I'm Not Stupid

This made me smile and laugh out loud. Tori Amos' verdict on the Lindsay Lohan troubles earlier this summer. The second half is part of a song called winter, but unfortunately it cuts off half way through...

Here are the lyrics:

“Just a little chat

I need to have

When I was 21 do you think

I had a bag of cocaine

in my car?

If I did - if I did

You’d never know it

because it would have been hidden

I’m not stupid.

But why are so many 21-year old millionaires so stupid?

Stupid and cute.

But stupid - I don’t know.

Let’s just say

When I was 26 (or seven - or eight)

And I was a billionairess

What would I have done?

Many naughty things.

Many, many, many naughty things.

But I would have had a DRIVER!

‘Cuz I’m not stupid, no.

I’m not stupid, no.

Not THAT stupid anyway

‘Cuz if I had been naughty

(I like being naughty)

But I haven’t been caught so far

and I am almost 44

44

And I’ve done many,

many, many, many, many bad things.

They are hidden inside my *mmm - mmm*

Inside my *mmm - mmm*

So there’s no record or no fingerprints on it

‘Cuz I’m not stupid

‘Cuz I’m not stupid

No, not stupid!”

What makes me happy?

The O.C. all day on Muchmusic! That makes me happy. If only I had a pint of Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream too, then I could be Ecstatic!

Still Overwhelmed...when can I be simply whelmed?

I've been packing. When you are thinking about it, it doesn't seem like that it will be hard to pack all of your "stuff" and just go, But trust me, It's hard.

I've been sorting through six years of our his and my stuff, and it's hard. There are things that I don't want to look at right now, but I know that I'll regret it later if I throw it out.

Plus, the sheer VOLUME of everything is overwhelming. I have boxes and boxes of books, cd's dvd's, clothes, dishes, towels, everything! This sucks! Terri, if you are free tomorrow, I would love your expertise!!! :-)

Thanks to those who have sent out love and goodness my way. It is appreciated more than I can express right now! Especially, Kim, Becky, and Tara. You three are amazing, and if I forget to 'take' anything, I know that you will grab it before the door closes! :-) Thanks for being here.

I've gotta get back to my boxes, so I'll see you later!

Trouble in the hen house

I am at a major crossroads right now. And I'm not ok today.

I might be tomorrow. But not today.

My husband of five years has decided that he doesn't love me any more and he wants me out. If I had wanted to get thrown out, I would have done something fun, you know, had an affair with a tall handsome stranger, or something equally nasty.

I am really confused, hurt, scared, angry, embarrassed, ashamed, sick, and shocked. I am walking around in a haze. This doesn't happen to me. What did I do to deserve this?

I know what I did. I changed. I grew up. He changed too. People do. It's a normal thing, I guess. I was 21 when we met and married. I'm 27 now. I have opinions and demands and they don't always correspond to his. He said that we just don't have enough in common and he "doesn't love me enough to try anymore". It hurts to relive the conversations we've had these last two days. It hurts, but it feels better the more I talk about it.

I've turned the comments off for this post. I'm not writing this, to get comments that say anything to me about how I'll be ok, or that this is all for the best. This post is for me. Today, August 9, 2007, My marriage ended. And I'm not ok today.

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.

"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!

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!

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!

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.

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 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)

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?

Home and back again.

This past weekend I went home to Assiniboia. I am happy to be back in S'toon, but I really like going home to visit family and friends.

I took the "shortcut" through Regina, and picked up my Grandma. The "shortcut" actually adds almost two full hours to the trip. And Remember, I don't have air conditioning in my beast of a car!!

It was a great weekend. Tara and I went to the Grand village of Wood Mountain on Saturday afternoon. It's about 45-50 miles from Assiniboia, so it's a nice day trip. We went to see an old friend of mine, Jody. She has opened the JH Quarter Circle Restaurant in Wood Mountain. The food was great, and the visit was, in my humble opinion, far too short.

Jody, if you read this, I am so happy to have seen you again. I think of you often. We had such good times together. (No one could cause trouble together like you and I did!) I am very proud of what you have done, and I will defend you until I die. I love you girl, and I meant what I said about meeting more often. It's not going to be another three years before I give you one of my famous hugs!!!

In some sad news, last night, my In-laws Pomeranian puppy died. Her name was Britney Lynn Spears (don't ask why she was named that) and she was truly loved by Mom and Dad. Britney is already missed terribly and she leaves a hole in the family that will never be replaced. She was tiny, and cute, and is in doggy heaven.

Revealed!!! The ending to the Harry Potter book 7!

Click here to read the fantastic ending to the new Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

I never would have guessed that this is how it all wraps up. I'm still going to read the whole book though :-)

EDIT: June 17, 2007 - Apparently some people think that I'm really a lame arse, and that I would post the real book spoiler. First of all, I would probably be sued by Ms. Rowling and at the very least heavily questioned on how I received such information. Second, I usually warn before I spoil an ending, and post it in white or something sneaky like that. Not everyone loves spoilers and I am careful how I present such information. :-)

To those of you who were either reluctant to read the link, or most specifically, to the person who sent me a mean email about this... It's not real. It's a joke, based on the Sopranos ending. It was supposed to be all in good fun.

Tracey and Tara doing the facebook thing

Tonight, Tara and I were on Facebook at the same time, so She called me and we went through people's profiles and added new friends together for over an hour...

This is how technology brings people together!

Or how you know that you need an Intervention.

The Soprano's Finale

Well, after eight years, six box sets and Hours spent in front of a tv, it's over. In a way that I kind of expected... the David Chase Un-Ending. I liked it. My husband HATES it. I quote, "I'm gonna write a letter to the writer! That sucked!"


Major series spoiler below: Via HBO comment thread: (Highlight to read)

That horrendous sound you just heard was a couple million "Sopranos" fans, throwing shoes at their TVs and frantically dialing their cable or satellite providers screaming about how they'd lost the signal in the pivotal last minute of the show.

But they didn't. The show was transmitted just as creator David Chase intended. The last five minutes were entrancingly filled with knee-jiggling tension. Tony went to a diner where his wife and son joined him. Daughter Meadow pulled up outside and struggled to parallel park. For someone who'd never seen the show before, it was a mind-numbingly banal scene of a family gathering in an inexpensive restaurant, popping down onion rings.

But for a "Sopranos" fan, every movement seemed to suggest something. A guy took a seat at the counter -- was he there to take out Tony? A guy walked in with A.J. -- was he there to whack Tony's son? Someone walked slowly to the men's room -- would there be a repeat of the famous "Godfather" scene where Michael went to retrieve a gun hidden in a bathroom stall, walked out, shot two men, dropped the gun and left? Meadow struggled with her car -- was someone watching her, gun in hand? Or when she pulled out to try to repark, would she pull into a car accident? Or would she alone be saved by her sad parking skills while the rest of the family was killed in a diner explosion? Viewers came up with a million scenarios, but the one that no one but Chase came up with was...nothing happened.

The episode definitely had its moments, but few of the possibilities viewers had been discussing for weeks came through. How many of these theories below had you heard bounced around in weeks past? None of them happened.

Tony was not whacked. Nor was Carmela, or either of the children.

A.J. did not take over the family to avenge his father.

Adriana did not pop out of Witness Protection or some other spot, still alive.

Paulie did not reveal himself to be a turncoat.

Sil was not secretly working with the feds, and remained on the edge of death in the hospital. He was neither shielding an uninjured Ade, nor wearing a bulletproof vest.

There was no terrorist attack, nothing involving the Middle Eastern men that Christopher had befriended.

Carmela never found out that Tony had indeed had Adriana killed, and she did not leave her marriage.

The Russian from the Pine Barrens did not resurface. Neither did the Canadian Mounties show up, tracking now-deceased Bobby for leaving a bit of his clothes behind when he whacked a guy in a laundromat north of the border.

Melfi's rapist was never punished. She and Tony never made up.

And Tony never spent those final moments with the ducks in his yard, the ducks that were such an important part of the early seasons.

That's not to say that major events didn't go down in the episode. The most major: One of Tony's guys finally, finally whacked Phil Leotardo, as he pulled up in a car with his wife and twin grandbabies. And those who longed to see Phil pay for having Bobby and Sil shot last week got their revenge, as Phil was not only shot, but had his head run over by his SUV, leading a passerby to toss his cookies at the sight.

And one might say that Christopher, Carmela's nephew, made a return of sorts. Tony's crew adopted an orange cat they found lurking around their safe house, a cat who focused his vision on Chris' portrait, wherever it was moved to, and freaked Paulie out big-time.

Meadow seemed to be moving ahead with marriage plans to Patrick Parisi. A.J. announced he wanted to join the army, but Carmela and Tony seemed to distract him with a job on a film.

Tony did manage a final goodbye with Uncle Junior, a tear coming to his eye as he seemed to, perhaps, finally realize that his uncle no longer knew him. And A.J. pulled another typical bonehead A.J. move, accidentally setting his SUV on fire in the woods while making out with his high-school-age girlfriend.

What was most important in this episode, other than the haunted, hunted feeling of the final scene, was that Tony was told that Carlo had flipped, and he's likely to be dragged into court again. The Sopranos crew have discussed before how there's no easy way out of their life -- death or jail are the likely options, with very few mobsters retiring to Boca to sit in the sun. And so perhaps viewers left Tony with the idea that he knows his life is forever not his own, that he'll never be able to stop looking over his shoulder. (Or, to be cynical, maybe viewers left with the idea that David Chase wants to make a movie, and couldn't kill off Tony this soon.)

If Tony was indeed an anti-hero, the show he helmed came to an anticlimax. There's no question fans will be frustrated. Those who've defended the show all along will claim Chase is brilliant, leaving fans to finish the plotlines in their own minds, while those who had other expectations were likely be furious. (Vote here as to whether you found the show's ending frustrating or fascinating.)

Many viewers are already claiming that the show fading to black was because Tony was (silently, offscreen) shot at the same time as Meadow entered the diner -- the black screen popped up as his life was extinguished, is their thinking, reaching back to the first episode of the season, where Bobby and Tony discuss how death can sneak up on you. Not buying it myself, just as I never could buy the argument that Ade didn't die, that Sil somehow miraculously let her crawl safely away.

One thing's for sure: "The Sopranos" rarely gave viewers exactly what they wanted -- the show had its own path, and always trod it without nodding to popular pressure. The series ended the same way.


I couldn't have said it any better!

Certifiable...

It's 3:41 am, and I am watching Xanadu on the Movie Channel...

I wish I could roller skate. I wish I had neon orange light streaking from behind me every where I went. I wish that my life were a cheesy 80's musical.

Well....on second thought, maybe not.

BTW, the most famous review for Xanadu is "In a word, Xana-don't."

Tara and Kim should appreciate this one...

Tonight at work, we were listening to some older music. The Boys decided to go the metal route in celebration of Ozzy Osbourne's new cd.

As I was alphabetizing a display of dvd's, I heard some real gems that took me back to 1997. We had Rob Zombie's greatest hits, Ozzy's Crazy Train, riding in the red mini-van that Tara's parents had, cruising main street and heading out to the Co-op bulk fuel tanks and back, then going to Limerick... Those were the days!