to announce that Pamela Anderson will be lending her considerable assets to the Liberal Party in the upcomming election."

4: "And for a moment...just a moment... I thought I had Harper by the balls!"

3: "I had a hand on each of the 2 solitudes. Clearly, something was up."

2: "And I attach myself to the public teat thusly."

And the # 1 Caption is: "And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how I'm going to kiss Mr. Layton's ass this fall..."

I love this! How appropriate. I wonder how the government will recover, if they can recover, from the whole Gomery mess. I guess only time, and the election results, will tell. My mother used to work for Ralph Goodale, before he went federal, so I was exposed to a bunch of the Liberal MLA's in Saskatchewan. I have been a card carrying member of the Liberal party for nearly fifteen years. I was a hardcore member of the Young Liberals of Saskatchewan.

I have been re-thinking my political stance since the last election. There is one major problem with choosing another iedology to replace liberalism. I dislike every other choice! They are all too much alike and it's become choosing between the lesser of the evils.

Very slow weekend

I really enjoyed doing absolutlely nothing this weekend. I had to spend some quality time with my couch. It was starting to feel neglected :-)

I rented a bunch of movies to assist in the doing nothing. Two highlights were Melinda and Melinda, a quirky Woody Allen movie. It's based on a theory that two people with the exact same details can create two completely different stories. One is a comedy and the other is a tragedy. Good movie. The second one was kind of a suprise. House of Wax starring Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton. I really thought that it would be just a stupid shasher flick, but the visuals were good, and there was more storyline than I expected. It was still just a slasher flick, but a good one.

Yay Friday's here!

Hello! I've had such a hairy day that I am counting down the last half hour. Isn't that a terrible thing to say? I really like my job, and I like being here... It's just that every person around me today has been in a TERRIBLE mood! From management down through the food chain.

Some days, I dream of climbing that "corporate ladder", and ascending into my cubicle overlooking downtown Saskatoon. But then I snap back and realize that I would probably miss all of the people that I talk with every day. They are the reason that I like to come to work. It isn't the "work" that I like, it's the mall friends who pass my time that I like.

Song in my head

Right at this very second, I'm humming The man who sold the world. I have had this song on repeat in my head ever since I heard Jordis Unga sing it on Rockstar:INXS. I loved the song before because of Nirvana's cover, and I even knew about David Bowie's original version, but somehow, Jordis' delivery and her whole performance blew me away. I'm glad that J.D. won the contest, but Jordis was definetly one of my favorites, and track 16 on the Rockstar CD is by far, my favorite.

Survivor Mania

Thursday night, 7PM... Where is anyone who knows a good time? On the sofa watching Survivor! I have Judd in the office pool.

He had better win!! We're talking $75.00 here!!!! (That's a new pair of Keds and a CD that I want for those of you who want to know)

The last few times Judd has turned on his former tribe mates, and I worry that when it comes to the merge (which could happen tonight) they will turn on him and there goes my Cash!

Aaahhh, a Slurpee and Survivor. What a perfect combo!

I just added a couple of links on the right. They are 2 of my favorite ways to pass the time. The first is a blog that I started to read about a year and a half ago and am now addicted to her musings. The second is an American newsmagazine that covers lots of different topics. Fun but a little political. Enjoy!

No Big Money Today

I'm not the next millionare. Oh well, I guess that it's for the best. I would be a terrible rich person anyway. I'd buy clothes that made me look ridiculous in this city. Just because I like haute couture, doesn't mean that it's practical.

Am I the next Millionare???

So the lottery is worth OVER $40 MILLION DOLLARS!!!! Who on earth could spend that much on themselves? What would I buy?

1. A modest house in either Meadowgreen or in the Nutana area off Broadway Avenue.
2. A car for each of my brothers and sisters (I have 2 of each)
3. Pay off all of my loans...Credit card, student loan, car payments.
4. Pay off my parents mortgage, and car payments, and my husband's parents mortgage and car payments.
5. Make a HUGE Christmas dinner for the Friendship Inn, and buy a ton of gifts for the kids there.
6. Send some cash to Oprah's Angel Network, because I really think that she can make a huge difference in the lives of many people.

Now, I just gotta win... :-)

Wednesday is a slow day. Nothing new to look forward to except my fix tonight on my America's Next Top Model addiction.

I am in love with reality television. There is no real reason for it, other than I was turned on to it by a co-worker who has a bigger addiction than I do! Our office has a betting pool in place for each season of Survivor and The Amazing Race and EVERYONE enters. I think that these people need to get out more! :-)

Red Tape sucks

So, I'm at work, and there was this contest, and our boss said that we could enter, and we did, and the boss moved away, and the entries were sent away, and the winners were picked, and I won, and now the new boss said that I can't win because I work here. AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!

Who Am I ?

If you found this, you probably know me. If you don't, then you need to know exactly why I'm such a weird person.

I live and work in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I lead what I consider to be a pretty ordinary existence. I volunteer in my community, go to church, spend time with my husband, and go to work. Nothing too extravagant.

I work in customer service at a mall in Saskatoon. I meet tons of people here. Most are "mall friends". That means they are people who don't really care about me. Brutal, but it's true. If I quit my job, only 5 people would really give a shite. I'm ok with that, but I know kids that aren't.

The phrase "You are what you do" is eerily adaptable in a mall setting. I guess that's why I'm in Guest Services. I like to people watch. I enjoy talking all day. And I'm a rockstar at making small talk.

So if you chose to come back and read my rants and musings what should you expect?

Anything. Anything goes. I could rant about the price of cheese, and then next post could be about something political. I am influenced by many sources, and many types of media all at once.

That's what happens when your walls are only 3 feet tall. You can see everything, and everything sees you.

This is me!