Any one else with a few "why"s of their own?
Okay...now you might understand why I had to post this.
And that's about it. Work work work otherwise.
Oh, Canada -- you're not really going to elect a Conservative majority on Monday, are you? That's a joke, right? I know you have a great sense of humor, and certainly a well-developed sense of irony, but this is no longer funny. Maybe it's a new form of Canadian irony -- reverse irony! OK, now I get it. First, you have the courage to stand against the war in Iraq -- and then you elect a prime minister who's for it. You declare gay people have equal rights -- and then you elect a man who says they don't. You give your native peoples their own autonomy and their own territory -- and then you vote for a man who wants to cut aid to these poorest of your citizens. Wow, that is intense! Only Canadians could pull off a hat trick of humor like that.Off you go now. Exercise your national voice!
My hat's off to you.
Far be it from me, as an American, to suggest what you should do. You already have too many Americans telling you what to do. Well, actually, you've got just one American who keeps telling you to roll over and fetch and sit. I hope you don't feel this appeal of mine is too intrusive but I just couldn't sit by, as your friend, and say nothing. Yes, I agree, the Liberals have some 'splainin' to do. And yes, one party in power for more than a decade gets a little... long. But you have a parliamentary system. There are ways at the polls to have your voices heard other than throwing
the baby out with the bath water.
These are no ordinary times, and as you go to the polls on Monday, you do so while a man running the nation to the south of you is hoping you can lend him a hand by picking Stephen Harper because he's a man who shares his world view. Do you want to help George Bush by turning Canada into his latest conquest? I mean, if you're going to reduce Canada to a cheap download of Bush & Co., then at least don't surrender so easily. Can't you wait until he threatens to bomb Regina? Make him work for it, for Pete's sake.
But seriously, I know you're not going to elect a guy who should really be running for governor of Utah. Whew! I knew it! You almost had me there. Very funny. Don't do that again. God, I love you, you crazy cold wonderful neighbors to my north. Don't ever change.
Michael Moore
This is me loving you!
I am totally stressed out!!! You don’t have to listen or care, I just need to get these out of my head.
1. The internal posting went up for the position I’ve been filling for the last three months. I’ve told “The Boss” that I want the job and up until yesterday, I believed he would do anything he could to get me the job. Then yesterday comes around and he gives me a little bit of a cool impression when he was telling me about the posting going up. It will be on the internal site til the 19th (THE 19th people!!!) and after that he’ll have to conduct interviews. What are the odds of no one applying? Not very likely!!! The problem isn't the money. I can walk out there and get a job tomorrow anywhere really. I'm not bragging but almost every temp assignment I've had has tried to hire me. I've never found the right environment or people until now. I really like this job. That's the problem!!!
2. We found a FABULOUS apartment on Monday night. It was sort of a fluke in finding it and the viewing was booked very last minute. The place is gorgeous in an older building right across the street from the Old Mill subway stop. We’d be taking over the lease from the current tenant who signed for two years but wants to leave after only one (bigger and better for him and his partner). Great location, great price, great great great. Then last night when we went to go and fill out the paperwork and all that jazz, the super tells us the Rental Management Company wants first and last dated for today (yesterday). Uh…why? We’re not planning on moving in until March 1st. We’re told “that’s the way they like it.” So we make a plan for G to call in the morning (this morning) and find out what the scoop is. Turns out the Management Company is quite jerky. They in fact do want all the money now. G suggests we give last month now as a deposit to show we are serious about the rental and then give March 1st when we move in. Nope. They will take the deposit today but want March 1st on Feb 1st dated for Feb 1st so they can deposit it. Ah…no. I sent an email to the current tenant explaining the situation and telling him that it looks like we’re walkin’ and he wants to see if he can’t help the situation any. Of course, he wants us to take over the lease so it’s in his best interest to help us out. If I didn’t love the apartment so much I wouldn’t really care about walking away but it is bloomin’ perfect. I’ll keep you posted.
There’s my stress. I don’t feel any better. Maybe it’s the coffee I had. pooh
And there you go:
Tagged are:
Rabsy
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Missus Sour
Kambasis
...and I don't know any other bloggers on a day to day basis, so if you want to write down your five habits and let me know...I'll add you to the list...I'm so lame!
Lisa looked gorgeous and Alvaro, simply dashing. The ceremony had touches of Spanish tradition as well as a genuine Irish blessing by the officiant. Lisa's friend Catrina sang Lisa down the isle, G did a reading from The Velveteen Rabbit, and Suzette sang us through the signing of the register (she gave me chills with a spanish love song....chills!!) Alvaro's brother (flown in from Spain) performed a spanish blessing (that included burning something and then Alvaro putting on a hat - seen above). The whole thing took about 20 minutes and in the end, a new marriage was born.
we all headed over to Spuntini's for dinner. During dinner there were more toasts, more songs and lots of kisses. It was really the best way to begin a new year. That's about it I guess. There we go...up to date!
I received a lot of really great gifts from Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, In-Laws and Husband, but what was so great this holiday was being with family. Family I was born into and family that I married into. Both equally loving, generous and wonderful. After another particularly difficult year, having my family around me was the greatest gift anyone could have given me.
Smaltz and all, Peace out!
So it was the perfectly shitty way to end a perfectly shitty year. Bring on 2006 and if it doesn't rock, someone's gonna pay!
This is our little 3' tree. It's actually under 3' which is kinda sad. 2. We have very mischievous kittens that I'm sure would love to run up a 7' tree and attack anything that should happen to fall to the ground.
3. We've got family coming in from out of town and a thousand pine needles that need to be vacuumed up hourly is not my idea of quality family time.
So there you go. There's our little tree. The lights were on when I took the picture but of course the flash makes all the pretty twinkle go away. I hope everyone out there in blogger/internet land has a wonderful Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. Smooches and Hugs.
Okay. As you all know, I'm a big fan of The Reign of Ellen. Her daily writings are filled with honesty, humour and a really cute baby!
If you click on the photo it will take you to the site so you can view a larger version. Have fun!
disappointed. I mean come on! What does Stephanie have to do to win this blooming thing?!! I love this girl and I was so happy to see she made it to the final two, but because she played rather aggressively and had to “turn” on a couple of people, Danni ended up winning the million. Danni flew under the radar after the merge and let the power egos that held the majority in numbers, slowly pick each other off. She aligned herself with the right person and found herself winning the final immunity.
Race, I’m gonna be pissed. This entire season of Reality Shows will have been a complete write off!!! 
Well, America has a new top model. Hopefully those of us in Canada get to share her a little. Actually, I don't really care if I see her ever again to tell you the truth. The winner was one of my least favourite from the very beginning. I just wasn't seeing what the judges were seeing in her. 
Now, from the very beginning of this season I thought Lisa was going to be the winner. She is very outgoing, very spontaneous and a little crazy. Definitely the one with the most personality. On top of that, she photographs incredibly well. Plus, her go-see's and 
runway stuff was above and beyond all the other candidates.When the train pulls into the station during rush hour, why do people stand right in front of the doors blocking your ability to exit the train. Why?!! Tell me why?!! And what's worse than that is when they come in as soon as the doors open and don't even give you a chance to leave? I mean COME ON!!! Are you really in that much of a hurry?
The G-man, ‘Bad-Teeth”, and I went to see Jarhead on Friday (long weekend, Remembrance Day – odd or fitting to go and see a “war movie”?). First of all I have to say that I’ve never really been a major fan of Jake Gyllenhaal. Actually I was sort of luke warm about him before I saw this movie. In fact, while we were in S.F. he apparently came into a diner around the corner from our hotel (best pancakes I’ve EVER had) and a few of my fellow cast members caught a glimpse.The movie is uncanny in its effect. It contains no heroism, little action, no easy laughs. It is about men who are exhausted, bored, lonely, trained to the point of obsession and given no opportunity to use their training.
hehehehe!!!
And there is some quality funny over at Go Fug Yourself. Check it out!
That's about it. With the new computer at home and the workaholic husband over the next seven days, I'm sure there will be a lot more posts coming in the next little while.
Enjoy weekends folks!
I stole this from a fellow "new Queen" at The Diary of The Nello (not too sure what the name means as I have yet to fully examine her site). It looked like fun and instead of forwarding it in an email I thought I would just post it here and if anyone wants to read it they can. If they want to play along, they can just cut & paste the post it in their blog (or send out an email). 
