For those of you (SS and Rawbean) going to see The Cure in the near future you will not be disappointed. It was a fantastic show, Robert sounded fabulous and they played a few songs I was not expecting but was pleasantly surprised by. We were 38 rows back on the floor which I thought was going to be awful as floor seats generally suck unless you are close, however we could all see perfectly and had a fantastic time.

Our hostel on the other hand was on the meh side. My coworkers/family were appalled by the whole hostel situation to begin with; as were my friends coworkers/family. No one could understand why we wouldn't stay in a hotel when we could clearly afford one......well we're cheap and like an adventure. We were supposed to have our own room and our own bathroom, however the guy fucked up and our only option was to share a bathroom. This did not go over well with any of us however we were checking in less than an hour before the concert started and had to get a move on.

The "bathroom" that we had to share was smaller than any toilet I've seen in Japan or on a ship; it was ridiculously small. I had bruises from trying to put on my undies so I could run (relatively) clothed to the room as it would have been impossible to put on pants in that small space. Our room was BO ridden and we were clearly in the hood. (Nice big park across the street where hooligans were hanging out at 3am selling you know... stuff). To top it off we were on the top floor IE the attic and the man gave us the wrong code to get in at night and we got locked out (until we called him all inebriated and surly like).

We went to see Dirty Dancing at the theatre which was phenomenal, the cast did a really great job and it was a pleasure to watch. The audience was a bit odd as the man in front of us kept doing this weird loud throat clearing thing which clearly bothered a girl a few rows up. Every time he cleared, she would glare at him and then do this weird coughing/throwing up sound. This went on for the duration of the play!!

We ended up at this fabulous bar that same evening and had a great time. There was a mix of music everything from Blondie to Guns and Roses, a bachelor party who were quite entertaining and a very eclectic group of people. We finally got shooed out at 3am.

I went to see a comedian the following evening and cried almost the entire time he was so fucking funny. I actually spit my beer out all over the table at one point. I know what you're all thinking.....classy gal I know I know ;)

I ended the long weekend with a visit from Sly. It was great to catch up and chat and reconnect as it's been ages since we've seen one another! Kisses to you!!

The rest of this week is go go go as well and I will be away from home until Sunday!

What did you ladies and gents get up to?

A tough week at the office would be an understatement and I'm in need of a well deserved break. Fortunately it's a long weekend for us Canucks and I don't go back to work until next Tuesday!!

The next few days are going to be extremely busy with an out of town trip, a hostel, a concert, a play and last but not least a comedy show. I'm very much looking forward to all of these things....as well as some booze and dancing. It's been ages since I've been for a night on the town as I've been working on my bod and trying to save some moolah; now it's time to let loose!!!

Have a fantastic weekend!

My family and I went out for a nice brunch on Easter Sunday and also went to the same establishment this past Mother's Day. The food was really good however there was something a bit off for me on both occasions.....a very bossy server.


My sister and I stood in a rather long line waiting for omelette's to be made which was expected on such a busy day. What was not expected however, was the verbal abuse lashed out by this holier than thou asshole in a suit. There he stood beside this very young worker as they both made omelette's. The entire time the suit berated the worker, told him to hurry up, less oil, more oil, you're not doing it right, put this here, do it this way........for 5 minutes straight; it was appalling.

By the time I made it to the young worker I was disgusted. I told him he was doing a great job and then asked in a loud voice what this man's name was. Of course the man looked over, the kid looked at him and said "that guy" and gave me his name. I then said that I thought the man was treating him in a very disrespectful manner and it was disgusting. For the remainder of my time up there the suit kept his trap shut.

When we were leaving I asked our waitress for the mans last name as I was going to put a complaint in and I wanted to know who he was as I figured he was some type of manager. She gave me his full name and then said that he was actually the owner. She told me that other people had also complained about the way he was treating the staff that day as it was apparent to anyone within earshot.

I'm still going to write the letter to him as well as head office as it's a chain restaurant. I'm going to include some tips on employee/employer relations as I'm sure the suit will be thrilled with such a thing!

I can understand if the employee was doing a terrible job or not doing what he was supposed to be doing and even in that situation I would assume one would take the person aside to speak to them in private, not in front of 100 people. But he wasn't doing anything wrong and yet the suit stood there with his big booming voice berating the worker the entire time. I noticed the same man doing the exact same thing to another worker the 1st time I ate at this restaurant. Clearly he enjoys his position of power and is perhaps trying to make up for his very small penis. I will never know as I am not setting foot in that establishment again.

Funny Pics

I got these both in an email and thought they were hilarious!

Snorkeling in Canada.......

Worst place to get a tattoo......

Lonnnnnggg Meme

Brace yourselves this is a long one! I'm not sure what happened to #10.....


1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes, but only for dipping pizza

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? Nope, but I believe that's called "chasing the dragon"

3. Do you own a gun? Of course not

4. What flavor do you add to your drink? None, I don't like those flavour things like Chrystal Light or Nestle.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No, more annoyed than anything knowing I'll either have to wait an hour to get in or he won't have a clue what's wrong.

6. What do you think of hot dogs? Hot Dogs = bleh, Veggie Dogs = yum!


7. Favorite Christmas movie? I guess National Lampoons Christmas

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water or tea

9. Can you do push ups? Sure can but I do loathe them

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? Probably my victorian choker

12. Favorite hobbies? Travelling, playing volleyball, reading

13. Phrase you use most often? Whatever

14. Do you have A.D.D.? Not at all


15. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? Indecisive

16. Middle name? Ugh it's boooorrring


17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: I should get my lunch ready for tomorrow, How can Sobey's be open 24 hours and yet not have a staff member who is able to assist at the counter with food?, I need to be up early

18. Name 4 things you bought yesterday? Shoes & Japanese food......nothing else.


19. Next vacation? British Columbia :)

20. Current worry? Moolah


21. Current hate right now? My tummy

22. Favorite place to be? In bed cuddled up with some tea and a book


23. How did you bring in the New Year? With friends at a house party playing Rock Band and Cranium .... getting drunk.

24. What’d you get for your birthday? GPS, money, ticket to a show and lots of wonderful gift cards, a book!

25. Name three people who will complete this? Hmm I think most have already

26. Do you own slippers? Umm yeah lest we forget those ugly blue smurf boots :S

27. What shirt are you wearing? old NIN from their 1994 tour ( I just came back from volleyball)

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I haven't but yes I do believe I would enjoy that!

29. Can you whistle? Actually I am not able to whistle, no idea why.

30. Favorite colors? Black, Pink, Red


31. Would you be a pirate? Ummm no I'd make a terrible pirate

32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I never sing in the shower

33. Favorite girl’s name? I really don't have one off the top of my head

34. Favorite boy’s name? Marcel

35. What’s in your pocket right now? Lip balm

36. Last thing that made you laugh? My friends at volleyball they are hilarious

37. Best bed sheets as a child? I don't recall

38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Knee.....I've never broken anything

39. Do you love where you live? It's safe and quiet

40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3

41. Who is the loudest friend you have? Umm all of them :)

42. How many dogs do you have? zero

43. Does someone have a crush on you? Not that I know of

44. What is your favorite book? I have so many but She's Come Undone is always a good one

45. What is your favorite candy? Does chocolate count as candy?


46. Favorite Sports Team? Dallas Cowboys

47. What song do you want played at your funeral? Hmmm I'm not sure, maybe some Bowie


48.What were you doing 12 AM last night? Watching TV

49. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Yay I slept in till 10am for once!!

I feel as though I live at the tire place it's like my 2nd home I'm there so bloody often. I have to get an oil change at least once every month and a half if not more often due to my commute. As well I have summer and winter tires so I have to change off every 6 months depending on the weather.

I've also recently had the pleasure of a dead battery, not to mention my front brakes and their need for calipers.....no idea what those are, but I know that the brakes cost me $550 and was told the back ones would need fixing in about 6 months. Yippee!!

So today I spent my morning....you guessed it....at the tire place. I was in need of an oil/tire change. Turns out I had a nail in one of my summer tires but they fixed it so all should be good (though I'm going to be a bag of nerves hopping on the highway today).

The man who cashed me out made me laugh so hard. He saw my Cosmo magazine and commented on the cover girl "Hey is that Carrie Underwood?" I told him it was not to which he replied that it had to be. I showed him the girls name and he was like "well sure looks like her." He kept going on about her so I asked him if he wanted the magazine for later.....he didn't find that too funny.....but I did!!

I had help getting the tires into my car last night.....but had no help getting them out today. I have a love/hate relationship with them as I love the safety of the winter tires....but I loathe changing them off as they are heavy and cumbersome. So as per usual I ended up with a skinned knee, sore back and an ankle that got smashed on a rim......no idea but I'm in a bit of pain now. It might have to do with the fact that I'm a tad bit clumsy or more likely the fact that it's difficult to lift those heavy suckers out of the trunk!! But no worries, it's my friends birthday today so I plan to drown my pain in some drinks this evening and help her celebrate. Have a great weekend!!

Gym

My comfort level went through the roof when I found out my cute little non intimidating gym was closing down for good at the end of this month *sniff sniff*

It's one of those places that has very few members (compared to those fancy shmancy gyms) everyone is very friendly and the people come in various shapes and sizes, not to mention ages. It is far from grandiose and has like 5 treadmills at most but the weightlifting equipment does the job and I am familiar with the machines.....oh and it is super cheap as I've been a member since it opened. New owners took over 6 months ago, moved it into a basement and it has never been the same since. I mean, who wants to stare at a brick wall while trying to stay motivated to continue running for one more minute.

There was chatter in the change room about where to go next; rumours flying around about members trying out other clubs only to be snubbed for not wearing the "cool" workout clothes, or being too old or out of shape not to mention large signing fees and monthly payments. What's a girl to do??

Well I ignored the rumours, pulled up my bootstraps and went a looking (to one of the fancy shmancy places) My jaw dropped at the first gym I went to....the cardio room....oh man....they had over 30 treadmills and ellipticals and bikes and stair climbers and rowing machines ..... the list goes on! The weight room was just as magnificent as was their list of evening classes! It was heaven! Can you believe I worked out a deal and this place is only going to cost me $5 more a month than my previous gym....that's crazy!!!

I went for the first time on Saturday and everyone was extremely nice and friendly. I did a yoga/pilates class on Sunday which was fantastic. The teacher came up to me afterwards to welcome me and ask for feedback ..... I'm really enjoying this new place.

I think I might even be motivated to go more often because I do love it so much! It's fresh and new and exciting. I also enjoy the idea of being able to visit the chain in other cities as I tend to be away from home a great deal. As well they all have different perks some have pools/indoor tracks.

Who knew that an old door closing would open such a new and exciting one!!

(Let's see if my new found enthusiasm lasts more than a week Haha)

Many thanks to Wiwille for making my Friday evening brighter! He sent me the link to this ridiculous video....enjoy!! (I believe it's some type of Indian music video with English subtitles. Not real subtitles, but what the lyrics sound like in English)

Shoes shoes and more shoes

Rawbean wanted fellow bloggers to post photos of their shoe collections, so without further adieu:



These are all cheap sandals I had to purchase for various weddings....I've worn each pair once maybe twice.



This next lot are my old loves ( I was into the chunky shoes years ago) and I can't imagine parting with them. I still throw the patent ones (left hand side) on every now and again for fun!!



I bought these shoes ohhhh about 2 years ago and have yet to wear them *hangs head in shame*



These are my square toed boots, nothing special but they sure are comfy.

Sneakers on the left are for the gym/biking and the ones on the right are Sketchers just to wear when I'm out and about.




I snagged these at Winners years ago and I adore them!

I bought these in Montreal only because they were on sale and kind of fun! ( and clearly needed to add some colour to my collection)



These are my comfy ballet flats!! I snagged the toe and need to find a new pair asap!!

I dig the heels on these!!



I bought these mainly for comfort, I wanted a short heel. *I have yet to wear them*








Ah my Fluevogs!! He makes the most amazing shoes in the world however they are so bloody expensive I only have a few pairs.

These are my not so practical boots! Though I must say the pointiest pair of the bunch (2nd from right) are the most comfortable boots in the world, I could run a marathon in them.



Clearly these have been worn...and worn....and worn, I just find Doc's so comfy!



These are my ugly man sandals! Again, totally for comfort but I am aware that they are rather ugly and resemble something that a 90 year old man might like.




The inside of these are like a warm fuzzy blanket!!

We're at the end I swear!!! These last 3 pair I have yet to wear *I"m seeing a pattern here*


So taking a look back at my shoe collection, it is apparent that I am in need of some cute sexy heels as I tend to go for the more practical comfy shoes.

My roommate and I once hid another person in our basement who payed us a few bucks for the extra room. It was seriously the size of a closet.

Never in my life have I been happy with myself.

High school was fun for me. I got along with the various groups of people and did well in school (if you exclude math and science haha)

When I am nervous I get butterflies in my tummy and my hands get clammy; Especially when I fly.

My hair is getting rather long and I'm loving it!

When I was 5 I was enrolled in dance class and loved it.

By this time next year I hope to have my car paid off.

I have a hard time understanding all of the hatred in the world, the wars the fighting. Underneath everything we are all human beings and more similar than we think.

You know I like you if I fart in front of you, it means I'm comfortable in your presence :) TMI

My ideal breakfast is some veggie bacon, eggs, toast, home fries and fruit!! Oh heck throw in a waffle with whipped cream and strawberries for good measure :)

If you visit my hometown I will be the hostess with the mostest and show you around the city. (at least I think I will be....ummm we can ask Claire about this one)

If you spend the night at my house there will most likely be some booze, laughter and of course TV watching haha!!

My favorite blond is Marilyn.

My favorite brunette is Dita.

The animal I would like to see flying is .....ummm I don't really get this one.....I guess birds are fine flying. I'd rather not see like a cow or anything in the air.

I shouldn't stay up so late on work nights. I am a night hawk and despise mornings; I have a hell of a time getting up when I've had 5-6 hours of sleep.

Last night I chowed down at the Mandarin with good friends and flirted a little bit with the waiter, which really was not much. I'm the worst flirter in the world, Tips people I need tips!!

I've been told I look like Amanda Marshall by some drunk guy at a trade show, must have been the curly hair.

If I could have any car it would be the Mazda RX 8. See I'm not picky or super fancy. I think they are cute and when you think about it not all that expensive......or a cute Audi like 2DP's!! I'm jealous!

Oh and I squealed with joy at the supermarket the other day. Yes people, I found more yummy veggie stuff over the river.......Veggie Corn Dogs woo hoo!!! I believe Jlee wrote about these one time and I finally found some.

Speaking of food, I've been doing really well with watching my eating and getting my body in motion. I've lost about 18 pounds since February (it all started with 2DP's advice) and since then I've just been doing the WW points on my own with a friends old book. Bad news is I just found out my gym is closing at the end of the month, but I have a new prospect on the horizon so hopefully that will work out. I do have a ways to go as I gained 20 (when I quit smoking) which was on top of the other million I had already gained. I am however thrilled that it is all starting to come off *snoopydance* Jennifer commented that my ass didn't look as big when she last saw me :) Thanks Jennifer!!

Poor Piggies

I'm not sure what has been going on lately, but every time I watch the news or read the paper there seems to be animals running amok on various highways......what the fuck???

Photo taken from the CTV website

Within the last month there have been 3 accidents involving big trucks hauling poor defenceless animals to their death. Ok that's a lie, 2 of them involved what I'd imagine to be their death ride, the other one was an accident involving family animals. Anyway, so the first incident happened at the end of March. A transport truck carrying cows overturned near the 427 and 4 steer managed to make their way out of the truck and into a residential neighbourhood. One was shot as it had charged residents and an officer.......hmmm maybe it was terrified??? That's just my guess.

The next accident was a single vehicle that I had the displeasure of driving past on my morning commute. First thing I noticed were Animal Control vans ... yikes, and horses!! Kleenex please!!! Turns out the truck which was carrying a trailer with 2 horses, hit the centre median, flipped over (strangely enough the horse trailer did not flip) and 4 dogs inside of the truck managed to make their way out of the wreck and run freely all over the highway, hence the animal control. Phew, everyone was okay!!

Photo taken from the National Post website

This week it was pigs....yes cute little piggies running amok all over one of the busiest highways in Canada. The truck driver failed to slow down and the rig ended up turned over on it's side after hitting a few other drivers thus letting the piggies escape onto the road. Apparently there were about 50 running around, enjoying one last hurrah before their death.

Perhaps these drivers should pay more attention on the roads! I can't even imagine the hurt, confusion and terror these poor animals must feel when dumped onto the road like a piece of crap, and then people get all up in arms when they charge, or won't go back into a cage .... idiots!!

One Word Meme

You.

Can.

Only.

Type.

One.

Word.

1. Where is your mobile phone? Purse

2. Your significant other? nonexistent

3. Your hair? curly

4. Your mother? peppy

5. Your father? helpful

6. Your favorite thing? sweets

7. Your dream last night? work

8. Your favorite drink? water

9. Your dream/goal? partner

10. The room you're in? basement

11. Your ex? idiot

12. Your fear? death

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? away

14. Where were you last night? bar

15. What you're not? boring

16. Muffins? meh

17. One of your wish list items? TV

18. Where you grew up? here

19. The last thing you did? volleyball

20. What are you wearing? pants

21. Your TV? broke

22. Your pets? scared

23. Your computer? old

24. Your life? tiring

25. Your mood? yucky

26. Missing someone? yes

27. Your car? reliable

28. Something you're not wearing? rings

29. Favorite Store? Fluevog

30. Your summer? exciting

31. Like someone? no

32. Your favorite color? black

33. When is the last time you laughed? today

34. Last time you cried? Saturday

35. Who will/would re-post this? everyone

Alright I was being lazy but feel free to take a shot at this one :)

I bought a Tivo (yay!!) and spent a better part of my day setting the bloody thing up. It's actually quite easy to do however I was not getting a picture on my screen and thought I had mucked up the wires somehow. Turns out my TV broke between yesterday and today, tragic news people!! I can't complain really as it did give me 13 perfect years. I have an old backup that will do for now, however it's time for me to research some options. Any tips would be greatly appreciated IE the differences between plasma and LCD? Is one considered better than the other?

I was finally able to celebrate my birthday last night and had a fantastic time. Lots of friends came out and I was able to stay out all night long unlike last year when I was in bed by 1am! It was great to get everyone together to celebrate my fall into cougardom! Oh and clearly the bathroom photos are alive and well!!

Origami of the.....

So I went to see Puppetry of the Penis a few evenings ago ( Note that is not me in the photo). I wrote a comment on 2DP's blog once regarding this show and he had no idea what I was talking about......so without further adieu.....let me explain!!

Puppetry of the Penis: The Ancient Art of Genital Origami is this hilarious art/comedy performance featuring two naked men......and well their wangs (projected on a big screen so those in the back can see). They push and pull, tuck and mold their members (ewe shudder, the word member reminds me of some Harlequin romance novel "his throbbing member" BLEH) to look like various objects. They do everything from the Eiffel-Tower and a hamburger to a weed wacker and the loch ness monster. My favorite by far were the snail, the hairy tongue and some bizarre one where a frog? or something would "hide" and then pop out again, interesting stuff I tell ya!!

There of course was audience participation at which time yours truly diverted her eyes and looked everywhere but straight ahead so as to not be noticed. Thankfully a girl a few rows back was keen to get in on the action and boy did she ever!!

The men performing were absolutely hilarious which one would have to be in order to get up in front of hundreds of strangers and expose oneself in such a way. "Wow the camera really does add ten pounds" one said as his penis came on the screen. For any men interested, they do have a book published which has detailed instructions including photos so you too can perform origami of the penis!! I looked all over the net for a photo to show you what these men can do, sadly I could not find a single one but believe me it is quite impressive to say the least.

I have been rather stressed out lately and have decided to take a few days off of work in the coming weeks to just relax and rejuvenate myself. In the meantime however I was in need of a quick fix and decided to spend the weekend with Jennifer which is always a good time. We met a few of her friends for dinner at this yummy restaurant and then headed over to the local pub for some pints and conversation. It was a huge sausage fest at the bar and we normally meet rather interesting (and by interesting I mean odd) people at the pub however we were left to our own devices on this particular evening.

On Saturday Jennifer and her boyfriend took me to the most fantastic grocery store in the entire world: T & T Supermarket. Our first stop was the Dim Sum restaurant where we stuffed ourselves silly before venturing down the aisles filled with Asian delights. I bought yummy sweet and sour gluten, some custard buns and a bamboo steamer among other things. The music was quite eclectic and they blared everything from the Beatles to Slipknot over the speakers.....man was it loud and man did I love it!!!

(I did not take this photo, but it shows you what the clam looks like)

I saw an elephant clam shaped like a gigantic penis alongside a king crab and cases of mangoes for $3.98!!! Clearly T & T is my new favorite grocery store.

That evening we went out dancing and drinking and ended up going for chow around 3 am to the place we took Claire when she was visiting!!! LD and I ordered poutine and potato skins to split; the waitress tried to tell us that it was a bad idea but we wouldn't listen and went ahead with the order. Out comes this ginormous poutine (enough for 3 or 4 people) and the biggest potato skins I have ever laid eyes on......Opps, I guess we should have listened. The funny thing is we've been to this restaurant a million times and know how large the poutine actually is.....clearly booze and ordering food are not a good combination!!

Thanks for a great weekend Jennifer :)

Gas and Speed....who knew??

I decided to try a little experiment this week; I wanted to see if driving at a slower speed during my commute would A) drop down my gas consumption and B) get me to work at a later time.
My commute is around 45 minutes long with mostly highway driving. The speed is posted at 100 km an hour however I have a tendency to go around 120 or so. My car is fairly good on gas and I generally fill up every 4 days. Now the test.....

Every day this week I have set my cruise control to exactly 100 km an hour and have felt twinges of embarrassment as even the grannies pass me with disapproving looks. I keep my head held high and proud, I'm a law abiding citizen after all, haha!!

Then something bizarre happens.......I get to work in the same amount of time crawling along as I did when I was a little speed demon what the fuck? I was slightly baffled by this on the 1st day and figured it was some type of fluke. But no, on day 2 the exact same thing happens, how bizarre.

I fill up my gas tank on Friday evening and here I am 6 days later, with a little less than half a tank left. What the fuck?? Normally I would have been empty yesterday, I may even make it the entire week without filling up as my friend drives tomorrow. This is crazy!!

I had no idea I would A) have so much gas left over and B) get to work at the exact same time

What the hell have I been doing for the past 3 years??

Honk at my slow ass, give me the finger or do whatever makes you feel good to show your disapproval of my sloooowwww poke ways, I'm saving me some moolah!!!

(Note I will only drive like a turtle in the slow lane so no worries)