I saw these clips recently and they made me cry I was laughing so hard. JLee posted one today as well so without further adieu enjoy " I"m Fucking Matt Damon"



And Jimmy Kimmel's response "I'm fucking Ben Affleck"

Just before Vegas I had asked 2DP for some nutrition/fitness advice and began to follow his suggestions when I returned home from Sin City. To my amazement I have actually lost close to 8 pounds, WOO HOO!! The nutrition part is rather bland and of course I have cheated here and there (non fat Green Tea Latte anyone) and I had a piece of chocolate on Valentines Day. I have yet to open my own box of chocolates which is shocking to say the least; normally the yummy little morsels would have been devoured by now.

The above is a picture of my favorite grilled veggie sub in the whole wide world. It's filled with everything imaginable including feta cheese.....sooooo good!!! Of course I miss my pizza, pasta and veggie subs but I'll get back to those in moderation one day. For the time being I'm trying to eat more like this:

As for the exercise portion I haven't been able to go as much as I'd like (only 3 times this past week) as I've injured my knee for the bazillionth time. I try to at least do a light jog on the treadmill followed by the bike for now, give my knee a rest for a few days and then go back.

I am very confused about this whole heart rate thing and staying in my "fat burning" zone vs "cardio." I felt that I had a great workout the last time I was at the gym, I jogged a lot longer than normal, I was all sweaty and felt really good about what I had done. Then I looked at my heart rate monitor and it said I had only been in my zone for 2 minutes.....HUH!!!! Apparently my rate was too high and I was in the cardio zone instead of the fat burning zone. It's very confusing to me as I'd imagine a light jog would help you lose weight faster than say a quick walking pace. According to a friend of mine though, I need to stay in my "fat burning" zone and if that means a quick walk, then I should just do a quick walk. So weird!!

I find the whole thing to be a bit of a pain in the ass to be honest. I had 6 dinner invitations last week alone and only went to 3 of them, as they were friends who came from out of town for a visit. I had to order more sensible dishes than my normal choices.......and certainly no appetizers for this gal. Sucky yes......but at least I was able to try new items and step out of my box.

I've also had to limit my going out and booze consumption which can be a bit difficult in certain situations. I play volleyball once a week and after our games we go to the bar for beer and pizza. Obviously I won't be touching the food; as for the drinks I may get a water or have a light beer though I'd rather not get into the habit of doing this every week while I'm trying to lose the weight.

A big thanks to 2DP for helping me on this journey and putting up with all of my silly questions!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend :)

Prank

I just had this emailed to me and loved the idea of a prank on so many unsuspecting people:

This is a prank on a "grand" scale. Over 200 people gathered at Grand Central Station in New York to pull off a 'frozen in place' act. The onlooking travelers who weren't part of the act were mystified as to what was going on.

Annoyed.....

I have noticed a lot of sales people trying to "up sell" me lately and it's really starting to drive me mad. Take for instance last week, I had a stack of clothes to try on at this particular store. By stack I mean a whole hell of a lot; skirts, dresses, blouses, pants and so on. The sales lady of course had been hovering outside of my change room door to give her opinion everytime I emerged with a new item. I felt like Britney trying to avoid the paparazzi, scurrying back in and taking a few minutes to change and gather up enough strength to go back out.

In my few seconds of solace the saleslady would take it upon herself to bring me a new piece of clothing she thought I might like. The first was this hideous pink faux suede jacket. When I voiced my displeasure she began to prod me "why, why don't you like it?" I told her I hated suede and her response of course was "but it's not suede" yada yada yada so I told her it was hideous. She decided to bring me yet another awful jacket.....again I told her no that it was not my style and it was ugly.

I hate to say it my fellow bloggers, but yes she brought me one last item to try on and I, Miss Ash was defeated by this point, gave up and tried the bloody suit (that I had not picked out) on. Quel surprise I hated it.

I finally picked out 3 items (that I had chosen) and went over to the cash register. Next thing I know she's trying to sell me everything else in the store:

"Do you need pantyhose for the dress?"

"Ummm no thanks I have some already."

"What about some jewlery, do you need a nice necklace for the dress?"

My patience had now left the store and I'm quite surprised my body did not follow in protest. I told her no firmly, payed my $325 and ran the hell out of there. Fuck off, I just spent wayyyyy more than I had wanted to and it had nothing to do with your annoying "try this" "buy this" bullshit.

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Another time I was furious with a sales person was at a car lot. This guy was sooooooo relentless I'd had enough. My poor father sat there staring while his little girl ripped the salesman a new asshole for being the most annoying man on the face of the earth. He must have asked me 15 times "What can I do to make you take this car home today?" After my first few explanations about how a car is a large purchase and I would have to think about it.....and his continued harassment, I lost it. I stood up and started to yell and told him he was going to see my ass walking out the door if he asked me that question one more time. Ladylike...not at all; but my poor behaviour did put a huge smirk on my fathers face as we walked out together sans car.

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My spellchecker has gone caput for some reason.....see any errors?? Shut the fuck up about them haha!! (said with love of course)

We made it!!

Once again Vegas did not disappoint and it kicked my ass for the 3rd time in as many years. It was great to go with such a big group of people and right from the start we had everything set out for us. A big bus came to get us at the airport, all of our luggage was taken care of and we were able to sit back and relax thanks to the wonderful planning of the bride to be.

The weather stayed in the 60's and I was able to saunter.....errr.....stumble around in short sleeved shirts and skirts sipping 99 cent margaritas while the folks at home were apparently getting pummelled with freezing rain and hail.

The wedding was beautiful and we stayed up until the wee hours of the morning celebrating! There was dancing and drinking and laughter all shared with close friends.

This was supposed to be the year of museums in Vegas and I had quite a few mapped out that I was looking forward to visiting. In true Vegas fashion....there was no time for such things and I did not even make it to one. I barely made it to the Fashion Show Mall as my feet were pulsating from the evening before and it took all of my strength to even walk on my sore tootsies.

We went to the Wynn during the day to check out some of the shops IE window shop as I am not able to afford anything with Dior or Jimmy Choo on the label; however it was fun to look and the staff at Dior were lovely.

The Wynn was absolutely breathtaking inside, mosaic floors, beautiful lanterns and waterfalls, it was phenonmenal.



(This photo came off of their website)

My favorite part of the trip would have to be the club inside the Wynn called Tryst. We took a big stretch limo there for our last night in Sin City and I really have no words to describe the club, it was amazing; great music, beautiful people, a 90 foot waterfall at the end of the room that cascades into a lagoon.......absolutely phenonmenal. I took a quick look at the bottle service menu and found a bottle that went for $30, 000!!! Yikes!!! Good thing the washrooms have a shelf to hold your beverage of choice:

We flew in last night......to minus 20 degree weather, ice and wind. Needless to say I'm a bit of an unhappy kitty at the moment and long for the warm weather to grace us once again.

Here is a photo taken during the trip/ Here is a photo taken before leaving


Vegas certainly did a number on me once again!!

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On a sidenote, LD found the biggest pickle that I have ever seen:

Tokyo Tin Tin's Meme

Tokyo Tin Tin made up this meme/questionnarie thingy, feel free to do one for yourself!!

1.Someone is going to drop you off at your local airport early tomorrow morning. You can take any flight leaving the airport for a free holiday. Where will you go? (Please consider: flights actually leaving your local airport tomorrow)

Flight # 9W225 Jet Airways departing from YYZ at 20:00 to Delhi India.

2. You have a holiday coming up and can visit one city on each continent. Which ones will you visit, and for how long?

I have 5 weeks of vacation so:

Buenos Aires, Argentina (1 week)



Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1 week)



Bucharest, Romania (1 week)

Aukland, New Zealand (1 week)

Galapagos Islands of course (3 days)

Bali Indonesia, I don't care where as long as I'm in Bali (4 days)


3. If you had to live in a country (other than the one you think of as 'home') and had to stay in that country for the rest of your life, where would you choose?

This is far too hard to answer, I have no idea!!! Would I want to live for the rest of my life in any of the places I've visited?? What if I pick a place I've never been and it is awful....I can't decide too much pressure Tokyo Tin Tin, too much pressure!!

4. Part 1: You have $100 and must travel somewhere for a month. Where will you go? (Please consider: cost of living, opportunities to work, people you could mooch off of, etc. –Ah ah ah! No borrowing money! The $100 doesn't have to pay for your travel to the place you want to go).

I would travel to Bangladesh, stay with P’s relatives, work in the tea fields, eat mangos all day long and hang out with the Bengali Brad Pitt.

Part 2: You have 100,000$, but only 24 hours. Where will you go to spend it? (No buying real estate, gold bricks, etc.)

I would go to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. I would stay at the Burj Al Arab hotel in the Royal Suite for a mere $28, 000. The suite has a private cinema, whirlpool baths and rotating beds woo hoo!! I’d spend my moolah on luxury cars, designer wares, indoor skiing, 5 star restaurants and of course a night on the town.

5. What is a vacation; relaxation or adventure?

I used to enjoy the relaxing vacations (IE laying on the beach drinking Mai Tai’s for a week), now I’m more apt for adventure and exploring new places.

Bonus question: what's your favourite vacation memory from when you were a kid?

We did the Florida/Myrtle Beach thing when I was younger, however the memory that springs to mind is a mini roadtrip to The Holiday Inn over the March Break in the States. We did this for a few years each break as a little getaway with a few of my parents friends and their kids. The other kids were all boys which meant shenanigans that girls would never get into IE playing nicky nicky nine doors, fire alarms and general rough housing. It was always a great time to let loose and run around with minimal supervision :)

Enjoy your week kids, I'm off to Sin City in a few days and will return next week!