Sunday, May 27, 2007

They're all married up!

Yesterday L and I drove into Niagara Falls to stand up with my friends J&R as they got married! It was really nice - up the Konica Minolta Tower, great view, only ten of us plus the photographer and minister. French tourists tried to invade twice, but we beat them back with picks and shovels. Next door to TGI Fridays (shades of Office Space) for drinks while they had more pix taken, back to the tower for drinks and carousing at the bar, back again to TGI Fridays for more drinks and nibblies, then off to my parents’ for the evening.

Today I made a shirt for my Dad as I won’t see him for Father’s Day (Two-Sheds, get it? Well, maybe you had to be there) and then L and I drove to Stoney Creek for his cousin’s engagement party (big family again, of course) and then back here.

What a weekend! Oh, and I bought a couple of DVDs before taking off - A Mighty Wind and Bladerunner (Director’s Cut) - but I haven’t watched them yet!

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

I ache

Have you ever fallen up the stairs? You would think it wouldn’t hurt much, you know, since you’re actually closer to the ground that way, but it hurts enough. More than that, it’s embarassing.

That’s just what I did on my way in today - I was almost at the elevators when my toe caught on that last step. It was pretty impressive actually. I didn’t just stumble, I sprawled out flat on the floor, purse in one direction and knitting in the other. I was pretty cool about it though, just kinda thought ’wow, that hurt’ and started to pick myself up - and then a stranger came up and asked me if I was okay, and started trying to gather my things.

Damn, almost got away unnoticed!

Anyway, now I have two fabulous bruises starting on my kneecaps and I ache all over. Feh.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Three Hours of LOST

Holy doodle. Season’s over, until next January I hear, what’ll I do???

So yeah, it’s been a busy week, an old friend from Waterloo and his wife were in town so we visited with them a bit, dinner at Hot House, you know. Very nice.

I’d taken the next day off, originally we were all supposed to go to the Toronto Metro Zoo (never been? Check out my pix from my last visit on my Flickr page - also linked at right) but plans for that fell through so I did some cleaning and then L and I went for a nice walk on the Rouge River. Next day we went to the Toronto FC game, which was very cool, although we didn’t win (damn) and then went up to Kitchener to visit with J* and co., and another friend from my Waterloo days, busy busy! We even got to Aberfoyle, but I was good, didn’t spend too much...

...which brings us to tonight. My neighbour A came over and we watched the recap episode and two hour season finale of Lost. HOLY DOODLE. Damn. Grr...

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Saturday, May 19, 2007

True or False

You can only write true or false. Do not explain your answers.

Appearance:
I'm short: False
I have many scars: True
I tan easily: False
I burn easily: True
I wish my hair was a different color: False
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color: False
I wear glasses or contacts: True
I have 5 or more piercings: False
I have/had piercing in places besides my ears: False
I have freckles: True


Relationships:
I miss someone right now: True
I love someone right now: True
I've gotten divorced: False
I've had a crush on a teacher: True
I've hugged a stranger: True


Embarrassment:
Disney movies still make me cry: True
I've laughed so hard I've cried: True
I've glued my hand to something : False
I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose: True
I've had my pants rip/drop in public: true
I was born with a disease/impairment: True
I've sat in a doctors office with a friend: True
I've had my wisdom teeth removed: True
I've had a serious surgery: False
I've had chicken pox: False


Random:
I own something from Hot Topic: False
I own something from The Gap: True
I own something I got on e-bay: True
I own something from Hollister: False
I own something from American Eagle: False
I own something from Anchor Blue: False


More Random:
I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant: False
I watch the news: True
I kill bugs: True
I curse regularly: True
I sing in the shower: True
I'm a morning person: False
I am a sports fanatic: False
I have listened to more than 30 CD's in a day: True
My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue: False
I've worn pajamas to school: True
I know how to shoot a gun: True
I laugh at my own jokes: True
I am really ticklish: False
I play video games: True
I'm good at remembering names: False
I'm good at remembering dates: True

This is all thanks to Mags on facebook!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Wedding project under way - and the evil that is Facebook

Yep, joined Facebook. It’s evil.

The Clothing Show came around, and of course I spent money - not bad though, a dress, three dress shirts, a t-shirt, five badges, a project bag and a purse for under $100! Better than most years! I also got back to Honest Ed’s and got that Magic Bullet - I love it!

But the best news is - I found what I need for J&R’s present! So now I’m going to be VERY busy!

Of course, I joined Facebook too. I have friends who refer to it as Crackbook. No kidding... but it’s been interesting, I’ve been contacted by people I haven’t seen in years, which is pretty cool.

Oh what else has been going on, I dunno, it’s been a blur while I’ve been working on the present...

Oh, due to circumstances too involved to go into, I now have four giant orange goldfish, three times as long as any of the other fish in my aquarium. I think it was a bad idea now to have adopted them though, as they’re terrifying all my other fish and I think they even ATE two of my shrimp - who are now too scared to come out and clean the tank, which they were doing before. My aquarium is gross now, I will have to clean it myself, sheesh...

Oh, and visited my parents and L’s parents for Mother’s Day weekend, that was very nice. My Dad and I went for a nice long walk along the canal and such, so nice that the weather was sweet.

New DVDs: Casino Royale (best Bond EVAH) and Night At The Museum, both nice additions to the addiction...

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

I've seen 136 out of 239 films

Supposedly, if you have seen more than 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane

Total: 10

(x) The Princess Bride
( ) Anchor Man
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
( ) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 13

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp

Total so far: 17

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch

Total so far: 25

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
( ) I, Robot
(x) Robots

Total so far: 30

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG

Total so far: 37

( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( )The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber

Total so far: 42

(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yard

Total so far: 47

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
(x) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask

Total so far: 54

(x) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
(x) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 65

(x)Independence Day
(x) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
(x) ET
(x) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2

Total so far: 73

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3

Total so far: 81

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
( ) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2

Total so far: 92

( ) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
(x) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin

Total so far: 94

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total so far: 100

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
(x) Waiting for Guffman
(x) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
(x) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
(x) American History X
( ) Three

Total so Far: 104

(x) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
(x) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
( ) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
(x) Willard

Total so far: 110

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
(x) Orgazmo
(x) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld

Total so far: 116

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(x) Kingdom of Heaven
(x) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
(x) Re-Animator
(x) Army of Darkness

Total so far: 123

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total so far: 129

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
(x) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal

Total 136 movies

Post "I've seen ____ out of 239 films" as the title of the note.

(Thanks Melanie! I have no life...)

Friday, May 04, 2007

Oop, new project...

Yet again, I’m procrastinating. Clapotis has been put aside. Why? J’s getting married! There’s less than a month before the big day, and even though they’ve said they don’t want presents, I’d like to give them something. I’ve decided on what, but I’ve got to find the supplies. I’m not saying more until I’ve finished it!

So I’ve been going everywhere looking for the right stuff, but with no luck. In the meantime I’ve been stocking up the aquarium - I have four new little cherry shrimp and three new pretty blue guppies, they went in well and made themselves at home with everyone. Tried Honest Ed’s - man, haven’t been in there for years and years, and it’s still just as easy to get lost! No luck, but saw that Magic Bullet thing (you know, the one that sold for $100 last summer) for $34, so maybe tomorrow I'll go back for it!

Today was a great day - not only did my Amazon order arrive (Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, WKRP Season 1 and Willo The Wisp!), but tonight was Tavern night, and it was good - stayed late too but sooo tired!

Tomorrow: I WILL find what I’m looking for, maybe maybe...

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

A nice week

Well, I haven’t seen any fry since that first time, I think the fish are too traumatized to have any more! So what’s been going on?

Well, now that Darts is done my Tuesdays are free-ish so I’m catching up on my House-watching. Hugh Laurie rocks. Ahem. But I haven’t seen him lately. Why? Last Tuesday I got together with some of the girls from my Darts team and had some drinks on the Danforth, which was really nice, if a bit chilly - Summer’s not here yet, but soon!

Last weekend I went up to Kitchener and met some of the girls for dessert at a swank restaurant, very nice, to celebrate some birthdays. J* really liked what I brought her too! FYI, Inglot makes some really nice makeup, a bit pricey but worth it! L came up on Saturday to join us, as he had been at the Toronto FC game at BMO Field (they lost, didn’t even score, but they’re awfully new so there’s time yet) and we went for dinner with some other friends, and Sunday we all went to Oscar’s before having a nice walk in the park with my godson (cutest little boy ever).

Yesterday I went for lunch with L and his old coworker, which was really nice - I’d only met her once, at his housewarming, but she remembers me and was really sweet, aaw...

Oh, and I saw Hot Fuzz again tonight with T and Xog, couldn’t help myself! Still funny, so there.

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