Crazy!!

I'm totally obsessed with that show "17 Kids and Counting" about the Duggar family. ITS SO FREAKY. Yet they seem like a very nice family with values and such... that's rare in today's world. It's nice that they raise their kids to not care what other people think, and to teach them to be thrifty. I'm pretty cheap, but I'm no where near thrifty.

I'm so glad to have Meisha Barkton back. She's so cute and cuddly, and I missed her. Poor thing needs a hair cut, she's so fluffy and hot.


I got a new blackberry today! Yay! It's pink, just the way I like it!

I'm a bad blogger

Time to update my blog!!

Vegas was amazing!! Needless to say I have too many stories and not enough time to type them out.

I feel like I have too much to do, and that I'm stretched out... pull any harder and I might snap!! I hate the Christmas season!!

bwaha!

I found my toothbrush!! Or rather it found me...
>.>
<.<

Frustration

My toothbrush still remains missing. GAH.

!!!!!

I haven't updated this blog in a while...

I've been really busy. But not in an actual busy sense. Of course I've been working a lot; sometimes six days a week. But my real absence has come from reading. I've been reading the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, and I just can't pull away. They're so good. I haven't read a good series in the longest time, and I'm glad this fell into my lap.

On Wednesday I'll be 22. I hate my birthday. I cry every year, because I can't stand the thought of getting old. What happened to 18...19...20...21?!? Where did they go? Every year I look in the mirror and see more lines on my face. It's so sad. I can't bring myself to deal with my age. I feel older than 22...

That number really makes me panic.

In other news, I've lost my toothbrush. I used Brandon's today...shhh don't tell him.

Five days until Vegas. I'm gonna be the happiest person ever when I get on that plane at 6am after getting off work at 11pm and probably not sleeping since we have to be at the airport by three am...I'll try not to be crabby. Maybe Brandon will lend me his lap so I can snooze in the airport.

I HATE I-TUNES

HOW CAN APPLE HAVE SUCH A PROFITABLE PRODUCT WITH SUCH A SHITTY SOFTWARE SYSTEM? GAH!!!

I hate ITunes. Yes, I have an IPod. BUT IT WAS FREE. I didn't invest any money into it except $5 for a cute pink silicone case. The IPod works fine, but the software is so frustrating and stupid. I hate it. If I could dropkick ITunes, I would.

9 days until Vegas!! I CANT WAIT TO GO SHOPPING.

Know what really grinds my gears?

When people drive around and don't notice their signal light is on for 15 minutes. "Duuurrr I is too dumb to hear blinky noyse and see blinky laight in my cahr"

So enraging.

I keep asking myself "IS THIS DUMBASS GOING TO TURN"

But he never does. He just keeps on going. So annoying.

I LOVE IT

Gain laundry detergent has a new slogan: "Gain. Sniff, sniff, hooray". BAHAHA. Brilliant. Guess who's buying some Gain detergent when her soy-based enviromentally friendly detergent runs out? MAYBE ME.

Today could be a very bad day for me...

It's my SOP walk/audit. Or, for you non-Best Buy folk, my STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE walk/audit. They pull out all the big guns, and district comes down for the day and snoops into everything. This will probably crush my soul.

In other news, Brandon and I have found a new residence for the end of November. It is much closer to both our places of employment, and IMO much nicer. I also get my Meisha Barkton back, so I'm very happy. I miss my baby.

The square footage is smaller, but they layout makes more sense. It's not just a crapload of open space everywhere. There's also no dining room, which I appreciate because we don't use our dining room at all. It's got more of a "house" feeling which is what I want. AND I DONT HAVE TO CARRY $200 WORTH OF GROCERIES UP THREE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS ANYMORE. BOO-YA. It's usually 2 or 3 trips.

In 21 days I turn 22.

In 23 days I go to Vegas.

And today I lose my soul to the devil.

MARK WAHLBERG TALKS TO ANIMALS

HAHAHAHAHA
THIS IS AWESOME.

I just watched The Last Kiss

I don't think I'd call it a GOOD movie. When I was watching it I was pained the whole time. What kind of stupid man needs to justify fucking another woman to "be sure" that the PREGNANT girlfriend he's with is right for him? That's fucked up. YEAH, YOU SLEPT ON A FRONT PORCH FOR LIKE THREE NIGHTS YOU FUCKER. I'm suprised the dumb woman let him back in the house.

It's actually a really depressing movie. I don't agree with it at all. It never really justified itself.

If anything, you shouldn't watch it because the message basically is "you can sleep with other women and she'll take you back".

PFFFTTTTT.

I'm deleting it off my PVR as we speak. It's crap.

snip

I cut off my hair today. It's more of a shoulder length now.

I also had Cassie (*heart!!*) add in some really short layers at the crown. I was in desperate need of some body. There's some very discrete blonde on the underside as well, it's just not visible in the picture. Sigh. I love getting my hair done. MY HEAD FEELS ABOUT 10 POUNDS LIGHTER. I think she cut off close to five inches of hair.

So I went to see EMMA, my sister's new yorkie puppy. She's sooo cute. My aunt bought her brother and named him Chester. They're an adorable duo.

I wish Meisha was still a puppy!! Wasn't she just the cutest baby ever?


And she was so naughty!!! Haha.
I remember the time she jumped on the toilet seat cover, and then jumped on to the bathroom counter and stole my toothbrush. Ohhh the memories. And she used to steal toilet paper out of the bathroom too.

She's a good girl now :)

Kiss

I love my Brandon :)

Ladybugs

I keep finding ladybugs on my patio screen.

I remember when we moved into this place last year, we found a lot of dead ladybugs when we were cleaning up. THEY'RE BACK, JUST LIKE THE FUCKING POLTERGIEST.

Today was an uneventful day, and I'm quite certain I am losing my mind. Only 38 days until Vegas. I can't wait. Seriously, I just want to say GOODYBE CANADA, HELLO VEGAS. And I will say that in 38 days.

I wanna bake cookies real bad

Maybe I can convince Brandon to pick up some chocolate chips on the way home from work...

Here's my FAV chocolate chip recipe:



Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 - 12 ounce package (or 2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional, but so good, I use almonds)

Preheat oven to 375°.

In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside for a minute.

In a large bowl, combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is creamy. Beat in the eggs. Gradually add in the flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.

Drop the cookie mixture by the tablespoonful on an ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes, until golden brown.

This recipe makes about 5 dozen 2 1/4" cookies.

MY ROAST WAS A HIT

IT WAS THE BESTEST ROAST EVER

OH YEAH

BRANDON AND I ARE GOING TO...

VEGAS

<3

I LOVE MY KEURIG SINGLE SERVE COFFEE MAKER!!! LOVE IT!! It's so fast and easy, and there's no mess from yucky coffee grounds. And less waste!! Isn't it gorgeous?

Tonight I am making my first roast ever. I hope it turns out. >.>

Hello, My name is Mallory.

I am an Operations Manager.

AND APPARENTLY I SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ MINDS AND SEE THE FUTURE.

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Funerals are so sad...but they provide closure. I thought I'd be okay, but I cried a lot. My Grandpa left this world in the best way possible- no pain, just asleep. The doctors that were operating on him gave him the most comfortable death possible, and I really appreciate that. He didn't suffer, and his anyurism could have killed him a worse way.

I am happy he didn't suffer, and I know he was ready and he accepted that he might not survive the surgery. All the same, I'm so sad he's gone. And sad for my Grandma, my Mom, my aunts. I couldn't imagine losing one of my parents.

Its hard to not cry when everyone around you is sobbing.

I made a powerpoint for his funeral at the last minute. I'm glad I did it. It was just pictures and bible passages. I didn't know until I had finished it that I had picked one of his favorite. Very interesting.

The other day after my Grandpa passed, my uncle Donald had to buy a new cell phone. He erased everything off the old one and switched to the new one. When he turned the new phone on, he had two voice mails that weren't there before. One was from my Grandpa, and it said "hello son, I'm home". That made me happy. I don't know whether it's authentic or not...could be a glitch in the phone. But I want to believe it's supernatural. I want Grandpa to be happy.



Download this song...super awesome.

If The Brakeman Turns My Way

Bright Eyes

Cassadaga (2007)

When panic grips your body and your heart's a hummingbird.
Raven thoughts blacken your mind until you're breathing in reverse.
All your friends and sedatives mean well, but make it worse.
Every reassurance just magnifies the doubt.
Better find yourself a place to level out.

Got a cricket for a conscience always looks the other way.
A cocaine soul starts seeming like an empty cabaret.
Hey, where have all the dancers gone? Now the music doesn't play.
Tried to listen to the river, but you couldn't shut your mouth.
Better take a little time to level out.

I never thought of running.
My feet just led the way.

Mixed up signals.
Bullet train.
Cars are switched out in the crazy rain.
I could meet you any place.
If the brakeman turns my way.

All this automatic writing I've tried to understand,
From a psychedelic angel who was tugging on my hand.
It's an infinite coincidence, but it doesn't form a plan.
So I'm headed for New England or the Paris of the south.
Gonna find myself somewhere to level out.

Are your brothels full, oh Babylon, with merry middlemen?
Never peer out of their periscopes from those deep opium dens.
All this death must need a counterweight always someone born again.
First a mother bathes her child then the other way around.
The scales always find a way to level out.

I tired to pass for nothing,
But my dreams gave me away.

Mixed up signals.
Bullet train.
People snuffed out in the brutal rain.
I could live to any age,
If the brakeman turns my way.

It is an old world, it's hard to remember,
Like a dime store mystery.
I'm a repeat first time offender,
Who has rewritten history.

Mixed up tea leaves.
Phantom pain.
Fuzzy logic in the crazy rain.
Getting better every day.
If the brakemen turns my way.
Mixed up signals.
Bullet train.
Cars are switched out in the blinding rain.
He'll be smiling as he seals my fate,
When the brakemen turns my way.



Happy Sunday everyone. Back to work tomorrow.

Dear Grandpa

I'm glad you didn't suffer when you passed away on the operating table. I'm sorry we didn't spend more time together; I wish I could have been closer.

Everyone misses you, but in your passing we will celebrate your amazing 87 years of life. You were a strong, intelligent man. You survived WWII and made a home for so many children. Your heart was so big and generous, guided by God and Jesus.

You are gone physically, but you'll always be with us in our hearts. I know we'll see each other in the very distant future, and I hope you find peace in everlasting life.

Grandma misses you dearly, but I promise we'll take good care of her.

I love you. Rest in peace and enjoy the eternal joys you have so prominently earned.

PS- I will always think of you when I hear The Teddy Bear's Picnic, eat peaches, and swim in the Okanogan.

Xoxoxo

On the way...

To BC. I get the joy of sitting in the back with my freaky sister. AND we have to share a bed. I'm gonna fart in her face when she's sleeping with her mouth open.

I hate funerals :(

RIP

Rest In Peace Grandpa Mac. You're with God now. I love you.

Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.
Psalms 116:15

Promises promises

All these Federal Election campaigns intrigue me.

The Liberals are calling for a "regulation" of gas prices. Sounds like another empty Liberal promise to me. How many times did the Liberal party say they were going to do something while they were in the Federal Office, and never followed through? All I recall is the party spending a lot of money, and I didn't see any of it. OH YEAH IT CREATED A DEBT.

I think Harper's platform is a little more realistic. Call me an Albertan, but he really HAS followed through with lowering the G.S.T. He can't promise he can lower gas prices, because *news flash*, it's out of his control. But he CAN lower G.S.T. again.

Wait a second, wasn't it the Liberals who created G.S.T.?
They'll "regulate" gas prices by bringing the G.S.T. back up.

And don't get me started on Jack Layton. Puuh-lease. Yes, he has a mighty moustache. I'll give him that much, but the NDPs would destroy Canada in much the same way as they did with British Columbia back in the day. We'll all be shitting in compost piles because flushing the toilet would be using too much water.

I've also been following the American election. Wow, is that DRAMA or what? Sarah Palin is fierce. She's about as smart as a dung beetle and funny as hell to watch when she's in a debate. She speaks of abolishing sins, SHE'S A WALKING SIN.

It's Black VS White... Woman VS Man...

Only one minority will be victorious.
I can't wait to see the outcome of this election. It's going to be dramatic.

Say Yes to the Dress

Man, I freakin' love that show.

Being a wedding dress consultant would be way more fun than selling electronics. But I'd have to deal with bitchy women, and I get enough of that at work.

Women think that if they're bitches, I'm gonna cave, and they'll get their way. Oh no. I KNOW YOUR GAME, I'VE PLAYED IT. It does not work. I'm more inclined to make exceptions to genuinely nice people rather than fake jerks.

Lesson of the day: Being a bitch/asshole in a retail store does not get you what you want. If anything, it gets you less.

PS
As of MONDAY, I have an entire Ops team!!!! THREE seniors, a sup...YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!! SO HAPPY!!

TeleToon Retro

Oh my god.
I just watched The Smurfs.
Now I'm watching oldschool Alvin and the Chipmunks. I love it.

I just made a smoothie with frozen mixed berries, fat free vanilla yogurt, 1% milk, soy protein powder and ground flax seed. It's not bad. I'm trying to ease into the Abs Diet for Women. 15g of protein in one glass is pretty swell! Not to mention the 8g of fibre too!! Good for ze poopin.

I hope my benefits program covers going crazy

Because I'm going to have a mental breakdown soon. I don't know when, and I don't know what's going to trigger it...but i am SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW.

I can't even sleep.
I just feel this pressure on my chest.

I just want to dissapear for a while.

I feel cramped. I have too much stuff. I need a bigger closet...too many clothes. None of which I wear. FJDSHAKFDKSA!!!

My back hurts.

I just want to have a good day. I can't wait until everything is back to normal. NOLAN, HURRY UP AND SAVE ME. IM STRESSING SUPER BAD.

djfsakhdhga!!

SOMETIMES I HATE MY JOB.

sploosh

I've finally mastered curling my hair with my flat iron. Its so much easier than a regular curling iron. Best $250 I've ever spent.

When I came home from work today, Brandon was already cooking dinner! YAY! I love it when my boo cooks. Sometimes it's nice to just...not have to cook. Don't get me wrong, I love cooking...especially on my days off. But after 9hrs of work, I don't want to do anything.

Stephen Harper has these intense ad campaigns out right now, and they seem kind of fake to me. I wonder if he feels as though he's losing ground in today's suffocating economy. You know it's a good day when gas is at 122.9. I def filled up that day.

My life is so boring.
So boring.

Two days off isn't enough

It REALLY isnt.

So today Brandon and I went to see Hamelt 2. It was alright. Jo Blo gave it 9/10, but I honestly don't think it was anything THAT good. It was more of a slapstick humor, which I'm really not a big fan of. Gotta love that Sexy Jesus song, though.

Speaking of Jesus, I've really been contemplating religion lately. I've been trying to wrap my head around a couple of things...hmm how to I put this correctly. I was thinking about the Mormon religion, because it's one of those religions that I don't understand. Well that's not fully true. I understand what they believe, but I don't understand how anyone COULD believe it.

Ok, so if you don't really know a lot about the Mormon religion, you can Google search it or Wikipedia Search it...I'll try to do my best to explain *what I don't understand* without butchering the religion.

Mormonism was founded by a man named Joseph Smith. Joseph had visions, starting at the age of 14. When he went to his minister to explain these visions, he was basically told that visions did not exist, and that there would be no more of them, and that they were of the devil. During his youth, he participated in Treasure Hunts using "seer stones". These stones were put into hats and then one would look inside the hat and block out the light, then attempt to locate the treasure by seeing information on the stone. They were just ROCKS, but I would assume that they had some sort of personal significance.

Smith claimed that he was visited by an angel named Moroni, who told him the location of a book inscibed on golden plates that was buried in the ground. This book would tell the story of the "Israelites" of America and how God dealt with them. So, Smith dug up these golden plates and used his hat and his seer stones to translate them. ONLY Smith was allowed to translate the plates and view them.

So if you're not following, A GUY USED A HAT AND A ROCK TO WRITE THE BOOK OF MORMON WITH GOLDEN PLATES DUG UP FROM THE GROUND THAT ONLY HE COULD SEE.

And there you have it, from there stemmed the Mormon religion and everything else that follows.

So, when a Mormon knocks on my door and asks me if I'd like to learn and join the following of their chuch...IT TAKES SO MUCH OF MY PERSONAL STRENGTH NOT TO GRAB THEM BY THE SHOULDERS AND SHAKE SOME SENSE INTO THEM.

But I can explain this homemade religion phenomenon. That's right.

In today's society, people follow other's mostly because they're famous. Think about it...how many big rock bands have huge "religious" followings? How many celebrities have their own convect of people? In order to make something of yourself you have to be known, you have to be famous. We do it today with movies and music and political statements, etc etc.

So how do you do it in the 1700s?

YOU MAKE UP YOUR OWN RELIGION!! People believe it, you gather followers...Joseph Smith is forever burned into history. He was a 1700s rock idol.

...Sorry if I offended anyone. BUT MAYBE I CHANGED YOUR BELIEFS!!

I need to commit more...

This Ops Mgr job is killing my blogging. And World of Warcraft isn't helping.

Hero's season 2 just came out on DVD yesterday. Brandon and I are waiting until Friday to watch it so we can power through.

There's really nothing going on. My life is boring. I can't blog about things that happen at work because most of it is confidential. But I am 19 on the scorecard, and that's nothing less than sweet.

I'm gonna eat some food.

Shawoop

I haven't blogged in a while as I find myself a lot busier than usual... And I've been playing WoW again.

Anyway, here's my douche bag story of the day:

George Laroque came into the store yesterday and bought 2 movies and a Coke Zero. He doesn't even wait for his subtotal, he just throws $50 at a random cashier and says "thanks" and walks out. Turns out the total is $52. He is now officially a douche bag.

A Summary of My Day at Work

*my phone rings*
Customer Service Rep: "A customer wants to talk to a manager at the bridge."
Me: "Ok"

2 minutes later...
Me: "HI! How can I help you?"
Customer: "YOU'RE the manager?"
Me: "...Yes." *points at nametag*
Customer: "Well then. I want to talk to YOUR manager!"
Me: "I am the only manager you can talk to."

ITS BECAUSE IM A GIRL.

The Holiday

What a lovely movie.
I know, it's not nearly close to Christmas...but a girl needs a little TV romance in her life once and a while. I don't really have a lot to write about lately...

We went to Montana's tonight. It was good, but it wasn't GREAT or AMAZING. I don't know if I would go back. I think my problem is that I just LOVE italian food. Nothing compares to a good carb loaded pasta.

I'm getting my hair done tomorrow. It shall be fabulous...and I need it.

Olympics

Canada hasn't won anything yet, but I'm sure we're all keeping our fingers crossed. I'm watching 10m synchronized diving. It makes me want to go swimming. China is kicking some serious ass.

Work is making blogging a lot harder. I'm so tired after a 10hr day I don't want to type ANYTHING.

Canada finished 7th. Psh. OH HEY CHINA WON GOLD. BIG SURPRISE THERE.

It's still an organ harvesting communist country. They probably threaten their athletes with death if they don't win gold. Maybe Canada should try that.

IM SO TIRED

Its 5:41am.
I am at work.
And I'm off in 19 minutes...ish.

Im sooo freaking tired. My fingers hurt. AND THIS STUPID HEADCOUNT BOARD IS ONLY HALF DONE. :(

I had a dream last night...

...that my parents had another baby. It was named Sabrina and it looked like a purple crayola marker. Literally. A purple crayola marker wrapped in a blanket.

My dreams are the shit.

Back to work

Today was my first day at 934. It was actually pretty good!! The store is very busy (although they all thought it was dead) and I ran my ass off all day. Rep 1, rep 2, they're always packed with people. I couldn't just stand there and let the line grow and grow and grow... I had to help!! I worked 1130-9 and I'm pooped.

I suck at eating well. I just ate a huge piece of cake. OMG that damn cake is so good. Then I had some edam cheese. We bought a huge ball of it, and I must say it smells kind of like feet...but doesn't taste like feet. I guess that's the thing with cheese. It stinks but it tastes delicious.

Speaking of delicious, the Activia yogurt is really good!! It's also really good for your pooping too.

God I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten since 230. Besides the cake and the cheese and the yogurt...I better slow down. Anyone know a good personal trainer?

My Talking Stain

My fav commercials everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!


Now there was a tide-to-go contest...here's some entries.

HOME!

We got home yesterday at around 8pm. God damnit, I'm so sick of driving. It's impossible to get comfortable and it's like the 11 hours NEVER end...until they do.

The family reuinion was interesting. I hardly knew anyone. There was a drunk named Tom and he was totally baked out of his mind. I don't know where he fits in with my Mom's side...I think he was one of the bazillion foster kids she had in her house when she was growing up. I think that's what most of the people there were. After the family reunion we had a lot of fun getting wasted with my aunt and other random relatives. Good times...very sort of white trash though. A little TOO white trash if you ask me. But we stayed at the ECONO LODGE so how could we resist? I wish I had my "spicy number" shirt. It had a happy taco on it.

We went shopping today because we had nothing but ichiban soup and pancake mix in the house, and yeah...we spent $185!! Haha...no shopping for like four weeks. None!

Tonight I made tortellini in a rose sauce with garlic bread and caeser salad for dinner. It was delish. I'm not a chef, I'm just a chick with a lot of pots, pans and knives. Oh and good taste.

OH OH and Brandon and I made a cake. Brandon mixed it and I put it in the oven. I also iced it. Im pretty excited to eat it, but i need to sit off all that pasta. My couch ass groove will assist me with that.

I think I might look into a personal trainer this fall. I just need someone to beat me down and tell me I'm out of shape.

i cant remember what day it is

All I know is that I didn't blog yesterday.

We went to Kelowna (my future home as soon as Best Buy opens a Kelowna store) and shopped around. We saw the X-Files movie which was totally creepy in an awesome way. Its been ho-hum weather these past couple of days but it sure beats Deadmonton.

Oh yeah and we won $5 via lotto 6/49. Yay!

Today at 1130am we decided "we're getting drunk!"...and drunk we got. We went back to that Pasta place for lunch and drank 2 pitchers of Sangria ($32), each had lunch ($25), an appetizer (best $5 ever) and dessert ($7, tirimasu cheese cake!!) Which after taxes and tip came to like $75!! Bling bling.

Needless to say I was wasted. What's a great activity for drunkards? SHOPPING AT LIQUIDATION WORLD!! We bought a 7ft tall wooden giraffe!!


Then we came back to the hotel, and uh, slept. Slept off all that booze.

We were going to go parasailing and we wanted to go tandem, but the combined weight for tandem "right now" is 280lbs. Well uh, I'm a burly 127lbs and brandon is around 185ish...no dice.

Now we're getting ready to go get drunk again. AGAIN!!! Last night in Penticton and off to Merritt tomorrow for the family *gulp* reuinion...yay...there's maybe a handful of people there that I actually know.

Day 6

Today was pretty slack. We went to Denny's for breaky and then came back and went to the beach (go figure). Then we were like "shmeh" @ the beach and decided to go use our token for the free adult admission to mini-golf that I won. This really nice middle-aged man gave us ANOTHER free token so we golfed for free!! Yay!!

Brandon won this time. For realzies I sucked. I only got one hole-in-one.

Then we went back to the beach and built a super bad-ass sand castle. By the time that was done it was like 7pm.

We've bascially eaten nothing but shit all day and now I feel like shit. Tomorrow I will just eat produce.

We also did some crosswords AND the sweet-ass discount store sells 15 glowstick braclets for $2.49 so I bought 90. I think I'm going to go back and buy more though...they'll make good PRP prizes at work. There's nothing like blending in with a new crowd by handing out glow sticks. You can put more than one together and make necklaces, belts, etc! They're super fun. If 934 can't appreciate glow sticks I'm out of ideas.

I wish I could barf right now. Then I'd feel better.

We didn't go parasailing today, it was too windy. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!!

Day 5 i think

I'm drunk
And I think its day 5

Today was rainy so Brandon and I went to get more wine. $60 dollars worth to be exact. Blackberry is hard when you're drunk. Anyway. We tried to go to Kelowna but the hiway was all gay and backed up again and we were like fuck that and then we turned around and went for ice cream.

There was an evening farmers market and Brandon bought me magnetic pearls. They're supposed to increase blood circulation and blah blah blah. I hope they work. Brandon bought a magnetic manclet. Aka a man braclet. Its sexy. It made me want him more.

Peeeeaaceee soon its time for food. I'm gonna breath my gouda cheese and garlic sausage breath on people bwahaha.

Day 4

Zomg we had the most DELICIOUS dinner ever. We went to The Pasta Factory and it was soooo good. If you ever go to Penticton you HAVE to go!! So good...so fucking good...

Anypoo.
Today we spent more time at the beach. Brandon is looking less like Lobster Boy and more like a bronze god.

Then we went to mini golf! Brandon let me win. I also got a hole-in-one which won us a free game so we can go back and have really annoying "four-and-a-half" year olds dance around us the whole time. Like really ADD. I seriously wanted to smack this kid.

I might explode right now.

Day 3, 3pm-ish

So already today we've gone to the casino and won $88. It was pretty stellar. Then we went for a really nice lunch on a patio on the lake (thanks casino) where we ordered Brie and roasted garlic as an appetizer and Brandon had some sirloin burger. I had a seafood club. It was all very nice.

Then we went to three vineyards for wine tasting. There's like 50 of them within the area. We bought wine from 2 out of the three. It was a lot of fun.

Now we just need to decide whether we're going to the beach again or heading somewhere else...

We're going to parasail sometime this week!! I'm super excited.

And we're sooooo burnt haha. Skin cancer here we come.

Day 2!

Well, we arrived yesterday at around 330pm bc time. We would have been earlier but the ONE road into the city gets closed down every day at 230pm for construction for a 1/2hr and we just happened to be on that road at the right time.

We checked in and threw our crap in our room and hit the beach. Then we walked around, took some photos, ate a really shitty hot dog and some mini donuts, and went to bed.

Today we've already been to the beach for about 4hrs and we've got some pretty rad color. Brandon is starting to look like Lobster Boy.

Being on vacation is all about relaxing. We had ice cream for breakfast at the farmers market, and fresh BC cherries for lunch. You can't beat fruit directly from the source.

We just came back from Safeway. We have a mini fridge so besides stocking it with booze, we figured we'd buy some food too!

Day 1, 12pm BC time

We're 42kms outside Kamloops. Only like 3 more hours and we will be in Penticton. Its getting really, really hot out. I can't wait to pee.

We stopped at Mt Robson and I finally saw the peak for once. It was pretty exciting.

I wanna go pick cherries!!

Day 1, 6:58am, welcome to skidson

I mean Edson.
I think for two punk kids we're making pretty good time. If we don't stop, GPS says we'll be there at 3:33pm. I wish I had one of those pee bottle contraptions.

Vacation, Day 1, 5:42am

We are currently on the hiway on our way to Penticton!! We got up at 415am and got everything in ze car, and we were off. First stop, Tim Hortons for their delish breakfast sandwiches. Thanks a lot Katie for getting me totally addicted to them.

The GPS and the Ipod are plugged in, we have lots of foods and drinks...I think this will be a good trip. Nothing really exciting to note yet.

Oh and when I get back from vacation I'm at the south store. To all my 933 peeps, I didn't abandon you, it wasn't optional nor my choice. I'll miss everyone so much!!

Edson: 150km

Road asshole count: 1

In honor of all the babies being born...

Here's some things from my childhood that I vividly remember as I was raised in front of the TV. These are life lessons everyone should teach their children.







Well I have to be up at 415 am, so keep watching the blog for updates whenever I can make them given the probability that I won't have service for half the trip!!

YAY VACATION!!

TOMORROW IS VACATION!!

YAYYYY!!
I LEAVE TOMORROW!!
FUCK YOU EDMONTON GRRRRR!!

We're on the road at 5am sharp!! It's a 12 hour drive so we can't afford to not be on schedule! I still want to have time to swim in the Okanogan. IM SO PUMPED. I haven't been on vacation since September. Last year.

I will keep everyone updated via Blackberry.

I bought a Garmin Nuvi 260 and it's so amazing! It speaks street names. I laugh every time I use it. It's going to be so delightful this entire trip. We won't ever get lost.

Anypoo.. I should start packing!

le sigh

Brandon has to start to go work in Fort Mac this summer...and for however long it takes.

Im really sad.

Dark Knight

Brandon and I went to the Dark Knight tonight! It was so good.

But it was a clapper.

I HATE when people clap at the end of movies.

FWAH

I've been really busy.
Really busy with work, and really busy TRYING to catch up on my sleep.

In summation, the FY09 Operations Summit was a lot of fun, but VERY exhausting. We didn't have a lot of free time, but I guess when you get paid to go to Toronto you can't complain.

We flew out at 8am, and arrived about 1:15 Ontario time. From there we ditched the bus guy and crammed into Hazel's rental car on an adventure to find our hotel. Once there we bitched about being roomed with complete strangers and got settled in. We walked around downtown Toronto and at around 7pm left for our "FUN ACTIVITY" which turned out to be a "cruise" on the lake. I've never been on a cruise WHERE THE POWER GOES OUT. TWICE. After our dinner cruise we went for drinks with our district manager, and then did the old room-switcheroo. I got lucky and my room mate ditched me, so Katie and I got to room together in the end. The next morning we woke up and checked out of the hotel at around 730 am. We went to Timmys and then sat through an afternoon of conferences and workshops where we were rewarded with 4gb IPOD nanos. It was swell. After the conference we clamored on to a stinky charter bus which took us back to the airport. Since we had four hours to kill we ate delicious airport food and got our nails done. Then it was a hop on a plane where I was sorrounded by a trifecta of screaming and crying children for the four hour flight home. The end.

Yesterday I bought $150 in clothes in preparation for Penticton. I'm so excited!! I had to change our reservation slightly today because the family reunion that was in Summerland has moved to Merritt. So now we're spending one night there at the Ramada. I should probably see some of my family, its been two years.

Ana's 21st birthday pub crawl was last night. Brandon and I had a lot of fun! Brandon doesn't remember the last bit of the night...which doesn't much matter because it was pretty uneventful. We got home safe and that's all that matters.

Anypoo, its 10:37 and I work at 6am which means I have to be up for 4:45. I've got to be bright and chipper for the conference call.

PEACEZ.

Pics from toronto

Here.

Too tired to blog. Will blog later.

hahahahah

The power on the fucking boat went out AGAIN.

You have to be kidding me.

Where's my candle?!

Our fun activity's lights just went out

The power on our boat just went out. The motor is still running though so we're still putting around. Its getting cold. I hope we get back soon.

F I'm tired.


Ooooo!! The boat is back on. Poo I thought we'd get to go back to the hotel.

I wanna drink.

Fun activity

Its 645 TO time and we were supposed to leave for our "fun activity" 15 minutes ago. I am super curious as to what this will be. Rumor has it that it's a boat cruise on one of the dirty great lakes...lake ontario? Is that the lake near Toronto? Oh we're leaving now..update soon..

im the first one at the airport!

I should get a prize! The terminal is quite busy, and I'm sitting by myself chilling with my faggy blackberry headphones on. I need a hobby or something. I wish I knew how to knit...but knitting needles would probably be considered a weapon on the plane.

Toronto

TOMORROW

I'll keep updating via blackberry.

I need to go to bed, but two episodes of boy meets world are still transfering on to my blackberry. Sigh.

I am just tired

One day until Toronto.

The itinerary is tight. Of course that's not going to stop us ladies and gent from GETTIN WASTED. I hope I can drink during our "FUN ACTIVITY". Oh god I'm going to be so tired this week. When I go back to work on Thursday I have to work 1-11. Gah.

I got a new flat iron today. ITS AMAZING.

RIP Babyliss 2000.
2003-2008
In the garbage you go.

OH AND MIKE IS HAVING HIS BABY TOMORROW. Well not MIKE but his woman Chantal. IM SOOOO EXCITED FOR THEM!!

Water floaties

So Brandon and I went to Wal*Mart this evening with the intention of buying water air mattress floaty thingers for our vacation...THERE WAS NOTHING.

We even went to Toys R Us and were met with the same shitty selection.
I'm a little upset. I had to settle for something I really didn't want. I HATE TO SETTLE. I always get what I want, and when I don't get it I get mad.

We had dinner at Chilies tonight. I honestly was not impressed with the menu. Usually I see something I REALLY want, and I didn't see anything. I hate to settle again. What's wrong with life today?

My flight to Toronto is at 8am on Tuesday...which means I have to be there at like 6:15am. Which means I'll have to get up at like 4am. This sucks. I can't even sleep on the plane, because I'll never hear the end of it if I sleep with my mouth open and like, drool all over my district manager or something.

Energy drinks and coffee here I come. Coffee better be free on the plane. I've never flown Air Canada before because they suck so much, but this time I didn't have a choice because it's all expenses paid...so who am I to judge?

My fish are smart...

...kinda. I mean, smart for fish, considering the size of their brains is about the size of a pin head. And they're only smart when they're hungry. They used to swim away when I approached the tank, and now they're all HEY ITS THAT CHICK WHO FEEDS US, LET'S SWIM AROUND LIKE CRAZY AND POKE THE TOP OF THE WATER A LOT IN EARNEST.

Its kind of cute.

I'm not going to lie, I get a sort of sick satisfaction out of feeding my fish. I like having something small and helpless being dependant on me. I also like knowing that they're silent and don't make noise, and I can take a vacation and not worry about WHO'S GOING TO FEED THE FISH, WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE FISH. They're fish. I got 6 for $20.

OH and it's partial water change day. Hooray...

PIZZA SOUP!!

Today I made pizza soup for dinner. It was a huge success. I used my crock pot which I have a bit of a love for. I hardly ever get to use it, but I've been exploring the possibilities via a blog called 365 Days of Crockpotting. I rustled this recipe up from my mother who used to make this in a pot, and I thought, why the hell can't I make it in a crock pot?

Pizza Soup - Crockpot Style

• 1 Jar (approx 350ml) of pizza sauce
• 1 cup of diced tomatoes OR 1 cup of canned tomatoes
• 1 cup of mushrooms (you can dice them or leave them whole in case you have picky mushroom eaters, or omit them altogether if you want)
• One half of a large green pepper, diced
  
• One half of a red onion (they're actually purple), diced
  
• 1 cup (or more if you want!) pepperoni, sliced
  
• 1 cup cooked italian sausage, removed from casing and crumbled
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cups of water
• 1 small pack of fresh or frozen tortellini (I used Oliverei three cheese and herb) or any type of pasta you want, just dont use too much or it will turn into a stew.
  
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp basil
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
• grated mozzarella cheese
• grated parmesean cheese

In a frying pan, add your olive oil and sautee the onions, green peppers and mushrooms over medium heat until the onions become translucent. Add to crockpot with remaining ingredients MINUS the cheese AND tortellini. Near the last 45 minutes of cooking, add the pasta.

Set on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours. Stir about every hour.

Serve Pizza Soup in individual bowls with a generous portion of mozza cheese and parmesean cheese on top. YAY DELISH.



Other than cooking, I cleaned the floors today. WHOPPEE MY LIFE IS SO EXCITING.

Shmeh

So Brandon thinks I overhyped the Honey Nut Cheerios and that's why I think they're not that great. I mean, they TASTE like cheerios. Just not anything spectacular.

Didn't Honey Nut Cheerios used to have little tiny specs of nuts on them WAAAAY back in the day? Because I remember looking at the box when I was a kid and wondering what they taste like, especially those little specs of nuts. Maybe im a ho-ass-ho and just crazy.

ITS PAY DAY TOMORROW.

Aaaaand...such.

TWO WEEKS

UNTIL MY FREAKIN VACATION!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!
Oh and 5 days until Tornonto!!

Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts.

That's right, I said breasts.

But seriously. I can cook, so I thought I could start sharing some recipes on here. This is what I made for dinner tonight...

Stuffed chicken breasts may SEEM like a lot of work, but really they're relatively easy. You're going to need about 20 minutes for prep time, and an hour of cook time. I serve mine with Roasted Baby Potatoes, and the recipe for that follows this one.

Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts (serves 5)
My presentation is weak but bear with me.

• 5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts -thawed.

For filling:

• 4 cups fresh, chopped spinach or 2 packs of thawed and drained chopped frozen spinach
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 500g of light ricotta cheese
  
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese (I use light)
  
• 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tbsp dried parsley
  
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil
  
• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium sized bowl, combine ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley and garlic. Fold in spinach until it is well incorporated into mixture. Set filling aside.

Take your chicken breast and butterfly fillet it. If you don't know how to do this, watch the video below.



Once your chicken breast has been "butterflied", place it in a large ziplock freezer bag or between two sheets of saran wrap. Using a meat mallet (if you don't have one, you can use a hammer, just be gentle) and pound the chicken breast to thin it out. You want to make it thin enough to stretch around the filling, but not so thin that you put multiple holes in it. If you DO put holes it it, it's okay as ricotta cheese is very dense.

Scoop approximately 3/4 cup of filling on to each flattened and butterflied chicken breast and roll the chicken around the filling so both ends of the chicken overlap and make a "package".

Spray a shallow baking dish with pam and place the stuffed chicken breasts within it. Brush each stuffed chicken breast with EVOO, salt and pepper, and sprinkle a generous amount of Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for one hour uncovered. When the chicken is finished baking let it stand for about ten minutes before serving.

Roasted Baby Potatoes

• 10 baby potatoes per person (or more depending on who you're feeding)
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp rosemary
• 1 clove of finely minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp of chili flakes
• 1 tbsp dried parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In an large bowl toss all of the listed ingredients together. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (easy clean up!) and spread potatoes on baking sheet. Bake for 1hr. Let stand for 10 minutes. Potatoes will appear shiny and wrinkly and will POP! in your mouth.


If you're making both of these dishes together you can put them in the oven at the same time! How convenient.

Honey Nut Cheerios

I ate Honey Nut Cheerios for the first time ever this morning. My whole life I was told I couldn't eat nuts, and now it turns out I can eat some of them.

Really, it wasn't that amazing and I wasn't missing much. It tasted like Cheerios with sugar and milk. HOW SUPERB AND MIND BLOWING.

I do enjoy the jingle though...


So I have today off, and I'm not really sure what I'll do. Maybe I make some more origami. It's only one of my most favorite hobbies ever.

Fish pictures!

We have named the fish!
The black pleco is Chef, and the silver finned tetras are Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, Tweak and Butters.

FIIIISSSSSHHHHHHHHYYYYY FIIIISSSH

I HAVE FISH
We bought 6 Silver Tipped Tetras and a sucker fish.
I like sucker fish.

I want more.
They're so silly. They chase each other around.
I'll post pictures later, I'm sleepy.

I can smell your fish from here

BRANDON AND I GOT AN AQUAAAAAAAAAAARIUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM


Notice the otter near the bridge? He has a clam on his bell-ay.
Now we just need FISH and some more plants, as well as a backdrop. We're gonna let it cure for a day or two before we stock it. Gotta let all those chemicals seep in nice and good. I would like to buy some real underwater plants too. That would be super keen.

Hairmixer!

Hairmixer.com is fun, because I can try out different hair styles and laugh at myself. Some of them look really bad, so I suggest you try the website too. Especially when they put your face on Oprah's body. Pure gold.





Brandon and I are going to go shopping today so we have summer clothes. It should be stimulating.

Yesterday was my last day punching a punchclock EVER. It's going to be hard to break the habit... OR IS IT? YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

OWCH

I am pretty burnt. Damn Legislature, with its nice pools and such.

I am also very tired, so no entry for yew.

WALL E

OMG WALL E WAS SOOOO CUTE AND AWESOME AND CUTE AND SUPER AWESOME!!

I almost cried, but then I thought about it and was like "fuck that, they're robots".

I can wait to get my own minature Wall E.

Shot Down

Ahhahahaha. Best season finale ever.

So (like I predicted), Tila chooses the chick, because obviously choosing the guy last time didn't work out. And (ahahaha) Christy totally rejects her!! Tila says goodbye to the guy who is TOTALLY in love with her, has no doubts about their relationship...and chooses the girl who previously admitted to being "scared" and "uncertain". Then the ending consists of her crying and being all "WHY WON'T ANYONE LOVE ME".

BECAUSE YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

THE LESBO LAST SEASON WAS TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH YOU, AND YOU SENT HER PACKING FOR A DOUCHE BAG WHO WAS INTIMDATED BY YOUR FAME. THIS TIME YOU CHOOSE THE DUMB BLONDE THAT IS TOO SCARED TO BE WITH YOU AND REJECT THE GUY THAT LOVES YOU.

AHAHA.

Can someone please link Tila Tequila to my blog, so she can finally have her answer?

I was gonna go to the fireworks

But then I stumbled upon the season finale of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (aka A Shot at Herpes, as Mike would say) and everything was decided.

Will she choose Boe, the somewhat funny looking sensitive dude that has two earrings (which looks totally faggy), or that other blonde chick Christy who has big tits and a big ass? I think she'll choose a girl this time because men always let her down.

One day I too will be loved for only my appearance.

musha musha musha

Last night Brandon and I played The Game of Life. It has changed slightly since I was a kid. THERE'S GAMBLING IN IT NOW!! You can bet a certain amount of money on a spin. If you guess correctly you get 10x the amount you bet from the bank. Give it ten years and Drug Dealer will be a career card.

Another great reflection of today's society in the game was the fact that I finished with only one child. I wanted more but I couldn't manage to land on the space. Stupid cardboard fertility.

Well, I didn't really do that much today besides work. I got some reviews done and such and such and that's about it. I bought a high tech fan today, it works really well. And for $30 you can't go wrong because it has a REMOTE CONTROL. I don't even have to get off my fat lazy ass to turn it off, on, or change the speed. ZING.

Busy like a Bee bzzzzz

I haven't posted in a while as I've been super busy.

Saturday was my sister's grad and wow, was it ever LONG. There was over 300 kids graduating and they were like...257 and 258 or some shit. It took forever to get to the end. I was secretly hoping that my table would turn into a time machine so I could go to the future and the first 256 kids would be done.

The result of this grad was a blister on my left pinky toe. I received this lovely gift within the first two hours of walking around in heels that were much too high. I didn't have any bandaids so I wrapped a piece of toilet paper around my toe and called it a day. There was less chaffing that way. Chelsea and Rachelle looked really beautiful, I was very proud of them between all the drama moments. Oh and Brandon was super sexy all night because he looked hawt in a suit. Rawr.

Today I went to work from 830-1 and the fucking truck came at like 835. Katie, Jody and I had to try to unload it because there was no one in from inventory until 10. It was definitely a learning experience for me because I had never done it before. The skids of product are very heavy and I got sweaty and gross really fast. Not to mention I was laughing so hard because Katie and I couldn't drive the pumper-ma-thingers to move the skids. One skid fell over in the truck and it was pretty funny. Loud and funny. Loud and funny and dangerous.

Theeeeeen I came back for the meeting at 7pm and it was very productive. I'm going to be sad when I have to leave this store, things are just starting to look good.

Wal*Mart

YESSSS
WAL*MART WAS FANTASTIC

Here's my advice. Always pay in the jewellery section, because no matter how long the line is, there is NEVER a line there, and always someone in attendance.

We blew like...hmmm...$170 on random shit. Everything from board games like Battleship and The Game of Life to toothpaste. Wal*Mart has everything.

I EVEN BOUGHT A NEW SHOWER CURTAIN! It's hideous. It has fish all over it. This time we spent $7. Hopefully this one lasts longer.

Yup, big day tomorrow yup

Tomorrow is the little sisters' (plural) grad. It's going to be a long ass day. A long ass long ass day.

Brandon and I were going to go to Wall-E tonight, but now I think we're just going to go to Wal*Mart, which is equally acceptable. That's right, going to Wal*Mart is as fun as going to the movies. Wal*Mart is everyone's one-stop shop for EVERYTHING. If you can't find it at Wal*Mart, it doesn't exist, or it's gone extinct. Trust me, I wish I could buy a T-Rex at Wal*Mart. Are my *'s becoming annoying?
Wal*Mart
Wal*Mart
Wal*Mart
Wal*Mart

I need two new shower curtains. They're both ripped. That's what happens when I cheap out and buy $4.99 shower curtains. I originally intended on buying my shower curtains at Dollarama but NOOOO they don't sell shower curtains. WTF I thought they had "everything" for a dollar?! So I had to get my shower curtains at Wal*Mart. I bet if Dollarama sold shower curtains, they would be made out plastic wrap, and every time you stepped out of the shower they would cling to you.

I also wish Dollarama sold toilet paper. It would probably be made out of thin cardboard, but it would be a dollar instead of ten dollars. Every penny counts. And in such an instance, you just dab. Don't wipe.

Get Smart

Brandon and I went to see Get Smart tonight. It was quite entertaining and quite long. To quote Brandon, "I felt like I just came out of Titanic". Yet this film was not so "OMG I WANNA CRY FOR DAYS THATS SO SAD!!! WHY DID ROSE LET GO??!!?"

This film has a lot of obvious typecasting in it, but it still does the job. In conclusion, you'd be not very smart if you failed to see Get Smart.

In other news today, Brandon and I also went to the Olive Garden. Now normally I wouldn't blog about where I go out to eat on a regular basis, but OHMYGOD, I saw the BIGGEST CAMEL TOE EVER.
In all seriousness, it was deeper than the Grand Canyon. Deeper than the Marianas Trench. It literally made me LOL and puke in my mouth a little. And right after Brandon saw it his glass of Sprite went all over the table. Well that was more like 10 minutes later, but the symptons of Camel Toe Exposure tend to make themselves evident post glance.

Moo, says the camel-cow hybrid.

WOOHOO!!

I got mother-fucking promoted today!! YAY!!
I'm now an Operations Manager in training effective July 7, and I'm so fucking happy you don't even know!! And excited!! Zomg.
Big thanks to everyone who helped me get this far and have supported me at work, as well as outside of work, I really appreciate it!! I love you guys!!

AHHH

Big day today, people. Big day.

Schwing

I had Trex dreams all last night. I dreamt it was holding me and Heather captive in my old house on Nowrie in Hinton. We'd try to escape and it would chase us down the street. If we would hide it would find us. It tried to eat us! It was scary to say the least. And 911 was NO HELP at all. I called and the lady on the other line was Latino. My dreams are screwed up.

Did you hear about the new spray on condoms? Talk about sexy. "Just a moment baby, I gotta spray on my condom" *SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE* *spray noise* aaaaaaaaaaaaand you're limp.

HAHA I guess a girl couldn't put that on with her mouth either.

Condoms are stupid in general.

Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are...

I don't have a lot of anything to blog about today. Had a good day at work, pretty standard.

So I thought I'd share some MEATLOAF, because it's epic.


I like this video, it has Angelina Jolie in it. And the song is amazing.

AND WASTED YOUTH, SOOO GREAT.



Enjoy. I know I do. Every day. In my car.

Blech

Today was crap.
I can't wait to sleep until like 11 tomorrow to catch up on all the lack of sleepingness I've had lately. I'm finally home from work and now I'm gonna make Angus burgers and salad and chill with my boo for the rest of the night. No matter how crappy I feel, Brandon always makes it better.

The World of Bodies

Brandon and I went to Body Worlds today. It was pretty cool. I got to hold a liver - one that was normal and another that was all screwed up. The plasticine models were really neat. You have to wonder who got the pleasure of stripping their muscle away from their bones, and putting different body parts in different positions. Totally screwed up if you think about it too long.

My favorite exhibit was the one dedicated to pregnancy/childbirth. They had embryos at different stages of development as well as fetuses, and a woman with a baby inside her. Although the display was very contreversial, it was tastefully done. Some pics (not my own, no cameras allowed) below:


They're all real bodies. They even had stages of pregnancy starting at like one week. It was just a tiny spec of cells floating in a tube. IT WAS CRAZY. Brandon wants to go back and walk it again when the hype dies down, as it was VERY busy in there and you almost feel rushed/closterphobic.

And there was a lot of dead people penis.

They also had cross sections of obese people. It was really gross and it looked like giant pieces of bacon.

In conclusion, if you don't take this chance to go now, you'll miss out on an AWESOME exhibit. SO GO.

Another day, another dollar.

I got very little sleep last night.
I had the craziest dreams about tiny little people living all over the place...like the size of cereal pieces. And I would catch them and put them in a tupperware container and get some sort of sick satisfaction out of holding them captive. And one of them was Bender from Futurama. Not going to lie, it was a pretty badass dream if I do say so myself. And I do say so.

And while I was going in and out of little people dreams, my foot was aching most of the night. The lack of sleep combined with an extra large double-double this morning made for a very suprisingly productive day at work when you consider the numbers Todd and I drove at Rep 1. Zero package got done though. Paperwork is so ultra-lame.

Im hungry. I hope I eat delicious food tonight. I had OPA! Soulvaki for lunch and it was sooooo good. I love Greek. Especially fast Greek. THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID LOLZOLZOLZ.

I have to be at work at 8am tomorrow.

Sigh.
I'm gonna get like zero sleep tonight. And the Tim Hortons on my way to work has been shut down for some mysterious reason....hmmm so that's what the green stuff on my bagel was...

Body Worlds!!

FINALLY GOT MY TICKETS TO WORK! NYAH!!
On Sunday at 1:30 I will be entering into awesomeness. I'm sooo excited.

Be Kind Rewind

Well, not really my kind of movie. It was funny in a cute sort of way. I liked the parts where they re-made the movies, because the items they used to recreate popular scenes were very creative. I give it a "meh" for storyline and two thumbs up for creativity. Worth a rental, but I wouldn't spend the $23 to purchase it.

In other news, starting on Sunday I have a whole new team in my department. Two brand new seniors that are going to help the department rock the house!! We're gonna kick ass and take names!! AAAAND My OMIT interview is on Thursday next week. WISH ME LUCK!! :)

Well I better get on the phone and call those ticket people. I'm still trying to get my Body World's tickets fixed. Fuckers.

I don't get it

Everyone is getting married and having babies... Did I blink and miss some sort of grown-up boat? Like where do I get tickets for this ride?

Jk, I'm not "tall" enough to ride that ride. You must be at least "financially stable" to ride. Hopefully I'll be there soon, if all goes well in the next couple of weeks *fingers crossed!!*.

In other news, it is reported that Jamie Lynn Spears had her baby. Another successful teenage pregnancy brings more trash into the world. Someone should jihad that entire family and rid the world of their stupidity and ignorance.

Must go watch Be Kind Rewind now. Will comment after.

Pain

There's nothing worse than sitting through a supervisor meeting that you HAVE to attend and halfway through having to pee. Oh god did I ever have to pee. Important things were being said, and all I heard was running water and toilets with wings flushing.So I had to peace and go to ze washroom. It was like heaven...in a shitty public washroom.

And turns out I can post on my blog from my blackberry. From work. Shazam. But I'm on lunch for serious. I'm a good employee.

Here comes Swiffer Sweeper...

SWEEP N' VAC!
Wow. So my Sweep N Vac just finished charging (takes 24 hours and I was too lazy to use it yesterday) and all I can say is FIVE STARS CHIKO! If you don't like easy cleanup or a clean house in general then this is not the product for you.

Brandon and I went for a lovely bike ride this evening. I'm just throwing this out there, but bike rides are fun. If you don't have a bike, you should probably purchase one from somewhere like Wal*Mart or CrappyTire. Don't go to Western Cycle, all their bikes are like a zillion dollars, and we get like...hmmm...4 months of bike weather? Five maybe? So unless you're a snow bird and you spend the other 9 months out of the year in Arizona, a $2000 bike is not necessary. Or...unless you're that biker guy that had cancer and dated Sheryl Crowe...uh...Lance Armstrong? Stupid "LiveStrong" bracelets are so tacky. I'm pretty sure the profits from those bracelets go to the "Lance Armstrong Live Strong and Have Millions of Dollars Fund". Are the tax deductible? I bet they're not!!

Aaaaand that website for my tickets still doesn't work. If it doesn't work by tomorrow I'm going to have to call and yell at some Texans. Yee-haw!

Naked Skinned People

I just bought advance tickets for Body Worlds. BUT THE WEBSITE TO COLLECT THEM AND PRINT THEM OFF ISNT WORKING. WTF?!

I hate when things don't work. It better be up soon, I didn't waste $60 on nothing.

Somewhere Out There...

...The cutest little girl ever sings her heart out. OMG I want to steal this child, she is adorable.

Thunderstorm

Here's some photos. Only one lightning photo :( I tried!!






So apparently my window leaks ^ so this was my solution. And below is the biggie.

SHAZAM. Really, that's the best I could get from my leaky window. OH HOW I LOVE LIVING WHERE I LIVE.

What kind of camp doesn't have hot dogs?

Camp Complete Solution, that's what!
Despite the lack of hot dogs and an open fire, I still had a lot of fun. Although, for some reason the air conditioner came on near the end of the seminar even though we were in one of the basement conference rooms...needless to say my feet were very cold. Flipflops + air conditioner = cold toes a'la rue.

The sky is getting VERY DARK outside. I'm a little excited. I'm hoping for a great show so I can take some pictures. I <3 THUNDERSTORMS. I just hope it doesn't last too long, as Brandon and I need to get groceries today or we might start eating the drywall. All we have in the house is stove top stuffing...WE DONT EVEN HAVE CEREAL.

Oh Oh Oh I HEAR THUNDER.
OMGZ K BAI

Thou who stands near the bus will'st eventually be thrown underneath...

Today was a very productive day. I say that because I cleaned my entire condo. Normally I don't have the desire for such endeavors, but with nothing else to do I decided to tackle the job. The renos are FINALLY done. We have new floors (which I think are ugly, but beggers can't be choosers, and I didn't pay for them so nyah), and new baseboards. We also sucked our landlord into getting us a new stove. The kicker is the cheap asshole only paid $1/sq ft for our laminate and got it from IKEA. I'm basically waiting for it to rot away underneath me. Check out the new diggs:



I also purchased a Swiffer Sweep N Vac so my Swiffer Wet Jet could have a friend. Together they will be the ultimate clean team! I'm so awesome.

I have "Camp Complete Solution" tomorrow, I'm pretty excited. I get to wear capris and sandals, and that's a total no-no in Best Buy land. It's so wrong, yet it feels so right. I MUST PAINT MY TOENAILS IN CELEBRATION.